1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 612: Is this a bit too much to take for granted?
As expected, that night, Yang Mo, who had taken a risk, was drinking with his birthday boy, his father-in-law, when a phone call came directly to his home. It said that the leader in the department heard that Yang Mo was coming and wanted to meet this rising star from the oil system who had become quite famous in the past two years.

Of course, he also mentioned Mu Siyuan's name and asked him to go there together, probably because he wanted to show concern for this subordinate's work and life after his job adjustment.

Since the leader within the system had invited him, Yang Mo naturally couldn't say no.

So the next morning, the two of them got on a special car, followed the time given on the phone, and followed the itinerary of the leadership inspection team and rushed to the work inspection point.

I don't know whether it was intentional or not, but the leadership inspection team's work inspection point this morning happened to be the Isolated Island No. 1 Integrated Treatment Station.

So, when the two of them got off the car far away and walked into this comprehensive business platform covering an area of ​​only 300 acres, the leadership team surrounded by a large group of people suddenly stopped, paused slightly, and after leaving a middle-aged man with a somewhat burly figure in place, the team continued to move forward.

"Chase, I'm so sorry. We're late. We have to trouble you to wait for us."

"Hello, Chase."

With two greetings, one long and one short, Yang Mo, who was standing half a body behind Mu Siyuan, finally saw the leader's appearance clearly.

He had a square face, splayed eyebrows, a lion nose, slightly thick lips, broad shoulders, and was very tall, perhaps even four or five centimeters taller than himself.

Different from Mr. Zhao who looked like a country old man, this man had a strong aura. Even without speaking, some details of his body posture revealed an invisible sense of oppression.

Looking at the other person's figure and appearance, Yang Mo sighed silently in his heart.

Although he usually behaves very strongly at work, in fact, he is most reluctant to deal with a leader who is obviously very strong at first glance.

But there was no way. Unlike other central SOEs, after the Ministry of Petroleum was reorganized into the China National Petroleum Corporation in 1988, the operational leadership was largely delegated to local oil field branches, while the relevant regulatory functions were assigned to the Ministry of Energy and the Petrochemical Industry Bureau (the National Energy Administration had not yet been established at that time). This situation did not change significantly until the next round of reforms was completed and the three oil companies were established.

Simply put, in today's oil system, the power to appoint and remove key cadres, the power to approve large projects, the power to formulate production tasks, and the power to allocate budgets are in the hands of the head office, but the power to supervise and formulate acceptance standards is in the hands of the Ministry of Energy and the Petrochemical Industry Bureau.

Therefore, when you are promoted in the oil system, you basically cannot avoid dealing with the leaders of these departments...The relationship between the two parties is somewhat similar to the relationship between the commercial banking system and the China Banking Regulatory Commission in later generations, but the restraining power is not as strong.

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"Well, Lao Mu, you look good today. It seems that you have adjusted to the job transfer of the head office."

After meeting, Cai Zhengwei did not greet Yang Mo, the young man he had invited, immediately, but instead greeted Mu Siyuan.

Mu Siyuan smiled humbly, "What are you talking about, Zeiss? We are all contributing to the four modernizations of our motherland. There is no need to make any adjustments... We are just a brick in the construction of our motherland. We should move wherever we are needed. I have this basic awareness."

Cai Zhengwei couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Old Mu, it's great that you think this way. But then again, although you used to work in the Party Committee Office (General Management Department), it was only a deputy position after all; now the head office has transferred you to the Party Committee Organization Department to take charge of the work, which is also a great use of you!"

Mu Siyuan smiled and nodded, quickly saying yes, but an indescribable bitterness welled up in his heart.

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No matter what system it is, people are never judged solely by their positions.

Indeed, he was only a deputy director before, and in a key department like the Party Committee Office, a deputy position often faces the awkward situation of being caught in the middle. So, logically speaking, the head office promoted him to a full director, and after a meeting and voting, decided to adjust him to the position of the person in charge of the Organization Department of the Party Committee. This was a real promotion in every way.

But the problem is that although he was nominally only a deputy before, he was the person in charge of the cost reduction and efficiency improvement working group, which was directly related to whether the plan to divert 20 employees within five years could be successfully implemented.

The diversion of so many employees is a top priority that concerns the life and death of the Dongying Command. Unless the organization issues a formal document, all other matters will be put aside compared to it.

That's why Mu Siyuan has been able to call the shots in the past year or so, and even added large budgets to Dahua Company, where his son-in-law works, several times, which were all approved smoothly at the meeting... There is no other reason for this, no one dares to take risks with the 200,000 employees who need to be resettled.

