Chapter 319 Jiang Yue resigns, Germination undergoes a major change of blood!
While Zhang Shuo was thinking about it, Jiang Yue knocked on the door and came in.
"Everyone is here?"
Today is the second anniversary of the establishment of Sprout, and Zhang Shuo has also scheduled a regular strategic meeting in May.
"No, I have something to report to you."
"What's the matter? Tell me."
Zhang Shuo was very surprised that he had to choose this point to talk about something.
"I apply to resign from the position of rotating president." Jiang Yue also said something shocking.
"Why?"
"Because I don't understand business, remaining in the position of rotating president will only affect the development of the group. Mr. Lu and his colleagues have done a good job," Jiang Yue explained.
She really felt the pressure.
Joining Buya in the first place was a coincidence. Although Jiang Yue can be considered a professional manager, his qualifications and talents are still inferior to those of industry giants such as Lu Kai and Gu Mingzhang.
Only by virtue of being a veteran of the company can he secure the position of rotating president.
But it is obvious that as the budding business becomes more and more extensive, Jiang Yue sitting in the position of rotating president is undoubtedly like sitting on a powder keg, as if he is sitting on pins and needles.
Instead of doing this, it is better to take the initiative to apply for resignation and concentrate on doing the work of vice president.
"I understand, let's have a meeting first."
Zhang Shuo did not give Jiang Yue a clear answer and walked out of the office first.
Jiang Yue had no choice but to follow.
In addition to familiar faces, there was also a new face in the conference room. It was Lu Qi who had just completed the entry formalities yesterday and appeared at the regular strategic meeting today.
Before the meeting started, Zhang Shuo also called Lu Qi's name first.
"Let me introduce, Lu Qi, Mr. Lu, has been officially appointed as the group's vice president and rotating president. He is mainly responsible for the group's Internet-related business. He is in charge of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment, Qinghe Technology and Qingyun Data, and co-manages the group's technology center and data center.
And Qingcheng Group. Everyone applauds and welcomes!!!”
"Bah bang bang!!!"
Lu Qi’s detailed resume was actually posted on Feixun by the President’s Office yesterday.
Regardless of whether they knew each other before or not, at least after Lu Qi's appointment announcement was issued, the executives present must have learned about Lu Qi's information in private.
Especially Zhao Xiaohu, Cao Yanhua and Du Ruiwen.
Because according to the new management division of the Germination Group, the three senior executives, Zhao Xiaohu, Cao Yanhua and Du Ruiwen, will report directly to Lu Qi, instead of Zhang Shuo.
Of course.
If Zhang Shuo deems it necessary, he can call the three of them to the office at any time to discuss matters.
This is possible.
At the same time, regarding the operating affairs and decisions of the three subsidiaries, Lu Qi will definitely have a good grasp of the scale and know what matters can be handled at his level.
If something needs to be reported to Zhang Shuo, his immediate superior, immediately, and asking for Zhang Shuo's opinion will not really exclude Zhang Shuo.
That is the way to death.
There was suddenly an executive above their heads. Cao Yanhua and the others must have felt a little uncomfortable, but when Lu Qi's impressive resume was placed here, they all had no choice but to be convinced.
Take Cao Yanhua as an example.
He has long heard that the big boss wants to promote another vice president in charge of the group's Internet affairs. If it is selected among the three of them, no one will accept it.
But Lu Qi appeared.
Even the arrogant Cao Yanhua completely lost his temper this time.
"In addition, another group personnel adjustment will be announced."
Before Zhang Shuo finished speaking, the atmosphere in the conference room became stagnant again.
At the group level, no one knows how many people's interests will be affected by any personnel adjustment, especially if it needs to be announced personally by the big boss Zhang Shuo.
That is bound to be a heavy-weight personnel adjustment.
Could it be that--
Which group subsidiary president is going to join the group management?
Cao Yanhua was very calm this time, because he knew that he would definitely be out of luck. He upgraded Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment to a group subsidiary before, which was already an exception.
Now that we have Vice President Lu Qi, it is even more impossible.
"Vice President Jiang Yue voluntarily applied to withdraw from the rotating president sequence, and decided to promote Vice President Jiang Yue to the group's executive vice president, in charge of the President's Office, Legal Center, Administrative Center, Information Management Center and Chunmiao Fund, and co-manage the Financial Center and Audit Center.
