National Tide 1980

Ning Weimin returned to the capital. When he saw his friends and got into the car that came to pick him up, he did not go directly back to Yunyuan.

Instead, he went to the Pierre Cardin Building first to meet Zou Guodong.

He called Zou Guodong at the airport and contacted Qiao Wanlin at the Materials Bureau, and made an appointment to meet in half an hour to discuss the matter.

In fact, these two people were just as anxious as he was about this sudden change.

In terms of time, they received the news from the Temple of Heaven Park at about the same time as Ning Weimin, but their reaction times were very different.

As deputy director, Qiao Wanlin handles practical matters on behalf of his superiors.

Not only do I have many meetings and dinners every day, I also have to inspect grassroots units almost every day. I am considered an "inspector" and I don't have much time to stay in the service bureau with peace of mind.

Zou Guodong is now the CEO.

Moreover, Pierre Catton has just experienced major personnel changes and institutional reforms, and is still in the pain period.

Especially after Ning Weimin acquired "Ordinary PANCH" and launched "Mist Weekly", it prompted Pierre Catton China Company to advance its plan to launch its own fashion magazine, and some procedural issues had to be addressed immediately.

Zou Guodong is even busier than Qiao Wanlin.

In fact, both Zou Guodong and Qiao Wanlin knew about this matter later than Ning Weimin.

Then naturally, they reacted accordingly to figure out the matter, and then they thought of informing Ning Weimin even later.

Unfortunately, yesterday, when they tried to contact Ning Weimin, Ning Weimin had already bought a plane ticket and was packing his luggage at home.

He didn't go to the company to handle official business at all, but stayed at home to accompany his wife for the last time and gave her many instructions.

So when they couldn't find Ning Weimin no matter how hard they tried, and found out a day later that Ning Weimin had returned to Beijing and called them, it was a complete surprise as if they had recovered what they had lost.

It's like losing something accidentally and thinking you'll never find it again, but suddenly someone delivers it to your door.

Therefore, they would not refuse Ning Weimin's urgent request to meet him. Even if there were many things to do, they were willing to put them aside at this time.

At 1:25 p.m. that day, when Ning Weimin hurriedly arrived at the Pierre Catton Building, he was a little later than he expected.

Qiao Wanlin and Zou Guodong were already waiting for him in Zou Guodong's office.

When Ning Weimin, who was late, came in, he saw both of them smoking quietly, and they were obviously full of doubts about the current situation.

Ning Weimin, who had not had time to have lunch, simply ordered a bowl of wonton noodles from the hotel's food delivery department to make do with his meal.

Although they were not outsiders, Ning Weimin could talk in front of the two of them while eating, but considering the importance of the matter, it was obviously an extremely important closed-door meeting.

Apart from the three of them, no one else can sit together and discuss this matter.

Ning Weimin asked everyone else to go to the restaurant for dinner, and even Zou Guodong's secretary was not allowed to enter without permission.

Several people were pragmatic. Ning Weimin asked directly as soon as he sat down, "What exactly is going on? How did something like this happen suddenly? You are all in the capital, so you should know the situation better than me, right? Who of you can tell me?"

"Kill the local tyrants and divide the land. What's going on? Don't you understand?"

Zou Guodong spoke first and put the matter on the table.

"Tangong Restaurant is no longer an ordinary restaurant. It already has six or seven branches at home and abroad. Especially in Japan, your net profit last year was 1 billion yen. Even at the official exchange rate, it's still more than 30 million yuan. Who doesn't know that this is a big piece of fat? Why should you be the only one holding it in your hands and no one else can touch it? The better you do, the greater the temptation will be..."

Ning Weimin nodded first.

"You have a point. If there is no absolute trust in me and no deep affection, anyone would be drooling over it, or even crazy about so much money..."

But at the same time, there are still some puzzles.

"But the problem is, it's not like I haven't distributed dividends. I've never let you down every year, and the profits have been rising year after year. Last year, each of the three investors received more than 5 million. If it's for the sake of money, why can't he wait? As long as he waits until the end of the year, he will definitely get more this year. If he can't wait because he just took office, he can tell me, even if it's changed to dividends twice a year. Why do you have to act like this..."

