From a freeloader to a world leader

Chapter 282 Elections and Retirement

After finishing his own story, Yue Yunfei changed the subject: "Also, I have another suggestion, I don't know if I should mention it or not----"

Sun Shan looked at Yue Yunfei's constipated face and said modestly: "President Yue, please speak frankly. In our Datong Chamber of Commerce, everything is open, fair and just. As long as it is beneficial to the development of Datong Chamber of Commerce, it can be passed after the majority agrees!"

"Good! Consultant Sun said it very well! The principle of majority is necessary!"

Yue Yunfei clapped his hands, as if he had found the key to the problem, and said in a sonorous voice: "I think since Consultant Sun proposed to retire when he is older, he may be worried that if certain positions and certain people are fixed for a long time, it will cause rigidity in the work, thus affecting the replacement of talents."

After saying this, Yue Yunfei stared at Sun Shan with burning eyes and asked, "Counselor Sun, are you worried about this?"

"Yes!"

Sun Shan nodded firmly, then asked with a smile: "Then President Yue's suggestion is that the positions within our Datong Chamber of Commerce should also be replaced every few years?"

Yue Yunfei was stunned!

Unexpectedly, Sun Shan saw through my thoughts before I even said it out loud.

Involuntarily, the old man nodded with a slightly red face and replied: "Yes, I think since there is a retirement system, if we want to replace talents realistically, we can't just sit in one position until we are old. What if some people's abilities and conduct are not suitable for or can't keep up with the development of our Datong Chamber of Commerce?"

After saying that, he cupped his hands apologetically: "I'm sorry, everyone. I'm not targeting any of you here. I'm just considering the future of our Datong Chamber of Commerce and have some more ideas-----"

This makes people who sit in a certain position partly because of qualifications and connections, because the company is just starting out, curse in their hearts.

However, at this moment everyone nodded repeatedly, saying that what Yue Yunfei said made sense.

Sun Shan took note of everyone's expressions, especially his cousin Sun Bing, who was arranged to be the president because of him.

This made him the focus of everyone's attention.

Although, he also studied hard and made rapid progress.

But compared to Sun Ping, Yue Qingfeng and other children from aristocratic families, he is still a little inferior.

Fortunately, he carried out the instructions conscientiously and there were no mistakes.

"What President Yue said makes sense. This is the first time that our Datong Chamber of Commerce has been established, so it is inevitable that positions will be created based on personal preference."

Sun Shan first acknowledged the current facts, then played two rounds of piano on the table with his right hand, and slowly said: "For the time being, we can't make any big moves. Give us a one-year transition period. After a year, we will hold an internal vote in the Datong Chamber of Commerce. Whoever gets the most votes will be the head. And the same goes for the companies below. The term is five years, and elections will be held every five years-----"

At this point, the entire conference room was in an uproar.

Unexpectedly, after listening to Yue Yunfei's words, Sun Shan actually put forward a proposal that had never been heard of before.

After a while of arguing, Yue Yunfei took the lead in asking: "Advisor Sun, please tell us how this voting election works. I feel that this is very fair."

"Haha, everyone knows about voting, right?"

Sun Shan asked back with a chuckle, and then, without waiting for the crowd to answer, he continued to explain: "This election is in our Datong Chamber of Commerce. Several major shareholders will each put forward a representative to publicly speak about what kind of work plan they will have in the next five years, and how far they will lead our Datong Chamber of Commerce."

"If anyone thinks his plan is reliable and feasible, please vote for him."

"In this way, whoever gets the most votes will hold the position."

Yue Yunfei found something wrong and asked quickly, "How are the votes calculated? What if he can't do it after taking office?"

"The number of votes is determined based on the ticket price each person has. For example, if we divide the entire Datong Chamber of Commerce into 10000 shares, that would be 10000 votes."

"Our shares are now relatively concentrated and are held by us. When we sell some of them by the end of this year, when we go to Hengzhou, or engage in other industries, our shares will become more and more dispersed in the future."

After talking about the voting quota, Sun Shan went on to talk about incompetence: "For example, after taking office, if someone is seriously incompetent, or has made some major mistakes or engaged in corruption, after the majority of the board of directors opposes, our Datong Chamber of Commerce can vote to impeach him. As long as 60% of the shares oppose, he can step down."

"Furthermore, they will be held accountable according to the severity of their crimes. For serious cases, there is no upper limit!"

As soon as this statement was made, the conference room fell silent.

Everyone was shocked again and again. They didn't expect that Sun Shan could quickly give perfect answers to one question after another.

This made Yang Kewei, who was sitting behind Yang Yuanqing, have stars flashing in her eyes.

It was her first time to attend such a meeting, and she really didn't expect that Datong Chamber of Commerce would be so open-minded and creative.

She had never heard of many of these words before.

Every time I hear some new words, I have to analyze them according to the situation on the spot.

Only then did I vaguely understand a little bit.

"it is good!"

Yue Yunfei slammed his hand on the table excitedly: "According to Advisor Sun's suggestion, we will summarize all these after the meeting and form a system!"

Then, he turned his head and looked around: "What do you think? Is this what we should do from now on?"

Everyone naturally agreed with this. No one wanted to hand over their property to an incompetent or boastful person.

Seeing that everyone nodded in agreement, Sun Shan brought up the last topic: "Finally, let's discuss the issue of employees' retirement. Although there may not be immediate retirement in the next few years, we should establish the rules first so that all employees can have psychological security. This is related to the long-term stability and development of our Datong Chamber of Commerce."

"Respect the elderly and the young. Since these employees have chosen us and have worked for our Datong Chamber of Commerce for their entire lives, when they are old and lose their ability to work, our Datong Chamber of Commerce has the obligation to support them until they are old."

After hearing this, even the middle and senior management staff, who had never known the concept of pension, nodded.

After all, everyone will grow old, and who doesn't want to have a stable income when they get old?

You can spend your old age in peace.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Sun Shan continued, "Then, we will hold a professional meeting on pensions in the future to see how much is appropriate to ensure that our employees can spend their old age in peace."

After hearing what Sun Shan said, Wang Dashan took over the topic with a smile: "Advisor Sun, we don't understand any of this. Please give us a rough plan. We can't have everyone take the same amount."

After hearing this, Sun Shan instinctively wanted to yell, what's wrong with taking the same amount?

However, this is the reality. It is impossible for these senior executives with an annual salary of thousands of taels to be treated the same as the ordinary employees below who only earn one tael of silver per month.

This will take away management's motivation to push for pensions.

He thought for a moment and said, "We can set a base number based on the salary before retirement. For example, if an ordinary employee currently earns one or two taels of silver per month works for ten years, we will give him five hundred wen per month. Then, we will increase his salary by 20% for every ten years he has worked, and 0.20% for every additional year, and so on."

"Since the management team gets paid more, the ratio will be halved. For example, my current annual salary is 2000 taels. If I retire after ten years, my annual pension will be 500 taels, which is about 41 taels per month."

"Also, if you haven't worked for ten years and you retire at the right age, you can get two months' allowance for one year's work in one lump sum."

"For example, if they retire after working for only five years, we will subsidize one year's salary as a reward for their dedication from our Datong Chamber of Commerce."

After saying this, Sun Shan looked around solemnly and said, "Actually, I hope that all employees can get the same pension, but if we do this, it may be difficult to pass. After all, everyone has formed living habits, and it is difficult to maintain them without a certain level of pension."

These words made the conference room quiet, and the atmosphere became a little depressing.

However, everyone nodded, indicating their agreement with Sun Shan's proposal.