Chapter 366: Germination breaks out of the industry again, Zhang Shuo becomes a national idol?!
The debriefing meeting is just a warm-up match for this annual executive gathering.
the next day.
While all the heads of subsidiaries were present, rotating president Lu Qi presided over the last joint president meeting of 2012, which mainly discussed next year's budget expenditure.
Once it's on, it lasts all day.
In addition, the audit center, inspection department, talent center, technology center, financial center and other major functional departments of the group headquarters also held special meetings.
Reported on the year-end major audit, major inspection and other related situations.
Because it was an important meeting at the end of the year, not only the heads of each subsidiary were present, but also vice presidents, heads of finance, human resources, technology and other business lines.
It can be said to be a luxurious lineup.
Tan Yunsong, chief scientist of the Fertile Land Research Institute, presided over a special group R&D meeting to discuss the R&D topics of each subsidiary and the allocation of R&D funds next year.
The entire meeting lasted for four days.
In the middle of the process, Zhang Shuo, as the chairman and CEO of Sprout Group, will also find the heads of each subsidiary in the office to talk alone for more in-depth and candid communication.
After all, some things are not suitable to be said in public.
Through the above meetings, basically, we conducted a serious review of the work of Germination in 2012 from top to bottom, and also clarified the development plan for next year.
Wait until Friday.
After the heads of each subsidiary waited for their teams to leave, Zhang Shuo summoned the rotating president Lu Qi, vice president Lu Kai, executive president Jiang Yue, and senior vice president Gu Mingzhang for a meeting.
The meeting had the fewest participants, but it was the highest-level internal meeting.
The discussions were all about group matters.
As soon as the meeting began, Zhang Shuo announced a decision, "Next year, I plan to step down from my concurrent position as chairman of Qingcheng Group and nominate Mr. Lu to take over as chairman of Qingcheng Group."
This idea came up half a year ago, but has never been implemented.
Now it's finally time to take off the burden.
From now on, Zhang Shuo will no longer hold any concurrent positions in the group's subsidiaries. He will also focus more on thinking about the group's future strategy and gradually get rid of the management of specific affairs.
Another step forward.
"Thank you, Chairman, for your trust!" Lu Qi nodded slightly.
"Next let's talk about this year's year-end bonus standards. Let me set a general tone first. The benchmark for the year-end bonus for level m10 is five million, which will fluctuate by 50% based on performance appraisal."
"Other ranks refer to the M10 standard and change in a ladder."
As a boss, Zhang Shuo is as generous as ever in terms of year-end bonuses. Executives like Jiang Yue have achieved financial freedom in just a few years.
Even Zhang Shuo's earliest secretary, Chen Xiaowan, now the director of the President's Office, bought a house in Binhai City.
A sure winner in life!
Senior brother Wang Yan has also paid off Zhang Shuo's arrears of 5 million, which is very heroic!
It’s Zheng Zhebin.
It is said that he was inspired by Xu Jia and planned to buy a house in Yangcheng and settle down.
"Chairman, are the standards of all subsidiaries the same?" Lu Qi asked, obviously having different ideas and speaking implicitly.
"It can be different."
Zhang Shuo does not believe in egalitarianism. "The group headquarters can set a lower limit standard to cover the year-end bonuses of all budding employees, but it does not set an upper limit for rewards."
"Each subsidiary can flexibly set the upper limit of year-end bonus based on this year's performance."
Subsidiaries such as Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment, Maili Group, and Qinghe Technology that have achieved profits, or even substantial profits, deserve more generous returns for their employees.
For those like Qingyun Data, Pinxixi Group, Mango Auto, etc. that are still losing money, the rewards will naturally be smaller. If you want a higher year-end bonus, just work hard to achieve profitability.
That's fair.
Afterwards, the meeting discussed the rotation of middle management in the Germination Department.
As the budding system grows bigger and bigger, it is like a towering tree, constantly spreading its branches and leaves. There are as many as twelve first-level subsidiaries (including group subsidiaries).
Not to mention secondary subsidiaries, regional (provincial) branches, offices and other overseas agencies.
