Chapter 687 Chief Operating Officer

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Three days later, there was another high-level office meeting of the Ruby Company. Guo Shouyun, who was sitting on the main seat, clearly sensed the impact of John Roberts' voluntary resignation. The atmosphere was a little more depressing than the previous mid-year meeting.

Everyone swept over Guo Shouyun and Tim George's faces from time to time, but their calm expressions did not reveal any secrets they expected to see.

"I'm sure you've all heard that Mr. John Roberts, CEO of Ruby Mall, voluntarily resigned, and I have agreed. And I wish him a better future in his new job. Guo Shouyun said.

Everyone looked at each other, even though they all wondered what was going on. But seeing the big boss's face, he still wisely didn't ask.

"I've read all the opinions submitted by everyone these days about whether the Ruby Mall is independent or not. The vast majority of people prefer to let the Ruby Mall, which has little to do with the company's business, run independently. Therefore, I also follow the good flow and officially inform that from this moment on, the ruby mall will operate independently and no longer have any affiliation with the ruby company. ”

Hearing the news, most of the people present subconsciously looked at Tim George. But the latter's calm face did not reveal much information.

"I agree with the boss's decision!"

In everyone's surprised eyes, Tim George was the first to speak.

Guo Shouyun nodded, "I have always believed that the company's business should remain pure, and only with enough understanding will it not make wrong decisions at critical moments." Ruby is a company based on Internet social networking, e-commerce is not our main business, logistics is not, and finance is not. Therefore, the independent operation of Ruby Mall is a good thing for the purity of Ruby and its future development. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement. At the same time, they also understood. The independent operation of Ruby and the voluntary resignation of John Roberts were a swap between the big boss and Tim George.

I fired John Roberts, who had a conflict with you, and upheld your authority as CEO of Ruby in front of all company executives. You should also take the initiative to take a step back and agree to the independent operation of the Ruby Mall.

"Boss, since John Roberts has voluntarily resigned, does we need to be responsible for the CEO of Ruby Mall?"

Kelly Dorothy, the Ruby Company's director of human resources, spoke.

"No need, I'll solve this matter myself!"

Guo Shouyun shook his head, Ruby Mall is no longer a small company, as its CEO, it must not only have enough Internet thinking, but also require a certain understanding of logistics and finance. This candidate will not be decided in a moment. Moreover, he did not intend to choose from within the Ruby Company, especially before something had finally come to fruition.

"Will the Ruby Mall listing continue?"

Dunko Verne, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Ruby Corporation, asked.

"Let's stop for a moment and wait until the new CEO takes office, and then start again. In addition, the ruby company should not pay attention to this matter in the future. ”

Hearing this, most people, including Tim George, had a slight change in their faces.

There is no doubt that after the independent operation of Ruby Mall, its shares no longer belong to Ruby Company, but to many charitable funds under Guo Shouyun. This is tantamount to directly cutting off a large part of the assets of Ruby Company, which directly affects the company's valuation and stock price when it goes public in the future, and is equivalent to reducing their rights and interests in disguise.

Although they were unwilling, they had no way to change the big boss's decision. Because at present, almost all the shares of Ruby Company are in the hands of Guo Shouyun. Although the equity incentive plan for them to share the company's interests has been signed, it involves pre-listing financing, so the shares have not yet fallen into their hands.

"Boss, there is no problem with the Ruby Mall operating independently. But in fact, it can still be placed under the ruby company, which is also convenient for the sharing of website resources between the two sides. Christina White said with caution in her tone.

"I think you're mistaken. After quickly sweeping the faces of everyone, Guo Shouyun smiled, "I let the Ruby Mall operate independently, and I am not under the control of the Ruby Company, which does not mean that I want to divide all the shares of the Ruby Company in the Ruby Mall." In the future, Ruby will appear on the board of directors of Ruby Mall as an institutional shareholder. Ruby companies can also share in the benefits of the ruby mall listing and future development. ”

Down to an ordinary family, up to a country, including a company. As long as you are in a collective, if you want your decision to pass, the best way is to unite the majority and fight the minority.

