Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 499 Encouragement

Doubiang smiled and said nothing, but looked at Li Weidong who was still looking around. He wanted to listen to the boss's instructions. Who knew if the boss just dropped by the company to take a look and then left, or if he had some other purpose.

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Whether you want to conduct a private visit incognito first, or go directly to Jiang Zongtao and let him inspect the company, it all depends on Li Weidong.

Li Weidong took two steps forward and got closer to the front desk. Li looked at the company log and corporate slogan on the wall. The slogan was loud, "Become a world-class investment company!"

The company's corporate culture and slogans are also part of advertising. They must have some bragging element, otherwise they are not enough to promote the company.

If it were to be the first-class company in the country, there would be no need to publicize it. If it had already been achieved, it would have lost the motivation to strive. We cannot say that we want to remain the first-class company in the country, as that would appear to be a lack of enterprising spirit!

The lady at the front desk looked at Li Weidong and the others nervously. She had already gotten an obvious hint from Doubian's actions that their business etiquette was correct, which directly showed that the person in front of them had a high status.

Moreover, Li Weidong had just come out from a meeting. He was wearing a more formal suit and leather shoes. Although the brand of the clothes could not be seen, the fabric looked unusual. It did not look high-profile and luxurious, nor did it make people feel shabby.

So she took it for granted that the leader of some department came to inspect the work, and now she wanted to inform the boss, but in full view of the public, she did not have the conditions.

Of course, she also had some doubts in her heart, why the leadership inspection work was not notified in advance, and Mr. Zhu was still accompanying her, so she always felt that something was wrong.

Li Weidong's eyes moved downwards. There were also the company's core values, mission, etc. on the wall. In short, they were all positive words, which were also part of the corporate culture.

Looking at the somewhat embarrassed little girl, Li Weidong smiled. He saw that she was a newcomer who had just graduated from college. How could an employee in this position be so reserved? This is the face of the company.

Just as I was about to turn around, I saw an open document on the desk at the front desk, with handwritten notes on it. It was obviously not a visitor registration, but more like annotations for studying something.

The receptionist seemed to see Li Weidong's eyes coming over and quickly closed the document. Li Weidong could see clearly this time. It was a project evaluation report. Unexpectedly, this was a very ambitious receptionist.

"You are studying. Do you want to do business instead of being a front desk person?" Li Weidong pointed at the document and asked with a smile.

"No, no, I'm just idle and bored, just take a look, yes, I just take a look!" The little girl was obviously trying to hide her feelings.

"It's a good thing to want to do business. There's nothing shameful about it. If you want to do it, just apply for a job change!" Li Weidong encouraged, rarely in a good mood.

"Oh, it's not that easy. The position I was originally interviewing for was an investment manager, but I failed and ended up working as a receptionist!" The little girl sighed, perhaps inspired.

"It's normal to fail. Failure is the mother of success. Just accumulate experience. Work harder and you will succeed sooner or later!" Li Weidong continued to encourage.

"Don't give me chicken soup. It's not a matter of experience at all. After joining the company, I inquired about the human resources department. The company recruits new people based on academic qualifications and schools. If they are not from famous universities and majors, they are not required at all!"

Li Weidong nodded inwardly, and his idea came true. It was so difficult for them to recruit people a few years ago. Recruiting college students was a treasure. Now, if they are not famous brands, they don't need them. Good companies need to compete for recruitment, and bad companies recruit people everywhere.

However, he still pretended to be confused and asked, "Oh, there is another way of saying this. Which school did you graduate from?"

"Finance major at Beijing Institute of Technology!" the little girl replied helplessly.

Li Weidong was happy to hear that this was still an alumnus, but he asked more doubtfully: "There is such a major in Beijing Institute of Technology?"

He has been studying in school for four years, but he has never heard of a finance major. Could it be that ten years after he graduated, he added a new major?

"Look, I'll just tell you. I've never heard of it." The little girl spread her hands and laughed at herself, and then said, "The Department of Finance was only established in 1992. I am the third graduate of the Finance major!"

"Oh, let me tell you, why didn't I hear about it when I was in school!" Li Weidong suddenly realized.

"You also graduated from Beijing Institute of Technology. Which class did you graduate from and what major?" the little girl asked excitedly. Meeting alumni after graduation always makes people feel a little more intimate.

"I graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1990, and it has been ten years in a flash!" Li Weidong said with emotion, he has lived ten more years in his life.