Zou Guodong is a straightforward person and he pointed out Ning Weimin's negligence without any hesitation.

"That's different. This is just your wishful thinking. You may never realize your own dictatorial faults. The Tangong Restaurant is in your hands. No one can interfere with your private land. How would a newly appointed director think? Do you think everyone can be like our company, 'let you create your own world'? Especially those within the system cannot tolerate individuals being isolated from the organization..."

At this point, he seemed to remember Giovanni's identity and coughed, stopping himself on the sensitive issue in time.

He then turned his attention to admonishing Ning Weimin.

"Wei Min, let me tell you this, the new directors of the Temple of Heaven are very hard-working. They just want to put an end to your power. This is a matter of principle. Whether it is to set up a company to be responsible for the vertical management of the Temple of Heaven or to require the establishment of a labor union for the Temple of Heaven, this is all reasonable. Of course, this is just the first step to keep you in their hands. They will definitely take over the financial and personnel power later. I don't know what they think, but one thing is for sure, they will definitely put people in the Temple of Heaven Restaurant to supervise you. Only in this way can they be truly assured."

Ning Weimin nodded again, admitting that what Zou Guodong said made sense, but he was puzzled as to why the old director did not interfere in this matter.

"But this is different from what the old director said. The old director assured me that the new director was the son of his old comrade-in-arms, and he had already explained everything to the new director. In the future, we will have to cooperate as before, or even strengthen cooperation. I am confused. Even if the new director is considering the old director's face, he shouldn't do this?"

At this time, Qiao Wanlin took over the conversation, "I know about the old director's affairs, but if I tell you, I'm afraid you will be even more angry."

"It's okay, go ahead."

"It's not that the old director didn't care. I asked about this these two days. It turns out that after the new director made a fuss, the old director went to find his successor. But our new director shut the old director up with one thing, saying that the number of employees in Tan Palace Restaurant has grown to nearly a thousand. But there is no trade union, and no party organization, only a Communist Youth League branch, which is not right. Moreover, many employees are now sent abroad. If we let them do whatever they want, what will happen? How can we do without proper supervision? We can't always focus on economic benefits and ignore ideological construction. Well, just this one big truth shut the old director up. That day, many people heard the two people arguing in the office. Many people even saw the old director go back with a dark face, and he didn't even take the assigned car. The old man, who hadn't recovered from his illness, was so angry that he went back on his own. And it was said that he stayed indoors and didn't see anyone after he went back..."

To put it bluntly, this accusation is put on openly, and it is an open conspiracy.

I guess the old man didn't expect that he would let a wolf into the house and be controlled by this nephew.

That’s not all. Qiao Wanlin also added a piece of bad news that Ning Weimin could not have imagined.

"Wei Min, there is one more thing I need to tell you. There are huge differences of opinion within the Service Bureau regarding this matter. This Gong Mingcheng actually bypassed me and Director Jin and went to talk to another deputy director about this matter. I don't know what kind of exchange they had in private. Probably they agreed to exchange some interests in personnel and finance. Anyway, under the urging of this deputy director, most of the cadres in the bureau now tend to support the opinion of the new director, and also want to supervise and manage the Tan Palace Restaurant by establishing a management company or directly placing Tan Palace under the name of the Service Bureau's catering company. To be honest, Director Jin was very passive this time, and it was a bit difficult to support it alone, facing almost a collective force. I'm afraid he can't continue to maintain the 100% independence of Tan Palace. So he wants me to tell you that he hopes you can make some preparations. I'm afraid you have to compromise a little this time..."

Unexpectedly, changes also happened in the service bureau, and Gong Mingcheng's ability to form cliques was also unexpected.

But this also explains why Gong Mingcheng was so anxious to hold this shareholders' meeting. He was not worried at all that his resolution would not be passed.

No wonder, it turns out that this is where the problem lies. This guy has actually used the Altar Palace as price to win over the people in the Service Bureau.

Instead, the good cooperation foundation between myself and the service bureau no longer exists.

