My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 830: Knowing shame, and then being courageous, is already a high standard.
Because Wei Dong also showed how top students do it.

"We invested heavily in establishing an electronics research institute in Singapore because, given that we both communicate in Chinese, Singapore has the advantage of English and an external market. Hong Kong's technological strength in this area is somewhat lacking. This allows us to exchange ideas with our R&D unit in Shenzhen. We are no longer satisfied with simply copying products from Europe, America, and Japan and profiting from the gap in the domestic market. We want to explore and think about new areas of international products and strive to create products that lead the world. This is the future of 'Made in China'..."

Actually, at this moment, Wei Dong suddenly felt that I was like something, as if I was far ahead.

When he got to this point, the college students applauded enthusiastically!
This is the team they most want to see and the team they most want to follow!

Wei Dong quickly tried to downplay the issue: "Of course, for the vast majority of domestic manufacturers, this is still a long way off. They need at least ten or twenty years of experience to build up their expertise."

Everyone was surprised again. Had the gap become so large, or so small?

"I can also briefly explain how we did it. Three years ago, we only imported a sanitary napkin production machine from Indonesia. We then imitated and developed it into the XK sanitary napkin factory, which at its peak had more than 15,000 employees. This is because there were no such products in China, and we completely dominated the market. This approach can still be learned many years later. What does it mean to have something that others don't? It means to be the first to achieve low prices and high quality, and to occupy the untapped market with demand. Of course, continuing to win is another topic."

Everyone immediately started taking notes.

What Wei Dong wanted was this kind of diverse development: "When we wanted to enter the supply and marketing system, that is, to promote sanitary napkins to the vast rural areas as soon as possible through the supply and marketing cooperatives, Pingjing asked if we could bring the state-owned Feiyan Sanitary Napkin Factory along with us."

"Alright, Feiyan Factory is exactly what I was talking about earlier. The production line was imported from Japan. It's fully automated and very advanced. One piece of equipment is equivalent to about a thousand people across twenty of our production lines! But all the raw materials, production line consumables, and maintenance all depend on Japanese manufacturers and technicians. It's obvious why they can't beat us."

"Over the next two years, we tried every possible method to imitate, disassemble, and reassemble. Finally, with the support of overseas departments, we chose to import key components, which solved our problem of being able to make fully automated production lines. The current university student employment center was built on the site of the original sanitary napkin factory after the relocation. You can visit the sanitary napkin factory in the Airport Road Industrial Park when you have time. Our five self-produced fully automated production lines, with just over 200 employees working in shifts, are equivalent to the original factory with 10,000 employees. We have always kept the imported line next to us, not only as a warning, but also as a place for continuous learning and innovation."

The college students were busy clapping and taking notes.

Wu Xi and the others quickly asked if there was anything else they wanted to say, and offered to help them call out.

They were afraid the matter was too small.

He was genuinely annoyed: "I asked about a TV, and he said sanitary napkins. What are you talking about? Can a TV and sanitary napkins be the same thing?"

Wu Xi and the others were done in no time, and they clasped their hands together and shouted again.

Let Wei Dong criticize Yu Xiaoqiu first. Why couldn't they have provided an extra microphone so that it would be easier to ask questions?

He recalled that at later press conferences and fan meetings, microphones would be passed around everywhere.

Now, he genuinely wanted to save face: "Televisions, I was referring to manufacturing and production. As for the technology, well, the Heijing plant uses JVC technology, right? Theoretically, it certainly wouldn't be their most advanced production line. I still have great faith in the Japanese people's moral standards; they'll definitely keep the best for themselves..."

Finally, it started to resemble the playful banter of that later college entrance exam consultant influencer.

The college students found it so novel that they burst into laughter.

"There's a vacuum electronics factory in Shanghai. If you look into it, you'll know that it was one of the first companies in China to try issuing shares. We partnered with Citibank and Apple to get investment and produce monitors for Apple computers. Last year, we upgraded to color monitors. To put it simply, it's all electron gun vacuum tube technology. The precision and color sharpness of color computer monitors are on two different levels!"

He gave an example: "Why do parents always remind us not to watch TV for long periods of time, but we can stare at a computer monitor for a long time? It's because of the difference in refresh rate... When you watch TV with a good camera, the screen is constantly flickering. That's the product's strength. Because these monitors are exported to North America, they must have the best technology. I've made myself clear enough. The product's strength is lacking. So what do you do then? You have to find a way in sales."

"Inferior products have their own inferior markets. For example, my advice to Pingjing TV Factory is to use the money to develop new products when they are profitable. This way, they won't be helpless when others launch new products. Secondly, they should use their brains in sales. I can see that the casing of your product uses a monitor mold, so you can use this kind of TV in the field of monitoring equipment. A market of several thousand, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of units is still no problem. You can even sell complete sets overseas..."

