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Zhou Buqi had never experienced this way of gaining power by winning support through votes, which led to his carelessness and the near-loss of control of the board of directors.

Although the "voting" stage has not yet reached, the situation is already obvious.

There were at least five negative votes.

The maximum number of affirmative votes is five.

How to do this?

Fortunately, Zhou Buqi is the chairman, so he will preside over the meeting and guide the progress of the meeting. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, it would be unwise for him to continue going down.

Boss Ma also gave him a look, indicating that he should be steady.

Jason Kilar was also worried that Boss Zhou was getting angry, so he wanted to start a fierce competition, and then there would be great chaos in the board of directors.

This is Silicon Valley, not Hollywood!

The style in Hollywood is relatively rough. When faced with this kind of situation... capable people can break the rules and say, "If you don't listen to me, I will quit my job!" Then, you can get it. Dominance.

Things are different here in Silicon Valley.

Everyone on the board of directors is a super rich man and an elite among the elites. Who will bow to whom? Especially the independent director system, so that the democracy here is far greater than that in Hollywood.

Jason Kilar had worked for Amazon before and now serves as the CEO of Ziweixing Global. He has experienced both cultures and was worried that the big boss would force him. He quickly followed Bill Gates' words and said: "Yeah, Now none of us know much about the specific situation of the management, and we should be given some time to understand the situation. Whether David Marcus wants to stay in office needs to be judged after the board of directors inspects it."

Zhou Buqi borrowed the ladder and got down, and asked flatly: "What do you mean?"

Kilar said: "I think that's all for today's board of directors. We don't know much about PayPal's business, personnel, finance, etc. Give us a few days to make a decision after we have a comprehensive understanding. Today's meeting We have already made great achievements. We have confirmed the candidate for chairman and invited Bill to join the board of directors. Our first board meeting has been very successful!"

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Zhou Buqi definitely could no longer follow the process.

Once it enters the voting phase...even if it is a tie, it will be embarrassing for him as the chairman, so he should stop it in time.

Jason Kilar has a lot of experience, and he put forward a high-sounding solution-procrastination.

Zhou Buqi thinks it makes sense.

Oh shit!

Careless!

It was still unintentional and intentional. Pierre had been plotting behind the scenes for who knows how long. Zhou Buqi had been traveling around Europe a lot in the past period and had not paid attention to the PayPal board of directors at all.

Let's put it off for now.

Use a few days to come up with a plan that can only succeed but not fail.

Now the situation has escalated.

Zhou Buqi is going to war with Pierre.

The battlefield is current PayPal CEO David Marcus.

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David Marcus came out of the bathroom and saw a subordinate, and asked: "Leo, why haven't the e-commerce payment business statements for last month been sent?"

The guy named Leo glanced at him and said casually: "Oh, I'm doing it!"

With that said, he left without looking back.

This made Marcus a little stunned.

You know, this Leo is famous for his high emotional intelligence. Did he take the wrong medicine today?

Then, he sighed secretly.

Know that this is your problem.

Momo returned to the office alone.

On the way back, I didn’t even dare to look into my colleagues’ eyes.

There is a board meeting in the big conference room!

However, he was excluded.

You know, at the last director selection meeting, a total of 11 directors were elected, and he, the CEO, was among them, and he also served as the executive director.

But in this first formal board meeting, he was excluded.

Now, PayPal is facing listing, equity reform, board of directors reorganization, and the subsequent management changes are also reasonable. Everyone in the company is paying attention to what's happening on the board of directors.

This is the first board meeting, and big news is expected to come out.

The results were great. The first big news was that the company's CFO went to the board of directors, but the CEO was excluded.

what does this mean?

There are no idiots in the company, and almost everyone smells something different from the past.

This put tremendous pressure on Marcus.

There was a feeling of abandonment.

"David, Mr. Mogoud from Barclays Bank is calling you..."

At this time, the beautiful female secretary opened the door and came in.

David Marcus sat on his desk and waved his hand, "No answer!"

The female secretary was slightly startled and said tentatively: "It's Mr. Mogaode..."

"go out!"

Marcus was a little angry.

"Oh well……"

The female secretary forced a smile on her face, and her eyes looked a little weird when she looked at him.

Marcus took a deep breath, tried to calm down, and said in a calm voice: "Lily, I have some things to deal with, transfer the work to Richard, don't disturb me."

"Okay, David."

The female secretary smiled slightly and closed the door behind her back.

Marcus was sitting in the office, half lying and half leaning on the sofa chair, closing his eyes in deep thought, thinking about his current predicament, weighing the pros and cons.

Pierre had talked to him privately before, saying that the new board of directors had some objections to him, mainly the new chairman Zhou Buqi.

But Pierre made a firm statement, saying that he would actively fight and operate to ensure that his work would not be affected in any way. As long as PayPal's stock price is stable and rising after its spin-off and listing, even if Zhou Buqi is still dissatisfied with him, he will have no choice but to endure it.

