Chapter 869 Visitors
Director Qi was startled by the leader's words. He stood up suddenly and then thought of something.
"You mean...Ster's side...?"
The leader did not give a direct answer, but nodded slightly.
"This..." Director Qi didn't know what to say for a moment, his face changed. After a moment, he asked in confusion, "That's not right. Song Yuanchao has nothing to do with Si Te after he left Si Te, right? Even if he comes back, it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with Si Te's affairs."
"There's something you don't know." The leader took a puff of his cigarette and sighed, "I just got the news that Song Yuanchao is now the chairman of Xiangjiang Shenghua Group, and Xiangjiang Shenghua and American Stein are strategic partners. There are even rumors that the actual controlling shareholder of Stein's American headquarters is Shenghua Group. Do you understand?"
"This...how is this possible?" Director Qi was stunned. He was dizzy by this news like a thunderclap.
Song Yuanchao is the big boss of Shenghua Group? And Shenghua Group is the big boss of American Stewart? So Stewart China is actually controlled by Shenghua Group, which means Song Yuanchao can still be the boss of Stewart?
All along, Director Qi's understanding of Song Yuanchao was only superficial, including the fact that Song Yuanchao served as deputy factory director during the Nandu period, then presided over the work of a branch factory, and later the process of the joint venture between the branch factory and Si Te, etc.
After the joint venture was established, Song Yuanchao became the chairman of Si Te due to his position in Nandu and the request of his superiors. Therefore, Director Qi thought that the reason why Song Yuanchao was able to take the position of chairman was because of his experience and background in Nandu.
But no one expected that Song Yuanchao's true identity was like this. If it wasn't the leader who said these words today, if someone else said these words, Director Qi would definitely think it was simply a fantasy.
"Not only that, the Southern Company that previously proposed to participate in the restructuring of Nandu also has the shadow of Shenghua behind it. In other words, this company is actually owned by Song Yuanchao. What do you think about this?" Just as Director Qi was shocked, the leader suddenly said another thing, which made Director Qi even more shocked and couldn't even close his mouth.
“What are you talking about...?” Director Qi was stunned for a while, and finally swallowed hard and asked.
When Director Qi saw his leader nod at him, he suddenly felt powerless all over.
"A fight between gods..." The words flashed through Director Qi's mind, and his mouth was full of bitterness.
He never imagined that the restructuring of Nandu alone would be so complicated, and now it has become like this.
If it was just a business issue, it would not be a big deal for Director Qi. But now it is not only a business issue, but also a competition outside of business. Around the restructuring of Nandu, Sit, Coca-Cola, including Shenghua Group, Song Yuanchao and several parties who suggested that Coca-Cola intervene in the restructuring and carry out mergers and acquisitions are all competing secretly.
In this case, how should they do their next work? It is not easy to offend either party. If one party is satisfied, the other party will definitely be dissatisfied, and if they are not careful, they will get into trouble.
Thinking of this, Director Qi couldn't help sweating on his forehead. He now regretted getting involved in this mess. If he had known this would happen, he shouldn't have proposed the restructuring of Nandu. Isn't this asking for trouble?
"It's hard to do something!" the leader sighed and smiled helplessly.
"Forget it, let them fight it out on their own. We'll just have to listen to whatever decision they make in the end." Director Qi suggested after thinking for a moment.
The leader smiled bitterly and shook his head. He had similar ideas to Director Qi, otherwise it would not have been so easy for Zheng Guoyuan to pass the test. The main reason why the leader called Zheng Guoyuan here was to use Zheng Guoyuan to warn Si Te, or to pass a message to Song Yuanchao.
No matter who will ultimately take the lead in the restructuring of Nanfang University, other problems must not arise because of this matter, otherwise no one at the top or bottom will be able to explain.
Of course, the leader himself has no idea whether this goal can be achieved in the end, but he still has to do it. It’s a matter of attitude.
"Actually, I think it would be a good thing for Nandu if Song Yuanchao took the lead." Director Qi said this to the leader.
The leader nodded. To be fair, what Director Qi said was not wrong. Song Chaoyuan not only had a background, but also had strong abilities. The leader knew very well how Si Te started and how it developed to its current scale. If Song Yuanchao had not been the chairman of Si Te at that time and led Si Te to a path of rapid development and expansion, how could Si Te exist today?
That year, Song Yuanchao suddenly resigned, which was a big event that surprised many people in Jinling. Even the leaders themselves did not understand Song Yuanchao's decision. The relevant departments even found Song Yuanchao to retain him, but Song Yuanchao was determined to leave. In addition, Lin Daoyuan also showed an attitude of respecting Song Yuanchao's personal opinion in this matter, so in the end Song Yuanchao successfully left Si Te.
Judging from the current situation, Song Yuanchao's departure from Si Te was clearly a means of retreating to advance. He concealed it from everyone, and now he has made a comeback by taking advantage of the Nandu reform.
