Sony’s interim board of directors has made unexpected changes.
Although the seventeen directors have held many meetings with 2 people, 3 people, 4 people, 5 people... up to 9 people in order to prepare for Sony's shareholders' meeting, this time some people were still confused about the situation.
this……
How can Kutaragi Ken support 60?
Isn't that American a subordinate whom Idei leader relies on?
It seems that the next chairman has just been elected. Do we still have to... re-elect him?
However, although it was a bit chaotic, Mr. Oga still wanted to interfere with the leader of Dei as always. This sense of familiarity was comforting.
"It's a bit messy."
Fang Zhuo sighed to Stringer in a low voice.
Stringer also nodded.
The main reason why the two of them felt this way was that Japanese that neither of them understood began to appear in the conference room. There were discussions between neighbors and questions from a distance.
The appearance of Japanese in this way seems to have initiated a confidentiality mechanism for Stringer and Fang Zhuo.
"It still depends on the vote." Stringer said seriously.
Fang Zhuo replied easily: "That's not necessarily the case. In 2002, the sale of Sony's insurance business had been negotiated and approved by the board of directors. It was supposed to be the highest order, but it was also corrupted by the retired Dahe.
"
"So...what about the vote I just passed?" Stringer's suppressed worries suddenly resurfaced.
"I see that Jing is a person who is willing to admit defeat, unlike Dahe." Fang Zhuo half speculated and half comforted, "If it doesn't work out, if Yike gets into the mobile phone business, you will be the president."
Stringer couldn't laugh or cry: "I don't understand mobile phones."
"Then you can bring someone from Sony who understands mobile phones." Fang Zhuo joked.
Stringer's nervous mood was somewhat relieved by the joke. He felt that young people today are really determined. It was the first time in his long career that he had experienced such a serious dispute on the board of directors.
As someone started to use Japanese first, the Japanese voice in the conference room rose and fell. After speaking, Fang Zhuo saw Nobuyuki Dei and Norio Ohga, the front and rear bosses, facing each other with great interest.
Sprayed a few words.
If Nobuyuki I's style is quite feudal, then Norio Ohga's style is feudal within Japanese feudalism.
Fang Zhuo didn't know that this person was still alive and his influence on Sony was still alive.
After what Tian Zhongshi said, he urgently checked and inquired about the situation and found out that Dahe had taken actions since his retirement, including but not limited to "going to work on time and colluding with directors to oppose the boss's opinions to prevent the sale of a US$5 billion insurance business."
In other words, in the past two years, Nobuyuki Dei's reform of Sony's board of directors has become more effective, and Oga's influence has become weaker and weaker.
However, while Idei has made progress in terms of group power, Sony's consumer electronics business has experienced an overall decline, and the company's market value has reached record lows. Even if the reform measures of "Transformation60" take time, Sony Group cannot wait any longer.
But it’s hard to blame the shareholders and directors entirely, since Idei himself made a profit commitment to the reform plan.
The hustle and bustle of Japanese gradually fell silent.
In the end, it still depends on the comparison of each other's votes.
Fang Zhuo watched everyone quiet down. He didn't know whether the quarrel just now had reached some compromise that he didn't know. He said seriously: "As a mere stranger, I want to say, look at what Sony is like now.
, it has almost dropped to Apple’s market value!”
Nobuyuki Idei encountered betrayal, accusations, and quarrels. At this moment, he completely lacked the majesty of a parent. He slammed the table angrily and popped out a Japanese word that Fang Zhuo was very familiar with.
Fang Zhuo said in Chinese dissatisfied: "Hey, why are you swearing?"
Stringer also defended his own people in English: "This is the current situation of the group, and we must face it squarely."
Norio Ohga also spoke a series of Japanese words that Fang Zhuo couldn't understand, but guessed they were anti-Baga.
The hustle and bustle that had just been silenced resurfaced with the intersection of the three languages.
This time the debate was even more intense than the last time.
But what makes Fang Zhuo find it interesting is that it is obviously more impactful for a foreigner to hold the position of chairman, but it has been unanimously approved just now, and now when it comes to the position of president, there is a big fuss.
Just as he was thinking this, he heard Shizuo Takajo angrily proposing a new vote to re-elect the next chairman, objecting to Stringer, a foreigner, taking charge of the group's direction!
Shizuo Takajo looked back and found that the foreign directors who had supported Stringer were unhappy.
The five foreign directors are not ordinary figures, any one of them is well-known in the Japanese business community.
