Chapter 231 Option Incentive Plans
Colleagues in the R&D department and marketing department all saw that there was something wrong with General Manager Xu Tao during this time.
Maybe it's because the task of developing a new expansion is too heavy, Xu Tao is now scolding people at every turn, and he doesn't let go of some small mistakes of his subordinates in their work, and whoever is caught is a reprimand.
Although Xu Tao's work style was so rough when he was in Luoyi and Jinshan before, but now it has intensified, even an old subordinate like Li Guohui did not let go, and he was just criticized for a loophole in the program a few days ago.
In order to escape his anger and pickiness, everyone avoids him unless it is necessary to communicate with him.
The only exception is Luo Changyu, a newcomer to the non-versatile studio team, who has the courage to have a head-on conversation with Xu Tao, and Xu Tao's excessive demands were rejected by him, and Luo Changyu's opinion was proved to be correct afterwards.
For Luo Changyu, although Xu Tao is very unhappy, there is nothing he can do about him, because although he is the general manager, he does not have the right to appoint and adjust the personnel of senior executives, and Luo Changyu does have a hand in product research and development, and Xu Tao's work is inseparable from him.
Although Xu Tao has no means to play, he will not easily admit it verbally, although he can't attack someone head-on, but he can knock on the side and insinuate with sand.
What he used to put in the mouth often was:
"Universal Games is making money on "Ideal World", and without the people he brought, Universal Games would not have developed at all. ”
Now it's replaced with:
"Xu Tao and Duoyi have made great contributions to Wanyou, but they have suffered losses in profit sharing, the company makes a lot of money, but the R&D department gets very little. ”
To be fair, Xu Tao's complaint is not much basis, Ren Pingsheng is not a stingy person, and his investment in Wanyou Games is not small, in addition to the new and spacious office space, thoughtful and humanized employee benefits, the salary level of Wanyou employees is second to none in Hanhai software startups, especially the income of the R&D department, which is comparable to the middle-level level of other similar companies.
But after all, people's hearts are greedy, and the mentality of Delong and Wangshu is very common, coupled with Xu Tao's incitement, many people's minds are also a little impatient and uneasy, so that the whole team is brought into a state of slackness and wait-and-see, which directly affects the development of new expansions.
Because the core backbone of Wanyou Company is from Duoyi, there is a natural reverence and loyalty to Xu Tao, and Lin Lisong indulged in his love affair during this time, so Xu Tao's words and deeds did not reach Ren Pingsheng's ears.
If it weren't for Ren Pingsheng's keen intuition to find out that something was wrong, and to get real feedback from Liu Yijun on the current situation, there would be cracks within the company, and he would not have been able to enter Ren Pingsheng's field of vision.
But Ren Pingsheng already knows the ins and outs of the matter, and he must deal with it.
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At 8 o'clock that night, Xu Tao, as usual, walked to the elevator with his tired body after working overtime with his subordinates in the R&D department, ready to go to the canteen for some supper.
But before he stepped into the elevator, he was stopped by Lin Lisong.
"Mr. Xu, Mr. Ren has something to discuss with you. ”
Xu Tao looked uncertain, but he had no reason to shirk, so he had to follow Lin Lisong to the conference room on the top floor.
The conference room was brightly lit, and Ren Pingsheng sat in his usual meeting position, and there was another person sitting next to him, who was in a suit and meticulous shoes, and it was Qin Zhenwei, the company's legal consultant.
"Mr. Xu, sit. ”
Ren Pingsheng waved his hand in a kind tone, motioning for Xu Tao to sit down opposite Qin Zhenwei.
After Xu Tao sat down, Lin Lisong walked out of the conference room and closed the door of the conference room.
Looking at Ren Pingsheng and Qin Zhenwei, Xu Tao had some bad premonitions, he didn't know what Ren Pingsheng was looking for him, was it because his previous complaints came into his ears?
Ren Pingsheng won't settle accounts with him because of this, Xu Tao was a little uneasy in his heart.
Although in private, he can vent his emotions to his subordinates, but once he faces his predecessor and is locked by his pincer-sharp eyes, Xu Tao feels uncomfortable, and always feels that all the secrets on his body have been seen through by him, and his heart is very empty.
Not long after Xu Tao sat down, he saw that Ren Pingsheng did not speak, and said with a puzzled face:
"Mr. Ren, what are you looking for me?"
Ren Pingsheng smiled, gently tapped the table with his knuckles, and said slowly.
"Mr. Xu, here is a plan that is very meaningful to the future development of the company, and I will discuss it with you. ”
After speaking, he raised his chin at Qin Zhenwei, who took out a stack of documents from the briefcase in his hand and handed them to Xu Tao.
With the bright lights of the conference room, Xu Tao saw the cover of the stack of documents: "Universal Games Employee Option Incentive Plan".
Xu Tao's heart was pounding, he opened the document and looked at it, the content in it was rich and detailed, and the basic content can be summarized as:
1. Wanyou Company will set up an employee stock ownership plan trust fund, which will be guaranteed by the company, and the fund will come forward to purchase the company's shares and form an option pool;
2. After the listing of Wanyou Company, certain options will be released every year according to the operating conditions of the company, and the company's executives and regular employees can exercise their rights in different proportions according to the number of years since they joined the company (that is, the incentive object will be granted the right to purchase the corresponding equity of the company at a predetermined price and conditions in a certain period of time in the future).
