Chapter 262: This is too un-capitalist!
Facing everyone's gaze, Lu Yiming reluctantly put away the "Story Club" he was reading with great interest, scratched his head, pretended to be "I listened carefully" and said: "Opinions? I have no opinions, what you said just now was very good, just do it as you did before, I believe in you."
Zhang Jinlai heard this and roared in his heart: "What the hell are you looking at? You didn't even look at us just now, okay?!"
Of course, he could only roar in his heart and dared not say these words out loud.
Just when Zhang Jinlai was worrying about his future and thinking about a way out for his future, Lu Yiming spoke again.
He straightened his back, glanced at the people in front of him one by one, and then said with a serious expression: "I don't like long speeches. Since I am your boss now, I will announce two things in front of you today."
Everyone sat up straight, including Zhang Jinlai.
When he was talking to Ge Youcai on the phone just now, Ge Youcai said that Lu Yiming was a capable person. He wanted to see what abilities this young man who was watching "Story Club" during the meeting had.
The other employees looked at this young, eccentric new boss with mixed feelings, not knowing what Lu Yiming was up to.
Lu Yiming held up two fingers and said, "I don't care what your previous boss treated you like, but now that I've taken over, I have to do something different. Starting today, everyone's basic salary will increase by 10% from the original amount."
Everyone was shocked when they heard Lu Yiming say this.
The first thing to do after taking over is to raise the salaries of all employees?
This is so uncapitalist!
"Second, this office is too small. I can't stand it. I've already told the property management here that we will move to the seventh floor and the whole floor will be ours. In addition, I will invest 200 million to expand the company and promote project construction. Specific personnel recruitment and other matters will be temporarily handed over to Manager Zhang."
"this……"
The employees looked at each other.
What on earth is this new boss up to?
Raising salaries and expanding the scale, is this just because they have too much money to burn?
After hearing these words, everyone who had originally thought of gathering together for warmth felt relieved.
Well, this new boss is pretty good, very generous with his money and very nice to get along with!
After being stunned for a long while, Zhang Jinlai finally came to his senses, but his expression became even more suspicious: "Boss, I have a question."
"explain."
Zhang Jinlai looked into Lu Yiming's eyes nervously, and then tentatively expressed his doubts: "Boss Lu, do you really want to give me the power to appoint personnel?"
Even Ge Youcai, who trusted and valued Zhang Jinlong very much, had never handed over . Basically, those local tycoon bosses who rose from the grassroots liked to hold this power tightly in their hands.
It seems that only in this way can they truly control the companies they founded.
Lu Yiming, on the other hand, faced Zhang Jinlong's question or should I say reminder, with a righteous tone: "What else? I have so many businesses, how can I have the time to manage a small Lean Real Estate? Since you have been doing a good job, then naturally I won't bother two people with one thing. The specific operation of the company will be handed over to you in the future. At most, I will arrange for the financial department to move in and keep an eye on the financial report."
In Lu Yiming's opinion, a qualified boss must know how to focus on the big things and let go of the small things.
As long as he firmly grasps the financial power, other powers can be delegated to professionals. After all, he doesn't know much about real estate. Only Zhang Jinlai, the person who does the actual work, knows best what kind of employees meet the company's business development needs .
Although Lu Yiming bought Jingyi Real Estate from Ge Youcai not for the purpose of making money, he did not want to lose money, so professional matters should be left to professionals.
Zhang Jinlai was very touched by Lu Yiming's trust.
Where can you find a good boss who gives both money and power?
As for watching "Story Club" in a meeting?
Is that the boss's problem?
Shouldn't you ask yourself why you're holding a meeting while your boss is watching Story Time?
"Okay, if there's nothing else, let's adjourn the meeting. Go do your own things. Manager Zhang, you stay."
Zhang Jinlai recalled the look Lu Yiming gave him when he secretly called in from the bathroom just now, and his heart skipped a beat. After everyone else left, Zhang Jinlai asked nervously, "Boss Lu, do you have any other instructions?"
Lu Yiming asked him with a warm smile: "How long have you been at Jingyi Real Estate?"
