Chapter 88: Walking on Thin Ice

Feiyan Technology Company was split off from the parent company Dongling High-Tech. It currently still uses the parent company's office, and will move out once a suitable office is found in the future.

Dongling High-Tech is the absolute majority shareholder of Feiyan Technology, and technology is also supported by the parent company. In the future, part of the equity will be taken out as rewards for Dongling High-Tech's executives and technical personnel.

The exclusive interview with Li Dongling produced by the provincial station also began to be broadcast on television. As a tech company that has made a name for itself in the domestic tech industry, Dongling High-Tech's fame has begun to surpass some veteran tech companies, and Li Dongling's interview was naturally highly anticipated.

Today, the Hanxi Provincial Station specially placed this exclusive interview in prime time.

At the An family home, An Yueguo watched Li Dongling answer Pan En's questions on the provincial station and could not help but look at Li Dongling on the television several times. Especially in the last part, where he implicitly stated that he wanted to sell domestic brands to old Europe, Pan En felt that Li Dongling was having a pipe dream, but An Yueguo felt that Li Dongling seemed to be truly prepared to do so!

If it were anyone else saying this, it would just be to attract attention, but for a person who established Dongling High-Tech, won the lawsuit against Microsoft, and sold electronic pet machines to dozens of countries, these words definitely did not sound like a joke!

The actual exclusive interview time was less than 25 minutes, but the television station added segments, with some domestic and foreign reports about Dongling High-Tech in the middle, making the entire exclusive interview reach 40 minutes.

"We are all in the torrent. Many people, relying on their own efforts, or perhaps luck, stand on the crest of the tide. The scenery on the crest of the tide is infinitely beautiful, infinitely tempting, and infinitely risky..."

Hearing this part broadcast on the television, An Yueguo took off his glasses and let out a long sigh. His feelings were much deeper than this passage.

The changes in the past few years were indeed greater than in the past few decades. Among An Yueguo's colleagues, some soared to the top, suddenly flying to the branches and holding important positions, while others could not keep up with the trend of the times and fell to the bottom. Even An Yueguo himself was cautious in this torrent, fearing being swept away by it, walking on thin ice and not daring to have the slightest mistake.

Looking at Li Dongling on the television, An Yueguo felt that he had indeed misjudged him. Thinking of the person who came to the An family before, and then looking at the person in the exclusive interview on the television at this moment, An Yueguo felt it was simply a world of difference!

"In the first half of the year, Dongling High-Tech has achieved revenue of over 800 million yuan, of which direct foreign exchange revenue exceeded 60 million US dollars, becoming the fastest-growing tech company in Hanxi Province and also becoming a key national foreign exchange earning company. It is expected that in the second half of this year, Dongling High-Tech's revenue will further grow..."

At the end of the exclusive interview, the Hanxi Provincial Television Station reported Dongling High-Tech's revenue for the first half of the year. This was also the first time the media truly reported Dongling High-Tech's revenue. This 60 million US dollar revenue was mainly concentrated in the first half of the year; the electronic pet machine had just started selling then, and production capacity had not yet exploded.

By the second half of the year, the sales volume of the electronic pet machine would double several times, and Dongling High-Tech's revenue would also double more than that.

However, for people of this era, even this figure was already scary enough. How much were wages in this day and age, and how many companies could earn foreign exchange?

On the sofa, Du Fengying, who was sitting next to An Yueguo, could not help but exclaim when she saw this. She now understood why An Yueguo was so annoyed when he heard Li Dongling won the lawsuit against Microsoft before.

If An Yueguo had the help of a company like Dongling High-Tech, his voice would be several times heavier than it is now. Even in this special era, including an era where all units aimed for economic development, because of the existence of Dongling High-Tech, a major taxpayer, it would be easier for An Yueguo to advance further.

Thinking back to the young talents she had been arranging for people to find, compared to the current Li Dongling, they were completely inadequate, which could not help but make her feel a burst of regret.

"Should we call Li Dongling to the house for a meal?" Seeing An Yueguo's expression become a bit strange, Du Fengying hurriedly said, "I'm not doing this for you and Ruxue..."

"You still know the girl's personality in the family!"

An Yueguo suppressed his anger, "Now you want to invite someone over, do you think it's that easy?!"

"Then what else do you want? Don't tell me you want me to apologize to him. You just need to make a phone call..."

"You!"

"What do you know!"

An Yueguo stood up and flicked his sleeves, "Do you know how many people are eyeing Dongling High-Tech now?

How many people want to form a marriage alliance with the Li family? That girl surnamed Yao who is close to Li Dongling now, her father Yao Zhengru also has a background in the provincial capital. The Provincial Finance Department and Hanxi State Investment are both managed by her old leader. Do you still want to force it?!"