"Hello, senior!" the little girl said kindly immediately, then looked at Li Weidong doubtfully, as if she had remembered something, and then asked with some uncertainty, "90 Mechanical? You are Li, Mr. Li, I just said that I felt a little...

You look familiar, you are my idol!"

"You can't be an idol because you have the smell of copper!" Li Weidong waved his hands and said with a smile. He has rarely returned to school in recent years, but he has donated a lot to the school. The students in the school know that he is not difficult.

"Can you sign your name for me?" the little girl asked hopefully, holding a pen and notebook.

"You still signed my name, do you really think of me as your idol?" Li Weidong looked at the school girl dumbfounded, and really couldn't bear to refuse.

Li Weidong finally took over the pen, wrote his name in the notebook, thought for a while and then wrote, I wish you can become a gold medal investor soon.

"Here, please inform us!" Li Weidong handed her the signed notebook and said with a smile.

He will definitely not do any private visits in private when he comes here. Besides, how you conduct private visits in private and whether you can get in is another matter!

"Okay, okay, Mr. Jiang should be presiding over the weekly investment decision-making meeting at this time. I'll tell the office right now!" The little girl happily picked up the phone on the table.

A few minutes after the call was made, a group of people came out of the house, and the first person was Jiang Zongtao.

From afar, Jiang Zongtao stretched out his hand and said respectfully: "Chairman, hello, hello, I didn't know you were coming. I'm sorry. You are welcome to guide our work!"

After finishing speaking, Jiang Zongtao smiled apologetically at Doubiang and Liu Dachun. If these two were usually guests, they would definitely receive a grand reception, but in this situation today, he could only express his apology.

Liu Dachun and Doubiang naturally didn't care about this matter, and they also smiled and nodded to Jiang Zongtao and the several vice presidents behind them.

"I've never been here before, so I stopped by to take a look!" Li Weidong shook hands with Jiang Zongtao and said with a smile.

Li Weidong and Jiang Zongtao are old acquaintances. He was one of the first old people to follow Li Weidong. When Jingwei Investment was first established, he was the company's risk control director.

Later, as the company expanded, he was slowly promoted to become the company's vice president. However, due to the need to adapt to development, Jingwei Investment's head office in Hong Kong ceased to exist in name only.

Almost all the staff are working in the mainland, and only a shell is left of the headquarters on Hong Kong Island, which also means that they are a Hong Kong-funded company, and employees from various departments are dispersed into various subsidiaries.

Jingwei Investment's only supervision and audit departments have also moved to the mainland. Naturally, the heads of various functional departments of the head office have to work in the subsidiary, and Jiang Zongtao, the vice president, naturally becomes the person in charge of the Beijing subsidiary.

He is also the nominal vice president of Jingwei Investment.

Although it is a subsidiary and seems to be of a lower level, the only person with real power in the parent company is Zheng Sijing, which means that they are only under the jurisdiction of Zheng Sijing, both in fact and in name.

Jiang Zongtao and Zheng Sijing have been in a relationship for more than ten years, and Zheng Sijing trusts him, so he is very comfortable as the general manager of this subsidiary. He can be said to be inferior to one person and superior to hundreds of people.

And now it is reported that Zheng Sijing will be responsible for the company's supervision and inspection work. Jiang Zongtao sometimes wonders whether the three subsidiaries will be directly managed by Xinsheng Holdings at some point, and Jingwei Investment will be completely divided into three.

I just held an investment decision-making meeting with several vice presidents and directors of relevant departments. Suddenly I received a call saying that Director Li Weidong was here, which almost made him fall out of his seat in shock.

There was no time to hold a meeting. The company's senior managers happened to be there, so there was no need to convene any more. They could directly form a welcoming formation and hurriedly came out of the meeting to greet them.

"I know you are coming to the capital, and I want you to come to the company for inspection. I am afraid of delaying your time, so I am embarrassed to say it!" Jiang Zongtao became more respectful, and he was very careful about his status and Li Weidong's status.

"Chairman, how about we go in and I report the company's situation to you?" Jiang Zongtao looked at Li Weidong and asked. This is his business territory. Now that the boss is here, he naturally wants to show his work to the boss.

Only when your boss sees your work highlights will he be able to remember you, and only then will you have hope for a promotion and salary increase in the future!

"Well, go in and have a look!" Li Weidong nodded, then turned to wave to the little girl at the front desk and said, "Thank you, elementary school girl!"

