I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 386 Boss Bai's Secret Assistance, Even the Old Man Lost?
so.

Is the old man only making me do the problems on paper this time, without giving me a chance to practice?

The old man is probably still a little afraid that if he were really sent to the battlefield, the group would lose tens of billions if he made a mistake, right?
md.

You don't trust me at all!

But let’s be honest.

Su Cheng herself was a little apprehensive.

Even in his previous life, he had never given a similar command.

Especially large-scale military operations involving land, sea, and air forces.

This is one of Su Cheng's weaknesses.

If we're talking about the STX acquisition alone, Su Cheng is confident.

Su Cheng is confident that if STX and the steel company merge and consolidate the industry, he will be able to achieve this.

However, if it's a project involving marine shipbuilding, steel, and energy, Su Cheng doesn't have the same level of confidence as the previous two.

This command requires specific and detailed planning, and involves many factors, including a long-term strategic vision and a keen understanding of geopolitics.

It can't be completed in seven days at all.

It would take at least a month to get a general outline of such a plan and deployment.

Acquisition is only the first step; the subsequent industrial integration and system restructuring are the most mentally taxing.

Although Su Cheng was very unwilling to be directed by the old man anymore, he still had to bite the bullet and do the test paper.

Su Cheng locked himself in his house for seven days straight, spending his days dealing with these files and documents, and meticulously drawing up strategic blueprints.

To minimize trips to the bathroom, Su Cheng tried to avoid drinking water.

He kept an empty 1.5L water bottle by his feet, so that he could take off his pants and relieve himself right next to the computer when he needed to urinate, without having to go to the bathroom.

Why do you do this?

Su Cheng wanted to maintain her Zone status as much as possible.

The downside of relying on coffee to stay awake is that it makes you need to urinate very frequently.

Go to the bathroom - take off your pants - urinate - flush the toilet - wash your hands - dry your hands.

These are six steps.

But Su Cheng's method only requires three steps: after screwing on the cap, he will spray his hands with alcohol to disinfect them.

This method saves the walking distance to the toilet, shortens the urination time, and allows you to remain in the Zone without breaking the spell.

He wasn't the first to do this.

There are indeed many colleagues in the group who wear adult diapers to work.

It wasn't that they were forced; some people simply didn't want to "break their promise."

Once you break your rhythm, it takes a long time to get back into the zone.

This approach is not related to location; it doesn't matter whether you're at the office or at home. The main point is to maintain a state of flow.

The next day, Su Cheng received an encrypted email.

"What's this?"

Su Cheng frowned.

Why did someone suddenly send him an email?

The email had no subject or content, only an attachment.

If the attachment wasn't a Word document, Su Cheng would have been hesitant to open it, fearing it might be a Trojan virus or something that could control and monitor his computer.

It's no wonder Su Cheng is so suspicious.

He's become so paranoid from all the surveillance cameras that he's on edge.

Su Cheng didn't dare to save it directly. Instead, she created a virtual machine and planned to open it on a separate system.

Who knows if this is a virus disguised as Word?

To Su Cheng's surprise...

This email even contained code that allowed messages to be deleted after being read.

After Su Cheng saved the email, it disappeared immediately.

No deleted records or sent/received records could be found.

This further fueled Su Cheng's suspicions.

Who sent it to him?

He carefully opened the Word document.

"Ok?"

"It really looks like a Word document?"

Verified.

This Word document is just a regular document.

Su Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

After reading the contents in detail, he was greatly surprised.

"This is... the meeting minutes of the Emperor Group in 2004?"

It includes the speeches of Su Tianyan, the father, and a group of senior executives of the group, accurately recording their thoughts and logic, as well as subsequent related case materials.

Su Cheng became serious.

He immediately checked the group's activities in the database that year.

Finally, they found a merger and acquisition case from 04.

However, there were no specific files or records, only a few hasty summaries.

Moreover, only the names of the relevant hosts were left, not the old man's name.

After extensive investigation, he discovered that the group's acquisition case in 04 was remarkably similar in nature to the current acquisition case of STX.

It is also a large-scale military operation.

It's also about transportation and energy.

It's just that the type has changed.

