Chapter 560: The Assistants Are Not Easy
An Ying definitely did not act on her own initiative. Everything she said just now came from Luo Yang's instructions.
“Dividends are distributed in the first quarter?”
Things need to be discussed one by one. Luo Yang first responded to the issue of early dividends.
He pondered for a moment and looked at An Ying and asked, "Why did you suddenly come up with this suggestion?"
"Boss, Lemon CC was able to get the investment from Sequoia Capital and was given such a high valuation, but the premise is that Lemon CC was taken into account. The money in the account, at least for now, cannot be moved. We can only negotiate with Sequoia Capital at the end of the year."
An Ying explained without changing her expression, "Because you and Sequoia Capital discussed financing in March, before that, Nayuki and Lemon CC's expenses on raw material supply, distribution, employee training, etc. were all combined. The finance department plans to sort it out in the second quarter."
"I understand what Mr. An means."
Cai Fujun was the first to react. He smiled and said to Luo Yang, "The dividends were distributed in advance in the first quarter, which is a bit of an advantage. Sequoia Capital is nominally a shareholder of Lemon CC, but their funds have not yet come in. Mr. An's timing was very good."
"I think so. A talent like Mr. An will definitely consider things comprehensively."
Liu Haishan also smiled and said to Luo Yang: "Let's enjoy the joy of dividends in advance, brother, you too, anyway, Naixue's expansion speed is not fast now, and it doesn't cost much money. It's a waste to keep so much money in the account. You might as well take it out in advance to make other investments."
"Old Liu, stop making trouble. I'll listen to Brother Luo on this matter."
He Maosong said, "We had an agreement when we first bought the shares. The three of us will not interfere with the company's management. We will decide whether to take the money, when to take the money, and what the dividend ratio is that will benefit the company's future development."
There are the good cop, the bad cop, and the middleman.
"Old He, you're making it look serious. The dividend issue isn't that serious."
Luo Yang waved his hand and said, "And what Brother Liu said is right. It's not a big deal to have so much money lying around in the account. Dividing some of it in advance will not have any impact on the company's development. On the contrary, as An Ying said, it can be regarded as taking advantage of Sequoia Capital, although it's not much."
When he said this, he paused.
"As for the Sunshine Charity Foundation"
Luo Yang talked about the second thing: "First of all, this is a closed foundation and does not accept external donations. Secondly, the establishment of a charitable foundation is the group's business, and the subsidiaries should not get involved."
"Boss, Luo Sheng Tang is a subsidiary of Ling Shi Palace Holdings. How can it be considered an external company?"
An Ying replied calmly: "And my idea is to take out some money from Lemon CC, so that Sequoia Capital can bear part of it, and the company can also deduct part of it when paying taxes at the end of the year. No matter how you calculate it, we will make a profit."
As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Haishan was the first to step forward to help.
"Brother Luo, this is your fault. How can you be the only one to do such a good deed as charity?"
"That's right. I also think we should share some of the merits."
Cai Fujun echoed this and then looked at An Ying and said, "Mr. An, how much do you think is a suitable amount of sponsorship?"
An Ying did not respond immediately, but glanced at Luo Yang first.
"Well, you are all good people, and I am the bad guy."
Luo Yang cursed with a smile, then pondered for a moment: "My previous plan for the charity foundation was to inject 3000 million in the first half of the year, and to raise 5000 million by the end of the year. By the end of next year, the scale of the charity foundation will be expanded to 1 million. Since you all have this idea, let's complete this year's goal and raise 5000 million."
According to this meaning, just take out 2000 million from Lemon CC's account.
"Brother Luo, you're still taking too small a step. It's better to go straight in and raise the full 1 million!"
A financial meeting had just been held. Lemon CC’s annual revenue this year will definitely exceed Nayuki’s, and may reach 50 billion. How much tax will it have to pay on a profit of more than billion?
Liu Haishan proposed to do it in one step.
Since charitable donations can be deducted, for He Maosong and others, it means they don’t have to spend a penny, but they can gain a good reputation and support Luo Yang. It’s killing three birds with one stone. Why not do it?
"I also think Mr. An's suggestion is good."
At this time, the cautious He Maosong also spoke up: "Old Liu has always been generous, but all the money has been spent on the club. This charity is different. I think it is a good thing to make up the 8000 million in one go."
