1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 564 Three-dimensional Strike

As is the usual style of state-owned enterprise agencies, even though the oil system has always been rich, the second-level and even third-level companies in various places have all been built with cement office buildings. However, at this time, the office area of ​​the Qilu Petroleum Bureau is still a large area of ​​flat, low and dilapidated red brick houses.

Mu Siyuan didn't know whether these bungalows, which were already 20 to 30 years old, would give people an impression of hard work.

All he knew was that working in a bungalow like this would be terrible if it rained.

During this period, there will be heavy rains every now and then in Qi and Lu, and there will also be heavy rains every now and then in Dongying.

So, Mu Siyuan is in a bad mood now.

Very bad!

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Dudu~
After stomping heavily on the steps at the door to get rid of the annoying mud and rain on his leather shoes, Mu Siyuan took out the key and opened the door of his office. He put the folded umbrella in the corner, then suppressed his disgust for the dampness in the room and turned around with a smile: "Lao Lin, I know this place well, find a place to sit... By the way, what would you like to drink?"

Lin Youxiang, who followed closely behind him, laughed and did not refuse. He sat down on an old leather sofa and said, "Old Mu, there is no need to go through so much trouble. Just make a cup of jasmine tea according to your taste."

Mu Siyuan opened the cabinet, looked around among the jars, then turned his head and smiled, "Is it really just a cup of jasmine tea? Aren't you annoyed?"

Lin Youxiang pointed his finger at the air with both anger and amusement: "Old Mu, Old Mu, we've been friends for more than ten years. Are you trying to make fun of me?"

Mu Siyuan laughed, took out a tin can, opened it, and threw a handful of tea leaves into the cup: "How dare I make fun of you now? Your brother-in-law's recent actions don't seem to care about our old friendship at all... I don't know what irritated you before. Anyway, in front of Minister Lin, you should be careful and serve him steadily."

Looking at Mu Siyuan's mischievous expression, Lin Youxiang sighed helplessly: "I knew that you, Old Mu, sent me here today just for this matter."

As he said that, he stood up and walked to Mu Siyuan, then took out a cigarette and handed it to him: "Speaking of this matter, it is true that Xiao Shen did something a bit unfair to you... Well, I put my hundred pounds of flesh in front of you, so you can vent your anger on me."

Mu Siyuan looked at him with a smile, and finally took the cigarette he handed over and put it on his ear: "Your brother-in-law is so powerful now, how dare I vent my anger on you, I just want to remind you that although your Lin family has withdrawn, our Mu family and Song family still have shares in the dozens of companies in Yangxin County... Even if you are considering the face of our old friend for more than ten years, you shouldn't do things so drastically, right?"

As he spoke, Mu Siyuan picked up the kettle and made two cups of tea, then walked to the coffee table with the tea. "I don't know if your brother-in-law got any news from somewhere else, but we, the Mu, Lin, and Song families are allies after all, so you should let us know if there's any news. Why did they freeze the accounts of dozens of companies without telling us?"

"The most important thing is that not only did they freeze the accounts, but they also took all the people away for investigation... Lao Lin, can you tell me what's going on?"

Listening to Mu Siyuan's words, which sounded soft but were actually extremely annoying, Lin Youxiang's mouth showed a trace of bitterness: "Old Mu, I know this matter is inseparable from our Lin family, but if I tell you that I only found out about it last night... do you believe it?"

At this time, just four days had passed since Yang Mo and Shen Xing met.

Shen Xing was indeed worthy of being a military man. His decisiveness and swiftness in action even exceeded Yang Mo's expectations.

Just two days ago, a small group of people suddenly came to Yangxin County with a document, and together with a local department whose name cannot be directly written out, they took away the business managers of more than 40 local private enterprises in the name of "cooperating with the investigation."

Those who have read the previous article can easily guess which companies these more than 40 companies are.

As for cooperating with the investigation, what investigation are we cooperating with...

Everyone in Shen Xing’s system has taken action, is there any need to ask?
Not only has Yangxin County been striving for the qualification of a reform and opening-up pilot zone, but it is also one of the first regions in the inland areas of Shandong and Shandong to hold economic and trade negotiation conferences. The frequency of its external exchanges is high. After discovering some clues, it is perfectly reasonable to ask these private enterprises to cooperate with the investigation.