The little girl immediately became nervous. The fearlessness she felt because of her nervousness was gone. Now it was not only Li Weidong who was here, but also their boss.

Jiang Zongtao turned his head and glanced at the young lady at the front desk. His eyes seemed to be asking, when did he meet the chairman and he was still a school girl? Could it be that the front desk had other connections?

But if there is such a relationship, why do you still work at the front desk? How does the background investigation of the human resources department do it? But now is not the time to ask, so I can only keep this doubt in my heart.

When investment companies recruit people, although they will pay attention to academic qualifications and whether they are from a prestigious school, they are more interested in background, family background, and social background.

If the parents have a strong background, even if the school is poor and the academic qualifications are low, they will still be willing to recruit.

The entire twenty-fourth floor is divided into several spaces with glass doors. The fully transparent space gives people an open-minded and positive feeling.

"Chairman, why don't you go to the conference room and let me report the specific situation of the company to you, or...?" Jiang Zongtao asked after entering the office.

"I'm just here to take a look. It doesn't have to be so formal. You can show me around and let's talk while we walk!" Li Weidong pondered for a moment and said.

"Okay Chairman, let's report to you as we go. This is more intuitive. The floor we are on is basically the office location of the investment department. Now it is led by the company's deputy general manager and chief investment officer Gao

Mr. Wei Gao is in charge!" Jiang Zongtao accompanied Li Weidong and pointed at the middle-aged man next to him.

When Gao Wei heard Jiang Zongtao's words, he immediately tilted his body slightly to greet Li Weidong, "Hello, Chairman, I am Gao Wei!"

Li Weidong smiled and nodded slightly, which was considered a greeting. This was very different from the treatment he received from his junior sister at the door.

Jiang Zongtao continued: "The investment department currently consists of four specific departments, namely the Asset Allocation and Strategic Research Department, the Special Investment Department, the Venture Capital Department I and the Venture Capital Department II. There are also several industry groups under each department, with a total headcount of approximately

More than one hundred and fifty people!"

Seeing Li Weidong nodding, Jiang Zongtao continued to introduce the various departments of the company. Li Weidong also looked over them briefly. Finally, Jiang Zongtao made a concluding speech on the overall situation of the company.

"Chairman, the company currently has a chief investment officer responsible for investment, a chief risk officer responsible for risk control, and a chief operating officer responsible for the company's daily work. Since the establishment of the subsidiary, it has invested in more than 600 companies, including domestic and foreign companies.

There are more than 40 companies that have successfully been listed on the market, and there are about 400 companies that can produce their own blood and have a large scale!"

Jiang Zongtao's face is bright. Since the establishment of the subsidiary, that is to say, after he took power, the probability of more than 400 companies can no longer be regarded as venture capital. Which venture capital company has such a success rate.

The reason why there are so few listed companies is that there are very few listed companies in China. What can he do? As long as the company can grow, they can still cash out and exit without going public. Of course, the steps may be a little more troublesome and the profits may be less.

Li Weidong nodded and said: "This is a commendation. It is very commendable to be able to achieve this level of venture capital. I hope you will continue to work hard and maintain this momentum. If you have achievements, the company will not be stingy!"

"Yes, Chairman, we will definitely fulfill our duties, strive for excellence, seek knowledge and progress, pursue excellence, and reach a higher level!" Jiang Zongtao excitedly recited the company's core values.

"It is good to have this ambition, but we must also be aware of the difficulties in the future. With the advent of the WTO, some foreign venture capital companies will definitely flood in on a large scale. In the future, competition in the field of venture capital will become more and more intense. Swimming against the current,

If you don’t advance, you will retreat. If you are not careful, you may be out!”

"Of course, in addition to the general environment, there are also some entrepreneurs whose quality varies greatly. They are increasingly good at packaging themselves and can fake everything. You must keep your eyes open and observe closely!"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Zheng has ordered us to self-examine. The risk control department, supervision and audit department and other relevant departments have worked overtime for two consecutive weeks to reorganize the information and resolutely prevent such things from happening!" Jiang Zongtao said.

Although this incident did not occur within their company, it was an internal matter within Jingwei Investment. It can be regarded as a win-win situation and a loss for both parties.

Li Weidong nodded and said calmly: "Risk control is your specialty. Don't make mistakes on it. I hope there will be a broader stage in the future where you can use your expertise!"

(End of chapter)