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I wanted to have a dinner party, but I didn't expect that only Meng Houkun, Guo Pengfei and Ji Zian were there in the evening. Those who didn't know it thought they were raising troops to investigate.

There is a reason for this.

Liang Rubo suggested canceling page advertisements. If it is just to cancel page advertisements on friends.com, of course there is no problem. He is the president of Friends Network, and he does whatever he likes.

But he is Zhang Yiming's classmate.

Proposed by Zhang Yiming, this proposal covers the entire business at once.

There is a problem.

As early as the meeting, Zhou Buqi had tasted some special meanings, and he pretended not to know.

Guo Pengfei was very unwilling, "Old Zhou, you are really going to piss me off this time!"

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "As for that? What they said makes sense. Didn't you see that Professor Han supports it? From a strategic perspective, canceling page advertising is a good thing and should be done."

"Even if it should be true, it's not such a coincidence, right?" Guo Pengfei gritted his teeth, a little indignantly, and pointed at Meng Houkun, "I joined forces with this guy, and finally managed to fire Cheng Zhenping, and then merged the SP business into Come to my business group. The result is great, he just backhanded me like this!"

Zhou Buqi laughed haha.

He had already seen it.

After the merger of the online media business unit led by Guo Pengfei and the SP business unit, the income will be the same as that of the social business group led by Liang Rubo.

If you work hard, you may compete for first place and become the most prestigious business group president in the company!

He is at M7 level, Liang Rubo is only at M6 level.

He has a higher level and is a member of the board of directors and decision-making committee, but the department he is in charge of is not as good as a low-level subordinate. How can this make him look good?

Unexpectedly, as soon as the news of the split of the SP business group came out, Liang Rubo made a move, and it was a very beautiful move! He spoke in a subtle way, focusing on the company's long-term interests and strategic structure, and proposed the gradual elimination of page advertising.

This is considered to be the death of Guo Pengfei!

Friends.com is nothing without on-page advertisements. Friends.com’s advertisements are mainly personalized information flow advertisements. The online media division he oversees is different. Today's Toutiao and its headline literature, including Encyclopedia of Embarrassing Stories, job search websites and some scattered small media forums, mainly rely on on-page advertisements.

Without on-page advertising, the monthly income of the online media business group would be reduced by at least 40 million yuan.

How can we strive for first place?

Even if it merges with the SP business, it will not be a rival to the social business group.

What suffered more severely was the school network.

Xiaonei.com’s current revenue sources mainly come from two aspects: on-campus group purchases and on-page advertising. If we don’t carry out group buying activities during winter and holidays, we can only rely on the revenue from on-page advertising to sustain our business. If this were to stop, the school network would be at a loss for half a year.

Liang Rubo's move was to capture the core entrepreneurial veteran of the Zhou Buqi faction in one fell swoop.

In the early days of Ziweixing, Guo Pengfei was responsible for the school network and Zhang Yiming was responsible for the friend network. Ji Zian came forward to use the foundation of Weidian anti-virus to create a series of Weidian products, including the integrated and independent search business.

From a factional perspective, Guo Pengfei and Ji Zian are in the same group, and they are both confidants of Boss Zhou. Zhang Yiming is not a member of the Ten School Entrepreneurship Alliance. He and Liang Rubo are college classmates and form another faction.

Fortunately, Ji Zian is a gentleman and said something fair, "Even if he has selfish motives, it has nothing to do with Zhang Yiming. He will handle business affairs, I believe."

Guo Pengfei frowned slightly, "Business is business, is it right?"

As soon as these words came out, the three people at the dinner table were shocked.

Depend on!

Yes, they are members of the Ten School Entrepreneurship Alliance, and they are a group of people. Ziweixing was a company that the group of them had worked hard on to start a lot of small businesses and saved their money to start the company.

They are of legitimate blood, why should they deal with some grassroots people?

That’s all Zhang Yiming.

He is an important major shareholder, with strong abilities and good character. Everyone admires him, and the company still needs him to manage it.

What's going on with Liang Rubo?

His personal holdings are only over 5 million, which is not as good as He Yang, Xu Liangjie, Liu Qing, Wu Hanqing, Cheng Binghao, Shi Jinglin and others.

Meng Houkun was very wary of this idea, "Isn't this bad?"

Guo Pengfei said: "I know it's not good, but this is not a question of whether it is good or not. I think we should have the same idea. Do we, this group of people, have any privileges?"

Ji Zian said firmly: "According to the company's rules and regulations, the company's interests are our interests."