Zhang Jinlai thought for a moment and replied, "More than two years."
Lu Yiming smiled even more meaningfully: "It's actually quite boring to work for others all the time, right? You graduated from a prestigious university. In terms of vision and knowledge, I guess even Old Ge may not be able to compare with you. So, have you ever thought about becoming your own boss?"
Having said that, Zhang Jinlai felt that he understood. What do you mean by being your own boss? Isn't that just a way to fire me?
Although he felt sympathetic, Zhang Jinlai could understand. He had become the second-in-command of the company in just over two years. Although this showed his outstanding ability, it also showed that Zhang Jinlai was highly valued by Ge Youcai.
Generally, such trusted ministers are the first to be purged after a change of policy.
Zhang Jinlai understands.
"Boss Lu, just say whatever you want to say. I don't have any idea of becoming my own boss yet."
Lu Yiming did not comment on this, but smiled and continued, "Water flows to the low places, people go to the high places, talents like you are very rare, and I am not a stingy person, are you interested in betting with me?"
Zhang Jinlai was not a young man who had just entered the society. He had never seen a boss who was so frivolous when firing an employee. Lu Yiming's words actually aroused his interest: "I wonder what you want to bet on, Mr. Lu?"
Lu Yiming took out a drafted contract and handed it to Zhang Jinlai: "If you can follow my requirements and make the company's market value exceed 20 billion within two years, I will give you 5% of the shares and let you become one of the bosses of this company."
"What?!"
When Zhang Jinlai took over the contract, he was completely at a loss. Both the 20 billion market value and the 5% stake weighed heavily on his mind, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Ge Youcai had made various promises to him at the beginning, but those were just empty promises. Only God knows whether they could be fulfilled in the end.
But Lu Yiming's promise was written in black and white on the contract. It was clearly stated and it was absolutely fair to everyone!
This one move alone was enough to defeat Ge Youcai.
Zhang Jinlai smiled bitterly in his heart. He didn't expect that he had known Lu Yiming for less than an hour and he was already deeply impressed by the young man in front of him.
Lu Yiming did not use any means to declare his authority. He simply used real benefits to win people's hearts.
But although this trick is old-fashioned, it is always useful.
Zhang Jinlai knew that from today on, Lean Real Estate had become like Lu Yiming and could never go back to the old days.
"Can I see the contract first?"
"Can."
After a long while, when Zhang Jinlai had finished reading the contract, Lu Yiming said calmly, "How have you considered it? Two years, 20 billion market value, as long as you meet my requirements, you will become one of the shareholders of Lean Real Estate. If you can't, you can leave by yourself. It's that simple. Do you dare to gamble? Of course, you can choose not to accept it, then what I said just now will still take effect, you will still be in this company, and your salary will still increase by 10%."
Zhang Jinlai only considered it for a moment, then resolutely took out the pen he carried with him and quickly signed his name on the contract: "Boss Lu is so courageous, of course I will accompany you to the end."
After taking down Zhang Jinlai, Lu Yiming knew that he had completely taken control of Lean Real Estate.
He is not quite sure how the real estate company should be operated specifically, but he knows the future development trends, and he is not short of funds. Instead, he has too much cash on hand. What he lacks now is suitable projects.
Especially the 1 billion yuan of funds that Lin Shuyi entrusted to him for management. Except for the 200 million yuan spent on Jianlai Technology, the rest of the money is still lying in the bank.
Why not invest this money earlier instead of just leaving it in the bank waiting for it to depreciate?
"So, we are having a pleasant cooperation?"
"Mr. Lu, it's a pleasure to work with you."
"Come on, I'm rooting for you."
"Thanks."
After leaving the meeting room, Zhang Jinlai realized that he felt weak all over and his back was soaked.
Obviously, neither the conversation with Lu Yiming nor the final decision was as easy as it seemed.
There are always various choices in a person's life.
And if you make the wrong decision at every critical moment, you will regret it for the rest of your life.
Zhang Jinlai thought back to what had just happened, and it took him a long time to calm down.