"
Zhang Shuo, however, gave Jiang Yue a clear answer in a very short period of time.
"Thank you Mr. Zhang!"
Jiang Yue himself was very surprised and quickly stood up to thank him.
She originally thought she would only retain the position of vice president, but Zhang Shuo gave her a greater reward and was promoted to the position of executive vice president in one fell swoop.
How can you not be excited?
This is not as simple as simply upgrading the rank from M11 to M12.
For a large group enterprise, there can be many vice presidents, or even senior vice presidents, but executive vice presidents must be very few.
Every one of them is a true real person.
Especially under the background of the rotating president system implemented by Bu Ya, Jiang Yue, the only executive vice president, has an even more prominent status, basically "below the two".
After all, the rotating president changes every six months, but the executive vice president is there forever.
Therefore, even if Jiang Yue no longer enters the succession sequence of rotating presidents, it will not affect her status in the group, or even say——
In a sense, Jiang Yue's position in the group has been further consolidated.
Because no matter who takes up the role of rotating president, they must cooperate with Jiang Yue, and people like Lu Kai and Lu Qi are only vice presidents when they are not serving as rotating presidents.
The rank is one level lower than Jiang Yue.
"I've finished speaking, let's start the meeting." Zhang Shuo looked at Lu Kai, who was presiding over the meeting.
"good!"
Lu Kai is also happy to see Jiang Yue's position adjustment.
He was originally worried that with the addition of Lu Qi, the number of rotating presidents in Germination would reach four, and they would rotate every six months and then every two years, which was really not enough.
Now that things are going well, Jiang Yue has voluntarily withdrawn, leaving only three rotating presidents.
"Let me first report on the group's investment status in the past month."
Lu Kai began to report work.
“Investment is mainly concentrated in the three major sectors of semiconductors, mobile phones and electric vehicles. In terms of semiconductors, in addition to the wholly-owned acquisition of Zhanxun Communications, it also completed the acquisition of three independent semiconductor companies, Huaqing Communications, Chengrui Optics and Chengrui Optics, in the name of Particle Fund.
The total investment amount of the strategic investment of horn beast enterprises is 500 million."
Compared with acquisitions, strategic investments are obviously more cost-effective.
"In the field of mobile phones, the main thing is to improve the layout of the upstream and downstream industrial chains. In the name of the particle fund, we have completed strategic investments in major suppliers such as Colin Technology, Oufeiguang, Taishan Precision, and Anjie Technology. So far, we have even
Complete the investment layout in the mobile phone industry chain."
The completion of the investment layout in the mobile phone industry chain also means that Maili Mobile Phone has entered the final sprint stage, and some mobile phone accessories have begun to organize the procurement of raw materials.
Make full preparations for subsequent production and stocking.
"In the field of electric vehicles, mainly to cooperate with the research and development of the Mango X series, we acquired a research and development company and two scientific research institutes at one go, with a total cost of 4.5 billion."
This capital must be spent, otherwise Mango Auto will not be able to build it at all.
After the acquisition is completed, it will be necessary to complete the integration of the R&D team, recruit new people, increase R&D funding, and move forward in accordance with the blueprint drawn by Zhang Shuo.
In the words of Tang Xiang, General Manager of Mango Automobile——
“I originally thought that I would be the chief designer of Mango Cars and provide navigation for Mango Cars, but it turned out that I was actually just a project manager responsible for project implementation.”
Pretty good!
"In addition, the recently established College Student Entrepreneurship Support Fund has received a total of more than 800 project plans in the past month, and only three have entered the final review stage."
Speaking of this, Lu Kai still felt a little resentful.
Even he didn't expect that the busiest business of the Investment and M&A Department was not the particle fund, but the College Student Entrepreneurship Support Fund, which he was originally not optimistic about.
The enthusiasm from major universities was so high that even the review could not pass.
Unfortunately.
More than 90% of projects fail to pass review and are rejected directly.
After all, there is only one billion in capital, and the review threshold is relatively high. Although the College Student Entrepreneurship Support Fund only makes angel investments, and the investment limit for each project is set at one million.
Most of them are in the range of 100,000 to 300,000.
In order to cope with these project proposals, the investment and mergers and acquisitions department is operating at almost full capacity.
