1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 498 A Son-in-Law Like a Wolf (1)

As a superior unit, my favorite thing to do at the end of the year is:

1. Hold meetings, all kinds of meetings;

2. Check the work and visit various subordinate companies for inspection;
3. To express condolences, visit the homes of various injured, sick, elderly, disabled employees or outstanding employees.

Therefore, it was a perfectly normal thing for the leaders of the Dongying Command to form a delegation and come to Dezhou to inspect the work of Dahua Company and to come to express their condolences.

Although there is still nearly a month to the Spring Festival, it is a little late to come over to inspect the work, and a little early to come over to express condolences.

But everyone knows that Dahua Company, which was established just one year ago, is indeed the most special and currently the most important second-level unit under the command. Therefore, nothing that happens to Dahua Company seems surprising.

In fact, if possible, the command center didn't want to come and inspect the work.

After all, although Dahua Company perfectly completed the diversion of as many as 70,000 laid-off employees this year, this company has never been obedient. Not only that, it has also wielded the butcher knife as the end of the year approaches, making more than 100 tertiary industry units under its command unable to take care of themselves. Under various causes and effects that are not known to outsiders, the leaders of the command center really don't know whether to praise or scold after the two sides meet.

Therefore, this inspection team headed by Mu Siyuan was actually invited by Yang Mo.

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"Xiao Mo, you are getting more and more outrageous! You can't even gather half of the company's main cadres, and you still dare to submit a report to invite us to come over to inspect the work... Is there anyone who welcomes the inspection like this!?"

Mu Siyuan looked at Yang Mo, who was sitting at the main seat at the tea table and slowly sipping tea, and snorted coldly, saying with dissatisfaction.

It's no wonder he was dissatisfied. Dahua Company only had 14 formal functional departments in total, but...

Miss Mu, the head of the risk control department, returned to the island country four days ago to take charge of the overall situation.

Song Wenxuan, director of the board office, travels between the island nation and Southeast Asia;

Zhuo Mali, director of the Legal and Compliance Department, is on a business trip and has not returned yet;

Du Minghan, director of the first business unit, still doesn't know in which tertiary industry unit he will lead the team to implement the reform;

Zhang Bo, the director of the fourth business department, left Dezhou mysteriously a few days ago;
Li Ming, director of the second asset preservation department, went to Manchuria with the team more than half a month ago, coordinating with two other leaders of DZ City to preside over the exchange plan of light and heavy industrial products;
Even the Minister of Finance, Ma Bin, had to personally lead a team with people from the Audit Center to conduct on-site audits of accounts at tertiary industry units due to shortage of staff.

Think about it, seven out of the fourteen ministers/directors were not present, and all of them were the most important and powerful ministers. It would be strange if the leading group that came to inspect the work could get away with it!

Seeing his father-in-law's dissatisfaction, Yang Mo chuckled: "Dad, don't you still have me? In order to welcome your inspection, I personally led the team and stood at the gate for half an hour in the cold. My attitude is not sincere enough!"

Maybe not half an hour, but more than ten minutes for sure.

But the winter here in Texas is extremely cold. Even if there is a half-dead sun hanging behind the gray clouds, it is still painful to stand at the gate for more than ten minutes.

Upon hearing this, Mu Siyuan snorted, but his expression softened and there was a hint of satisfaction in his eyes when he looked at his son-in-law.

Although he brought the team down to inspect the work this time, the essence was that Yang Mo did not want to go to Dongying or could not spare the time to go to Dongying, so he directly summoned him to discuss things, which could be regarded as extremely treasonous.

But think about it from another angle, among the heads of the second-level units under the command center, who is qualified to rebel like him and summon these high-level leaders with just an insincere application report?

A 26-year-old director-level cadre, and one who came from a common background, is shocking to think about.

What’s even more exaggerated is that this guy was actually given a purple pendant and a goldfish bag by the organization!

Zhongshan suit!

Even in formal occasions, I can only wear a jacket. If this guy appears in front of me wearing a Zhongshan suit, I have to stand up and give him a seat.

