Chapter 18: board meeting

Chapter 18: board meeting

On this day, a bimonthly board meeting is being held in the top-floor conference room of the Su Group.

The six Su family directors and three external independent directors sat in the conference room, and the atmosphere was a little tense.

"Written, didn't the voting rights of the younger siblings in the past be directly entrusted to your secretary? Why is it replaced by Xiaoman today?"

Su Chengwen's sister Su Chengqian asked, and looked at Su Man with dissatisfaction as she sat on the board of directors today.

Su Chengwen was not in a good mood. His wife did not tell him that he directly wrote a power of attorney to his daughter and asked her to represent her to attend the board meeting, vote and sign, which caught him off guard. But this kind of internal problem in his own family, he naturally didn't want to let the other Su family members present to see it, and only vaguely passed it.

"It's all from my own family, let Xiaoman come and take a look and learn on her behalf."

Su Man was sitting among a group of elders and could hear everyone's subtext. She was not panicked at all by the cold faces of the "elders" present and their scrutiny. She sat firmly in her seat. Even more calm than many people present.

"Mother can authorize it to whomever she wants. The secretary can, but I can't. Does my aunt have an opinion on me?"

In the face of the aunt's questioning, Su Man did not evade, and directly looked at her at the conference table, speaking in a stubborn manner, quite tit-for-tat to Mai Mang.

"How can I target you? I'm not right. You are so young, and you don't understand how this board of directors is held. If the juniors are like you to hold meetings for the elders, the board of directors and the Su Group will not be messed up. "

Su Chengqian's surface is reasonable and well-founded. In these years, she has also learned to put a coat on her own thoughts while being pampered and standing in a high position.

She found out that Su Man had not come to work in the group for a long time, and that Su Chengwen planned to promote her to management, it is likely that it will be mentioned in today's board of directors.

She doesn't want to.

Although, in the past, Bai Yaojin's director rights were directly controlled by Su Chengwen, but this is also a matter of their generation.

Su Chengqian wants to listen to her brother, but that doesn't mean her son has to listen to his niece for the rest of his life.

You must know that she gave birth to a son, also surnamed Su, and her younger brother Su Chengwen gave birth to a daughter. They are directly related to the same starting line. Besides, whose heir is not a boy?

The Su family present also didn't want to see that among the third generation of the Su family, Su Chengwen's daughter seized power and an advantage in the group prematurely.

"Yeah, Xiaoman, you are still obedient, and you are exercising at your own post. It's really not suitable to come here."

Another director, Su Chengzhi, Su Man's uncle, answered and "persuaded" her together.

Hearing what they said, Su Man couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth on the seat.

"Aunt, uncle, it's so interesting you talk. It's inappropriate to say that I don't understand, but I want to know what you understand and what I don't understand."

"Could it be that as long as you get older, you will understand without a teacher?"

She looked at the many elders who were sitting in this position purely relying on relatives, and asked for advice from elders who had no brains, no professional knowledge, and no professional knowledge.

"How did you talk!"

"Brother, is this how you usually discipline Xiaoman? Do you know how to respect elders!"

Su Chengqian and Su Chengzhi were stunned for a while by Su Man's mockery, and they were about to discuss with Su Chengwen.

"Okay, don't make trouble, what does it look like! Xiaoman came with Yao Jin's power of attorney. If it's legal and compliant, don't talk too much."

Su Chengwen didn't want to hear them quarreling, so he stopped the argument.

Although Su Man provoked his anger, it was his daughter after all. Compared with everyone here, he is more his own, and he will not slap his own face for these brothers, sisters and relatives who will not appreciate it anyway.

According to the meeting agenda, Su Chengwen also officially started today's board of directors. Since last year, the group's profit statement has not been booming, and many shareholders have proposed the need to change the group's business plan.

According to the discussion of his secretariat group, Su Chengwen has made some adjustment plans and brought them over for the directors to pass the resolution.

Everyone held the new plan handed out by the secretary in their hands and looked at it for a while, with different expressions.

"I oppose this decision to increase publicity spending. I think on the contrary, we should not increase investment in publicity, but should directly reduce investment in this area, so as to increase revenue and reduce expenditure."

"The group just spends too much money unnecessarily, so it seems that the profit has not been rising. Let me say - just save a little bit."

"Speaking of, apart from spending too much money, people in the market center really don't have any skills. Old customers are lost, and new customers can't be brought in. Less money comes in, and more money goes out, so the reports naturally don't look good."

