The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

While Apple was preparing for their new product launch, IBM was also busy.

IBM President Nelson left the Eagle Palace, hurried back to his office, and immediately called Mike, IBM's senior business representative stationed in Julong Capital.

Mike stays near Pangu Science and Technology Industrial Park all year round.

He has been paying close attention to the developments at Pangu Technology for many years and has maintained close contact with the company.

This is all to enable IBM to obtain the fastest technical information about Pangu Technology.

That way, IBM can react faster than its competitors.

Nelson was annoyed.

He asked Mike to do nothing but keep an eye on the situation at Pangu Technology.

However, Mike did not report the news of Pangu Technology's release of smartphones in advance.

What the hell is this guy doing there?

Nelson called Merrick.

Mike was quite proactive. He immediately told Nelson, "Boss, I'm discussing with Pangu Technology about purchasing their core components, and then we can produce smartphones at Giant Eagle."

Nelson was stunned for a moment, and he thought to himself, it seems that Merrick did not do nothing.

"Why didn't you tell me in advance that Pangu Technology would release a disruptive mobile phone product?" Nelson asked loudly.

Pangu Technology had released rumors about this disruptive product in advance.

But Mike still failed to get the accurate information in advance.

No matter how you look at it, this is a dereliction of duty.

"Boss, they have done a good job of keeping the secret."

"The people I have contact with at Pangu Technology don't hold very high positions."

"They all signed confidentiality agreements. Even if they had access to smartphones, they wouldn't dare tell me."

"Because once a leak is discovered, Pangu Technology's punishment is quite severe. They will directly fire the employee."

Nelson snorted coldly and said, "Your explanation is very general!"

"In fact, a few days before the press conference, I think they had already revealed key clues little by little."

"If you are more serious and can integrate those clues together and analyze them, I believe you can get effective intelligence!"

"But you didn't!"

"Merrick! I'm so disappointed in you!"

"But considering that you have been working hard to make amends, I will forgive you temporarily!"

"Just tell me, how did they respond to the cooperation you discussed with them?"

In fact, Nielsen really hopes to reach a cooperation agreement with Pangu Technology as soon as possible.

It would be best if Pangu Technology could cooperate with them and help them develop a private-label smartphone!

IBM no longer has too many extravagant hopes. It just wants to avoid falling too far behind its competitors within Giant Eagle.

After watching the replay of the press conference hosted by Wang Haoran, Nelson broke out in a cold sweat.

Because after watching the press conference, he realized that if smart phones really develop and become popular quickly, they will have a huge impact on the market for computer products.

After all, if everything that can be done with a computer can also be done with a mobile phone, then no one would use a computer.

IBM is now barely surviving on its computer business.

Merrick quickly responded: "Boss, the talks went very smoothly."

"I met Ren Zhengfei, the general manager of Pangu Technology who is in charge of its smartphone business."

"We had a very good talk."

"Ren Zhengfei said he could support us in developing a tailor-made OEM smartphone product."

"Because IBM has always had a pleasant cooperation with them in the past."

"However, Mr. Ren said that if we cooperate with them in the future, we must still follow their company's rules."

“They won’t take dollars anymore.”

“Hopefully we can pay with RMB, gold or precious metals.”

When Nelson heard the latter sentence, he felt a little overwhelmed.

He thought to himself, is the US dollar really going to collapse?

If the US dollar collapses, it will be a disaster for Giant Eagle and all of its companies.

In fact, as a member of a big chaebol and big capital, Nelson had sensed something was wrong a long time ago.

The Great Eagle is in decline.

The Giant Eagle is losing its powerful advantage.

Once the technological advantage is lost.

Then, the advantages in military industry will gradually disappear.

But if the military advantage is gone, how can we maintain our hegemony?
If hegemony is gone, how can the US dollar continue to be the international currency to reap the world's benefits?
If you can no longer reap the world's profits, what will you do with the US dollars that have been issued indiscriminately over the years?
The chaebols are already panicking now.

Several years ago, far-sighted chaebols had already been desperately purchasing physical assets.

Things like mines, land, and oil fields are all in high demand.