Naixue’s early dividends will be distributed together with the year-end dividends, not a cent less or a cent more, there is no difference.
By using Lemon CC's money to inject capital into the charity foundation, He Maosong and the other three did not suffer any loss, but Luo Yang actually gained a great advantage in secret.
Just like that, the three of them circled around Luo Yang's baton.
Because Luo Yang's afternoon schedule was fully booked, he did not have lunch with He Maosong and the others. He simply had a takeaway lunch in the office and also took the opportunity to chat with An Ying about the follow-up plans.
After lunch, I returned to the group headquarters early and took a short one-hour lunch break.
In the afternoon schedule, Luo Yang gave Tan Ying one hour, but apart from the preparations for the new film, Guobao Film and Television had nothing important to report, so it was finished in just half an hour.
Thinking that he would have to go to Hongqiao Villa later to handle the house transaction, Luo Yang simply asked Gray Rhino Capital CEO Zhao Hengtao to give a work report in advance.
"Chairman, let me report to you first."
"Sit down first and talk."
Luo Yang interrupted Zhao Hengtao and asked him to sit down first while lighting a cigarette: "You guys should report your work in different time periods. My schedule has been fully booked these few days, so I only have time to smoke a cigarette."
As he spoke, he flicked the half-empty pack of cigarettes on the table in front of Zhao Hengtao.
"There's no need to report the data seriously. I just need to have a general idea of the situation. The details will naturally be summarized by the group's finance department."
Luo Yang waited until he lit a cigarette before speaking: "You look so relaxed, it seems like your performance in the first quarter was pretty good?"
"I also have to thank the chairman for revealing accurate information, which gave me and my team the opportunity to make some moves."
Zhao Hengtao responded with a smile on his face: "I invested more than 3 million yuan and tripled the capital. When I cleared out the position in the middle of last month, it had become more than million yuan, almost doubling. In addition, China Fortune Land Development, another stock I hold heavily, has shown potential now, and the future returns will only be greater."
"Has China Fortune Land Development's stock been allocated funds?"
According to Luo Yang's memory, this stock has risen by nearly 12% in 150 years. If a little more capital is added, the return will increase exponentially.
"More than 2 million, double the funding."
Speaking of this, Zhao Hengtao showed a guilty expression on his face: "We were still timid. We knew that this was the news from the chairman, but we were still cautious. Even if we can make a lot of money later, I still want to ask you for criticism."
"That's enough. The company's tradable stock plate is not very large. If you put in a large amount of money, it's not a good thing." Luo Yang shook his hand and said, "Besides, this is your first year, it's better to be safe and cautious. I originally meant to focus on training the team, so I gave you some information. When the team matures, I will let you play freely later."
"I understand what the chairman means."
When Song Wan left Gray Rhino Capital, he left more than 5000 million yuan in the account. Later, Luo Yang added another 8000 million yuan. When Zhao Hengtao took over, the company had nearly million yuan in cash in its account.
If it weren't for the information obtained from He Maosong and Liu Haishan, and Luo Yang's memory of China Fortune Land Development's outstanding performance this year, Gray Rhino Capital would probably have just made some steady trading moves in the past 12 years.
If the profit at the end of the year is enough to cover the company's expenses, the goal will be achieved successfully.
Even if there were losses, Luo Yang admitted that at least a financial team had been trained, right?
This is what Zhao Hengtao meant when he made it clear.
Now, only the first quarter of the entire 12 years has passed, and the profit has exceeded to million. This should have been a remarkable achievement, but Zhao Hengtao understood that these achievements all came from the "inside information" provided by the chairman, rather than his personal ability and leadership ability.
Therefore, after achieving such great results, he still arrived half an hour early to report on his work at the group headquarters.
This is a respect for the boss’s personal connections!
“Starting from the second quarter, your main focus will be on developing the team.”
After seeing that Zhao Hengtao understood what he meant, Luo Yang bluntly said, "Those with strong abilities will stay, and those who are unqualified will be eliminated in a timely manner. We will strive to train a more qualified team through the operation experience in the next three quarters."
This means that for the remaining 12 years, Luo Yang will no longer have any data indicator assessment requirements for Gray Rhino Capital.
