Interview with Lu Hongtu, Chairman of Nano Technology Group Lendentsov National Award

A Russian air show changed the fate of Lu Hongtu, a poor boy from Taiwan. At the age of 25, he acted as an agent for Russian crystal balls and imported livelihood supplies from China into Russia. In his heyday, he could earn one container for each container he bought. Doubling his profits allowed him to make a living in a short period of time. In just 3 years, he accumulated a net worth of 100 million yuan, but encountered the financial crisis and "financial giant" Soros (George Soros) attacked the new ruble, and his wealth disappeared overnight.

The exchange difference cost Lu Hongtu a heavy loss of 150 million yuan. His famous house and sports car in Taiwan were all forfeited by the bank. He was too embarrassed to return to Taiwan, but he continued to stay in Russia and could not even pay for a hotel accommodation of 3,000 yuan a night. Almost living on the streets. Unexpectedly, when he was most frustrated in life, God opened a door to happiness in a mysterious way, and Lu Hongtu was taken in by Vladimir, a Russian professor he met in the crystal ball business in the past.

Mentor Vladimir (left) received the award on his behalf

In fact, Vladimir is well-established in the Russian scientific community. He is a direct disciple of the father of laser, and masters the aerospace technology of the Russian National Academy of Sciences. Miraculously, Lu Hongtu, who once opened a restaurant in Russia, after living in the professor's house, relied on the recipes of sweet and sour pork ribs and braised tofu fish to earn a fortune. After learning aerospace-grade nano-grinding and polishing technology, he was recruited by Hon Hai executives and officially entered the high-tech industry, establishing Nano Technology.

Having dealt with Russians for 28 years, Lu Hongtu has become the longest-serving Taiwanese businessman in Russia. Before the outbreak, he flew to Russia every 2 or 3 months on average. He emphasized: "Russian people attach great importance to birthdays, but Birthday celebrations can only be postponed, not earlier. Postponing has the meaning of extending life. I will definitely fly to the professor’s birthday every year, but these two years I have not been able to go there in person because of the epidemic.”

Lu Hongtu has a close relationship with his mentor's family. After his marriage, he also visited his mentor's family with his pregnant wife. Even though they have not seen each other for 2 years due to the epidemic, the revolutionary feelings between master and apprentice have not changed. At the beginning of the year, Nano released the world's first TV station that does not require laundry. The patented invention of the detergent washing machine won the highest recognition of the Lendentsov National Award, which is known as the Russian Nobel Prize, and his mentor also accepted the award on his behalf.