I'm afraid even Zhang Shuo can't count them.
In addition, many subsidiary headquarters have moved outside Binhai City, and it is easy for various small interest groups and cliques to form, with the sky high and the emperor far away, to engage in small actions.
It is undoubtedly a very pragmatic decision to rotate and transfer some middle-level managers to other places at the right time.
It cannot be said that it can cure all diseases, but at least it can break through some small circles.
Be on guard against the slightest change!
The person in charge of this rotation is Jiang Yue, the group's executive vice president in charge of administration. He specifically explained the matter: "This rotation of middle management positions adheres to two major principles."
"The first is to take care of both functional departments and R&D departments in rotation."
"The difference is that the functional departments will carry out a major rotation throughout the system, while the R&D department will distinguish between the Internet business and the manufacturing business and respect their respective professionalisms."
"The second is to pay equal attention to rotation and assessment."
"Job rotation is not only a system guarantee, but also a major assessment of middle management to discover those outstanding talents who are qualified to work in different companies and different departments."
There is no doubt that these compound talents are the targets of key training and promotion.
therefore.
During this round of rotation, technical positions will also be transferred to management positions.
The specific implementation is complex.
Fortunately, Zhang Shuo does not need to worry about this matter personally. Jiang Yue and other senior executives can take care of it.
The end of the meeting.
Rotating president Lu Qi raised a question: "Chairman, will the group pay dividends to shareholders this year?"
"Dividends? Did Germination make a profit today?" Zhang Shuo asked.
"Well…"
Lu Qi couldn't figure out the big boss's thoughts at once, and said thoughtfully: "If you look at it from the books alone, the increase in cash flow is far less than the increase in liabilities, so it shouldn't be considered a profit, right?"
When he took the initiative to bring this up, he was actually considering Zhang Shuo's interests.
I really want to pay dividends.
As the largest individual shareholder of Sprout Group, Zhang Shuo is naturally the one who benefits the most.
Dividends will be distributed once a year. If this operation continues, no matter what the fate of the Germination Group is in the future, at least Zhang Shuo's personal wealth will steadily increase and he will make a profit without losing money.
This is also a common tactic used by many founders.
There's no shame in cashing out!
Of course Zhang Shuo was not included in this list, because every time Mo Yao made a performance, the system had actually given him a dividend. He couldn't be too greedy and said with a smile: "Since there is no profit, there is no need to talk about any dividends."
"Then, what should I explain to the Dream Fund?"
Lu Qi took the initiative to propose dividends because he considered that this year was different from last year. The Dream Fund came from behind the scenes to the front, and Olivia also joined the Germination Board of Directors.
It must be something you want, right?
"Don't worry, Dream Fund is doing long-term investment. It doesn't matter whether it pays dividends or not in the first few years." No one knows the details of Dream Fund better than Zhang Shuo.
Whether to pay dividends or not is not a matter of his words.
"That's okay."
The big boss has said so, so Lu Qi naturally has no objection.
………
After the group meeting, December came to an end.
It’s 2013 in the blink of an eye.
At the beginning of the new year, the first thing that bears the brunt is the three-day New Year's Day holiday.
Although it was in exchange for taking time off...
During the New Year's Day holiday, Zhang Shuo still couldn't rest. On New Year's Day, he went to Xingguang Welfare Home and played with the children for a day. The next day, he went to visit Mr. Tang.
My second uncle is here too.
"Sprouting has been developing very rapidly recently. I heard that it has become one of the top 100 in the world?"
"That's all made up by the media." Zhang Shuo scratched his head.
As the new year is approaching, some domestic and foreign media, especially financial ones, are keen to pry into the privacy of various star companies and reveal some shocking news.
Germination is naturally the first to bear the brunt.
Although the Sprout Group is not listed and does not need to disclose its financial situation to the outside world, there are also reporters with great savvy who obtained the revenue data of the Sprout Group through informants.
Even if it's not quite accurate, it's pretty much the same.
Then I posted it, with titles that were more eye-catching than the last.