But no matter what, if Nandu is taken over by Song Yuanchao, then the future of Nandu will be promising, which is not a bad thing.
"We can't make the decision on this matter. Let's report it first and see what they think. As for the rest, let's put it on hold for now."
Director Qi thought about it and agreed. It seemed that this was the only option at the moment, and it would be better to let the higher-ups make the final decision.
At Song Yuanchao's home, Zheng Guoyuan reported to Song Yuanchao about his meeting with the leader today. After listening to his report, Song Yuanchao didn't say anything, but just nodded and said he understood.
When Zheng Guoyuan asked whether they should continue to follow up, Song Yuanchao waved his hand without comment and told Zheng Guoyuan to put it aside for now. Sometimes too much is as bad as too little, so there is no need to rush. It is best to stop here now.
What's more, from the very beginning Song Yuanchao had never expected to solve the problem in this way. Everything he is doing now is just a means. Since it is a means, there must be a limit. Besides, the news has been released and the seeds have been planted. What follows is the game in other aspects.
After sending Zheng Guoyuan away, Song Yuanchao thought about his next move. The news about his return to Jinling, his current identity, and even the relationship between Si Te and Sheng Hua, etc., should have reached the ears of the people he wanted to tell through other channels.
This is enough for the time being. With this, the relevant departments have to weigh the finalization of the Nandu reform plan and will not immediately insist on Coca-Cola's acquisition of Nandu, thus buying opportunities and time for Song Yuanchao.
Song Yuanchao was still hesitant about what to do next. If Lin Daoyuan was still in office, this matter would be easy to handle. But now Lin Daoyuan has retired . There were major personnel changes in Jinling last year, and some things are no longer as easy as before.
Although Song Yuanchao could still exert some influence through Lin Daoyuan to increase his advantage, he was still hesitant about whether to do so. He didn't want this to cause trouble for Lin Daoyuan. As long as it wasn't the last step, Song Yuanchao didn't want to ask his father-in-law for help.
Ding-ling-ling, the phone suddenly rang.
Song Yuanchao picked up the phone and found that the person calling was Luo Yang.
"Why are you calling me?" Song Yuanchao asked with a smile.
"You've been in Jinling for so many days and haven't gone back. Are you addicted to staying there? Don't you care about your wife and children?" Luo Yang asked on the phone.
"There's nothing I can do. Things here are not settled yet, and I can't go back for the time being. Yan Zi and I have already talked about it. By the way, why are you asking me this? When did you become so concerned about my family affairs?" Song Yuanchao asked back.
"You are being taken for granted. Is it wrong for me to care about you?" Luo Yang said dissatisfiedly.
"Okay, okay, it's right that you care. Thank you." Song Yuanchao said with a smile.
"You think I don't understand Shanghainese, don't you? Thank you? That's not sincere at all." Luo Yang scolded with a smile, and then said: "Come on, let's get down to business. I called you to have a drink with you."
"Drinking?" Song Yuanchao was stunned. Wasn't Luo Yang in Yanjing? He was in Jinling. What kind of wine would two people from different places drink? Could they just "drink online" while chatting on the phone and eating salted duck?
"I'm in Jinling." Luo Yang said, "I just arrived not long ago. I didn't want to miss you so I called you to have a drink. Come on, let's get together. Someone wants to see you."
"Someone saw me? Who?"
"Hu Yaoqing, do you still remember?"
"Hu Yaoqing? How did you get involved with him?" Song Yuanchao frowned. Of course he remembered Hu Yaoqing. Wasn't it Hu Yaoqing who took over the business of Luoyang Dashilan? This guy was also a big shot in the circle, but Song Yuanchao had little contact with him and had only met him once.
Moreover, Hu Yaoqing had been hanging out in Yanjing, and Song Yuanchao's career was basically in the south. The two of them had little intersection in terms of business or circle of friends. Why did Luo Yang suddenly come to Jinling with Hu Yaoqing? And even asked me to drink with him? This was too strange.
"Brother, I was entrusted by someone. There is really nothing I can do about this matter. How about this, you come over and talk to me. It will be considered as doing me a favor. You will know what's going on when we meet." Luo Yang lowered his voice and said on the phone.
Song Yuanchao had to give Luo Yang face, so he thought about it and asked Luo Yang where to meet. Luo Yang told him the address, and Song Yuanchao told him he would come over soon. Luo Yang thanked him repeatedly on the phone, said he would wait for him, and then hung up.
After hanging up the phone, Song Yuanchao frowned and thought for a while, and for a moment he couldn't figure out why Hu Yaoqing wanted to find him. He was not familiar with Hu Yaoqing, and they had basically no intersection in normal times. How did he suddenly find him through Luo Yang?
Since he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. Song Chaoyuan changed his clothes and went out. Half an hour later, he arrived at the place Luo Yang told him.
