Seeing that they didn't understand, Wang Lin said, "I'll change the way I say it, the consulting team. Isn't it easier to understand this?"

Zhou Boqiang and Deng Dabao said, "Military advisor? Staff?"

Wang Lin smiled and said, "It's almost the same!"

Deng Dabao asked: "Why should we form such a team?"

Wang Lin said: "In fact, it is the company's strategic move that we build a think tank. The role of this think tank is very important, especially when the company develops to a certain scale, the importance of the think tank is self-evident."

Zhou Boqiang said: "Is this a group of people very expensive? And they don't come to work in the company? Is this a good deal?"

Wang Lin said: "Think tanks have very important advantages. If they don't come to work in the company, they can make the audience clear. Moreover, these people are top figures in related industries, and they are more professional than us. A hundred schools of thought can keep our company safe."

Deng Dabao said: "But they don't understand the way of business operations, do they?"

Wang Lin said: "The think tank only gives advice to the company and provides advice, such as analyzing the current domestic and international economic situation and taking the pulse of the company's current mechanism. When we encounter difficulties, we can ask them. The person who makes the decision in the end is still us."

Zhou Boqiang said: "Mr. Wang, please forgive me for being frank. There are so many people in our company, including doctoral and master's degree. What kind of talents do you don't have? Do you need to find a few people outside to be military advisors?"

Wang Lin explained with a smile that there are two types of corporate think tanks. One is the common internal planning and intellectual help provided by shareholders. However, whether such an effective think tank can generate value depends on the number of talents in the company. Generally, such think tanks are mainly large enterprises and listed companies, and have the ability to recruit such high-quality planning talents and reserve such shareholders.

The second category is external think tanks, that is, external brains, including professional think tanks, independent individuals and community organizations. It is not difficult to understand that professional institutions can find think tanks with corresponding needs at different stages of enterprise development, namely intellectual service institutions. Independent individuals refer to individuals who are successful and prestigious in a certain field, helping to provide some strategic help. Community organizations are choosing their desired industries and valuable organizations, and seeking help from individual think tanks through organizational and social activities. This can also help the relevant strategies and implementation strategies of the enterprise system.

Most of the Fortune 500 companies have their own think tanks. They have a year-round list of think tanks for cooperation, including various think tanks: strategy, industrial development, policy analysis, R&D, products, etc. They are constantly looking for related think tanks, which are necessary for the healthy development of the company.

Wang Lin said: "So the think tank is not far away. What we need is its real efficiency, which is what our company must go on on the development path. They mainly provide consulting services, provide advice and suggestions to our company's senior management, judge operation plans, and propose various designs. Not only me, but you don't understand anything you don't know, you can consult them."

Zhou Boqiang and Deng Dabao looked at each other and pondered without saying a word.

Wang Lin continued: "The think tank can also feedback information to us, follow up on the implementation plan, and feed the operation results to the company for easy correction. They can diagnose the company, study the causes of the problem based on the current situation, and find the crux of the problem. They can even predict the future for us, use various methods from different angles, and propose various prediction plans for us to choose from."

Deng Dabao said: "Will they participate in the company's major decisions? For example, in the work of our marketing department, will we listen to me or their future?"

Zhou Boqiang said: "Yes, what is the status of this think tank? Is it higher than all of our vice presidents? Or is it a rank? If there is a conflict, who will you listen to?"

Wang Lin knew what they were worried about.

No one wants to lose power!

Whether Deng Dabao came to sue or Zhou Boqiang arranged personnel to the marketing department, it was all for better control of power!

Wang Lin needs to dispel their concerns.

"Actually, you also know that setting up political consultants and military strategists has become a regular organization of all generations. In terms of the necessity of market evolution and economic development, think tanks should also belong to the organizational routine of economic entities. Most enterprises cannot recruit sufficient qualified experts and scholars to participate in the development decisions of enterprises for many years, so they use external and joint methods to form think tanks to organize temporary investigations and research, and use external experience and thinking power to help enterprises solve major development problems and overcome difficulties. This method has become the mainstream at present. Of course, this is a stopgap solution for enterprises, but not a fundamental solution."

Zhou Boqiang said: "What do you mean is that this think tank only exists for a while? It is not a permanent institution?"

Wang Lin smiled and said, "I mean, their role cannot replace the talents within the company, nor can it replace you vice presidents!"

Zhou Boqiang said: "Would we do the company's decision-making?"

Wang Lin nodded and said, "The Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, once asked his ministers: How can I win the world? The answers of the ministers are not accurate. Liu Bang then said: The reason why I am today is due to three people. Mr. Zhou and Mr. Deng, do you know which three people Liu Bang is talking about?"

Zhou Boqiang said: "I have heard of this story. These three people are called the Three Masters of the Han Dynasty."

Deng Dabao smiled and said, "I know too. Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin!"

Wang Lin said: "Yes. Liu Bang said, "The reason why I am today is due to three people: I am better than Zhang Liang when planning and winning thousands of miles away; I am worse than Zhang Liang when guarding the country, appease the people, and constantly supplying military rations; I am worse than Xiao He when leading a million people, I will win the battle and win the attack, and I am not as good as Han Xin. All three are outstanding people, and I can use them, so this is why I win the world."

Liu Bang said that his success is not his own actions, but his ability to use those capable people. Liu Bang deeply understands the essence of leadership. The greater the leader, the greater the power, and the more blind spots. No matter what, the leader can decide, because he has power, not because he has this ability.

