1957年春天。李嘉诚到意大利考察一家开世界风气之先的塑胶公司。走到公司门口他停住了。他想到厂家对新产品技术的保密与戒备,也许应该名正言顺地购买技术专利,但自己的长江厂是小本经营,绝对付不起昂贵的专利费,再说厂家不准备淘汰这项技术时怎肯出手。 The spring of 1957. Li Ka-shing to Italy to study a pioneer in the world of plastic companies. He stopped in front of the company. He thought manufacturers confidentiality of new product technology and alert, perhaps should be justifiably to buy technology patents, but their own Yangtze River plant is a small business, absolutely can not afford the expensive royalties, say manufacturers are not prepared to phase out the technology when Ken shot.