"VCD is a brand new audio-visual product. Once it appears, it will immediately kick video recorders and video tapes out of the market just like maintenance-free batteries eliminated old products."
The conference hall of the 'Holy Light' headquarters gathered leaders from Jiangxi and Yunnan provinces, as well as bank and media personnel from the imperial capital. The projector in the conference hall illuminated a circuit diagram on a white screen, but unfortunately most people could not understand it.
There are two TV sets under the white screen, one is connected to a video recorder, and the other is connected to...a large pile of electronic device combinations without casings. It's just a bunch of circuit boards, servo motors, and laser heads.
Called 'VCD'.
This really makes people wonder if it is a scam.
"'Shengguang' bought Anhui's 'Wanyan Electronics' at the end of last year, and we obtained the right to invent VCD from this company. Originally, we didn't have to buy it because they didn't register a product patent at all."
Zhou Qingfeng stood on the stage, laughing. Everyone in the audience was confused and didn't quite understand what the old man was going to introduce.
"I know you don't know exactly what you are facing. It doesn't matter, I don't expect you to have the same understanding of the future as I do. I am just informing you what I am going to do. You only care about where I want to spend my time.
How much?
But I still want to briefly talk about it. VCD is the English abbreviation of "Video Compression Disc". It represents a series of video playback standards and patented technologies. Including decoding boards, laser heads, and servo aspects.
Most of the patents are held by Philips of the Netherlands.
Philips has so many invention patents that they don't pay enough attention to some patents that seem to have no money. 'Holy Light' also bought out many technologies including decoding at the end of last year. It has been in the global market for ten years.
patent.
To be honest, this cost the group a lot of foreign exchange. But I think it is worth it because it will open up a new market, which is enough for "Holy Light" to make a lot of money.
Of course, I am not just bragging when I gather you all, I also need help. For example, I invited several electronics institutes in Kunming and the Chengdu Optoelectronics Institute to conduct in-depth development of VCD technology.
We still have no way to produce decoding boards, laser heads and servo mechanisms. If these important components are all imported, profits will be greatly squeezed. I will invest in gradually localizing them. In addition..."
"Sorry to interrupt." A reporter in the conference room raised his hand, "Mr. Zhou, I believe in your vision. There must be a market for this VCD. So you will export it, right?"
"of course."
"But the Holy Light is sanctioned by the Americans."
"Then let's talk to the Americans and let them lift the sanctions."
Wow...compared to the stunned look at the VCD, Zhou Qingfeng's words surprised everyone in the conference room. Officials from the ministries and commissions were confused and said: "Mr. Zhou, how do you talk to the Americans?"
Zhou Qingfeng shrugged and pointed to a corner of the office, "Director Oriole Huang of the group's legal department is handling this matter. Why don't we let her talk to everyone."
Oriole was taking notes at the bottom, and she was caught off guard when she was suddenly called out. But with everyone staring at her, she could only stand up and introduce herself, and then talked about the process of the Holy Light's contact with the Americans.
"Our Ministry of Justice first contacted the U.S. State Department and hoped that they would carefully consider whether sanctions on a private company are reasonable. The U.S. was very cold to our request at the beginning, but the situation has changed recently."
Everyone was even more puzzled, and someone asked: "Have you hired an American lawyer? I heard that their lawyers are quite expensive, but if they are done well, they might really be able to help."
Oriole shook his head with a wry smile, "We did not hire an American lawyer. We were also very uncomfortable with the initial contact with the United States. They were very arrogant and did not want to talk to us at all. They were not even willing to listen to our complaints."
Someone else asked: "Or did you find a lobbying firm in Washington? This is more expensive, but you can indeed get in touch with those members of the US Congress and influence the bill."
Oriole still smiled bitterly, "We also learned about lobbying companies, but the quotes they gave were scary high. Moreover, there were too many insider tricks in other people's territory, and it was easy to waste time, so we gave up."
Everyone had more questions and continued to ask. Oriole was suddenly overwhelmed and could only turn to look at the president. Zhou Qingfeng shrugged, "Just tell everyone, there is nothing to hide."
Oriole sighed repeatedly at this and could only whisper: "We have strengthened our ties with Iran, understood the actual needs of some non-Western countries, and expressed our willingness to provide them with certain technologies and products."
The uproar in the conference hall was louder, and everyone looked at Zhou Qingfeng with even more surprises - this guy actually cooperated with other countries in the name of his company, just to get the United States to lift sanctions.
"So what exactly did you do?" someone asked.
This time Zhou Qingfeng came to answer, "We repaired two F-14A Tomcat fighter jets for Iran at a low price of US$50 million and replaced some of the airborne equipment.
For example, the F-14A's avionics is still at the level of tubes in the 1960s, but we replaced it with transistor avionics of the same weight but with more advanced performance.
The effect of this replacement is immediate. Its radar performance has been improved by more than ten times, and it has the ability to look down and shoot down to filter ground clutter.
These are all upgrades completed with our own technology, without relying on the Americans. The Iranian military is very satisfied with this and feels that the tens of millions of dollars it has spent are worth it. They are considering grounding the second batch of fighter jets
Leave it to us to upgrade."
Everyone was dazzled and dumbfounded when they heard this. No one thought that the 'Holy Light' could actually do this, and it was obvious that the Americans' faces were swollen.
Zhou Qingfeng continued: "Iran's economy is very difficult now, and it currently lacks foreign exchange for the second batch of upgrades. So they are planning to sell oil to us recently to offset their debt.
But the Iranians insist on US dollars. I am talking to them about half US dollars, half soft currency, or half using goods, such as VCDs.
The Americans must have a headache now. We were the ones talking to them before. They came up with a bunch of rules and asked us to abide by them. But now it's their turn to talk to us, and they don't care too much about the rules.
As for the outcome of the final discussion, it all depends on the strength of the 'Holy Light'. The stronger we are, the better this matter will be discussed. If we are weak, naturally nothing can be discussed.
Maybe it will take a few years to talk, maybe it won't work out in the end. But it doesn't matter, it's also good to train some talents to negotiate with the Americans. At least we can learn from their shamelessness and dirty tricks."
Everyone sighed as they listened, deeply understanding the meaning of these words.
The reporter who asked the question before raised his hand again, "Mr. Zhou, what you mean is that no matter what the United States does, you will develop VCD and promote it. So how big is this project? Will it really be settled in Kunming?"
Everyone's ears pricked up.
Zhou Qingfeng bared his teeth, "VCD can only be completed by the cooperation of multiple industry chains. The first is the player body, the second is the production and pressing of the disc, and the third is the transcription of the source content.
The initial investment in this industry will not be less than 5 billion. But once it is completed, the capital can be paid back in one year. I am not worried about its development prospects at all. As for the settlement point..."
After all the previous explanations, the leaders below rushed to speak: "No need to think about it, just settle in Kunming. The province will provide a credit guarantee of 5 billion yuan, and the land for construction and water and electricity will be guaranteed first. We will decide on this project.