Although the two sets of Zhongshan suits can be seen as the organization's commendation for his achievements in the past three years, it also shows the importance and love they attached to him.

With a son-in-law like this, what else could a husband have regrets?

It's a pity that my son-in-law is rising too fast. He may catch up with or even surpass me in two years. As his father-in-law, I have nothing to rely on in front of him except my status.

After sighing with some emotion, Mu Siyuan looked at him with a defensive look: "Xiao Mo, you picked this opportunity when Xiao Ya returned to Japan, called me over with an application, and then turned around and sent the other uncles away... Tell me, what are you going to do next?"

It's not a good thing that this son-in-law is too powerful. He can cause you some weird storms and huge waves at any time. In just one year, I have been frightened several times like I was on a roller coaster. If this happens one or two more times, I should see a doctor for my heart disease.

Hearing this, Yang Mo looked aggrieved: "Dad, look at what you said, what do you mean by a moth? Am I that kind of person, your uncle?"

It would be strange if it wasn’t!
Mu Siyuan glanced at him and snorted softly: "Can't I see how many intestines you have in your stomach? Tell me, what's the matter? You can't explain it over the phone. Do you have to meet in person?"

Yang Mo smiled shyly, then gave him a thumbs up without hesitation: "As expected of you, Master Taishan. You can see through my cunning mind at a glance."

Mu Siyuan snorted a little reservedly, and was about to talk about his son-in-law, but he heard Yang Mo's tone change: "Dad, if I remember correctly, the headquarters will hold a meeting on next year's budget allocation in half a month. After both sides have basically reached a consensus, they will formulate a formal budget plan?"

Mu Siyuan's heart suddenly became alarmed: "Xiao Mo, what bad idea are you coming up with again?"

"Hasn't the budget for the Solitary Island II project been approved? Dahua Company's special funds for next year have also been decided long ago."

"Although the headquarters is still wealthy, they have more places to spend money. Dahua is already the company with the largest allocation among all the second-level units. How can the headquarters have any extra money to allocate to you?"

Yang Mo, however, had a look of disdain on his face: "Dad, who are you trying to fool? How could I not know what's going on at the headquarters? Not to mention that 7 employees have been optimized and transferred this year. With such a big burden removed in one go, it would be a lot of money if we just squeezed out some money elsewhere... Even if there's really no money in the account, there are so many pigs in the pen, wouldn't it be enough to just pick one out?"

"you!"

Mu Siyuan glared at his son-in-law and found that he still had that innocent expression. He suddenly felt a headache: "I am afraid of you. How much more budget do you want to increase? If the number is not too big, I will try my best to help you get it."

The incident in which my daughter wielded the butcher knife against more than 100 tertiary industry units recently actually caused quite a stir;
Although the apparent reason given was to root out the corrupt officials and clear the way for management reforms, any discerning person could see that the couple was simply short of money.

Although his daughter refused to tell him why they were suddenly short of money, or how much money they were short of, he knew his daughter best and he knew that the amount was definitely not a small amount, otherwise, based on his daughter's previous style of doing things, she would never have targeted so many tertiary industry units at the same time.

Thinking of the brand's overseas expansion plan that has made a big splash in the island country, Mu Siyuan couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

After all, my daughter has finally grown into something successful.

However, developing the market in an island country is an extremely costly undertaking, otherwise Yaer would not have targeted so many tertiary industry units at the same time.

Well, as long as the additional budget is not too exaggerated, I will ask for the money even if it costs me my old face, and just regard it as my support for my daughter as a father!

When Yang Mo heard his old Taishan give in, he immediately laughed shyly: "Dad, it's not that much... 500 million! Do you think it's a problem?"

Poof~! !
The tea that Mu Siyuan had just put into his mouth suddenly sprayed out.

"How much? Five hundred million!?"

Mu Siyuan looked at the guy in front of him with disbelief, wishing he could smash a cup on his face.

You've been playing big so much that you have no idea about money, right?
Do you know how much five hundred million is?