What happened was a lot of complaints.
"If you can't pass the review, you can consider letting the university screen it first. To apply for a project with us, you must first obtain a recommendation letter from the university."
Zhang Shuo made timely suggestions.
Although if you do this, you are likely to miss some excellent projects, and the review of comparative universities will definitely be uneven, and there may even be human interests involved.
But from a management perspective, I would rather miss something than reduce the workload.
otherwise.
Just to review these projects, the investment and mergers and acquisitions department will need to add dozens of new employees.
The cost is too high!!!
"OK!"
Of course Lu Kai was eager to do this.
"One last thing. The transfer of 30% of AutoNet's shares has been completed. According to the valuation of tens of billions, three billion funds have been transferred to Qinghe Technology's account."
"good!"
Zhang Shuo was very satisfied with Lu Kai's high efficiency.
After Lu Kai, Jiang Yue reported on the reception of new employees in early July, "The decoration of the sub-tower of Houhai Germination Building has been completed and will be delivered for use next month. The question now is which subsidiary or subsidiaries to arrange
Move into the sub-tower and office?”
"Just order Qinghe Technology."
Zhang Shuo made the decision.
"Is it just Qinghe Technology? We can also arrange for another subsidiary."
Jiang Yue suggested.
After all, after the new employees arrived, the office area of Lubei Germination Building was still very tense.
"It's just one company. From now on, the auxiliary tower will be used by Qinghe Technology. In addition, another news will be announced that Qinghe Technology will be upgraded to the first level of a group subsidiary." Zhang Shuo said.
"Thank you Mr. Zhang!"
Zhao Xiaohu quickly stood up and thanked him.
None of the other executives objected. As Weixin broke through the circle and brought hundreds of billions of profits to the group, replacing Qingniao Interactive Entertainment and becoming the group's most profitable company, Qinghe Technology's upgrade was inevitable.
So it's not surprising.
“With the second anniversary of Sprout, it’s time to make some changes.”
Zhang Shuo continued to drop a bombshell, "I decided to move the headquarters of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment to Rongcheng, the headquarters of Daosui Semiconductor to Jiangxia, and the headquarters of Qingyun Data to Beijing."
Sprout Group has purchased Grade A office buildings in all three places, so there is no problem in relocating its headquarters.
Especially with the popularity of Feixun, it is no longer necessary to keep all these subsidiaries around the headquarters. They can be completely released to complete the layout all over the world.
Naturally, this decision was not made by Zhang Shuo just by patting his head on his head.
As the largest city in the central region and one of the gathering areas for universities, Jiangxia has very convenient transportation and sufficient land supply, making it most suitable for the development of the semiconductor industry.
Qingyun Data needs to connect with the market, software, platform, etc. The capital is the land of crouching tigers, hidden dragons.
As for the bluebird mutual entertainment.
I'm not particularly picky about the headquarters, so I chose Rongcheng.
"Uh, okay."
This obviously caught Jiang Yue off guard, but it also solved the problem of the office area. Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment and Daosui Semiconductor were moved away in one go, and the office area was very sufficient.
Especially Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment, which occupies five floors.
only...
Different from the last time Qingcheng Group moved to Yangcheng, this time the three subsidiaries moved across provinces.
The relocation of the headquarters will have the least impact on Daosui Semiconductor. After all, it has just been established and its business focus is on the Zhanxun subsidiary in Shanghai, so it is just to develop business.
Qingyun’s data is also pretty good.
The employees of Qingyun Data are all scattered in the office buildings attached to the three data centers. Those affected are also some employees of the Houhai data center.
The reason why it is said to be partial is because there must still be a group of operation and maintenance personnel left in Houhai.
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Although the game studios under the name of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment have long been spread all over the world, the headquarters has always been located in the Germination Building, even dating back to the date of the company's registration.
This sudden relocation will definitely have a great impact on the headquarters employees.
Especially those who have already bought a house and settled in Binhai City.
"Mr. Zhang, can Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment relocate in batches, or keep a branch in Binhai City to house R&D departments such as the engine laboratory and AI laboratory?" Cao Yanhua hurriedly asked for instructions.
If we really had to move them all at once, there might be some big trouble.
"The specific relocation plan will be arranged by each subsidiary."
