Chapter 46 Can you bear this?
"Mr. Crozier, I heard that you have not been going well at Royal Mail recently."
After chatting about the Chinese people in Bayswater, Yang Cheng logically said The topic brings me to my purpose tonight.
Adam Crozier had an unexpected look on his face.
He originally thought that Yang Cheng invited him to dinner simply because he wanted to get to know him and learn from him.
Now it seems that I have underestimated this young man's courage and ambition.
“Some little things.” Adam Crozier was obviously unwilling to talk more.
Yang Cheng knew it well.
The person in front of me can be regarded as the number one ruthless person.
What he did at the FA back then was pretty impressive, right?
Not only did it completely overturn the Football Association, it almost took the Premier League into its hands.
What about the Royal Mail?
It’s still so awesome.
Before he took over, Royal Mail claimed to be losing £1.5 million a day.
Note that it is the daily loss amount.
Everyone feels that Adam Crozier has inherited a mess.
As everyone in the UK knows, Royal Mail receives countless complaints every year about its slowness, poor service, and countless mail loss and delivery delays.
If it hadn’t been monopolizing 99% of the UK’s postal market, it would have been finished long ago.
The British government subsidizes Royal Mail in the hundreds of millions every year.
After Adam Crozier took office, he carried out drastic reforms just like he did at the FA. He laid off more than 30,000 of the 200,000 postal workers in one go.
The elimination of redundant personnel and organizations and the reorganization of internal management have reversed Royal Mail's decline in one fell swoop.
In the past 2003, Royal Mail achieved a profit not seen in recent decades.
But Adam Crozier also suffered huge infamy.
In 2003 and 2004, postal workers launched two general strikes, which left him in dire straits.
The first crime that bears the brunt of this is that even if you have a high salary, you still have a lot of bonuses.
Some media even say that Adam Crozier is the highest paid public official in the UK.
Since he is coming to meet Adam Crozier, Yang Cheng must have done some homework.
"To be honest, Mr. Crozier, I think that based on your ability, you are underestimating your talents by continuing to stay in the Royal Mail."
After hearing this, Xia Qing looked at it with a pair of wonderful eyes. Looking at Yang Cheng, it was as if he was saying: You finally said it.
You are quite courageous.
Looking at Adam Crozier, he was obviously surprised.
Is this a job poaching?
You are a British Championship team with only a small annual revenue, and you come to poach me?
Thinking of this, instead of being angry, Adam Crozier burst into laughter.
"Mr. Yang, I am not Mark Palios or David Davis. Do you know what my annual salary is?"
"I saw it." Yang Cheng nodded.
"The British Independent has disclosed that your annual salary plus bonus should be around 1 million pounds, but it is said that you have also signed an additional long-term incentive plan with Royal Mail Bank."
< br>The problem lies precisely in this long-term incentive plan.
Needless to say, annual salary and bonuses are similar to those of ordinary senior managers.
This long-term incentive plan links Adam Crozier’s income with personal performance and company performance.
At that time, Royal Mail was losing 1.5 million pounds a day, and no one believed that it could turn a profit in the short term.
So, there is no problem at all when signing up to this long-term incentive plan.
No one even cares at all.
But who would have thought that Adam Crozier would do nothing.
Large numbers of employees were laid off as soon as possible.
He did what others didn't dare to do, and he did it successfully.
In 2003, Royal Mail made a profit.
According to the long-term incentive plan, Royal Mail not only paid his annual salary and bonus, but also gave him an additional incentive payment.
There are constant layoffs here and big red envelopes over there. Can you bear this?
In this way, Adam Crozier was thrust into the limelight by public opinion.
"If I'm not wrong, your Bayswater Chinese revenue last year will not exceed 5 million pounds. This year in the Championship, although there will be some growth, I'm afraid it won't be much."
< br>Speaking of this, Adam Crozier laughed again and looked at Yang Cheng, "Can you afford my salary?"
This was also Xia Qing's doubt.
So, after listening to Adam Crozier's question, Xia Qing turned to look at Yang Cheng.
Yang Cheng was well prepared, glanced at the beautiful senior sister, and smiled confidently.
"Mr. Crozier, you are absolutely right, but I think your income from Royal Mail cannot be counted. Normally, your income should be annual salary plus bonus, about 1 million pounds."
People such as Palios and David Davis succeeded him in the Football Association, with an annual salary of only 450,000 pounds.
Adam Crozier did not deny it.
“Let’s not talk about the Bayswater Chinese first, let’s talk about your situation at Royal Mail.”
Yang Cheng chuckled and then said: “Judging from the current situation , your good days at Royal Mail are coming to an end. I’m not worried about external strikes or anything like that, but what about inside Royal Mail?”
Adam Crozier looked solemn and stopped talking.
His movements looked bold and thunderous, but in fact he knew in his heart that the internal resistance was very strong.
In fact, many people were already dissatisfied with him.
“This is a mess, a mess that has been going on for decades or even hundreds of years. You know it, I know it, everyone knows it, and you can’t change it.”
“So, I I heard that the British government is discussing postal reform, right? ”
When Adam Crozier heard this, his expression obviously changed.
"How do you know?" Xia Qing was also very surprised when she saw Adam Crozier's face.