Zhou Buqi remained silent.

privilege?

This must exist.

If nothing else, he, the boss, enjoys privileges every day. Other executive offices are transparent and can be supervised by every employee, but his office is closed.

Other secretaries to senior executives are all married "eldest sisters", and unnecessary relationships between men and women are eradicated from the system. He, a big boss, is surrounded by beautiful girls who accompany him in the name of the General Affairs Office.

Moreover, he established two private equity funds in the United States some time ago and has already concluded some truths. Those who make the rules must be above them.

Guo Pengfei and Ji Zian are also "bosses" and the makers of rules.

Guo Pengfei then made his point clear and said seriously: "Let me make it clear first, I am not targeting Liang Rubo. The better he does, the better the company will be. As Lao Ji said, the company's interests represent ours." Benefits. The better he is, the happier I am. I’m not seeking any personal gain or power. This company belongs to me, and I don’t need to play this trick at all.”

Meng Houkun agreed, "Yes."

Guo Pengfei said: "As I said just now, I am concerned about the issue of privileges. Now the situation is obvious. Ziweixing is going to be split up, and Boss Zhou is gradually delegating power. In a few years, the domestic business will have full authority Leave it to Zhang Yiming, he will be promoted to CEO, then who is the president? Liang Rubo obviously wants to compete for this position now. I compete with him... is it fair competition, or can I have some privileges? "

Ji Zian blurted out without thinking, "Of course it's fair competition!"

Meng Houkun somewhat understood what Guo Pengfei meant, and waved his hand quickly, "Zian, don't worry, and savor Pengfei's words carefully. I think he makes sense."

Guo Pengfei asked a very pointed question, "When the company's interests conflict with our personal interests, which one is more important, the company's interests or our personal interests?"

Zhou Buqi praised: "Good question!"

For ordinary employees, of course, the company's interests are important.

Employees who work in a company and seek personal gain at the expense of the company must be fired. But the boss is different, there are always some areas that push the boundaries.

For example, Zhou Buqi became a major shareholder of Netflix. Why is he so popular with Netflix’s board of directors? Because he is the big boss of Ziweixing. This has the nature of public use for private use, and he is using the company's resources for his own benefit.

Another example is Zhou Buqi's private jet. This is Ziweixing's jet, and all expenses are borne by the company. In principle, this is a work machine. But in fact, most of the time they are used for daily use. When flying around for family business abroad, the company pays the bill.

The matter of the female secretary is even less worth mentioning.

The boss's privileges may cost the company 10 yuan, but if he fires the boss, the company will lose 100 yuan or go bankrupt. Should he still be fired? Do you want to acquiesce to privileges with a grain of salt in your eyes?

Meng Houkun said solemnly: "I think this topic is very good, and Guo Pengfei's idea is right. If Lao Zhou delegates power, and the power of the company falls into the hands of Zhang Yiming and Liang Rubo. To be honest, I am a little worried that they will do business in a business-like manner. .”

Once business is done, do the privileges belonging to the boss have to be revoked?

This is not only the interest of Zhou Buqi, but also the interest of their small circle. Although Xu Baihui, Xue Baoshan, Ma Pingshan and others do not work at Ziweixing, they all indirectly hold shares through Polaris Venture Capital, and they can all take advantage of Ziweixing's huge social resources in the future. Now that business is done, how can we use it?

Isn’t it too frustrating to not let you use the company you own?

The best way is to give certain special care and support your own people to rise to the top!

Meng Houkun continued: "Zhang Yiming can be CEO. But the candidate for president must be Guo Pengfei, one of our own. Even if Zhang Yiming is just and business-like, Guo Pengfei can give the green light. This is what is best for the interests of the company." If the CEO is Zhang Yiming and the president is Liang Rubo, both of them are very business-like, which makes us uncomfortable. When the conflict intensifies, they may both be dismissed, which will cause huge harm to the company's development. Instead of There are hidden dangers in the future, so it’s better to make arrangements early.”

Guo Pengfei said: "Yes, that's what I mean. Human nature is selfish, and our group will have privileges, that's for sure. For example, in this case of Cheng Zhenping, how much public money did he waste?"

"This year, it is estimated to be more than 2 million."

"Yes, you will be fired if you pay more than 2 million. Lao Ji, if this happens to you, let alone 2 million, even if you embezzle 200 million from the company, we will find a way to help you cover it up and prevent it from happening. Outsiders know.”

"roll!"

Ji Zian was almost angry to death and couldn't help but explode.

