T BN TAY GOM RC, QUA U C KINH DOANH V SAU CNG THNH DANH TRN THNG TRОNG QUC T

TRIU PH DAVID DNG

BRIAN FOWLER


LTS: Chng ti xin ܮc dch li bi vit ca Brian Fowler ni v ng David Dng ܮc ng ti trn tp ch Asia, Inc. s thng 8 nm 1994 - Asia l mt tp ch chuyn v kinh t ca chu m tr s chnh ǥt ti Hng Kng v tm pht hnh rng trn khp th gii. Bi ܮc ng trn bo Thi Bo (Oakland), do Nguyn Khnh Sn chuyn ng).


Sau khi trn thot khi Vit Nam nm 1978, David Dng cng gia nh to dng ln mt c s ti ch tiu bang California vi sn nghip 4.3 triu M Kim.

Cch y 16 nm, David Dng cng nhng ngܩi thn trong gia nh sut ng trn khoang mt chic thuyn nh c p p u ngoi khi b bin vng pha Nam, Vit Nam. i ܮc 130 cy s cch b th thuyn cht my, rt may, mt chic tu bun ca Nga ljn cu v ko thuyn ca Dng v Phi Lut Tn. Mܩi tm thng sau, ton th gia nh ܮc nh c San Francisco, thuc tiu bang California. L ngܩi ln nht trong s 7 a b, David Dng chm ch hc ting Anh trong khi cc ch bc ca anh lm vic cc tim ph, v m qut dn cc tim bun. Bui ti, Dng lang thang cc ܩng ph chong ngp y kinh ngc trܧc cnh nhng ta nh chc tri v nh n hunh quang sng trng. Trong s hiu k khng km l nhng ng giy ph thi cng nh cc th rc khc, nm ngn ngang trn nhng va h. Trܧc cnh tܮng ny, Dng nh thm: "Qu l mt s hoang ph kinh khng." Trܧc nm 1975, b Dng c c phn trong mt cng ty ti ch giy Sign, nay gi l thnh ph H Ch Minh. Lc cn Vit Nam, trong khi quan st b lm vic, Dng nhn thy rng trong ng rc kia, tim n c mt kho tng tin bc. Nhng kho tng nhiu nh th no ? Khi lܮng rc cng nhiu th tin cng nhiu! Vo khong thi gian u ca thp nin 80, Dng bung ra dch v ti ch v c gia nh dc vn ling vo rc ph thi Nj bin thnh mt c ngi tr gi ljn 4.3 triu M Kim. Nhng y khng phi l mt dch v kinh doanh d dng. Lc u, Dng chng bit g v mt cng ty ti ch San Francisco. By gi, 36 tui ǩi, Dng nh li v cܩi: t ljn ni chng ti chng bit cch x dng cun nin gim bu in na. V th, mi bui sng, c gia nh Dng x l ra, mi ngܩi theo mt chuyn xe but chy cc tuyn ܩng khc nhau trong hy vng, tm cho ܮc a ch ca cng ty ti ch Nj bn giy ph thi. Vo mt ngy tht may mn, m Dng tm thy mt cng ty ܮc gi l "Independent Paper". Qu l mt s khch l ln lao cho gia nh Dng. Gia nh Dng vay ܮc 700 M Kim ca mt ngܩi bn Chinatown v vay thm 2,000 M Kim na ca Ngn Hng. Tt c s tin ny dng Nj mua mt chic xe ti, loi m ngܩi ta dng qua ri. y l loi xe ti c thng di cha ܮc nhiu hng. Ton gia nh Dng i ro khp khu thng mi mi ngy 2 ln, nht, gom nhng t giy ph thi ngay khi ngܩi trng coi ca hng tng kh ra. Gia nh Dng bn nhng th gom ܮc, hng ngy kim ܮc t 100 ljn 120 M Kim. Mi ngܩi trong gia nh dn tng ng M Kim li tc vo cng ty ca mnh. V, dn dn, h tu ܮc mt on xe v hng lot my mc ng kin ǡt tin Nj dng ng gi giy ph thi thnh nhng khi lܮng thu gn. Dang rng hai cnh tay ra, Dng ni rng: "V y l nܧc M nn bn c th mua ܮc tt c mi th vi s tin ng trܧc rt t v chnh sch tn dng ca M rt rng ri, d dng. V, khp nܧc M, cc c quan tn dng NJu cho bn vay, v bn u cn tin mt.

