Chapter 561: Trade, Industry and Technology? That's bullshit
After all, we are all college students, and we have long passed the age of first love, and we know a lot about love. When Qi Xuecheng said this, several roommates immediately laughed meaningfully and looked at Yu Jiayi with teasing eyes.
"What's the saying? When there's work, the secretary does it, when there's nothing to do... You're about the same age as Lu Yiming, and you have to be by his side all the time. I tell you, you have a great chance."
"That's right. As long as you can get close to the richest man, you will be able to eat and drink delicious food and live the life of a rich lady from now on."
"I remember that Mr. Lu has an old manor house in Zhonghai, but you can still experience the old Zhonghai style from decades ago."
Facing the teasing of the crowd, Yu Jiayi curled her lips and retorted unhappily: "Stop talking, Mr. Lu has a girlfriend, okay? That Shi Qingxue from the College of Arts, they are childhood sweethearts. And Shi Qingxue is very beautiful, many boys say she is the school belle, the popularity is very high. Mr. Lu, the richest man, is not blind, he has such a top beauty, how can he have thoughts about other people?"
"You don't know this, do you? Have you ever heard that domestic flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers?"
"A wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a secret lover, and a secret lover is not as good as not being able to steal."
Yu Jiayi blushed a little after hearing what they said, and said with a stern expression: "Where did you learn all this nonsense? Think about what to eat tonight, I'll treat you. But I can't afford the expensive ones, I have to wait until I get paid."
On the other hand, after finishing the interview, Lu Yiming just came out of the cafe and took out his mobile phone to call Shi Qingxue: "Okay, the problem is solved. Sister Yu is now an employee of Future Capital. She will be my legal secretary for the time being. I will take her with me when I need to sign a contract. What do you think of this arrangement?"
After hearing this, Shi Qingxue's eyes narrowed with a smile and she said, "I knew you were the best, mua..."
Lu Yiming teased, "For such a big event, how come there is only one flying kiss? Isn't this too insincere?"
"Then, come back..."
Lu Yiming's heart warmed when he heard this, and he said, "Right away!"
More than ten minutes later, Lu Yiming returned to the villa. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Shi Qingxue with a shy face, half exposed shoulders, leaning on a large leather sofa. Her legs in black stockings seemed endless and tempting to explore.
"How is it? Is your sincerity enough?"
Lu Yiming swallowed his saliva and said in a hoarse voice: "You are playing with fire..."
After hearing this, Shi Qingxue smiled, took a blanket and hugged herself, saying, "Then I won't play anymore."
Lu Yiming pounced on him without saying a word.
In the evening, Lu Yiming put his arm around Shi Qingxue's shoulders, and the two of them sat on the sofa with their heads close together, watching the sports channel.
The sports news is being broadcast on TV, it's very lively.
It was the Sydney Olympics at that time. The athletes from the Xia country who competed in Australia achieved great results, winning 28 gold medals, 16 silver medals, and 15 bronze medals, ranking third in both the total number of gold medals and the total number of medals.
The Olympics and the World Cup are probably the two most watched sporting events in the world. Now is the Olympic period, and any news related to the Olympics is highly discussed.
Lu Yiming had given the order early in the morning that Quwen must keep a close eye on the Olympics and report any movement as soon as possible.
Because the interesting news platform reacts the fastest, the topic is also the hottest. By the time Sohu and NetEase reacted, a lot of public attention was attracted to the interesting news.
Just two days after the news was released, Cao Guowei excitedly went to Lu Yiming to share the good news: "Mr. Lu, the data these two days is really explosive. I didn't expect the Olympics to be so popular, especially the news about Wang Liping. There are so many people discussing it. Fortunately, you reacted quickly, otherwise we wouldn't be able to benefit from this wave of traffic."
Lu Yiming said to Cao Guowei: "We need to put more effort into news in the future. We should send reporters abroad if necessary. If that doesn't work, we can just buy news directly. In short, we must be faster than other colleagues. We need to train a group of investigative reporters who belong to us and we only provide the truth."
