Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 787 Am I an unscrupulous businessman?

I nodded in agreement.

Xu Tao continued: "If you are sick, do you have to be treated if you have money or not? If you are not sick, don't you have to prevent it? How much do you have to get for the vaccine once you are born? Does it cost a lot to see a doctor? How much is a registration fee? Not all of it is spent on medical expenses. Look at the cost of medicine. I am a pharmaceutical company myself. Of course I know the cost, the selling price, and the profit in it. It's all [-]%, or even [-]%! Of course, it takes a lot of money and time to manufacture a medicine, but once it is successfully developed, it can generate unlimited profits!
There is also medical equipment, which does not generate profits all the time. You have to go to check whether you are sick or not. The hospital will make full use of every piece of equipment and never leave it vacant. As for whether it is needed or not, only the doctor himself knows up!
You said, is there any more profitable industry than this? "

I hummed and said, "It's very profitable! It's more profitable than robbing a bank, and no one dares to admit that it is profitable! But these can't be put on stage at all!"

Xu Tao also hummed and said: "Yes, so, what you said today are all official answers, and I don't know what these experts are analyzing?"

I watched the TV, and saw the camera turned on Wei Hua, pointing to Wei Hua and asked, "Do you know him?"

Xu Tao nodded, then shook his head and said, "I know him, but he doesn't know me!"

I hurriedly asked, "Is he the boss of your company?"

Xu Tao shook his head and said, "Our boss's surname is not Wei, but He! It's not like you don't know!"

I groaned and didn't continue talking to him.

Xu Tao also ignored me, continued to stare at the TV, and suddenly pointed to the TV and shouted: "It's him! I've seen him before, and he is the boss of our company!"

I hurriedly looked at the TV, but the camera had already switched to the host.

I asked, "Which one of the seven people on our forum?"

Xu Tao shook his head and said: "Neither, the man behind Wei Hua, I saw him just now, I know him, he has been to our company, and he went with He Tian at that time. However, he has not spoken !"

I thought for a while and asked, "He didn't speak, how do you know he's the big boss?"

Xu Tao explained: "He didn't speak, but he stood behind, and every time He Tian said a word, he looked at him! Only when he nodded, He Tian was willing to say and do it! Other things are not good. He is very good at it! I'm sure that our fraud was approved by him, He Tian dared to do it!"

I hurriedly turned on the computer, searched the Weihua Group website, and then clicked on the picture to let Xu Tao find it. Finally, after looking through a few pictures, I saw the person in the corner of an unremarkable photo.

Xu Tao pointed to the person in the photo and said, "That's him!"

I looked at related articles, but no one identified who he is, what position?
I copied the photo and passed it directly to Lu Yuchen, asking her to find a way to find out, who is this person?

Then, I approached Mr. Dong and wanted to secretly ask her for a list of Weihua Group's attendees.

Dong Zong didn't ask me why I wanted this list, and quickly sent me a copy.

Then, I called Xiao Hei, handed him the list, showed him the people in the photo, and said, "Can you find out who this person is through this list? What is Wei Hua?" relation?"

Xiao Hei nodded and said, "Yes!"

After Xiao Hei left, Xu Tao looked at Xiao Hei's back and asked me, "Is he omnipotent? Why do I feel that he has great powers and there is nothing he can't do!"

I laugh while saying nothing.

The next day's expert interview, I went to see it very late.

Because multiple experts gave lectures at the same time, they were relatively scattered. Participants would go to the conference site for whatever topic they were interested in. I looked at a few topics today, and then looked at these so-called experts.One of them caught my attention, Huang Gong from the association. I admire the chief technical engineer very much. She is about to give a lecture, and I think it is necessary for me to join her.

The topic of her lecture today is "Technology and Life".

When I walked into the guild hall, Huang Gong had already started talking, and there were not many people in the audience, or this topic did not attract too many people's attention, or not many people knew who Huang Gong was?

I found a corner and sat down, because there were not many people, Huang Gong saw me and nodded to me, and I responded with a smile.

Huang Gong continued: "Technology has already been everywhere in our lives. With the continuous growth of technology, it has been deeply rooted in our bones, from our basic necessities of life, to school and work, from satellites in the world to bicycles on the ground. What I can say is that technology is at work. Technology serves and public life, makes public life better, and changes our lives every day.

What I want to talk about today is not the benefits that technology brings us, but the disadvantages that technology brings to us. "

I froze for a moment, thinking to myself, why did Huang Gong talk about the disadvantages of technology?What is the purpose?
Huang Gong paused on purpose, and looked at the reactions of the people below.

Then he went on to say: "No? Are there no disadvantages? Technology replaces human labor, which can free humans from fatigue and exhaustion. Very good, right? But have you ever thought about it, once technology replaces human beings? Labor, where will human beings go? You might say, human beings continue to develop new technologies! Is it possible? What is the driving force of human productivity? It is to create surplus value. What is the method of creating surplus value? It is realized through equivalent exchange .If technology appears, this equivalent exchange will be broken!"

The more I listen, the more confused I become. The more I listen, the less I understand. What is human productivity and what creates surplus value?I began to worry about her. I worried that her speech would be silent, and some people would even leave in the middle of the speech.Huang Gong is a technical talent. She is admirable in her professional field, but this does not mean that people will listen to her words.After all, such an occasion is not suitable for purely professional conversations. Most of the people who attend such an occasion are just to watch the fun.

My prediction was correct. I saw that some people had already stood up, and some people were whispering to each other, asking each other what Huang Gong said just now.

Huang Gong said again: "Do you think what I just said is very profound?"

