The process of the shareholders' meeting is very simple, summarize the work of the first half of the year, announce the dividend plan, talk about the work plan for the second half of the year, personnel changes, business proposals, discussion, voting, voting......

I'm familiar with this set, and I've been listening to the speeches of the people above. I definitely don't stand up and say a word until it counts.

An hour had passed, and the stage of the new proposal began. Questions have been raised about the ability of current executives to do their jobs, and it has been suggested that several of these key positions be replaced.

This is a shareholders' meeting, and there is a lot of weight for everyone who can speak, so as long as it is raised, it will basically be discussed.

The person who made this proposal was a representative of KB's largest shareholder, an American. They can take away more than a billion dividends from KB every year, so they keep an eye on KB very closely, and as long as there is a disturbance, they will send a dispatch to check the situation.

On the day Sheng Qingjin found me, I emailed their president, suggesting that there was an office romance, and both of them were in high positions.

I brought this venture capital to Si Jianlian, and I made the first contact about cooperation, and I understand the responsibilities and work processes of each of their departments.

KB does not allow middle-level and above employees to have office romances, because it will threaten the interests of the company.

Si Jianlian and I are not an office romance, in the eyes of venture capital, he and I are one, and we co-founded KB.

This time, the representative sent by the major shareholder of the United States was named Jim, with whom I had already had five meals since he arrived in Beijing. He told me privately that he had gained almost ten pounds in the past two months, and he basically couldn't wear the clothes he brought.

I looked at Jim on stage in a suit that was noticeably smaller, and I wanted to laugh a little.

I didn't say anything about Jim's PR, not even Gu Yixiao.

The senior executives that Jim proposed to be replaced this time involve the core parts of KB, namely the finance department, the operation department, the personnel department, and the market research and development department.

After he finished proposing, Si Jianlian, who was sitting on the side, was completely confused.

"Jim, it's not good to do this, if you really do it, the company will be a big change. Si Jianlian tried to ask.

"Mr. Si, I propose to replace these people because they don't deserve to sit in this position, and now that all the shareholders of the company are here, I have the right to let everyone know what these people have done. Jim said unceremoniously.

Si Jianlian was a little uneasy, he frowned and said, "Then do you have a suitable candidate here?"

Jim smiled at him, "We'll come up with a list of candidates, and whether we can convince everyone of their support depends on the results of the vote." ”

Si Jianbian was helpless, the expression on his face changed and changed, and it changed several times in a minute. He was probably wondering what these people had done, if some little tail had been caught by Jim.

Finally, he said, "Even if you want to replace them, there has to be a valid reason." In my opinion, these people may not have enough innovation ability, but their management ability is sufficient, especially Sheng Qingjin from the operation department, she is a rare talented woman in the new generation, she is very disciplined and careful. Many of the company's creative ideas were come up with by her, and they were all given to the company for free. ”

He was really different from Sheng Qingjin, and he dared to praise a woman with such an affirmative tone on such an occasion.

Jim smiled generously and showed his big white teeth: "Mr. Si, I came here as a representative of Gandhi Investment in the United States, and everything I said and did was traceable. I have evidence of their incompetence, and some of them are even involved in commercial bribery, in our words. ”

Si Jianlian looked up at him and said, "Such a serious matter, why don't you discuss it with me in advance." ”

"If Mr. Si really doesn't know, then I'm going to add an oversighted assessment to your annual appraisal. Jim said.

Si Jianlian raised his head, stared at Jim seriously, and said, "This problem is serious. ”

After he finished speaking, he immediately stood up and said something to the staff around him. At this time, the employee who presided over the meeting walked out and smiled at everyone in the audience: "Our meeting has been going on for more than an hour, and everyone is tired." Our staff prepared a coffee break for everyone outside, and we all went out to rest, and after fifteen minutes, the meeting resumed. ”

As soon as I heard this, I knew that Si Jianlian wanted to use these fifteen minutes for public relations, and I stood up before the host's voice fell.

"What's the matter?" Gu Yi asked.

"Excuse me. I saw Gu Yixiao come back to his senses. Now I can't show up next to Jim, I'm afraid Si Jianlian will guess something.

Gu Yi looked up at me.

"I don't care what method you use, you can't let Si Jianlian get close to Jim during these fifteen minutes. I lowered my voice and whispered in Gu Yixiao's ear.

His eyes lit up, and he said to me in the same low voice, "Even I hide it, your mouth is tight enough." ”

But he didn't say much, didn't show any anger, and walked out.

I then walked out as well, and the coffee break outside was full of people, shareholders, journalists, and KB employees.

I took a cup of coffee and stood in the corner, watching Gu Yixiao and a few reporters surround Jim. They didn't know what they were talking about and laughed heartily.

