Volume 5: The Age of Storms Chapter 0619 The Road Ahead is Difficult
Zhongguancun, Huayi Company.
Ni Guangnan walked into the institute from his office and asked the researchers to stop their work.
"Comrades, Manager Hui Zesang just called me. Let me repeat it to you, 'Boss Ni, a few days have passed. Add ten thousand to the end of the number to show how much Huayi has spent. How many more days and tens of thousands more will it take for me to hear good news?'
I told him that if he gave him another 100 days, Huayi’s first switch product would be launched.
We must successfully develop the switch within 100 days. Comrades, we have spent too long. I know that everyone has worked very hard in the past few days and no one has slacked off.
However, it has been too long. After the Common Prosperity Association gave us funds, it never asked about Huayi's affairs. Today is the first time that Manager Hui Zesang called me. I didn’t react just now, but now I think of it. Today is the 365th day since Huayi was officially established. It’s been a year, comrades.
Please, everyone, please work harder and don’t let Manager Hui Zesang down. We can only meet one such good investor in our lifetime, and there won’t be another one.”
After Ni Guangnan finished speaking, he bowed to the researchers.
"Mr. Ni, we will definitely redouble our efforts, we definitely will," said a researcher.
As soon as one person finished speaking, the others followed suit.
"Thank you, please everyone."
Amid the noisy assurances, oaths and declarations, Ni Guangnan bowed to everyone again.
"Old Ni, is Manager Hui putting pressure on you?"
"Manager Hui did not put any pressure on me. The research and development of programmable switches was not his requirement, but my own choice. Whether it is the Huayi system or the Huayi chip, there will be no return in the short term."
Ni Guangnan turned to look at Huang Jinyi, "Expert Huang, although Manager Hui gave us Huayi five years, he is not the boss or shareholder. He needs to be responsible to the shareholders. We at Huayi must make some achievements as soon as possible so that Manager Hui can give an explanation to the shareholders.
Although the salary is not as high as that in Western countries, it is already ridiculously high in China. This salary was also set by Manager Hui, so he must be under a lot of pressure. "
"Yes, the salary is very high, very high, very high, so high that I can't even imagine it. 6,000 a month, I've been receiving it for 16 months, almost 100,000 yuan, but I haven't made any contribution to the company." Huang Jinyi shook her head and said.
"How can you say no? You have almost completed the first step of large-scale integrated circuits. As long as you continue your research, I believe you will be able to produce a finished product in no time."
"What I have done is nothing." Huang Jinyi turned and pointed to the bookshelf on the left side of the institute, "The most advanced research materials and books in the world."
Then he turned to the right and said, "Integrated circuits, there are both civilian and military ones. The company must have paid a lot to be able to buy military ones."
Huang Jinyi turned around again, facing the back, and pointed to the safe deepest in the institute. "79 key and core patents, all of which are money. The company must have paid a lot."
"A lot, a lot. According to Manager Hui, half of my life is gone, and the remaining half of my life is starting to be spent." Ni Guangnan said with a smile.
When Hui Zesang said that his life was worth tens of billions, Ni Guangnan did not feel that this was an insult, but instead thought that it was the highest compliment.
"Old Ni, let's work hard together."
"Work together, keep in mind the rejuvenation of China, and strive for every penny of profit!"
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On the 29th, Nan Yi went to the airport to pick someone up.
When he just arrived at the airport, a plane bound for the Kingdom of Qin had just taken off. On the plane sat a young man with a full beard. This man was good at putting his arm around the shoulders and mediating fights. In the near future, he would put his arm around the shoulders of the two horses and say to them earnestly, "Little Ma, Little Ma, you two should give big brother some face and stop making trouble."
While Nan Yi was leaning against the car and reading a newspaper, another young man walked towards the departure lounge under the protection of his classmates. The moment he stepped into the departure lounge, he turned around and said to his classmates with great emotion: "Don't be discouraged, my success can be replicated."
At National Tsing Hua University, a young man from the Department of Physics clenched his fist, raised his hand high, and shouted: "USA, I'm Coming!"
This young man has done in-depth research on physics, especially sleep science. In the future, he will invent the four-hour sleep method.
After reading half a newspaper, Nan Yi saw that it was almost time and walked towards the exit.
