Reinventing the Millennium

Stringer was elected.

Ken Kutaragi was elected.

Fang Zhuo was elected.

As the positions and nominations of new directors were confirmed, the merger of Norio Ohga and Stringer made the resistance of Idei directors weaker and weaker.

After all, someone must be responsible for Sony's performance, and today's top management is the first to bear the brunt.

The departure of Nobuyuki Idei was a shattering of his parental dignity, but the seventy-five-year-old Norio Ohga had enough prestige to continue running the board of directors.

Finally, at Dahe's explicit request, the interim board of directors confirmed the list of new board of directors and management to be submitted to the shareholders' meeting on the 2nd of next month. In addition to the changes in Stringer, Jiuda, and Fangzhuo, there were also changes including Dei, Six directors, including Ando, ​​Takajo and Nakahachi, resigned.

In other words, Sony's board of directors will be reduced from 17 to 12 people, with 6 external directors and 6 internal directors.

This basically means that the new chairman Stringer has roughly control of the board of directors. His own 1 vote plus 6 votes of foreign directors are more than half-but considering that one foreign director abstained when nominating the president this time, the power is still Need to continue to consolidate.

As a reward for resigning as directors, Nobuyuki Dei, Kuni Ando, ​​and Shizuo Takajo will all become Sony corporate consultants, among which Nobuyuki Dei is the top consultant.

As for whether Nobuyuki Idei is willing to retire in this way...

Fang Zhuo, who had been sitting on the sidelines for the second half of the process, estimated that the current head of Sony would compromise.

Otherwise, even if it causes uproar in the city and reaches the shareholders' meeting, Nobuyuki Idei will always have to face a sharp question - Sony was so strong during the Oga period, how come it is like this in your hands?

It is because of this that Nobuyuki Idei could not straighten his back, and an internal director appeared on the board of directors and voted for Kutaragi Ken, who merged with the next chairman.

Similarly, the current president Kuni Ando may have apologized for Sony's current situation, and finally chose to bear the infamy, allowing Jiuduo to narrowly pass the position of president.

Sony's temporary board meeting started at 12 o'clock and lasted for four and a half hours, leaving many people hungry.

Fang Zhuo came just after dinner, so he was still energetic enough to listen to the speeches of different directors and silently try to figure out their positions and appeals in his heart.

The board of directors will definitely need to be moved, and it is a matter of learning who can be retained and who can be manipulated.

Fang Zhuo thought that he should provide Stringer with some professional advice, so as to live up to their friendship.

At 4:40 in the afternoon, Norio Ohga, who had also arrived after dinner, announced the end of the meeting energetically.

The directors of the Idei system left in a hurry.

Other directors who voted for Stringer were reluctant to wait any longer, and had mixed feelings about the change in Sony's power.

Even Norio Ohga and Ken Kutaragi just said hello and left the conference room. They joined together this time out of helplessness, and they really did not welcome the arrival of Americans.

Otherwise, Kutaragi would not openly oppose the foreign chairman.

"Da He is indeed the old boss, and he still has a deep influence on Sony." Fang Zhuo fell silent and saw that Stringer's expression was a little solemn, and casually chatted about what he had seen today.

Stringer nodded. If it weren't for the great congratulations, Idei's departure would directly lead to the end of this meeting, which would definitely add a lot of trouble.

Fang Zhuo continued: "But it is precisely because of Idei's reform of the board of directors that the foreign directors can speak, so Dahe has to stand on the same front with you today."

Since the succession, Sony Group's board of directors has undergone changes, the staff has been greatly streamlined, and foreign directors are no longer decorations.

Unfortunately, the first influential thing this group of foreign directors did was to propose a foreign chairman to save Sony. Without this group of foreign directors, Sony's next board of directors and management would probably still be It took shape under the influence of Dahe.

Time is also destiny, there will be success and failure.

Regardless, Sony's days are over.

Sony had a glorious history under his leadership. At that time, he was Sony's well-deserved majestic patriarch.

However, in the past two years, Sony has suffered from external and internal troubles, and has fallen to an unprecedented bottom for the group. Therefore, Idei's evaluation is destined to be that the aftermath is greater than the past, and the failure is greater than the success.

"Fang, do you think Idei will take action at the shareholders' meeting?" Stringer asked still slightly worriedly. He now trusted the young president's judgment.

Fang Zhuo pondered for a moment: "There is a possibility, but the probability is not high. No matter what the position of president is, Idei will never be able to lead Sony again. If it were you, you would be so unhappy with the company you have been with for decades. What?"

"Public opinion outside Sony is not good, the company's performance has no foundation, and the two president candidates have their own merits, so why should Idei convince shareholders?"

