The Industrial Giant Reborn

"How was the negotiation with those Samsung companies?" On the plane to Yanjing, Liu Xiaoli seemed a little bored after playing games for a while.

Normally, she doesn't ask about the Chen family's business, but occasionally she still asks about the progress of big things.

"Initially, it was a success. After all, I only provided funds in exchange for some shares, and I didn't want any control rights. I didn't even want voting rights." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.

The South Korean conglomerate began to rise in the 1990s, and the essential reason why South Korea was able to rise was also because the US government needed to rely on another East Asian country to contain Japan, which was almost out of control.

It is unlikely that outsiders will participate on a large scale, let alone seize the food from the tiger's mouth, but if they only get a share of the pie, according to the "free trade" principle currently maintained by the United States, there is still no problem.

"Are you so optimistic about these big Korean companies?" Liu Xiaoli asked again.

"Of course, the countries I am most optimistic about are China, Japan and South Korea. The culture of struggle here is destined to rise." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said:

"You see, after World War II, apart from some small European countries, the only country that could emerge as a developed country was South Korea, right? Although there was support from the United States.

But there are so many countries supported by the United States, and few are able to seize the opportunity. "

"Well, that's right, but I have read some information about South Korea. Their workers are very hard and their lives are very tiring." Liu Xiaoli said.

"How can we rise if we are not tired? This is the inevitable price of national development." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said:

"When you are full, you will feel tired. If you are not full, you will have no other worries."

Liu Xiaoli smiled and said, "What you said is interesting. You only have so many worries when you are full!"

Chen Zhiwen added: "Just like Hong Kong, many people work hard and envy the high wages and benefits in Europe and the United States, but they also developed a hundred years ago, not suddenly.

But don’t forget, in Hong Kong 20 or 30 years ago, how many people could eat meat how many times a year? How many people can change into new clothes several times a year?

The Chinese New Year is so festive, but it’s not just because of poverty. Only during the Chinese New Year can we have delicious food.

Compared with before, life is much better now, but people's desires are endless. "

Liu Xiaoli said: "I don't quite understand, but China has also focused on economic development in recent years, and life is indeed getting better and better."

"Of course, and the most promising thing is domestic." Chen Zhiwen added: "In the future, China may be the same as South Korea and Hong Kong now."

"It can be seen that you have invested a lot in China." Liu Xiaoli nodded.

Then he went back to playing his own game.

"Ding~" the reminder sounded on the plane, it was about to land.

"Wear your seat belt." Chen Zhiwen reminded.

…

Two days later, in a compound in Yanjing City:

"Hello, Director Huang."

In a ministry compound in Yanjing City, Chen Zhiwen came here and met with relevant leaders.

"Hello, Mr. Chen." Director Huang shook hands and said with a smile, "I would like to replace the hundreds of millions of people in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Thank you very much, Mr. Chen, for your massive support in the past few months."

"Yes, as a Chinese, I have a duty to provide disaster relief." Chen Zhiwen said seriously.

In 1998, the biggest disaster in China was the massive floods that spread throughout the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Throughout the summer, it rained heavily and floods caused heavy losses to the people and various infrastructures.

As early as the beginning of the year, even though Hong Kong's currency was facing the threat of Soros, Chen Zhiwen could still mobilize a large amount of resources in the mainland to make relevant preparations.

"I have to say that RT-Mart directly donated a large amount of its own internal materials, which brought great convenience to our material transportation." Director Huang added.

"It should be true that when people are in disaster, where RT-Mart is located, all supplies will be given priority for rescue," Chen Zhiwen said.

When floods occur, various supermarkets and logistics centers throughout the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River serve as very large storage stations for various materials.

Especially in the early design, the supermarket was basically above the second floor, and the logistics center also had strong flood prevention capabilities.

The food, snacks, drinks and even clothes and quilts in the supermarket have great disaster relief value.

Director Huang smiled and said: "Mr. Chen, after this disaster, maybe we can agree on a cooperation model to deal with natural disasters.

RT-Mart has a large number of shops and warehouses across the country, and its internal supplies can meet the daily needs of millions of people. You also have your own transportation fleet.

When a disaster occurs, we can quickly mobilize supplies from RT-Mart supermarkets, and we will compensate you financially after the incident. This is a good thing for both of us. "

"No problem, I'm happy to." Chen Zhiwen nodded and asked, "What about other supermarkets?"

"Other supermarkets can theoretically work, but they are far behind RT-Mart in terms of scale. At present, RT-Mart is the most suitable." Director Huang said.

"Okay, I understand. In the future, we at RT-Mart will pay extra attention and reserve more emergency supplies that can be used for emergencies. They will be sold to the people normally and can be mobilized urgently when needed." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.

Today, RT-Mart is definitely the number one supermarket chain in China, even stronger than Wal-Mart in the United States.

Because when we started to enter the market more than ten years ago, we went all out, and with abundant funds, we were the first to start laying out transit warehouses, talent training, logistics team transportation, supermarket big data analysis, membership systems, etc.

Coupled with effective advertising and very affordable and cost-effective products, a large number of people choose RT-Mart when shopping.

