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Chapter 55 Interview

When Shen Chong drove past Kinmen Building, Li Kaiyuan was interviewing Lin Xingzhi, editor-in-chief of Xinbao Financial News. Comprehensive newspapers are complicated and unscrupulous, which is indeed a bit useless, but professional financial newspapers are popular. Whether in the mainland or Taiwan, the control over this aspect is relatively relaxed, because financial information concerns the national economy and people's livelihood. Behind every news, there are various business opportunities and crises. (Note)

Unlike Shen Chong's business card that is almost whiteboard, Lee Kaiyuan is now worthy of honor and a bunch of titles. The three most dazzling are Kaiyuan Toys President, Kinmen Construction President and Jardine Magazine Director. Kaiyuan Toy's Rubik's Cube and Cauliflower Doll are sold all over the world, with a turnover of hundreds of millions of dollars. It is the largest toy company in Hong Kong and even Asia. Kinmen Construction is an old construction company with a history of UU for many years and has undertaken many large-scale projects in Southeast Asia.

He is strong and famous; Jardine Max is the king of foreign companies and a giant who is on par with HSBC. All of its board members are wealthy and prominent figures. Lee Kai-yuan is among them at the age of 24 or 25, which is an unprecedented feat in the Hong Kong business world. Therefore, when she returned to Hong Kong from the mainland, some media have upgraded the "Toy Queen" to the "Business Queen", believing that she is the strongest woman in Hong Kong and the richest woman in Hong Kong.

Shen Chong is a super big friend in the media industry. Even if he is an unknown tabloid or a rookie reporter, he will chat a few times when he meets him, cooperates with taking photos and goes to newspapers almost every day. Li Kaiyuan is not friendly to the media. Except for the shocking appearance of the press conference in June, he never appears in public again. She suddenly agreed to accept an exclusive interview with Xinbao. Lin Xingzhi was overjoyed and felt a little flattered, so he came to visit in person.

"Ms. Li, Kinmen Construction is a company mainly composed of engineers. Most of its employees are men. And as far as I know, after Kinmen Construction left Jardine Mathematics, about one-fifth of its employees resigned. Many of them resigned because they are unwilling to work for female managers. What measures do you have to deal with this issue?"

"I am not worried about gender issues. Kinmen Construction is a mature commercial company, not my private garden. A scholar dies for his confidant. I believe that as long as he can provide a superior environment and competitive salary, both men and women will be willing and dedicated to working for the company." Li Kaiyuan smiled slightly and said: "It is normal for employees to leave their jobs. Only when they enter and exit can they live and prosper."

"The construction industry is a very professional industry. Ms. Li had no experience in this area before. Now she is the president of Kinmen Construction. Is there any pressure?

"Of course there is pressure, but it is not too much. After the reorganization of Kinmen construction will be completed, a special CP will be set up, and they will assist me in managing the company...

The position of CPOi first appeared after the end of the American War of Independence. Alexander Hamilton, one of the drafters of the US Constitution, opened a bank in New York, then found a professional manager to manage it, and gave his position a name utIvOfftrR. The CPO is called CEO in the mainland, but in Hong Kong, it is called CEO. There are many companies, which is not uncommon.

CT was a "creative move" of Shen Chong. Before 19RU, there was no so-called chief technology officer in the world. It was not until the mid-to-late RU era that CTOs appeared in multinational groups such as General Electric and ATamnT. However, their main job was to transform scientific research results into commercial projects, which was not a very important position. However, after the rise of the computer and Internet information industry in the 1990s, CTOs evolved into team leaders in researching the company's core technologies, and their strategic position was greatly improved.

Chen Chong is a time travel party and has unique advantages in strategic vision. All he lacks is the tactical details of implementing the strategy step by step. These details all require technical support. Therefore, when Activision Games and Kaiyuan Toys were established, he hired top experts in the industry to serve as CTOs at the beginning of its establishment, and developed various technologies according to needs, such as cauliflower dolls. At Christmas last year, there were only four shapes and more than a dozen derivative props. By August this year, there were more than 30 shapes and hundreds of derivative props, and also developed a built-in computer chip, smart doll that can speak and sing, bringing rich profits to the company.

Li Kaiyuan set up a CTO at Kinmen Construction just by following the same thing. After briefly explaining the concept of CP and recruitment process, she joked herself: "Strictly speaking, I should be the chief sales officer. I am only responsible for recommending the company's strong strength and outstanding talents to customers in need. Sales is my strength, and I am very confident about this."

"Ms. Li is currently working at Kinmen Construction. Are you planning to shift your business focus to the construction industry?"

"I am very optimistic about the future of the construction industry, but for now, my business focus is still on the toy industry. When the Kinmen construction reorganization is completed, I will no longer interfere in daily operations."