At this moment, those who had been racking their brains finally found an angle and jumped up as if they had found a treasure: "You are worshipping foreign things! You are giving the best to the United States, while we are reduced to being exploited as long-term laborers for the United States!"

Everyone around was startled when they heard this; your accusation is no small matter!

Some people frowned and were about to go over and say hello.

Wu Xi grabbed the man and they joined hands to shout, "This comrade said you are a foreign worshipper and that you are giving the best things to the US, leaving us to be exploited as long-term laborers for the US!"

They even pointed at the people over there with both fingers!

Especially the guy who had just frowned; he practically wanted to point a giant arrow at someone, and squeezed to the side, pointing two fingers at the person. The whole place erupted in uproar!

Wei Dong, who shares his valuable insights without reservation, is eager for everyone to find ways to build a career. He explains and guides every detail, providing hands-on instruction with references to classical texts.

As a result, they were given such a big label.

That was enough to instantly raise one's blood pressure; some hot-tempered young men even jumped up to yell, while groups of girls started chattering away.

Despite having the mental age of over sixty, Wei Dong laughed heartily, easing the atmosphere of the entire room with his laughter alone.

The college students heard his laughter and his nonchalant, relaxed demeanor.

They all smiled and sat back down, anticipating his response.

Wei Dong, of course, wouldn't let them down: "This student isn't paying attention. I've said it before: be strategically contemptuous, but tactically cautious. Only when we've come this far from our impoverished beginnings can we be considered to have officially entered the stage of economic construction. Facing the European and American economic markets that have been developing for two or three hundred years, is it so hard to admit that we have gaps in science, technology, commerce, and economic development? How do we conduct criticism and self-criticism? Facing the gap squarely, making a firm decision, overcoming all difficulties, and resolutely refusing to kneel down—that is the path for our economic reform. Do you agree?!"

This immediately drew a thunderous response!
As someone said before, it allows Wei Dong to say things that are difficult to say.

He is a private entrepreneur, and he feels no sense of embarrassment at the gap in economics, business, and technology.

On the contrary, it will only make people feel that you are sincere and pragmatic.

Moreover, he actually came up with a solution.

Now, with this contrasting example, the college students find this leader increasingly admirable and credible.

It is said that people from the Pingqi Night Market, which is just a wall away, could hear the shouts from here, and many people crowded to the gate of the partition factory to see and hear what was going on.

That's why there's such a huge reaction.

Wei Dong wasn't trying to incite everyone's anger.

He presented the facts and reasoned with the public: "Didn't we talk about cars before? Every Cherokee imports all its parts and has to be paid for with precious foreign exchange. But if we can export Cherokees to North America and sell our off-road vehicles to the people of North America, wouldn't we be able to earn US dollars?"

"I've always held this attitude: making money in the domestic market isn't a skill, because the domestic market doesn't have sanitary napkins, casual clothing brands, shampoos, or good cars. People have no choice. The European and American markets are already thriving. Whether we can stand on our own two feet in those markets is what's truly impressive!"

"What does it mean to worship foreign things and fawn over foreigners? It means blindly praising foreign countries and even smugly relying on foreign powers to bolster one's own position, acting as a comprador for foreign products to harvest the domestic market. That is what it means to worship foreign things and fawn over foreigners. As for giving the best products overseas, you should be able to actually give them away. The various overseas production lines that we are now importing at great expense are basically replacement products that others have discarded, but they can already crush us in the market."

This is how Wei Dong's eloquence was honed. Holding the microphone and addressing the surrounding crowd, he had the air of a speech mentor: "Instead of being ashamed, you will be courageous. Instead, you will either be discouraged or excited. Do you know what it means to be neither humble nor arrogant? It means not being inferior, but also not being excited and resistant because you feel ashamed of your own shortcomings. You should study and improve steadily. Have you ever experienced this feeling in your studies?"

The entire arena erupted in thunderous shouts: "Yes!" "Yes!"

So Wei Dong dismissed those minor noises with such disdain: "Finally, I'll talk about how, once the product strength and sales market are determined, the most important step is to spread the word!"

The power of advertising has already been demonstrated on the platform, but most companies have not yet realized it.

Since Wei Dong was already there, he wanted to explain the relationship between product manufacturing, marketing, and advertising in his own words.

While saying this, he pointed in the direction of the television factory: "Even the best wine needs advertising. After experiencing an era of scarcity and limited choices, it's crucial to consider whether products of the same level will use advertising to build brand image and attract consumers nationwide to their preferred products! For specific examples, look at Triumph film and Centennial Runfa shampoo. The former has almost no advertising and relies entirely on its low price and high quality to compete with imported products. In reality, it doesn't face competition from domestic color film. In the future... Centennial Runfa will break through the encirclement of countless shampoos and conditioners from various provinces."

This attracted the attention of the brick-making team again.

(End of this chapter)