Chapter 864: Multi-pronged approach
"I understand this. I talked to Xiao Qi before you came, and the viewpoint we discussed was similar. But no matter what, this merger must be stopped. I asked you to come here to discuss what to do next."
Sun Yaoliang, Zheng Guoyuan and Ying Annie looked at each other, not knowing what ideas to come up with for a moment.
Zheng Guoyuan smoked a cigarette and thought silently. After a while, he suddenly said, "Mr. Song, there are three parties now, namely the acquirer, the relevant departments and Nandu. I think we should jump out of the previous framework and not pin all our hopes on those leaders."
"I have been in the company longer than any of you, and have spent a lot of time dealing with relevant departments. I also understand the ideas of these leaders better..."
"Old Zheng, stop beating around the bush and get to the point!" Sun Yaoliang interrupted before he could finish. Zheng Guoyuan smiled and nodded, "Okay, I won't beat around the bush."
"My meaning is very simple. It is very difficult for us to start from ourselves or the relevant departments now, because the conditions we offer are already very good. In fact, whether it is Si Te or this Seventh Brother... Seventh Brother, no matter who reforms Nandu, it will be beneficial to Nandu itself."
"But the leaders don't think so. Since Sitter involves equity, they are afraid of taking responsibility. As for Brother Qi, the company's reputation and influence are not as good as Coca-Cola's. In their view, this matter must be done well and properly without sequelae. If it can also have an impact, then it would be even better."
Everyone agreed with Zheng Guoyuan's words. Zheng Guoyuan was right. Let's not talk about the situation on the Steward side for now. Just comparing the conditions offered by Xiaoqi and Coca-Cola, it was obvious that the conditions offered by Xiaoqi were more suitable.
However, sometimes the problem cannot be judged in this way. As Zheng Guoyuan said, Coca-Cola is a multinational corporation with great influence and a strong state-owned background. In addition, if we can take advantage of the opportunity of Nandu's merger and restructuring to introduce Coca-Cola to Jinling, wouldn't it be equivalent to making a strong multinational company land in Jinling? This is also the best thing for the current stage of overall investment promotion.
In this way, the problem of Nandu was solved and Coca-Cola was attracted to settle in Jinling. Isn't it the best of both worlds? The leaders are not stupid. There are many smart people in China. They can naturally calculate such a simple account clearly. So when Coca-Cola appeared, it was inevitable that they subconsciously tended to Coca-Cola.
Zheng Guoyuan continued: "Now we have overlooked the most important point. Perhaps even the leaders above have not considered this point..."
"Are you talking about Nandu?" Xiao Qi couldn't help but ask.
"That's right! It's Nandu!" Zheng Guoyuan slapped his thigh and said, "Who is the subject of the reform? Isn't it Nandu? But from the beginning of this matter until now, except for the fact that the higher-ups called Nandu's leaders for a talk and proposed the decision to reform Nandu, the progress of all the things has not been consulted with Nandu."
"That's not right, Old Zheng. Didn't the leaders of Nandu agree to it?" Ying Annie asked back with a frown.
"Mr. Ying, you grew up overseas and don't understand state-owned enterprises. It's normal for you to have such misunderstandings." Zheng Guoyuan patiently explained what the state-owned enterprise system is, and especially pointed out that according to the structure of the state-owned enterprise system, the real owners of the enterprise are not those leaders, such as secretaries or factory directors.
In fact, enterprises belong to the state and also to the employees. Cadres are only managers and usually manage the enterprises on behalf of the employees.
Of course, the institutional structure is one thing, but the actual situation is different in reality. Moreover, with the deepening of reform and opening up in recent years, especially after the establishment of the factory director responsibility system in the past few years, many things are no longer mentioned. But not mentioning is one thing, and some things are another matter if you really want to be serious about them.
From this point of view, if Nandu wants to undergo restructuring, whether it is internal restructuring or merger and acquisition, it must be completed after a resolution is reached by all employees at the general meeting. Once this resolution cannot be reached or is opposed, then even if the leaders above force it, there will be problems in the procedure.
Zheng Guoyuan pointed out that among the three parties, Nanfang Daily has always been ignored. Although this is because the current situation is different from before, if we are to be serious, Nanfang Daily cannot be avoided.
Therefore, Zheng Guoyuan raised an important point. Since the first two are temporarily powerless, it is better to start with Nandu and put forward suggestions from the bottom up to oppose Coca-Cola's acquisition of Nandu. As long as this suggestion has a certain impact, it can also achieve the goal of preventing Coca-Cola's acquisition .
