The Age of Rebirth

Xu Huabing introduced the company's achievements and honors to Li Weidong. These are the lines he had memorized long ago, and he spoke eloquently.

Just seeing Li Weidong smiling and saying nothing, Xu Huabing was a little unclear about the mentality of the major shareholder, and his tone of speech became more and more hesitant, until the final end was premature.

"Chairman, this is some of our recent work, please criticize the deficiencies!" Xu Huabing finally concluded.

Li Weidong paused, picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip, the aroma exploded in his mouth and hit his taste buds.

Although Li Weidong didn't know what kind of coffee it was, he knew that the coffee was of high quality, so Li Weidong, who didn't like coffee, couldn't help but take another sip.

These subordinates all know that Li Weidong does not drink coffee, so few people will give him these things. The coffee in the office is mainly for entertainment.

Guests who can come to Li Weidong's place and need to be entertained with coffee must have good status. Besides, how could Li Weidong's place have poor quality things?

Li Weidong commented: "Bird is a high-tech enterprise. In China, the development of high-tech enterprises is destined to be full of ups and downs and thorns. If you can achieve this level in less than ten years, if you are not satisfied, That would be too greedy."

"That's why I want to thank you for being the number one in the mobile communication industry. Your team has made a lot of contributions!"

Xu Huabing said modestly: "It's all thanks to your leadership. You pointed out the direction for us. If we follow our original plan, we may still be making pagers now!"

"Even if it is a mobile phone, it is impossible to start so early, and it is impossible to occupy such a large advantage and reach the current scale, so all this is because of your leadership, we still have this opportunity!"

Li Weidong waved his hand and said, "You don't need to give me a high hat. It should be your credit and your credit. I will never forget this."

"There are credits, but don't ignore the gap with international counterparts. Your foreign competitors have more than ten years, or even decades of accumulation, and you still have a big gap."

"The means by which we shorten these gaps is mainly to purchase patents and technologies, realize the marketization of products, and survive in the competition!"

"Of course, sometimes survival is not even counted. Compared with some foreign giants, it can only be counted as lingering. Although this statement is a bit unpleasant, the facts speak louder than words."

"In terms of technology, we must admit that international manufacturers are much ahead, and the gap in market share is even greater."

"In this society, success is determined by market share and revenue. Therefore, the market is the lifeline of a company, and it is related to the survival of the company."

"So we advocate the marketization of technology and market technology, and it is also out of the consideration of the current stage that all technology research and development must be market-oriented!"

"This general direction is right, and our limited resources will not be wasted, so that we can gain a foothold in the increasingly competitive communication field."

"In the foreseeable future, the popularization of mobile phones is inevitable, so your future market is not only domestic, but also has a place in the international arena!"

"I know that in China, in the high-tech field, if you want to become an international enterprise and open up the global market, you don't have any experience to learn from, and you have to rely entirely on exploration, struggling in the market, and learning in the brutal competition!"

"But if we don't go out, we will never have the opportunity to see the world-class level, we will not reach the first-class technology, and we will not be able to become a great enterprise."

"If you want to have high-tech, you must invest, and high investment can lead to high output. Therefore, I have never made any requirements for the company's dividends in these years. Instead, I have repeatedly mentioned the company's R&D expenses."

"Although we have bought a lot of patents and technologies, these patents and technologies must be thoroughly understood, and only by down-to-earth research can we have the opportunity to develop on this basis!"

"Now is our chance to overtake on a curve, but don't have instant illusions, follow the rules, be down-to-earth, and be meticulous!"

Li Weidong's words made several people at the desk nod their heads non-stop. This is what Li Weidong asked them to do.

Many of these executives have technical backgrounds, and they agree with Li Weidu's words very much.

In the field of high technology, China is more than ten years or even decades behind some developed countries in Europe and the United States. It is impossible to surpass them by speculation.

We must start from the basics down-to-earth, but the growth process of these basics is very long and difficult, so we must endure loneliness, be willing to be ordinary, and impatience will cause trouble.

Yu Simin then said: "Chairman, how about your strategic vision? Your words saved us a lot of detours. If we hadn't introduced Nokia's technology, we wouldn't have been able to develop it so quickly."

"Although we paid a lot of patent fees for this, there were still many media who made sarcastic remarks at the time, saying that Bird shares is just using foreign technology to deceive the common people!"

"But they don't know that we spent a small amount of money in exchange for a lot of time and experience, which greatly reduced our research and development costs!"

"Now we have formed our own R&D team and technology accumulation with the help of these technologies. With these foundations, we will get twice the result with half the effort in our research and development of other products."

