5/12/08

Taiwan's Kuo Ming-venture story: half of the devil half of Angels

• start from scratch global conquests
Taiwan's Kuo Ming was born in Taipei in 1950, was admitted in 1966, "the China Sea," entered the rejuvenation of the shipping companies to work. 1974, 24-year-old Kuo-ming, Taiwan encountered an entrepreneurial opportunity: a friend told him that I know there are a number of foreign orders for plastic parts, looking for companies to undertake production. Kuo-ming, Taiwan would like to have ready-made orders, homeopathy do such a plant, sure to make money.
Kuo-ming, Taiwan has the hands of his mother's marriage with 200,000 yuan (NT, the same below), he and several friends and Cou 10 million to set up a "plastic Enterprises Ltd. Hon Hai", recruited 15 Staff, to rent the 70 square meters of factory buildings, opened Zhang.
Unexpectedly, the company has just set up, hit the global oil crisis, raw materials prices rose sharply, 300,000 yuan of funds quickly Kuide the place. 1975, a partnership of friends decided to "retreat", Kuo-ming, Taiwan to the father-in-law borrowed the money alone supports.
At that time, just black and white TV in the rise of Taiwan, Hon Hai TV manufacturers to undertake the election of a single knob Taiwan business. Time tight and heavy tasks, Hon Hai is not producing mold. In order to ensure prompt delivery, Kuo-ming, Taiwan can not but ran into the mold, big and small factories, pay a smiling face, said good words, please help drive the workers.

• start from scratch global conquests
A year later, Hon Hai started profitability. Kuo-ming, Taiwan gave up two "greater opportunity to make money" - to buy land speculation and hoarding of raw materials, purchased advanced Japanese die machines, the development of technology strength.
And after four years, Hon Hai was only the knob of the TV production of small enterprises, received the first batch of transnational corporations from the United States of electronic parts orders.
1980, Kuo-ming, Taiwan decided to every penny of the proceeds are used to expand production capacity. This very bold step to expand capacity for the biggest worry is that, with orders to Channengzengjia才行.
This process is very arduous, the company's liquidity several times, "Duanchui"…… equipment and development efforts to improve and ultimately an increase of Hon Hai's orders. 1982, Kuo-ming, Taiwan finally has its own plant.
The late 1980s, Kuo-ming, Taiwan decided to set up in Shenzhen, Guangdong Shenzhen Foxconn precision components factory. In the 1990s, Taiwan's Kuo Ming led by Hon Hai and Foxconn enter the global market

• daily diet of two Hamburg
Kuo-ming, Taiwan can not forget his first visit to the United States to fight for orders of experience.
On that occasion, the customer did not immediately do business, he had to the road next to a small hotel, and so on. Do not matter, reluctant to spend money, but where not to, eating a meal a day, eat only two Meidun Fan Hamburg.
Kuo-ming, Taiwan, such as the five days, and finally to see the customers, but customers only give him five minutes: "This is the blueprint for a product, you have to submit a quote it."
Since then, Taiwan's Kuo Ming-Americans find a marketing manager, and his visit with customers. "He can not only help me run business, but also the way to me when the driver, can practice English with me." In this way, Taiwan's Kuo-ming and his marketing manager, riding in cars, one city
City shuttle, after 11 o'clock every night, will be in charge 16 U.S. dollars a night in a motel Xiejiao, and starting the next morning……
This is the "day of the two Hamburg," the U.S. trip, Kuo-ming, Taiwan completed the U.S. market open up the plan. "Hungry people, their brains particularly clear." Kuo-ming, Taiwan meaningfully said.

• "is the dictatorship and to the Baqi"
Kuo-ming, Taiwan is a strange, and no one he would like to know what the next step, what to do.
Kuo-ming, Taiwan has given people the impression that "Baqi" full force. Forced to admit that some of the "dictatorial" leader, did his Guorenzhichu.
Kuo-ming, Taiwan and more than 10 years of work to the media executives said that with Taiwan's Kuo-ming, indeed, "Da Tianxia".
The militarization of discipline and precise execution, Hon Hai in a rapidly changing information industry in the Evergreen Foundation.
"When leaders make decisions, even on the knife down the mountain Youguo, a forward with the first-if you should say that it 'dictatorship', I do not want to explain, but dictatorship must be 'not for the public to private '

• "is the dictatorship and to the Baqi"
Already, "Forbes" list of the global rich list Kuo-ming, Taiwan has been abide by the "make a lot of money does not show off personal wealth" concept. He did not wear brand-name, not a Ming Che, do not pay attention to dress up, go on the road, Jihumeiren can think of, he is Taiwan's richest man.
Taiwan's technology sector have said Guo Ming Taiwan as "Xiaoxiong," and "those of Chang Shun, who goes against the death" to describe him. Taiwan's media is felt Kuo-ming of Taiwan, "Baqi."
It is said that he half-jokingly to some media said: "You do not modify the direction of coverage, such as you listed I would buy you down!" He will have to court the media.
In response, Taiwan's Kuo-ming said: "You can insult me personally, can not insult us."

Goju a centripetal force and economy
In order to reduce costs, improve efficiency, Kuo-ming, Taiwan has implemented a strict management of militarization. The Hon Hai, Taiwan's Kuo Ming-often when not all "people" used.
Chang Kuo-ming, Taiwan's managers asked him: "You do not Niaohuang the yellow ah» "If the answer is" no yellow ", he immediately Tongpi:" You said that not enough effort ah! "
Guo is a Gongzuo Kuang-ming, Taiwan, the daily work of more than 15 hours. Sometimes even at night just off the plane, he would immediately rushed to the company meeting, do not seem to know what is tired. In order to ensure timely delivery, or even directly into the production, roll up their sleeves, the operation of machinery. If a customer returns, he angry and curse, we will also put aside chairman of the hangers-site staff with an apology.
It is said that each of Hon Hai to enter the new employees, pre are required to accept a five-day military training. For executives, Kuo-ming of Taiwan's more stringent requirements, he questions to them at any time, if and could not answer, the curse words immediately Tuokouerchu, these millions of the rich man, still in the table Fazhan. It is said that, as long as the Taiwan-Ming Kuo issued the order, even if much of the earth at the other end, the relevant responsible person must respond within eight hours, no time difference must be answered within 15 minutes……
Goju a centripetal force and economy
The good performance of staff, Taiwan's Kuo Ming-like "angel" as generous. In 2002 to celebrate the end of the meeting, Guo Ming intends to Taiwan a year of hard work to Reward employees, therefore came up with a 230 million U.S.!
Not only that, each year, Kuo-ming, Taiwan will be in charge of arrangements for the 100 on the all-round physical examination. And managers together for dinner, he often moving several chopsticks to eat, and so we all eat, and he left before the dish filled bowl, Dakoudakou Chi Xiaqu.
Is in such a rigid-flexible and economic management, Hon Hai formed a special solidarity.

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