Chapter 3659

Su Xinghui naturally understood Gu Shanmin's concerns. He came to see Gu Shanmin today, not to ask for help for this project, but more to visit Gu Shanmin, an elder, and report on his actions in Linshan.

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "I know, Uncle Gu. I will try my best to persuade Minister Shi. You don't need to worry about this."

Gu Shanmin said, "Actually, to some extent, you are the same kind of people: to get things done, you will stop at nothing. Of course, this 'stop at nothing' is not a derogatory term; it means your persistence. For the sake of your career, you can withstand any pressure."

Su Xinghui thought about it, and it was really like that. He and Minister Shi were indeed similar in character. They were both strong and would persist to the end for what they believed was right. In the eyes of others, they were a bit out of place in this officialdom. But if they didn't have such a character, they couldn't have achieved success.

He and Minister Shi had both withstood so much pressure. Su Xinghui himself didn't need to say much. He had walked all the way here, and there were "corpses everywhere." He didn't know how many people who opposed him had been stepped under his feet.

And Minister Shi was able to become the Minister of Railways with such a strong character, naturally killing his way up all the way. During the negotiations with several high-speed rail powerhouses, that kind of pressure was even more unnecessary to mention. Ordinary people would have had weak legs in that situation long ago, but Minister Shi was able to withstand such pressure and fight for the best results for China. He can be called a hero.

This made Su Xinghui feel a sense of "heroes cherishing heroes."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "We are indeed the same kind of people. I hope he can agree to build a high-speed railway in Linshan for the sake of being the same kind of people."

Gu Shanmin said, "I think your hope is still very great, because the Ministry of Railways' high-speed railway plan for the past two years is very huge, and every province has a share of at least several hundred kilometers. Your Yanbei Province is no exception. If it is built from Linshan to Baozhou, it is from the northeast of Yanbei Province to the southwest, passing through Yanzhong City. This is connecting the most essential areas of Yanbei Province."

Su Xinghui nodded repeatedly. Gu Shanmin's words were still hitting the nail on the head. Su Xinghui himself thought so too. If it weren't for this, where would Su Xinghui have the confidence to persuade Minister Shi?

Of course, it cannot be calculated entirely like this, because in the Ministry of Railways' plan, it will definitely focus more on the economically developed provinces in the east and south. Those provinces will definitely have more shares. Yanbei Province's economy is not too developed, so it may have less. This depends on Su Xinghui persuading Minister Shi.

Of course, Yanbei Province's economic development speed in recent years is remarkable. Baozhou doesn't need to be mentioned, and Linshan's performance is also very good now. This should be in Minister Shi's eyes.

Su Xinghui said, "Yes, you see it very accurately. High-speed rail is too important for Yanbei Province's development."

Gu Shanmin said, "I heard that you introduced more than 30 billion in investment again?"

Su Xinghui said, "The signed investment contracts have already exceeded 30 billion, especially the big projects like Xuanwu Technology, Hengxing Microelectronics, and TJD Technology, all of which are huge investments."

Gu Shanmin was very excited. He nodded and said, "You did well. I also watched the recording of the Hanhai Technology press conference you held in Linshan that day. These companies are all doing technology in a down-to-earth manner and are the hope of China's future!"

Su Xinghui said, "Uncle Gu, I have always believed that what can make China a strong country is only technology. An economy like real estate, no matter how high the total amount is, is useless. When others want to choke your neck, they will choke your neck. Only by mastering these technologies yourself can you never be choked by others!"

Gu Shanmin nodded with deep feeling. He turned around, took a publication from his bookshelf, and turned to a certain page. He said to Su Xinghui, "Yes, I have read this article. You should have read it too, right? I think Hou Wenchang said it very well. This should also be your point of view, right?"

Su Xinghui took a look. This article was an interview with Hou Wenchang by a mainstream domestic monthly magazine. He had indeed read this interview.

The reporter who interviewed Hou Wenchang was a very famous big-name reporter in China. He wrote very detailedly about Hou Wenchang's mental journey from organizing Hanhai Technology to the present, from a small company to the leader of the national IT industry.

This was also the first time Hou Wenchang accepted such an interview, and he spoke so detailedly, which could be considered unprecedented. Except for not revealing his true relationship with Su Xinghui, he basically didn't hide anything else.

