632 The establishment of BOE and the Shanghai-Wuhan Expressway
"The LCD industry is still a blank in China, right? If you want to enter this market at this time, the national level will definitely support it, but, this industry, because of the emergence of laptops, coupled with potential new color TV solutions, has become hot in the world, plus Japan and South Korea have a foundation in this regard, you want to do it, but also need the entire Yanjing Electronics Factory to fight hard, a bit similar to a gamble. Chen Zhiwen said again.
Yanjing Electronics Factory, in China, is indeed considered to be one of the top few electronics factories, but in the world is not the number at all, although the LCD industry is still not as good as the investment of later generations, but a domestic enterprise, if you want to do, it is still very difficult.
"I have also discussed this matter with the leaders of the company and the district committee, and they all think that this is too risky, and the benefits of today's first electronics factory are still very good, so they don't want to change." Wang Dongsheng said:"It's just,I still think,The direction of color TVs and even desktop computers in the future,Mainly LCD,The first is what I just said,The cost of LCD will only get lower and lower,The second is the energy consumption of LCD,Good control,It will also be much lower than the color picture tube,There is theory,The clarity of the liquid crystal will be much stronger than the color tube,And the weight is also much lighter,In terms of size,There are almost no restrictions,European and American society,Basically, places with good economies,They all like big TVs,But the size of the color tube is capped。 ”
"Your concept is similar to mine." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said, not to mention anything else, just the size of the area, the color tube will inevitably lose to the LCD.
Color picture tube technology,It's not that it's not big,Electronic products,Basically, the smaller the more difficult,It's difficult to make color TV small and clear,Not bigger,As long as you have money,Make a 100-inch or even a color tube color TV as big as a house,It's not a problem at all,Midea can easily do it,But such a thing,Let's not say who will buy it,It's estimated that it's transportation,You have to get a large heavy truck。
Color TV before LCD technology,The most common and largest color TV on the market,Basically42Inch size,Bigger one45,It's unlikely to be bigger,Because two adult men,Both may not be able to lift it,Or it is very difficult to lift it,Installation is extremely inconvenient,This is where the labor cost is too high,It is estimated that the cost of installation is more than the color TV itself,Another one involves the internal movement of household appliances,Such a color TV,It is also inconvenient。
And LCD,It's much lighter,Even if the initial LCD does not pursue ultra-thin technology,A 45-inch LCD color TV,An adult can easily pick it up,This is great convenience for transportation,The same is true for consumers。
Of course, other factors need to be considered, as Wang Dongsheng said, price, power consumption, clarity, etc., on the whole, liquid crystal to replace color tubes, is inevitable, international home appliance companies have such a consensus, but when can be replaced, it depends on the development of LCD technology.
And no matter how high the other advantages are,The price is too high,That's still no way,But outsiders don't know,Chen Zhiwen knows the approximate time,Although he didn't know much about the development history of LCD TV in his previous life,But I also know in my memory that in China,That is, around 2005, LCD TV began to be replaced,Then developed regions such as Europe and the United States,Generally, it will still be 5-10 years earlier,That is, the fastest a few years later,The slowest,It's less than ten years。
Chen Zhiwen also remembers,At the beginning of the new century,Although there are many color TV brands in China,Many are still exported,But the LCD field,It has always been stuck by overseas countries,It was later that BOE made a breakthrough,Only then did industrial independence be realized。
"Yes, I insist on this, I think, Yanjing No. 1 Electronics Factory, they still refuse to invest, so I hope Mr. Chen can help me and support me in developing the LCD industry." Wang Dongsheng said.
