Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 481 Checks and Balances

Li Weidong didn't sleep well all night, but he felt better when something happened and he didn't feel tired.

He said goodbye to Xu Yandeng and Jiang Zhili who were seeing him off, and got on the plane. He sat quietly in his seat before feeling tired.

The flight they took today was an Air China flight. It was a large 747 aircraft produced by Boeing Company. There were more than a dozen first-class seats and more than 30 business-class seats. The entire aircraft had more than 300 seats.

When Zhang Dongshuo booked the flight, he thought it would be difficult. Unexpectedly, the timing was quite good. Although there were not many ordinary cabins left, there were still many first-class cabins, so Li Weidong and his party were all in first-class cabins.

Each seat has a private space. You can do whatever you want inside with the door closed, except of course illegal things.

But because it is Air China and has no experience flying in the Arctic Circle, it can only take off from New York, then stop in San Francisco, and finally fly to Beijing. The entire flight takes seventeen or eight hours, and it should arrive in Beijing at seven or eight o'clock in the evening.

At this time, Li Weidong realized how important it was to have his own plane. Not only was it comfortable to sit on, but it also saved time.

Thinking about it, if you are the boss of a multinational company, you often fly here and there, and you don’t have a business jet, so you can only take civil aviation flights. It is indeed a very painful thing.

After flying to San Francisco for more than five hours, Li Weidong slept for at least three and a half hours, and was relatively awake this time.

Zou Yi and Fu Xiaomin, who were traveling with them, were going to stay at the company in San Francisco for a while and said goodbye to Li Weidong at the airport.

During the more than ten hours of flight from San Francisco to Beijing, it was just Li Weidong and his secretaries and bodyguards.

After setting off again, Li Weidong sat by the window, Zhang Dongshuo sat on the left hand side of Li Weidong, looking at each other across the aisle, and Ding Yuan and Zhou Ping sat in front and behind them respectively.

Li Weidong slept from New York to San Francisco. At this time, he was not sleepy at all, and he was casually flipping through the magazines and newspapers on the plane.

Li Weidong can understand these. After all, it is a flight from his own country, and Chinese magazines and newspapers are a must.

After reading for a while, there wasn't much new idea, and he suddenly said casually: "Dongshuo, have you ever considered doing something else? Isn't it boring to be my secretary assistant all the time and do only chores?"

Although across the aisle, Zhang Dongshuo could still hear Li Weidong's words very clearly, but after hearing these words, his heart began to beat.

Is this a liquidation?

Of course, even if it comes to liquidation, Zhang Dongshuo will definitely not dare to use what happened the night before yesterday as a bargaining chip. That matter is already rotten in his heart.

Zhang Dongshuo sat up straight and lowered his head to face Li Weidong, just enough to see Li Weidong's hand flipping the newspaper and the high-end watch on his wrist.

At this moment, Zhang Dongshuo didn't know how to answer Li Weidong's question. If it was really a liquidation, what he said would be meaningless!

"I'm asleep, what do you want me to ask you?" Li Weidong turned his head and frowned, then turned to look at Zhang Dongshuo.

"No, no, I will listen to your orders!" Zhang Dongshuo said bravely. This sentence is promoted as an all-purpose answer to the leader. It is always right to listen to the leader.

But this is also the worst reply. If your boss asks you a question and you answer it like this, how will your boss know what you really think?

Therefore, this art of replying will definitely not work with Li Weidong. Not only will it not work, it will also make him unhappy.

"Do you follow my orders?" Li Weidong smiled. After finishing speaking, he started to flip through the newspaper again, while also showing an attitude of dissatisfaction.

Zhang Dongshuo wished he could slap himself twice. He had been with Li Weidong for a long time and knew the boss very well. Now he still fooled him with such words. How could something like this happen? It really shouldn't happen.

So I didn't care whether the boss wanted to liquidate them, and hurriedly expressed his position: "Chairman, following you, I have experienced a lot, learned a lot, and benefited a lot!"

"The longer time goes by, the more I feel that my abilities are lacking. The things I knew before were just words on paper at best, and I am afraid I am not capable of putting them into practice, so I still hope to continue learning by your side!"

I flatter you first, and then I express my thoughts. I have learned a lot of skills by your side, but I feel that I am not capable enough. I hope to continue working by your side.

Of course, this ability is something that he himself feels is not enough. If the leader feels that it is enough, he does not need to study anymore, and he will listen to you. If the leader feels that you are not enlightened enough and does not want to work anymore, he will also listen to you.

"Tricky with me?" Li Weidong closed the newspaper and looked at Zhang Dongshuo with a half-smile.

