SK-II’s former president, Nikaido Kosuke, became vice president after Nong Qingying’s parachuted arrival.

Previously, Procter & Gamble had also established a position similar to a chief operating officer within the company, whose authority was equally greater than Nikaido Kosuke, the president at the time.

Therefore, Nong Qingying's arrival didn't affect the internal power structure of the company; the former president wasn't exactly demoted.

In fact.

With SK-II being sold by Procter & Gamble to Su Yehao and Nong Qingying, Nikaido Kosuke's power actually increased a bit. He had access to more funds, and Nong Qingying gave him considerable autonomy in personnel appointments.

When it comes to business acumen, Nong Qingying is actually quite clever.

She deliberately avoided disrupting SK-II’s internal "ecological balance" and has been trying to focus on the big picture while letting go of the small details.

After all, the Japanese know the Japanese market best. She mainly oversees the overseas markets and has recently established Southeast Asian and Greater China market regions, recruiting more than a dozen employees from Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Korean market is being developed by the current Tokyo headquarters.

At this moment.

Vice President Nikaido Kosuke spoke a great deal in Japanese with a full voice, and the translator was responsible for relaying it to Su Yehao.

The gist of it was that the company is in a period of transition, with a bright future ahead. Everyone should respect the new boss and work harder for the company in the future.

Finally, he asked Su Yehao to say a few words to encourage the employees.

This scene seemed a bit cheesy to Su Yehao. The cultural atmosphere was different, and it was difficult to adapt without more exposure. However, even Nong Qingying joined in the applause, anticipating the speech from Su Yehao, the major shareholder. He had no choice but to step up and prepare to say a few words.

Facing dozens of pairs of eyes, Su Yehao took a deep breath.

He began to say:

"Everyone should have heard that my main business isn't in the skincare field. The reason I'm optimistic about this company is that people as far away as Hong Kong have strongly recommended its products to me. This made me realize that SK-II is an exceptionally good company, worthy of investment to make it bigger and stronger!"

He paused for a moment, waiting for the translation to finish.

This remark was clearly intended to boost morale. Nong Qingying's lips curved upward; she was the one who recommended SK-II to Su Yehao, but initially, she only wanted to secure the distribution rights.

After the translation, Su Yehao continued:

"I won't mention anything else. You're already working very hard, and what I can do is provide you with money, promotion opportunities, and better benefits. The company is entering a period of expansion, and I will choose to add investment, maybe fifty million US dollars, maybe one hundred million US dollars, and then..."

Seeing that the translator couldn't keep up, he paused again to wait.

Listening to the translator's enhanced tone, Su Yehao found it amusing and continued:

"Our company will compete with the world's leading skincare brands, selling our products in America, London, and Paris. This means there will be a large number of management positions available, with promotions, salary increases, and commissions. As long as everyone works diligently, everyone here can become a winner!"

After the translation, the employees standing upright in front of him began to have a glint in their eyes.

As the company grows stronger, countless opportunities will inevitably arise. They could understand Su Yehao's meaning. Even many long-time employees felt their minds stirring, wanting to seize the opportunity to climb higher.

Although the language wasn't fluent, Su Yehao could see that he had stirred up their enthusiasm, saying:

"There's a widespread rumor that Japan has stagnated and fallen into a lost era. Perhaps some companies are like that, but for us, SK-II is just getting started. When I acquired the company, I was too rushed. Today, I'll give everyone a gift. Later, each person will receive 100,000 yen, and another 500,000 yen as a Christmas bonus, plus one month's salary. As long as you work hard, everything you want will be yours."

After the translation.

Nikaido Kosuke raised both hands high and shouted, "Banzai!"

Then he bowed again, saying that meeting such a boss made death worthwhile.

He probably had been flattered a lot in the past. Vice President Nikaido Kosuke was quite the expert at flattery himself.

Nong Qingying calculated the number of employees and asked in a low voice, "Will the production factory also be giving out money according to this standard? Your means of winning people's hearts are really simple and direct. With more than a hundred people in total, 100 million yen will probably be gone just like that."

"During the expansion period, we can't be stingy. They're all good employees..."

Su Yehao was currently secretly pleased, being bowed to and cheered on by dozens of people.

You wouldn't see this kind of scene in other countries.

One hundred million yen converts to about seven hundred thousand US dollars, which isn't even enough to buy half a supercar. Spread across each person, it comes to about five thousand US dollars.

Unexpected wealth is quite a lot.

Giving employees money in Silicon Valley, even if it's more, they would only feel that it's what they deserve.

In private, they would even think that the effort and reward aren't proportional, complaining to the union about this and that. When it's time to get off work, they run faster than rabbits, and occasionally working overtime feels like it's costing them their lives.

He increasingly understood why Nong Qingying would say that he was like a queen. He experienced the joy of it.

Perhaps it's because other companies are too exploitative, but the employees on-site were extremely happy, and so was the management, mainly because they felt that the future was promising and the rewards were also sudden.

Happiness is, after all, something that's compared.

Without Su Yehao saying much, Vice President Nikaido Kosuke took the opportunity to begin lecturing, subtly flattering Su Yehao and Nong Qingying, telling them to seize this "rare opportunity in life," work hard to contribute to the company, and strive to create a first-tier skincare brand comparable to L'Oréal and Estée Lauder, to repay Su Yehao and Nong Qingying's appreciation...

Discovering that rewards were so effective, Su Yehao had a new idea.

Back in the office, he began discussing with Nong Qingying about setting aside some shares, about 5%, to motivate the executives, taking effect after the company had grown to a certain scale.

Only dividend rights, automatically recovered upon resignation or retirement, and able to be given to others as incentive shares, effectively becoming partners in the company.

Although spread across several key positions, each person wouldn't receive much, but it would seem very attractive and highlight their status.

SK-II is currently valued at around eight billion yen, so 5% of the shares would be just right.

In this way.

By motivating the executives, they could be made to contribute more to the company, and there would be an opportunity for healthy competition.

Executives who want to keep their positions must do their jobs well, and others who want to rise in the ranks must also work hard. Combined with other reward and punishment measures, this could ignite the employees' fighting spirit.

To put it figuratively, it's the carrot that attracts the donkey to pull the millstone...