Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1875
A Gulfstream III aircraft slowly landed at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, the door opened, and an old man with silver hair slowly got off the plane with the support of the accompanying staff.

Jing Shenda, who was 47 years old at the time, looked older than his actual age. In fact, Jing Shenda’s health has not been very good in the past two years. It may be because he was obsessed with technology in his early years, worked overtime all the year round, and became sick from overwork. As a result, he now has some cardiovascular problems, and among the accompanying personnel this time, there are 4 full-time medical staff.

But when Jing Shenda saw Duan Yun, he was very enthusiastic, as if Duan Yun stretched out his hand from a distance, and his face was full of smiles.

"Hello, Mr. Jing Shendaze, welcome to China for investigation and visit!" Duan Yun stepped forward and held Jing Shendaze's hand with both hands, also full of smiles on his face.

Although Duan Yun has always had a bad impression of Japanese businessmen, on the one hand, it is because of historical factors, and on the other hand, when he was dealing with Toshiba Corporation, he also had unpleasant experiences with some of their executives, so these few days For years, he has not dealt with the Japanese again.

However, there are no absolutes in everything. Duan Yun still has full respect for Ibuka, one of the earliest founders of Sony Corporation. When he and Morita Shaofu co-founded Tokyo Communication Industry Co., Ltd., he once relied on his innovative ability and Invention, gradually turned Sony into a world-renowned technology giant, and even a legend of Japanese companies. Duan Yun can see a lot of things worth learning from him, and it is precisely because of this that he learned that he is coming to China. During the interview, Duan Yun drove over to meet him in person to show his respect for this old man in the technology industry.

After exchanging a few simple greetings, the two immediately got into the car and left the airport.

"Mr. Duan, I am very glad to meet you. When I was in Japan, I heard a lot about you and your company. I think it is very admirable to be able to establish such an excellent company in mainland China. "In the car, Jing Shenda said to Duan Yun who was sitting next to him.

"Compared with Senior Ibuka, my achievements are still far behind." Duan Yun smiled slightly, and continued: "The current Sony Group is one of the most well-known technology companies in Japan and even in the world. In our country, your company The products are also very popular. I bought your company’s Walkman in my early years. The performance is very advanced and the sound quality is also very good. It is still placed in my desk, and I occasionally take it out to listen to it. , a really great product.”

What Duan Yun said was not deliberately touting Sony’s products, but the fact that it was true. When he was developing the Tianyin Walkman in his early years, Duan Yun’s reference and benchmark product was Sony’s Walkman, so at that time Duan Yun Yun almost bought many styles of Sony Walkmans from Hong Kong. Until now, there are still two Walkmans in Duan Yun’s home, and he would take them out to listen to them occasionally when he was bored. That was also a memory of his entrepreneurial years.

"I heard that your Tianyin Group also produced Walkman products before, and they were very popular in China. Is that the case?" Jing Shenda asked Duan Yun with a smile.

"Yes, a few years ago, the main electronic product of our group company was the Walkman." Duan Yun nodded, and then said: "To tell you the truth, the Walkman we produced at that time also borrowed and imitated your Sony For some of the company's technologies, you are here this time to collect patent fees from us, right?"

"Hahaha!" Hearing this, Jing Shenda laughed, and then he continued: "Our Sony products have always been the benchmark of global electronic products, and there are countless manufacturers who have learned from our technology. It's a very normal thing. When Sony was founded, we also learned from the related technologies of American products, including the earliest TV sets and air conditioners. For this reason, our technicians went undercover in American companies for nearly half a year. , because at that time there was no money to buy patents, and even if they had money, they would not be willing to sell them..."

"Hahaha!" Hearing this, Duan Yun also laughed.

Duan Yun always thought that a technical fanatic like Jing Shenda would be a very rigid and dull person, but now it seems that this old man is quite interesting.

"Our self-confidence comes from our strength. When an enterprise has a strong innovation ability, he will not worry about the appearance of imitators." When he said this, Jing Shenda showed a little pride on his face. He went on to say: "Followers will always be followers, and they can benefit temporarily, but the key to becoming a leader in the industry depends on the innovation speed and capabilities of the company..."

"Mr. Ibuka, you are right. Sony's innovation ability is indeed very admirable. You and your company are objects of my great respect. I also hope that you can give me more advice when you come to China this time. , and hope that our two companies will have more cooperation in the future." Duan Yun said sincerely.

"Mr. Duan, you are a very intelligent person. When I met you for the first time today, I realized that you are so young. To be able to establish such a powerful technology company in mainland China at your age is indeed beyond my reach. Imagine." Jing Shenda took a look at Duan Yun, and then said: "Actually, I personally like China very much. I came to China once in 1. At that time, your country was just preparing for reform and opening up. At that time, I When I visited China with President Morita, I was warmly received by your leaders. The scene at that time left a deep impression on me, and I still remember it vividly..."

"It seems that Mr. Jing Shen is also an old friend of China." Duan Yun said with a smile.

As Ibuka said, during the years of reform and opening up, Sony was also the first Japanese high-tech company to enter China.

At the beginning of the reform and opening up, the country solved the capital and technical problems needed for development and vigorously introduced foreign capital. In the process of introducing foreign capital and technology, it stimulated the development of the upstream and downstream industrial chains. The home appliance industry is an obvious example.

In the 80s, Japanese home appliance companies such as Sony and Ericsson entered China to set up factories. After years of production, they trained a large number of skilled workers and home appliance business practitioners for China, as well as an industrial chain serving the home appliance industry. The rise of local home appliance companies provides conditions.

It can be said that Sony Corporation also made certain contributions to the rise of China's home appliance industry in the 90s. This is an undeniable fact.

(End of this chapter)