Chapter 22 3. Cook wine and talk about heroes: cultivate an opponent

It is said that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the largest multinational group, Donghan Industrial, was caught in a dispute over the power of the board of directors, which led to management chaos. Cao Cao, a talented industrialist, finally defeated Dong Zhuo and got his wish to sit on the high position of president. The position of the president is not so easy to sit, not to mention that there are still many regional bosses who don't accept Cao Cao at all, such as Yuan Shao, the oldest president, and Sun Quan, who is growing up in Jiangdong, all respect Cao Cao as the president. If you don't have a cold, you simply ignore Mr. Cao's words.Even within the board of directors, a counterattack force has been brewing. Among the asset owners headed by chairman Han Xiandi, there has always been a call for strengthening the vertical management of the board of directors.

In order to achieve the goal of vertical management of the board of directors, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty quietly found more than a dozen department managers, including Liu Bei, and ordered them to draft a statement strongly demanding that the irrational impulse of the management be weakened and the leadership of the board of directors be strengthened.Mr. Cao soon found out about this matter, and he cut through the mess quickly, dismissing all those department managers who challenged his authority beyond their limits, but deliberately left Liu Bei behind. Liu Bei was wondering why Cao Cao had to let him go, when Cao Cao suddenly came to the door and invited Liu Bei to participate in a seminar on green plum cooking wine business management.Liu Bei didn't know whether it was joy or worry, so he went there feeling uneasy. When he arrived at the seminar, he found that only he and Cao Cao attended the seminar.

At this secret meeting, Cao Cao asked Liu Bei: "Ah Bei, tell me, how many people can be called capable entrepreneurs in our industrial circle?" Liu Bei replied: "I think Mr. Yuan Shaoyuan is good. He is highly respected and has a lot of talents under his command." Mr. Cao shook his head: "Yuan Shao can't do it. He is too far behind. Management is about employing people, but there are so many talents but they don't know how to use them. What kind of industrialist is this kind of person?" Liu Bei said again: "Then I think Mr. Sun Quan and Mr. Sun of the Jiangdong regional company are pretty good. Mr. Sun has blue eyes and a yellow beard, and he has a suspicious lineage. He is probably an MBA-educated European and American management expert who sneaked into our Three Kingdoms to make up for it."

Mr. Cao still shook his head after hearing this: "Sun Quan just took over the positions of his father and elder brother, so he is nothing special." Liu Bei guessed a few more characters in a row, but Mr. Cao denied them all one by one. Finally, Liu Bei couldn't guess, so he said: "Mr. Cao, I'm too stupid, I really can't guess, you better tell me." .” Cao Cao laughed loudly, pointed at Liu Bei, and pointed at himself: "I tell you, A Bei, in this world, there are only you and me who can be called heroes who really have the ability to conquer the world."

Liu Bei was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Cao, you really know how to joke, how can you compare me to you! I just seized the business opportunity to start a straw sandal project, at best it was just a small department Manager, there are not many like me, and there are not many without me, but Mr. Cao, you have made great contributions to the management of our Donghan Industrial, which is obvious to all. No matter how stupid I am, I still have this self-knowledge. How dare you talk to Mr. Cao? How about you?" At this time Cao Cao poked his head over and whispered, "A Bei, you know best, but if I give you a sum of money to develop the market in Jingzhou, what would you do?"

Hearing Mr. Cao's tempting suggestion, Liu Bei's big earlobes twitched, and replied: "Then I will definitely do a good job for you, Mr. Cao, and I will never let down your trust." "No!" Mr. Cao's voice was lowered, "You are not doing it for me, but against me. Listen, A Bei, take the funds I gave you, and go to Jingzhou and Xuzhou. Register a company, and then desperately go to the market to compete with Donghan Industrial for orders, the more orders you grab, the better, understand?" Liu Bei looked at Cao Cao in surprise: "I don't understand."

Mr. Cao sighed: "A Bei, you still don't want to believe me. Well, let's talk about it first. What does Cao Cao need most?" Liu Bei scratched his head: "Mr. Cao is so famous and has such a high position, he has everything! Mr. Cao, you let me guess, it's really hard for me." Cao Cao shook his head: "No, you must guess." Liu Bei blinked: "Okay, then I'll take a guess. Don't scold me if I guess wrong. I think what Cao needs most now is a beautiful woman..." "Beauty, you're so tall, you worthless pervert!" Cao Cao gritted his teeth angrily, "A Bei, you and the chairman secretly drafted that proposal, pretend I don't know? If you are killed, will you be left alone?"

Liu Bei stretched his neck: "Mr. Cao, I don't know." Cao Cao gave Liu Bei a hard look: "A Bei, tell me, I am now facing the suspicion and distrust of the board of directors. So, in this situation, what do I need most?" Liu Bei looked at Mr. Cao thoughtfully, "What Mr. Cao needs most is of course the trust and reliance of the board of directors." "So," Cao Cao asked, "how can I make the board of directors trust and rely on me?" Liu Bei blurted out: "Only when the company is facing a major crisis, can the board of directors rely on the management. So, Mr. Cao, you need a strong challenger now."

"That's right!" Cao Cao said excitedly, "Only when the company is facing strong external competitive pressure, they will trust me and rely on me. You, A Bei, are the huge pressure that the company will soon face." Liu Bei panicked: "Mr. Cao, I can't make it. You see, my highest position is only a department manager, and I have no practical experience in managing large enterprises. Besides, I am no match for you. You should change someone else." Well, I really can't do it." "If you can't do it, you have to do it!" Cao Cao said angrily, "A Bei, you deliberately made things difficult for me but I let you go. You have to pay me back this favor, so you have to do me this favor no matter what, otherwise If you don’t, I will fire you right now, and you will be held criminally responsible for misappropriating the company’s assets, so you can watch for yourself!” After saying this, Cao Cao threw his glass to the ground and stared at Liu Bei with sharp eyes.

A strong executive needs an equally strong opponent. Without an opponent, an executive will never be able to create any amazing performance! Under Cao Cao's coercion, Liu Bei was forced to take the huge sum of money that Cao Cao secretly allocated to him and went to Xu and Jing to start his entrepreneurial process.