Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled-Chapter 939 - 699: The Succession Issue of the Second Generation_2

Small issues have completely turned into big issues; this is what you call a big enterprise illness.

Such things were unimaginable before, even difficult to understand.

But now, they happen every day.

It’s the first time An’an heard the veterans of the group criticize her father so angrily.

Also the first time she realized such serious problems could occur in a large corporation.

Normally, such issues shouldn’t happen in private enterprises, and if they do, it’s undoubtedly the best proof of regression.

Her dad now can’t devote his energy to these traditional businesses anymore!

But is he unaware of these issues?

He surely knows; he just doesn’t have the energy to deal with them anymore.

Going a step further in thought, he left these problems for her to solve.

If she can handle it well, the veterans in these traditional businesses would naturally follow her lead.

She could also take control of the entire traditional segment’s discourse rights.

As always, the group isn’t hers alone; to make others convinced, it can’t just be because she’s Chen Pingsheng’s daughter.

She needs to prove herself too.

An’an convened a day-long meeting with the veterans here, and due to her approachable manner, most of them were willing to tell her the truth.

It’s no exaggeration to say that when An’an was little, it was these people who watched her grow up.

Now she’s grown and is beginning to inherit the family business.

If needed, these veterans are willing to give their full support as well.

After all, without the big boss, there wouldn’t be them either.

But all this still requires An’an to have the capability; she has to be someone with ideas for them to support.

Otherwise, no one would be convinced.

A traditional publicly listed company valued at hundreds of billions, with at least over fifty thousand employees.

How to manage such a large enterprise with over fifty thousand people!

For An’an, it’s certainly a major challenge, perhaps even an enormous challenge.

After this meeting, she no longer had the mind to shoot short dramas. Her dad was right; compared to a company with tens of thousands of employees, what’s a little individual hobby really count for?

Back at the dormitory, the always optimistic and positive Chen An’an was uncharacteristically silent.

She didn’t know how to handle such problems.

The traditional group’s slow response, and her dad’s current disregard for these traditional businesses.

Causing a large number of veterans to start feeling discouraged, no longer as positive and motivated as before.

And this might be the toughest question of her university days.

Because her father has handed over the issue of livelihoods for tens of thousands, including the future of tens of thousands of families, to her.

And she’s at a loss.

Completely unaware of how to handle it!

Is she failing her dad after years of nurturing, and can she really take on such a responsibility?

These two questions kept swirling in An’an’s mind, making her feel a bit discouraged and equally at a loss.

"An’an, what’s wrong?"

It was Jiang Tang who first came over to ask her.

An’an absent-mindedly said, "Nothing, I just had a full day meeting today, just a bit tired."

"Oh... Has Uncle Chen left Guangzhou?"

"Yeah, he’s usually very busy; it’s already quite difficult for him to come see me once."

"Did your dad give you any special instructions?"

"Indeed, a bit, actually it’s something arranged quite early."

Chen An’an said, "Dad handed Snacks Dash over to me. Today, I gathered the veterans there for a meeting; they said the real reason for the traditional businesses, including this segment, falling behind completely is my dad’s indifference over the years, while I can’t find any way to change it. Do you think I’m particularly useless?"

"Snacks Dash? Is it the shop we frequently buy snacks from?"

"If there are no counterfeits, it should be that shop."

Jiang Tang explained to the other two girls, "An’an’s family has many enterprises. Most of the places we frequent belong to them; Snacks Dash, which is open all over the country, must be just one of them."

Gui Gui Girl blinked her cute big eyes and asked, "An’an, your dad isn’t handing such a big company over to you already, is he?"

"Dad indeed entrusted me with it, yet I have no clue at all."

Although An’an has done several startup projects before, none were as big as Snacks Dash.

And certainly couldn’t have so many employees!

One can only say, the bigger the enterprise, the more responsibility.

It was the short-haired, spirited girl who comforted her, "What’s to fear, as the saying goes, tall buildings rise from the ground up. Your father didn’t become so powerful overnight; Snacks Dash wasn’t this big from the start either. Even though you, President An’an, have taken over the company, you can completely treat yourself as a newcomer, starting from scratch, and once you’ve understood the entire operation of the company, you’ll naturally come up with ways to save it.

"With your dad backing you, there’s absolutely no need to put so much pressure on yourself from the start."

It actually sounds pretty reasonable.

The pit An’an fell into is often the biggest pit second generations fall into when taking over family businesses.

That is, trying to rejuvenate the group immediately through one or two reforms, or by firing a large number of veterans.

This kind of reform is what they call dismantling the old for a new beginning.

The end result is either the group dies or it really comes back to life.

And most likely, it dies.

Because in a group of tens of thousands, sitting in the top office, it’s hard to hear the truth.

If you can’t even hear the truth, how can you expect to prescribe a strong remedy to cure the accumulated corporate illness over the past few years?

If managing large enterprises were that easy, there wouldn’t be so many second generations failing at this.

The suggestion from the short-haired, spirited girl was very down-to-earth.

Start from the most basic level, and as she understands the specific operation model, profitable projects, and group advantages, she’ll naturally come up with reliable methods.

Big companies like Snacks Dash, with a market value of hundreds of billions, have lots of departments.

Where Chen An’an should go, are not those branch departments, but the real core departments.

Like the market franchise department, finance department, human resources department, venture capital department, channel operation department, and food supply chain etc.

She needs to understand all these things; only by understanding can she truly have a voice.

This process is bound to be not short.

An’an also, for the first time, interned with her dormmates as interns in various departments.

The purpose is naturally to investigate the main issue of the entire group’s slow response.

Finding out was shocking.

In the years without her dad’s personal management, the management levels of the group were surprisingly filled with cronies.

These cronies are the last to arrive and the first to leave.

Most of the tasks are also left to the people below, regularly taking out unknown expenses for financial reimbursement.

An’an had barely arrived at one department when she came across such a crony.

Still a woman who graduated from university less than a year ago, and she was in charge of logistics customer service.

Mainly responsible for handling problems and feedback from major franchisees.

Such an important department, under this woman’s management, was a complete mess, almost non-existent.

No matter how righteously and indignantly those on top speak, when it comes to their children graduating and looking for jobs, their first thought is to use their resources and power.

To let them easily sit in an office and earn a million annual salary.

Although the group has various regulations that don’t allow children or relatives of senior management to join the group.

But the big boss is too exhausted to care, and he’s not around; these things he set up are easily broken by any one person.

Then a whole bunch follows.

Snacks Dash’s national directly-operated stores exceed twenty thousand, with innumerable franchise stores.

Also, between 2014 and 2017, they invested more than ten billion annually in those snack manufacturers.

They consecutively helped no less than 15 snack manufacturers go public.

With that strength, without encountering major management issues, it wouldn’t be as it is now.

Much less with barely any annual profit.