Chapter 926: 921. Individual Preparations (Please Subscribe and Vote)

Beijing, Huamei Headquarters.

Huang Lin looked at the message Zhang Ran had sent, a bitter smile appearing at the corner of his mouth; this day had come after all.

Ever since he chose to concede, he had known that this day would come sooner or later.

Or rather, this day was already more than twenty years late; if Zhang Ran hadn't met with an accident back then, Zhang Ran should have integrated these industries long ago.

Instead of being like they were now, each doing things their own way; if it weren't for Zhang Ran forcing them to unite, they wouldn't even pay attention to one another.

Without a doubt, doing this was of immense benefit to Zhang Ran. Once the integration was complete, Zhang Ran could truly consolidate these forces while simultaneously exerting strong control over them.

Conversely, this was a very bad thing for Huang Lin and the others; it was equivalent to having a taskmaster placed over their heads for no reason at all.

Not only that, but there would be a pile of troublesome matters in the future, unlike now, where they only needed to handle Zhang Ran and the Supervision Department well.

Although they would certainly still have a certain degree of autonomy in the future, it would no longer be as relaxed as it was now.

Take finances, for example; although Zhang Ran managed them quite strictly now, generally speaking, there was still a lot of leeway, as long as you didn't go too far.

For instance, regarding the travel expenses of a General Manager, just from what Huang Lin knew, many people falsely reported quite a bit.

For those at the Manager level and above, it added up to at least several million a year.

Zhang Ran hadn't bothered with these things in the past; after all, he couldn't manage them even if he really wanted to, so he basically acted as if he didn't see them.

But once integrated, Zhang Ran wouldn't need to personally intervene in this area; the Holding Group would automatically step in.

Because this was their right; if they didn't fight for it, then their power would be diluted.

This was certainly something the employees at the Headquarters didn't want to see; who would be willing to have their power divided by others? Everyone was eager to keep the power in their own hands.

This was a natural opposition, so as soon as this Holding Group was established, Huang Lin and the others would automatically be at odds with those people.

Of course, if Huang Lin could become the Chairman of the Holding Group, then he would naturally be in opposition to the future Chairman of Huamei Group.

This was a matter of one's position determining one's perspective.

Huang Lin didn't have much time to think; he quickly called over the company's senior management, and those not at the Headquarters joined via video conference.

Once everyone had arrived, Huang Lin didn't say much and explained the situation.

"What are your thoughts? Speak up," Huang Lin said with a composed expression.

After his voice fell, there was a silence in the room; no one spoke first. How could they?

The things Zhang Ran had done before were still fresh in their minds; who dared to speak out in opposition at this time?

Of course, it wasn't that there were none; after all, this matter involved the interests of them all, so after waiting a while and seeing no one speak, someone finally took the initiative.

However, this person was also very cautious: "Um, Chairman, let me say something. Zhang Ran doing this, he has likely already made up his mind.

But actually, I feel that doing this is a bit rushed. Why not ask Zhang Ran to wait a while longer?"

He had weighed his words carefully before speaking; he was truly afraid of Zhang Ran, though, of course, he also had a guilty conscience.

Once this person spoke, the others seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then they spoke up one after another: "Yes, this matter is too rushed. We haven't made any preparations.

The matter of establishing a Holding Group is not that simple, either. There are many things that need to be done.

Not to mention anything else, where will the personnel for the Holding Group come from? We can't just re-recruit everyone from society, can we?

If that really happens, then we will have trouble in the future. They won't understand the company's operations, and if they ride over our heads like that, it will definitely cause a lot of chaos."

This point was indeed a fact; to manage a company, one certainly needs to have some understanding of it.

Otherwise, just relying on armchair strategy would truly ruin things.

No one wanted such a thing to happen, but now that Zhang Ran had issued the order, they also wanted to try to fight for their interests.

"I believe Zhang Ran has considered this point. I understand Zhang Ran; he won't let people who don't understand come to manage the company.

Unless he is truly completely angered, and even then, look at Maikai Supermarket; Zhang Ran still found suitable candidates.

Although there was some trouble, it was resolved quickly. On this point, everyone still needs to trust Zhang Ran."

Huang Lin began to appease the crowd. He didn't know if there were any of Zhang Ran's people among them—no, there definitely were.

If he didn't appease them this time, but instead followed everyone's lead and incited them, then Zhang Ran would definitely make him pay later.

So even though Huang Lin was unwilling, he could only do this.

Huang Lin had actually figured it out: since Zhang Ran had spoken, he certainly wouldn't let this drag on.

Therefore, he needed to secure greater benefits for himself.

Although Huang Lin had previously said that he was only looking after Huamei Group for Zhang Ran and that he could resign at a single word from Zhang Ran,

that was just talk, or perhaps just a thought he had at that time. When Zhang Ran no longer had such intentions, Huang Lin naturally wouldn't look for trouble himself.

Although his money and shares were less now, the power and influence in his hands hadn't diminished much.

The saying "a great man cannot be without power for a single day" was not just empty talk; once one had tasted that flavor, few were willing to give it up voluntarily.

"Then, Chairman, what is your meaning?" someone asked.

Huang Lin said: "According to my understanding of Zhang Ran, he will definitely draw some personnel from within the various branches to join the Holding Group.

This is the best method; it doesn't require time to understand the company's situation, and the candidates will likely be one or several of you present here."

As soon as Huang Lin said this, the eyes of some people began to flicker. If that were really the case, then this might not be a bad opportunity.

Although they were all heads of departments now and had considerable power, if they could be transferred to the Headquarters, that would actually be a good thing.

Their power would certainly be slightly affected at the beginning, after all, they would be losing the management of a department.

But if one looked at it from another angle, if one achieved results, then there might be a chance for an external transfer later.

By then, it wouldn't just be a simple matter of being a department manager.

After the Holding Group is established, one thing everyone understands is that those who want to serve as senior management in branches will basically have to go to the Headquarters for a stint in the future.

There will rarely be internal promotions again; even if there are, they will be sent to the Headquarters for some training and management.