In fact, in this process, his deputy status actually played a very good protective role - as we all know, such optimization and diversion work is bound to involve countless disputes and contradictions. It would be strange if the second-level units that were overwhelmed had no emotions, but with a group of full-time positions from the core agencies in the front, even if everyone knew that this guy was the person in charge of the work of reducing staff and increasing efficiency, due to the inertia of thinking, they would always regard him as a scapegoat pushed out by the command center. Therefore, in the public opinion at the middle and grassroots levels, there were not many people who really hated him, and at least his reputation was not ruined.

But now, he was promoted to the rank of director, and then transferred from the Party Committee Office to the Organization Department. He even maintained his position as the head of the working group on reducing staff and increasing efficiency. On the surface, this was a promotion, and in fact it was also a promotion; but it contained a terrifying message upon closer thought.

Why was Mu Siyuan promoted to such an absolutely important position as the Minister of the Organization Department of the Party Committee when the relocation and resettlement of more than 100,000 employees had not yet been completed?

That means the head office believes that there is no need to protect this guy too much now. Just let him bear the consequences of the work of reducing staff and increasing efficiency. As for whether he will have personal emotions, it is no longer important.

China has always been a society based on personal relationships. When assigning responsibilities to important cadres, each system tends to attach great importance to personal feelings and will even do ideological work tirelessly. But why would they suddenly ignore Mu Siyuan's personal feelings now?
Obviously, after the evaluation, the higher-ups felt that the work of relocating and settling the remaining 100,000 employees would not be a big problem if it could be carried out smoothly even if Mu Siyuan quit.

Why is there such a judgment?

Haha, we have to mention Yang Mo, the good son-in-law.

The Solitary Island No. 2 project, which is planned to be officially put into operation in a year and a half, the various chemical industry clusters planned to be expanded and relocated around the Solitary Island No. 2 project, the construction and maintenance of the Tianjin-Dezhou oil and gas pipeline, and even the various related industries that can be concentrated after the oil and gas pipeline is laid under the country's strategy of vigorously developing the North China chemical industry belt... Taken together, more than 100,000 jobs can be created?

For projects like the ones mentioned above, once confirmed, there is no possibility of stopping midway. Even if the number of new job relocations caused by these projects is not taken into account, the chemical industry represented by man-made fibers and PVC, which has grown by leaps and bounds in Texas over the past year or so, will be enough to solve the problem of diversion of those employees in the next three years.

In other words, the employee diversion task, which was originally planned to be completed at all costs within five years, was solved by Yang Mo within two years.

Moreover, Yang Mo's solution is to consolidate the industrial foundation rather than arrange jobs wherever there is a gap;
This means that as long as the development momentum of the chemical industry in Dezhou is not interrupted, whoever is in charge of reducing staff and increasing efficiency can easily complete the assigned tasks... There is no way, the employees at the Dongying Command are too compatible with these industries.

Of course, if Yang Mo is unhappy, relying on his strong influence on Dezhou and even various cities within the framework of the industrial manufacturing cooperation in Shandong, Henan and Hebei, even if the two sides are highly compatible, the subsequent work of reducing staff and increasing efficiency may not be able to proceed smoothly.

But here comes the interesting part. After the last time the father-in-law and son-in-law almost broke up over the Isolated Island No. 2 project, everyone realized that Mu Siyuan's influence on their son-in-law seemed to be far less than they thought. Although the two did not reach the point of becoming enemies, it was undeniable that Yang Mo, the son-in-law with a strong opinion, would not consider his father-in-law's thoughts too much.

Since there is no need to worry too much about Yang Mo's thoughts, the head office and the Dongying Command naturally do not need to be too considerate of Mu Siyuan's personal feelings as before when "major issues have basically been settled"... In fact, in the past year or so, Mu Siyuan's influence has grown too fast, and no one is willing to give him the opportunity to continue to grow.

Of course, at least some face must be given. Otherwise, Mu Siyuan's transfer this time may turn out to be a high position like the Minister of the Supervision Department of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, or even a high position like the Minister of the Mass Organizations Work Department, which is only a face but no substance.

It can be said that from the perspective of the family alone, although Mu Siyuan did not fully consider the feelings of his son-in-law at the time, Yang Mo's counterattack was also a complete act of betraying his father... The oil system is an extremely complex ecosystem. At the level of Mu Siyuan and Yang Mo, many actions will be magnified tenfold and interpreted.

