"Our world has gone through three industrial revolutions."
"The first was the revolution of the steam engine. The use of large machines turned underground fossil energy coal into power for machines on the ground. This efficiency was tens of thousands of times higher than that of the manual labor of agricultural civilization. The complex military industry of hot weapons produced by machines could no longer be called a war against the cold weapons of agricultural civilization. It was a one-sided massacre. The closed Qing Dynasty at that time and all the displaced Chinese people at that time witnessed this process."
"The Second Industrial Revolution is called the electrification revolution. The large-scale use of oil and electricity led to the outbreak of World War II, and ultimately led to the division of the various national groups of mankind..."
"The third industrial revolution can be called the integrated circuit revolution. The invention and emergence of integrated circuits enabled humans to build information transmission networks at the micro level, thereby miniaturizing computers and improving society's computing power, creating the information age. In this era, the world is dominated by one superpower and many strong countries, with the United States as the leader, and human civilization is unprecedentedly prosperous."
"In the past two hundred years, in the history of world industrialization and modernization, we have lost the opportunity of three industrial revolutions. In the first two industrial revolutions, we were marginalized and laggards, and we were bullied. In the third revolution of the last century, we were just lucky enough to catch the last train... We are just followers."
"So will there be a fourth industrial revolution? What will it bring? Artificial intelligence? Quantum science? Controlled nuclear fusion? All are possible... And the foundation of all this must be a breakthrough in cyber-physical systems, which will be a revolution in communication technology..."
"… It is the interconnection of all things, and the speed of communication networks has changed dramatically compared to the present. The technological progress brought about will mean that people in this corner of the earth can use their avatars to display their skills in another corner. They can perform surgery on patients in California, USA, at home in Chengdu. They can travel around the world's most beautiful scenery and canyons with a helmet without leaving their homes, witness another life, and learn a skill after repeated training in virtual space thousands of times…"
“And this fourth industrial revolution will be born because of the communications industry and the advancement of communications technology!”
“Today, we may not realize, but we should realize that we are standing at a turning point in history. I am fortunate to be here with you, chasing this wave and chasing those stars together!”
"In order to achieve this goal, starting today, Fulong Company will be restructured, and employee shareholding will be converted into a union shareholding system. The union will be the largest shareholder of Fulong in the future. After gradual improvements in the future, the union is expected to eventually own more than 90% of the shares. Yes, my personal shares will be diluted, and the union will issue additional shares based on the contributions of employees in accordance with the new regulations. This means that each of our employees will receive corresponding returns for your contribution to Fulong! There is no upper limit to this return! We will not go public to avoid interference from capital to the greatest extent. Fulong does not belong to me, Cheng Feiyang, but to everyone. It is Fulong owned by tens of thousands of you, and it is everyone's Fulong... Who am I, Cheng Feiyang? Fulong's employees are the masters of Fulong. This is your company, the company of countless hard-working creators!"
"… You already know that we are facing powerful enemies. There are many people who want to defeat us. We are facing such challenges and crises both internally and externally, whether it is commercial competition or some means to cut off our technological progress. They are attacking us. They say that we have lost our future, they say that we have no hope, we are riddled with holes, and even shaky! But, are we going to surrender?"
"The experiences our country has gone through tell us that there is no way out by surrendering! Slaves of a conquered nation are always at the mercy of others! We will not be slaves of a conquered nation!"
"We will develop our own technology to fight, we will carefully seek experience from advanced ones to fight, and we will attract more talents to fight! We will not stop, we will use every inch of our strength to fight against those ridicules and attacks..."
"It's not scary to fall today. What's scary is that you can never stand up again."
"Fulong is an iron army. We will fall again and again, but we will stand up again and again to fight, and we will fight forever!"
In the hall of the Chengdu headquarters that can accommodate thousands of people, at this critical moment, Cheng Feiyang gave a speech entitled "Chasing Those Stars" to the entire company.
When the speech ended, someone in the auditorium with thousands of people stood up and raised his arms, "The Fulong Iron Army will never surrender!"
More people, more voices, more people standing up, "Fulong Iron Army, never surrender!"
Then came the deafening sound, countless tears and overwhelming excitement.
Fulong Iron Army!
Fulong Iron Army!
