Life 1984

Guo Wanhua looked outside in the corridor and confirmed that no one was there. Then she lowered her voice and said, "Lin Zhi and Shen Xiulan, they are doing very well!"

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "I thought it was something else! They were best friends. You know, they used to be closer than real sisters."

Guo Wanhua said, "Yunhai, that's all history, okay? In the past few years, the two of them have been like enemies. When I was in Hong Kong, I rarely saw them playing together. Even at the beginning of this trip, they often quarreled."

Li Yunhai said: "Sister Guo, tell me, what happened on the trip? Why did they suddenly reconcile?"

Guo Wanhua said, "When we were traveling in Dali, Lin Zhi encountered harassment, and Shen Xiulan stepped forward to help her. Shen Xiulan was really amazing. There were several strong men on the opposite side, but she was not afraid at all. She stepped forward and taught them a lesson, scolding them so much that they left in disgrace."

Li Yunhai couldn't help but feel a little scared and said, "I told you a long time ago that you should bring two bodyguards with you."

Guo Wanhua said: "We never thought that with such a good domestic environment and so many of us, there would still be people causing trouble? The main reason is that Lin Zhi is too beautiful, and she attracts people wherever she goes."

Li Yunhai is indeed confident in his wife's appearance.

Although Lin Zhi is in her thirties, she has the charm of a mature woman and a charming style that she did not have in her girlhood.

Li Yunhai once thought that when he first met Lin Zhi, her beauty was at its peak. Unexpectedly, Lin Zhi is even more attractive now than in 1984!

Both Guo Wanhua and Shen Xiulan were extremely beautiful, but when they walked together with Lin Zhi, Lin Zhi would definitely get the most attention.

Wherever a beautiful woman goes, she attracts everyone's attention.

But normal people would just take a sneak peek.

A brave person will meet the beautiful woman's gaze and stare at her.

If there is any other playboy, I will approach him and ask for his contact information. If he doesn't get it, that's fine.

Finally, there is another type of person who feels that the world revolves around him. He thinks he is extremely handsome. Not only does he ask beautiful women for their contact information, he also dares to directly say that he wants to get a room with them.

Not to mention a decent woman, even if she was a prostitute, it was impossible for her to agree to go with someone on the street.

Some people leave when they are rejected.

Some people are not like that. The more you reject him, the more he will pester you, even swearing at you or fighting with you.

Linzhi obviously met the latter type of person.

If Li Yunhai were present, he would have scolded this person and taught him how to respect others.

Thinking of the danger that Linzhi had encountered, Li Yunhai felt a little scared.

Shen Xiulan is really brave. She even dares to confront the local thugs.

Guo Wanhua said: "Since that incident, Lin Zhi took the initiative to reconcile with Shen Xiulan. They put aside their past grudges and became good sisters again."

Li Yunhai thought, no wonder, when Lin Zhi heard that Shen Xiulan lent me money, she was not at all surprised, and she was not even jealous.

In his mind, the most ideal state of life is to live harmoniously and beautifully with all the women he loves.

But this possibility is slim.

Even in ancient times, the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards had to be lived in separately, and there were constant intrigues and struggles between them.

Even the divine power of the emperor cannot calm a woman's heart!

What about Li Yunhai?

Li Yunhai now has to settle for the second best option: the women can live separately as long as they don't make trouble with each other.

The other women were fine. Zhu Lin, Gong Jie, Guo Wanhua and the others were all completely devoted to him. They all lived in different cities, far away from each other, and it was rare for them to get together once a year. Even though they knew each other's identities, they were all polite to each other when they met.

Only Lin Zhi and Shen Xiulan were like a pair of enemies.

Since they met in 1984, the two women have never stopped fighting secretly.

Even though there was a period of time when they were as close as sisters, Lin Zhi was still on guard against Shen Xiulan.

Because Shen Xiulan is Li Yunhai’s first love!

Every woman is curious about a man’s first love, but also naturally regards him as an enemy.

Li Yunhai was unable to reconcile the conflict between the two women, which was an unsolvable deadlock.

