Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 45 Eight Hundred Mindsets at the Meeting
"...During the Christmas and Spring Festival galas in the fourth quarter, the company will continue to implement the marketing strategy of giving users red envelopes for ride-hailing services!"

Sitting on the right side of the conference room, Zhang Bo watched Cheng Wei talking eloquently and couldn't help but feel a surge of disdain in his heart.

"What you're talking about are the strategic plans Chen Xiu formulated in May, but now you've just repackaged them and turned them into your plan..."

Despite his criticisms, Zhang Bo actually admired Cheng Wei quite a bit.

After all, it's not something an ordinary person can do to maintain such a level of pressure.

Thinking of this, Zhang Bo glanced at Chen Xiu, who had a silent expression, and his lips curled down in a sigh.

Looking back 12 years, when he was invited by Cheng Wei to join Didi as the product director, he was also somewhat resentful of Chen Xiu, who was just 19 years old.

However, after working together for half a year, Zhang Bo no longer thought of Chen Xiu as "a child".

He felt that Chen Xiu was simply a human bug!

This is Zhang Bo's first impression after witnessing Chen Xiu lead his team to Shanghai to expand the market, defeat Dahuangfeng Taxi, and seize market share in East China, and then witnessing Chen Xiu skillfully navigate social interactions at the dinner table.

If Zhang Bo hadn't known Chen Xiu's ID number, he would have thought she was a 40-year-old, but well-maintained, seasoned veteran.

What impressed him even more was that even if she was out socializing until 3 a.m., Chen Xiu could still arrive at the company at 8 a.m. sharp.

What is a person who can navigate social situations with ease and possesses the body of a 20-year-old bursting with hormones in the prime of youth if not a bug?
Then, in addition to being capable, physically fit, and socially savvy, they also possess other qualities.

Zhang Bo also discovered another more important characteristic in Chen Xiu: he was very good at using people.

Although Chen Xiu usually seems to be a quiet person when she's working.

However, Zhang Bo knew that as long as the person was useful, there was no need to worry that Chen Xiu would have a bad relationship with them.

Because Zhang Bo himself is someone who has experienced this firsthand...

Thinking of this, Zhang Bo turned his gaze to Su Xiao, who was to Chen Xiu's left. Su Xiao was the company's chief operating officer and financial officer, and Chen Xiu had personally recruited her.

And then there's her brother, that little bastard Su Yu… Zhang Bo couldn't help but feel a headache just thinking about this deputy who was someone he couldn't command but who obeyed Chen Xiuyan's every word.

After the headache subsided, Zhang Bo felt a sense of relief, because he knew that Cheng Wei's headache would only get worse.

Throughout the company, Chen Xiu's subordinates controlled operations, finance, and product development, while he himself was responsible for annual talent recruitment, marketing plan development and implementation, and financing negotiations...

As the company's apparent top leader, Cheng Wei was only responsible for selecting employees at the middle and upper levels for promotion, approving or rejecting marketing plans, and liaising with official bodies.

If Chen Xiu hadn't repeatedly stated that he only wanted to cash out his options at a high price, Zhang Bo wouldn't know how long Cheng Wei could have endured under this framework.

However, even under these circumstances, Chen Xiu and Cheng Wei still have a good personal relationship, so as long as they are useful people, there is no need to worry that Chen Xiu will not be able to handle interpersonal relationships well.

In fact, the reason why Cheng Wei was chosen as the head of Didi was because Chen Xiu considered his official resources...

Fortunately, Chen Xiu was not lying.

After the Series B funding round ended last year, he voluntarily gave up his other positions, retaining only the specific work of negotiating financing with the capital market and the position of chief strategist.

With the confirmation of this Series D financing and the announcement of the equity swap between Chen Xiu and Tencent, everyone in the company realized that Chen Xiu really just wanted to cash out at a high price.

Therefore, Cheng Wei thought of using this meeting to start placing his own people to replace Chen Xiu's people.

Remembering that Cheng Wei had asked him to support him before the meeting, Zhang Bo glanced discreetly at the man and woman sitting to his right, already knowing their positions.

But Zhang Bo also knew that whether the two could be arranged smoothly depended on whether Chen Xiu would interfere later...

"In addition, there are two other personnel appointments that I need to bring up at the meeting."

Cheng Wei suddenly raised his voice and announced, glancing at Chen Xiu's reaction as he spoke.

Upon catching a glimpse of that expressionless face, Cheng Wei slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he knew Chen Xiu wasn't lying to him, he was still afraid that something might have gone wrong.

If Chen Xiu has no ideas, but the investors like Tencent pressure him to manage the company, Cheng Wei feels he has no way to resist...

In any matter involving your life or property, never place all your hopes on personal relationships.

Respecting human nature and having a minimum standard of thinking is never wrong.

Therefore, this personnel appointment was also a test by Cheng Wei. He wanted to see how much Chen Xiu could accept and whether she really intended to leave Didi and not care about anything anymore.

Upon hearing Cheng Wei begin chanting, Zhang Bo, who had already spoken to him, quickly followed up, "President Cheng, whose appointment is it about?"

"These are the two people sitting next to you."

Cheng Wei raised his hand and pointed first to the tall, thin young man in a suit and glasses to Zhang Bo's right.

"Mr. Zhu Jingshi is a top student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and has led several financing projects. Next, he will mainly be responsible for assisting Chen Xiu in formulating the company's future development strategy, connecting with the capital market, and handling legal work!"

Upon hearing this, everyone else in the conference room turned their attention to Chen Xiu.

Chen Xiu was in charge of Zhu Jingshi's first two tasks, and his assignment to assist him was probably a preparation for taking over in the future.

Under everyone's gaze, Chen Xiu turned to Cheng Wei and raised an eyebrow: "Do we need to vote?"

"Well, meetings aren't like one-man shows; of course, there needs to be a vote..."

"I agree!"

Chen Xiu took the lead in expressing her opinion, and the atmosphere in the meeting room immediately relaxed.

With the key figure nodding in approval, others naturally wouldn't object.

The first appointment was approved smoothly.

Cheng Wei let out a soft breath and leaned back in his chair. When a chill ran down his back, he realized that he was so nervous that he was drenched in sweat without even noticing.

"President Cheng, you just mentioned two personnel appointments, right?"

Zhang Bo then chimed in with his old joke, seeing in Chen Xiu's voluntary concession the hope of becoming the company's second-in-command, and his face now showed a hint of eagerness.

Upon hearing the reminder, Cheng Wei quickly perked up and announced, "The second appointment concerns Ms. Liu Qing. She is a top student from the Computer Science Department of Peking University, a graduate of Harvard University, and has extensive experience in investment banking."

"I sincerely invite her to join Didi this time. She will be in charge of the company's operations for the time being, and help Su Xiao with some of the workload. Su Xiao can just focus on the remaining CFO work."

When Cheng Wei finished explaining the arrangements, Liu Qing stood up and looked around at everyone. When she saw Chen Xiu, she deliberately paused for a moment.

"Hello everyone, I'm very happy to join Didi and work with you all!"

Cheng Wei smiled and nodded to Liu Qing, gesturing for her to sit down, and then began the usual voting process as before.

"I agree!"

Zhang Bo was the first to express his opinion.

"I agree!"

Cheng Wei raised his hand to follow, then turned to look at Chen Xiu, thinking that since she had already agreed, she shouldn't object this time, right?

"I object!"

Chen Xiu raised her hand and stared at Cheng Wei.

(End of this chapter)