Everyone chatted, chatted, and turned to Zhou Fangyuan.

"Lao Zhou, you tell us a good story, your family history. ”

"Isn't there already one on the Internet?"

Yuanfang Group is now so famous, more or less some people will be curious, and it is not difficult to check, at least look at the registration time of several subsidiaries, and you can almost figure out the development process of Yuanfang Group. Sou Yi said that in the face of Teacher He's question, Zhou Fangyuan himself was a little confused, is this worth asking?

"There are some things on the Internet that can be trusted, I want to hear you say it yourself, Teacher Huang is also up, and Xiaoling, Xiaoling, are you curious?"

Teacher He immediately built a front alliance.

"Of course, of course I'm curious, and don't you know Dong Chou? Actually, I'm an employee of your company, and my brokerage contract is a potential distant media!"

Xiao Ling immediately came over and said it flatteringly.

Zhou Fangyuan looked at Xiao Ling, and then at Teacher He and Chang Xiao next to him, and sighed helplessly.

Before high school, my family was really an ordinary family, when my parents were working in a factory, and there were a few acres of wasteland in the house, and they couldn't grow anything. ”

"Huh, no, I know, it seems that Lao Zhou's family is not a small family in the local area, and it is said that your relatives are from many government departments or institutions. ”

In fact, this is generally not nonsense.

Because this show is for a national audience, this person, sometimes his heart is dark, if it is said that the old Zhou family and a group of people work in government departments, some people will definitely think that this is the result of collusion between officials and businessmen. Although there are inevitably some of these reasons, but the national situation is like this, who is it, I have the ability, and the family asks for help, if I can help, don't you have to help?

Fortunately, the program team had talked to Zhou Fangyuan before this question, and asked him if he could mention it, but he was also a vegetarian, so he could ask if he wanted to.

Now that Teacher He asked, Zhou Fangyuan organized the language a little and said, "Actually, it's normal, look at my family, my grandfathers, brothers and sisters." At that time, who couldn't have three or five children, just our one, my father and my uncle had four brothers and sisters, there were twenty or thirty people in their generation, and then in our generation, there were even more. Not to mention the other big branch, I called the fourth grandfather on the other side, and the number of people is only slightly smaller than our side. It is normal for a few of such a large family to have a promising career, and those who have entered government departments and public institutions.

As for whether you said it helped or not, in fact, it didn't help much.

I'm not fooling around, you should know, and it's not just you, the audience in front of the TV should be expecting. The question is, can you help my family? At that time, the conditions of my family are not too bad, my parents have jobs, my family has a fast land, and I have a little income. My parents are holding iron rice bowls, and I am in school, so to be honest, there is nothing I need help from others.

Later, the conditions in the family were better, and in the process of development, it was true that the family needed occasional help. The simplest example, for example, if you start a company and run documents, you need to have a knowledgeable relative, at least two less trips can be done. Sometimes you may have to make an extra trip if you have to bring one less document, and a relative will help you watch and tell you to bring what you should bring, which can be considered a great help.

As for saying more, no, this one is a certainty. From the initial Jin Polo, to the later distant agriculture, the distant group has come step by step, and the Internet is even more so. But the problem is that my family doesn't have that relative who can help me burn this money, and the initial cash flow of the Yuanfang Group is actually supported by the profits brought by the game. The original Plant vs. Zombie, with a total income of more than 100 million at home and abroad, is the first large-scale dividend of the Yuanfang Group, and also provides a boost for the subsequent development of the group. ”

"Oh, so that means that your relatives and friends did not provide any decisive help in the process of starting and developing the group?"

Teacher He asked.

"Well, that's pretty much it. ”

Zhou Fangyuan nodded.

He doesn't care what ordinary netizens think, and he doesn't care about the opinions of his relatives, because in fact, in the development process of Yuanfang Group, the help provided by relatives is indeed very small. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is no, after all, Zhou Fangyuan was very disgusted with the family history business, and he would rather develop slowly than accept too much help from the family, otherwise it will inevitably be unclear when the time comes.

