National Tide 1980

The investors' meeting of Tan Palace Restaurant was held on time.

Because the content of this meeting involves major matters such as the company's articles of association and organizational structure, not only important shareholder representatives gathered together, but even important officials from various investors could sit in.

Therefore, not only were the seats around the conference table full, but also the circle of seats for observers behind the conference table were full. There were sixteen people at the table of participants and more than twenty people in the audience, a total of more than forty people. Judging from the number of participants and the momentum, the importance of this meeting was extraordinary, which showed the importance of this meeting.

As the initiator and convener of the meeting, Gong Mingcheng, the director of the Temple of Heaven Park, personally presided over the meeting. He first introduced himself to the other two investors who had not met him yet, and then said a few clichés about bright prospects and unity.

This was his proper opening remark, and it was also to give face to the host company Pierre Cardin. He didn't want to make it too obvious, but what is coming will always come.

After finishing his polite remarks, Gong Mingcheng looked around at all the participants in the meeting. After making sure that everyone's attention was on him, he coughed loudly and began to reveal his true colors.

"All the participants present here are representatives of various investors. I believe you have all received our faxed documents and related instructions, so you must understand my intention of convening this meeting today."

"Here, I would like to solemnly remind you that, from the day when Tan Gong Restaurant was established to now, after several years of operation, although the business performance is remarkable, the management structure has always maintained a small workshop-style model, which is completely incompatible with the current development scale and business model of Tan Gong Restaurant. It can even be said that it has caused serious hidden dangers to the safety and future of the enterprise."

"I am not exaggerating. Please think about this. Our Tan Palace Restaurant has already established several branches overseas, but our company does not even have a party organization or a trade union. Is this right? If our overseas employees have ideological problems or disciplinary problems involving foreign affairs, who will bear the responsibility?"

"In addition, our employees have grown to thousands, and our annual revenue has reached tens of millions of RMB. However, the financial, management and personnel rights of the entire enterprise have long been in the hands of one person, without any supervision mechanism. Can such an enterprise be considered safe? Does it meet the standards of a modern enterprise? It is difficult for us to imagine that such an enterprise can survive long-term."

"If you ask me, it's worse than the planned economy enterprises that we hadn't experienced reform in the past. So for the sake of investment security, and to reduce internal problems for our enterprises and maintain social reputation, I proposed to all investors to reform the organizational structure. In addition to establishing a trade union and party organization, we also proposed to set up a special management company. This company will initially focus on supervising the financial and personnel rights of the enterprise."

"Of course, as the general manager of Tan Gong Restaurant, Comrade Ning Weimin has made great contributions, and everyone knows this. I am not here to deny his work achievements. In particular, the current management defects cannot be said to be his responsibility. It is more because Tan Gong Restaurant was established too recently and has developed too fast, and the management mechanism has not been able to keep up in time. So I hope Comrade Ning Weimin can understand this and obey. After all, some things cannot be done well by one person, and problems are prone to occur. If we can make Tan Gong Restaurant better and better, it will be the result we all expect."

"Ah, then in view of the above reasons, we would like to invite Director Luan, the representative of the Service Bureau, to announce the company structure proposed by the Service Bureau. After all, the Service Bureau has many companies under it, especially the catering company that manages major catering companies. They have the most mature experience in this regard. After Director Luan finishes speaking, we can all have a full discussion on this."

Gong Mingcheng's words were very nice, but he was smiling but had a dagger hidden behind it.

Even if you know that he is targeting you, you cannot openly oppose him because he is in the right and represents the interests of the majority.

So the next person to stand up was Deputy Director Luan from the Service Bureau, who was in the same boat with Gong Mingcheng.

This guy was exactly the same as Gong Mingcheng, still nodding and greeting the participants with a smiling face.

The only difference is that there are a few more wrinkles on his face and his expression is a little more urgent.

