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Chapter 681 Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes

Listening to Gao Peng's report and looking through the documents in his hand, Li Dongling couldn't help but shook his head slightly.

Once upon a time, at Dongling Hi-Tech's annual meeting, Li Dongling, Gao Peng, Zhang Ao and others would join in the fun, singing at their spooky best, and Dongling Hi-Tech's employees would also perform on stage themselves.

But now, most of the performers in Li Dongling’s annual meeting performance plan have become star singers performing on stage.

Even if there are still performances by Dongling Hi-Tech employees, they have become a platform for professionally trained people. The previous makeshift annual meeting programs no longer exist in Dongling Hi-Tech.

Back then, at the first annual meeting of Dongling Hi-Tech, Li Dongling had mentioned to Zhang Ao and others that in the future, those celebrities would be invited to the stage at Dongling Hi-Tech's annual meetings. However, the day came so quickly that Li Dongling still sighed a little.

But it's just a sigh. Any company that reaches the current scale of Dongling Hi-Tech will start to abide by rules. In other words, it cares about its image.

Even though the founder, Li Dongling, doesn't care about this, the people in charge of the annual meeting, like Gao Peng's logistics department, dare not turn the annual meeting into a makeshift team. If public opinion arises at that time, they will not be able to bear it!
"Just follow this list of performers!"

After Li Dongling glanced at it hesitantly, he pushed the list back to Gao Peng.

"but……"

"For Dongling Hi-Tech employees who are willing to perform on stage, the prizes and bonuses will be increased. After all, this is Dongling Hi-Tech's own annual meeting!"

Starting from the first Dongling Hi-Tech Annual Meeting, as long as Dongling Hi-Tech’s own employees signed up to go on stage, they would receive a small gift regardless of whether they performed on stage in the end.

If you go on stage, you can also participate in lotteries and get bonuses, which is equivalent to disguised benefits.

If all the performers on stage at Dongling Hi-Tech's annual meeting were celebrities and singers, it would certainly look star-studded and grand, but it would become a concert. What does it have to do with Dongling Hi-Tech's annual meeting?
"I see!"

Gao Peng collected the annual meeting list, hesitated for a moment, and finally responded.

He also understood what Li Dongling meant. Dongling Hi-Tech's annual meeting was becoming more and more "formal".

But in other words, it is becoming more and more boring. It is basically just going through the motions. It is far from being as lively and atmospheric as the annual meetings in the first few years after Dongling Hi-Tech was founded, when all employees participated.

Just like the Spring Festival Gala, the scenes are getting bigger and bigger, but the program effects are getting harder and harder to describe. There is no way around it. When an event becomes more and more mature, the first thing that comes to mind is not how interesting it is, but that it cannot make mistakes. Even if it is boring, it cannot become a joke, otherwise the person in charge of the event will be in trouble...

"Have you arranged everything for the people who will come to Pingyang to attend the annual meeting this year?"

Li Dongling asked Gao Peng, the number of executives who came to Hanxi to attend the annual meeting this year was the largest in recent years, and these people needed to be properly arranged.

As for those executives who came all the way from other places or even overseas to Pingyang to attend the annual meeting, whether they were doing so out of greed for fame and fortune is not that important to Li Dongling.

Fame, wealth, and utilitarianism, in other words, are all called ambition. If a senior executive has no desires or ambitions, and does not even want to be transferred back to Dongling Hi-Tech's headquarters, then there is something wrong with the entire Dongling Hi-Tech management system.

As long as the internal fighting does not become a life-and-death struggle and does not affect the entire operation of Dongling Hi-Tech, appropriate competition is actually a good thing for Dongling Hi-Tech.

"Anything that needs to be arranged by the logistics department has already been arranged!"

The subtext of Gao Peng's words is that some executives who return to the headquarters from other places do not need to be arranged by the logistics department, as those executives have their own factions to join.

Li Dongling glanced at Gao Peng and just smiled, but didn't say much.

……

The wind was cold, but the whole Pingyang was bustling with activity. As the salaries for local jobs in Pingyang became higher and higher, the consumer market naturally picked up.

As the year draws to a close, not only the Oriental Times Shopping Mall, but other shopping malls in Pingyang, including real estate, are extremely popular.

The number of luxury cars on the streets has suddenly increased in the past two days. Experienced people know that this means that Dongling Hi-Tech’s annual meeting is about to begin!

At this time of year every year, executives from other places rush back to the Dongling Hi-Tech headquarters, and accordingly, various luxury cars begin to appear on the streets of Pingyang.

The restaurants in Yuhe Leisure Resort, Pingyang Hotel, and some local restaurants in Pingyang were basically full, or even completely booked.

The executives from Dongling Hi-Tech's regional branches who came to Pingyang gathered in different circles, or in other words, joined their respective "backers" at the headquarters.

To be honest, can the executives of these Dongling Hi-Tech companies in other places really help them much with their "backers" at the headquarters?

That's not necessarily true, but just like the saying "It's easier to get things done if you have someone in the court", these executives at the Dongling Hi-Tech branch, like ancient border generals, always have to find a big shot in the headquarters as a backer to feel at ease, or in other words, to make themselves feel at ease...

