A joking gamble, but the two big brothers and two companies pushed the cusp of public opinion.
Recently, in response to the gambling re-issue mentioned by the outside world, Dong Mingzhu replied: "I believe I can win." She disclosed that Gree currently has access to the fields of automobile and intelligent manufacturing through robots, Other industries.
In Dong Mingzhu's planning, Gree is from the world's largest specialized air-conditioning company, to produce both intelligent equipment, CNC machine tools, robots, molds of the large industrial group in her eyes, the current Gree has been achieved This goal.
The Lei Jun is also not idle, he frequently hand in hand with real estate chiefs, they planned the listing of millet.
Bet about one year left
Dong Mingzhu and Lei Jun gambling period of one year left, the two chiefs each led his own business and team to carry out the final impact.
The incident dates back four years ago in 2013, at the annual CCTV Economic Personnel Ceremony, Lei Jun and Dong Mingzhu won the annual economic figures in the presentation session, Lei Ming Dong Mingzhu on the spot to make a "gamble of the century." Lei Jun said that if five Millet mode turnover year to defeat Gree, would like Dong Mingzhu to give himself 1. Dong Mingzhu immediately respond, claiming that if defeated, willing to lose 1 billion yuan.
Since then, the agreement between Dong Mingzhu and Lei Jun has become a topic frequently raised by the industry. Dong Mingzhu and Lei Jun are also constantly on the battlefield. Dong Mingzhu even claimed that Gree was making a mobile phone and exterminating millet every minute.
Under the leadership of Dong Mingzhu, Gree has entered the fields of mobile phones and automobiles in the short span of 5 years and has also expanded its scale to the scale of Gree by expanding its industries such as smart equipment to the medical and food industries.
The Lei Jun also began to vigorously develop the line, and even set foot in the large-scale real estate.Jiaomi first in the country throughout the country frequently test the retail channel retail lines, expand physical stores, through the Millet's large-scale expansion of categories, but also with a number of real estate development Business cooperation in the smart home reached this year, another news, Vanke and millet co-construction.
Although the news has not yet been determined by millet, but Xiaomi ambitious real estate is not small after Lei Jun spent 100 million yuan shares of YOU + International Youth Apartments, Wang Jianlin in September this year, Wanda Group headquarters met Lei Jun and millet team. The industry speculation, the two sides talk about the topic may be involved in the millet home or millet stores cooperation.
Although these two years, Dong Mingzhu and Lei Jun did not take the initiative to mention gambling on the issue, but it is not difficult to see that behind the two chiefs in the past few years are frequent moves, the expansion of the sword size.
The scale of millet can be described as rapid growth in recent years.And Dong Mingzhu set a gamble, completed in 2014, the estimated value of millet reached 45 billion -46 billion US dollars, although it suffered sales shocks last year, but has Resuming high growth, millet revenue of more than 100 billion yuan.It is reported that millet recently is discussing with the investment bank IPO matters for the 2018 IPO (initial public offering) to prepare.
The Gree revenue in 2016 reached 110.1 billion yuan, an increase of 10.8%. Profit of 15.4 billion yuan, an increase of 23.5%. Profit growth is more than double the sales revenue, production efficiency has been improved. In the first half of 2017, Gree Appliances Camp Revenue size of 54637000000 yuan.Dealers are expected, Gree appliances throughout the year in 2017 will continue to grow compared to last year, it seems the scale gap between the two giants is shrinking.
Extensive expansion with multi-dimensional cross-border forces
Talking about the gambling agreement with Lei Jun, Dong Mingzhu recently said: 'I believe I will win! In fact, asking for money does not really matter. It is more like motivating people through such a form, and I think it is more Make people more passionate. '
For the reason of confidence, she said that Gree's innovation has led to the growth of performance. "Gree is not only an increase in sales, but more importantly, its efficiency is changing through independent innovation and smart transformation."
Diversification has become an important way for Gree to rapidly expand the scale of growth.
In fact, Gree diversified from the beginning five years ago, in just a few years, the rapid expansion of Gree, into the air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, hobs, rice cookers and other home appliances, and later with the rise of emerging areas to accelerate Open up artificial intelligence, new energy market.In this year, Gree diversified footsteps significantly accelerated, accelerating the expansion of the automotive, intelligent equipment industry.
With the expansion in diversified fields, the scale of Gree also expanded rapidly, with a net profit margin of 15% and a tax revenue of more than 20 billion yuan in 2017. In the past five years, the revenue generated by Gree was the total revenue of the past 21 years 1.9 times, 4 times the profit, tax paid to the state is also higher than 3 times.
'I am very happy in 2017.' Talking about the year's feelings, Dong Mingzhu said that its happiness not only because of the growth in sales, but Gree through innovation and restructuring, and achieved better development.