Chapter 446【Lenovo Group’s Annual Report】

In mid-January, Wu Guangyao got here to Dongying and spent 5 days visiting vital factories and vital departments of Lenovo Group;

Group President Akio Morita, Group Vice President Jing Shenda, Group Vice President Jerry, and three executives accompanied.

After 5 days of visits, Wu Guangyao’s confidence in Lenovo Group is even higher;

Lenovo Group has three first-tier subsidiaries, particularly Lenovo Electrical, Lenovo Electronics, and Sony;

Lenovo Electrical’s major analysis and growth and manufacturing: TV units, washing machines, fridges, air conditioners and different family home equipment;

Sony is split into two fields, electronics and leisure (recording business). Digital merchandise embody: radio (recording) audio gamers, camcorders, video recorders, document gamers, and so forth.;

Lenovo Electronics primarily researches and develops semiconductor built-in circuits, in addition to some primary scientific analysis.

Lenovo Group had a worldwide turnover of 1.8 billion U.S. {dollars} final 12 months (1968), and a internet revenue of 160 million U.S. {dollars};

Rising so quick, Wu Guangyao was very stunned;

Nonetheless, of the US$1.8 billion in turnover, US$1.2 billion is TV gross sales;

Lenovo Group bought 1.8 million Trinitron coloration TVs and 1 million Trinitron image tubes final 12 months.

Lenovo Group Assembly Room

Wu Guangyao is giving face-to-face talks to 6 executives to set new objectives.

Morita Akio, Inobu College, Jerry, Li Jiaji, Onoki, and Kimura Ryohei are nonetheless these six executives.

Wu Guangyao mentioned: “Though Sony has developed effectively over time, it nonetheless has a sure hole with different electrical and digital corporations in Dongying.”

Everybody shocked, I don’t know what the boss mentioned about this?

As a result of Sony’s growth of leisure tools (excluding TV units) and leisure enterprise is a technique formulated by the group firm;

Sony, Lenovo Electrical, and Lenovo Electronics haven’t any significance to the Lenovo Group, solely the distinction in enterprise.

If there’s a hole between Sony and Lenovo, then the hole between Lenovo Electronics is even better;

Due to the analysis and growth of the semiconductor built-in circuit of Lenovo Electronics, it’s purely for Lenovo Electrical and Sony.

Jing Shen Da reacted the quickest and mentioned: “The chairman meant that you’ve a imaginative and prescient for brand spanking new leisure tools?”

Everybody all of the sudden, that is it!

Sony nonetheless develops leisure tools, however that doesn’t imply it will probably’t meet up with Lenovo!

Wu Guangyao smiled and nodded, don’t suppose he doesn’t perceive expertise, however he understands the product;

Due to this fact, the center and high-level individuals of Lenovo Group have been satisfied and admired Wu Guangyao.

Wu Guangyao mentioned: “I’ve considered the third merchandise about Sony’s growth tasks!”

Everybody hurriedly recorded, for worry of lacking a punctuation mark.

“The primary venture, it is best to know that I used the slogan of’leisure first’ on the premise; when individuals’s residing requirements enhance, there can be an pressing want for brand spanking new leisure merchandise. Seven years in the past, I requested you to develop tape gamers. , Tape recorder; tape is affordable to fabricate and simple to hold. These wonderful traits will make “listening to music” actually a well-liked leisure that each one courses of society can afford.

At current, we’ve got achieved sure ends in tape gamers and tape recorders, however we’ve got no apparent benefits!

So, I ask you to cut back the scale of the tape participant to me, to the extent that it’s handy to hold;

On this method, individuals all around the world who like music will be unable to refuse its attract.

Give it some thought, a palm-sized tape participant, hung round your waist, plugged in headphones, and immersed in music. This can be a trend.

So, I recommend: take away the recording perform of the tape participant, add a stereo, business tape participant;

As for this product, let’s name it ‘Walman’! “

After listening to Wu Guangyao’s phrases, everybody thought.

To begin with, technically talking, it isn’t too troublesome;

shouldn’t be even an amazing invention, as a result of all applied sciences are available, but it surely must be shrunk and transportable.

However, will anybody pay for a tape participant and not using a recorder perform?

