Reborn in the red age
Chapter 439 Far ahead
The city of Pengcheng has a short history, but it has enjoyed the dividends of the times. In just over ten years, it has developed from a small fishing village into an emerging city with a certain scale and influence.
Sitting on the plane and looking down from high above, Shenzhen in 1993 was already a bustling city with tall buildings, presenting the image of a rapidly developing modern metropolis.
"Pengcheng really changes every year. Every time I come here, I feel like I am here for the first time."
Sitting on the tiger-headed carriage of Lu Fusheng, the former director of the game console factory and current general manager of Lemon Company in the Special Zone, who came to greet him, Li Qingfeng said with emotion.
Lu Fusheng, who was sitting nearby, echoed, "Yes, Pengcheng is developing too fast, and the buildings are getting taller every year. The 53-story China World Trade Center used to be the tallest building in Pengcheng, and this year the Diwang Building has started construction. In less than two years, the title of the tallest building in Pengcheng will be passed to another building."
"When one generation replaces the other, nothing stays the same."
"That's true, Chairman. When you come to Pengcheng this time, do you want to visit the Pengcheng branch?"
"No, there's nothing to see."
Li Qingfeng took out a business card from his wallet and handed it over, asking the driver to go to the address on the card.
The car was driving smoothly on the road, and the scene outside the window kept changing, gradually moving from the bustling commercial center to the slightly deserted industrial area.
After asking for directions several times and driving for more than an hour, the car slowly stopped downstairs of a building with more than 30 floors.
The driver went down to inquire about it, and came back to report to Li Qingfeng that this building was not the address on the business card.
Li Qingfeng looked at the building outside the car and thought that with Mr. Ren's current level of frugality, he would not work in such an obviously expensive place, so he asked the driver to drive around nearby and pay attention to the low buildings.
I walked around the neighborhood several times before I found the address on the business card.
Li Qingfeng got out of the car and looked at the seven-story building in front of him in silence.
He Guangqin, who was carrying a briefcase, pushed up his glasses and couldn't help but complain: "No way? It's just a small, shabby seven-story building. How dare he name it Industrial Building?"
"The name is impressive. When printed on business cards, it gives customers the impression that this company is strong and can operate in a building." Lu Fusheng, who often visits Pengcheng, used to come into contact with these small businessmen. He understood their psychology and spoke up to help He Guangqin resolve his doubts.
"Humph, fake is fake. No matter how impressive the name is, it will be exposed as soon as the customers come."
“Try not to let customers come.”
Qingfeng Li ignored their discussion and took the lead to walk into the building.
The name of this building is indeed a bit exaggerated, but the basic facilities are still there. At least there is an elevator, so you don’t have to climb stairs.
When the elevator reached the fifth floor, the girl at the front desk saw so many people coming out of the elevator. She stood up and asked, "Hello, this is Warwick Company. Who are you looking for?"
"My last name is Li, and I'm here to see Mr. Ren."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment. I will inform Mr. Ren now."
When Lao Ren, who was interviewing a new employee, heard that someone named Li was looking for him, he was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted, left the new employee he was interviewing, and hurriedly followed the receptionist out.
After seeing Li Qingfeng from a distance, Old Ren stretched out his right hand and said enthusiastically: "Welcome Mr. Li to visit us."
"I came here without prior notice. I hope I didn't disturb your work?"
"No, no, our company welcomes Mr. Li anytime. Come on, come on, sit inside. I have some good tea."
"No, we are not here to drink tea. Please take us on a tour first to see what the office environment is like for the employees."
"no problem."
Under the guidance of Lao Ren, Li Qingfeng took a brief tour of the office environment.
At this time, Warwick's office environment could only be described as simple.
Warwick rented two floors in an industrial building, one for office and one for accommodation. All eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping were taken care of within the company, which fully demonstrated what it meant to treat the company as home.
However, despite its simplicity, Warwick at that time was full of talented people, and many famous bigwigs in later generations had already joined Warwick at this time.
He Guangqin, who was born in a middle-class family, interned in a large company, and joined Lemon Company after graduation, has no experience working in a startup company and does not understand why Warwick lives and eats in the company.
