The relationship between Huawei and Hong Kong is like an old father and his independent son who has left home.
The old father felt sorry for his son. Not only did he give him money, but he also handed over the agency rights for some high-end equipment, so that the business would not have to be started from scratch.
But there is one thing: under no circumstances can you compete with your old father in the same industry, let alone join forces with outsiders to shake the foundation of Huawei's business.
However, Li Yinan, who was regarded as "Ren Zhengfei's godson", did it all, stabbing him in the back.
Not satisfied with the territory given by Ren Zhengfei at all, he launched an army to rebel and conquer. Not only did he seize business and business, he also cooperated with capital, obtained large sums of financing, and poached people with high salaries overtly and covertly.
In the 21st century, what is the most expensive? Talent!
Having core talents means stealing Huawei's core technology and business secrets.
As a result, in just three or four years, in the field of broadband IP products, the sales ratio of Harbor and Huawei in the telecom market and other industry markets has been halved. Not only are they not Huawei's direct relatives and allies, they are also Huawei's grave diggers. people.
Especially in the two years of 2003 and 2004, Cisco overseas accused Huawei of plagiarism and infringement of its routers. However, the overlap between the two was less than 2%. In order to discredit Huawei, it spent US$150 million on public relations.
Under such internal and external troubles, Ren Zhengfei's pressure doubled and he suffered from depression.
Even Sun Yafang and other senior Huawei executives were disheartened and planned to sell the company to Motorola for US$7.5 billion. Unexpectedly, the final step of signing was reached, and the personnel of Motorola's board of directors changed drastically.
The old CEO stepped down and the new CEO vetoed the deal. It must be said that there was a kind of luck.
"At that time, I decided not to sell it!"
Ren Zhengfei was sitting in the reception room, talking eloquently: "Isn't it just Shangganling? Deal with him! In the end, we won."
"Mr. Ren, you are tough enough!"
Lu Fei gave a thumbs up and praised.
Ren Zhengfei waved his hand: "I don't care whether it's tough or not. There's only one thing in my heart, which is to fight against the outside world and keep the inside at bay."
"Thanks to logic, you not only defeated Samsung and strengthened the momentum of China Technology Company, but your legal support was also the key to Huawei's reconciliation with Cisco."
As soon as Sun Yafang said this, everyone, including Ren Zhengfei, agreed.
Lu Fei raised his lips: "So the next step is An Nei."
"Yes, I, Ren Zhengfei, am by no means a stingy person. I can't tolerate a harbor in my eyes."
Ren Zhengfei said with a straight face: "If there were only a few projects and dozens of people, I wouldn't even ask. But Harbor has gone too far. There are hundreds of people, customer resources, and technical secrets. Recently, I have been unsatisfied." Steal people, steal technology, and bribe our people.
Let these guys work as undercover agents, not only to steal information, but also to deliberately avoid and passively respond to projects and markets related to the harbor..."
"I didn't expect it to be so extreme!"
Lu Fei raised his eyebrows, and finally understood why Huawei did not hesitate to destroy Hong Kong and knock on the mountain to shock the tiger!
Once the treacherous son of Harbor survives and is still alive and well, there will be a very bad example, and then there will be the second, third, and Nth Harbor.
You must know that many of Huawei's old employees have enough entrepreneurial capital and technology in their hands. Maybe Huawei will be torn apart from within.
"Mr. Ren, Mr. Lu is here this time to support Huawei."
Sun Hongjun got straight to the point. At the same time, in the technical, industrial and trade camp, help is help, but help cannot be in vain.
State the conditions directly. After the elimination of Harbor, Huawei can acquire technology patents such as routers, optical networks, Ethernet switches, integrated access equipment, and even the entire Harbor.
But Logic wants to get a share of the pie, and it needs to pick off some of the talented people in Hong Kong.
Ren Zhengfei, Sun Yafang and others have been prepared for this. There is no such thing as a free lunch.
When they learned that Logic was recruiting people for its newly established mobile phone department, they breathed a sigh of relief: "Mr. Lu plans to develop a self-developed brand?"
"Yes, the innovation of MP3 has reached its upper limit. Instead of investing in MP4, it is better to invest in mobile phones in one step."
Lu Fei probed: "Huawei has recently established a terminal department. Does it also have plans to make mobile phones?"
"Huawei only makes communications, not mobile phones!"
Ren Zhengfei frankly said that to enter the overseas 3G market, you need supporting mobile phones, and Huawei terminals specialize in OEM machines for operators.
"Mr. Ren, we are on a par with each other. You do your communications and OEM machines, and I do my self-developed mobile phones."
Lu Fei looked around and noticed that something was wrong with the faces of Sun Yafang and others. They made it clear that they wanted to do it but did not dare to do it because of the authority of Boss Ren.
"But Mr. Lu, I want to remind you that anyone who can betray Huawei's secrets may betray logic in the future."
Ren Zhengfei couldn't help but let down his guard. What he was most worried about was that Logic was poaching people and engaging in communications. Logic's strength far exceeded that of Harbor.
"Don't worry, logic is not a garbage collection bin. Of course, you don't want this kind of garbage with a criminal record."
