Chapter 508: The Pure Lotus of Environmental and Social Protection

Su Hao was somewhat surprised.
He had assumed the group and foundation would handle the personnel arrangements themselves, but unexpectedly, the power of appointment had ultimately fallen into his hands.
Su Hao took the heavy list. To be honest, making such decisions always carried a bit of pressure.
This was an association built with substantial investment and effort. If he misjudged and placed a few incompetent individuals or traitors, the consequences would be dire.
“…”
But Su Hao was Su Hao precisely because he possessed an ability that others could only dream of.
His gaze swept over the densely packed resumes on the list. Just a few seconds later, a faint golden glow, invisible to mortals, began to emanate from certain names in his field of vision!
That was destiny, fate, the causal thread that perfectly aligned with Fang Huan's future!
"But...aren't these candidates' resumes a bit too intimidating?"
Su Hao raised an eyebrow slightly, not because he had difficulty choosing, but because they were simply too outrageous.
Even without considering their impressive resumes, the names on the list were all household names; any one of them could be a powerful figure on the international stage!
"If we extended an invitation to these people, would they condescend to come?" Su Hao asked.
"Chairman Su, you don't know this," Liu Bo said with a hint of pride,
"Besides a few people we contacted proactively, the vast majority...
submitted their applications themselves, practically begging to join our ESG Association!
This list went through several rounds of internal screening within the group, eliminating hundreds of competitors of similar caliber before reaching the final version."
This surprised Su Hao somewhat.
To put it bluntly, this ESG association isn't some powerful, all-powerful institution. While it sounds prestigious, it's actually a semi-public welfare organization.
Its initial purpose was merely to exert a small, positive influence on society and the environment, and incidentally, to advocate for the rights of workers neglected by capital and operating in a gray area.
Whether other companies will accept Fang Huan's investment in and operation of this association is still unknown.
Even if the association provides a rating, the actual impact on a company's revenue is highly uncertain.
But reality is surreal.
This small organization has attracted countless "big shots" vying to serve as its underlings.
Su Hao looked at the glittering names behind them and sighed inwardly.
Inviting these influential figures, whose every move in their respective fields could shake up an industry, to this makeshift organization—was it a waste of their talents?
Without the slightest hesitation, his fingertip lightly swept over several names gleaming with the brightest gold, quickly completing the selection.
“Use this list, pass it on.”
Hopefully, these bigwigs won't abandon the company after a few days, thinking it's too small.
***
Fanghuan Group, conference room.
“Has the list… been sent over?” Huang Fengwen took a sip of tea, asking unhurriedly.
“Yes, Chairman. Chairman Su just sent over the final list.”
“So fast?!”
The senior executives in the conference room were all taken aback.
From the submission of the report to the completion of the personnel appointment decision, the entire process probably took less than five minutes!
This wasn't like picking cabbages at a market!
Who were the candidates on the shortlist?
Each one had a powerful background and formidable influence.
In any other company, the normal personnel appointment process, especially with such a shortlist of candidates—a veritable battle of titans—would involve repeated deliberations and meetings, taking days or even weeks to reach a conclusion.
After all, the candidates' backgrounds and abilities were too formidable; careful weighing was necessary to determine who was the most suitable for the association while also bringing the greatest benefit to Fang Huan.
The intricacies involved were more complex than a nine-turn interlocking lock.
"Chairman," one executive cautiously speculated, "to make a decision in just a few minutes… this…"
"Perhaps, Chairman Su already had a list in mind?" Huang Fengwen put down his teacup, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes.
"I'm afraid this is the only explanation! Otherwise, he couldn't have just randomly drawn a few circles with his eyes closed, could he?
That's Chairman Su, not some street fortune teller!"
This statement was met with unanimous agreement.
Huang Fengwen prided himself on his keen eye for talent, but in front of Su Hao, he had repeatedly felt that his judgment of people was as inadequate as a kindergarten child's scribbles.
Looking at the magnificent history of Fanghuan Investment's rise to power, had any of the people Su Hao personally promoted ever caused trouble?
Not a single one!
No one knew what twisted logic he used to judge and appoint people, but the fact was that Su Hao's eyes seemed to be a weapon of causality that could see through people's hearts!
Fanghuan, this financial behemoth, had expanded to its current scale and was still operating smoothly;
That gaming guild, once considered just a hobby, not only didn't collapse, but expanded overseas, becoming a formidable transnational force.
Behind all of this lies Su Hao's uncanny ability to "select" talent!
"Speaking of which, the most time-consuming part this time was actually the initial screening process," another executive remarked.
"Ever since the news broke that Fang Huan was going to establish the ESG Association, it's been like stirring up a hornet's nest. Olive branches and recommendation letters have been poured in from all directions; our phones have been ringing off the hook!"
Huang Fengwen and all the executives present once again deeply felt the terrifying power that the name "Fang Huan" now carried.
Those political and business tycoons and academic giants who are usually arrogant and haughty all rushed over like they were on steroids the moment they heard that Fang Huan was going to start an association. Their posture was so humble they were practically kneeling on the ground, begging for a seat.
The poor staff responsible for the initial screening had to work several all-nighters in a row, almost pulling their hair out, just to barely filter through the snowflakes of applications.
"Perhaps, while we were frantically sifting through resumes, Chairman Su had already already locked onto his target?"
"Most likely. But speaking of which, even I was taken aback by the scale of this event; I really didn't expect so many people to come and support us," Huang Fengwen remarked.
“Yes, their resumes are all incredibly impressive.” An executive suddenly changed the subject, his expression becoming somewhat subtle.
“However, Chairman, it seems we… have consistently underestimated Chairman Su’s true intentions.”
“Oh?”
“Do you remember what Chairman Qin of Jiangjin Group said to you?
He said this ESG association is a coffin that Chairman Su specifically tailored for ‘Fruit Company’!
At the time, we found it unbelievable.”
Indeed, Huang Fengwen’s initial reaction upon hearing this was: What a joke!
But now, after calming down and thinking about it carefully, a cold sweat broke out on his back!
Damn it, so true!
Fang Huan Investment, rampant mining in the Amazon rainforest, even daring to dabble in nuclear energy technology, seemingly a capitalist dragon with an “what does the destruction of the earth have to do with me” image, has suddenly transformed into some kind of innocent protector of the environment and society?
This whole thing reeks of incongruity!