下午三点，华为总部国际会议室。

长条桌一侧，坐着《华尔街日报》驻华首席记者James Wilson——一个四十多岁、金发蓝眼的美国人，中文说得很流利，但带着明显的美国口音。他旁边是摄影师和一个助理。

另一侧，坐着林辰，还有华为国际部负责媒体关系的张经理——她是来陪同的，但不参与采访。

“Mr. Lin, thank you for your time,”James开门见山，“Let’s get straight to the point. You are 25 years old, Vice President of Huawei’s Central Research Institute. Many people find this hard to believe. How did you achieve this so quickly?”（林先生，感谢您的时间。我们直入主题：您25岁，华为中央研究院副院长。很多人觉得难以置信。您是如何这么快做到的？）

问题很直接，甚至有点无礼。但林辰早有准备。

“Mr. Wilson, in Huawei, age is not the most important factor. What matters is what you can do,”他从容回答，“In the past year, I led the ‘SkyNet’ project, which deployed intelligent optimization platforms for 12,000 base stations across Guangdong province. I solved a critical equipment failure issue in Moscow at minus 25 degrees Celsius, saving a $200 million contract. And I’m now leading a pany-wide research initiative on ‘global environmental adaptability’. These are not titles given, but results earned.”（威尔逊先生，在华为，年龄不是最重要的因素。重要的是你能做什么。过去一年，我领导了‘天网’项目，在广东省为1.2万个基站部署了智能优化平台。我在零下25度的莫斯科解决了关键设备故障，保住了2亿美元的合同。现在我正在领导一个公司层面的‘全球环境适应性’研究计划。这些不是授予的头衔，是赢得的成果。）

James快速记录，然后问：“But surely being so young must have caused some resistance? Older engineers, more experienced managers... how do you deal with that?”（但如此年轻肯定会引起一些阻力吧？年长的工程师，更有经验的管理者……您如何应对？）

“Resistance exists in any organization,”林辰微笑，“The key is to focus on the work itself. When we were on that rooftop in Moscow, no one cared about my age. They only cared whether we could fix the problem. When we present solid technical solutions in meetings, people listen because of the ideas, not the age of the speaker.”（任何组织都存在阻力。关键是要专注于工作本身。当我们在莫斯科的楼顶时，没人在乎我的年龄。他们只在乎我们能否解决问题。当我们在会议上提出扎实的技术方案时，人们会倾听，是因为方案本身，而不是发言者的年龄。）

他顿了顿：“In fact, Huawei has many young leaders. Our founder, Mr. Ren, often says: ‘Give young people a chance, they will surprise you.’”（实际上，华为有很多年轻领导者。我们的创始人任先生经常说：‘给年轻人机会，他们会给你惊喜。’）

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James点点头，换了个话题：“Let’s talk about the petition between China and the U.S. in telemunications. Huawei is expanding rapidly overseas. Do you see this as a technological petition, or something more?”（我们来谈谈中美在通信领域的竞争。华为正在快速向海外扩张。您认为这是技术竞争，还是更多？）

这个问题很敏感。张经理在旁边轻轻咳嗽了一声。

林辰思考了几秒，回答：“Technology knows no borders. Huawei’s goal is to provide better munication solutions to customers around the world. We pete with Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco—not with countries. Healthy petition drives innovation, which benefits everyone.”（技术无国界。华为的目标是为全球客户提供更好的通信解决方案。我们与爱立信、诺基亚、思科竞争——不是与国家竞争。健康的竞争驱动创新，这对所有人都有益。）