When Dahua Company was first established, various initial construction costs and trial and error costs were taken into account, in addition to the heavy pressure of diverting 7 employees. In addition, I and others signed a life and death agreement, and the command center agreed to allocate billion yuan into the special account.

And you asked for an additional 5 million yuan in budget! ? ?
Do you know that Dahua Company's funding for next year is only 6 million yuan? You have increased the budget by 80% all at once. How can I get it for you?

Please make it clear that your light and heavy industrial products exchange plan, which was so grand and even made headlines in newspapers, is only on a scale of 10 billion yuan per year!

Even though inflation is high now, 98% of the companies in the country, including all industrial sectors, have total assets of less than 98 million! !
Did you know! ?

Seeing that his father-in-law was about to go berserk, Yang Mo's expression suddenly became serious: "Dad, you heard it right, it's 5 million... and it's at least 5 million!"

Seeing his son-in-law's expression that was comparable to the face-changing in Sichuan Opera, Mu Siyuan's eyes twitched and his expression became serious.

"Xiao Mo, what's going on? Why do you need so much money all of a sudden?"

Mu Siyuan asked in a deep voice.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, in the subconscious of him and his allies, Yang Mo was no longer just a junior.

Therefore, Yang Mo told him in a "must" tone that the other party needed his help to obtain an additional budget of 5 million yuan, and at least an additional budget of million yuan.

His first reaction was not that this guy was greedy, but that Yang Mo had something else that would require such a huge sum of money; this money was even directly related to the success and situation of himself and his allies.

When Yang Mo heard his father-in-law ask about the purpose of the money, he did not hesitate: "First, I need a large sum of money to open up the industrial circulation channel of Kashgar/Horgos-Kyrgyzstan-Bear Country;"

"Not only does the headquarters need to bear most of the cost independently, it also needs to report to the ministry and issue a formal document to promote this project with the drilling company in the name of joint development and expansion... Because there are too many expenses involved that are not known to outsiders, the cost of this in the first year cannot be less than 5000 million."

Ok?
When Mu Siyuan heard about this nonsensical project, he immediately thought of the light and heavy industrial products exchange plan and pondered for a moment: "5000 million is not a lot...but what can the headquarters get?"

Hearing his father-in-law's question, Yang Mo smiled calmly: "According to unofficial information, Kyrgyzstan is seeking to sell its natural gas resources to neighboring countries, and is looking forward to the construction of a cross-border natural gas pipeline by its partners;"

"Whether it is the Southwest Petroleum Bureau, CNOOC or Sinopec, they are all seeking overseas development and cross-border cooperation to ease the geopolitical pressure on the organization... After all, the headquarters is a central enterprise, and it is a central enterprise in the field of strategic resources. It has its own natural mission in many things. This is an issue that cannot be avoided, and it is also an application question that can get a high score in the exam paper submitted to the organization;"

"The geopolitical pressure in the north of our country is obviously higher than that in the south. Judging from the current situation, starting from the northwest, we can effectively contain and alleviate the pressure from the north. So... within three to five years at most, regardless of whether this matter will enter the substantive stage immediately, as long as Kyrgyzstan takes the initiative to release its willingness to cooperate, the headquarters will immediately be praised by the organization and be credited with a great achievement."

Mu Siyuan pondered for a while and shook his head slowly: "There are Karamay Oilfield and Tarim Oilfield in Western Xinjiang. These oilfields are the same as us. They are also state-owned enterprises and are also affiliated with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Corporation. It is taboo to go to other people's land to grab the credit. I am afraid that I will not only get to eat the mutton, but also get into trouble."

The old fox's implication is obvious:

How can others not know what you know?

Even if I don't know now, can't I just follow the trend when the time comes?
They are the landlords, and their strength is no weaker than that of the Dongying Command. Everyone is at the same level. Why should they give up such an opportunity to achieve results to you?
The situation in Western Xinjiang is special. It is very likely that the organization will make some comprehensive considerations and simply assign this task to the Karamay Oilfield. What do we want?
Hearing this, Yang Mo couldn't help but laugh: "Dad, you think too much. Karamay Oilfield and Tarim Oilfield do have locational advantages and the same performance requirements, but when it comes to this kind of thing... you also need them to have the strength to succeed!"

