novelones Chapter 515 The Adventurous Cowboy
Chapter 515 The Adventurous Cowboy
The four of them were chatting while eating, and the white-haired Weizsäcker naturally mentioned: "I heard that you went to Jena, but are you going to acquire Carl Zeiss?"
"Oh, I originally had this idea, but Adolf rejected it." Xia Chuan smiled. He didn't believe that Weizsäcker didn't know the whole process, so there was no need to explain.
Weizsäcker sighed:
"I think Adolf may be too conservative. You know that country D was once taken to an extreme by Na Cui, and then occupied by Su X, another extreme, and then split into two Guo families. If it were not for internal reasons within Su X, country D would still be There will be no merger. So people are very wary of extreme societies and ideas. You don’t feel disgusted when I say this, do you?”
Xia Chuan said with a smile: "I am not that narrow-minded about social forms. I don't think my 'Earthlings' are extreme ideas either."
Maya's eyes lit up. Xia Chuan said this when answering reporters' questions. It turns out it was not a joke.
Weizsäcker said happily:
"I think so. Humanity is facing the disaster of self-destruction. The current nuclear weapons are enough to destroy the earth and make human civilization regress to primitive society. With your careful mind and far-sighted insight, it is normal to worry about the fate of mankind.
I agree with your judgment that the Internet era is unstoppable and also means the beginning of economic globalization.
The term economic globalization has been around for decades, but it has never been realized before, but this time it must be true.I've read what you said in media interviews, but it seems like you haven't finished yet? "
Xia Chuan nodded and said, "Economic globalization can be summarized in six aspects.
First, with the globalization of production, multinational companies have increasingly become the dominant force in the world economy;
Second, with the globalization of the market, international trade has developed rapidly, and international trade has become the locomotive of the world economy;
Third, the globalization of funds, the rapid development of international finance, and the free flow of huge amounts of funds between countries;
Fourth, the globalization of technological development and application;
Fifth, the globalization of information dissemination; for example, if you take a photo and post it online, within a few minutes, people all over the world will see it.
Sixth, international direct investment has grown rapidly and presented a diversified pattern, and multinational companies have become increasingly dominant in the world economy. "
Maya's eyes showed admiration. This man was younger than herself, but far-sighteder than her father, more thoughtful and profound than any scientist. He was like a god, transcending all living beings, and was born to be worshiped and admired by others.
Weizsäcker thought quickly and sighed:
"Facing this reality as soon as possible, strengthening cooperation between countries, eliminating artificial obstacles and barriers, and occupying a leading position in globalization are what every far-sighted Guo Islander should do.
I support your acquisition of Carl Zeiss and your broader cooperation with companies in country D.By the way, do you think the Internet in country D has a future? "
The meaning of these words is undoubtedly that he hopes Xia Chuan will invest and promote the Internet.
Xia Chuan suddenly smiled brightly:
"Mr. Weizsäcker, I don't think that the 8000 million people in country D can give birth to a world-class Internet giant. In this regard, China's nearly 12 billion people have an unsurpassed advantage. The second is the United States. They have insufficient population. The spirit of innovation comes to complement.
However, the tool spirit of country D will hinder the development of the Internet.
Human progress is inseparable from the invention of tools. We are constantly inventing new tools to meet our constantly emerging new needs.
There are more and more types of tools, and their functions are becoming more and more refined. For example, "scalpels" are divided into craniotomy, laparotomy, amputation, blood vessel stripping...
There is no doubt that Germany and Japan are the ones who have taken these tools to the extreme.
Japan has Sony, the world's largest electronic product manufacturer, and country D has Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and other companies that have always been at the forefront of the machinery manufacturing industry.
but--
More and more tools, although solving various human problems, also bring a lot of trouble.
Take photography as an example.
Photography enthusiasts need to bring a lot of photographic equipment when they go out - cameras, lenses of different specifications, memory cards, spare batteries, chargers, tripods, flashes, and even a small lens must be filled with water. If the lens is stained with sand, , it’s impossible to take pictures without lens water.
Most of the time when going out was spent organizing these devices, for fear of forgetting any one.Things that were originally fun become very complicated, and people become irritable easily.
When the number, scale, and use of tools have developed to what they are today, people have begun to be constrained by various tools.
When we are constrained and unable to change the status quo, aren’t we being enslaved by tools?
In the Internet age, what we have to do is to change this situation and make the world simpler.
The products of the future will all make life simple and efficient.
For example, mobile phones, products that can take the world by storm should look like this:
It is not just a phone, it can read news online, make video calls, buy things, receive and pay, ID card, voice recorder, searchlight, calculator, it can be used as a pen, a notebook, a camera...
It can be used as so many things, and it can do more and more things, and can be infinitely expanded, making our lives extremely simple and eliminating the complexity of tools.
Take learning English as an example.
Students must have books, take notes, and be taught by a teacher during class. After class, they must practice and use a repeater to read words; the teacher must do courseware, read words, check homework, and mark papers...
In the era of mobile Internet, learning English should be easy for students to learn and easy for teachers to teach.
Teachers and students only need to choose their preferences - listening, speaking, reading and writing, analysis, exercises, tests, all aspects that students need to learn English are covered; teachers do not need to make courseware, correct papers, or manually count student scores.
The tools of the Internet era no longer allow us to find the one that solves the problem among many tools, but can solve all kinds of troubles with just one product. "
Weizsäcker and Maya opened their mouths wide when they heard this. They were deeply shocked and felt like they had been completely subverted.
Weizsäcker pondered and asked: "I have never understood the importance of population. Since the Internet is a global network, can't the entire Europe be regarded as a market? This is a population of more than 7 million."
Xia Chuan said with a smile: “I can say with certainty that none of the top twenty Internet companies in the world in the future will be in Europe.
First, there are 44 countries in Europe, all of which are independent and their power is too dispersed, making it difficult for Internet giants to be born.Countries like China and the United States are smaller than Europe, but they are just one country and can easily develop the Internet.
Second, there are too many languages.Europe basically has one country and one language, which is very complicated.
So many languages greatly restrict the promotion of Internet software and services. Imagine that to promote an APP in Europe, you need to develop dozens of languages?How much manpower and material resources need to be invested?
If the population is large and there are many users, you can invest heavily. The problem is that there are not many people in each language.
For example, your country has a maximum population of only 8000 million, which is less than a province in China; the powerful France has only 6000 million, and some small countries have only a few million people, and there is no market at all.
Third, there is a lack of soil for Internet innovation.People in Europe have a high standard of living and a complete social welfare system.
A start-up company may be overwhelmed by high labor costs before it develops.Moreover, the people's living standards are high, they don't have to worry about food and drink, and they don't have much enthusiasm for starting a business.
In contrast, although the United States is also very developed, it lacks the spirit of innovation and the passion for entrepreneurship.Europe is more like a sluggish aristocracy, and the United States is more like an adventurous cowboy. "
Weizsäcker and Maya were immediately speechless.