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Chapter 548 Our ten-year net profit is not as good as others' one-year [first update]

Mastin and Callon looked at each other, not understanding what Bruce meant, but they didn't ask any more questions, and they would know what was going on when they got to the headquarters.

In the past few days, the general managers and deputy general managers of various branches of Tianqi Group have arrived in City J one after another. Chen Qingshan and Wei Dongshuo also got the news and breathed a long sigh of relief.

The annual meeting has not been held in City J for two consecutive years. Both Wei Dongshuo and Chen Qingshan are worried that Xu Pingan will move the headquarters. Now it seems that Xu Pingan has no intention of moving the headquarters in a short time.

Feng Xia has already started to go to work, and the headquarters of Tianqi Group has been cleaned several times, especially the large conference room, which is cleaned every day. The windows are very brightly cleaned, and there are green plants around them.

This year's annual meeting is quite special, with a special allocation of funds to carry out a major cleaning of the exterior of all buildings, and all assets belonging to the Tianqi Group have been cleaned externally.

This morning, before nine o'clock, the vehicles sent by the administration department went to various hotels to pick up the people who came to the meeting, and went straight to the headquarters of Tianqi Group, all of which were Jihao hydrogen vehicles.

At [-]:[-], the meeting officially began. Xu Pingan began to listen to the reports of the general managers of each branch, and made a few comments from time to time, pointing to the core of the problem.

Mastin and Callon were really shocked. Now they fully understood what Bruce meant. The profits of the various branches of the Apocalypse Group were so terrifying.

Blizzard's annual profit is only more than one billion US dollars. Within the Tianqi Group, it is completely the bottom of the existence. The original pride in the hearts of the two was blown away, and there was a little more pressure on their bodies.

Apocalypse Group also has companies with low profits, but if its inherent assets are counted, it is definitely not small, and the overall size of the company is not inferior to Blizzard.

Of course, there are also companies that are losing money, but both of them know that the losses of these companies are acceptable, and it is impossible for technology companies not to lose money.

However, once the breakthrough produces a major result, it will instantly bring tens of billions of euros of profit to the group.

What is even more unbelievable to the two is that the R&D expenses of the Apocalypse Group last year reached 350 billion euros. What kind of concept is this, the two are very shocked.

Now, I can really feel the strength of Tianqi Group, which is really stronger than what the outside world announced.

At 02:30, the meeting was temporarily adjourned and started to eat. After the meal, there was a two-hour break. The meeting continued at [-]:[-]. Today, only the participants had lunch in the cafeteria of the headquarters, and the rest of the staff looked for other places to eat today.

After the meal, Xu Pingan rested in his office for a while, and continued the meeting in the afternoon. After everyone reported, Xu Pingan began to arrange the promotion.

If there is any difficulty, mention it now. If there is no problem, it needs to be implemented immediately after the meeting. The time is very tight.

At the end of the meeting, Mastin and Callon learned about the year-end award of Tianqi Group. The two left with bright eyes. Now they understand why the general managers of those branch companies are so hardworking.

The amount of your year-end bonus is determined according to the profit you handed over to the headquarters. The two of them are both excited and sad. The happy thing is to see a large amount of money, but the sad thing is that the money is not so easy to get.

As a branch company, the finance company must keep a self-retained fund of one billion euros. Only after reaching this standard can you turn over the profits and get the year-end bonus.

After the meeting, there is a dinner party. You can eat and drink as you like, and you will return to each branch office tomorrow. If you have something to do, you can stay for a few more days to communicate with Xu Pingan. If you have nothing to do, you can go back directly.

Mastin and Callon were notified during the dinner party that they would go to Xu Ping'an's villa tomorrow afternoon. Xu Ping'an had something to explain to them. The two controlled their alcohol intake and did not drink too much.

Back at the hotel, the two had two cups of coffee and talked in the room, not feeling relaxed at all.

"We are going to practice Chinese, only half a year, God, I don't know if I can learn it" Mastin said painfully.

Callon nodded and said, "This is normal. If I don't understand what my subordinates are saying, I will definitely issue mandatory orders. After I go back, I plan to hire a Chinese language teacher. I must learn Chinese language."

Mastin looked at Callon and felt the determination in Callon, "You have confidence."

"It's not that I have confidence, Mastin, do you feel the strength of Tianqi Group?"

"To tell you the truth, I really feel it. I originally thought that we made a net profit of more than one billion a year, which is quite a lot, but compared with Tianqi Group, we are the bottom of the existence."

"The development of a company ultimately depends on your financial strength. Which company has this kind of strength? Frankly speaking, if some Wall Street companies start a business war with Tianqi Group, I am not optimistic about them."