"Some time ago, Mr. Xu and I discussed this matter. The company should pay attention to the planning of new products in advance, increase investment in research and development, and enrich the product line."

Li Weidong nodded and said, "I agree with the increase in research and development efforts, but there must be an appropriate amount of rich product lines. Don't learn from Nokia's model!"

"They look very domineering now and can meet all the needs of the market, but in the low period, it will become the last straw that drags down the company!"

"Multiple skills are not as good as one specialization. We must concentrate our efforts and make major breakthroughs in one point, one area, and one product. Don't fully blossom!"

Yu Simin and Xu Huabing looked at each other, and they both saw the meaning in each other's eyes. It seemed that this matter was not as smooth as they thought.

In their opinion, if they want to continue to expand the company's market share at this time, they must meet the needs of a wider range of customers.

Now Bird mobile phones are generally in the low-end market of less than [-] yuan. They are already the domestic mobile phones with the largest sales in China, so they naturally want to jump up in positioning.

Li Weidong pointed to the mobile phone on the table and said: "This kind of mobile phone will be at this level again. In addition to the clearer call quality, longer standby time, and a small game, that's it."

Li Weidong's mobile phone is the 7110 produced by Nokia. It is the first mobile phone in China that can access the Internet through WAP, which is of epoch-making significance.

But Li Weidong, who has experienced the era of mobile Internet, doesn't like this kind of antique at all. Who will use this kind of mobile phone to surf the Internet? It's not a matter of price, but because he can't open the webpage at all, and can be anxious to death.

"It has reached the ceiling and entered a technical bottleneck. If you want more development, you have to go another way."

Li Weidong asked: "Do you know there is a company called Saipan?"

"I know, in June 98, Psion joined forces with Nokia, Ericsson, and Motorola to form Symbian, and later Panasonic, Siemens, and Samsung joined in!" Xu Huabing said with a frown.

A company established by the top mobile phone manufacturers in the world today must be a major event in the industry. It is difficult for Xu Huabing not to pay attention.

As for the developed system, Xu Huabing also knows something about it, but the specific situation is not clear. Now that Li Weidong mentioned this matter again, he vaguely felt a little different.

Li Weidong nodded and said, "It's good to know. Last year they launched a new mobile phone operating system, which can support standard web page browsers. With the Java language, it can run some small applications."

"That is to say, mobile phones using this operating system can install some applications like computers, can access the Internet, and can use these applications to work, and as far as I know, some companies have already started to develop such mobile phones!"

"This is a historic breakthrough that can change the way of life of mankind, so you must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to accelerate development." Li Weidong concluded in conclusion.

"Yes, Chairman, we will definitely increase our research and development efforts, seize this opportunity, and take the company's development to a new level!" Xu Huabing said in agreement.

This is the direction Li Weidong pointed out to them, and the company's future must follow this direction, even if it is wrong, it must be implemented meticulously.

The most fundamental reason why Li Weidong sold part of Nokia shares and kept Bird's shares is the issue of control. In this state, he can control Bird.

Li Weidong holds more than 50% of Bird's shares and has the control of the company. He can decide the strategic direction of the company with one word. He has the final say on the development of the company and can completely follow his ideas.

"Don't talk big, especially you technology companies, if you are not arrogant or impetuous, you can take a shortcut step by step, but you must see the road under your feet and don't wrestle!" Li Weidong said pointedly, and then He raised his hand and glanced at the watch on his wrist, the intention of seeing off the guests was obvious.

Seeing Li Weidong's movements, Xu Huabing and Yu Simin looked at each other, then got up together, and bid farewell tactfully.

"Thank you for the teaching of the chairman. We must keep it in mind, neither arrogant nor rash, and act steadily. If there is no order, we will leave first?"

Li Weidong also got up and said: "That's it, I won't send you off. After the meeting, I will go to the company to have a look when I have time, and I will discuss it in detail then!"

"It is our honor to welcome the chairman to inspect the work!" Xu Huabing said flattered.

None of them knew that Li Weidong, the boss, was famous for "governing by doing nothing". He usually stayed in Qizhou and rarely visited various companies.

"It's not just you, I plan to take a look at these subsidiaries one by one in about half a year, to encourage you, let's just take a look at the flowers!" Li Weidong said calmly.

Li Weidong's casual words spread throughout the company in less than a day. The faces of the management of each subsidiary were like those of Sichuan opera, with all kinds of colors.

Is this a platform for the newly established business department?

Li Weidong will naturally be accompanied when he travels, and the business department that is responsible for the management of these subsidiaries must definitely do his part. After all, such a good opportunity to establish a reputation cannot be missed.