The first thing the new official did when he took office was that the equity transfer contract with Sitong had just been officially signed. As the new chairman, Lu Fei and Xu Xin immediately inspected New Wolf.
"Director Lu, he is Chen Tong, senior vice president and portal editor-in-chief."
"This is Du Hong, general manager of sales strategy."
"..."
As COO, Cao Guowei and Wang Yan followed Lu Fei and introduced the middle and high-level employees one by one.
Everyone bent down to shake hands and called "Director Lu" with a smile. After the interview, a wave of people lined up to leave. The wave of people who stayed in the conference room were all management leaders.
"Sit, everyone, sit down."
Lu Fei and Xu Xin were sitting side by side. In front of them, a dozen senior executives headed by Wang Yan were sitting upright, not daring to breathe.
"Mr. Wang, as far as I know, I am the fourth chairman. Haha, so which CEO are you?"
"What a coincidence, Director Lu, I am also the fourth."
Wang Yan took out a tissue and grinned.
"Zizi, no wonder the outside world says that it is the most difficult to be the CEO of New Wolf. It has only been established for 7 years and there are only 4 CEOs."
Lu Fei crossed his arms: "It's faster than neon lights changing Prime Ministers."
"Yeah, every time I come back from a vacation or a long-term business trip, there are always people who guess that I will quit my position as CEO."
Wang Yan's heart was pounding.
"Being the CEO of Xinlang is like walking a tightrope. It's not something ordinary people can do. Wang always made it this far. It's not easy."
Lu Fei praised him without hesitation.
However, the more he praised, the more unsure Wang Yan felt.
What does it mean?
Just when he came to power, he killed the donkey and killed the ministers who followed the dragon?
Cao Guowei quickly said: "Director Lu, that is because the problem of dispersed ownership of New Wolf has not been resolved before, and the management and the board of directors are completely disconnected, which is why there is such turmoil. It also prevents the long-term implementation of the strategy and misses many opportunities."
"That's right, that's right." Wang Yan said quickly: "Now that you are here, Director Lu, the new wolf will definitely have a brand new tomorrow!"
"Snapped."
As soon as he clapped, other members of the management team followed suit, and the applause burst out, and the tense and solemn atmosphere slowly eased.
Lu Fei didn't feel angry, he raised his hand and pressed down. The thunderous applause suddenly stopped, and then he immediately assumed his identity and listened to Cao Guowei's report on New Wolf's business and profit and loss status.
“New Wolf Mailbox followed Penguin’s lead last year and became a free product, but VIP mailboxes, corporate mailboxes and website space are still paid...”
"Wait a minute."
Lu Fei interrupted loudly, picked up a pen and drew circles on the paper, "Game recharge, wireless ring tones, and so many other businesses, how did New Wolf's stock price achieve the maximum drop of more than 26%?"
Xu Xin glanced at it curiously. He already knew that he was obviously making an excuse, so he glanced around and saw that Wang Yan was hesitant, but it was Cao Guowei who stepped forward.
"Director Lu, that's because online advertising revenue has dropped."
He tried his best to explain that it was due to policy factors. The General Administration of Optoelectronics issued a document prohibiting radio and television stations from broadcasting mobile value-added service advertisements involving "fortune-telling" content, and had to stop this usage-based SMS product.
"Is it just policy?"
Lu Fei said with a straight face: "80% of New Wolf's revenue comes from online advertising. Is this normal?"
For a moment, no one from the management responded, and they were completely silent.
Wang Yan cleared his throat: "Director Lu, we have also thought about changes. We acquired two wireless companies last year and plan to deepen our SP business."
"Still sp?"
Before Lu Fei could say anything, Xu Xin got the hint from his eyes and bluntly said that the era of easy "making money" was over long ago.
China Mobile is in the process of clearing out illegal SP service providers. In the future, the landscape of thousands of SPs will only become a Red Sea market divided among a few giants.
Wang Yan and other management levels looked at each other and remained silent. Why did they start issuing orders instead of saying that they should govern from the top?
Lu Fei knocked on the table, "Then what should we do?"
