Reborn since 1993

Chapter 602: Heaven's gift is not given, but it is blamed

When he arrived at the conference room in the building of Hanxi Software Industrial Park Management Company, Li Dongling heard the voices coming from inside before he even entered the door. It sounded like Yu Minhong was in a good mood.

"Dong Ling, I finally got you here!"

"Mr. Li!"

Seeing Li Dongling coming, Zhang Yufeng and Yu Minhong stood up immediately. Today, Jinshan only sent one representative, Qiu Bojun and Lei Jun, and they were really helpless now.

Kingsoft is busy developing a new generation of WPS software to be launched next year, and also helping Shenzhou computers optimize software and systems. Qiu Bojun and Lei Jun really cannot spare the time.

"Dongling Hi-Tech is really generous. The Tianji chip was developed without any fanfare. This is the biggest news in the domestic computer industry this year!"

After sitting down, Zhang Yufeng spoke to Li Dongling with a bit of flattery, as if the Tianji chip had changed the landscape of the domestic computer industry.

Yu Minhong is not from the technology industry, but he has also heard rumors about the Tianji chip. After all, news that can be reported on the News Broadcast for several minutes is definitely a big deal.

Li Dongling glanced at Zhang Yufeng, and he vaguely understood why Zhang Yufeng was praising the Tianji chip so much.

I'm afraid he wants to win over Dongling Hi-Tech and make it stand on his side in the Founder board of directors.

"The Tianji chip has not yet been put on sale, and no one knows what the market will be like. When the time comes, we will need a lot of support from Founder Computer!" said Li Dongling.

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

Zhang Yufeng laughed a few times, "We are all family, we should support each other. No matter what happens between Lao Liu and other computer manufacturers, Founder will definitely stand on the side of Dongling Hi-Tech!"

Zhang Yufeng's chest was pounding, and Li Dongling took it as "believing" what he said.

"Congratulations, Boss Yu!"

Li Dongling turned around and said to Yu Minhong.

"Congratulations, congratulations, Pingyang New Oriental School also has your shares!"

The smile on Yu Minhong's face could not be concealed at all. The completion of New Oriental Pingyang campus was equivalent to gaining recognition from Hanxi Province for New Oriental, and it had transformed itself into a regular army.

We are fundamentally different from our English training peers and are no longer a makeshift team.

Although New Oriental is the major shareholder of this New Oriental Pingyang campus, Yu Minhong also gave up part of its shares to Dongling Hi-Tech, Founder and Kingsoft. New Oriental can barely be considered a company under Dongling Hi-Tech.

With this title, you may not be able to tell the difference on a daily basis, but this time when she came to the Hanxi campus, the old nest of Dongling Hi-Tech, Yu Minhong discovered the difference from other places.

New Oriental had almost smooth sailing in Hanxi, which was even smoother than in Yanjing. Whether it was land, loans, or other things, everything went smoothly.

Not only the Pingyang campus, but New Oriental will basically not encounter any resistance when entering other urban areas of Hanxi in the future. We dare not say that Hanxi's English training and study abroad market has completely fallen into the hands of New Oriental, but it is almost certain!
"I heard that the New Oriental Pingyang campus is already full for new student recruitment?"

When Li Dongling, Zhang Yufeng and Yu Minhong were walking towards the training center of Hanxi Software Industrial Park, he asked Yu Minhong a question.

Speaking of this, Yu Minhong smiled even more brightly, "The first batch of new students has indeed been enrolled. Once the teaching staff and teaching equipment arrive, we will start recruiting the second batch!"

Hearing this, even Zhang Yufeng couldn't help but be surprised. He knew that English training and studying abroad were very popular, but he didn't expect that they would be so popular that the newly opened campus would be packed.

Li Dongling was not surprised. The next ten years or so were the hottest period for studying abroad in China, and it was also the time when the moon was the fullest abroad. Otherwise, how could the stock price of New Oriental be inflated to such a high level after its listing in the previous life.

Looking at the Hanxi Software Industrial Park and New Oriental Pingyang Campus in front of us, it is right next door. Across the street, there is a vacant piece of land, which is reserved for the new Pingyang Municipal Government Office Building. Opposite them is the Oriental Times Shopping Mall, whose exterior is still wrapped!
New Oriental Pingyang campus is about to open, and Hanxi Software Industrial Park is also under continuous expansion. Li Dongling feels that the conditions for the opening of Oriental Times Shopping Mall are ripe!
In the future, the Oriental Times Shopping Mall, Hanxi Software Industrial Park, New Oriental Pingyang Campus and the new Pingyang Municipal Government Building will together form Pingyang’s city center, which will also be a valuable piece of land.

Of course, the Oriental Times Shopping Mall also needs to take advantage of this opening to let Hanxi and more areas outside the province see the money-making ability of the Oriental Times Shopping Mall, as well as the jobs and taxes it brings, and the political achievements it brings to the local municipal government. Only in this way can the Oriental Times Shopping Mall break through geographical restrictions and go beyond Hanxi!

Just like Boss Wang’s Wanda in his previous life, why was it able to flourish all over the country? Because as soon as the shopping mall opened, it contributed hundreds of millions of taxes to the local area every year and provided tens of thousands of jobs. In addition, it promised to be completed within 18 months, which just allowed the local city government officials to gain this political achievement.

Boss Wang is so tactful. It would be strange if Wanda’s shopping malls didn’t spring up all over the country. Not to mention in China, this approach is also thriving abroad.