He pushed his glasses and asked, "Mr. Ren, wouldn't it be irregular if we eat and live in the company? I think a company should look like a company. If we eat and live in the company, wouldn't that be no different from a makeshift team?"
After He Guangqin finished speaking, Li Qingfeng and the other two looked at each other and laughed.
Li Qingfeng smiled and explained to Lao Ren: "Lao Ren, Secretary He comes from a wealthy family and has no experience working for a small company. He doesn't understand the difficulties of a startup company. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
"No, no. Secretary He's resume means he can't understand this kind of behavior. I can totally understand that." Then, Lao Ren turned to explain to He Guangqin, "This place is much better than what we had before. At the beginning, our company was located in a residential building. In order to save money, we rented two rooms on the top floor and even used the rooftop of someone else's building for our office."
"For a startup, every penny must be spent wisely. Everyone lives and eats in the company to save time and put more energy into research and development and work."
"Although the conditions are a bit simple, everyone here has the desire to make the company bigger and stronger. This kind of atmosphere of unity and hard work cannot be cultivated in a comfortable environment."
Qingfeng Li nodded slightly. He thought that he could make up a difficult entrepreneurial experience to make himself look good, so he continued along with what Lao Ren said: "When I started my business in America, I also went through a similar stage. At that time, the government subsidized international students with US$400 per month, which was barely enough to live on. I couldn't even afford the cheapest computer."
"When I wrote my first program, I borrowed computers from school and labs during the day, and from roommates at night. I wrote a few lines of code on a computer, and I don't know how many computers I changed before I finished writing the program."
Lu Fusheng, who had no entrepreneurial experience, became excited when he heard Li Qingfeng talk about his entrepreneurial experience in public.
Lu Fusheng pretended to wipe away his tears and quickly took over the conversation to flatter him: "Chairman, your experience is really legendary. You can persist in starting a business under such difficult conditions. Young people nowadays should listen to stories like yours and learn from your indomitable spirit in the face of adversity..."
"Stop, stop, speak properly and don't flatter me."
"Chairman, I'm not flattering you. This is all from the bottom of my heart." Lu Fusheng bent slightly, his face full of admiration. "Your persistence and tenacity, your indomitable fighting spirit, are the role models for us to learn from."
Don’t mention it, really, this guy’s bunch of nice words really make people feel comfortable.
He Guangqin, who brought up this topic, was completely stunned. He looked at Lu Fusheng with complicated eyes. He wanted to learn how to flatter him, but he was too embarrassed to do so.
In front of so many people, Li Qingfeng, who was very pleased, didn't want to show it too obviously. He suppressed the corners of his mouth, frowned, and pointed at Lu Fusheng with his finger in pretending to be displeased, then continued to visit with Lao Ren.
As a veteran who had worked in the workplace for many years, Lu Fusheng immediately realized that Li Qingfeng did not mind his flattery.
Lu Fusheng was delighted, thinking that he should take advantage of the time when Qingfeng Li was here to flatter him.
If you can leave a deep impression on your boss, then promotion and salary increase will be easy to get, right?
What's the use of face? General Manager Fang Wanzhen will retire in a few years, and the company's stable senior management structure will undergo major changes. If he flatters her well, maybe Lao Lu will be able to make it to the top.
Lao Ren led Li Qingfeng and his group to a room filled with various equipment and blueprints. He pointed to a switch that was about the size of a closet and introduced it to Li Qingfeng with a proud tone:
"Teacher Li, your investment of 10 million was not in vain. I promised you that we would complete the research and development of the CNC switch within this year. Our team completed it on time, and all the data have reached international standards. The cost is only 50% of the same foreign product."
"This switch takes into account the national conditions of our country. When we designed it, we made the machine's fault tolerance rate very high. Imported products will not work if the voltage jumps, but our products do not have high voltage requirements. They can be used at the standard voltage of 220 volts and can also be used normally at a voltage of 170 volts."
"And unlike the delicate imported products, which are difficult to maintain and require constant temperature in air conditioning to operate, and will be paralyzed when there is a power outage, our product does not require high temperature and can be used even under the stairs. It is definitely a typical example of being sturdy and durable."
