Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 804 The Blade Turns Inward

After the meeting, people left the meeting room in twos and threes, discussing amongst themselves.

The reason he attaches such importance to DingTalk as a competitor is that if WeChat loses the enterprise-level social market, it will lose a moat and face direct encirclement and suppression from DingTalk.

Zhang Xiaolong returned to his office with a lot on his mind, stretched his limbs and neck, and thought it was going to be another busy year.

The process of initiating a new project, determining and approving the plan, communicating with Lu Qi, implementing the plan, and following up—this is just what WeChat Work is handling.

Moreover, things aren't going smoothly for WeChat Pay either. He's heard that Alipay is also making moves this year, and a major battle seems inevitable.

After the battle between Weibo and WeChat, some people seem to have forgotten who Zhang Xiaolong is. It's time to let everyone know how powerful the leader of the Three Musketeers of the Other Shore is.

He pulled out a copy of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" from the bookshelf; it was a gift from the boss to each of the senior executives during the team building activity on New Year's Day this year.

As one of the greatest entrepreneurs, this book contains inexhaustible philosophy and wisdom.

Zhang Xiaolong took a break from his busy schedule and started studying.

Two documents sat quietly on his desktop, with the names "Wu Zhao" (Chen Hang) and "Lin Daiyu" (Peng Lei) faintly visible on them.

"Revolution is about taking two steps forward and one step back. It may seem like we are moving forward and stopping, but in reality we are moving forward slowly, simply because we are always on the right path."

Chen Mo put down the Selected Works of Mao Zedong and solemnly wrote down his latest insights in his notebook.

From studying the Labor Law at the very beginning to learning from history throughout the dynasties, Chen Mo has finally found a theoretical basis that suits him, and many of his views can be traced back to it.

If it is so difficult for a single enterprise to develop, how much more difficult is it for a country?

Now, having experienced many things, Chen Mo has grown to admire that towering figure even more sincerely.

Now, it's time for the other side to take a step back.

In the past few days, Chen Mo has been discussing with the people of Tianji Pavilion how to take a step back, avoiding both going too far and throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

After repeated discussions, everyone agreed that some tasks still needed to be carried out, while one matter required Chen Mo's personal involvement to complete.

February 10th, the day before the Lantern Festival.

Chen Mo convened a targeted high-level meeting.

Those attending the meeting included Lu Qi, CEO of Beyond Group; Zhou Shouzi, CEO of Beyond International; Xu Peixin, Chief Human Resources Officer of Beyond Group; Liu Xinyu, Chairman of Beyond Group Employee Union; Li Jianchao, Chairman of the Discipline Inspection Committee; Xu Chaojun, Director of Academic Affairs of Qing Teng Academy; and the rest were core personnel from human resources and the union, totaling more than 30 people.

Since Chen Mo rarely holds special meetings apart from the annual routine senior management meetings, all the attendees looked very serious, realizing that Moss might have something important to announce.

"Is everyone here?" Chen Mo's voice rang out in the quiet conference room.

Lu Qi looked around and, seeing that everyone in charge nodded, replied, "Moss, everyone's here!"

"Hmm!" Chen Mo slowly stood up and said, "Comrades, this meeting won't be about work. I'd like to share some of my recent thoughts with you."

"Group. Oh, back then it was still a company. When the company was first established, I only had 100,000 yuan in my hands, which I borrowed from General Manager Lei. At that time, there was only one employee, Sun Ziwei."

After leaving Xiaomi, I gathered a team, which, upon closer inspection, numbered two more than the eighteen founders of Alibaba.

These twenty people created products like WeChat and Zhiyan.

At this moment, more than half of the employees seated in the conference room joined after the company grew stronger. Most of their stories about the early days of the company were just hearsay, such as their legendary experiences of going from sharing a one-bedroom apartment to becoming the landlord of Huaqing Jiayuan.

At this moment, they were particularly interested to hear their boss recount the early days of Beyond's founding, especially Lu Qi, who listened intently to the recollections of this Chinese business prodigy.

Li Duanfa, the chairman's special assistant, was diligently scribbling down key points. He thought that by following his boss around and learning from him, he might one day have the opportunity to write a biography similar to "The Other Shore" or "Chen Mo".
Chen Mo was lost in memories: "In the following year, Chen Tong, Xu Chaojun, Zhang Xiaolong, who are now the backbone of the group, joined one after another, and the number of employees grew from 20 to 200."

Back then, I didn't have much experience, and my thinking was very simple: if I had something, everyone else should have it too.

We wanted to become a giant like BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) and live a good life.

Driven by this ideal, everyone worked together to make the other side grow stronger, earn more money, expand more business, and recruit more like-minded partners.

Here, there is no involution, no exploitation, no backstabbing, and no oppression.
The company's name originated from the idea that "the other shore" should be a haven for working people.