"Haha, I think Director Lu must have an idea."
Wang Yan showed a bright smile and kept complimenting him.
"Now I'm asking you what to do."
Lu Fei couldn't help but have a flash of disappointment in his eyes. He leaned forward, crossed his hands, and looked past the faces.
The management members were all excited, subconsciously thinking that this was a signal for Mr. Lu to test and lay off employees, and their sense of survival was instantly heightened.
"Director Lu, I think the reason why online advertising performance will decline and is lower than Sohu's is because of the sales team and advertising system. It's time for reform.
Du Hong was the first to stand up. She obviously had something in mind and could speak clearly and logically.
Lu Fei nodded with satisfaction, and moved his eyes to the next one. It was a mule or a horse, and he quickly screened out three gangsters.
They were restless, increasingly premonition of being fired, and their faces turned pale.
"Mr. Wang, what do you think?" Lu Fei asked.
Wang Yan subconsciously wiped his face with a tissue: "We should dig deep into the potential of blogs. With Mr. Lu's support, NetArt has attracted more and more celebrities and has become a star product."
Lu Fei was noncommittal and asked, "Where is Mr. Cao?"
"While I was on vacation, I noticed a brand new Internet product, one called 'Facebook' and the other called 'Line'. The former is popular in Europe and the United States, and the latter is popular in Southeast Asia."
Cao Guowei said seriously: "Director Lu, can we learn from this?"
"What Mr. Cao is talking about is called 'SNS social networking'."
Lu Fei's solemn face finally had a hint of joy, but he still shook his head and laughed, "But it's too late to learn from it now."
The topic changed and he spoke concisely and comprehensively:
“The future Internet can be summarized in 6 English letters, solomo, ‘soobile’, which is ‘social + localization + mobile’…
Therefore, New Wolf must go one step further and transform from a traditional portal to a new generation of Internet platform before blogs and Facebook.”
Beware of leaks and did not reveal a few words on Weibo.
"What Director Lu means is to develop a new social platform product?"
As soon as Cao Guowei finished speaking, there was a loud roar in the audience. Instantly, there was a lot of discussion and whispers, and everyone felt that it was too risky.
"Director Lu, we have never done this before."
Wang Yan looked troubled and forced a smile.
"I didn't come then, but now I'm here."
Lu Fei squinted his eyes. Almost all Internet products born in China can find prototypes from abroad. Most of them are "borrowed" or "copycat" works.
Either you copy me or I imitate you. It’s no longer who eats the crab first, but who does localization better.
Like Weibo, the first person to copy Twitter was not New Wolf, but Wang Xing's Fanfou.com, like "Honor of Kings", the double ring operation copied "Freedom War"...
Innovation often results in nothing but high risks.
"Director Lu, New Wolf's independent research and development capabilities are still too weak. In my opinion, why not start by learning from Facebook and proceed step by step?"
As soon as Wang Yan said this, many people echoed him. They were either worried about being overtaken by NetEase and Sohu, or they were worried about taking too big a step and injuring themselves.
Only Cao Guowei and Du Hong remained silent.
"Haha, Facebook and Line still use it? If you want, Mr. Lu can definitely make a Chinese version of the same."
Xu Xin shook her head slightly: "He is the major shareholder of Facebook and Line."
"What?!"
The entire New Wolf management team was stunned for a moment. Their eyes were fixed on Mr. Lu. They swept across the lines of Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, and covered Facebook in the United States. There was actually the shadow of this man behind them?
What surprises does Director Lu have that we don’t know about!
"So I said that New Wolf is going to make products that are comparable to Line and Facebook. Do you still have any questions?"
Lu Fei glanced around and continued: "Even if there is, it's useless. I'm just telling you, not asking for your opinion."
"..."
Wang Yan, Cao Guowei and others looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
I originally thought that Mr. Lu would decentralize power to a high degree and not cling to control, so he "arrived at Chen Yinglu". Unexpectedly, I never expected that the clown would be myself!
I completely want to rectify and clean up the management through transformation.