"Hello to you, how did you think about starting a business in the first place? You were only in high school at that time. I remember when I was in high school, my mind was full of fun in addition to studying, and I rarely listened to what the adults said, so I didn't want to go to Wu Ang's heart at all. But you're different, I feel like you're much more mature in high school than I was when I was in high school, so why would you think about starting a business?"

Teacher He continued to ask.

"Actually, I didn't think about starting a business at the beginning, and at that time, I didn't know what it meant to start a business. I thought at the time that I wanted to get some pocket money, but when I opened my mouth with my parents to ask for it, I was embarrassed to ask for it, and I didn't need much, so I simply borrowed some money from my parents and came out to find a way to make a barbecue sausage stall. The results were good, and I earned thousands of dollars in ten days, and later I transferred the stall, which was another income. But unfortunately, although this thing was successful, the money I earned later almost asked my mother to help me clean it up. ”

Saying this, Zhou Fangyuan shrugged helplessly, and the others laughed.

It seems that they should have seen and experienced the matter of "mom helping you put it away", and it is also very resonant.

"I thought, this can't work, what do I bask in the sun in the summer, I'm all molting in the sun. Of course, I also know that a few people are for my good, mainly because they are afraid that I will spend money indiscriminately. After all, I was a student at the time, and it wasn't a good thing to have too much money in my hands. I was helpless, but my arms couldn't reach my thighs. In fact, I was ready to give up resisting. At that time, my mother's yard went bankrupt, state-owned enterprises laid off employees, workers were laid off on a large scale, and my parents lost their jobs. Having lost our job, our family has also lost a source of income.

No way, I just started to help my family start a business, and I didn't think about how big the job was very public, I just wanted to find something to do for my parents, but I didn't think about it, and now the group has developed to what it is today, to be honest, I couldn't imagine it by mistake at first. ”

There are a lot of lies in Zhou Fangyuan's words, but who can point out his false content?

"That's ...... so"

Huang Xiaochu nodded.

Xiao Ling didn't even have a chance to speak next to him, he just looked at Zhou Fangyuan with adoring eyes.

Teacher He stopped the words in his heart and was about to continue asking, when Xiao Ling suddenly spoke.

"Zhou ...... Mr. Zhou, do you have any favorite things or hobbies?"

Xiao Ling was sealed with fanaticism Yes, his heart was placed on Zhou Fangyuan, and he subconsciously asked.

"Favorite thing...... Do I like motorcycles? Actually, I like Indian motorcycles. ”

Indians?

As soon as Zhou Fangyuan said this, the three people on the other side were a little dazed.

The main thing is that the Indian brand is still completely niche in China these days.

But internationally, the Indian is quite a hard brand, but the Indian motorcycle that has fallen into it is the saddest end of the period.

In 1901, George Hendy invited Oscar Hurdström to join his company as chief engineer, and two cyclists set out to create the world's fastest electric bicycle. George was famous, and he kept running around for the company's development, bringing in shareholders to raise funds to support Oscar's research. Oscar also lived up to George's expectations, applying for several patents and successfully designing the first Indian motorcycle in the same year.

Without paying attention, the Indian Motorcycle Company, founded by George and Oscar, became the first motorcycle company in the United States. At that time, Harley-Davidson had not yet been born, and as a pioneer in the American motorcycle market, Indian Motorcycles held and sponsored several motorcycle races, and won first places in many competitions.

In 1903, Oscar won the enduro race from New York to Springfield on an Indian motorcycle and set a new world record at 56 mph. Still not satisfied, Oscar and his team continued to develop various new technologies, such as a two-speed transmission, automatic oil pump, rear suspension, etc., to make the performance of Indian motorcycles even more powerful. In 1914, racing driver Irving Baker caused a sensation when he set off from San Diego on an Indian motorcycle and crossed the continental United States in 11 days to New York, breaking the transcontinental record.

