Chapter 87: Going to NASDAQ to Harvest Leeks

After the exclusive interview was completed, Li Dongling, along with An Ruxue, Wang Huikang, Wei Changyuan, Zheng Zutai, and others, had a meal together at the Pingyang Hotel.

Whether it was Pingyang Television or the Hanxi Provincial Station, to a certain extent, they were all "their own people" to Dongling High-Tech.

Although many people do not admit to regional divisions, they do in fact exist. In the future, when Dongling High-Tech encounters public opinion storms, it will need media to charge into the fray for it. If a host of local Hanxi media, such as Pingyang Television, the Hanxi Provincial Station, and local Hanxi newspapers, wave flags and shout, it might not necessarily change public opinion, but at the very least, it would prevent Dongling High-Tech from being unable to make a sound at all when it is being smeared.

Maintaining a good relationship with local media is still necessary. Dongling High-Tech has also been consistently investing money in advertising on local media platforms.

"Director Wang, Station Chief Wei, Dongling High-Tech has another new product coming out soon. I hope Pingyang and the provincial capital television stations can help with the promotion!" Li Dongling said, raising his glass.

"That goes without saying. President Li, rest assured, our Hanxi television stations will absolutely support Dongling High-Tech!"

Hearing that Dongling High-Tech was about to release a new product, both Wei Changyuan and Wang Huikang became interested. The electronic pet machine was a hot product right now, and Dongling High-Tech's new product was naturally something to look forward to. If the product could sell well, their television stations would also receive a large amount of advertising fees.

After the meal, the provincial station's interview team prepared to return to the provincial capital. An Ruxue looked at Li Dongling, "After the exclusive interview is processed, it will be broadcast on television in the next few days. When the time comes, I will send the sample over for you to preview first."

"No need, having you oversee it is enough!" Li Dongling said. Regardless of the evaluation of an exclusive interview, it would not have too much of an impact on Dongling High-Tech.

An Ruxue looked at Li Dongling, then stepped forward and hugged him. Li Dongling paused for a moment, then also gently patted An Ruxue's back.

"I will come to Pingyang again in a while to see you, Dongyue, and your father and mother!" An Ruxue said in Li Dongling's ear, her words carrying a stubbornness.

Looking at An Ruxue, Li Dongling nodded and watched as she got into the car and left with the provincial station's interview team.

The provincial station's exclusive interview this time did not have much impact on Dongling High-Tech; the entire company remained busy.

Although the electronic pet machine project could not last for several years, it was definitely no problem to last through this year. Whether domestically or abroad, it was in short supply, and no matter how many were produced, they could all be sold.

Whether it was the electronic industrial park in Pingyang or the production base in Yangcheng, they were producing machines non-stop in three shifts, day and night.

And the long-delayed digital cordless telephone had finally finished testing. After Chen Tao and the people from the technical department confirmed that the testing was complete, they finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"What brand name should the digital cordless telephone be called?!"

Yao Luoying, Hu Zixian, Zhang Ao, Gao Peng, and others all came to the technical department to experience the digital cordless telephone. After using it for a while, they all felt it was quite good.

The size of the digital cordless telephone developed by Dongling High-Tech was a bit larger than the mobile phones of the previous life, and it was also heavier, but it was much more convenient than the "Big Brother" (brick phone), as it could be put directly into a clothing pocket.

Within a range of several hundred meters, using the digital cordless telephone was much more convenient than a landline or a "Big Brother," as there was no need to drag a telephone line around.

"Let's call it Shenzhou!" Li Dongling looked at the white digital cordless telephone handset in his hand and thought for a moment before saying.

Returning to the office building, Yao Luoying, Hu Zixian, and the others all came to Li Dongling's office.

"The next step is to start trial production of the Shenzhou digital cordless telephone, and to find a suitable spokesperson for it to carry out promotion both domestically and overseas."

Li Dongling said to the group. Hearing this, everyone had no objections. With the experience of the electronic pet machine, Dongling High-Tech's executives already had a certain amount of experience in handling overseas business and knew what the overseas market was like and how it was played.

"In addition, in a few days, the general manager recruited for Dongling High-Tech will also arrive in Hanxi, and the department positions here at Dongling High-Tech will also be adjusted!"

When saying this, Li Dongling's gaze lingered on Yao Luoying for a moment, "In the future, the main departments of Dongling High-Tech will be divided into administration, human resources, finance, technology, marketing, legal, production, and logistics. In the future, departments such as investment, public relations, and customer service may be added."

