Chinese entrepreneur: Liang Wengen loves internationalization, but is more patriotic

Source: Chinese entrepreneur Reporter: Ma Jiying

Liang Wengen is a master of keeping secrets. On November 11, Singles' Day, he was interviewed by reporters during the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and there were so many media that he had to temporarily merge the two conference rooms of the Media Center into one. Liang Wengen sat at one end of the room, with a faint smile on his face, even if he was asked four or five times in a row on sensitive issues, he still did not give a clear answer.

"A lot of media said a long time ago that I wanted to join the Central Committee, but I can only say that this is chasing after the wind and shadows, and it is groundless, and there are ulterior motives. I think everyone understands, but you don't. He smiled and said to the reporter who had been asking. Obviously, he knew at the moment that his fate should not be declared by himself.

On November 16, the list of the new Central Committee was announced, and Liang Wengen was not on the list. The rumors have vanished.

At the same time that the outside world is imagining whether Liang Wengen will abandon business and enter politics, Liang Wengen is also concerned about the fate of another political figure. This person is Obama.

On September 28 of this year, a ban signed by Obama became a nightmare for Trinity America. Due to "suspicion of US national security", Sany was ordered to withdraw unconditionally from the wind power project in the United States. Not to be outdone, Trinity in turn took CFIUS (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States) and President Barack Obama to court.

On November 6, Obama was re-elected president of the United States. "It's good for us." Liang Wengen said, "The Americans have deprived us of our property, and this is not over. I'm sad if Obama doesn't get re-elected, who are we going to go to? ”

The joke is wrapped in a tough stance. Few Chinese companies do this overseas, but Sany is different.

This is a private enterprise that started from scratch, *5656 times in Liang Wengen's hometown, a very remote rural Hunan province, "at that time there was not even a telephone line". There, Sanyi achieved sales of 10 million. Later, he went to the county seat and achieved 100 million. The next proposed "double-entry strategy" (entering big cities and big industries) became a milestone event in the history of Sany, sounding the clarion call for Sany's second entrepreneurship. Just as China's economic development entered the fast lane, 311, which seized the time window, became the leader of the domestic construction machinery industry, and Liang Wengen once became the richest man in Chinese mainland with a net worth of 70 billion.

On the other hand, Liang Wengen is probably the richest man in China. He and Trinity at the helm have never been short of news. In 2011, before the resumption of Sany's H-share listing, a 19-page exposé material caught it in the "bribery door". In 2012, the construction machinery industry was in a downturn, and Sany became the protagonist of the layoff door. In the year of the U.S. election, Trinity decided to take U.S. President Barack Obama to court. In mid-November, Sany was pushed to the forefront again because of the spy gate.

Why are there so many rumors about Trinity? Liang Wengen admits that there are several reasons: "First of all, private enterprises have received high attention; secondly, private enterprises are relatively weak; Third, many of the incidents involve business competition. ”

In the face of every major opportunity, Sany has to step through the door of a challenge. Liang Wengen may hope that Sany's encounter in the United States will become another baptism of Sany in the process of internationalization.

Prior to this, Sany had already laid down an important son in Europe. At the beginning of 2012, Sany acquired the German concrete giant Putzmeister for 525 million euros. More than half a year later, Putzmeister's performance has completely exceeded expectations. The first is a 30 percent increase in sales revenues, followed by a significant increase in profits, which have quadrupled as of last year and are expected to exceed 40 million euros for the full year.

"Now, only the wind power project in the United States is an example of Sany's unsuccessful internationalization." Liang Wengen said.

Liang Wengen regards internationalization as Sany's third venture. He also revealed Sany's clear goal in terms of internationalization: in the next five years, Sany Group's international revenue will increase from the current 15% to 40%-50% of sales.

"Without internationalization, our company is now mostly a large self-employed person." Liang Wengen once said. In the view of Tang Xiuguo, president of Sany Group, the reason why the global giants in the construction machinery industry, such as Caterpillar and Komatsu, are growing faster than Sany is because these enterprises have a higher degree of internationalization, which improves the ability of enterprises to resist risks.

Sany's rise in the global market has caused wariness among competitors. As the leader of the global construction machinery industry, Caterpillar has also officially listed Sany as a competitor.

In a way, this is an affirmation of Trinity. Liang Wengen admits that he is often frustrated. Because "our goal is relatively high, but there is still a certain gap between the results achieved and the goal".

Liang is a person who is extremely persistent in his goals. This can be seen in his application to join the party. In order to join the Chinese Communist Party, he claimed to have waited 18 years. In the eyes of the foreign press, this is simply unbelievable. "What is your relationship with the party?" At the press conference, a reporter from Germany asked Liang Wengen.

"In China, Communist Party members are people with ideals and pursue progress. If you go outside and say that I am a member of the Communist Party, people will respect you more than if you are not a member of the Communist Party. Liang Wengen said, "If a young man is a member of the Communist Party, it will be easier to find a partner." Most of the wives found by the Communists are more beautiful than the wives of non-Communists. ”

He wanted to add a bit of humor on Singles' Day, and in the '80s, Mr. Liang's words sounded so commonplace, when people were always more interested in party members, soldiers, and teachers. In fact, the sensation caused by his remarks on the Internet far exceeded his expectations.

He is not shy about expressing his strong emotions. He said that he did not emigrate, and neither did any of the directors of Trinity. "Even if you are born a thousand times, you must be born in China. If you die a thousand times, you will also die in China. He said. Some people commented that it is Liang Wengen's style to express his views in extremely exaggerated language.

As for whether this will give Sany's internationalization a touch of politics, Liang Wengen does not seem to be worried. He said that in his early years as a deputy to the National People's Congress, he said that in the era of globalization, the economy has no borders, but enterprises and entrepreneurs have nationality.

"What's wrong with loving our country and our nation?" He sat behind the layers of microphones, spread his hands innocently, and said, "If this will affect the internationalization of Sany, then I would rather not be internationalized and maintain this emotion." ”

This may be another manifestation of Liang's language style. In fact, internationalization has become an irreversible fate of Sany, and it is also the only way for Liang Wengen to realize his life ideals. His dream in life is that when Sany achieves global *5656, he will return to his hometown in Hunan to fish.