The Caohejing Development Zone in Shanghai was one of the most intensive development zones in Shanghai's technology industry.
There were four major industries here: microelectronics, optoelectronics, computer machine software, and new materials.
LanTuo Electronics Technology Company was located in this area.
LanTuo Electronics was established 19 years ago. At that time, Hua Xia was still in the era of electronic technology products, which were all behind Europe and the United States. Anyone who had a Motorola or Nokia on their waist could be stared at for a long time.
From the earliest production of learning machines, LanTuo Electronics quickly followed the soaring road of Hua Xia's electronic technology industry. In 2004, the company officially entered the mobile phone manufacturing industry.
At that time, the domestic mobile phone market was full of hundreds of companies, including Xiaoxin, Waveguide, Xinxin, Kejian, and Panda. These domestic brands once defeated Nokia and Motorola and occupied the domestic mobile phone sales list.
Waveguide mobile phone was the fighter in mobile phones.
That era was considered to be the golden era of domestic mobile phones completely exploded and challenged foreign brands.
LanTuo was the second generation company to enter the mobile phone market. They relied on a mobile phone that imitated Nokia 11OO, added a color screen, but at a lower price, and set a brilliant record of 50,000 units sold in a month.
Unfortunately, after 2005, foreign brands of mobile phones entered a phase of earth-shaking expansion, and various new technologies sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain.
Xiaoxin fell, and Waveguide, the No. 1 selling company in the country, fell like a cliff.
LanTuo was also very popular with students because of its main low-end brands, and added cameras to mobile phones and a variety of beautiful shells.
At the same time, the boss, Tao Jian, focused on Southeast Asia and avoided the bloody domestic market. He was able to maintain a large profit when domestic independent brands were everywhere.
At that time, Tao Jian was in the limelight, and he created even more brilliant sales results in India and Thailand.
The good times didn't last long. Starting from 2009, smartphones began to slowly become popular. HT was the first Android machine, and in 2010, Apple introduced the heaven-defying iPhone 4. Not to mention domestic mobile phone brands, even the foreign mobile phone giants had to hold the sheets and cry.
They simply thought that smartphones would only occupy half of the market. As a result, even the sweeping aunties had one, and they had a lot of fun snatching red packets.
After struggling for almost 20 years, in the end, he upgraded the equipment to a smartphone assembly line.
As a result, the replacement of smartphones made Tao Jian unable to grasp the market at all.
"Dad ~ If the factory is sold, what will happen to the workers?" A gentle-looking young man with glasses stood in the neat electronic production workshop and anxiously asked Tao Jian, "Besides, this factory is your life's work. Didn't you send me to study in the United States to learn advanced technology? I just developed a new technology and got my degree certificate, and you're telling me that you want to sell the factory?"
"All the workers are given severance pay. Those who are willing to continue working in Zhong City are also recruited there. With their skills, they don't have to worry about not finding a job. "
"I told my old friends that I was going to sell the factory, and they said that I was lucky to be able to find a company that was willing to take over."
Tao Jian, who rarely changed into a suit, patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Times have changed. My dream of revitalizing Hua Xia's manufacturing industry has been realized by others."
"Although Hua Xia is still lagging behind in terms of electronic technology, we have everything we need. It's not like 20 years ago when we couldn't even make a phone screen. "
"But now the mobile phone industry has solidified. Which company is willing to buy us?"
Tao Liang pushed his glasses and said in confusion, "Even HT has collapsed. Which company is willing to buy our factory with equipment and no technology?"
"It's not a technology company. It's a traditional heavy industrial company." Tao Jian looked around the factory and said, "It's Monster Heavy Industries. They will come over at eight o 'clock for the last time to check the factory and legal documents."
"That glass hasn't been cleaned yet. I'll wipe it."
"Monster Heavy Industries? I've heard of their name in the United States. The ionization purifiers they produce can't be bought with money in the United States. But companies that make mechanical equipment and buy mobile phone factories. Do they want to refurbish the production line and sell it to others? "
"Dad, you didn't sell the factory cheaply, did you? We still owe the bank a 100 million loan and tens of millions to our business partners. "Tao Liang hurried to catch up.