If Guo Shouyun wants to maintain the stability of Ruby's management, it is naturally impossible to make a corporate decision that everyone opposes, unless it is a matter of life and death for the company. So, the way to completely cut the ruby mall out of the ruby company's assets. Even if he could, he wouldn't. After all, he is only the chairman of the company, and the daily management of the company depends on the professional managers present, and maintaining everyone's centripetal force on the company is more important than a simple asset issue.

Sure enough, after he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the field was significantly relaxed!

"In addition to dealing with the Ruby Mall at today's meeting, I have one more news to announce. ”

Attention returned to him.

"In a year and a half since the end of 2002, Facebook has more than 120 million registered users. Among them, there are 34.5 million users in the United States and 86.5 million international users. 34 billion monthly page views. In the course of the company's development, it has always maintained its financial balance and generated a profit of $1.8 million last month. Based on a comprehensive assessment of development time, debt, number of registrants, use of funds, revenue and other values, Facebook's achievements in one and a half years ranked first among the nine subsidiaries of Ruby. So, in recognition of Facebook employees, I decided to double the bonus for all Facebook employees this year. In addition, Eric Schmidt, CEO of Facebook, is also the chief operating officer of the head office. Let us congratulate Mr. Schmidt. ”

Under the leadership of Guo Shouyun, everyone applauded. It's just that everyone's expressions are different. There is admiration, there is jealousy, and there is dissatisfaction.

Eric Schmidt's abilities have been demonstrated by Facebook's development over the past year and a half. He became the company's chief operating officer, and no one said much. just became the third person in the company after Guo Shouyun and Tim George. His promotion made Tim George feel a little worried, and it also made the executive vice president and CFO Dunko Verne unhappy. Originally, he was the number three man in the company, but now he let Eric Schmidt, who later entered the company, climb on his head.

"Thank you for the trust of the chairman, I will do my best to help the company achieve better development!"

Eric Schmidt, who has been CEO of Sun Micro and Knoeller, has seen too many storms and waves. So in the face of everyone's eyes with different meanings, he can also deal with them calmly.

"That's exactly what I'm trying to do with you as the company's COO... Alright, please take a seat!"

Guo Shouyun waved his hand.

After Eric Schmidt sat down again, Guo Shouyun continued: "Okay, the questions I want to talk about are all said today, which of you still has something?"

After everyone looked at each other, no one said anything more.

"Since it's all right, let's adjourn. Tim, come to my office. ”

After greeting Tim George, Guo Shouyun walked out of the conference room under the inquiring eyes of everyone.

"Boss!"

"Sit!"

Guo Shouyun pointed to the opposite side of the sofa in the reception area of his chairman's office. After Tim George sat down, "I remember the first time we met, it was like this, a cup of tea, you sat across from me. ”

"It was just in time for the Nasdaq crisis, and two-thirds of Silicon Valley's internet companies had gone out of business. If you hadn't hired me at that time, I'm afraid I might have left the Internet industry, and I wouldn't be where I am today. Tim George said with a hint of emotion in his tone.

Guo Shouyun nodded, "At that time, Ruby was still LinkedIn, and LinkedIn had just been established, the number of registrations was only 100,000, and the business was only professional social, and even made a profit." … Five years later, Ruby has eight subsidiaries and is an unrivaled giant in the global Internet social field, comparable to Yahoo, Amazon, AOL, Microsoft and other giants. The company's valuation has also increased from less than $500,000 at the beginning to nearly $40 billion now. ”

After a pause, he looked at Tim George, who had a hint of emotion on the other side.

“… Tim, the company can achieve what it is now, and your contribution can be ignored!"

"You've won a prize. What really matters to a business is strategic decision-making, as well as financial investment. If it weren't for you behind the scenes and the money you have been investing in the growth of Ruby, we probably wouldn't be where we are today. ”

"So we are 'going to get along' and make a great company together," Guo Shouyun said with a smile and nodded.

"I'm just acting with your baton. Tim George said modestly.

Guo Shouyun smiled.

"Tim, your most valuable qualities are humility and prudence. However, I will not ignore your contribution to the company. When the company goes public, I will not be stingy with your share of the income. ”

Nodding his head, after a moment of silence, Tim George suddenly raised his head and asked, "Boss, when are you going to make the ruby company listed as a whole?"

"What, can't you wait to lead a listed company?" Guo Shouyun's eyes flashed.

"Nope. I just want to know more about the company's long-term plans. ”