Reaching for the stars with one hand

Chapter 80 Huo Zhichao

"Zhang Yong's contract expires in half a year?"

"Yes, boss. In fact, laying off employees now is not cost-effective for us, it will not help the business, and we have no reason."

"We don't need a reason. Compensation is nothing. The compensation to Tiger is enough for us to lay off everyone in the office. Although Skydon's financial audit is almost strict, in order to do the right thing, he never hesitates. Help me prepare for his departure file."

Elena looked at John, hesitated to speak.

"What? Do you want to intercede for Zhang Yong?"

"No, John, I have worked in foreign companies for many years, and of course I know that there is no sympathy in the workplace. I just want to remind you of one thing."

"You said."

"I'm a part-time HR, you should understand that our HR has a circle, and there will be some resources that connect with each other. Some news I heard is that Zhang Yong may be the most popular in the representative office, and he is more valuable than others , so I'm not worried about him, just thinking about whether it's good for the company."

"So? Then you help me prepare a non-compete agreement?"

Yi Lianna actually showed a smile, "Okay, boss, I will prepare."

John had a weird feeling for a moment, why is she laughing?It's so funny.

Zhang Yong finally had the opportunity to sit with the new boss, but it was not a good conversation.

"Zhang Yong, I'm sorry. I just came to China, and I have bad news for you."

Zhang Yong shook his head in frustration, "It's okay, John. Do you need my signature?"

John was a little strange, "You know what I'm going to say? Don't you have anything to say?"

"I heard you guys had a whole day meeting with Tiger, I don't want to waste time like that. You know I haven't done anything for a week, I need to hurry up."

This is probably the strangest departure scene that John has ever experienced. There are no arguments and questions, just laments about wasting time.

"Okay, let's keep it simple. Here is your resignation document, including your compensation conditions. You can read it or sign it directly. Also, if you're not curious, why don't you ask?"

"SKydon must have SKydon's reasons. Maybe I don't agree with it, but it's meaningless to say. Where do I sign? Seven months compensation? Very good, thank you."

Zhang Yong quickly signed his name, and the speed was so fast that John felt that if he had done something wrong, he should reconsider.

He handed Zhang Yong another document, and Zhang Yong took it, "Competition Agreement?" Zhang Yong smiled, and he threw the agreement back to John, "I won't sign this."

"You may not have read it. The compensation for this competition is independent and not included in the separation agreement."

"Don't look, boss. I guess there is no one million yuan."

There was a trace of anger in John's eyes, "Do you think you are worth so much?"

"No. I don't think I'm worth anything. It's just that a few years ago, I rejected such a sum of money. The hundreds of thousands at that time had a higher gold content than now. And at that time, I was poorer than now, But have I accepted it? When I was the poorest, I didn’t sell my company for money, and now I don’t sell myself for money. …”

"One of my seniors told me that Tiger is just a passer-by in the satellite navigation industry. John, maybe you are too, and even Paul, you are all great managers in the workplace, but you don't have to be alive in this field. But I Different, here is my root, I am destined to be in the field of satellite navigation forever. How can I sell my chance of survival in the industry for that little compensation. Now we don’t need to negotiate two agreements, the first I will definitely sign the first one, and I will not sign the second one no matter what.”

"You have to know that all your resources, including customer resources, are obtained from SKydon. If you use these resources casually in the future, SKydon has the right to take legal action against you."

"John, I will not sign this document, and I will not promise you anything in the future. If you are sure that there is a legal problem here, then leave it to the law. My client resources are indeed obtained from SKydon, But they recognize not only Skydon, but also my people. We have no right to restrict who users choose, they are all my friends, and I will not limit myself to communicate with friends."

Not long ago, John followed Paul and subdued the tiger, but facing the calm Zhang Yong, he felt a bit difficult to make a move.

"Okay, since you admit that all resources are obtained from SKydon, even if you don't sign a non-compete agreement, you should hand over all resources and projects to the representative office."

"I wasted a week here, and no one has handed over to me until now. I have prepared everything, here is this for you." Zhang Yong handed over a memory card, "I have prepared all the materials, I am no longer waiting for the handover, my successors can use this information directly, and if they have questions, they can always ask me."

