Chapter 498 496. It turns out that the steak is here

After drinking the wine, Cao Yang put down his cup and began to cut his own steak.

After two seconds, Yanagawa Shi didn't say anything. He raised his head and found that President Liu was staring at him.

"What's wrong with Mr. Liu? Is my eating habits strange?" Cao Yang put a piece of beef in his mouth, and asked him in ambiguous way.

"No." Yanagawa Shi shook his head and laughed. "Seeing this steak, I suddenly remembered a past event."

So Yanagawa Shi took this opportunity to explain to Cao Yang:

"The predecessor of Lenovo, the founding of the China Computer Research Institute, was very complicated and tortuous. Today, it can be said that it has experienced life and death difficulties of all sizes.

I know you are very familiar with Guangnan, and I have a deep relationship with Mr. Ni, so I believe Mr. Cao has a certain understanding of Lenovo.

I won’t go into details about the excessive content, I will just talk about the matter related to this steak.

Lenovo made its fortune at the beginning mainly because of Hanka, and Guangnan made an indelible contribution in this regard.

However, in 1986, Hanka did not show any advantages in the market, but only 1,300 sets were sold.

By 1987, the atmosphere in the market became even more tense.

There are quite a lot of smart people in this country, and I and Ni Guangnan are not the only ones who see the value of the Chinese character system.

Previously, some people slept on firewood and tasted gall, and devoted themselves to researching it. Now they feel that the time is ripe and they are out of their way.

At that time, there were Giant Han Cards, Xiaojun Computers, and the "soft Chinese Character System" of the Fourth Ministry of Machinery and Sixth Institute of the State Council.

The latter is a particularly interesting thing. Because it only has software and no hardware, it can be copied for free, covering up the whole world, accounting for 60% of the Chinese character system market. The sales staff of the Six Institutes are excited and threatened that "LX-80" will never be their opponent."

Shi Yanagawa said Cao Yang while listening.

He seemed to be only focused on narrating these past events, and his real intentions were still confusing.

However, Cao Yang is also very happy to be an audience. He is not very interested in Shi Yanagawa, but he is very interested in Ni Guangnan and wants to know what happened back then. Lenovo actually has quite little information about external information, including Shi Yanagawa himself. All he can find on the Internet is the title of president of the entrepreneur club and the title of national advanced model worker.

Regarding Lenovo's experience, what did Yanagawa Shi do for Lenovo, or what did Yanagawa Shi do for himself, these are actually secrets in the industry. Cao Yang had nowhere to inquire about it.

Of course, based on the memories of his previous life, Cao Yang still has some understanding of him, but he just doesn't go into it much.

Today, when I was having dinner, Yanagawa Shi chatted with him. This was a conversation as a friend. Although I might not be able to tell the truth, or I would definitely not disclose some tricks, it could also give Cao Yang a glimpse of it.

So Cao Yang listened quietly to Yanagawa Shi telling stories while eating.

And this was the first time he knew that Lenovo had many competitors back then. It turned out that Hanka was not the only one in the world, and Mr. Ni was not much ahead of his technology.

Shi Yanagawa raised his big hand, frowned, and said, "The situation at that time seemed even more dangerous than a year ago.

But for the company, 1987 was the turning point for Han Card. This year, Han Card sold at least 6,500 sets, occupied the National Sports Commission, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, the National Bureau of Economic Affairs, the Provincial Heilong Political Department and the Taxation Bureau, and at least 1,000 foreign microcomputers were sold."

"By the way, microcomputer is what you are talking about now. We didn't have such advanced words at that time. Because they are all made of micro chips, we call this thing a microcomputer.

I thought about it and knew that at that time we wouldn’t have thought that computers could be used to watch movies in the future, let alone play games, etc. The main purpose of microcomputers at that time was to perform calculations.”

Cao Yang nodded to express his understanding.

Perhaps some people born in the 1990s are quite unfamiliar with this word, but Cao Yang was born in 1980. He also heard of this thing when he was a child, so he knew what it was.

But he did not interrupt Yanagawa Shi and continued to listen to him.

but……

Cao Yang thought to himself, do these have something to do with steak?

Mr. Liu continued, “It is this that allows the company’s wealth to accumulate rapidly.

The annual review of Shangjun Industrial showed that the company already has 73.45 million yuan in sales revenue, 5.5 million yuan in working capital, 4 million yuan in fixed assets, and paid 3.47 million yuan in taxes to the government.

In contrast, I was determined to "2 million yuan in sales revenue" in front of Zhou Guangzhao, which was really a slight witch.

