Taiwan businessman Xu Tao: Ten years of grinding and sticking with the "Chinese core"

Since entering the mainland in 2000, Weisheng, under the leadership of Xu Tao as the head of the company, has taken the “China Core” concept to take root in mainland China. VIA’s “China Core” national technology brand image has been universally recognized by people from all walks of life and enjoys popular support. The picture shows Xu Tao showing reporters the new products launched by VIA China.

Even if celebrities in mainland China IT circles have appeared in the past ten years, Xu Tao is still famous in the industry. And the VIA China he is in charge of has also become one of the most symbolic symbols of the mainland IC industry, driven by his dedication.

People familiar with him all know that Xu Tao and VIA have become affiliated with each other. They started with a transnational phone call in 2000. At that time, Wang Xuehong, the president of VIA Group, called overseas. Wang Xuehong detailed Xu Tao's idea of ​​“being the world's first-rate Chinese’s own chip” or “China Core” on the phone. With a high degree of recognition with Wang Xuehong on "China will become the future high point of global IC industry competition" and confidence in the "China Core" concept, Xu Tao made a positive reply in just 17 minutes. "Minutes of the Viet Nam" phone has now become a popular story in the industry.

"Weisheng is the best stage for me"

Xu Tao, who graduated from a famous university in Taiwan, had a good job on the island. However, with his keen sense of economic development in the mainland and his deep understanding of the development of the global IT industry, Xu Tao resolutely resigned to the mainland. Development. "Compared to the step-by-step growth in Taiwan, I prefer to face a brand new environment and a bigger frame of reference. In this new environment, it may require a lot of hard work, but once it is successful, I will have more. "The big development stage", with the idea of ​​"using time for space," Xu Tao came to the mainland alone, and his first stop was in Beijing.

"By the year 2000, many people were thinking about their future at a specific time point called trans-century. I am no exception." Xu Tao has never known so clearly that he needs a platform to allow himself to be on the mainland for years. The business experience, the understanding of the industry, and the accumulated relationships of people have a “chemical reaction” and have played a greater role. "I know I need a big opportunity. I just don't know when this opportunity will come."

Not long after, this "big opportunity" appeared before Xu Tao. Since then, as the 0001 employee of VIA China, Xu Tao began his career as a VIA manager in China and embarked on a long journey of “China Core”.

In the ten years of snapping, Wei Sheng and Xu Tao’s capabilities have been maximized. As the helmman of VIA China, he works at least 12 hours a day and has little time for reading and fitness. However, these efforts paid off quickly: In less than six years, Xu Tao not only completed the relevant construction of VIA in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou, but also successfully established a professional and capable international management. The team completed the creation of VIA China. Nowadays, VIA is not only one of the world's three largest chip manufacturers, but also the only Chinese high-tech company in the world that has mastered three core technologies: fully independent intellectual property rights x86 architecture CPU, graphics processing chip and mobile communication chip. Wei Sheng, who is headed by Xu Tao, has become one of VI's three major business centers worldwide. Xu Tao himself, along with VIA's growth in the mainland, has become one of the most prestigious senior managers among mainland Taiwanese businesspeople.

Everything is just like Xu Tao thought when he first joined the Chinese mainland to develop his business. “In a completely new environment, he has to work hard.” Now, at the time of years of investment returns, Xu Tao is more sure of his original choice - "VIA is the stage that suits me best."

The practice of the "China Core" strategy "for the sake of Weisheng" has implications for Xu Tao, of course, for the development of VIA and the mainland IT market, but what is more important is the determined belief and perseverance of Wang Xuehong, chairman of the "China Core" dream. follow.

"Chip technology is the source of the high-tech industry. If there is no independent intellectual property in this field, it will be very detrimental to the long-term development of China's IT industry." Xu Tao explained why VIA had to do "China Core." For the Chinese chip industry, which does not possess core technology, "it depends on the wisdom of the Chinese people to make chips belonging to the Chinese people." This is an amazing dream.