[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-starting-from-1993":3,"chapter-reborn-starting-from-1993-reborn-starting-from-1993-chapter-89":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn Starting from 1993",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2357073,4611,"Chapter 89: The Fish Will Bite","reborn-starting-from-1993-chapter-89",89,"\u003Cp>Putting down the documents, Ren Yuefeng felt that even in Hong Kong, the journey and performance of Dongling High-Tech since its founding were nothing short of miraculous and unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Hong Kong, over the past few years, domestic celebrities have been wildly sought after, with countless figures from culture, arts, and business invited over for exchanges, lectures, or performances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deeds of domestic celebrities were nearly household names in Hong Kong: Boss Mu trading canned goods for airplanes, launching satellites; Boss Shi carrying just a few thousand yuan and daring to run credit-based ads, building a company with annual revenue in the millions—these stories were equally legendary in Hong Kong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, in the eyes of Hong Kong people, domestic entrepreneurs like Boss Mu, Boss Shi, and Liu of Hope Group might not be as wealthy as Hong Kong’s tycoons, but they possessed a bold, transformative spirit—speaking openly of dominating the domestic market and expanding beyond Asia to conquer the world; few Hong Kong tycoons would dare say such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether or not it was empty talk, Hong Kong’s billionaires, no matter how rich, would never dare say what Boss Mu did—rebuilding an entire new city, launching a satellite company; comparing this to how popular Musk was in his own time, one could grasp Boss Mu’s stature now: both had done things ordinary people couldn’t even imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Li Dongling’s actions were also widely known in Hong Kong; what drew attention from Hong Kong and Southeast Asia wasn’t how good the Silver Mink mouse was, or how many units it sold—none of that. What mattered was that Dongling High-Tech had dared to challenge Microsoft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A newly founded company had dared to go to America and sue the tech industry’s giant, Microsoft—and won. Which Hong Kong tycoon, which industry king, would dare do what Dongling High-Tech did? Dongling High-Tech’s actions shattered the perceptions of companies across Southeast Asia, and that was precisely why so many media outlets reported on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Li Dongling’s statements in interviews, had he not refuted BBC’s Pan En and spoken of challenging foreign brands, the public outcry likely wouldn’t have been so intense; back then, Boss Mu and others also made grand claims, but they only talked—they never dared directly confront foreign brands like Li Dongling did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, mainland-related stocks were extremely popular and highly sought after in Hong Kong; once listed, their prices could easily triple, which is why companies like Qingdao Beer, Sitong, and Lenovo all rushed to list in Hong Kong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Yuefeng’s willingness to come to Hanxi and Dongling High-Tech’s offer of a high salary was certainly one reason, but another reason was that Ren Yuefeng was seeking opportunity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lived in Hong Kong for years, Ren Yuefeng had clearly sensed that some Hong Kong industries were beginning to lose momentum, especially after failing to break into North American and European markets; competition with foreign brands had grown increasingly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, the market was simply too small—no matter how high the wages or how strong the consumption power, a market of just a few million people could never match foreign brands backed by the vast markets of Europe and North America; competition ended in stalemate, and eventually, exhaustion set in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While domestic companies still lagged far behind Hong Kong’s, they now radiated unstoppable momentum; backed by the enormous domestic market, many Hong Kong firms had already begun shifting their focus from Europe and North America toward the inland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention Dongling High-Tech, the new leader of China’s tech industry—Ren Yuefeng had come to Dongling High-Tech to test his luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Manager Ren, welcome to Pingyang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arriving in the Hanxi provincial capital, Ren Yuefeng was picked up by Dongling High-Tech’s Audi and taken to Pingyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss Li, I’ve long admired your name!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shaking hands with Li Dongling, Ren Yuefeng studied the man before him—Li Dongling, already somewhat famous in Hong Kong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Dongling glanced at Ren Yuefeng; the headhunter’s dossier described him as cautious and meticulous, having never made a mistake since entering the workforce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Yuefeng was not a bold general who carved out new territory, nor did he gain fame for unconventional tactics; he was the steady, methodical type—his style was not favored by current domestic companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Domestic companies now preferred managers who “had something to say”—always quoting the Shanghai Stock Exchange, always talking about three-year Hong Kong listings or five-year NYSE plans, aiming to reach industry leadership within years, hitting billions in annual revenue—that’s the kind of professional manager domestic firms loved; many feared falling behind even a step, all wanting to accelerate, doing in one day what should take ten years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What would you like to drink, tea or coffee?” Li Dongling asked after shaking hands with Ren Yuefeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Coffee!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been drinking it for ten years—I’m used to it!” Ren Yuefeng sat down, back straight; even with a smile, he still radiated seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Dongling brewed him a cup of instant coffee; there were few coffee shops in China then, not even in Beijing, Shanghai, or Shenzhen—and some shops’ brews tasted worse than instant coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard you’re from Suzhou and Hangzhou?