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After exchanging a few pleasantries with Mu Siyuan, Cai Zhengwei turned to Yang Mo and asked with interest, "Are you Xiao Yang?"

Yang Mo showed a polite and humble smile on his face, then took a step forward and took the initiative to extend his hand: "Hello, Cai Si, I am Yang Mo."

After a polite handshake, Yang Mo retreated behind Mu Siyuan and did not even take the opportunity to say any flattering words to Cai Zhengwei.

After all, he has been the general manager of Dahua Company for more than a year. He can naturally see that Cai Zhengwei's words just now seem to be condoling and comforting his old father-in-law, but in fact they are implicitly reminding himself of his current situation... Mu Siyuan is now the Minister of the Organization Department of the Party Committee. Although he has successfully moved forward a step, he can no longer use his convenience to help you in every detail as he did when he was a deputy in a department like the Party Committee Office where he could get involved in everything.

Generally speaking, giving such implicit reminders in person is either intended to warn him or to subdue him. However, no matter which one it is, Yang Mo is not happy to accept it.

Seeing this, Cai Zhengwei recalled the outside world's evaluation of Yang Mo, and smiled without taking it as an offense. He raised his hand to signal that they should talk while walking, then looked around, and finally sighed with emotion: "Sure enough, you are the pride of your Dongying Command. You won the Luban Award in this year's review. I just listened to the introduction of your staff. Some of the technologies in your Isolated Island No. 1 Integrated Treatment Station are still very advanced."

Mu Siyuan glanced at his son-in-law who seemed to be practicing the silent meditation behind him, and quickly laughed along, "No, no, Zeiss, you are too kind. The designed annual processing volume of the Solitary Island No. 2000 Integrated Processing Station is 700 million cubic meters of liquid and million tons of crude oil. This processing volume cannot even meet the crude oil produced locally in Dongying, and there is still a big gap from the expectations of the Ministry. In addition, the Solitary Island No. Integrated Processing Station uses technology from a few years ago, so we still need to continuously improve the technology in the future to increase the crude oil processing volume and level."

As the saying goes, the moon waxes and wanes. Crying poor in front of the leader is a basic quality that any subordinate needs to possess. Moreover, he didn't know the purpose of Cai Zhengwei's visit, so it wouldn't hurt to be more reserved in his words.

Cai Zhengwei hummed without commenting: "So when the Solitary Island No. 2 project was launched, the ministry was so supportive of introducing advanced equipment and technology from abroad. Now the world's chemical industry is welcoming a new wave of technological leaps. If we stick to our old ways and still treat outdated technology from a few years ago as a hot commodity, we will suffer a great loss. Not only will we be unable to meet the growing domestic demand for chemical raw materials in terms of production capacity, but we will also widen the technological gap between us and foreign countries. This is completely inconsistent with the expectations of the organization!"

At this point, Cai Zhengwei tilted his head and looked at Yang Mo: "Xiao Yang, am I right?"

If Yang Mo hadn't chatted with his father-in-law intermittently yesterday, he almost thought that the other party was the reinforcement that Mu Siyuan called for for the last incident.

At the moment, he shook his head humbly: "Zeiss, the Solitary Island II project, including various equipment including the host, has put forward new technical requirements to the production units at the beginning of customization. Under the bidding procurement mechanism, if those units cannot complete the technical breakthroughs within the specified time and deliver equipment that meets our technical requirements, we will reject them according to regulations and even confiscate the deposit; ""Faced with the dual pressures of survival and fines, I believe those companies will work hard to complete the technical breakthroughs... So in fact, what you said about Zeiss holding on to outdated technology a few years ago is not true."

Cai Zhengwei snorted, "There is always a gap between domestic and foreign chemical technology. Now the foreign chemical industry is experiencing a leap forward, with all kinds of equipment and technology changing with each passing day. We are making small steps forward, while they are also making progress, and at a rapid pace. This gap will only get bigger. How can we catch up so easily?"

Yang Mo smiled politely: "We have to catch up even if we can't. No matter how good foreign technology is, it is theirs; no matter how bad domestic technology is, it is ours... The accumulation and development of technology is a difficult and long process. As a central enterprise, if we don't even give our own technical personnel room to grow, can we still expect those foreign companies to help us sincerely?"

