Ren has always been a person with strong sense of crisis. Although Huawei has been at the forefront of the world in some fields, it has no absolute advantage. If you relax a little, you may be overtaken by your competitors. However, the goal set by Huawei some time ago is to achieve an operating income of $250 billion to $300 billion in 2023, while the operating income in 20 18 is only slightly higher than10 billion. To achieve the goal of exceeding $250 billion in the next five years, the average annual growth rate should reach at least 20%. Given Huawei's relatively large weight, it is difficult to maintain such a rapid growth rate.

But when Ren said that this kind of world is the first, it is not only the first in operating income or profit, but also the first in technical standards and thresholds. As a communication manufacturer, Huawei itself is very dependent on technology. This technology is constantly updated every year. When you make progress, others are not behind.

Behind Huawei are world giants such as Qualcomm, Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung. When Huawei competes with these enterprises, some countries will implement double standards for some special reasons. If Huawei does not have absolute advantages, it may not be able to compete with these enterprises. Therefore, Huawei can truly gain a foothold only if it burns its bridges and becomes the number one in the world.

The same is true of business. First-class enterprises are standards, second-rate enterprises are brands, and third-rate enterprises are products. This feeling is probably the deepest for ZTE. In 20 18, ZTE, led by the United States, was almost shocked. Because many technologies used by ZTE are patents of American enterprises, Qualcomm and other enterprises can enjoy these benefits after owning these patents. They can even make huge profits without producing products, and even decide the life and death of an enterprise.