Chapter 860 Controlling Rights
"How long do you plan to stay this time?"
"It's not certain yet. Maybe I'll leave after a few days, or maybe I'll stay for a few more days. The key depends on how the situation in Nandu develops." Song Yuanchao did not hide anything from Zheng Guoyuan, because he had informed Zheng Guoyuan about the Nandu reform in advance.
Apart from Zheng Guoyuan, the only people who knew about this matter were Sun Yaoliang and Ying Annie. No one else, including General Manager Ruth, was told.
Moreover, this time when Song Yuanchao came to Jinling, he only informed the three of them, and the others had no idea that Song Yuanchao had returned to Jinling.
Zheng Guoyuan nodded and said that he would first report on the preparatory work for the matter that Song Yuanchao had mentioned before. These days, Zheng Guoyuan had been preparing for the reform of Nandu. Compared with others, Zheng Guoyuan was a factory director of a collective enterprise and had experienced the merger of Quanlin Factory and Youmin Factory. In addition, he had rich experience in the enterprise and strong ability. He was the most suitable person to do this.
Facts have also proved that Song Yuanchao was right in choosing Zheng Guoyuan instead of Sun Yaoliang to do this. Zheng Guoyuan carefully reported to Song Yuanchao some of his preparatory work, including some response plans for the subsequent reform of Nandu.
Song Yuanchao smoked a cigarette and drank tea, listening to him quietly, nodding slightly to show his agreement from time to time.
After Zheng Guoyuan finished speaking, he felt thirsty and drank the tea in one gulp. Song Yuanchao picked up the teapot and added more tea for him, then said, "It's really hard for you to come up with such a plan in such a short time."
"What's so hard about this? I will do my best to fulfill your request. But Mr. Song, the current plan is only a preliminary one. Many details have not been perfected. The key is that the restructuring of Nandu has not been finalized yet. What about Nandu..."
"Don't worry about this. The restructuring of Nandu is a foregone conclusion, otherwise I wouldn't have come here." Song Yuanchao said confidently.
Zheng Guoyuan smiled. He knew Song Yuanchao's background and who Lin Daoyuan was. Since Song Yuanchao was so sure, there would be no changes in Nandu's affairs.
As Song Yuanchao's right-hand man, Zheng Guoyuan knew early on that Song Yuanchao had always wanted to annex Nandu. It was only because the timing was not ripe before and for some other reasons that Song Yuanchao did not do so when he was the chairman of Si Te.
As an old food company in Jinling, although Nandu has been in bad shape in recent years, there is a saying that a lean camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how bad Nandu is, it is still a big company. Whether it is its brand or product influence, or including factories, equipment and skilled professional employees, they are all a huge asset.
In the hands of others, it would be very difficult for Nandu to stand up again from the mire, but once Nandu fell into Song Yuanchao's hands, it was completely different. Zheng Guoyuan was very clear about Song Yuanchao's ability. Back then, he built one of the largest companies in China with just a small branch of Nandu. In a word, there would be no Si Te today without Song Yuanchao.
Taking over Nandu will not only allow Sit to take a step forward in the food industry, but also because Nandu's products are different from Sit's current product structure, they can complement each other. In addition, Nandu's rich heritage will be very beneficial to Sit's future development.
"Mr. Song, if Nandu is officially restructured, are you planning to return to Sit?" Zheng Guoyuan couldn't help but ask this. As the executive vice president of Sit, Zheng Guoyuan knew some things much more than ordinary people.
Although Song Yuanchao left Sit, he is still one of Sit's major shareholders through Shenghua Group. However, he had his own considerations when he left Sit. If Zheng Guoyuan said that Song Yuanchao had nothing to do with Sit after he left, or even didn't care about Sit's affairs, he would never believe it.
"Let's talk about this later. I haven't thought it through yet." Song Yuanchao replied with a smile.
Zheng Guoyuan said sincerely: "From my personal point of view, I really hope you can come back and take the helm again. You don't know that since you left, Sir now..." At this point, Zheng shook his head.
Song Yuanchao knew the internal situation of Si Te very well. Not only Sun Yaoliang and Zheng Guoyuan, but also some other people had always been in contact with Song Yuanchao, so he was very familiar with the current situation of Si Te.
"Why? Hasn't Si Te been doing well in the past two years?"
"On the surface, yes. But you know the reality. If it weren't for the plans you made before you left, Si Te wouldn't be as big as it is today. But then again, since you left, some of the company's top executives are no longer loyal to each other, and they are no longer as united as they were when you were here. And the chairman who took over from you is a troublemaker. He has been making a lot of small moves over the past year."
