You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 464

President Qin arrived at his loyal campus network, and the entire company cheered and expressed their respect to President Qin.

Because President Qin is back to distribute money!

This time, the campus network was successfully listed on the NASDAQ in the United States. Its stock price peaked at US$27.2 and its market value reached US$95 billion. It can be said that it has reached the peak of perfection.

Although the stock price has now fallen back to US$23, it has also demonstrated to the outside world the great potential of campus networks.

After the company successfully went public, it was natural for it to reward generously. In addition to the heroes and capable people who had followed the company for many years, ordinary employees could also share in the bonus red envelopes.

After Qin Shaoyan returned to the company, he convened a staff meeting and announced this year's bonus plan to the entire company. All employees who have been employed for more than one year will receive a year-end bonus of six months' salary.

Those who have been employed for less than one year can receive five to four months' compensation.

In addition to this basic reward, generous bonuses were also given based on performance and position.

In addition to giving out more than a dozen houses as rewards, President Qin also announced to employees that as long as they worked hard, the campus network would have its own office building and dormitory building.

The entire campus network presents a vibrant and prosperous scene, and all employees are excited and full of energy.

……

In the conference room.

Qin Shaoyan looked expressionlessly at the gathered campus network executives. At this moment, their faces were still filled with happy smiles, and they were full of the illusion that they were winners in life.

These people all have options. According to the market value of the campus network, each of them is worth tens of millions or even billionaires. It can be said that they can achieve financial freedom.

However, Qin Shaoyan did not show much joy on his face. He said seriously, "The company is listed. Are you happy?"

Many of the senior executives were good at observing people's expressions and noticed that President Qin's tone seemed to be wrong, so they fell silent one after another.

"You should be happy, eating hotpot, singing songs, and spending the money of American stockholders to enjoy a good life." Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "But are you satisfied with this?"

"I don't think your horizons are so narrow."

"The company's listing is only the first step in a long journey. The real test is still to come."

The executives present sat upright and listened to the president's instructions.

"When I was in the United States, I was thinking about a question when I read the newspaper." Qin Shaoyan said with emotion, "Some economists criticized our campus network's stock price for being too high, and the current size can't support a value of tens of billions of dollars."

“Although the economist doesn’t understand economics, does what he says make sense?”

Qin Shaoyan said to himself: "During my time in the United States, I have been thinking about how far the campus network will develop in the future."

"The campus network has become the most important community platform for college students and has completely replaced BBS to become the most popular website for students."

“But can we only rely on the student community in the future? Can our website attract more people to come in, walk out of the campus, and go to a wider world?”

"Don't think that the current development of the campus network is enough. If you have such thoughts, you can leave. You will no longer be my brother Qin Shaoyan in the future."

There was dead silence in the conference room.

"If the campus network holds on to this kind of thinking, it will be doomed and will soon be eliminated by the wave of the Internet." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "The campus network must always maintain a sense of crisis, constantly improve, and constantly update and iterate itself."

“This is not only a responsibility to the company, but also a responsibility to the shareholders and to yourselves.”

"Starting today, the campus network has established a new department whose main business is to expand user base and make the campus network stronger."

"The department was personally led by Vice President Zhang Pingyi and began to implement the new development plan."

"Project code name: Metamorphosis!"

Everyone present subconsciously looked at Zhang Pingyi. This vice president, who usually had a low presence, had a blank expression on his face, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Executives began to wonder what the hidden meaning of this new personnel appointment was.

Ever since the last incident involving Chen Guangxia, these executives have paid special attention to the relationship between President Qin and the deputy president, fearing that something unexpected would happen again and they would not have enough time to take sides, and would then be affected.

When everyone was trying to figure out what the master meant, Qin Shaoyan glanced around and said, "Zhou Yuan."

"Boss Qin." Zhou Yuan stood up in panic, not knowing what Boss Qin was going to do.

"Sit down and talk." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand. "The successful listing of the campus network is largely due to the contribution of your operations department, especially the field promotion team. You have worked hard in all weathers, brothers."

Zhou Yuan immediately expressed his opinion: "It's not hard, this is what we should do."