"He may not be able to hold back his anger for a while, but this anger will pass. The board of directors has compromised and reached a result. Both these highly respected foreign directors and Dahe, who is still influential, should communicate with Dei."

Fang Zhuo stood in the elevator and shrugged: "Sir, your time has come."

Stringer suddenly found that he liked Mr. Fang's eloquent talk. He felt a little elated. He nodded with a smile on his face and said, "We still have to wait for the shareholders' meeting."

"Drink something?" Fang Zhuo understood Lao Si's reserve.

"I beg you." Stringer was already hungry.

The two left the Sony headquarters building.

Before they had walked a few steps, they saw Sony's foreign director Yotaro Kobayashi's special car waiting by the roadside.

Stringer put away his hunger, cheered up, dealt with the old Japanese man, and talked for a long time about the future of Sony Group.

Just when Fang Zhuo thought Xiao Lin was about to get in the car and leave, the Sony foreign director looked over.

"Mr. Fang," Yotaro Kobayashi said in Mandarin, "Congratulations on becoming an outside director of Sony Group."

Fang Zhuo smiled: "We still have to wait for the shareholders' meeting."

Yotaro Kobayashi understood Mr. Fang's young reserve, nodded and said, "Mr. Fang, I like a word from your country very much, seek common ground while reserving differences."

He continued slowly: "The competition between Sony and Yike is gradually becoming a thing of the past. Whether it is the changes brought by the Internet to music or the rigidity within Sony, Yike has defeated Sony head-on in the player." .”

"Everyone should look forward. I don't know how true or false what Mr. Fang said is, but in my opinion, Yike and Sony have a lot of cooperation, and Mr. Fang and Mr. Stringer also have a cooperative relationship. Fundamental, this is the reason why several directors and I invested in Fangtang.”

Yotaro Kobayashi’s words are quite akin to being in harmony with the light.

Fang Zhuo raised his eyebrows: "My sincerity is in my words, really, otherwise, a foreign director of Sony Group would be nothing to me."

No matter in terms of his own company or personal wealth, he has the confidence to say this.

Who wants to mess with Sony?

What's the reason?

Are you a happy person?

Therefore, Yotaro Kobayashi nodded slightly and agreed with Mr. Fang's attitude. He smiled and said: "Mr. Fang may not know that I am full of respect for Huaxia."

Fang Zhuo didn't wait for this person to continue, and he roughly understood the logic that supported his words.

Yotaro Kobayashi's company is a Japanese-American joint venture, and he strongly agrees with the business philosophy of American companies. At the same time, he is also the Japanese chief member of the "21st Century Committee for Sino-Japanese Friendship". He is a figure who can meet many leaders when he comes to China. The attitude towards China is quite friendly.

Therefore, in Xiao Lin's view, the chairman of the board can be a foreigner, and it is nothing for a Chinese to serve as a foreign director.

"I agree..." Kobayashi Yotaro's words were interrupted by shouts in the distance. He turned his head and saw Ryoji Nakahachi, who was defeated in today's meeting, walking angrily, followed by his car.

Yotaro Kobayashi frowned and said goodbye in advance: "Both of you, I'll see you at the shareholders' meeting. I hope Sony has a bright future."

Stringer and Fang Zhuo both nodded and said goodbye to the Japanese business legend.

Yotaro Kobayashi got into the car and left, and Ryoji Nakahachi and the car slowly chasing behind him approached.

"Fang Zhuo, Stringer, why did you go back on your word?" Nakaba Ryoji had been communicating with other people in the office for a while, and when he saw the two treacherous parties, his unquenched anger rekindled and swelled.

"Mr. Zhongbo, you are very rude." Fang Zhuo said lightly.

Ryoji Nakabachi was so angry that he laughed. He was really beaten with a stick on the board of directors!

When I came here, I had a pleasant face-to-face communication with Stringer yesterday, and I had a certain tacit understanding when I visited Fang Zhuo in the morning. I thought that today I would be successfully nominated as president. I never thought that after the meeting, the president was gone, and the directors were also congratulated by Mr. Da. Request to resign!

Such a landslide was unexpected!

Ryoji Nakaba abstained from Fang Zhuo, and now he is getting angrier as he thinks about it.

In particular, he recalled the conversation between the two before they separated.

——Mr. Zhongbo, do you support Mr. Stringer’s reform measures? That's the key to this board meeting.

——Of course I support it.

--very good.

idiot! It is indeed the key! This is the key to tricking yourself!

Ryoharu Nakabachi was still the vice president. Compared to Stringer, who had to hold his breath in the future, his anger was directed at the Chinese people intelligently, and the anger in his eyes seemed to burn the man in front of him to ashes.

"Fang Zhuo, you did it on purpose! You planned to seduce me!"

