Reinventing the Millennium

The intensive interviews from the media were not off-putting.

No matter what Mr. Fang and Mr. Ni want to do, Changhong will always have to accept it this time.

BOE and the LCD Alliance signed a letter of intent involving technology, funding, cooperation, etc., but Panasonic is still trying to do some recovery work.

But no matter how Miyamoto Makoto and Morishita Yoichi expressed their opinions, Fang Zhuo no longer saw them.

The reason is very legitimate. After all, this is a matter between BOE and the TV Alliance. He has no direct interests. He is at most a business consultant. If you want to turn things around, you can't find a consultant. Then you have to go to BOE's real owner Wang Dongsheng. .

The last thing Fang Zhuo did before leaving Beijing was to privately make a request with the TV Six to hold two or three more industry conferences this year, which may also involve some industry commendations.

Like, the best manager in television?

For example, Outstanding Corporate Leader of the Year?

And so on.

These are of course not official, but they will rely on industry associations, and at least they will make people awe-inspiring when they hear them.

Fang Zhuo communicated with the leaders of TCL, Hisense and other companies one by one.

Li Dongsheng was probably the most astute. He agreed first, and then said bluntly: "Mr. Fang, you are going to work with Mr. Ni to push Mr. Zhang."

Fang Zhuo only smiled, neither admitting nor denying.

As for other people, they may also be able to see some of this meaning. Perhaps they feel that Mr. Fang wants to gain another reputation for the older Mr. Ni.

All in all, following the media interviews, arrangements during the year will be followed up one after another, including strong cooperation between Tesco and Meiling in online channels. .

According to Ni Runfeng's idea, he plans to make some rotation adjustments between the different managements of Changhong and Meiling in the near future and give Zhang Xuebin a position in Changhong. However, Fang Zhuo feels that there is no need to be so hasty and can wait patiently.

There will be changes in the TV industry. It will take time to open up the key upstream links of the domestic industry chain and gain production capacity before we can see the far-reaching impact. The development of channels will soon subvert the industry to a certain extent.

This does not refer to the B2C that Tesco is trying to do online. It refers to the channel changes initiated by home appliance chain stores such as Gome and Suning.

Fang Zhuo hopes that Zhang Xuebin can show his talents in such a wave. After all, you have to have something in your stomach to secure your position.

Sohu returned the Rolls-Royce, and took the opportunity to inspect Sina's booming new game business. "World of Warcraft" was not unexpectedly successful again, but it is regrettable that the dubbing easter eggs in the game have not been discovered by players. .

On May 27, Fang Zhuo and his assistant boarded a flight to Luzhou.

This trip is to inspect the officially mass-produced ice cores. By the way, I will communicate with the leaders of Luzhou about some public opinions that will emerge in the future. Because it concerns other capital shareholders of ice cores, important leaders should give it a try first. It's better to avoid any other troubles.

"Mr. Fang, you have to give me the right words, don't be false."

There are some changes in Luzhou this year. Sun Ruolong will lead the city's development in the next few years. Today he met Mr. Fang in person.

At the same time, considering a little unhappiness around the Spring Festival, he only had the opportunity to inspect the mass-produced ice cores today.

Sun Ruolong had no grudges in his heart. When he received the news that the ice core was officially mass-produced, he did not let the publicity department carry out publicity. Everything was based on the needs of the company, but he was a little worried about what would happen to the project.

Fang Zhuo made two phone calls in total, and they had a private chat about the next development of Bingxin.

At this moment, he and the leader were standing on Yuhu Road where the ice core was, having the final communication before flying to Shanghai.

Never be stingy when it comes to guarantees.

"No, absolutely not. No matter what I say, I can't be stabbed in the back by people from my hometown." Fang Zhuo was extremely serious.

Sun Ruolong could only ask this question because it was a private communication.

He smiled: "Since I heard about the ice core project, I have never doubted Mr. Fang's affection for our hometown. As for this matter, it involves business and financing. Mr. Fang, you are the most professional."

“I, the province, the city, and Luzhou SDIC all stand in the same position as Bingxin.”

Sun Ruolong also stated again that Luzhou State Investment Corporation is a legal shareholder of Bingxin.

Fang Zhuo once again expressed his gratitude and talked about Bingxin's goals for this year. The first is to increase production capacity, and the second is to enter a higher process. The latter may also be next year's goal.

"Mr. Fang, it's so easy to meet you." Sun Ruolong was very talkative, "Then I will help ask about investment promotion in our city. Is there any hope for BOE's plasma production line?"