John was a little skeptical, "Is that all you have here?"

"The workplace teaches you to doubt everything, but I never doubt myself. John, all the documents are in your hands, you can read them yourself. If you have any questions about the documents, you can contact me. I signed what should be signed. I don't have anything of mine, I'll leave my computer at my desk. Nothing else, I'll be gone."

John stared blankly at Zhang Yong, turned around and left his office, the feeling of doing something wrong surged up again.

Zhang Yong's departure did not disturb anyone.He was originally a transparent existence, but now he didn't pack anything, he just carried his shoulders, but the computer inside was already on his desk, and he left without saying hello to anyone.When I saw his colleagues, I just felt that he was on a business trip, or even just temporarily.

It's not that Zhang Yong doesn't want to say goodbye, it's just that he doesn't want to be cumbersome. He has written a farewell email in advance and sent it to Yi Lianna. Yi Lianna will forward his mail to everyone after officially notifying everyone.

When Zhang Yong went out, the first thing he called Madam was, "Are you going to work today?"

"No, I'm in the branch office."

"That's good, will you leave work on time?"

"Should be. What's the matter, what's the arrangement? You can't live such a good life every day, let's go home and cook honestly."

"Yes. That's what I thought. I'll go home now and cook for you."

Madam giggled, "Fool, what are you going to cook, wait for me to go back. You are so early, don't you... Well, if you are unhappy, or too happy, you can come to me now."

"I really wanted to cook for you, but since you invited me so sincerely, I'd better go find you now."

"Well, you are always so sincere." Madam agreed with a smile.

"Let's buy a car, I think I can pick you up to and from get off work in the future."

"It's a good idea. You can go and see it on weekends. But the correct order should be that you go to a driving school first and get your driver's license tested."

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Carl and Paul arrived in China on the same day, but he landed directly in Shanghai.

At this time, he was with Holden on the executive floor of the Four Seasons Hotel, and had just bid farewell to two mysterious guests.

Holden is also of Chinese descent, well-dressed like Tiger, and has a dignified appearance, but his eyebrows and eyes are a little more powerful than Tiger, and it seems that he is also cunning.

And Karl's attitude is completely different. Tiger will habitually hide behind Karl and be a well-behaved little follower.On the other hand, Holden is on an equal footing with Karl, and even compared to the two, Karl is more humble.

When Xiaowei and his Tiangong were still monopolizing the Chinese business, Karl tried to solve the Chinese problem through various channels. Among the many business consulting companies, he was attracted by Holden at a glance.The reason is simple. Houghton Consulting has a sentence on their website and on their personal business cards, "Specially for you to solve China problems", which is exactly what Carl had in mind.

He had a simple exchange with Holden, and was immediately impressed by Holden's shocking background. Although he finally chose Tiger to take up the post in China, he always kept in touch with Holden and Holden himself.

He has been trying to persuade Steve to cooperate with Holden to strive for greater development in China.But Steve doesn't seem to be interested in Holden. He still strictly abides by Skydon's principles and concepts, and builds a global sales network step by step, and has achieved great success.Therefore, the cooperation between Holden and Skydon has never come.

When some small problems appeared in the Chinese market again, Paul quickly dealt with everything with thunderous means.But it gave Carl another chance to persuade Steve, and this time Steve didn't refuse.Maybe this has something to do with Karl’s retirement status. Cooperating with a consulting company as a consultant and helping Skydon expand its business through parallel channels other than the Beijing representative office is an attempt for SKydon, and it will not affect SKydon itself. This is Steve's idea.

