Reborn in 2020, Shen Zhixing took over an electronics factory that was about to close down.
There is only 4.2 Million in cash on hand, and workers' wages, bank loans, and supplier arrears are all due within 21 days.
The father collapsed on the conference table.
Customers were furious, and a batch of custom-made machines that no one wanted were piled up in the warehouse.
Everyone advised him to clear out his inventory at 30% off and pay back as much as he could.
Shen Zhixing looked at the inventory: "I think we can still save it."
At first, he just wanted to change the firmware, clear out the inventory, and pay the workers' wages.
Later, in order not to be cut off, he made multi-chip adaptation; in order to let the machine understand the world, he made a world model. By the time his colleagues came to their senses, the electronics factory that was almost bankrupt had become the infrastructure of the global smart industry.
Many years later, a reporter asked him:
"Has Qiming been preparing to become a global smart industrial infrastructure company from its inception?"
Shen Zhixing thought for a while.
"Initially, I just wanted to pay back the money I owed my suppliers."