At this time, Si Jianlian squeezed over from the crowd, grabbed Jim's hand and pulled him out of the crowd directly. I was anxious, for fear that Si Jianlian would turn Jim against me at this critical time.

Gu Yixiao chased after him, grabbed what Jim was still saying, and Si Jianlian became impatient. Two more employees came behind him, and they snatched Jim almost by force.

Gu Yixiao wanted to chase after him, but was stopped.

He glanced back at me, my mind was spinning, and I called him and said, "Let the reporter take pictures of this, if Jim doesn't mention the change of executives after chatting with Si Jianlian, this is news, and he can directly say that he is involved in commercial bribery." ”

I hung up the phone, and Gu Yixiao said something to the reporters, and the flash light lit up in an instant.

Before Jim came to Beijing, I didn't know him at all. The first time we met, we had a casual conversation about my experience of studying abroad. As luck would have me, after chatting for half an hour, we were surprised to find that we were half acquaintances. My mentor was his uncle.

Because of this, he had no doubts about my words. Si Jianlian is eloquent, and in the past five years, he has been doing the contact with Gandhi Investment, and I am afraid that things will change at this time.

However, seeing Jim's expression when he was forcibly taken away, I don't think Jim would compromise with Si Jianlian.

My time in the United States is not short, and I dare not say that I understand the thoughts of the American people, but I know that most of them are very principled, like money, but will not sell anything for money, and even their hobbies cannot be measured by money.

Jim is a man of affection and discipline.

Fifteen minutes flew by, and the meeting was about to begin, and Jim hadn't shown up yet. I started to feel uneasy, and I always felt like something was going to happen.

After the host finished his opening speech, Si Jianlian came to the stage, he looked around and said: "Let's move on to the next item first, to discuss the company's new business in the second half of the year." Mr. Jim's talk about the change of executives, because there is not enough evidence, pause for a moment, and wait for him to report to the U.S. headquarters before proposing the proposal. The time is scheduled for the last part of the day. ”

My conjecture came true, and I chuckled.

Things are not simple, it seems that Si Jianlian is under pressure from Gandhi Investment Headquarters. Who is behind him, and who has he been closest to over there in the last five years?

Thinking of this, I quietly left the venue and went to the women's bathroom to make a phone call.

My phone call was to Zhou Zhaohui, the CEO of Gandhi Investment China, who is a Taiwanese who studied in the United States for five years, and began to work in Gandhi Investment after graduation, and signed directly to Gandhi after graduation, which is 13 years, and was sent to China as president a year ago.

He answered the phone and called out my name directly: "Tao Ran, aren't you holding a shareholder meeting? ”

"You said that Si Jianlian basically had no contact with China in the past year, do you know who he has a good relationship with your head office?" I asked.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"If Gandhi Investments doesn't want to lose all his money in China, B now has several executives who may be involved in the embezzlement of company property, Jim seems to have found some evidence, just when he was about to say the key, he was interrupted by Si Jianlian, and then he never spoke on stage again. I said.

There was no sound on the other side of the phone, Zhou Zhaohui sighed and said, "Tao Ran, I know you are divorcing, but divorce is a private matter, don't bring your emotions to the company." ”

"I'm talking about work now, and it's not about personal matters. I said to him, "I'm also looking at the fact that we're talking better, so I'll give you a heads-up, if you don't believe it, forget it." However, Gandhi's biggest investment in China is KB, in case you lose all your money, I don't know if you can sit firmly in the position of president of China?"

I hung up the phone.

Twenty minutes later, Zhou Zhaohui called me and said, "Find out, but you can't move this person, and I can't move it, it's Sophia, the director of Gandhi Investment." ”

"Thank you. I said.

"Call me if you need to, as long as it's beneficial to the company, I will definitely help you. "He finally made me a promise.

"Thank you. I said.

I have heard of Sophia, she is forty-seven or eighteen years old this year, her husband died when she was thirty-three, and she left all the inheritance to her, and Gandhi Investment is the largest company in the estate.

She was very capable, and she soon became in power in Gandhi.

I didn't stop in the women's bathroom, and I made several phone calls in a row, and I felt that my head was too big. Si Jianlian's backstage in Gandhi Investment was too hard for me to move. It's not that I don't want to move, it's that I don't know where to start. Although businessmen only talk about profits, for people like Sophia, she can't see this little profit in her eyes. It is said that the cash and jewelry left to her by her husband alone are enough for her to live a life of luxury without worrying about food and clothing.

This is a notoriously bad guy in Gandhi Investments.

No, Si Jianlian can't be allowed to resolve this crisis so easily. I made up my mind.

I paced back and forth in the bathroom and stopped when I saw myself in the mirror. I looked at my face, saw the crow's feet at the corners of my eyes, saw the skin that was no longer smooth and tight, and I finally smiled.

When people reach middle age, they are either all afraid or they are fearless.

I plan to go down fearlessly.