Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Chapter 412: Hidden Thoughts Under the Rules

It won't always go smoothly.

This is the key point that Huang Zhan wants to make.

Although Li Yan's words "one force can break all laws" were very moving, he was still frowning for a long time after returning to the office.

Huang Zhan's words were valuable "information", and they also reminded Li Yan of a crucial thing:
Have a sense of crisis.

Li Yan knew that other companies with related interests would become his rivals, but he never took them seriously.

His imaginary enemy was Pineapple, and he was living in an era when Robert's system had not yet taken root. As he himself judged, he had the right time, right place, and right people.

Li Yan has always believed that the real challenge in making mobile phones lies only with himself.

Now that the skills have been broken through and the system has been successfully developed, the production of the mobile phone is a foregone conclusion. The only question is "how good it is". We should be able to get through the difficult period and prepare to reap the rewards.

Other influencing factors are really ignored.

I didn’t expect that software cooperation would be the most difficult part.

What worries Li Yan the most is that this level cannot be solved by improving his own stats.

It's impossible to say that psychology has suddenly made a breakthrough to the point where it can easily see through other people's thoughts, right?
Even if it can, it's useless because it's not like reading memories.

Even if he could tell now that Dong Zhenchang was unwilling to cooperate due to pressure, what could he do?

At most it can save you some energy.

Think about it, we will have to cooperate with big catering brands in the future, which involves food safety; if we want to be an online car-hailing platform, that will affect the taxi drivers; if we want to engage in mobile payment, it will involve financial security; and as for social software, we will have to negotiate with the booming QQ and Weibo...

If a Wei De map can block Shangjing from using geographic information security, either refusing to cooperate or making Li Yan pay a high price or even lose the initiative, what about the others?

What if they are not on Li Yan's side and are also under some pressure that is difficult to deal with?
Even Li Yan had to ask herself whether she could handle it.

This kind of thing is like this: if it goes well, everything will go well; if it goes wrong, everything will go wrong.

"Do we have to create a super living circle? Wouldn't it be too big a step?" Li Yan sat at his desk and fell into deep thought.

Like a statue, hidden in the night.

Perhaps, now that the system has been completed and the ecosystem has not yet solidified, Li Yan still has the choice to take a step back.

Give up the idea of ​​developing your own software and hand over the cake to other leading companies, allowing them to share the pressure and disperse the risks.

Li Yan relies on a self-developed system that is very impressive, plus a sufficiently "future" appearance. As long as the phone is usable and priced reasonably, it can still change the market.

But if you do this, you will undoubtedly give up a great opportunity to get the upper limit.

He has been pursuing a virtuous cycle, laying the foundation for further results through a certain success.

If the sales of mobile phones can explode, the super life circle will have a strong connection with mobile phones. If you have this phone, there is no reason not to use the novel and convenient software here. If you want to experience this convenient software, you need to buy my phone...

Of course, this idea is very idealistic, and reality is always another matter.

Just like he had always thought that Linjiang would come forward to help him negotiate the cooperation with the bank, but since he made his request last time, no one has taken the initiative to contact him.

"If an enemy comes, we will fight him with our generals; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth. Just think about it." Li Yan suddenly stood up and patted his head. "Since everything is going well, why not make all the bad things right? Isn't the problem solved?"

On January 1, in the conference room on the 31rd floor of the Future Technology main building - just diagonally opposite Li Yan's office, sat managers with different expressions but all with a little bit of expectation.

Wang Zi and Wen Xin were also present.

"Come on, Mr. Wang and Mr. Wen, sit down." Li Yan seemed very relaxed, but those present would not be deceived by this appearance.

Especially Li Guangde, this meeting was held just because of his words "I can give a plan before the New Year", and he did enough self-education to be careful in what he said and did.

"Let me ask for everyone's opinions first." Li Yan paused after saying this, as if he was thinking.

Sun Miao thought he already had his own set of personnel assignments and wanted to see if everyone would challenge the boss's authority.

"What do you think I should call the employees of our company?"

What the fuck is this?
"Mr. Li, you can call me whatever you want." Sun Miao responded first.

"Comrades!" Li Yan suddenly shouted loudly.

What a beautiful state of mind.

This voice confused everyone.

"Most of the meetings I attended before were hosted by the government, with comrades coming and going every day. I also shouted this at the last meeting, but it seems that young people don't like it very much."

