On January 18, the "2018 Top Ten Economic Figures of the Year" award ceremony jointly produced by Sina Finance and Economics and People's Daily (client) was held at the Beijing Performing Arts Center. Song Zhiping, party secretary and chairman of China National Building Materials Group, was elected "2018 China Economic Person of the Year". The selection of this person of the year lasted nearly half a year. According to the comprehensive decision of online voting and judges' review, the industry leaders stood out, interpreting the real commercial civilization of this era. The award-winning entrepreneurs are all business leaders from all walks of life. They include veterans from industry and all-powerful technology leaders. Behind the name of each winner, it either represents the birth of an excellent company, or represents the formation of a new business ecology, or represents the reshaping of the industry. Their selection is well deserved in the economic winter of 2018.
Award words:
He is the head of two "Fortune 500" companies and is known as China's "Godfather of Mixed Ownership Reform"; he led China National Building Materials to become the world's cement king from scratch, and proved by practice that "the strength of central enterprises and the vitality of private enterprises = corporate competitiveness" formula. In 2018, it achieved the best operating performance in the history of the group, with 7 global scale firsts, and took new steps on the road of high-quality development. Tribute to the 2018 Chinese economic person of the year-China National Building Materials Group Chairman Song Zhiping.
Acceptance speech:
Song Zhiping: Thank you to the organizing committee, thank you all netizens and everyone for your support. I have been working in the company for 40 years. I have been a leader of the central enterprise from a technician, witnessing and participating in the whole process of state-owned enterprise reform. In this process, we encountered many frustrations and storms, as well as the joy of success. I believe in doing one thing well in my life. I believe that every sweat is a harvest. My life motto is Descartes' "The busy bee has no time for sorrow".
40 years ago, I never thought that I could become an entrepreneur. 40 years ago, I never thought that I could bring two enterprises into the world's top 500.40 years ago, I never thought that I could stand here at this moment to receive the award. I think it is this great era of reform and opening up that makes these impossible. I have been in the enterprise for so many years, I think it is a special honor. I think the most important thing in the enterprise is persistence and responsibility.
Entering 2019, our situation is stable with changes and worries. At this time of change and worries, I think what we need most is entrepreneurship, responsibility and leadership. I understand that an entrepreneur is the kind of person who is full of desire for success, an entrepreneur is a person who is indomitable in the face of difficulties, an entrepreneur is the kind of person who is willing to contribute, and an entrepreneur is the kind of person who goes forward courageously. I think this is the great entrepreneurial spirit.
Zhao Pu: you are an entrepreneur who brings two enterprises into the world's top 500. As an entrepreneur and leader of an enterprise, what quality should you stick?
Song Zhiping: I think as an entrepreneur, the quality that should be adhered to most is responsibility, which is our responsibility to the enterprise.