Holden introduced himself to Carl in this way, "My grandfather is a hero of New China. Please forgive me for not disclosing his name directly, otherwise it will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. My father is one of my grandfather's sons. The only one who has not been in politics, he is not interested in politics, so he sent me to study in the United States very early. Now the heads of several major companies in China..." He said the names of a series of companies and managers, Carl checked According to information, these companies are not well-known internationally, but they are very important in China, with extraordinary backgrounds, "They are all my playmates since I was a child, and we grew up together in the same compound . . . ”

"After I returned to China, I worked as a leader of a certain general bureau for a while. You can't find my name because we don't use my real name. Then I left and came back to the United States. During this period, this bureau brought in billions of dollars. Dollar equipment, every transaction here, is really driven by me behind the scenes. …”

Carl checked the information, and the transactions Horton said were real.

"I don't know your industry very well, but I can find the top leaders of any industry you care about, or even higher. In any city in China, including Beijing and Shanghai, I can even introduce you to the mayor. ..."

"That's what I can do. I'm a businessman, not just a businessman. I don't know how to do your business, but I can make all of them big."

Carl asked someone to check Holden's background, but found that his background was a mystery, and nothing could be found. This indeed fits the characteristics of a certain type of person.

In Horton's office, there are some photos of himself and leaders at all levels, and Carl saw some familiar faces.He discussed with Horton and wanted to take a photo back to show Steve, asking him to support Skydon to cooperate with Horton, but Horton refused.

"Why do you have such an idea? I can't even disclose my name. How can I let you take away such sensitive photos? These photos will not leave my office, and they are only available for viewing here."

Horton's office is located in the most expensive location in Silicon Valley. Horton himself has a lot of money and acts like a rich man, but the office is just a simple Horton Consulting brand, and there is no more information.

All this shows that the master is unusual.So, after paying a lot of consulting fees, Carl and Holden flew to China together.

Choosing Shanghai instead of Beijing is Horton’s suggestion. He said that there is no doubt that Beijing is the capital, but Shanghai is the real financial center and a modern city. The best choice for doing business is here, where he can better play Network advantage.

These days, Holden took Carl to meet some people in the hotel, including the two mysterious guests just now.Horton introduced that they are from the military, and their identities cannot be disclosed too much.

All the communication between the two parties was carried out through Horton's interpreter. Although there was a language barrier, Carl could tell that these people respected Horton, even a little in awe.And they all attached great importance and seriousness to the Skydon information that Carl took out.All these make Carl full of more expectations for this trip to China.

He sent Steve the first consultant report after arriving in China, and he greatly affirmed Holden's ability. The next plan is to focus on some industries proposed by Carl, and Holden will arrange with each industry one by one. Leadership interviews.He assured Steve that after this promotion, Skydon's business in China will reach a new level. Perhaps, Steve can come to Shanghai to participate in some large-scale promotion activities in the near future.

This is Carl's routine consultancy report, which hasn't involved too much content, but he didn't expect that his report would get an enthusiastic response from Steve. Steve confirmed that if Carl can arrange a large-scale He will personally lead the team to participate in market activities.

Along with Steve's reply letter came another consulting fee from Horton. This result undoubtedly made everyone happy.Especially the president's plan to come in person made Carl very excited, and he negotiated with Holden immediately.

Holden smiled and congratulated Carl, and he was willing to help Carl with all his strength, so that the retired man could reach another peak in his life.

Next, Horton and Carl discussed, "I need your specific list now. You did tell me some industries, and I can connect with their leaders. But China's management structure is completely different from that of the United States. What I know Leaders don’t care about the details of your products. I need to know which department, which bureau, and which department in the subdivision field you are connecting with in this industry, so that I can carry out targeted work. Otherwise, it will be a waste of our time. Opportunity to meet with top management."

Carl thought so, and then he wrote a letter to John and Paul, hoping that John and the Beijing office could cooperate with this matter and provide the corresponding list.

Then, Horton proposed again, "Carl, how is your Chinese assistant candidate? You know, I am not convenient to come forward. I will help you connect all resources, and then you and your team will go to communicate. Simply use Skydon I will communicate with you in my capacity, and I will help you behind the scenes."

Carl remembered someone, and it had been almost two weeks, and he hadn't heard from Paul.

He was about to ask John what was going on when his phone rang.

"Carl, hello, I'm Zhang Yong. I have obtained John's consent, and I will fly to Shanghai tomorrow to assist you in your work."

(End of this chapter)