Memory inheritor

Chapter 233 Preparation

As the meeting time approached, Dai Songquan arrived at the meeting room door, stopped and chatted with Liu Lu for a few words before entering the meeting room.

Many people in the conference room saw this scene and couldn't help but wonder if the little girl was a junior member of President Dai's family.

Little did they know, Dai Songquan had only met Liu Lu once before, and for a very short time, so his impression of her was rather vague. However, seeing a young girl sitting there, he knew she was the special envoy. He chatted with Liu Lu for a few more minutes, partly to show friendliness, and partly to reinforce the impression so that he wouldn't fail to recognize her if they met again someday.

After Dai Songquan took his seat, the meeting staff closed the door. Wei Hongsi delivered his opening remarks based on the materials prepared in advance by Qian Jiayu, and then asked Dai Songquan to chair the meeting.

This was the first meeting after the company's board of directors was re-elected. Dai Songquan delivered a brief speech, welcoming the newly appointed and promoted senior executives to the board of directors and briefly explaining the responsibilities and overall work requirements of the current board.

Following this, Dai Songquan asked the new board members, Yu Sheng, Fang Wei, Zhao Wentao, and Wei Hongsi, to introduce themselves. Each of their speeches was limited to two to three minutes, consistent with the concise and to-the-point tone of Dai Songquan's address.

The three individuals mentioned above were all department directors before being promoted to senior management positions, and all worked on specific business lines with relatively simple responsibilities. As a result, some of the people present were not particularly familiar with them.

Wei Hongsi is a complete newcomer. He was just a junior employee before, but in the past month or so, he has interacted with everyone here quite a bit and has become a familiar face to everyone.

When Wei Hongsi introduced himself, Dai Songquan interjected, "Why didn't you mention your other identity? You're a doctoral student at Yuecheng University. I'm, after all, your off-campus mentor!"

Everyone present knew that Wei Hongsi's appointment as board secretary was entirely Dai Songquan's idea, so there was no need to use that as an excuse to support him. Dai probably felt the meeting atmosphere was a bit too serious, so he joked around with Wei Hongsi to lighten the mood, since he was the youngest.

So when Wei Hongsi said, "I was thinking that school hasn't started yet," everyone laughed.

After Wei Hongsi finished his self-introduction, it was time for the work content to be reported.

Vice Presidents Gu Shiming and Ji Yongsheng each gave a speech, providing a detailed introduction to the company's current core tasks and key work for the second half of the year from the perspectives of their respective business lines and non-business lines. Finally, Dai Songquan gave a commentary and summary, and the first half of the meeting was completed, taking only a little over half an hour in total.

The next agenda item is about the content of the exchange meeting the following day.

This exchange meeting is very important for Zhiwei. Although there are not many participating institutions and companies, the level is very high, and it is directly related to the market structure and dominance in the new business area. As long as the strategy is appropriate, it is expected to become a brand-new revenue growth engine for the company in the coming years or even longer.

This task was led by Gu Shiming, who first gave a brief overview of the situation, and then Wei Hongsi gave a detailed report, which also served as a rehearsal for the exchange meeting the next day.

For the directors present, the series of events that arose from the park's failure was no secret; they had either been involved from the beginning or participated in related work later on.

The "Standard for Assessing the Subconscious Impact of Video Content" drafted by the IR1 project team has been officially upgraded to the national standard "Technical Specification for Assessing the Risk of Implicit Cognitive Penetration in Video Content" after several revisions and improvements. The research on prevention and control methods of "psychological viruses" undertaken by the CDU project team and CDD project department continues to make breakthroughs.

These achievements form the basis for this important exchange meeting to be held at Zhiwei, and are also an important bargaining chip for Zhiwei to gain a voice in the new business field.

All these achievements are inseparable from the youngest person in the room. So when you see Wei Hongsi standing in front of the big screen speaking eloquently, no one would think that he has climbed up to President Dai's level or that he is just lucky.

Wei Hongsi was indeed lucky, getting this opportunity so soon after joining Zhiwei. But his success wasn't solely due to luck; his hard work and inherent abilities were far more important.

It's generally true that the harder you work, the luckier you get, but if you leave success or failure to chance, you're destined for disappointment. The reason behind this isn't some mystical concept, but rather probability.

