Chen Lihao talks about "Farlight"

In the view of the industry, the most powerful aspect of Everlight Software's Chen Lihao is that in the unpredictable management software industry, Farsoft Software has stepped on every step. In Chen Lihao’s own view, Yuanguang Software has been able to benefit from being constantly awake and sensitive to changes in market demand.

Last Wednesday, Chen Lihao sent a "Proposal on Defining the Subjects of Environmental Public Interest Litigation" to the "National People's Congress Net". On the same day, he specifically sent a long micro-blog to publicize this proposal: “The “Environmental Protection Law” is ready to grant environmental public interest litigation rights to the China Environmental Protection Association. There are many mistakes. The relevant national administrative authorities should be qualified. The other environmental protection organizations are listed in the lawsuit main body and give full play to the promotion role of the majority of citizens."

This Weibo was later approved by many "Big V" and forwarded, and was also reported by many media. On Saturday, People’s Gateway’s report on this matter was topped by Sina.com and once again became the focus of domestic public opinion.

In fact, from the “Millions of Donated Little Iraqi” to the “financed chapter to save his wife” Liao Dan, in recent years, Chen Lihao’s frequent vocalizations and actions for social charities have long been known throughout the country.

But one kind of light can't conceal another kind of light. His Guangguang Software under his leadership has maintained a compound annual growth rate of 33% for 11 consecutive years. From the time of listing in 2006 to 2012, the company's market value has increased tenfold; China's stock market has risen from 6000. After more than 2,000 points in the last year's bear market, Yuan Guang was selected as "China's Good Stocks" by the stock market dynamic analysis, ranking seventh.

Far light's "magic square"

There are two sentences that can explain Farang: First, there is Farang Software in the country where there is electricity, and Second, Farang Software manages one-fifth of the nation's state-owned assets.

In the view of the industry, the most powerful aspect of Chen Lihao is that in the unpredictable management software industry, Yuan Guang has stepped on every step of the game. In terms of Chen Lihao’s own vision, Yuanguang has today, thanks to the constant soberness and sensitivity to changes in market demand. “The key to managing software is not only how much functionality you have, but also how your management needs change. Adaptability."

With the advancement of information technology and corporate management reform, the demand for state-owned enterprises for group control has become increasingly strong. In 2001, Chen Lihao rented three villas at Gold Beach in the West District of Zhuhai, leading a team of dozens of people to “collectively retreat.” Six months later, Fargo's product group management software FMIS has taken shape. Today, the GRIS Group's intensive management system upgraded by FMIS has become the flagship product of Yuan Guang.

"Guangguang's products use a modular design concept, just like the Rubik's Cube, to meet the management and control needs of different group companies." Chen Lihao often mentioned such an analogy: management software is shoes, management practices, management model is the foot. “Traditional software practices are often 'sliding and qualifying', and one-sided emphasis on customer's enterprise management to adapt to software, and Yuanguang software does the opposite, allowing 'shoe' to adapt to 'foot', and software must adapt to the continuous management model. optimization".

It is this profound insight into management software that allows Chen Lihao to scold rivers and lakes even in adversity. At the end of 2007, Yuanguang lost the orders of the largest customer State Grid Corporation's enterprise management software package due to the requirement of “internationalization performance” for the bidding. In the midst of the company’s gloom, Chen Lihao said in a speech at the company’s general meeting: “State Grid’s package selection is a great opportunity for Yuanguang’s development and transformation.”

Chen Lihao led the team to keep an eye on the three directions of State Grid Corporation's software application: top-down value chain management and control, information integration and system integration, software implementation and follow-up services. In the end, Yuanguang Software successfully entered the State Grid. In the SG186 project, its market share has not only been threatened but has risen.

Today, Yuanguang Software has firmly occupied more than 80% market share in the field of enterprise management software in the power industry. The five largest power generation companies in the country and their subordinate enterprises are their customers. However, Yuan Guang did not stop there.

Yuan Guang's "New Card"

Recently, Yuanguang Software has changed its business scope for the first time since its inception. It has newly incorporated information such as information system integration services, data processing and storage services, and computer manufacturing into its business scope. The change of business scope is a big signal for Yuanguang Software to open up new markets.

Continue to lie in the comfort zone of the electricity market, but also far enough software to eat and wear, but it will not be Chen Lihao's choice.

On the one hand, he is leading Yuanguang to make efforts to expand the “non-electric” market and make efforts to replicate the application experience of group management of the power industry to other large-scale group companies. “The State Grid is the most subordinated enterprise in the world. There are seven legal entities, which are large in scale and complicated in management requirements,” Chen Lihao said. “We can even satisfy their regulatory needs. What else can we not serve? ?"

On the other hand, Yuanguang Software has begun to quietly deploy its business areas as early as a few years ago. In recent years, the company has increased investment in R&D for new technologies such as cloud computing, big data, and mobile internet.

