Chapter 1023 Program Invitation
After hesitating for a moment, Zheng Guoyuan worriedly said, "I have no objection to the treatment of the employees, but is the punishment on the supplier too severe? After all, the main problem of this matter lies within us. It is impossible for the supplier to offend the purchasing department. Sometimes, in order to do business..."
"It takes two to tango!" Before Zheng Guoyuan could finish his words, Song Chaoyuan interrupted him directly: "You don't need to pity them. They do this for profit. If there is no benefit, they won't be so bold! And don't forget that the company has its own system. If the procurement department has unreasonable requirements, as a supplier, you can report it to the company through channels. But they didn't do that. Instead, they colluded with the procurement department to cheat the company. How can such behavior not be severely punished?"
After a pause, Song Yuanchao continued, "This incident has also sounded a wake-up call for us. From now on, not only Si Te and Nan Du, but also other companies in Shenghua will conduct self-inspections to completely prevent such situations from happening again!"
"Well, you're the boss and you have the final say." Seeing that Song Chaoyuan was determined to do this, Zheng Guoyuan nodded with a wry smile, thought for a moment and suggested, "I'll deal with the Si Te and Nan Du cases right away. I'll review the Group case at the board of directors after I'm done. When I review it, you can also propose a self-examination plan."
"Old Zheng, you don't have to do this." Song Chaoyuan shook his head.
"It's okay. I'll do this offending job. Anyway, this matter originated from me and I'm the oldest. It's most appropriate for me to propose this plan."
Song Chaoyuan sighed, patted Zheng Guoyuan on the shoulder and said nothing . Zheng Guoyuan was right. The problem was first on his side. As the actual manager of Si Te and Nan Du, it was not his fault to review the situation in the board of directors. Moreover, Zheng Guoyuan was the oldest on the board of directors. He was already over 60 years old. At his age, he should have retired and enjoyed his old age.
But until now, Song Chaoyuan has not found a suitable person to replace Zheng Guoyuan.
In fact, Sun Yaoliang is very suitable. Sun Yaoliang is not only an old employee of Si Te, but also the former vice president and general manager of the sales company of Si Te. Moreover, Sun Yaoliang and Ying Annie are still the major shareholders of Si Te.
Sun Yaoliang has a deep understanding of Si Te and Nan Du, and he is qualified in the company. In addition, he has a good relationship with Song Chaoyuan, so he is the best person to succeed Zheng Guoyuan. Unfortunately, Sun Yaoliang's own company has been doing well in recent years, and all his energy has been focused on renewable resources and mineral resources. In addition, Sun Yaoliang is also responsible for the actual management of several mining companies that were restructured from coal mines in the past few years, so it is impossible for him to return to Si Te.
Apart from Sun Yaoliang, there is Xiao Qi. Xiao Qi has served as the chairman of Nandu. Although he has never worked in Si Te, Nandu and Si Te are actually one and the same. Both companies belong to Shenghua. Although Xiao Qi is not as good as Zheng Guoyuan and Sun Yaoliang in shouldering this responsibility, he is still a reluctant one.
However, it has only been two years since Xiao Qi returned to Shanghai from Nanjing, and he is doing well in the headquarters. If we transfer him back, on the one hand we have to consider his feelings, and on the other hand we still have to find .
After much thought, Song Chaoyuan never agreed to Zheng Guoyuan's suggestion to retire, forcing him to continue to shine there. From this point of view, Song Chaoyuan owed Zheng Guoyuan.
"Next year, let's see if there is a suitable candidate to replace you, or you can find a good successor. Then I will definitely let you go back to hug your grandchildren. How about that?"
"That's what you said. Don't let it turn out to be a hollow dumpling again." Zheng Guoyuan replied with a smile.
"Old Zheng, we have known each other for so many years. When have I ever gone back on my word?" Song Yuanchao argued.
Zheng Guoyuan smiled and said nothing. His expression made Song Chaoyuan's old face slightly red, but he quickly returned to normal and still pretended nothing had happened.
"Okay, this is settled." Zheng Guoyuan said this, and then said: "There is one more thing, don't panic, it's not about the company, it's about something else."
"What's up?"
"I received an invitation a few days ago. Can you help me see if I should go?" Zheng Guoyuan said as he took out an invitation from his bag and handed it to Song Chaoyuan.
After Song Chaoyuan took a look at it, he was stunned. This invitation was a bit surprising because it was an invitation sent by Zhongtai, which invited Mr. Zheng Guoyuan, the chairman of Si Te, to go to Yanjing Zhongtai to discuss entrepreneurial programs.
"This is……?"
"They sent it to me, and they even sent a leader to visit me personally. They said that the China Media Group is planning to launch an entrepreneurial program and invite some successful entrepreneurs to participate in the program. The program focuses on entrepreneurial inspiration. If I participate, I will become a judge and direct participant of the program, and have face-to-face communication with entrepreneurs from all walks of life across the country. During the communication process, I will explain, ask questions, and debate with the entrepreneurs, and select entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial projects that I think are suitable. Then, I can invest in entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial projects together with other participants or in my own name..."