Zhang Shuo is not that rigid. He analyzes specific issues in detail, especially when it comes to such a major event as relocating the headquarters. It is impossible to do a one-size-fits-all approach, and you still have to leave some room.
"If there are really special circumstances, the group can initiate internal job transfers."
"Thank you Mr. Zhang!"
Cao Yanhua breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, in the long run, the relocation of the headquarters of Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment to Chengdu may not be a bad thing. In terms of living convenience, Chengdu is no worse than Binhai City, but housing prices are much lower than Binhai City.
Many employees who cannot afford to buy houses in Binhai City can live in peace in Chengdu.
The same is true for Jiangxia.
Take the Zhongjian Third Bureau, which has long-term cooperation with Germinal Real Estate, as an example. Its headquarters is located in Jiangxia. Many people from Jiangxia also worked in the Binhai branch at the beginning. After three to five years, they all applied to be transferred back to Jiangxia.
In their words -
Come to Binhai just to see the world, Jiangxia is your real home.
This is called living transparently.
In contrast, the real misfortune is that the employees at the headquarters of Qingyun Data were transferred from Binhai City to the capital. They look very tall, but on the inside they look miserable.
Living in the capital is not easy!
Thinking about those social workers who work in the capital and spend up to two or three hours commuting every day, it is really difficult to say much about the capital.
………
After the regular strategic meeting, Gu Mingzhang rarely found Zhang Shuo.
"Mr. Zhang, the selection of spokespersons for Maili X1 has started. Do you think you should choose sports stars or entertainment stars? As for entertainment stars, how about Lin Weiwei?"
Because of her relationship with Zhang Shuo, Lin Weiwei is almost becoming the royal partner of the Germination Department.
As for sports stars, it is naturally because this year is the year of the Olympic Games and it coincides with the launch of Maili X1, so it can maximize the popularity of the Olympic Games.
"Choose neither."
Zhang Shuo gave an unexpected answer.
"You mean, we don't need a spokesperson?" Gu Mingzhang was really surprised.
"Why does it have to be a spokesperson? Maili X1 is positioned as a high-end phone and claims to be a disruptive smartphone. It is the biggest selling point and focus in itself and does not need the aura of a spokesperson."
Not to mention that celebrity endorsements can easily lead to house collapse.
The most important thing is that the celebrity's own halo will steal the limelight of Maili X1, especially in China. The more big-name celebrities are used to endorse it, the more consumers will feel that it is marketing.
For example, Warwick has very few spokespersons in China.
Because Warwick itself is a business card with high popularity and recognition, especially the two high-end series Mate and P, which are so popular that they don’t need a spokesperson at all.
It’s just that the positioning of the nova series is different, targeting young female users, so in 2016, Warwick signed a four-character spokesperson as the nova spokesperson to please the young group.
Not to mention Apple, which basically uses amateurs in its TV commercials.
"Understood."
Gu Mingzhang was thoughtful, and then asked another question: "Mr. Zhang, I also want to apply to resign from the position of rotating president, so that I can focus more on the affairs of Maili Group and Daosui Semiconductor."
"Um???"
This time it was Zhang Shuo's turn to be surprised, "What's going on? Everyone has become so humble?"
It depends on how you understand this.
If it had been any other boss, it might have been a big storm.
"Mr. Zhang, I'm serious." Gu Mingzhang quickly explained, "Actually, I wanted to resign from you before, but I was hesitant about how to say it. I am really ashamed that Mr. Jiang took the lead."
"As you know, this year, especially the second half of the year, is a very critical period for Maili Group. I must concentrate all my energy on winning this crucial battle. I really have no time to worry about the group."
According to the rotation schedule, Gu Mingzhang will serve as the rotating president from July to December.
"Okay, I accept your explanation."
Zhang Shuo did not suspect that he was suffering from a mental illness. "But you have to think clearly. Once you resign as rotating president, you won't be able to come back until Maili Group is on track next year."
Zhang Shuo does not want to make the rotating president system a child's play.
If you want to go in, go in, if you want to go, go out.
"One more thing, Jiang Yue has already served as executive vice president, and the group will not appoint a second executive vice president in a short period of time. Can you accept this?"
"I accept!"
Gu Mingzhang made this decision after careful consideration, although it was not an easy decision.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been delayed until now.
