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Chapter 325 Annual Meeting
For the rest of December, Su Huai plunged into the company.

Busy, too busy.

Those who have never started a business themselves will never understand how busy a startup company can be when it reaches its explosive growth phase.

As the big boss, Su Huai’s biggest annoyance is that there are never enough manpower. Every day, various problems are delayed until they cannot be solved before being handed over to his desk.

"Can you recruit someone?"

HR was so upset that he trembled with tears after being asked by Su Huai.

"Boss Su, there are indeed many applicants who actively submit their resumes, but it is too difficult to find suitable talents..."

Su Huai was rubbing his temples when Luo Qiangqiong came to add to the confusion: "Boss Su, the data group of the operations department is full, but the other three groups are still short of people..."

So Su Huai realized very clearly that Xing Yu had temporarily expanded to its limit.

MCN agency is an emerging economic model with a very low entry threshold. You just need to invest some money, recruit a few marketing people who graduated from junior high school, and fool two anchors to do it.

However, the expansion threshold of this industry is extremely high, and the demand for intelligence is endless.

The most serious problem is that now is the early stage of industry development, the return on intellectual investment is not high enough, and top talents are more willing to develop in high-ceiling industries such as finance and IT.

When the self-media industry starts to make big money, top talents are more inclined to start their own businesses or create personal IP.

In short, it is difficult to recruit people and it is not easy to develop.

This dilemma, which was determined by the characteristics of the industry, was not resolved until many years later, which resulted in no MCN being able to grow big.

Even though Wuyou Media seems to be very strong, if you look at their internal structure from a higher dimension, it is actually just a makeshift team.

Relatively speaking, the most solid makeshift team.

Su Huai can solve the system, the model, and the early path, but he cannot solve the talent gap.

After thinking it over again, he gritted his teeth and said, "Next year's spring recruitment, we will go to 985 to compete with big companies, Fortune 500 companies and the government for talent!"

HR hesitated to speak: "Cost..."

“I can’t control the cost.”

Su Huai's attitude was very firm: "The moat must be built 19 years ago. We only have the last two years!"

All the executives, mind you, all of them—not a single one could understand.

Chen Ru held her forehead and said, "The starting salary of an outstanding 985 graduate is at least 20K + full benefits + commission, and the salary increase is also very large, while an ordinary industry operation only needs 6K starting salary..."

Yes, at least 3 times the cost.

However, the resulting efficiency improvement is unlikely to reach 3 times, which is a loss-making approach no matter how you calculate it.

Su Huai explained it briefly.

"For us, it is more important to seize the only window of time. Now that the industry is not gaining momentum, we may still be able to attract enough talent with high salaries. Once the entire industry reaches its explosive growth period, we will no longer be able to afford the cost of building an iron army."

In fact, if the team is not built well before the masks, there will not even be a chance for a second try.

The mask era is a special period in which the entire industry ecology has undergone drastic changes. After the mask, 1500 million anchors, 3 MCN agencies in operation, and countless related industrial chains have appeared across the country, jointly creating a trillion-level super market.

By then, any natural streamer or account operator can get a monthly salary of 50K + commission, but the level will be just that - because those at higher levels have all started their own businesses.

The last two years are the only time window that theoretically exists.

Although the financial pressure will be great, leading to various problems, what Su Huai wants is monopoly and to be far ahead, so this is the price he must pay.

Xingyu executives couldn't see the future clearly, but they felt President Su's determination.

"OK, our Human Resources Department will make a plan right away."

"Received. The Operations Department will make comprehensive preparations based on demand."

“I’ll go around the platforms again to see if there are any corners that can alleviate the gap.”

"Logistics should start guiding overtime work. 996 is definitely not enough. The main staff live upstairs. Screw them as much as they can!"

Su Huai reminded in time: "Give us enough money, we don't need that much."

"clear."

The problem seems to be solved, but it is not.

Now, among all the platforms out there and all the operations of all the MCN agencies, there are almost no highly educated talents. It is normal to start working in society after graduating from junior high school. Those who can go to a junior college and spend all year round on the Internet are considered high-end.

Of course, this only refers to anchor operations. Positions such as marketing operations in large companies are still quite OK, but they do not meet Su Huai’s needs.

"Then, before the spring recruitment, we will walk on two legs—"

Su Huai made a summary.

"On the one hand, we should tap into the potential of existing human resources and cultivate our internal strength. On the other hand, we should continue to scout for external talents and bring in those who are worth training. The meeting is adjourned!"