Akio Morita first mentioned: “I believe the president’s imaginative and prescient may be very nice, easier, this product is a conveyable music participant, it may be mentioned that it’s the factor that younger individuals want most.”

Then everybody mentioned, Wu Guangyao even mentioned prematurely the advertising and marketing of this product and the way to combine Sony music to utterly open the world market.

Lastly, everyone seems to be assured that this product should be second solely to Trinitron coloration TVs among the many modern merchandise developed by Lenovo Group, and better than transistor radios, rice cookers, pulsator washing machines and different merchandise.

You already know, so far as Wu Guangyao is aware of, the whole gross sales quantity of the earlier Sony Walkman (Walkman sequence) was over 100 million items.

The primary venture is formally established. It’s nonetheless the R&D staff of Jing Shenda who personally participated within the Walkman. After all, he’s only a individual in command of the general scenario. In spite of everything, he’s additionally the expertise president of the whole Lenovo Group.

Subsequent, Wu Guangyao mentioned: “Sony’s second new venture is the sport subject!”

“The sphere of video video games?”

A query mark was written on everybody’s heads!

Certainly, presently video video games didn’t enter commerce in any respect. Because the ancestor of video video games, “Area Struggle” was a online game compiled by Stephen Russell on a PDP-1 laptop produced by DEC in the USA in 1962; At the moment, PDP-1 was price $120,000, which was too costly for most people, making it troublesome for “Area Struggle” to grow to be a commodity.

Wu Guangyao continued: “Digital laptop video games are naturally troublesome to commercialize now, however what I name video video games known as arcade. The essential type of coin slot, console, and inherent recreation board consists of two components: the body. Physique and machine model. Video games that run on arcade machines are known as arcade video games. If developed, we are able to promote this machine to bars and different leisure venues.”

Wu Guangyao can solely describe the looks and construction, so far as R&D is worried;

However it doesn’t matter, the earlier Atari was based in 1971, but it surely was bought in 1975 for 28 million US {dollars};

Even when Sony can’t develop it, it will probably nonetheless be acquired!

And the arcade is simply step one for Sony to enter video video games. The second step is to develop a purple and white machine earlier than Nintendo.

Akio Morita mentioned: “The president’s thought is excellent. It may be considered a stepping stone for us to enter the sport subject. Later, Sony will arrange a particular department-the recreation division.”

Wu Guangyao mentioned: “Nicely, you are able to do it! Bear in mind, you may make investments just a little extra in capital, this venture may be very promising.”

Everybody nodded significantly, and the chairman didn’t miss it. That is your thought!

Subsequent, Wu Guangyao talked concerning the third venture, and everybody lastly felt the boss’ ambition!

“Purchase American movie corporations and enter Hollywood!”

In Wu Guangyao’s plan, Sony acquired Hollywood studios, Kayla’s Metro Group acquired American cinema chains, and went hand in hand, and Wu household funds might function shareholders.

On this method, will probably be the Wu household that may rule Hollywood sooner or later.

The rationale for the twin acquisition can be as a result of the USA stipulates that the theater and the manufacturing should be separated, which implies that you’re both a manufacturing firm or a theater, and you’ll solely select one;

The businesses that initially had two companies have been forcibly break up!

Acquisition of American corporations, Akio Morita is excellent at it, and he has operated quite a bit over time;

From Columbia Data to Motorola’s TV enterprise, there are most likely dozens of huge and small acquisitions.

So Akio Morita mentioned nonchalantly, “Which movie firm did the president have fancy?”

Morita Akio’s phrases are excellent, and the query is which movie firm Wu Guangyao has taken a flowery to;

This exhibits that a number of Hollywood studios, Lenovo Group can purchase them;

Acquisition of American manufacturing corporations, there isn’t a problem in buying TV stations. The acquisition of American TV stations should be of American nationality.

Originally, when Lenovo Group took the lead in buying the TV enterprise in the USA, the U.S. authorities was not with out protest, however there was no different;

People are prepared to purchase Japanese TV units, and entrepreneurs are prepared to promote TV enterprise. Until you enact legal guidelines, you may’t cease them.

Wu Guangyao mentioned: “Prioritize Common Footage!”

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