Chapter 707 Confidentiality Agreement
The children went upstairs to play, and Ying Caixia and Lin Yan went into the room to talk about their women's private matters and look after the baby at the same time.
Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo did not go into the house. The weather was good today, so they sat in the garden and drank tea. The place where they drank tea was slightly higher, and they could see the sea outside directly.
The sky is blue and the clouds are white. The bay in front of you is like a jade inlay. There are several white yachts moored at the pier in front. It looks like a painting.
Smoking and drinking tea, coupled with such a beautiful scenery in front of you, is very refreshing.
"How is the cooperation with Shenghua Telecom going?"
Song Yuanchao asked that the Shenghua Telecom cooperation business that had been planned before the Spring Festival would begin. The specific work was mainly handled by Li Daqi. Qin Zhengguo, as the chairman of Shenghua, was also following up on this matter. This was also the reason why he had been staying in Pengcheng for some time.
Qin Zhengguo told Song Yuanchao with great joy that the progress was very smooth. Before the Spring Festival, Shenghua Telecom had already communicated with several local postal and telecommunications departments (telephone bureaus), and the other party was very interested in this way of cooperation.
After the Spring Festival, the specific negotiations entered the actual process. Qin Zhengguo and Li Daqi personally contacted the other party. After making certain concessions, they have signed four cooperation agreements. Currently, the business licenses of the cooperative companies have been applied for or approved. There is no need to worry about the office location. There are so many places for offices on the partner side. They directly allocated a storefront or office building belonging to the unit to Shenghua Telecom for use as an office.
There was even a telephone company that suggested setting up the office in their office, which would be more convenient for daily communication. Shenghua naturally agreed with such a good thing.
At present, Shenghua Telecom has arranged personnel to move in. Unlike the previous marketing and sales, it is now a comprehensive cooperation. The personnel arranged in the past are mainly responsible for the operation of the cooperative company and daily technical and communication issues. Therefore, Qin Zhengguo and Li Daqi discussed and decided that the initial configuration of a cooperative company would be one manager, one financial officer, two technical officers, and two marketing officers.
As for the cashier, office director, deputy manager and ordinary staff of the technical department, they are arranged by the cooperation party. This is agreed upon by both parties on the basis of cooperation. The number of personnel arranged by the other party is roughly the same as that of Shenghua, so the total number of personnel in a cooperative company is about twelve to fourteen people, with each party accounting for half.
Song Yuanchao did not object to this arrangement, but only carefully inquired about the division of responsibilities of each position. Qin Zhengguo carefully explained it to Song Yuanchao, and after listening, Song Yuanchao nodded: "Let's do it this way for the time being, but the headquarters still needs to prepare some flexible positions, especially technical personnel, who are the top priority. Once a large number of equipment are put into construction later, it will not be enough to rely on these few people now."
"I haven't thought about these. I'll remember to write this down and arrange it in the next few days." Qin Zhengguo patted his head. He had indeed overlooked this point, thanks to Song Yuanchao's reminder.
Today's cooperation model has changed. Through this kind of cooperation, Shenghua Telecom and local post and telecommunications (telephone) departments have formed a monopoly alliance. There is no need to worry about business in the future, because the more business there is, the greater the profit for the post and telecommunications (telephone) department itself. Moreover, after the establishment of the cooperative company, six or seven more positions have been created. You must know that many units currently have one position for one person. There are many people who are trying to get into state-owned enterprises like post and telecommunications (telephone), but there are no vacancies, and it is difficult even if they have connections.
Now not only has it benefited, but it has also solved the problem, which is great for the local government. However, with the subsequent business development, Song Yuanchao determined that there will be a situation where the business will explode and grow rapidly. This is completely different from the previous business signing orders. Before, it was begging others for cooperation, but now it is your own work, and the benefits are not small, so of course the effect is different.
Song Yuanchao had experienced this situation before. In his previous life, he worked in a telephone bureau. As the business of telephone lines expanded and changed, he was very busy during those years.
But when things get busy, problems of one kind or another often occur, especially when there are sufficient construction workers, it is the shortage of technical personnel on the partner's side that affects the progress.
There was too much business at once, resulting in a shortage of technical personnel. In addition, as cooperative companies were established across the country, one project followed another, and sometimes several projects were launched at the same time, which made the number of technical personnel even less.
"There is another issue you must pay attention to!" Song Yuanchao said seriously, "Before our company's technicians are assigned, they must sign a confidentiality agreement with the company, and the agreement must include a high amount of compensation. During the important stages of construction, installation and commissioning, technicians from the postal and telephone departments are absolutely not allowed to be present. All technical information must be strictly kept, and not a single piece of paper can be leaked. Once information is leaked or other similar situations occur, not only will the person involved be held accountable, but the manager of the cooperative company will also be held accountable!"
