Chapter 356 - 245: The Nine "Big Shots

Chapter 356: Chapter 245: The Nine "Big Shots

To that end, he had even tried to sound out Zhou Ming, President Zhou, about his attitude, but President Zhou hadn’t revealed anything, only saying that he should just focus on his work.

Now, getting a sudden call from Lin Chu, Li Ziming felt a faint sense of apprehension. He instinctively shot to his feet and said with a smile, "President Lin, you were looking for me?"

"Yes. There’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while, and I decided I should talk to you about it."

Lin Chu said in a calm tone.

Hearing this, Li Ziming’s heart sank even further.

’I’m screwed!’

’He’s going to settle the score with me!’

However, Lin Chu’s next words took him by surprise. "The company is preparing to restructure into a group company, putting our current business sectors under one umbrella. You’ll still be in charge of the golf club, but the decision-making process will be a bit longer in the future. I’m just giving you a heads-up."

’I can’t manage everything right now.’

’I’m spread way too thin.’

Since the future direction was all planned out, Lin Chu prepared to get things in order. It just so happened that all his brothers were here tonight, so they could have a meeting together.

’The biggest advantage of a group company is that the decision-making process is longer. Finance and HR will be centralized at headquarters, so I only need to keep an eye on those two areas. As for the actual operations, I can just review the final books.’

’I’ll go from managing every little thing to being a hands-off boss.’

’Free up my own time and space, and put more energy into enjoying life.’

’In a way, this whole system rebate thing has completely destroyed my belief in ’getting rich through hard work.’ ’

’A golf club... you work yourself to the bone for a whole year, and at most, you bring in a few hundred million in revenue.’

’That’s not even as much as I get from buying a villa and giving it to my brothers.’

’It’s pointless.’

’Totally pointless.’

’Working for money actually feels... beneath me now.’

’But you can’t just not have assets. They’re a part of your ’power.’ The focus just needs to shift.’

’I’ll just consider it scratching my ’entrepreneurial’ itch.’

’Now, I’ve had my fun.’

’Even if the company loses money, as long as I have employees, they are my greatest asset.’

Li Ziming’s words came out in a rush of enthusiasm. "That’s great, President Lin! I support your idea wholeheartedly! Whatever you need me to do, I’ll do my absolute best to cooperate!"

Lin Chu chuckled. "Redesign the compensation system. Based on the club’s operational performance, you’ll determine the annual profit percentage to be submitted to the group headquarters. The rest, you can distribute as you see fit. Run the numbers first. If I don’t think it’s right, we can discuss it further. The general idea is to make sure every employee and manager earns more than they do now, to fully motivate them... We’re basically moving to a profit-sharing model."

Hearing this, Li Ziming’s heart began to race again.

’The boss... is this generous?’

’The golf club’s reputation has skyrocketed after the Professional Gold Tournament, so it’s definitely going to be profitable. He just never expected Lin Chu to propose such an idea at this time.’

’What kind of god-tier boss is this?!’

"Of course! I’ll start researching this carefully right away and give my full cooperation to you, President Lin! Also, I formally request that the headquarters’ finance and audit teams be stationed at the club. This is to prevent us from making mistakes. After all, proper systems are extremely important."

Li Ziming took a silent, deep breath and said this boldly.

’First, I need to make a good impression.’

’Putting everything else aside for now, attitude is what matters most.’

’I made mistakes in the past because the boss was too trusting. To be fair, Boss Zhou also bears some of the responsibility.’

’Now... if we can really move to a profit-sharing model, I’ll definitely earn a lot more than before. There’s no need to resort to those shady tricks anymore.’

"Hahaha, that’s an excellent suggestion. In that case, you can be the one to bring it up at the meeting with the heads of the subsidiaries. As for your past issue, Old Zhou told me about it. I don’t think it’s a big deal. We’ll let bygones be bygones. Alright, that’s settled then. I’ve got other things to do, so I’m hanging up."

After hanging up, Lin Chu shook his head with a smile, lit a cigarette, and continued to ponder.

...

Evening arrived quickly.

The brothers arrived one after another.

Zhang Peng had ordered a table full of dishes from a nearby restaurant. He didn’t get any alcohol, though. They just needed to fill their stomachs for now. There would be plenty of time to party after the meeting.

On the wall, a large red banner with the two words "Real Utopia" was already hung up. Everyone who saw it offered a few comments.

They were also full of praise for the villa, marveling at its extravagance. Over 900 million for a house, and it was going to be the brothers’ clubhouse!

Seven in the evening.

Everyone was seated at the long table on time.

Lin Chu’s gaze swept around the room. To his left were Zhang Peng, Lu Ming, Liu Junfeng, and Hu Ping’an.

To his right were Wang Zhefei, Gao Haitao, Ma Lin, and, as a special guest, Bian Gaige.

From his core group of closest brothers, Li Kai and Zhu Yixian were absent, but it didn’t matter.

"Quite the lineup we have here. The nine titans, hahaha..."

Lin Chu said with a laugh, not beating around the bush. He got straight to the point. "Today, I’m here to talk about one main thing: consolidating our current companies and business lines into a single group company."

"The current plan is to have five parts. A central headquarters will act as a shared services platform, responsible for finance, legal, HR, investment, public relations, and managing our various connections. Below that will be four sectors: the golf club, media, retail, and security."

"The plan for these four business sectors is to expand nationwide, and even globally. The golf club might be a bit slower. Media will lead the way, followed by retail, with security coming after."

"Don’t even think about the head positions for media and security. One’s for Brother Peng, the other is for Gao Haitao. The rest are still open."