"Director Gong highly praises our service bureau. This is a kind of trust, but also a kind of pressure. Therefore, our service bureau has accepted Director Gong's entrustment and dare not be negligent in the slightest. We have recently conducted a very detailed investigation and repeated consideration of the hidden dangers of the current Tan Palace Restaurant and the necessity of establishing a management company. In particular, combined with the management situation of our district's catering company, we have made corresponding system plans specifically for several major drawbacks. Now let me report to you the specific settings of this management company. First..."

The main part of the show began, and the venue became lively and there was a slight commotion.

Mainly, under the conference table, the entourage brought by several investment representatives - those cadres who were listening in, began to whisper to each other.

All of these people knew Ning Weimin, and they kept looking at him with sympathy - once this resolution was passed, most of Ning Weimin's power would be lost.

I'm afraid that from now on, apart from opening a store and making money, everything else will depend on other people's wishes.

Now the Service Bureau and the Temple of Heaven have joined hands, and even if Pierre Catton supports Ning Weimin, it is still a minority against a majority.

So everyone thought that the situation was very clear. No matter how many merits Ning Weimin had made, his fate was just like a dumpling. He could be manipulated by anyone. He could not be round if he wanted to be flat, nor could he be square if he wanted to be round. It was so miserable just to watch.

Even his control over the Tan Palace Restaurant will be greatly reduced, right?

Even those who were once close to him and supported him would be forced into a dormant period because of his fall from power, right?

No one would find it surprising. If he was not sure, Gong Mingcheng would not be stupid enough to put this issue to a vote, and voting is usually just a formality.

In fact, the big guys behind the scenes had already communicated and discussed it, and everyone knew it - the Service Bureau and the Temple of Heaven together hold 60 to 70 percent of the shares, so they can pass any resolution easily, and no one can resist.

Therefore, this matter cannot be simply attributed to Ning Weimin’s personal failure, but rather to the overall failure of the Pierre Caton faction that has always dominated in the past.

Things are changing, and from now on, the two shareholders, the Temple of Heaven and the Service Bureau, will probably be in power.

Because of this, even though Director Chang at the conference table had a good relationship with Ning Weimin, his expression at this moment did not show any sympathy.

Qiao Wanlin, deputy director of the Service Bureau, who attended the meeting on behalf of Director Jin, was the main person involved in the establishment of Tan Gong Restaurant. At this time, he had a blank expression on his face and showed no emotion.

People who knew them and knew that they had a close relationship with Ning Weimin couldn't help but sigh in their hearts when they saw this scene - it turns out that if you are in the system, you have to know how to take sides and be ruthless.

Looking at his calm mentality, no wonder he can be promoted step by step and have a successful career.

He frowned slightly and looked around at everyone present quietly. "Before everyone starts voting, please excuse me for interrupting. I also have a proposal to make."

"Huh? Manager Ning also has a suggestion?" A surprised voice was suddenly heard in the meeting room.

"Yes. From the beginning, I have been patiently listening to the proposals of Director Gong and Director Luan. I really don't want to interfere with the normal procedures of this investor meeting. Originally, according to the first-come-first-served principle, I should wait until the first proposal is voted on. However, there is a reason why I have to say my proposal first, otherwise I am worried..."

The unexpected event made the commotion in the venue even louder.

The people from the Temple of Heaven Park and the Service Bureau, who were the main voices of surprise, were almost stunned.

What happened?

What is Manager Ning going to do?

Gong Mingcheng and Director Luan both had a bad feeling.

The two men looked at each other and instantly understood each other's thoughts - Ning Weimin must be shut up immediately.

It's really not good that this person caused such a big commotion as soon as he opened his mouth. It's obvious that he is trying to cause trouble.

No matter what the reason, he couldn't be allowed to disrupt the steps they had set.

"Manager Ning, please forgive me for being blunt, but you are disrupting the agenda of the meeting. This is really inappropriate."

Director Luan spoke first, "If you have any objections to my proposal, you can just present the facts and reason with everyone. We are about to enter the discussion process now, why do you have to divert the topic?"

