Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Bao Shaofu came to Japan to form a strategic advisory team, and he already had his eye on someone. It's just that this person is not easy to deal with, so it's better to be prepared.

Kazuo Inamori was born in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan on January 21, 1932. He graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of Kagoshima University. He founded Kyoto Ceramics Co., Ltd. at the age of 27, and founded Second Telecom at the age of 52. Both companies entered the Fortune Global 500 during his lifetime, and both businesses grew at an astonishing pace.

Inamori Kazuo's interpretation covers personality such as life attitude, philosophy, thought, ethics and other factors. It is a pity that after the war in Japan, the trend was to choose smart and eloquent people as leaders, ignoring moral norms and ethical standards, resulting in frequent scandals in the political and business circles.

He suggested that the selection criteria for leaders should be that virtue should be higher than talent, that is, those who are superior to others should put personality first, courage second, and ability third. He pointed out that love is the torch that ignites passion for work. No matter what the job is, as long as you go all out to do it, you will have a great sense of accomplishment and self-confidence, and you will be motivated to challenge the next goal. Successful people are often those who are addicted to what they do.

Although Kazuo Inamori owns his own company, his focus is no longer on Kyocera at this time. For him, Kyocera has no challenges. He wants to pursue greater goals and meet new challenges.

Kazuo Inamori felt baffled by Bao Zixuan's request to visit. Although both companies are industrial companies, they did not have much interaction with Heiyun Group before. Most Japanese factories conduct business through traders, and factories basically do not sell directly to customers.

However, they still welcome customers who want to visit the factory. After all, this is also a means of promoting the company and a guarantee of customer confidence.

Kazuo Inamori still knew Bao Zixuan very well, after all, this young man was so famous. It’s so big that you may not know who the Governor of Xiangjiang is, but you must know that there is a Baozi Xuan in Xiangjiang. Kazuo Inamori is also very interested in a legend that can take other entrepreneurs decades or even hundreds of years to complete in just a few years. Today is just an opportunity to have a good exchange.

Inamori received Bao Zixuan and his party at Kyocera headquarters. After all, he is still the company's director.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "I've heard of your name for a long time, so please forgive me for taking the liberty of coming here."

Visitors are guests. This is a common saying in the world, and Japan is no exception. What's more, where are Bao Zixuan's achievements and his identity as chairman of Heiyun Group? Even Kazuo Inamori, one of Japan's four major business sages, dare not say that he is more talented than Bao Zixuan.

Now Japan's four major business sages are here, and Inamori Kazuo is not as legendary as later generations. After all, the other three are not weak persimmons, and may even be stronger in the eyes of the Japanese.

Heiyun Group has long left Sony and Panasonic behind, so in terms of corporate management, it is a more legendary existence than the four major business saints. At least many people in the world think that Bao Zixuan is superior to Inamori Kazuo in business management. It is estimated that even the old man himself thinks so.

But you know best how much you have, not to mention compared with the four great business saints in Japan, even an ordinary excellent manager will be better than him in managing a company.

This time I came here to ask Kazuo Inamori to serve as the strategic consultant of Heiyun Group. I mainly wanted the old man to give me some advice on corporate management. At present, the entire Heiyun Group seems to have a lot of talents, but strategic decision-making talents are still lacking. It would be more appropriate to say that there are no talents.

Inamori Kazuo smiled and said: "What are you talking about Bao Sang? You are a guest that many companies want to invite but can't invite. Why bother?"

"This is your first time coming to Kyocera. As a top expert in industry, you can give us some valuable advice. I have studied your Industry 4.0 paper repeatedly. It is very constructive and forward-looking. It is definitely the future industry. The vane of development is truly formidable.”

Bao Zixuan didn't expect that Inamori Kazuo would mention the Industry 4.0 paper. He really hadn't thought about it before. However, if you analyze it carefully, you will find that it is reasonable for the old man to have such an idea. You must know that he graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of Kagoshima University and is also a man of science and engineering. It's just because the name of the Saint of Management is so loud that people ignore his major.