Su Cheng's plan was already halfway complete, and this meeting record would provide him with great reference value, playing an important role in his plan and being of great value for reference.

Moreover, it was personally presided over by the old man.

That's an old man in his prime.

This meeting record may only be found in the group's secret archives, and it may even be a unique copy.

Because records from that era were mostly on paper, and most of them have been lost.

Finding this meeting record precisely is like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Su Cheng has the authority to view such important battle data of the group.

He had also searched for similar cases in the database a couple of days ago for reference.

However, those battles were of different types, with different starting points and final effects, so they are not very valuable for reference.

Su Cheng couldn't find such ancient paper documents on his own, or rather, he wouldn't even think of looking for them.

Because records like these, written in just a few words more than a decade ago, don't reveal their nature at all—whether it was a major or minor battle, a large or small army unit, mountain warfare or jungle warfare.

He might spend a whole day in the group's archives and still not find anything.

Su Cheng only has seven days.

one question.

Who sent him this email?

Su Cheng felt there was probably no other answer.

Mr. Bai.

Only Mr. Bai was able to accurately locate this meeting record.

Because back in 04, General Manager Bai was the old man's most important secretary.

This meeting record may even have been handwritten by President Bai himself.

At the same time, President Bai should also be clear about the specific content of the "challenge" he is currently facing, and even more clear about what kind of help Su Cheng needs.

It still has to be President Bai! However...

Su Cheng has already completed the framework of the plan; now it's time to refine the details.

Su Cheng can only use these meeting minutes to fill in any gaps or omissions.

He has his own ideas; the old man's ideas can only be used as a reference, not followed completely.

Completely relying on the old man's work can actually hinder your own thinking.

and.

An old man's ideas aren't necessarily correct; even old men can make mistakes.

In some places, it's absolutely wrong.

Unlike Su Sheng, Su Cheng would not regard Lao Deng's things as gospel.

Soon, Su Cheng discovered the place where they were leaning.

The situation in this 04 acquisition was similar to that of the STX Group, as both were in a state of debt.

The old man's approach was to only pay off the debts and provide a small amount of money for development.

Su Cheng, on the other hand, prefers to invest heavily in comprehensive development.

Subsequent information revealed that the old man's thinking and decisions back then were serious mistakes.

Because, like Peninsula Industrial Bank, Dihao Group continued to provide financial support to this company during its subsequent acquisition in 04.

And it took much longer than Peninsula Bank's funding of STX, a full six years!
The group's subsequent investment was no less than that of full-scale development at the beginning. In the six years, this company became a major money-devouring beast for the Dihao Group.

In other words, the Dihao Group had a strong foundation and was able to save itself, eventually weathering several years of industry cycles before it slowly built up.

Su Cheng couldn't help but feel shocked.

Could the old man have made mistakes in business as well?

Mr. Bai thoughtfully marked his own name in the meeting minutes, just to remind Su Cheng to pay attention to this crucial detail.

Fortunately, their original plan leaned towards a comprehensive development of 150 billion, rather than simply clearing debt and slowly weathering the industry cycle with 50 billion.

"So the old man isn't omniscient or omnipotent in the business world after all."

“Even an old man can make strategic misjudgments when commanding large-scale operations like this.”

The old man's mistake this time caused the group to lose at least tens of billions of yuan in cash.

Although the group can make up for it elsewhere, this mistake is real.

Su Cheng didn't know how many times the old man had missed opportunities in the business world throughout his life, but his command of this merger and acquisition case in 04 was problematic not only in strategic decision-making but also in tactical execution.

He felt he could immediately define the old man: "This merger is definitely one of the old man's biggest defeats in his business career."

After discovering the old man's mistake, Su Cheng's confidence soared.

So, all things considered, he's not bad at all.

However, I didn't have much experience, so I was a little apprehensive when I first took over the task a couple of days ago.

After all, he was the commander of such a large army corps.

But the old man was indeed amazing, but wasn't he still wrong?
He didn't know whether there were other factors or objective reasons that affected the old man's judgment.

Su Cheng also learned it.

He only looks at results.

The result from 04 to 10 was that the old man didn't play well, which was a mistake.