This is not Liu Bei, this is Zhu Yuanzhang!
Soon, the pressure on the executives present doubled, and they were afraid of leaving a bad impression in their subsequent performance, so they performed uncharacteristically actively, but there were even traces of involution hidden in them.
The meeting and symposium lasted half an hour.
Lu Fei's mouth was dry as he spoke. After drinking some water, he said, "Okay, let's stop here for today's meeting."
"Director Lu, will we hold an all-staff meeting next and have you come on stage to give everyone a speech to boost morale?"
Wang Yan was relieved in his heart.
"Okay, you go out and wait."
Lu Fei focused on naming Cao Guowei to stay.
In an instant, Du Hong and other senior executives looked at Cao Guowei on the left and Wang Yan on the right. Their eyes were full of meaning. They skipped the CEO and met the CEO alone. What else could it mean?
"Watch your wording."
Wang Yan patted his deputy on the shoulder and forced a smile, with a hint of sadness in it.
"Brother Wang."
Cao Guowei had mixed emotions. Although he had a premonition, he couldn't help but feel nervous when he looked directly at Lu Fei face to face.
Lu Fei smiled and said: "I remember that Mr. Cao is the CFO and joint COO. He is also responsible for managing the core advertising sales and website operations, right?"
Xu Xin chatted: "Yes, one person is responsible for both the front and backstage. He is a rare and handsome person."
Lu Feidao: "I also served as the fire captain many times to clean up the mess for New Wolf, including fighting against Shanda, and asking me to come out..."
Being praised alternately by them, Cao Guowei was not surprised at all, but was frightened, and the praise made him miserable.
"Director Lu, if you have any instructions, please tell me directly?"
"You will be the fifth CEO, taking over from Wang Yan."
Lu Fei was straightforward.
"Wha, what? No, absolutely not!"
Cao Guowei's eyes widened and he breathed heavily through his nose.
"The more you say you can't do it, the more I think you can do it."
Lu Fei is like a mountain king accepting his wife, the more he resists, the more excited he becomes.
"No, Director Lu, no."
Cao Guowei said half willingly and half reluctantly: "Before you took control of the board of directors, you promised us that you would keep the current management intact for a short period of time."
"Yes, he promised to hand over the daily management of New Wolf to the management with you as the core."
Xu Xin emphasized the pronunciation of "taking you as the core".
"This! This, Gulu."
Cao Guowei swallowed his saliva. Are you still playing word games?
"One commander is incompetent and the entire army is exhausted. Wang Yan may be suitable for the chaotic situation of the board of directors, but he is definitely not suitable for now."
Lu Fei said in a serious tone: "There is no sense of urgency and the situation cannot be clearly seen. If New Wolf does not find its correct position, its development will be in danger. You should know this."
"Director Lu, do you want me to help you transform New Wolf into a new Internet social platform?"
Cao Guowei's heart sank, cruel, Mr. Lu is really cruel!
The front foot still smiles at the ministers who follow the dragon, but the back foot kills the meritorious ministers. It is like drinking from the golden cup and not sparing each other.
Lu Fei snapped his fingers, "The project code name is 'Weibo'."
Cao Guowei murmured twice, "What do you want to do?"
"No rush, what you have to do now is to rectify the new wolf."
Lu Fei glanced at Xu Xin and said, "If you don't change your thinking, you can change people. There is no cap on the job. Just like this Director Jiang."
Cao Guowei took the oil paper bag from Xu Xin, pulled out a few pages, took a closer look, and couldn't help but be surprised -
No wonder Jiang Fengnian would agree to elect Mr. Lu!
Seeing him accept it, Lu Fei became more relaxed: "Do you understand what I mean?"
"Understood."
Cao Guowei breathed a sigh of relief and carefully put away the paper bag, "But what should Director Lu and Mr. Chen of Shanda do? This merger failed, he..."
Lu Fei waved his hand, "Leave him to me."
Cao Guowei thought for a moment and finally lowered his head. The regret he felt towards Wang Yan disappeared in an instant.
The moment I landed on land, I felt how vast the world was!