Su Chengzhi glanced at his brother and sister, his tone was light, and he refuted both at once.

"Third brother, please don't talk nonsense. The market center is doing a good job. We all know that the economy has been sluggish in the past two years. They have worked hard enough. It is indeed unnecessary to spend too much money. Advertising and publicity burn a lot of money. It's like a waste of water, and there's not much profit at all."

"I support the talk about cutting publicity dollars."

Su Chengqian, the eldest daughter of the previous generation of the Su family, immediately replied to her restless second brother. The two brothers did not let her worry, so they knew how to deal with her.

But she also knows the stakes, the third brother is just showing his prestige, and the two still have to unite to refute the second brother Su Chengwen.

Anyone who doesn't know about external propaganda is Su Chengwen's confidant. This proposal to increase external propaganda expenses is not just to make money for Su Chengwen and give him a bargaining chip, but they don't agree.

Contrary to what outsiders imagined, the boardroom was full of quarrels of different positions and interests, which was not as glamorous as the appearance of the listed group.

Su Chengwen's face became darker and darker. These people really have more than enough success and they know that they want benefits for their own people every day and block him. All thoughts go into the eyes of money, and do not consider the development of the group at all.

It is also often at this time that Su Chengwen wants to complain about so many relatives in the group, and each has his own mind. He, the chairman of the board, is really tired.

The independent directors were not surprised either, so they watched and listened to them quarrel and attack each other.

They are really used to this kind of scene, as long as it is a family group, and it is a company that made its fortune from traditional industries before. Many people were brought by relatives to make a fortune. In fact, their ability and vision are far from the level of their wealth and status. The Su Group is also a typical example.

The directors of the Su Group, who were going to quarrel for a long time, suddenly saw Su Man, the youngest and most junior, who came to the board for the first time, took out his mobile phone from his bag and held it up. It seems to be shooting for everyone.

"Su Man, what are you doing!"

"Are you filming us, put it down quickly!"

Seeing that they had stopped arguing, Su Man put down his mobile phone and said calmly, "Take a video to remember, learn how the elders set up the board of directors, and take it back to study it."

"Just now, aunt and uncle, didn't I know how to open a board of directors?"

All the people present were choked up when he said this, and Su Man said all the words. Normal people would panic at the first moment when they saw someone raising their mobile phone to look like they were about to shoot. nice.

But... who, like Su Chengwen's daughter, took a photo with a mobile phone! Talk back so much!

"Chairman, the group's face is just such a joke! Shouldn't the board of directors keep it a secret!"

"Yes, Su Man, what's the matter with you!"

Soon, the directors avoided this problem and turned their attention to Su Man, trying to save face.

"It seems that everyone also thinks that the scene just now is not worth learning, I just give it a try."

"take it easy."

After finishing speaking, Su Man looked around the directors of the Su family present, and showed them the mobile phone with a black screen.

"When I came in for the meeting, I temporarily shut down according to the secretary's instructions. I didn't expect to scare everyone."

She said plainly, but made the faces of the most fierce people who called just now turn red and white, and the momentum that just pointed at Su Man suddenly fell.

This junior did not play cards according to the routine, and they were also panicked.

"Since everyone has stopped arguing, let's focus on solving the problem professionally, whether to increase or decrease the cost of publicity. Don't just talk about it, you will win or lose purely by quarreling."

Su Man intercepted their accusations, got up neatly and strode to the front of the conference table, and cast the screen display she had prepared in advance.

"Speak with data and think with your brain."

"Here is the income statement of the Su Group for the past three years, the current state of operating expenses, you can see—"

Below, someone stood up and scolded her, trying to get her down. Su Man glanced over, and these elders of the Su family, who were a round older than her, were unconsciously fearful.

When did Su Chengwen's daughter have such momentum?

Without waiting for them to think about it, the intuitive and clear charts, group data analysis, analysis of other market entities with similar main business, and related policy trends were presented to them in the simplest and clearest way, making those who are still muttering and discussing. Some people couldn't help but listen.

"Nowadays, the popularity of the Su Group among young people, emerging classes, and the government in the past two years has been declining, and they are all eating from the old capital. For many target customers, the Su Group is the old man of the past, a tradition. "

"The team under my command is the same way of talking and doing things, and the product update is not fast enough. Naturally, the old partners are lost, the new ones are not coming, and the profits are declining."