Shang Jie's eyes widened immediately. He had heard the young people in his department talking about this.

But why did Li Yan know?
The key point is that Shang Jie himself didn't take this sentence seriously and didn't tell Li Yan.

The boss has a fucking intelligence department.

"Forget it, I'll just go with the flow. Sometimes I call you Mr. Sun Miao and sometimes you call me Mr. Sun Miao."

Sun Miao waved his hands quickly, "No, no, no, Mr. Li, you are the only CEO in this company, and Mr. Cao loves to argue with me about these things, please don't bother me."

Li Yan laughed. "What I actually want to say is that I don't care about these things at all. Everyone should spend their energy on the most important things. There is no need to consider the extra things."

"Okay." Sun Miao replied.

"The focus of today's meeting is to listen to everyone's positioning and expectations of their departments," Li Yan sat up straighter, "I don't want to hear any long-winded, routine words. As for asking for a replacement, today is not a debate. I will judge whether the demands are reasonable or not. Who will start first?"

Sun Miao immediately took the opportunity to speak, "Then let me go first. After all, the name of the project department probably means more about coordinating a whole group of work. I will show my ugliness first to stimulate discussion."

In fact, there is a tacit consensus in Future Technology that Sun Miao is currently the "first minister".

He joined early, has experience in top companies, and has strong personal abilities.

Excluding the four special persons No. 2 to 5, Sun Miao is the most important and useful person in the startup team.

When Li Yan was making personnel appointments, he also listed him first, and he was in charge of the "project department" which, as he said, had a strong sense of coordination, which also somewhat emphasized Sun Miao's status.

Sun Miao has been seeking opportunities to express himself. He is a person who attaches great importance to power and fame, and is easy to be taken advantage of.

I happened to have seen Li Yan's overclocking status, and now I am convinced by Li Yan.

So Li Yan allowed this default to exist.

Sun Miao had a relatively clear self-positioning. He went through the contents of the subsequent Jiaolong mobile phone project in detail, but deliberately avoided discussing the division of labor, and also got the scale right.

But judging from his unconfident tone, the empty work content was probably not the result of perfunctory work, but rather that he really didn't know what he should do.

Because the person who will be truly responsible for coordinating future technology will definitely be Li Yan.

"You talk too much nonsense." Li Yan finally stopped him. "You are a jack of all trades. You need some all-round players. Some people who can summarize and organize materials."

"Okay." Sun Miao was in a good mood and even joked about himself, "I really just threw a brick."

Afterwards, everyone briefly explained the work plan and division of labor of their department, and basically stopped when Li Yan felt it was enough.

When you have enough say, it is indeed comfortable to work with talented people.

No wonder leaders like so-called smart employees.

The problem is that everyone is too restrained.

I don't know if Li Yan's opening remark about not being a debate suppressed enthusiasm, but no one put forward their own needs for employment. Even Cao Haibin, who had previously clamored for two smart girls under Sun Miao, now became serious.

The ones who were most dedicated in the preparations for the whole event were Zhou Yang and Li Guangde. One had something to say, and the other was the "culprit" of this meeting. In addition, they were from departments with the most clear division of labor, and the professionalism they displayed was a level higher than that of other departments.

This made the others very nervous.

Unexpectedly, Li Yan didn't seem to take their performance seriously, and the entire report process passed with just "hmm".

After everyone finished speaking, Li Yan asked:
“Do all departments feel that there is no problem with the current division of labor?”

"After all, the work has not officially started yet, and perhaps there will be some needs for personnel changes after it starts." Sun Miao knew that he might be criticized for saying this, but he still had to say it.

"You guys worked hard on this report, didn't you?"

"Of course not. The project department has sought the opinions of all members, and other departments should have done the same."

Li Yan clearly saw that the introverted Luo Fei was hesitant to speak.

This kid Sun Miao... has so many ideas.

"Since no one has raised any opinions yet, let me make it clear. Product Department 1 is responsible for hardware. Cao Haibin, your main job in the Business Department is also related to hardware procurement. You need to work in accordance with the needs of Mr. Zhou and Mr. Li. Product Department 2 is responsible for software. Liwei, your job in Product Department 2 is to organize and propose product requirements, and your main job in the Business Department is software cooperation."

Liu Liwei nodded seriously and looked very motivated.

Young man, you really don’t know how heavy the burden on your shoulders is.

