In the eyes of Liu Chuanzhi, these business tycoons, Zhang Ran is a strange thing, you say he is low-key, but he makes headlines twice in three days, and even Ma Yun, who loves to be in the limelight, is not as tossed by him;

However, with Luo Jiwei as an introduction, they must give face, held Zhang Ran's hand, and said with emotion: "Mr. Zhang is really young and promising, not only has he created a business empire in China, but also created a world in the United States, this achievement is probably only comparable to Bill Gates 20 years ago." ”

In the previous life, Liu Chuanzhi and Zhang Ruiming were god-level figures in Zhang Ran's eyes, and they were existences that needed to be looked up to, but now he no longer has that sense of awe. But they are seniors, and they are so polite, Zhang Ran is naturally very humble: "The three seniors have won the award, I have heard others say such a sentence, standing on the tuyere pigs can fly, I just caught up with the good times and stood on this Internet outlet!"

Liu Chuanzhi They thought that Zhang Ran was the kind of young man who was arrogant and looked down on anyone, but they didn't expect him to be so modest, and they immediately had a good impression of him, and pulled Zhang Ran to chat.

The time soon arrived at 11:45, and the White House staff came over to inform Zhang Ran that the conference room was ready and could be passed. Zhang Ran and the others got up one after another and walked towards Room 403.

The Eisenhower office building is more than 100 years old, but the layout of Room 403 is not old, with red carpets, rectangular conference tables, and high-back velvet seats. On each table are the nameplates of the participants, mineral water. On the front wall are the flags of China and the United States. The whole conference room is decorated with an atmosphere and dignity.

Zhang Ran sat in his place according to the instructions of the nameplate, and his position was second among the five delegates on the Chinese side, and the first was Luo Jiwei. CIC's president is executive-level and a high-ranking official. If Luo Jiwei returns to serve in the government department, he will definitely be the minister, and he will definitely be no problem in ranking first. However, Liu Chuanzhi was a little unhappy with Zhang Ran's second place, but the position was arranged by the Americans, Zhang Ran was a good person, and they couldn't say anything.

At 12:15, *** and the No. 1 leader walked into the conference room. First of all, he clarified the purpose of convening today's roundtable meeting, and there are many economic and trade exchanges between China and the United States, and no one can do without the other, and at the same time there are many frictions, so the heads of state of the two sides hope to listen to the voices of the business community and hope that everyone will make suggestions.

Chief No. 1 delivered a simple speech, in which he said that the prospects for Sino-US economic, trade and investment cooperation are very broad, and he hoped that the entrepreneurs present would seize the opportunity and take positive actions.

After the speeches of the two heads of state, the entrepreneurs began to discuss.

The first to speak was GM President Jeff Immelt, who first raised the issue of new energy.

Zhang Ran pouted, Immelt's sycophant was too obvious. From the beginning of the election campaign, new energy has been proposed as a strategy, and after taking office, he has comprehensively promoted new energy. The idea is very simple, he believes that new energy policies can create new economic growth points, and in the long run, can help the United States reduce or even get rid of its dependence on foreign oil, and occupy the technological commanding heights in the field of clean energy, and continue to make the United States dominate the world economy.

Zhang Ran is not interested in new energy, it is not that this industry has no prospects, at least electric vehicles are very promising, but new energy vehicles and the business of Century Peak are not compatible, and he does not want the company to be distracted.

After the discussion on new energy, the second topic was raised, how to expand Chinese investment in the United States.

Now that the economic crisis has not completely passed, the general environment in the United States is not good, and the domestic unemployment situation is relatively serious, so the US government hopes to attract more foreign investment and create more jobs.

China is now wealthy, with Chinese companies investing $68.8 billion overseas in 2010. However, the investment in the United States is only 1.38 billion, which is a very low percentage. Therefore, the U.S. government hopes to attract more Chinese companies to invest in the United States.

directly named Zhang Ran, looked at Zhang Ran and smiled: "Zhang Ran, you have the most say on this issue." You have a lot of investment in the United States, and it is very successful, and it is a model for Chinese enterprises to develop in the United States, so let's talk about it first!"

Zhang Ran did not postpone, and immediately introduced the development process of Century Summit in the United States and the investment in the United States, focusing on the operation of Blockbuster in the United States. Blockbuster is a DVD rental company, but due to the impact of the Internet, the DVD store business is basically dead, and only Blockbuster survives by transforming into derivatives.

Now BesTV has become the largest derivatives chain in North America, and BesTV Online has also become the largest online seller of derivatives in North America. As the business is doing well, the company is considering building its own logistics system, which could create tens of thousands of new jobs if this plan is successful.

When I heard that tens of thousands of new jobs might be created in the future, I was very excited and quickly asked, "Do you have any difficulties in developing in the United States, and do you have any suggestions for the investment environment?"

Zhang Ran had been prepared for this for a long time and replied: "I haven't encountered any problems in terms of development, and the overall situation is relatively good." When it comes to the investment climate, I think there are two problems, the first is that the United States lacks a dedicated agency to do this. Yesterday I chatted with the delegation that there are many companies that want to invest in the United States, but they all have a very limited understanding of the American market, and they don't know where to invest or where they can cooperate. If there is a special agency that connects everyone, then I believe that more companies will be willing to invest in the United States. ”

Nodding slightly, he felt that Zhang Ran's words were very reasonable.

