Chapter 942
Ambition
Is it a win-win situation or a lose-lose situation?
Lu Yang has already made a decision.
The next choice is for Hun Sen, and for the Wall Street conglomerates behind him that hold shares in the child prodigy.
Therefore, after taking over Lu Yang's work, Wei Shu, as the group's president, represented Lu Yang in a series of meetings and confrontations with Hong Sen over the course of a week.
Ultimately, it was because Wei Shu refused to budge an inch.
On behalf of Lu Yang, we will carry out Lu Yang's will to the end.
Seeing that continuing to persist was futile and that dragging things out would only complicate matters further, since time was on their side, the little prodigy's stock hadn't been standing still for the past week; instead, it was still falling.
On that day, Hun Sen received a phone call from across the ocean at the meeting.
Standing up, he extended his hand to Wei Shu, who was unwilling to back down even slightly, and said, "Madam, you've won. Congratulations to your CEO Lu for winning this battle against powerful families."
This was the first time in all these years that he had seen someone manage to gain an advantage from a Jewish financial group.
Besides, he's an Asian.
People of East Asian descent, with yellow skin and black eyes.
Although he messed up this trip to the East.
Let alone getting promoted for meritorious service.
They might have to write self-criticisms when they get back.
However, he felt a strange sense of pleasure in his heart. Alas, he really shouldn't have done that.
Not long after, Lu Yang received a call from Wei Shu himself.
It means the matter has been resolved.
"For the overall acquisition, our plan is to invest $5 million, and the other party has agreed in principle. However, we may need to send a legal team to the other side of the ocean to make the final decision..."
Wei Shu informed Lu Yang of the results of the negotiations.
Lu Yang said with satisfaction, "Then let's do as you say and send a legal team over. I will call Chen Fan and he will coordinate the handling of this matter after the legal team arrives. Thank you for your hard work."
Wei Shu knew this Chen Fan; he was also one of the boss's capable subordinates.
Over the years, he has made numerous outstanding contributions to the group.
Among the many branch presidents, this is the one who poses the greatest threat to him, and there is a lot of talk about it.
But it seems the boss has no intention of transferring him to headquarters.
And it seems that they intend to send the other party overseas to be in charge of overseas investments.
Even she, the group's president, hadn't seen this person for several years.
On the phone.
Wei Shu nodded. "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to President Chen."
She is the company president, and everyone's credit goes to her, so there's no need to worry about the other party taking the credit.
Lu Yang was pleased with her magnanimity and said with a smile, "So quick to agree? Do you know that this is an acquisition involving more than a billion US dollars? Once it is finalized, it will be a huge achievement. Aren't you worried?"
Wei Shu's voice came through without hesitation: "Worried? Why should I worry? Everything I have is given to me by you. If you are not satisfied, you can dismiss me at any time. If you are satisfied, even if this President Chen has extraordinary abilities, he will still have to be subordinate to me. What do you say?"
That's true!
Lu Yang nodded again. Chen Fan is a very talented investor. He has honed his skills through countless practical cases in the financial market over the years, and he has a very keen insight and vision.
However, this is limited to the financial sector.
However, to be a good chairman of a group, it is not enough to just have a talent for finance.
Moreover.
I've gotten used to using Sister Wei Shu over the years, and I'm quite comfortable with her, so there's no need to switch her easily.
As a chairman, one naturally needs to appoint people based on personal relationships; ability alone is not enough.
If we're really going to judge solely by ability, then there are plenty of outstanding and shrewd professional managers in the world. Why doesn't Lu Yang just find one?
Of course, as it stands, Chen Fan is extremely loyal and follows orders exactly as instructed. Although he has some doubts about some of Chen Fan's decisions that he doesn't understand, he has never raised any objections, which is enough. He is also very easy to use.
"Pity."
“If I weren’t a reincarnated person, I wouldn’t need to consider the president’s abilities at all. I would only need to determine whether he is loyal and whether he can carry out my will completely and without reservation. Over the years, Sister Wei Shu has never made a mistake and has always been loyal. I really can’t find any reason to replace her.”
