As soon as the news of the charter flight to the United States was announced, the entire Makino Technology team was excited.
For the company, charter flights cost nearly one million more than normal ticket purchases. Transoceanic wide-body passenger planes are fully loaded with more than 300 people. Makino Technology’s team of nearly 100 people will cause a huge waste of transportation capacity. However, this A small amount of money is nothing to Makino Technology today. Spending less than one million more, but the feeling it brings to employees is extraordinary.
First of all, a flight of tens of thousands of kilometers is not easy. If it is a normal flight, you will be a little depressed if you sit with other strange passengers. But if the entire plane is your colleagues, that feeling of depression will be swept away. On the contrary, because they are all familiar people, everyone will be in a much better mood when flying, and even the atmosphere on board will be much more lively;
Secondly, charter flight itself is a relatively lofty term. As a company employee, even those who are not included in the first batch of lists to go to the United States feel extremely envious when they hear that other colleagues are traveling on charter flights;
Once again, the company's disregard of costs further demonstrates the company's emphasis on employee welfare and supporting measures.
Because of the chartered flight, the luggage conditions for each employee going to the United States are greatly relaxed. Each person can carry more than 50 kilograms of luggage, and the company has also prepared many domestic flavor foods, daily necessities, etc. for them, and then transported them to the United States. aspects of their lives in the United States.
In the list of random items that the administrative department quickly compiled, many domestic products that may not be available in the United States or are difficult to find are carefully prepared for employees.
Among them, a certain amount of Laoganma chili sauce is even prepared for each employee, soybean paste and other local flavor foods are prepared for employees in the Northeast, as well as the more popular instant noodles of various flavors, not that the employees When they arrive in the United States, they have to eat instant noodles and hot sauce. But when they suddenly want to eat this, they don't have to look for it in a foreign country.
In addition, the administrative department also sent a special email to all employees. If anyone has any ideas and suggestions, or even their favorite food and supplies, they can submit their requests to the administrative department, and the administrative department will coordinate and satisfy them.
The careful administration makes the entire company's employees feel particularly warm and gives Li Mu a sense of accomplishment.
Li Mu is very happy to see that all functions of Makino Technology are working hard with the greatest enthusiasm. This is the best spiritual outlook of an enterprise. When everyone is fully focused on their roles, the enterprise will surely move forward. Go, and go very fast.
For Li Mu, he has no messy management philosophy, does not want to cultivate factions in the company, nor does he want to deliberately eliminate factions, let alone use the so-called high-end talent management philosophy in corporate management. In his opinion, he has his own A set of management methods, a set of management methods that are simple and return to nature.
No matter how big Makino Technology develops, in Li Mu's mind, there are only three positions in the company, one is a business position, one is a support position, and one is a management position.
All positions that do actual business, both internally and externally, are business positions. Business, operations, technology, products, and testing are all business positions. They are the main force in this army that specializes in charging into battle and participating in various battles;
Support positions are all jobs that do not involve actual business, such as human resources, administration, logistics, legal affairs, etc. They are the logistics force of this legion, whether it is resource transportation, cooking, raising pigs, or treating the wounded. , are all their responsibilities;
Management positions include all core leadership, including myself, who are responsible for tactics and strategies externally and team building internally.
The core of all management is to first ensure that colleagues on the business line can work wholeheartedly and charge in front of the battle without any worries; let colleagues on the support line rack their brains to provide logistical support and other services, while themselves and Other core leaders, while trying their best to lead everyone to charge in the business line, are also trying their best to find ways to improve everyone's income level, work strength and teamwork.
As a top leader, as long as you can control and coordinate these three positions well, and at the same time spare money and distribute profits, no matter how big the company is, it can run very smoothly. This is what Makino Technology went to the United States this time. It is highlighted vividly in the planning.
For these expeditionary forces that are about to go to the United States, the company does not even need to hold a mobilization meeting. Now everyone is very motivated and wants to go to the United States immediately to do their part for the company to conquer the American market;
Each of these administrative staff who would not have the chance to go to the United States naturally regards serving them as their greatest responsibility;
As a leader, all I can think about is how to make my colleagues achieve great results in the United States, and work with great enthusiasm.
Lin Qingya planned to take the HR team and a small number of support staff to the United States in three days. Before going to the United States, she was actively supporting other colleagues and negotiating charter flight cooperation with Air China. She was also prepared to do it herself.
Before communicating with Air China, Lin Qingya first approached Li Mu and asked him about his specific requirements for this charter flight.
Li Mu's answer was: "There are two requirements for this charter flight. First, it is best to charter an Air China Boeing 747 passenger plane."
