Chapter 216: Lu Simi's father and son

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Starbucks Cafe, in New York, this is the favorite place for white-collar workers to have afternoon tea. Guo Shouyun has no special fetishes about this place. In his previous life, and even now, he rarely came to this kind of place. However, after Carol Luthmi chose the place of the appointment, he did not refuse.

"Mr. Guo, I have heard of a big name for a long time"

Holding the right hand that the other party took the initiative to stretch out, Guo Shouyun smiled and said: "I have long hoped to have an opportunity to ask Mr. Lu Simi for advice in person, and now I have finally got my wish."

"Mr. Guo is too polite. Now Wall Street doesn't know how many people want to listen to your experience in investing, especially gold. And, I myself am one of them. ”

Guo Shouyun smiled, and turned his gaze to a middle-aged man in a black suit next to him, "Who is this...?"

"My son, John Ruthmi, is currently working as an equity analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston"

"No wonder I think the two look alike, it turns out to be father and son!" Guo Shouyun said.

"Hello, Mr. Guo!"

"Hello!"

After shaking hands with Rusmi II, everyone sat down.

After the waiter served coffee, Guo Shouyun said, "Do you have any plans for Mr. Lu Simi after he retires?"

"Traveling the world, fishing, playing golf, there are so many things I want to do, and I spent most of my time at work in the first few decades, and I want to enjoy life in the next few days!"

After nodding his head clearly, "I agree with Mr. Lu Simi's idea, but Your Excellency is only seventy-three years old now, and he has not yet reached the age of complete retirement. ”

"Oh?"

With Carol Lu Simi's wisdom and experience, he could naturally hear what Guo Shouyun was saying.

"I hope to hire Mr. Lu Simi as a consultant of Phoenix Company!" Guo Shouyun quickly threw out his purpose.

After graduating from Harvard Business School, Carol Luthmie worked at McKinsey & Company for five years, then for seven years at Goldman Sachs, where he became a partner. After 30 years of hard work, ISHARES has successfully developed into a well-known asset management and wealth management company on Wall Street. Such an ability is naturally admirable, and the latter's connections on Wall Street are also where Guo Shouyun hopes to help. In particular, his friendship with the current chairman of the Federal Reserve, Greensfan, is even more enviable.

The role played by the advisers of financial companies, Carol Rusmi, of course, understands. He could roughly guess Guo Shouyun's purpose. After thinking for a moment, "Can I ask Mr. Guo a question before I say yes?"

"Of course!"

"What are Phoenix's goals for the future? BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, or Bridgewater?"

"Neither," Guo Shouyun shook his head, "We never thought about who we became, or who we were aiming for, we just wanted to be the best version of ourselves." For Phoenix, I don't set limits on how it can grow. Of course, I also believe that we will become a Wall Street financial leader on a par with these industry giants in the future!"

The answers, which were somewhat general, but also revealing ambitions, made Carol Lusmi's eyes appear thoughtful.

"Mr. Guo, can I ask you a question?"

John Luxmy, who had not spoken, spoke.

Guo Shouyun nodded affirmatively.

"I have observed that Phoenix's management structure is different from that of all Wall Street firms, do you have any special considerations for this?"

Slightly surprised to glance at Lu Simi II, when the vast majority of people were staring at the Thunder Fund, which had made huge profits, this person could observe the different management structure of Phoenix Company, which was a bit extraordinary.

After a moment of silence and a moment of organization, "The organizational management structure of any company has only one purpose: to maintain the long-term growth of the company. The same goes for Phoenix. However, more than 90 percent of the world's largest companies have a hard time escaping the fact that their initial management structure, which was simple, efficient, and well-functioning, became bloated and bureaucratic as the company grew. This is where the decline of the enterprise basically begins. So, since the day I started my business, I've been thinking about how to solve it, or try to solve it as much as possible. And now Phoenix's management system is an attempt to think about this. ”

"Can you elaborate on that?" said John Luxmy, with an inquiring look in his eyes.