Seeing Cai Zhengwei about to open his mouth to speak, Yang Mo guessed what he was going to say next and added calmly before he could open his mouth: "Besides, the main purpose of the Solitary Island II project and its supporting chemical cluster is to meet the production of chemical raw materials mainly composed of various artificial fibers and various plastic materials in Dezhou and Lanling. These chemical raw materials produced will eventually be used in hundreds or even thousands of light industrial products;"

"Dezhou Urban Property Fund Company has no other skills, but it is somewhat confident in creating commercial hit products and constructing a commercial value circulation system;"

“So, after the Solitary Island II project is put into operation, even if the quality of the chemical raw materials produced in the initial stage is slightly inferior to similar advanced foreign products, and the cost is slightly higher, it is not a big problem. After all, we still have the confidence to fully absorb this production capacity;”

"As for the question of whether it is cost-effective..."

"I can only say that due to its own positioning, Dahua has been doing a lot of thankless tasks since its establishment, including the Solitary Island II project;"

"Don't mention that we have our own brand premium system and industrial profit coordination system to hedge the risks brought by chemical raw material quality and cost issues. Even if we really lose money for a few years... we are willing to buy a few years of development time for domestic related technology research and development departments and equipment manufacturers. That's enough."

Cai Zhengwei looked unhappy when he heard this.

The most annoying thing about Yang Mo is that he never considers cause and effect when doing things.

When it comes to setting up other large-scale chemical projects, the two biggest headaches are: where the start-up capital comes from, and whether the products produced can be sold.

If you don’t have enough start-up funds, you can only seek help from your superiors to set up a project for you;

If the products you produce cannot be sold due to lack of competitiveness and usage scenarios, you can only ask your superiors to help you support or coordinate.

No matter which one it is, as long as you open your mouth and ask for a favor, you will naturally lose your initiative and everything will be subject to the opinion of your leader. This situation was widespread in the state-owned enterprise system in the 1980s and 1990s... It can be said that the most important job of a leader these days is to clean up the mess for the units below.

But when it came to Yang Mo, the situation was completely different.

First of all, the Isolated Island No. 2 project was not a project approved by the ministry, but a self-raised project by the Dongying Command. Since it was a self-raised project, the funds would naturally be provided by the Dongying Command... In fact, the command had almost asked Yang Mo to help coordinate the implementation of the Isolated Island No. 2 project in Dezhou in a requesting manner, so Yang Mo did not fall behind in terms of start-up funds.

Secondly, Yang Mo is not able to solve the problem of product sales, which is currently the biggest headache for many domestic chemical projects.

With the expansion of imports of various foreign chemical products and raw materials, many domestic chemical projects are either forced to cut prices and seek subsidies from their superiors, or have to beg their superiors for help and force other units to purchase the raw materials they produce.

But this is not the case in Texas.

Relying on the two-tier PPP model, the chemical industry cluster led by Dezhou Urban Property Fund Co., Ltd. can completely avoid the problem of high upstream raw material costs through the method of sharing and cooperation in industrial links. Moreover, with the dual guarantees of Dezhou Urban Property Fund Co., Ltd.'s increasingly powerful distribution channels and Dahua Company's terminal brand premium capabilities, there is no reluctance to this sharing and cooperation model at present.

For example, if an ice silk shirt can be sold for 100 yuan through Dahua Company's reputation guarantee and brand premium, which is 30 yuan higher than similar products on the market, then under the two-tier PPP model, the relevant industrial links that can essentially benefit from the transaction price of this ice silk shirt, will they mind the slight premium in the previous circulation link?
Presumably, shopping malls won’t mind that the distributor’s wholesale price is 10 yuan more expensive than similar products, distributors won’t mind that the manufacturer’s ex-factory price is 3 yuan more expensive, and manufacturers won’t mind that the upstream ice silk raw materials are 5 cents more expensive than similar products, right?
After all, if you mind, you will not be able to get Dahua’s recommendation qualification, and it will be difficult to enter Dahua’s circulation system.

So, since Yang Mo can produce and sell his own products without asking his superiors for anything, what rights do you have to point fingers at him?

Do you think you are too capable and plan to add the task of coordinating millions of tons of various chemical raw materials every year to your shoulders?
Or are they planning to reverse history, pick a head that will have a very bad impact, and go against the current mainstream trend of striving to make each unit responsible for its own profits and losses?
Isn't this just boring?

This is another reason why the original Solitary Island II project was forced to return to the original equipment procurement plan, and the department did not interfere from beginning to end;
A black cat or a white cat is a good cat if it catches mice.

This famous quote from the designer is not just a literal statement, it is a direction guide!

Seeing Yang Mo blocking what he was about to say in advance, Cai Zhengwei's eyes flashed with displeasure, and then he waved his hand heavily: "Xiao Yang, you can't just look at the present when looking at the problem."