Bao Zixuan: "I didn't expect Mr. Daomori to be so interested. If you are interested, you can go to the Xiangjiang Heiyun headquarters for guidance. Yulin Institute of Technology has researchers who specialize in Industry 4.0 topics. They have also set up an industrial laboratory in the laboratory. Model."

Industry 4.0 has been researched on related topics by major universities around the world, as the proposer of the theory. Bao Zixuan will definitely not miss this opportunity, especially since there are many scholars who want to study it.

Kazuo Inamori didn't quite understand why Bao Zixuan came over. At first, he thought he wanted to acquire Kyocera. Now it seems that they don't have this intention, and I really can't understand it.

It wasn't until Bao Zixuan said that he wanted to invite him to Yulin Institute of Technology that he immediately understood what this boy meant.

Kazuo Inamori: "I have been to mainland China and Xiangjiang. I just didn't stay in Xiangjiang for a long time, and that was a few years ago. I heard that Xiangjiang has developed rapidly in recent years, especially the strength of Heiyun Group I have made rapid progress since my rise. I will definitely go and try it out if I have the opportunity; I am very curious about the development of Heiyun Group and the teaching philosophy of Yulin Institute of Technology, and I would like to experience it myself."

Kazuo Inamori made his first visit to China in 1975. Since then, he has traveled to China several times and established a profound friendship with this beautiful country. In the symposium held for the sake of China-Japan friendship, Inamori introduced Kyocera's efforts to develop new energy sources for the future - solar cells, and expressed his intention to donate a set of "solar power generation equipment produced by Kyocera" to China. ".

This is also the reason why Bao Zixuan came to invite Inamori Kazuo. He is the only one of the four business saints who is sincere to China. At least no one found any clues. It is not easy or even impossible to pretend for such a long time.

Bao Zixuan: "The main purpose of coming here this time is to invite Mr. Daosheng to come to Xiangjiang and serve as the strategic advisor of Heiyun Group."

I didn't expect that this kid's goal was really me. It seemed that my previous guess was correct. In fact, Bao Zixuan's words made many people feel incredible. How can I say that Inamori Kazuo is also the founder and director of a large company; now he actually lets people work part-time, isn't this insulting!

Kazuo Inamori was not angry at all, because since Bao Zixuan could say it, he must have thought about it very clearly. With his status, it is impossible to do anything without preparation. So he said with a smile: "Bao Sang is joking. Anyway, I am still a president. I have no idea of ​​working in other companies yet, so I can only say sorry."

Rejection is normal and expected.

Bao Zixuan: "Mr. Inamori still doesn't understand what I mean. You are going to be a strategic consultant, not working for me at all."

"You only need to go to Xiangjiang once every quarter, and it only takes a week at a time. Just look at the loopholes in the management of Heiyun Group and the unreasonable things in its strategic planning."

"It's like a vacation. Unless there are special circumstances. Otherwise, I will never come to disturb you. Please rest assured."

It's pretty much the same thing after hearing this, but it's not that simple to work as a strategic consultant for Heiyun Group. According to Kazuo Inamori, no one can predict how large the Heiyun Group will develop in the future. According to the current development trajectory, there must be a giant.

Kazuo Inamori: "First of all, I would like to thank Baosang for trusting me. However, my energy is limited, so it is better not to delay the development of your company."

If ordinary people said that their energy was limited, Bao Zixuan would still believe it. This old man is already able to start over at the age of 80. He is not a person who cares about age, nor is he a person who lacks energy.

Bao Zixuan: "If Mr. Daosheng feels that the time is too long, it can be changed to half a year. In other words, you can go to Xiangjiang every six months to see where the Heiyun Group is unreasonable and give you suggestions."

"I know that talking about money is an insult to you, but at present this is the best unit to measure value. Every time you go to Xiangjiang, Heiyun Group will pay you 10 million US dollars as remuneration for your services."

You don't have to do anything for a year, just go to Hong Kong twice and you can get 20 million US dollars. What kind of operation is this is really hard to understand.

Even so, Inamori Kazuo did not agree immediately, but agreed that he would go to Xiangjiang for inspection in the near future. After seeing the company's operating status being determined, everyone's jaw dropped.