Chapter 162 Final Negotiation

Author: quiet thoughts

Chapter 162 Final Negotiation

This meeting is no longer a unilateral communication between Shirakawa Electric and Sony. The person participating in the meeting is the protagonist of this infringement incident, Aihua.

Because there were too many participants, the conference room was moved to a larger space this time.

Sony and Aihua occupied one side of the long conference table, while Shirakawa Electric occupied the other side.

After Gufang sat down, Bai Chuanfeng turned his attention to the Aihua delegation opposite. He wanted to meet the legendary talent who was comparable to the sleeping dragon and the phoenix chick, Sanbian Sang.

However, instead of Yusuke Mikata, he saw an unexpected acquaintance.

His dear senior brother, Nakajima Heitaro-san.

Bai Chuanfeng blinked and didn't understand why he appeared in the Aiwa delegation and was in the most central position!

But no matter what, when seeing this senior brother, Bai Chuanfeng still showed a friendly and enthusiastic smile.

However, when Heitaro Nakajima saw Shirakawa Kaede's overly enthusiastic expression, he turned his head angrily.

Don't look at me, we're not familiar with each other.

Well, Bai Chuanfeng withdrew his eyes with some confusion. What wronged this senior brother?

But you can't ignore people, Bai Chuanfeng felt a little aggrieved.

"Ahem!" Norio Ohga, who was sitting at the top, coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention.

"Nakajima Heitaro-san will take over as president of Aiwa Co., Ltd. in a week's time.

Today’s meeting will give full authority to make decisions on behalf of Aihua.”

Bai Chuanfeng was stunned. Good fellow, senior brother, has he been promoted to be the sole president of the company?

However, thinking of Aihua's current situation, Bai Chuanfeng turned away with a guilty conscience. Senior brother, we really don't know each other well.

It is said that Heitaro Nakajima could take over as the president of Aiwa, which was strongly recommended by Kozo Ōsone.

The reason is very good. The development of CD has basically been completed, and the format standard will be announced to the outside world in a while.

As the core developer, Nakajima Heitaro-san deserves to be rewarded.

Speaking of rewards, there is nothing more tangible than a promotion. It is reasonable to be promoted from the director of the Walkman Division Research Institute to the president of Aiwa Co., Ltd.

Gee, as expected of a big company, human relations are really complicated.

"Everyone sitting here today must know the purpose of this meeting.

I hope everyone can resolve the problem with an attitude of negotiation and communication, and reduce meaningless and unreasonable suggestions and requirements."

Before the meeting began, Norio Ohga first stated the minutes of the meeting.

Because he knows that what is called a meeting is actually a negotiation, quarrels, and disagreements that may be unavoidable.

But he still hopes that the two sides can communicate harmoniously and resolve the matter as soon as possible.

There has been an uproar and quarrel outside because of this turmoil for more than half a month.

Even Sony is feeling the pressure from external parties, and the group hopes to deal with it quickly and turn things around as soon as possible.

Regarding Norio Ohga's proposal, Shirakawa Kaede and Aiwa's acting president Heitaro Nakajima both nodded in approval. This respect should be given to Norio Ohga.

Besides, if Aihua can accept Shirakawa Electric's conditions, who would want to quarrel with him every day and work hard to sell products and make money?

"In that case, Shirakawa-san, please state clearly what demands your company has." Seeing that neither Shirakawa Kaede nor Aihua had any objections, Ohga Norio also went straight to the topic of the meeting.

As soon as Norio Ohga finished speaking, the legal representative of Shirakawa Electric immediately stood up and spoke.

The demands are still the same: 1 billion yen + a public apology + an immediate cessation of all sales of Walkmans.

"This is impossible," Nakajima Heitaro, who had just been reluctant and full of resentment, immediately retorted.

"The total sales volume of Avawa Walkman is less than one-third of 1 billion yen. Such a requirement is really difficult to achieve."

“But it is also true that Aiwa plagiarized, which caused huge losses to Shirakawa Electric.

All designs of Flashman need to be completely redesigned, and Epworth must bear this part of the cost.

In addition, because Aiwa's products are too similar to those of Shirakawa Electric, many consumers have directed their quality complaints against Aiwa to Shirakawa Electric.

This has caused great damage to the reputation of Shirakawa Electric, and Aihua must also compensate for this."

When it came to talking about terms, Bai Chuanfeng also selectively forgot that the person sitting opposite him was the senior brother he just mentioned.

And I didn’t spend the 1 billion yen randomly. You see how good the reason is. It has nothing to do with how many Walkmans your Aihua sold.

