Xiao Anlin, who was newly hired as the chief operating officer of Shengshi Consumer Electronics, did the first thing he did after taking office was to comprehensively sort out the company's values, and the specific method was to 'lecture' all employees at China Shipping's headquarters.

The second thing is to start training for people in middle management and above internally.

The set of pure large companies makes many people unable to adapt to it.

Because he is very busy with work, he has to take time to listen to what values and value systems he talks about, and then he has to train, and the most important thing is that he also investigates carefully.

This caused some ripples within the company.

Many people don't quite understand what the use of this Xiao Anlin invited by Chen Zier is, is it just talking about these metaphysical, big and empty things?

Regardless of these, Chen Zier even added Xiao Anlin to his North American itinerary, looking like he was a confidant.

And in Seoul,

The headquarters of Shengshi Korea is in the process of selecting their advertising heroine.

Ye Lihui was the chief interviewer, Chen Zier was sitting on the side, the candidate was already in his heart, but he didn't expect two Chinese girls to come.

When the standard Mandarin of "Mr. Chen is good, the interviewer is good" came out, he was a little surprised.

However, he just raised his head, did not speak, and continued to look at the materials of each interviewer, and the cold president was full of it.

Ye Lihui didn't expect it, "Where are you from?

"Well, I'm from Zhonghai. ”

It stands to reason that compatriots should be taken care of, or Zhonghai is local.

But this time it really hit the muzzle, Sheng Shi was originally going to use Koreans, and ran around to Seoul to use a Chinese, what is this called.

So the two girls went through the process.

Kim Hyun-joo came in at the ninth.

Chen Zier was able to observe the witch Youxi in the original time and space up close,

has not yet debuted, and has already revealed a good appearance, and the height is 167 on the information, which is almost a perfect height for women.

There is a small faint mole on the bridge of the nose, which is embellished with a different flavor.

Big eyes, small mouth, high nose bridge, although it is not a melon seed face, but it can almost be regarded as a model of beauty, and it is even more rare to be small and exquisite.

Combed black and straight, smiled gently and lovely, wore a thin gray sweater, with jeans, this is a student attire, a little strange, I'm afraid it's not ready, but it also looks very characteristic in a crowd of professional attire.

She went there, and the interviews were a little different, Ye Lihui also glanced at Chen Zier, and found that he was asking the person next to him for this person's information.

This is the first time that

Before, he just looked at it casually.

The boss is like this, he can't help but be a little serious.

"Miss Jin, why did you choose to come to Shengshi?"

The young girl, who was only in her early twenties, said: "I heard President Chen Ziyi's report at school before, and I thought that this is a young and energetic company, and SPOD is also a product that I like very much, and if I can shoot an advertisement for it, I think it will be something I will be proud of for the rest of my life." ”

"You studied tourism management?"

"Yes," she knows, this is her weakness, "I think this major has cultivated my ability to discover beauty, something that will last a lifetime." ”

Chen Zier's phone rang at this time, it was Xiao Anlin.

So he exited the conference room.

The people who were waiting anxiously outside the door were startled again.

"An Lin, speak. Chen Zier stood in front of the glass window with his waist crossed.

"A little girl named Xue Mingming in the retail department, responsible for coordinating with several retail stores in the Yangtze River Delta, small manager level, I don't think he can integrate into the culture of the prosperous world, and he is openly and secretly resistant to my values training, and I want to fire her. ”

"You've already fired her, haven't you?"

Now Chen Zier has heard the sound and understanding, and his grasp of speech has become more and more sophisticated, because he understands that according to Xiao Anlin's character, such a person will never stay.

Really.

"It's a headache for the boss to be so smart," Xiao Anlin exhaled, "Yes, I've already let her go." ”

Since he invited this person back, Chen Zier trusted him.

"Okay, I see, if everybody reports these things to me, I'll have to spend the whole day answering the phone. ”

Xiao Anlin said: "Therefore, the importance of management team building is more prominent, Zhuge Liang has been wise and hard working all his life, but it is a taboo in modern enterprise management to do everything personally." It's just the first time, I'm not a very tough and admitted, that's why I made this call. ”

Chen Zier thought of Rebus.

Whatever the problem is, he took the lead in the charge, and the industry gave him the title of model worker, but in fact, this is not right, is there no one in Xiaomi?

You see Boss Ma, who meets with leaders of various countries every day, and sometimes Ahri's news has to be learned from the news media, but the size of the entire group is eight or nine times that of Xiaomi, although there is a difference in the length of development, but it can be seen basically.

