this man is not calm

Chapter 482 Decentralization
The makeshift team that couldn't even get a position when it signed up for campus recruitment has now become a well-known technology and cultural company in the north. The stage where anyone can get the job has long passed, and talent selection is still mainly based on internal potential, supplemented by introducing fresh blood from outside.

Jinxi Culture is developing too fast, causing many old employees to be unable to keep up with the pace and feel like they are gradually falling behind.

Even so, Jin Shang is not in a hurry and is willing to wait for those heroes who have come along the way to learn and grow.

"Rhythm is very important. With the current size of Jinxi Culture, we have already passed the stage of rapid development and wild growth. It is better to slow down for a while and work hard to digest the achievements of this period."

After talking with Li Xuan about the company's recent situation, Jin Shang has already realized that the leveraged counter-cyclical investment must continue, but the pace of expansion must be more steady.

The time of pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, and making a fortune in silence is over. The top business circles are the hunting grounds of the strong. Whether the fat and strong ones are fat sheep, wild boars, tigers or brown bears depends on their performance.

Today's culture shows some signs of being "fat but not strong".

All the monsters want to eat meat, there is no room for mercy.

It would be terrible if our weak nature was revealed and our competitors saw through our flaws and launched an attack.

Under normal circumstances, there will be no problems with today's culture, but once there are problems, they must be big problems, and it will not work to cover them up secretly.

It’s not that the “Golden Broom” gave Jin Shang any warning, but according to normal business logic, the key to owning wealth that is enough to rival a country is whether you can hold on to it.

Jin Shang is still far from being the "richest man", but on the surface, he is already a very conspicuous "big guy", and maybe some jackals, tigers and leopards would like to come and test their weight.

Over the past year or so, Jinxi Mall's financing has not been smooth. This was partly due to lack of opportunity, but also because various capitals have been tacitly exerting pressure to see if they can get some bargains.

As the largest e-commerce platform in China and possibly the world's largest, the value of Jinxi Mall is definitely not as volatile as the capital market suggests.

Some second- and third-tier online shopping websites, which are a bit larger in scale, have a starting valuation of 20 to 30 billion. How much is Jinxi Mall worth?

Small and medium-sized investors have long since withdrawn from the market, and those who are able to compete are just fighting among gods.
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After suffering in dire straits for half a month, the drought-stricken North China finally saw rain, which slightly relieved the hot weather. The floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Pearl River Basin and the Songnen Plain were also successfully overcome.

There was a period of tension when the flood peak passed through, but in the end there was no danger and people of all ages across the country breathed a sigh of relief.

On Monday, August 17, it rained lightly for half the night and then cleared up at dawn.

Most of the employees of Jinxi Culture have finished their summer vacation. After a short vacation, Jin Shang and Li Xuan also returned to work.

As the company's implementation of paperless office became more and more in-depth, the original bumps and brunt of the obstacles were gradually sorted out, and efficiency began to recover after a temporary decline.

Everyone got used to this model and the difficult adjustment period was successfully passed.

Of course, it's not all good. The rollout of paperless office, remote collaboration and ERP systems has also led to an unavoidable problem, which is that the work process is rigid and formalized, giving old-timers in the workplace who are busy for no reason, busy for no reason or just slacking off space to just sit there and do nothing.

These minor troubles can only be adjusted slowly later, instead of giving up the existing achievements because of fear of choking.

“Finance reports are important, but it is irresponsible and dangerous for executives who hold great power to only care about the data in the reports.”

After putting down the weekly report summary sent by Qi Zhaoyun, he flipped through the latest announcement amendments of Jinxi Video, and then said patiently,
"Your role is not that of Zhuge Wuhou, who devoted his life to the cause and never gave up until his death, nor is it that of a puppet who only obeys orders. This time, the mission of shocking the enemy has been accomplished, but it is not perfect."

There are few people as talented as Zhuge Liang in thousands of years of history who can be compared with him. Qi Zhaoyun is very capable, but not to that extent.

As for mediocre people like "Three Imperial Ministers" and "Three Paper-made Cabinet Ministers and Six Clay-made Chancellors", there is no need for them. The businesses under Jin Shang will not have executives who do nothing and just get by with high salaries.

"Boss Jin, please enlighten me!"

