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The infrastructure of Funan is already backward, and it has been damaged by the war, which can be said to be infinitely close to a blank slate. So Tang Huan asked Heung Kong Electric to build a central power plant in Hanoukville, and the equipment supplier chose Siemens.

Without IBM's 20 percent stake in Intel, the difficulty of Siemens' complete acquisition of Intel has suddenly increased exponentially, and the other party is worried about the possible ensuing management shake and corporate culture conflict, which will lead to resistance, and the plan is basically put on hold.

To the slight comfort of the disgraced Siemens, before leaving, he unexpectedly got an order for power plant equipment, which finally saved some face.

In any case, Siemens CEO Karl Heinz Cask warmly welcomed the richest man.

After inquiring about the situation with the relevant personnel of Xiangjiang Electric Light in charge of the project, Tang Huan shifted his focus to the IT field again.

For this global trip, the focus in Asia is on the supply chain, while the focus in Europe is on sales.

Electronic data interchange within enterprises in Germany, France, Italy and other countries, B2B e-commerce between various links of manufacturing industry clusters, and product design in manufacturing...... Applications such as these are increasingly demanding IT solutions including ERP, networking, and graphics workstations.

A new round of product line upgrades from low-end to high-end, driven by 32-bit Fangyuan personal computers, is to further compete for market share in this category.

In other words, Tang Huan walked around Siemens, and in addition to buying, he also had to sell.

Munich, Stuttgart, and Frankfurt are all places that Tang Huan wants to visit during his trip to Germany.

When passing by Mercedes-Benz, it happened that Tang Huan's bulletproof car customized for his brother-in-law Han Anyuan was completed. He hastened to arrange the transportation himself.

Tang Huan spent a little longer in Frankfurt, which is essentially the economic capital of Germany and even continental Europe, where important institutions such as the West German Central Bank and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange are located.

Tang Huan's many foreign language talents have this benefit, he can speak almost anywhere, and he has a wide range of business cards. A secretary is required to establish a special file for management.

Among the many people in the economic circles, Deutsche Messe AG and his party are more special, and they have come to find out about Tang Huan.

It turned out that Deutsche Messe AG was the organizer of the Hannover Messe, the world's largest industrial technology fair, which began in 1947 and was brewing a very important change.

From a very early age, there was a place for information technology and information engineering at the Hannover Messe.

In 1970, the small exhibition was officially renamed CeBIT - Information and Communication Technology Expo. Deutsche Messe AG has added a new Hall 1 near the north entrance of the exhibition hall.

But. Computer technology is evolving far faster than the organizers anticipated. By the 1980 edition of the Hannover Messe, the number of exhibitors who came to CeBIT as a platform had grown to the second largest number of exhibitors in the field of electronic engineering.

Despite the addition of a temporary pavilion at Deutsche Messe AG, it was not possible to accommodate all the registered exhibitors. At the same time, the size of the booth area can no longer meet the needs of exhibitors.

Take the Hannover Messe, which has only passed this year, for example, the "giant" scale of nearly 7,000 exhibitors and more than 800,000 visitors has become more and more prominent.

Among them, CeBIT contributed 1,300 IT exhibitors. However, there are still 870 companies that are limited by the reception capacity and are not eligible to participate in the exhibition, and the number of visitors is close to 300,000.

Obvious. CeBIT, a small branch of the Hannover Messe, has grown to the point where it is in dire need of re-planning, or simply standing on its own.

In November 1984, the overwhelmed Deutsche Messe AG finally announced that from 1986 onwards, CeBIT would be held as an independent exhibition every March. One month earlier than the Hannover Messe, which takes place every year in April.

This decision caused a lot of controversy and became the number one topic of discussion at this year's Hannover Messe.

Those in favor believe that CeBIT can expand the exhibition area and improve infrastructure construction by standing alone;

Opponents argue. The independent CeBIT will lose its original appeal and influence without the entire industrial background to rely on.