Yang Cheng didn’t explain, because he couldn’t explain it. He couldn’t say it, because labor and management are time travellers. I have been coaching in the UK for so many years. How could I not know?
I also know that starting from January 1, 2006, Royal Mail’s 350-year postal monopoly will be broken, and dozens of the world’s top express companies, such as DHL and FedEx, will be allowed to enter and compete.
If the opening time is determined, the time for approval and discussion will definitely be earlier.
But Yang Cheng can only pretend to be mysterious about this kind of thing.
“You should think carefully, once Royal Mail loses its monopoly advantage, what will be waiting for you?”
Yang Cheng’s question can be said to hit the nail on the head.
In fact, this is also what Adam Crozier has been thinking about recently.
"We Chinese people in Bayswater are indeed still very weak. For the time being, we really cannot afford your salary. But when we are promoted to the Premier League, won't we be able to afford it?"
"Promotion Premier League?" Adam Crozier was shocked again.
A newly promoted team from the English Championship has only played 6 rounds of the season and actually said it wants to be promoted to the Premier League?
"Don't be surprised, Mr. Crozier."
Yang Cheng looked confident and calm from beginning to end.
"You should keep my words in your heart today and hold my invitation in your hands. When you look back in May next year, I believe you will have unexpected surprises."
From just now to now, Adam Crozier has always felt that he had guessed the young man in front of him thoroughly.
But suddenly, he realized that instead of seeing through this young man, he was being manipulated by him.
"To be honest, Mr. Crozier, I really think you are a talent, a rare talent in the football circle, so I kindly invite you and hope to have the opportunity to work with you."
< br> "I believe that when you left the FA, you were angry in your heart. Now, Bayswater Chinese and I will give you this opportunity to return to professional football and prove it to those people again! ”
"That's all I have to say. You don't have to rush to reject me. Go back and wait. Think about it again. I will always wait for your call."
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"Oh my God, Yang Cheng, you are so awesome!"
"You didn't see that Adam Crozier was stunned by you just now."
Walk out of the Chinese restaurant. At that moment, Xia Qing seemed to know Yang Cheng again.
She really didn't know when her junior classmate was so powerful?
That’s Adam Crozier!
With an annual salary of one million pounds, he is a famous professional manager in the UK.
Yang Cheng was wondering, what is this?
When I was the head coach in my previous life, I was paid tens of millions of dollars a year. Isn’t it easy to handle it?
"That's wrong." Xia Qing suddenly figured it out.
“What’s wrong?”
“I wonder if I was tricked by you, more than once?”
“It’s unjust, senior sister, the conscience of heaven and earth, I I am sincere to you."
Yang Cheng's words had a double meaning, which made Xia Qing hesitate.
When the words came to my lips, I was a little speechless.
“Besides, Senior Sister, aren’t I eager for talents?”
“What do you mean?”
Yang Cheng chuckled, “Senior Sister, you Look, you also said that at Goldman Sachs Working in a big company is tiring and stressful. You might as well come out and work with me as a proper financial migrant worker."
"I will let you be the chief financial officer and leave all my wealth to you. .”
"Don't you have Uncle Lin?"
"My father wants Uncle Lin to return to China to help him." Yang Cheng laughed.
This is what he said.
The most important thing is that Lin Zhongqiu really can't keep up with his pace and rhythm.
And the ability is indeed limited.
"Are you so sure that you can be promoted to the Premier League this season?" Xia Qing looked at Yang Cheng with interest and asked.
Yang Cheng still looked confident.
No answer is better than an answer.
"By the way, what do you think of Adam Crozier?" Yang Cheng changed the subject.
“I have heard of him. He is indeed very capable, and from what he said just now, he also knows a lot about professional football.”
Yang Cheng's emphasis on Adam Crozier also comes from this.
Needless to say, his management ability, the most important thing is that he is familiar with the football industry and has connections in the UK.
Today's Premier League is still in a stage of sluggishness.
Foreign capital has not yet poured in in large numbers, and high-quality cross-industry talents are still waiting to see.
It is really not an easy task for the Bayswater Chinese to find a management talent who understands football at this time.
Otherwise, why would Abramovich go to Manchester United to poach Peter Kenyon?
After all, there is a shortage of high-level management talents.
But if the Bayswater Chinese want to overtake in corners, they have to get ahead of everyone else.
Adam Crozier is the most suitable talent he can think of currently.
In Yang Cheng's previous life, Adam Crozier didn't work for the Royal Mail for long. Later he went to ITV, and then to BT Telecom, both of which achieved outstanding results.
Moreover, the latter two companies are competing with Sky Sports in the football circle.
It can be seen that Adam Crozier's ability is indeed no problem.
As for whether he is willing to join Bayswater Chinese, Yang Cheng remains cautiously optimistic.
"Then there will be no problem. When this season is over and we are promoted to the Premier League, I will ask Adam Crozier to be the CEO. Senior sister, you will be our chief financial officer."< br>
“Remember, we are committed!”
After saying that, regardless of whether she agreed or not, Yang Chengxin walked forward with full heart.
Xia Qing was a little confused, where did he get his confidence?
Are you really sure you can make it to the Premier League?
Don’t tell me, she was really looking forward to it.
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