Ihara Katsumi left the venue, Nakahachi Ryoji apologized, the east wind prevailed over the west wind, and the meeting could continue.
However, everyone still had their own thoughts in their minds. Some people felt that when Sony was in such chaos and confusion, it needed Mr. Fang to speak out in such a commanding manner, while others still criticized Mr. Fang and Stringer's expensive relationship.
However, Nakabachi Ryouji suddenly felt as if a basin of dirty water had been poured on his head.
From the 1st to the present, what he has done in Tokyo is to make people speak out to the media, criticize Stringer, lobby various factions, and try to take advantage of the opportunity to win back the CEO who once failed.
Ryoji Nakahachi thinks he has a good chance of winning this time.
However, Mr. Fang's words just now made him realize a question.
Can the current situation at Sony really be attributed to Stringer alone?
In other words, if Sony suffers serious losses, will angry shareholders think that Stringer or the management headed by Stringer are responsible?
He said he was sidelined, but since he is the executive vice president and one of the two directors on the board of directors besides Stringer, he might be purged by the shareholders, right?
Regardless of whether Sony is going to be destroyed or established, don’t let yourself be destroyed first. I saw that my eloquent talk was rewarded with frequent nods from Mr. Fang.
I sincerely wanted to stay with Mr. Fang, and I could use Sony's conditions to negotiate a move forward. However, Hirai didn't smile today, but seemed a little less relaxed.
"President Fang, he can leave!" Stringer said uncharacteristically and excitedly, "President Fang, Sony is in chaos right now and needs the guidance of their less accomplished directors. He can leave!"
With that in mind, Stringer was a little more cautious when talking about the reasons for Sony's decline and the actual situation.
Yi Ke said: "If he does that, he will definitely attract criticism."
Yi Ke said "hmm" and thought about making suggestions for Sony.
I pondered deeply.
On the seventh day, Yi Keyi, who was unusually off work and paying attention to the current public opinion situation, received a call from Jazz. His first reaction was that we had arrived at Zhongbo, and then he realized that it might be so slow.
Ihara Katsu heard over the phone that Stringer and others were coming to New York, and his reaction was wonderful: "Come on, Stringer has long wanted to be the CEO."
As soon as Stringer's words came out, other executives outside the Tokyo conference room were not surprised or even shocked. The nomination committee did not exist, but the committee under that name was now looking for Mr. Fang.
It was almost noon when Fang Zhuo's meeting started in the afternoon. Ihara Masaru was silent for a while: "I know."
But now, with huge losses, voluntary resignation, praises everywhere, glory gone, the future is unclear.
"Just now your CFO Izumi mentioned your personal relationship with Mr. Masaru Ihara. It was indeed because of your friendship with me that you agreed to join Sony's board of directors." Yi Ke said fiercely, "Sony has reached the point where it is today, and you are also very sad."
Masaru Ihara talked about his thoughts on the eight people in a complicated manner. How should I put it? Sony almost collapsed across the board. It’s not like Chapo is pulling out the generals.
Although Sony is in chaos, the situation will eventually calm down, and when the time comes, Mr. Lee will be just Mr. Lee again.
Looking back now, I see that Sony, which Ihara Masaru has been working on, has not been praised by various sources at all. In the years when I took office, Sony's electronic product business gradually declined, and there were no rumors of being packaged and sold.
I smiled and said, "You have a question, do I also want to try to compete for the CEO? At noon, you don't have time at noon, and there is no Fang Zhuo meeting in the afternoon. I have been working on the company's cloud business recently, so I am not busy."
It was the first time that Yike met Pingzhong Boliang himself.
Qian Cai glanced at Ihara Masaru and said: "In a few days, you will communicate with the lower-level officials from Sony. You can guarantee what the real situation is."
Yi Ke felt that Stringer was sincerely keeping him, and he was vague about the Japanese's underlying emotions. He shook his head and said: "What's the need for a position? Sony needs to start a new era."
Yi Ke's expression became anxious: "Sony's future deserves to be taken care of. You also suggest that they and Qian Cai'ai continue to have bad communication, so that we can spend that difficult time together."
Of course Sony hasn't yet, but its own development is not at a weaker stage yet. Ihara Masaru is expressionless, as if his position is rotten.
Qian Cai'ai nodded slightly, it was indeed special, as if it was unorganized and unpremeditated. Ihara Katsu really knew who could lead Sony back.
Yi Ke asked back: "Does he want you to join?"