"Although I am the major shareholder of Yanjing No. 1 Electronics Factory, I can indeed interfere in some things, but you also know that this is also a state-owned enterprise, and such a big investment, if I intervene, it is not good." Chen Zhiwen shook his head and said: "I'll give you a plan, now it's popular in China to go to the sea to do business, why don't you take your team and come out alone, and then I invest, and then pull in the Yanjing State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, and we will work together, how about it?" ”
In the original plan, Chen Zhiwen actually still wanted Yanjing No. 1 Electronics Factory to take the original route, but the history has changed too much, people are living very well now, and it is a bit difficult to let people break the kettle and develop the LCD industry, even if he is a major shareholder, it is not good to force the state-owned factory to change careers.
Anyway, Wang Dongsheng has found it, so it is better to let him take the team, come out, and then go his own way alone, so that their group of founders can also get shares and dividends, so that they can work harder to do a good job in the company. Otherwise, even if Yanjing No. 1 Electronics Factory agrees to make LCD, but if they don't have dividends, will they still invest as in the original history, it's hard to say, there is a high probability that it won't, this is also human nature, there is no need to test human nature.
"Go to the sea to start a business?" Wang Dongsheng didn't react to this reply.
"Yes, state-owned enterprises, generally will still be stable, the main obligation, in addition to solving the country's product demand, there is to stabilize employment, just say the first electronics factory, the actual employees are almost 5,000 people, but counting the families of these people, etc., almost to support more than 10,000 people, this is a social responsibility, good and bad, I don't evaluate, but they will not allow you to take a huge risk to mess around. Even if I come forward, it may not have much effect, and I will not come forward for another thing. Chen Zhiwen said: "Therefore, if you want to do a good job in LCD, or other technologies, then you have to set up your own company, so that you also have absolute management rights, do whatever you want, only in this way, can you succeed." ”
In the original history, Yanjing No. 1 Electronics Factory has lost money for 7 consecutive years, and Yanjing City can't bear it, and in the case that Wang Dongsheng and others are willing to contract, it is basically enough to delegate power, let you toss, anyway, no matter how bad it is, it will not be bad.
But now the first electronics factory is still alive and well, the biggest responsibility of state-owned enterprises is to assume social responsibility, generally speaking, will not do too risky business, especially now there is a profit, all employees and families live and work in peace and contentment, want to pull these people together to toss, there will only be infinite resistance.
Chen Zhiwen did neglect this point when he made direct investment, and after learning more about state-owned enterprises, he gave up his previous concept and hoped that Wang Dongsheng could start his own business.
However, no matter what, it is still necessary to introduce state-owned capital, because BOE wants to develop, then there must be state support behind it, because liquid crystal technology is also blocked by foreign countries, only the country comes forward, it is possible to introduce these technologies, that is, today's Chen Zhiwen, can only play a role in helping in such a thing, and can not be able to call the shots, after all, the beauty of the strong is creative, not technical, many basic technology patents of LCD, although the United States also has, But it is still far from being able to compare with the full commitment of the entire Japan and South Korea at the national level.
There is a specialization in the art industry, and Midea has no way to confront international giants in many fields, and the best plan is to support the investment of enterprises and carry out development, which is the case with TSMC and BOE.
"Mr. Chen, can you support us to come out and start our own business?" Wang Dongsheng thought for a while and asked, this is what he didn't expect before he came today, he originally thought that the most he could do was to allocate resources from the First Electronics Factory, but he didn't expect to start his own business.
"Yes, what resources do you need, make a plan, as long as it is reasonable, then I will invest." Chen Zhiwen said: "This matter is relatively big, you also need to negotiate with your family and your team before deciding, and the relevant plan also requires a lot of time and energy to make a decision, during this time you can also think about what to do, if you need any resources, you can go to the United States to find someone to help, because you are still in public office, and it is not convenient for me to give you funds before you leave your job." ”
"Okay, I'll make a detailed plan." Wang Dongsheng nodded and said.
"That's right, that's it, I'm also more optimistic about the future of the LCD industry, in fact, if it weren't for Hong Kong is not suitable for the development of industry, I would have started to do LCD in Hong Kong ten years ago, the mainland, it can be said that we have a common opportunity, I hope you can succeed, as long as you can make it, my side, there will be no shortage of orders." Chen Zhiwen said again.
