1988: Back to the human world for a few years

Chapter 426 Small Gift

As we all know, a good CFO can take over as CEO at any time.

What is different from the stereotype in everyone’s mind is that a truly qualified CFO can never be a timid financial staff who only buries himself in the account books.

Of course, everyone on earth knows that ordinary financial personnel and senior financial managers are completely different creatures. Therefore, how to make their own financial personnel who only know how to write and calculate in accounting rules and at most dare to take advantage of loopholes in the rules to maneuver or patch up some things relatively quickly from technical professionals to senior managers with a corporate strategic perspective, that is, the so-called transition from "traditional accounting work to value creation work", was once a matter of great distress to countless companies... After all, the nature of this work is sensitive. If possible, companies would rather cultivate someone they can truly trust from within.

Of course, different companies have different approaches to talent training in this area, but for Yang Mo, who had little experience in this area in his previous life, he chose the BP system, which he was relatively familiar with, as a means of transition and training.

Therefore, He Yongyi, who is currently defined by Yang Mo as a "financial BP" (financial business partner), has to gradually step out of his familiar accounting work and start a busy and challenging life...

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6:00
The alarm clock rang, and He Yongyi got up amid the extremely dissatisfied complaints of his wife. After washing up, he first took a slow morning jog for more than half an hour, and after coming back, he took a cold shower, and then sat on the small balcony with his eyes closed and calmed down for half an hour.

This is a "suggestion" from Yang Mo. According to someone, once a man is over 30, his body will start to decline. Maintaining good exercise habits can maintain functional status. In addition, emptying the mind for about half an hour after getting up every day can adjust the body and energy to a peak state, so as to efficiently cope with the complex work of the day.

Although this suggestion seemed extremely unconvincing coming from a guy as lazy as Yang Mo, He Yongyi was very clear about the difference in their role positioning and what Yang Mo was implying. Therefore, since the beginning of this year, he has been trying to persist and change... Judging from the results of his persistence, it seems to be very good.

7:20
He Yongyi, wearing trousers and a short-sleeved shirt, pushed his inconspicuous Phoenix bicycle out of the door. He stopped at the entrance of Bichuan Hotel on the way, smiled and rejected the kindness of countless people. After waiting in line for ten minutes, he finally bought the most famous steamed dumplings at Bichuan Hotel.

7:45
Carrying the dumplings, He Yongyi came to the third floor of Kowloon Hotel. After spending a full five minutes in the acting section chief's office, finishing the ten dumplings at a leisurely pace, He Yongyi rejected the secretary's kindness, picked up the thermos, and brewed a cup of bamboo leaf green tea that was neither strong nor weak... Although in a place like a drilling company, the bland bamboo leaf green tea has always been regarded as not presentable, but he likes it.

8:00
As the low doorbell rang downstairs, He Yongyi adjusted his state slightly and began to look through the pile of documents that his secretary had placed on his desk early in the morning.

As the acting section chief of Momobaitou, he needs to review a lot of documents every day: approvals, inquiries, reports, and summaries of the work done by his subordinates that are mixed with various scheming and mutual attacks.

Promotion approval: XX beer is making every effort to enter Tai'an, Feicheng, Xintai and other markets. In order to successfully complete the channel construction task, please be sure to approve the special discount of 30 yuan.

He Yongyi sneered: Here we go again...

Personnel announcement: Huang XX, Chen XX and four others failed to meet the performance assessment standards for two consecutive months. They completed their work handover yesterday and were officially transferred to other departments of the company. After coordination by the Personnel Department, four new colleagues including Wang XX and Xia XX will officially report today...

He Yongyi carefully read the four resumes attached to the file and immediately closed the folder: We would have to wait three months to know whether they were a donkey or a horse, so for now all he needed to remember was their last names.

Report: Summary of sales volume of XX product this week.

He Yongyi: Oh, this kind of document has never frightened me...

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10:00
After reviewing and approving 58 different documents as quickly as possible, He Yongyi took advantage of the short break to get himself a cup of tea.

Do you want to try a different kind of tea?
such as……

It is said that Section Chief Yang also likes Pu'er?

Well, let’s change the taste. Didn’t Section Chief Yang also say that in life, we must dare to keep trying.

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10:15
Sales forecast meeting for key projects.

Moderator: The person in charge of the project team.

Participants: Project marketing specialist, sales manager of partner unit, financial BP (He Yongyi acting as agent)

Whenever there is a key project, everyone will be on high alert for the biweekly sales forecast meeting, and each time it is like facing a big test.

