The Age of Rebirth

Chapter 481 Check and Balance
Li Weidong didn't sleep well all night, and he was better when he had something to do, and he didn't feel tired.

I bid farewell to Xu Yandeng and Jiang Zhili who saw him off, boarded the plane, and felt tired only after I calmed down in my seat.

They took an Air China flight today, a large Boeing 747 aircraft, with more than a dozen first-class seats and more than 30 business class seats. The entire aircraft has more than 300 seats.

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

Each seat has a private space, and you can do whatever you want in it when you close the door, except for illegal things.

But because it is Air China, it has no experience of flying the Arctic Circle. It can only take off from New York, then stop in San Francisco, and finally fly to Beijing.

At this time, Li Weidong realized how important it is to have his own plane, not only to sit comfortably, but also to save time.

If you think 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.

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

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

During the ten-hour flight from San Francisco to the capital, there were only Li Weidong and his secretary and bodyguards.

After starting again, Li Weidong sat by the window, Zhang Dongshuo sat on Li Weidong's left, facing each other across the aisle, and Ding Yuan and Zhou Ping sat in the front and back respectively.

Li Weidong slept from New York to San Francisco. At this time, he didn't feel sleepy at all, and casually flipped 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 must be available.

After flipping through it for a while, there were not many new ideas, and suddenly he said casually: "Dong Shuo, have you considered doing something else, always being my secretary assistant, doing chores, isn't it boring?"

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

Is this going to be liquidated?

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

Zhang Dongshuo sat up straight and looked down at Li Weidong, just in time to see Li Weidong's hand flipping the newspaper and the luxury 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!

"Asleep, what can I ask you?" Li Weidong frowned and turned to look at Zhang Dongshuo.

"No, no, I'll follow your orders!" Zhang Dongshuo said bravely. This sentence was advertised as a golden sentence to answer the omnipotence of the leader. It is always right to listen to the leader.

But this is also the worst answer, the boss asks you a question, and you answer like this, how does the leader know what you really think.

Therefore, this kind of art of replying will definitely not work here in Li Weidong, not only will it not work, but it will also make him unhappy.

"Listen to my orders?" Li Weidong smiled. After finishing speaking, he started to flip through the newspaper again, and at the same time, he also showed an attitude of dissatisfaction.

Zhang Dongshuo wanted to 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 such a thing happen? It really shouldn't be.

So he didn't care about whether the boss wanted to liquidate them, and hurriedly said: "Chairman, with you, I have experienced many things and learned a lot. I have benefited a lot!"

"The more time passes, the more I feel that my abilities are lacking too much. The things I knew before are at most only on paper, and I may not be able to put them into practice. So I still hope to continue learning by your side!"

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

Of course, this ability is what he himself thinks is not enough. If the leader thinks it is enough, he does not need to study, and he will listen to you.

"Playing tricks with me?" Li Weidong closed the newspaper, looked at Zhang Dongshuo with a half-smile and said.

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

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

"How long have you been with me?" Li Weidong asked after putting down his teacup.

"Six and a half years!" Zhang Dongshuo said truthfully, he remembered this time very accurately, after all, it was the day that changed his destiny.

But I have a bad feeling in my heart. Usually, after asking such a question, the supporting role will receive a box lunch. This is how it is performed 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 N number.

Thinking about this, Zhang Dongshuo suddenly had an idea in his heart, maybe Li Weidong's legendary experience can really write a book, it should be very popular, if it is made into a movie, he must have a role in it.

"Six and a half years is really long, a newborn child will grow up to be able to go to school!" Li Weidong said with emotion.

The secretary who has been in office for six years should be replaced, otherwise it will really become a disaster, which is not good for anyone, but arranging a secretary is a technical job.

Zhang Dongshuo echoed: "That's right, I still remember that when I first met Master Qian, I couldn't move. Now I have participated in the school's cross-country race, and I can still win the ranking!"

"Young master and miss, what era is it now, where did you come from!" Although the content of the words was critical, the tone was gentle.

"Yes, yes, I usually yell for fun, but I have never yelled in front of Master Qian and Miss Rui, I must pay attention in the future!" Zhang Dongshuo knew that Li Weidong was not angry when he looked at Li Weidong's face, and this trick was tried repeatedly.

"It's far away!" Li Weidong didn't care about Zhang Dongshuo still's title of Miss and Master, and said with a wave of his hand.

"Generally speaking, you have done a good job these years and are worthy of praise. You don't have to be humble about this!" Li Weidong continued.

This is true. Both Xinsheng Holdings and Ruibosi Holdings are not modern enterprises in the true sense, and their management is very casual.