They must be severely criticized and punished!

"Oh shit."

"The old man will also hide his defeats."

"He's really something."

Su Cheng had already written it down in his little notebook.

Once he takes power, he must bring this matter up and settle it properly.

The old man must be nailed to the pillar of shame, and this defeat should be used as a negative example for all the middle and senior management of the group to learn from.

Su Cheng's plan is divided into three stages.

Phase 1: Stabilization and Transfusion.

The goal of this phase is to extinguish the fire at STX, establish a command system, and restore the main artery of internal circulation.

$150 billion of the $40 billion will be used to publicly settle all of STX’s historical debts in one go, and $10 billion will be injected as initial working capital.

Secondly, restructure the management team.

The old management team should be dismissed immediately, and a new CEO, K3, should be transferred from the group to serve as the new CEO of STX Group.

For personnel with management experience in the shipbuilding, energy, or steel industries, their level can be appropriately lowered to K22 or even K20.

At the same time, top-tier ship designers, project managers, and finance teams at the K15 level and above were mobilized to form a new leadership team.

A joint team was formed, co-led by the chief designer and the chief metallurgist of Dihao Steel.

A joint team, led by the shipping director of Geewell Energy and the strategy director of STX, is planning the fleet needs of the energy empire for the next 20 years, forming a dynamic pool of internal order demand.

Finally, there is a joint team of CEOs from the three major business groups, directly led by the headquarters of the Geely Group.

Third, stabilize morale.

By awarding a bonus to all remaining employees and promising the most competitive compensation and long-term incentive programs in the industry, the company turned people’s despair of bankruptcy into hope for the STX Group.

The timeframe can vary, as the Emperor Group itself is a prestigious brand, and its acquisition is an exciting event in itself.

Finally, all orders that had not yet started at external shipyards were cancelled.

The energy company of the Geely Group has signed an in-house shipbuilding agreement with STX worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

It should include at least 10 very large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, 20 of the latest generation LNG carriers, and 2 state-of-the-art floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units.

Furthermore, this internal agreement explicitly stipulates that all the high-grade marine steel plates required must be supplied by a few specific factories of the steel company under the Dihao Group.

In this internal order, STX used the resources of Emgrand Energy and Emgrand Steel to produce the first ship, marking the formal closure of the loop and the end of the first phase.

The estimated timeframe is approximately 24 months.

Phase Two: Optimization and Acceleration.

The goal is to achieve deep synergy between technology and operations, maximize cost and technological advantages, and make the snowball effect.

The intelligent shipyard transformation was carried out concurrently with the first phase.

Commercial and research projects, as well as potential energy transitions.

This phase typically lasts 24 to 60 months.

The third stage: Domination.

Objective: To transform internal advantages into absolute dominance in external markets and begin to define the rules of the game globally.

Once a technological and product advantage is achieved, pricing power and market selection power are gained.

STX can begin selectively accepting external orders, but will only offer models equipped with the latest propulsion systems.

If you want to buy the most advanced ships, then you can only come to the Emperor Group.

At the same time, it provides non-core technology solutions to other shipyards, including competitors, and charges high patent fees.

Geely Energy has begun investing in and constructing next-generation energy bunkering ports in major shipping hubs around the world.

This network not only serves the Dihao Group's internal fleet, but has also begun supplying and selling next-generation fuels to other shipping companies around the world, creating new revenue streams.

By building a new fuel bunkering network, Geely will transform from a one-off ship seller into a continuous service and energy supplier.

By selling fuel, standards, and services, they can obtain long-term, stable cash flow.

Most importantly, they are defining the infrastructure and standards for the next generation of global shipping.

Once it becomes a basic feature globally, Geely Group will have a near-permanent monopoly.

This phase will likely last 60 to 120 months.

A complete supply chain solution is highly attractive to any country that aspires to achieve energy independence, supply chain security, and industrial upgrading.

Once a dominant position is achieved.

In the business world, the Dihao Group can transcend ordinary corporate competition and cooperate and compete with national entities on a higher level, thereby gaining asymmetric advantages such as market access, policy support, and regulatory exemptions.

This is the business plan that Su Cheng devised.

(End of this chapter)