Fang Wei and Zhao Wentao knew very well that they were just lucky to have benefited from the opportunity. They certainly had the qualifications to be promoted to senior management, but if it weren't for this chance encounter and the opening of a senior management position, they would probably have had to wait several years for a step-by-step promotion.

They were even somewhat relieved that Wei Hongsi was too young and lacked work experience; otherwise, General Manager Dai might have directly appointed Wei Hongsi as the center's general manager.

However, it seems that this is only a matter of time. The structure and operation mode of the CDD project department are very conducive to the rapid accumulation of experience. This department is obviously tailor-made for Wei Hongsi.

Only Yu Sheng remained relatively calm, as he possessed both the qualifications and the opportunity. With President Xia retiring due to illness, Gu Shiming would inevitably succeed him as Vice President Dai, and the position of General Manager of the Research Center would certainly be his. Even if President Xia hadn't fallen ill, it would only have been a matter of waiting another two years.

Of course, Yu Sheng was also very grateful to Wei Hongsi. If this young man hadn't discovered the problem in time and hadn't overlooked the issue with the amusement park, the company would have suffered a great loss.

Yu Sheng was unaware that his estimate was somewhat overly optimistic.

The three highest-ranking people present understood the contents of the police report and knew that the criminal gang was after Zhiwei's CMS. If they succeeded, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, when they learned that President Dai had appointed Wei Hongsi as the board secretary, Ji Yongsheng and Gu Shiming both felt that their boss's move was very clever, taking into account all kinds of factors.

It's clear that General Manager Dai's intentions extend beyond simply giving Wei Hongsi a nominal title to facilitate his work. The key point is that the option pool currently being developed will undoubtedly include Wei Hongsi as an incentive recipient. Although Wei Hongsi has only recently started working and may not have the funds to subscribe, he can certainly enjoy the dividends from these shares first, and then exchange them later.

Although Wei Hongsi isn't the type to jump ship based solely on who pays the most, in this industry, if one's abilities and contributions are severely mismatched with the rewards received, problems will inevitably arise sooner or later. The reason President Dai is rushing to take this step is because he has foreseen this. Otherwise, some of the company executives present today would certainly have been poached in three to five years.

After Wei Hongsi's report, everyone offered some brief suggestions, and the project was considered approved. No one was more familiar with this work than Wei Hongsi, and with Gu Shiming helping to oversee it, there were no major revisions needed.

Perhaps with someone else, people would have to consider whether they would get stage fright or perform poorly on the spot tomorrow. But given Wei Hongsi's track record since he started working, this shouldn't be a problem. Those who attended the recent shareholders' meeting have absolutely no concerns about this.

Gu Shiming then introduced the operational strategy for this project. The content Wei Hongsi just reported was for external communication; his part was for internal use.

This work is related to all seven centers. After Gu Shiming finished his introduction, everyone took turns speaking and sharing their views.

As Wei Hongsi listened to everyone's presentations, he took notes on their viewpoints. Although Qian Jiayu was actually doing the work of the company secretary and Wei Hongsi was just a figurehead, General Manager Dai hadn't put him there as a mere figurehead. He also felt bad about letting Qian Jiayu do all the work for free, so he decided to seize the learning opportunity himself.

After the seven general managers finished their discussion, Dai Songquan asked Wei Hongsi to speak as well. Wei Hongsi then shared his views from the perspective of his department's execution, focusing on practical aspects, and also briefly outlined future work and R&D directions.

Before Gu Shiming led his team to Beijing to report on this work, Dai Songquan had already set the tone. All the suggestions made were based on this foundation, maintaining overall consistency and primarily focusing on identifying and addressing any shortcomings.

After this segment concluded, the meeting came to a close. Dai Songquan gave a brief summary and then the meeting adjourned.

As they were leaving, Wei Hongsi followed Yu Sheng and requested additional manpower.

Yu Sheng asked, somewhat puzzled, "Supporting you is definitely not a problem, but is the Second Department already short of manpower?"

Wei Hongsi's CDD project team is still nominally under the Second Department. He is also very familiar with Yao Huafeng, the current director of the Second Department, and can communicate directly with the Second Department to seek support.

He explained, "For this mission, I hope to get support from a unit whose work responsibilities are more compatible."

Yu Sheng nodded and said, "Alright, I'll let one of the departments know in a bit, and you can handle the specifics."