This was not because He Yongyi, the acting section chief who was acting as the financial BP, was among the participants, but because under the rules set by Yang Mo, any project in Mo Mo Baitou, if the core business KPI failed to meet the standards for three consecutive times, would be downgraded or even directly cut unless he gave special approval.

As the triangular debt problem in China is still very serious at this time, the meeting will focus on sharing the situation as of the end of the interpretation period to ensure successful closure (i.e. achievement of the target). This is also one of the main reasons why He Yongyi, the acting section chief who acts as the financial BP, attends this kind of meeting.

The real situation is sometimes worrying, but early detection and early resolution are the best way.

At such meetings, He Yongyi would separate himself from the role of acting section chief and turn himself into a pure financial BP, focusing his work on understanding the latest sales of project products, summarizing regional figures, uncovering problems for analysis, and discussing solutions with marketing specialists and sales managers of partner units.

The person in charge of the sales department of the cooperative unit: We estimate that there will be a gap of 200 million for Product A this quarter, mainly because the market circulation turnover time of Product A is lower than our expectations. It has been confirmed that it takes at least 30 to 40 days to complete the inventory digestion of a batch of products. Seven distribution units are unwilling to accept our 7-day payment period and have temporarily cancelled the cooperation orders.

Project Team Leader: I understand. I will communicate with the department's legal team and ask them to assist in the follow-up work. But this is not the focus of this meeting. The focus is... How much of the gap can your organization fill?

The person in charge of the sales department of the cooperative unit: Product B has good sales, we will try our best to make up 120 million yuan, as for the remaining gap of 80 yuan, we really can't do anything about it.

Project team leader: How much of the gap in the market specialist area can be filled through a short-term assault? What resources need to be integrated, what policies need to be applied for, just tell me, I will do my best to help you get them.

The project marketing specialist was silent for a while: ...

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10:50
He Yongyi sat in the conference room which had already been dispersed, quietly sipping the cup of strong tea.

There is still a gap in sales...

And it has to be made up without breaking the rules...

Well, I am not the acting section chief now, so I have to stand in the role of financial BP and think about how to come up with a solution...

Let me be quiet...

This Pu'er tea is so astringent, why would Section Chief Yang like to drink this?

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11:00
The accounting discussion was seamlessly connected, which saved He Yongyi the effort of running around.

Meeting host: He Yongyi (Acting Financial BP)

Participants: Accountant from the shared accounting center, accounting manager from the shared accounting center, accountant from a foreign-related business, and tax manager from a foreign-related business.

As a finance person, matching the real needs of the business with the implementation within finance is definitely a technical job.

As an investment department with independent accounting rights, with the proliferation of various investment businesses, the accounting business of Momobaitou has become increasingly complex.

The financial staff of the shared accounting center works like an accounting machine, and those rookie foreign business accountants who are directly selected from universities are often helpless.

Therefore, as the former head of the Finance Department, He Yongyi not only has to provide business assistance to a certain extent, but also has to control his own role positioning. On the premise of reminding and controlling the red lines of the guidelines, he is more of a project manager to coordinate.

At first, he couldn't understand why Yang Mo clearly let him play the role of financial BP, but didn't allow him to use his skills to intervene too much in the accounting work of his subordinates... Many times, the troubles of the rookie accountants in the shared center seemed ridiculous to him. If he, the former head of the accounting department, could give some pointers, it could be easily solved in minutes.

However, Yang Mo is a very domineering person. Since he has given the order, He Yongyi has to do it even if he doesn't understand it.

Of course, as he adapted to his new identity and changed his management perspective, he gradually understood why Yang Mo did this...

in meeting.

He Yongyi: As plastic daily products gradually open up the market in grassroots rural areas across the country, Dahua Company has taken the initiative to reach a cooperative relationship with several medium-sized plastic product factories in which we have a stake in Mo Mo Bai Tou... Although the affordable plastic products for grassroots rural areas may not seem impressive, I can tell you responsibly that this is a landmark project, and it can even be used as a flagship product for underdeveloped areas abroad at this stage!
Therefore, for this series of products, regarding the taxation and system accounting after pricing, everyone needs to use all their skills (He Yongyi made an innocent expression of being helpless.)
Tax Manager: (Thousands of words omitted) The three current business plans have different tax impacts.

Shared Accounting Center Manager: Regarding the accounting of costs and expenses, we need to create a product number for the new product. In addition, please ask Section Chief He to confirm and inform us of the final business plan as soon as possible, because different plans have different impacts on revenue recognition. After the final business plan is determined, we need at least 15 days of preparation time...

