Hello 1983

  Chapter 713 One emperor and one courtier (ask for a monthly ticket)

  The headquarters building of Wang An Computer Company welcomed the new chairman Liu Qingshan.

  A group of executives from the company, led by acting CEO Miller, greeted them in front of the building.

  Because of the failure some time ago, Wang Lie was dismissed from the post of chairman, and then invited a professional manager, Mr. Miller.

  In fact, because of Liu Qingshan's intervention, the timeline of this incident was advanced by nearly a year.

  Miller is indeed a talent. In the original development track, after he took office, he quickly wiped out the debt of Wang An Computer's hundreds of millions of dollars.

  However, the building is about to collapse, and it cannot be saved by one's own strength. Wang An Computer declared bankruptcy in 1992.

  Liu Qingshan looked up at the huge LOGO on the company building. On the sky blue background, there were several huge letters: WANG.

  Liu Qingshan said softly: "Wang, I will not make you down, I will only make you more glorious, and you will become the real king in the industry!"

  Employees around were all moved by it.

   Their feelings are actually very complicated. On the one hand, they have feelings for their old club in their hearts.

   On the other hand, they are also worried about being fired. After all, since the beginning of this year, the company has laid off a large number of employees due to poor management.

   You know, when Wang An Computer Company was at its peak, the number of employees exceeded 30,000, and it was definitely a top-level large company.

   It was in this anxiety that the company ushered in Liu Qingshan, the new president.

   But at least the first sentence they heard gave them a good impression of the new president.

  Miller and other company executives, surrounded by Liu Qingshan and Jiang Renyi behind, entered the building together.

  This is just the company's headquarters building, and there are several supporting factories. The most amazing thing is that there is also the largest laboratory in the computer industry in the United States.

   In the laboratory, there are hundreds of top computer experts, and the annual cost of feeding these experts is several hundred million.

  The foundation laid by Mr. Wang An is really good.

   What contributed to the decline of Wang An Computer, apart from unqualified heirs, is actually the biggest problem, which is a huge deviation in business strategy.

  Mr. Wang An has always believed that computers should take the high-end route and produce complex and sophisticated computers for those large factories and enterprises.

   This is not wrong in the early stages of computer development.

  However, in the mid-to-late 1980s, the focus of computer development has shifted to simpler, more practical, and inexpensive office and home computers.

   This transformation, Wang An Computer did not seize the opportunity and was eliminated by the times, which is also reasonable.

   A group of people came to the largest conference hall, a huge round table, where more than forty executives of Wang An Computer were sitting.

   Liu Qingshan's eyes slowly looked around:

   "Everyone, good morning, everyone. I am very happy to meet so many elites in the industry. This proves that our Wangan Computer Company has a resurgent talent pool. I hope we can work together."

  No matter what the purpose is, the people present still applaud politely.

  Liu Qingshan nodded slightly, and continued: "Let me talk about personnel appointments."

  Everyone present could not help but stand upright, because this is related to the jobs of each of them.

  In fact, they are also somewhat psychologically prepared. The principle that one emperor and one courtier is universal.

  Liu Qingshan's eyes first fell on Jiang Renyi beside him: "This is Mr. Jiang Renyi, the company's newly established technical president, who is responsible for the company's technology research and development."

  Jiang Renyi stood up, bowed slightly, and everyone applauded.

  Liu Qingshan continued: "Mr. Miller, officially appointed as the vice president of the company, mainly responsible for product sales."

  Miller also stood up and bowed. Although he is the CEO, he is only an agent. Now that the boss has changed, it would be nice to get a vice president.

  As for the president of the company, everyone thinks that at the beginning of the company's change, the boss must be concurrently in charge.

  Liu Qingshan began to announce the third personnel appointment: "Mr. John Chambers, the new president of the company, in charge of the company's affairs, everyone welcome."

  People began to applaud, all looking at Mr. John.

   "Is it me?" John was a little puzzled, he is just a sales manager now, how did he become the president all of a sudden?

  Liu Qingshan also smiled and applauded: "Yes, Mr. John, we all believe in your ability."