Cao Guowei was taking notes seriously. He naturally did not dare to neglect the opinions of the big boss Lu Yiming. Moreover, facts had proved that Lu Yiming was not giving orders blindly.
"Okay, Mr. Lu, I'll write it down and I'll definitely do as you say."
In the era when Lu Yiming lived, some TV programs that originally existed to tell the truth had begun to be used in various ways, which opened Lu Yiming's eyes.
Then all kinds of "technology and hard work" came out, and that sensational Xin Fei, Lu Yiming really felt that shooting him eight times was a light sentence. Using his ignorance to challenge the bottom line of cognition made Lu Yiming realize that there are still so many illiterate people in the country.
So, now that Lu Yiming has this opportunity, he wants to train his own reporters and focus on news.
After the call, Lu Yiming shouted, "Xiaoxue, let's go. We have classes in the afternoon."
"Okay, okay, here I come."
After a few minutes, Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue left the Lu family garden and took a bus to school for class.
At the school gate, as soon as the two got off the car, a group of reporters rushed out from nowhere and surrounded them.
"Mr. Lu, I heard that you now have more than 20 billion in cash and are planning to build the tallest building in Baiyun City. Are you planning to enter the real estate industry?"
Obviously, the news of Lu Yiming's investment in building a building has already reached China Overseas.
Calculating the time, the land use rights in Baiyun should have been approved, and the 20 billion cash transferred back to the country is even more eye-catching, and it is difficult to keep it secret.
Facing the media reporters' pursuit and interception, Lu Yiming, who was used to all kinds of big scenes, was not panicked at this time. He said calmly: "Building a building is a need for the company's development. The focus of future capital investment is shifting to the domestic market, so before that, we need a headquarters building. This is reasonable, right?"
The reporters were instantly stunned. How could this be reasonable? They just said they would build a hundred floors. It was even crazier than the Giant Building. Which company would build its headquarters building like this?
But he is the richest man after all, he has money and can do whatever he wants, so everyone can only understand.
Then Lu Yiming continued, "Actually, I am not very interested in real estate. For me, a house is for living, which is the only attribute of a house. If a house deviates from this attribute, it would be a hooligan. So, the money in my hand, in addition to building an office building, has other uses, and I will not invest too much in the real estate sector."
Lu Yiming's definition of a house was deeply recognized by the reporters present.
"Well said!"
"House prices in some places are getting higher and higher, and some people are still reselling their houses. This is obviously treating houses as commodities and speculating on them."
“People who speculate in real estate should die.”
Of course, some people also focus on the latter sentence.
"Mr. Lu, what are the remaining funds for?"
"Mr. Lu has started a new business? Can you tell us about it?"
Lu Yiming was also trying to use the media to promote it, so he immediately said: "If our country's economy wants to develop and our nation wants to achieve great rejuvenation, we need real high technology."
This statement is so great and righteous that it deserves the approval of every person with a positive outlook. A reporter jokingly asked: "High-tech, Mr. Lu, are you planning to build a rocket?"
At the turn of the century, Xia's aerospace technology attracted more and more attention. Just half a year ago, on November 20, 1999, Shenzhou 1 was launched into space, officially starting the preparations for manned space flight. For the first time, the people of Xia looked up at the starry sky.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "There's no rush to build rockets, just take your time. Come to think of it, I do want to go to Mars. But right now, I think we should develop the chip industry first. I plan to use this money for this."
"chip?"
“Developing domestic chips?”
"Mr. Lu, are you serious?"
The reporters were just as excited as when Lu Yiming mentioned his idea of building a rocket. It was true that these days, making chips was much more difficult than making rockets.
At least Xia’s satellite had already been launched into space, but there was still no sign of the chip.
Just as there is the precedent of Brother Zhu in building a building, there is also a dispute over the route in making chips.
In 1991, a "black storm" swept across Europe and the United States in the computer industry. Hundreds of computer manufacturers either closed down or suffered losses. Even the industry leader IBM was not immune. In the end, it laid off 40,000 people to barely maintain a profit margin of less than 1%. The president of Compaq was also forced to resign because of a 70% drop in stock prices.