He Yongyi: I will complete the finalization of the business plan within three days, but 15 days is too long to prepare. Now that you have come to Momobaitou, you can no longer use the previous attitude and efficiency to face the tasks assigned by the department... From the date of informing you of the final business plan, I can only give you 7 days at most to prepare the tax law book!

The rest of the people sighed...

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12:05
By the time the accounting discussion ended, it was half an hour past lunchtime.

Fortunately, Momo Baitou was notoriously irregular in his work and rest schedule in the drilling company, so even though it was already past 12 o'clock, the canteen specially set up for department staff at Kowloon Hotel was still full of food.

If He Yongyi was still the head of the Finance Department half a year ago, he would most likely sit alone in an unnoticed corner with his lunch box, and leisurely enjoy the one-hour leisure time at noon... Students who have worked in financial management positions in large units know that this is a job that is somewhat beyond the scope of the job in terms of intensity and pressure. Therefore, the lunch break, when they can properly adjust their mental state, is actually very important for them.

But unfortunately, He Yongyi is no longer the head of the Finance Department, and Momobaitou is not the Finance Department. Under Yang Mo’s "suggestion", he, the acting head and financial BP, is not even qualified to enjoy lunch alone at this stage.

No matter he is the acting section chief or the financial BP, part of his job is to act as the lubricant of the organization. He has lunch with the project team supervisors, deputy supervisors, business, shared accounting center, and other support department staff every week.

If the people in a department are always in a business-like manner: two people sit down, talk about things, get up and leave after the discussion. This can easily give people a dull and oppressive feeling, and also a feeling that the end is near. As the saying goes, when people gather together, wealth naturally gathers. Mo Mo Bai Tou's work pressure is already very high. If He Yongyi, the acting section chief, takes the opportunity to loosen up these tight springs, it will easily cause problems.

Although it might be more effective for everyone to get together after get off work to do team building and relax, and other departments also have the habit of having dinner together in the evening, but there is no way around it. MoMoBaiTou is an investment department, which is sensitive in nature and controls a large amount of book funds. It is easy to give people a handle to try to win over people after get off work.

Therefore, according to the itinerary planned by He Yongyi himself, he needs to have dinner with the head of the supply chain management team at noon today.

It should be pointed out that due to the rapid expansion of business, the current Momo Baitou is no longer a medium-sized department with only more than 350 people as it was when it was first established last year... Today, the total number of Momo Baitou has exceeded people, and it has directly booked the entire Kowloon Hotel.

Under the vertical management model advocated by Yang Mo, although the basic business units in Momo Baitou are all called "groups", in fact, compared with Yang Mo's own "low position but high power", in Momo Baitou, even the smallest group has more than ten or twenty people; and a group like the supply chain management group, which has important functions but many business interfaces, has 53 people... This is directly equivalent to the size of an ordinary department in the headquarters area of ​​the drilling company. Of course, although the head of the supply chain group is also a busy person every day, under the vertical management model, unless Yang Mo comes back, He Yongyi, the acting section chief, is his direct superior. Therefore, even if He Yongyi is half an hour later than the agreed time, he still waits quietly in the cafeteria with an empty rice bowl.

He Yongyi: Lao Meng, how is the coordination of raw materials for the new products going?

Supply Chain Team Leader: We are still far from it. Everyone knows that Section Chief Yang is very capable. The projects that he values ​​must be promising. But let’s be clear. Nowadays, there is a large market gap for synthetic resins, especially thermoplastic resins such as PE, PP, and ABS. It is a matter of face for you to ask those companies outside to give priority to our supply. But you even have to lower the price by 15%. I am not Section Chief Yang. How can I have such face?

He Yongyi: Haha~! Lao Meng, you are being modest. Don't judge by appearances, judge by appearances. Everyone knows that your supply chain team is a key department that we have quietly invested in. As a supervisor, you still have a lot of face... By the way, didn't I ask someone to help you hire a college student as a tutor last time? Has your daughter's writing improved recently?
Supply Chain Team Manager: Haha, Chief He, thank you so much for this. That teacher is really good. My daughter got 40 out of 32 for the composition in this exam!
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12:40
He Yongyi accidentally ate a little too much and felt a little full and weak.

Ah...so sleepy,
You shouldn’t eat until you are 70% full!

It's all my fault. I couldn't control myself when I saw the steamed pork with rice flour.

Forget it, let’s make another cup of Pu’er tea, a stronger one…

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13:01
There are always a lot of things to do every two weeks. In addition to the sales forecast meeting for the key project in the morning, there was also a five-year strategic budget kick-off meeting for another Class B project in the afternoon.