Lu Fei raised his lips, "If you betray me for the first time, you will betray me countless times."
"You are absolutely right, but there are a few people. Please don't touch your logic no matter what."
Ren Zhengfei named all the senior executives of Hong Kong Harbor. When he mentioned "Li Yinan", he gritted his teeth and made a sound.
"no problem."
Lu Fei narrowed his eyes and recruited the number one traitor to the company. Isn't it just killing the chicken to show the monkey? He learned another trick.
Ren Zhengfei laughed loudly, "Come, drink tea, drink tea."
The two tacitly reached preliminary cooperation, verbally reached a non-aggression pact, and then discussed the strategy of conquering the harbor.
"I think besides not allowing Harbor to have a turnover but not make any money, the more important thing is that it must not be listed on the market."
Lu Fei crossed his legs and said: "Once listed, Harbor will be easily controlled by Western capital. At that time, major international companies will be able to blatantly steal the communication technology Huawei has accumulated over more than ten years."
"Mr. Lu, you and I think exactly the same. We are really heroes."
Ren Zhengfei said with emotion: "This round of siege not only deals with the harbor, but also with Western capital. These funds are the instigators, and they are really using any means necessary. Therefore, Huawei has no way out and can only fight with these funds resolutely." "
No matter who is investing in Western capital, I, Mr. Lu, will definitely help!
Lu Fei didn't waste any time and asked directly: "Mr. Ren, are you having difficulty with Huawei's capital turnover?"
"It can't be called difficult. At least we got through the most difficult winter."
Ren Zhengfei said: "However, the income has decreased a bit, and the money spent outside has been increasing."
In fact, the situation is far more serious than stated. Not to mention the heavy investment in the Hong Kong Administration Office to crack down on the port, the R&D investment is comparable to that of a gold-eating beast, especially the bumpy 3G project. Huawei has spent more than 5 billion RMB in 10 years. .
If domestic 3G licenses are not issued for a long time, we will have no choice but to rush out of Asia and fight our way out under the encirclement and suppression of European, American and Japanese foreign companies.
The price wars, legal wars, and media wars it faces alone are enough to worsen Huawei's financial situation, not to mention the costs caused by expansion.
Ren Zhengfei has come up with the idea of virtual restricted shares again, "fooling" employees to take dividends and bonuses to continue buying insider shares.
"Isn't Huawei going public?" Lu Fei asked knowingly.
Ren Zhengfei asked: "If we don't go public, is it logical to go public?"
"Not listed."
Lu Fei smacked his lips, who is a serious technology company going public?
Ren Zhengfei couldn't help but look at him with admiration, this guy's temperament suits me!
"If Huawei needs funds, Mr. Ren can just say it. It may not be available for more than one billion US dollars, but it can still squeeze out more than one billion RMB."
Lu Fei spoke with emotional intelligence. He did not talk about excuses, but was optimistic about Huawei's prospects and was willing to help him overcome the difficulties.
"More than a billion!?"
The senior executives of Huawei were shocked and looked at each other. They all knew that Mr. Lu had made a fortune, but they didn't expect that Mr. Lu was so rich!
Ren Zhengfei couldn't help but be moved. Xiao Lu was able to deal with it, and he really stepped forward when there were difficulties. He was not polite and said:
"I don't want more, just 200 million. Originally, I planned to spend 600 million in three years to compete with Hong Kong and strive to defeat Hong Kong within three years. If there are more than 200 million, then it will be 400 million in two years. Coupled with the help of logic, the battle can be resolved in one and a half years at the earliest."
Lu Fei took a sip of tea and suggested that Logic lend 100 million, the 100 million claimed by the Trisolaris Fund.
"Oh, Mr. Lu is so optimistic about Huawei, so don't apologize!" Ren Zhengfei laughed and joked.
"To be honest, Mr. Ren said, I still think 100 million is too little."
Lu Fei first tapped him with his finger, then pointed at himself, and said in a voice that only two people could hear:
"Today's heroes are only Mr. Ren and Fei."
"Hiss~"
Ren Zhengfei suppressed his smile, waved his hand and said modestly: "I don't want to be a hero, I am a bear myself."
"By the way, Mr. Ren, I have formed a 'Chinese Renaissance Association'. The members are all entrepreneurs. They meet regularly every year. They help each other within their ability and exchange some business experiences and insights with each other. If not If you catch a cold, you can quit at any time.”
Lu Fei smiled brightly, "I would like to invite Mr. Ren, a highly respected senior, to join us. I wonder if you are interested?"
"Who are the members?" Ren Zhengfei asked.
Lu Fei told the truth about the purpose of the revival association, and also reported the members and the list of people he planned to invite to join the association.
Ren Zhengfei thought for a moment and couldn't help but think, "Since Mr. Lu doesn't dislike me, an old guy, and sincerely extends the invitation, then I'll join in."
Lu Fei felt so happy that all the heroes in the world were in my arms!
Thanks to Xigua, who loves to eat watermelon, for the big 1,000 starting coins; thanks to Shushen Shijianlu for the big 100 starting coins.
(End of chapter)