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren Yuefeng said, “I grew up in Suzhou and Hangzhou; at age ten, I moved to Hong Kong with my parents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss Li, forgive my frankness,” Ren Yuefeng said after some small talk, “why did you choose me? From what I know, mainland private firms now favor family succession—appointing relatives or old friends to manage the company; few bring in professional managers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, as Ren Yuefeng said, professional managers had not yet taken root in China; the trend was still father-to-son inheritance; most still believed family assets shouldn’t be entrusted to outsiders!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In my view, family management and hiring professional managers are not inherently superior or inferior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Kong has many family-run firms; North America and Europe have countless family companies too—Motorola, for over a century, remained family-run; yet countless companies collapsed due to family management, like Wang An Corporation, which once produced the world’s richest Chinese and is now bankrupt!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Dongling looked at Ren Yuefeng. “I invited you here not just to manage the company, but to help Dongling High-Tech establish a modern management system.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For any company to survive, it must eventually shed its makeshift structure and adopt a management system; this system isn’t brilliant by any means, and over time, it may become rigid, cause communication breakdowns, or lead to bloated management layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that’s a future problem; without any system at all, relying on makeshift management, the company might collapse within a few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today’s famous domestic companies all rose to fame quickly, then vanished suddenly; while some fell due to their own development issues, many more collapsed because of internal problems—without a modern management system, any internal issue instantly spiraled into chaos, like a runaway horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a few years, the Chrysanthemum Factory will spend enormous sums to learn from IBM and adopt IBM’s management system; whether it truly helps Chrysanthemum Factory is uncertain, but it will inevitably rely on such a system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongling High-Tech’s current scale doesn’t yet require spending huge sums to hire another company to design a management system, but adjustments are certainly needed; starting now is far better than paying dearly to fix things later!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’m to do this, I must be guaranteed that the systems I establish will be implemented—even if it means some people must leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, Ren Yuefeng raised his head, his expression even more serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can guarantee that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Dongling replied solemnly to Ren Yuefeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The headhunter firm should have told you: Dongling High-Tech is offering you an annual salary of 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, plus bonuses, year-end rewards, and equity in Dongling High-Tech once performance targets are met.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At today’s exchange rate, 200,000 Hong Kong dollars equals roughly 250,000 RMB; with bonuses and year-end rewards, Ren Yuefeng’s annual income would exceed 300,000 to 400,000 RMB; future equity rewards and dividends would push it even higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This salary for a professional manager was not low in Hong Kong, but to attract someone who could design a management system and understand both domestic and international markets, you simply had to pay big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compare this horizontally: Sitong Group’s executives—general managers, board members—typically earned over one to two million annually; in this light, Ren Yuefeng’s value was exceptional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Ren Yuefeng joined Dongling High-Tech, Hu Zi, Zhang Ao, Gao Peng, and others would all need significant raises; inequality breeds internal conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will do my utmost.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after discussing his compensation, signing the contract, and seeing Dongling High-Tech’s next plans, the faint smile Ren Yuefeng had mustered vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sell the Shenzhou Digital Cordless Phone to Europe and North America?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feiyan Technology’s IPO plan?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at these plans, each as bold as a tiger or wolf, Ren Yuefeng felt he’d walked into a trap; he knew mainland companies often took unconventional paths, but he hadn’t expected them to be this reckless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The launch window for the Shenzhou Digital Cordless Phone is too tight—finding a spokesperson, agents, promotion, and distribution channels in such a short time is impossible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And Feiyan Technology—it’s a completely empty shell, its product still in development, no one even knows how well it sells—how can you guarantee an IPO?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The usually meticulous Ren Yuefeng felt ill at the sight of these plans; they were even less reliable than a famous Hong Kong director wearing sunglasses, writing the script while filming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing is impossible if you try.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Dongling looked at Ren Yuefeng and served him another dose of toxic Jitang , “This is a crazy era, isn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What seems impossible is made real by people—you can write history too. Dongling High-Tech will fully support you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1626,"2026-06-21T04:42:08.057Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","854c49383b603c1cb03a0705408df8e191b213547a1a8055fac0c59a0e6b0147","reborn-starting-from-1993-chapter-90","reborn-starting-from-1993-chapter-88",989,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-starting-from-1993-cover.jpg"]