Fang Zhuo was a little surprised. He had come to Luzhou from the capital, and the news there thought it was plasma.

He couldn't help but laugh: "BOE is developing a 6th-generation LCD line. It has already signed letters of intent with Samsung, LG and other companies. According to the plan, we should be able to reach implementation cooperation within this year at the latest."

Sun Ruolong suspected that he heard wrongly.

Otherwise, I had read the information summary of this project before coming here. It was obviously the first line of news coming from the capital. BOE and Panasonic were negotiating. Moreover, another good thing was that Changhong also announced the patent. Make a big difference.

Now, the person involved has personally told me that the project is fundamentally wrong?

Sun Ruolong was briefly surprised and then asked why.

Fang Zhuo had nothing to say when he arrived at the meeting. He pondered for a while and briefly described what happened - the dilemma of the domestic TV industry, BOE's technological independence, foreign pursuit and interception, the confrontation between the two camps of plasma and LCD, and the situation under competition and cooperation. The trade-off game and the latest phased results.

He is a master who has practiced hard and has gradually become better without PPT than with PPT. His words are both concise and full of ups and downs.

In addition to not mentioning Zhang Xuebin's arrangement, Bingxin also mentioned Bingxin's investment in Morningstar Semiconductor.

Even though Sun Ruolong's status was unusual, I couldn't help but feel a little excited when I heard the description of the party involved and the trader among the traders. This was no longer a dispute over a project, but a dispute over a key link in the industrial chain.

Moreover, he could hear some factors that Mr. Fang had not mentioned in a vague way.

"To do business, you really need professionals." Sun Ruolong said with emotion.

"It cannot be separated from the support of the leadership." Fang Zhuo said with a smile, "This is not a mere talk. I would have to say this in any other place. For example, BOE's 5th generation line that has just started mass production, part of the funding is a reflection of this. "

He continued: "This is quite crucial, otherwise it will be difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice."

Sun Ruolong nodded slightly: "All factors must be taken into consideration. If there is anything that needs cooperation, Mr. Fang, you can boldly bring it up. Whether it is feasible or not, just tell us and we can study it."

The leader doesn't talk about things, but... there is really nothing needed for a while. Yike's mobile phone project takes time, the development of Bingxin takes time, and Tesco B2C also takes time.

It's not that Fang Zhuo isn't bold, it's that he really has nothing to mention.

He thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, I don't treat Luzhou as an outsider."

"Yes." Sun Ruolong nodded with a smile, "The leader also said this to me. I don't treat Mr. Fang as an outsider. Otherwise, I will not be able to save my face and find Mr. Fang's working capital."

Fang Zhuo was fascinated by the down-to-earth leader in front of him, and at the end, he gave himself a nod.

That money, because it is cyclical, is currently placed on Bingxin’s second round of financing.

Fang Zhuo did not mention this incident and maintained his dignity as the richest man.

Sun Ruolong put things aside and spent half a day in the morning communicating with Mr. Fang, from inspecting the ice core to having a heart-to-heart talk with the jade pot, and finally gave him a ride to the airport himself.

Fang Zhuo's schedule was basically full from Beijing to Luzhou and then to Shanghai.

Yike needs to change its research-centered functions in Shanghai. There is still room for improvement in the software and hardware of music players, which corresponds to the rising demand in the global market. However, the top priority is to allocate the company's research and development energy for mobile phone projects.

Yu Hong, who returned to Shanghai from New York this time, was responsible for part of this matter. Yike's marketing center and R\u0026D center need further clarification.

At the end of May, Fang Zhuo, who was idle almost all day and night, once again took a passenger plane to rush to his team's last away game in the Western Conference Finals.

There are three assistants and one vice president.

Yu Hong also flew to New York together.

"Let's transfer back to China. The company is on the right track. It's relatively stable at this stage." Fang Zhuo leaned on his seat and mentioned the old saying again.

"Is Mr. Fang going to reduce his power? While the company is further clarifying the growth of the domestic market and increasing domestic research and development, it is also going to attack the vice president in charge of the market? You are chilling the old subordinates." Yu Hong smiled. road.

Fang Zhuo pondered: "There has to be a choice."

"Then how about I take the money and go back to China to work on an Android mobile phone project?" Yu Hong raised her eyebrows, "I can return to China and take care of my career at the same time, and no longer work as a wage earner for Mr. Fang."

Fang Zhuo looked at Xiao Yu's half-smiling expression and said nothing.

The smile on Yu Hong's face gradually disappeared.

