Yu Chengdong's resignation caused controversy, Wu Xiaoping supported his resignation, and Huawei's infighting was exposed?
Recently, a news about Huawei's high-level personnel changes has sparked heated discussions on the Internet. According to reports, Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei's terminal business group (BG), stepped down from any position, which is regarded as the "de-Yu Chengdongization" of Huawei's terminal business. And economist Wu Xiaoping publicly called on Yu Chengdong to take this opportunity to leave Huawei completely and start a new business on his own. The remarks immediately caused an uproar online, with some netizens questioning Mr. Wu's intentions and others doubting the clouds of power struggles within Huawei.
It all started on May 5. On the same day, a number of media reported that there were major personnel changes within Huawei, and Yu Chengdong no longer served as the CEO of Huawei's terminal BG. As Huawei's most profitable business unit, the leadership change of the terminal BG has naturally attracted attention from the outside world.
For this change, the outside world interprets it as Huawei's terminal business "de-Yu Chengdong". Yu Chengdong has always been at the helm of Huawei's terminal business, and has made outstanding contributions to the development and marketing of mobile phones, and is regarded as an important contributor to the success of Huawei's mobile phones. He has said in public many times that the success of Huawei's mobile phones is inseparable from his personal contributions.
Some analysts believe that this is just a normal personnel adjustment within Huawei, and does not represent a fundamental change in Yu Chengdong's status at Huawei. He remains a member of Huawei's Board of Directors and Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and has a significant voice in the company's decision-making levels.
But then, economist Wu Xiaoping publicly "persuaded" Yu Chengdong to leave Huawei completely on social platforms, and said that "I would get together with my old club and disperse, and then go to do a big career by myself". This blunt remark undoubtedly poured another fire on the incident.
Wu Xiaoping's remarks immediately sparked heated discussions on the Internet. Many netizens questioned Wu Xiaoping's motives and intentions, believing that he was adding fuel to the fire and creating contradictions. Yu Chengdong is one of Huawei's core figures, and Wu Xiaoping's public persuasion of him to leave is undoubtedly disrespectful to Huawei.
Some netizens joked that Wu Xiaoping's words were like his ex-boyfriend comforting his ex-girlfriend in the circle of friends, and there was a hint of schadenfreude in his words.
Why did Wu Xiaoping publicly "support" Yu Chengdong's resignation? People believe that there may be several reasons for this.
From the perspective of Wu Xiaoping's personal identity, as an economist, he has long been concerned about the development of Chinese enterprises, and naturally has his own views on the inner workings of Huawei. This time, Yu Chengdong stepped down, perhaps out of professional habits, and expressed his own comments and suggestions on this personnel change.
Judging from the content of Wu Xiaoping's remarks, he mentioned that Yu Chengdong should "get together with his old club and disperse", which seems to imply that there are some contradictions or differences between Yu Chengdong and Huawei. This may have something to do with Yu Chengdong's individualistic style that he has always shown to the outside world. As an important contributor to Huawei's mobile phones, Yu Chengdong has repeatedly emphasized his personal contributions in public, which is somewhat different from Huawei's corporate culture of "no personal heroism".
Wu Xiaoping mentioned that Yu Chengdong should "do a big career by himself", which seems to imply that Yu Chengdong's development space in Huawei may have encountered a bottleneck. Some people believe that as Huawei's mobile phone business enters a relatively mature period, Yu Chengdong, as the helmsman of marketing and products, may be unable to fully meet the company's development needs with his personal ability, so it is reasonable for him to be adjusted.
There are also views that Wu Xiaoping's remarks are inevitably a bit "nosy". As a private enterprise, Huawei's internal personnel arrangements have their own operating logic, and it is difficult for outsiders to fully understand the reasons for this. Wu Xiaoping "persuaded" Yu Chengdong to resign so bluntly, which inevitably exceeded the rules.
Yu Chengdong's resignation has aroused widespread attention and speculation from the outside world. As Huawei's most profitable business unit, the leadership change of the terminal BG will naturally affect people's hearts. As the helmsman of this business, Yu Chengdong's stay has attracted much attention.
If Yu Chengdong finally chooses to leave Huawei, it will undoubtedly be a major loss for the company. Yu Chengdong has made great contributions to the development of Huawei's mobile phones, and he has unique insights into products and marketing strategies, which are difficult to completely replace in the short term after leaving.
Some people also believe that as a large conglomerate with hundreds of thousands of employees, the departure of any individual will not have a fundamental impact on the company's overall operations. Huawei has a mature talent training and reserve mechanism, and after Yu Chengdong leaves, the company can still quickly find the right person to replace him.
On the other hand, if Yu Chengdong ultimately chooses to stay at Huawei, then the power struggle and contradictions within the company may also be further intensified. Judging from Wu Xiaoping's remarks, there may be some differences between Yu Chengdong and the company's top management, and if he succeeds him, the contradictions between the two sides may become more public, which will have a certain impact on the company's development.
There is also a view that Huawei, as a mature enterprise, has inevitable internal power struggles and contradictions, but the company has always had a good governance mechanism to resolve these contradictions. Even if Yu Chengdong stays in office, as long as the two sides can deal with the differences in line with the overall situation of the company's development, it will not have much impact on the company's overall operation.