"Next you have to keep up the good work." Qin Shaoyan said kindly, "Your tasks in the transformation plan are also very heavy."

"Please rest assured, Mr. Qin. We will definitely work hard." Zhou Yuan finally felt relieved. It seemed that he would continue to be valued.

"Wang Jun." Qin Shaoyan looked at the CTO of the campus network, "Your technical department has a heavier burden. Whether Social 2.0 can be successfully implemented depends on your technology."

"Don't worry, Mr. Qin. If I fail to complete the task, I will resign." Wang Jun also expressed his positive attitude.

"Very good, all departments must work together in solidarity." Qin Shaoyan nodded with satisfaction.

As an organization, the company also needs to unify its thinking, which is very important.

After the meeting, Qin Shaoyan left Zhou Yuan alone.

Zhou Yuan began to feel uneasy again. Qin Shaoyan said kindly, "I want to talk to you alone. I don't mean any other things. Don't think too much."

"Ah, no, Mr. Qin." Zhou Yuan said quickly.

Qin Shaoyan suddenly said, "I heard that there are people in the marketing team who are not clean."

Zhou Yuan jumped up from his seat in shock, sweat dripping down his face. He said in horror: "Boss Qin, I have never done anything to let you and the company down. If you don't believe me, you can check..."

"Of course I believe you." Qin Shaoyan reached out and pushed Zhou Yuan back to the chair. "I know you definitely wouldn't do such a thing, but the people down there are making trouble. Have you heard anything?"

"No, Mr. Qin, I really haven't heard of it." Zhou Yuan said quickly, "Don't worry, I will go down and check it out and give you an explanation."

"You're in a hurry again." Qin Shaoyan said slowly, "Doing field sales is not easy. It's not easy at all."

"But there is no order without rules. Now that the company is listed, I can no longer make arbitrary decisions alone. The company has strict rules and regulations, a board of directors, and special people to conduct financial audits."

"It's not me who is investigating this matter, but other shareholders who are investigating it. I have no choice but to do it." Zhou Yuan looked terrified and could no longer sit still. "Boss Qin, what do you think I should do?"

"Just cooperate honestly. You didn't participate, did you?" Qin Shaoyan said calmly, "Deal with the people below as you should. If you eat, you have to spit it out. Set a deadline for surrendering yourself. If you take the initiative to explain the problem, you can get a lighter sentence."

"If they are stubborn, then we will handle the matter impartially."

"I...I understand, Mr. Qin." Zhou Yuan agreed with a pale face.

Qin Shaoyan said with emotion: "It is the time to use people. I don't want to start a war. I have no choice. I hope my brothers can understand my good intentions."

Zhou Yuan felt bitter. He never expected that President Qin would suddenly become angry during the company's listing celebration party.

On the one hand, they are giving out lavish rewards, and on the other hand, they are cracking down on corruption with heavy hands. The timing is so coincidental.

Zhou Yuan himself has a clean hand and he still wants to make progress, but what about his trusted subordinates?
He couldn't guarantee that they were the same as himself. They came to work just for profit. Private enterprises had imperfect rules and regulations and many loopholes, so naturally some people would not be able to resist.

If something happens to my confidant, will I be implicated?
This was what Zhou Yuan was most worried about. He left with a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety.

Zhang Pingyi walked into the meeting room, looked at Qin Shaoyan who was still in deep thought and said, "Only check the operations department?"

"Come one by one, don't rush into this kind of thing." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant."

"But that's true. If you work for capitalists, you don't have to abide by any moral bottom line or rules."

"Do you think I'm bored because I've eaten too much?" Qin Shaoyan suddenly asked.

Zhang Pingyi was at a loss for words. He didn't know what to say, so he changed the subject, "When will the auditors come?"

"I'm talking to Xiong Xiaoge now, probably next week." Qin Shaoyan frowned, "We can't use people from PricewaterhouseCoopers anymore."

"Why?" Zhang Pingyi was very surprised. "She has a good relationship with Xiong Xiaoge, so why not choose PwC?"

"There are three alternatives to the Big Four accounting firms." However, Qin Shaoyan did not dwell on this matter. "Forget it. Anyway, it's not the time for Evergrande to get into trouble yet."