Wei Hongsi said, "Okay, thank you, Mr. Yu."

Yu Sheng chuckled and patted him on the back: "Don't be so polite with me."

The two left the conference room as they were talking. Liu Lu was standing there greeting the executives who came out, and when she saw Wei Hongsi, she followed behind him.

While waiting for the elevator, everyone noticed Liu Lu was there but didn't think much of it. It wasn't until the elevator reached the 16th floor and Liu Lu got out with Wei Hongsi that Qian Jiayu, Jiang Kai, Fang Wei, and the others, still inside the elevator descending, exchanged bewildered glances. So that young woman was from Wei Hongsi's department? What was going on?

They were too embarrassed to ask before, but now that they know, they can ask Wei Hongsi next time. It's not gossip, just pure curiosity.

Wei Hongsi and Liu Lu returned to the office and sat down. Wei Hongsi said, "You wasted more than an hour coming out with me, didn't you?"

Liu Lu said, "I don't think so. I've been having this question on my mind the whole time."

Wei Hongsi asked, "Is your memory exceptionally good?"

Liu Lu said, "Short-term short-term note-taking is fine, but if it's for a longer period of time, I need to review it frequently."

Wei Hongsi nodded, then asked, "Were your grades exceptionally good when you were in school?"

Liu Lu said, "Well, that's hard to say."

Wei Hongsi realized what was happening and stopped asking. For someone like Liu Lu with such a special status, her personal information was confidential. Therefore, he figured that Liu Lu wasn't the girl's real name, but just a name, so it didn't matter.

Wei Hongsi couldn't help but laugh: "There is a little bit, but I don't mean anything else." If the Guiding Light Society could even train someone of Liu Lu's status, it would probably have turned the world upside down long ago.

Liu Lu pursed her lips and continued deciphering the encrypted text information in "The Story of Time".

Not long after, Wei Hongsi received a message from the director of the department and started chatting with him.

One of the company's divisions is the "Neuroscience Department," whose main business includes the research and development of commercial brain-computer interfaces and EEG analysis, which better suits Wei Hongsi's work needs.

Wei Hongsi explained the requirements to the other party, and after a while, a department director replied: "Could our department's General Manager Xu cooperate with your work?"

Wei Hongsi replied, "Okay, thank you."

The "General Manager Xu" the other party mentioned is Xu Xinwan. We worked together in the CDU project team before, and she has now been promoted to deputy director of a department. We're acquaintances. There are two technicians in the CDD project team who were recommended by Xu Xinwan.

Wei Hongsi initially wanted to find Xu Xinwan, but bypassing the department head without prior notice seemed inappropriate, especially since Xu Xinwan had just been promoted. While this approach appeared roundabout, it was essentially just relaying a message and didn't actually take much time. He had learned this from Lu Jiaqi.

Soon after, Xu Xinwan sent a message: "President Wei, do you need my assistance with any work?"

Wei Hongsi sent the more detailed work plan to the other party, then called Xu Xinwan for a further discussion. Having worked together before, their communication went very smoothly.

With this matter settled, the preparations on this side are basically complete. Wei Hongsi opened Zhixun and sent a message to Feng Weixu, informing him of the progress.

Not long after, Feng Weixu replied: "Then I will start distributing tasks tomorrow morning."

After confirming the work handover with Feng Weixu, Wei Hongsi casually asked, "Have you gone back to school?"

Feng Weixu: "Yes, Haiyang and I are organizing the data. Today's verification results have given me some new ideas that can be implemented in the debugging work of the youth version of the equipment you are going to carry out."

Wei Hongsi: "That's great!"

He had just finished replying to the message when Liu Lu came over and said, "President Wei, the Third Research Institute requests your presence tonight to assist with their work."

Wei Hongsi wasn't too surprised and asked, "What time do they plan to start?"

Feng Weixu and his team's verification work went smoothly during the day, and the task force leaders certainly hoped to push it forward further and achieve substantial results as soon as possible. The two senior colleagues were only responsible for research and development and couldn't directly intervene in the case, so it was reasonable to ask him to take over. After all, it was he who proposed the idea of ​​"smuggling."

Liu Lu said, "Seven o'clock."

Wei Hongsi said, "Then let's have lunch at 5:30, and then go to the Third Research Institute."

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