Chapter 216： Ruthmi & Sons

Chapter 216 Lu Simie and his son

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Starbucks coffee shop, in New York, this is the favorite place for white-collar workers to drink afternoon tea. Guo Shouyun has no special hobby here. Whether in his previous life or now, he rarely came to such a place. However, he did not refuse after Carol Lusme chose the meeting place here.

"Mr. Guo, I've heard the name for a long time!"

Holding the right hand that the other party took the initiative to stretch out, Guo Shouyun smiled and said, "I hoped for a long time to have a chance to ask Mr. Lu Simi face-to-face for advice, and now it has finally come true!"

"Mr. Guo is too polite. Now Wall Street does not know how many people want to listen to your experience in investment, especially gold investment. Moreover, I am one of them."

Guo Shouyun smiled and turned to a middle-aged man in a black suit next to him, "This is...?"

"My son, John Ruthmi, is currently an equity analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston!"

"No wonder I think the two look alike, so they are father and son!" Guo Shouyun said.

"Hello, Mr. Guo!"

"Hello!"

After shaking hands with Lu Simie II, everyone sat down.

After the waiter served coffee, Guo Shouyun said, "What are your plans for Mr. Lu Simi after retirement?"

"Traveling around the world, fishing, playing golf, there are so many things I want to do. I spent most of my time at work in the first few decades, and I want to enjoy life in the following days!"

After nodding clearly, "I agree with Mr. Lu Simi's idea, but your Excellency is only seventy-three years old now, and has not yet reached the age of complete retirement."

"Oh?"

With Carol Lusmi's wisdom and experience, it is natural to hear that Guo Shouyun has something to say.

"I hope to hire Mr. Lu Simi as a consultant for Phoenix Company!" Guo Shouyun quickly threw out his purpose.

After graduating from Harvard Business School, Carol Luthmi worked at McKinsey for five years, and then seven years at Goldman Sachs, where she became a partner. After the establishment of Anshuo, after 30 years of struggle, Anshuo has successfully developed into a well-known large-scale company in asset management and wealth management on Wall Street. Such an ability is naturally admirable, and the latter's connections on Wall Street are also where Guo Shouyun hopes to draw on. In particular, his friendship with current Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is even more enviable.

Of course Carol Lusmi understands the role of advisors to financial firms. He can roughly guess Guo Shouyun's purpose. After thinking for a moment, "Before agreeing, can I ask Mr. Guo a question?"

"certainly!"

"What is Phoenix's future goals? BlackRock? Goldman Sachs? Or ****? Or Bridgewater?"

"Neither!" Guo Shouyun shook his head, "We never thought about who we would be, or aiming for, we just want to be the best version of ourselves. For Phoenix, I will not set limits for its growth. Of course, I We also believe that in the future we will become a financial leader on Wall Street alongside these industry giants!"

The somewhat general, yet ambitious answer made Carol Lusmi ponder.

"Mr. Guo, can I ask you a question?"

John Luthmi, who had been silent for a while, spoke up.

Guo Shouyun nodded affirmatively.

"I've observed that Phoenix has a different management structure than any Wall Street firm. Do you have any special considerations for that?"

Slightly surprised, he glanced at Lu Simi II. When most of the people were staring at the Thunder Fund, which made huge profits, it was a bit unusual for this person to observe the very different management structure of Phoenix Company.

After a moment of silence, after organizing the language, "The organizational management structure of any company has only one purpose: to maintain the long-term growth of the company. The same is true for Phoenix. However, more than 90% of the world's largest companies have a hard time getting rid of a reality: the enterprise The management structure that was simple, efficient and well-functioning in the early days of the company became bloated and bureaucratic as the company grew. The decline of the company basically started from this. Therefore, since the day I started my business, I have been thinking about how to solve it. , or try to solve this problem as much as possible. And the current management system of Phoenix is ​​an attempt of this kind of thinking.”

"Can you be more specific?" John Lusmi's eyes were filled with inquiry.

Guo Shouyun nodded, "This system can be simply summarized as 'the board of directors, the president's centralized and decentralized management system'. That is: to strengthen the influence of the board of directors on major corporate decisions, and at the same time transfer the power of daily management and mergers and acquisitions of small and medium-sized enterprises. To the president of the subsidiary. ... In my plan, the board of directors of Phoenix can be divided into 'executive board' and 'large board'."

"The members of the executive board include: the presidents of various subsidiaries, as well as the chief financial officer, chief risk officer and chief human resources officer of Phoenix, as well as the chairman himself. influence all major decisions.”