Host: He Yongyi.

Participants: Strategic Marketing Manager (Project Team Leader), Project Marketing Director, Sales Director of Partner Unit, Financial BP, Government Affairs Specialist, and Project Operations and Publicity Specialist.

Today, the project budget of MomoBaiTou is divided into three types: annual budget, rolling budget and five-year strategic budget. Therefore, whether as the acting section chief of MomoBaiTou or the financial BP of MomoBaiTou, He Yongyi must participate in such meetings.

However, due to the insufficient funds on the books this year and the transfer of Yang Mo to Dahua Company, most of the projects currently invested by Momo Baitou are Class C projects, and Class B projects can be regarded as key projects of this year... Of course, if there really are Class A projects, no one would dare to host a five-year strategic launch meeting of this level unless Yang Mo can spare the time.

Unlike many companies in later generations, in Momobaitou, the five-year strategic budget launch meeting did not start with market analysis, but started the discussion from policies and medium- and long-term tracks.

He Yongyi likes this session very much. In this session, everyone will discuss changes in business formats, changes in market demand for products, possible policy directions, etc. These issues are expressed from different perspectives, which can greatly expand his vision and macro and micro thinking.

In addition, at this meeting, we will also discuss how to develop the annual market model and how various types of implicit budgets should be spent, so as to achieve the expected results without involving the project team in some cause and effect factors that may have variables.

When he was the head of the Finance Department, he rarely came into contact with these things, or even had no contact with them at all. This gave him a sense of satisfaction in learning and the excitement of creating history together.

Meeting Agenda:

1. He Yongyi opened the meeting and set the framework and red lines.

2. The Strategic Marketing Manager (project team leader) shares the five-year project plan.

3. Government affairs specialists share market macro forecasts and national policy trends.

4. The person in charge of the project marketing department will share the preset ideas and related preparatory work for the project’s market model this year, and will use the underlying logic to deduce whether this model is feasible based on actual conditions.

5. He Yongyi made a summary as the acting section chief.

6. He Yongyi, as the financial BP, summarized the meeting minutes and the division of labor among each team in the next stage.

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16:11
He Yongyi returned to the office, drank another cup of strong tea, opened his notebook, and began to organize the work that he had to complete within today.

1. Sales summary of today's sales analysis meeting: total difference: RMB 80.

As the financial BP, I must come up with a reliable solution before tomorrow's team meeting.

2. Before leaving get off work, the five-year strategic plan with partial adjustments and revisions will be submitted to me and filed in the form of a formal document.

You must proofread every sentence and every piece of data word by word. Otherwise, after archiving, if there is any problem with the project and you cannot find the corresponding clear expression framework in the original archive file, you will definitely be in trouble.

3. Time for submission of strategic analysis meeting minutes and communication documents (important)

Well, the project budget is limited, but there are links asking for money everywhere. How to allocate this limited budget without causing major conflicts is really a challenging task!
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17:00
He Yongyi looked at the three solutions scribbled on the letter paper to solve the sales gap problem, and drew three big question marks on them with dissatisfaction.

Seeing that there was only half an hour left before the end of the get off work day, he looked up, thought for a moment, and reached for the phone on the desk.

Since being assigned to Yang Mo's side, influenced by the environment, he gradually changed his habit of working alone. Since he couldn't think of any satisfactory solution for the time being, he might as well invite Lao Tan to come over to discuss and analyze the problem together. If it doesn't work, he can call Lao Yan to listen to his opinion... Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang, and he doesn't think he is as talented as Section Chief Yang in this area!
Unexpectedly, just as he stretched out his hand, the phone rang.

"Hey?"

He Yongyi picked up the microphone and spoke calmly.

The experience of more than half a year at Momobaitou has changed him a lot. He is no longer the finance chief who is like a powder keg and is squeezed by the boring and annoyed financial work anytime and anywhere.

"Hey, Lao He?"

As a slightly smiling voice came over the phone, He Yongyi sat up straight and his tone instantly became respectful: "Chief Yang? Didn't you go home to visit your relatives?"

Yang Mo is a person who doesn't want to be involved in too many causes and effects. This can be seen from the fact that he clearly knows the importance of adjusting the team atmosphere, but he leaves these tasks to himself and others, and he has always deliberately kept a distance from his subordinates.