Zhang Pingyi was somewhat puzzled. "What does this have to do with Evergrande?"

"It's okay." Qin Shaoyan changed the subject and asked, "Have you finished the farm project team?"

"It's done." Zhang Pingyi counted on his fingers, "I transferred Xu Lei and Li Le over. They are both very skilled and reliable. This little thing is easy."

"Well, these two people are fine." Qin Shaoyan was very satisfied. These two people were the first batch of employees of the campus network. They were hardworking and could be moved wherever they were needed.

"Where are the artists? Send some over to me." Zhang Pingyi urged, "Or should I go find Teacher Hong myself?"

"Art design, don't worry." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand and thought for a moment, "Except for the UI, we can outsource the rest."

"Outsourcing?" Zhang Pingyi thought for a while but still couldn't figure out what Qin Shaoyan was thinking.

……

"Outsourcing?!" Hong Fei couldn't hold back when he heard the word, "Boss Qin, you are slapping me in the face by saying this."

"No matter how poor our company's art level is, there is no need to outsource it."

"Besides, we have been working with you for many years. Don't you know our artistic level? Why do you want to outsource it?"

"With this little stuff, I can just find two original drawings and finish it for you in a week."

Seeing Hong Fei's aggrieved look, Qin Shaoyan had to comfort him gently, "I don't mean to say that our art is bad, it's just that this matter is quite special, so we have to outsource it."

"Special?" Hong Fei was puzzled. "What's so special about it?"

"Don't ask. If you ask, it's a business secret." Qin Shaoyan didn't explain. "Anyway, just do as I say and find outsourcing."

"Okay, I'll go find it right away." Hong Fei said unhappily, "Mr. Qin, what kind do you want? I can find professors from the three major art academies for you."

"Then do you know any artist working at Penguin?" Qin Shaoyan suddenly asked.

"Ah?" Hong Fei was stunned and hesitated for a moment, "Why do you want to find an artist who works at Penguin?"

"Don't ask. It's a trade secret." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "Find a few more artists from any project department. Find two more. I need many versions of styles to compare and use."

This was not the first time that Hong Fei had received a strange request from Mr. Qin. No matter how strange it was, he had no choice but to do it.

At this time, industry connections played an important role. After asking a friend of a friend of a friend, Hong Fei finally contacted the artist who worked at Penguin.

After seeing the outsourcing compensation figure, the artist decisively agreed to the small job, and also readily recommended several other friends who also worked at Penguin.

Qin Shaoyan was also very satisfied after seeing the draft. "Tell him to refine it a little bit and it will be almost done."

"But there is one thing I want to make clear in advance. After we pay, the copyright of this thing will belong to us, Party A."

"Isn't this the rule?" Hong Fei felt very surprised why Qin Shaoyan specifically emphasized this.

"Tell him that we will sign a formal business contract with him, as well as a confidentiality agreement." Qin Shaoyan continued, "We must also tell him that we may not necessarily use the design he came up with."

"He won't care. He only cares whether we are happy to pay." Hong Fei rolled his eyes. It was just an outsourced job. What the client did with the manuscript had nothing to do with the artist.

"There are 27 designs in total, but the styles are all pretty much the same, not showing much style."

"It's okay. We can change it up whenever we want and use it as a theme skin." Qin Shaoyan didn't care. "After we finish the outsourcing work, I'll have to trouble Mr. Hong to design a version for our own use."

"Huh?!" Hong Fei was stunned. "You have so many outsourced designs and you don't plan to use any of them?"

"Yes, these are just alternatives." Qin Shaoyan nodded, "Of course we have to use our own designs for our own works."

"Teacher Hong, please make a few more versions with different painting styles, and also make one in American cartoon style. The Americans will also use it."

Hong Fei was confused by Qin Shaoyan's operation, but he soon stopped worrying about it. He thought that Mr. Qin must have his reasons for doing this, so he just had to do his job obediently.

After Qin Shaoyan explained the needs to Hong Fei in detail, he picked up the phone and called Fred, the CEO of Facebook.

“Hey Fred, I have a plan that could be very useful for increasing Facebook’s valuation.”

(End of this chapter)