Gong Mingcheng also expressed his support for his allies, "Yes, no matter what the reason, we cannot propose any new proposals at this time. Manager Ning, with your status, you should know the meeting discipline. It doesn't make sense. The main purpose of today's meeting is to discuss the reform of the management structure. Everything should be based on this content. If you have anything to say, you should wait until the discussion of this topic is over and there is a result before you say it."

This hat is really big.

But it was obvious that Ning Weimin was not affected by them at all, and there was even a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

"You all misunderstood. I didn't mean to change the subject or influence the voting results. This vote is completely unnecessary. Why do we have to go through this process and sit here for a long time and waste our time?"

Director Luan couldn't stand Ning Weimin's disrespectful attitude, so he was the first to scold him.

"Manager Ning! Please be mindful of your words. This is a serious occasion. I must remind you to correct your attitude!"

Gong Mingcheng was also obviously irritated. When he was angry, his lips would be tightly pursed together.

"Manager Ning, what are you talking about? Are you disrespecting our meeting today and our investment representatives? If so, I really have to consider your future position..."

Well, you even added a threat.

However, even so, it couldn't stop Ning Weimin.

He is a veteran in capital wars and has even attended the LVMH board of directors meeting. Although he did not get a seat for himself, such occasions are just a small disturbance for him.

He didn't even show the slightest hesitation in the face of Gong Mingcheng's coercion, and continued, "You don't need to worry about whether I stay or go. That's just a matter for me to consider! Listen, I resign!"

What?

Is this crazy?

Ning Weimin's last three words were like ringing the big bell in Dazhong Temple. The whole audience was shocked!

This meeting can no longer go on, the venue is more like a vegetable market.

Countless people were talking about it, all wondering what had happened to Ning Weimin and why he was going to resign for no apparent reason.

Why has it come to this?

Things haven't gotten that bad yet.

"Manager Ning, don't be angry. No one wants to drive you away. We just hope that you can respect this meeting and hope that Tan Palace Restaurant can improve its management system and develop better based on the previous experience. Isn't this right?"

Chief Luan raised his momentum with rhetorical questions in order to seize the greater good and prevent things from getting out of control.

In his heart, if Tan Gong Restaurant is the cash cow, then Ning Weimin is the magic painter Ma Liang who drew this tree.

Although he wanted to occupy the tree, he was not stupid enough to let go of "Ma Liang" who could draw countless money trees.

Ning Weimin shook his head and said, "I'm not angry. I'm just telling you my decision. This is what I've always wanted you to understand. No matter what the voting result is, it actually has nothing to do with me..."

Seeing his attitude, Gong Mingcheng's ominous premonition grew even stronger. He had spent a lot of time and energy setting up this scheme today.

The purpose is not only to take full control of the Altar Palace, but also to force Ning Weimin to jump into his palm.

Director Luan understood this principle, so how could he not understand it?

As a result, we finally had the confidence to move forward to the voting stage of the agenda, but Ning Weimin caused this incident again.

No matter whether it is true or false, he can't let Ning Weimin run away!

So he immediately turned around and shouted to Zou Guodong, "Boss Zou, Manager Ning is from your Pierre Cardin, what do you say? Are you going to let him continue to act like this?"

Gong Mingcheng thought that even if Ning Weimin was determined to resign, Pierre Caton would still have to consider the feelings of other shareholders, right?

But who could have imagined that Zou Guodong's words were like a slap in the face, which really made him stupid.

"Director Gong, it's not appropriate for you to say that!" Zou Guodong, who had not spoken for a long time, had a cold face. "What do you mean by nonsense? Our manager Ning has always wanted you to listen to his proposal carefully. But did you give him this opportunity? You didn't even give him a chance to speak, but instead put a label on him. What is this? Is this your attitude of respecting our Pierre Cardon investors! Forget it, since you don't want to listen to Manager Ning's speech, then I will express his opinion on behalf of Manager Ning. In view of the fact that the Temple of Heaven Park and the Service Bureau have changed the main person in charge of the cooperation project of the Temple of Heaven Restaurant and proposed a reform of the management structure, then out of consideration for future personnel changes and uncertain risk factors in the operation. The company has decided that not only will Manager Ning withdraw from the Temple of Heaven Restaurant and no longer serve as the general manager of the Temple of Heaven Restaurant, but the company will also withdraw from all investments in this commercial project. So no matter how you vote on the above issue, it's your own game, and we will not participate. As for us, we only need to discuss how to divide the assets and the handover procedures in the future."