Zhang Ran took a light breath, and then what he really wanted to say: "The second question is that everyone is particularly worried that normal investment will be politicized. Not only the members of our delegation, but also myself. A few years ago, when I bought Netflix, some lawmakers jumped out and accused us of political propaganda after we bought Netflix. ”

Zhang Ran glanced at Liu Chuanzhi next to him and decided to pull him into the water: "It's not just me, many Chinese companies have suffered like this." For example, Mr. Liu is also, Lenovo acquired IBM's notebook business a few years ago, and a group of people jumped out and said that it would endanger US national security. The notebook business is a business that IBM is ready to give up, and if it is really high-tech, will IBM sell it? It is simply inexplicable! Last year, my friend was more interested in the Palm mobile phone, and they also had contact with Palm, but in the process of contact, he was always worried about whether he could pass the examination of the Committee on Foreign Investment in China, and finally he gave up. ”

Motorola's CEO Sanjay Jia's eyes flashed, it turns out that you have hit Palm's idea, I'm afraid you think Palm has too few patents, so you turned your attention to Motorola! This can also rely on the Foreign Investment Committee, worthy of learning acting, this acting is simply invincible!

Zhang Ran didn't know that Sanjay Jia slandered him, and said in a gullible manner: "The acquisition of Palm is almost $1 billion, and if it can't pass the review after signing the contract, he will pay Palm tens of millions of dollars." When I bought Netflix a few years ago, I also had the intention of giving up, and if I couldn't pass the review of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the contract, I would lose $560 million, which was too much pressure on me, and at that time, our company didn't make so much profit in a year, and finally I gritted my teeth and persevered. A lot of entrepreneurs I know told me that they wanted to invest in the United States, but they felt that the United States did not welcome investment from China, feared politicization, and many ended up investing in Europe!

The government has security concerns, and that's perfectly normal. It is also completely understandable that national security and high-tech industries should be protected, such as chips and military industries; but some people have come out to criticize me for buying a DVD rental company, and this is simply inexplicable! Another example is computers, such as mobile phones, and really high-tech is computer chips and mobile phone chips, and it is normal to prohibit the acquisition of chip companies. But when you say that IBM's notebook business and Palm's mobile phone business are actually mainly about assembly, how high can they be technological? It's very strange to put obstacles in these acquisitions!"

Hearing Zhang Ran's words, Liu Chuanzhi felt the same way, when Lenovo acquired IBM, it was repeatedly acquired by the United States; recently, Lenovo has moved the idea of acquiring Motorola, and the Committee on Foreign Investment is undoubtedly the biggest obstacle to the acquisition.

Now that Zhang Ran's question has been raised, Liu Chuanzhi feels that he needs to say a few words: "I think some U.S. congressmen have a certain bias against Chinese companies, and many Chinese entrepreneurs will mention CNOOC's acquisition of Unocal a few years ago when they talk about investing in the United States, which is a deal blocked by the U.S. Congress." This makes many Chinese entrepreneurs feel that the United States is biased against Chinese capital, and Chinese businessmen are very concerned about face, and they don't want business to fail, and they will end up being labeled as spies. ”

Lu Guanqiu also said: "The most fearful thing for enterprises is that the policy is changeable, not only the domestic policy, but also the international policy. ”

The No. 1 leader looked at Zhang Ran with a smile on his face, and his heart was very happy. In the past, Americans often jumped out to accuse China of engaging in trade protection and accusing China of not being open enough to foreign investment, but in fact, they themselves have done a great job of engaging in trade protection, and now some Chinese companies have finally come out to accuse the United States of engaging in trade protection.

Zhang Ran, this little guy is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and it is indeed correct to call him, the Americans always accuse China of not opening up the investment field, but never look in the mirror, you are obviously making things difficult for our Chinese enterprises!

Sanjay Jia admired Zhang Ran so much that among all the people present, he was the only one who knew that Zhang Ran was clearing the way for the acquisition of Motorola. Now that so many Chinese entrepreneurs have mentioned this issue, they have to express their position, which will definitely send a signal that Chinese investment is welcome. And once he makes a statement, there will be a lot less trouble when Zhang Ran makes the acquisition.

His expression was a little solemn, especially when he heard that Chinese entrepreneurs felt that the United States did not welcome Chinese investment, and he felt that he had to give an explanation, otherwise Chinese companies would not dare to invest. He solemnly said: "The United States welcomes and encourages Chinese enterprises and institutions to invest in the United States. The vast majority of Chinese investment projects in the U.S. do not require any form of regulatory approval. CNOOC, which was boycotted during its bid for Unocal in 2005, recently completed the acquisition of a stake in Eagle Beach, Texas-based shale gas company, in a deal that did not cause any controversy. The United States welcomes Chinese enterprises to invest in the United States, supports Chinese entrepreneurs to invest and do business in the United States, and will treat domestic and foreign investors equally!"

Shortly after the conclusion of the roundtable, the Chinese and US heads of state jointly met with reporters. At the press conference, when talking about Sino-US economic cooperation, he once again reiterated: "The United States welcomes and encourages Chinese enterprises and institutions to invest in the United States, Chinese enterprises have unlimited business opportunities in the United States, and I hope that the business communities of the United States and China will continue to strengthen cooperation." ”