Chapter 836 Resignation
Lin Daoyuan didn't know about these considerations. Even though he was Song Yuanchao's father-in-law, there were some things Song Yuanchao would not tell him in advance. Besides, this was just an idea of Song Yuanchao's, and he hadn't .
After the father-in-law and son-in-law chatted about Shenghua Telecom for a while, Lin Daoyuan suddenly asked, "After you leave Si Te, what do you think of Si Te's subsequent operations?"
"Dad, you shouldn't ask me this, right? The management rights of Si Te are still in the hands of foreign capital. As for my original position as chairman, the organization will assign someone else to take the position after I resign..."
"You kid, you still set an ambush like this for me?" Lin Daoyuan glared at Song Yuanchao. "Don't think I don't know that your Shenghua holds the majority of Si Te's foreign equity. And, what's the name of your foreign female general manager... Yes! Ruth, this woman always pretends not to know Chinese in every meeting and even brings a translator. In fact, she speaks Chinese very well in private. Tell me the truth, did you specifically tell her to do this?"
"Hehehe... Dad, you know the principle of seeing the truth but not saying it out loud. I have no choice but to arrange it this way." Song Yuanchao did not hide it and scratched his head and laughed.
"You're the only one who's smart? Do you think everyone else is a fool?" Lin Daoyuan cursed with a smile. In fact, he had known about this for a long time, and he had also guessed that there was no one else except Song Yuanchao who could do such a thing.
Lin Daoyuan knew very well why Song Yuanchao did this. He simply used this method to highlight Ruth's identity as a foreign investor. Especially in some occasions, if Ruth was dissatisfied with some difficult questions or the requirements and opinions of the relevant departments, she could use this method to express that she did not understand and pretend to be confused.
Lin Daoyuan shook his head. He knew very well why Song Yuanchao did this. But then again, Ruth's pretending to be stupid sometimes worked really well. At least in some cases it could avoid trouble, especially when the quality of some local comrades was really not that good. And in some special occasions, this method was the best way to deal with the problem.
After Song Yuanchao resigned, the position of chairman of Sit had to be replaced. Because of the joint venture, the position of chairman was held by the state-owned assets. According to the original joint venture conditions, the general manager was the one who actually managed the company. However, during the years when Song Yuanchao served as chairman, the actual controller of Sit was the chairman.
This is why, those who understand will naturally understand, Lin Daoyuan is one of them.
However, after Song Yuanchao leaves, the chairman's authority will not be the same as before. The company's operating rights will all belong to the foreign general manager. The chairman will only have some basic rights in the board of directors, and it will no longer be possible for him to be the person who has the final say in the company like when Song Yuanchao was there.
"There is nothing wrong with the current business direction of Sitt. I have already set the development strategy for the next three years last year. As long as the company follows this strategy and develops step by step, Sitt will continue as before."
Song Yuanchao gave a brief explanation to the question Lin Daoyuan just mentioned. Lin Daoyuan nodded slightly. He was sure of this because he had read Si Te's original three-year development strategy document and expressed his agreement with this strategy.
However, Lin Daoyuan mentioned a problem, that is, after Song Yuanchao leaves, when the successor chairman is in place, plus he will retire in May this year, some uncertain factors may arise in the future. How does Song Yuanchao plan to solve this problem? Or is Song Yuanchao prepared for this situation?
"It's too early to say some things now. I believe that the superiors will take into account the actual situation of Si Te and arrange a chairman who understands the enterprise and can cooperate well with the foreign party." Song Yuanchao thought for a while and replied.
"What if it's not like that?" Lin Daoyuan asked.
Song Yuanchao shrugged his shoulders and said, "Dad, you have worked in the Planning Commission for so many years and have worked in the local area for so long. You are also very clear about the business situation of the enterprise. Although I don't want to say some things, some things may happen as you guessed. But no matter what, the enterprise is still the first priority. Although Si Te is a joint venture company, when Si Te formed the joint venture, the operating rights and equity structure of the joint venture were determined..."
After a pause, Song Yuanchao tried to make Lin Daoyuan accept it and said, "In some cases, of course, we try to reconcile and seek a result that both parties can accept. But when the conflict cannot be reconciled, the enterprise is still the first priority. It is very difficult to build an enterprise and become a successful company, but it is very easy to mess up the enterprise. I don't think you would like to see a company like Si Te lose its vitality for one reason or another, and give up such a good development opportunity, right?"
"If that's the case, as the former chairman of Sit, I personally think that readjusting Sit's equity structure through commercial means is probably the only way. This way, many similar problems can be avoided and Sit can continue to move forward on the track it should be on. What do you think?"
