In the three days from January 15th to 17th, 2019, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei changed from his low-key normalcy and met with dozens of domestic and foreign media. He also accepted an exclusive interview with domestic TV media for the first time.The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) pointed out in a report on the 18th that Ren Zhengfei is famous for keeping a low profile in front of the media. However, after the Sino-US trade friction, Ren Zhengfei accepted an interview with Japanese media at his headquarters in Shenzhen for the first time.

On January 18, Ren Zhengfei was interviewed by Chinese and foreign media

According to publicly reported statistics, since the founding of Huawei in 1987, Ren Zhengfei has been interviewed by the media no more than 10 times in the 31 years before 2019. However, in the eyes of the outside world, Ren Zhengfei’s intensive interviews this time are different from Huawei’sThe recent situation, including his daughter Huawei's vice chairman and global chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, was recently detained by the Canadian police.

On January 17, Ren Zhengfei accepted an exclusive interview with CCTV reporter Dong Qian at the Shenzhen headquarters on the 17th. The program was broadcast on CCTV’s face-to-face program on the evening of the 20th. This was also the first time Ren Zhengfei accepted an exclusive interview with domestic television media.

At the beginning of the show, Dong Qian asked Ren Zhengfei why you didn't show up on TV for so many years?, Ren Zhengfei responded that it is not a problem, I think the text is more penetrating.

On January 17, Ren Zhengfei accepted a face-to-face interview with CCTV program

At the end of the program, Dong Qian asked about her rare and intensive interview with multiple media in 72 hours. Why did you accept interviews with Chinese and foreign media so frequently during this period?Ren Zhengfei replied that I was forced by the public relations department.Because they said that now we are in a crisis transition stage, we must let our customers understand us, we must let our 180,000 employees understand us, and unite to fight and get through this difficult period.They said you still have the authority to speak, so I will speak.

According to previous reports, as early as January 23, 2015, at the Davos Forum, a reporter mentioned to Ren Zhengfei about keeping a low profile. Some reporters had waited until he was about to retire in order to interview Ren Zhengfei.At that time, Ren Zhengfei explained to the media: Why do I not see the media, because I have self-knowledge.What do you say to the media?If you say it is good, I am afraid it is exaggerated; if you say it is bad, others will not believe it, and even think it is hypocritical, so it is better not to see it.Therefore, I can endure loneliness and be willing to be plain.I know that my shortcomings are not less than my advantages, and I am not so-called deliberately low-key.

China News Weekly also mentioned in a previous column that in addition to rarely meeting with the media, Ren Zhengfei never participated in selections, awards events and entrepreneur summits. He even refused activities that were beneficial to Huawei's brand image promotion.

Not just himself, he even bluntly asked all employees to keep a low profile.In Huawei's winter, he wrote: Regarding the attitude towards the media, I hope that all employees will keep a low profile because we are not a listed company, so we do not need to disclose it to the society.We are mainly responsible to the government and the effective operation of the enterprise.Our responsibility to the government is to abide by laws and regulations. Last year, we paid 1.8 billion in value-added tax and income tax to the state, and 900 million in customs duties. The total amount was 2.7 billion.It is estimated that our tax revenue may increase by another 70 to 80% this year, and we may have to pay more than 4 billion to the country.We are already socially responsible.