As soon as he stood at the exit, he saw a sparse group of people coming out. After a while, the person Nan Yi was waiting for also came out.
Xian Xiuyun separated herself from the crowd, walked up to Nan Yi and said, "Brother."
"Well, let's go. I'll take you to the hotel first so you can get over the jet lag. We can talk tomorrow."
"I slept well on the plane. I'm not sleepy now."
"You should have a good rest first. We'll have plenty of time to chat on the train tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, brother."
On the train, Xian Xiuyun connected a pair of speakers to the Sony D-50 portable CD player, pressed the OPEN button, put in a CD, and lightly touched the triangle lying on its side. The song "We've Come So Far" by the Haiyuan Team instantly floated into Nan Yi's ears.
"The cosmos flowers blooming beside the railway crossing swayed in the wind. Freight trains sped past and disappeared in the sunset. When I was fourteen, I always put my ear to the cold railroad tracks..."
"Can you buy Hai Aid CDs in New York?"
"I bought it when I was in transit in Tokyo. This song was playing in the store at that time," said Xian Xiuyun.
“Oh, it’s been out for seven years, and it’s still being promoted by video store owners.”
Nan Yi looked out the window and his eyes became blurred.
After four and a half minutes, the song ended, and Nan Yi recovered from his trance. His eyes shifted to Xian Xiuyun's face, "Did you think about what you should do on the way back?"
Xian Xiuyun lightly touched the square button on the CD player, then took out a can of coffee from her bag, opened it and took a big sip.
"Addicted?"
Less than an hour after getting on the train, Xian Xiuyun was already drinking her second can of coffee.
"I often stay up late, and I drink this to refresh myself. It tasted bitter at first, but later I got used to it." As she said this, Xian Xiuyun took another sip.
"Hard work always pays off. I've never asked you if you've ever been discriminated against in New York."
"Fortunately, the white people I met were very friendly..." Xian Xiuyun paused and continued, "At least on the surface, they were friendly. Attacking others based on skin color is a manifestation of one's own incompetence. My classmates and colleagues are still quite good."
"Well, start talking when you're ready."
Xian Xiuyun put down the coffee can, tried her luck, and said, "Brother, I plan to completely change the previous model. I will no longer follow the trend, but create the trend. I plan to let Wenchang Clothing focus on creating the Paris brand. Moreover, I plan to give up men's clothing and only make women's clothing."
"What about the location?"
“Light luxury.”
"Redesign?"
"Yes."
"This road is difficult to take. In the short term, Wenchang Clothing's revenue will plummet, and it may even have negative profits . You may not be able to realize your plan before you are driven out of the village. Have you thought about all this?" Nan Yi said lightly.
"I have thought that building a brand is something that Wenchang clothing must do. Without a brand, the clothing will have no added value, and the village can only earn the difference in labor from making fabrics to making clothing.
Now, the competition is not fierce, so the labor price difference is relatively large. When more companies enter the clothing industry, the price of clothing will be slowly drained away, and the profit margin of clothing will become lower and lower.
If Wenchang Clothing wants to develop in the long run, it can only rely on exploiting the labor value of the village, which runs counter to your vision of Wenchangwei's common prosperity."
"You're right. The profits in the clothing industry will indeed decrease day by day, but it will take a long time before the profits become useless. Why don't you think about eating up this profit and completing your idea of building a brand?"
Xian Xiuyun smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, I don't have as much prestige as you. You can stop Wenchang Clothing from taking action, but I can't. I can only influence people subtly and slowly let them accept my ideas and move forward according to my ideas."
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense. I forgot to think from your perspective, but are you ready to bear the consequences if you fail? Wenchang Clothing has made an average of 17 million yuan in profits each year over the past few years, and that's even though the village committee has hidden part of the profits in Xiangkeng."
"Brother, if I fail, will you give me a second chance?" Xian Xiuyun looked at Nan Yi expectantly.
"Not necessarily. We need to analyze the specific situation. However, I promise that I will not let you go hungry." Nan Yi stroked Xian Xiuyun's head and said, "I discovered you and decided to train you. Now I am the one who brought you back to take on the important task. As long as there is no strategic or principled mistake, I will not give up on you."
"Um."
Xian Xiuyun nodded slightly and rubbed her head slowly in Nan Yi's palm.