Marcus, the CEO, was originally appointed by eBay's board of directors, and eBay's board of directors was controlled by Pierre.

Now that he has this relationship, Marcus is even more grateful to him.

However, he is not stupid.

I won't listen to one side of the story.

So he also made moves in private, secretly communicating with Facebook.

You know, the new chairman is Zhou Buqi!

The famous rising star is considered to be another big figure in the IT industry who can influence the direction of science and technology for all mankind after Steve Jobs and Bill Gates!

He is also the richest man in the world!

Can Pierre defeat him?

Marcus wasn't so sure.

He has already found a way out, and Facebook is his backup.

He is prepared.

But when things really happened, he realized that the current situation was far from optimistic. The new chairman Zhou Buqi's style was too strong and he was excluded from the first board meeting.

The impact is so bad!

The employees in PayPal all looked at me with different eyes. Maybe they had already discussed it extensively in private.

At this moment, Marcus felt a huge pressure.

What happens in the boardroom is unknown to outsiders. But Marcus can basically guess what is happening.

It's nothing more than Pierre VS Zhou Buqi.

If Pierre wins...

I can keep my position as CEO, participate in PayPal's IPO project, and enjoy great prestige and achievements. But once he did this, his relationship with Zhou Buqi would be on the same level.

It would be nice if PayPal's stock price could keep rising. Even Zhou Buqi couldn't fire him without reason.

But what should we do if PayPal's stock price fluctuates or even falls?

Pierre is just a director.

It's the people behind the scenes.

He won't take responsibility.

The only person who ultimately bears responsibility is the CEO.

At that time, Boss Zhou can take advantage of the situation and fire Marcus through the board of directors. At that time, Marcus will become a "sinner" and his reputation will fall to the bottom.

What to do next?

It is almost impossible to improve your career, so you can only retire or become a partner in charge of investment in the technology industry in a capital institution.

It is impossible to want to be a senior vice president at Facebook and be in charge of a big project. The capital market will not allow this kind of thing that is not good for Facebook's stock price.

This is too dangerous.

Even if Pierre wins, the hidden dangers are too great.

Marcus is only 40 years old this year, and he still has great ambitions. He doesn't want to end his life in his prime.

What if Zhou Buqi wins the board meeting...

Then the news will be public.

David Marcus failed to gain approval from the new board of directors and was fired.

In this case, he left PayPal without making any mistakes, so he could still choose to join Facebook and become a highly-recruited senior vice president...

However, this situation is completely different.

There is a stain on his resume.

He was fired.

Facebook's attention to him will be greatly reduced.

Zuckerberg's promise was to let him take charge of the Facebook Messenger project. He also said that this would be an internal entrepreneurial project, promising to give him complete independent control.

Once the resume is stained, will such a promise still count?

A very important factor in personal charisma in management is personal prestige and reputation.

The higher the prestige, the more likely it is to convince the public.

The more respect each party will have for him, the higher the degree of cooperation will be.

Once the prestige is damaged... it will be difficult to lead the team.

"If you give up sitting on the fence now..." Marcus' half-lidded eyes suddenly opened and he took a deep breath, "Instead of being chosen by others, it is better to choose actively!"

At this moment, what if he stopped hesitating and made a decisive decision to join Facebook?

First of all, all the hidden dangers and risks on PayPal's side are gone.

He no longer has to be a pawn, a tool in the power struggle between Pierre and Zhou Buqi, and can stay away from this land of right and wrong. If you leave on your own initiative, you can win Zhou Buqi's favor.

In the future, if you work in the industry, you can gain the friendship from Boss Zhou.

After all, there is no essential contradiction or grudge between the two parties.

Secondly, you can win the respect from Facebook.

Now that PayPal is about to go public, he is about to become the CEO of a large Internet company with a market value that may exceed US$30 billion.

But at this juncture, he resolutely chose to resign and joined Facebook for his dream...

What kind of feeling is this?

This will be the most glorious thing on his personal resume!

In this way, he can gain the greatest respect and gratitude from Facebook!

He really has complete control over the Messenger he is in charge of. He has made so many sacrifices for this project. He is not even the CEO of a listed company. Who dares to point fingers at him?

As for the loss of profits, it is not worth mentioning.

David Marcus is not short of money.

He was originally an entrepreneur. He sold his entrepreneurial project to PayPal and made hundreds of millions of dollars in one go.

Moreover, if he switches jobs to join Facebook at this critical juncture, will Zuckerberg allow him to suffer any loss in profits? Facebook has a lot of money and will definitely compensate him multiple times.

Taking all factors into consideration, leaving PayPal and joining Facebook seems to be the best choice at the moment!

Marcus immediately sat up, opened his mailbox, and read the long sincere email Zuckerberg sent to him in the morning...