Of course, anyone with a little social experience knows that once they are asked to cooperate with the investigation, they may be fine, but it will be impossible for these companies to get involved in the engineering and business cooperation of the Isolated Island No. 2 Project... The Isolated Island No. 2 Project is a large-scale key chemical project of a central enterprise. All cooperative units and suppliers must pass the most basic review. The review of business and production qualifications may be relaxed appropriately according to actual conditions, but once there are stains or doubts in other aspects of the review, it will be absolutely impossible for you to pass. If anyone dares to make concessions, you can just wait to be tortured to death.

It has to be said that although Shen Xing's move was extremely rough, it was also extremely effective. It directly cut off the possibility of the incident from the root. At this extremely sensitive moment, no one dared to risk being accused of collusion with outsiders and make up for the incident for these companies.

Therefore, it is no wonder that even someone as cunning as Mu Siyuan could be so ghostly.

Once those more than 40 companies lose the right to cooperate in the Isolated Island No. 2 project, the losses they will suffer will definitely not be as simple as losing a large order. There are many aspects involved behind this.

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"Huh? Old Lin, you just found out last night?"

Mu Siyuan frowned and stared at Lin Youxiang suspiciously, as if he wanted to carefully distinguish how much truth and falsehood there were in his old friend's words.

Although he knew that the Lin family did have the situation of "weak husband and strong wife", given Lin Youxiang's level and position, even if the overall power of his wife's family was stronger, it was not strong enough to ignore his brother-in-law... Especially in the past year, with the rise of Mu Siyuan's family, Lin Youxiang's influence has been significantly improved, and the gap has become smaller.

Therefore, it is reasonable to say that Shen Xing has made such a big move, involving the Mu, Lin, and Song families. No matter what, he should have communicated with his brother-in-law Lin Youxiang in advance, and even sought Lin Youxiang's consent before taking action.

As a result, you now tell me that you only got the news last night;
What I mean is...your brother-in-law didn't even tell you about his anger beforehand?

Facing Mu Siyuan's suspicious eyes, Lin Youxiang smiled bitterly: "Old Mu, I know you don't believe it, but I swear to God, I did get the news last night, and I guess it was about the same time as you got the news... The only difference is that the news you got was passed on by the people in Yangxin after they lifted the control, while the news I got here was from my brother-in-law who called me personally after he calculated the time."

Understanding Lin Youxiang's implication, Mu Siyuan took a deep breath and couldn't even sit still: "Did your brother-in-law call you at a specific time?"

"Could it be that those units are really involved? Or... is this an instruction from the organization?"

As a half participant, Mu Siyuan naturally knew that the changes in the civil engineering and equipment plans of the Isolated Island No. 2 project were caused by some gods fighting behind the scenes.

The ministry is planning to integrate the production capacity of petroleum and chemical units in various regions to concentrate its efforts on major tasks. While meeting the growing domestic demand for chemical raw materials, it is also beginning to prepare for the impact of future international petrochemical giants - this is actually a direct reason why the two oil giants emerged in later generations.

However, although the general policy has been decided, the specific integration method, division method, and which units should be the main body are a complicated matter.

Therefore, it is not surprising to encounter unexpected things in this process; once it is detected that there is a deviation in this integration process, it is not impossible for the organization to take corrective measures.

One thing that must be made clear is that although the domestic petrochemical industry has entered a stage of "capacity is king" due to objective demand, and the ministry plans to integrate the oil systems in various regions for this purpose, how far it can give in for the sake of this capacity is a question that has not yet been drawn a clear line.

To a certain extent, adjusting the equipment plan of the Isolated Island No. 2 project in pursuit of production capacity and introducing a large number of island country mainframes and core equipment actually involves certain risks. As a member of the oil system, Mu Siyuan can understand what Yang Mo can understand.

So the question is, if Shen Xing's action this time was instructed by the organization to warn them, then this would make Mu Siyuan very uneasy... This means that the organization believes that they have sacrificed too much in pursuit of production capacity and need to correct the scale.

Even though this may seem like no big deal, as if you just readjusted the equipment plan, the implicit meaning behind this is telling Mu Siyuan - this time, you bet on the wrong thing!
Anyone with a brain knows what this means.

Perhaps due to various considerations, the organization will not directly make things difficult for Mu Siyuan, the "executor", but once there are new adjustments in the department in the near future, if he wants to make further progress... Sorry, wait a little longer.

How could this not make Mu Siyuan feel uneasy?

You know, in the past two years, he has achieved amazing results in the toughest task of reducing costs and increasing efficiency. With this achievement, he will be able to become a regular employee next year at the latest. If he fails because of this wrong bet, he will probably want to bang his head against the wall.

