During seven days, he met with Days, the acting secretary of the US Department of Commerce, the governor of Kansas and the mayor of Washington State. In front of Chinese and American officials, he seemed to be in a suitable position. He also visited the American Chamber of Commerce, gave a speech at Harvard University, and generously donated 1 1 US dollars to middle schools in Kansas City.
Not afraid of officialdom, spending a lot of money, naturally compounding interest and keeping his word, this potential energy makes Wang Jianlin quite mysterious. In the eyes of many people, Wanda, which is favored by the government, seems to have left the market competition.
Wang's father is a provincial official, and this family environment makes Wang have no mystery about the power system. But there are many people with more background than Wang Jianlin in China business circles. What are his strengths?
Bai Wangang, chairman of Shanghai Cai Hua Consulting Co., Ltd. believes that Wang Jianlin is good at doing micro things from a macro perspective. "Many people with backgrounds will only buy short, have no bottom-up ability, and can't find real trade secrets; The general grassroots lack the courage to look from top to bottom. " He believes that Wang Jianlin has successfully swung between macro and micro.
18' s military career and his experience in state-owned enterprises after changing jobs have made Wang Jianlin understand the way the government acts. He has always been more enthusiastic than ordinary Chinese businessmen about major policies, industry trends and development hotspots. He is an excellent opportunity hunter of this era and discovered the thickest snow-the lucrative real estate industry; The longest slope-several opportunities for urbanization and consumption prosperity. Wanda's success is not only due to the success of its products, but also because it can accurately capture the times.
"Many developers' understanding of commercial real estate so far is to collect rent from the property, which is much worse than Wanda. Wanda's commercial real estate is not just a rental property, but a product that changes the function and structure of the city. " Bai Gang said. Mayors are keen on wanda plaza because it can turn a city's non-center into a center and is an incubator of local government achievements. Wanda plaza/KLOC-opened in October/August, meeting the needs of local officials to see their political achievements during their term of office.
"To be a business, we must follow the trend and not go against the trend." Wang Jianlin said to Shi Ru. He is good at taking advantage of the situation. In 2002, Wanda tried to transform into commercial real estate, and the first thing that came to mind was cooperation with Fortune 500 companies. In order to persuade Wal-Mart, he personally visited the relevant person in charge many times, but he was not allowed to enter the door. Later, through the matchmaking of government officials, cooperation was finally reached. In the initial expansion of Wanda, Wanda, a small company standing with the world's top 500 companies, increased its bargaining chip with the government. Now that the host and guest are different, Wal-Mart has to make an appointment in advance to visit Wang Jianlin. During the rapid expansion period after 2008, Wanda used the government's potential energy to the extreme; Wanda's acquisition of AMC this time borrowed the east wind of cultural industry fever.
The most difficult thing to evaluate Wanda is whether it is a market-oriented company.
One observer believes that Wanda is a "market-oriented company with China characteristics". In an industry where the government completely monopolizes the supply of resources, complete marketization is only a dream. "The idealist Vanke will passively bend down; Wanda, a realist, bends down without losing his dignity. " Wanda's dignity comes from its innovative ability. Wanda invented a commercial real estate development model with China characteristics-comprehensive development model. The industry commented that Wanda Wuhan Chuhe Han Jie Project "changed the function and orientation of Wuhan". "Why do I always want to innovate? I just want the government to come to me. If you look for it, that would be great. If you had a card, what would you do? Will you give it or not? It would be much easier if you came. " Wang Jianlin said.
About Wanda, we can easily see its two sides: on the one hand, its products (real estate, cinemas, department stores, etc.). ).) are all market-oriented; On the other hand, it always seems to be favored by the government.
Wanda's duality comes from Wang Jianlin's duality. He knows how to use the government, and he is the engine of Wanda's innovation. "I just don't believe in evil." Wang Jianlin said. Wanda's early commercial real estate projects were not successful. He personally learned from an American shopping mall that specializes in shopping mall design. Zhu Qiwei, vice president of Wanda Planning Institute, was most impressed by the fact that most employees left the building the day before the Spring Festival in 2003. Wang Jianlin asked Zhu to give him the design of the shopping center and study it during the Spring Festival. Wanda cinemas and department stores were not optimistic at the beginning of their establishment, and even opposed by insiders, which did not shake Wang Jianlin. Wuhan Hanxiu has complex underwater machinery and equipment, which only Hollywood companies can do at first. After learning that Wanda decided to invest, the company deliberately raised the price of $654.38+$050,000 to $45 million. "This boy has completely activated my innovative spirit. If it costs 20 million dollars, I'll let him do it. " Wang Jianlin changed his mind at the thought of being subject to people everywhere in the future. Developing this thing by yourself "can't be more difficult than the five gods and six gods." Finally, this set of equipment really made Wanda itself.