"The large board of directors includes all members of the executive board, plus the company's independent directors and non-executive directors, as well as the main partners of various subsidiaries. The size is maintained at about 25 to 32 people. The responsibility of the large board of directors is to review Phoenix for half a year. And the annual financial report, share the appointment and dismissal of the company's top management with the chairman. It can also give advice to the executive board of directors on problems that arise in the company's operations."

"In addition to the executive board of directors and the general board of directors, the head office will also manage the human resources of the middle and above, and the finance of each subsidiary will be managed by the head office. And the management personnel of the head office will be maintained at about 200 people. Keep it as much as possible. In addition, the management scale of each subsidiary should be reduced, the focus of each subsidiary should be maintained, and the elite management and partnership system should be adopted to strengthen the aggressiveness and creativity of each subsidiary!”

After listening to Guo Shouyun's brief explanation, John Lusmi thought for a moment, "Such a system strengthens the chairman's right to manage all companies!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, "Any company, including the government, must have a person who makes the final decision. The chairman is the final decision-maker of Phoenix Company."

"The result of Mr. Guo's reform of the management structure of the Phoenix Company is more like the relationship between the White House and the state governments." Old Lu Simie thought thoughtfully.

"Mr. Lu Simie's analogy is very vivid. However, compared with the government's management structure, Phoenix is ​​still somewhat different. Especially when major decisions are made between seven to nine people, there will be no excessive internal friction and low efficiency."

To be honest, Guo Shouyun felt that his reform of the management structure of Phoenix Company was more like the relationship between the central and local governments of the Chinese government than the metaphor of old Lu Simi. Of course, the same goes for Han Hua.

After nodding in agreement, old Lu Simi said: "But how does Mr. Guo bridge the disputes between the chairman and the subsidiary manager, that is, the president's dispute over the operation of the company? I think this should be the inevitable result."

"It's actually very simple. If the two sides can reach an agreement, then everything will be fine. If they can't reach an agreement, they will be voted on by the executive board."

"How did the chairman come into being? After all, life is not long, and Mr. Guo can't always be in this position!" asked Lu Simi II.

"Mr. John's question is quite straightforward!"

John Luthmi spread his hands, "If the problem can be expressed in the simplest words, why should we waste time making it more complicated?"

Guo Shouyun nodded in agreement, "I appreciate this point of view. As for your question, the current tentative idea is that the board of directors votes based on the performance of the presidents of each subsidiary. Of course, this issue may not arise for decades, so There are no very detailed regulations yet!”

Guo Shouyun is only 20 years old now, and the most conservative estimate is that he can also sit on the seat of the chairman of the Phoenix Company for 50 years. This gave him plenty of time to think about the heir.

"Mr. Guo is very frank!" John Lusmi nodded.

"Both gentlemen are the top elites in the financial world of Wall Street I hope to get your suggestions in such a frank exchange to improve the management system of Phoenix Company!" Guo Shouyun said honestly.

He knows that his shortcoming is his connections, so whenever he has the chance, he wants to win over more allies. And Lu Simie and his son are undoubtedly very suitable objects.

Plus, for the shrewd person, show-offs are the stupidest way to communicate. In the absence of a fundamental conflict of interest, Guo Shouyun is willing to use a more honest attitude and words to win the favor of the other party.

After the father and son looked at each other, old Lu Simi said, "Mr. Guo's structure of Phoenix Company is very complete. Before I actually experience the effect of this management structure, I won't have too many suggestions." After a pause , he smiled, "But I am very willing to accept Mr. Guo's invitation to serve as a consultant for Phoenix Company."

Now the American financial community has two kinds of evaluations for Guo Shouyun: madman and genius. Old Lu Simie was also very curious about this young man who appeared in the sight of Wall Street like a comet. Therefore, after the previous exchange, he had the idea of ​​observing each other closely.

"I believe that my experience in Phoenix will bring good memories to Mr. Lu Simie." Guo Shouyun said with a smile.

"That's what I expected too!"

After the two of them finished speaking, John Lu Simie said, "Mr. Guo, can I work in the Thunder Fund?"

"Mr. John is also interested in our Thunder?" Guo Shouyun's heart moved.

"That's right!"

"Can I ask the reason? After all, in today's financial market, Lei Ting is not a large-scale hedge fund! With Mr. John's qualifications, he can go to high positions in big companies such as Bridgewater and Quantum."

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