Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 523 Foreign Monk

McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, and Bain are the three largest consulting firms in the world, and they were also the first consulting firms to establish branches or offices in China.

In order to do a good job, Xu Dehai, after obtaining Li Weidong's consent, invited three companies at once to conduct physical examinations on the company individually and propose solutions to Li Weidong's requirements.

Naturally, a physical examination must be done from the inside out, from top to bottom, and all subsidiaries under Li Weidong's name must be given a comprehensive physical examination.

Therefore, this matter is destined to be a complex and systematic work. It has been carried out for more than two months now, and it has only been a systematic exploration and sorting out of the companies under Li Weidong's name.

The formal report has not yet been released. It is estimated that it will take a long time to issue a final report or even provide a strategic guidance document.

There are dozens of subsidiaries controlled by Li Weidong, covering all walks of life. Even for these large international consulting companies, it is still a big challenge.

I had to communicate with the senior management of Xinsheng Holdings many times in order to more accurately grasp the customer's thoughts. After all, many things happened beyond their expectation during the process.

This was seriously inconsistent with the news they first received. According to their initial thoughts, this was just an attempt by a domestic private enterprise that wanted to achieve strategic transformation.

At most, the scale of this private enterprise will be larger, after all, their boss is a wealthy man in China.

But after actually taking over this big case, they discovered that the reality was far more than that. The scope of the business was so wide and the scale was so large that they had to ask the company headquarters for help.

Obviously, it is impossible for them alone to deliver an answer that satisfies the customer for this project.

According to the agreement, McKinsey & Company will conduct an interview with Xu Dehai today. For this purpose, they have made full preparations and invited a team of experts from around the world.

With such team strength, they can convince their customers to adopt their opinions and continue cooperation with full sincerity.

The team was led by Schnander, the president of McKinsey Greater China, an old foreign man with sparse and somewhat white hair, a gentle complexion, and a shrewd look in his eyes under a pair of big glasses.

Schnande was welcomed into the conference room by Zhang Dongshuo. He looked up and saw that Xu Dehai and Zou Yi from Xinsheng Holdings were already seated in the conference room, as well as Li Weidong, who had never seen him in person.

In Schnander’s view, this is very un-Chinese!

Among the Chinese clients he comes into contact with, leaders are the last to appear. The higher the level, the longer the delay.

This kind of beginning reveals that this exchange seems a bit unusual.

Especially when he saw Li Weidong's restless eyes, before that, he didn't know that Li Weidong would also attend this meeting. He began to wonder silently in his heart whether the preparations for this time were complete.

When they came in, Li Weidong also stood up, and Xu Dehai introduced next to him. Li Weidong welcomed the arrival of the world's largest consulting company.

Two days ago, Li Weidong had read the meeting memo with Bain and listened to the report from the Boston Consulting Group.

Although his impression of these consulting companies has changed, compared with the consulting fees he paid for it, he still feels that it is not worth it. A bad report costs millions of dollars. How deceiving?

There are not many people at McKinsey, there are Asians with oriental faces, and there are also foreigners, who look a little more professional than Boston Consulting Group, at least the age is there!

The people who come to the Boston Consulting Group are mainly young people, mostly around thirty years old, and there are even young men in their twenties.

In Li Weidong's view, is it reliable for some young guys who don't necessarily understand their own career plans to give advice and consult to a company like theirs?

Although Li Weidong also believes that ambition lies in youth, such as himself, but who has the courage to give these young people the opportunity to try and make mistakes? If it is Zhao Kuo who is talking on paper, he will still lose!

Now seeing middle-aged people in their forties and fifties like McKinsey and some academic old men, Li Weidong feels much more reliable!

Perhaps because Li Weidong attended the meeting, McKinsey's Greater China president, Mr. Schnander, officially introduced McKinsey's situation before the meeting, especially its performance in Greater China and Asia, to prove his ability.