Although Nan Yi felt that it was a bit too aggressive to focus on building the brand right now, he could still let Xian Xiuyun give it a try. Nan Yi was very knowledgeable when it came to clothing. The strategies he had proposed in the past were not only applicable to the clothing industry, but could also be applied to other industries.
During the wild period, he was able to keep Wenchang Clothing alive with his novel strategies, but in the reshuffle period, his strategies were no longer effective.
Nan Yi's aesthetic taste for clothing is very niche and alternative, completely different from that of most people. He cannot make an accurate judgment on whether a clothing style will be a hot-selling one. He lacks sensitivity to clothing, which is a fatal flaw for a leader of a clothing company.
Therefore, in the specific management, whether it is the swallowtail butterfly of the Nan family or the Wenchang clothing of Wenchangwei, Nan Yi rarely makes his own voice. Just rely on the memory in your mind to shape yourself into a god-like golden body, and don't show your weakness in other things.
If you don't understand a few technical terms, it will be difficult to pretend and it will affect your reputation.
When the train arrived in Shencun, Nan Yi did not go back to Wenchangwei with Xian Xiuyun, but got into Chen Yuxiu's car and went directly to Donghu Liyuan.
"Is there any news about Mingdi?" Nan Yi asked as he got into the car.
Chen Yuxiu replied: "No news yet. Long-distance calls to Laos are not working. It is inconvenient to deliver messages through Lu State."
"Well, let me know as soon as you have any news."
"clear."
Nan Yi asked again: "Has the Electronics Group been established?"
"It is already in preparation and will be officially established next month."
"The wind is blowing?"
"Not yet, but there are rumors that the electronic companies under the city and the Ministry of Electronics Industry will be integrated first, and the electronic companies under other departments will be absorbed in the second step. Private enterprises will be put in the third step, and their say may be very limited."
"I have never expected to have a say. The department is organizing the integration, and it is a pipe dream for a small individual to have a say. One company will be selected to continue to operate independently and the customers I introduced will be transferred there. The other four companies will wait to be merged."
"Hey, we've bought both the FC and NES. The factory technicians have already taken them apart and looked at them. The others are not difficult to copy, but the chip is a bit troublesome. It uses Ricoh's 6502, and we may not be able to buy it."
"There are many junk chips on the market that can be replaced. Don't consider Japanese companies. Once Nintendo makes a move, the supply will most likely be cut off. Even if it is not cut off, it is easy to be ripped off. Many companies can produce chips with the performance of 6502. There is a company called Star Electronics in South Korea. Send them a price inquiry letter and see how others respond."
“No one in the factory speaks Korean.”
"Go to the Foreign Affairs Office to find a solution. Remember to notify me if you get a reply." Nan Yi's eyes flickered and he said, "Oh, Motorola should have an office in Guangzhou. Find the phone number and call them. Their ZB series can also be used as a substitute."
"Okay." Chen Yuxiu responded and said, "By the way, I have received the things you asked for. They are in the trunk."
"oh."
After a while, Chen Yuxiu parked the car at the gate of Donghu Liyuan.
After getting out of the car, he opened the trunk and took out two large bags. "Leopard 2, A4, F-type anti-aircraft gun vehicle, and a total of 7 sports cars. The Grasshopper series released last year, a complete set, three of each, and a mini 4WD. These things are really not cheap. The total cost is more than one million."
"Oh, give me one set of each, and take the other two sets back to the factory to play with them slowly. After a month, tell me what you find."
"I'm not a child...are we going to do this?" Chen Yuxiu suddenly came to his senses.
Nan Yi did not answer, but said: "Go buy a few more tin frogs and hold a small-scale frog jumping competition in the factory. It will also take a month... It may not be convenient to call, so write me a report of your experience. It must be well-illustrated, with pictures and text, and the truth must be revealed."
Nan Yi said as he picked and chose from the bag. He only picked out one set of different styles.
After choosing, he asked Chen Yuxiu, "Where's the lucky money?"
"etc."
Chen Yuxiu returned to the driver's seat, rummaged around, and took out two thick red paper packages. "As you said, these are all new money from the bank, one thousand yuan each."
"The money will be deducted from my salary. Please pick me up at Zhuyuan Hotel at 7:30 tomorrow." Nan Yi said, and walked into the community with his things.
