Chapter 702 - 703: Stick and Carrot
All direct descendants of the Su Family were already gathered in the main villa of the Su Family Courtyard, all except for Miao Qingqing and Miao Xuanxuan’s mother.
Watching everyone’s clearly complex expressions, Song Xiaodong pretended not to know and went straight to sit in the chair in the middle, which had always been occupied by the old master, representing the seat of authority within the Su Family.
"A few days ago, I was still your enemy, but now here I am, taking over the Su Family, which I’m sure does not sit well with everyone. I understand this," he said.
Song Xiaodong spoke a mild opening line and then his expression darkened as he continued, "I am taking over the Su Family, and this is what you all agreed upon. From now on, I don’t want to see any covert disobedience or everyone acting in their interest to the detriment of the Su Family’s well-being. The old master spared you because of kinship, but I have no such reservations. Whoever offends me will certainly be punished severely, so... you’d better brace yourselves."
The expressions on everyone’s faces were somewhat ugly.
After laying down the law, Song Xiaodong softened his tone, "However, now that I am here, we are on the same side. I will not dwell on past grievances; any misconduct in the Su Family will be cut off from the moment I took over. Privately, I do not expect your complete loyalty to me, that’s unrealistic, but when it comes to the affairs of the Su Family, you must be utterly clear and committed."
"As for the specific management of the Su Family’s assets, you all know your positions well. I will not embezzle, everything will be distributed according to a shareholding system, which is probably what you are most concerned about—I will distribute dividends monthly, computed from the profits of the whole Su Family, not the direct allocations like before. I suppose it will be more than what you received previously. The specific amounts will be audited by the finance department; after all, with such a large family business, we need to maintain adequate working capital."
"Another point, apart from the existing relationships in the Su Family, I will also utilize my connections to support those in government and military circles, and I will do everything I can to promote their faster development."
Song Xiaodong outlined these major directions and the faces of the Su Family members eased quite a bit.
These aspects were quite exciting for them, and they could feel that if these policies were implemented, they would certainly gain more than before.
The Su Family, though large in business, was run as a patriarchal system where everything was controlled by the family head. Perform well and you get more benefits, perform poorly and you get less, even losing everything if you angered the old master. But now it was different—even without ability, simply by virtue of holding shares, they could maintain a superior lifestyle through dividends alone.
Seeing everyone’s expressions soften, Song Xiaodong then said, "Now, I announce that Su Yuya will be my assistant."
The faces of the Su Family members changed slightly, and Su Tongfei, as the eldest brother, said, "Family Head, although Su Yuya is my sister, she is married off, and it may not be appropriate for her to occupy such an important position."