I was anxiously thinking down below, don't interact, there are not many people in the first place, if this continues, everyone will be gone, who are you interacting with?I'm the only one left, the talk show has become "If You Are the One", blind date?
Huang Gong said calmly: "To put it simply, a primitive man beat a wild animal with his bare hands. He had food, but he had no clothes. Another primitive man had a leaf, but he had no food. They It can be exchanged at equal value. But the primitive man who hit the beast obtained a knife through technology and learned to peel off the fur of the beast, so that he has clothes and he does not need to exchange leaves. The balance is broken !The other person will have to starve to death!
Although this is a far-fetched example, it illustrates a truth that technology will break many original balances!

Technology brings convenience to people, but it also makes people lazy and slack.

In addition, not every technological invention can make society progress and promote human civilization! "

The person who had just stood up sat down again.

Huang Gong went on to say: "Technology has pushed human beings to an impossible height, making us human beings rely too much on technology and become slaves of technology. The biggest disaster is to use the technological means created by ourselves to destroy our own world. Excessive development, crazy logging, let us use our own technology to destroy the world! When we conquer nature through high technology, we are also destroying nature.

Genetic modification, human cloning, the kinetic energy originally used to promote human civilization, has been developed into a murderous weapon.Nuclear kinetic energy is such a good power, but it has become a living nuclear weapon.

We should not be overly intoxicated by the victory of human beings over nature, but we should focus on the advantages and eliminate the disadvantages, ponder and solve how to use technology in our lives?

Technology is the primary productive force of human beings. It makes our lives better and promotes social progress and economic development. At the same time, it should also make us think and use technology correctly. "

I couldn't fully describe Huang Gong's speech, and I didn't remember all of it. For many years afterwards, I thought it was the most shocking and impressive speech I had ever heard.

At that time, when people were still immersed in the surprises that technology brought us, Huang Gong did the opposite and began to make us reflect on the disadvantages of technology!
This paragraph may not have much to do with this book, but I still want to say that a professional scholar with conscience and depth should constantly think deeply, constantly remind the society, and improve the understanding of technology, new products, and new technologies. Cognition, don't just flatter, follow the trend.

Huang Gong stepped off the stage, walked up to me, shook his head and said, "Why are you here to listen to such a boring lecture?"

I said with admiration: "Huang Gong's speech is thought-provoking. In this society where everyone is constantly emphasizing that technology changes the times, Huang Gong can say such a thought-provoking dialogue. I am enlightened, and at the same time It also makes me constantly reflect and wake up myself!"

Huang Gong hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Mr. Chen, you are too famous! I just want to say what I want to say. I want to be a scholar with a conscience, and I also hope that you can be an entrepreneur with a conscience!"

I froze for a moment and said, "Are you saying that I have no conscience?"

President Huang smiled and did not answer my question.Instead, he said to me: "Now the home appliance industry is staring at your chips. I see your thoughts and don't want to share them. From a personal standpoint, I think it is understandable for you to do so. But as an industry Scholars, I think it is necessary for you to share your chip technology! Technology sharing is an inevitable trend in the current environment. Whether a new technology is mature or not requires continuous practice. Only through your company's technology, Even if you are more mature, there will still be flaws. After you share your new technology, you will not only be recognized by more people, but also verify whether your technology is mature? I think you should really reconsider.”

I was still a little annoyed and said: "Just because I didn't share the newly developed technology, you say that I am an entrepreneur without a conscience. Isn't that a bit too arbitrary? When Yingke developed the chip, you Have any of their leaders been advised in this way?"

Huang Gong sighed: "Maybe I have higher requirements for you? That's because I have high expectations for you! From the first time we met, Ruzi can teach these four characters, which is very suitable for you. So what I said to you today is not to suggest or ask you to do something, but to let you think about this issue for yourself. I don’t know how to run a company or how to make money, or my thoughts are more selfish , but I still want to do something within my ability in my lifetime."

I hummed and said: "I know that what you said is definitely not your personal selfishness. I will seriously consider your suggestion. No matter what, I still sincerely thank you for your suggestion!"

Huang Gong just waved his hand lightly, turned around and left.

Before chatting with Huang Gong, even after hearing Dong Zong's suggestion.It also failed to shake me, and I exclusively enjoyed the technological achievements of the chip.But after listening to Huang Gong's opinion, I really began to seriously consider whether to share the chip technology.But the matter of chips is not up to my family. I still need to negotiate with Lotte and Seagull Group.

The symposium on the second day ended hastily.To prepare for the trip to Meishan on the third day, I decided to ask Mrs. Huang to find a substitute to attend the meeting tonight.

I don't know what method the old Mrs. Huang used to find someone to replace me. In short, no one found out that I didn't attend the meeting.

Early in the morning of the third day, the team went directly to a TV manufacturer group in Mianyang.In just four years, this manufacturer has transformed from a state-owned enterprise on the verge of bankruptcy to a well-known domestic TV manufacturer. The TVs they produce have already occupied half of the country in the Southwest, and their reputation is also excellent.

I'm still very interested in participating, it's just my business, and it's more important.

The four of us followed the team out of the hotel and got into a commercial vehicle driven by Brother Kui. As before, Xiao Hei didn't follow us, and I don't know where he went?

Along the way, I asked Xu Tao, "Is Meishan a prefecture-level city or a county-level city?"

Xu Tao scratched his head and replied, "Should it still be a county-level city? Meishan used to belong to LS City, but it became independent later!"

I asked again: "How many permanent residents are there in total?"

Xu Tao shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. I don't think Renshou County should have a population of 4 to 50, right?"

I sighed and said, "How many years have you not been home?"

Xu Tao replied: "Go home every year! It's wrong for you to ask us ordinary people such questions! We don't care about the population and administrative area. We don't even know who the mayor is. If you don't believe me, ask the driver. Big brother, I guess he doesn’t know these questions either!”

Brother Kui nodded, expressing that he really didn't know.

(End of this chapter)