From organizing Hanhai Technology, developing one software after another that was famous in China, to deciding to establish the Hanhai Research Institute and investing huge funds in technology research and development, to the birth of the Hanhai first-generation mobile phone, to their decision to invest in Xuanwu Technology and Hengxing Microelectronics to produce self-developed liquid crystal screens, chips, etc., over the past ten years, he had made countless decisions before Hanhai Technology reached today.

The reporter asked many questions, and a few were very interesting. For example, he asked Hou Wenchang, "At the beginning, Hanhai Technology made portal websites, shopping websites, instant chat software, security antivirus software, and management software, which had already earned enough money to make him the richest man in China. Later, why did he invest such huge funds in technology research and development and enter the hardware field?"

Hou Wenchang answered very well. He said that no matter how good the websites he made were and how much money they earned, they were just houses built on someone else's foundation. Even if they were beautiful, they were castles in the air. If someone wanted to take back the foundation one day, the house would have to be demolished.

The reporter said, "It wouldn't be that exaggerated, right?"

Hou Wenchang described a scene to him: "Now we make websites and software, we all need to use computers and servers. And although these computers and servers are also produced by domestic companies, the vast majority of the core components inside, including chips, memory sticks, hard drives, etc., are produced by foreign companies. No domestic company can produce them."

"If one day, China is at odds with other countries, and other countries embargo these things to China, what should we do? Then all of China's websites and internet enterprises will stop running. Even if these websites are large in scale and successful, aren't they castles in the air?"

The reporter said with some disbelief, "Now China has joined the World Trade Organization, and the world economy has long achieved global integration. Various countries can divide labor and cooperate, each producing products they are good at, and exchanging what they have for what they don't. Isn't this very good? China has such a large market, others shouldn't rashly embargo China, right?"

He also said, "China is now spending a lot of money to research these technologies, but it has no technical foundation at all. Doing so is getting half the result with twice the effort. I don't know how huge the price will be, but the final technology developed may not catch up with those powerful countries. What is the significance of this?"

Hou Wenchang said, "Now the global economy has indeed achieved integration, and each can produce what they are good at. However, what is China good at producing? China is best at those light industrial products, labor-intensive, without any technical content, and the added value is pitifully low. In order to exchange for foreign currency, the export price is lower, the profit is very thin, and even many products have no profit at all."

"And those powerful countries produce high-tech products with high added value. The profit of a CPU they sell to China may exceed the profit of China assembling a computer itself. Going on like this, it is clear at a glance who earns more money."

"Besides profit, researching these technologies yourself can also prevent others from choking our necks. As long as we can produce them ourselves, even if the performance is a bit worse, when others embargo, we can still have computers to use. And as long as we work hard, one day we will be able to catch up with others."

"Take the Hanhai first-generation mobile phone as an example. Wasn't it developed by Hanhai Technology? Now it is a globally leading high-tech product, popular all over the world. This proves that doing research has a way out. Now, the profit of just one Hanhai mobile phone product has exceeded the profit of Hanhai Technology's original websites and software."

Hou Wenchang also said that Hanhai Technology's future goal is to achieve autonomous production capabilities in all high-tech products and not be choked by others. Hanhai Technology will even invest heavily in other technologies where China is lagging behind, conduct research, or invest in those companies that are leading in related technologies in China, as it is doing now, to support them.

Hou Wenchang also said that Hanhai Technology will invest 1 billion yuan at the beginning of next year to establish a Hanhai High-Tech Research Fund. Any domestic scientific research personnel who conduct research on high-tech leadership can apply for this research fund after achieving certain results, with a minimum of 1 million and a maximum of even tens of millions.

Hanhai Technology will also look at the effect of this fund's operation, continue to increase capital for this fund in the future, and will accept donations from other enterprises or individuals, so that this fund can further grow and become an incubator for China's high-tech.

The interview Hou Wenchang accepted was completely published in this publication. This interview also caused a huge response in China, and it could even be said to be "deafening," pouring a basin of cold water on the somewhat impetuous atmosphere in China, making many people begin to reflect on how China's path should go in the future.

This is of course because Hanhai Technology's status is different now. Hanhai Technology is now China's most successful enterprise, and it can even be said to be one of the most successful enterprises in the world. Hou Wenchang, as the creator of this enterprise, naturally has the qualification to say such things, and what he says will be listened to and lead people to think. If it were someone else saying the same thing, it would only invite ridicule.