The Oriental Times Shopping Mall does not need to be built in such a tight schedule as Wanda. In the early stages it will definitely focus on the Hanxi market, but it cannot be limited to Hanxi. The outside world must also see the benefits brought by the Oriental Times Shopping Mall, so that it will not be restricted by the regional protection strategy.

After visiting the Hanxi Software Industrial Park, they went to the New Oriental Pingyang Campus for a tour. Li Dongling, Zhang Yufeng and others rushed to the Yuhe Leisure Resort. …

The wind was howling. Pingyang had already entered early winter. Although the heavy snow had not yet fallen, the weather was actually quite cold.

It was freezing cold outside, but inside the restaurant of Yuhe Leisure Resort, it was bustling with activity. Plates of beef and mutton were served, and paired with the boiling red hot pot, it made people salivate.

After the beginning of winter, the hotels in Yuhe Leisure Resort also adjusted their menus and added hot pot, which made the restaurants in the resort immediately packed.

"Cheers, everyone!"

Li Dongling, Zhang Yufeng, Yu Minhong, He Xinzhou and others all raised their glasses and clinked glasses, then took a big bite of the mutton that had a hotpot flavor, making everyone eat it with relish.

After eating several large plates of meat and drinking Xifeng wine, sweat broke out on everyone's forehead. The coldness in their bodies had faded away and they all started talking.

After another glass of wine, Zhang Yufeng complained to Li Dongling and Yu Minhong about Founder's internal affairs. "The Hanxi project is one of the most successful projects invested by Founder since I took office, but there are still people who don't believe me!"

What Zhang Yufeng admires most is South Korea's Daewoo Company. This is not just the case with Founder. Many domestic media, even some official media, have previously reported extensively on the miracles created by Daewoo, which became a giant company in Asia in just a few years.

Many local governments and companies in the country have also begun to learn from Daewoo, and many places even want to create a local Daewoo company.

Daewoo's model is diversification. They do whatever can make money, regardless of whether it is related to their original business or not. Just like an octopus, they reach out their tentacles and acquire companies one by one.

This kind of non-picky way of playing is indeed easy. In a few years, you can become a fat man. On the surface, the revenue seems to be frighteningly high, but the price is that you are burdened with a lot of debts and even need to borrow short-term debts from American banks, investment banks, etc. to repay the interest.

In layman's terms, it's like using one credit card to cash out to pay off another credit card. This way of playing is like walking on a tightrope. If you play it well, you'll be a master at it. If you play it badly, then... the whole village will be feasting. What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get some food!
Zhang Yufeng is now following the Daewoo model. Since he took office, he has led Founder into a number of industries including real estate, highways, chemicals, golf courses, securities, as well as Hanxi IT Training and New Oriental in Hanxi.

"This year, Founder's stock price hit a record high since its listing in Hong Kong. All investors recognize Founder's current model!

But Lao Wang still... doesn't understand my efforts. Don't I, like him, hope that Fang Zheng will get better and better?"

Zhang Yufeng said this in a drunken tone. Li Dongling and Yu Minhong looked at each other without saying a word.

How could someone like Zhang Yufeng, who has been fighting at the drinking table for years, talk nonsense after a few drinks?

There have been rumors of discord within Founder Group for a long time. Zhang Yufeng wanted to follow the diversified model of Daewoo, but Academician Wang Xuan, who was in charge of Founder's technical department, wanted Founder to continue to focus on technology research and development and continue to develop technologies such as photosetters and computers.

Although the two sides have not yet reached the point of being incompatible, it is true that they have different concepts.

"Mr. Li, if there is a dispute in the Founder board of directors, who will Dongling Hi-Tech support?"

After saying a bunch of "drunk words", Zhang Yufeng suddenly raised his head and asked Li Dongling, without a trace of drunkenness in his eyes.

"Of course I... support you, Lao Zhang!"

"But Founder Group is, after all, a school-owned enterprise of Yanjing University and is under the jurisdiction of the Asset Management Committee of Yanjing University. Old Zhang, you should consider the attitude of Yanjing University. Moreover, what Academician Wang said is true. You should consider Academician Wang's opinion!"

Li Dongling said to Zhang Yufeng, this was the second time Li Dongling had advised Zhang Yufeng, as to whether he would listen or not, that was his business.

By next year, if Daewoo, which is pursuing diversified development, is finished, what will be the fate of those companies that follow its example?
Hearing Li Dongling's words, Zhang Yufeng frowned, but was not angry. He could tell that Li Dongling did not want to intervene in the fight between him and Academician Wang Xuan.

"I was drunk just now, so please don't mind me!"

Zhang Yufeng seemed to be drunk again, and said to everyone in a drunken state that Li Dongling was still on his side, at least on the surface, and he could not push Li Dongling to the other side.

When the "drunk" Zhang Yufeng was helped to the suite of Yuhe Leisure Resort Hotel to rest, Li Dongling sat by the window, overlooking the Yuhe Leisure Resort and half of Pingyang city.

According to Zhang Yufeng's attitude today, Li Dongling felt that there would be a battle between him and Academician Wang in Founder!

Next year, if Founder is affected by Soros's troubles in Southeast Asia, I am afraid that the internal disputes of Founder will become more intense. But no matter who wins or loses, Founder will probably suffer a great loss.

It is unrealistic to swallow up the entire Fangzheng, and Li Dongling has no such plan. However, if Fangzheng encounters a crisis, can Dongling Hi-Tech help Fangzheng and get something else from it?

For example, if the Founder Computer brand is incorporated into the Dongling Hi-Tech Computer camp, is there any chance?
(End of this chapter)