The One Behind It All Chapter 36

Developing markets in "rural areas" is also not smooth. Deng Tao, who was responsible for developing the African market at the time, said: "When I first arrived in Africa, I faced an unfamiliar market with 25 countries, 450 million people, and an area almost twice that of China. No one knew about Huawei, and they didn't even know much about China. Everything We have to start from scratch. "Many people do not believe that China has its own technology and ask in surprise: "Is this really a product produced by the Chinese themselves?" They suspect that this is technology from developed countries and is only processed and produced in China. .

However, Huawei people were not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, and carried out arduous pioneering in this fertile land. As a result, they won these "remaining fruits", established a "rural" base, and began to take root in the "rural". Since 1997, Huawei has entered Africa and brought them high-quality and low-price products.

When entering the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Huawei people's experience was thrilling.

The gunshots outside the house sounded like firecrackers, and a bullet shot in. The bullet hole was in the wall, and the bullet fell into the pot with a "dang" sound.

This is Kinshasa, the capital of Congo (DRC) in 2006. Unable to accept the results of the presidential election defeat, armed clashes broke out between Vice President Bemba's guards and President Kabila's guards. At the height of the fighting, the dormitory building where Huawei employees lived was surrounded by the warring parties. More than 30 staff members in the office had no time to evacuate and were all trapped. They had no choice but to pray for good luck and hope that the artillery fire would not miss.