"No, no, I really want to continue working by your side!" Zhang Dongshuo once again expressed his preference.

Li Weidong did not speak, but picked up a thermos cup on the folding table, took a sip, frowned and put it down again. Using this kind of cup to make tea or drink tea was simply a blasphemy against tea.

"How long have you been following me?" Li Weidong put down his tea cup and then asked.

"Six and a half years ago!" Zhang Dongshuo said truthfully. He remembered this time accurately. After all, it was a day that changed his destiny.

But I have a bad feeling in my heart. Usually after asking this kind of question, the supporting character will get a box lunch. This is how it is played in movies.

In Li Weidong's movies, the boss is the absolute protagonist, while Zhang Dongshuo can only be regarded as an insignificant person after the male number N.

Zhang Dongshuo was thinking about this, and an idea suddenly came to his mind. Maybe Li Weidong's legendary experience can really be written into a book, which should be very popular. If it is made into a movie, he will definitely have a role in it.

"Six and a half years is really a long time. A newborn child will be old enough to go to school!" Li Weidong said with emotion.

The secretary who has been there for six years should be replaced, otherwise it will really become a disaster and not a good thing for anyone. However, arranging secretaries is a technical job.

Zhang Dongshuo echoed: "Isn't that right? I still remember that when I first met Master Qian, he couldn't move yet. Now he has participated in the school's cross-country competition and even won a place!"

"Young master and young lady, what era is it now, where does that come from!" Although the content of the words was critical, the tone was gentle.

"Yes, yes, I usually scream for fun, but I have never screamed in front of Master Qian and Miss Rui. I must pay attention to it in the future!" Zhang Dongshuo looked at Li Weidong's face and knew that he was not angry. This trick has been tried and tested.

"That's too far away!" Li Weidong waved his hand and said, not paying attention to Zhang Dongshuo's title of Miss Young Master.

"In general, you have done a good job over the years and deserve praise. You don't have to be modest about this!" Li Weidong continued.

This is true. Neither Xinsheng Holdings nor Ruibos Holdings are modern enterprises in the true sense, and their management is very haphazard.

Zhang Dongshuo was Li Weidong's secretary, responsible for uploading and distributing information, and played a great role. Li Weidong recognized this contribution.

"It's all your leader's decision that is good. It will be easier for us to implement it!" Zhang Dongshuo said quickly. Although he knew there might be a "but" below, he still had to be afraid of flattery.

"Fucking my secretary with your ability is a bit underwhelming, and it's also a loss for the company!" Li Weidong didn't finish his sentence.

"Chairman, I follow your orders!" Zhang Dongshuo said the same thing for the second time today, but the effect was different.

Both sentences express one's position. The first is to fool the leader, the second is to understand the leader's intentions, and the third is to show loyalty.

"I originally wanted you to be the vice president of the company. Your qualifications are barely enough, but you are still a bit young!" Li Weidong said softly, and here is Li Weidong's "but".

The current situation of the company is very different from when it was first established a few years ago. At the beginning, every ordinary college student was a talented person and could hold a high position, and no one was dissatisfied.

After all, at that time, no matter the size or the company's system, it was not sound. There were not so many rules and regulations, and anyone who was reckless could rise to the top.

But things are different now. The company's recruitment standards have skyrocketed, and the conditions for recruiting senior executives are becoming more and more stringent.

Even many of the vice-president-level leaders of many subsidiaries had very high positions before coming to the company. They were either CEOs of state-owned enterprises or officials with high rankings within the system.

Xia Guoqiang used to be Li Weidong's office director, and was later promoted to vice president, but one factor cannot be ignored.

Before Xia Guoqiang became vice president, the company had no vice president, so the job he did was actually the vice president's job, but it lacked a title.

But Zhang Dongshuo is the office director, which is one level lower than the vice president. If he can be promoted one level to become the company's vice president, he can do it.

But if you are too young, you will inevitably be dissatisfied. After all, there are many functional departments in the company that are similar to offices, and many department directors are more suitable than Zhang Dongshuo in terms of seniority and age.

The company belongs to Li Weidong, and he can act arbitrarily, but if everyone is dissatisfied, it will inevitably cause some negative effects, and even cause internal strife and internal strife in the company.

This is not what Li Weidong wants to see. When he established this company, he referred to the state-owned assets system of later generations. Its purpose was stable development. If one day he is no longer in the company, this system can still run.

Therefore, to learn, you need to learn the image, not only to learn his model, but also to learn his essence: the model of promotion within the system, with equal emphasis on qualifications, abilities, and relationships.

