Reborn, back to a small county town to become a wealthy family

Chapter 750 I almost got stumped by the question
Whether it was Luo Yang, Song Wan, or Han Dongming, all three of them were well aware that Cao Shuyu needed to consult with his superiors on most of the matters discussed tonight, and he had no say in the matter himself.

But as Han Dongming said, China is a society based on personal connections.

Under the same conditions, those with connections are always given priority.

It just so happens that both he and Cao Shuyu have some connections.

One of them has already helped in the capital, and the other has an elder in their family working in Shanghai, so they might be able to help in the future.

These are the reasons for their confidence.

The dinner ended around 8:30. As a part-host, Luo Yang invited Han Dongming and Cao Shuyu to sit at the Yanhuang Business Club. The four of them chatted until a little after 11 o'clock before parting ways.

"Chairman, are you really sure you've decided to go to the US with Cao Shuyu next week?"

When they left the Yanhuang Club, Luo Yang and Song Wan rode in the same car, both sitting in the back and exchanging a few words from time to time.

"There are only thirty-odd days left before the project launches its second round of financing."

Luo Yang clicked his tongue and said, "We need to select partners during this period. Besides having high-level talks with IDG headquarters, I can also take this opportunity to investigate the drone sales situation in the United States."

"If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten."

Upon hearing the word "drone," Song Wan was momentarily dazed.

"I haven't been following you for a while, I didn't realize you'd already sold drones to the US."

"Who told you not to attend the quarterly financial briefings?"

Luo Yang looked at Song Wan with a puzzled expression; "You're a shareholder of Kunpeng Technology, after all. Why are you being so secretive?"

"Although I am very optimistic about Kunpeng Technology, I am not interested in the drone industry."

Song Wan pouted and said, "Including the shared bicycle project that you've put me in charge of now, I was forced into this role. I just hope time passes quickly so I can take charge of Guobao Films sooner."

"You."

Luo Yang sighed and said, "I really don't know what to say about you."

What day of next week are you flying to the US?

Song Wan probably didn't want to continue the conversation, so she changed the subject and casually asked, "How many days are you planning to stay there?"

"I have an appointment with district leaders to discuss some matters next Tuesday."

This was a time agreed upon by Luo Yang and Lu Lin, a leader in the district, and they certainly couldn't break the agreement arbitrarily.
Even if I were to leave, the earliest I could do so would be Wednesday.

"By the way, with your family's connections, you must know quite a few multinational investment institutions, right?"

Luo Yang is practicing the shameless idea that his relationships with his subordinates' families are his relationships.

Without hesitation, he said to Song Wan, "Before I go to the United States, I need to identify at least one new overseas investment institution that I can negotiate with, so that I don't fall through with IDG or become hesitant during negotiations."

"Chairman, this can be considered making the best use of everyone's talents."

Song Wan joked, "I've noticed that when our company is hiring, we prefer employees like this: they can be used like cattle, but when it really matters, they can also help the company solve problems beyond their job duties."

Ha ha.

Luo Yang was willing to bet that the "such employee" Song Wan was implying just now was definitely Xiao Wei.

"Your family will also become one of the company's shareholders after the third round of financing."

Luo Yang replied with a smile, "Just helping out my own company in advance, what's wrong with that?"

Song Wan: "."

I was careless; I didn't think of that.

The two chatted in the car all the way. A little after 11:30, Song Wan arrived home first, and then Luo Yang had the driver take him back to Hongqiao Villa.

The next morning, Luo Yang rushed to the company.

The board meeting will be held this afternoon. There are quite a few important things to discuss and review at the meeting. Some instructions need to be prepared in advance so that they can be conveyed to other members at the board meeting this afternoon.

In addition to that, there's the matter of going abroad.

This trip to the US will last at least seven or eight days, and many things at the company need to be arranged in advance.

So around 10:30, he called Wen Wan into his office.

"I'll give you a call later. Remember to contact them this afternoon and ask for a business invitation letter."

"Boss, are you going abroad?"

"Yes, there's a collaborative project we need to discuss in the US."

