Lu Guanqiu Quotes

China, Businessman
January 17, 1945 – October, 25, 2017.

Lu Guanqiu (simplified Chinese: 鲁冠球; traditional Chinese: 魯冠球; pinyin: Lǔ Guànqiú;17 January 1945 – 25 October 2017) was a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, and the founder of Wanxiang Group. He was the 18th richest person in China, according to the Hurun Report China Rich List 2013, the 286th richest person in the world, and reportedly the richest person in Zhejiang Province. He was a delegate to the Chinese National People's Congress.

The road is still very long. We want to concentrate for now on manufacturing in the U.S. If I don't succeed, my son will continue with it. If he doesn't make it, my grandson will.

Lu Guanqiu
- Long
- Road
- Son
I want to use whatever resources in the world we can use, unite whatever force we can unite, ally with whichever partner we can find.

Lu Guanqiu
- World
- Partner

Our biggest competitor is ourselves.

Lu Guanqiu
As long as Wanxiang exists, we will pursue our dream to make electric cars, whatever the obstacles.

Lu Guanqiu
- Long
- Dream
- Obstacles
It's not that things won't change - they can't help but change. Things are becoming more and more competitive.

Lu Guanqiu
- Help
A country that cannot support entrepreneurship has no hope.

Lu Guanqiu
- Country
- Hope
- Support
I'll put every cent that Wanxiang earns into making electric vehicles. I'll burn as much cash as it takes to succeed, or until Wanxiang goes bust.

Lu Guanqiu
Of course we want to pocket Fisker. But we will bid rationally. Whatever the result, nothing can stop us from making electric cars.

Lu Guanqiu
- Stop

We will cooperate with whoever is best... as long as they choose us as well. It cannot be merely unrequited love.

Lu Guanqiu
- Long
Wanxiang and Ener1 share a vision to help fulfill our country's strong commitment to electrifying transportation on a mass scale and to deploy lithium-ion technology to improve the effectiveness of the power grid.

Lu Guanqiu
- Country
- Power
- Help
North Korea is like China was 30-plus years ago. Through our contact, we are certain they will become more open and more liberated.

Lu Guanqiu
As I see it, if the production of a factory is expanding, and workers are satisfied, it's OK for there to be a disparity. The best paid should be about three times more than the worst paid.

Lu Guanqiu
I want my people to work hard. But if they see me earning a lot more than they do, they would lose their sense of being owners of the factory, and what I say as factory manager wouldn't stick.

Lu Guanqiu
- People
- Work
People in the U.S. welcome us. We're solving their employment problems.

Lu Guanqiu
- People