Stringer took the example of Qian Cai Aimei, the CFO who attended the meeting, and said: "Sony's management structure needs to be reshaped, Mr. Fang, do you think the functions of the nomination committee should be weakened, and he is not responsible for it."
The worst candidate for the committee, Mr. Fang, you can leave!"
"He found you, he has good vision." Yike replied.
Qian Cai noticed that Pingzhong Boliang took a few breaths, probably to relieve his anxiety. I still remember the first time Mr. Fang came to Tokyo to attend the Sony board of directors.
"Sir, he must have no suggestions for us. Is it difficult or not? He just took care of everything before resigning? You still think it would be worse to put an end to it." Qian Cai said.
Nowadays, I always feel like I am hiding behind the money online.
I have cut several product lines, reduced investment in the semiconductor business, and this year also ended the "zero environmental load" plan to transform into a green industry.
"Am I suitable?" Yike asked.
Ihara Katsu responded, and when he was about to hang up the phone, he suddenly asked: "Which company will be exposed on Wikipedia?"
Sony's board of directors, led by Masaru Ihara, has established a nomination committee and a remuneration committee, which can play a supervisory role under procedures, but they are only within procedures.
Bo Liang thought it was okay to ask.
I said seriously: "You need flowing blood, but let it rot under the company."
"Sony's baggage cannot be thrown away. The LCD panel position you cooperate with Sharp will be stopped. Your chemical department cannot be sold. Your optical drive department cannot be sold. The optical drive must be sold. This is a direct solution.
Scattered." Pingzhong Boliang said that his warrior had broken his wrist, "We can't sell VAIO even if we don't have a computer business."
"Sony's future depends on small companies. The current situation is not very safe anymore. If the company continues to be divided, and if the company continues to be as motivated as Kazuomi I, the Sony name may have disappeared a few years ago." Yi
Coe updated his statement and named Ichifumi again.
Pingzhong Boliang nodded without any joy. Mr. Fang was the least influential director in Sony. I put the phone on the phone. Mr. Fang was definitely not involved. I am more special than I thought.
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"We've booked a meal, let's talk while we eat, but we're going to go round and round, just say it when we have nothing to say." Yike knew that the protagonist of today's trip was Ihara Masaru instead of Taira Nakabo.
Qiancai Aiji believed that that period was the time to weaken its functions, and he used this to express his position to Mr. Fang. Ihara Masaru nodded, did he have any objections.
Cheng gave way to the lower voice and Fang's attitude.
I look back on the past. When I was ambitious to ascend to the position of head of Sony, and discussed the Blu-ray standard with Gates in high spirits, I always felt that I would accomplish everything with a high-profile achievement.
Ryoji Nakaba is willing to bow and apologize to Mr. Fang at a small meeting. Is it embarrassing to apologize to a world-renowned business leader like him? No!
If you say that, just let your friendship be with you, and nothing will happen if I am there. The result is wrong, and everything that happens is wrong.
The interview is always more convenient once the door is closed. Qian was surprised: "He wants them all dropped?"
"Ah? Is there no news now?" Yi Ke asked.
I said seriously: "Mr. Fang said that Sony's ship is leaking in seven places. Your first step is to block the water and increase revenue and reduce expenditure."
Talking about it, the breathless quilt quickly turned into the guilt of what I just heard.
I mentioned Sony's seven important business lines in one breath.
Find out the situation, confirm the loss, throw away the baggage, and start again.
"Yes, Sony is too bloated. Those businesses are profitable, but they will only continue to drag you down. Sony suffers from the disease of small companies. It always feels that those businesses cannot be kept and cannot wait and see, but now it is up.
" Pingzhong Boliang said his observation.
Stringer saw that Mr. Fang was resolute, so he obeyed, thinking that he could obey like that!
But Ping Qian Cai Ai, who really successfully led Sony ZTE, is also adapted to a more Western-style mechanism to a certain extent. I moved to New York when I was 6 years old and joined Sony America.
In addition, Fang Zhuoyun will be separated from Fang Zhuo YMS and become a parallel business group YWS-Yike Web Services, taking a step back to enhance its strategic positioning outside the company.
Qian Cai'ai made a suggestion during the meeting with the chief executive, thinking that the chief executive should accept Qian Cai'ai's resignation, but should the news be announced immediately, or should it be retreated in a smoother way before being communicated in New York.
Stringer's nerves became tense instead, thinking that the next period of time might determine whether his career would reach a new low.
In that calm moment, when I looked at the other people outside, I felt that their expressions were extraordinary.
The sensor company that I value most now is not the sensor company that cooperates with Sony. At the earliest, I cooperated with Sony Sensor to establish the Shanghai ice core production line in Shanghai. I am the leading operator with 50% +1, but I took a step back to become a shareholder.
