"But there's a saying, the pig standing on the wind should remember to carry a parachute." Li He waited for the applause to die down before he continued, "The business world is unpredictable. You might have a net worth of billions today, but you might be worthless tomorrow. In the Fortune 500 list in 1992, how many companies in the Fortune 500 list in 1982 are no longer on it? The answer is 50%. These companies might not be around in the next ten years. They might not be around in three years. The bigger the company, the harder it is to run. It's best to run a small company, but it's hard to run a big company. I'm talking about the Fortune 500 companies that went bankrupt in the past ten years. For example, Dr. Wang An's computer company, founded by one of the top ten richest people in America, filed for bankruptcy last year. How long has it been? Just last year. These companies are like accidentally eating a cockroach. Because they're afraid that the cockroach won't die, they took some cockroach medicine … "
The audience had a thoughtful look on their faces. But the last sentence made them laugh again. The words were humorous, but they contained profound philosophy. They had never experienced the Internet era, so they were so naive that these words were completely fresh to them.
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"Everyone thinks that we have built our company to such a scale and market value in just over ten years. If I were to choose to do business again in my next life, I would definitely not do it like this. I would definitely not do it to such a scale, and I would definitely not do it to such an extent. This is also the truth."
There was no laughter or applause this time.
Everyone looked at him. That expression seemed to be saying to Li He, please continue your performance!
You're a tycoon, you can be as unreasonable as you want!
You've eaten grapes and you're still saying the grapes are sour!
You can't tease people like this!
"But from the perspective of a Chinese, China needs a group of companies to dare to compete in the world market. Needless to say, we used to live under the shadow of history. From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, China's national industry was suppressed by the industrial countries of Europe and America. In the colonial era of early industrialization in Europe and America, the importation of industrial products with strong ships and cannons was an unforgettable shame for our people. "
For this nation, perhaps the greatest motivation to work hard wasn't to catch up with other countries, but rather, it was the humiliation of history that gave them such a great motivation and source of struggle!
Many people in the audience were deeply touched. His memories had been suppressed and turned into anger that had been hidden for a long time, igniting as soon as it met a spark. The Chinese were vengeful people.
"The development of China's national industry in modern times was very tortuous. From the Westernization Movement to the end of the Qing Dynasty, national industry sprouted. During the First World War, national industry entered a golden age. After the First World War, national industry withered and shrank before the establishment of new China. Mr. Zhang Qian, Mr. Tang Zhen, and the others worked very hard to call for industry to save the country. The national capitalists strongly advocated domestic products, resisted foreign economic plunder, and protected national interests. However, the conclusion of our descendants is that it's impossible for China's national capitalism to survive between imperialism and feudalism … "
"Mr. Li, Mr. Bao, Mr. Shao, and Mr. He are the most respectable elders here. Their personal experiences should be more touching than those of us who understand history through books. How can our homeland survive after the country is destroyed?"
"After the Opium War, from 1840 to 1949, China had always been in line with the world. It was a complete mess of openness. The capital was liberalized, opium was liberalized, and tariffs were liberalized. I, including many people in front of me, benefited from the reform and opening up. The reform and opening up required an international and economic environment. The most suitable environment for the reform and opening up was when the western developed countries shifted their production bases. The so-called reform and opening up and international integration were not new things, but the results had changed a lot. Therefore, from the perspective of history, after 1949, China was only temporarily closed. We needed to strengthen ourselves. Should we change the name of foreign products? Why did the door open? It was for trade. What was the premise of trade? The government said that people would only have the desire to trade when there were surplus resources. Looking back at China in the past, it was not even full. The products it produced could not even satisfy its domestic needs, so how could it do large-scale trade? Therefore, the conclusion is that at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic, internal and external factors determined that China did not have the conditions to open up. It was not that it was unwilling, but it could not. What could it do if it did not have the ability to defend itself? In that case, even if it did open up, during the Cold War, everyone was familiar with the Marshall Doctrine. During that era, if anyone was labeled as a communist, they wouldn't be able to survive in the Western world anymore, "Li He said in a heavy tone.
Many people in the audience were silent.
Li He's words made them feel that it was another way of looking at history.
Never look at history with today's eyes.
"Can the weak Chinese be counted as human? Mr. Li Guangyao, the leader of a country, when he went abroad, people said he was a Chinese? He was also looked down upon. Chinese, translated into overseas Chinese, Chinese, Chinese. That's the meaning, there is no other English word that can replace it. " Li He continued, "I read an article by Mr. Zhu Ziqing called 'The White Man, God's Pride'. I can still remember the passage: The little Westerner was originally sitting across from me. When he approached me, he suddenly stretched out his face as far as he could. His two blue eyes were wide open, and those beautiful eyelashes were no longer visible. The redness on his cheeks had also faded a lot. The peaceful and elegant face turned into a vulgar and ferocious face in an instant! His eyes said, "Tut! Yellow-skinned, yellow-skinned Chinaman, you-see! You are not worthy to look at me! 'He had lost his naive childishness, and his face was full of age! Because of this, I would rather call him the little Westerner. "
This passage was not translated by the translator, because there were white people in the audience.
Li He continued, "I personally believe in Mr. Li Guangyao's words. He said that China has its own 5000 years of culture and history, and believes that the country can only be safe if the central government is strong."
"He also said that China should have the potential to continue to maintain a growth rate of around 8% for 15 to 20 years, but only if all kinds of reforms are carried out smoothly. They are such a great country, and have absolute confidence that as long as one day they get back on the right track, ascending to the position of the world's top leader is inevitable. I firmly believe in Mr. Li Guangyao's words. "
There was a warm applause from the audience.
Only Shi Weilian, Kutok, including Ivanov and others looked confused. Then they looked at the translator standing next to Li He and held the microphone. The translator still did not say a word.
"Here, I would like to thank Mr. Shao, Mr. Li, Mr. Bao, Mr. He, Mr. Li Guangyao, and also Hong Kong, Singapore, including the other side of the strait. They have at least proved one thing. The Chinese nation's continuous history of more than 5000 years of civilization has cultivated the Chinese people's unique spirit and tradition of hardworking, diligent and thrifty, which is universal throughout the world. As long as one constantly strives to improve oneself, there will be a way out. Then, does this apply to China? In the process of reform, opening up and promoting industrialization, can this spirit of Chinese people be transformed into a strong resource advantage and development momentum? "
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