iCQ's original management team collectively chose to cash out and leave. Su Yehao personally selected two senior executives to fill the positions of CEO and CFO.

As for the COO, it was promoted from deputy to full position. There are still several vacancies being recruited, and the manpower is barely enough.

The best positions were basically filled internally, mainly because they were worried that recruiting from outside would lead to incompatibility. The departure of the founding team had already made the company's employees uneasy. Internal promotion was also for stability, to avoid the need for re-integration and adaptation.

Seeing the chaotic scene just now, Su Yehao was reflecting on whether he was being too careless.

After decisively getting an affirmative answer, he silently walked through the office area and went straight to the offices of the senior executives. The surroundings were silent, and no one even greeted Su Yehao, the new boss.

The COO, Ryan Allen, was on the phone with a friend in his office, happily talking about going to a ball game tonight.

Unexpectedly hearing a knock on the door, he casually said, "Come in!"

With a casual glance, Ryan froze for a moment and hurriedly put down his legs that were resting on his desk. Not having time to say goodbye to the person on the phone, he hurriedly hung up and stood up with a smile, "Su! Long time no see, I heard you came back to Hong Kong, I was thinking about taking some time to report on recent work. It's great to see you!"

He said it was great, but it was obviously insincere.

Su Yehao sighed inwardly. Of course, he was dissatisfied with the company's atmosphere, but he didn't express his emotions.

Senior executives like Ryan Allen also held a small number of company shares before. Su Yehao took them back when he acquired the company, which meant that many senior executives in the company had received a sum of money some time ago, and they would inevitably be somewhat lax.

For example, there were several Ferraris parked downstairs in the company. These cars could be bought for $100,000 in the United States, which was not a big burden for many senior executives who cashed out.

Moreover, the competition between Internet companies was fierce, and the result of competing for talent was a continuous increase in wages.

In the early years, Silicon Valley Internet companies lived frugally, but with the arrival of the gold rush era, they waved banknotes and frantically increased prices. There were many private equity investors who wanted to get original shares, which led to a gradually exaggerated atmosphere.

iCQ's equity was now in Su Yehao's hands, and it was reorganized through a shell company registered in the Cayman Islands, giving him absolute control.

But he got the equity, but he didn't get the support of the people yet, so Su Yehao didn't want to go against these remaining senior executives for the time being, and of course he wouldn't rashly offend anyone.

After listening to Ryan, Su Yehao said with a smile, "Yeah, I just arrived in Silicon Valley yesterday. I heard the noise outside as soon as I got in the elevator. What are those employees doing outside?"

Ryan, as COO, keenly sensed something was wrong, and replied calmly:

"They're probably having afternoon tea at this time. The Internet business is different from other businesses. Always making them work will lead to a lack of inspiration. Combining work and rest is actually more efficient. This is a job that requires brainpower."

Su Yehao was stunned by the term "afternoon tea."

But he had to admit that Ryan had a point. An excellent office atmosphere can indeed create high efficiency, but... the problem is, why does it look so unreliable?

If the balance is not well grasped, easy office work will turn into slacking off and being lazy, and being passive and slack.

Not counting these senior executives, iCQ's average annual personnel cost is as high as more than $80,000. It's not like they're hiring people to come to the company for afternoon tea. Su Yehao already regretted promising not to lay off employees or raise wages within two years. When he first visited iCQ, the employees' mental state was not so excited. They have obviously been well taken care of recently.

English is not Su Yehao's native language. After organizing his words, he said to Ryan: "Now is the critical moment of transformation. You should still be stricter. Find someone to formulate some work progress goals. I hope to see a brand-new iCQ instant messaging product within two months."

"Two months? Isn't that too tight?"

"How many people does TVT have? It only took them more than a month to develop the TVT software. Could it be that the elites recruited by the company are not even as good as a small team?"

Su Yehao deliberately changed the concept. TVT was improved on the basis of tAt, and the workload was not that big.

But isn't iCQ's revision and development also based on the current foundation?

He felt that these people under him were too idle. He was busy playing around before and didn't put any pressure on them. He could only hope that it was not too late to make amends, otherwise he might completely cut off iCQ and merge it directly with TVT.

As a senior executive who gets paid by Su Yehao, Ryan Allen would of course not be stupid enough to go against his immediate boss in order to make the employees more comfortable.

With an embarrassed smile, Ryan said, "Okay, I'll discuss it with Sturridge later and arrange it as soon as possible."

"Okay, I'll take a look around first, and have a meeting around 4:30..."

Su Yehao has an independent office in the company.

As he passed by offices of all sizes, people were busy with their own things, but he didn't see anyone burying their heads in work. Instead, some seemed to be playing games.

This atmosphere can truly be described as declining. It's as if the spirit of entrepreneurship has suddenly dissipated as the company was acquired by him.

After arriving at the chairman's office and sitting down, he sighed and asked Nong Qingying, who followed him in, "Have you observed anything?"

"Lazy?"

Nong Qingying said with a smile, adding, "I can also see the word 'worry' written on your face. You're always running around. If the company you acquired for more than 300 million US dollars is ruined, it will break your heart."

"Alas, I only bear half of this blame, and the rest has to be thrown to those managers. I knew I should have been ruthless at the time and found some energetic newcomers who were short of money. Now it's not easy to adjust. I have to think about what to do."

Learning from Ryan, Su Yehao also put his feet on the desk. The chair can be tilted back, and this posture is indeed comfortable.

He just said that he would have a meeting at 4:30 to leave some buffer time to find a good way to adjust the employees' state.

The situation is worse than imagined.

To put it bluntly, there is a lack of pressure, a lack of motivation, and a lack of fear.

Most of these senior executives are not short of money, and the success or failure of the company has little to do with them.

And when the acquisition was made, it was also promised that there would be no layoffs, and even if there were layoffs, sufficient compensation would be given. To take a step back, even if they were really fired, they would not have to worry about job opportunities. There are currently tens of thousands of start-up teams in Silicon Valley, and there is originally a shortage of talent.

In addition, they met a boss like Su Yehao, and these American employees always have freedom on their lips and like to enjoy themselves the most, so iCQ has become a pool of fish.

It's a headache.

That's why Su Yehao was initially unwilling to start his own business. Doing business means a lot of trouble. How can it be as easy as speculating in stocks and managing finances...