Chapter 596: Strong sense of immersion
The host Bai didn't care at all about his colleagues gossiping in front of him, and even acted quite disdainful.
It takes ability to lick someone's ass. What's wrong with being appreciated for your ability?
The reason they don't like me is simply because they are jealous of my talent. They are a bunch of clowns who are not worthy of being on the stage. When I become successful one day, won't they all come to curry favor with me and lick my boots?
While thinking about the small theater, reporter Bai Da walked towards the bicycle shed. When he reached the place where he had parked before and saw that there was nothing in front of him, he came to his senses and asked angrily in a low voice with a sad face: "Where is my bike? Where is my big Forever brand bike!"
A cold wind blew, and the only stubborn yellow leaf on a nearby tree was blown down, swirling and dancing in front of the white reporter.
"A-choo..."
Reporter Bai sneezed, shivered all over, and couldn't help but wrap his suit tightly around him.
"I should have worn an extra fleece sweater underneath."
The cold wind was howling, and he was destined to walk home tonight.
On the plane back to Baiyun City, Lu Yiming told Li Yiwen about his encounter with Nan Cunhui.
Li Yiwen was troubled by Lu Yiming's habit of making promises to others. "Are you so optimistic about Chint Electronics? There seem to be many manufacturers in China that do this, and the market is even more mixed. Are you sure Nan Cunhui can stand out from them?"
Lu Yiming did not respond directly to Li Yiwen's words. Instead, he sipped the fragrant tea in the cup and asked slowly, "Aren't you paying attention to the current changes in the world economic situation?"
Li Yiwen asked: "Which aspect do you mean?"
Lu Yiming said: "Of course it is the electronics industry."
Li Yiwen shook his head in bewilderment and said, "I really haven't paid much attention to this."
In this regard, Lu Yiming did not mean to blame or despise Li Yiwen. After all, Li Yiwen had too many things to do. The financial audit alone took up a lot of his time. Therefore, he naturally had no time to understand the development of various industries. Those were the jobs that his investment analysts needed to do.
"The global electronics industry originated in the United States. With the rise of the personal computer industry, it accelerated its development through the island countries, and then gradually formed a global division of labor through South Korea and Taiwan. You should know this, right?"
Li Yiwen naturally knew about these major events, so he nodded.
Lu Yiming continued, "The first transfer took place in the twenty years after 1970, when the electronics industry moved from the United States to the island nation. Soon, the electronics companies in the island nation shared technology with each other, developed in a collaborative way with complementary advantages, and formed a group of 11 major electronics companies to rise. Relying on the integrated business model of 'semiconductors + components + complete machines', the island nation's electronic products successfully swept the world, thus creating well-known companies such as SOMY, Toshiba, and Hitachi."
Li Yiwen was naturally well-known for the names of these Japanese companies, but he only knew that the island country's electronic products were very advanced and its companies were very powerful, but he didn't know the reason.
It was not until Lu Yiming gave him a high-level analysis of the causes and consequences that he was finally able to see the full picture.
Lu Yiming added: "The first transfer has ended, but the second transfer is happening now. According to my estimate, it will last about ten years. In the current electronics industry, the 'OEM + design' model of separating software and hardware is emerging. Semiconductor manufacturing has moved from the United States and the island countries to Taiwan and South Korea, and OEM and parts have moved to Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and other places. This transfer will bring about the rise of a large number of companies such as TSMC, UMC, HTC, ACER, ASUS, Compal, Quanta, as well as Samsung, LG, and Hynix from South Korea."
Li Yiwen felt strange and asked, "Why are they so scattered this time?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Thanks to America's great virtue, the island country originally controlled the entire semiconductor industry chain, and thus became a major concern for America. So after defeating the island country, America learned its lesson and dismembered the island country's semiconductor industry, and then tore it into pieces, so that it would be easier to control."
"So that's how it is."
Li Yiwen suddenly realized, and then asked in confusion: "But what does this have to do with Xiaguo? You didn't mention Xiaguo here."
Lu Yiming smiled even more happily: "If there is a first time, there will be a second time, and if there is a second time, there will naturally be a third time. East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia have all gone through a circle, and this time it is our Xia country's turn. Our Xia country has a large population and a high rate of basic education. For world capital, it is a natural sweatshop. So if there is another industrial transfer, Xia country will definitely be the one to take over."
"The third industrial transfer?"
Li Yiwen was shocked: "That means it will be at least ten years later, right? You can even calculate that?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Those who don't plan for eternity are not qualified to plan for the present. We should start preparing now for things that will happen ten years from now. And people like Nan Cunhui have already started to act. If not, how can they be competent for the great task?"
Many people don’t understand that this world is cruel and that free lunch will never come.
Even if a pie really falls, you have to be able to catch it.
Not everyone is qualified to take over a high-tech field like the electronics industry. Insufficient education, an imperfect industrial chain, or even an unstable domestic situation will lead to direct elimination if any of these factors are not met.
If Xiaguo wants to develop into the world's largest consumer electronics manufacturing and consumption center, three years are particularly critical.