With Oscar's technical support, Indian motorcycles became superstars on the track, beating Harley-Davidson motorcycles in all major races.

During this time, George, the other founder of Indian Motorcycles, was not idle, traveling all over the United States to contact dealers and arrange financing for the company. Under his stewardship, Indian motorcycles expanded rapidly, producing 32,000 motorcycles in 1913, leaving rival Harley far behind to become the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer. However, in 1913, when Indian motorcycles reached their peak, the company's co-founder and chief engineer, Oscar Hudstrom, was swept away. It's not a cliché story, and the company's other founder, George Hendy, doesn't want Oscar to leave, but he can't control the board's decision.

Although the management ousted the two founders and made a series of stupid decisions, in 1916 they welcomed the genius designer of motorcycles, Charles Bailey Franklin.

Franklin was a veteran motorcycle player from Ireland, and under his design, the Indians launched the Scout and Chieftain series motorcycles, both of which were known for their strength and reliability, helping the Indians effectively snipe at rival Harley-Davidsons. Then the Great Depression came, but with the help of the "Scout" and "Chief", the sales of Indian motorcycles were very good, and even surpassed Harley's for a time. But panicked Indian management sold off their stocks, and DuPont Motors took over and made a major management change. Under DuPont's leadership, DuPont Motors stopped producing cars and focused its resources entirely on the production of Indian motorcycles. In 1940, the Indian sold almost as many motorcycles as its rival, Harley-Davidson. During this time, the Indians also produced other products such as aircraft engines, bicycles, marine motors, and air conditioners, among others.

With the entry of the United States into World War II, the management of the Indians made the same mistake as the previous management, selling almost all of the motorcycles produced by the company to the Allied armies, and the average consumer could hardly buy Indian motorcycles in the market.

Although the Indians made a lot of profits from doing business with the military during World War II, the Indians were in trouble as soon as the war ended. On the one hand, the same supply of motorcycles to the army, Harley negotiated better contracts, while the Indians were left with difficulties in recovering funds after the war. On the other hand, since civilians could hardly buy Indian motorcycles during the war, after the war, ordinary people have formed a consumption habit and no longer buy Indian motorcycles on the market.

In 1945, the DuPont family began selling off the Indian Motorcycle Company, and a group led by Ralph Rogers bought a controlling stake in the company.

Ralph Rogers, unlike Paul Dupont, was a real businessman who didn't know anything about motorcycles. Under his leadership, in order to cater to the market, the Indians stopped producing heavy motorcycles such as the Scout and switched to light motorcycles. The new management blindly expanded, borrowed heavily to expand the production line, because of the hasty launch, the design was flawed, the production management was chaotic, and the promotion of the new model ended in failure. In 1953, the Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company was sold again, and the fate of the Indian motorcycle was displaced.

The investors who took over the Indian brand later, like Ralph Rogers, were most concerned about profit returns, and most of them were not motorcycle enthusiasts, so Indian has not formed a stable corporate and brand culture. Once faced with operational difficulties and management disagreements, the brand was sold.

Beginning in 1953, Indian motorcycles went bankrupt numerous times, resumed production, and went bankrupt again. It wasn't until 2011, in the previous life, that the Indian brand fell into the hands of its junior, Polaris Group, and it began to gradually recover and re-produce. At this time, the market share of Indian motorcycles was far inferior to that of his former follower Harley, and even behind Japan's Kawasaki and Suzuki. After the Polaris Group took over, the fate of the bumpy Indian finally ushered in a new life, re-entering the high-end motorcycle brand series. As the oldest motorcycle brand in the United States, Indian has spent 118 years singing to us about the rise and fall of a brand.

The failure of the operator does not overshadow the glory of Indian motorcycles, and to this day, Harley riders wave to Indian riders if they meet them on the road.

So it's hard to have a hard time with Indian motorcycles right now...... Isn't that that?

Zhou Fangyuan suddenly felt a little moved.