3. The share and conditions of employee exercise are increased according to the rank and working years of the incentive object in the company, and the higher the position and the longer the work, the more the number of rights can be exercised.
According to this option incentive plan, Xu Tao, as an executive, can get a large number of shares at a low price within three years, and he can get a lot of income regardless of the stock price trend of Universal Games after it goes public.
Although the share of other ordinary employees exercising their rights is much lower, if they exercise their rights step by step, they can also share in the profits of the company's listing.
Qin Zhenwei added on the side:
"The grant and exercise of options are closely related to the employee's work in the company, and if the employee leaves the company for personal or other reasons, the company has the right to repurchase the equity held by the employee at the agreed price. ”
Ren Pingsheng watched Xu Tao's face change, and patiently explained on the side:
"The implementation of the option incentive plan is essentially to allow employees to participate in the long-term development of the company and share the benefits of the company's development. Whether it is an executive or an ordinary employee, they are all part of the company's development, and the company's development and growth are inseparable from everyone, and the company's future earnings will not forget everyone. ”
"Especially Mr. Xu, as one of the veterans and founders of the company, you should participate in and share the future development of the company. ”
Ren Pingsheng threw out this option incentive plan, which was essentially tailor-made to deal with the complaints of Xu Tao and others.
He knew very well what the root cause of Xu Tao's change of mentality and resistance during this period of time was.
With the good results of "Ideal World", Universal Games is getting bigger and bigger, and the company's listing is just around the corner.
There are precedents for reference by industry leaders such as Shengda and Seven Cities, and many people know that once Wanyou Games is listed, the company's major shareholders will get rich instantly.
However, since the vast majority of the shares of Wanyou Games are in the hands of Ren Pingsheng, these skyrocketing wealth have nothing to do with most of the company.
Since Ren Pingsheng bought the entire team of Versatile Studios at the beginning to have the game "Ideal World", many people feel that their efforts have not been duly rewarded, and it is normal to have ideas in their hearts.
One of the most typical is Xu Tao, as the designer and creator of "Ideal World", he has made great contributions to Universal Games, but there is a huge gap between the returns obtained and Ren Pingsheng.
Of course, all of this stems from Xu Tao's original sale of himself and the entire studio to Ren Pingsheng, but without Ren Pingsheng's investment and a series of subsequent capital operations, it is not easy to say whether the versatile studio would be able to develop this game well and survive the cruel market competition.
But from Xu Tao's point of view, he always felt that he had suffered too much in this transaction, and the resulting imbalance in mentality, which was reflected in the phenomenon of sabotage at work, was considerable.
Ren Pingsheng has no intention of arguing about whether Xu Tao's mentality is reasonable at this time, what he has to do now is to stabilize Xu Tao, stabilize the mood and state of the entire R&D team, let them return to their original intentions, develop new expansion films, and ensure that the company's listing and performance goals are not affected.
This is the intention of Ren Pingsheng to throw out this option incentive plan.
On the one hand, the implementation of option incentives gives Xu Tao and other employees the hope of obtaining the company's equity, so that they can stay in the company with peace of mind in order to exercise their rights; on the other hand, it also combines the exercise of employees' rights with their working years in the company, and the longer they work in the company, the more opportunities they will get to exercise their rights in the future, and the greater the benefits.
If this option incentive plan is successfully implemented, it is equivalent to tying Xu Tao and others to the chariot of Universal Games, enhancing their confidence in fighting with the company, and dispeling their thoughts and courage to get off, which is the best way to solve the current problem.
Based on Ren Pingsheng's understanding of Xu Tao, he is confident that he can achieve his goals through this plan.
Sure enough, after listening to Qin Zhenwei's explanation, Xu Tao looked at the greedy look in his Chinese eyes, and he twisted the paper in his hand a little nervously, and hesitated:
"Mr. Ren, I think the amount of exercise of senior executives may still need to be discussed. ”
Ren Pingsheng nodded expressionlessly, turned to Qin Zhenwei and said:
"This plan, you and Mr. Xu continue to ponder, to achieve both efficiency and fairness, to let the executives and employees who contribute to the development of the company get more benefits, after the plan is finalized, and then report to me for approval. ”
Qin Zhenwei nodded very seriously, and Xu Tao also showed a satisfied expression on his face.
Ren Pingsheng got up and left the conference room, leaving the space for the two to continue the consultation, he returned to his office, stood at the window, and looked at the silent software park in the night.
The framework of the option incentive plan has been set, and what needs to be deepened is only the gap in the specific amount.
For Ren Pingsheng, it is nothing more than to give some blood by himself and share part of the company's earnings after listing, so as to appease Xu Tao and others.
As for how much blood he produces, it doesn't mean much.
Because in his view, the option incentive plan is just a stopgap measure, just a delaying measure.
Ren Pingsheng is not a narrow-minded person, but he is also not a virgin and philanthropist, Xu Tao took this way to confront him, although in the short term can appease the appeasement, but in the long run, this problem will eventually have to be solved.
The clear night breeze blew across Ren Pingsheng's expressionless face, but his gaze cut into the darkness like a sharp blade.
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