Luo Yang nodded and said, "We'll be leaving after next Wednesday. We'll have to stay in the US for a few days."

"A bike-sharing project?"

The day before yesterday, she played golf with Shen Nanpeng at the Yintao Golf Course, and Wen Wan was also there. Combining the information she had just received, she immediately guessed the correct answer.

"Do all the people in the board office have passports?"

This trip to the United States to discuss cooperation will certainly not involve only visiting Luo Yang.

In addition to his part-time translator secretary, he also had to bring bodyguards from his own security company. After all, it was a country with a system of equality for all people, and who knew what strange things might happen?

“All members of the board office have obtained passports.”

Although no official appointment document has been released yet, Wen Wan has already begun to assume the role of assistant: "I will contact Sihai Security later to confirm the list of accompanying security guards and who else is in the team. Boss, you need to designate them."

Since we're discussing a bike-sharing project, should Edifier Technology send someone to the US to accompany us?
When business negotiations are involved, if an agreement is reached, something will definitely need to be signed, so you should bring along a business lawyer who understands this area.

And in the board office, does the boss want to take Sun Wei or Chu Jing out?
Today is Friday, and there's less than a week until departure, with a weekend in between, so time is already very tight.

"You are now my assistant and the director of the board office. I'll entrust you with handling all these matters for now."

To Wen Wan's surprise, Luo Yang actually gave her the decision-making power.

Since time was of the essence, after asking a few more questions, Wen Wan left Luo Yang's office.

When I left the house, my steps were a bit hurried.

At 2:30 PM, Luo Yang appeared in the conference room on time. This board meeting was originally scheduled for early July, but due to various reasons, it had been postponed until now.

The meeting room was mostly filled with familiar faces: Executive Vice President Song Wan, Executive Vice President Yu Haiping, Kunpeng Technology Executive President Chu Jianming, Gray Rhino General Manager Zhao Pengcheng, Guobao Film & Television General Manager Tan Ying, Luoshengtang Executive President An Ying, and Jiangxiaobai Liquor Chairman Qiao Zhiyuan.
In addition to these board members, Wen Wan, the chairperson of the board secretary committee, also attended the meeting.

Some of these faces may not be seen at the next board meeting, while some new members will appear on the new board member list.

There are three matters that require discussion and deliberation by all members at this board meeting.

As she explained the meeting agenda, Wenwan distributed the first document to be discussed and reviewed.

"Some time ago, the company conducted an internal survey, which I'm sure you all know. This was in preparation for the upcoming organizational restructuring."

Luo Yang waved the document in his hand: "In order to align with the most advanced management mechanisms, to provide employees and management with the best development opportunities, to clarify company ownership, and to eliminate hidden risks, the company has specifically hired professional talent to develop a highly feasible model."

The underlying meaning is the same.

Luo Yang wants to ensure his control over the entire group!

While achieving this, it will provide employees and management with more promotion opportunities, and the more advanced management system will reduce various mistakes that may arise as the group expands in the future.
For senior management, the most important thing is equity incentives.

Bosses will only be generous with these things when they feel safe.

The board members present already knew a little about all of this, and after Luo Yang finished speaking, they all began to look through the documents in front of them.

The meeting room fell silent for a moment, with only the rustling of pages turning.

Four or five minutes later, as the last member in the meeting room looked up, it meant that everyone had roughly read through the contents of the document.

"Let's discuss this first and see what objections everyone has to these architectural adjustments."

"If you ask me, the company should have adjusted to this model a long time ago."

Of all those present, Song Wan was the most senior, so she spoke first: "Throughout Shanghai, which large private enterprise doesn't have a management model that's in line with international corporations?"

This is already a rather tactful way of putting it.

Of course, some things, though not unpleasant to hear, are not suitable to be said openly.

"Registering a wholly-owned investment company overseas, and then using that company to control the domestic group company, is like adding an extra layer of protection."

Zhao Pengcheng of Gray Rhino Capital also chimed in, saying, "Moreover, the dual-track career development system is quite scientific and in line with the most advanced international models."

