As far as Chad was concerned, all he had to think of was how to best carry out Jasper’s instructions.
However, as the highest-ranking member of his business, there was no one to tell Jasper what to do.
Because of this, it was unreasonable for Jasper to personally handle every single problem or matter within the company.
Instead, he needed to find the source of the problem and get rid of it at its roots.
Coincidentally, this was also what made this situation so difficult. The source of this problem was human greed, something impossible to get rid of altogether. “You’re being stubborn, Jasper.”
Sitting in front of a mountain painting, Dawson told his confused future son-in-law in his large Schuler Group office with a crescent eyed smile.
JW Company’s overall ability had long surpassed the Schuler Group.
Thanks to the memory Jasper had of his past life as well as his extreme talent for management, the man was capable of pushing JW to even higher heights.
However, Jasper had to admit that Dawson’s experience from a lifetime in this business world was something Jasper could not match right now.
Hence, he decided to go to the Schuler Group in the afternoon to ask Dawson for advice.
“I’ve never thought of myself as perfect and peerless. I have my weaknesses too and there are problems that I don’t know how to deal with. But an elder will always have more experience than me, which is why I come to ask you for help.”
Jasper told Dawson sincerely.
Dawson waved his hand and got up to pass Jasper a cup of tea.
“I’ve met a similar issue a few years ago, too.
“You should know that the Schuler Group’s main business is the supermarket industry. Supermarkets have many constantly-changing supply channels, from daily products, to snacks, to electronic appliances. It ranges from the cheapest products worth a few cents to the expensive ones costing thousands.
“Because of how big, famous, and recognized Schuler Supermarkets are, many commercial products will try their hardest to get a contract with us.
“But when it comes to the same product, take potato chips, for example, I’ll only sign contracts with two to three brands at most. No more than that.”
“I used to supervise this myself, but with the increasing number of outlets as well as range of products, I had no other choice but to let go of this control.”
“By doing so, I was also giving the opportunity for people to exploit loopholes.”
“Bigger problems might involve choosing suppliers while smaller issues could involve missing payment settlement deadlines. During the most severe period of Schuler Group’s corruption, a mere shop owner of a small area made me lose 100 thousand in a year.”
“This was 100 thousand during the nineties.”
Dawson told jasper matter of factly, his tone gentle and calm.
“I was furious when I discovered this, and I ordered for a complete internal inspection to smoke out all the ongoing corruption within the group. Can you guess how that ended?”
Jasper smiled and replied, “You must’ve caught countless mice and dealt with them strictly.”
Dawson smiled and said, “You’re half right.”
“I did indeed catch many mice, but I only dealt with a small portion of them.”
Jasper was stunned for a moment before he frowned in deep thought.
“Yes. Because I realized that there were too many mice. Getting rid of them all meant losing at least half of the Schuler Group’s employees.”