Zhang Dongshuo is Li Weidong's secretary, responsible for uploading and distributing, and played a very important role. Li Weidong recognizes this credit.

"It's your leader's decision. It's easier for us to implement it!" Zhang Dongshuo said quickly, although he knew that there might be a "but" in the following, he still had to be afraid of flattery.

"It's a shame to be my secretary with your ability, and it's a loss for the company!" Li Weidong didn't finish this.

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

Both sentences are statements of opinion, the first time is to fool the leader, the second time is to understand the leader's intention, and the second is to show loyalty and loyalty.

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

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

After all, at that time, both the size and the company's system were not sound, and there were not so many rules and regulations, and reckless people could take the lead.

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

Even if the deputy general leaders of many subsidiaries had high positions before they came to the company, they were either the CEOs of state-owned enterprises or officials of high rank in the system.

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

Before Xia Guoqiang became the vice president, the company didn't have a vice president, so the job he did was actually the job of the vice president, but he lacked a title.

But Zhang Dongshuo is the director of the office, one level lower than the vice president, and he can become the vice president of the company if he is promoted.

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 the office. Many department directors are more suitable than Zhang Dongshuo in terms of qualifications and age.

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

This is not what Li Weidong wants to see. When he established this company, he made reference to the state-owned assets system of later generations. The purpose is to develop stably. If one day he is no longer in the company, this system can still operate.

So to learn, you have to learn like him, 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 this kind of thing less. If you do too much, everyone will feel uncomfortable and even doubt this set of rules. So even if Li Weidong can do it, he should not be too arbitrary.

Zhang Dongshuo felt relieved when he heard Li Weidong's words, although he still had but, this is not a liquidation, but more like a reward.

"Chairman, thank you for your trust, but I understand my own ability. As the director of the office, I always walk on thin ice for fear of making mistakes and causing losses to the company. I don't even dare to think about it as the vice president. I still want to study with you for another two years. !"

Zhang Dongshuo said thanks, although the vice president is definitely out of luck, but the boss has considered him, so he has to thank him, otherwise there will be 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 the subordinate companies, we need to set up several special business departments at the company level!"

Zhang Dongshuo naturally knew about this, and in the few days before the new year when he moved, the company had been rumored about it. Adding a department meant adding more positions, which meant that someone had to be promoted.

There are even good people who have started to rank according to their qualifications and resumes. Who will become the general manager of which department is well-known.

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

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

The company's management ranks are divided into several levels according to the levels in the system. There are some in the system, and he naturally has them here, so the term "high allocation" is not uncommon.

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

"Financial business department? Where's President Li?" Zhang Dongshuo blurted out in surprise, but regretted it after he finished speaking. He was so excited that he spoke his mind.

There are gossip that Li Shihui of Minsheng Bank will also serve as the general manager of the financial business department, and there are more than enough mistakes in terms of rank and qualifications.

"He continues to be his president, what does he have to do with the business department, 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. The company has reached its current level and scale, and it is too difficult for him to continue to manage it.

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

Now all subsidiaries are fat and fat, and there is a looming trend that the tail will not go away, and at this speed of development, I believe this problem will become more serious.

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

They all know that it is Li Weidong who is exercising the equity, not these holding companies. As long as Li Weidong doesn't speak, they don't have to abide by it.

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 organizations of Xinsheng Holdings and Ruibosi Holdings, the establishment of these business divisions, and the separation of the chairman of the subsidiary and the general manager. All of these have this purpose.

That being the case, it is impossible for the leaders of the subsidiaries to concurrently serve as the general manager of these divisions.

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

It's not bad for one person to manage seven or eight people. If all the subsidiaries have to report to him, isn't that nonsense?

If it weren't for some unbearable things, Li Weidong even wanted to give up the position of general manager and just be the chairman.

Zhang Dongshuo has followed Li Weidong for a long time, and has a relatively thorough understanding of what he means, and now that he has said it so clearly, he quickly expressed his position and said: "Thank you, the trust of the chairman, I will definitely do my best!"

"There is an old saying that if you don't have diamonds, you can't do porcelain work. The business department is for better and faster development. It doesn't depend on status, but on strength. Work hard!"

Zhang Dongshuo was born as his secretary, and he was the one who went out to represent him, which was good for him to control the business department, but if he was not capable enough, he would be the one who lost.

"Yes, Chairman, I will definitely sharpen my diamond!" Zhang Dongshuo heard that Li Weidong placed deep thoughts on the business department.

Zhang Dongshuo originally wanted to ask Li Weidong's secretary candidate, but after thinking about it, he still didn't ask. As for the recommendation, it was even more impossible.

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

(End of this chapter)