"Well, from today on, you will serve as the senior vice president of the group."
According to Zhang Shuo's temper, he originally wanted to show off Gu Mingzhang and not promote him, but rationality stopped him. After all, Gu Mingzhang was not out of personal gain, but out of public concern.
Gu Mingzhang's heart couldn't be chilled like this.
Gu Mingzhang and Jiang Yue resigned on the same day. If one was promoted and the other was not, it would definitely cause huge criticism within the group.
Not only is it detrimental to Gu Mingzhang, but it is also detrimental to the unity within the group.
"Thank you Mr. Zhang!!"
Gu Mingzhang was obviously very grateful, and he was ready to be beaten.
………
That afternoon.
The Group President Office issued a notice on job adjustments for Jiang Yue and Gu Mingzhang.
In the new organizational structure, Lu Kai and Lu Qi took turns serving as rotating presidents, with Jiang Yue promoted to executive vice president and Gu Mingzhang promoted to senior vice president.
It's a happy outcome for everyone.
After this adjustment, the senior management team of Sprout Group has become more stable. At least the battle for the future group president will not be as fierce as before.
The two have already switched sides, so it doesn't matter who is the president.
Of course, the ones who benefited the most from this personnel adjustment were Lu Kai and Lu Qi. One suddenly lost two competitors for no apparent reason, and the other simply won.
This is how people compare themselves to each other, which makes people angry.
………
The next day is the weekend.
Zhang Shuo did not sit idle. Instead, he held a small party at his new home in the youth apartment and invited Lu Kai, Lu Qi, Jiang Yue, Gu Mingzhang, Pei Weiping and other members of the strategic committee to attend.
It was said to be celebrating the second anniversary of the founding of the group.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is actually taking over the newcomer Lu Qi’s favor.
otherwise.
Nor would I choose a private place like a youth apartment.
As a professional manager, being invited to the big boss's home for a private banquet is undoubtedly a good sign and proves that the boss treats you as one of his own.
It also helps to bring each other closer.
Of course, it’s also because Zhang Shuo’s new home is very good, especially the rooftop garden. With the careful layout by Chen Xiaowan, Dai Yutong and others, it is no more high-end or classy than any hotel?!
After a simple opening remarks, Zhang Shuo let everyone move freely.
"Don't be so formal about the party at home. There are no bosses today, it's all employees."
"good!!"
All the senior executives also cheered and raised their glasses.
Because the house is big enough, you can eat and drink in the living room, drink and chat on the balcony, there is also a game room, chess and card room, you can even walk in the rooftop garden and play chess in the pavilion.
You can also enjoy an outdoor barbecue.
In order to organize this party, the President's Office hired a professional cocktail party team.
Not only are there plenty of food and drinks, there are also waiters holding trays and walking among the crowd, ready to provide attentive and meticulous service to every guest at any time.
It’s really enjoyable!
"Has your accommodation been arranged?"
In the rooftop garden, Zhang Shuo held a wine glass and stood on the edge to look out. He could have a panoramic view of the entire Germination Industrial Park and even the scenery of Houhai.
Next to him, Lu Qi was also holding a wine glass. He was just a little tipsy, but he had obviously drank a lot.
After all, he is one of the protagonists of the party.
"It has been arranged. I have booked a suite at the hotel next to the Germination Building. I plan to stay there for a year. It happens to be close to the company and convenient."
"Are you trying too hard?"
Zhang Shuo was speechless. He had long heard that Lu Qi was a workaholic, but he never expected that he would work so hard.
Work and life are no longer separated.
"Actually, it's okay. I'm used to it."
Lu Qi himself didn't think it was anything, he was under a lot of pressure.
Before I came here, I thought I was one of the four rotating presidents, but after just one day on the job, I became one of the only rotating presidents. You can imagine the pressure on my shoulders.
Although Jiang Yue and Gu Mingzhang both took the initiative to resign, in the eyes of people who don't know the truth, they will inevitably think that it was because of Lu Qi's arrival that Jiang Yue and Gu Mingzhang were squeezed out.
Not to mention Gu Mingzhang.
As a veteran figure, Jiang Yue has a very large influence in Bud.
No wonder Lu Qi is stressed.
Faced with such rumors, all he can do is work hard and respond to doubts with practical actions.