For example, Yotaro Kobayashi, who is also in his seventies this year, is a legendary business leader in Japan. The Fuji Xerox Company that he single-handedly grew is regarded as the most successful Japanese-American joint venture and has always been pro-American.
Therefore, he is also the most supportive of Stringer taking over Sony.
The old man had a bad temper, and he almost stood up and pointed at Shizuo Takajo's nose and scolded him.
Fang Zhuo felt that it was a big loss that he couldn't understand Japanese today.
However, the Sony conference room is indeed becoming more and more chaotic.
President Yi Ke took out a cigarette and felt that what was happening in the conference room in front of him might be a microcosm of the Sony Group. Faced with the decline in the group's business and the decline in market value, everyone was at a loss.
Where should we go?
Are the strengths and pride of the past inappropriate for the present era?
There are so many powerful companies in the United States, are their business philosophies right?
Which point is right? And which point is wrong?
The ideological confusion is mixed with the interests of different positions, which ultimately leads to Stringer's rise to power.
Fang Zhuo did not light the cigarette, but just took it and rubbed it on his finger. After listening to the argument for a while, he said to Stringer: "You negotiated with Sony in New York, you came to Tokyo, you sat on the temporary board of directors, and you voted unanimously
Appointed."
"Don't be afraid, there are always people who have to compromise, and they are the ones who fall into the water."
Stringer subconsciously wanted to nod, but suddenly stopped mid-movement and whispered: "I'm not afraid. Their accent is too strong, or they are in Japanese. We should bring a translator."
Fang Zhuo smiled and threw out a gadget: "At this year's Yike shareholders' meeting, you will also be an outside director. It would be a great honor for our small company to have the chairman of Sony here."
"Then I'm going to see Yike's board of directors." Stringer agreed.
The chaotic quarrel in the conference room gradually subsided again.
No matter how different our opinions are, we still have to cast a vote and see the results before considering whether to flip the table.
At the very least, Sony head Nobuyuki Idei seems to have the ability to flip the table, and his final argument was an expression of his tough attitude.
There were a total of 17 votes for the 19 people in the conference room. Fang Zhuo had no voting rights. Norio Ohga was only the "honorary chairman" and did not have the right to vote.
There are 5 foreign directors in total, plus Stringer and Jiu Duo’s own votes, that’s 7 votes.
It stands to reason that winning 2 more votes from the house directors will determine the outcome.
However, when the voting actually came, one of the foreign directors abstained from voting, which made both Stringer and Norio Ohga change their expressions slightly.
It is impossible to count on the remaining 10 members of the House of Councilors, Nobuyuki Dei, Ryoharu Nakahachi, and Shizuo Takajo, to abandon the dark side and join the bright side. In other words, they have to win 3 votes from 7 people. No one knows how many of these 7 people are dead followers.
Nobuyuki Idei.
One after another they voted by a show of hands.
"Good governance in Zhongbo."
"Kutaragi Ken."
"Good governance in Zhongbo."
"Good governance in Zhongbo."
Everyone's mood became tense. No matter Idei Nobuyuki or Ohga Norio, their eyes were fixed on the person who was about to vote, as if they could change a director's decision with their eyes.
Fang Zhuo didn't plan to be a human being today, so he didn't feel nervous at all. He just watched this scene with interest.
But as the voting progressed, even he did not expect that the result would be maintained until the last person.
There have been 16 votes among the 17 directors, 8 votes for Kutaragi Ken, 7 votes for Ryoharu Nakahachi, and 1 abstention.
If the final vote goes to Ryoji Nakahachi, neither party has a majority, which means that the nomination of the president is likely to be extended to the shareholders' meeting, which will further spread confusion in Sony's top management to the outside world.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Kuni Ando, who did not vote in the end, and he is the current president of Sony Group. It is his seat that Nakahachi and Kudo are competing for.
It is very likely that the current president will decide who the next president will be.
When things have developed to this point, many people feel that this is destiny.
Ando Kuni has no movement, no expression, no words.
"Ando, who do you think is more suitable to be the president of the group?"
Norio Ohga said slowly.
Nobuyuki Idei believed that this was the off-site influence of the old boss, and immediately said: "Ando, you have to be careful, you determine Sony's future."
Seeing that Stringer had lost his voice at this time, Fang Zhuo was dissatisfied with the British Sir's inaction at the critical moment of the board of directors, and then said: "As a mere stranger, I think..."
"Shut up!" Nobuyuki Idei was angry. He glared at Fang Zhuo and interrupted this Chinese stranger.
However, Ando Guowei looked over and asked calmly: "What do you think?"