???

Mu Siyuan frowned deeply and looked at his son-in-law with some displeasure.

What does it mean to have the ability to succeed?
After all, you are a member of the oil system. Don't you know that although the oil production from onshore oil fields in other parts of the country is steadily increasing, the proven reserves are decreasing; only in Xinjiang, the proven reserves and production are both increasing, and the growth rate is very fast?
Moreover, the situation in Western Xinjiang is special. The ministry may have issued strict performance assessments for its own units, but it is much more lenient towards those over there. Not only that, various support and assistance policies have never been interrupted.

In this situation, can you tell me about your strength?

No matter from which aspect, they are definitely better than our Dongying Command!
Yang Mo shook his head: "Dad, I think you misunderstood something."

"Indeed, the oil fields in Western Xinjiang, especially the Karamay Oil Field, are not inferior to those in Dongying Headquarters in terms of scale and financial strength, and even surpass them in many aspects;"

"But as I said before, being rich is fine, but that doesn't mean they have the ability to do this!"

As he spoke, Yang Mo respectfully poured his father-in-law another cup of tea: "Dad, please don't forget that what I need to open up is an industrial circulation channel, not just a trade channel."

"Western Xinjiang is vast and sparsely populated, and its current industrial base is even weaker. Let alone building a joint venture factory in Kyrgyzstan, even most of the spare parts for the goods involved in the trade cannot be supplied!"

"The reason why the industrial chain is called an industrial chain is that it needs a large or even several industrial clusters to support it... From technology to workers, from equipment to raw materials, any link is missing, and any indicator is compromised."

"The reason why I dare to propose this idea is that I have the support of Dezhou and Lanling. As long as the model can be proven to work, the competent authorities and enterprises in Dezhou and Lanling can provide strong support and diversion, whether it is technology, equipment, workers, accessories, or raw materials... Although our Qilu is not developed at present, when it comes to the complete range of industries, we are second, and no one in the country dares to claim to be first. Dezhou and Lanling are both old industrial areas, so there is no need to say more about the foundation in this regard, right?"

As he spoke, Yang Mo looked at his father-in-law with a smile: "Indeed, Karamay Oilfield is rich, but can it create an industrial cluster with so much money?"

"Industrial manufacturing is not just about money. Capital, technology, talent, experience, management, and accumulation are all essential."

“Let alone creating an industrial cluster, we can’t even assemble 100 relatively competitive products by purchasing parts… Affected by the geographical location, transportation, and other factors, it’s a place where cabbage can be sold at the price of meat. Without an industrial cluster to support it at the source, the factory price would make even dogs shake their heads!”

"Of course, Karamay Oilfield can interact with local authorities and gradually build up these industries through central-local cooperation;"

"But the problem is..."

"Do you think the people in Karamay Oilfield would make a plate of dumplings just for a dish of vinegar?"

"Well, even if they are willing, given the situation over there, is it that easy to work with the local authorities in a central-local cooperation manner?"

Mu Siyuan immediately agreed that, except for some areas in the southwest, the relationship between the subordinate units in the oil system in almost all regions and the local workers and peasants is a long-standing problem.

The Oil City of Karamay Oilfield is very famous, but what is even more famous is the terrifyingly high prices in the Oil City. In the early 30s, a watermelon could be sold for yuan. This alone is enough to explain many problems.

After a moment of silence, Mu Siyuan looked at his son-in-law meaningfully: "Xiao Mo, I admit that what you said makes sense, but on the other hand...if the headquarters really agreed to allocate the 5000 million, then wouldn't they have specially prepared dumplings for this dish of vinegar?"

After saying that, Mu Siyuan smiled a little strangely: "Enterprises in the oil system do have the important mission of helping the country to improve geopolitical relations; but the headquarters is close to Northeast Asia, and Japan and South Korea are both economically developed neighbors, especially island countries, and their relationship with our country is even more delicate. The headquarters ignored such a neighbor that can easily achieve results, and went all the way to the northwest to make trouble. Do you think it's worthwhile?"