"This model should be the most suitable for Kunpeng Technology."

Chu Jianming then spoke up: "As everyone knows, Kunpeng Technology is a company built on R&D and sales, especially the former. The company currently has nearly a thousand R&D engineers, and as the market expands and competition intensifies, it is foreseeable that the number of R&D personnel at Kunpeng Technology will experience an explosive increase."

Perhaps because the document did not show which companies the newly formed group would include, or which would be spun off, Qiao Zhiyuan sat quietly in his seat without offering any opinion.

Although he didn't speak, he had a feeling.

Jiangxiaobai Liquor Industry will definitely be retained in the new group company structure.

Following this approach, Luo Yang can control his companies with relatively few shares, ensuring his control over the overall direction of the company.

"There is some content that I did not write in the materials."

After the discussion came to an end, Luo Yang spoke up: "Which companies are preparing to go public, and what equity incentive plans they have for their executives before going public? Which companies are not planning to go public, and how do they protect the rights and interests of their executives so that everyone can grow with the company and enjoy the benefits of development?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the conference room fell silent.

Everyone's breathing was much heavier than before.

Who wouldn't want incentive stock?

In particular, everyone knows what achievements Ling Shi Gong Group has made in the first half of this year. If it continues to develop at this pace, the group will have 2 to 3 listed companies and a total market value of over 100 billion yuan in just a few years.

All the executives present will become millionaires with assets of hundreds of millions.

We must support this company restructuring.

The first item on the agenda for this board meeting was successfully approved.

"The second item discussed and reviewed at this meeting was the acquisition of the group's headquarters building and related matters."

Although a meeting was held at the group headquarters this week to allocate funds for the acquisition of the headquarters building, the meeting minutes only circulated among a limited number of departments and senior executives at the group headquarters, and the heads of the branch offices below were unaware of this matter.

So when Wen Wan read out the second item that needed to be discussed and reviewed, it drew a chorus of soft gasps.

Only An Ying was not surprised.

After all, Luo Yang had already set his sights on that building when she was his assistant.

"The headquarters building that the company plans to acquire is located at the intersection of Xuhui and Minhang districts, and the developer is Zhaohe Real Estate's Shanghai branch."

Wen Wan wouldn't stop and wait just because everyone was surprised.

She continued speaking at her usual pace: "Due to the impact of the 08 subprime mortgage crisis, Zhaohe Real Estate's headquarters was severely affected, and under these circumstances, the building project began to experience a shortage of funds."

It took several minutes to explain the background and context of the company's future headquarters building.

Of course, the agreements with Ningbo Bank, the future acquisition process, and the agreement on how the bank would assume part of the debt-to-equity swap within the stipulated timeframe were not discussed at the meeting.

After all, these were just private agreements between Luo Yang and others, and were not written down in black and white.

The issue being discussed at the meeting is this: the group plans to acquire a headquarters building, which will require incurring debts of over 3 billion yuan and also providing over 1 billion yuan in cash flow.

Once these data came out of Wen Wan's mouth, the discussions in the conference room could no longer be suppressed.

"Chairman, I think we should reconsider."

Surprisingly, Chu Jianming was the first to speak: "The increase of over 3 billion in debt is secondary, since the headquarters building can be used as collateral at the bank after it's acquired. The real issue is that acquiring the building requires such a large cash flow. Will the group be able to..."

Before Chu Jianming could finish speaking, Song Wan interrupted him.

"Mr. Chu, the actual expenses required are far more than the money paid to the development company and the bank."

As she looked at Luo Yang, she slowly said, "According to Director Wen's statement just now, this building is only the top of the roof. You know, after the main construction of a commercial building is completed, there are still many projects to be done, such as equipment installation, exterior walls, and interior decoration. I wonder if the chairman has had someone calculate the costs and how much cash will be needed?"

Goodness, that almost fooled them.

Fortunately, Luo Yang was also familiar with these things, otherwise he would have been stumped by Song Wan's questions at the meeting.

(End of this chapter)