“Buya’s revenue exceeded 100 billion, surpassing Tenda in one fell swoop!”
"The new king is born, and the sprout defeats the three giants!!!"
"The profit of Germination has exceeded 80 billion, making it one of the world's top 500 companies, and is expected to break into the top 100!"
"Zhang Shuo has become the richest man in China, and the overall valuation of Germination has exceeded 700 billion!!"
After the news spread, netizens also started to boo.
"Wow, that's awesome!"
"I knew that Bu Ya was making money, but I didn't expect it to be so profitable. It makes me so sad."
"You can make two small goals in one day, is that okay?"
"To be precise, I earn an average of 150,000 yuan per minute. It's really around 100,000 yuan per minute!"
"Comparing people with each other is so annoying."
"Isn't that right? I can't make as much as the cute king earns in an hour in a lifetime. I'm so desperate."
"If you want to be more enlightened upstairs, there is only one cute king, but there are thousands of ordinary people like us."
"The most exciting thing is, isn't it that Sprout surpasses the Big Three in an all-round way?"
"What's so exciting about this? Since Daimai Li x1 has become a hot seller, it's only a matter of time."
"makes sense."
"This time, the structure of the three domestic giants is going to completely change. Should they be called the Big Four?"
"How about sending out Qiandu, increasing sprouts, and changing bat to atm?"
"What the hell is an ATM? A teller machine?"
"Isn't it just a cash machine? Every family is extremely rich."
"I think it's an insult to Meiya to put it alongside the Big Three."
"Yes, yes, Germination should be the only one."
"So, the Big Three are still the Big Three, but they are no longer as prosperous as they used to be."
"Sad..."
"I think that Moya can still be more competitive. It is meaningless to compete with Internet companies like China. To compare, we have to compete with international giants like Weiruan, Pingguo, and Yunter."
"Uh, why do these words sound familiar?"
"Doesn't this sound familiar? Two years ago, when Moe Ya was not as prosperous as it is now, King Meng mentioned in his speech at the university that Moe Ya's goal was to compete with Weiruan and Pingguo."
"Yes, yes, many people were laughing at him at that time, saying that the cute king was overestimating his own abilities."
"The slap in the face came so fast, like a tornado!"
"I have to say that King Meng is really a god-like existence. Isn't it too much to call him the strongest born in the 1980s?"
“Not too much!”
"You are worthy of being a national idol. I heard that the cute king is still single?"
"Upstairs, there is everything in the dream!"
There is no doubt that as the Sprout Group "reaches the top" in the country, Zhang Shuo's popularity has reached a new high. After being confirmed as the richest man in China, it may be an exaggeration to say that everyone of all ages knows him.
Becoming a household name is a sure thing.
I didn't see that the media were like chicken blood. Even Yang's mother went out to get an exclusive interview with Zhang Shuo. Unfortunately, they were rejected by the president of the Germination Group.
Zhang Shuo knows this very well.
In the Chinese cultural environment, becoming famous at a young age is not a good thing.
The more prosperous you are, the more low-key you have to act.
The most important thing is that Zhang Shuo is simply impatient to cooperate with those media performances. He tells so-called inspirational growth stories in front of the camera, under the spotlight, and with the interviewer.
He is very inspiring.
If it weren't for the rebirth system, Zhang Shuo asked himself, he would just be an ordinary person.
A life hanging on the wall is destined to be impossible to copy.
"Really making it up?" Tang Yi's eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts.
"Well, there are some facts. For example, Sprout's revenue exceeded 100 billion and profit exceeded 80 billion, but these are expected results and nothing to show off." Zhang Shuo was very Versailles.
"You boy."
Tang Yi tried hard to suppress the shock in his heart.
Even Mr. Tang, who was leaning on the recliner with his eyes closed and concentrating, glanced at Zhang Shuo.
They are all witnesses of the growth of Germination. They have witnessed almost every key node of Germination's development, but they are still amazed by the growth speed of Germination.
In just two and a half years, it has become a world-famous giant, which is hard to believe.
So does Zhang Shuo.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The young man who was still a little immature two years ago has already put on a layer of scheming cloak.