"That's what I'm talking about, for example." Guo Pengfei laughed, "If you embezzle 200 million, but we people selflessly give away all our power, then it will be troublesome."

In fact, what he wanted to give was the example of female secretary Zhou Buqi, but he was too embarrassed to speak when the words came to his lips.

Meng Houkun said: "The words are rough and the reason is not rough. Just like Chen Dong's misappropriation of public funds, he was suppressed. He is one of his own, so of course he cannot be the same as outsiders. If outsiders are in power, Chen Dong's It will be difficult to deal with the first time. With Liang Rubo's upright and upright character, even if he can suppress it, we brothers will still have to suffer. Lao Zhou, this is the overall situation. No matter what, Guo Pengfei must be in charge! "

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "First of all, I have no plans to give up my position as CEO in the short term. Second, haven't I been paving the way for Guo Pengfei and helping him ascend to the position?"

After a pause, he said firmly: "I have considered this issue a long time ago. It is certain that domestic business must gradually hand over power. But this power must be handed over to our own people. When the time comes, The CEO is Zhang Yiming, and the president is Guo Pengfei. When I give up the position of chairman, I will let you, Zian, take over."

"Me?" Ji Zian was startled, "I can't do that!"

Zhou Buqi said: "I think you can do it. The chairman has to face the public and you have a good image. After the split, the domestic business will be listed in Hong Kong. There are no AB shares on Hong Kong Island, so the board of directors must control us." Only in your hands. But this will happen in a few years, so there is no rush."

Guo Pengfei breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Just think about it."

Zhou Buqi asked in surprise: "How did you come up with this question?"

Guo Pengfei explained: "Didn't I take an MBA class and analyze global companies? From a macro perspective, the vitality of family businesses around the world is far stronger than those whose operating processes are open, transparent and open to the public. Supervised enterprises. I think this is a matter of competitiveness. There are bound to be privileges in family businesses, there is concentration of power, unified decision-making, high execution, and strong market competitiveness. Those listed companies that are open and transparent, all businesses Everything must be carried out in a formal manner in accordance with rules and regulations, and the efficiency is very low. In order to secure their position, professional managers have to take care of their personal image and are unwilling to do something that offends others or is shady, which will also weaken the company's competitiveness."

"Profound!" Meng Houkun gave a thumbs up, "Actually, it is the difference between autocracy and democracy. Each has its own pros and cons."

Ji Zian was very touched, sighed, and said something incomprehensible: "This is true for enterprises, and so is the country. To be honest, I also want this privilege. No one is a saint, they are all the same, so don't complain about anyone. "

Zhou Buqi said: "An enterprise is an enterprise, don't take it too big, it is not a concept. The most important thing for a family business to have strong vitality is to have a stable decision-making layer that can not care about short-term interests and serve the long-term strategy. Professional managers What I think more about is getting the year-end bonus and pursuing short-term benefits. But you are right. The power of Ziweixing must be in our hands, which is equivalent to a 'family' company. There will be a 'family' 'With privilege, there will also be short-term sacrifices for long-term strategy.'

Guo Pengfei nodded slightly and sighed, "Actually, I support canceling page advertisements."

Ji Zian said, "I also support it. I even think that Xiaonei.com should change its thinking. Xiaonei.com should not make profits. Find a way to give away all the profits earned and give back to college students. Xiaonei.com is the foundation of Ziweixing, and so are college students. The foundation of future talents should be to establish a longer-term and more friendly cooperative relationship.”

Guo Pengfei said: "The growth of the domestic Internet market is too fast, far exceeding expectations. The expected profit of Ziweixing's domestic business this year does not exceed 2.5 billion, and can be expected to reach 3.8 billion. Cutting some business profits will not have much impact. , future growth will be enough to wipe it out.”

Zhou Buqi half-smiled, "Guo Pengfei, it's not easy for you to be the CEO. Why do I feel that your level is not as good as Liang Rubo's? Do you think how he got here step by step? I have been suppressing him, but I have never been able to suppress him. . He squeezed Tang Binchen away first, and now he seems to be targeting you."

Guo Pengfei had a black line on his forehead, "Stop talking nonsense!"

Zhou Buqi said: "You are just a pig anyway, I can push you to the position of president. If you are not good enough and you are embarrassed, don't blame me."

Ji Zian said quickly: "No matter what happens in private, on the surface everyone must still follow the company's rules and regulations and handle business affairs. Promotion cannot be forced, and Liang Rubo must be convinced. He is a talent. If such a person leaves, what will happen to him? The company is a huge loss.”