Instead, requirements for talent training were put forward.
"I understand, Chairman. In the remaining three quarters, I will use small amounts of funds to conduct intensive operations, and use this elimination method to screen qualified team members."
Zhao Hengtao further explained: "With a time span of one week, each trader is given a sum of money ranging from 10 to 20 yuan to conduct actual trading in A-shares. The statistical cycle is one month, and unqualified traders are eliminated to select excellent traders."
This is a bit like simulated trading.
In fact, many analysts and veteran traders of fund companies rely on sectors as their own livelihood and may work in the same industry for their entire lives. So strictly speaking, the screening method used by Zhao Hengtao is not fair and just.
The reason is simple. What if a sector that a trader or analyst is familiar with is in a downward trend in the past one or two months or even half a year?
Then you can only try to enter an industry sector that you are not familiar with and leave your fate to luck.
But Luo Yang did not correct Zhao Hengtao on this point.
Since Zhao Hengtao has been chosen as the CEO of Gray Rhino Capital, he must be given trust. Instead of letting him make decisions on everything, it would be better for Luo Yang to be the top leader himself. Why bother hiring Zhao Hengtao at a high salary?
Moreover, this screening method may eliminate excellent talents, but those who remain will definitely be good.
The report on Gray Rhino Capital's business actually took less than ten minutes.
However, the time Luo Yang and Zhao Hengtao spent chatting was nearly half an hour.
"In addition to the stock market, the futures market can also be paid attention to."
In the extra time, Luo Yang talked about other things: "Although we are not involved in this part of the business for the time being, we do not rule out entering the futures market in the future. Let's just make extra preparations."
It may seem like a casual remark, but in fact there is some expectation.
There is some information in this regard in Luo Yang's memory fragments. In the next few years, the price trends of several commodities in the international futures market will fluctuate greatly. If there are professionals to trade, and they know the general trend, the probability of making money is still quite high.
Of course, it is just a probability and does not guarantee profit.
International capital is not a little bloody. When the big sharks clear the market, a large number of small fish and shrimps often die.
Even if you know that the price of a certain commodity will rise by 50% at the end of the month, a large fluctuation on a certain day in the middle can make you lose all your money in an instant.
This is the cruelty and bloodiness of the capital market. Compared with it, the stock market is as gentle as a little girl.
Zhao Hengtao didn't know what Luo Yang was really thinking. He thought his boss was just trying to improve Gray Rhino Capital's financial investment capabilities, so he nodded and said, "I understand. I will focus on following up on this business in the second half of the year."
He even only considered the domestic futures market and never thought that Luo Yang was eyeing the international futures market.
If there is really a lack of cash flow and the opportunity is right, Luo Yang might take a risk.
Because Luo Yang tightened the schedule, Zhao Hengtao left at a little after three o'clock.
"Boss, I have contacted the villa owner again. He has already left at 3 o'clock and will arrive at Hongqiao Villa around 3:30. Do you think we should leave now?"
As soon as Zhao Hengtao left Luo Yang's office, Wen Wan came in to report.
She understood Luo Yang's mentality and had already called the villa owner to advance the meeting time for the transaction.
"Well, let's go now."
Luo Yang looked at Wen Wan with satisfaction: "You have good subjective initiative!"
"This is something I should have considered. Thank you for the compliment, boss!"
A gentle and sweet smile.
"There's a dinner party tonight, and there might be a lot of alcohol. Tell Chu Jing to contact my driver."
Because he was in a good mood, after entering the elevator, Luo Yang commented: "This girl studied finance, and now she has almost become my personal secretary. It's a bit of a waste of talent."
"Boss, the company has only been established for less than two years, and the group has only been established for a little over a year. Generally speaking, there will be a trend of striving for progress in the future. The team should show a positive working attitude in such an environment."
Wen Wan saw that Luo Yang was in a good mood and expressed her own views briefly.
Although nothing is said explicitly, the words and implications point to one thing: a company on an upward trend needs motivated team members, not employees who are just trying to get by.
So when the elevator went down to the second floor below ground, she added a sentence.
"Next quarter, I plan to reorganize the director's office."
Wen Wan said with a smile: "We will show our boss a positive team spirit."
interesting.
(End of this chapter)