He was even called the old fox in private.
"I also heard that Germination's R&D budget for next year is as high as 30 billion?"
Tang Yi really cared about Mei Ya.
"Second uncle, I'm very doubtful whether you have an spy in Suya. Do you know this?"
Zhang Shuo was shocked.
"It's not as messy as you think."
Tang Yi explained with a smile: "As soon as the R&D budget of 30 billion was released, the entire Chinese scientific research circle was shocked. How could I not know about such a big thing?"
"All right!"
Zhang Shuo was relieved immediately.
Last week, Tan Yunsong presided over a special research and development meeting, and indeed invited some experts in the industry to serve as consultants, and the news could not be hidden.
In fact, I didn't want to hide it.
"Would 30 billion be too prominent?" Tang Yi expressed his concerns.
That's 30 billion.
You know, China's annual scientific research budget in 2013 was just over one trillion, which seems to be more than 30 times that of Germination, but it cannot be compared with this.
Because that is a game of chess for all of China.
"It's a bit overwhelming, but there's nothing we can do about it."
Zhang Shuo explained with a smile: "The goal of Germination, from the very beginning, has been to aspire to be at the top of the world. But because of its late start and weak foundation, it is far behind foreign companies such as Weiruan and Pingguo."
"Pingguo can reserve cash flow that is as rich as a country, but Bud cannot."
"If Germination wants to catch up, it can only use the courage to burn all the boats and squeeze out every profit created by the company for R&D and expansion."
I really don’t dare to keep any extra money.
If possible, Zhang Shuo would even wish to borrow tens of billions, although this is very unrealistic.
Moreover, from the bottom of his heart, Zhang Shuo did not agree with Pingguo's approach. It seemed that he had reserved a large amount of cash flow and was rich enough to rival the country. In fact, he had missed the opportunity for development in the next era.
Why did Pingguo suddenly lose his dream after being criticized by Gang Leader Qiao?
This can be seen from Pingguo's investment in R&D. Although it is very high compared to Xiaomi and others, it is precisely because it did not try its best that Pingguo's subsequent model innovations were lackluster.
"So that's it."
Tang Yi was in awe and changed the subject with a smile.
"By the way, you had an unpleasant quarrel with Mr. Melon Picker in Xiangjiang last time, but you indirectly offended a lot of people. Until now, I have received some rumors that are not very friendly to you."
Seems random.
In fact, I just used this excuse to remind Zhang Shuo not to be arrogant and complacent.
There are many people who are unhappy with him secretly.
The world is what it is.
The more successful you are, the more glorious you are. There will be those who follow you and praise you, and there will be those who slander you and be hostile to you. If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. This is the truth.
“Xiangjiang…”
Zhang Shuo naturally understood his second uncle's suggestion, but he was unwilling to give in. He said with a smile: "But the layout and vision of this small place are too low. Sooner or later, Binhai City will surpass us."
In fact, it has only happened in the past few years.
"That's true, but the relationships behind those people are all inextricably linked. If you don't want to make enemies, it's better not to make enemies." Tang Yi became even more worried.
Wealth has the power to influence the gods.
Although that group of people live in Xiangjiang, their influence is not limited to Xiangjiang.
"Don't worry, second uncle, I know what's going on."
Zhang Shuo was not too worried.
As the saying goes, if you rise because of the situation, you will surely fall because of the situation.
No one can seize every opportunity.
Like the Mr. Melon Picker, after taking off through a wind outlet, he always wanted to be the source of the storm, but little did he know that he was still the pig blown up by the strong wind.
There will always be a day when you fall.
In fact, it's not that far away. It's still very prosperous now, but ten years later, it will basically end in disgrace.
What are you afraid of?
"Okay, as long as you have this string in your head."
Tang Yi took a deep look at Zhang Shuo, and instead of trying to persuade him, he talked about changing the cage for a bird, and said with a smile: "Mo Ya has made so much money, Pin Xixi's tens-billion logistics park plan can't be fooled by me.
"
"Don't worry, the investment in Germination will only be a lot more." Zhang Shuo also issued a military order.