"That's great." Director Huang said with a smile.

Chen Zhiwen said again: "Director Huang, how is the health and medical assistance sector going?"

Director Huang said: "Mr. Chen, don't worry, we have urgently mobilized a large amount of medical supplies from home and abroad to ensure that people in the disaster area will not be troubled by diseases.

Here, we also need to thank Hong Kong for the large amount of funds that have solved the situation of urgent need for foreign exchange in many places. "

"That's good." Chen Zhiwen nodded. After the disaster, he was most afraid that many people would get sick for various reasons, especially the elderly and children. A severe cold could be fatal.

"When the Three Gorges Dam is completed, this disaster will be much better." Director Huang added.

"Yes!" Chen Zhiwen nodded.

The Three Gorges Dam, a century-old project, is used to generate electricity only incidentally. Its more important role is to control the water volume in the Yangtze River Basin.

Although it has a great impact on the environment, human development itself damages the environment, which is inevitable.

…

After entering September, the trend of the 98 flood has become better than before. In the future, we only need to increase the rescue efforts.

Chen Zhiwen doesn't need to go to the scene, as long as his funds and materials can go there, that's fine.

On September 6, Chen Zhiwen once again came to an electronics industry park in the southeast of Yanjing.

"BOE, the sun rises in the east, I am the only one who is undefeated!" Chen Zhiwen said with a smile when he saw the three big characters above the office building inside the factory.

"Chen Sheng is joking." Wang Dongsheng, the accompanying BOE factory director, was a little embarrassed. Naturally, he also knew Dongfang Bubai in Jin Yong's novels.

Chen Zhiwen said: "Although it's a bit joking, I also hope that one day, BOE can really become a leader in the global screen industry."

Wang Dongsheng said: “I also hope and have this goal, but it is too difficult. At present, we can’t even buy the first-generation equipment that has been eliminated abroad.

Without advanced equipment, we will always have several generation gaps with foreign countries. The cost will be higher and the production efficiency will be lower. This will only make it more difficult for our products to find customers. "

Chen Zhiwen said with a smile: "It is normal for foreign countries to have protection, and no one's technology will be sold to others casually, but it is not without opportunities.

In recent times, the economy of many Asian countries has not been very good, did you know that? "

"You know, the Asian financial crisis."

Wang Dongsheng suddenly reacted and asked: "Chen Sheng means to use this crisis to purchase related equipment?"

Chen Zhiwen nodded and said: "Yes, I have already negotiated with several consortiums in South Korea. They can sell the previous generation equipment production line.

But you go and negotiate with them about the price and how to deal, and strive to bring the production line to the mainland as soon as possible. "

"Really? Thank you Chen Sheng." Wang Dongsheng was excited.

Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said: "Actually, even without me, you might still seize this opportunity. I would only be two or three years in advance."

Historically, BOE also took this opportunity to introduce Korean production lines.

Although it is not the most advanced, it is because of this line that BOE, which was just established, can survive smoothly. Subsequent research and technology iterations all start from here.

Wang Dongsheng said with a smile: "The LCD industry changes every two to three years. If you are late for two or three years, you may never have the opportunity to participate in it."

"Well, one step behind and another step behind." Chen Zhiwen said: "Since we can get new equipment soon, we must work harder to produce qualified LCD screens in China as soon as possible.

In this regard, Midea can place enough orders for you. As long as you make it and control the cost, you don't have to worry about sales. "

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chen." Wang Dongsheng was overjoyed. Sure enough, there was something to eat after following the boss.

The problem that had troubled him and even the government departments for several years was solved in this way.

Chen Zhiwen added: "There is no need to thank you. Just do your business well. If you do well, I will also get high returns. This is a win-win situation. I will also support you in other channels in the future."

Needless to say, in terms of shares, Midea holds 42% of BOE's shares, and with policies such as order support, it is not a problem to capture half of the profits.

More importantly, when the LCD market explodes in the future, we can have our own backup supplier, which is very important in a strategic sense.

"Yes, I will not let Chen Sheng or the country down." Wang Dongsheng promised.

Chen Zhiwen said with a smile: "Okay, I believe you can become the world's top LCD giant."

There are specialties in the art industry, and Chen Zhiwen has no intention of ending up in a high-tech, high-definition related industry like liquid crystal.

Because even if it ends, there is a high probability that it will not be possible.

How rich Apple was in its original history, but it still only made terminals. Even the electric car that Cook wanted to do was scrapped.

Even if you succeed, you will still need to allocate a large number of shares to balance the parties. Then it is better to let professionals like Wang Dongsheng handle the operation with peace of mind, provide relevant help yourself, and make your own civilian terminal products.

This way you can relax and maximize your benefits.

Benefits need to be shared with many people and then grow together before they can develop like a snowball.

Otherwise, like Japan, various industries will be on the verge of collapse after the 21st century, such as hydrogen energy vehicles, plasma TVs, etc.

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PS: I already have an idea for a new book. This time I will write a true rags-to-riches story in Hong Kong in the 1950s (not starting from writing novels or making movies).

It will probably be published in April, I need to add more details and save a little bit.