"Mr. Li, we have been in the Asia-Pacific region since 1959, and have been involved in business in mainland China since 1985, and have branches in Shanghai and Beijing!"

“In the past ten years, we have done more than 500 consulting projects in Greater China, including Fortune 500 companies in the Asia-Pacific region and many large state-owned enterprises in mainland China!”

Schnande said in less proficient Chinese that he has been developing markets in the Asia-Pacific region for more than ten years. In order to adapt to the needs of work and out of personal hobbies, he has learned Chinese for several years, but he has some Hong Kong and Taiwanese accents, which is probably related to his

Related to Chinese teachers.

"Domestically, we serve almost all industries. There is an old saying in China that teaching makes each other better. While we serve, we also learn a lot of new experiences and skills from these customers, and constantly improve our capabilities to better serve them.

Well adapted to the business needs of the mainland market!”

"So, we have enough capabilities, professional knowledge and consulting experience to provide a full range of consulting services, including overall company and business unit management strategy, organizational structure, manufacturing, technology, product research and development and other fields!"

Li Weidong's Mandarin was a bit difficult to speak, but seeing a foreigner able to fully express his thoughts in Mandarin gave him full respect for this.

"Mr. Shi, I didn't expect your Chinese proficiency to be so high. I'm really disrespectful!" Li Weidong gave Schnande a thumbs up. It doesn't matter whether his surname is Shi or not.

Everyone present was stunned for a moment when they heard Li Weidong call Schnander that way, but no one said a word to remind him.

Li Weidong was actually not very interested in Mr. Shi's words. Anyone could brag. The best result would be if he could come up with a report that convinced him and found it feasible.

To be able to reach this position today, in addition to the experience in his previous life, he also has his current practical experience. He has a lot of experience. Li Weidong fully possesses the ability to identify these reports.

He also knew that these experiences had formed deep-rooted concepts in his mind, and many of these concepts came from fragmented knowledge of later generations and were incomplete and unsystematic.

Because of this, in Li Weidong's past management, he basically only touched upon the surface, only provided some directional opinions, and did not dare to go into too much depth.

In the eyes of others, Li Weidong is a smug and confident business boss, and his views in the business are almost impeccable and without mistakes.

But Li Weidong himself knows that in many aspects, many times, he is not as confident as he appears, or even lacks confidence.

That's why Li Weidong decided to open up his mind and accept more in-depth suggestions from today's society, which would help form his overall understanding of the company's strategy.

Of course, Li Weidong will not pin his hopes of solving the problem on these consulting companies. This is unscientific and unrealistic. What he needs is for them to find the problem and give suggestions. How to implement it in the end is their own internal decision-making.

matter.

As for whether the advice given by these consultations is worth the price, although Li Weidong has some complaints, this is not the reason. Even if it can bring a little convenience to his management work, the money is still worth it.

Schnande felt relieved when he saw that Li Weidong was interested. As for calling him Mr. Shi, he was not angry about it. According to the Chinese way of calling him, it should be like this.

First, they thanked Li Weidong, and then motioned to the beautiful blonde next to them, asking her to introduce the main content of their exchange, which was also their previous review of the companies under Li Weidong's name.

It was also in Chinese, but his voice was more pleasant than Schnander's, and his pronunciation was more standard. Li Weidong suspected that this was a release officer specially recruited by McKinsey to meet domestic needs.

"Mr. Li, based on our three-month investigation of the companies under your name, we can first of all confirm that the company operates many types of businesses and has achieved diversified development."

“The larger businesses include finance, communications electronics, retail, vehicles, real estate, machinery, medicine, building materials, catering, trade, logistics, film and television entertainment, etc.!”

The blonde did not read the script, but gave an unscripted speech. This shows that she has done very thorough preparations before, and it also shows that this is not a pretty vase, but it has some connotation.

