Growing-up articles
Tongcheng Lingshan Xiushui was once immortal because of "Tongcheng School", and it was also well-known as "the revolutionary base of Hubei, Henan and Anhui" by China * * * production party, and it was also well-known by Tongcheng people in the new period for pioneering and hard work in reform and opening up. Xia Jiguo is one of the typical representatives.
"All generations have been farmers", and they have become the top scholar in the college entrance examination, but they have not got rid of their status as farmers and lost the opportunity to continue their studies. However, the tenacity and wisdom of Tongcheng people who do not give in to reality and fate are best interpreted by Xia Jiguo.
"No.1 in college entrance examination" didn't enter the university
In p>1977, the state resumed the college entrance examination system. Xia Jiguo, who had graduated from high school for one year, signed up and scored 3.5 points higher than the undergraduate score, becoming the No.1 in the college entrance examination of three classes in his school.
After filling in the volunteers of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nankai University and Fudan University in turn, Xia Jiguo hesitated in the column of "marital status".
It turns out that my father and my father-in-law are family friends. When Xia Jiguo was 6 years old, the two adults quietly decided on young marriage. That year, the woman was only 3 years old.
"With such a high score, if you don't fill in' married', you will definitely not be my son-in-law." At that time, the prospective father-in-law told Xia Jiguo sadly.
"If you don't fill in' married', you are not my son." My father made a great contribution to Xia Jiguo.
"At that time, I didn't know whether I loved it or not, and I felt very shy." Xia Jiguo said that there was no way but to obey his father, so the "top student in the college entrance examination" missed out on the university.
It's a pity that Xia Jiguo didn't enter the university gate. Now, Xia Jiguo has fulfilled his university dream. Since October last year, Xia Jiguo has been attending the EMBA class for international presidents in Tsinghua University.
Xia Jiguo was born in the countryside and his family was very poor. When he was still in the second year of high school, his father got cancer, and his mother couldn't afford to be ill for many years. As the eldest, Xia Jiguo had younger brothers and sisters. In order to survive, Xia Jiguo was duty-bound to provoke the heavy responsibility of the family.
"My father is a' retail seller'." Xia Jiguo told reporters that the only thing he can do is to take over the burden of his father's peddler. From then on, he picked up a pair of peddlers' shoulders, shook his rattle in his hand, and shouted to sell retail goods-Xia Jiguo began to walk around the village. In addition to selling some small goods such as "matches", "small candy" and "needle and thread", there are two large laundry baskets under the peddler's shoulder, which are specially used to hold goose feathers and duck feathers collected from various households.
Xia Jiguo's down road started here. However, there was an episode. As a rare high school graduate in the village, Xia Jiguo was invited by the village to be a middle school math and English teacher. In 1981, after he worked as a teacher for two years, his seriously ill father died. In addition to leaving Xia Jiguo a peddler's burden, my father has 18 creditors, with a debt of more than 2, yuan, with the most creditors owing more than 1 yuan and the least 4 yuan.
As a teacher, the monthly income of 14.7 yuan can hardly make a living. One year in the first month, my aunt came home. After lunch, the mother secretly called Xia Jiguo aside and said, Son, you have finished eating all the rice at noon, so there is nothing to eat at night.
Look at the four walls of the family. In desperation, Xia Jiguo reluctantly left the students who lived together day and night and began to return to his old job. While selling retail goods, he raised bees and ground beetles and bought honey, royal jelly and animal skins. Even cut bamboo and wood in the south of the Yangtze River. Xia Jiguo said that at that time, there was no goal and I didn't feel tired, as long as I could ensure that there was food at home.
"Do whatever you make money, but the best thing is to buy down." Xia Jiguo, who was interviewed, said that this industry has been handed down from his father, and it has become a skill to him. You can tell whether it is goose feather or duck feather by touching it. In addition to supplying down jacket manufacturers, Xia Jiguo also bought the "three hairs" on the cock's neck for the writing brush factory to make pens, and bought the "knife feathers" on the goose's wings to process badminton.
All the feathers bought were handed over to the local supply and marketing cooperatives. With his own cleverness and hard work, Xia Jiguo was favored by the leaders of the supply and marketing cooperatives and proposed to cooperate with Xia Jiguo. He changed the door-to-door purchase to sit on the ground, and hawkers in four townships and eight towns handed over the purchased feathers to Xia Jiguo's purchase point every day, and then they sold them to foreign manufacturers in batches. In fact, Xia Jiguo has replaced the function of rural supply and marketing cooperatives at that time, and the supply and marketing cooperatives are also willing to cooperate with him. While renting warehouses to Xia, they can also share them in proportion.
It is the experience of poor life that Xiajiguo always intends to recruit some children from poor families in mountainous areas to work in the factory every year.
The husband and wife didn't say a few words before marriage
"If you had a choice, what would you like to have again?" The reporter asked.
"Have a good love!" Now 5-year-old Xia Jiguo added with a shy smile, "With my family, of course.". Xia Jiguo still doesn't know what it's like to be in love. "My family and I have never said a word since my parents decided to young marriage at the age of 6 and I graduated from high school." During the four years from graduation to marriage, they didn't say a few words. Xia Jiguo said that their marriage was all about cultivating feelings after marriage.
"In the most difficult time, she also suffered a lot with me." When it comes to his wife, Xia Jiguo boasted that "she is very good".