Vo nm 1992, gia nh u t 15,000 M Kim v khi s lp cng ty ti ch ng Ty. Sau mt nm, h li u t thm 60,000 M Kim na vo c s lm n v ǥt tn li cho cng ty l "Cogido Paper Corp." Dng ni tn ny khi ngun t tn mt cng ty c nh my giy ln nht Vit Nam v y, b Dng l ngܩi c c phn. "Cogido" pht trin rt nhanh chng, vܮt khi phm vi vng vnh San Francisco, ri c mt Oakland vo nm 1984, v sau ny li lp chi nhnh gn San Jose. Nm 1989, Dng bn "Cogido" vo khong 2 triu M Kim cho Norcal Waste System Inc., mt cng ty c c s chnh ti San Francisco; cng ty ny mun bnh trܧng cc hot Ƕng ti ch. Trong nm 1992, ln ny Dng li thm nhp vo th trܩng ti ch v u t 2.8 triu M Kim cho mt cng ty khi nghip c tn gi California Waste Solutions Corp. Dng bi thm 600,000 M Kim mua 6 chic xe ti loi thu gom v 500,000 M Kim vo chic my ng kin loi 200 m lc c kh nng ng gi 35 tn giy ph thi trong mt gi. Trong nm 1993, thnh ph Oakland thܪng cho California Waste Solutions mt hp ng 5 nm tr gi 4.5 triu M Kim Nj thu gom giy ph thi, lon thc ung v hp nha ǿng du nht cho 35,000 gia nh trong thnh ph. B ngoi th gia nh Dng coi nh lm n cho chnh ph. Theo ngun tin ca gii cng ngh, ni rng sc lut ca tiu bang California nm 1989, yu cu cc cng ng hy ct gim nhng bi t cha rc, khong 25% cho nm 1995 v 50% cho nm 2000, nh vy s tng gp 4 ln lܮng sn phm ti ch tiu bang California, ti con s chng 20 triu tn. Cc c s ti ch hy vng rng chnh quyn M ca Tng Thng Bill Clinton b ngoi biu l vic bo v mi trܩng s thng qua nhng sc lut Lin Bang Nj m rng th trܩng cho nhng hng ha ti ch. Cho ljn by gi, chnh ph cam kt t mnh mua nhng sn phm ti ch, tm hon nh thu mt thi gian i vi cc nh ch to no x dng ph phm ti ch v ng thi nh thu nng Nj lm nn lng ngܩi tiu th sn phm mi. Ngnh cng ngh mi trܩng Hoa K vn l mt dch v hng nm vi s tin 125 t M Kim, dch v ngon lnh nh vy, ti sao chng ta cha bt tay vo, v Dng tin on rng: "Ph Tng Thng Al Gore, ǥc bit l ngܩi ng h mi trܩng, iu ny s c li cho th trܩng trong nܧc."

Vic thm nhp d dng vo cc th trܩng chu ǥt cc nh ti ch nh Dng v tr hng u. Nm ngoi, Dng thu ܮc 3 triu M Kim qua vic bn giy ph thi cho cc cng ty i Loan, Nam Hn, Trung Quc, Thi Lan, n , Nht Bn v Phi Lut Tn v hy vng s y con s 3 triu ln 5 triu M Kim trong nhng nm ti.

By gi Dng c gng duy tr bu khng kh gia nh trong cng chuyn lm n nh nhng ngy u mi lp nghip v hng thng, anh mi 43 anh em cng nhn ljn nh anh n tht nܧng. lp gia nh v c 3 con trai, Dng xem chuyn lm n ca mnh khng phi ch l ngܩi kim tin, khc hn. Un ngܩi v pha trܧc trong dng dp qu quyt, Dng ni rng: "By gi cng cuc lm n rt tt i vi chng ti, ti cng ngh s tt vi cc th h tng lai na. V, vic lm n ny khng ch dnh cho chng ti, m cho mi ngܩi v ai cng phi lm Nj cu v che ch cho qu t m chng ta ang sng."


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