Chapter 135 Difficulties

"Takagi-san, let's make our own Walkman too!"

Mikata Yusuke's words immediately stunned Takagi.

But soon, Takagi became excited again. Right, why should he listen to Sony in everything, so his godson can't defeat me?

"President, I support you!" Takagi had long been unhappy with Sony.

Relying on being the major shareholder, the board members sent by Sony to sit in charge of Aihua bossed around every day and frequently caused trouble for Takagi.

"By the way, President, what do you think this is?" As he spoke, Takagi took out a stack of information from his briefcase.

"Huh?" Yusuke Mikata took the information and looked at it twice, and his eyes immediately widened.

"This is..., flashman's circuit design drawing?!" Yusuke Mikata turned to look at Takagi in disbelief.

A company's technical drawings are the most confidential information and will never be leaked under normal circumstances.

Although it was only a design drawing of the circuit part, it still made it difficult for Yusuke Mikata to understand how Takagi could have such a thing.

Takagi smiled proudly, and then told in detail what he had seen at Oda Productions.

Takagi is also well aware of his president's thoughts about the Walkman day and night.

Occasionally, he heard Oda Jun talking about the Walkman, and he immediately thought about it.

Unexpectedly, the process turned out to be simpler than I imagined.

Originally, he only planned to see what the circuit design of Shirakawa Electric was like. After all, he knew a little bit about this part of the knowledge.

But that stack of bright blueprints was placed not far away, which was really dazzling.

If God does not take it, you must suffer the consequences.

So Takagi took advantage of the fact that no one was present and read the technical drawings of Shirakawa Electric in detail. He also copied the key details with the pen and paper he brought with him.

After listening to Takagi's description, Mikata Yusuke burst into laughter. This is really...God help me.

"Our Aihua Walkman will be put into production soon." Yusuke Mikata clapped the drawing in his hand and laughed inexplicably.

"President, what do you mean..." Takagi's eyes began to flash again.

"Humph" Yusuke Mikata sneered directly, the meaning couldn't be more obvious.

Now he doesn't even care about Sony's Walkman license. Will he care about the infringement of a little-known company?

"Change the circuit diagram slightly and replace the electronic components, as long as it's not too obvious."

"Hai" Takagi understood instantly.

As a colleague, dealing with these couldn't be easier.

Moreover, he also knows how to avoid the risk of plagiarism, and he knows all about it.

"By the way, in the future, Oda Production and Kimura Production will be excluded from the OEM of mid-to-high-end products."

"Huh?" Takagi was stunned for a moment, and then immediately responded. "Understood."

Even customers' technical information can be leaked out so hastily. Such a company will no longer need to consider the possibility of cooperation in the future.

The reason why Mikata Yusuke planned to use Shirakawa Electric's circuit design directly was because he didn't want to wait any longer.

He had exhausted his patience with Sony and watched helplessly as the Walkman made huge profits, which was even more uncomfortable than his own Epworth losing money.

If we want to redesign, we don’t know how long it will take. It will take at least a few months. It is only reasonable to enter the market as soon as possible to make money.

He doesn't believe that Sony, which owns more than half of Avawa's shares, will personally sue his godson?

If it's infringement, it's infringement. At worst, it's just a matter of bowing and apologizing to Sony's board of directors.

After thinking about this, Mikata Yusuke suddenly felt a sense of relief that his thoughts were clear.

Sure enough, if you want to make money as a business owner, you shouldn't be concerned about face.

…

Akihabara.

"The pink flashman is out of stock again? Didn't he say last week that it would arrive today?"

Two girls were holding hands and talking to the clerk at a street electronics retail store.

Before the clerk could answer, the owner of the retail store had already walked out.

He waved his hand and sighed helplessly, "There will no longer be a flashman here. You can go and see somewhere else."

"Hey" the two girls looked at each other, not understanding what happened.

The boss shook his head and didn't explain much. After all, the product that was selling well was suddenly no longer available for sale, and no one would be happy if he bought it.

The two girls looked at each other and had no choice but to try their luck at a large chain store.

However, the flashman there is a little more expensive than those in retail stores outside, and they don’t come with a storage cover.

But there is no way, the pink flashman is so cute. Whoever has it will be the most popular girl in the class.

…

Shirakawa Electric.

Time passed again for a week, and this week it was just as Bai Chuanfeng had guessed.

Small retailers have called one after another to request cancellation of orders, and in the past two days, some medium-sized channels have also made similar requests.

Flashman is still being shipped continuously on the market, and young people still like its compactness and fashion.

But careful people will find that the number of shops selling flashman that used to be everywhere seems to be gradually decreasing.

No, to be precise, there are fewer and fewer stores that display flashman in a prominent position.

What's more, some electrical appliance retail stores will no longer restock the products after they are sold out. When consumers ask, they will always answer that they are out of stock.

Therefore, people who want to buy flashman can only gradually focus on large electrical appliance chain stores such as Yodobashi or Yamada Denki.

The undercurrent outside seems to have not reached Shirakawa Electric yet.

The workshop is still busy, but the scenes of three shifts running around the clock and overloading have disappeared.

Occasionally, employees can stop and take a break, and Yamaguchi no longer rushes them to produce.

At this moment, in the president's office, Shirakawa Kaede is checking the order quantity for the latest week.

The sales volume of Flashman this week was only 7,000 units. Compared with the popularity of the New Year, the sales volume has dropped significantly.

In addition to the reduced enthusiasm for consumption after the New Year, the narrowing of sales channels is also a major reason.

In addition to the impact on sales, the backlog of orders during the New Year has also been significantly reduced.

According to preliminary statistics, at least one-third of Shirakawa Electric's orders have disappeared.

This is just the beginning, the further you go, the harder it will be to tell.

Therefore, in order to reduce risks, the production capacity of the workshop is no longer full. The stock reserve in the warehouse is also gradually reduced to a lower level.

Shirakawa Kaede couldn't tell when Hasegawa's move to sink the market would take effect, so he could only try to delay it as long as possible.

In fact, many retailers outside are also waiting and watching, and they want to see how Shirakawa Electric will respond.

After all, the popularity of flashman during the Chinese New Year is obvious to all as a channel provider.

If Shirakawa Electric can handle it properly, who would be willing to leave a lot of money without making any money.

Besides, Sony only gave them a deadline, and they didn’t stop selling Flashman immediately.

But if Shirakawa Electric fails to recover, they will turn to Sony without hesitation.

Once this trend forms, it is conceivable that Shirakawa Electric's shipping channels will completely collapse, and the consequences...the consequences will be the fate of being acquired by Sony.

So even though the workers in the workshop were completely unaware, Bai Chuanfeng's face in the office was already full of exhaustion.

He is under constant pressure. If the channel problem is not solved, he will not be able to sleep peacefully.

Seeing his haggard appearance, Asuka Kobayashi bit her lip with tangled eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Jingle Bell"

The sound of the phone cheered up Bai Chuanfeng, and he quickly picked up the phone.

"Hai,... thank you for your previous care. Shirakawa Electric will solve the problem properly. Please rest assured Sato-san..."

After hanging up the phone, Bai Chuanfeng frowned even deeper.

"Shirakawa-kun, are you okay?" Asuka Kobayashi looked at him with concern.

Bai Chuanfeng shook his head and said with a smile, "It's okay."

Nothing is wrong, the matter is serious.

The person who called just now was from Yodobashi, and the other person gave a hint in secret.

Because of Sony's pressure, if Shirakawa Electric can't come up with any solution.

Then they have to take Sony's face into consideration, and they might cut off the order.
To be continued...