Su Man analyzed the Su Group, a seemingly huge, "newly promoted" giant 20 years ago, and it has already had a lot of problems.

"Even if we have the intention to reform in recent years and spend a lot of money to buy new technologies and talents, it is difficult to directly reverse the impression of the outside world. Unless we really just want to eat our old money and wait to die, or we Propaganda must be stepped up.”

When it comes to getting paid, Su Man also focused on a few of them, and his words were straightforward.

"The new positioning, new highlights and new image of the Su Group can be revitalized."

"Not only are we completely out of step with the times in terms of network and marketing, but when it appears, it is negative news. Before, the construction of several new residential areas in the east of the city that the group took over had news that the construction site was found to be irregular by the relevant departments. The PR was not handled in a timely manner.”

"The government and developers are simply fooling the past, and they have not done any media and public opinion work at all."

Su Man coldly changed the target again and looked at a few people who were watching their family members in charge of public relations and business. Those people were all stunned. How could Su Man act as if she was the chairman of the board.

But what she said was not false, and the other directors looked at them a little embarrassed, some lowered their heads unconsciously, while others looked like old fritters.

So what if the problem is pointed out, most of the management members of the Su Group are Su family members, and the relationship is complicated and deeply rooted.

Great-sounding truth, everyone will say. But once the vital interests of the people are to be affected, it also depends on the speaker himself.

Before the meeting, Su Chengwen didn't know that her daughter had done so much preparation, and although some of the issues she talked about and the group's future business plan were not in line with his ideas, the overall direction was relatively consistent with what he thought.

The daughter came prepared.

Seeing several directors whose daughters had slapped their faces, Su Chengwen slowly showed a satisfied look on his face.

Although the daughter usually makes trouble with him, she still stands by his father at the critical moment.

Although Su Chengwen has many faults, he has the ability to secure his position as chairman and bring the Su Group to the scale it is today.

Next, Su Man quickly explained the reform plan on everyone's desktop in an efficient and brief way.

It is indeed in roughly the same direction as Su Chengwen's decision.

After Su Man finished speaking, Su Chengwen took the lead in applauding, and the three independent directors also expressed their approval after chatting, applauding her to show their attitude.

Based solely on the development of the group and the interests of shareholders, they believe that the plan given by the chairman of the Su family and his daughter Su Man is indeed justified and beneficial to the group.

They support.

But the directors of the Su family who were too lazy to listen to the whole process of playing with their mobile phones still looked like they were too lazy to listen to what you said, but they were just selling Su Chengwen's face, and then holding their own identity, they barely let Su Man finish.

"Elders, if you have other opinions, please come up with data and examples."

Su Man looked at the board of directors with cold eyes and walked back to her seat.

Some directors were unconvinced and refuted her directly: "I don't think you can tell anything from your data. Besides, what is suitable for other companies may not be suitable for us, and doing business is not a math problem. 1+1 is equal to 2. Simple."

Su Man responded without bias: "If you can't see the problems and logical correlations reflected in the data, you can go back and ask someone who knows how to teach you a lesson and teach you whether 1+1 is equal to 2."

"The Su Group is also a listed company after all, and you are over 500 years old. It's a joke to say this kind of nonsense."

"Or, just refute it with data and inferences, don't talk nonsense."

Seeing the director of the Su family staring at her with a gloomy expression, Su Man couldn't help frowning.

"By the way, I'll give you a piece of advice from the younger generation. Can you stop staring at me like this? Your outfit from top to bottom has been making my eyes hurt."

As soon as Su Man's words came out, the eyes of the audience couldn't help but look at the director, and all kinds of little Jiujiu in his heart were temporarily diverted.

I saw the director combed his hair with a lot of oil, and he could see occasional hair flakes in the middle. He was wearing a black cotton jacket with a very conspicuous brand logo. There is a watch with sparkling diamonds and a bag full of brand logos on the table.

As soon as Su Man's indifferent suggestion came out, Su Chengwen's expression almost didn't hold back.

Hahaha, so cool! well said!

When he was attacked by Su Man before, Su Chengwen only felt that her mouth was too hateful. Today, seeing her attacking others, he should not be too cheerful.

Daughter's mouth is really a knife.

Su Chengwen also secretly made up his mind. It is indeed possible to promote his daughter and let Su Man deal with these annoying relatives.

Anyway, he really couldn't control his daughter's temper and mouth. Others can't answer back by themselves, it's useless to find him, they can only suffer.