Zheng Guoyuan roughly explained the situation to Song Chaoyuan. The more Song Chaoyuan listened, the more familiar the content of the program seemed to him. He suddenly thought of something and asked Zheng Guoyuan if he had asked the other party who to invite, or who had been invited to join the program as an entrepreneur.
Zheng Guoyuan thought about it and answered Song Chaoyuan's question. When he heard a few familiar names, Song Chaoyuan suddenly understood that this program was indeed the same one he knew.
This program is considered to be the earliest and most famous one among the entrepreneurial programs. In particular, the entrepreneurs invited are all famous figures in the business community. Compared with the entrepreneurial programs that came later, the so-called entrepreneurs, OEOs, founders, etc. sitting on the stage, the value of this program is much higher. To put it bluntly, the wealth of all the judges and guests on other entrepreneurial programs, including their influence, is far less than that of a judge of this program.
Don't refute. Let's take one of the people in this program as an example. The old Ma who just started his business in Hangzhou and has a strange face is one of the judges of this program. There is also the old Shi who started his business with health care products, and later went bankrupt because of bragging about building a building, but then he turned around and now not only sells health care products but also makes games, the old Liu who works in computers, and so on. Which one of them is not a considerable figure in the industry?
But to be honest, although this program is well-known, its real significance is not that great. The so-called venture capital and financing are nothing more than a joke. Many years later, whether it is the participants who successfully competed to get investment or performed well in the program, only a few of them were truly successful. Even if there were successful, their achievements were very limited.
Moreover, the biggest effect of this program is to make the participating judges and guests stand out. Through this program, they are able to show their faces in front of the people across the country and thus become famous.
"What? You want to go? If you want to go, then go ahead. It's just a few million to set up an investment project or something. Even if you lose money, it won't be a big loss." Song Chaoyuan said with a smile.
"It seems that you are not optimistic about this show?" Zheng Guoyuan was very familiar with Song Chaoyuan. They had been friends for many years. As soon as Song Yuanchao said this, he noticed the hidden meaning.
" What do you think is the chance of success in developing an investment project or confirming an investment intention through the program?" Song Chaoyuan asked back.
"What do you mean?" Zheng Guoyuan had never been exposed to these things. Shenghua had made a lot of investments over the years, but they were all operated through Shenghua Capital and its investment companies. Zheng Guoyuan was responsible for the affairs of Si Te and Nandu, and was engaged in industrial business. Investment business was not within his scope.
"In addition to feasibility and scalability, the key to a project is this!" Song Chaoyuan pointed to his head and said bluntly: "There is a saying that goes, those who take the lead are geniuses, and those who take the back are mediocre! Take the Internet industry for example, why did Netscape and Yahoo succeed back then? Wasn't it because they thought of something that others didn't think of?"
“If your idea is indeed feasible and has a real hope of success, the first thing you should consider is not investment, but getting things done before others. Being the first to act is the most important. If you take the lead before others have considered it, then the feasibility of success is the greatest.”
"On the contrary, if you discuss projects in public, what confidentiality can you have? Even if some projects are suitable for investment, the best time to invest has been lost. As for some replicable industries, or industries that require basic investment, do you think it is necessary to do it this way? For example, fast food industries such as McDonald's and KFC, their success and replicability are obvious. If you want to make similar products, you can copy them. What is important is not the idea, but the implementation and execution, as well as the company's business model and the establishment of a sound management system. This is completely different from investment."
Song Chaoyuan deliberately explained it to Zheng Guoyuan in simple and easy-to-understand words. After listening, Zheng Guoyuan was silent for a long time and finally nodded in agreement.
"So it doesn't matter whether I participate or not?"
"That's not the case. If you participate, it will be good for your reputation. And this program can also be said to increase the reputation of our company and advertise our company. Haha, I remember that our annual advertising fee for Si Te is tens of millions, right? Add in the Nanfang Daily, the sum of the two is not small. Since the program can serve as an advertisement to the society, why not go? And Lao Zheng, go and get to know a few friends, chat with each other, and see if there is anything you can cooperate with privately. It will be more effective than a public program."
"Well, that's true. How about you go?" Zheng Guoyuan said with a smile.
Song Chaoyuan waved his hands and said, "Why should I go? You know me. I can't avoid such public things. Besides, I don't want to bother with those people. With my temper, if I don't like them, I will scold them, which will not be good."
"Hahaha!" Zheng Guoyuan laughed when he heard it. Song Chaoyuan was right. Among the people he mentioned just now, Song Chaoyuan really didn't like two of them. He often cursed them when they talked about them in private. If he really went, let's not talk about whether he was willing to go or not. Even if he went, there might be a quarrel.