"Isn't this... not appropriate?" Qin Zhengguo hesitated. "I understand what you mean. Our products rely on technology. Just like the old master teaching his apprentice, he always has to keep some skills. If he teaches the apprentice, he will starve to death. But if you do it this way, let's not talk about whether they are willing to sign this thing. Even if they sign it, there is no way to do it in China."
"You are stupid. You can just sign it in the name of Shenghua Telecom Hong Kong Company. If there is no such law in the mainland, does that mean there is no such law in Hong Kong? As for whether it can be enforced, that is another matter. At least this thing can scare and restrain the other party."
"Also, you should re-evaluate the treatment of technical personnel. In addition to normal salary income, technical personnel, managers, and sales personnel also enjoy project bonuses. You should discuss with Daqi to determine the proportion of this bonus and come up with a feasible plan as soon as possible. As for paying the other party a fee when signing the confidentiality agreement, I personally think that more than 2,000 yuan is a more appropriate number. As long as the other party can abide by the terms of the confidentiality agreement, this money is worth spending!"
Qin Zhengguo raised his hand and touched his chin. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "This is a feasible solution. I understand. I will call Daqi later to discuss a plan."
Then, the two of them had a series of communications on the details of the matter. When they had finished talking, the general framework was determined. The specific work was then taken over by Qin Zhengguo and Li Daqi. Song Yuanchao was still very confident in their work.
"By the way, Yuan Chao, there will be a cocktail party tomorrow. You can come with me then."
"Cocktail party?"
"Charity reception." Qin Zhengguo said with a smile, "Hong Kong likes to hold these things. I have been invited to similar receptions before, but I have mostly declined. But this reception is different. It is a charity reception held by Kadoorie. They specially sent me an invitation letter, and I have agreed to go. Aren't you in Hong Kong this time? Caixia has to take care of the children at home now, so it is not convenient for her to attend with me. If you don't have any plans tomorrow, come with me. I heard that there will be a lot of people coming to the reception , and it would be good for everyone to get to know each other then."
Song Yuanchao had certainly heard of Michael Kadoorie, a famous wealthy man in Hong Kong. He was a Jew and the grandson of the founder of China Light and Power Company. He was now the head of CLP Power Group and had a series of titles that were too numerous to count. The Kadoorie family was very famous in Hong Kong.
However, Song Yuanchao had only seen this person in newspapers and magazines in his previous life, let alone a conversation, he didn't even have the chance to meet him formally. After all, at that time, even though Song Yuanchao's rank before retirement was not low, he was still a small figure to a wealthy man like Kadoorie, and he was not qualified to meet him at all.
Hearing that this charity reception was actually hosted by Kadoorie and that many celebrities would attend, Song Yuanchao's interest was immediately aroused.
"Is it appropriate for me to go? Isn't it said that people usually go to such occasions with their girlfriends? Caixia can't go, can't you just find a pretty girl to accompany you? Why did you choose me?"
"Don't talk nonsense. If Caixia heard this, she would think I had some ideas and would make me kneel on the washboard tonight." Qin Zhengguo suddenly looked a little panicked and looked around quickly, as if he was worried that Ying Caixia would suddenly appear from somewhere.
Seeing his look, Song Yuanchao burst into laughter. Seeing Song Yuanchao laughing so hard that he was bent over, Qin Zhengguo's face turned red . After a while, seeing that he was still laughing, he couldn't help but feel a little angry again.
"That's enough! If you continue like this, I will end my friendship with you!"
"Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore..." Song Yuanchao wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, but he still couldn't help it. It was too painful to hold back his laughter with his head down.
Qin Zhengguo was completely speechless and looked at Song Yuanchao with a look of despair. It took a long time for Song Yuanchao to recover and he quickly said sorry to him.
"About the cocktail party... okay, let's go together to take a look, but I have to make it clear that I'm just there to make up the numbers, and you're the main character." Afraid that Qin Zhengguo would be really angry, Song Yuanchao quickly changed the subject and talked about the charity cocktail party he had just mentioned.
"It's okay. Just follow me in. If anyone asks, just say you're my friend. Is that okay?"
"This is not bad!" Song Yuanchao's identity is sensitive after all. He is the chairman of a domestic joint venture company and also has an administrative level. If he shows up in Hong Kong and people know that he is the behind-the-scenes boss of Shenghua, it will be a big deal if it is disclosed.
So far, even at Shenghua, only some senior executives know Song Yuanchao's identity, and ordinary middle-level managers and employees have no idea who Song Yuanchao is.