I allocated salaries to everyone based on what I considered to be reasonable, according to my ideal work environment.

Back then, everyone was basically bound together by feelings; to put it bluntly, it was about brotherhood and loyalty, somewhat like the "brotherhood" at JD.com.

Later, various departments were established one after another, the scale gradually grew, the number of employees reached thousands, and the company's various rules and regulations also began to be continuously improved.

At Mi'an Colorful City, one floor wasn't enough, so they used three or five floors. As the number of floors on the other side increased, so much so that some of the surrounding commercial office buildings were bought up and then leased to Xiaomi. At the same time, the various businesses on the other side also developed at a speed that left the world in awe.

Later, we moved into the Beyond Science and Technology Park. Beyond grew from a company into a group, and its workforce expanded to tens of thousands.

Small companies rely on camaraderie, medium-sized companies rely on rules and regulations, and large companies rely on culture and vision.

now,

With a better environment, all your needs for food, clothing, accommodation, and transportation can be met within the park, and at a lower price.
The benefits are so good that many employees can buy a house and a car in Beijing after working on the other side for a few years.
The business is doing so well that it has reached or even surpassed the level of BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent).

"Go to work safely and go home happily"—this old slogan has become a reality, and the other side has finally brought everyone a better life.

Chen Mo narrated the story in a gentle and engaging manner, drawing everyone into the situation. The audience felt deeply connected to the story and nodded in agreement.
But then he changed the subject and tapped the table with his index finger knuckle.

A loud "thump" brought everyone back to reality.

"But it was from this point that the thinking of some people in our team changed."

The institutions previously established to prevent such situations are now playing a vital role.

The "Sunny Campaign" launched by our group's regulatory agencies in the past two years, and the "Thunder Action" last year—when lists were laid out in front of me, each name on them was not a cold symbol to me, but a living, breathing person.

Some of them were my partners who fought alongside me in the early stages of starting the business;
Some have indeed made numerous contributions to the other side;

Some felt that what they did was no big deal and shouldn't be considered serious.

Is it wrong for them to want a better life? No!

But they did the wrong thing.

What makes us human is our ability to control our ever-expanding desires.

If I wanted, it wouldn't be difficult to add two zeros to the end of my bank account number.

The vast majority of these people have the mentality of "I stayed up all night and sweated for the other side back then, so what's wrong with taking a little something from the other side?" They take risks because they have some authority.

To be honest, I wavered and hesitated at the time, but what remained was mostly heartache and anger at their lack of ambition.

The final outcome is clear to everyone.

Generally speaking, 99% of startups don't survive more than three years, and the lifespan of small and medium-sized enterprises is only three to five years. Even the average lifespan of large and medium-sized enterprises is about eight years, and those Fortune 500 companies are only about forty years.

But what about us on the other side? Less than six years!

Alibaba's advertising has reached our doorstep, and while our various businesses have advantages, we are far from having a decisive advantage.

Moreover, we cannot limit our vision to China; the vast overseas markets are our true potential.

This year's plan has been finalized, with Beyond International accounting for 40% of it.

With the group's new structure now in operation, the accelerator for this vehicle is now in the hands of Lu Qi and Zhou Shouzi. My responsibility going forward, besides steering the wheel, is to apply the brakes as needed. Only in this way can we move fast and steadily!

Now is a crucial moment for the group to unite as one and move towards new goals. We have only conquered half of the world and are far from the time to sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor. Yet, some people have already begun to rest on their laurels and wait to die.

Open your eyes and look at the work status and pace of employees in those companies. Those seemingly meaningless tasks are actually carefully designed performance indicators.

Flexible attendance, one day off per week, and voluntary overtime are all ostensibly used to improve employee utilization.

To put it bluntly, in the eyes of some capitalists, employees are just tools and consumables, or perhaps toys? Well, from a certain perspective, they really are 'toys' in the eyes of capitalists.

Now compare your environment on the other side!
Those who don't cherish their blessings are even more despicable.

This is also why I called everyone here—to share my thoughts and opinions with you.

The internal and external dual-circulation, three-layer nested supervision mechanism composed of departments such as human resources, employee union, major crime squad, S.H.I.E.L.D., finance and audit, and Qing Teng Academy (Beyond Ideological Education) is sound. In addition, with multiple employee feedback channels such as the chairman's direct line and anonymous reporting on the intranet, there is enough to make evil spirits nowhere to hide!

Before the Lunar New Year, I asked, "Are our competitors ready?"

Now, I want to say that anyone or any team that wants to disrupt the overall situation of the Other Shore Group is not just facing me, but the entire Other Shore Group.

They will inevitably face both legal and judicial sanctions; none of them can escape!

If someone wants to deceive everyone and escape unscathed, then they can try.
All I can do is let these people die!

(End of this chapter)