First, in 1978, the reform and opening up marked the beginning of the transformation of the electronics industry model from "military-oriented" to "military-civilian integration".
Second, in 1985, the global electronics industry began to see innovations in its division of labor structure, and the division of labor in the design and manufacturing of electronic products began to move toward globalization.
Third, in 2009, the global feature phone market experienced negative growth for the first time, Nokia’s mobile phone market share peaked and then fell, and the era of smart phones officially arrived.
This is why, in the original historical trajectory, Xiaguo began to truly undertake the transformation of global manufacturing. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the personal computer industry moving towards the smartphone industry, mobile phone brands from mainland Xiaguo began to enter the world stage, gradually forming a situation where several major brands such as Huami, OV stood side by side.
Lu Yiming’s goal at this time is to prepare for the arrival of the third industrial transfer in advance so that Xia State can gain greater advantages.
After learning about Lu Yiming's grand blueprint, Li Yiwen finally understood Future Capital's previous layout on chips. He suddenly realized, "No wonder you invested 10 billion in the semiconductor industry before. It turns out that you were waiting for someone to take over."
Although this sounds a bit strange, it is true.
Lu Yiming said confidently: "America is now disarming itself and hollowing out its industry. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If I don't seize it, wouldn't it be a pity?"
Li Yiwen was puzzled: "You mean, the hollowing out of the American industry is a bad move? But isn't this the core theory of trade globalization? Global division of labor and cooperation, and the United States has mastered the upstream of the industrial chain. It does the least work and makes the most money. It's a good deal no matter how you look at it."
Lu Yiming shook his head and said, "High pay and low work, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world? The most direct result of industrial hollowing out is the disappearance of a large number of technical jobs, especially engineers of all kinds. They not only master production technology, but are also the backbone of the middle class. A country will have big problems if it loses its middle class."
When Lu Yiming returned to Baiyun City, it was already January 18, 2001. February 5 was the Spring Festival.
These days, the festive atmosphere is still very strong, especially in Guangdong Province, a place that attaches great importance to New Year customs.
The streets are decorated with pots of flowers, and the flower shops are crowded with customers. The flower markets in squares everywhere are also crowded with people. In places like Huang Feihong's hometown, there are also beautiful lion dance performances, which are very lively.
During lunch, Lu Ding asked Lu Yiming, "Do you want to go back to your hometown to celebrate the New Year this year?"
Lu Yiming knew that it was Lu Ding who wanted to go back, so he said obediently: "Yes, we haven't been home for the New Year for several years, right? If there is nothing else this year, I also want to go back to my hometown to have some fun."
Lu Yiming's hometown is located in the southwest of the Pearl River Delta.
In recent years, Lu Ding's business has been going from bad to worse. Later, he followed Lu Yiming's advice and laid off a group of people who were drawing salaries without doing any work. These people were quite resentful and at first they even called to scold Lu Ding, which led to some tension in family relations. So in the past few years, Lu Ding and his family have not returned to their hometown for the New Year.
In the time and space before his rebirth, in Lu Yiming's memory, Lu Ding's business venture failed and he died of depression. Lu Yiming could be said to be living on the streets and never returned to his hometown.
Now, Lu Yiming has risen strongly and become the richest man in Xia Country. When Lu Ding proposes to go back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year, there is also some meaning of "returning home in glory" in it.
The reason why they asked about Lu Yiming's thoughts was, of course, because now Lu Yiming had become the main force. When the factory fired the employees with connections, they learned that it was Lu Yiming's idea and scolded him. Now they wanted Lu Yiming to go back and show them that the original decision was correct.
After packing up everything, on the day before the Chinese New Year, Zhao Tiezhu drove his newly bought Rolls-Royce Silver Angel and took Lu Yiming and his family of three back home.
What’s even more amazing is that Lu Yiming specially found a large truck and filled it with fireworks and firecrackers.
Before my rebirth, fireworks were banned long ago. Now that I have money to buy fireworks and there are no policy restrictions, of course I want to have fun with them.
After a few hours, Lu Yiming and his friends returned to their hometown. The development here was extremely backward, and returning here even gave Lu Yiming a feeling of returning to the past dynasty. The buildings on both sides of the street were simply "antique and fragrant".
Lu Yiming said: "It's like this place and Baiyun City are in a different time and space."
Lu Ding sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do. The geographical environment here is not good. Compared to political centers like Baiyun City or coastal port cities like Pengcheng, our development is indeed lagging behind."
Soon, the Rolls-Royce Silver Angel entered the village.
This kind of luxury car has an amazing attribute, that is, even if a person knows nothing about cars and does not recognize any brand, but by looking at the shape and aura, he will know that this car must not be cheap.
As soon as it entered the village, the Rolls-Royce attracted the attention of the villagers. After all, a few more motorcycles in the village would cause a sensation. Now there was a big truck following the Rolls-Royce, so it was hard not to attract attention.
There was an old farmer sitting on a ridge beside the road, smoking a pipe with a hoe at his feet, obviously taking a break from work. When he heard the sound of the car, he turned his head to look, with a surprised expression on his face.
