In January 2020, BYD founder Wang Chuanfu issued a requirement: to make every effort to produce epidemic prevention masks. A month later, this new energy vehicle production company produced 5 million masks per day.
This entrepreneur with national sentiment did not live easily in the first half of his life. Both his parents died since childhood. He had no background in the background and grew up with his brother and sister-in-law.
When people asked about his motivation for starting a business, he said, "I just want my brother and sister-in-law to live a better life."
Both parents died, and the brother became the pillar
Wang Chuanfu was born in a rural area of Wuhu, Anhui Province. They have many children and a total of 8 children. Wang Chuanfu ranked seventh in his home, and was deeply loved by his parents because of his good academic performance.
However, his mother has always been in poor health, and the family's expenses are all on his father alone.
Fortunately, my father is a famous carpenter in the village and a party member. He has a high reputation and a very prosperous business. Therefore, although there are many children in the family, his life is not bad.
But the good times did not last long. When Wang Chuanfu was in junior high school, his father passed away due to advanced cancer , leaving behind a weak wife and 8 children.
Before his father died, he called his elder brother Wang Chuanfang to the bedside to remind him that his younger brothers and sisters at home must study hard.
Big brother Wang Chuanfang
After losing his father, life at home became more and more difficult. In order to reduce the burden on the family, several sisters chose to get married early, and the younger sister was also placed in foster care for relatives in a relatively good financial situation.
My mother is already weak, and when her father left, she fell ill. And medical expenses are another huge expense, and this family is in a row and storm.
At this time, the eldest brother Wang Chuanfang decided to drop out of school and work, earn medical expenses for his mother, and support the daily expenses of the family.
When Wang Chuanfu heard his brother's decision, he also wanted to contribute to the family, so he said to his brother and his mother: "I don't study anymore, I will go out with my brother to make money."
Wang Chuanfang got angry with his younger brother for the first time after hearing this: "Have you forgotten my father's last wish? You are still young, don't worry about money, just study hard and don't think about those useless things."
From then on, the brother became a support for the family.
Wang Chuanfu looked at his brother's hard work every day and vowed to study hard and find a good job to enjoy the happiness of his brother in the future.
But he was not sympathetic. During the time when he was 15 years old, bad news came from his home: his mother was defeated by the condition and suddenly passed away.
After processing my mother's funeral, I had already completed two subjects in the high school entrance examination, so naturally Wang Chuanfu did not get into the ideal school.
Brother encouraged him: "As long as you have a study, don't give up. Things are not at the end, there will always be a turning point. Brother believes that you will definitely be admitted to university."
Wang Chuanfu followed his brother's advice and entered an ordinary middle school to continue his studies.
Wang Chuanfu
Sister-in-law came in and treated the family sincerely. On their most difficult days, my brother met Zhang Juxiu through an introduction, and soon after, the two got married.
Zhang Juxiu did not dislike Wang Chuanfang for dragging her younger brother to school. She felt that Wang Chuanfang was kind and loyal and worthy of entrusting. And she is also willing to take care of this brother-in-law with her husband.
Wang Chuanfu was a talented and flexible child. After hard work, in 1983, Wang Chuanfu was admitted to Central South University .
At the same time, the sister-in-law also gave birth to a daughter for her brother. Wang Chuanfu was a child with great thoughts. Since his brother got married, he has always felt that he had dragged down his brother's life.
Now that my brother has a child, he is admitted to college himself, the money and tuition fees for milk powder are difficult. He was worried that his sister-in-law would be resentful to his brother, so he became interested again. He wanted to go to the south to work and contribute to his family.
The brother and sister-in-law persuaded him together that he was the only one in the family who could continue studying. As the only child in the family who was admitted to college, he must work hard to bring glory to his family.
Even so, Wang Chuanfu's tuition fees did make the couple think. In order to keep his younger brother going to school, his sister-in-law sold his pair of gold earrings dowry, and his brother worked harder to earn money.
Wang Chuanfu kept everything in his heart and vowed to make his brother and sister-in-law live a good life.
Because he was worried that Wang Chuanfu would not be able to take good care of himself, after discussing with his brother and sister-in-law, he took his daughter directly to the city where his younger brother’s university was working.
When I first entered university, Wang Chuanfu was always a little inferior because his family was not in good condition and was born in the countryside.
Once, Zhang Juxiu went to school to deliver clothes to her brother-in-law. Compared with the exquisite dresses of other students, Wang Chuanfu wore a faded blue Zhongshan outfit , and the look of staying silently in the corner made Zhang Juxiu feel very uncomfortable.
On the weekend, while Wang Chuanfu had no classes, Zhang Juxiu and her husband took him to a department store and spent more than 100 yuan to buy him a suit and leather shoes.
Looking at my brother-in-law's at a loss, Zhang Juxiu said, "Brother, you are no worse than anyone else. You don't have to look at others' eyes or feel inferior. You have always been the pride of your elder brother and me."
's sister-in-law's words made Wang Chuanfu both moved and inspired. After that, he overcame his inferiority complex and participated in school speeches, writing and other club activities, completely getting rid of inferiority complex.
After graduating from Central South University, Wang Chuanfu was admitted to the public-funded graduate student of the Beijing Nonferrous Metals Research Institute with excellent results.
At this time, Wang Chuanfu no longer needs the help of his brother and sister-in-law. He saved a lot of living expenses by himself as part-time jobs. He would leave some for himself every time and give the rest to his sister-in-law.