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Seeing Mu Siyuan's face change drastically, Lin Youxiang was somewhat helpless: "Old Mu, you are too concerned. Don't let your imagination run wild; those units are not in contact with the outside world, and this is not the intention of the organization. If this is really the intention of the organization, no matter how you arrange it, it will not be Xiao Shen's turn to take action."

As he spoke, Lin Youxiang sighed: "But if you insist, it can be connected to the organization."

When Mu Siyuan heard the first half of the sentence, he breathed a sigh of relief, but when he heard the second half, he raised his heart again: "Lao Lin, what do you mean? Why don't I understand?"

Lin Youxiang glanced at him and said, "It's very simple. Although this matter has no direct relationship with our oil system and is not related to the debate in the department, it is related to Xiao Shen's system."

"Now Xiao Shen and his team are doing their best to find a practical asset divestiture and management model in the shortest possible time... So, under this premise, as long as they don't cross the red line, their system can make the greatest concessions in anything related to the relevant trial work."

At this point, Lin Youxiang pinched his brows and said, "You also know the peculiarities of Xiao Shen's system, so if you insist on saying it, it can be regarded as the organization's approval... After all, if you look into it, those companies in Yangxin did violate the rules... It's just that the starting point of this action is completely unrelated to what you guessed."

Is it related to Shen Xing and his team’s exploration of asset divestiture and maintenance models?

The biggest concession you can make?

Mu Siyuan reacted immediately: "You mean... this was instigated by Xiao Mo!?"

That look of astonishment and surprise was like that of a cat whose tail was stepped on.

Lin Youxiang pinched his brows again: "That's true... Old Mu, don't blame Xiao Shen. He was forced into this desperate situation by your son-in-law;"

"You know, your son-in-law directly threatened him to postpone the originally agreed cooperation indefinitely... You know the situation of Xiao Shen's system now. The arrow was on the string, and suddenly this trick came. What else can Xiao Shen and his team do except to follow his wishes?"

"Old Mu, do you know that when Xiao Shen and his leaders heard about this, they were so angry that they smashed two cups. But a journey of a hundred miles begins with a single step. Looking at the entire Qilu region, there is no more suitable and reliable partner than Yang Mo. After scolding him for a full hour, he could only accept it with a pinch of his nose."

At this point, Lin Youxiang looked a little embarrassed: "Old Mu, although our family is indeed a little sorry for you and Old Song, Xiao Shen has indeed tried his best... Although being asked to cooperate with the investigation is not nice, after all, both the person and the company will be fine. It's just that it is unlikely that he will be involved in the construction of the Solitary Island No. 2 project... From another perspective, this is much better than being used to make a fuss about the quotations of those order contracts, right?"

Mu Siyuan's face turned pale, and he hammered the armrest of the sofa fiercely: "This traitorous bastard...It's a pity that his mother-in-law helped him so much before!"

The so-called "family, country, and the world", he agreed to the marriage between Yang Mo and his daughter under considerable pressure. In fact, it was because he was impressed by Yang Mo's ability and development prospects, and wanted to entrust a bright future to the Mu family.

Yes, this son-in-law of his family is indeed extremely capable and hardworking. Thanks to this, he turned the unfavorable situation around in just over a year and became one of the most popular figures in the command center. Even the leaders in the department looked at him differently, which led to the sudden change in the civil engineering and equipment plans for the Isolated Island No. 2 project.

But one thing is for sure, Mu Siyuan, who has been in the business for most of his life, knows very well that when you reach a certain level, family is the foundation of your survival; it takes three to make a hero, and fighting alone will not lead to success; and no matter how capable a person is, there will be times when luck runs out, and at that time you will need someone to push you from behind... Therefore, after a person succeeds, the most important thing is how to expand his influence.

Due to the particularity and complexity of the oil system, Mu Siyuan never thought of letting his son-in-law help his relatives and clansmen in the main business system... On the one hand, Yang Mo is not a technical person, and he is a layman, so he can't move too much in the main business system; on the other hand, the main business system of the oil system is an environment that requires hard work and experience, and the results are too slow and uneconomical, so it is enough to have him in it. But in other aspects, especially in the tertiary industry and business fields, he has high hopes for Yang Mo.

Things are different now than before. Under the market economy system, he knows very well how powerful the word "money" is.

Therefore, both he and his mother-in-law spared no effort in supporting Yang Mo in this regard.

As soon as Yang Mo asked, even if it was to temporarily add an extra budget of 500 million to develop the springboard market on the northern line, Mu Siyuan did not say a word and used all his strength to pass the budget smoothly;

Even the old mother-in-law tried to mobilize her own resources to help her daughter and son-in-law, and even took the initiative to pay for them.

