Chapter 189: The Past and Present of Yang Zhichuan
Huaxia University is not far from Zhongguancun, only a twenty-minute walk.
Five minutes later, Mu Xiaohu's car drove into a two-way four-lane street, which was Zhongguancun Street. There were trees on both sides of the street. In March, the trees had already grown branches and leaves. The thick branches blocked the morning sun.
Why is it called Zhongguancun? Because it was once a desolate cemetery, mostly the tombs of eunuchs. Since eunuchs were called "Zhongguan" during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this place was called "Zhongguan Tomb". Over time, Zhongguan became Zhongguan.
The cemeteries have also become villages.
Liu Lang has read relevant books about this country known as the "Silicon Valley". Over the past thirty years, many well-known companies have emerged here, the most famous ones are Lenovo Group and Wantong Group, and many Internet companies also started here.
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But now, there are no high-rise buildings here, no crowds of people, and no one would have thought that in ten years this place would be the cradle of the country's high-tech industry.
Mu Xiaohu parked the car on the side of the road, and the two of them got out and strolled along the street casually.
Nowadays, both sides of Zhongguancun Street are mostly low-rise mud houses, and there are also some brick houses. It seems that they should have been built in recent years. Within two minutes of walking, the two of them saw a small brick house.
There is a plaque hanging in front of "Hongliang Electronic Equipment Maintenance Co., Ltd."
"Haha, there is an electronic equipment company here."
As for the development of Zhongguancun, it started in 1982. Now it is 1984. Two years have passed. It is not uncommon to have several companies here. Even though electronic equipment seems to be far away for ordinary people, but
In many state-owned enterprises and government departments, printers and photocopies have begun to be gradually used. For example, the business license Mu Xiaohu just obtained was printed with a printer. However, the current printer performance is too limited, and people who know how to use it should not
many.
"A house this big is just a company? It's so shabby, Liu Lang, we have to rent a big house, preferably a building!"
Mu Xiaohu obviously looked down on this kind of "small archway"-like place.
"Come on, let's look inside again!"
Mu Xiaohu gestured inside. He was not short of money. If he wanted to rent, he would rent the best one.
Zhongguancun Street is very long, and it would take at least more than an hour to walk out from south to north, but Liu Lang was fine. Firstly, he wanted to find a better house, and secondly, he wanted to see this legendary street.
The street, so the two of them strolled towards the street.
Liu Lang had never been here in his previous life. He thought it was just a street with businesses built along the street. Only now did he discover that Zhongguancun Street is only a part of this future technology center, with many alleys and alleys connecting it in the future.
With
This street, such as "Huayuan Road", "Mending Road", "Yumen Road", "Guaizi Hutong", "Yangke Hutong", etc., although they are inconspicuous now, they are still small households.
More than ten years later, it will probably be the address of a large company.
"Liu Lang, look, there is a company there too!"
Mu Xiaohu touched Liu Lang and said.
Liu Lang looked over and saw a decent brick house not far away. The front of the house had been renovated. After part of the wall was removed, it was replaced with an aluminum rolling door. This kind of door is now
It's still rare, and the entire wall has been repainted. Looking from the front, this house feels a bit standout.
There is a plaque above the rolling shutter door "Guotong Computer Company!"
"Computer? What is a computer?"
Mu Xiaohu also saw the plaque at this time, but he did not understand the words on it.
"Is there a computer here?"
Liu Lang was also stunned.
It’s now 1984! Last year, I came to the capital with my parents. When my mother saw the calculator, she was very curious. Ordinary people have no idea about computers at all, but there is a computer company here. Is it possible that there are people like me who have traveled to this place?
Time?
While Liu Lang was in a daze, a postman riding a bicycle came from far to near.
"Jiang Bo's letter!"
The postman called to a house.
"Coming, coming!"
A man ran out of the house and took the letter.
"No. 85...here it is!"
The postman came to the front of Naguotong Computer Company.
"Yang Zhichuan! Yang Zhichuan's letter! Come out and receive it!"
The postman shouted into the inside.
"Yang Zhichuan? Oh! I understand!"
Liu Lang suddenly realized it when he heard the name.
The name Yang Zhichuan is just a personal name now, but ten years later, the Lenovo Group he founded with him began to be known to the Chinese people. Twenty years later, Lenovo brand computers have become a household name in the country, becoming the number one brand of domestic computers.
Liu Lang was not a computer major in his previous life, but in his previous life, he had a wife who was a computer expert. Although technically he could not be called a professional, he was very knowledgeable about the history of computer development in the country and the world.
This Yang Zhichuan was originally an employee working at the National Institute of Electronics... Speaking of the National Institute of Electronics, it brings me to tears again.
After the reform and opening up, the first people to come into contact with the outside world were scientists. Of course, the various national research institutes were where these scientists worked.