   It is estimated that anyone will believe it if they know the experience behind this John Chambers.

  After Wang An Computer went bankrupt, this Mr. John joined a company called "Cisco". At that time, Cisco had an annual profit of only 70 million U.S. dollars and a market value of about 600 million U.S. dollars.

  After John became the president of Cisco, within five years, Cisco's sales revenue reached more than 12 billion, and its market value exceeded 500 billion US dollars.

  John is also honored as "Mr. Internet" by his peers.

   Such a big cow, of course he has the qualifications to be the CEO of Wang An Computer.

  After a little bit of bewilderment, John was invited to sit next to Liu Qingshan, and he quickly recovered his composure, and a feeling of dying for his confidant was born in his heart.

  In fact, after Wang Lie took over the company, some executives have begun to resign one after another. John also has this idea, but now, this idea has completely disappeared.

  Liu Qingshan looked around again, then smiled and said: "The personnel in other positions have not changed for the time being."

   It was obvious that many people let out a deep breath.

  But there was no time for them to rejoice, Liu Qingshan quickly entered the next link:

   "Next, let's discuss the company's development strategy, because I read the financial statements for the first half of the year, and the company lost 200 million yuan."

   "That is to say, if we continue to follow our previous strategy, we will obviously continue to lose money, so it is time to change."

  Everyone nodded in unison. After their seats were temporarily stabilized, they all regarded themselves as members of this company.

  This is also the reason why Liu Qingshan puts personnel appointments at the top of the list.

  These executives began to think about it, trying to find a practical solution to make a good impression on the new boss.

  Because they found that the new boss seemed to attach great importance to talents, just like John, who was directly promoted to CEO.

  The original acting CEO, Mr. Miller, obviously had already studied the company's situation and had a plan for improvement, so he was also the first to speak:

   "I think that the company should lay off employees on a large scale. I investigated the personnel organizations of various factories. At least one-third of the workers and managers can be laid off. This will greatly save expenses."

   An employee who can save money for the boss is of course a good employee.

  But Liu Qingshan, the boss, doesn't think so: Layoffs are a sign of incompetence, and large-scale layoffs prove that you are not far from Huangpuzi.

   Probably inspired by Miller, another department manager spoke immediately:

   "There is also our company's laboratory, which is too large. The company is mainly dragged down by it. I think it should also be reduced on a large scale."

  Liu Qingshan did not comment on this. In fact, the laboratory is the lifeblood of a company's sustainable development. Many large companies later invest 20 to 30% of their profits in research and development.

  The crux of Wang An's computer is not in the laboratory. It is only because the business is shrinking now that the laboratory is regarded as a drag.

   "Can I express my thoughts?" A voice came from beside Liu Qingshan.

   is the new president, Mr. John Chambers, who obviously hasn't defined his position yet.

  Liu Qingshan smiled: "John, you are the one with the most say here."

  In the meeting room, there was a chuckle, and the atmosphere felt a lot lighter.

  Chambers smiled. This guy is handsome, and he has good taste in clothes. He is a very attractive man.

  He said: "I used to work in sales at IBM for several years, so let's talk about the differences between the two companies."

  “Although they all operate computers, I think the routes are very different. We focus more on high-end, large-scale commercial computers.”

   "The two companies, IBM and Apple, mostly produce personal home computers."

   "So I think, does our company's business direction need to be adjusted?"

  Liu Qingshan couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard it: You are a talent, you have grasped the essence of the problem at once.

  The subsequent development of facts proved that personal computers are the mainstream, and Wang An Computer Company was eliminated because it failed to seize the opportunity of this transformation.

  Microsoft’s Bill later commented: If Wang An Computer can transform successfully, there will be nothing wrong with Microsoft, and I will not become the current technology star, or become a teacher and lawyer somewhere.

  However, many executives shook their heads for the idea proposed by John. In their opinion, large-scale commercial computers are more technological and can demonstrate the strength of the company.

  In case of disagreement, Liu Qingshan finally had to make a decision. He smiled and nodded towards John: "I think John's proposal is very good, and personal computers will be the main trend of development in the future."