To break the rules is to break the rules. It is better to do less of this kind of thing. If you do too much, everyone will feel uncomfortable and even doubt the rules. Therefore, even if Li Weidong can do it, he cannot be too arbitrary.

Zhang Dongshuo heard Li Weidong's words. Although he still had some buts, he felt relieved. This was not a settlement, but more like a reward.

"Chairman, thank you for your trust, but I know my own abilities. As an office director, I am always walking on thin ice for fear of making mistakes and causing losses to the company. I don't even dare to think about it as a vice president. I still want to learn from you for two more years.

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Zhang Dongshuo said thanks, although the vice president is definitely out of business, but the boss has considered him, so he has to thank him, otherwise he will have no chance in the future!

Li Weidong continued: "Some time ago, Mr. Xu and I mentioned that in order to better guide the business of our subordinate companies, we should establish several specialized business departments at the company level!"

Zhang Dongshuo naturally knew about this, and in the days before the move before the Chinese New Year, this matter had been circulating in the company. Adding a department meant adding positions, which meant someone had to be promoted.

Some good people have even begun to rank people according to their qualifications and resumes. Who will become the general manager of which department?

At this time, Li Weidong told him this matter, and his intention was self-evident. He had a place as the general manager of these departments.

"The general manager of the business unit has the same position level as the directors of each department. However, in order to reflect the importance of the business unit, the general manager enjoys deputy general level treatment and is at the same level as the general manager of the subsidiary, but has the right to participate in the company's manager meetings!"

The company's management ranks are divided into several levels according to the levels within the system. Those who are in the system naturally have them here, so it is not unusual to say that they are highly qualified.

"I want to select you as the general manager of the financial business department!" Li Weidong paused, looked at Zhang Dongshuo and said.

"Financial Division? Where is President Li?" Zhang Dongshuo blurted out in surprise, but regretted it after he said it. He was so excited that he spoke out what was in his heart.

There are rumors that Li Shihui from Minsheng Bank will concurrently serve as the general manager of this financial division. Both his rank and qualifications are wrong.

"He continues to be his president, what does it have to do with the business unit, and your task is to supervise him, regulate him, and even exercise the equity of the holding company when necessary!"

This is an idea of ​​Li Weidong. Now that the company has reached its current level and scale, it is too difficult for him to continue to manage it and it is beyond his capabilities.

The deeper the degree of participation, the greater the damage that may be caused, so a system of checks and balances is needed.

Nowadays, all subsidiaries are fat and weak, and there is a vague tendency to lose their tail. And with this development speed, I believe this problem will become more serious.

Without Li Weidong's pressure, the holding company's management of these companies would probably become empty talk.

They all know that it is Li Weidong who exercises the equity, not these holding companies. As long as Li Weidong doesn't say anything, they don't have to comply.

But Li Weidong has limited experience after all, and it is obviously unrealistic to ask about everything, so effective management is very necessary.

Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the leadership of the holding company, including the merger of the management agencies of Xinsheng Holdings and Ruibos Holdings, the establishment of these business units, and the separation of the chairman and general manager of the subsidiary, all of which have this purpose.

In this case, it is impossible and there is no opportunity for the leaders of the subsidiaries to concurrently serve as the general managers of these business units.

Li Weidong wants to use these business units to regulate these subsidiaries, provide professional guidance on business, exercise power on equity, and then liberate himself.

It's good if one person can manage seven or eight people. If all subsidiaries have to report to him, wouldn't that be nonsense?

If not for some unspeakable things, Li Weidong even wanted to give up his position as general manager and only be the chairman.

Zhang Dongshuo has been following Li Weidong for a long time and has a better understanding of what he means. Moreover, he can now speak so clearly, so he quickly expressed his stance and said: "Thank you, Chairman, for your trust. I will do my best!"

"There is an old saying that goes without diamonds, no porcelain work. The business department is for better and faster development. Speaking does not depend on status, but on strength, so work hard!"

Zhang Dongshuo is his own secretary, so he is the one who represents him. This is good for him to control this business department, but if he is not capable enough, he will be the one who loses.

"Yes, Chairman, I will definitely hone my diamond skills!" Zhang Dongshuo heard that Li Weidong had deep thoughts about the business department.

Zhang Dongshuo originally wanted to ask Li Weidong about the candidate for his secretary, but after thinking about it he decided not to ask. As for the recommendation, it was even more impossible.

It's not good to ask about this kind of thing casually, especially if the boss hasn't asked him yet, let alone talk about it!

(End of chapter)