This concern is not unrequited, but there is some truth to it.

After all, at the end of the day, a computer is a tool that serves traditional industries; Without this premise, it will become a tree without roots and water without a source.

At this stage, people's attention to computing technology needs to be gradually improved, and the strong industrial background of Hannover Messe is the best "solicitation" capital.

But no matter how good the opponents are, Deutsche Messe AG is unlikely to invest indefinitely in the exhibition hall and other hardware facilities, and simply dividing it into two is the most effective and economical solution, so why not use it?

Of course, Deutsche Messe AG has a very low posture and actively communicates openly with the CEOs of key exhibitors, as well as with the leaders of the relevant industry associations.

Tang Huan's IT industry is actively involved in the popular COMDEX in the United States, and he is naturally a frequent visitor to the Hannover Messe in Europe.

Still, the differences between the two exhibitions are very clear. COMDEX is relatively specialized in the IT field, while Hannover Messe has a stronger background.

In particular, Deutsche Messe AG, the organizer of the latter, has its own pavilion, and the cities of Lower Saxony and Hanover jointly own the company's shares, thus guaranteeing its operational nature.

On the contrary, the organizer of the former is a commercial company with a purely profit-oriented goal.

Perhaps, this is also a major reason why COMDEX has rapidly declined and weakened in the 21st century, and CeBIT has become more and more prosperous.

Deutsche Messe AG came to the door this time, naturally not simply to communicate and seek understanding on the decision to separate CeBIT from the Hannover Messe - the level of this matter is not to be brought to Tang Huan, the big boss, and there has always been a special person to deal with it.

The real purpose of the Germans is to hope that the richest man will not only forgive his decision, but also strongly support the first CeBIT, which will be held next spring.

To know. In Tang Huan's IT industry, not only video games are marginal roles, but even personal computers on the surface are only a small part, and the entire set of application solutions in the fields of office automation, communications, and power is the majority, and the leading edge has been recognized by the industry.

The resulting industry appeal is something that CeBIT urgently needs to rely on. It is inseparable from the strong support of large exhibitors.

Judging from the evaluation report of his subordinates and the actual effect in the original time and space, CeBIT's solo flight is not a bad thing, so Tang Huan didn't worry about it, and happily sent a favor, and promised that he would definitely send an unprecedented scale of exhibitors next year.

Anyway. The imminent release of the 32-bit fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer is just the beginning, and the next step is to promote it on a larger scale and for a longer period of time.

As soon as Tang Huan successfully promoted his artificial intelligence query system to Deutsche Messe AG, Zhou Chong, Zhang Ruimin and his entourage came to Frankfurt, the gateway to Europe for a turnaround.

Tang Huan asked the business delegation organized by Zheru Xiangjiang Company. It is a purely money-spending activity, but it is also worth the money, and its benefits for localized operation can only be said to be unspeakable.

One of the main names and objectives of the spring expedition to Europe, which began after the Lunar New Year, was the famous Hannover Messe.

However, Zhou Zhong and Zhang Ruimin only caught the last train of the spring European delegation, and did not see the Hannover Messe, and the itinerary was mainly to visit the municipal construction and enterprise management in Europe. But the harvest is big enough, and Zhou Zhong is full of praise. "Originally, I was mentally prepared for the possibility of miscommunication, but I didn't expect your tour guides, translators and other staff to be so professional."

"I've been in the program for almost five years, and it's time to start harvesting talent." Tang Huan laughed, and then suggested: "Since you are busy with official business, you might as well relax and travel." ”

"It's been a long time since I came out this time. And the visa is troublesome, and the impact is not good. Zhou Zhong hurriedly waved his hand and refused.

"It's precisely because it's not easy to come out and see more, not to mention that even if you walk around like ordinary people, you will get some inspiration."