"That's good!"
Tang Yi knew very well that Zhang Shuo always meant what he said.
There were many topics to talk about for two days, and the conversation became more and more interesting, and we didn't give up until dinner was served.
………
On the last day of the vacation, Zhang Shuo was finally able to rest. He accompanied Gu Xiaoxi at home in the Youth Apartment, and it was a rare day.
The essence of human beings is salted fish.
Since the last time she established a relationship in front of her parents, Gu Xiaoxi has gradually relaxed a little. Although she still can't follow Zhang Shuo's wishes, she can still take advantage of her.
Zhang Shuo is not an impatient person either.
On the contrary, Chen Lu's visits, intentionally or unintentionally, became less and less.
………
Friday, January 4th.
The New Year's Day holiday has just ended, and Zhang Shuo has to review and approve funding applications for the new year.
Allocate 500 million operating funds to the headquarters of Sprout Group, mainly used for year-end bonus expenses in 2012 and daily operating expenses in the first quarter of 2013;
Allocate 600 million R&D funding to the Fertile Soil Research Institute;
Allocate 1 billion to the Chunmiao Fund for public welfare expenditures in the first quarter;
Allocate 500 million R&D funding to Mango Automobile;
Allocate 500 million operating funds to Daosui Group, including 200 million R&D funds;
Allocate 1 billion operating funds to Pinxixi Group, mainly for first quarter expenses and the construction of Jiangcheng Modern Logistics Park;
Allocate 400 million project funds to Germinal Real Estate.
All added together is an allocation of 4.5 billion, which can only be regarded as child's play.
In addition to these, the major expenditures last month also included an investment of 1 billion to build Xingyang Technology, an allocation of 1 billion to Chunmiao Fund, and an additional capital of 6.4 billion to Qingcheng Group.
In terms of profit.
Last month, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment turned over a profit of 3.4 billion, Maili Group turned over a profit of 5.8 billion, Qinghe Technology turned over a profit of 200 million, and Germinal Financial Holdings turned over a profit of 150 million.
The total profit turned in was 9.55 billion, slightly less than last month.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Among the profits handed over by Bluebird Interactive Entertainment that month, in addition to the 2.7 billion monthly profit, it also included 700 million in overseas agency fees for "Legend of Dota" and "Summons"
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As for Maili Group.
With the overseas sales of Mai Li x1, the profits turned over have reached a new high.
Due to Qingcheng Group's tens of billions of capital increase and huge expenses, one month later, the cash on the Sprout Group's books not only failed to increase, but actually shrank by more than three billion.
It can be seen that it is easy to make money and even easier to spend money.
This month there will be a 4 billion capital increase from Qingyun Data. Although there is no pressure, if you want to achieve a state of doing whatever you want like Pingguo, don't even think about it.
Still have to plan for flowers.
………
After signing and approving the funding application plan, Zhang Shuo had time to read the work briefing.
First article.
It was Luo Changan who was far away in Japan who reported that Akane Data had also joined the acquisition competition after learning that the Dream Fund and Daosui Group were acquiring Japan Storage.
The acquisition of Japan Storage suddenly changed everything.
"Akane data..."
Zhang Shuo's eyes flickered, "What was supposed to come finally came."
The original time and space was that Akane Data successfully acquired Sunrise Storage. In essence, Germination was the disruptor.
It's normal to be targeted by Akane's data.
The problem now is that Akane Data’s background is much deeper than the combination of Dream Fund and Inaho Group. After all, he was sent by his father, so he naturally has a halo.
It’s hard to win!!!
Fortunately, both sides are still in the research stage, and the real competition will probably wait until after the year.
Just wait.
For the time being, Zhang Shuo has no better countermeasures. He can only let Olivia and Luo Changan act according to the situation. Lu Kai, Gu Mingzhang, and Lin Zhengdong will also take turns in the battle later.
But it’s good to say it.
Because it had been predicted very early on that Qianbu Data was likely to participate in the fight for the acquisition of Japan Storage, Zhang Shuo actually held a trump card in his hand.