Following Zou Guodong's wave of his hand, several legal lawyers who had been waiting for this moment in the seats at the back stood up.

They brought out the financial documents that had been prepared long ago and handed a copy to each person at the conference table.

At this time, Ning Weimin spoke again. This time he stood up and said with a smile, "Dear leaders and colleagues, after several years of operation of Tan Palace, I have decided to terminate the cooperation with the Temple of Heaven Park and the Service Bureau for personal reasons and Pierre Caton for capital security considerations. This is certainly not the result we expected. As the founder of Tan Palace Restaurant, I deeply regret this. But at least we have made money. Even if the fate is over, we can always part ways amicably. Please look, the financial data in front of you now is what I have sorted out in recent days. The data you want to know is all here. Please read it carefully, and our subsequent asset division will be negotiated based on this..."

Even the financial information has been prepared?

Obviously he came prepared.

Everyone present now knew that Ning Weimin was not acting on a whim.

At this moment, Gong Mingcheng realized that his efforts might have been in vain.

I never expected that I had been threatening the other party with overturning the table as a bargaining chip, but in the end the other party actually overturned the table and refused to play.

What is he then? Has he always been a conceited clown?

He just felt a sweetness in his throat and his chest was blocked and he couldn't breathe. He really wanted to curse Pierre Cardin to vent his anger, but reason told him that there was no reason to curse and he couldn't curse.

Who could have expected that Ning Weimin would have such good connections in Pierre Catton that he could convince the company to support him at the cost of giving up such high-quality assets.

So he tried to remain calm, thinking that perhaps Pierre Catton was bluffing just to prevent power from falling into the hands of others.

He wanted to try to fight for it again, and said to Zou Guodong, "Boss Zou, you have to think carefully about this decision. Even if your Pierre Cardon company is big and powerful, it is not insignificant to you that Tan Palace can earn tens of millions of RMB a year, right? You are so easy to withdraw for such a reason, aren't you afraid of being held accountable by the French side? As far as I know, the biggest shareholder of your foreign company should be the board of directors, right? Don't trust others easily for personal friendship, or you will be unnecessarily implicated in the future; if you really think there is something wrong with Director Luan's plan just now, we can still discuss it. We were supposed to discuss it today..."

However, the fact that he could say such words was the biggest misjudgment, Zou Guodong raised his eyebrows.

"I'm sorry, Director Gong, you are indeed worrying too much again. Some of what you said just now is quite right. It's true that the biggest thing in our foreign-funded enterprises is the board of directors, but it is also because of this that I don't have to be responsible for this matter. Manager Ning Weimin is the one who bears all the responsibilities. Because he is not only an employee of the company, but also one of the shareholders of the company. So you understand, based on your reasoning just now, I have to listen to him. So it's useless for you to tell me these, I am just a person who obeys..."

With a loud bang, it was like a thunderbolt exploding in the conference hall!

Almost everyone felt that they had to look up to see Ning Weimin, while the others just felt blank and empty...

I've seen hidden spies, but I've never seen one as good at pretending as Ning Weimin.

He is actually a shareholder of Pierre Catton Company, so why is he still working?

He is still a manager under his subordinates! Who is leading whom? This is a mess!

Foreign companies are really weird. There are all kinds of weird things in the world...

Of course, there are exceptions. Zhang Shihui, who was sitting in the audience, was extremely emotional today.

At this time, he finally couldn't help but look at Qiao Wanlin from the Service Bureau, and both of them couldn't help but narrow their eyes.

By exchanging colors, each other's moods can be understood.

It’s so enjoyable!

It’s so satisfying!

You guys are making trouble again!

What are you discussing? What the hell are you voting for!