Fang Zhuo was silent for a while: "I have to say, I have never considered such a possibility."

Yu Hong said lightly: "Then you think about it now."

Fang Zhuo thought for a moment and asked, "Are you really not going to watch the tiebreaker between the Rockets and the Spurs with me? It's very exciting."

Yu Hong refused again: "I won't go."

"The best position in the first row, immersive, advance or go home, see who will face the Pistons in the Eastern Conference in the finals." Fang Zhuo said a little exaggeratedly, "Xiao Yu, are you mistaken? You also said that you like basketball games, so you let go of such an opportunity?"

"I think you should take Weiwei with you." Yu Hong looked away.

This time when I returned to China, in addition to meeting my family, my parents, and my younger brother, I also naturally met Su Wei, who was transferred to the e-commerce business.

all is well.

However, the idea of ​​"Maybe I can try to start a business back home" suddenly occurred to me.

Yu Hong's thoughts didn't take shape, they just floated back and forth.

It is not difficult to choose a startup project, and there is no rush at all. You can even take a good rest for a while and then see how smart phones develop.

"She doesn't like basketball." Fang Zhuo replied with a smile.

"As long as she likes you." Yu Hong replied.

Fang Zhuo regretted opening such a topic. After being quiet for a few seconds, he said, "Then just watch the team and me on TV. I have confidence in them."

Yu Hong smiled: "I have the same view on this."

There was no clear answer to the topic between the two.

But this has not hindered their communication with the market. As of May this year, the sales of Yike players have been more than four times that of last year, which is an astonishing explosion.

It is precisely because of this that Yike has more confidence to recruit troops and promote the company's mobile phone project.

Unlike Yu Hong, who has never heard about Apple's involvement in mobile phones, because Yike is involved in investing in Android, news about the company's new projects has made it into the pages of many financial media.

At present, the market does not show a clear inclination towards Yike's entry into the fiercely competitive mobile phone market. It cannot take advantage of such a mature market, but it is also happy with the rapid growth of music players.

…

On June 4, the SBC Center, the home stadium of the Spurs in San Antonio, USA.

Today is the last game of the NBA Western Conference Finals, also commonly known as the tiebreaker.

In the first six games, the Rockets lost the first game, won the second game, and then lost two games in a row.

Just when the outside world generally believed that the Spurs had a chance to win, coach Nelson boldly changed tactics. In the fifth game, Nash was used as the main attack, and in the sixth game, he switched from offense to defense. He tenaciously won two games in a row and dragged the series into a tiebreaker.

Win to advance, lose to go home.

In addition, the winning and losing points in the previous six games have always been within 10 points.

So, there's nothing more exciting than game moments like this.

Perhaps it was so crucial that Rockets owner Fang Zhuo, who had not appeared since the first round of the game, appeared in the audience.

Live cameras captured the appearance of the Eastern boss, and he was shown on the big screen wearing a cowboy hat.

From last year to this year, Dongfang boss has never dressed up like this, which can't help but cause the game commentators to ridicule him.

"This exciting tie-break is something Fang Zhuo has never experienced before. Perhaps he wore the hat just because he didn't want us to see his excited expression."

"I thought we could interview him at halftime."

The game in the United States is in the evening, while in China, CCTV will broadcast it live at noon.

Many viewers have seen the image of the Rockets boss. Needless to say, domestic fans are always very familiar with him, and American viewers are no strangers either. They could hear the arrogance of this Oriental boss last year and this year.

The seventh game has been very anxious since the first quarter. The previous six games have exhausted the tactics and know each other well. Now there is only fierce collision and competition of wills.

Until the halftime break, the scores between the two sides were always inextricable, and the Spurs temporarily had a 1-point lead.

Fang Zhuo actually accepted an interview in the midfield and answered his curiosity.

"I wear a hat because I want to be polite."

His answer was puzzling.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Spurs, led by Duncan and Bowen, maintained their tenacious defense this season, but the Rockets always had someone to step up and score points. With teammates like Nash and Carter, Yao Ming had much more room to display. It is also harder to be targeted.

The outcome of the game was not announced until the last minute.

The Spurs' Ginobili made a mistake in moving the ball in a wide range, Nash stole the ball, and Carter counterattacked.

Counterattack misses!

Yao Ming takes the board!

Score the ball!

Nash's three-pointer!

As the audience burst into exclamations, Fang Zhuo, who was in the first row, stood up, faced the SBC Center and the audience watching the live broadcast, and took off his hat in greeting.

It was a courtesy he liked.