The truly powerful departments in a company are human resources, finance, and marketing. The technology department is very important, but this depends on whether the company boss values the technology department. If they value it, the technology department will be very powerful and can mobilize the resources of the entire company; many company executives will even be promoted from the technology department first.

If they don't value it, then it becomes a department that no one cares about, and people from various departments like human resources, finance, administration, marketing, and logistics can all ride on the heads of the people in the technology department.

And now, Dongling High-Tech's finance is managed by Hu Zixian, the marketing manager is Zhang Ao, logistics are Li Da and Gao Peng, legal is managed by Gao Zhiyuan, and the technology department manager is Chen Tao. The remaining position of administration department manager must be reserved for the new general manager; otherwise, this general manager would truly become a "bare-pole commander."

Among the host of veteran executives at Dongling Gao Ke, Yao Luoying's position had become somewhat awkward. Her current title was Assistant General Manager; previously, she had helped Li Dongshan handle Dongling Gao Ke's affairs while concurrently managing the Human Resources Department. This meant Yao Luoying was effectively in charge of two major departments: Human Resources and Administration. However, once a new General Manager took office, her position and authority would certainly be affected.

Suddenly changing the subject, Li Dongling said, "I plan to spin off the Feiyan brand, which Dongling Gao Ke acquired, into an independent brand and company. Within the next few years, I hope to operate Feiyan Company toward an IPO!"

When he had acquired the Feiyan brand earlier, besides wanting to pivot it toward mini-radios and car radios to make it a stable cash cow for Dongling Gao Ke, Li Dongling also had the idea of taking it public!

Hearing the word "IPO," Hu Zixian, Zhang Ao, Gao Peng, and the others all had their eyes suddenly light up. Gao Peng was the first to be unable to hold back, "Let it list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange?!"

Why did so many companies want to go public? Beyond the ability to make their net worth skyrocket, there was one other point that was most important: the ability to cash out!

Before going public, no matter how high a company's valuation was, it was just a string of numbers; it was hard to turn into real, cold, hard cash. But after going public, it was a different story. By selling the shares in their hands, they could cash out a large sum of money and put it into their own pockets!

Li Dongling also needed to let Dongling Gao Ke's executives and technical talent see hope. He needed them to know that by following Dongling Gao Ke, one day they too could receive equity incentives and have the opportunity to become millionaires, multi-millionaires, or even billionaires. Only in this way could the company's management remain stable and retain more talent.

As the parent company, Li Dongling needed to maintain Dongling Gao Ke's controlling interest, so in the short term, or for a very long time, he would not let the Dongling Gao Ke parent company go public.

But even if Dongling Gao Ke didn't go public, splitting off a new brand and letting it go public was possible. Rewarding Dongling Gao Ke's executives and technical talent with a portion of Feiyan Company's equity could similarly allow Dongling Gao Ke's executives to build their net worth and even achieve financial freedom.

"Listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and then moving on to Hong Kong—who knows, perhaps one day Feiyan will also fly to New York or NASDAQ, becoming the first domestic company to ring the bell in America!" Li Dongling laughed.

Hearing this, even an old hand like Hu Zixian couldn't help but get excited. If they could really ring the bell and list in America, they would have left their own mark on the world. Of course, the most important thing was still being able to secure a massive net worth.

"Assistant Yao," Li Dongling looked toward Yao Luoying, "After the Dongling Gao Ke departmental adjustments, you can go to the Human Resources Department, or you can choose to go to the newly formed Feiyan Technology Company!"

Yao Luoying and Li Dongling exchanged a glance. She lowered her head to ponder for a moment, then said firmly, "I will go to Feiyan Technology Company!"

Yao Luoying was naturally aware of the slight rumors within Dongling Gao Ke regarding her and Li Dongling. Leaving the Dongling Gao Ke parent company for Feiyan was the best choice for her.

Hearing Yao Luoying choose to go to Feiyan Technology, Li Dongling nodded gently. With one of his own people at the helm of Feiyan Technology, Li Dongling was certainly a bit more at ease.

Forming Feiyan Technology Company was basically intended to sprint toward NASDAQ. They had to make its performance look quite beautiful so that Feiyan Technology could complete its IPO within a few years and harvest a massive crop of leeks!

It was the same old saying: it wasn't that domestic leeks couldn't be harvested, but that foreign leeks were more cost-effective. In a few years, the spring breeze of the NASDAQ internet boom would begin to blow. By then, if Feiyan could just touch upon some internet concept stocks, its share price would fly to the heavens—enough to harvest several crops of leeks!

(End of chapter)