Chapter 758: Divided into Three

"Han Zijun?" Chen Fan frowned slightly, recalling who this person was after a moment's thought.

"I remember. When I first came to Yunhai for university and was starting my business, I was running an internet cafe. Zhou Honghai came from our hometown and invited me to have a meal with you all."

"Han Zijun was one of the people introduced at that time."

Chen Fan now fully remembered this person.

Back when he was starting his business, Chen Fan had even invited Han Zijun to collaborate.

However, this person was rather arrogant and not very willing to work with Chen Fan.

Later, Han Zijun managed to secure some investment on his own and put it into developing a web portal.

Eventually, Liang Shichu and Han Zijun had a conflict of ideas, and Han Zijun was stubborn and unwilling to listen to others' suggestions. So Liang Shichu resigned and brought some of his colleagues to join Chen Fan's side.

This led to the later establishment of Feifan Technology.

Recalling these memories, Chen Fan couldn't help but ask, "You're not recommending him to me, are you?"

Liang Shichu smiled sheepishly, "I did indeed want to recommend Old Han to you, Mr. Chen."

Chen Fan frowned, "He's quite ambitious and very arrogant, isn't he? You know this better than I do."

Liang Shichu nodded.

"That's right. But that was all in the past."

"Mr. Chen, I've actually kept in touch with some of my old classmates from our startup days over the years, and I've heard bits and pieces about Old Han's experiences."

"After his first failed attempt at starting a web portal, Old Han was quite discouraged and went down south on his own." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"In the past two years, he's changed jobs several times in the south and tried to start two more businesses, but they were all more talk than action..."

"During last year's Spring Festival, a few of us old classmates got together, and I saw Old Han then. The whole person... how should I put it? He's changed a lot."

Liang Shichu glanced at Chen Fan, making sure he was listening attentively, before continuing.

"Maybe it's because of his unpleasant experiences these past couple of years, or maybe it's the failures in his startup attempts that have worn down his sharp edges. The Old Han now no longer has that arrogance from before."

"He's really changed a lot as a person."

Chen Fan frowned, considering for a few seconds.

"What's he doing now?"

"Working at an internet company."

Liang Shichu looked at Chen Fan very seriously and said,

"Mr. Chen, I admit that part of my reason for recommending Old Han is personal. As classmates for so many years, I want to give him a hand."

"But I must admit, he really does have genuine skills. Otherwise, back then, a whole bunch of us graduates wouldn't have been willing to follow him as our leader in starting a business."

"Old Han, well, he's a typical tech geek. He doesn't understand much about managing and running a company, but if you assign him tasks and let him execute orders, he can definitely carry them out perfectly."

"The gaming business doesn't have as many twists and turns to manage. With you, Mr. Chen, setting the rules and development direction from above, and me keeping an eye on things here, if we let Old Han manage the execution, I believe he can do a very good job."

"Of course, this is just my suggestion. The final decision is still up to you, Mr. Chen."

Liang Shichu spoke quite frankly, not hiding his intention to give Han Zijun a helping hand.

But at the same time, he made the reasons for recommending Han Zijun very clear.

That is, Han Zijun is not suitable to be a leader, but he can be a great general in charge of the frontline battles.

Chen Fan thought for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"Since you've put it that way, I'll consider it."

"By the way, find some time to give him a call and ask what he thinks."

"It would be a waste of emotion if you put in all this effort, only to find out he's not interested in changing jobs."

Liang Shichu smiled a bit embarrassedly.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen."

"Alright. We'll discuss everything after I meet with him."

This topic was temporarily set aside, and Chen Fan moved on to another subject.

It was about the company's upcoming first variety show: 《Idol Boys》

Chen Fan's goal for this show was very clear. He wanted to quickly launch and air this program, riding on the popularity of 《Super Girl》 this year, and use it to promote Feifan Video, completely distancing it from other similar websites.

Feifan Technology is an internet company and not suitable for producing such variety shows.

Plus, Liang Shichu's earlier suggestion suddenly gave Chen Fan an idea.

That is, Feifan Technology's development has become too messy now. They're trying to have a hand in all sorts of projects.

And in this company, apart from Chen Fan, Liang Shichu is undoubtedly the helmsman.

Even within the company, Liang Shichu's words carry more weight than Chen Fan.

Now Liang Shichu has suggested bringing in his old classmate Han Zijun to manage the gaming company.

Regardless of Liang Shichu's intentions, Chen Fan had to consider an issue.

That is, almost the entire Feifan Technology, top to bottom, has become Liang's army.

When Feifan Technology was first starting up, Liang Shichu brought in a batch of old classmates.

Later, when Han Zijun's company failed, Liang Shichu poached another large group of old classmates.

As Feifan Technology continues to grow stronger, Liang Shichu's core employees still remain a force that cannot be ignored within the company.

It's not a good thing for a company to become one person's dictatorship.

Even if Liang Shichu doesn't have such thoughts now.

Chen Fan needs to think of ways to deal with this potential risk in advance.

So, Chen Fan changed his mind.

He decided that in addition to spinning off the gaming department, Feifan Video would also be independently spun off to form a specialized subsidiary.

This way, Feifan Technology would only need to focus on the research, development, and promotion of internet products in the future.

When he shared this idea with Liang Shichu, Liang actually breathed a sigh of relief.

He's now hoping Chen Fan can help reduce his workload.

After Feifan Video is spun off, it will interface with Feifan Media as an independent subsidiary, and the two will collaborate to launch Ruofan Group's first variety show 《Idol Boys》.

As for who will manage Feifan Video, Chen Fan hasn't yet considered a suitable candidate.

In this conversation, Chen Fan divided Feifan Technology into three business segments.

With this, Feifan Technology's products, gaming, and variety show sectors have completely separated and become independent subsidiaries.

When Chen Fan left Feifan Technology in the afternoon, it was almost time to get off work.

He declined Liang Shichu's invitation to have a drink together and was about to drive home.

However, halfway there, he received calls from Guo Shuai and Luo Wenjie, both inviting him out for a drink.

Chen Fan thought about it and realized it had been many days since he had gathered with everyone.

So he told Luo Wenjie, "Call Ma Xiaoshuai and his girlfriend, let's all have dinner at my place tonight."

"Your place? Wouldn't it be more convenient to eat out?"

"I have an injured person to take care of at home."

Luo Wenjie realized.

"I almost forgot about that."

"OK. I'll handle notifying Xiaoshuai. You don't need to cook tonight, I'll have the chef from the club prepare the food and bring it over."