Although the amounts of those orders are not attractive to her son-in-law, it is after all a token of her mother-in-law's love... Orders worth millions are not a small amount at the moment.

What are the old couple trying to achieve by working so hard?
Isn't it just to make his son-in-law successful, and then help the Mu family and the members of the Mu family in return?

The situation of the Mu family is different from that of the Lin family and the Zhuo family. During the Chinese New Year last year, even if this son-in-law was stupid, he should have seen it.

But the result?

Not only did you, Yang, not take the initiative to take care of these clansmen from beginning to end, but Mu Siyuan, as the father-in-law, took advantage of the Lonely Island No. 2 project to share some benefits with them, but you ended up killing them... You are really rebelling against Tiangang, how can you be a son-in-law like this! ?

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Seeing that Mu Siyuan's chest was rising and falling with anger, Lin Youxiang did not comfort Mu Siyuan like he would comfort other old friends whose families had unfilial sons. Instead, he sighed heavily: "Old Mu, your son-in-law is very capable. Take my advice, don't be angry in a hurry, call him quickly, or just go and meet him; if you have anything to say, talk to him nicely, and don't act on impulse, otherwise..."

Mu Siyuan sneered: "Otherwise what? I really don't believe it. Do you dare to do anything to me?"

Lin Youxiang sighed and shook his head: "You are father-in-law and son-in-law. With Xiaoya as your relationship, he will definitely not do anything to you, but the problem is...he will not be afraid of us!"

Mu Siyuan was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Lin Youxiang smiled bitterly again: "I talked to Shen Xing for a long time last night and talked a lot."

"Let me put it this way. Shen Xing told me very clearly that unless the Solitary Island II project returns to the original plan, he will not sign a cooperation contract with Shen Xing."

"Therefore, the sudden action of Shen Xing's system is just the beginning. Unless Shen Xing intends to give up this cooperation, there will be new actions every week... Old Mu, you also know that you and Alia's people have done a lot of illegal operations in Yangxin over the years, and Shen Xing and his people know a lot of people in various places. If they really want to target you, they have plenty of reasons and evidence."

At this point, Lin Youxiang showed embarrassment on his face: "And you also know the situation of our Lin family. Unless I move up before I retire, I can only give priority to taking care of Shen Xing's interests."

"This is a consensus that your brother and sister-in-law and I reached a long time ago... There is no other way. Compared to me, who can only say a few words in the oil system, Shen Xing and his team are in a system with more comprehensive resources and more say, and they can help their relatives and friends more."

"So, before the Solitary Island II project returns to its original track... I'm sorry, Old Mu, I'm afraid I can only add some sand in your daily work."

Lin Youxiang helplessly spread his hands, his face full of apology: "Although Shen Xing didn't say it directly, his words told me that this is what your son-in-law meant... Shen Xing is now the biggest support for the Lin family outside the oil system, and his current situation is very delicate. Whether the cooperation with Yang Mo can be carried out smoothly is directly related to his ups and downs."

"So there is no other way, Old Mu. If you still insist on your own opinion, then I will only offend you... After this is over, I will come to your house in person to apologize to you!"

Seeing Lin Youxiang bowing to him in embarrassment and apologizing, Mu Siyuan's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Refusing to cooperate or even interfering in daily work may sound like a harmless threat, or even as ridiculous as a child's noise.

But the problem is that when Lin Youxiang said this, the situation became completely different.

You know, Lin Youxiang's position is the head of the "Oil-Land Integration Development Department" which was just reorganized and established last year... From the name, you can tell that this department, like the Industrial and Agricultural Department of the drilling company, is specifically responsible for coordinating local industrial and agricultural relations and central-local integration work.

As for Mu Siyuan, his most important and weighty position now is "leader of the staff reduction and efficiency improvement working group." He has to draw up a staff reduction and efficiency improvement list for each second- and third-level unit every quarter. If a collective conflict occurs due to "lack of cooperation from the Oil-Land Integration and Development Department," then there is no need to say more about the consequences, right?
Damn, this is a two-pronged approach, the evil son-in-law is trying to dig up the roots of his father-in-law!

Isn't this too cruel?!

Although he had long known that his son-in-law's power was no longer what it used to be, and that he was always extremely accurate and ruthless in doing things, it was not until this set of methods was used directly on himself that Mu Siyuan realized how terrifying his son-in-law was.