When the girl was talking about these things, her eyes never left Li Weidong. She also wanted to see something on Li Weidong's face, why this young man who looked similar to her had so much wealth.

Some time ago, she was transferred to the project team from the President's Office of Greater China by Schnande. When she saw the information about this project, she was completely shocked. She was officially the richest man in Asia.

She even wondered whether this Li Weidong was someone's white glove, but the wealth was so amazing that ordinary white gloves might not have this strength.

If she had known about Li Weidong's investments abroad in the name of Peking Capital, she would have been even more shocked, and it would have subverted his white-glove assumptions.

Let me ask you, which hand in the world can wear white gloves like Li Weidong's.

The girl looked at Li Weidong Gujing Wubo's face and continued: "Some of these industries, such as the large financial sector, real estate and service sectors, retail, vehicles and construction machinery, logistics, film and television and other industries already have leading positions in the country, but there are still others

Some industries or industries are already on the verge of being eliminated."

"We have no doubt that China will join the WTO. We have now entered the countdown stage. By then, international competition will inevitably be very fierce, and it will be difficult for some industries to survive!"

Of course, she did not elaborate on which industries, which are also the core content of their reports. You cannot download and read them without replenishing your membership. This is also where their gold content is reflected.

But this lesbian also had to admire Li Weidong. Even in terms of production capacity that they thought might be backward, their business conditions and social status were still good.

The blonde continued: "From our investigation, although some companies are developing very rapidly, this is not due to the company's good and healthy management system, but because of the era we live in and the imperfect laws.

Loophole!"

Although the blonde didn't want to admit it, in this emerging country, all unrealistic things became reality. A CEO with only a high school education led the company to achieve leapfrog development. This was not an exception.

According to her statistics, Li Weidong has about a dozen large-scale companies whose initial academic qualifications are only at the level of a high school graduate, and they are even half-assed.

"If this continues, I am afraid that the prospects of some companies will be worrying. Even if they can grow with the growth of the domestic economy, the final result will only be big but not strong. Serious problems will occur when facing real competition or standardization requirements.

question!"

"We have also noticed that your government has noticed the irregular and extensive development methods in the past and has taken effective measures. Last year alone, 134 laws and regulations were officially issued to regulate business operations.

!”

After Xu Dehai heard what the lesbian said, he felt a little uncomfortable. Making the company comply has always been his responsibility. Isn't this a slap in the face?

After Zou Yi heard this, she nodded repeatedly. She agreed with this analysis to a certain extent. For example, the real estate industry is the result of extensive development. As long as you are bold, the snowball can get bigger and bigger.

"So at this opportunity, we will assist your company to establish a modern enterprise operation system according to the business department's method, which can bring the company's operation quality to a higher level!"

"It is also a magic weapon for your company to calmly cope with the global challenges brought about by China's entry into the WTO!"

Li Weidong frowned. Although he felt that there was some truth in what he said, he couldn't accept it in his heart. Moreover, it was too false and too bragging!

McKenzie changed to another person and continued to brainwash Li Weidong and others, as if they could really recite sutras well using foreign monks like them.

Almost an hour later, Schnande felt that the time was almost up and said: "Mr. Li, if you have no other requirements, the final report can be submitted to your company within a month!"

Li Weidong already had a more mature idea in his heart and said: "I hope to see your company's report as soon as possible. If there is any other business in the future, Mr. Xu will talk to you!"

Schnande knew China well and knew that Li Weidong was seeing off guests, so he stood up and said, "Don't worry, our consulting business is professional, and you will definitely get value for money!"

Li Weidong has so many companies under his name, and these are their potential customers, so this time they must use their capabilities a hundredfold to let Li Weidong see their sincerity and professionalism.

Li Weidong shook hands with Schnande and said: "I believe in your company's ability. I still have something to do, so I won't send a few away. Director Zhang will send a few away for me!"

Then he waved goodbye to several McKinsey staff members until they disappeared into the elevator.

(End of chapter)