Finance Director Office.
Lin Wanqing was sitting alone behind a large desk. There was only one desk lamp turned on in the room, and the dim light hid half of her face in shadow.
On the webpage opened next to it, several freshly released financial reviews were mocking the lower-than-expected Market Reaction with bold titles.
Her fingers were holding a Fountain Pen tightly, her knuckles turning slightly white.
Anger burned coldly in her chest, but it was not directed at the negative stock commentators--
To some extent, she even agreed with some of their views.
Her anger was directed at Zhao Chen, who stubbornly implemented the "shrink" strategy, and the suffocating dilemma this strategy brought about.
As one of the actual traders of Leverage Expansion, whose company has experienced rapid growth in the past few years, Lin Wanqing's thinking mode has long been deeply imprinted with the imprint of that era:
Scale is Safety, Growth Can Hide All Problems, Leverage is the Magic Wand to Pry Wealth.
In her opinion, Zhao Chen's rhetoric of "reducing debt and seeking cash flow" is not only cowardly, but also a betrayal of "Industry Rules" and Self-Mutilation's stupidity.
Those public opinions criticizing Zhao Chen and "Not Acquiring Land Equals Destroying the Future" spoke to her heart.
This is the "right path" that she is familiar with and recognizes!
However, this "right road" is now blocked by Zhao Chen.
What made her even more anxious was that the efficacy of Performance Express, a supposedly powerful heart-saving pill, seemed to be greatly reduced because of the "Strategic Contraction" label that Zhao Chen put on the company.
What is the market worried about?
Of course, I am worried that the company will not grow in the future! Who would invest in a bakery that "does not make bread"?
The weakness of the stock price first threatened Zhao Jianguo's - and her own - core interests.
The alarm of Pledged Shares was not cleared, but changed from a piercing scream to a continuous low sound, which tortured the nerves even more.
She must do something.
This is the first official Management Meeting since Performance Express. People's hearts are floating. It's a good time to launch an attack.
Those who are attached to the old expansion model, whose interests have been damaged or who feel uncomfortable Business Unit Head,
Those middle-level people who are also confused about "having no place to take" are all targets that she can potentially win over or take advantage of.
She wants to take advantage of the "momentum" of public opinion to spread all the problems caused by "stopping expansion" on the conference table.
She wanted Zhao Chen to see how his "stability" was eroding the company from within!
The next morning, Main Conference Room.
The long conference table was filled with executives at director level and above, and the atmosphere was more dignified than usual.
Performance Express failed to ignite the market, external criticism arose, and the news hung like low pressure in the room.
Zhao Chen was sitting in the main seat, listening to the routine reports of various departments with a calm expression.
Soon, the topic turned to the market feedback and business impact after the release of the express report.
Lin Wanqing saw the opportunity, and after Marketing Vice President reported the sales situation, he cleared his throat and spoke.
She did not attack Zhao Chen first, but said in a worried manner, considering the overall situation of the company:
"Zhao Zong, colleagues, the express data itself is solid, which shows that our team's combat effectiveness is still there. But the market's reaction has also sounded the alarm for us.
It reflects the outside world's deep doubts and concerns about our strategic shift to 'stop acquiring land'.
This kind of doubt is really backfired on our daily operations."
She paused, glanced at several executives with whom she had old ties or interests, and continued:
"Recently, I have received a lot of feedback. Human Resources Department Director Li, you should have felt it too, right?
Many employees of Core Position, especially colleagues of Investment and Development, design, and Pre-development System, have lost their career prospects because they cannot see the company's future project reserves and development space, and their tendency to leave has increased significantly.
We are becoming a key target for poaching by our peers."
Director Li, who was named, hesitated for a moment and nodded:
"It is true... recently, there has been an increase in employees actively inquiring about resignation procedures and looking at external opportunities, especially young backbones.
The calls from headhunters are also much more frequent."
Lin Wanqing nodded slightly and looked at the person in charge of Supply Chain management:
"Wang Zong, our upstream, those building materials Suppliers, general contractors, their sense of smell is the most sensitive.
Have you recently felt that their expectations for our future orders are declining, and the terms of cooperation, such as account terms, have become harsh?"
Supply Chain Director Wang Zong sighed, "Director Lin is right.
Several long-term cooperation partners, Suppliers, have made it clear that they hope to shorten the settlement cycle and even request an increase in the prepayment ratio.
Their reasons are very simple: Henglong will not take new land, there is uncertainty in future procurement volume, and they need to control risks."
"There is also a marketing port,"
A marketing director in charge of a specific area couldn't help but interject, with a tone of grievance and anxiety.
"When we go to talk about cooperation with channels and expand customers, the first thing they ask is: 'Do you have any new sales at Henglong? Will you just sell these stocks in the future?'