Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Story of the Chaebol

As the world's largest arms trading company, SUN's influence in the industry is unquestionable, so its "split" this time has also had a certain impact on global arms companies.

The impact mentioned here does not mean that there are any problems in the entire industry.

This is mainly because everyone already knows the reason for the internal split at SUN. Influenced by the three military equipment development routes developed by the people at SUN, arms companies around the world are also discussing this issue.

Some people support the theory of "developing equipment with low manufacturing difficulty and reliable performance at a relatively low price". To put it bluntly, this theory is what the Russian bear is doing now, and it is playing the "steel torrent".

Let’s not discuss how this theory will hold up in future generations, but as far as the current period is concerned, the ideas put forward by this group of people are absolutely correct.

In contrast, another group of people proposed the "high-tech" theory. They felt that the former's theory was useless and that equipment development should be perfect, rather than spending money on a large number of mediocre equipment. This was not only a neglect of scientific research, but also a blasphemy against the lives of soldiers.

Compared with the first two camps, the third camp takes the "middle way" route. They think that what the first two said makes sense, so they can combine the theories of the first two and concentrate their superior funds to develop relatively low-priced but high-performance and reliable equipment.

What the people in the third camp say seems to be correct. If they can really do what they say, then their approach will definitely be stronger than the previous two.

But the problem on their side lies precisely in their theory. It is not easy to design a low-cost, high-performance and reliable equipment. To be honest, the SUN-20 automatic rifle produced by SUN company is barely related to their theory. After all, the original design of this gun is the famous AK.

But the problem is that this is just an automatic rifle. If you want to prove your theory, it is definitely not enough to rely solely on such a product.

So now this issue has come to a dead end. Supporters of the three major theories are trying their best to prove that they are right. Such a situation is no longer limited to Xihua. Unknowingly, weapon designers from various countries have been influenced by these ideas. They first reviewed the equipment they designed in the past, and then sorted out their own ideas. In the end, regardless of whether these people will stand up for a certain camp or not, everyone will still choose a camp by default.

This kind of difference in concepts is actually very unwilling. On the surface, the equipment design and research and development industry in various countries seems to be as stable as a rock, but its impact in various aspects is still very large.

In addition, as the impact of the financial crisis gradually expanded, the business of the Sun Group was inevitably affected.

However, this influence will not only not affect the development of the Sun Group, but will accelerate the expansion of the entire group.

Take clothing, jewelry, and watch brands from European countries for example. In recent years, APEX has secretly bought more than 40 companies, including many future large luxury goods companies.

Another example is Wells Fargo Bank. With the Sun Group's large-scale investment in this bank, Wells Fargo Bank is no longer a regional bank whose business is limited to the western United States.

After acquiring many large banks such as Standard Chartered, HSBC, Goldman Sachs, and TD, Wells Fargo has now transformed itself into a multinational bank with a huge influence in European countries.

Under the instruction of Sun Tong, Wells Fargo, which now holds a huge amount of funds, has continuously absorbed companies with development potential in various industries over the years. To date, Wells Fargo has acquired shares in more than 6,000 companies, including Motorola, IBM, Ericsson, Nokia, Gillette, American Express and other large companies that are familiar to people in later generations.

At the same time, in order to strengthen Wells Fargo's voice in the entertainment industry, under the instructions of Sun Tong, Xinghai Company cooperated with Wells Fargo to acquire a total of 46 large newspapers in 13 countries around the world. At the same time, Wells Fargo also used means to bring 20th Century Fox, which had just completed the merger, under its control.

Originally, Xinghai Group was the world's largest entertainment industry group. Now it has the industries acquired by Wells Fargo as a supplement. As far as the entertainment industry is concerned, Sun Tong can't think of anyone who can be his opponent in this era.

The only thing that made him feel regretful was that no matter how hard Xinghai Company and Wells Fargo Bank tried, Time Magazine and The New York Times still could not be taken down.

However, although these two influential newspapers and weekly magazines were not acquired, Wells Fargo's acquisition of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) of the United States has already produced the latest results. NBC, which is still just a broadcasting company, has no ability to resist the behemoth Wells Fargo. Under the silver bullet offensive of Wells Fargo, NBC's owner Sarnoff finally sold the broadcasting company to Wells Fargo for US$950 million.

We are currently in the golden age of broadcasting. No one would be willing to sell a broadcasting company that has become one of the top broadcasting companies unless there is really no other way.

After acquiring NBC, Wells Fargo did not hastily replace the company's senior management. Instead, it increased its efforts to attract capable talents within the company. At the same time, Wells Fargo also set aside 20 million yuan for investment in the broadcasting company. In addition to upgrading the company's equipment, the remaining funds will be used to prepare for the subsequent application for a TV network!