Fang Zhuo frowned and asked strangely: "Why didn't you say these things at the board meeting? Now that it's over, you came up crying and crying. Do you want to make people feel sorry for you?"

Ryoji Nakabachi's mind was in a mess after being ridiculed. His right hand was tightly clenched into a fist, and he was almost about to step forward to relieve the hatred in his heart.

Fang Zhuo looked at the little devil coldly.

You didn’t even carry a gasoline can. Who are you trying to scare?

If you really can't afford to lose, you have to come to Quanwuxing. This will allow you to try boxing and be afraid of being young.

At this time, a man came out of the car with a low eyebrow and grabbed Nakahata Ryoji from behind. It turned out to be the taciturn and suspected Chinese man during the meeting this morning.

The two Japanese captured Zhongbo Liangji.

When Nakabachi Ryōji was pulled away, his momentum became even more fierce, and he struggled to move forward.

In his eagerness, Erjiizi suddenly took Nakabo two steps back and whispered a few Chinese sentences he heard during his morning visit. According to Japan's national conditions, the person opposite him was equivalent to a capitalist who was not familiar with the Yamaguchi-gumi. .

If you take action, you may be thrown into the sea one day.

After hearing these words, Nakabachi Ryoji suddenly calmed down.

When he looked again, Mr. Fang stared at him coldly, as if he had a deeper meaning, and the next chairman, Stringer, also looked very unhappy.

Yes, what Mr. Fang just said was right.

Since the board of directors tolerated it, why should they lose their composure now?

The burning anger in Nakabachi Ryoji's heart suddenly calmed down.

He pushed away the two devils who had not reported the news in time before, and took two steps: "I admit that my voice was a bit loud just now, but, Mr. Fang, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Fang Zhuo said calmly: "I am the director of Sony, who are you?"

Ryoji Nakabachi's anger was almost aroused by this understatement. He took two deep breaths: "I am the vice president of Sony. This has nothing to do with my identity. Is this the way Mr. Fang's business style works?"

Fang Zhuo said disdainfully: "Vice president? He may not be that soon. Pay attention to your attitude. Pay attention to your attitude in front of Sony's chairman and directors, Mr. Zhongbo."

The young president emphasized that the Japanese vice president should exercise Japanese dignity in front of the Chinese and British.

Ryoji Nakabachi couldn't explain, and looked at Stringer who had been silent.

Idei is gone and this is the next leader.

Leader, please say something!

Is there really no explanation?

Dear virtuous minister, you are a distant man!

Stringer frowned and waved his hands, but actually refused to say a word.

Ryoji Nakabachi's face suddenly turned pale, but the fire in his heart was no match for the water in the ocean, and he couldn't let go of the words at the scene. He bowed silently, got in the car and left.

"I sometimes wonder if there is something wrong with these Japanese people?" Stringer said with a frown.

Fang Zhuo didn't expect that the next head of Sony would say such a thing, so he smiled and said, "Don't say this in front of them."

"I'm going to replace him." Stringer shook his head.

"Zhongbo, there's no need to rush." ​​Fang Zhuo said as he walked.

"No, I want to replace Yotaro Kobayashi." Stringer corrected.

Fang Zhuo stopped and was stunned: "Replace him? Why?"

I have to say that what Yotaro Kobayashi said just now is still very classy, ​​and he is a foreign director who supports Stringer.

Stringer explained: "He is too old. This is a very valid reason. I will transfer people from Sony America to the board of directors and gradually replace outside directors when the situation stabilizes."

"Since they support me, it will be easy to replace him. Kobayashi Yotaro's age can be understood by everyone."

Fang Zhuo's expression was subtle, "Good guy, Sir, I didn't expect you to burn bridges so quickly. With you at Sony, I'm really relieved."

He muttered to persuade: "Don't be in a hurry, otherwise you will easily be accused of nepotism."

Stringer said disapprovingly: "The purpose of transferring people from Sony America is to use advanced technology to transform Sony's backwardness. Why are we afraid of accusations?"

Fang Zhuo, fulfilling his duties as Sony's foreign director, urged: "Both the board of directors and the corporate strategy must be cautious, otherwise it will easily cause a backlash."

"Yes." Stringer nodded, "I will be cautious. Both the board of directors and the business need to take their time."

Fang Zhuo felt that he was worthy of those 9 votes.

Being close to virtuous ministers and being far away from villains is why Sony is prosperous.

Fang Xianchen sat in the car as he deserved and asked: "Do you know the CMOS image sensor Sony is making?"

"What is that?" Stringer asked blankly.

"I'll have a chat with you later while we're drinking." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "There is also this board of directors. I have a little experience, but I don't know if it will be of any use to you."

Stringer perked up and said, "The board of directors will talk about this first."

The black car carried Sony's next chairman and outside directors and drove away.