This was because he took into consideration the relationship between the two as father-in-law and son-in-law, so he didn't kill them right away. What if it was someone else?

A chill surged through Mu Siyuan's back, and he clenched his teeth, becoming even more determined not to give in.

If this ungrateful wolf gives in this time, how can we subdue him and make him obey us in the future? ?
Aren’t you just trying to cut off my lifeline?

it is good!
I'm going to make you stuck, just use whatever means you have!

You can use those reinforcements to cut off my lifeline, but can't I find reinforcements?
Hum~!

No matter how capable you are, Mr. Yang, you are still a member of the oil system after all. There is no one in the Dongying Command who can control you, and the drilling company can't do anything to you either. So, can I ask the leaders in the department to give you a warning?
Still want to control my life?

Oh, after all, I am a little younger.

The leader of the department is here, so explain the situation to me in detail. Even if something goes wrong at work, you win if you can put the blame on me!

Just when Mu Siyuan had finally suppressed his inner emotions and was about to comfort Lin Youxiang, his reluctant ally...

Ring ring ring~
The phone on the desk rang.

Mu Siyuan stood up impatiently and picked up the phone: "Hello?"

The secretary's voice came over the phone: "Director Mu, the leader from Dongying is here and wants to see you by name."

Ok?
Mu Siyuan's eyelids twitched, and he took a deep breath: "Okay, I'll be there right away."

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after an hour.

Mu Siyuan returned to the office with a grim expression, his chest heaving.

These bastards!!
He suppressed his anger with great difficulty, unscrewed the thermos and took a sip of tea. Thinking of the few words the other party revealed during the meeting, the old fox almost bit his teeth.

Great!
I actually forgot that You Yakun from Dezhou was a senior secretary and was very familiar with the team in Dongying.

Once again, that evil creature had his lifeline pinched.

This is troublesome. We are not in the same system, and the people in Dongying have a very twisted attitude towards the command center. If there is no formal document, I am afraid that the words of the leaders of the department will not be of much use.

When the will-o'-the-wisp fire came out...

Ring ring ring~
The phone rang again.

Mu Siyuan took a deep breath and picked up the phone: "Hello?"

An anxious voice came from the phone: "Director Mu, something terrible has happened. The city government is here to inspect. The construction of the Solitary Island II project has been ordered to be suspended. They said that a new environmental assessment must be conducted and work can only resume after the assessment is passed!"

! ! ! !
what! ?

Mu Siyuan stood up suddenly and said, "Didn't the previous environmental assessment pass a long time ago? Why do we need to reassess it again?"

It's no wonder that he lost his composure. If the Isolated Island No. 2 project is stopped due to environmental issues, then his only trump card to confront Yang Mo will be gone... After all, this is a chemical project invested by the Qilu Petroleum System, and the reason for the suspension is the most troublesome environmental issue of petrochemical projects. It's hard to say whether the leader will stand up and speak at that time!
The voice on the other end of the phone was full of bitterness: "It is said that due to frequent heavy rains in Dezhou during this period, the wastewater discharged by chemical plants in many towns has polluted nearby fields. Therefore, in just a few days, many conflicts have arisen in various places due to such environmental issues, and several of them are of a large scale. The city attaches great importance to this, so an emergency meeting was held and a resolution was passed, requiring all chemical projects, whether in cities, counties, towns or villages, to undergo environmental reassessments. Those that fail the assessment will not be allowed to resume work."

Multiple conflicts?

Mu Siyuan's eyes went dark, and the little bit of hope he still had was instantly extinguished.

The re-evaluation caused by this kind of thing is like drawing a red line for those who are in the right position, and it is even less likely that the leaders in the department will stand up and speak out.

After a few weak and miserable laughs, Mu Siyuan hung up the phone.

So many accidents happened so coincidentally at the same time, and each one of them was related to his lifeline. It was obvious that it was someone's doing.

I just don't know what means my son-in-law used to mobilize so many resources at the same time to launch an all-round attack on me.

It seems that the ungrateful guy is determined to win the Isolated Island No. 2 project!
Huh~
As Lao Lin said, did I underestimate this prospective son-in-law after all?
After sitting in the chair for a while in a daze, Mu Siyuan sighed and hesitated for a few seconds before finally picking up the phone: "Hello, communications room, put me through to the Tokyo office of Dahua Company."

After more than ten seconds, a cold voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, who is this?"

Mu Siyuan smiled bitterly, his tone slightly weaker: "Hey, Yaer...it's me."

(End of this chapter)