Chapter 411 - A CFO Worth It For Money & A Black Gun Hiding in the Shadows? (4/4)
Arthur Andersen...... Some are not dedicated enough. "Patrick. Pitchet said.
Well? Lin Zheng stared at Patrick with both eyes. Pitchet, apparently, did not agree with his statement.
"This ......" Patrick. Pitchet gritted his teeth, and although there was no third person in the room except for the two of them, he still subconsciously whispered, "Arthur Andersen is making false accounts for the energy company Enron...... Now they are dangerous, and Deloitte has a better reputation than Arthur Andersen. ”
Enron scandal! Listen to Patrick. Pichett said that Arthur Andersen was helping Enron make false accounts, and four words suddenly popped up in Lin Zheng's mind. He couldn't help but pat his head in annoyance: Damn, the famous Enron scandal, how did he forget such a big thing?
Everyone knows that making false accounts has always been one of the "jobs" of accounting firms, well, this "job" has a nice term: reasonable tax avoidance. Just listening to the name, you know that this job is walking on the edge of a tightrope, but Arthur Andersen's work is a little rougher, stepping on the air, and messing things up.
Since Arthur Andersen has done this wrong, it means that their business level is still a little worse...... Lin Zheng looks at things with a bit of pessimism, and never dares to look at people and things from the worst point of view, Arthur Andersen was overshadowed because of the Enron scandal, but the other four accounting firms that have become the world's top five accounting firms are not in a similar situation? Absolutely! However, the other four were more skillful and were not discovered.
"Hmm......" Lin Zheng nodded quietly, "You continue." ”
"It is a must for any large enterprise to establish a set of financial systems that operate in a standardized manner. This financial system not only ensures the good operation of the enterprise, but also ensures the checks and balances of power, and I am now the company's chief financial officer. This system must be able to check and balance, and in the future, another person will be the company's chief financial officer, and this system must also be able to check and balance him, so that the system can be called a reasonable financial system. ”
"So, will Deloitte work with us to establish this financial system?"
"That's right," Patrick. Piche nodded, "This financial system is complicated to formulate. But in the final analysis, there are two points: the first point is the implementation of the system of non-local employment, and locals cannot engage in the company's business locally. Only in this way can all kinds of corruption be effectively eradicated; The second point is that all local offices and branches must strictly implement the system of 'two lines of revenue and expenditure', and the sales staff are responsible for making orders but do not handle the money, and the financial revenue and expenditure are directly controlled by the headquarters. The maximum degree of protection is to ensure that the expanding company does not get out of control. In the process of establishing this system. At the same time, we will launch a training program for finance staff to provide sufficient personnel for future integrated finance transformation projects...... The company of the future needs several thousand qualified CFOs...... After about two years, the financial system has been operationalized and completed, and it is time for us to start the integrated financial transformation project. ”
"Two years?" Lin Zheng nodded, he could afford to wait for two years, and the only thing he was worried about was, "Mr. Pitchet, you are sure that it will not affect the development of the company." Two years to complete this task? ”
Patrick. Pitchet smiled proudly, "Actually. I believe that in half a year, this financial system, which has begun to take shape, will be able to help the company's development. ”
"It's done!" Lin Zheng slapped the table heavily.
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The desktop OEM contract signed by Lianchuang Technology and Texas Instruments is like dropping a pebble on the calm lake, rippling up, and the first to bear the brunt is the national computer production enterprises headed by Lenovo, the Great Wall, Inspur, etc., at the first time when the news was determined, several national computer manufacturers in China got in touch with Lianchuang Technology, saying that they have completed the assessment of Lianchuang Technology and can sign a contract at any time.
This result made Lin Zheng a little embarrassed: in his heart, Lin Zheng naturally cared most about the two super-large OEM orders of Dell and Compaq, but Compaq and Dell were still hesitating, they hoped to be able to press the OEM price again, but several domestic manufacturers couldn't wait and hoped to sign a contract with Lin Zheng as much as possible...... Giants like Texas Instruments have signed contracts with Lianchuang Technology, and Dell and Compaq are also about to sign contracts, so what else do you have to hesitate about?
Then go back to China, Lin Zheng finally made up his mind: return to China first, sign OEM cooperation with several domestic companies, and then come back to deal with things in the United States...... Anyway, there is Tan Na watching from the United States, but she is not at a loss.
