Ye Chen shook his head and said, "The funds we have now are limited, only 360 million at full cost. According to the price he gave us, one factory can wipe out all of us."
"Then what should we do now?
There are very few Walkman manufacturers, so it’s not easy to find one, and most importantly, it’s difficult for us to obtain patent authorization.”
Ye Chen sat on the sofa and was silent for a while: "Most domestic companies that make Walkmans are state-owned enterprises, and there are only two private companies, Dayinke and Colorful."
"But I heard from people within them that these two private companies do not plan to transfer our patent authorization. It is said that they have received instructions from state-owned enterprises such as Changhong Skyworth."
"instruct?"
Ye Chen sneered, "There are no instructions between state-owned enterprises and private enterprises. It's just to give face. The most important thing for private enterprises is to make profits. As long as we give enough money, you can let them publish it in the newspaper tomorrow to insult Changhong."
, Skyworth will do.”
"Then they are not afraid of retaliation?"
"Whether it is Changhong, Skyworth, or anyone else, they all classify the Walkman as a marginal business. How can we retaliate?
The output is only a little, how can we add more production lines just for personal grudges?"
After saying that, Ye Chen stood up, lit a cigarette, and continued: "Well, you go back to Guangzhou right now and go to Dayenko's headquarters to ask. I'll go to Colorful here. The two companies only need
Once we get the patent authorization from one of them, the matter will be solved.”
"Okay, I'll go now!"
After Jia Hui finished speaking, she picked up her backpack and went out.
Ye Chen sat on the bed, feeling a little uncomfortable with the blockade of these state-owned enterprises.
Many people in the outside world think that the reason why these state-owned enterprises are like this is because Ye Chen's performance was too arrogant at that electronic technology conference.
In fact, Ye Chen knew very well that this was revenge for poaching so many of them.
Since the end of that electronic technology conference, more and more senior engineers have come to Brilliance Electronics for consultation, and most of them have joined the company directly.
Although this is the case, Ye Chen still prefers to choose the latter between technology and people.
Thinking about it, Ye Chen also started to leave for Shanghai, where Colorful's headquarters was.
In the following days, Ye Chen really understood how much power these state-owned enterprises had.
Whether it was Colorful or Dayinko, they didn't talk to themselves at all. Once they heard that they were talking about patent licensing, they just disappeared behind closed doors.
Especially Colorful's Mr. Bian. Ye Chen initially said that he wanted to talk about market cooperation, and he reluctantly showed up. But halfway through the conversation, when Ye Chen asked for patent authorization, the other party left directly.
The situation at Dayinke was even worse. Jia Hui tried her best but couldn't see anyone.
A week has passed and not a single hair has been removed.
"Mr. Ye, they don't see us at all!"
Jia Hui said on the phone, her tone a little frustrated.
"It's the same here. It's okay. Let's go back to Gaochun County first."
Ye Chen said calmly.
Although he looked calm on the surface, he still wanted to curse in his heart. If he couldn't get the patent authorization, it would be a big problem.
In the hotel, Ye Chen and Jia Hui sat face to face.
"Just talk, don't look at me, I'm not a patent, and the Walkman doesn't look like me."
Jia Hui was a little embarrassed when Ye Chen looked at her.
Ye Chen just sat like this, thinking for a long time, and suddenly said: "How is your grandpa doing lately?"
"ah?"
Jia Hui was stunned for a moment, "What are you going to do?"
"I have an idea. The fact that Gaochun Electronics Factory is losing so much money is a backlog of worries in Gaochun County. After so many years, facing such a big funding gap, does the Huijing city government just ignore it?"
Ye Chen said.
"Isn't this normal?
The county is responsible for its own profits and losses, as long as it does not affect the city government's funding, even if the people below don't tell them, the higher ups may not even know about it."
"What if we knew above?"
"What on earth are you going to say?
What does this have to do with my grandfather? He has already retired!"
Jia Hui said warily.
"Now that we're retired, our friendship remains! You see, our grandpa was also a big shot before he retired. Now he still has some influence. He still has the right to call Huijing City and talk about the situation, right?"
"What our grandpa, that's my grandpa!"
"It's almost the same. Please give me a call and ask!"
"Why don't you fight yourself?"
Ye Chen was speechless when he heard this: "Who am I?
Will people take care of me when I call?
Is it possible to write a letter and put it in the complaint box?
The key person in Gaochun County didn’t break the law, so why should I complain?”
"What's the use?
Do you think my grandpa can smooth out the price difference with just one sentence?"
"This factory has not been sold for several years. The county government must be under pressure, and it is hiding it from the higher-ups. Once the higher-ups find out, they will definitely put pressure on the county government. Then County Magistrate Yu's life will not be easy."
"At this time, we will come forward and tell him directly that we do not need Lenovo's patent authorization. If the two billion yuan is sold, we will leave."
"When the two places put pressure on each other, the county government will definitely not be able to handle it."
Jia Hui thought for a while, then called to talk. It didn't seem to be a big deal, and then asked: "What specifically do you want my grandpa to say?"
"Let's just say that the Gaochun Electronics Factory has been losing money for several years. The county's price is much higher than the market price, so the factory has been unable to be sold. The most important thing is that the value of the factory has been decreasing year by year."
"Fine!"
Jia Hui reluctantly agreed and then went to make a phone call.
Ye Chen looked at Jia Hui dialing the number and thought to himself, wouldn't the purpose of keeping her here be achieved?
Ten minutes later, Jia Hui's grandfather learned about the situation here and promised to call to help, but he couldn't guarantee whether the other party would pay attention to him.
This made Ye Chen feel confident.
Although Jia Hui's grandfather is retired, he was in a high position before retirement and came from the battlefield. Even if he is retired, normal people will give him face.
At noon, Jia Hui's grandfather called and said that the Huijing Municipal Government had been notified of the matter. Seeing that the other party's reaction was a bit surprised and angry, it seemed that they were not aware of the matter in Gaochun County.
After knowing this, Ye Chen felt confident.
Next, all I need to do is pretend to be a bit more like him and keep putting pressure on County Magistrate Yu to force the other party to offer a more reasonable price.
"The phone call is over, this matter is about to be done, you can give me a salary increase!"
Jia Hui put down the phone and said.
"Put it down, no problem, I will definitely give you a salary increase. By the way, can our grandpa just make a phone call and ask Gaochun County to save face and lower the price a little bit?"
Ye Chen thought for a while and said.
"What grandpa? That's my grandpa! How do you control him so easily?"
Jia Hui said angrily, "Don't say that my grandfather has retired. Even if he has not retired, he has no right to ask others to lower the price! Let me tell you, my grandfather is a very upright person!"
"Yes, yes! My status is low, my grandfather is incorruptible!"
Ye Chen gave a thumbs up and praised.
This was not something he could boast about, but something he said from the bottom of his heart. Most of the people who came back from the battlefield back then were upright.