In China, although he has not been among the top ten on the rich list, the combined prestige of the top ten on the rich list is far less than his.
He started from the grassroots level, led Chinese manufacturing all the way, single-handedly challenged the United States and Canada, and made them innocent. Whenever the country is in trouble, he will help.
On the 23rd, a one-time donation of 654.38 billion yuan from the Heren Charitable Foundation was transferred to the account designated by the Henan Provincial People's Government. For a moment, "Mr. Cao will never be absent in the face of disaster!" The Internet exploded.
Cao is known as "China's No. 1". By 2020, his cumulative disaster relief donations have reached 654.382 billion yuan.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg of Cao Chuanqi's life. Some people say that although you may not find Cao's name on the Hurun Rich List, none of the top ten richest people are as prestigious as him. There are even rumors that only Cao and Ren dare to confront the American emperor and other countries.
He is the kind of entrepreneur who will do whatever it takes to protect the interests of the Chinese people.
The time goes back to 1984. This year, Cao went to Wuyi Mountain and used his crutch as a carrying pole. When he got in the car, the driver yelled at him: "Don't touch the car glass. If it breaks, you won't be able to afford it."
Cao kept this in mind. After he returned, he went to the auto repair shop to investigate and found that buying a Japanese-style windshield cost about 7,000 yuan.
As someone who is engaged in the glass industry, he knows that a piece of 1 square meter glass only costs a few dollars. Even if it is processed with special techniques, it will not be that expensive! This shows that developed countries bully people!
The angry Cao had a strong impulse: I want to make my own automotive glass for China, so that all Chinese people can use it, use it happily, and use it with confidence!
In this way, the transformation of automotive glass production has become Fuyao’s new development direction. After years of hard work, he reduced the price of auto glass from 8,000 yuan to 2,000 yuan, completely ending China's dependence on imported auto glass. He quickly captured the domestic market and turned his attention overseas. Soon, Fuyao Glass showed its advantages and quickly incurred the hostility of its American counterparts.
In 2002, the U.S. Department of Commerce ruled that Fuyao Glass was lower than its fair value for sale in the U.S., causing substantial damage to the U.S. industry, and required a dumping tax of RMB 11.8 from Fuyao. Then, Canada followed the lead of the US emperor and launched an anti-dumping investigation against Fuyao.
It was a troubled time at that time, and a large number of Chinese companies were treated unfairly in the international market. The reason behind this phenomenon is not as simple as trade rules. Most Chinese companies have chosen to retreat under the threat of the United States.
A similar suggestion was made to Cao, but he immediately rejected it.
"Can Americans bully us with their big fists?"
In Cao's eyes, losing the international market is a small matter, but losing the face of the Chinese people is a big deal. He said harsh words that even if he loses everything, he will win this battle!
"Go to the United Nations to play with you! You can tell me not to sell glass here, but you can't sue me for dumping!"
He hired a team of top lawyers and ordered the establishment of anti-dumping The team leader eats and sleeps in the office. The room was filled with data, weighing half a ton. And he has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the past few years. It's all about fighting the U.S. Department of Commerce.
After several years of stalemate and confrontation, Fuyao put irrefutable evidence in front of its opponents to prove its innocence.
First, Canada took the lead on August 30, 2002, and then on October 5, 2004, October 15, 2004, the U.S. Department of Commerce ruled that the "award was unfair" and not only revised the dumping margin to 0.13, but also refunded Fuyao previously paid US$4 million in taxes.
At this point, Cao personally ended the history of Chinese companies winning anti-dumping cases.
This achievement is hard-won. After all, from 1989 to 2003, there were 3,000 anti-dumping cases around the world, 500 of which were against China, and we never won any of them.
This beautiful battle is destined to be recorded in the history of China's foreign trade and become a classic.
Although the cost is huge, healing the United States is worth it to Cao!
I think everyone has seen what happened next in the documentary "American Factory". Fuyao is growing bigger and bigger in the United States and has even taken over General Motors' factory in Ohio. At that time, people with a Chinese heart advocated that "Cao Wangde is going to run away."
This is also logical. There are many wealthy people who make enough money at home and then immigrate overseas. For example, Pan Paopao, who started out in real estate and sold most of his shares in SOHO to Blackstone, is a typical example.
However, Cao, who heard the rumors, was honest with the public: Not only did he have no intention of immigrating, but as early as 2005, he asked his wife and three children to give up their green cards. He even issued an ironclad order: Anyone who dares to get a green card will not be eligible to inherit his property in the future.
Because he knew that if Cao Cao immigrated, the Chinese would lose their glass again. "The person who chooses to immigrate is not an entrepreneur, he is a small boss. If he is really ambitious, he will not immigrate. He is a character and he must be responsible for history."
Nowadays, Cao often visits various places Talk publicly and privately about your responsibilities as an entrepreneur. He believes that entrepreneurs must have a pattern and realm, so that society can progress because of entrepreneurs, and people can become rich because of entrepreneurs.
In his mind, wealth is only the product of historical process. Only by returning wealth to the people can he fulfill his mission. For the benefit and dignity of the Chinese people, he can take everything.
He once joked that everyone in China knows that I am the stupidest. After doing business for decades, I made a piece of glass.
Silly? Of course not. A piece of glass is for the country and its people.
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