The real life of Cao's immigration to the United States

Cao, the "king of glass", used to be very topical: his family was rich, and when he was less than 30 years old, he turned over against the wind and became a famous million-dollar household at that time; Hard work, overcoming all difficulties, turned a small water meter glass factory on the verge of bankruptcy into Fuyao glass, which is well-known at home and abroad; Not afraid of overseas powers, safeguard the interests of China enterprises, break through the blockade of the United States and Canada, and win the anti-dumping lawsuits of the two countries for several years;

As a private enterprise in China, he has turned the world upside down, shouldering the banner of patriotism, shouldering the responsibility of patriotic entrepreneurs, and making charity perfect. According to statistics, since 1983 made his first donation, his personal donation has exceeded 1 10 billion yuan.

Fame and fortune, standing at the peak of life, but success is always accompanied by doubts, and his family background is often turned into a topic. People always say that the reason why Cao Wangde can feel at home in business is because he borrowed his brother's influence.

Speaking of his brother Cao Degan, he is very famous in Fujian politics. He served as the vice governor of Fujian Province for four years until he retired in 2008. However, Cao has always strongly opposed this statement. He said in public more than once: "I have never used any of my brother's resources since I started my business." .

Opinions vary, so I won't comment here. Perhaps, if we look at Cao's Family History, we can see some clues.

Cao, the "King of Glass", was born in Shanghai. 1946. His father was a shareholder of Yong 'an Department Store, one of the four largest department stores in Shanghai at that time. 1947, in order to avoid civil strife, Cao's father Cao decided to move his family back to Fuqing, Fujian. At that time, the traffic was underdeveloped, and basically all of them had to go by water. However, the boat on which they put their assets accidentally sank halfway, and when they returned to Fuqing, the whole family was penniless.

Only with Cao's mother's dowry money, they bought a piece of land in their hometown Fuqing and built a two-story building; However, because of employment disputes, Cao went back to find a way out alone. Cao was 10 years old when he returned to Fuqing in 1956.

Perhaps because of the lack of father's discipline since childhood, Cao has been naughty and a troublemaker and a thorn in the side of the village. So he later said in his autobiography: When I was a child, I left the village and was beaten out. He was 13 years old when he left the village. It was a natural disaster for three years.

From 196 1 to 1969, Cao did a lot of work. 15 years old, working as an assistant on a farm, was fired for fishing for "socialist wool"; 16 years old, selling cigarettes privately with his father between Gaoshan Commune and Fuzhou City, and later selling fruits for fear of being "cut off the tail of capitalism";

It is 50 kilometers from Fuqing City to Gaoshan Commune, carrying more than 300 kilograms of goods, which must be delivered before the market opens at 6 o'clock. Cao has been working for four years; 1967 Cao is 2 1 year old. This year, he and his father Cao started selling tobacco again. In less than a year, they were arrested and their tobacco and bicycles were confiscated.

During his nine years as a peddler, he summed up a business principle: only do what the government allows. 1969, Cao got married and started the business of black fungus. His business idea was inter-provincial sales. At that time, it was "speculation" and the goods were detained in yingtan. After the acquaintance finally got back the detained goods, he was disheartened and worked as a buyer at a construction site for two years until the construction site was dissolved.

From 65438 to 0972, Cao entered a farm in Putian to be a fruit seedling technician. He met the director of a farm in Fuzhou by chance and started to be a fruit seedling salesman at the strong invitation of the other party, which achieved certain success. By the end of 1975, Cao had saved 60,000 yuan and became a famous "capable person" in Fuqing.

But he was worried that his tree would catch the wind, so he quit his job as a salesman in the spring of 1976, and at the same time he sprouted the idea of building his own factory. This is the predecessor of Fuyao glass, the early Alpine special-shaped glass factory, which was a collective enterprise at that time. Although he was a leader, he ended up as a buyer inside, not an supernumerary.

At that time, it was still an index system in China. Although only a buyer, Cao used his excellent interpersonal skills to get along well in the materials industry. 1983 took over the Alps special-shaped glass factory, which suffered losses for six consecutive years, and made drastic reforms, turning losses into profits in just one year.

The secret of this is to play the "relationship card", and his thinking has changed from "doing what the government recognizes" to "letting the government recognize what it has done". As for the real operation mode, outsiders don't know. In a word, the result is that after 1984, all the glass used for water meters in China is designated to be produced by Gaoshan Factory. And his brother Cao Degan, as a place class cadre in the province.

1984, by chance, Cao moved to transform the water meter glass factory into an automobile glass factory and got the consent; Eight months later, the first car glass rolled off the assembly line, and his glass factory made unprecedented profits. Among them, his contacts played an important role. By the end of 1986, the market value of Gaoshan Glass Factory has reached 60 million, and the annual tax payment is several million. At this time, Cao began to restructure the factory and established Fuyao Glass, which became famous at home and abroad.