So avoid doing more with less.

Chen Zier's brain can't stop, he is also constantly pondering at work, pondering the path suitable for the prosperous era, it can't be said that there are new harvests every day, even if it takes half a year to understand, thinking is always continuous.

Today, he knows that.

So I have to support Xiao Anlin even more.

"Anything else?"

"Well, I also want to confirm with you the specific time of going to the United States, and I will arrange it here. ”

Chen Zier said: "Go back, I'll ask the assistant to give you time." ”

"Good. ”

After making this phone call, Chen Zier did not enter the interview room again.

Although there are more than a dozen or so in the back, the most important ones have already been seen.

Soon after, Ye Lihui narrowed down the candidates, Kim Hyun-joo's name has always been there, don't say anything professional and talented, and you don't need to sing when shooting commercials, good-looking, temperament and SPOD are the most critical points.

In the final discussion, it was Ye Lihui's sweet-looking Kim Hyun-joo who won the competition, as a pure natural goddess in South Korea, her appearance can make SPOD widely concerned, just like Luo Zhiyi at that time.

On March 28, 2001, it rained lightly in Seoul.

Yesterday, the advertising department of Shengshi Korea finalized the heroine they chose this time, and today she came to the company.

Because there is already a Kim Hyun-joo in South Korea, she officially debuted in 1998 and is a famous actor and singer, this is a problem, every artist wants everyone to recognize themselves at a glance, and it is very straw to get the same name as her predecessors.

Kim Hyun-joo is going to change her name.

As long as she doesn't change it to Han Jiaren, she likes to call her.

Also on March 28, 2001, Chen Zier left Seoul to fly to Japan.

This time, Zhou Zijun was left, and she will sign an investment contract with eMade on behalf of Shengshi Investment, which is a small order for Shengshi Investment.

If you invest more than $500,000, this small company that has survived a million dollars will not be able to take out so many shares, after all, there is still 40% of the equity in Actoz.

But for Shengshi, $500,000 is the same as not being spent.

At the same time, Chen Zisi took the plane back to China.

On April 1, 2001, Chen Zier had finished his site selection in Tokyo, Japan, and appeared in San Francisco.

At 3 p.m. local time, he joined Fadell and other colleagues in front of the San Francisco store to celebrate the opening.

The decoration of this store follows the consistent style of Shengshi, which is actually a copy of the painting style of Apple in the previous life, with a huge glass curtain wall with stainless steel and white lighting.

If you've ever paid attention to some tech films, this kind of subtle tone of playing white is actually the mainstream technique used by directors.

And then there is a giant 'S' logo inlaid on the glass, the overall feeling is a kind of incisive and tall, and it is also in a place like the center of the metropolis.

The surrounding environment, its own style, and the tall atmosphere come from the pavement, and even these old beauties have to be offered to their knees.

And in a discussion session, Fadell mentioned the company's listing.

Xiao Anlin also sat on one side.

An IPO is an event that affects a lot of employees.

Chen Zier turned his pen and remained silent for the time being.

"Tech companies are being phased out quickly, we need to raise funds to keep investing, and it's very expensive to have a retail store like this in the heart of the city, and it's a must for us to have a presence on the Nasdaq if SPODs are to be recognized," Fadell said. ”

Listing will be recognized.

However, before that, only the convenience store chain in Chen's company had the goal of going public, and it was in practice.

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E-Song's original shareholders are also now unhappy with Chen's positioning of E-Song as a R&D institution in Silicon Valley.

The R&D personnel of e-song have been continuously transferred to the R&D center of China Shipping headquarters, and the R&D results of e-song have become a money-making tool for Shengshi.

This is not very moral, but in fact, when it comes to morality, Soros should go to eighteen layers of hell, all of them are adults, and this matter is nothing more than an exchange of interests.

Just like when Alipay was spun off from Ahri, it caused strong dissatisfaction among the two shareholders, Yahoo and SoftBank, and finally Alipay was divested, on the condition that Ant Financial would always pay shareholders a percentage of profits every year as compensation, for a period until the IPO, and in addition to paying shareholders a lump sum of no less than $4.5 billion and no more than $6 billion in cash at the time of the IPO.

In the end, it turned out that it was Ma Yun who made money, and it was a big profit.