In fact, not only did Yang Mo seldom come into contact with his subordinates, but even these core cadres rarely interacted with them in a private capacity on weekdays. Therefore, when Yang Mo called him, his first reaction was that the boss had some important work to assign to him… Everyone knew why Yang Mo took ten days of home leave in the midst of his busy schedule. He actually called them at this juncture, so the importance of the work he assigned to them was self-evident.

Just when He Yongyi was asking Yang Mo in an extremely serious manner if there was any urgent work that needed his immediate attention, unexpectedly, the person on the other end of the line started laughing.

"Lao He, don't be so nervous and serious. I'm calling you because there's nothing important to do. I just want you to do me a small favor during this period of time when you're not busy."

???

personal?

A little favor?

He Yongyi was extremely surprised at first, and then an uncontrollable ecstasy gushed out from the depths of his heart.

Damn it, this opportunity that many people couldn’t even dream of has now fallen on me?

"Yang Ke... No, Boss, you're being too polite. If you have anything to say, just tell me!"

Suppressing the turmoil deep in his heart, He Yongyi's tone was light and casual, as if he was agreeing to a trivial matter.

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Three minutes later.

A hotel in Dongying that would not lose its class even in later times.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Mo looked at Miss Mu beside him with a smile: "I have already informed Lao He. When we finish our business here, I will help him arrange a special consultant position in Dahua Company. At that time, he will frequently travel between Dezhou and Linyi... Don't worry, Lao He will not have any reservations about you at that time."

If Miss Mu just wants to go back with Yang Mo to meet her parents-in-law, then there is naturally no need to take a ten-day home visit leave.

In fact, the reason for taking a ten-day home visit leave is that this trip also includes a meeting between the parents of both parties and even an engagement ceremony has been arranged.

There was no way. Perhaps because it was related to Yang Mo's rating, Mu Siyuan was extremely concerned about this matter. Not only did he call and arrange a meeting between the two parents the day after his daughter met her parents-in-law, but after the meeting, he directly used the excuse that Yang Mo was busy with work and could not easily take leave, and persuaded Yang's father and mother to stay in Dongying for two more days, and hold the engagement ceremony of their two young children at the same time.

Faced with the enthusiasm of their father-in-law, the two old men, who had never even been to the provincial capital and whose biggest leader they had met on a daily basis was Su Yu's uncle, had no nerve to refuse. They quickly agreed with trepidation and then stayed in this hotel, which seemed to them to be luxurious like a palace, for two days with trepidation.

Miss Mu, who will officially become Yang Mo's fiancée tomorrow, looked like a happy little woman. After lying in Yang Mo's arms and quietly listening to someone's heartbeat, she suddenly raised her charming little face and said, "Yang Mo, aren't you curious? Obviously, Dahua Company also has experts who are proficient in finance, but why would I ask you for help and let Chief He assist and guide me for a while?"

Yang Mo looked at her with a smile: "Although Dahua Company does have many financial experts, when it comes to foreign trade, especially accounting business for Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, Momo Baitou is more proficient... After all, we have joint venture projects with Sangong Co., Ltd. and more than a dozen overseas companies from various countries. This is completely different from simple import and export trade."

"Now the preliminary preparations for the Solitary Island II project are about to be completed. As long as Executive Ye brings this matter to the meeting for discussion, no matter if there are any changes in the future, it is not something we should interfere with. At that time, the brand overseas expansion plan that has been prepared for a long time should also be put on the agenda;"

"After all, you are the person in charge of foreign trade business. Brand overseas expansion is different from general import and export trade. In the absence of enough suitable talents, you, as the person in charge, should expand your financial perspective, learn more about overseas laws and regulations, and accounting standards, and then use market + finance as a starting point to manage and control the overseas project package. This is the right thing to do;"

"After all, Lao He was the section chief of the Finance Department before, and he also served as the acting section chief of Momo Baitou for half a year. His comprehensive perspective and business quality are different from those of a mere finance staff... Isn't it normal for you to ask him to guide you for a while in the form of assisting with practical operations?"

Mu Liya stared at him blankly for a while, then suddenly curled up in his arms tenderly: "Yang Mo, you know very well that this is not what I'm asking."

Yang Mo smiled casually, "We will be a family soon, why do you have to be so fussy about some things... Tomorrow, you should call me husband. Don't say that you rarely take the initiative to ask for it. Even if you don't ask for it, it's only right for your husband to give you a small gift... Besides, aren't you still the deputy section chief of Mo Mo Bai Tou?"

A family... now?
Mu Liya chewed on these three words foolishly, feeling Yang Mo's heartbeat which never changed violently.

She continued to curl up on Yang Mo's chest like a kitten, but the light in her eyes became dim...

(End of this chapter)