   "Just like the Earth Network we operate, the number of users in the past two years has always been on the rise. This proves that the number of personal computers is increasing rapidly, so our company must also complete the transformation quickly."

  Jiang Renyi also added: "And we can advertise the company's computers and accessories on Earth Online."

  When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but smile: Now that the Earth Network is in the limelight, if they unite, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

  By the way, the former president, Wang Lie, didn't want to get Earth Net?

   As a result, what Wang Lie failed to do was easily solved now.

   "John, you and Jiang are responsible for this matter, and strive to launch our company's personal computer in the shortest possible time."

  Liu Qingshan began to deploy work: "Finally, IBM is there. I will negotiate with them, and strive to unify the specifications of computer spare parts."

   "Boss, I have a different opinion." Someone suddenly interrupted Liu Qingshan.

   The person who spoke was Jack, a veteran employee of the company, who started a business with Wang An back then.

  Liu Qingshan still gave him a lot of respect and nodded to indicate that he could speak.

  Jack stood up very excitedly: "Our company has been fighting with IBM for more than ten years, and has never admitted defeat."

   "The WANG-1200 typewriter and WPS word processing system we developed once beat IBM all over the place, and had to withdraw from the competition for office computers and turn to civilian computers."

  Jack's face turned red, as if he had returned to the passionate era, and he waved his arms vigorously: "So we must not give in to the IBM bastards!"

  Jack's words also drew warm applause. Wang An Computer was once the leader in the industry.

   Liu Qingshan also responded with applause. He is also proud of the company's past, but he knows better: he cannot live in the past.

  He is an experienced person who knows that the compatibility and unification of computer equipment is the general trend.

  Unless you can unify this market, you can make rules, but this is impossible, the computer market is too big.

   After the excited Mr. Jack sat down, Liu Qingshan said with a smile:

  "I am proud of the honors I have achieved in the past, but we and IBM are just negotiating, cooperating, not yielding."

   "This market is like a huge cake. No one can eat it alone, so they can only share and eat."

   "You put the cake on a big plate, and I put the cake on a small plate, so there will be conflicts."

  “So we need to unify the standard. In the future, users can even assemble their own computers. They can use Intel processors, our motherboards, IBM sound cards and graphics cards, Apple keyboards and mice, etc.”

   Liu Qingshan’s words made everyone stunned: Can the computer still play like this? Isn’t that like a child building blocks?

   "If we don't get involved and use our own standards, then we won't even be eligible to enter, let alone play happily together."

  Hearing what the boss said, everyone was lost in thought. Their inherent pride made them want to refute the boss's claim.

  But reason told them: It seems that win-win cooperation is the right way.

   "I completely agree." John was the first to express his opinion.

   "I also agree." Miller also nodded in agreement. He is a newcomer, and of course he doesn't have so many opinions.

  Jack, an old employee just now, blushed and asked, "Boss, do we still need our large commercial computer?"

  Liu Qingshan nodded with a smile: "This is our advantage, how can we throw it away?"

   "However, if you want to invest in a new project, in terms of funds..." Jack is also a technical background, of course he knows that this requires a lot of expenses.

   "Don't worry, I have injected 200 million into the company to start the personal computer project." Liu Qingshan said lightly.

  Wow, there was a low exclamation in the conference room.

  They all knew that the new boss was rich, but they didn't expect to be so generous.

  The injection of funds is more importantly a signal: it means that the new boss is not ready to sell the computer for a good price after taking over Wang An Computer. Those investors on Wall Street all do this.

   Now it seems that the employees don't have to worry, because the new boss is obviously here to develop the company.

  Thinking of this, the executives present couldn't help but feel refreshed again.

   Most of them are old employees of the company. They have witnessed the glory of Wang An Computer together, and they have extremely deep feelings for the company.

   With the gradual recognition of the new boss, this feeling was slowly transferred to Liu Qingshan.

   "Boss, I have no objection!"

  Jack let out a roar, then happily sat back in his seat.

  At this moment, Liu Qingshan could clearly feel that people's hearts were united again.

  (end of this chapter)