"But I still don't understand. They could have benefited from my plan too. If the team leader could gain 5 or 10 percent, they could have gained at least 20 or 30 percent. Just for the sake of having a say, they rejected all my plans. Is that really the behavior of a suitable leader?"

This is the key point that Wang Siren truly cannot understand.

"Hoo." Wang Shouren exhaled a puff of smoke and said slowly, "The core of the problem is not how much benefit the group has, but whether he can gain benefits within the group. On the surface, he can get good returns. But what about behind the scenes? If you have too much power, one day when it comes to consolidating the company's resources, I won't say you have any thoughts about kicking him out."

"Let me give you one example: Are there any suppliers within the company that he found? Did he receive any kickbacks in the process? When you gain more influence and start considering internal issues, won't you see exorbitant procurement prices?"

"Just like I asked you earlier, your approach is to increase revenue or cut costs. If it's to increase revenue, the resistance is relatively small. But if it's to cut costs, the resistance is truly significant. However, if the other party is so afraid of you gaining a voice during the revenue-generating phase, then you should consider what they are hiding. To be honest, this is a potentially big question."

"Why?" After Wang Siren understood the logic, he realized it, but he didn't understand what exactly the big problem Wang Shouren was referring to.

“Usually, a company’s development goes through several stages.” Wang Shouren held up one finger: “First, the startup stage. During this stage, everyone can be said to work together. After all, no one doesn’t want to make the pie bigger. There’s not much to say about emotions during this stage. Everyone just wants to do their job well. If you’re lucky, you can successfully stabilize the company.”

"This is the first generation, a time of prosperity. Once things stabilize, all sorts of problems will arise. If development is steady, there will be time for growth. But if it surges ahead suddenly, some people will fall behind."

“However, this problem won’t arise during this period; it will accumulate slowly as the company develops.” Wang Shouren pointed to the snow on the tree: “Just like the snow on these branches, it’s accumulating there. When the company enters a bottleneck period, this snow, with the slightest stimulus, will fall down in a rush. And you are that stimulus. Or rather, your current second generation is that stimulus.”

"In the first generation, your maternal grandfather, Mr. Huo, and I discussed things together. In the second generation, your mother and the eldest son of the Huo family started to have some rivalry. However, overall, this rivalry was kept under control. Your mother may seem to have no desires on the surface, but she is actually very ambitious. Of course, what I want you to pay attention to is not the young master Huo himself, but his subordinates."

"When a company gets big, there will always be a lot of people who like to plunder for themselves."

"You need to think about it carefully, to understand it from its essence, and to figure out this line of thought so that you won't be clueless when you do things. Don't get stuck on the details."

Most people are prone to getting stuck on minor details.

Like Wang Siren now, he doesn't understand why anyone would oppose him when what he's doing is in the company's and everyone's best interests. But in reality, no one knows how much can be subtly interpreted within the phrase "in the best interests of everyone." It's like a tree with countless branches. To understand it, you have to examine each branch one by one.

If one gets stuck on meaningless thoughts like "Why don't people appreciate my efforts?", then one will never be able to understand the logic behind it.

"To put it bluntly, this matter is a conflict between individual interests and collective interests. As a leader, your job is to try to reconcile and balance these two. The simplest thing is to persuade the person in charge of that group. As for how to persuade them, whether it's to persuade them directly, replace them, or support another team, having your own subordinates are all things you need to consider."

"I've explained the basic logic to you, but how to implement it is up to you to understand it in your actual work."

Then, Wang Shouren looked at Wang Ruiming and said, "And you, don't think you're some kind of techie who doesn't need to understand these things. Otherwise, you'll get into serious trouble later..."

"Dad, you've tormented me enough." Wang Ruiming was completely numb.

God knows how his old father tormented him during his four years of college.

He was different from others; he had spent his childhood in laboratories and had acquired a lot of knowledge through formal training. Coupled with Wang Shouren's connections, he was able to get a job in a laboratory after entering university. This is also why he was able to meet Feng Fang, who was three years older than him.

"That's nothing. I've already gone easy on you with all those things. Putting everything else aside, take your patent for example. If I really wanted to steal it, what could you do? You don't have a good solution. You have neither funds nor connections. And that patent, although it might have some potential in the future, is currently useless. I can add it to my car, or I can leave it out."

"Even if you take it outside, people will only give you tens of thousands of US dollars at most."

"How could that be!" Wang Ruiming was the first to disbelieve it.

"Don't believe me? Ask your brother." Wang Shouren raised an eyebrow.

Wang Ruiming looked at Wang Siren.

Wang Siren adjusted his glasses and said, "Generally, there are a few scenarios for selling a patent. The first is that the patent holder is capable of developing the patent, but finds it too tiring. So, he chooses to contribute his technology as equity. As for how much he can sell it for, it depends on his control over the market. Moreover, the market won't negotiate too much with him. The valuation of the patent holder is roughly the same as the internal valuation of his company. So, this transaction will probably be finalized after a few months of work."

"How many more months?" Wang Ruiming was shocked.

"Yes, these past few months have been crucial to the negotiators' interests. If the procurement officer can acquire the patent at a price lower than the market value, it will be very important for the company, and he himself will also receive a substantial bonus."