Chapter 217: Interview (2)
In the mid-90s, with the opening of the country, more and more enterprises began to face challenges from all sides.
In 1995, there was a so-called counteroffensive of domestic products. However, the earth-shattering slogans can be seen from the complete collapse of fast-moving consumer goods such as daily chemicals to beverages, and it can be seen that in the face of foreign companies, our own domestic products do not have many means to fight back.
The reason why it has attracted so much attention in the battle for DVD standards this time is because BBK's DVD standard is the only domestic brand that has achieved an absolute victory in this counteroffensive.
And it is not in the mainland market, but in the global market. How can this not make the people of the whole country look forward to wondering why backgammon was able to win.
But Chu Qing's answer was obviously not convincing. This is also the reason why a seasoned reporter like Bai Song will feel incredible when he hears this answer.
"Yes, it was all due to luck. There's also a big gambling component in. Saying that, Chu Qing told some of the preparations and research that BBK has done for DVD standards in the past few years.
He also analyzed in detail the current relationship between Sony and the entertainment industry in the United States, and came to the conclusion of why he chose so much at that time.
"It was all luck that we were able to launch the standard before Sony, and the difference between the two was less than half a month, which gave us the opportunity to strike first. It's just that we got the bet right. ”
"A lot of the time, it's not your skills that are good enough to win. The emergence of the same technology requires the cooperation and support of many parties. If we do not consider the external market, our standards are completely sufficient for domestic use, but the future belongs to globalization, we can not rest on our laurels, we have to take the initiative to go out, we have to dare to Bo, and seize every opportunity to fight. ”
"I can understand that BBK's luck this time is still due to the fact that you have been developing the DVD two years in advance, so that you can seize this fleeting opportunity? So if you lose in this standard, does it mean that all the previous investment will be wasted? This time, Bai Song didn't follow Chu Qing's rhythm, and keenly found the key to the problem from his luck theory.
Sony is undoubtedly very powerful in the eyes of many, after all, it has dominated the semiconductor industry for decades.
However, a domestic technology company, in such a large standard battlefield, actually dared to go into battle shirtless to confront Sony.
And it can still win. Although Chu Qing said it very easily just now, Bai Song, who had done a detailed understanding of it, knew that it was dangerous.
Perhaps, as Chu Qing said, backgammon is gambling, in the case of insufficient strength and entering the game two years ahead of schedule, relying on the final first application investment, and multi-party compromises, in order to snatch this standard cake from the hands of the powerful Sony.
This determination and courage are definitely not something that can be summed up by Chu Qing's so-called luck.
"There are risks in everything, and it's unrealistic to just want to succeed without thinking about the risks. Although Sony is strong, we have been laying out since VCD, and we can't retreat because they are strong, and we occupy the time, geography and people, the only difference is that little bit of luck. Luckily, luck was on our side. With so many factors, if you don't even have the courage to play a game when facing your opponent, it is better to learn from Lenovo and give up research and development as soon as possible. Chu Qing said as a matter of course.
"You seem to have a lot of complaints about Lenovo's abandonment of independent research and development?" Bai Song, who had long felt that Chu Qing had a lot of opinions about Lenovo, still asked this question.
"I'll be honest, do you dare to broadcast it?" Chu Qing smiled and glanced at Bai Song and the executive director on the side.
"Of course we dare, we are a fair and just conversation show." Bai Song didn't look at the director behind him, but looked at Chu Qing very seriously.
Although they are talk shows, for the sake of effect, Bai Song also wants to hear Chu Qing say something exciting.
"Lenovo is a state-owned enterprise, and its original intention was to develop and manufacture computers for the country. A company that develops computers for the country, but in front of the Pentium processor, directly chooses to disarm and surrender? This puzzled me very much. How! Is there no one in our ZK Institute Computing Institute? Or is Lenovo out of money? Can't afford to invest in R&D? Is the generation gap in technology really too big to be overcome? However, before Bai Song could speak, Chu Qing threw out another explosive news.
"But as far as I know, Mr. Liu of Lenovo embezzled tens of millions of public funds and borrowed money from individual shareholders of Lenovo in Hong Kong, but why didn't he have the money for research and development?" LX went from a wholly state-owned company to a joint venture with less than 30% state-owned shares, a process that lasted three decades.
Chu Qing, who has experienced Lenovo in the future, certainly knows how Chairman Liu turned Lenovo into his family business step by step.
One of the most important steps was in 1992, when Chairman Liu embezzled HK$43 million to the individual shareholders of Heung Kong Lenovo.
And that time, it was the time when Chu Qing asked Lenovo if it was ready for the information highway.
Later in 2005, when this incident was exposed. President Liu has already completed a gorgeous turn, and the association is no longer the original association.
“……!” Faced with Chu Qing's question, Bai Song instantly didn't know how to take it, and subconsciously glanced at the director behind him.
Both of them saw shock in each other's eyes. They never thought that Chu Qing would say such news.
With their experience, they were recalling the sentence that Chu Qing asked at the beginning. They instantly understood that this should be true.
But if that's the case, can they still broadcast it as they said at the beginning? That's Lenovo, it's the light of national science and technology in addition to backgammon over the years.
Now, in the mouth of another national science and technology light, I heard such exciting news.
"As early as a year ago, Chief Engineer Ni reported this matter within Lenovo, but I don't know why it was gone. It just so happened that not long ago, when Xiangjiang Lenovo announced last year's equity change, I also took a look, and it seems that this year it has lent a lot to individuals. However, before they could figure out what to do, Chu Qing threw out another piece of news.
Due to the appearance of Chu Qing, Mr. Ni was not swept away by Lenovo this year like in his previous life.
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But because of the report of embezzlement, since last year, he has been idle at home, although he still hangs on the position of Lenovo, but he has no real power at all, leaving Lenovo is just waiting for a decision from the board of directors.