Many of these people have studied abroad and have seen the advanced technology of the West. After the opening up, they will of course be the vanguard of reform. Engaging in the private economy is certainly not their strong point, and no one will want to contract out the research institute.
, what they can do is to quickly improve the country’s scientific level.
So in just a few years, research projects of various titles emerged one after another, sometimes more than a hundred, but the result? It seems that it is getting further and further away from the international level.
The same is true for the National Institute of Electronic Technology. With the support of the state, it began to develop its own computers. So how can it reflect the level of computer technology? The most intuitive thing is of course the computing speed.
Therefore, the institute devoted all its efforts and spent five years to develop a large-scale computer, which won the first prize of the national "Major Scientific and Technological Achievements". However, its computing speed of tens of millions of operations per second is comparable to that of every other computer in the world.
Compared with a supercomputer that runs 300 million times per second, it is really embarrassing.
It stands to reason that a computer that runs tens of millions of times per second, although it cannot compare with advanced foreign products, can still be calculated. However, the calculation of this research institute is aimed at the military industry, but at this time the country's military
Still in its "primitive" state, the most advanced equipment is radar, which basically has nothing to do with computers, and the original design intention is wrong.
As a result, this computer was shelved from the first day it was born and was never used until it was scrapped.
The computer was not completed, and the Computing Institute also lost the financial support of the state. Everyone had to live on their salary. If they wanted money to do research, they had to find a way on their own. So the director started a diversified business, that is,
The Guotong Computer Company that Liu Lang saw now, Yang Zhichuan, was the person in charge of the Guotong Computer Company.
For Yang Zhichuan, this was the beginning of his fortune and a huge opportunity.
Twenty years later, there are many books about Yang Zhichuan, the legendary entrepreneur, and there are countless praises for him. However, in fact, his technical level is not very high, but his management level is not possessed by scientists.
, especially his ability to borrow power is unparalleled.
From the very beginning of the establishment of the computer company, he did not completely sever the "mother-child relationship" with the computing institute. Not only did Yang Zhichuan not want to do that, but in many cases he even wanted to strengthen this estranged blood relationship.
At that time, the company's start-up capital was calculated as 200,000 yuan allocated, and the nature of the assets was of course a "state-owned enterprise." All appointments must be approved by the institute, and the company's employees can still enjoy professional and technical positions and positions within the institute.
The right to be promoted in terms of salary, the company can also use the research results of the computing institute free of charge, and can even use the office and telephone within the institute.
For nearly ten years, the company's bank loans were all in the name of the calculation institute, which naturally solved the problem of early funding sources. While fully enjoying state-owned resources, Yang Zhichuan gained more power in financial, personnel and operational decision-making.
He enjoyed considerable autonomy. It was also during this period that he relied on the name of the National Research Institute to reach many computer cooperation agreements with the American IMB Computer Company, laying the foundation for ultimate success.
This is a very mixed state, and no one seems to want to sort it out. Only when Lenovo gradually grew in the future, its asset property rights issues became more sensitive, but at that time Yang Zhichuan relied on his "superior" skills
With perfect skills and skills, he realized the restructuring and brought the state-owned enterprises under his own name, thus creating the largest computer manufacturing enterprise in the country.
Compared with many other entrepreneurs, Yang Zhichuan was lucky. He relied on the big tree of "state-owned enterprises" to get loans and enjoy a lot of technical support. On the contrary, look at those early private entrepreneurs who wanted to get loans from banks.
It’s a fantasy. Without financial support, private enterprises, especially high-tech enterprises, are almost dead ends, unless you switch to industries with low technical content and where products can be sold quickly to collect funds. Other than that,
There is no other way.
While Liu Lang was sighing, a man walked out of the "gate" of Guotong Company. He was about forty years old and wearing gray clothes. Liu Lang recognized him at a glance. He was the man who would be fired twenty years later.
Yang Zhichuan is well known throughout the country.
"These postmen are gay!"
Yang Zhichuan said politely to the postman.
"Lao Yang, how about the thing I asked you to do?"
The postman obviously knew Yang Zhichuan.
"Things? Oh, I remembered, the calculator thing?"
"That's right! Didn't you say there was a way to get a calculator for three yuan? I have a few colleagues who also want to buy it and asked me to find you!"
The other party said.
"How many do you want?"
Yang Zhichuan asked immediately.
"Are there twenty?"
"Yes, yes, do you want it now?"
Yang Zhichuan nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, I want it now!"
The other party answered immediately.
"Come on, come into the house with me!"
The two people walked into the house, and after a while the postman came out with a paper bag wrapped in newspaper. Apparently he had bought the calculator he wanted.
It costs three yuan a piece, which is two yuan cheaper than what those "tramps" sell. However, the calculator only costs one yuan at most. In total, Yang Zhichuan made forty yuan from this business.
The big boss who will be worth billions in the future is now doing business worth just a few dozen yuan. Who would believe him if he told me!