"Besides, the command doesn't only have Japan and South Korea as options. Over the years, we have never given up our work in the Middle East and Africa... So, if the command really works with the drilling company to establish a trade bridgehead in the northwest region, in addition to helping you make some achievements, what do you think the command can gain?"

Yang Mo shrugged his shoulders after hearing this: "Dad, the headquarters is indeed adjacent to Northeast Asia, but, in the geographical relationship adjacent to Northeast Asia..."

"Do you think we can just rely on the little amount of crude oil supplied each year?"

"Do you think we can just rely on those petrochemical raw materials that have a poor cost-effectiveness?"

"Dad, that oil man has signed a contract with South Korea and invested in building a factory in Busan, the Ssangyong Oil Refinery. With the quality of Middle Eastern crude oil and the technology supported by Europe and the United States... the headquarters is in Northeast Asia, and it will be difficult for them to achieve any decent results in their main business in a short period of time!"

At this point, Yang Mo pursed his lips and said, "Admittedly, tearing a hole from the northwest is indeed a cost-effective thing from the perspective of the command center. As you said, this matter is, to a large extent, making wedding clothes for me;"

"but,"

"Dad, since you asked what you can get..."

"Helping me to plant my roots more firmly, isn't that the greatest benefit to you and the other uncles?"

Yang Mo took a sip of tea and said in a humble voice, but the content was very frightening: "Dad, I think you are very clear about one thing;"

"You and your uncles rely most on the power over affairs, finances, and personnel that comes with your positions. Once your positions change, these powers will be greatly reduced or even disappear... In a sense, you are just temporary users of the power of the headquarters platform;"

"And I... am completely different from you!"

Yang Mo didn't say how it was different.

In fact, some things don't need to be said explicitly. Yang Mo has been out of control for the past year and even held back Dahua Company, which has already explained a lot of problems.

What's more, at that time he was just a small section chief from a drilling company; now he has become the decision-maker of Dezhou Urban Real Estate Fund Company, a platform with a high degree of autonomy, and the situation is even more different.

For the first time, Mu Siyuan felt his own passivity so clearly, and his mood was indescribably complicated.

However, Yang Mo was right about one thing: the workplace was treacherous, with too many ups and downs. The current glory that he and his allies enjoyed was indeed a bit like a castle in the air.

Therefore, Yang Mo, an outlier who has firmly rooted himself in the soil, is actually their biggest foreign aid and trump card.

"Okay, I will do my best to help you get this budget. I will also try my best to convince your other uncles to work with the drilling company to build a bridgehead platform in Western Xinjiang."

After all, he is an old fox. Mu Siyuan did not show any regret on his face: "But the budget is only 5000 million, which is only one tenth of what you want. What about the rest of the money? In what name do you want me to fight for it?"

Gently crossing his hands, Mu Siyuan was more rational than a father-in-law: "Xiao Mo, you know, although because I am in charge of the plan to reduce staff and increase efficiency, as long as I can get the support of your uncles, I still have some influence in the budget allocation of the headquarters;"

"but……"

"The premise of all this is to have a reason that can convince the public!"

"So, I'm very curious, what legitimate reason could allow me to help you secure a budget of 4.5 million yuan when the headquarters has already confirmed Dahua Company's special funds for next year?"

Yang Mo laughed when he heard this.

He smiled humbly, but also meaningfully: "Dad, if I tell you that most of the 4.5 million yuan is to be used to build on the foundation of the Solitary Island II project, using polycarbonate, nylon 6, and polyols as the starting point, and taking advantage of the internal and external dual circulation of the industrial economy that has been gradually promoted in Dezhou and Lanling, to restart the rapid upgrade plan of the chemical industry that you originally envisioned... I wonder if this reason is sufficient?"

! ! ! !
Polycarbonate!?
Nylon 6! ?
Polyols! ?

Mu Siyuan shuddered and almost couldn't sit still.

"What!?"

"Xiao Mo, what you just said... is it true!?"

(End of this chapter)