It's refreshing to kill people with a knife.

Speaking of which, the efficiency of today's meeting is also much higher than usual.

"Everyone is for the good of the group, so stop arguing. I think what Xiaoman has brought out is still very supportive. It is easy to pass it at the shareholders' meeting, so it's settled."

Su Chengwen's face was much better-looking than when he first held the meeting. Seeing that the independent directors all agreed, a few directors failed to come up with any tougher words to refute, and they settled the decision directly.

Several directors of the Su family looked at Su Man with more hostility, especially when Su Chengwen said in the content of the subsequent meeting that he would adjust the personnel of the group and promote Su Mo to the management, the unhappiness and hostility were even worse.

"Alas, those of us are really old, useless, and become more and more decorations."

"Yeah, you can't let go when you're angry, any junior can ride your head."

The director who was told by Su Man just now that he was dressed should be called his cousin, and the other director who was quite old and looked at Su Chengqian's face and answered the question deliberately complained.

Before, they didn't insist on fighting against Su Chengwen about the business plan.

In this Su Group, he is indeed getting more and more stable, and the old man is sitting behind him. When it really involves the overall interests of the group, they can't do anything about it.

Even if the changes proposed by Su Chengwen and Su Man made them unhappy, they could only find a way to get it back from other sources.

But today, they will definitely not give Su Man a good look, and they will not let her get her wish easily!

"So, Chairman, what position do you want to give Su Man?"

"As everyone saw today, we are indeed not very satisfied with Xiaoman. She is a talented person, but she must also be filial, respectful and polite."

"It doesn't matter if she offends our own family like this. Isn't she really mentioning her to offend outsiders or even clients? Does she really have the perseverance to speak so well?"

When it came to this question, everyone returned to staring at each other. They can't always give in, and their father and daughter always have to show some sympathy to the other Su family members.

At this time, Su, Chengwen was still a little shaken, and the position of the deputy director of the administrative department under the personnel center was still not suitable for Su Man's personality.

Can you consider putting her in a place that favors technology, product quality problem supervision, etc.?

I heard Su Man speak himself.

"Market Center Manager."

As soon as Su Man said this, all the directors of the Su family jumped up, and Su Chengqian even stood up and slapped the table vigorously.

"No, absolutely not."

"Chengwen, you are too messy! You are trying to turn this Su Group into your own word! You don't care about the interests of the big guys."

"How could your daughter be competent in such a crucial position!"

"Chengwen, my Amin is sitting very well in this position. If you want to move him, I must ask my father to support me."

The meeting room was instantly chaotic, and the noise was like a market.

Su Chengwen was also taken aback, where did Su Man have the courage to ask for this position. Not only the key department, but also being held by his elder brother-in-law, Su Chengwen himself did not dare to touch him easily.

His daughter couldn't sit still, and he couldn't agree to let Su Man sit.

Seeing that everyone on the board was excited, Su Chengwen coughed twice, reminding Su Man not to talk nonsense.

"Manman, I don't agree with this position, how can you make up your own mind."

Then, there was a warning in his eyes, suggesting that she should not be greedy and insufficient, you should take a step back and say according to the position I arranged for you, otherwise you will not be able to get anything good.

When the others heard Su Chengwen's statement, they revisited what Su Man should do.

Is it really Su Man's own opinion, or is there any other way for their father and daughter?

"Little aunt, my cousin bought a new luxury car some time ago? It's the fifth one. Is my uncle's annual salary all used by my cousin? It shouldn't be enough."

Amidst the protests, Su Man spoke to himself, but every word he said made the conference room quieter.

"Uncle, someone said recently that they saw that you are in close contact with several female stars? I don't know if auntie and auntie's family are not clear."

"As I said, it's just friends. How dare you mess around behind your aunt's back."

The conference room was quiet for a few minutes, and several independent directors pricked up their ears and pretended that I didn't hear anything.

"Great aunt, uncle has been sitting in the market center for many years. Although the overall performance of the group has not improved or even declined in the past two years, my uncle has also worked hard."

"The several suppliers that the group has changed over the past few years are only engaged in our group's business, and they make a lot of money by eating only one. They also have a good relationship with my uncle, who is indeed very discerning."

Su Chengwen's expression became a little unsightly. He deliberately closed his eyes to some things, and he really didn't know about some things. When he was picked on the bright side, he felt that his face was dull.