Guo Shouyun nodded, "This system can be simply summarized as the centralized and decentralized management system of the board of directors and president. That is, to strengthen the influence of the board of directors on major corporate decisions, and at the same time to delegate the day-to-day management and M&A of small and medium-sized enterprises to the president of the subsidiary. … In my plan, the board of directors of Phoenix can be divided into two types: the executive board of directors and the general board of directors. ”

The Executive Board of Directors includes the Presidents of each of its subsidiaries, as well as Phoenix's Chief Financial Officer, Chief Risk Officer, and Chief Human Resources Officer, as well as the Chairman himself, and maintains a size of 79 people who influence all major decisions of Phoenix and its subsidiaries. ”

"A large board of directors comprises all members of the executive board, plus independent directors and non-executive directors of the company, as well as key partners of the respective subsidiaries. The scale remains at around 2,532 people. The responsibility of the board of directors is to review Phoenix's half-year and full-year financial reports and share with the chairman the appointment and dismissal of the company's top management. It also has the power to make suggestions to the executive board of directors on issues that arise in the company's operation. ”

"In addition to the executive board of directors and the general board of directors, the head office will also manage human resources above the middle level, and the financial affairs of each subsidiary will be managed by the headquarters. In addition, the number of managers in the head office is maintained at about 200. Keep it as simple and efficient as possible. In addition, the management scale of each subsidiary will be reduced, the concentration of each subsidiary will be maintained, and the meritocracy and partnership system will be adopted to strengthen the aggressiveness and creativity of each subsidiary."

After listening to Guo Shouyun's brief explanation, John Lu thought for a moment, "Such a system strengthens the chairman's management power over all companies!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, "Any enterprise, including the government, must have a person who makes the final decision. The chairman of the board of directors is the final decision-maker of Phoenix. ”

"The result of Mr. Guo's reform of Phoenix's management structure is more like the relationship between the White House and the state governments now. Old Lu Simi said thoughtfully.

"Mr. Lu Simi's analogy is very vivid. However, compared to the government's management structure, Phoenix is still somewhat different. Especially when major decisions are made between seven and nine people, there will be no excessive internal friction and inefficiency. ”

To be honest, compared with the analogy of old Lu Simi, Guo Shouyun feels that his reform of the management structure of Phoenix Company is more like the relationship between the central and local governments of Chinese government agencies. Of course, the same is true for GCA.

After nodding in agreement, the elder Lu Simi said: "But how can Mr. Guo bridge the dispute between the chairman and the management of the subsidiary, that is, the president, in the management of the enterprise? I think this should be the inevitable result." ”

"It's actually very simple, if the two sides can come to an agreement, then everything is fine. If no agreement can be reached, it will be voted on by the executive board of directors. ”

"After all, life is not long, and Mr. Guo cannot always be in this position!" asked Lu Si Mi II.

"Mr. John's question is straightforward!"

John Luxe spread his hands, "If we can put a problem in the simplest words, why would we waste time making it more complicated?"

Guo Shouyun nodded in agreement, "I appreciate such a point of view." As for your question, the current idea is that the general board of directors votes based on the performance of the presidents of the respective subsidiaries. Of course, this problem may not arise for decades, so there are no very detailed regulations yet!"

Guo Shouyun is only 20 years old now, and the most conservative estimate is that he can also sit in the position of chairman of Phoenix Company for 50 years. This gave him plenty of time to think about the heir.

"Mr. Guo is very honest," John Luxmi nodded.

"Both gentlemen are the top elites in the Wall Street financial community, and I hope to get your suggestions in such a frank exchange to improve the management system of Phoenix Company," Guo Shouyun said honestly.

He knows that his shortcomings are connections, so he wants to win over more allies whenever he has the opportunity. And Lu Simi father and son are undoubtedly very suitable objects.

In addition, for the shrewd, it is the stupidest way to communicate. In the absence of a fundamental conflict of interest, Guo Shouyun is willing to use a more honest attitude and words to win the favor of the other party.

After the father and son glanced at each other, Lao Lu Simi said: "Mr. Guo has a very complete structure of Phoenix Company, and I will not have too many suggestions until I have actually experienced the effect of this management structure." After a pause, he smiled, "But I am very willing to accept Mr. Guo's invitation to serve as a consultant to Phoenix Company." ”

Now the American financial community has two evaluations of Guo Shouyun: madman and genius. The elder Lu Simi was also very curious about this young man who appeared in the sight of Wall Street like a comet. So, after some previous exchanges, he had the idea of observing each other up close.

"I am confident that my experience at Phoenix will bring back fond memories for Mr. Lu. Guo Shouyun said with a smile.

"That's what I expected, too"

After the two of them spoke, John Lu Simi spoke: "Mr. Guo, can I work at the Thunder Fund?"

"Mr. John is also interested in our thunder?" Guo Shouyun's heart moved.

"That's right!"

After all, in today's financial market, Thunder is not a very large hedge fund! With Mr. John's qualifications, he can go to a high position in a large company such as Bridgewater and Quantum. ”