For example, the prices of gold and precious metals are also skyrocketing.

Some chaebols have even already begun planning to invest in other parts of the world.

This would reduce the risk of an asset price collapse.

Especially the chaebols who hold large amounts of cash are spending money desperately.

They know that the more cash they have in their hands, the greater the danger.

Ever since Pangu Technology stopped using US dollars for transactions, this news has actually been suppressed by the Giant Eagle authorities.

However, they cannot be suppressed.

Especially now that we have entered the Internet age.

In the Internet age, it is difficult for information to be monopolized by a few media outlets.

What’s more, today, none of the Internet platforms with the most users are in the hands of Giant Eagle?
The news that "Pangu Technology stops using US dollars" went viral on Weibo and other platforms.

This has caused the US dollar exchange rate to collapse in recent days.

As the exchange rate of the US dollar collapses, it becomes increasingly unpopular internationally.

Giant Eagle authorities are also desperately trying to save it.

But it's not of much use.

Nelson shook his head in annoyance.

Seeing that Nelson didn't speak for a long time, Merrick felt a little uneasy.

"Boss, how do you think we should negotiate with the other party?"

Nelson sighed and said, "Now, we need their help."

“So, we have to follow their rules.”

"Then agree to use precious metals for delivery."

"But, tell them that this cooperation can only be carried out quietly and cannot be publicized to the public."

Merrick agreed.

After making this call, Mike took the initiative to call Ren Zhengfei again and asked to meet with him again to discuss cooperation.

After receiving the call from Mike, Ren Zhengfei responded very positively.

Because Wang Haoran once told him: cooperating with opponents and gradually dominating them is always the most correct choice.

The giant eagle now indeed regards the giant dragon as its opponent.

Moreover, it has been very serious in the past few years.

Almost all advanced technology products from Long have been blacklisted.

It hopes to stifle its rivals through market restrictions.

Unfortunately, however, this method is of no use at all.

In the confrontation, the Eagles did not gain any advantage. Now, the Eagles' decline has become more and more obvious.

Ren Zhengfei sees this very clearly.

Ren Zhengfei changed his career in 1983.

At first, his plan to change his career was to go south to Shenzhen Town, where he wanted to start a business close to Hong Kong Island.

His choice was actually influenced by his wife.

Because his wife was already holding a leadership position in Longguo Offshore Oil Corporation at that time.

However, Wang Haoran extended an olive branch to him at this time.

Wang Haoran even flew over to invite Ren Zhengfei personally.

He offered Ren Zhengfei very good conditions.

They were given a big house, a basic salary of 2 yuan per month, and were also responsible for helping to solve the problem of schooling for their children.

After much deliberation and discussion with his wife, Ren Zhengfei finally decided to go to Pangu Technology.

In fact, when he came to Pangu Technology, he was quite conflicted.

He was a little hesitant.

Because Pangu Technology is high-tech.

He doesn't know much about those professional knowledge.

He didn't know what he could do at Pangu Technology.

He also didn't understand why Wang Haoran took a fancy to him.

It was not until Wang Haoran had a deep conversation with him that Ren Zhengfei realized that what Wang Haoran valued was his execution ability and fighting spirit.

Pangu Technology needs talented leaders and good management personnel.

After Ren Zhengfei came to Pangu Technology, he worked very hard.

He studied hard and tried to integrate into the group.

He tried his best to complete the work assigned by Wang Haoran and strived to do it to perfection.

He also often gets the opportunity to meet Wang Haoran.

Wang Haoran would give him some work guidance from time to time.

Ren Zhengfei's growth is rapid.

He grew from a newbie who knew nothing to an expert in management.

This time Pangu Technology is going to launch smartphones, and he has been entrusted with an important task.

The longer Ren Zhengfei stayed at Pangu Technology, the more he felt how huge a driving force technology played in the development of Julong.

In 1983, when he just arrived at Pangu Technology, Eagle was still invincible.

Now, as Pangu Technology, under the leadership of Wang Haoran, has gradually helped the country to make up for its shortcomings and started to strongly lead the global technological development, Eagle's life has become increasingly difficult.