These people really have deeper and longer hands, and they are unscrupulous.

Just when the Su family was speechless, worried that Su Man would say something more detailed, Su Man released another blunder.

"I know that the elders think that I am young and arrogant and do not respect the old. My temper is indeed a little worse, but I am still safe in doing things. Have you ever heard what happened to me?"

"Recently, I learned that an overseas company is going to invest in China. The investment amount exceeds 10 billion yuan, and there is a great demand for construction."

"This is their first project in China, and it is already on this scale. If they can successfully strive to become their regular partner, everyone will know the benefits of the group's future development."

Hearing this, all the directors were a little stunned, and even Su Chengwen couldn't help but look at her in surprise.

No one noticed that during the entire meeting today, everyone's emotions and concerns were always in the hands of this junior, Su Man.

"Few people know about this news at the moment. I also learned about it through my contacts abroad. It's just that I am an ordinary management trainee, and my level is too low, so I thought about whether I could have a cheap reputation in the market center. I will discuss it."

Su Man spread his hands, looking indifferent.

"Xiao Man, are you lying? You want to use this guise to deceive the position of the market center."

"Yeah, how come you can still approach this kind of big project after hearing the wind."

"And, what if you know, it's not your aunt who said you, you are indeed too tender, and this character is not for business at all. You can't sit in the center of the market."

Su Chengqian helped her husband hold his position and gradually calmed down. Amin's position, how did her little girl move.

Su Man's face was determined, and even under the doubts of everyone, he did not show any guilt or hesitation.

Finally, after everyone had talked for a while, Su Man said, "Then let me try it out as a deputy in the market center, and give me the right to form a new team to talk about this project."

"If this project is false, or I cannot make a significant improvement on the basis of the group's current performance after joining the company, I am willing to voluntarily resign."

"Is that always possible?"

"Three months to see if I have lied and whether I have the ability to secure this position and increase the benefits to the group."

"Don't everyone agree to increase the benefits for the group?"

Su Man frowned, took a step back from the request, and gave up the conditions.

The directors present still disagree. They are not deceived children. It is impossible for them to agree to something that is not good for them and only has risks.

The expression on Su Man's face also darkened, and when he glanced at Su Chengwen, the other party turned a blind eye.

"It seems that what my grandfather said in the past must make me the successor of the group was just coaxing people, and everyone is reluctant to agree to the current conditions."

As he spoke, Su Man took a long sigh of relief, and his tone was full of irony. He brought this matter to the table again after many years.

Referring to the previous agreement, Su Chengwen and other members of the Su family changed their faces a little, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

This Su Man should not want to talk about the previous agreement, and even go to the Bai family to help her and ask for an explanation.

On the surface, everyone deliberately forgot the agreement of the year. In my heart, I also know that they are somewhat wrong.

Having said this, none of the directors present made a sound, and justifying a loss does not mean agreeing.

Just when Su Chengwen was going to reject this proposal and change the last agenda, he heard Su Man speak.

"If I fail to fulfill the promise I just said, I will not ask to enter the management of the group within five years. Once the loss of the group is caused during my tenure, I will subsidize it myself."

"Not yet, I sold my shares in the Su Group as compensation!"

As soon as Su Man's promise came out, everyone in the Su family who pretended to be deaf just now was moved.

Su Chengwen responded very quickly. The first half of the sentence sounded fine, but he never agreed with the second half of the sentence, and took the lead in stating: "Absolutely not!"

"Don't be a child and say something angry. Let's move on to the next agenda."

Instead, several directors stood up leisurely while thinking about the pros and cons quickly.

"Wait, let's think about this."

"Let's discuss the discussion."

"Xiaoman's new-born calf is not afraid of tigers. It's all about it. It's really unreasonable for us to disagree."

"Under the witness of all the directors, what you say can't be repented casually!"

The three independent directors saw the situation on the board reverse in an instant. From the original Chairman Su Chengwen and his daughter's faction to fight against other directors, to the current two sides mediating, those directors support Su Man's decision to force Su Chengwen, which is really eye-opening.

Where did they think that so many Su family members were not in tune with each other, and the chairman Su Chengwen and Su Man, the father and daughter, didn't seem to be in the same mind?

Su Chengwen cares about the shares in his daughter's hands, even if not much is his. But he didn't know that Su Man was willing to take time for the Su Group, but it wasn't the shares and rights that he cared about.

What she wanted to do, and was about to do, was something that no one there expected.