Tan Na also agrees with Lin Zheng to go back, as the director and general manager of Lianchuang Technology, Lin Zheng is not going back, if he doesn't go back, several companies in China will inevitably be suspected of looking down on people, this black pot is inevitably a little too big, Lianchuang Technology can't afford it, and can't carry it, "Don't worry, the affairs of the United States are handed over to me, and I will contact you as soon as possible if there is anything." ”
"Okay," Lin Zheng nodded, although the international call fee is a little expensive, but this is not a problem, "I'll leave it to you here...... That Palm company, you pay more attention to it, and give them money as long as the conditions are about the same. ”
ICQ's venture capital fund came into play, and based on ICQ's more favorable investment conditions for enterprises, it attracted many high-tech start-ups with tight funds to come to consult, and among the many companies that came to consult, Lin Zheng discovered the name of Palm.
Lin Zheng knew that the future Palm company had come to a considerable height, but unfortunately he did not have much research on the PalmOS system, and he did not know much about the development process of Palm...... This is completely reasonable, a person's energy is so little, he can be proficient in windowsCE/mobile series of mobile phone operating systems, Symbian system, Android system, Blackberry system and Apple's iOS system also has a deep involvement, this is already very remarkable, how can it be possible to understand the more partial PalmOS system?
But it's one thing not to know Palm, but Boss Lin also knows that Palm's mobile phone and handheld computer were once very good, which is enough for Boss Lin, just a very worthy investment...... At least I know that this company has been awesome for a while in the future.
"Palm Company......" Tan Na frowned and thought for a while before she had a vague impression, "Are you talking about the one that makes the PDA?" ”
"That's it, their project is called ...... It's called touchdown, and I'm more optimistic about their market prospects. Lin Zheng nodded.
"But wasn't the 'zoomer' personal handheld computer they developed a failure like Apple's 'Newton'?" Some information about the Palm company gradually revived in Tanna's brain, and Tanna was a little puzzled, "You are so optimistic about this company's newly developed touchdown?" ”
"I've seen their idea of developing Touchdown, and in my opinion, their idea of developing Touchdown is the most correct idea," Lin Zheng explained to Tan Na in the face of her surprise, "In terms of current technological conditions, personal handheld computers are more playing a role Personal business assistant's role, Palm's touchdown market positioning card is very accurate, all the functional design is aimed at high-end business users, I have a hunch, this product can not only sweep the failure of zoomer and succeed, maybe also sweep the market. ”
"Since you think it's appropriate, then invest it," Tan Na didn't care about Lin Zheng's decision to invest in Palm, since Lin Zheng thought that Palm was worth investing in, then it would be good to invest in them, and there wasn't much money anyway...... If I'm not mistaken, it seems that Palm only needs $300,000 in financing? "But what about our conditions?"
"At least 10% of the shares, get 15%," Lin Zheng thought for a while, and added, "The two bosses of this company: Jeff. Hawkins and Donner. Dubinsky are two very cunning guys, and you have to be on your toes when dealing with them. ”
"Cut, I'm going to be scared of them?" Tan Na didn't mean to show weakness in her mouth, but in her heart, she secretly raised her vigilance against the Palm company: With her understanding of Lin Zheng, she naturally knew that the person who could be specially named by Lin Zheng would definitely not be an easy guy to deal with...... Don't know about Donner. Dubinsky and Jeff. How would Hawkins feel if he knew that he had been targeted? "It's you, now it seems that Compaq and Dell are going to sign a contract with us, I'm a little worried that Foxconn will jump off the wall in a hurry?"
To say that Lianchuang Technology won the personal computer OEM orders of Dell and Compaq, the most anxious person is naturally Hon Hai Group, which is also bound to win the OEM orders of these two companies.
Boss Lin said nonchalantly, "What can they do if they jump over the wall in a hurry?" Now they are only the one electronic industrial park in the window city, and the overall scale is just that, and we are on par. ”
Listening to Lin Zheng's nonchalant tone, the uneasiness in Tan Na's heart became more and more solemn, and she hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Although that is the case, what if they jump off the wall in a hurry, hide in the dark, and shoot your black gun while you are not paying attention?" (To be continued......)