Ren Zhengfei never imagined that the powerful Giant Eagle would one day be in such an embarrassing situation as it is today.

Giant Eagle's large enterprises have to rely on Pangu Technology.

Pangu Technology just made a simple request: stop accepting US dollars when doing business with Giant Eagle, which almost caused the US dollar to collapse.

After Ren Zhengfei talked to Mike on the phone and made an appointment, he picked up a notebook and went to Wang Haoran's office.

He wants to report his work to Wang Haoran.

When he arrived at the door of Wang Haoran's office, he saw several people waiting there.

Wang Haoran is always very busy when he is in the company. There are always many people coming to him to sign and report their work.

However, Ren Zhengfei didn't have to wait too long before he was invited into Wang Haoran's office by the secretary.

"Mr. Ren, please sit down." Wang Haoran smiled and asked Ren Zhengfei to sit down.

Wang Haoran still admires Ren Zhengfei very much.

After coming to Pangu Technology in 1983, it took Ren Zhengfei only a short time to become independent and work very hard. He was also good at boosting team morale and was good at employing and identifying people.

As expected, he was a big shot in the previous life.

Ren Zhengfei thanked him and sat down, and Wang Haoran also sat down on the sofa next to him.

"Mr. Wang, our smartphone production line has basically been arranged and we can start mass production at any time."

"However, I have a question now. Feature phones are not yet completely popular."

"We have invested heavily in feature phone production lines."

"Starting from scratch all of a sudden would be a huge waste of our equipment resources."

Ren Zhengfei said seriously.

Smartphones are great, of course.

However, feature phones have not yet been fully developed, and in remote rural areas, there are still many people who have never used a mobile phone.

Is it really a good idea to suddenly switch to the production of smartphones?

In fact, this is the mark of the times in a person's cognition.

Ren Zhengfei has not experienced any major setbacks in life so far.

Therefore, he fails to realize the importance and necessity of constant self-revolution.

As a manager, of course you have to consider the cost.

Wang Haoran smiled and said: "The reason why we want to launch smart phones is because technology has been pushed to this point by us."

"Thanks to the efforts of our scientific researchers, we have already conquered the chip manufacturing process to 10 nanometers, and our touch technology has also matured."

"At this time, if we don't overturn ourselves, then others will definitely jump out and try to overtake us!"

"According to the intelligence we have received, Giant Eagle Apple has developed a touch-screen smartphone."

“And they’re already preparing to release it first.”

"If they get there first, then they will be the inventors of smartphones!"

"Even if our smartphones are much more popular than theirs in the future, global consumers will still think that we are just latecomers. This will affect the morale of technological development and increase Giant Eagle's influence in the field of technology!"

"So, this must not happen."

Ren Zhengfei nodded and said, "Now that you put it that way, I understand."

"However, I still have a doubt: we have clearly already decided to have a showdown."

"We have already decided to refuse to accept US dollars, so why should we accommodate those giant eagle companies?"

"If we cut off their supply directly, won't they fall into chaos and collapse faster?"

Wang Haoran shook his head and said, "We can't give up the market that is within our reach."

"Since we can use the tactic of opening up supply to curb their development, we must continue to use it."

"If we cut off the supply rudely, they will only be able to concentrate on their own research, and then use the market we gave up to continuously update and iterate, and develop, which is obviously very disadvantageous to us."

"So, we have to occupy the market if it needs to be."

"IBM asked us to help them quickly develop a customized smart machine model, and we had to meet that requirement."

"Let them defeat Apple and kill Apple!"

"This means we have killed the spark of Giant Eagle's internal research!"

"Apple has invested a lot in the R&D of its own smartphones!"

"They have invested more than a billion dollars over the years, right?"

"It is in our interest to let their research go to waste and be abandoned by the market and consumers!"

"This is also a wake-up call to other Giant Eagle technology companies, telling them that self-development will not lead to any future and will only make them lose all their money!"

"Anyway, this is good for us, haha!"

“If there are benefits, why not do it?”

Ren Zhengfei suddenly realized.

He thought to himself, I am still a little shallow. (End of this chapter)