Actually, I have always been looking forward to this ending. After all, the company has made money and achieved remarkable status and achievements.

But when the ending came, I wasn't that excited."

Cao Yang remained silent on the surface, but the knife in his hand paused inadvertently.

I thought to myself, I believe you, you are so bad old man.

I’m not excited yet after making money, you already have some of my style.

"Don't believe it?"

Mr. Liu laughed silently, then took a sip of wine and explained, "Because, I think there are more and more things to do [seeking someone]." When things are not done, ask someone;

After things are done, we still ask for people.

I rarely complain. I always swallow all the unpleasant things and even accept them. But at the end of that year, even I couldn't help complaining.

The matter still begins with the relationship between enterprises and government. I have predicted long ago [the environmental hurdle that enterprises must pass]

If you believe this, Mr. Cao must have empathized with it.

After all, if we entrepreneurs want to do business, they are not completely determined by consumers, but they still have to depend on God's expression.

God said that you wouldn't let you do it, no matter how powerful you are, you can't do it.

God said that you can do it, no matter how much you do it, it will not be bad."

Cao Yang looked at him silently without saying anything.

No nodding or shaking his head, which made Mr. Liu a little embarrassed.

I originally wanted to find a resonance with Mr. Cao, but I didn't seem to find it.

He was also wondering, was this young man Cao Yang never paying attention to the weather?

No reason?

You can't God chase him and feed him?

That's too unreasonable.

Shi Yanagawa only thought that Cao Yang was a person with great scheming and scheming. He did not easily express his inner thoughts, nor talk about his past, and was careful to make a thousand-year-old ship, so he would not complain about God outside.

He can still understand this.

"The sales of Hanka are becoming more and more prosperous, which has attracted the attention of the price of the property market. Our country's government has a characteristic. Everyone who runs a business knows that when your products are half dead or even dying, no one will care about you, but if your products are popular, they will be filled with guests every day.

On this day, the official from the property price came to the company and stated that the Hanka price was too high and he made huge profits. He violated the price policy of the country and the country, and was fined 1 million yuan on the spot.

This is not a decimal.

1 million, you may not know what it means. In 1987, 1 million was an astronomical figure, and our income was less than 30 yuan per month that year.

Think about it, how terrible a million can be.

The remaining profits after our company paid taxes that year were only 700,000.

Where can I find this one million fine?"

Recalling this passage, Liu Chuanzhi couldn't help but feel angry, "I thought to myself, this Han card is a product we developed ourselves, and the company, young and old, worked hard to achieve today. What's the reason why we have high prices?

The subordinates were infuriated and surrounded me and asked to hold a press conference to ask the media to judge.

These people first entered the business world and thought that if they were justified, they could travel all over the world, but their calls calmed me down.

"What do you want to do?"

I angrily scolded, "If you still want to run this company, don't give me such ideas."

Why? Because I know the nature of these officials in front of me very well. Sometimes their face is more important than the straightforwardness of the matter itself. The key to many things is not between right and wrong. Only by accepting the slightest part of you can you win a place of change for yourself.

"You have to know who you are!" I said this several times that day.

This is more like warning yourself than to educate your subordinates.

I still feel scared when I think about it.”

Shi Yanagawa smiled and said to Cao Yang, "Really, I still sweat a cold on my back when I touched it."

Cao Yang smiled unanimously.

I thought to myself, if you really have a sense of awe, would you still dare to turn Lenovo into your own private property?

Wasn't you afraid of being hurt back then?

I must be afraid, Cao Yang believed this.

Now, it's hard to say.

After all, Lao Liu has money now and has wide connections. There are countless entrepreneurs who respectfully call him Mr. Liu, treating him as a leader in the business world. It is hard to say whether a person will become arrogant.

Just like the one performed in the Kangxi Dynasty, Kangxi's grandmother Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang commented on him, saying that when Aobai entrusted his orphans, it was true that he was sincere when he was entrusted with his orphans. Now that his power has grown, he is also true that he rebelled.

This is a typical example of the butt that determines the head and the environment changes people.

But on the other hand, it depends on whether the person has the corresponding concentration.

Cao Yang used to be unable to withstand the temptation when he was not making money and wanted to be very much aware of money. Now that he has money, he is both popular and dedicated in his heart. It is hard to say why.

There is also a possibility that it is because when a worker was a worker in his previous life, he was beaten too much by capitalists, so even if he became the world's richest man, Cao Yang dared not forget this.

Anyway, I have lived for two lifetimes, and I am dedicated to being a capitalist who is both popular and profitable, and is good for employees. This is Cao Yang’s biggest pursuit now.
To be continued...