Therefore, if you can listen to other people's opinions, gather ideas, and listen to both sides, you will be a good leader. Otherwise, you will make mistakes. Liu Bang listens to Han Xin when he is in war, Xiao He is in governing the country, and Zhang Liang is in strategy, so he succeeds.

Wang Lin used the past to describe the present and said, "I am also thankful to your help. How can I manage such a large company by relying on me alone? I want to form a think tank now, and I want to attract more high-end talents for my use. But!"

He paused slightly, attracted attention, and then emphasized tone: "We will do the company's decisions. We still have to do the company's big and small business matters! Can you understand my thoughts and ideas?"

Zhou Boqiang said: "I can understand that it is just forming a staff department! It is not internal to the company, but composed of people outside."

Deng Dabao asked: "How much does it cost to give them? Those big guys are not easy to ask for help."

Wang Lin said: "As far as I know, those large foreign companies, their spending on cooperation with think tanks generally accounts for more than 3% of the company's sales revenue, and they will include this cooperation in their budget at the beginning of the year."

Zhou Boqiang and Deng Dabao were both shocked and shocked.

Deng Dabao said in a lost voice: "3% sales revenue? Our company's annual sales exceed 10 billion yuan. Wouldn't it take several hundred million yuan in a few days?"

Zhou Boqiang was also moved: "Mr. Wang, this is too much! It's not cost-effective!"

Deng Dabao said: "Yes, it doesn't matter if you take out hundreds of thousands a year to play with it, but you get several hundred million? That's a waste, right?"

When Wang Lin heard him say the word "play" and knew that they did not really understand the role of the think tank.

It’s no wonder that people in this era, let alone those who work, even entrepreneurs, know how many people know the think tank?

How many years have the domestic private enterprises actually developed?

Those big entrepreneurs who were powerful and awesome in the 1990s all relied on their personal abilities, means, connections, resources, plus some opportunities and luck, and suddenly became rich. The richer the people, the more conceited and proud they were, they would not listen to other people’s advice!

Some people rely on the platform for success, while others operate because of the times, but they all regard it as their own personal abilities, blindly confident and expand greatly.

Many companies die after only three or five years.

People with great wisdom can see their own shortcomings and use other people's strengths to serve themselves.

Wang Lin smiled and said, "I am talking about the situation abroad. Domestic talents don't need to be that high. How much does a professor earn a year?"

Zhou Boqiang said: "So, who do we need to hire as think tanks?"

Wang Lin said: "We need to discuss this. What the company needs most is of course economists."

Deng Dabao said: "Economics - family?"

Wang Lin said: "Yes, if we want to invite, we will invite the most famous people! This also has the advantage that we can borrow their connections and resources."

Zhou Boqiang said: "Hey, I understand as soon as you say that."

Wang Lin said: "President Zhou, do you have any masters you know?"

Zhou Boqiang thought for a while and said, "You should ask Hanmin for advice on this matter. I know there is an economist who has contact with him, and Hanmin often asks him about the direction of the domestic and international economic situation."

Wang Lin said: "What's this person's name?"

Zhou Boqiang said: "It seems that his name is Professor Qian. I don't remember what his name is. He and I are not a member of the same place! I have never dealt with each other."

Wang Lin said: "The surname is Wu? Is it Qian Ying?"

Zhou Boqiang said: "It seems like this person. Do you know him?"

Wang Lin said: "I heard that Qian Ying is familiar with Leader Zhou? Then I have to visit Leader Zhou and ask him to make a connection. Their group also has a circle. We just need to find one of them and then go to the other through him, which is relatively simple."

Zhou Boqiang said: "Mr. Wang, even if you want to find someone in the same circle, you can't find someone in the same circle. If you look for it separately, you can listen to more different opinions."

Wang Lin said: "This suggestion is very good. If you have any big names you know, you must introduce them to me and I will invite you in person!"

Deng Dabao smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, I am really an amateur. The biggest person I know is you."

Wang Lin waved his hand.

Zhou Boqiang said: "Why do you ask more? There are many people and great power, and there are always people who know those experts and scholars?"

Wang Lin said: "Okay. Then, the matter of establishing a think tank will be decided!"

Deng Dabao and Zhou Boqiang were still very happy.

Because Wang Lin made such a major decision, he did not discuss it with others, but only talked with them.

This shows that the people Wang Lin attaches most importance to are the two of them.

After get off work, Wang Lin called Zhou Hanmin.

Zhou Hanmin was going to attend a banquet at noon, and the banquet was a business delegation from Dongyang.

In recent years, the relationship between my country and the East has been relatively eased.

Many Japanese-funded enterprises entered our country during this period.

Wang Lin wanted to make an appointment to visit Zhou Hanmin.

Zhou Hanmin said: "Wang Lin, what's wrong? Tell us if you have something to do. There is no need to beat around the bush."

Wang Lin laughed and said, "It's still the leader who understands me. Leader, this is the case. I heard from Mr. Zhou that you know Professor Qian Ying?"

"I know, what's wrong?"

"I want to ask the leader to help me introduce it. I wonder if Fang is not convenient?"

"Then come here!"

"Now?"

"Old Qian will also attend the banquet at noon. You come here now and just meet him."

"That's great, thank you leader, I'll come here now."

"Go to Jinjiang Hotel!"

"Okay, leader."

Wang Lin hung up the phone and came out to see several secretary.

"Si Qing, come with me." Wang Lin said.

"Okay, Mr. Wang." Si Qing stood up and agreed.
To be continued...