If we compare seniority...
Wei Shu wins hands down!
If we compare talent and ability...
Chen Fan might be better!
If compared to the company's contribution.
Both have their own strengths and are equally matched!
Sister Wei Shu deserves credit for her hard work, even if she didn't achieve great things.
As for Chen Fan...
Although it seems to have made countless achievements and been invincible in the global financial market, earning the group billions of US dollars in foreign exchange in just a few years, what is the truth behind these achievements?
Chen Fan must be well aware that without me, this invincible general might not be able to be invincible anymore.
Lu Yang wasn't worried that Chen Fan would become dissatisfied because he had accumulated too many merits but hadn't been promoted repeatedly, because he had the confidence to do so.
Where is Chen Fan?
Over the years, he and his team have conquered Bangkok's dark week, participated in the battle to block Soros in Hong Kong, and after moving to Japan, they have also manipulated the Nikkei and Tokyo stock markets, conquering territory and causing bloodshed everywhere, but every time they have succeeded, they have reaped great rewards...
So much so that even though the reason he has achieved all this glory is because a giant has been guiding him from behind, he still can't help but feel a little smug from the constant flattery of his team members.
This time, he received a call from Lu Yang from China.
He initially thought Lu Yang was asking him to either go long or short on a particular stock.
Behind these instructions, although each time the boss's instructions proved to be correct, and after success, in addition to a generous bonus, there was also applause from the entire audience, including the admiring gazes of all the team members.
He had simply had enough of this puppet-like existence!
When will I be able to truly be in control of my own life?
This was the question he kept asking himself in the middle of the night, but he didn't dare to say it to his boss. He was afraid that if his boss rejected him even once, he would never work for him again.
Without his boss, he honestly didn't know if he could still be as invincible as he was today. To put it bluntly, he lacked confidence.
He seems to always be able to stand on his own, but whether he actually has the ability to do so is something he hasn't tried yet, and only he himself knows the answer.
"I have a task for you... After you complete it, you can go back home."
Lu Yang's voice came through the phone.
Chen Fan was stunned.
What did the boss just say? He wants me to go back to China?
No, besides returning to China, there's more ahead...
Is that it?
He actually handed it over to me?
Finally, there's a mission that's no longer just about buying and selling.
Chen Fan had actually anticipated this acquisition of Little Prodigy, because he had participated in the entire process of shorting Little Prodigy's stock.
He personally witnessed the Little Prodigy's stock plummet from its initial price of $59, then halved, then halved again, and so on, until it reached its current price of only $2.85 per share at yesterday's closing price.
This is thanks to Chen Fan and his entire team.
Chen Fan thought that his boss would no longer involve him.
According to past practice, the next step would be for the mainland group headquarters to take action, dispatching a legal team from overseas, led by a senior executive from the group headquarters...
This time, it seems a little different.
The boss not only made an exception but also entrusted him with such an important task.
I also gave him an extra piece of information!
Once everything is settled, he can return to his country.
Could it be that the boss has finally remembered me, Chen Fan? With all the great contributions I have made over the years, shouldn't I have been promoted and given a raise long ago?
Chen Fan's initial dream was to find a good job, preferably one related to finance, so that it would match his major in college. He could then gradually build up his seniority, get married and have children, and establish himself in a big city, which would make his life fulfilling.
Later, by chance, he entered Century Group, which had just gained a foothold in Shenzhen, as an intern. Lu Yang, who was in dire need of talent, took a liking to him at first sight and entrusted him with important responsibilities, giving him the position of branch manager at a young age.
His dream also began from this moment. It was no longer simply to gain a foothold in a big city, but to repay the kindness of his boss, Lu Yang, by applying the knowledge he learned in university to make a profit in the financial market and eventually become a self-made millionaire like his boss.
He achieved all of these.
