Chapter 153: Internal Conflicts of Interest

Song Yanyong smiled awkwardly:

"It is just an initial version, not yet perfected, so I wanted to take this opportunity to report to the boss and ask the boss to examine everyone's research results, and hopefully provide some guidance."

Su Xin pondered for a moment.

Tianqi Software Company had indeed been neglected by him for too long; the only product, Tiantian Assistant, had not been updated for several months.

As the greatest contributor to his start, yet having been left to fend for itself like this, Su Xin felt both a bit guilty and sorry for the users who had been firmly supporting him.

After thinking it over, he said in a kind tone:

"My recent projects are all very important and require my full devotion; I really do not have the time to attend to an intelligent search engine."

Just as disappointment filled Song Yanyong's heart, he continued:

"How about this: you let everyone continue the development, and every three days, send the latest programs and source code to me via Tianwei Butler; I will take a look when I have time."

"If I feel there is potential, I will personally step in to help them optimize it, or even find time to go to the company to give everyone some guidance."

Song Yanyong was instantly delighted and laughed:

"Then I will let them continue to work hard; they will surely bring out their best state to research an intelligent search engine with sufficient potential."

"If they learn that the boss is willing to continue providing guidance, they will surely bring out two hundred percent of their enthusiasm."

Su Xin smiled slightly:

"Tell everyone that if they can develop an intelligent search engine with sufficient potential, not only will they receive high salary incentives, but I will also cultivate them as core technical pillars of Tianqi Software Company, letting them take over for me and become the technical core of Tianqi Software Company."

Song Yanyong nodded earnestly:

"Okay, I will tell everyone!"

After he withdrew, Qi Yuanxin, the newly appointed president of Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company, also came in to give a report.

Calling it a report was actually just showing his face before Su Xin to express his loyalty and determination.

After Qi Yuanxin finished his report, Liu Qingli also walked in to chat about the overall situation of the group and briefly communicate with Su Xin about future strategic planning.

Su Xin had not come to the company for too long; it was not that the various executives missed him much, but rather that there were some matters that only felt secure once reported to him and approved.

This included Liu Qingli as well.

She was the CEO of Tianqi Group, yet she held no shares; all her authority came from the positions Su Xin arranged for her.

The only actual controller of the entire Tianqi Group was, in fact, Su Xin alone.

Su Xin's thoughts and decisions were the direction in which the entire Tianqi Group moved.

Yet Su Xin mostly did not manage affairs, and when he occasionally appeared, he would make some major decisions that no one could predict.

This invisibly weakened the authority of Liu Qingli, the group CEO; the fact that several major subsidiary presidents had come one after another to seek instructions from Su Xin fully illustrated this point.

Of course.

Liu Qingli did not have any thoughts of blaming those presidents in her heart; after all, she also knew that Su Xin would not appear unless necessary, but once he did, he would often intervene in company decisions.

It was like a large ship where the true helmsman was Su Xin, but he usually lay down to rest, leaving the large ship to be steered by Liu Qingli, the second helmsman; however, if Su Xin woke up, the ship would deviate according to his ideas.

Therefore.

Liu Qingli sometimes felt constrained, needing to plan the group's development while being unsure if her plans aligned with Su Xin's wishes.

Yet, hindered by the fact that Su Xin was usually busy with research, she had no way to ask for instructions.

This made Liu Qingli always hesitant and indecisive.

Once she saw Su Xin come to the company, she wished she could pester him to pour out all the accumulated problems.

"No problem, just proceed according to your plan."

Su Xin smiled faintly and nodded repeatedly.

Having finally sent off Liu Qingli, and seeing that it was almost time to get off work, another graceful figure pushed the door and walked in.

"Boss, there are twenty minutes left until we get off work; let me hurry and report."

Liu Xuewei giggled.

She knew that, according to Su Xin's habits, unless dragged down by important work, he basically always left work on time, and he often disliked handling any affairs near the time to leave.

"Alright, then I'll give you ten minutes."

Su Xin shrugged and smiled faintly.

"I want to talk about the issue of anti-corruption in the company."

"As the company's fame grows, it is becoming more and more popular in the recruitment market, coupled with our good reputation and prospects, as well as salary and benefits that can be called top-tier in the country; it can be said that every position in Tianqi Group is fought over by countless applicants from the outside."

"Among them, there is no lack of relatives or friends of company employees, nor is there a lack of descendants of powerful people, and even more so, workplace veterans who like to speculate."

"Among these people, some are good-for-nothings with very low interview scores; we can simply reject them, as no matter what connections they have behind them, they cannot do anything to us."

"But among these people, there are also some who truly have real substance; for example, some people clearly have strong strength and resumes, but are unsure if they can succeed in the application, so they also look for connections to go through the back door."

"Plus, the company has a referral system."

"Various complex situations make it difficult for us to distinguish whether someone is going through the back door."

"Including myself and many other management members, we have all faced requests from relatives or friends; if they ask for some unrealistic, important positions, of course that is impossible, but if they ask for positions that fit their own abilities, it is sometimes difficult to handle."

"If we don't refuse, then company positions will likely be filled by everyone's acquaintances, leaving no room for outsiders, and it will cause internal cliques to form everywhere, destroying company unity."

"But if we refuse, it seems too heartless; after all, their ability and qualifications do indeed meet the company's standards."

"Many of the company's business collaborations also face similar problems."

"Many suppliers have sufficient qualifications, compliant products, and very reasonable prices, but in order to compete for our company's orders, they often give the procurement department some benefits."

"Or there are those with connections who can secure procurement orders by clearing things up internally."

"Such things are very common in any company and are truly very difficult to eradicate."

"After all, procurement personnel and interviewers are living people; they all have their own lives and social networks, and we simply cannot control whether they accept benefits from others in their lives."

"To them, it is just bringing personal preferences into their work, and it is difficult for the company to define whether it constitutes abuse of power."

Liu Xuewei shook her head and sighed softly:

"Therefore, so-called fair competition is actually very difficult to achieve completely."

Su Xin listened quietly.

Although he had no workplace experience, he knew that these things had an inherent necessity as soon as he thought about them a little.

With the high salaries and high benefits of Tianqi Group, it would inevitably attract a large number of job seekers; with the massive scale and generous offers of Tianqi Group, it would inevitably attract a large number of suppliers.

This would inevitably breed all kinds of conflicts of interest.