In p>198, Xia Jiguo got married. At that time, the new house was a semi-thatched house. "In order to have a house sheltered from the wind and rain, she, a lesbian, joined me in building a warm home with two hands; We farmed and raised pigs together, and the family was so poor that she didn't dislike me at all. " When I mentioned that year, Xia Jiguo always sincerely felt that there were many temptations in the outside world, but people could not live without conscience, and they could not dump others now that their living conditions were good. "Life is a one-way trip, so people should cherish the past life journey."
"She is also very understanding and supportive in managing enterprises." Xia Jiguo said that he has a principle that he has not talked about work at home for many years, and he is not allowed to talk about work with him beyond the scope of his duties at work. Since the beginning of her career, she has never interfered with any development and affairs of the company. This is very valuable.
Don't be a family business and feed back the society
"If you don't smoke or drink, you don't see the chairman's hobbies. If you say hobbies, you are doing business and busy with your work." The employees of Hongrun Group commented on Xia Jiguo in this way when interviewed by reporters.
"I went out to do business just to make money and survive, but now I am worth over 1 million yuan. The wealth does not belong to me personally, but to the whole society." Xia Jiguo held up his mobile phone to reporters and said: I have used it for many years and I am reluctant to lose it. There is also a Buick that I used. At that time, it was nearly 6, kilometers. Many people suggested changing it to a better one, but these things have been with me for many years and I am always reluctant to lose it.
I cherish everything, and I am full of deep feelings for the folks who live in this native land and Xia Jiguo, who was born in a farmhouse. Xia Jiguo not only paid off all the debts left by his father, but also gave more returns in different forms, such as arranging their children to work. He made the enterprise into an international market+company+farmer model, and invested in Tongcheng Hongrun Egg and Duck Industry Development Company to help farmers get rich. Every year, more than 1 million geese and ducks are used. He initiated the establishment of Tongcheng Minsheng Guarantee Company, which provides loan support totaling more than 7 million yuan for six or seven hundred small enterprises every year. Xia Jiguo said that doing this has a lot to do with his experience of difficult loans in the past.
Xia Jiguo said that Hongrun has developed to today's scale, and has been deeply rooted in Tongcheng. He should try his best to take responsibility for this home, so the company headquarters will never move to a big city as the enterprise becomes stronger.
Now, in order to seek the development of the capital market, Xia Jiguo, who has devoted himself to his work, has completed the shareholding system reform of the company. Unlike most entrepreneurs who maintain absolute control, Xia Jiguo personally holds only about 4% of the shares. He told reporters that both sons are still studying in university, and one of them is studying while working abroad to earn living expenses. When the two brothers came back during the holiday, Xia Jiguo consciously asked them to go to the factory to exercise. They dragged sacks to grind blood out of ten fingers.
"Hardship is the real wealth", Xia Jiguo, who was interviewed by reporters, said more than once, "At present, I don't have the idea of running a family business, and I hope the children can start their own businesses independently, even if they can't succeed at first".
■ Xia Jiguo's 23 rd incident
Even if you pay 3 million yuan, you won't sell the patent
13, yuan for a quilt. Each quilt is only 5 grams, which is much more expensive than one gram of gold.
When Xia Jiguo decided to develop this patented product "Ring Down", it caused a shock in the world down circle, and when the technical product was just announced to be successfully developed, merchants from all over the world wanted to establish a joint venture with Hongrun.
"You can buy our raw materials, but they must brand Hongrun and use Hongrun's trademark brand." Xia Jiguo didn't give in at all, and the foreign businessmen flinched. A Japanese company came to the door again at this time, and the opening was 3 million yuan to buy out the patent of loop velvet at one time. Xia Jiguo didn't agree. "I'm not an enterprise that makes a living by transferring patents. In that case, Hongrun would have lost its development potential."
"We need to build Hongrun's own brand with core products." Xia Jiguo said that it is difficult to create a brand, but it is easy to be eaten by people. To this end, the group registered Hongrun trademark in more than 1 countries and regions. In China, Hongrun Group has also become the only enterprise in the industry that integrates China's well-known trademarks, China's famous brand products and national inspection-free products.
The Story of Honesty Duck
In the product showroom of Hongrun Group, the reporter found a photo of a duck hanging in a conspicuous position. Behind the photo is the story of the honest duck.
In p>1997, Xia Jiguo signed an order with Danish businessman Harry worth 7 million dollars, but the price of raw materials rose sharply later. If we continue to ship at the original price, Hongrun will suffer huge losses. According to the contract text, Xia Jiguo can renegotiate with the other party and sell the company's inventory of down at a good price, but Xia Jiguo chose to keep his promise and bear the loss of 2 million yuan caused by the rising price of raw materials alone.
Harry was very moved when he heard this, and specially brought a duck from abroad to express his respect and gratitude to Xia Jiguo. The duck was also named "Honesty Duck". Since then, the trade volume between Hongrun Group and Mr. Harry has been fixed at more than 1 million dollars every year. Xia Jiguo and Harry have also changed from partners to friends. Ducks became the witness of their friendship. "Being an enterprise, credit is very important, especially doing business with foreign businessmen, which represents the image of China enterprises and pays more attention to integrity."
It is because of this belief that Xia Jiguo has won more foreign friends. In Hongrun's base factory, reporters can see "blue eyes" from different countries at any time. When they see Xiaji countries, they embrace them very warmly.