1990, Cao began to plan the listing of Fuyao Glass; 1993, Fuyao officially landed in A shares, with a share price of 44.44 yuan; 1994, all the shares held by Cao Jiang were transferred to the French company Saint-Gobain, preparing to immigrate to the United States. 1999, Cao recovered Fuyao shares from Saint-Gobain at the original price and became a major shareholder again; In 200 1 year, Fuyao encountered an anti-dumping lawsuit from the United States and Canada. Cao actively responded to the lawsuit and spent huge sums of money to win the lawsuit, which also won him great domestic prestige.

Today, Cao's wealth has surpassed that of his ancestors; Fuyao automobile glass market share not only accounts for three quarters of the domestic market, but also accounts for a quarter of the foreign market; His American factory became the only enterprise that brought China's management experience, technology and corporate culture abroad.

Throughout Cao's business history, the most shocking thing is his foresight on risks and markets. Whether it is from the special-shaped glass industry to the automobile glass industry, or resolutely deal with the two economic depressions in the past two decades.

Before 1999, Cao always put the national policy risk in the first place; After China's entry into WTO, his consideration of risks is entirely in the market itself. His entrepreneurial history, like many entrepreneurs who are active in the front line today, is a history that accompanies the growth of the country and a microcosm of the country from weak to strong.

Cao Wangde has made such great achievements, so it is natural that some people will be "jealous", and many voices of doubt will ring out, saying that he is "unscrupulous" and that he has achieved such achievements because of his brother's influence.

In fact, all this is bullshit. His success has little to do with his brother, because he became famous earlier than his brother. And compared with his brother, it is obvious that his parents have a far-reaching influence on him.

Thinking about change when you are poor is a thousand-year motto left by your ancestors. Looking at it from another angle, it is no accident that Cao Nengpei raised two sons, one is the vice governor of Fujian Province and the other is an internationally renowned entrepreneur. Cao's father was the richest man in Fuqing, and Cao himself was a successful businessman in Shanghai. Because of historical reasons, he went to Cao.

Some people will be content with poverty, others will work hard. All famous entrepreneurs in modern times have gone through hardships to succeed without great courage to know that they can't do it.

Cao's father was an apprentice in Japan for three years in his early years, and only after accumulating experience did he blossom and bear fruit in Shanghai. After a night of extreme poverty, I am not immersed in negativity. No matter how difficult it is, I am trying to solve it. Being poor, I don't forget to teach my son the truth of doing business.

How broad the mind is, how big the world is. Fuyao Glass can actively explore the international market and achieve excellent results. Although this is inseparable from the far-sighted planning of his helmsman Cao, it also has the credit of his father Cao's hard education. Therefore, it will be several years before Cao named the foundation after his father to show his gratitude.

Cao's mother, on the other hand, is a typical image of a good wife and mother, and taught him the basic principles of being a man and doing things from an early age. Always look up and smile, have backbone and ambition, which are the standard standards for Chinese mothers to educate their children. She will keep the house clean and forbid children to lie and steal.

She will tell her children that to get rid of poverty, they must work hard on their own. Poverty is not terrible, what is more terrible is that we have no ambition. Before Cao 10, his mother apologized for all his practical jokes. When he saw his son suffering, he secretly wiped his tears.

A good family inheritance can guide life like a lighthouse, and a good family wind energy can make the members in it full of vitality. Cao Wangde's ups and downs in business can be achieved without self-esteem when frustrated and without getting carried away when proud, which is inseparable from the influence and cultivation of his parents. So his success should benefit more from the help of his family.

Nowadays, when judging wealth events, people always like to put background labels on them. The so-called combination of government and business cannot be said to be absent in the early stage of our economic development. However, today, when the economy is still developing at a high speed, it is not appropriate to simply summarize the success of an enterprise or an entrepreneur as an official umbrella or a policy dividend.

Entrepreneurs in China are the most enterprising, sensitive and controversial people.

In fact, it is not only profit but also entrepreneurial spirit that drives entrepreneurs forward. This is the initial heart of entrepreneurs. Looking back on the past 40 years, thanks to the development of the country, a group of businessmen who have earned a lot of money have emerged; It is these people who make money that add fuel to the fire on the road of China's development and make China's development more thorough and effective.

Today, 40 years later, corporate profits are getting thinner, and some entrepreneurs even put forward that "businessmen have no borders" to confuse people. In fact, what we expect more is a group of people who are willing to continue to support the country and continue to carry forward the entrepreneurial spirit to build silently.

What is more important is to do a good job in the business environment and build a nest to attract phoenix. It's time for a few people who are under the banner of "original sin of capital" and fantasize about getting a share of all kinds of "liquidation" and realizing the idea of "equal wealth" to stop.