Winner Takes It All, Resurrection 2009

"Idiot, I was just playing with you guys just to stall for time, but now the meeting and voting are over, who would care about you?

You're so hesitant to pay. If you could pay more quickly, I'd play a little with you. Now, go and cool off."

Yang Zhichao threw the phone away and let it continue ringing without any intention of answering it.

He is very satisfied with his life recently. Lijiaopo is like most developed cities. As long as you have money, it is a paradise.

Although he was "exiled" here from the headquarters, his treatment was actually better than before. As the boss's absolute right-hand man, he could also get an additional overseas subsidy.

The annual salary and bonus alone can reach more than 150 million US dollars after tax (stock options and investment income are not included), plus food, clothing, housing and transportation are basically all included, so this money is purely pocket money.

Not to mention the extra income, such as the $500 million BlackRock gave him to win over corporate allies.

You can’t spend it all, you can’t spend it all.

I often receive urging calls from the other party, and it’s a bit annoying when they happen too frequently.

BlackRock is also anxious. Its domestic pawns are being eliminated one after another, and it has fewer and fewer connections to use. It has finally caught Yang Zhichao, so it has to urge him on.

"Boss, why don't we just take it and see what new moves the other side has so we can counter them, right?
At the very least, you can make some extra money, who would complain about having too much money? "

Wang Chenglin, the new president of the promotion and operation department who had just arrived from China, was trying to persuade them. He was a member of the promotion department who was promoted by Liu Fugen, the director of the North China region. He was a graduate of a formal school and had a very flexible mind.

At first, he applied for a position as a senior corporate planner at the headquarters, but he took the initiative to apply for a transfer to the front line. Facts have proved that gold shines wherever it is, and Qingyun was a newly established company, so there were many opportunities.

He was promoted from deputy manager of the Yanjing branch to manager, deputy general manager of the branch, general manager, deputy director of the region, and then to president of a department directly under the headquarters, which is enough to show his ability.

As one of Yang Zhichao's most powerful generals, he was a man of few taboos. Especially when he heard that he had obtained 5 million US dollars from BlackRock before, he had some ulterior motives at this time.

Even if the money doesn't reach him, it can benefit Mr. Yang. Will he benefit less in the future?
If he wants to successfully take charge of the promotion and operation department with 100,000 people, he will need Yang Zhichao's full support. Making him happy is better than anything else.

When Yang Zhichao heard this, and considering Qingyun's strong influence in Southeast Asia, he was not afraid of BlackRock's so-called retaliation at all, so he wanted to make another deal, but how to get the money was a problem.

"Mr. Zhou proposed several plans before, but the other party never agreed. I know that the other party is trying to find a way to use it against me."

Wang Chenglin saw that he was very distressed, rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "Boss Zhou has lived on the top floor for a long time. I am not saying that he is out of touch with the world, but if this kind of thing really needs to be done, it must not leave any trace.

Using too complicated and advanced methods will actually make things difficult. It would be better to keep it simple and crude, such as asking BlackRock to withdraw cash.
As long as we are careful and don't let ourselves be photographed, who can prove that we took the money afterwards? No matter what, it's just one-sided. As long as the boss knows about it, it's fine."

Otherwise, Wang Chenglin could successfully stand out from the front line. The problem that had troubled Yang Zhichao and Zhou Shouyuan for several days was directly solved by his words.

"Fuck, you're good at this!"

Yang Zhichao thought about it seriously, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to him, so he laughed and said, "You don't know, Lao Zhou and I have discussed it over and over again, and we have mentioned UBS bearer accounts, untraceable bonds, and even Bitcoin.

It was either rejected by BlackRock or it was impossible to collect the money smoothly without exposing itself. You are very smart in collecting cash.”

Of course Yang Zhichao wanted extra income, but he was also afraid of being caught. After all, American capital was used to being domineering and completely ignored the principle of territoriality and personal relationships. No matter where a dispute arose with American companies, they could arrest people with just a single order.

Before leaving, the boss also advised him to take it easy. After all, money is something that can be earned endlessly, and there is no need to put himself in danger. His personal safety is the most important.

But Yang Zhichao didn't think so, because in addition to money, he also wanted to get more information from BlackRock, just like Qingyun could bribe House of Goldman Sachs.