At this moment, a subordinate who had a good relationship with Zhang Jinlai suddenly appeared out of nowhere and asked, "Brother Zhang, did this new boss do anything to you?"
Seeing that it was a colleague with whom he had a good personal relationship, Zhang Jinlai let out a long sigh, and then felt relieved: "I'm fine. By the way, Kong Sheng, how about we go to the old place for a drink later?"
Kong Sheng thought Zhang Jinlai was bullied by Lu Yiming and wanted to drink to drown his sorrows. He snorted and said, "Why, is the new boss deliberately making things difficult for you? You must not put up with this. If you can't stay here, there will be other places that will. At worst, we can just find a new job. There's no need to hang ourselves on a tree."
Although Lu Yiming raised everyone's salary, not every employee only cares about the salary. Some people value the company's development potential and personal growth opportunities.
Kong Sheng is such a person. In his heart, he actually looks down on that meager salary. He believes that if one wants to get rich, one must have vision and courage. Working is only temporary. The key is how much actual growth one can gain from it.
He knew that Zhang Jinlai and he were the same kind of people.
That's why they can become very good friends in private and can talk about almost anything.
Both of them had encountered stupid bosses who knew nothing at work, so they jumped to a small company like Ge Youcai together. Zhang Jinlai became the general manager, and Kong Sheng became the project manager as he wished. The two have been working together very well.
In addition, Ge Youcai was good at selecting and assigning talented people to the right positions, so the company's development momentum was extremely rapid. It quickly became famous in the industry and attracted the attention of many people.
But at this critical moment, Lean Real Estate fell into Lu Yiming's hands. Everyone knew nothing about this young man, so they were particularly worried.
Zhang Jinlai knew Kong Sheng had misunderstood, and immediately explained to him in a low voice, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "No, didn't the new boss increase our salary today? That's why I asked you to drink. None of us knows what this new boss is capable of, so I plan to work for two years first."
"Why?" Kong Sheng was very puzzled.
Zhang Jinlai was silent for a moment, and finally decided to tell Kong Sheng the truth: "Actually, I just signed a gambling agreement with Mr. Lu."
"What bet agreement?"
"The content of the agreement is very simple. Mr. Lu asked me to increase the company's market value to 20 billion within two years. If I do, he will give me 5% of the company's shares. If I can't, I will leave."
After Kong Shengzhen heard this, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time. It was not until he walked out of the main entrance of the building that he continued to ask Zhang Jinlai: "20 billion? Wouldn't 5% be worth 1 billion? Is Mr. Lu really willing to give so many shares?"
Nowadays, those who can pay monthly wages in China are all conscientious entrepreneurs.
As for the boss giving shares to employees, that is simply unheard of. At least Kong Sheng has never seen it, or even heard of it.
Zhang Jinlai was also full of emotion, and nodded slightly to Kong Sheng: "Yes. But don't think it's that simple. These shares are not so easy to get. It's a huge challenge to increase the market value of Lean Real Estate to 20 billion in two years. And you don't have to be discouraged. President Lu is so generous. As long as you perform well, are you afraid of not getting shares? Maybe he signs a contract with me today, and he will sign a contract with you tomorrow."
Kong Sheng's heart was immediately moved, and even his mood was a little floating: "So, I also have a chance?"
Ten billion! How many workers can earn ten billion in their lifetime?
Moreover, this is only the lowest. Since the company can achieve 20 billion, can't it achieve 200 billion? 2 trillion?
By then, wouldn’t you become a big boss worth hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars?
In comparison, the 10% salary increase is nothing.
Zhang Jinlai remembered that Lu Yiming had mentioned salary increase and recruitment expansion as soon as he opened his mouth. His intuition told him that this boss Lu Yiming must be an extraordinary person, so he immediately said, "Boss Lu probably has other businesses outside. We have to seize the opportunity. After all, opportunities always come to those who are well prepared."
Kong Sheng agreed with this: "That's right. Opportunities are often only reserved for those who are prepared. Didn't you seize the opportunity today? Although it sounds a little difficult, once you succeed, you will be financially free in this life. I'm afraid we really met the legendary golden thigh this time."