Never Surrender!
Never Surrender!
…
Before the oath-taking ceremony in Fulong, Cheng Feiyang and Cheng Ran had a conversation and got a lot of speculation and "imagination" about the fourth technological revolution. Cheng Feiyang asked Cheng Ran, "If I divide the shares like this, there won't be much left for our family in the future. You won't blame me, right?"
Cheng Ran smiled, "People like Liu Gao, and the groups behind him, will lose their soil and space to suck blood because of Fulong's strength. They will not sit idly by and watch you bypass the technology and patents from foreign capital that they can suck blood for profit. The domestic market is so big, and if we Fulong make it, it will cut off their financial resources. If we become stronger, they will become weaker. This is a fact. Both sides are destined to be a zero-sum game. What happened in the United States has proved this point. This is a life-and-death struggle. I think Dad did the right thing. This is to liberate the productivity of employees, let employees get the greatest benefits, and let them fight for themselves. Only in this way can we mobilize the subjective initiative of each member and stimulate innovation. Only then can we fight such a war. In the final analysis, the foundation of Fulong is still very weak."
"So, Dad, it doesn't matter how many shares you can leave for me. For a weak Fulong, even if I hold 100% of the shares, it's just a prison. And for a huge Fulong in the future, even if our family only holds 10% of the shares, it may be worth billions. Secondly, I don't need you to create anything for me or leave anything behind... I can create what I need myself, don't forget that I'm starting my own business. On the other hand, I also want to join in, I will do something, and I need your full support. Some of my future decisions may make you feel confused or even incredible, but I do this because I have my own ideas and reasons, and you have to support me."
"Okay. I support you."
Cheng Ran laughed again, "But Dad, we can't let those people be so happy. You said that although Fulong will buy chips from others in the future and the technology must be authorized by others, it must prepare for a rainy day and invest heavily in integrated circuit technology. Now there is a good opportunity. The board of directors of a company in the Changan Group recently announced that their founder, Academician Li Taihang, will be kicked out. Academician Li Taihang is one of the first academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was once the winner of the first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. He is an expert in 'chip manufacturing'. Because of the conflict with the company's board of directors' policy of 'it is better to buy than to make', he insisted on the principle of giving priority to technology and was squeezed out. However, he has a high prestige and connections in the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the upper channels. He has experienced the poverty of China and understands the importance of independent creation better than anyone else. Fulong can hire him as a consultant to preside over the overall situation in related fields."
Cheng Feiyang said, "You want me to set up a banner and attract relevant talents. In fact, I have been paying attention to this matter before. To be precise, someone from Fulong has already contacted Academician Li Taihang."
Cheng Ran was stunned, and seeing Cheng Feiyang's indifferent smile, Cheng Ran thought that this was a move his father made without making any fuss.
If Academician Li, who was excluded by Chang'an Club, can be won over to Fulong, Fulong will not only have a banner, but also have the support of the technical team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences behind Academician Li. In the future, it will also be able to gather more talents in related fields and add more ammunition to Fulong.
Cheng Ran suddenly thought of something and said, "Dad, there have been a number of special guests in Fulong recently, sneaking around... Those people, they are from Pengcheng, right? Could it be... that Shu Ji? Is Fulong headquarters going to move?"
Cheng Feiyang was speechless, "What do you mean by sneaking around? You can't even say a word..." It was like the candy hidden in an adult's pocket during the Chinese New Year, but when a child saw through it, he had to take it out and spread his hands, "Moving will have a huge impact on Sichuan Province's investment environment. This is what I promised here, not to drop this nuclear bomb. Fulong's departure is certainly refreshing, but it is a lose-lose situation. It will leave an indelible shadow on us and the province. However, the conditions offered by Pengcheng are indeed very good, and I am really tempted... I think the headquarters can stay, but for the future of R&D, Fulong's super-large R&D center, if the conditions are in place, it is not impossible to consider..."
Cheng Ran stared at Cheng Feiyang in astonishment, "Dad, you are really a news-making machine. Guess how many people in the agency who were entertained at the Jinjiang Hotel that day will vomit blood?"
"It's all nonsense." Cheng Feiyang laughed and rubbed Cheng Ran's head. "You'll get used to it after a while."