"Be close to the government and stay away from politics" is Wang Jianlin's famous saying. He believes that Wanda has surpassed development because it can do things that state-owned enterprises and private enterprises can't. Many projects done by Wanda, state-owned enterprises do not have relevant capabilities and talents; And tens of billions of investment, the threshold of private enterprises is too high. Wang Jianlin once gave lectures to many state-owned enterprise leaders in a state-owned enterprise training bureau. He said in class, "Today's private enterprises are not the past. If there are a group of enterprises with a scale of 50 billion and hundreds of billions in the future, private enterprises can also become bigger, and state-owned enterprises will have no chance at all. "
Wang Jianlin doesn't appreciate Hong Kong entrepreneurs. "First of all, they are not market-oriented enterprises. They grew up in a special environment. Now entering the mainland and putting them on the same competitive platform is not as good as mainland entrepreneurs; Second, many enterprises and entrepreneurs in Hong Kong have no academic qualifications. In addition to natural business awareness, enterprises themselves do not rely on organizational systems and culture to make money. "
Time is the origin of everything. When a person can control time, the energy he gains is self-evident. To some extent, Wang Jianlin is a time operator. From residential real estate to commerce, to service, to tourism, to culture, Wanda leads the industry every time.
Deep down, Wang Jianlin has a preference for culture. When he was a child, he read many ancient books. It is said that his mother and grandmother can recite a subset of the classics. In 1970s, Wang was a member of China Couplet Association. He is keen on antithesis, allusions and rhymes. In the army, he began to learn China's calligraphy and painting. 1992, he dared to give everything and spent more than 8 million yuan to buy a painting by Fu Baoshi. "This is a test of vision. This is the opportunity. If you miss it, it will be gone. " Until now, Wang still likes to write seven-character poems. He doesn't like wasting time. Most of these poems were written at some boring meetings, and the staff around him sometimes worried about how to publish them.
He once wrote such a poem: "After years of commercial wars, wealth is great, and things are always empty. Only do good deeds in your life, a piece of pure land for ten generations. " This poem reveals some religious flavor. Some people speculate that Hu has religious beliefs because of donations. There is a reclining Buddha in front of his office and a Maitreya Buddha in the living room. But Wang told himself that he was a firm materialist and never invited people to see Feng Shui. "I firmly believe that what I feel comfortable is the best."
Wang Jianlin's story is not a sample of inspirational books. He didn't go through the ordeal of purgatory and grew up in a relatively superior environment. His biggest setback was his early unsuccessful commercial real estate. Only one real estate project in Shenyang "played 222 lawsuits".
He is not an idealist. He is highly compatible with this era and makes the best use of this existing rule. Wang Jianlin is an activist, and he doesn't have the usual sadness of an idealist. When he created a brilliant business empire, he lit up his dream with reality.
Unlike many real estate tycoons, Wang's private life is full of all kinds of gossip. He goes to work at seven o'clock every day and gets off work around five o'clock in the evening. He has no more hobbies except singing-he has always been proud of his "professional" singing skills. Because Wang Jianlin doesn't play golf, it is said that the management of Wanda Group gave up this hobby.
As his colleague, you need to be able to work under pressure. "He quickly got to the heart of the problem and reacted very quickly." An employee said that no one dared to take risks with him. His memory is amazing, and he almost never forgets anything about information. He can catch any loophole as long as Wang is willing. In public, he is like an emperor, followed by several assistants. At the meeting, whatever he looks at will affect the nerves of the assistant under the stage. But he will carry things with his employees on business trips, and his attitude is firm. He often blocks the elevator door to be closed with his hand and goes upstairs and downstairs with the employees. In Auckland Disneyland, he remembered a serious China tour guide. In recognition of the young man, he asked his colleagues if they sent letters of commendation every day.
At the Davos Forum in Dalian in September, 2065438+0/KLOC-0, the reporter met several different Wang Jianlin. At seven o'clock in the morning, he was the first guest. He is never late. Like a gust of wind passing by the reporter's eyes, behind him 1m followed by several men (assistants) in black, with a look of fear. At the press conference on 10: 30 in the morning, he was gentle and polite again. When he left, he was surrounded by reporters and said softly, sorry, there are other things. His attitude and pace are completely different from those in the morning.
Wang Jianlin, dressed in a French Langwan suit, owns a limited edition yacht "battleship 108" and a private jet worth 78 million yuan, as well as an amazing collection of paintings and calligraphy. Wanda Football Team, which made Wanda famous in one fell swoop, has maintained an unbeaten record of 55 games so far, which is his "proudest thing".
He once said that he would retire when the company reached 654.38 billion+000 billion. But this goal was achieved too quickly, and he was not satisfied. Now it's postponed again. "I want to bring Wanda to a high level and become a world-class excellent organization-there will be about 10 years, when I will completely quit."