There is a reason why Tang Ning asked this sentence, because one of the major reasons for the collapse of Wang An's computer empire in later generations was his stubborn implementation of the management of the family system. Although Wang An lived in the United States, became famous in the United States, and even became an American citizen in his later years, he did not like the American corporate system, and he has repeatedly said in public: "As a founder, I have complete control over the company, and my children also have the opportunity to prove their ability to manage the company." ”

Therefore, when Wang An retired in 1986, despite the opposition of the board of directors and executives, he resolutely let his 36-year-old eldest son Wang Lie serve as the president of the company, and let his youngest son serve as the president of the communication company, which greatly disappointed the company, and many people left the company immediately, including John Chambers, who later became the owner of Cisco, bringing Cisco's market value from 600 million to 444 billion.

Facts have proved that Wang Lie is not suitable to be the president of the company, and he has only been in charge of the company for three years, and Wang An Computer has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States federal court. Therefore, Tang Ning asked this question in the hope of dissuading or changing Wang An's concept.

But it's a pity that Wang An didn't seem to understand Tang Ning's meaning at all, and naturally replied: "The company I founded naturally hopes to be inherited by my children." ”

Tang Ning continued to try to admonish: "But Mr. Wang An, your decision is not in line with the current management model, even the old family like the DuPont family has given up the family system, is it meaningful for you to make such an attempt again?" ”

Wang An frowned and said, "Mr. Tangning, I understand what you mean, and I also know about the reorganization of the DuPont family, but I am different from you, I am Chinese, and I grew up under Chinese culture." My way of educating my children is also purely oriental, so although I now live in the United States, develop my career in the United States, and even my nationality has become American, I am still a Chinese in my bones, and since I am Chinese, I must do things according to the Chinese model. ”

Tang Ning said in his heart, you think I am not Chinese, but you are different from me. If I don't give my property to my son, then something will really happen, and he exists more often as a symbol, but you are different, if a business-oriented company like yours does not have a person with outstanding ability and charisma to manage it, then it will be a ghost if there is no chaos.

Seeing Tang Ning's face, Wang An also knew that Tang Ning did not accept his own point of view, so he said with a smile: "Maybe Mr. Tang Ning doesn't know enough about our Chinese culture, there is a proper term in our China called Minister Gu Ming, let me explain it to you." ”

This word Tang Ning needs Wang An to explain to him. He naturally understood what Wang An meant, he thought that many of his subordinates were promoted by him from the time of the end of the day, and he had the grace of knowing them, so they should be loyal to themselves, and even to their children, just like Zhuge Liang to Liu Chan, just like Cheng Ying to the Zhao orphans, but obviously this is unrealistic, and now it is impossible to find such people among the Chinese. Not to mention a group of Westerners who have never received this kind of cultural training.

After persuading for a while, Tang Ning saw that it was difficult to change Wang An's opinion for a while when he saw this question. The second question begs: "If one day you get a big deal that requires you to work with IBM to get it done, would you agree?" ”

Wang An said without hesitation: "Absolutely impossible, I will never have the opportunity to cooperate with IBM." ”

Tang Ning sighed in his heart, this is another reason for Wang An's failure. He took hatred too seriously, and when Apple vigorously developed PCs (personal computers), IBM and Wang An were dismissive of it, thinking that it was a very ridiculous thing to engage in personal computers.

But in the subsequent wave of PCs, IBM was the first to wake up. Wang An also quickly developed PC products that were faster than IBM, but due to Wang An's hatred and obsession with IBM, Wang An made a wrong move, because he actually chose his own product and IBM is incompatible, but even if Wang An's strength at that time was strong, it could not be compared with IBM, but he was the master of cooperation with the US Department of Defense, you and he are not compatible, so it is not purely to compete with the entire industry by himself.

IBM, on the other hand, has always been extremely conservative, but has adopted an open policy, united and cultivated a group of PC-compatible equipment manufacturers, making it a loose alliance with IBM, including Bill Gates of Microsoft, the world's richest man, and Andy Grove of Intel. Even if Wang An deliberately asked these two people to break away from IBM's alliance, they all failed.

In fact, Wang An's choice Tang Ning is also very understandable, and now if he is asked to cooperate with Mitsubishi or Toei, he will not agree, but unlike Wang An, Tang Ning's industry is more flowering, even if he gives up the development of film and heavy industry, he can still live a good life.

According to Xinhua News Agency, Washington news: In order to frantically pursue profits, the US monopoly capital has disregarded the lives of the people, allowing a large amount of industrial wastewater to flow into rivers and lakes, factory smoke and dust flying with the wind, and toxic gases spreading everywhere, causing extremely serious air and river pollution, greatly endangering the people's health and seriously damaging natural resources. This is one aspect of the growing social crisis of US imperialism.

According to American newspapers, more than 200 million tons of pollutants fly into the air every year in the United States. About 50 million tonnes of soot flew out of the chimneys of the factories, and 26 million tonnes of sulphur oxide were emitted from the heavy industry sector. Whenever the air pressure is low, the city is filled with smog and the air is suffocating. Last summer, cities like New York and Los Angeles were shrouded in thick smoke for several days. According to an AFP report, "Residents of New York, even if they don't smoke cigarettes, inhale the equivalent of a pack and a half of cigarettes from their breath every day." ”

Rivers and lakes in the United States are even more polluted. It is estimated that 45 trillion tonnes of sewage are discharged from factories and urban settlements every year. An article in the American "Star Evening News" asked, in a sarcastic tone: "Do your rivers have beautiful colors?" The article says: The dye factory dyed the water of the Potomac River into bright red and blue-green; The textile mills of the South dye the rivers milky white; Oil companies dye the Delaware River black. Gone are clean rivers, and now there is only the difference between dirty, dirty, and dirtiest. Lake Erie, one of the five major lakes in the United States, has become a "dead lake" for many years, not only have all the fish died, but even worms cannot be found. Fish from four other large lakes nearby also died in large numbers. ”

Do you dare to imagine? This is a report on March 11, 1971 in the "People's Daily" criticizing the environmental pollution of the United States, I don't know how everyone feels when they see it, at least Downing thinks it is ridiculous when he sees it! (To be continued.) )