"Then we still have to find ways to reduce the raw material cost of the motherboard."
Ye Chen thought about it and said.
"That's what they say, but in fact the local level is already very low."
"I understand, you go out first, I will think of a way."
At the same time, in a high-end office building in the Imperial Capital, a meeting was taking place in Sony's huge conference room.
"Today's meeting will last almost three hours. If you have nothing else to say, let's end it!"
Tanaka Jiro looked at his watch and said.
He is the president of Sony China, Jiro Tanaka.
The people below looked at each other, and when they were about to leave, a man in the corner suddenly said: "Mr. Tanaka, I personally feel that although most of the current Chinese products are relatively backward in technology and not worth mentioning, among them
I think a company called Brilliance Electronics needs special attention."
Originally, everyone was very tired after having such a long meeting and was ready to leave. However, this person interrupted the rhythm of getting off work with one sentence, which immediately made many people feel uncomfortable.
"Miki-kun, the Brilliance Electronics you are talking about is a domestic company of China?"
"Yes."
Miki Masa nodded and said, "Brilliance Electronics has been gaining momentum recently and has now taken over most of the mid- to low-end Walkmans. The most important thing is..."
Before Miki Shoichi could finish speaking, Tanaka Jiro, who was sitting at the top, couldn't help but interrupt, "Miki-kun, since this is a Chinese company, there is no need to waste everyone's time."
"Whether it is Skyworth, the emerging Liushi, or Brilliance Electronics, they are just children fighting. Our attention must still be on Aihua and Philips."
"But...but it only took two months from its establishment to defeating Skyworth and other Chinese manufacturers!"
Miki Shoichi said anxiously.
As the general manager of the southwest region, he knew very well how short it took Augst to go from entering the market to unifying the market.
The businessman's acumen made him feel something was wrong.
Two months?
Even the always arrogant Tanaka Jiro was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Just two months?"
"Just two months!"
"There is indeed something about that..."
When the people below heard what Tanaka Jiro said, they immediately laughed.
"Mr. Tanaka, I think you are overly worried. Among Chinese manufacturers, whoever wins or loses depends on whose marketing skills are better. But at Sony, we rely on the hard power of our products."
"Yes, being able to defeat other Chinese manufacturers in such a short period of time can certainly prove the good market capabilities of Huaxia Electronics, but it has nothing to do with us."
"Their products are all our technology from nearly ten years ago. In Japan, we call them electronic waste."
"It's just that their technology is so backward that no matter how strong their marketing is, they can't threaten us in the slightest!"
After hearing this, Miki Masagi immediately said: "Not only are they strong in marketing, they also attach great importance to scientific research. I heard that they have invested 30 million in the R&D department in the first quarter!"
However, this sentence once again aroused everyone's ridicule.
"research?
Stop being ridiculous, Chinese factories can do nothing but make quick money!"
"So what if I invest 30 million?
What can 30 million do?
The money we spend on R&D every month is measured in hundreds of millions!"
"And judging from their scientific research environment and racial IQ, even in another fifty years, they will be far behind us!"
"There is a saying in China that says dog bites dog. I think they just mean dog bites dog. We are human beings and there is no need to discuss which dog is more vicious."
After saying this, the conference room burst into laughter.
There were also a few people who kept their faces dark and said nothing. They were all Chinese employees of Sony. Of course, they were extremely angry when their own country's company was so ridiculed.
But their weak strength also made them helpless.
Some Huaxia employees also laughed, either heartlessly or trying to blend in. No matter which one they were, they were just like Mr. Lu Xun's article back then.
The harsh laughter was like shouting "Long live", and the numbness was still as numb as before.
"alright!"
Tanaka Jiro knocked on the table and said seriously, "Of course I know that what they make is electronic waste, but our purpose is not only to make money, but also to kill the possibility of any Chinese research and development!"
"Mr. Tanaka, do you mean that it is really possible for Brilliance Electronics to develop technology that can catch up with us?"
The people below asked in disbelief.
"That's not what it means."
Tanaka Jiro waved his hand, "What I mean is that most of the technologies used by Skyworth as a company are from Sony. Every time one is sold, we have to pay a high patent fee."
"Furthermore, Skyworth is very honest in everything we do, and there are basically no troubles. The better a company like this does, the more we make."
"Since the emergence of Brilliance Electronics threatens its survival, we don't mind helping out. It can not only stabilize Skyworth, which makes money for us, but also kill any ideas that companies want to develop."
As soon as these words came out, everyone felt that it made sense. Indeed, suppressing Brilliance was helping Skyworth, and helping Skyworth was helping Sony.
After all, most of Skyworth's profits are used to pay Sony's patent fees.
To put it nicely, it is honest and does not cause trouble. To put it badly, it is not enterprising and has no intention of research and development.
Such enterprises are the favorite of foreign capital.
"Then let's do this. Contact all the motherboard raw material manufacturers on the market and give them more orders, but the condition is that they are not allowed to sell any materials to Brilliance Electronics."
“Once discovered, hefty liquidated damages will be imposed.”
"We can digest the motherboard materials ordered internally. If the quality is too poor to be used, we will sell them to Skyworth and increase the price by 20%."
"Leave this matter to Miki-kun, please!"
"Okay, that's it for today's meeting, adjourn!"
…
Sony's order was implemented very quickly. Motherboard raw material manufacturers throughout Jiangsu Province received orders and asked to promise not to supply Brilliance.
Of course, these factories were very happy and readily agreed, and an encirclement and suppression campaign against Brilliance Electronics was quietly formed.
After Skyworth learned the news, it almost fell to Sony's knees. Everyone in the company felt that a Sino-foreign joint venture was indeed the most stable method.
After Liu Feng, who was already frustrated, found out, he felt like he was reborn. He planned to pack up his things and go back to Japan or the United States!
In the end, I didn't expect that happiness would come so suddenly. Wouldn't my Liu's technology be brought back to life?
For a time, on the eve of the business conference, all motherboard raw material manufacturers on the market silently blacklisted Brilliance Electronics.