It is worth mentioning that the “Government and Citizen Communication”, an important subproject undertaken by Yuanguang to create the "Information Network Service Guarantee Project" for the ten projects of the Ping An-Zhuhai project, will be put into use according to the plan in September this year. As the nation's first government-based information and application platform based on mobile Internet applications, the system integrates government service front-serving, convenient service sharing and mutual assistance, and soliciting public opinions. It can use mobile phones to achieve one-on-one interaction between the government and the people.

"Now there are many exchange platforms among citizens, and there are also many communication platforms between government departments, and the communication platform between the government and citizens is the weakest." Chen Lihao said, "Now, we are all carrying out the 'million people's assessment of the government'. In the future, there will be a 'political-minded people', 'one thing, one discussion,' and 'one million people's assessment of the government' will also become possible."

Chen Lihao firmly believes that "Political and People-to-People Communication" will have great promotion value in the future. In addition to charity and low-carbon environmental protection, he hopes that Yuanguang's products can bring about changes in the way of social management and thus promote social progress.

Guangyuan's "news"

Those who are familiar with Chen Lihao know that he has the learning enthusiasm and ability of exceeding ordinary people. He is not only a keen and profound observer of social hot issues, but also a promoter of his own.

Through the public welfare activities to enhance the value and image of Yuanguang Business, Chen Lihao said with a smile that he was “inadvertently plunging into a shade.” Chen Lihao admitted that many institutional investors have become Yuanguang investors through the "Million Forwarding Donation of Yiyi." The former department manager of a power company did not agree with Yuan Guang. After learning that Liao Dan, who helped Chen Weihao save his wife, returned the money, he became friends with him.

Gao Guang is indeed a place for news. In addition to Chen Lihao who has already become a veritable “newsman”, other people’s news is seen in newspapers from time to time: The company’s security guard who works on the security of the gates, self-taught, became a programmer of Yuanguang. The "General Understanding of OSGi" published by Zhou Zhiming, general manager of the GRIS development department, and Xie Xiaoming, deputy general manager of the GRIS platform development department, was published and distributed across the country, from R&D engineers to the ranks of best-selling authors...

"Let Yuanguang fly, first of all, let Guangyuan fly." Chen Lihao said, "Guangyuan has been promoting an equal culture. The company rarely uses the term 'employee', but rather 'colleagues'. It is only our common stage. There is no distinction between the roles and the length of time. However, as long as the intentions, concentration, and dedication are taken into account, each performer's performance will be brilliant, and Yuan Guang's career will certainly be beautiful. ”

Although Chen Lihao is the chairman of the company and there are many other loud "heads", in Yuanguang, all people call him: Chen Gong.

Dialogue can not keep up with the changes will fall behind reporters: I heard that you rarely in the company?

Chen Lihao: I rarely come to the company, mainly through the Internet, telephone conferences and other "off-site office." My focus is mainly on the company's strategic positioning, product direction and staffing. Far from the specific issues, it made me easier to see the direction of the industry.

Reporter: Yuanguang Software is already a leader in enterprise management software for China's power industry. Now it is also making efforts to expand the "non-electric" market. Why did we make this strategic choice?

Chen Lihao: From the perspective of demand, with the continuous deepening of intensive management concepts, large-scale central enterprises and other group companies have increasingly concentrated their control; on the other hand, after more than 20 years of development, Yuanguang’s group controls products. Has been very mature and stable, and has a world-class model of application, fully meet the requirements of various groups of corporate governance.

Reporter: Since the beginning of last year, the traditional management software industry has not had a good day. Some large-scale management software companies have fallen into a quagmire of losses. Does it mean that under the influence of new technologies, the management software industry has entered a new round of reshuffle?

Chen Lihao: Faced with fierce market competition, it can be said that any industry shuffles cards at any time. New technologies certainly have an impact on management software companies, but what's more crucial is: as management software, is your change in customer management requirements highly adaptable? If you can't keep up with changes in customer needs, you will be left behind.

Reporter: Yuan Guang began to exert force to expand the "non-electric" market, does it mean that the market space for the power industry management software is not big?

Chen Lihao: No, relative to financial, telecommunication and other industries, the level of information management in the power industry is relatively low. With the deepening of the reform of the power system, the increase in the degree of marketization, and the pressure from external competition, the management needs of the power industry will increase.

Reporter: What kind of strategic plan do you have for the future of Guangyuan?

Chen Lihao: Yuanguang will continue to deepen its efforts in the electric power market, expand its business from the financial sector to the business sector, and provide customers with comprehensive information solutions. It will develop into the most intelligent supplier of management software and consulting, and will actively focus on intelligence. The development trend of the grid, Internet of Things, and mobile Internet applications in the field of public management seeks to enter other industries through capital cooperation or other methods.

Reporter: What are Yuan Guang's dreams and your personal dreams?

Chen Lihao: Yuan Guang’s dream is to be the top brand of domestic power industry management software, and at the same time it is at the forefront of the domestic group management software market. My personal dream is to be a good father, a good entrepreneur, and a credible public person.