Judging from the reports from various departments, they are actually more idealistic than Li Yan and are completely unaware of the possible external pressure.

"For the time being, we will proceed according to the plan you have arranged. Don't work during the holidays. Think about how to carry out work after the holidays when you have time. Let's adjourn the meeting. Liwei, you stay."

A development that no one expected.

Everyone left in silence, even Wang Zi left. After closing the door, Li Yan spoke slowly:
"take it easy."

Liu Liwei's temples were already covered with sweat.

"Look, I'm only 16 years old and Future Technology is still a startup. It hasn't experienced any real storms yet, and I haven't shown any murderous aura, but you all are so reserved." Li Yan shook his head.

Liu Liwei just smiled.

"If I am in my thirties and become the head of a business empire, won't I have to keep a straight face every day and have no one to talk to?"

"It's mainly because you are too capable, Mr. Li. We are always worried that we will be caught for our incompetence."

"I'm not as capable as you, so why would I care?" Li Yan laughed. "Liwei, I'm not keeping you here to criticize or praise you. We just want to have a deep chat. What do you think are the subsequent difficulties in software development?"

"Technically, it shouldn't be too difficult," Liu Liwei said, "but there are too many unknowns when it comes to negotiating with other companies."

"Yes, that's the problem." Li Yan nodded, "If we don't cooperate with the orchestra, we will become enemies."

Liu Liwei bit his lip.

"Pretty stressful, huh?"

"It's very big. To be honest, I always feel that I can't do it." Liu Liwei sighed.

"So I'll assign people to you," Li Yan said. "I'll make the decision for you and assign a few more experienced and eloquent people to your Product Department 2."

"Thank you, Mr. Li."

"You said this reluctantly," Li Yan said with a smile, "Are you afraid you can't control them?"

"A little bit. Mr. Li, you may not know that, to be honest, the newcomers are more capable and educated than us. Mr. Zhou, Mr. Li, and Mr. Sun... Mr. Sun, may be able to keep them under control. The rest of us... It's only been a week, and we haven't even started working yet, and they dared to show off their power in a meeting!"

"I know."

Liu Liwei opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, so he could only make some noises and then closed it again.

"I need to know a lot of things." Li Yan said, "So from the beginning of the expansion, this company has an intelligence department."

Liu Liwei's eyes widened.

"But now we need not only an internal intelligence department, but also one for external affairs."

"To the outside? You mean, the person you just gave me is..."

"The Intelligence Department is just a name. It is actually your Ministry of Commerce. When doing business communication, it is equivalent to doing intelligence work."

"I understand." Liu Liwei nodded seriously, feeling inexplicably excited.

"I also want to make a request of you. Regarding the cooperation and communication on the software, please report any progress or any problems to me in a timely manner." Li Yan's expression became very serious, "Don't make decisions on your own."

"receive."

"Don't think too much, just do what you need to do."

The meeting ended quickly, but Li Yan did not return to his office for a long time after the meeting. He just sat in the meeting room in a daze.

He finally realized one thing: this world is made up of people.

And people are really complicated.

"It really is easier to just give the assignment letter directly."

Li Yan muttered to himself.

There was a knock on the door. "Come in."

As expected, it was Wang Zi.

"Mr. Li, sorry to bother you while you're thinking. It's time for dinner now. Please..."

"Sister Wang," Li Yan asked, "Do you think it's better for everyone to be simple and direct, or to hide their thoughts under the rules?"

"Boss Li, this is incomparable."

"Ok?"

"All matters related to profit distribution, management, and power can only be concealed under the rules." Wang Zi always speaks like this. Her tone is gentle and refreshing, but it reveals an unquestionable toughness.

"So, is appearance important, or is the heart important?"

"This is not my question to answer, Mr. Li."

"Just treat it as a communication between friends." Li Yan then raised his head and looked at Wang Zi.

Wang Zi looked at Li Yan with a half-smile, "You are my boss."

Li Yan was stunned for a second, then burst out laughing, "This really shows my immaturity."

“That’s not childish in my eyes.”

Li Yan pursed her lips and remained silent for a while. When she raised her head again, her eyes were extremely clear:
"Minister Wang, I'd like to trouble you to allocate some personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs for training to serve as my eyes."

Wang Zi showed a surprised expression, "From what you said in the meeting today, I thought you already had spies."

Li Yan curled her lips, stood up and left the meeting room.

"Who knows?"

(End of this chapter)