Training the Heavens

Chapter 140 Recruiting talents
"What's there to be reluctant about? I'll go out and gain some experience, and I'll definitely be able to earn more money when I come back." Jiang Wanmeng has a long-term vision, which is much better than Gao Jiawang and others.

"It's just not easy to go abroad. First, the paperwork is difficult to handle. Second, although I've made some money this year, it's still far from what I'd spend on going abroad, and it's hard to exchange foreign currency. Third, even if I go abroad, I have no idea what's going on. I don't know where I can go to see advanced technology."

"These problems can actually be solved." Gao Jialin nodded and stopped talking, continuing to drink and chat with them.

The next day, when he went to see Jiang Wanmeng alone, he told him his plan. "I can sponsor you to go abroad. The procedures are easy to handle. I'll find a foreign organization to send you an invitation letter. It will be much easier to get a visa with the invitation letter. Since you are interested in electronic technology, why not go to Japan first? After that, go to the United States. Once you get there, I'll arrange for a guide to take you to visit universities, research institutions, and companies."

Jiang Wanmeng was stunned by this unexpected gift, and it took him a long time to reply, "Reporter Gao, are you kidding me?"

"No kidding, besides being a journalist, I'm also a writer. I've written a best-seller in Japan and earned quite a bit of dollars there. I also have a lot of connections in Japan. If you're willing, I can help you go abroad." Gao Jialin also took out a few newspapers to confirm this.

Jiang Wanmeng is a typical engineering guy at first glance. He has no interest in novels. During dinner last night, they didn't talk about Gao Jialin's previous works at all. So Gao Jialin just went to the Anhui branch of Xinhua News Agency and dug out these old newspapers.

He took the newspaper and studied it for a long time. When he saw the photo of a huge crowd of people surrounding Gao Jialin in Kinokuniya Bookstore, he finally believed what he said. However, he still couldn't figure out one thing. "Reporter Gao, it costs a lot of money to go out. Why are you helping me?"

"I'm optimistic about you. When the time is right, I plan to take a leave of absence and go into business! Big business, of course! I'm very optimistic about the future of electronics and plan to start a factory to manufacture them myself. You know I'm a liberal arts major and don't know much about these things, so I need a professional to handle the technical aspects. I think you'd be a good fit."

How could this not be appropriate? Jiang Wanmeng was the inventor of the VCD. Wanyan, the company he founded, was the world's first VCD brand. Unfortunately, he only knew the technology and lacked a grasp of business operations. As a result, he got up early but arrived late.

The market developed by Wan Yan was all snatched away by companies such as Aido, Wanlida, and BBK, and the right to speak also fell into the hands of major international brands such as Sony, Philips, JVC, and Panasonic. Jiang Wanmeng disappeared in disgrace and no one mentioned him again.

Now with Gao Jialin, Jiang Wanmeng only needs to focus on researching technology. Gao Jialin will help him with the rest of the things, including funding, patents, channels, and talents. The VCD business alone can lay a solid foundation for this company.

"You are also optimistic about the development of the electronics industry?" Jiang Wanmeng's eyes suddenly lit up.

"I believe that the future electronics industry, especially the consumer electronics industry, must be driven by both software and hardware. Domestic companies do not currently have core technologies. At most, they produce some basic accessories, and all core components are imported from abroad. Their understanding of software is even less. If we can find the right field, we will definitely be able to catch up with well-known companies such as Changhong and Haier." No one in China knows more about the development of the electronics industry than Gao Jialin.

Jiang Wanmeng was deeply impressed. "Your understanding of the electronics industry is even deeper than most people in the industry. If you hadn't told me, I would never have believed you were a liberal arts student."

That is, I appear to be an undergraduate student majoring in Chinese, but in fact I am a PhD in science and engineering from a 985 university. This is just basic common sense to me.

Gao Jialin continued to tell Jiang Wanmeng about his understanding of the electronics industry. Jiang Wanmeng couldn't stop listening, so he simply closed the shop and dragged Gao Jialin to the teahouse next door to talk in detail. When they chatted for lunch, Jiang Wanmeng no longer doubted Gao Jialin's words. "Reporter Gao, I'm grateful for your appreciation and willingness to give me this opportunity. Then I will listen to you and close the shop now to go abroad to broaden my horizons."

"Okay, I'll send a telegram right away and ask Japan to send you an invitation letter. Then you prepare everything you need and come to Shanghai and I'll take you to handle the relevant procedures." These are all very simple. Just call Chinatsu Tsuboi and she'll arrange it.

After Jiang Wanmeng completed the formalities, Gao Jialin took Chen Hong with him to Japan. "Dunhuang" was about to hold its premiere, and she, as the heroine, must appear.

When she arrived in Tokyo, Chinatsu Tsuboi had already contacted companies such as Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, JVC, Canon, and even Nintendo. Jiang Wanmeng would have to spend more than half a year visiting and learning from each of these companies.

The accommodation problem was also solved for him. Gao Jialin bought some high-end apartments in the minato area, planning to sell them when the housing prices in Tokyo were about to reach their peak, so that he could easily make room for him.

"If you have any problems in the future, just call Ms. Tsuboi. She will come to give you money every month. Just concentrate on studying and visiting." Gao Jialin arranged everything for him.

Chinatsu Tsuboi and Juri Hinata have now achieved financial independence and no longer need to work at Tokuma Shoten. They have now resigned and are responsible for handling all matters related to Gao Jialin in Japan.

Hinata Juri's English is very good, so Gao Jialin plans to let her go to the United States first to prepare the way. In this way, after Jiang Wanmeng has learned about the situation in Japan, he can also go to the United States to visit companies such as Motorola, Intel, and Apple.

Finally, he went to Europe to study at companies such as Thomson Electronics, Philips, Siemens, and Nokia. After this tour, Gao Jialin was not far from starting his own business.

In addition to learning technology, Gao Jialin also gave him another task: "During the learning process, if you meet Chinese talents, try to build good relationships with them. If you can bring them to our company in the future, that would be even better."

To this end, he asked Chinatsu Tsuboi to set aside a sum of money for him specifically for building personal connections.

After staying in Tokyo for a few days to take care of his own affairs and seeing Jiang Wanmeng excitedly visiting and learning every day, Gao Jialin left with satisfaction.

After returning to China, he wrote an article related to the electronics industry and published it in a high-level internal reference. The Jiaotong University alumnus was an expert and he would definitely be interested in it.

Then he packed his bags and set off again. Jiang Wanmeng alone was far from enough, so he had to continue recruiting talents.

(End of this chapter)