"All the technical information and licensing certificates are packed together. Of course, they want to make mobile phones." Tao Jian carefully wiped the glass of the equipment with a towel and said with some emotion, "The negotiated price is 350 million. This price is not a cheap sale."
"After paying off the bank loan and the money of our business partners, we still have 200 million left. After 20 years of struggle and saving 200 million in cash, I won't fail. "
This might be the best ending. Tao Liang looked at the brand-new mobile phone production line that had just been maintained and his father, who was over 50 years old.
From its heyday, the family's assets of nearly 500 million had shrunk to 200 million now. Tao Liang was not too disappointed. It was just that the factory was sold and his father's goal was gone.
His dream seemed to be gone all of a sudden.
At the beginning, he gritted his teeth to study hard and went to the United States to study. Wasn't it just to be able to carry the factory's technical beam?
Tao Liang, who was a little confused, stood in place at a loss. Just as he didn't understand why Monster Heavy Industries was interested in making mobile phones, now that the factory was sold, he didn't know what to do.
At eight o 'clock in the morning, two Mercedes-Benz S6Os and a minibus drove into the factory gate of Lantuo Technology Company.
The boss, Tao Jian, and several managers were at the door to welcome the arrival of Monster Heavy Industries.
Zhongyun was not far from Shanghai. Tao Jian had heard of the name of Monster Heavy Industries for a long time. When the door opened, Tao Jian did not expect that the people who got off were all young people who were about the same age as his son.
Tao Jian had also dealt with them several times before, during the asset evaluation and preliminary talks. But today was different. Today was the day to sign the contract. Monster Heavy Industries sent several people in charge.
There was no time to think. Tao Jian and the management on his side hurried forward to greet and greet the familiar manager.
After introducing each other, Tao Jian pulled his son, Tao Liang, over. When he introduced him, his tone was full of pride: "This is my son. He just came back from studying in the United States."
Tao Liang's face suddenly turned red. What era was it? Calling his son …
On this occasion, he couldn't say anything. He could only brace himself and shake hands with these young managers one by one.
Unexpectedly, these young managers showed some sympathy and sympathy.
Kong Tao also patted him on the shoulder and whispered: "When my father introduced me, he said the same thing. Get used to it."
With such a small gesture, Tao Liang felt that he had a common language with them.
The process that followed also confirmed Tao Liang's opinion.
There was no sloppiness, nor was there any politeness of an old man in the business world. After drinking a cup of tea, these managers brought their teams and began to inspect the assembly line, review all the documents and financial conditions of the factory.
They had already reviewed the factory's situation once before. This time, they mainly reviewed the financial aspects.
The review lasted until two o 'clock in the afternoon. Tao Liang accompanied them with nothing to do. After graduating from university, he went to the United States to study for five years. The day before yesterday, he heard that his father was going to sell the factory, so he rushed back in a hurry. Therefore, he did not know about the factory's financial situation in recent years.
This also gave him enough time to observe the team sent by Monster Heavy Industries.
Even in the United States, Tao Liang had heard of this company's name.
"May I take the liberty to ask, are you really going to buy the cell phone factory to make cell phones?" Tao Liang could not help but be puzzled and asked the manager who had spoken a few words to him.
"A heavy machinery company wants to make cell phones. Anyone would find this very strange." Kong Tao smiled. There was a well-hidden confidence in his smile. "We have positioned Monster Heavy Industries as a technology industry company."
"Machinery and electronics, these two are not parallel lines."
Kong Tao pointed behind him. "For example, the equipment in this factory is used to produce cell phones. The technical content of the equipment determines the quality of the cell phone."
"We have the core technology of mechanical processing technology, so we are confident that we can make cell phones that others can't."
"Your company … is still recruiting employees?" Tao Liang, who did not want to return to the United States and was confused about his future, suddenly had the idea of joining them and making cell phones together.
"I graduated from Tsinghua University. After that, I studied at MIT and got a doctorate in electronic engineering." Tao Liang scratched his head. "My mentor was a Chinese professor, Mr. Pi Mingcheng. My original goal was to revitalize my family's company, but in the end, the company was gone. "
"…"
Kong Tao suddenly stared at him with his eyes fixed on him.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