"Kaiyuan Toys will launch heavyweight products that sell the world during Christmas and Spring Festival every year. Last year it was the Rubik's Cube and this year it was the cauliflower doll. What will be next year? Can you tell me? I think many people are very interested in this, especially readers who have children at home."

Li Kaiyuan opened the locker behind the desk, took out a few design drawings from it, and showed it to Lin Xingzhi. One was a yellow plush toy with a round head and a big mouth, and no hands or feet. At a glance, you could tell that it was a character in the popular electronic game "Pac Man", the other was a plastic robot, wearing a angular armor and a unique weapon, with a full sense of science fiction. The other was a little fairy with wings on the back and a magic wand in her hand.

"If Editor-in-Chief Lin has watched "Die Hard", he may notice that in the movie, there is such a doll in Yamaguchi Momoe's office." Li Kaiyuan pointed to the Pac Man pattern first and introduced: "Kaiyuan Toys are the only official authorized peripheral product manufacturer of Pac Man. This doll will be launched next month, and the number of orders has exceeded 1 million sets."

"The cabbage doll is a toy that favors girls, to be precise, a toy that favors European and American girls. So this year we developed a toy that belongs to boys. This is called Gundam, which comes from the popular Japanese cartoon "Mobile Suit Gundam". This set of toys has more than ten different types of robots. Each type of robot can be assembled by itself and has high playability... The inspiration for this one comes from the Japanese cartoon "Flower Fairy", which has a total of six fairies and dozens of flower cards..." (Note)

"Children like toys and also like to watch cartoons. I think that the combination of animation and toys will produce the effect of one plus one greater than two. Therefore, our company sponsored Jiayi TV to purchase the copyrights of these two cartoons. It is currently producing Chinese dubbing and is scheduled to be broadcast next month... In addition to these, I have also invested in an animation called "Transformers" in Japan, and developed corresponding to it at the same time. However, this Christmas is probably not up to date..."

While Lin Xingzhi was writing hard in the shorthand, he vaguely felt that there were some important implications hidden in Li Kaiyuan's explanation, which he didn't know what it was. This feeling of watching flowers in the fog made him a little distracted, so Yu Qian stopped writing and recorded it with only a recorder.

Pac Man… Video Games… Activision Entertainment…

Gundam, Flower Fairy... Cartoon... Jiayi TV...

This Miss Li and the God of Wealth are really a perfect match. Every move echoes each other, and there is a vague trend of grouping...

"These toys look beautiful and fun. I believe that this Christmas, parents of many children will have a headache." Lin Xingzhi picked up the camera and took the design drawings while complimenting. After the photoshoot, he asked again: "Ms. Li, Kaiyuan Toys have always had a shortage of production capacity. During last Christmas, the supply of cauliflower dolls was in short supply, and the price in the second-hand market even exceeded the official new product price. Three toys were launched this year. How to solve the production capacity?"

"On the one hand, we started stocking in advance, on the other hand, we adopted the authorized and commissioned production method, and signed OEM agreements with several large toy companies in Hong Kong that meet the standards, and we were in Shenzhen! The new factory has been completed and started construction. Due to the scale, Shenzhen can only produce toys that account for about 0% of the total sales. After the new factory is completed, the production capacity will double. I believe that there will be no shortage of supply this year."

"Ms. Li is the first Hong Konger to start a factory in Shenzhen. What do you think about the mainland’s approval of Shenzhen yesterday? "

"Shenzhen has great potential, and its land, population and policies are very competitive, and it is very suitable for investment and construction." Li Kaiyuan is probably the one who knows Shenzhen best in addition to Shen Chong! People, she talked freely, listed some data and related information, and said: "Many people have doubts about Shenzhen's infrastructure. Indeed, the infrastructure there is not very good at the moment, but this situation will change soon, because the mainland will send a professional infrastructure engineering force to Shenzhen丨 for urban infrastructure." (Note)

China and the UK have not yet negotiated the future of Hong Kong, and it was pending in 1997. At this time, what does it mean to send a force to Shenzhen?

Lin Xingzhi was shocked and asked subconsciously: "Army?"

"I am an infrastructure engineer, no gun."

“How many people are there?”

"It's about 20,000, maybe not that much in the early stage."

"How did Miss Li know this information?"

"Because our Kinmen Construction, as a partner, will also participate in some infrastructure construction projects in Shenzhen City."

I have misunderstood the previous few chapters and forgot to add the word "comprehensive" to the front of the newspaper, so I will correct it now.

Notes on "Mobile Suit Gundam", broadcasting in Japan from April 7, 1979 to 19RU, September 17, 19RU to 19RU, October 19RU, and "Flower Fairy", broadcasting in Japan from April 9, 1979 to 19RU.

Note: In September 1979, more than 10UU of infrastructure engineering soldiers arrived in Shenzhen, but it was not until 2019 that large-scale entry began.
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