"You..." Nakajima Heitaro said angrily, "Even if we redesign it, it will definitely not cost that much."

"Sigh, Baichuan Electric's technical team is small, the development cycle is too long, and staff salaries are relatively high. Brother, these are all costs."

Bai Chuanfeng sipped his coffee and the old god explained clearly.

Seeing his appearance, Nakajima Heitaro simply ignored him and turned around to find Norio Oga.

"Oga-san, you know that Shirakawa Electric's requirements are too stringent, and Aiwa cannot agree to such conditions."

Norio Ohga glanced at both sides before speaking out.

"You are all audio consumer product manufacturers, so you must be very aware of sales profits and various costs."

"So" Norio Ohga sat upright, "I propose that Aiwa pay Shirakawa Electric 500 million yen to compensate for the infringement, reputational damage and labor redevelopment costs."

"Oga-san!..." Nakajima Heitaro subconsciously objected, but the price was still far beyond his expectation.

Norio Ohga raised his hand to signal Heitaro Nakajima to calm down, but his eyes were always fixed on Shirakawa Kaede. "What do you think, Shirakawa-san?"

500 million yen, Shirakawa Kaede quickly calculated in his mind.

According to Shirakawa Electric's internal estimates, Avawa's total sales of Walkmans in the past half month were only around 300 million yen.

Moreover, the shipping time is mainly concentrated in the first week. In the following period, due to Shirakawa Electric's decisive move, sales almost stagnated.

Not only that, even most retailers went to Epworth headquarters to protest and demand returns.

So in general, Aiwa suffered a big loss this time, and 500 million yen is probably its payment limit.

Thinking of this, Baichuan Feng nodded. "Shirakawa Electric accepts this amount of compensation, but Aihua must publicly apologize for his behavior."

This is the right thing to do. Even if Shirakawa Kaede didn't make such a request, she would take the initiative to bow and apologize according to her childhood habits.

After all, when there is irrefutable evidence, any sophistry is useless.

Therefore, neither Norio Ohga nor Heitaro Nakajima spoke out against it. However, the latter still seemed a little unwilling.

After all, as President Sang, the club's profit losses will be the target of evaluation of his performance during his tenure.

If Heitaro Nakajima wants to return to Sony in the future, then he must safeguard Aihua's interests.

Seeing that Shirakawa Kaede didn't behave like a monster anymore, Norio Ohga also breathed a sigh of relief, "Then this meeting will be over..."

"etc"

The sudden sound made Norio Ohga change his expression, and Heitaro Nakajima trembled as if in stress.

Uh, Bai Chuanfeng put down his hand calmly, I just made a speech, is it necessary to be so nervous?

"Shirakawa-san, is there anything else you want to add?" Norio Ohga's expression became serious again.

Supplement? Of course. Shirakawa Kaede coughed lightly, "I have no objection to Aihua's terms of compensation for Shirakawa Electric.

But now that the compensation conditions have been discussed, shall we talk about the infringement issue next?”

"Shirakawa-san, please don't go too far. Aihua has already paid the price for his actions."

Nakajima Heitaro complained indignantly, this Meiji master... Bah, what a bullshit junior, he is a scoundrel.

Nakajima Heitaro regretted it very much at this moment, and he should not have regretted it in the first place.

When he received the letter from Shirakawa Electric's lawyer at the beginning of the year, he should have forwarded it directly to Ohga Noriyu-san. Presumably, this mess would not have happened now.

"Senior brother, you can't say that." Although Nakajima Heitaro abused him thousands of times in his heart, Shirakawa Kaede still affectionately called him senior brother.

"Aiwa is paying compensation for Shirakawa Electric's plagiarism, but the infringement of the Walkman Patent Alliance has not been made clear yet.

What do you think, Oga-san?" Bai Chuanfeng deliberately emphasized the word alliance very strongly.

Norio Ohga hesitated, but Shirakawa Kaede didn't mention it, and he almost forgot about it.

Aihua's Walkman is not only suspected of plagiarism, but also has an infringement issue.

It copied Shirakawa Electric's design and infringed on Sony's local patent.

Perhaps Sony deliberately ignored this issue to protect its own interests, but Shirakawa Kaede is not stupid.

Again, I am also a member of the patent alliance. I don’t care about Sony, but I, Shirakawa Electric, do.

I have infringed the patent rights, so I have to give an explanation. But don’t forget that I hold the overseas authorization in my hand.

Obviously Norio Ohga also wanted to understand this, but he was just deceived by Shirakawa Kaede's straightforward conditions.

No matter Ohga Norio or others, they all thought that the matter had come to an end.
To be continued...