As the marketing director of Dongling Hi-Tech Guangdong Branch, Guan Zhenming also came to Pingyang with the general manager, financial director, production manager, logistics manager, and technical manager of Dongling Hi-Tech Guangdong Branch. Guangdong Province is one of Dongling Hi-Tech's most important markets in China. Dongling Hi-Tech Guangdong Branch is very large. After all, the Dongling Hi-Tech Electronics Production Base in Yangcheng, Guangdong Province alone has more than 60,000 employees.

The Yangcheng production base, together with the Pingyang Electronic Industrial Park and the Shanghai Pudong production base, constitute the three major production bases of Dongling Hi-Tech. The production and assembly of most of Dongling Hi-Tech's products are also completed through these three production bases.

In addition, Dongling Hi-Tech also has its R&D center, operation center, etc. in Guangdong Province, so this time, the team size of Dongling Hi-Tech Guangdong Province Company coming to Pingyang is also the largest.

However, after arriving in Pingyang, all the people from the Guangdong company immediately scattered and disappeared. Guan Zhenming did not dare to delay and hurried to find his "backer", Zhang Ao, general manager of Dongling Hi-Tech's marketing department!
From Guan Zhenming's perspective, all the senior executives of Dongling Hi-Tech Guangdong Branch now have the support of bigwigs behind them at the headquarters. For example, the general manager of Dongling Hi-Tech Guangdong Branch is Ren Yuefeng's man, and the financial manager of the Guangdong branch is backed by Hu Zixian, and so on.

Guan Zhenming wanted to keep his position as the marketing manager of Dongling Hi-Tech Guangdong Branch, and wanted to climb to the position of general manager of the Guangdong branch, or even become a regional manager, or be transferred overseas to manage the markets of several countries. Guan Zhenming felt that he needed a big shot at the headquarters to speak for him.

At least someone at the headquarters can mention his name, so that he has a chance to climb up!

"Boss Guan, long time no see!"

When they arrived at Pingyang Hotel and just pushed open the door of the private room, several people shouted to Guan Zhenming.

"Manager Zhang!"

"Boss Wang, I've heard a lot about you!"

Guan Zhenming looked around and saw the people in the box. Some of them he knew, while a few looked unfamiliar to him. But even those he knew were the general manager, marketing manager, etc. of Dongling Hi-Tech's branch in a certain province. They were definitely one of the famous "big shots" in the local area.

"Nice to meet you!"

After sitting down, Guan Zhenming distributed business cards around. No matter if he was familiar with them or not, as long as they were here today, Guan Zhenming knew that these were people in the same "camp" as him in Dongling Hi-Tech, and it would be easier to deal with them.

"Keeping everyone waiting!"

Before the people arrived, the voice had already been heard. The door of the box was pushed open with a bit of cold air, and Guan Zhenming and the others stood up.

"I'm late because I've been busy today. I'll drink this cup first!"

After Zhang Ao sat down with a big sword, he drank the glass directly. The atmosphere in the box suddenly became heated.

This is Zhang Ao's style. He does things in a bold and open manner, without too many twists and turns. As long as you follow him and get things done, you can reap the rewards. Naturally, there will be people under him who are willing to work hard for him.

"Thank you for your hard work this year. The marketing department was able to achieve this year's sales. I, Zhang, would like to thank you all here!"

After saying this, Zhang Ao drank another glass. People like Guan Zhenming regarded Zhang Ao as their backer, but Zhang Ao also needed Guan Zhenming and others to charge into battle in various places.

Now the business of Dongling Hi-Tech is getting bigger and bigger. It is no longer the time when Zhang Ao led his team to develop the market in one city after another.

With Dongling Hi-Tech's current market and user scale, both domestically and overseas, even if Zhang Ao worked himself to death he would still be too busy to handle it, and he also needs the work of his confidants like Guan Zhenming.

After all, human hearts are unpredictable, and it is impossible for Zhang Ao to ask all the staff of Dongling Hi-Tech's branches across the country to cooperate with him unconditionally. At this time, he needs some confidants to cheer for what Zhang Ao has instructed.

Similarly, Zhang Ao also needs to fight for higher positions and benefits for Guan Zhenming and other confidants, otherwise who would be willing to work for him in the future?

This is the world of martial arts. There are conflicts of interest, and some social skills are always needed!

Zhang Ao has not received formal management training, but he has experienced all kinds of things over the years, and he has gradually figured out his own way of managing his subordinates.

After three rounds of drinks, Zhang Ao's style of doing things had already made him familiar with Guan Zhenming and the others.

"Next year, Dongling Hi-Tech Headquarters will have many new projects. As long as you do your job well, the headquarters will not forget you!"

Zhang Ao was a little drunk and seemed to say it inadvertently, but it made Guan Zhenming and others' eyes light up.

Dongling Hi-Tech not only has a headquarters company, but also has different subsidiaries, especially Dongling Hi-Tech-related companies such as Feiyan Technology, Focus Media, and Torch Group.

If Dongling Hi-Tech were to establish a new company, and I could be transferred there immediately to become a senior executive of the new company, then my net worth and power would have a chance to increase significantly!

Just like when Feiyan Technology went public, the executives of Feiyan Technology also made a fortune and their net worth skyrocketed. If Guan Zhenming and others could be sent to serve as general manager of the new company, it would definitely be a huge step forward!

(End of this chapter)