Lin Qingya wrote down Li Mu's needs and asked curiously: "Mr. Li, why does it have to be 747?"
Li Mu said with an expression like a nouveau riche: "Because the 747 is currently the largest civil aviation aircraft in the world, even the US President's Air Force One was modified using it as a basis. In my mind, the 747 is the most domineering. The model, especially the bulging double-layer fuselage in the front half, looks very domineering, I like it.”
Lin Qingya didn't expect that Li Mu could still be so childish, so she smiled and said, "It's not you sitting down, why do you have to be so particular about it?"
Li Mu said with a smile: "I won't sit on it, but I will go to the airport to see you off. Watching everyone take off on the 747 to the United States will definitely be a different kind of enjoyment for me."
Lin Qingya asked in surprise: "Are you still going to see me off at the airport?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "This is the second requirement I want to tell you. When you communicate with Air China, you must communicate with them well. Our people must board the plane at the apron, because I want to board at the apron." Let’s have a grand farewell ceremony for everyone.”
"Farewell ceremony?" Lin Qingya said in surprise: "Is it so grand?"
Li Mu said: "Of course it has to be grand! These days, when the country sends a giant panda abroad, it has to have a farewell ceremony, not to mention that we are sending an elite team of nearly a hundred people?"
With that said, Li Mu explained: "We will use whatever configuration is required for Olympic athletes to compete abroad! The execution company for the on-site event must be high-end, and at the same time invite all the media that can be invited to the scene, and the travel expenses will be sufficient!"
Lin Qingya smiled and said: "In this case, we will have to bear the additional security inspection costs of so many media."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Qingya pursed her lips and smiled and said: "But this little money is nothing. Our Mr. Li is not an ordinary rich man, right, Mr. Li."
Li Mu raised his eyebrows and smiled: "We want to be a benchmark enterprise in China Internet industry and a business card of China Internet around the world, so we must regard ourselves as the leader of the industry, and we must always have the awareness to be a leader. How to be a leader? Starting with the leading-level specifications, this farewell ceremony must not only be held, but also be a grand one!"
Lin Qingya nodded immediately and said with a smile: "I understand. I will talk to the airline today and then ask my assistant to contact the execution company. I will definitely satisfy you then!"
Li Mu smiled slightly and reminded her: "Remember what I just said, the specifications must be consistent with the status of the leader!"
After saying that, Li Mu's expression became serious and he solemnly told her: "It is said to be a farewell ceremony, but in fact it is more like a swearing-in ceremony before the troops go to the front line. I have four purposes:
First, to instill fighting spirit in the warriors who are about to go on battle;
Second, let soldiers who may go on expeditions in the future be full of fighting spirit in advance;
Third, let our compatriots at home be confident that we can win the war;
Fourth, let the enemy fear us before going to war! "
Lin Qingya also nodded especially solemnly: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I will make all arrangements."
Li Mu hummed and said: "This time you went to the United States for a long time and left in a hurry. You must adapt as soon as possible when you arrive in the United States. In the next few months, you will be the top leader of Makino Technology in the United States."
Lin Qingya said: "I will definitely do my best to play my role well, and I will not let the company suffer!"
Li Mu smiled and said: "I have great trust in you. Your growth rate is the fastest among the core management of Makino Technology."
"Thank you, Mr. Li, for the compliment." Lin Qingya said with a smile, and then asked Li Mu: "By the way, Mr. Li, aren't you planning to go to the United States in the near future? Your visa has been applied for, and you can make time then. Go to the United States to inspect the work and encourage everyone."
Li Mu smiled slightly and said seriously: "Ding Zhenglin revealed some information to me some time ago, because after our cooperation with eBay and PayPal, our popularity increased too quickly, and after YY became popular overseas, American capital recognized us very much. , so if we want to get money from Sequoia, we will probably have to talk to people at Sequoia headquarters.”
"Is it true?" Lin Qingya asked in surprise: "Now Sequoia China no longer has the right to handle our Series C financing?"
Li Mu nodded and said: "This is the news that Lao Ding heard from within Sequoia. Although it is not 100% clear yet, according to his inference, it is almost the same. Our valuation has risen too fast. In The United States is also becoming more and more famous. The U.S. headquarters attaches great importance to it and realizes that our ultimate goal is to go public in the United States. In this case, it is naturally more convenient to directly contact the headquarters. If this matter is confirmed, I will definitely do it in the near future. I’m going to the United States.”
Lin Qingya said excitedly: "Doesn't that mean that our Series C financing is almost settled? How much can we talk about the valuation?"
Li Mu smiled calmly and said, "Let's talk about US$13 billion."
(End of chapter)