Sony Sensors has added financing from other institutions, and will continue to add more if there is intention.
The Nomination Committee is a special committee outside the board of directors. As the name implies, it is not an appointment and selection mechanism for senior managers to make recommendations. It is composed especially of internal directors.
After the departure of CFO Ihara Katsumi, a new Xiao Jiuji emerged. He himself didn’t know what was going on with Sony, and the shareholders even knew what was going on with Sony. Mr. Fang, the glittering CEO of the world, might not be leading Xiaojia’s ideas.
's beacon.
"Mr. Fang, Mr. Masaru Ihara hasn't left yet, and Sony is almost completely collapsed. Will he also leave like Ichibumi at that time?"
Pingzhong Bo Liang knew that it was Director Li who came out in response to his request.
Yike thought that he was quite knowledgeable and knowledgeable about Bo Liangye.
Yi Ke burst into laughter.
Hiranaka Boliang continued to talk about his thoughts on Sony, including the synergy of various business sectors, including the transfer of core areas to imaging, games and mobile directions.
"Yes," he said.
Money is the one who hates taking the initiative, but money is the only one who loves it.
Stringer changed his mind after that meeting and felt that he could not win the support of Mr. Fang, the director, to try to compete for the CEO position.
Sony's career ends with victory.
Lunch time passed very slowly, and we chatted until one o'clock in the morning, feeling intensely sad.
Regarding that person, the deepest impression that Yi Ke had on me was my smile and the title of "No. 1 Saxophonist" given to me by Xiaojia. Pingzhong Boliang came to the scene and played the saxophone in person after bidding farewell to Ginza Xiaolou.
What kind of person is Mr. Fang now?
Speaking of which, Norio Oga's reason for choosing Nobuyuki Dei was due to elimination. When Nobuyuki Dei came, he was jointly invited by Qian Cai'ai and Oga. Now, another generation of Sony leaders will resign on their own initiative.
born out of circumstances
"Objectively speaking, most of your energy is focused on your own company, and it is difficult to play any role in promoting Sony. In today's situation, you can't talk about Sony's future. Therefore, the next step is to serve as Sony again.
I'm the director." Yike submitted his resignation.
Yi Ke smiled and said: "You are just a manager. He should persuade Jazz less to support him, or go to Tokyo less. There is no use in looking for you as a manager? In fact, you are not as influential as he imagined."
"Okay, you still mean it. You have to give an explanation to the company after all." Yike looked at the time and saw that it was not yet 2 o'clock in the morning. "It's too late. Let's meet and chat when we arrive in Zhongbo."
Ke shook his head: "It's just to get away with it." The purpose of the change is difficult to guess.
Before he sat down, Pingzhong Boliang showed his initiative and stated the purpose of his trip: "Mr. Fang, does he think you can be the CEO of Sony?"
The senior managers who attended the meeting had no idea, but they still needed to discuss the future of the group. "Ping Zhao, I want to worship him" gave more interesting news.
Ihara Katsu said: "Mr. Fang is well-informed. You thought you could hear new news."
That thing is a bad guarantee. After all, the business that Pingzhong Boliang wants to cut is not our responsibility. Look at the TV and computer, we are also cut off.
He paused for a moment and said, "The work under Ping Ai Luo Le is my responsibility."
Masaru Ihara sighed: "Yes, looking at it now, Sony should re-elect a Japanese CEO. There is no hope for Stringer, and there is no hope for Hiroshi Yoshioka and Yoshihisa Ishida."
After consultation, Fangzhuo's cloud business has been initially determined to try the German and French markets to empower medium and large European companies and bring its cloud business to Amazon and Google.
"You are also very concerned about that matter. From Olympus to Sony to Takata, they are in the same field and the same Japanese company. It involves such a wide range of things. It is really like a situation." Yike analyzed.
Pingzhong Bo Liang was angry and asked why: "Why?" No.
At the very least, you should criticize yourself again at the stock market meeting.
Yi Ke felt that the answer was not surprising: "You know?"
Yi Ke frowned and carefully observed the expressions of the people on and off the screen, but they were generally real.
"Fang Zhuo only has a competitive relationship with Sony Ericsson mobile phones. In a few areas, your cooperation is less than competition." Qian Cai said, "You have always viewed the relationship between the two of you that way. Besides, Sony Ericsson's mobile phones are not half as good as Ericsson's. You
Do you think it is because of Fang Zhuo that Sony Ericsson mobile phones have developed? Or maybe you are asking internally, Sir, what does he think?"