"The first machine will be put into operation in the Urumqi Post and Telecommunications Branch Office after the new year. I am confident that with this machine, we can break the monopoly of foreign machines in China and completely put an end to the chaotic seven countries and eight systems in the domestic communications market."
Li Qingfeng was familiar with the title "Seven Countries, Eight Systems". It was an insulting title, meaning that the domestic communications sector was divided up among eight types of equipment from seven different countries. The lifeline of domestic communications seemed to be firmly controlled by foreign capital.
Li Qingfeng is very interested in this product that breaks the monopoly of foreign manufacturers in the domestic communications market.
I really want to try out the switch myself, but I know nothing about communication products. I can only knock and hit it like I would test a watermelon to show my appreciation for this product.
After verifying it in his own way, Li Qingfeng took the initiative to offer support to Huawei, promising that as long as the product passed market testing and ran smoothly without any problems, Lemon Company would increase its investment and help Huawei sell its products overseas.
When he heard the word "going overseas", Lao Ren's eyes lit up: "Can you really help Huawei export overseas?"
Without waiting for Li Qingfeng to speak, the secretary He Guangqin proudly spoke up and took over what Lao Ren said:
"Don't worry, Mr. Ren. Lemon's sales channels are all over the world. Although they are not involved in the communications field, as long as the product is good enough, it will be no problem for you to help introduce one or two and give them a chance."
Old Ren didn't say anything, but looked at Qingfeng Li.
Facing Lao Ren's gaze, Li Qingfeng smiled and nodded: "Western countries may not be able to enter, but those small countries in Southeast Asia with weak strength will have no problem."
"It's OK to be a small country in Southeast Asia. I am really grateful to Mr. Li. Although I shouted slogans loudly, I have never had much confidence in exporting my products abroad."
"No need to thank me. After all, I am a shareholder of Huawei. Every penny that Huawei earns also has a share in my share."
"Yes, yes, let me treat you tonight. Let's go to the newly opened Vienna Hotel for dinner."
After taking a look at Lao Ren's clothes, Li Qingfeng smiled and waved his hand, "Forget it. I won't be staying overnight in Pengcheng. I'd better save the money for the dinner to buy myself some clothes. Such a big boss still wears a belt worth a few dollars. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at when you go out to discuss business?"
"This belt is very comfortable to use. It's suitable for daily use. I also have another set of clothes to wear when I go out to meet clients." Lao Ren looked down at his belt and said nonchalantly.
Li Qingfeng smiled. Businessmen these days all care about appearances. Even if they borrow money, they have to buy themselves a decent outfit to show off. It is rare to find someone like Lao Ren.
Li Qingfeng did not continue to persuade him, thinking that after he left, he would ask Lu Fusheng to send him a few decent sets of clothes.
After the inspection, I had lunch in the dormitory and cafeteria on the sixth floor of Warwick. I got to know the R&D personnel of the CNC switch project team briefly. After the meal, I refused Lao Ren's invitation to stay, and with the farewell of a group of people, I got on a Mercedes-Benz and headed towards the city.
Yu Dazui, who had just joined Huawei and was still a low-level technician, waited for the convoy to leave and approached Old Ren curiously: "Mr. Ren, what is your relationship with Chairman Li? How could he come to a small company like ours to inspect?"
"What do you mean by a small company? Don't you know the performance of our program-controlled switches? Do you believe that within two years our machines will be able to sweep the country and become a giant enterprise with an annual turnover of billions?"
Speaking of the products he participated in, Yu Dazui straightened his back and showed a confident smile on his face: "Of course I believe that our products are far ahead of our peers in all aspects. There is no reason why we can't sweep the industry."
Old Ren looked at Yu Dazui with satisfaction. The word "far ahead" gave him a boost.
Then, he turned around and waved his fist, cheering on all the technicians who had followed him:
"I have a piece of news for you all. Teacher Li just promised me that as long as our switches can pass the test of the domestic market, Lemon Company will increase its support for us and help us export our products to the European and American markets, and to the headquarters of the eight foreign companies that have been entrenched in our country for many years."
Well, Li Qingfeng promised Southeast Asia, but in Lao Ren's mouth, it became exporting to developed Western countries. (End of this chapter)
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