Dongling High-Tech is a hot commodity now. Who doesn't want to get some of the light? Who doesn't want the credit for cultivating a tech giant?!

"Put away those thoughts of yours," An Yueguo let out a long sigh, "I told you long ago, let young people handle their own affairs. You interfere less, but you just don't listen!

Don't worry about this matter anymore. Let Xiaoxue and Li Dongling handle it themselves."

In Hanxi, Yao Zhengru also finished watching Li Dongling's exclusive interview. Especially the last part, it made him feel surging with emotion. He agreed with what Li Dongling said: this is an era full of miracles. Things that one wouldn't even dare to think about before are now possible to achieve!

Different people naturally have different feelings when watching Li Dongling's exclusive interview. There are those who fawn over him, and naturally those who belittle him.

"People should face their own position squarely, and should not have delusions!"

Yan Lixiang, a media commentator, wrote a long review after watching Li Dongling's exclusive interview, "I admit that Dongling High-Tech is a 'pretty good' tech company, but it is limited to the domestic market. BBC reporter Mr. Pan En said everything from the bottom of his heart. The domestic tech gap is really too big compared to foreign countries, perhaps 30 years, or even 50 years or more!

At this time, what we should do is not think about confronting foreign giant companies, but should learn, learn in an all-round way. Is it hard to admit that others are excellent?

Yet Li Dongling attacked and questioned Mr. Pan En in the exclusive interview. If this isn't arrogance, if this isn't provoking a dispute between domestic brands and foreign brands, what is it? Besides attacking domestic brands to attract attention, what else is it useful for?

As for Dongling High-Tech wanting to enter the automotive industry, sorry, I think this is completely nonsense. Domestic countries cannot do well in the crown of industry, the automotive industry. This requires craftsmanship, requires profound heritage, not to mention a company that knows nothing about cars doing it. Never believe that there will be such a thing as overtaking on a bend!"

When finishing the writing, Yan Lixiang was still worried. If it weren't for the lack of space, he could have written several thousand more words. His meaning was very clear: he thought it was completely unrealistic that Li Dongling said one day domestic products would be sold to Europe.

As for developing domestic brands, Yan Lixiang did not support it even more, because he felt it was completely a waste of effort. Besides wasting time and money, one would gain nothing at all. It would be better to work for foreign brands. Competing with foreign brands, isn't that a dead end?!

Yan Lixiang felt that he was completely considering it for domestic companies, not wanting them to believe Li Dongling's ghost stories and go astray.

When he was young, he was also confident, believing that he could catch up with Britain and America. But after an inspection tour abroad, seeing the modernization of Japan and America, Yan Lixiang completely stopped believing that domestic brand companies could compete with foreign companies. In his eyes, importing and OEM were the best choices.

Once Yan Lixiang's article was published, it caused quite a stir. Many media outlets reprinted it, and a "madman" title appeared on Li Dongling's head, almost comparable to Boss Mou. Boss Mou wanted to blow up the Himalayas, and after Li Dongling wanted to sell domestic brands to Europe, those who heard it felt that these two were one more unreliable than the other, and the latter was even more difficult. If this isn't a madman, what is?!

As for what Li Dongling said, that in the future Dongling High-Tech would have the opportunity to enter the automotive industry, it was considered overestimating his own capabilities. Some even asserted that the day Dongling High-Tech enters the automotive industry is the day Dongling High-Tech falls.

Of course, the voices fawning over Li Dongling were not small, especially among young people, who were very fawning over Li Dongling. Daring to go head-to-head with Microsoft and being able to sell electronic pet machines to developed countries, what he said in this exclusive interview also extremely fit their appetite. Don't young people just want to change this world?!

In an old workshop in Liantang, Pengcheng, more than 20 people were busy researching and developing a nickel battery production line. Finally, it was break time. The leader was covered in sweat and picked up a water cup to drink deeply.

After sitting down, he picked up the newspaper in his hand and took a look. He saw the exclusive interview report about Li Dongling in the newspaper. When he saw the report about Dongling High-Tech and cars, this person stared at the newspaper for a long time before reluctantly putting it down and throwing himself back into the research and development of the nickel battery production line. Outside this old workshop, there was a sign hanging, on which was written BYD Company.

On a plane from Yangcheng to Hanxi, Ren Yuefeng, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, looked at the materials related to Dongling High-Tech in his hand. Whether it was the previous materials or the recent news reports, he flipped through them all before finally putting them down.

Ren Yuefeng was a professional manager found by Li Dongling through a Hong Kong headhunting company on Ning Wenke's side. He graduated from a prestigious business school and had served as general manager in many companies in Hong Kong. He had sold televisions and other products from Hong Kong to America and Europe, and had also dealt with domestic companies. He had very rich experience both domestically and abroad, which was also the main reason why Dongling High-Tech found him.

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