It will be gone, but the pressure will still be there.

Su Huai kept muttering in his heart: If anyone says that starting a business is not hard and success is easy, I will slap him in the face.

Eh? Did my brother Wang say that?

That's fine.

It was indeed not that hard for him to start his own business. It did not stop him from traveling around with his girlfriend every day. He was so free and easy that people envied him.

Just around the New Year’s Eve, he came home with his new girlfriend.

After chatting about business for 3 minutes and confirming that Su Huai still had the intention to invest and Yu Ji was also waiting for the contract, the young master started to ask Su Huai out to play.

"Will you come with me to the sea on New Year's Day? There's a party going on, it's guaranteed to be a blast, come on!"

"I'm afraid I don't have time."

"Accompany Xiao Gu? Can I enter her house?"

"Work, bro!"

"Damn, why did you hire so many executives?"

Young Master Wang curled his lips, his disdain evident in his words: "I heard that their salaries are higher than ours, pandas. Are they all useless people who just eat?!"

Su Huai saw that he had no hostility, but he really believed that those jobs should be done by senior executives.

No wonder there were rumors later that he was sidelined by the 360 team. It was probably not that he was sidelined, but that the young master simply could not bear to be in charge of the team and took the initiative to give up power, which led to internal strife.

Otherwise, with his natural traffic, Panda TV wouldn't have lasted only three years.

What great conditions for birth!

Su Huai was too lazy to argue with him about these things, and responded casually: "I was born to worry, and I can't let go. Do you have anything else?"

"never mind."

Young Master Wang refused to tolerate it and stood up to leave.

When I was about to leave, I suddenly remembered something and turned back to remind myself.

"By the way, Jin Yurong's media company has also started up and is recruiting people. The company is right next to the financial street and looks quite grand. You better be careful!"

The damn thing is gloating, and his smile is not a good one.

Su Huai cursed: "It's none of my business. Can I stop him from committing suicide?"

In fact, it was a very big deal for him. Within two days, a group of key members of Xingyu were poached.

"Fuck him!" Cheese was furious, his eyes were red.

"There was already a huge shortage of manpower, and we finally managed to train some suitable talents, but he poached a bunch of them! Damn, do these idiots just like to take advantage of what's already available?"

Su Huai was calm: "How many people left?"

"There are more than a dozen of them now. It's not a lot, but we worked hard to train them. It's really frustrating!"

Cheese beat his chest and stamped his feet: "How about we expand the scope of the non-compete agreement a little bit?"

Su Huai rolled his eyes: "Where will the economic compensation come from?"

After a pause, he said calmly, "You can't stop low- and middle-level employees from changing jobs. The new company has positions and high salaries, and the work pressure is not too great. As the general manager, you should face up to this natural flow. By the way, since he wants it, then add some sand in the mix. Do you have any reliable and capable candidates?"

Cheese's eyes widened, and he once again felt Mr. Su's insidiousness.

This company is still in its development stage, and you are actually engaging in corporate espionage?
but……

"I like it! When are we going to take action against him? Hehehehe~~~"

"No hurries?"

Su Huaiyun smiled calmly: "As the overlord of the Zhenghuang Banner, he must have his own channels. Give him more time to collect good seedlings. Maybe they are all prepared for us~~~"

It’s so bad, so bad, but Mr. Su’s tricks are really exciting.

"But..." Cheese hesitated, "Shouldn't we stabilize the morale of the troops? We can't just let them keep digging like this, right?"

"Yeah." Su Huai nodded. "I'll talk about this at the annual meeting. I believe our core employees are not stupid and can see clearly where the future lies."

"Okay, I'm going to work."

Cheese started to work overtime voluntarily with full of fighting spirit. Executives do not receive overtime pay for overtime, but Gou Huai dangled a carrot called options in front of them, which was quite unfair.

The annual meeting was scheduled for December 12th, with one week’s notice in advance.

The banquet hall was rented from the neighboring Ruili Hotel. Wow, the hall with a capacity of 1000 people was packed, and this was still the result of the host’s level being limited.

There was no live broadcast of the annual meeting. Everyone had a great time behind closed doors.

In fact, based on this year's performance, Xingyu is fully qualified to hold an annual live broadcast meeting to boost the confidence of all anchors and build a reputation among players.

However, Su Huai rejected the proposal of the executives for a very simple reason.

"This year's results are not explosive enough. Let's hold on for another year to give everyone some motivation. Next year, we will give our colleagues more intensity and make them afraid to catch up with us."