At the same time, the Xia government was taking drastic measures to dismantle trade barriers in the computer industry. After the door was opened, Chinese and foreign computer manufacturers began to compete head-on. Soon, domestic computer companies, including L Company, found that they had been drawn into a new competitive landscape that they were unfamiliar with and unable to grasp.
On February 14, 1994, L Company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. At that time, its sales had surpassed its competitors such as Great Wall, Founder, Inspur, and Solitung, making it the largest computer company in Xia Country.
In the same year, Mr. Yang was appointed as the general manager of the company. Under his leadership, the computer sales of L Company ranked among the top three in the Chinese market that year. Mr. Yang was therefore hailed as a "sales wizard" and "technological star".
In the same year, Mr. Ni’s technical route was rejected by L Company. The company completely abandoned technological research and development and took the path of trade, industry and technology . Everything was done to sell computers, and any technical solutions were obtained from "friendly competitors".
When Lu Yiming mentioned chips, everyone thought of the battle between the two lines of "trade, industry and technology" and "technology, industry and trade" in Xiaguo enterprises in 1994. In the end, "trade, industry and technology" took the leading position, and L Company made a lot of money by selling computers. So the whole industry and society took this path, and everyone said "it's better to buy than to make".
"So, you are openly opposing Mr. Liu's trade, industry and technology strategy?"
Lu Yiming had always looked down on Boss Liu, and immediately said contemptuously: "L Company has made a lot of money since its development, but I would like to ask where are the 'industry' and 'technology'? Do they have any core technologies to show for it? Didn't they agree on trade, industry and technology? How come only trade is left now? Aren't they breaking their original promise? I don't think highly of such a company that doesn't keep its word."
The reporters were just there to watch the fun and add fuel to the fire, but they didn't expect Lu Yiming to not only pick up the conversation but also openly mock L Company. The reporters were immediately delighted and were already drafting the headlines for tomorrow's news in their minds.
“Lu’s richest man blasts L Company: Where is the industry and technology?”
“Lu’s richest man enters the chip industry: Even if it costs money, he will create a domestic chip industry”
Various eye-catching headlines appeared in the newspapers and soon sparked heated discussions.
For a time, various media followed up with reports, and all sectors of society responded enthusiastically.
Many domestic business and industrial circles are now dominated by comprador mentality, believing that it is better to buy than to make, and that making money is the most important thing.
There is no doubt that Lu Yiming's words hit all of them with one blow, especially the Qinshan Society behind the Liu family. They seemed to have been stepped on, and they started to criticize Lu Yiming crazily.
After all, the Boss Liu that Lu Yiming criticized was their leader.
At the headquarters of L Company, Boss Liu held a press conference in response to Lu Yiming's remarks.
In the audience, the reporter asked, "Boss Liu, recently Mr. Lu blasted L Company. What do you think about this?"
Boss Liu was annoyed in his heart, but he pretended to be calm and said, "We have our own development strategy and pace. It is not the turn of outsiders to dictate our decisions."
Another reporter asked, "Mr. Lu is determined to invest 10 billion to build a domestic chip industry. You, Mr. Liu, strongly opposed it back then. What about you now?"
Boss Liu immediately said righteously: "I still oppose it now."
After the press conference, Boss Liu met with Lu Zhiqiang, who was also a member of the Qinshan Club. When talking about this matter, he couldn't help but curse: "Why is Lu Yiming crazy? I didn't offend him, why did he suddenly point the spearhead at me?"
Lu Zhiqiang pondered for a moment and asked, “Could it be because Jianlai Technology was suppressed by your L company?”
It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned this. Once he did, Boss Liu was furious again and shouted, "It was obviously his Jianlai Technology that stole my business. Do you think I can't fight back? What's the logic? Do you really think you can do whatever you want just because you're the richest man?"
As Boss Liu's follower, Lu Zhiqiang had to share his worries, so he said, "Boss Liu, please be patient. I'll ask Lao Duan and Lao Guo. I heard that they both know Lu Yiming and can talk to him. Maybe there is some misunderstanding here."