It was also at that time that Chu Qing came forward to him to do independent research and development. Hearing Chu Qing's news, several people present had a bottom in their hearts.
But today's white pine is not the one thirty years later. After weighing it, it was decided to bring the issue over for now.
After all, when it comes to such a big thing, they can't really make a decision. At the end of the day, he's just a host.
"Why did backgammon think of making an Xbox game console?" Bai Song threw out another question in time to change the topic.
"At the beginning, we made Xbox, just to prove that our technology is not worse than Sony's, and we are capable of making 32-bit game consoles." Chu Qing didn't hold on to Lenovo's problems, after all, he was not a shareholder of Lenovo, the Academy of Sciences was ambiguous, and Chu Qing didn't need to be that villain, the reason why he said it on this occasion was just to fight for Mr. Ni.
President Liu was able to suppress this matter for a few years, and the father who really helped him behind him was indispensable.
"As far as we know, it's actually very difficult to make such a 32-bit game console!" Bai Song continued.
"Yes, it's very hard! Although Xbox is just a home game console, it contains a lot of advanced technology. From 32-bit CPUs, GPUs to DVD drives, a lot of advanced technology is used, and there are actually few manufacturers in the world that can independently develop 32-bit game consoles. Chu Qing is also not modest, because only by really doing it can you know how many difficulties such a small thing has experienced.
If it weren't for BBK's investment in Nvidia and DTS in advance, they would have helped solve the problem of graphics processors and audio processors.
With BBK's own technology, it is absolutely impossible to come up with a finished product so quickly. 32-bit game consoles, at this time, are definitely a product of science and technology.
"We all know that Xbox was not favored in China at the beginning of its release, so what made BBK persist and succeed."
"As a tech person, you can't just look at the market. Although Xbox is just a game console, its success can drive many industries. For example, our software design industry, we were very backward in this regard, and there were not so many platforms to give us opportunities, but now with the emergence of Xbox, at least the domestic software design industry has been given the opportunity to develop. ”
"Last question, what is the secret of your business success?" Bai Song let out a sigh, put away the notebook in his hand, and looked at Chu Qing expectantly.
This time, Chu Qing did not give an answer immediately, but said after a little consideration.
"Self-confidence, self-reliance, self-improvement. Backgammon is not afraid of challenges and dares to face any problem, which is self-confidence. When we are suppressed from the outside and stuck in the neck, we can come up with self-developed technology to replace it. This is self-reliance. DVD technology is a blank in the world, and many companies dare not set foot on it, but we dare to gamble just to create our own technical standards, which is self-improvement. ”
"Whoa!" As soon as Chu Qing's words fell, everyone present spontaneously applauded. As the interview team of "Son of the East", they have also interviewed many business celebrities, but there are very few who are as casual as Chu Qing.
You must know that Chu Qing is only a 24-year-old young man, but his answer is as steady as a sixty-year-old man.
The whole process was very relaxed, without the slightest arrogance and self-satisfaction, and he was very humble in the face of every problem. Especially when talking about the last paragraph, everyone present could see that Chu Qing was answering very seriously.
For a twenty-four-year-old young man, this calmness and sophistication are something that many people did not expect.
You must know that the Chu Qing fellow they interviewed not long ago, Mu Zhong, a fifty-year-old man, can say in front of the camera that I have dealt with many foreign entrepreneurs, and I think their business knowledge and talent are far inferior to mine.
And he also specifically emphasized that it is far inferior to him. At that time, it seemed that he was completely confident to say such a thing, after all, there are few people in the world who can have more than one billion assets at the age of 50.
can compare him with Chu Qing in front of him, everyone present stretched out a strange feeling, as if the Chu Qing in front of him was the person in his fifties, but Mu Zhong was the twenty-four-year-old young man.
Of course, Chu Qing is not really without the momentum of young people, such as the paragraph where Lenovo's internal problems are pointed out halfway, but it is not something that ordinary people would say.
After all, even if what he said is true, it has nothing to do with backgammon. But he dared to speak out.
"Thank you all for your hard work!" Seeing that the camera had stopped recording, Chu Qing stood up amid everyone's applause and nodded to everyone first.
He shook hands with Bai Song again.
"You're a great entrepreneur!" When shaking hands, Bai Song really sighed. is also a young person, and he is also a person who faces the Chu Qing problem head-on.
Just now, he reviewed the whole process of talking to Chu Qing in his heart, combined with all this done by backgammon, he found that Chu Qing was indeed right, backgammon has been doing it, confident, self-reliant, and self-reliant.
Countless domestic enterprises, compared with backgammon, may be worse than these points. Including Lenovo, in the face of the Pentium processor, they chose to retreat, are they really out of money?
No, it's that they're holding back, worried that it's not worth investing in R&D. However, BBK, which is also a technology company, not only did not flinch in the face of Sony, but rose to the challenge.
Perhaps this is exactly what domestic enterprises lack.
"Nope! I'm just a pig on the tuyere. What they did was what they could. Chu Qing didn't dare to compliment Bai Song's praise, after all, the word greatness is not something that anyone can bear.
He still wants to live a few more years, but he doesn't want to be blown into the sky so soon. The last person who was blown into the sky like this has disappeared.
After sending off the group of people from the interview team, Chu Qing did not go home. Instead, in the office that had moved back to its place, he lit a cigarette and looked out the window alone.
After four years of traveling, he can finally say that he has not wasted this adventure in his life.
As he himself said, his abilities are limited, and there is only so much he can do. Although there are still many shortcomings, he has done the best.
As for what kind of reaction the show will cause after it is broadcast, Chu Qing doesn't care at all. With him, many things have been turned over.
Today, he and BBK will meet new challenges and the future.