Chapter 715: Chapter 306: Initial Taming of Lin Qingci
"So, President Lin, you must remember this saying of mine: thick-skinned gets you fed, thin-skinned leaves you hungry!"
"We must uphold the spirit of being thick-skinned and, in the current increasingly fierce competition in the domestic internet industry, make a killing!"
Lin Qingci never imagined that Zhang Jingdong not only turned being thick-skinned into an advantage but also derived such a heap of profound truths from it.
Yet she had to admit that Zhang Jingdong’s words really made sense!
Because she always felt she was too thin-skinned, which caused her to miss so many quite good opportunities initially.
Even now, she wasn’t thick-skinned enough. For instance, if Zhang Jingdong hadn’t come to invest proactively, she still wouldn’t be willing to actively seek out those investors, patiently introduce her products to them, and ask for their investment, even though she knew this could very likely elevate her company to a new level.
Now that the company has someone like Zhang Jingdong, who’s thick-skinned, forming a complement with her, the company’s future development is likely to be rapid.
Thinking of this, Lin Qingci surprisingly didn’t argue but rather nodded slightly: "Well... okay."
Zhang Jingdong saw she was clearly not angry at this point and promptly said: "Alright, let’s hurry up and sign the contract. The more we delay, the later our new project takes off."
"And our competitors aren’t going to wait for us. If they seize the opportunity first, we won’t have anywhere to regret later!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Qingci suddenly felt anxious too: "Hmm, okay!"
The two chatted for a little while longer and then left the office together.
Zhang Jingdong went to the rest area to call his staff, and Lin Qingci also summoned her own relevant staff, then both sides went to the large office together.
After more than three hours of negotiation and discussion, both parties finally reached an agreement on all cooperation details and signed the formal acquisition contract.
Afterward, Lin Qingci gathered all the employees into the large office and said to everyone: "I mentioned this during yesterday’s meeting. Now, I officially announce that Mr. Zhang, Zhang Jingdong, has completed the acquisition of our company and injected one billion, fully supporting the upgrade and promotion of our company’s new project!"
This statement instantly made everyone ecstatic, bursting into an extremely enthusiastic round of applause and cheering.
There was no choice; early-stage internet companies must keep raising funds if they want to grow and strengthen; otherwise, it’s impossible to make it big and strong.
While half a year ago, their Qingyun Technology had managed to achieve a monthly net profit exceeding 500,000 through its gaming business, everyone was actually not optimistic about the company’s future.
Especially after their new project went online, due to insufficiency of funds on one hand and immature promotion methods on the other, the user count stagnated beyond 100,000.
With the current situation, if they can’t raise funds or find a good promotion method, their new project is almost going to fail!
Now that Zhang Jingdong has invested a billion, at least they can have a proper attempt with the new project!
Additionally, there’s an even more direct and fundamental point: the company now has money, so their salary benefits will surely be increased correspondingly.
Wow, that’s a billion!
At least the year-end bonus is secured this year!
Lin Qingci then pressed both hands down slightly, and everyone quickly quieted down again.
"Now, let’s invite Mr. Zhang to say a few words!"
Instantly, another round of enthusiastic applause erupted.
Zhang Jingdong nodded, stood up, and after everyone quieted down again, said: "I’ll say only three things. First, I’m investing a billion because I have great confidence in our company’s new project."
"So I hope you all can trust my vision and my genuine investment. Let’s work together to make our company’s new project a success!"
"Moreover, I just made a guarantee to President Lin, within the next three months, we must achieve over ten million users!"
Everyone was stunned at this point!
Though they had faith in their company’s new product, they never imagined Zhang Jingdong would be so optimistic and have such a high goal!
They instantly felt somewhat fired up!
Everyone involved in the internet industry fantasizes about their company becoming a top-tier internet giant.
And Lin Qingci was equally shocked by Zhang Jingdong!
During their bet earlier, Zhang Jingdong said half a year, and now he’s proactively cutting it down by three months. This guy is incredibly confident and crazy!
Zhang Jingdong continued: "Second point, I assure you all, as long as you work diligently, I will grant you corresponding shares, and within no more than three years, I guarantee everyone present will be at least a millionaire!"
Everyone began getting excited at the mention of shares, and after hearing the last sentence, they were instantly fired up!
There’s no choice; in these times, employees haven’t quite tasted the bosses’ promises, especially since Lin Qingci never made such promises to everyone before.
So for everyone, it’s their first time savoring these promises, and they found it remarkably enticing!
They couldn’t help but offer another round of even more enthusiastic applause and cheers for Zhang Jingdong.
"Boss, you’re the best!"
"Boss, we love you!"
...
However, Lin Qingci, being a boss herself, knew this was likely a tactic from Zhang Jingdong.
But she had to admit, given the current situation, motivating everyone is necessary, and his cost-effective method is indeed quite fitting.
"Finally, the third point I want to convey, you already know the current state of Huaxia’s internet. After several years of winter, it is gradually welcoming spring."
"But the more opportunities there are, the more fierce the competition becomes, so in the coming years, Huaxia’s internet will definitely be a battlefield."
"If we want to seize a share, we must be strong and ruthless!"
"To put it more bluntly, after the deal is done, I will certainly not let you down, but on the battlefield, everyone must show a fighting spirit!"
"If I see anyone slacking off, don’t mind me, no matter who you are, I’ll immediately have President Lin fire you from the company!"
"Does everyone understand?"
Instantly, everyone felt the resolute side of this new boss, and though some felt slightly uneasy, the majority thought it was rightly so.
Thus, they all solemnly and loudly replied: "Understood!"
And for Lin Qingci, it was also the first time seeing such a stern and even ruthless side of Zhang Jingdong.
Yet rather than deem him mercenary, she deeply appreciated it.
Because she believed a real boss should be like Zhang Jingdong, capable of both motivating and setting rules.
And she thereby understood why Zhang Jingdong had achieved such success at such a young age.
Simply due to his leadership skills, he was destined not to be ordinary.
Now when she looked at him, there was no trace of the coyness from the office earlier, instead transformed into genuine appreciation, and even a bit of... admiration?