"I think the president positions that Zhongbo and Jiuduo are going to take are complementary to Chairman Stringer." Fang Zhuoyue was more energetic and talked eloquently, "Stringer has proven his leadership in entertainment and entertainment with Sony America.
Content business capabilities are important to Sony Group.”
"But at the same time, Stringer lacks experience in the consumer electronics field, so he needs business judgment from the president."
"No matter who it is, they are destined to be in charge of the consumer electronics business, and both of them have outstanding achievements and can hold this position."
Fang Zhuo spoke impartially and purely from a passerby.
These words made Dejing, Nakabachi, Oga, Kudo, and Stringer all stunned. They had similar thoughts in their hearts. Are you really just a stranger?
Ando Guowei frowned and asked: "But you have to choose one."
Fang Zhuo nodded: "Not bad."
He asked in English: "Mr. An Teng, I wonder if you have heard of Hua Xia."
Ando Kunwei nodded first, and then replied in Mandarin: "I know some Chinese."
At this time, foreign director Yotaro Kobayashi also said in Mandarin: "I know Chinese and I can translate."
Fang Zhuo did not let a little surprise affect his thinking, and quoted: "Lu is a country based on tolerance. How can we use it if we can tolerate it externally but not internally?"
Ando Guowei obviously not only "knows some Chinese", he mused: "This is an allusion of mutual tolerance for the sake of the country."
"Stringer passed unanimously, as everyone expected." Fang Zhuo said eloquently, "If you vote for Zhongbo today, Zhongbo only has 8 votes, which cannot pass the nomination of the board of directors, and now there are less than 3 days left before the shareholders' meeting.
time."
"Based on today's conflict, your vote for Zhongbo will allow Sony to expose such a huge contradiction to the outside world, causing shareholders and the capital market to lose confidence in Sony."
“Is Sony’s shareholder meeting going to be a farce?”
"Tolerance serves the country, Mr. Anten. Sony needs confidence externally and resolves conflicts internally."
"Mr. Idei bears the greatest responsibility for Sony's success today. He is destined to be unable to lead Sony further. Instead of following him to expand conflicts, it is better to let the conflicts end in your hands."
"You voted for Kutaragi Ken not out of fear of Oga, nor out of flattery for Stringer."
"You vote for Kudo today and no longer associate with Idei. So what if you get a bad reputation?"
Fang Zhuo finally quoted a Japanese proverb: "Flowers are cherry blossoms and people are samurai."
He sighed: "Mr. An Teng, please put the overall situation first."
Ando Guowei looked at the Chinese people and remained silent.
After a moment, he said in English: "I think Ken Kutaragi is more suitable to be the president of Sony Group."
boom!
Nobuyuki Idei threw the table and left the stage!
The Sony conference room was in an uproar!
The directors of Idei's group also immediately stood up and left the meeting room.
Norio Ohga shouted angrily: "What are you going to do! Isn't it enough to harm Sony to this point? Sit down!"
Several directors were hindered by the old boss's rebuke and the gazes of other colleagues, so they sat down hesitantly.
Regarding the candidate for the position of president of Sony Group, Ken Kutaragi received more than half of the votes and will be formally nominated by the board of directors at the shareholders' meeting.
Stringer couldn't understand Japanese, let alone Chinese. He saw that Mr. Fang just said a lot of words, and then Ando Guowei bizarrely voted for himself. At this time, he couldn't help but ask: "What did you just say to An Teng?"
What?"
"I talked to him about your grades and he was convinced." Fang Zhuo replied simply.
Stringer was suspicious and didn't believe this, but he couldn't get into it at this time.
Nobuyuki Idei left, and Sony's chairman left the board of directors.
However, there was also an "honorary chairman" in the conference room. Norio Ohga took over the leadership unceremoniously, and the next vote was the nomination of Fang Zhuo as an outside director.
How can a Chinese person be an outside director of Sony Group?
How can competitors be allowed to infiltrate the top levels of the group?
Out of strong opposition, several directors from the Idei family abstained from voting.
In the end, 9 votes passed and 8 abstained.
Obviously, Fangzhuo is stronger than Stringer. He did not encounter a single vote of opposition and was successfully nominated as an outside director to the Sony Group's interim board of directors.
Fang Zhuo didn't know why Zhongbo and Gao Tiao didn't vote against it, but he wouldn't ask them and just gave a brief acceptance speech.
"Gentlemen, please let Sony's name ring throughout the world again."
Everyone in the conference room bowed their heads and answered.
Fang Zhuo glanced at the conference room.
The little devils in the hall were all in high spirits.