Hong Kong industry, for ordinary industries, high artificial high land prices are the biggest problem, but for high-end industries, this is actually not a big problem, because high-end industries have high profits, and they can easily survive in Europe and the United States. The foundation of industry is a large number of engineers, without whom no amount of capital can be tossed ten times.
Therefore, whether it is a low-end industry or a high-end industry, it is not suitable to stay in Hong Kong, even if it is Red Bull, it is just that Chen Zhiwen forcibly left a small part in Hong Kong, which belongs to the personal will of the "investment boss", which is also because there is a large industrial factory near Tin Shui Wai, which can stabilize the economy of the entire town, so that the land with a large area of land can obtain the highest returns.
"I will definitely not disappoint Chen Sheng." Wang Dongsheng replied. Companies that can be personally concerned and invested by Chen Zhiwen can at least get a lot of internal support from Midea in the future, which is rare in the domestic electronics industry.
The LCD industry must rely on domestic development, which is also Chen Zhiwen's early established prediction, in the case of inconvenient personal ends, then the same as chips, the use of investment, to cultivate future giants, while making profits, but also to ensure that their own industry in the future can have a multi-party supply, reduce risks.
However, it is still that sentence, history has changed too much, no one knows whether TSMC and BOE can come to such a successful ending as the original history, therefore, Chen Zhiwen's capital will continue to invest in other people, as long as there is potential, it can be invested, just like ten years later, venture capital invested in the Internet industry, investing in 100 companies, 99 companies lost, but as long as one succeeds, then all the investments will be recovered, and there is a high probability that they can make a profit.
It's just that, in the original history, the rise of BOE, is also close to 30 years later, this is a very long-term investment plan, in the short term, only investment, there will be no obvious return, although it is worth it, but there is no need to pay too much attention, as long as Wang Dongsheng came out to start a business, the feasibility of the plan submitted is OK, then follow the investment yourself.
In China, there are still many projects that can be suitable for precise and rapid investment, such as the most basic infrastructure.
On his fifth day in Yanjing, Chen Zhiwen met with a director of the transportation department at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Yanjing.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel, is a five-star hotel under Hongkong Land, originally, it is only in Hong Kong, Macau two small places have three hotels, when Chen Zhiwen obtained the land, he will prepare to focus on the development of it, and when foreign countries have been everywhere a variety of intercontinental, Hilton chain hotels, to develop in China, is the best choice of Mandarin Oriental, in addition to its own business is not bad, there is also can take advantage of the current opportunity, the formation of several super-large five-star hotels.
Yanjing, Shanghai, Shenhai, Guangdong, Jinling and other nearly 20 cities, have been invested in a hotel located in the center of the city, Chen Zhiwen is currently located in this building, the floor is as high as 66 floors, is the highest hotel building in North China, there are 2 auxiliary buildings around, each with more than 40 floors, and a large area of grassland park, with a total area of up to 160 acres, construction area of up to 320,000 square meters.
"Director Wang, please take a seat." Chen Zhiwen greeted with a smile: "This is a local tea I found in western Guangdong Province, and it tastes very good." ”
"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Director Wang also replied politely, for Chen Zhiwen, the entire domestic high-level is also very friendly, ten years after the reform, people have invested too much in the country, bringing hundreds of direct and indirect employment to the country, as well as a large number of foreign exchange exports every year, these two points alone, can be said to be one of the biggest help of the reform is not an exaggeration.
"Director Wang is here, I don't know what's going on?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"That's right, Mr. Chen, you once proposed to build a highway from Shanghai to Hankou, at that time, the relevant state departments did not have such a plan, so it was not done, and now, because of the economic development along the Yangtze River, the central government decided to build this one, I don't know if Mr. Chen is still interested?" Director Wang asked. (End of chapter)