"As a listed company, you should not treat the company as a monolithic entity and pretend to obey the head office. In essence, this is a move by Jinxi Culture to get rid of the burden it needs to bear for a long time and use the money from the capital market to develop its own business. Financing and listing are not abandoning it, but indirectly controlling it in a restraining way. It is enough to express our attitude. It is equally important to emphasize influence and respect the authority of management..."

After a pause, Jin Shang continued to explain,

"In essence, they are like the barbarian kings who received the golden seal of the upper country in ancient times. They obey orders and announcements, but they have great power within the tribe. You can't regard them as mere workers, but rather as guests with limited cooperation."

“Get paid to do things, but have a certain degree of independent authority?”

"Yes! The operation of domestic companies is actually very different from that of foreign companies. If the big boss completely lets go and entrusts the company to professional managers, the result is likely that the company will be taken away. But if you completely regard it as your own territory and have the final say, capable people will not play with you."

"Then...how should we monitor, or control the operations of this listed company?"

"If we are professional managers or agents, we only need to look at the financial statements and be responsible to the board of directors, shareholders and investors. We take money to do the work and owe nothing to each other. But if it is our own industry, there will be problems if we only look at these embellished data. Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Historical novels always advocate the saying "don't employ people if you doubt them, and don't doubt people if you employ them." But in company management, we must adhere to the principle of "employ people if you doubt them, and be suspicious of them if you employ them." Corporate culture is just for listening, don't deceive yourself. As a boss, you must cherish the value of people, but never pin success or failure on a specific person. Instead, you must use the power of rules and regulations to guide the use of human resources..."

There are always some jokes on the Internet that emphasize how laying off a talented person caused a company to suffer huge losses or even go bankrupt. However, as a boss, how can you sleep well when the lifeblood of your own industry is in the hands of others?

Managing a business, establishing rules and regulations, and even promoting corporate culture are all about avoiding this kind of situation. Including the boss, you should never let the business adapt to a specific person, but let people adapt to the business.

"This is... a huge difference in thinking between workers and bosses..."

Qi Zhaoyun couldn't help but mutter to himself after hearing this.

"As my representative in the future, you will manage such a large company and exercise a part of the authority I have delegated to you. You must understand that in the world of the strong, the capable are promoted and the mediocre are demoted. The higher you go, the less sympathetic you become, and the less effective human relationships become. Only people with narrow vision will believe that a boss like me will hand over a multi-billion-dollar business to someone who has a good relationship with me and is close to me. The ability to do things comes first. At most, when the impact is not great and the abilities and talents are similar, I will take care of my relatives and friends more. More... don't be silly, human relationships are not that valuable." "I understand!"

Qi Zhaoyun nodded solemnly.

This time I understood what Jin Shang wanted to say. What he was chosen to be the executive CEO, deputy general manager, director of the secretarial office and head of the comprehensive department was because he met the requirements, had a suitable identity and was recognized by Jin Shang after a comprehensive assessment.

Picking out a survey report, Qi Zhaoyun, who had gained confidence, said:

"I suggest that this deputy manager and deputy financial director of Jinxi Video be transferred or dismissed..."

"what is the reason?"

"He is good at workplace infighting, taking advantage of troubled waters, having a good relationship with colleagues, and being good at dancing with the sleeves. Although he rarely makes mistakes, he does not do practical work. Especially this time, he seemed to be standing on a fair position to reconcile the relationship between the new and old factions, but in fact he secretly encouraged the offline business departments to join forces to resist the online video playback business, resulting in the reform of the universal system for paying users, which has not been implemented."

"A professional scoundrel who is good at protecting himself in complicated situations. He has no principles, no stance, and only his own interests..."

Jin Shang nodded in approval.
"Normally, I can tolerate this kind of person. Such a large company always needs some middle and senior management personnel to act as 'lubricants'. However, his small actions have affected the strategy of Jinxi Culture. This obstacle must be removed, or...kill the chicken to scare the monkey. Since he acts in a formalistic style, let's teach him a lesson in a way that he can understand. If he stands on the wrong side, he will always be punished..."