"Now, the market competition is getting more and more fierce, and the company's major products have strong competitors in the market. Whether it is instant noodles or beverages, several new brands have been launched since last year. Some of them are from domestic peers, some are joint ventures between Taiwan and Hong Kong, and some are from Japan and other countries."
"Although the company's annual sales hit a new high last year, and sales and sales profits increased by 15% compared to the previous year, in fact, from the perspective of the entire market, our market share has not increased but decreased. This is a very dangerous signal!"
"Tell me more details..." Song Yuanchao frowned.
Zheng Guoyuan did not hide anything and told Song Yuanchao everything he knew in detail. After that, Zheng Guoyuan said worriedly, "If the market does not advance, it will retreat. Although this hidden danger is not obvious yet, I am worried that it will become bigger and bigger if we do not pay attention to it. Although General Manager Ruth is not bad in corporate management ability, she is a foreigner after all, and her view of the domestic market is a bit biased. In addition, the current atmosphere in the company's management is a bit wrong. Many people think that Si Te has already achieved the status of the industry leader, and everyone can rest and enjoy the credit. How can this be possible?"
"Director Song, if this continues, our company will lose its vitality. I came , which is also a part of state-owned enterprises. I know the situation of some state-owned enterprises very well and understand how some enterprises collapsed. Let's talk about Nandu instead of others. How good was Nandu back then? But what is Nandu like now?"
Seeing Zheng Guoyuan getting more and more excited as he spoke, Song Yuanchao raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling him to adjust his mood.
Zheng Guoyuan took a deep breath and gradually calmed down. He said to Song Yuanchao a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Song, I was a little..."
"It's okay, Lao Zheng. You have this idea and the courage to tell me this. This shows that you are still keeping your original intention. I spent so much effort to get you to Si Te. It seems that this step was not wrong."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zheng Guoyuan couldn't help but laugh, and Song Yuanchao also laughed. At the same time, they both thought of the scene when Song Yuanchao first recruited Zheng Guoyuan. Looking back on the past, so many years have passed. Who of them could have expected that they would be sitting together drinking tea and talking about these things today?
Song Yuanchao has always valued Zheng Guoyuan. Although Zheng Guoyuan is a little older, he is a very good business manager. If you can give Zheng Guoyuan a stage to display his talents, he can give you a great surprise, just like Zheng Guoyuan is now the executive vice president of Sit. You must know that this position is second only to the general manager, especially after Song Yuanchao left Sit , Zheng Guoyuan's position in Sit is almost on par with the general manager Ruth.
Moreover, in the past two years when Song Yuanchao was away, many things in the company were handled by Zheng Guoyuan. Song Yuanchao had seen many of his work achievements and also admired them very much.
Zheng Guoyuan's strengths are obvious, but he also has weaknesses. The biggest weakness of Zheng Guoyuan is that he is too straightforward and sometimes a little emotional.
People are all like this, with advantages and disadvantages. Where in the world can a perfect person come from? Even Song Yuanchao is the same.
But then again, the problem that Zheng Guoyuan just mentioned does exist. With the continuous development of Si Te, various problems have indeed arisen within Si Te. The most crucial thing is that Si Te now lacks a helmsman like Song Yuanchao.
General Manager Ruth has a good sense of the overall situation and a broader vision than many people. She also has work experience in large foreign companies, but she lacks pioneering spirit and is more suitable to be an executor rather than a pioneer.
As for other senior executives, they all had problems of one kind or another. In addition, Sit was a joint venture, and the new chairman was unwilling to be lonely and always wanted to do something within the company to show his presence.
Compared to the time when Song Yuanchao was in office, although Sit has continued to develop steadily in the past two years, the pace has been much slower, and the so-called "big company disease" has also emerged within the company. This situation is somewhat similar to the rigid state-owned enterprise system mentioned by Zheng Guoyuan. Decades ago, the vitality of state-owned enterprises was also very strong, but with the passage of time, the system gradually became rigid, and the big company disease will also produce similar situations based on actual conditions. If this situation does not change, Sit's development momentum will become weaker and weaker in the future, and it will eventually be ruthlessly eliminated by the market.
Thinking of this, Song Yuanchao couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Leaving Sit was Song Yuanchao's choice, but he didn't expect that in such a short time, the situation inside Sit would reach this point after he left. It seems that it is imperative to return to Sit through the restructuring of Nandu this time. Moreover, this time when he comes back, Song Yuanchao not only wants to continue to control Sit, but also wants to truly control the lifeblood of Sit. The fundamental thing is to solve the problem of Nandu's restructuring first, and obtain most of Sit's controlling rights through Nandu, so as to circumvent the limit that the joint venture cannot exceed 49% of the controlling rights.
