Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 466: Retreat

The reason why Phoenix computers sell so well is not only because of their own advantages, good quality, high configuration and low price, but more importantly, Phoenix computers also come with Phoenix operating system, which is free. Of course, the free use time is also limited, it is free for one year.

When Lu Shaohua ordered the development of his own computer operating system, he gave a strict order, that is, the Phoenix operating system must have absolute advantages. However, Phoenix Software, a subsidiary of Phoenix Group, did not disappoint Lu Shaohua. The operating system developed is equivalent to Microsoft's Windows 98 program, which is far ahead of Microsoft and has an absolute advantage.

It is precisely because of the free one-year genuine operating system that many computer users are very happy. They no longer need to spend money to buy an operating system. Therefore, Phoenix Computer was able to sell more than 30,000 units in just one month, and the Phoenix operating system played an indispensable role in this.

There is another factor that also affected the popularity of Phoenix Computer, Phoenix Sales, yes, Phoenix Sales in Hong Kong. When Phoenix Car was launched, Phoenix Sales had been exploring overseas markets. After several years of pioneering efforts, it had formed a stable sales line in foreign countries. When Phoenix Computer was launched into the world market, it was completed through that sales line of Phoenix Sales.

In addition, there is another factor that has a certain influence. Advertising, yes, advertising. In order to successfully launch Phoenix Computer into the world market, Lu Shaohua spent a lot of money on advertising in some developed countries, and the advertising fee alone was nearly 100 million US dollars.

Due to the advertising effect, Phoenix Computer became a hot topic among people for a while. When combined with the previous Phoenix Car, Phoenix Computer suddenly became a brand of the same level as Phoenix Car, entering the ranks of high-end products and becoming a famous brand.

Phoenix Computer was successful for various reasons, but in Lu Shaohua's view, the current success is just the beginning. Computers are not yet popular and sales are limited. If in a few years, every household in big cities has a computer, then that will be a big market.

Therefore, after the success of the first step, Lu Shaohua did not stop, but ordered the base to continue research and development, and strive to develop a higher configuration. The same is true for Phoenix Software, which continues to research and develop operating systems and strives to develop a more advanced Phoenix operating system.

At the same time, Phoenix Software began to expand its business and recruited a large number of computer talents to research antivirus software and office software and create its own brand.

In the days that followed, China once had an office software that was as famous as Microsoft Office - the DOWS operating system, which caused WPS Office to gradually withdraw from the market.

It's not that Lu Shaohua didn't want to acquire ready-made office software, but Qiu Bojun waited until 1997 to develop WPS Office. Now it was only the beginning of 1995, and there were still more than two years. These two years were enough for Lu Shaohua to organize people to develop an office software.

It was also a matter of time that Lu Shaohua gave up acquiring ready-made companies and turned to creating his own brand. He would then learn from Microsoft and bundle his own office software with the Phoenix operating system to see what Microsoft could do.

In addition, Lu Shaohua has not given up on computer security. You know, with the development of the Internet, there are a lot of Trojans and viruses in the later stage, and security software also has a huge market.

Lu Shaohua, the reborn man, did not want to miss any project that could make money, including the field of network communications. However, Lu Shaohua did not develop QQ like Ma Huateng did, but chose to prepare for acquisition.

Unlike office software, Lu Shaohua chose to acquire Tencent for a very simple reason. Lu Shaohua's Phoenix Group was built in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, and the future headquarters of Tencent will be in Futian District, Shenzhen. Although there is a distance between the two, being in the same city does not affect Lu Shaohua's acquisition plan.

Acquisition, the so-called acquisition, Lu Shaohua did not intend to acquire the company in full, but intended to do it in a wholly-owned manner. After all, Lu Shaohua's energy was limited. He could invest a sum of money in Ma Huateng and let him develop QQ, and Lu Shaohua could sit back and reap the benefits.

But the problem is, Tencent was founded in 1998, and it would take more than three years for it to be established. Ma Huateng is still working for a company called Runxun Communication Development Co., Ltd.

But this is not difficult and does not affect Lu Shaohua's plan. He can let Ma Huateng take the lead in establishing Tencent. As for how to get Ma Huateng to develop QQ, Lu Shaohua does not have to worry about it.

The reason is very simple. Ma Huateng's ancestral home is Chaoshan, and Lu Shaohua is also from Chaoshan. As "one of our own", fellow Chaoshan people have a unique sense of trust. In addition, Chu Lei is also from Chaoshan. As long as Chu Lei appears as the executive president of Phoenix Group, it is not impossible to let Tencent be born ahead of time.

