Rebirth begins with e-commerce

After returning from the yacht vacation, Luo Xiu's US visa was also released.

Next he will fly to the United States to discuss Uber's investment matters.

Before leaving, his future father-in-law called him over very rarely.

In the past, Guan Wenyanke never cared about his business decisions, and I don’t know why he cared so much this time.

An old fox like him will not be able to find trouble, and there must be important advice.

Luo Xiu didn't make too much speculation and sat quietly on the mahogany seat in his future father-in-law's office.

In front of him was a Qushui Liushang tea table carved from a whole piece of wood.

There are rockery and green plants on the desktop.

The flowing water flows out from the rockery, forming a small river that surrounds the tabletop.

There are also a few small fish of different colors swimming happily in the river.

White smoke enveloped it, making the entire tea table look like a fairyland.

"Drink tea."

Guan Wenyan personally poured a cup of tea for his future son-in-law.

For him, a series of processes such as boiling water and making tea is a process of healing the body and mind, and he usually takes it himself.

"Thank you uncle!"

Luo Xiu tapped the table with his right hand twice to express his gratitude.

"I have never interfered in your business before, and even hoped that you could fail once. It may not be a bad thing for young people to accumulate some experience of failure. But you, like a helper of God, can do things successfully every time."

Luo Xiu thought to himself: Then I thank you!

But he said humbly: "I'm just lucky, too."

Guan Wenyan continued: "I am not worried about your failure in your business in China, because no matter how you fail, I can help you with the bottom line. But this time you are going to the United States to invest. If something happens there, I can't save you."

Luo Xiu smiled and said, "There is also a free market there. I can lose some money at worst."

"It doesn't matter if you lose money, I'm afraid you will make too much money for them!"

Guan Wenyan took a sip of tea and continued: "They are free markets, and that is also free to themselves, and there is no freedom to outsiders."

"Uncle, what are you worried about?"

"Do you know Toshiba from Japan?"

Luo Xiu nodded, "I know, a Japanese company that was very powerful in the past."

"Japan chips once dominated the world, and at its peak, they accounted for nearly 80% of the world's Dram share, and now they fell to almost zero. Do you know what the reason is?"

"Because of the United States' suppression."

Luo Xiu still understands this history.

In the early 1980s, Japanese semiconductor companies ushered in a highlight moment. Technology companies such as Intel and Amd in Silicon Valley were chased by Japanese companies in the field of semiconductor storage.

This is the golden age of Japan's rapid economic development, surpassing the United States in both semiconductor and intelligent machinery.

Japan accounts for half of the world's top ten semiconductor companies, and Toshiba is the most powerful one.

Until 1987, the United States could no longer tolerate the rise of Japanese technology companies and began to plot against these technology companies.

Under the pressure from the United States, two Toshiba executives were arrested on the grounds that they exported high-tech products such as large milling machines to the former Soviet Union.

After a series of methods, this company, which has been established for more than 100 years, has rapidly declined.

The Toshiba incident not only changed the fate of this company, but also brought the golden age of Japan's economy to an end.

In the following thirty years, Japan's economy almost stagnated, and it was called: the lost thirty years.

Of course, this is more than the reason why Japan's economy is stagnant.

Whether it is the "Platform Agreement" jointly signed by the five countries of the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, or the subsequent real estate bubble... they are all the reasons for all this.

In fact, Luo Xiu also knew that Alstom, known as the "Pearl of Industry", is a French national treasure-level enterprise. Next year, 2013, it will be sanctioned by the US Department of Justice.

The reason for the sanctions is ridiculous.

A French company participated in a bid for a boiler project in Indonesia and found an intermediary to bribe Indonesian.

Then the global head of the boiler department was arrested by the United States.

French companies and Indonesian companies were in business, and then fined $770 million by the United States.

It's so ridiculous.

The French government quickly announced its surrender in handling this matter, just like their performance during World War II.

In the end, Alstom was acquired by General Electric in the United States at a low price.

...

Luo Xiu thought about it and said seriously: "Uncle, are you afraid that I will make too much money from Americans and end up like Toshiba?"

"I have a ranking of the top 20 Internet companies in the world. Do you think of companies from which countries do you have?"

Luo Xiu didn't need to look at it and answered directly: "We have three companies, namely Penguin, Alibaba, Baidu, and the others are all American companies, and there is no third country."

There are only two Internets in the world, China and the United States, and this is almost a consensus.

Guan Wenyan continued to ask: "Do you know why Japan cannot produce large Internet companies? Is their technology not good?"

Luo Xiu thought about it and replied: "Maybe it's a problem with the population base!"

"Then the whole Europe is big enough, Ah San has enough people, and Ah San has enough talents, so they can't even get out."

"Because the Internet is a winner-takes-all game, they are always worse than the United States."

"So we don't have to go out and fight them head-on!"

Guan Wenyan continued: "Our domestic market is already big enough, and we don't have to go out. You see, Alibaba and others have already achieved such a big size and have no plan to go out. Why can you beat them abroad?"

He wanted to persuade Luo Xiu to stay in the country and only build a domestic market.

"How do you know if you don't try it? What if I can win?"

After Luo Xiu said this, the tea room became quiet.

Both of them stopped talking, and there was only the sound of water flowing on the tea table in the whole room.

Those little fish seemed to feel the depression of the atmosphere and stopped swimming.

After a while, Guan Wenyan sighed, "You have created so many miracles at such a young age. I am not afraid that you can't win, but that you really accidentally win them."

"I'm afraid I will beat them?" Luo Xiu thought he had heard it wrong.

"Yes, if you win them in this winner-take-all game, do you think what the consequences will be? They might tear the rules of the game and use the means to deal with Toshiba. Do you think you can compete with them alone?"

Guan Wenyan's expression became stern.

It can be seen that he truly regarded Luo Xiu as his own person, otherwise he would not have said so many great truths with great thoughts.

"I am not alone, there is also a country behind me. Our country has not been stationed by them. If they want to tear the rules of the game, then we will play new rules with them."

Luo Xiu said loudly:

"We didn't lose to them sixty years ago, what are we afraid of now?"