"Indeed, if the current situation in Texas continues, the local chemical industry cluster alone will be able to absorb the chemical raw material production capacity of the Solitary Island II project;"

“But don’t forget that today’s Texas Urban Real Estate Fund Company is no longer just focused on upgrading manufacturing in the Texas region;”

"With the establishment of the Shandong-Henan-Hebei industrial manufacturing cooperation framework, with the reconstruction of the disaster-stricken areas in East China and the reorganization of the business system, and with Texas responding to the national call and joining the North China Chemical Industry Belt... As a participant, if you still hold this mentality of only caring about one corner, you are committing a crime!"

“You can digest the chemical raw material production capacity of the Solitary Island II project through the industrial clusters in the Texas region;”

"So what about Cangzhou in the future!? What about Puyang!? What about the East China region!?"

"For the newly added and renovated petrochemical projects in these places, are you still allowing them to continue to import backward domestic technology and equipment?!"

“Let the relevant industries in these regions purchase chemical raw materials that have no advantages in quality and price!?”

"Are you going to ask them to pay for your stubborn attitude?!"

Looking at Cai Zhengwei's righteous words, Yang Mo sneered in his heart. If he still didn't know why the other party suddenly made this trip and specifically set the meeting place at the Isolated Island No. 1 Integrated Processing Station, then he would have lived two lives in vain.

At the moment, he showed an attitude of humility and acceptance: "Zai Si's advice is correct. I will learn from it."

"But I think you may be worrying too much, Cai Si. Whether it is the reconstruction of the chemical industry in the disaster-stricken areas of East China or the future development of the chemical industry belt in North China, these blueprints will be formulated by the organization and the head office. I am just a small department-level cadre, and the task given to me by the organization is only to promote the upgrading of the manufacturing industry in Dezhou... We just need to follow the organization's plans in the future."

He did not mention the regions within the Shandong-Henan-Hebei Industrial Manufacturing Cooperation Framework. This framework was promoted by him and can form industrial linkage with the Dezhou region. Although it cannot be called a private plot, it is not a secondary area that he is willing to give up.

Cai Zhengwei felt a little annoyed when he saw Yang Mo trying to evade the question.

If everything just has to wait for the organization and the China National Petroleum Corporation to make plans, then what's the point of coming here specially?

You have to understand that the North China Chemical Industry Belt is fine, but for the other projects he just mentioned, the organization will definitely give full consideration to Yang Mo's suggestions... Even the reconstruction of the petrochemical industry in the disaster-stricken areas of East China, since Texas has taken on the post-disaster reconstruction of 20 cities at once, even as a reward and compensation, the organization will definitely take into account the chemical industry layout of these cities and even surrounding areas, so as to avoid the inability to form effective linkage or even serious competitive conflicts.

more importantly……

Yang Mo did not mention the Shandong-Henan-Hebei industrial manufacturing cooperation framework just now. The implication was self-evident, and this was what annoyed him the most.

You should know that Puyang in Henan is within this collaborative framework.
Puyang is the location of the Zhongyuan Oilfield;

The Central Plains Oilfield, which is rapidly declining due to the depletion of production capacity, is one of the main purposes of his trip.

He waved his hands impatiently and said, "Xiao Yang, don't make excuses. Since I happened to meet you when I came here, I'll talk to you about two things at once, so that you don't have to make a special trip to the capital."

you sure……

This time it was "just happened to meet me", instead of deliberately finding an opportunity to come and pretend to just happen to meet me?

Also, I don't mind making a special trip to the imperial capital, but do you really want to see me make a special trip to the imperial capital?
Listening to the other party's almost nonsense excuse, Yang Mo sneered in his heart, but looking at the unquestionable look on the other party's face, his brows frowned slightly.

Although the other party is the leader of the Petroleum and Chemical Industry Bureau and does have supervisory authority over the Dongying Command, Dahua Company is not the main business department under the Dongying Command, and Dezhou Urban Development Fund Company is not a unit of the petroleum system in terms of organizational structure. Isn't the tone of your command as a direct superior a little inappropriate?
Besides, you only have the right to supervise, not the right to operate and manage. Are you confusing the two?
Or……

He took a look at the other person's distinctive facial features.

Yang Mo sighed secretly.

No wonder there are so many complaints about the inherent thinking and behavior of Qi and Lu on the Internet in later generations.

Do you think that because we are all from Qi and Lu, and your rank is several levels higher than mine, I have to obey you unconditionally?
(End of this chapter)