This time, the two women reconciled because of a trip, which is also a good thing.

I’m afraid it won’t be long before the two of them become estranged from each other because of another incident.

In the morning, Lin Zhi, Shen Xiulan, Guo Wanhua and others returned to Hong Kong together.

Li Yunhai sent them to the airport.

The children ran straight into the waiting hall without any reluctance.

Only when their mother called them to say goodbye to Li Yunhai did they run back and say goodbye to Li Yunhai.

Li Yunhai felt an indescribable sadness in his heart.

My children are growing up right before my eyes, but I cannot be with them to witness their growth process.

This has to be said to be a huge regret.

Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be both loyal and filial, and it has also been difficult to balance career and family.

Therefore, behind every successful man, there is a virtuous woman who contributes silently.

Behind Li Yunhai, there are not just one virtuous women, but several!

Watching the figures of the woman and children disappearing around the corner, Li Yunhai suddenly felt an urge to follow them to Hong Kong and enjoy family happiness.

However, when he thought of Sihai Group, this long-lost family affection was overcome by reason. Li Yunhai resolutely turned around and left the airport.

Linzhi gave Li Yunhai 20 billion!

Shen Xiulan gave Li Yunhai 10 billion!

Guo Wanhua gave Li Yunhai more than 5 billion!

Li Yunhai now has more than 30 billion yuan in funds!

He can continue fighting until he builds a car.

Time flies, and it is 1998 in a blink of an eye.

The progress of Sihai Group's car manufacturing is still not as good as Li Yunhai expected.

Fortunately, the initial investment has already been spent, so the later expenses will be much less.

The money Li Yunhai had was enough for him to spend.

In addition, Sanjiang Company's business is becoming more and more prosperous, which can bring Li Yunhai a lot of income every month.

The first car had actually been built a long time ago.

But Li Yunhai was not satisfied.

Li Yunhai is now extremely strict in his attitude towards product perfection!
What he wants to build is a good car, not just any car.

It is easy to build a car. You just need to design the appearance, buy the accessories, and then assemble it.

But it is not easy to build the ideal car.

The car Li Yunhai wants must be good-looking, perform well, and be durable!

A car with all these advantages is hard to buy without spending more than 50 yuan.

The car made by Li Yunhai is even cheaper!

This is also easy to achieve.

However, it is very difficult to combine all these advantages in one person.

After the first car was built, Li Yunhai personally took a test ride in it.

Given his frequent experience of driving luxury cars, this car fell far short of his expectations.

He asked for a re-development!
Everyone in the company was surprised.

It took a lot of effort to develop a car after investing so much money.

So it was denied just because it was denied?

Li Yunhai said at the meeting: "We want to build a century-old car brand! Not a short-lived car company! So, you must redesign and re-polish!"

Wu Yongli, Wang Jinwen, Gao Ping, Liu Xiaoli, Chen Meilin and others were all shocked by Li Yunhai's words, and then fell silent for a long time.

If this car doesn't work, we'll have to start over!
Everything has to start from scratch again.

Wu Yongli asked: "Boss, what are the shortcomings of this car? Tell us and we will improve it. It will take a lot of time to start from scratch."

Li Yunhai thought for a moment and said, "It's not beautiful enough, the driving experience is not comfortable enough, the power is not strong enough, there are many problems! Instead of rectifying them one by one, I think it's better to start over! Instead of launching an imperfect product and accepting the market's beating, we might as well wait another year and develop a better product before launching it to the market. What do you think?"

Chen Meilin is now the manager of the marketing department of Sihai Group. Since she joined the company, she has been promoting the cars of Sihai Group. At this time, she couldn't help but say: "Is this car not good? I think it's pretty good. We can't compare it with a millionaire's car! Our company has been established for so long, and all kinds of publicity and advertising have never stopped. Consumers are waiting for us to launch our first car! If we don't launch it, consumers can't wait."

