Kai-fu Lee: The environment has tempered the vision

"Mainland raw materials, made in Taiwan, processed in the United States and sold back to the Chinese market." "This is the Innovation Factory chairman and CEO of Kai-Fu Lee to his life summed up, that is," in the traditional Chinese culture of Taiwan's growth, in the world's leading education in the United States to learn, in the market talent to take off the development of the Chinese mainland, it is the environment quenched the vision. There are no long speeches in the text, they are sincere and small things, but more thought-provoking. He said he was actually very ordinary, but was fortunate in the best time in the best environment to be born, learn, grow, develop. "Write a letter from home every week, not to marry an American wife", it is the father and mother of this Chinese complex silent impact of Kai-fu Lee's values. "I want to spend the rest of my life helping young people on both sides of the strait have the same growth, learning and development environment as I do, so that everyone can have the chance to be the best themselves," he said. "Kai-Fu Lee: Thank Professor Kao and chairman Gou for giving me the Chinese Enterprise Leadership Foresight Award." I can not say business leaders, but also dare to call themselves far-sighted, I am actually very ordinary, but fortunately in the best time in the best environment in the birth, learning, growth, development. My friends and I joked that I was: "Mainland raw materials, manufacturing in Taiwan, the United States processing, sold back to the Chinese market." "Today I will talk about these four points!" I was born in Taiwan as a Taiwanese "Mainlander". Father came to Taiwan with the Kuomintang after 1949 years of war. His father's life, he gave up his political career, and devoted himself to the study and writing of many Chinese modern history and many political comments, because he always wanted to see the rise of the Chinese nation. When his father was critically ill, he told us that his greatest regret was that he had not finished his last book, "Hope for the future of the Chinese people". Mother and father have the same rich Chinese plot. She asked me very high from a young age, my every composition, every calligraphy, she will personally urge me to do perfect. As long as I want to buy a book, she will promise. Mother do these are actually hope that I am 11 years old to study in the United States, do not forget. When I went to the United States, I deeply remember my mother said to me: "Do not forget that you are a Chinese." "When she saw that I did not understand why she was saying this, she gave me two requests: (1) write a letter from home every week (2) not to marry an American wife. Although the childhood can not fully understand the parents, but the father and mother of the Chinese complex like a silent stream, injected into my values. Second, made in Taiwan. Today, my mainland friends to Taiwan the strongest feeling is not yangming mountain, 101, pineapple crisp, but the Chinese traditional culture of Taiwan reserved: Human, polite, sincere. In fact, these are my father's portrayal, but also I grew up in the environment. Father is a gentleman, indifferent to fame and fortune, the principle of "treat people with sincerity". No matter to the friend, the student, he chooses first pays, the first benefit person, does not seek the return. The thing he enjoys most is to invite students to eat, communicate with them and help them grow. Friends have any need, he always sincerely try to help them. Some people think that he may be taken advantage of this, but he thinks "suffer is the advantage", because your trueSincerity obtains the trust and the friend is far more than the occasional "loses" the important. My father was taciturn, but his manner of doing things lit up my path, like a silent authority to guide my future. When my father died, uncorrupted, but left me a priceless, is the banner written by Mr. Qian Mu: "There is a big, no seeking goods from the high." These 10 words are the portrayal of my father's life and the pursuit of my life. Third, the United States processing. American education is the world's leading. I was 11 years old to the United States, let me the most shocking is the American-style education. American education can cultivate curiosity, critical thinking and creativity. American education teaches you to think first, encourages you to understand everything in why, allows you to cross-examine why not and teaches you to apply it. If I had some small achievements in the science and technology sector, it would be attributed to American education. But the most influential of American education is not these, but the three teachers I have been fortunate to meet. My high school math teacher told me that people should "pursue their own hearts and develop their own interests." "In order to develop my interest, she drove me to a nearby university every week to study, on the road with vivid story to let me understand:" The life of a few decades, not to be bound by dogma, to pursue their own hobbies. "My university philosophy professor taught me how to understand the meaning of life:" Do you know what make a difference? Imagine there are two worlds, one world with you, one world without you, let the difference between the two the biggest, maximize your influence, this is the meaning of your life. "It has guided my life and helped me make countless decisions," he said. Finally, my ph. D. professor, when I made a disagreement with him, told me, "I disagree with you, but I support you." This sentence affected my career, because with my personal growth, I slowly understand, this sentence is not only a kind of mind or expression of freedom, but also the most precious leadership. Smart people don't like to be managed, they want to be trusted, they need to be delegated, so "managing subordinates with the way you want to be managed" has become my motto for management. Finally, the Chinese market. I am very fortunate in 1998, 2005, respectively, in Microsoft, Google is responsible for opening up the Chinese market or research and development. This time China's it and internet companies are taking off, whether in foreign companies or private enterprises, every IT company can enjoy the outbreak of the market, each it person can be a huge growth. I am fortunate to be able to participate in such a century-old market rise. However, this time I am most proud of the things are not business, products, but talent. In the past, these Chinese talent is difficult to realize the potential, but after 20 years of reform and opening up, the market and opportunities to take off, China's youth opportunity to come! Whether at Microsoft or Google, I have the privilege of managing the best young talent in China and helping them to develop their potential. Today, these talents are distributed in foreign enterprises, state-owned enterprises, private enterprises and, of course, many start-up companies, not only their own success, but also improve the level of scientific and technological research and development in China. I am very relieved that I may have played a smallSmall role. Seeing the achievements of these outstanding young people has inspired me to decide on the new movement of my career in this booming Chinese market: innovation workshops. Founded three years ago, we have invested and helped 53 companies and more than 3,000 young people. In addition to our main business in the mainland, in Taiwan also began to help entrepreneurial youth. I remember when I first arrived in mainland China, I saw the outstanding youth of China. My first feeling is that they are as smart as I am, and work harder than I do, but there is no fertile soil for them to grow. Over the years, I have always remembered my luck: I had the privilege of growing up in Taiwan, which is full of traditional Chinese culture, studying in the world's leading education in the United States, and developing on the mainland of China. I want to spend the rest of my life helping young people on both sides of the Strait have the same good growth, learning and development environment as I do, so that everyone can have the chance to be the best of themselves.