Xiaofeng Peng - Success For Learning and Courage
Writer: Tim AndrieWongso.com
Many young people today because of internet based business aiming to make money easy, cheap, and get rich quick. But work on the real sector (production of goods) is also able to create new millionaires from the capital does not amount to much. One of them was Peng Xiaofeng, a young Chinese-born, 34 years ago.
Unlike the young, successful businessman from the West who tend to drop-outs (such as Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook or Bill Gates at Microsoft's launch), Xiaofeng develop because of active learning. In addition, he is also smart as seen from the track record of brilliant education, always top three in school and never Mathematics Olympic champion in his country.
During high school he not only English language courses, but also taught himself Japanese and Germans did not find the place after the course. After graduating high school he continued his studies at the School of Foreign Trade, Jiangxi to achieve the diploma in 1993. After that, pursuing MBA at Beijing University Guanghua School of Management which she completed in 2002.
But success can not be achieved easily. Xiaofeng undergo several stages of life before pursuing a business that made him one of Asia's richest young people in the world. Began when he worked in Jian City Bureau of Foreign Trade, an export development agency in the province of Jiangxi. At this institution he served analyze China's foreign trade.
Maybe that's where he found the export opportunities. That is not at all. In 1997 along with a few friends founded the Liuxing Industries Limited, an import-export company dealing in trading of safety equipment such as gloves, safety shoes, work clothes, and so on. He also volunteered to come out of the city of Jian foregin Trade Bureau to better manage their own business seriously.
However, the institutions of local government resign because its performance is quite good. Somehow the story, Xiaofeng really got the idea of establishing his own company that manufactures safety equipment. Then the Jiangxi provincial government is willing to invest. From Suzhou Industrial Company Limited Liuxin standing, cooperation with local governments Jiangxi company. With the founding of this company has integrated business Xiaofeng between safety equipment manufacturers (through Suzhou Liuxin) and marketing company (Liuxing Industry).
Good relations with local governments also take advantage when he had the idea to develop a Solar Power Plant (PLTS). One time in 2001, because he often served to represent a European company, Xiaofeng realize how Europe increasingly intensive use of PLTS. This idea appears. He wants to encourage the Chinese government to develop well and he supplies the panel suryanya PLTS. But it was not easy because he is blind to technology.
Fortunately the spirit of learning never subsided. After studying here and there even to visit a solar cell factory in the U.S., in 2005 he established the Jiangxi LDK Solar Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of solar panels and its supporting products. He is very tactical raise money. Before the plant was established he marketed it to the provincial government of Jiangxi. And after the government can be convinced and willing to buy products for PLTS will be built in the province, he sought a loan. It is not difficult to obtain capital when the buyer is certain. From this stand Jiangxi LDK Solar Co. Ltd..
The company began to produce solar cells from raw materials, installation, maintenance and other support. Before long he was getting lots of orders. Even he could export it. This business is not so much in the world, probably because its application has not been popular. Xiaofeng now owned company became the largest supplier of solar cell industry in the world. Xiaofeng, founder and major shareholder, has become one of the richest young man in the world. According to estimates by Forbes magazine, his wealth reached U.S. $ 2.5 billion, or around Rp 21.2 trillion! All because Xiaofeng properly manage potential through learning and the courage to take risks.
