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Chapter 1083: 807: Major Upheaval

Chapter 1083: Chapter 807: Major Upheaval

The word ‘power’, once it is touched,

is harder to quit than anything else, because it symbolizes commanding authority and altering thousands with a word.

After the desire for money reaches a certain level, people often start to yearn for power.

Teng You Media is not just a simple commercial group; it exerts great dominance over the influencer industry, livestreaming commerce, e-commerce, and even the entertainment industry.

A single word from the CEO of Teng You is enough to influence millions of workers in the industry.

Zhang Wanyi wants to groom her children to be the next generation leaders of Teng You, and naturally, she needs to clear all obstacles on their path to succession.

For instance, ruling with an iron fist.

Ignoring abilities, only caring whether you completely side with her.

The consequence of such actions is undoubtedly astounding. For the past ten years, Teng You Media has been effectively treading water, with even the possibility of being overtaken by major companies.

Stagnation over ten years results in a one-third drop in market value for a reason.

Zhang Wanyi, the media queen in the eyes of outsiders, the most inspiring woman in the whole group, ultimately made decisions in the latter stage of her career that greatly harmed the group.

Mu Lanqing, sitting nearby, didn’t dare to take a single bite of her meal. Is this what they mean by the subtler the words, the greater the matter?

Is this the type of topic that someone like her, an outsider, should be privy to?

Zhang Wanyi asked, “Uncle Chen, did you sense this a long time ago?”

“Though retired, my eyes have not yet grown dim.”

Chen Pingsheng responded, “Your contributions to Teng You Media’s development are unparalleled, but the excessive concentration of the group’s power and your prolonged stay in that place have made it close to becoming just yours.

“Wanyi, heed my final advice: Once a group reaches a certain size, it cannot belong to just one person, much less be dictated by only a few. It must always maintain absolute fairness and justice, allowing truly capable successors to rise. Neither you, nor I, should stand in their way. If we do, we harm both others and ourselves.”

Zhang Wanyi gazed thoughtfully out the window, where sunshine had prevailed until now it’s pouring rain.

The downpour drenched countless passersby.

“Uncle Chen, do you think there will be a rainbow once the rain stops?”

“Probably not. I’ve never seen a rainbow in Guangdong, though the stories in your dramas are absurd, creating artificial snow in June just to fabricate a so-called romantic vibe for leads.”

“Uncle Chen, you’re both my boss and my mentor. Teng You Media is my proudest achievement in this life.”

Zhang Wanyi said, “You once said that if this southward journey succeeded, you would attain unprecedented glory in this lifetime. I achieved it and had my glory, but you never warned me that the allure of it would be such that I almost forgot your words.”

Chen Pingsheng replied, “Recalling now isn’t too late.”

Zhang Wanyi shook her head, “What if I still can’t recall?”

“Then I’ll have to help you remember.”

“As expected…” Zhang Wanyi faintly smiled, “Uncle Chen, you’re still the greatest guardian of our entire group. After a decade, the world may forget your name, even new entrants in the group may not remember there’s such a founder as you, but only when we’re lost will you appear before us in your most ordinary guise.”

In the little Hunan Restaurant, unbeknownst to anyone, the decision of a Guangdong media queen’s next twenty years was made within a single meal.

Zhang Wanyi didn’t need to hold her umbrella; a group of people would come to escort her.

When the Rolls-Royce fleet vanished from this small restaurant, Teng You Media was on the brink of a monumental change.

The two longest-serving vice presidents under Zhang Wanyi voluntarily resigned, leaving their positions to two newcomers in the group.

These vice presidents had been at Zhang Wanyi’s side for over twenty years, providing immense support in the preliminary growth stages.

And in future advancements, they blocked too many more capable people.

After these individuals left, they each invested in or founded media companies, posing numerous challenges and competition for Teng You Media’s overall development.

Zhang Wanyi knew well that without today’s meal with Chen Pingsheng, as long as she was there, these two vice presidents would remain.

Now, if she still refuses to retreat, what awaits her might be Chen Pingsheng coming forward once more to convene a video meeting to outright dismiss her as chairwoman and CEO, someone who dedicated half of her life to Teng You.

Her choices are, in fact, limited!

Chen Pingsheng still offered her the most dignified exit strategy, but Zhang Wanyi’s actions nonetheless triggered a massive storm across the entire group.

First, Chu Qiuyan received the news immediately. Their private relationship had always been very good.

Moreover, the dividends of Teng You Media were always under the second lady Chen Xinyi’s control, but she never meddles in the internal affairs of Teng You Media.

The entire group almost knew that Teng You Media was about to be named after Zhang.

This Zhang, of course, referred to Zhang Wanyi.

She was the absolute queen at Teng You; no one dared to disobey her.

Yet today, she actually severed her own arm, proactively dismissing the two vice presidents who had stayed by her side the longest.

And replaced them with two geniuses from the Economic Research Institute, who had been sent to Teng You Media’s top-level heir training class eight years ago.

The heir training class is divided into levels, initiated by Chen Pingsheng.

Each year, five hundred of the top talents from around the world are recruited and sent to this training class for development.

Then dispatched in batches to various groups, starting from the grassroots level and gradually rising.

Without exception, these people are all geniuses among geniuses, their stories are intensely inspiring, and with the Economic Research Institute sparing no costs for their cultivation, they quickly rise.

Thus serving the group.

Chen Pingsheng has always regarded the focus on talent as the foremost priority in the group’s development.

Chu Qiuyan naturally knew what was happening around Zhang Wanyi, as these years, in her efforts to centralize power into one person’s hands, had led to the dismissal of many capable and young management level staff.

This was why Teng You had been waterlogged, even with direct suggestions from the Economic Research Institute and the Consulting Team, which Zhang Wanyi paid little heed to.

Allowing Teng You Media to be dictated by her alone.

The massive building would soon fall, clouds and rain swirl turbulently.

Though Teng You Media is far from this stage, the signs have already appeared.

To make Zhang Wanyi so decisively ‘cut off an arm’, and encourage all those loyal to her to voluntarily step down.

No one else in the entire group could do that.

Only one person, their shared Uncle Chen.

Teng You Media will not immediately be handed from Zhang Wanyi to others; a long transitional period will be necessary.

And this transition, primarily a transition of talents.

Barring surprises, the entire group will undergo another epic transformation, a transformation that may lead many old-timers who should step down to finally leave their positions.

Whether to voluntarily yield or to be asked to leave by that person, this choice is actually not difficult to make.