As long as there are people out there seeking wealth, few can withstand the offensive of gold and silver. During several encounters with Blackrock Greg, Yang Zhichao could clearly sense that the other party should have a lot of hidden cards buried inside Qingyun.

The level may not be very high, but it is still a hidden danger. What if the American capital continues to corrupt and win over higher-ups through these people?
Isn't the so-called network of relationships built up bit by bit like this?
If he can successfully gain the other party's trust and play a double act with the boss to hook these people out, he can eliminate many potential hidden dangers for the group.

The most important thing is that his current position perfectly interprets the role of an unwelcome person who is resentful of being exiled to the frontier. As long as the boss does not sell him, it will be difficult for Blackrock to find out that he is a traitor.

He is happily collecting money while passing on false information to confuse the public. He must be so happy. When the news is exposed one day in the future, Qingyun will have already achieved success and fame. Is he still worried about being retaliated against?

In short, the risks are controllable. Even if BlackRock wants to touch him at that time, it will have to seriously consider whether it can withstand more serious consequences. Are resource controllers and employees the same thing?
After Wang Chenglin's careful and detailed analysis, Yang Zhichao finally made up his mind to contact BlackRock again, but after hanging up the phone after the communication, his expression was very subtle.

Wang Chenglin asked curiously, "Boss, what did the other side say?"

"It exudes evil nature."

Yang Zhichao has not yet come to his senses. "In the previous contacts, the other party was very stingy and was unwilling to give even 30 million US dollars. But this time, they were very generous and not only gave me 50 million.

It also revealed more useful information. I will write it down first, but don’t forget to ask you to refer to it as well.”

As Yang Zhichao wrote down a few names on the notebook, Wang Chenglin was stunned. Then he started typing on the internal software and quickly found the corresponding names.

Then he called the company's HR department to confirm the resumes of these people. Soon the information came back. Wang Chenglin took a careful look and wondered, "Why doesn't it look like a spur-of-the-moment decision?"

Yang Zhichao came over curiously, "What is that?"

"Look."

Wang Chenglin pointed out the key points of the circle, "On the surface, there are men and women, and their ages are different, but look at the universities they graduated from, isn't it too coincidental?"

"They all studied abroad in Europe and America. It looks like a premeditated large-scale infiltration."

Yang Zhichao muttered to himself, then picked up the phone and called, "Boss, there's something...

Yes, BlackRock offered 50 million US dollars to find out the inside story of the group's next overseas business layout, especially the key intelligence in Southeast Asia.

I said that I had just arrived and did not have control over so many core departments, so they selectively provided a part of the list of hidden players, which was very scattered. Yes, every department had one.

According to Greg, he hopes to use my help to promote them to more important positions...

The strange thing is that these people have studied abroad in European and American universities for three to five years. Do you think this is true?

"You can have fun if you want, but don't get yourself into trouble. Your safety is the most important thing."

Li Zehua, who was in Yanjing, responded immediately: "How do you want me to cooperate?"

When Yang Zhichao heard that he was not blaming him for making trouble, but was worried about his safety, he was deeply moved and said:
"It is definitely unrealistic to conduct a large-scale survey now. It would clearly tell the other party that I am playing a trick on them. But if I just leave it alone, I am afraid that it will cause even bigger trouble later."

"I will discuss this issue with Gu Shijie. It's no big deal. We can just selectively screen and eliminate them in the future. Once your matter is dealt with, at worst, we can just clear them out once they graduate from foreign universities."

Private companies do not need to worry too much about hiring standards. As long as the recruitment conditions are compressed, no one can find any mistakes, just like the company's current job recruitment process.

When recruiting people with disabilities, mental retardation and special groups, priority is given as much as possible, and each branch also has a general affairs department with a large number of staff.

There are only women in it, in order to balance the ratio of employees and avoid being used as a tool by some people with ulterior motives.

Now that a new management level has been added, it is normal that there is a regulation that no overseas candidates are allowed to be employed in important positions. If they are to be employed, they must go through layers of review and be confirmed to be free of problems before they can be used with caution.