Lu Yang has never been a stingy person. He can't give Chen Fan the opportunity to make full decisions and he really treats him like a puppet. But the backdrop to every successful event is Lu Yang's generous offer to give them more bonuses time and time again.
Let's say that.
Over the years, thanks to Lu Yang's frequent generous rewards and his salary commissions, Chen Fan has accumulated savings of no less than ten million. Keep in mind that this was only the beginning of 2000. Ten million might be a small sum in the eyes of Wall Street's big capital, but in China, for the many wage earners who were still earning less than a few hundred yuan a month, even if they worked for 1000 years without eating or drinking, they couldn't save that much money. Doesn't that count as having achieved financial freedom?
He succeeded. He had long since established himself in big cities, not just Shenzhen, but even New York. His wife in China was his classmate from university. In New York, he kept a canary, a 19-year-old film actress who had participated in big Hollywood productions. Unfortunately, she didn't have many opportunities to appear on screen and only had one line. She was relying on him, hoping to leverage his status as a representative of an Eastern tycoon to gain more opportunities to make a name for herself in Hollywood.
He has everything now: a car, a house, and a beautiful woman.
He just lacks a real opportunity to prove himself.
Yes.
My initial dream has changed again.
Chen Fan longs to return to China, to get a promotion and a raise, and to return home in glory.
Now, the opportunity has finally come.
Upon receiving Lu Yang's call, he excitedly began to rub his hands together in anticipation.
Seeing their excitement, his subordinates couldn't help but become curious.
"Boss, what good news is it?"
"What else could it be good news? It must be another order from the boss. Tell me, boss, which stock are we going to short this time?"
"Go away, what do you know? If it were just good news like this, would the boss be smiling so lewdly?"
Everyone knows that their boss is tired of staying overseas.
But the boss never turned the head back.
Over the years, Tou Mingming has made countless contributions.
But the boss just ignored it.
Aside from the fact that bonuses are paid out quite frequently after each event, otherwise these people would have quit long ago. Even so, some people still complain privately, feeling that the boss is being unfair.
However, some people think that the boss is actually quite fair. They have a good idea of the boss's level. Before making any important instructions, they have to ask the boss first. The boss decides what to do based on what the boss says. Who is the real financial genius is still unknown.
However, those who are more cautious are still in the minority.
Most people only see the surface.
Chen Fan, seeing that morale was high, stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "Alright, alright, sit down and listen to me. Our mission this time is no longer to short or go long on a particular stock. There's another, more important mission waiting for us. If we do well, we can go back to China. I can't guarantee that everyone can come back with me, because someone here will definitely take over my job and continue to help you settle down here. But I can try my best to talk to the boss. If any of you are willing to come with me and go back to China to develop your careers, contact me privately."
He is now eager to gather a group of his own people so that he won't be constrained at every turn after returning to China and taking up a post at headquarters, becoming a so-called "lone commander".
"Return to China?"
"Really? It's been so long since I've been back to China."
"I want to sign up, boss, count me in."
"Count me in too. Only by following the leader can you get the meat. Let me make this clear, none of you are allowed to take it from me. If anyone tries to take it from me, I'll fight them."
"What's wrong? Are you the only one who wants to go back to China? Ask everyone here, who doesn't want to go back to China?"
"It's just..."
Everyone agreed, and then burst into laughter again.
These people followed Chen Fan all over the world to harvest韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting people), made significant contributions, and received substantial bonuses.
Over the years, it wasn't just Chen Fan who accumulated a fortune of tens of millions; these people also became incredibly wealthy, so naturally, some of them were no longer willing to work hard outside.
It's only human nature.
Chen Fan was in high spirits when he saw that people were willing to agree with him and follow him even though he had only just started. He laughed and said, "Don't be so happy yet, I haven't finished speaking."
"This mission is different from the past. We don't need operators, but negotiation experts. So headquarters will send a team here, and they will follow my orders. As for you, your regular duties are not required. So you'll help me with the reception. Make sure these negotiation experts from headquarters feel at home as soon as they land. Make them feel welcome. Understand?" (End of Chapter)