At the same time, most of his scholarships were given to his brother and sister-in-law. But my sister-in-law didn't move any of it, and saved it all for him to use it for him to marry a wife in the future.
During his graduate school, because Wang Chuanfu performed well, he was left by the research institute after graduation and became one of the researchers, and became the "iron rice bowl" of the public.
Take a photo with colleague Wang Chuanfu (second from right)
Because of his strong business ability, he was promoted to deputy director not long after. During this period, he accumulated a lot of professional knowledge and practical experience in batteries.
In 1993, the research institute where Wang Chuanfu worked established an affiliated battery company in Shenzhen and wanted to let Wang Chuanfu go to become the general manager to support the situation.
Seeing the slowly prospering of the battery industry, Wang Chuanfu saw new development prospects from it, and he had the idea of starting a business in his mind.
When he discussed with his brother and sister-in-law, he was undoubtedly questioned by the two. In their opinion, Wang Chuanfu, who was holding the official meal, was already a member of the family.
As long as you are honestly going to retire, all good days will come. Why do you have to risk starting a business?
Wang Chuanfu patiently explained the current market trend to his brother and sister-in-law, and pointed out the areas he is good at. He knew that the battery was a breath of energy at this time, and whoever could grasp it would succeed.
Seeing that his younger brother was so serious, Wang Chuanfang did not stop him anymore. Sister-in-law Li Juxiu didn't say anything, but just went into the inner room and took out a stack of money and handed it to Wang Chuanfu.
It turns out that this is the living expenses and scholarships Wang Chuanfu has given to his brother and sister-in-law in recent years. They have not moved a penny and saved them all for him.
Looking at the money in front of you, Wang Chuanfu secretly swore in his heart that he must succeed and make his brother and sister-in-law's future life easier.
Start a business and create a better life for your brother and sister-in-law
After making up his mind, Wang Chuanfu quit his stable iron rice bowl and went to Shenzhen to start a business. In 1995, he founded BYD in Shenzhen, and his positioning of the company is to specialize in producing batteries.
At that time, foreign battery brands almost monopolized the market. If Wang Chuanfu wanted to stand out, he could only innovate.
He started with the most difficult bulge problem of the battery and led the research team to study new products. He even directly intervened in the development process of suppliers and took advantage of BYD's strong scientific research advantages to successfully reduce battery costs.
In this way, while ensuring the quality of the product, it also reduces the price of the battery, saving the people a lot of money.
opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. In 1997, Southeast Asia's financial crisis swept across Southeast Asia, and the originally high-priced Japanese battery manufacturers were suddenly on the verge of losses.
, but BYD survived this destructive financial storm with its low-cost advantage.
Not only that, he also obtained large purchase orders from large companies such as Philips , Panasonic , Sony , which gave him a complete firm foothold in the battery industry.
After several years of hard work, BYD has become an international giant as famous as Sanyo , Sony and Panasonic.
1998, BYD established its first overseas branch in Netherlands , and developed its business in Hong Kong, the United States and other places, gradually gaining fame in the world battery industry.
Wang Chuanfu did not stop there. In 2003, he turned the company's industry to the field of new energy vehicles and decided to use the advantages of BYD's batteries to build a new energy vehicle belonging to China.
In 2005, BYD began to develop electric car chip, and Wang Chuanfu officially began his dream.
BYD has been working steadily and has reached a higher level step by step. Wang Chuanfu's talent has also attracted more attention.
In 2008, Buffett subscribed 10% of BYD's shares for HK$1.8 billion. For a time, BYD's stock price soared, and Wang Chuanfu's value also rose. In just one year, his value soared by 29 billion yuan.
As of 2022, BYD has more than 240,000 cars in more than 400 cities around the world. This made its founder, Wang Chuanfu, undoubtedly the industry overlord.
Wang Chuanfu, who is now worth tens of billions, has not forgotten his original intention back then: to let his brother and sister-in-law live a good life.
Wang Chuanfu let his brother serve as the company's vice president position, mainly managing logistics and other work. When his brother was afraid of misleading him, he said that only when his brother was in this position could he be assured and bold as he charged forward.
Not only that, he was also buying a villa for himself and his brother and sister-in-law. The two families were adjacent to him. Usually he often went to his brother's house for free.
No matter how his status and identity change, Wang Chuanfu, who was born in the countryside, will not change his simple nature. He eats simple food, has no famous brands in his clothes and shoes, and he drives an ordinary domestic car.
His feelings for his brother and sister-in-law have remained unchanged. Because he knew very well that it was his brother and sister-in-law who changed his life. Looking back on the difficulties in the past, he only felt infinite gratitude in his heart.
His first half of his life did not go smoothly, but fortunately he had a eldest brother who had always silently supported him and a reasonable sister-in-law.
, and he has always adhered to his father's teachings to their children: be dedicated to the party, be clear about public and private affairs, and be willing to help others.
In 2008, Wang Chuanfu donated 1.5 million yuan to the earthquake-stricken area, and he also established the BYD Charity Foundation to help more people in need.
In 2020, when the epidemic broke out, he directly issued an order: to produce masks. In just one month, BYD shocked foreigners with a daily production of 5 million masks.
Some time ago, there was a heavy rain and flood in Henan, and he donated 20 million yuan again for disaster relief. Such an entrepreneur with national sentiment is really commendable.
Wang Chuanfu discusses the difficulties of mask production with senior executives
(the pictures and story materials are all from the Internet)
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