Reborn Tycoon Rise

"What Xu Sheng said is too alarmist. The current growth rate of industrial output in Hong Kong is not lower than the global average, but last year's growth rate was as high as 12%. This data is second to none in the world." MacLehose shook his head. said.

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "In terms of data, this is indeed true, but this is only the overall data. If you analyze it carefully, you will find that Xiangjiang's electronics industry has developed extremely rapidly in recent years, and the scale of exports has almost doubled.

Xiangjiang's current industrial products are mainly exported, among which the five most important pillar industries are electronics, clothing, textiles, toys and plastics industries.

Except for the electronics industry, the other four industries are actually in a state of decline in export volume, just because the decline is not as large as the increase in the electronics industry. Therefore, if you only look at the overall data, the total industrial output value is still on the rise, but in fact, Many small factories have been beaten by the housing prices in Xiangjiang and have moved to the mainland and some Southeast Asian countries. "

MacLehose said: "Sheng Xu, although I am not a businessman or an expert in economics, industrial transfer seems to be a normal phenomenon. This phenomenon has happened in Britain, Germany, the United States, including Japan 20 years ago. When the economy develops to a certain extent, low-value industries will be transferred to developing countries.

Industries such as clothing and textiles are already sunset industries in developed countries. In the past, Hong Kong could take over these industries, but now that the economy has developed, it should be normal for these labor-intensive industries to leave!

Midea Electronics has also provided a large number of jobs for the people of Xiangjiang over the years, and the electronics industry is also a key development area in Western developed countries. Isn't it the same reason that Xiangjiang is now implementing industrial upgrading? "

"There is nothing wrong with industrial upgrading, but I don't think Xiangjiang's current situation can successfully take this step." Xu Zhi said: "If it fails, a large number of factories in other industries will move away, but the electronics industry has not developed successfully. , then the hundreds of thousands of workers currently working in factories will be unemployed. Hong Kong as a whole may be able to develop other industries, such as real estate and finance, to make up for this loss, but for these hundreds of thousands of worker families, they will fall into poverty. the edge of."

"Xu Sheng, your Midea Electronics company is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. How could you conclude that Hong Kong cannot develop the electronics industry?" MacLehose asked curiously.

Xu Zhi said: "Midea's headquarters is in Xiangjiang, but it does not mean that Xiangjiang can develop the electronics industry.

The electronics industry consists of two branches. The first is the simplest assembly factory, including various TVs, monitors, personal computers, game consoles, radios, etc. Although this industry belongs to the electronics industry, it is not high-tech. The textile and clothing industry, like the textile and garment manufacturing industry, is a human resource-intensive industry and is extremely sensitive to labor costs in the location of the factory.

At present, the entire electronics industry in Xiangjiang is actually dominated by this type of extensive assembly, including a large number of downstream companies that serve Midea and have also taken production orders from Midea.

However, according to our company's supplier management data, many foundries have moved their factories to the mainland or other Southeast Asian countries in order to reduce costs. Labor costs in these areas are extremely low, and Xiangjiang's competitiveness in this area has become increasingly weaker.

It's just that because Midea Electronics' overseas orders have shown explosive growth, the foundries in Xiangjiang can still obtain a large number of orders. However, the international market is also limited. As long as it stabilizes, our company will definitely focus on managing suppliers. The cost of one piece, by then, according to the laws of the market, Xiangjiang will naturally not be the best electronics production base. This will not be Midea's decision, but the choice of all suppliers. "

"What Xu Sheng said makes sense, but the rapid rise in per capita income is a natural choice of the market. It is impossible for the government to forcibly intervene in the market." MacLehose shook his head and said.

"Of course." Xu Zhi said with a smile. The fundamental reason for the increase in per capita income is the substantial increase in housing prices, which inversely stimulates the increase in per capita income. However, the increase is not as high as the former, but it is a fatal blow to the industrial system. .

Xu Zhi continued: "Some industrial upgrades in developed countries are mainly based on the electronics industry, but they will not be the lowest-level assembly foundry industries, but cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing, electronic terminal product development, and information transmission. Technology etc.

Midea is also interested in entering these industries, and is also willing to place its R\u0026D department and even these production plants in Xiangjiang. However, there is a big problem that we cannot solve. "

"What's the problem?" MacLehose asked curiously.

"Talent!" Xu Zhi said: "The development of these core technologies requires a large number of talents, and the production of these products also requires corresponding senior engineers. If the local people in Xiangjiang cannot provide large quantities of talents in this field, then everything is just empty talk. .”

"What does Xu Sheng mean?" Mai Lihao nodded and asked. Naturally, he knew that Xu Zhi had said so much to him just to pave the way for one thing.

"I hope to establish a new department within the Hong Kong Institute of Technology to specialize in high-tech research in the electronics industry." Xu Zhi put forward his own suggestion.

Xiangjiang Polytechnic was first established as a higher technical college in 1937. After decades of development, it was changed to Xiangjiang Polytechnic in 1972.

Due to the needs of Hong Kong's own economic development, the main departments of the Polytechnic are mainly business, architecture, and design. Over the years, the local technical staff recruited by Midea Company have mainly studied abroad. For example, CEO He Guoyuan also studied abroad. Yuwanwan.

"Add a department!" MacLehose did not answer directly, but began to ponder.

Xu Zhi continued: "Since Xiangjiang wants to upgrade its industry, education must keep up. Midea was founded in Xiangjiang, so it is rooted here, but local universities and colleges do not have large electronics departments. This leaves us with The company has caused great trouble, and in order to develop, we have to place a large number of research institutions in European and American countries."

In the early days of the development of Midea Electronics, Xu Zhi relied on cheating and got a good start in the gaming field. However, with the development of these years, relying on cheating alone is no longer enough.

For a game, Xu Zhi can provide creativity, but to run it perfectly on an arcade or home console requires the cooperation of a team, and in a few years, with the improvement of hardware levels and the increasing taste of customers, It will only force the game to perform a lot of visual processing, which requires a large number of electronic professionals.

Not to mention that in other fields, Xu Zhi, the founder of many companies, has a blind eye. The bigger the company develops, the smaller his personal power becomes. Similar to giant companies such as IBM, HP, Motorola, and Texas Instruments, no one It is supported by several technologies or ideas.

Just like Apple in later generations, although the original idea of ​​the iPhone came from Steve Jobs, the foundation of the iOS system is the technical accumulation of tens of thousands of Apple engineers over decades.

Therefore, it is very important for Xiangjiang to be able to provide a steady stream of technical personnel. .