Lin Daoyuan didn't say anything. He thought quietly, and after a long while he sighed, "I still don't want this result, even if it's a helpless measure."
"Dad, don't worry about this. As long as it's not the last step, I don't want to do this. But sometimes it's time to make a decisive decision. It's not too much to make some changes. The ultimate goal of these changes is for the good of the company and the employees in the company."
Lin Daoyuan nodded silently. He admitted that what Song Yuanchao said was right, but he found it difficult to accept in his heart.
After lighting a cigarette and taking a few puffs, Lin Daoyuan suddenly felt a little irritated. All along, Lin Daoyuan had always been able to control many things with ease, but today he suddenly found that he was a little overwhelmed when it came to the future development of Si Te.
This is normal, after all, he is about to retire, and Lin Daoyuan knows more about how Si Te developed than others. Moreover, he knows that although his son-in-law is gentle, he is not like that at heart. In fact, Song Yuanchao is a very determined and decisive person.
Even though Song Yuanchao resigned from the position of chairman of Sit, in fact, Sit is still controlled by Song Yuanchao. As one of the largest shareholders of Sit, Shenghua holds most of Sit's shares. In addition, from the beginning of Sit's establishment to the present, all the people from top to bottom were brought up by Song Yuanchao. The entire Sit has long been built into an iron barrel by Song Yuanchao.
If the person who succeeded Song Yuanchao became Tai Pingping's own chairman and enjoyed the high salary and benefits brought by Si Te, with Song Yuanchao's magnanimity, he would definitely be a win-win for everyone.
But once the other party has any intention of setting up a new faction within Si Te and attempts to do something to harm Si Te, Song Yuanchao will definitely take action given his temper.
Once Song Yuanchao takes action, it will be a thundering blow, and it will avoid future troubles. If things go wrong, Song Yuanchao will cut off the source of funds and completely change the current equity structure of Si Te.
According to the policy, as a joint venture company, foreign capital can only hold 49% of the shares of Si Te, while state-owned capital accounts for 51%. However, this equity structure is superficial at best. With Song Yuanchao's intelligence, there is no need to change the equity ratio of foreign capital. He can directly increase the equity ratio in the hands of state-owned capital through other means. As long as he gets a small amount of equity, he can completely control Si Te from both equity and management aspects, and then kick those people out of Si Te.
If it were someone else , Lin Daoyuan might not necessarily think that he would do this. You know, doing this is refreshing, but it also brings great risks, especially offending people from all walks of life.
But don't forget that Song Yuanchao is different. When it comes to observing rules, Song Yuanchao is more rule-abiding than anyone else, but once he takes action, he is extremely decisive and will not give the other party any chance, even if it offends someone.
As Song Yuanchao's father-in-law, Lin Daoyuan knows very well what kind of person his son-in-law is. It is precisely because of Song Yuanchao's character, coupled with his ability and vision, that Lin Daoyuan has always wanted to train Song Yuanchao to pursue a career in politics, hoping that Song Yuanchao can become the future successor of the Lin family.
Unfortunately, Song Yuanchao rejected this arrangement a long time ago. Song Yuanchao had no interest in being an official, otherwise he would not still be the chairman of Si Te.
"Sometimes, necessary compromises are still needed..." Lin Daoyuan reminded Song Yuanchao, and then said: "However, when compromise has no effect, some methods can be used, but you must consider the consequences before using them to minimize the sequelae. Do you understand? "
"Thank you for your understanding, Dad. I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will remember this." Song Yuanchao felt relieved. It seemed that Lin Daoyuan had also thought it through and did not explicitly oppose his idea. This was a good thing for Song Yuanchao.
After staying in Shanghai for another two days, Song Yuanchao returned to Nanjing the day after tomorrow after lunch.
He slept on the train on his way back and arrived in Jinling early the next morning.
Song Yuanchao did not go home, but came directly to the headquarters of Si Te. When he arrived at the company, the executives who had received the notice long ago were already waiting for him in the conference room. Even the secretary, who seldom came to the company, sat on the left side of the main seat for the first time.
"Happy New Year, everyone!" After entering the conference room and seeing everyone waiting for him, Song Yuanchao smiled and bowed to everyone, wishing them a Happy New Year, and then said very apologetically that he was late.
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Yaoliang stood up first and raised his hand to applaud Song Yuanchao, followed by Ying Annie and Ruth, then Zheng Guoyuan, Lao Tang, Guo Baosheng, Vincent, Zhan Linhong, Tao Tao, She Liang, Yue Shan... Gradually, everyone's applause gathered together, and everyone's eyes turned to Song Yuanchao, welcoming his arrival.
Seeing this scene, Song Yuanchao's eyes couldn't help but become moist. He looked at everyone with a smile, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart...