"Anyway, just pretend you don't know. Let me call Wei Kejian and ask him to take the initiative to cooperate with you in acting when appropriate. After all, he is also the president of the Southeast Asia Business Group.

You invaded someone else's territory and moved their cheese, so it was reasonable to have a conflict. It was a good opportunity to deepen the impression that you were exiled to the frontier.

In addition, I will arrange to send people to check all those who have been exposed and those who have not been exposed but are highly suspected, so you don’t know. "

After arranging everything, Li Zehua added: "Please put your own safety first. If you find something wrong, let Ma Jun handle it. I will never allow you to put yourself in danger. Do you understand?"

Yang Zhichao patted his chest to make the promise, but after hanging up the phone, he didn't take it seriously at all. He said to Wang Chenglin, "Fifty million dollars is a lot of money. My buddy is going to get rich again. Come on, I'll make the arrangements tonight. We won't go home until we're drunk."

Wang Chenglin was so embarrassed that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Boss, we haven't received the money yet, and we don't know what we're going to do with it. It's not appropriate for you to open the champagne at halftime, right?"

"What are you afraid of? It's nothing more than asking me to be a traitor and get some business secrets. I'm familiar with this. Otherwise, how do you think I got the last 5 million dollars?" Yang Zhichao didn't care at all, but he said the nice words too early, and he was slapped in the face the next night.
"What? You want me to lure Li Zehua out and then find a way to kill him?!"

Yang Zhichao, who had just received a $1000 million advance payment through a cash transaction, was secretly found before the other party asked him to steal the company's confidential documents.

But the conditions proposed by the other party almost made him explode. He was afraid that he had heard it wrong, so he asked again, "Say it again."

The person sent by Blackrock to contact him was white, but he could speak fluent Mandarin. "Mr. Yang, there is an old saying in Dongda that goes, 'He who knows the current situation is a hero.'

There is also an old saying that goes, "If you don't work for yourself, heaven and earth will punish you!"
I am here to help your friend, so I will just say some things directly, Qingyun! You should have a share. When you started the business with him, everyone worked just as hard as the other.

But look at how he lives now. It's not an exaggeration to say that he is as rich as a country. There are some things you know well too. Those shares that are apparently held by the fund are actually controlled by him.

The current valuation of the shares of WeChat Technology and Weifuzhi alone is more than 300 billion US dollars, not to mention the hidden wealth..."

Yang Zhichao's face turned pale and blue, and he finally couldn't help interrupting, "Stop, stop, stop, I'm confused by what you're saying. Just tell me what you want to do."

"I want to ask, don't you think about yourself?"

A good lobbyist will never start by throwing out evidence or dirty laundry, or taking advantage of the opportunity to blackmail others, as those are the lowest level tactics.

Is there any words that can touch people more than stimulating the most primitive greed in people's hearts and considering you sincerely?

Didn’t you see that even Yang Zhichao began to be moved, and murmured: "Think about myself?"

"of course."

Seeing this, the lobbyist smiled and said, "Two people are doing business together."

Yang Zhichao was very conflicted. "No, no, I'm just a wage earner. I didn't pay any money."

"But your efforts are no less than his."

The lobbyist raised his voice, "Now he is successful and famous, surrounded by beautiful women, with assets worth more than hundreds of billions, and you were kicked out and exiled to the frontier just because you argued for justice.

You can't even come up with 10 million dollars. Ask yourself, are you really willing to do this?"

Then he leaned forward and tempted, "We don't mind whether the information you provide is really valuable, and we don't care whether you really want to cooperate.

All we see is that, as the co-founder of Qingyun, you can't even take out 10 million US dollars in cash from your account. It's embarrassing. You are the nominal second founder of a large comprehensive group with a total market value of more than 100 billion US dollars.

But you want to cooperate with us for tens of millions of dollars, are you willing to do that?"

Yang Zhichao subconsciously said what was in his heart, "Who would be willing to accept this?"

Then he reacted, "No, I was originally a small worker. Thanks to the boss's attention, I was lucky enough to reach my current position. Without the boss, I would be nothing."

“Don’t fool yourself. BlackRock has been the most professional investment fund in the industry for decades. We are better at judging people than anyone else.

