A Good Show

Song Guangyuan, who had been doing his best to control his emotions and was in a very bad mood, was finally set off by Ma Yuan.

The entire conference room instantly fell silent.

All that remained was Song Guangyuan's escalating anger and Ma Yuan, who was already stunned, feeling helpless and fearful.

At this moment, in the minds of Yang Xu and the others, there was no shortage of mockery towards Ma Yuan: This Ma Yuan, at this time, he still runs to claim credit and show off his bit of cleverness! As a result, instead of flattering, he directly stepped on a hornet's nest.

As for Manager Zhong and other high-level executives, they were completely disappointed in Ma Yuan. This Ma Yuan, a graduate of Oil University and professionally trained, was not worth cultivating.

In the heart of old Professor Xu Tiande, he also secretly lamented.

Originally, the project had encountered a bottleneck, and there was considerable pressure from top to bottom, inside and out.

If this meeting had proceeded with proper discussion, perhaps things would have been calmer.

Even if the final outcome was not good, everyone could have passed safely, and that would have been the best result.

But unexpectedly, due to Ma Yuan's actions, the chance for everyone to pass safely was ruined.

At this moment, Xu Tiande sighed softly, first looking at Ma Yuan.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and call the site, start working immediately, and continue injecting?!"

When Ma Yuan heard Xu Tiande's words, it was like a death row inmate receiving a special pardon, like heavenly music. He immediately got up and left the conference room.

Seeing this, Yang Xu and the others couldn't help but shake their heads in their hearts, lamenting Ma Yuan's good luck in encountering such a good person as Professor Xu.

Seeing that Ma Yuan had been let go, Song Guangyuan naturally found it difficult to vent his anger at Xu Tiande.

So he sighed deeply, "This Ma Yuan is truly hopeless!"

"Professor Xu, you continue to protect him!"

Xu Tiande also sighed helplessly, then shifted the topic to the main business.

"President Song, the geological conditions at the third plant are a bit unusual."

"Low porosity and low permeability, yet highly developed fractures, creating significant development conflicts."

"I've been monitoring the construction of this well the entire time, constantly supervising. We've used plenty of chemicals, and we've plugged everything that needed plugging."

"Currently, the wellhead pressure of this well has approached the injection pressure of the oil production plant. If we continue with the construction, we won't be able to inject into this well later, and there's very little room for maneuver."

"And President Song, you also know that the purpose of profile control measures is to improve water drive development conditions, slow down decline, and increase recovery."

"However, the client from the oilfield now insists that we achieve tangible increases in wellhead production. With our current technical capabilities, this is simply impossible."

Upon hearing Xu Tiande's words, Song Guangyuan also sighed.

"General Manager Xu, I understand what you're saying. When the chief geologist of the oil production plant called me this morning, he said the same thing – that these requirements are indeed unreasonable."

"But they can't help it. Their plant manager, Old Pan, is constantly pushing them for production."

"Alas, then let's just leave this well as it is. General Manager Xu, you and your team can decide what to do."

"At worst, we'll just do fewer wells this year and wait until next year."

"Oh, and I think we shouldn't assign any more important work to Ma Yuan in the future. He's simply not capable of handling it!"

"Until the company finds a more suitable newcomer, let Liu Shang try to oversee it for a while."

After saying this, Song Guangyuan stood up and left. The others also sighed lightly, tidied up their things, and left.

Soon, Song Guangyuan's words reached Ma Yuan.

However, instead of reflecting on his own mistakes, he inexplicably transferred his resentment to Liu Shang, believing that it was precisely because of Liu Shang's arrival that Song Guangyuan had these plans.

Therefore, during occasional conversations, Ma Yuan would subtly jab and make sarcastic remarks towards Liu Shang.

Liu Shang found it annoying but couldn't be bothered to deal with him. It was better to stay away from such a negative person.

Besides Ma Yuan, unexpectedly, many people came to see Liu Shang in the office today.

First, it was Chen Xu, who passed on a task for Liu Shang to complete.

As the technical deputy manager, he theoretically had jurisdiction over Liu Shang, so assigning work to Liu Shang was normal. Liu Shang readily accepted.

However, less than half an hour later, an engineer from the engineering department walked over and patted his shoulder.

"Liu Shang, I have a well repair construction report here. Help me record the data."

"This is also a good opportunity for you to learn more about relevant tools and processes. It's no harm."

Liu Shang frowned and hesitated slightly before accepting the task as well.

But soon, two more people assigned him inexplicable and unrelated tasks. At this point, even a fool would have realized that these people were doing it intentionally.

At this moment, in Manager Zhong's office, Xu Tiande, who was annoyed by the day's events, came over for a smoke and a chat. Both of them naturally noticed what was happening outside.

Manager Zhong smiled and said, "Professor Xu, see? Chen Xu and his group have set a good example."

"It's probably because Liu Shang received that 30,000 yuan technical bonus before, and these people are not happy about it."

Xu Tiande also shook his head helplessly, "Old Zhong, I think what you did was a bit short-sighted."

"Liu Shang is still a student, unlike you, who is highly respected and experienced."

"There's an old saying, isn't there? 'The tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.'"

"See, isn't this 'demon wind' starting to blow now?"

"If I were you, I'd set Liu Shang's bonus low for now and then make it up to him later through other opportunities. That way, it'll be easier for others to accept."

Manager Zhong glanced at Liu Shang outside at that moment, then smiled with utter certainty. "Professor Xu, Liu Shang isn't nearly as fragile or incompetent as you think."

"It's not that I look down on Chen Xu and the others, but this 'demon wind' of theirs might not actually be able to do much to Liu Shang!"

"Let's not rush into interfering with this matter. We'll see how things develop."

Xu Tiande looked at Liu Shang outside, who appeared composed, neither happy nor sad, neither agitated nor angry, and nodded.

"Alright, let's just watch and see for now."

"Liu Shang seems to have a good mindset right now. I'm just worried that if Chen Xu and the others pile on too much work, it might affect Liu Shang's life and his studies at school."

Manager Zhong gave a mysterious smile. "Heh! This kid not only has a good mindset, but he's also shrewd!"

"Do you think he's that easy to bully, allowing Chen Xu and the others to pick on him?"

"Professor Xu, just wait and see the show!"