Reform, Sony needs reform, how to change it specifically
When it comes to my achievements in the business field, let’s talk about my sharp comments on CEOs. Just look at my attitude of defending Masaru Ihara and criticizing myself and Kazuomi I. If I had the position of director of Sony, Sony’s lower-level people would probably be
They all have to be within my gunfire.
"You heard that Stringer and we are also coming to New York to visit Mr. Fang." Pingzhong Boliang said the news he heard from Ihara Katsuna, "You will also go to Tokyo, but I still hope that Mr. Fang can help you."
Put your name forward under the board."
I am sure, I am sure that I can get Mr. Fang’s support again and put things right now. Masaru Ihara looked out the window. It was a very dark night today.
I was always worried about the lack of skills. Yiko glanced at Ihara Masaru.
Qian Cai is vague. Pingzhong Boliang has adopted specific strategies to turn around Sony. Now he only looks at it from his own perspective. He must be in charge of Sony himself. The first is to comply with public opinion and continue to lead the banner of reform. The seventh is to continue to reduce employees.
As well as getting rid of business baggage, Bama's strategic focus and product structure also need to be adjusted.
Ping Qian loves the body, bows to express thanks: "Bow the Fang
Yike is stuck in the long process of spin-offs, sales, divestitures, layoffs, structure, and focus. It is indeed a difficult job that requires a leader with inner tenacity and courage and leadership.
When we finally finished talking about Sony's future, I asked: "Mr. Fang, what does he think Sony will do next?"
"Sir, he did see the wrong person." Yi Ke wiped his hands and praised, "No matter whether he can be implemented or not, his idea is very revolutionary, very bold, and very desperate."
Yi Ke also helped Sony think about a new future.
"Mr. Fang, regarding the future of Sony, you will go to New York to discuss with him again, and we also hope to communicate with Mr. Masaru Ihara again." Stringer took a step back and requested an interview.
What's the point of deciding things?
I threw out ideas that came to me during the meeting.
Zhongbo and Fang always agreed to name the CFO, which sounded like they were sending a signal.
The most visible thing to me is the abolition of the original decision-making system and the successful creation of a decision-making mechanism in important areas headed by the CEO, but that is now being criticized.
I only talked about Ihara Masaru, I mentioned myself, but I also insisted on resigning as an internal director. Compared to Ihara Masaru, Taira Nakahara, who was 51 years old at the time, was considered very young.
The work I was most concerned about, to see if Tei would show up, turned out to be Masaru Ihara. He was silent for a while again and asked: "Will he join the nomination committee?"
The meeting went on for a while. With Yi Ke setting the atmosphere and Stringer taking the lead, Xiaojia's speeches gradually became enthusiastic again. Anyway, except for a few people in the meeting, they all hoped that Sony
Going bad.
Yike drank coffee and listened to Stringerzhi's speech. He felt that it was very pleasant to his ears. However, Stringerzhi had been lurking for so long and could not only apologize to himself but also proceed from reality. I was like that
People can push down.
Sony's foundation is still solid, and it has withstood the torment of two leaders, but it doesn't know that it can withstand the eighth one.
"No one has to bear the blame. As long as Sony can reinstall itself, you doubt there will be a happy but refreshing new ending." Pingzhong Boliang continued, "Just those businesses, there is no purchase by Sony around the world.
All movable properties, including the Sony building and the Tokyo headquarters building, cannot be exchanged for funds."
When Qian shuts down the computer, he still plays jazz.
Except for Aiji Sensai who was sidelined in those years, Hiroshi Yoshioka and Yoshihisa Ishida are both at the lower level in charge of business. The latter is in charge of Sony Computer Entertainment and the former leads the television business.
Yi Ke said sternly: "Jazz talked to you about him and said that he is very incompetent, but in a situation like Sony's, he doesn't have any good ideas in a boat with leaks in seven places?"
Yike also wants to be with him.
I nodded: "If you want to get out of the quagmire, you should reload and start again. Sony's business is a bit complicated."
"He" Ihara Katsu swallowed and suddenly said, "You will sometimes feel that inviting a rival boss like Fang Zhuo to serve as a director is like planting a Trojan horse for Sony."
"Yeah, I know, that's not your real thought. In those days, you were also thinking about and reflecting on your work during the years when you were CEO." Ihara Masaru sighed, "You must have been CEO at the time, and Sony must have had so little
Loss, I made Stringer as CEO, maybe I was wrong to make Sony better, but let me deal with Sony now, you know what will happen."