"You can try this, but it's very difficult..." Sun Yaoliang said hesitantly, while turning his gaze to Song Yuanchao.
Song Yuanchao didn't expect Zheng Guoyuan to give him such an idea, but let's not forget that although this idea is not a good one, it will also have sequelae once it is done, and it may offend some leaders at that time.
But if you think about it carefully, in the current situation, the most critical thing is to prevent Coca-Cola from acquiring Nandu. The so-called lesser of two options. If the two results are placed in front of Song Yuanchao, then Song Yuanchao will definitely choose Zheng Guoyuan's suggestion.
"Yaoliang, go contact Xiang Xianrong about this matter and learn about the internal situation of Nandu from him. By the way, go back and look for Lao Tang. He has been the head of the Labor and Capital Section of Nandu for many years. Although he has been away for some time, his connections are still there. Ask him to use his connections to assist you."
Sun Yaoliang opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything and nodded in agreement.
"In addition, we can't just sit there and wait for death." Song Yuanchao said with a serious expression: "Xiao Qi, Lao Zheng, you should continue to contact the relevant departments and try to put some pressure on them. Also, you can relax the conditions appropriately on the original basis and strive for some initiative."
"I understand!" Zheng Guoyuan and Xiao Qi said in unison.
"What about me?" Ying Annie couldn't help asking when she saw that Song Yuanchao had assigned tasks to the three of them, except for herself.
Song Yuanchao glanced at her and said with a smile: "Your mission is also very important. By the way, I remember that you have a good relationship with the current chairman?"
Ying Annie said with a little pride: “You also know that I am only in charge of the administration of the company, not the specific business. In addition, the new chairman doesn’t know my background, and I am Yaoliang’s wife, so he is usually quite affectionate to me…”
"Intimate? What kind of intimate method? Is this old guy getting bolder? How come I don't know about this?" Sun Yaoliang on the side asked anxiously.
"What are you thinking about? Is that the kind of intimacy I'm talking about?" Ying Annie glared at him, which immediately caused everyone to laugh.
After laughing for a while, Sun Yaoliang's interruption broke the dull atmosphere and made everyone feel a little more relaxed.
Ying Annie continued, "The new chairman has always been unwilling to be lonely and wants to form cliques within the company, but not many people pay attention to him, so he set his sights on me. To put it bluntly, he wants to win me over and show me favor."
"I didn't refuse directly. It's just the way it is. I was polite on the surface. After all, he is the chairman. Some work requires his cooperation. It would not be good if the relationship became strained."
Song Yuanchao gave her a thumbs up to express his praise. Ying Annie felt a little embarrassed and waved her hands with a smile.
Song Yuanchao said, "In this case, you should contact the chairman and explain to him the consequences of Coca-Cola's acquisition of Nanfang. I think that once he understands that Coca-Cola is acquiring Nanfang, then the proportion of Nanfang's shares will be transferred to Coca-Cola, and his position as chairman will be unstable."
"I understand!" Ying Annie's eyes suddenly lit up, and she understood Song Yuanchao's intention of asking her to do this.
Although this chairman is currently just a figurehead in Sit and his ability is not strong, he is the chairman in name after all, and his actual administrative position is not low.
Besides, he must have someone above him to get such a lucrative job in Si Te, otherwise why did Zhang San and Li Si not come, but this position fell on him?
What Song Yuanchao asked Ying Anni to say was also true, not exaggerated. As long as the chairman was not stupid, he would definitely understand the consequences of Nandu being acquired by Coca-Cola. From Ying Anni's understanding of him, he might not care about how well Si Te developed, but he would definitely care about the position he had worked so hard to get. From a personal perspective, he would definitely find a way to stop Coca-Cola from acquiring Nandu.
"Brother Song, do you want to inform the secretary as well?" Ying Annie asked.
Song Yuanchao thought about it and nodded, "We can try this, but I don't think the secretary will be very helpful. Our secretary has always been a carefree person, but it's better to try than not to try."
Song Chaoyuan's approach from this angle gave Zheng Guoyuan an idea, and he talked about it immediately. After listening, Sun Yaoliang thought that Zheng Guoyuan's method was not bad and could be tried.
Song Yuanchao agreed, but he also solemnly reminded everyone that some things can be done, but they must not be overdone, especially not causing mass incidents. Once they get out of hand, there will be no good consequences if they are investigated.
Now their goal is just to stop Coca-Cola's acquisition of Nandu, and all means must be carried out under control. In addition, Song Yuanchao told everyone that he would also exert pressure from other channels, using multiple approaches, and hoped that everyone could remember this.