Lu Ding rolled down the window and greeted the old farmer with a smile on his face: "Uncle Wu, are you plowing the soil?"
The old farmer's eyes widened and he asked, "Lu Ding?"
Lu Ding got out of the car and jumped directly onto the ridge of the field. He took out a pack of Double Happiness cigarettes, opened the package in front of the old farmer, handed one to him, and said, "Come on, Uncle Wu, take this one from me, Big Daxi."
The old farmer opened his mouth in shock, and the cigarette in his mouth fell to the ground. Then he took the cigarette from Lu Ding's hand as if it were a treasure.
Daguoxi is the best among the Shuangxi cigarettes. It is not available in most small shops. The old farmer has only seen it in tobacco and alcohol stores when he went to the city to buy seeds and fertilizers. It costs one hundred yuan a pack, which is unaffordable for him.
Lu Ding naturally took out his newly bought Zippo windproof lighter and lit it directly in front of the old farmer.
The old farmer held Shuangxi in his mouth, leaned over to light it, took a deep sip, and immediately raised his head slightly, closed his eyes, and his whole body seemed to have become three taels lighter.
Then, he exhaled a puff of green smoke and said repeatedly: "This is a good cigarette, it's comfortable to smoke."
Lu Ding happily stuffed the whole pack of cigarettes into the old farmer's hand, and said with a smile: "It's good to smoke, right? Here, take this pack."
The old farmer took the cigarette from Lu Ding's hand with trembling hands, as if receiving an imperial decree, and asked, "You don't smoke?"
Lu Ding smiled and said, "You can smoke, I have plenty."
Lu Ding jumped into the car and set off again. Every time he met someone, he would get out to give cigarettes or high-end candies.
By the time they got to the old house, almost everyone in the village knew that the family had returned. After setting off several large firecrackers, which made the ground in the yard red, the surrounding area was already full of villagers.
Everyone looked at the black Rolls-Royce with confusion and shock in their eyes.
Someone saw the angel logo on the front of the car and touched it out of curiosity. As a result, the angel logo instantly retracted into the car, which scared him.
“This car moves on its own!”
An uncle in a down jacket said, "Lu Ding, you haven't come back to celebrate the New Year in several years, right?"
Lu Ding smiled and said, "Village Chief, we haven't been back for the New Year for a few years, so we came back this year to take a look."
He pulled Lu Yiming over and said, "Call me village chief quickly. You should call me grandpa. Village chief, Lu Yiming just won the honorary title of the top ten young people in the country. This title is awarded to ten people every year in the country."
The village chief exclaimed, "Only ten in the whole country? Oh, that's incredible."
Just as Lu Yiming was about to speak, Lu Ding said, "What's that? My son is now the richest young man in the mainland."
A villager asked, "How rich?"
Lu Ding was stumped by this question, not knowing how to describe it to make these people understand. After all, they definitely had no idea of how many billions of assets it was.
"Let me tell you this, my son can use his money to buy our county town directly."
Now everyone has an idea.
"Buy the county? Is that so exaggerated?"
"Do you know how big the county town is? Houses in the county town are very expensive."
While they were amazed, many people simply did not believe it because in their opinion, this was not something that one person could do.
Although he knew that Lu Ding said this on purpose, Lu Yiming still couldn't stand it - not to mention Lu Yiming, even Ning Xuehua felt it was outrageous and quickly shouted: "Old Lu, why don't you come in and clean up?"
In the crowd, a woman wearing flowery clothes, holding a copper pipe in her hand, and with a big black mole on the corner of her mouth stood out. She circled around Lu Yiming three times, looked him up and down, and exclaimed in amazement: "This is Yiming, right? You've grown up so big without me noticing? Do you still remember me? I held you in my arms when you were a child."
Lu Yiming still had some impression of this Third Aunt, so he quickly said, "Hello, Third Aunt."
The third aunt grinned, revealing a mouthful of teeth blackened by cheap tobacco, and said, "Do you have a partner?"
This third aunt has no other skills except matchmaking, regardless of whether the other person agrees or not. She can be as mean as her mouth can be, and she is famous for that in the surrounding area.
Lu Yiming didn't want to deal with this kind of person too much, so he said, "I already have one."
The third aunt asked, "Where are you from?"
Lu Yiming said helplessly: "A beautiful girl in the city."
The third aunt's face suddenly changed, with a look of disgust and reproach on her face, and she said in a sarcastic tone: "Hey, you silly boy, how can you find a beautiful girl in the city? I tell you, people outside are all mean, and this girl is probably attracted by your money. The third aunt is an experienced person, listen to the third aunt's advice, how about I find you a good marriage?"
Lu Yiming said with some disgust: "No need, just make your own decision on marriage."
Third Aunt sneered, her voice tone raised three degrees: "Silly child, what are you talking about? Have you heard of parents' orders and matchmaker's words? Young people have no social experience, what will they look for? I have a relative's child, who is about the same age as you, and seems to be three years older than you? Let me tell you, a woman who is three years older than you will bring you gold bricks. My relative's child..."