Tang Huan said. While grabbing a document, "I think you should go to Northern Europe, especially Sweden." The island city is a beautiful tourist city, you can't just focus on industrial development, and overdraft the environment, two wheels and four wheels have their own way of existence. Perhaps, the achievements of sustainable development there can give you some inspiration. ”

Seeing that Tang Huan said solemnly, Zhou Chong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, because the identity of an official is really restrictive, and the itinerary can't be changed randomly.

"The economic construction of the hinterland is best described as crossing the river by feeling the stones. Many people use the nearest Xiangjiang as a template for learning from experience, but the most successful part of this small land may be the concerted efforts to raise land prices and various financing methods, which have limited significance. Tang Huan put the information in Zhou Chong's hands, and finally added.

"You're going to give me a problem." Zhou Zhong smiled bitterly and shook his head.

After convincing Zhou Chong, Tang Huan chatted with Zhang Ruimin again, and the other party said bluntly: "After this trip, I feel more and more that even if we have established a sense of quality, we still can't compare with our foreign counterparts in terms of technology and capital." ”

Tang Huan raised his eyebrows and asked with interest, "What should I do then?" ”

Zhang Ruimin scratched his head embarrassedly, "I only have one immature idea, that is, to use crowd tactics and the most sincere service to make up for and catch up." ”

Tang Huan laughed heartily, turned his head to Zhou Chong and said, "Just this point, I will invest." ”

Zhou Zhong quipped: "I can see who you admire the most among us, it seems that we are also stained with the light of Director Zhang." ”

Tang Huan bowed slightly, and said to Zhang Ruimin, who was a little embarrassed: "Don't be in such a hurry to go back, and go to the United States with me to have a look." ”

Zhang Ruimin hesitated and said: "A large group of people in the factory are still waiting for the rice to be cooked, I'm afraid they will be in a hurry." ”

Tang Huan waved his hand disapprovingly, "I am optimistic about your ability to invest, as for your hometown, you can relax, even if you don't do anything for half a year, it's no problem to eat, drink and lazar, the key is that you, the leader, must form a set of mature business ideas in your head." ”

Zhang Ruimin glanced at Zhou Mi, and saw that the leader also nodded, "Then listen to Boss Tang's arrangement, didn't he say that he wanted to introduce you to RCA's home appliance business, and this time I went to the United States to have a good inspection." ”

"It's all a minor issue." Tang Huan smiled faintly, "I am jointly researching and implementing a quality management system with Motorola, called Six Sigma, and I am mainly responsible for the implementation of computer management tools. This method has absorbed successful theories and applications from people such as Edwards Deming, and it can be regarded as a complete package. You know, a large part of the reason why Japanese products are now conquering many markets around the world is that Edwards Deming went to Japan in the 1950s to teach quality management, and was eagerly adopted by Japanese companies. If you go on a visit this time, you can try to absorb what you can use. ”

Zhang Ruimin said tentatively: "Mr. Tang wants me to introduce this Six Sigma to the Qindao Refrigerator Factory?" ”

"No, you really just need to absorb what you can use." Tang Huan shook his head with a smile, "The implementation of Six Sigma has high requirements for enterprises, and you can understand that it is more suitable for companies like the Fortune 500." After all, a pushpin pressed with a finger is enough, and a hammer will do a bad thing. ”

"Do you understand, Boss Tang looks down on us." Zhou Zhong said with a smile: "You go to the United States this time, and strive to attract RCA's excellent technology and good products, anyway, the richest man will pay for it." Liebherr's side, when we are cheap labor, we really don't want this so-called teacher. ”

Zhang Ruimin just laughed honestly, his own leader is very close to the richest man in front of him, he can joke casually, he can't do it, he is not familiar with it to that point.

The matter in Europe has been almost dealt with, Tang Huan planned to take Zhang Ruimin to the United States together, but at this time he suddenly received a call for help, Stephen Hawking's wife Jain Wilder told him that her husband was in critical condition, and he heard that Tang Huan was in Europe, so he wanted to meet.

? (To be continued.) )