"I used to think that Wall Street companies were the representatives of strong capital, but now it seems that technology manufacturing companies like Tianqi Group are the representatives of strong capital."

"Poseidon's annual net profit is as high as 200 billion euros. Our ten-year net profit is not as good as others' one-year net profit. To be honest, I was deeply shocked. I feel that I came from the countryside." Callon looked serious expression said.

"Yeah, I originally thought that even if we were acquired by Tianqi Group, in terms of games, our Blizzard would be the leader in the game category. In the end, the reality gave me a slap in the face"

"Apocalypse Game Company's Tianchao branch has more profit than us. It's unbelievable. The French game branch's profit is only [-] million less than ours."

"But their growth rate is really scary. The French Apocalypse game company has only been established for a few years, and it has such a profit and growth rate. It should not be underestimated."

"And their innovation ability far surpasses ours. I must increase my strength a little bit. I must revive Blizzard and return to its position as the leader in the game industry," Mastin said firmly.

The two were really stimulated, and began to discuss the development of Apocalypse Blizzard Entertainment in earnest. They were very united, which Xu Ping'an had never expected.

After lunch at noon the next day, the two went to Xu Ping'an's villa by car. Xu Ping'an had just had dinner, so he invited them to talk in the study, chatted while drinking tea, and asked them about their work arrangements for this year.

With the detailed conversation between the two last night, Xu Ping'an was very satisfied with the answer. He deserved to be a senior talent, but he was different.

"Carlone, I'm really looking forward to this year's blockbuster, don't let me down," Xu Ping'an said with a smile.

"President, don't worry, we will craft the script meticulously, shoot this film seriously regardless of the cost, and create a series of World of Warcraft films," Callon said with great confidence.

Xu Ping'an nodded. Callon's level can still be assured. He is an old producer. He is familiar with everything in Hollywood and is an insider with rich connections.

"Martin, don't worry about bold reforms. I support you. You can freely distribute last year's profits. The company allocated 30 billion to Blizzard Film and Television for special use by Callon."

"If you don't have enough funds, you can apply. The headquarters supports you. I want to see real changes. Everything is player-centric. It's time for Blizzard to get back on track, understand?" Xu Pingan said seriously.

Mastin nodded and said, "President, don't worry, I will start the next step of reform immediately after I go back, and adjust each department one by one to maintain stability."

"The previous ills must be eliminated, and the interaction of players in the game should be increased"

"In addition, I plan to invite back the few people who left before. They can't manage well, but they are really talented in making games."

"They haven't had a good time outside in the past few years. I believe they will cherish this return and maintain the continuity and sustainable development of World of Warcraft," said Wang.

"It's done according to your idea, and the headquarters will support you," Xu Ping'an said directly, and both of them felt at ease.

The conversation between the three lasted until dinner, and they communicated about many things. The notebook in front of the two of them recorded more than 20 pages.

After dinner, the two of them returned to the hotel to rest, and they could fly directly back to the US branch tomorrow.

In the outside world, all branches of Tianqi Group started to get busy, comprehensively checking the dealer's inventory, and the dealers who received the news breathed a long sigh of relief, understanding that this is a subsidy based on your inventory.

The iron cock of Tianqi Group finally started to promote sales, it was not easy.

Various branches of Tianchao also started to take action, and many people began to go to various places to check the inventory and prepare for the big promotion that will start next year.

The low-level employees don't know, but the high-level employees know very well that in the next year, the Tianqi Group's actions will be very large, and it will definitely have an impact on the world economy.

In the next two days, Xu Pingan communicated with the general managers of many branches to explain their doubts, and they all returned to the station one after another.

Tianqi Group's year-end awards have also begun to be distributed. All employees are excited, and Tianchao's companies have begun to arrange purchases, benefits and holidays.

On this day, when Xu Pingan was going to work for the last day, Chen Qingshan came, and Xu Pingan asked Chen Qingshan to sit down and drink tea together.

Chen Qingshan asked straight to the point, "What does it mean that your game company's voice control system is not authorized to the outside world? Are you really planning to completely collapse the domestic game industry?"

"That's what they have to ask themselves. My kindness was weak and deceitful at the beginning, and I'm waiting for you to come forward and force me to lower the price."

"Since that's the case, it's better to let them disappear directly. Anyway, besides plagiarism, they are still plagiarism. Keeping them is a disaster, and they are doing justice for the sky if they die," Xu Pingan said very bluntly.

"Ping'an, you have to consider those employees. This is an issue that involves the jobs of millions of people, so you can't do anything foolish." Chen Qingshan looked at Xu Ping'an with a serious face and said.

(End of this chapter)