This old guy really knows how to do business. He uses the things in my hands to bribe others and make them my enemies!

Just at this time, the wonton noodles ordered by Ning Weimin were delivered.

Zou Guodong's secretary brought it in on a tray.

Ning Weimin was thinking about something and didn't say anything. He picked up the chopsticks and started eating, but he could hardly taste anything.

Zou Guodong and Qiao Wanlin on the side saw it clearly. Even though Ning Weimin didn't say anything, he must have been very angry.

The two looked at each other and began to try their best to persuade each other.

"Wei Min, you should know that the company is on your side no matter what. No matter what decision you make, you should never doubt it. Your opinion is the company's opinion."

Zou Guodong said, "However, I still have to advise you. In fact, what Director Jin said makes sense. This matter is not worth making a fuss about. Although they are a bit disrespectful to you by doing this, it can also be said that it is a misunderstanding caused by a lack of trust. So if you really want to promote this matter, you should think positively. It is just another way to gain people's trust. By then, you will still be the general manager of Tan Palace Restaurant, and Tan Palace, which you founded, will continue to follow the route you designed. And you should also know that, just like the internal reform of our company, this kind of thing actually has to be done. It is a necessary step for an enterprise to be formalized. You should be open-minded..."

Qiao Wanlin also said, "Wei Min, this matter was indeed calculated by someone. This new director is really a thoughtful person. He did such a big thing quietly. It's really a timid person who has a leopard. But it doesn't matter. War is never decided by one confrontation. We still have the next one. War is never a pattern. It is not all about head-on confrontation. Look at the United States. After World War II, they didn't want to fight the Soviet Union. A Secretary of State named Dulles advocated ideological warfare in "War and Peace". After Eisenhower came to power, he kept engaging in civil exchanges with the Soviet Union to cultivate their thoughts. When Kennedy became the Queen Mother, he gave the Soviet Union benefits and carried out economic cooperation to make them envy the development of the West. Look at the Soviet Union now. It has long been fooled by the Americans. So, don't worry, Director Jin and I will definitely get it back for you in the future. And our top priority now is to discuss a countermeasure on how to reduce each other's losses and retain the greatest strength. Who will laugh last is still uncertain, this is just the beginning..."

Compromise and concession are the subtext of Zou Guodong and Qiao Wanlin.

But it cannot be denied that they all sincerely consider Ning Weimin, and if Ning Weimin needs it, they will still support him.

But now what they hope is that Ning Weimin can get rid of his emotional disgust and deal with the situation and solve the problem in a more objective and rational manner.

In fact, Ning Weimin also agrees with their point of view. A successful person is not only calm and patient, but also must learn to think hard.

The more impulsive you act and the more you like to have fun, the more you will fail and become stupid.

In the current situation, either a fight will begin and both sides will suffer losses in the end, or they will have no choice but to give in to each other, find a new balance, and build a new win-win platform that everyone can accept.

So what to do?

Just as Ning Weimin gradually regained his composure and began to seriously think about what conditions he could compromise on and would satisfy the other party, Zou Guodong's secretary knocked on the door and came in, this time bringing an unexpected news.

"Mr. Ning, you have a visitor who wants to see you. He knows you are here, so he asked me to convey the message and hopes to meet you."

"My visitor? Who is it?"

"He claims to be Kuok Ho Fung of Singapore's Kuok Group. This is his business card."

Ning Weimin was even more surprised when he took it and looked at it. He thought, isn't this the nephew of the country? How did he know that he was here? What's the matter? Why did he find me here? "

"Did he say anything else?"

"Well, he also said that he came to help you solve your doubts. You have had some unpleasant troubles recently, and I am afraid that only he can explain it to you clearly. He doesn't want to be misunderstood by you, so he wants to explain it to you in person. So... do you want to meet him? Or ask him to go back?"

Ning Weimin's mind flashed, and he immediately realized the necessity of this meeting, and even had a premonition of something.

So he immediately responded, "Yes, of course I must. Ask him to do his best right away."

Then he stood up again and said, "No, I'd better go there myself. Where is he? I'll go with you to see him."