Regarding network communications, Lu Shaohua handed it over to Chu Lei, and other projects were also running quickly. Lu Shaohua's network empire was gradually taking off, and he could finally rest assured.

However, just today, Chu Lei called and told Lu Shaohua that the Civil Aviation Aircraft Base and Tenglong Wireless Communications Project were currently short of funds, which gave Lu Shaohua a headache.

Two months ago, that incident happened in Phoenix Group. Lu Shaohua decisively stopped the normal operation of the two projects. It was not until the incident was over and the storm subsided that Lu Shaohua restarted the two projects. However, when restarting the two projects, Lu Shaohua asked them to speed up and invest the remaining funds that had been prepared. Now, more than a month has passed, the funds have been used up, and they are facing a situation where they cannot operate. How can Lu Shaohua not have a headache?

"Huh!" Lu Shaohua took a deep breath and did not immediately answer Chu Lei who was still waiting for an answer on the other end of the phone. Instead, he glanced at the calendar hanging on the wall and then said calmly, "You keep the business running normally. I will solve the funding gap right away."

"Okay." Chu Lei replied lightly and hung up the phone.

Lu Shaohua hung up the phone almost at the same time as Chu Lei, and then froze for a while, as if thinking about something, and quickly came to his senses. Without stopping, he made a call, and after the call was connected, he said, "Go ahead!"

Lu Shaohua only said this lightly, but the person who answered the phone was stunned, and then asked for confirmation. "All of them?"

"Yes." Lu Shaohua confirmed again and asked again. "Any questions?"

"Well, how should I put it? I think the Mexican stock market may still fall. Wouldn't it be a pity for us to let go now?" The person who was talking to Lu Shaohua was none other than Liu Mingzhang who was far away in Mexico. After Lu Shaohua left, he took over Lu Shaohua's position and transformed himself into the commander-in-chief there.

"What a pity?" Lu Shaohua also felt it was a pity. It was now March 1995, 3, and according to Lu Shaohua's memory, the stock market in Mexico had been in a downward trend in the first half of 10. It would be a pity to give up the confirmation now. However, Lu Shaohua was helpless. He was short of funds now, so he could only ask them to stop earlier and accumulate funds to be transferred to Shenzhen to fill the gap.

In a sense, Lu Shaohua's approach of robbing Peter to pay Paul is interesting, but the difference is that in order to end the situation in Mexico, he doesn't have to tear down things, but just start working on it in advance.

Lu Shaohua never complained about making too much money, but the times were different now. If he continued to waste time there, there would be certain risks. An accident might happen and the funds would be stuck. So Lu Shaohua simply took action and withdrew the funds in advance, making a more conservative decision.

"The Mexican stock market will fall again, that's for sure, but the decline is already at its end, and the decline is not that severe. If we continue to stay there, the money we make will only be small." After a pause, Lu Shaohua continued. "For a small amount of money, it's not worth the risk. More importantly, Shenzhen is in great need of money."

In a simple sentence, Lu Shaohua has already expressed his decision. Liu Mingzhang also understood it. He was just a little unwilling to give up, but he explained without giving up. "In the past few days, oh, as of March 3, although the IPC index has fallen to 3 points, well, it has fallen by 1500% from the highest point of 1994 points before the financial crisis in 2881.17. The decline of the stock market has exceeded the depreciation of the peso, but I think this is far from enough and will fall further. My estimate is that the IPC index will fall to 47.94 points, more than 1300%, and there are still 50 points to do. This is not a small amount of money, and it can still make a lot of money."

Lu Shaohua didn't say anything, he knew Liu Mingzhang hadn't finished speaking.

As expected, after a pause, Liu Mingzhang continued, "Since there is money to be made, why don't we withdraw some of the funds first and keep a small part to continue? Well, we finally have a financial crisis, and we don't know when the next one will be."

Liu Mingzhang's voice became lower and lower, and in the end it sounded like he was talking to himself. However, when Lu Shaohua heard it, he knew what Liu Mingzhang wanted to say to him. It was simply to remind him that he had finally got a chance to make money and he couldn't just give it up.

Of course, Lu Shaohua knew Liu Mingzhang better than anyone else. Making money was important, but it was true that Liu Mingzhang had not yet experienced enough. He proposed to withdraw only part of the funds and keep part so that he could continue to stay in Mexico and enjoy the hidden danger of the financial crisis.

Lu Shaohua did not answer Liu Mingzhang's words immediately, but fell into deep thought. He knew that it was a rare opportunity to make money, but this kind of thing involved certain risks, and Lu Shaohua was unwilling to take the risk.

"Forget it, let's retreat, all of you." Lu Shaohua's tone became much tougher, with an air of rejection.

"Ok."