Without looking at the specific situation, Jin Shang tapped the document lightly with his fingers and said calmly:
"Things like this should be handled directly within the framework of the board of directors. You just need to push it forward, communicate in advance, and report afterwards. I won't get involved directly. In fact, apart from the directors and agents, Jinxi Culture should avoid directly interfering in the internal affairs of Jinxi Video. What I want is for it to be self-sustaining, develop smoothly, and become the pillar of the head office, rather than distracting my attention from time to time..."

As for how to do it, that is what Qi Zhaoyun should consider. He should come up with a feasible plan and submit it for review and approval, or make multiple suggestions and let Jin Shang choose.

After finalizing this matter, the two talked about the commodity trading platform.

To do it well, it is not enough to just apply for business qualifications, develop a trading software, and then invite many traders and customers to support it.

For every category of commodities, we should try to control the entire chain from raw materials, production, storage, transportation and sales.

All financial derivatives must ultimately be implemented in commodities and trading activities.

Without the foundation, there can be no superstructure.

For example, agricultural and sideline products, such as apples, wheat, rice, corn and starch, are mostly produced in the north, because the production, processing and consumer markets are sufficient to support an industrial chain.

Then there is oil and natural gas, which require a large amount of support from mining, drilling, refining, chemical, transportation and storage capabilities.

For products like palm oil and rubber, Jin Shang has absolutely no idea and does not have the resources to engage in bulk trading of these commodities.

As for pulp, coal, iron ore, copper ore, feed fertilizer, etc., we can do it barely, but it is not easy to expand it.

"Based on what we and our allies can currently access, we still have some strength in the Bohai Rim, the North Pacific, and East China. We are a little weak in Southeast Asia, Australia, East Africa, and the Middle East. Especially in crude oil and iron ore, there are some big problems..."

Not only is there a problem of not being able to control the supply of cargo, but there is also a serious shortage of large-tonnage oil tankers, ore carriers, bulk carriers and container ships, and even with my second uncle Mei Yingnian, it is not enough.

The demand is simply too great!
"Let Beihai Shipping try to make arrangements first. If that doesn't work, we can lease shipping from OCCL, CMES and Jianghaida, or even... international shipping companies. Let's do this first, set up the stall, and then consider the follow-up. Regarding the negotiations, we should communicate more with Beihai Shipping. The shortage of liquid cargo ships and petrochemical ships is an old tradition. Last year, a batch of small and medium-sized inland river and river-sea direct offshore operating ships were added, but there is still a big gap. However, the capacity of bulk carriers, container ships and passenger and vehicle ferries is sufficient..."

"Understood! I'll sort out the application for special funds and send it to your email..."

"Well! That's it. We can cooperate with the oil company normally and talk slowly. You've seen the work style of state-owned enterprises. They won't go that fast. If we can't reach an agreement, I'll come forward to coordinate. Next, what else do you have on your hands?"

“The first round of hearings for pumped storage power stations…”

"From the Imperial Mausoleum?"

"Correct!"

"It's almost time!"

After getting the exact result, Jin Shang nodded in understanding.

The smart city park has been launched for more than half a year and has really attracted attention during the peak electricity consumption period this summer.

There has not been a single power outage in the entire capital city due to overload or insufficient energy supply. The staggered work hours that used to occur have also become less common, and the city's power grid even has enough capacity to support cities around the capital.

It may be a bit exaggerated to say that it will fundamentally change the power supply structure in the Gyeonggi region, but the first time distributed new energy has been used, it has shown extraordinary potential.

In view of this, Jin Shang's application to further promote wind power and photovoltaic complementary power stations has received significantly more attention.

The pumped-storage power station planned in the imperial mausoleum area was not first proposed by Jinxi Culture, but has been planned since the completion of the Miyun Reservoir peak-shaving power station in the north. It has only been shelved due to wrong timing or lack of suitable supporting projects.

This time, in addition to arranging wind and solar complementary power stations and pumped storage projects, Jinshang also has a large factory that produces recycled methanol and diesel using waste plastics, chemical fiber waste, biomass fuels and scrapped tires as raw materials to consume wind power and photovoltaic power on site.

This thing takes up a lot of land and causes considerable pollution, so it is impossible to build it near the urban area. The imperial mausoleum is far away from the city center, so it should be possible if we do a good job of emission reduction and pollution prevention.

(End of this chapter)