Chapter 41 A good show
Originally trying his best to control his emotions, Song Guangyuan, who was already in a bad mood, was finally set off by Ma Yuan.
The entire meeting room suddenly fell silent.
Only Song Guangyuan's rising anger remained, along with Ma Yuan, who was stunned and helpless.
At this moment, Chen Xu and the others were inwardly ridiculing him: *What a time for Ma Yuan to try and show off his cleverness! As a result, his attempt at flattery backfired spectacularly.*
As for Mr. Zhong and the other senior staff, they were now completely disappointed in Ma Yuan. Despite being a specialist who graduated from the Petroleum University, it was clear he was not worth the effort to train further.
The old professor, Xu Tiande, also sighed to himself.
The project had already hit a bottleneck, and they were under immense pressure from all sides. Today's meeting, if handled carefully, could have been a chance to find a peaceful solution. Even if the final result wasn't good, everyone could have gotten through it safely. That would have been the best possible outcome.
But now, because of Ma Yuan's move, that chance was ruined.
At this time, Xu Tiande sighed lightly and looked at Ma Yuan.
"What are you still doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and call the site, start working immediately, and continue the injection?!"
Xu Tiande's words were like an amnesty order to a death row prisoner, the most beautiful sound Ma Yuan had ever heard. He immediately got up and left the meeting room.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xu and the others couldn't help but shake their heads, feeling that Ma Yuan was lucky to have a good man like Professor Xu watching out for him.
Seeing that Ma Yuan had already been let go, Song Guangyuan naturally couldn't get angry at Xu Tiande.
So he sighed deeply, "This Ma Yuan is simply a hopeless case!"
"Professor Xu, you're too protective of him!"
Xu Tiande also sighed helplessly and then changed the topic to business.
"Mr. Song, the geological conditions at the Number Three Plant are a bit special."
"Low porosity and low permeability, but very developed fractures. The development contradiction is very prominent."
"I am also paying close attention to this well's construction, monitoring it at all times. We haven't been skimping on the chemicals, and everything that needs to be blocked has been blocked."
"Currently, the wellhead pressure is close to the pump injection pressure limit of the oil production plant. If construction continues, we won't be able to inject into the well later, and there will be no room for control."
"And Mr. Song, you also know that the technical purpose of this profile control measure is to improve the conditions for water flooding development, slow down the decline, and increase the recovery rate."
"But now the client in the oil field insists on us achieving a real increase in oil production at the wellhead. With our current technical capabilities, that's simply impossible."
Hearing Xu Tiande's words, Song Guangyuan also sighed.
"Professor Xu, I understand what you're saying. The head geologist of the oil production plant called me this morning and said the same thing. It's really unreasonable of them to ask this of us."
"But they can't help it. Their plant manager, Lao Pan, also pressures them every day to force production."
"Well, let's leave this well as it is. Professor Xu, you can figure it out."
"The big deal is we write off a few wells this year and wait until next year."
"By the way, I don't think we should hand over any more important work to Ma Yuan in the future. He's simply unusable!"
"Before the company finds a more suitable newcomer, let Liu Shang try to keep an eye on things for a while."
After finishing, Song Guangyuan stood up and left the table. Everyone sighed, packed up their things, and left.
Soon, Song Guangyuan's words reached Ma Yuan.
However, he didn't reflect on his mistakes but inexplicably transferred his resentment to Liu Shang, thinking that it was because of Liu Shang's arrival that Song Guangyuan had made such a decision.
Therefore, in his occasional interactions, Ma Yuan was also sour toward Liu Shang.
Liu Shang was annoyed but didn't bother to pay attention to him. It was better to stay away from that kind of vortex of negative energy.
Except for Ma Yuan, unexpectedly, a lot of people in the office were looking for Liu Shang today.
First, Chen Xu passed on a job and asked Liu Shang to help him complete it. He was the deputy technical manager and, in theory, had jurisdiction over Liu Shang. It was normal to assign him work, and Liu Shang was willing to take it.
But within half an hour, an engineer from the engineering department came over and patted him on the shoulder.
"Liu Shang, I have a workover construction report here. Please record the data for me."
"It just so happens that you can also take this opportunity to learn more about the relevant tools and procedures. It won't do you any harm."
Liu Shang frowned and hesitated for a moment, then took the job.
But soon, two more people assigned him inexplicable and irrelevant work. At this point, even a fool would realize that these people were doing it on purpose.
At this moment, in Mr. Zhong's office, Xu Tiande, who was disturbed by today's events, came to smoke and chat, and the two of them naturally noticed what was happening outside.
Mr. Zhong smiled. "Professor Xu, do you see that? Chen Xu and his group are leading the charge."
"It's probably because of the 30,000 yuan technical bonus that Liu Shang received before. These people are not convinced."
Xu Tiande also shook his head helplessly. "Old Zhong, I think you were a little thoughtless in this matter."
"Liu Shang is still a student, after all, unlike you, who is highly respected and senior."
"As the old saying goes, the tree that stands tallest in the forest is the first to be struck by the wind."
"Look, isn't the ill wind about to blow now?"
"If I were you, I would have set Liu Shang's bonus lower at first and then used other opportunities to make it up to him later. That would have been easier for other people to accept."
At this time, Mr. Zhong glanced at Liu Shang outside, then smiled resolutely. "Professor Xu, this kid Liu Shang is far less fragile than you think."
"It's not that I underestimate Chen Xu and the others, but with their petty schemes, they may not be able to do anything to Liu Shang!"
"As for this matter, let's not rush to intervene. Let's see what happens next, shall we?"
At this time, Xu Tiande also looked outside at Liu Shang's calm expression, neither happy nor sad, neither troubled nor angry, so he nodded.
"Okay, let's see what happens first."
"It seems that Liu Shang's mentality is still good. I'm just afraid that Chen Xu's group will pile on too much work, which will affect Liu Shang's life and school studies."
Mr. Zhong smiled mysteriously, "Hey! This kid not only has a good attitude, but he's also cunning!"
"You think it's so easy for him to let Chen Xu and the others bully him?"
"Professor Xu, just wait and see the good show!"
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