Li Yunhai said: "There will always be a market! And I believe that our country's automobile market will only get bigger and bigger in the future! The emperor's daughter will never have trouble finding a husband! As long as our products are good enough, no matter when they are launched, there will be people who will buy them! On the contrary, if our cars are not good, and we force them to be launched now, consumers will have a bad experience, and then they will sell less and less, and in the end we will be trapped in our own web and destroy our brand."

Chen Meilin said: "How about this, we launch this car first and sell it as a low-end car?"

Li Yunhai said seriously, "Absolutely not! The first impression of a brand is particularly important. If there are problems with the first car, consumers will be even less likely to buy future cars! Cars are different from other products. First, they are large, and second, they are expensive! Nowadays, many families have to use up all their savings to afford a car, and a car may be driven for more than ten years, or even longer. If our first car is durable and loved by consumers, then our future new models will be recognized by them, and families will give priority to our cars when buying new cars."

Chen Meilin said, "Okay! I agree with your opinion, but what exactly are we selling now? Is our marketing department just sitting there idle?"

Li Yunhai said, "No, you have plenty of things to do! Don't forget, we have other brands! The De Thomas brand is not well-known in China, so we don't plan to introduce it! But the Maserati brand has a certain degree of popularity in China, and it also has a place in the international luxury car industry. Let's introduce Maserati to China first! Meilin, your next job is to promote Maserati! Remember, this is a Maserati produced by our Sihai Group, but it is produced in an original factory abroad and introduced into China. You must let consumers know this when you promote it."

Chen Meilin asked, "Does anyone really care about a car brand and where it is produced? Don't most people buy cars just because they like them?"

Li Yunhai said: "How can it be that simple? Especially in our country, whether a car can be sold at a high price or not, the price is different for domestically produced and foreign-produced cars! In the minds of Chinese people, it is normal for imported cars to be one-third more expensive."

Chen Meilin asked, "Why does this happen? As long as the parts are the same, what difference will there be after assembling them?"

Li Yunhai said: "Because our country's industrial foundation is weak and we have entered the industrial society only a short time ago, in the eyes of the world, foreign products are better. It will take some time for us to change this concept. This requires us to build better cars and gain recognition from consumers. If the cars we launch are not of good quality, appearance, or driving experience, how do you think consumers will view domestic cars? By then, consumers will have a stereotyped impression: cars produced by Sihai Group are cheap and of poor quality! Once this concept is formed, it will be difficult for us to change it."

Liu Xiaoli said: "This has nothing to do with worshipping foreign things. Imported cars have a place in the hearts of Chinese people, just like imported electrical appliances. Everyone knows that they are of good quality and rushes to buy them. Domestic products are cheap, but the quality is indeed average. The boss is right. Our cars should not give people such a stereotype."

After hearing this, Chen Meilin suddenly realized that there are too many factors involved in running a business.

Some factors are caused by different national conditions.

She still has a lot to learn.

Li Yunhai said: "Now everyone knows that electronic products produced by Japan are easy to use. After their products entered our country, some people bought them and used them for more than ten years without breaking down. So they know that Japanese products are easy to use, and they will buy Japanese products next time they buy."

Chen Meilin said, "That's true! I bought a tape recorder from Toyo Rensheng, and it's still working after more than ten years."

Wu Yongli said: "Speaking of this, let me also talk about my experience. I have bought domestic electronic products. Let me make it clear that they are not from Sihai Group! The quality is indeed worrying. It broke down right after I bought it. Later, I never bought any products from that factory again. A few years later, the factory went bankrupt. In this sense, I agree with the boss's approach. A defective product should not be put on the market."

Li Yunhai said: "In fact, whether in the electronics industry or the automobile industry, the Japanese have also experienced a period of being despised. At the beginning, Japanese goods were synonymous with cheapness. But they quickly occupied the national consumer market with low-priced, high-quality products! Now in the global market, the sales of Japanese electronic products and cars are very impressive. This is their way to success. We must also follow this path and seize the market with low-priced, high-quality products!"

Everyone accepted Li Yunhai's suggestion, abandoned the current car and started over! (End of this chapter)