In fact, within Qingyun Group, the importance of the Promotion and Operation Department cannot be overemphasized. It can even be said that it is the core foundation that runs through everything. Now the group is on the right track.

Li Zehua was worried that your prestige and status would threaten him, so he found an excuse to send you away. To put it bluntly, he was killing you after you had done your job.

Just think about it, when Pinxixi went public, even Wang Xing, a professional manager who joined the company halfway, received shares worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

And Lin Wenhui and Yao Xiangjun, how much help have they provided to the group buying business?
But didn’t I still get more than you?”

Faced with the real events, Yang Zhichao remained silent.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, the lobbyist secretly showed a satisfied look and continued, "Everything that should have belonged to you is now occupied by another villain who is jealous of the virtuous. Can you really accept it calmly?"

Yang Zhichao's voice was a little hoarse, and his eyes were a little red. It was obvious that he had gone through a complicated inner struggle before he slowly spoke: "But even if I am unwilling, how can I beat him?

Don't forget, he has seventy or eighty personal security guards around him at all times!

No one knows him better than me. He is a man who values ​​his life very much. In addition to the personal forces he carries with him, whenever he goes to any unfamiliar place, there is another powerful force hidden within a five-minute drive behind him.

Every member of this team is a so-called absolutely reliable person selected by him personally. They supervise each other at all times, and any abnormality will be ruthlessly cleared out.

Bribing or interfering is almost impossible. If you fail to succeed in one blow, it will be extremely difficult to get another chance. "

Yang Zhichao looked very painful, "Besides, even if I get rid of him, I won't be able to successfully take charge of Qingyun. Don't forget that there are so many powerful investors behind Qingyun.

I can't defeat any of them. It's nothing but a fool's dream to expect me to take charge of Qingyun with just a secret will."

"That's a brilliant analysis, indeed. We didn't expect you to take over the entire Qingyun."

A voice suddenly sounded behind me.

Yang Zhichao was frightened and immediately stood up and was about to leave.

But when he glanced at the face of the person who came, he was stunned, because it was Greg himself.

He had actually been here a long time ago, but had been hiding in the dark and observing. To be honest, Blackrock had never believed in Yang Zhichao, so no matter what he did, he could not gain his full trust.

But it doesn’t matter, because BlackRock never expected Yang Zhichao’s absolute loyalty. As long as he can arouse his inner greed, the rest will fall into place.

The reason why Greg came out in person was simply because he was urged too urgently by others, and he also confirmed that Yang Zhichao himself had the idea, so he came out.

Yang Zhichao looked very unhappy, "Mr. Greg, what do you mean?"

"Sit down, our core interests are the same, and we can provide the money."

Greg said slowly: "You take care of it."

Yang Zhichao gritted his teeth and said, "What do you want to do?"

"It's very simple. Lure him out. It doesn't matter if you miss him in one attack, because he won't be on guard against you for the time being. As long as you can injure him in the first round of attack, you can bring people in under the guise of visiting.

If we suddenly take action at this time, we will surely succeed."

Facing Greg's madness, Yang Zhichao was also going crazy, "I've already said that even if I succeed, I can't get Qingyun. That's not something that can be decided by a will.

Do you think these are children playing house?"

"We don't need to take over the entire Qingyun. We just need to cut off its tentacles leading to overseas markets."

Greg stretched out his hand and tapped him, "After the deal is done, we can't take it all in the mainland, but this is a foreign country, everything must be done according to the rules of the game, and it just so happens that the right to interpret the rules is in our hands.

As long as you nod, we guarantee that we can take care of everything that comes next, and you just have to wait to accept all overseas business. Just think about it, just the overseas business.

The economic value contained in it is hundreds of billions of dollars. If you get it, your entire family will enjoy endless wealth and glory from now on..."

It has to be said that greed is the root of all evil, and Yang Zhichao was obviously tempted.

But the long-standing deep-rooted impression and friendship made him hesitant, especially Li Zehua's ruthlessness in dealing with his enemies, which made it even more difficult for him to make a decision.

"But, but how can I ensure that after I succeed, I can successfully escape the pursuit of Qingyun's diehard fans? Don't make money but have no life to spend it!"

Greg thought to himself that it was none of his business, but on the surface he patted his chest and assured him... (End of this chapter)