Reborn Tycoon Rise

Time passed very quickly, and soon it entered 1981, and Midea Company also held a summary meeting for the previous year.

"Xu Sheng, this is our personal computer sales in the United States in the last two months of last year." He Guoyuan reported the data he had just calculated.

"3,852 Honor computers and 16,000 C64s, these numbers are pretty good!" Xu Zhi said with a happy smile.

Although personal computers in this era have developed rapidly, they are still in their early days after all. Coupled with the high price, even in Europe and the United States, the proportion of households that can afford computers is not very large. For example, Apple has just been listed on NASDAQ in the United States. , the average sales volume in a month is only more than 20,000 units.

Midea entered the personal computer field for the first time, taking a high-end and low-end route in parallel, and the market response was pretty good.

He Guoyuan said: "The C64 computer has a particularly high sales volume because of its low price. The Honor computer is relatively expensive and has attracted a lot of people with its several highly playable games. In addition, the Wubi input method has also been used for our Computers provide a lot of markets.”

In the Mainland, copyright has no meaning, but it is different in the United States. The Honor computer with Wubi input method attracted the attention of many Chinese as soon as it was released. Although there are not many Chinese groups in the United States, there are also many rich people. These People provided enough funds for the sales of Glory.

"Okay, we have taken the first step in the computer field, but it is very difficult to achieve the same results as in games, especially when there were Apple and HP in the past, and then there were large companies like IBM and TI. Technically speaking, we are inferior. It’s far away, but we can still compete in terms of creativity and service.” Xu Zhi concluded: “Although electronic products are technically important, they still serve people no matter what. The route we want to take is to rely on some creativity to open the market first and gain profits. , and then use profits to invest in technology.”

He Guoyuan said: "Yes, our Honor computer became an instant success this time, largely due to games and Wubi input method, but this method can only be effective in the early stage. Xu Sheng and I are very optimistic about personal computers. In the future, I hope everyone can make further efforts.”

Xu Zhi waved his hand and said: "Taking advantage of this opportunity, I decided to integrate several businesses of Midea. In the future, Midea will be divided into four independent business departments:

The first is the game business, including arcades, game consoles and cassettes, and Gameboy series.

The second is the personal computer hardware and software department.

The third is the semiconductor manufacturing and liquid crystal manufacturing sectors.

The fourth is the home appliances department, including the acquired RCA TV business. "

General Electric Company reached a series of understanding agreements with the Gulf government a month ago. The Gulf government announced the arrest of 16 Americans who had participated in and planned the sewage discharge incident. The other nearly 200 people were all acquitted and returned to the United States. In exchange, the RCA factory in Taoyuan City has also begun to officially move out. The production lines and other equipment will be shipped to Xiangjiang Port. Hutchison Whampoa has specially arranged two large warehouses to wait for receipt.

On the other hand, Midea has reached a series of cooperation plans with General Electric in the United States. The entire RCA TV business unit was sold to Midea for US$450 million, including a total of 10,700 employees in sales, after-sales, customer service, and R\u0026D across the United States. , Midea's acquisition immediately raised its TV business to the top ten in the world. At the same time, it also successfully entered the market of radios, tape recorders, records (just hardware, not a record publishing business), and high-end audio equipment.

"Then will our home appliance business headquarters move to the United States in the future?" The question was asked by Cao Lizhong, who is currently the person in charge of the company's home appliance business.

Xu Zhi shook his head and said: "No, the RCA brand still exists and will be placed in the United States. This is the condition for the U.S. Department of Commerce to agree to our acquisition. Their own business is still handled by the original people, but we will be responsible for the future production business. , at the same time, the color picture tube technology will be opened up to our Chinese engineers, and the entire sales channel will be opened up to our Midea brand."

"Where should we place the production? It is no longer possible in Wanwan. Should we put it in Xiangjiang?" Cao Lizhong asked.

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "In the future, I plan to place the production of RCA and Midea TVs in Shenhai City, which can significantly reduce production costs. In a few days, I will go north to the mainland, and I will discuss this matter with the mainland executives. , you also need to make preparations now, I will talk about the big aspects, and you will be responsible for the other details."

"Place it in Shenhai City?" Cao Lizhong thought for a moment and said, "The labor in Shenhai City is indeed much cheaper, but this is different from the electric fan business. The number of direct employees involved may be as many as 20,000 to 30,000. Not long after the establishment of Shenhai City, the industrial Although it has a certain scale, it may not be able to meet our requirements in terms of surrounding facilities.”

Xu Zhi nodded in appreciation and said: "Yes, I thought of this problem immediately. Don't worry about this. Shenhai City's industrial capacity may be insufficient, but it is definitely not a problem for the entire Guangdong Province or the entire mainland. I know it well."

"This internal adjustment within the company only involves personnel and financial independence. In the future, each of the major branches will be responsible for themselves, and the company's framework will not change." He Guoyuan then added.

The financial independence of each major department is equivalent to a new company, which also facilitates better management in the future.

Xu Zhi continued: "When we acquired RCA's TV business, we also acquired its LCD business unit, and I also reacquired Corning's LCD factory in Xiangjiang. Next, I want to expand the LCD business on a large scale, Mr. Zhang , please be prepared in this regard and try to cultivate enough operators and technical reserves!"

Zhang Zhongmou asked in confusion: "The current output of the Tin Shui Wai factory is enough to support Gameboy. How much more output does Mr. Xu need to expand?"

"10 times! This is just the planned number." Xu Zhi said with a smile.

"So many?" Zhang Zhongmou was stunned and asked, "Are we preparing to enter the LCD market?"

Xu Zhi sneered: "Of course, the more LCDs are produced, the lower the cost. Little Japan raised prices some time ago, which gives us some profit margins. Xiangjiang is the world's largest LCD watch OEM site, and the demand for LCDs here is It’s very big. Japan is cheap with so many dollars every year, so why not let us earn it?

However, this expansion must be done step by step. In the next few years, I want Midea to become one of the largest LCD production companies in the world. "

The total scale of the LCD industry in this era is not large. Investing tens of millions of dollars in capital is enough to become one of the world's major manufacturers. Only through continuous production, investment, and research and development can we gain a foothold in this industry. Otherwise, when foreign investment technology continuously upgrades in the future, I can no longer keep up with my predecessor.