In the office after the meeting,

Xiao Anlin expressed his thoughts, "I think the company should have a plan to go public on the U.S. stock market, at least as a long-term goal." ”

"I know, it's not that I'm afraid that someone will reach out and touch the control of the company," Chen Zier turned his back to him and said softly: "But now to raise funds in the capital market, for Shengshi Electronics, it is a loss." ”

He has always had a sober idea, money or something, and it is actually very scary to have a prosperous investment. Although the equity of this company is cautious, it has never had to occupy eighty or ninety such a child's mentality, as long as it is beneficial to the company, there is nothing wrong with opening up, but it will hinder the company's progress very much.

For the truly rich, what is the difference between the value of $50 billion and the value of $80 billion? Yes, the difference of $30 billion, which is a lot in terms of numbers, but it is only a lot worse in numbers. What are the things and services that you can use for 80 billion yuan, but I can't afford 50 billion yuan? Buffett who Bill Gates can afford to play can't afford to play? To put it bluntly, at a certain stage, money is really a number.

Xiao Anlin analyzed: "I'm actually thinking about another level. ”

Chen Zier turned around, "Tell me." ”

"If Shengshi wants to make a big difference in the U.S. market, it is necessary to go public, we have to send a part of the equity to the hands of major investment banks and funds in the United States, this country is a country of businessmen, and it is more painful than anything to not let them make money, maybe there will be various bills to disgust us. ”

Chen Zier smiled,

It's true.

But this urine is also very good, and it is better to solve it with money to make him very comfortable, than to get involved in politics.

Xiao Anlin suddenly felt a little strange.

"Mr. Chen, isn't it the dream of every entrepreneur to be listed on the NASDAQ, and you ...... about it" He changed his gesture, "There is no desire for this?"

"None is fake. Chen Zier admitted, blinking, "But in fact, my own experience makes me more pessimistic about this matter than ordinary people." ”

Xiao Anlin shook his head helplessly and smiled, "But we also have to consider other people, after all, from the perspective of Fadel, starting a business, financing, making a product, and selling a big deal, the next step is to go public." ”

He's right, it's the way to start a business.

"Let's have a shareholders' meeting. Chen Zier thought for a while, "First of all, we must straighten out the equity relationship." ”

Apple's challenge is imminent, and June is the product launch date they have previously announced. Two months is a bit tight, but it should be in time.

Also, as Xiao Anlin began to bring the company to formalization, and with the good response of the SPOD market, Chen Zier knew that it was not suitable for him to invest in him as a pure Chen Zier's personal business.

The company should not let alone rely on him.

Xiao Anlin nodded after listening, this can be regarded as a positive message to shareholders - after all, before listing, the equity relationship must always be clear and clear, right?

Speaking of Shengshi Investment, Chen Zier was thinking that he had to talk to Google's two founders about additional investment, he owns 6.8% of Google's shares, which is quite a lot, catching up with the shares held by the founder of Ahri Tengxun, but well, in the agreement at that time, he had the right of first refusal, don't want it in vain.

"Mr. Chen," Xiao Anlin shouted.

"Huh?"

"What are you thinking?"

Chen Zier waved his hand, "It's nothing, what did you just say?"

"I'm talking about K Street. ”

"Lobby groups?"

Xiao Anlin crossed Erlang's legs and said: "Also known as the fourth power center of the United States, I have noticed the copyright problem of SPOD, if we want to take root in the United States, we must bring in the capital here on the one hand, let him get into our car, and pay attention to the lobbyist group on the other." ”

"I have heard of lobbyist politics in the United States," Chen Zier said: "Congress can hear the voices of all quarters, and congressmen can also learn about the "public opinion" through lobbyists, and through organizing a variety of fund-raising activities, lobbyists invite the "God of Wealth" and the "rent-seekers" who hold power to the same stage, and they can exchange ideas and get what they want, which is a very interesting political phenomenon. ”

You can't save that money.

Chen Zier flipped through his watch and looked at it, "Let's go to the East Coast together, you know more about Western companies than I do, let's talk on the way." ”

Both shareholders are on Wall Street, and Asaka is on the East Coast.

Xiao Anlin nodded, and he said seriously: "This trip is not an easy journey. ”

Chen Zier only said lightly: "This place on Wall Street is complicated and complicated, simple and simple, as long as you become the object of their pursuit, no problem is a problem." ”

"It's hard to be the object of their pursuit. ”

"Is it difficult?" Chen Zier asked with a smile.

Sheng Qianyu also mastered Chen Zier's time, and she was already waiting.