The big boss has such a pattern, what else can they say?

I have no choice but to put my best effort into next year.

The first item on the agenda of the annual meeting was Cheese coming on stage to announce the distribution of money.

"Dear comrades... We won't do anything fancy. All employees will receive an extra three-month salary! All anchors above level B will receive a three-month minimum salary. Finally, there will be a live lucky draw. The first prize is a Porsche specially provided by President Su!"

"Wow……"

All the employees were stunned, and then there was a burst of excited cheers in the meeting room.

"Mr. Li is grand!"

"Long live Mr. Su!"

"Xingyu will have a big explosion next year!"

In fact, the year-end bonus of three months' salary is not much in the market, but the problem is that Xingyu has only been established for more than three months, and the employees have only worked for three months, so it is acceptable to give them a small red envelope at the end of the year.

What's more, who would believe that you can have a chance to win a Porsche after just three months of work?

"Oh my god, my efforts were not in vain, the higher-ups are really willing to give me money!"

The excited discussions continued unabated and could not be suppressed until Su Huai took the microphone.

“Brothers and sisters.”

After he opened his mouth, the restlessness subsided instantly, and everyone was waiting for the representative of the largest shareholder to speak.

Su Huai is not the type to give long speeches. Now is not the time to talk about values, so it’s better to talk about something happy.

He said loudly: "Today's Porsche is just the beginning. I hope that in the future, our Xingyu Guild will be nicknamed the Porsche Guild by players. Our employees and our anchors will all be able to afford a Porsche. We will fill up the parking lot with them and proudly tell everyone that we are the best in the industry, the best by a huge margin!"

These were simple words, but they aroused everyone's emotions to the highest level, and there was an explosion of applause and cheers.

Because the facts have proved that Xingyu’s training is of very high level, Xingyu’s anchors are more likely to find the right rhythm for live broadcasts, and everyone’s lives have changed significantly.

Taking advantage of this enthusiasm, Su Huai briefly talked about the incident of being poached by outsiders.

“Before the annual meeting, more than a dozen of our employees were poached. I think some of them must have been ready to leave and planned to leave after the new year.

I personally encourage normal resignation.

Everyone here has the right to seek better development. If you feel that our platform restricts you or fails to give you treatment commensurate with your abilities, then just go ahead and fly. You don't owe the company anything.

Of course, the company doesn't owe you anything. The money has been paid and the respect has been shown. The company even provides the most advanced and comprehensive training in the industry. We have done our best.

So this is essentially a question of matching personal expectations with company prospects -

If you believe that Xingyu has a bright future, then work hard in your position and make a difference;
You think Xingyu's work intensity is high and the work pressure is great, and you want to go to a small company to be a leader, then let's part ways amicably.

I don't set any threshold here, so you can just take your time and see what happens. As long as you don't get fooled and make careful decisions, the result will be ok.

OK, that's all I have to say, Cheese, you can continue. "

Su Huai's performance today can be described in two words - sincere but confident.

Xing Yu is indispensable except for him, anyone else can be missing.

Employees who are smart enough can realize this, employees who are loyal enough may not realize it but have no other intentions. Only those who are short-sighted and restless will be shaken by the temptation of their competitors.

It doesn't matter how many employees like this leave.

When Cheese resumed hosting, the employees below began whispering with their friends.

"Brother, have any headhunters come looking for you?"

"There were two. I ignored them. What about you?"

“I replied that they needed to reconsider…”

"Damn! What's there to consider? Can the new company give you a 50% salary increase and allow you to get so much commission?"

"But they recruited me to be the department head and doubled my salary..."

"And then what? If you leave our system, how many nails can you drive by yourself? If the company fails within two years, it will be useless to give you the position of vice president!"

"I didn't say I was leaving. You're just thinking..."

"Don't think about it. Xingyu is the leader in the industry. The company hasn't reached a bottleneck yet, and you and I haven't reached our ceiling yet. Why are you so anxious?"

"Okay, okay, no need to rush, no need to rush, just focus on your work!"

Similar conversations are happening everywhere. Giving money is still useful, but Su Huai's honesty is even more useful. Most employees can compare where their advantages lie, and it is a good thing to eliminate the remaining small number.

So, when the annual meeting performance began, the restlessness in the hearts of the employees gradually stabilized and cohesion gradually increased.

The trouble that Jin Yuzhen's poaching behavior brought to Su Huai ended here.

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I want to chat but I can't, so I can only brag that my previous reminder was valuable.

(End of this chapter)