Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 619 I'll See How You Can Blackmail Me (Two in One)

The situation on the field is still anxious.

But Stringer wasn't in the mood to pay attention to the game at all.

He looked at Boss Fang in disbelief, at this man who had huge room for cooperation with Sony in the fields of music, image sensors, and mobile phone systems.

Forget our delightful afternoon tea in New York?
Forget about the time we ranted against Sony's board in Tokyo?
Forget that we just formed the unbreakable alliance of Yike + Sony not long ago?

How could you say such blackmail words so lightly and even with a smile on your face?
Blackmail!

Absolutely blackmail!
Stringer quickly adjusted his emotions, OK, OK, for some reason, he often ignored the business success of the young man in front of him, and the almost inevitable personality behind this success.

But do you think that the experience of the current head of Sony in the United States for decades has really disappeared with the years?

The anger in Stringer's heart was fleeting, but he said kindly, "Fang, what did you say?"

The tone was so calm that Yu Hong, who was listening next to him, thought that the old jazz really didn't hear what the boss said because of his old age.

However, the tone of Stringer's next sentence was suddenly severe:

"You are threatening Sony!"

"You're blackmailing Sonny!"

"You're blackmailing Sony!"

Stringer's eyes fixed on Fang Zhuo.

After a few seconds, he slowed down his tone slightly: "Fang, how can you ignore your partner? Could it be that BOE is more important to Yike than Sony as you said?"

After saying this, Stringer shook his head slightly: "If this is the case, I am very upset, and Sony will also be very sad."

From kindness to harshness to regret, it is mixed with toughness and threat.

As an important part of Yike's complete consolidation of the moat of music players, the music copyright provided by Sony plays a role that cannot be underestimated.

For Stringer, who is now in charge of the Sony Group, he has completed a huge leap in status. The status of Sony Music has dropped by more than one level, but for Yike, Sony Music still plays an important role.

Yu Hong has been dealing with business in the US market, and she is especially aware of this.

The market threshold for music players has changed from being low at the beginning to almost rejecting outsiders now, relying on the tightening of music copyrights, which makes Yike and Apple almost the only players in the market.

Because latecomers can no longer obtain the authorization of the new record company, and the two companies have accumulated more and more users, so naturally they cannot form competitiveness. .

This is not to mention the business cooperation between Yike and Sony due to the personal friendship between the two heads. Yu Hong knows that mobile phone patents and image sensors are things that the boss values ​​quite a lot.

However, Fang Zhuo just listened to the old Jazz's counterattack with a smile on his face.

He smiled calmly and said, "I understand that you are unhappy because of such a small matter, but Sony is beginning to feel sad. Sir, is the close cooperative relationship between Yike and Sony so fragile?"

Fang Zhuo also shook his head: "It is precisely because plasma will have an impact on the prospects of liquid crystals that I ask this out of our friendship. I don't want Sony's interests to be damaged. I am helping you, not blackmailing you. "

"However, since you have said this, since you don't agree with it, then take it as if I never said it."

"Watch the ball, watch the ball, my team is going to win today."

Fang Zhuozhen stopped abruptly and continued to watch the game with relish.

The Rockets have gradually gained an advantage on the court. The Nuggets cannot defend against Yao Ming inside. Carter's second-year Carmelo Anthony also has the upper hand in the same position.

but……

Fang Zhuo didn't mention it, but Stringer, who had no interest in basketball, had to think about it.

Since taking charge of Sony, he has faced a lot of group business directions, and the TV business is an important one.

Sony was originally the overlord of color tube CRT TVs, and has been earning a lot of profits in the global market. Because of this, the slowness of the giant disease made it unable to keep up with the pace of new technologies. In 04, this business fell into a serious loss.

At the same time, companies such as Sharp, Samsung, and LG's LCD TVs are booming and conquering cities, while companies such as Panasonic, Hitachi, and Pioneer are betting on plasma and building large-scale production lines.

Compared with bulky CRT TVs, the thin and light appearance and advanced technology of LCD and plasma have an absolute advantage.

Just, in the end is plasma or liquid crystal?
Sony chose plasma at the beginning and bought some patents of NEC, and then found that Panasonic had consolidated its core patents in this field, and Panasonic's attitude was very conservative.

So, after repeatedly weighing the situation on both sides, Sony changed the track and chose to cooperate with Samsung to build an LCD production line.

Different from Panasonic’s Soso, Samsung is very generous with its partner Sony. The production line built by the joint venture is the world’s first mass-produced 7th-generation line, which can be regarded as allowing Sony to gain a firm foothold in the LCD camp.

Just this month, the production line with a total investment of 20 billion US dollars achieved mass production as scheduled, with a monthly production capacity of about [-] LCD panels.

This also means that Sony can vigorously launch its own LCD TV products this year.

However, although the LCD camp has gained the upper hand with more manufacturers joining, this does not mean that the inferior plasma camp has been beaten to death.

Which technology route will ultimately rule the market?
This is an answer that any manufacturer is not sure of and needs to go through fierce competition.

Like Samsung itself, it not only builds LCD production lines, but also constructs plasma production lines, but the former invests more.

Stringer is very clear about these things. This is what he has focused on since he took over as the head of the group. The revival of Sony TV is also a high-profile task for the new leadership.

The sports are intense on the court, and the enthusiasm in the arena is high.

But the old jazz only felt that it was extremely noisy.

He thought over Mr. Fang's request repeatedly in his heart, and still felt that it was a wave of blackmail.

Can different TV manufacturers in China gather together for technological transformation?According to Sony Group's global market analysis report, the Chinese market is basically in the LCD camp.

Can this be turned around?

Even if Fang is always a rich man, even if Fang always has energy, this sounds unbelievable, because it will not involve one or two TV manufacturers, and there will inevitably be various conflicts of interest.

This conflict of interest is almost irreconcilable.

Stringer breathed a sigh of relief, he was not too frightened for decades.

The whistle sounded on the court, and it was time for the intermission. The Rockets led the Nuggets and needed halftime for their first victory.

"Fang, do you think you can convince me with a few words?" Stringer said seriously to Fang Zhuo.

Fang Zhuo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Oh, halftime is over, are you still thinking about TV? Didn't I just say I'm not going to talk about it? Sir, stop here, don't hurt your peace."

Stringer sneered twice, it was a gesture.

He didn't believe President Fang's words.

The whistle blew again.

competition is over.

The Rockets defeated the Nuggets and won the first round of the playoffs.

"Hey, sir, let's go."

Fang Zhuo stretched his waist. He had happily greeted and encouraged the coaches and players. In addition to the honors on the field, the Rockets’ overall endorsement will be a legal income other than wages, which is quite good for role players. for considerable.

Stringer sat stubbornly in his seat, and said slowly, "Fang, I have been in the United States for decades, do you think those few words can threaten me and Sony?"

Yu Hong: "..."

How to put it, well, it's not easy to say.

The game is over, the audience has left, and the team has gone to be interviewed!

I'm really afraid that the old man will die!

Fang Zhuo smiled and bent over: "Stringer, what do you want me to say? If I tell you, you don't believe me. If you don't believe me, I won't say it. If I don't tell you, you still have to get entangled in this matter. What do you want? "

He took two steps, picked up a ball casually, dribbled a few steps, and shot a super long three-pointer.

boom.

The ball was shot in a non-stick manner and hit the sidelines.

"Strike." Stringer said slowly, "The level of your shot is just like what you said just now that your domestic manufacturers are switching to plasma. How can I believe it?"

"You don't have to believe it." Fang Zhuo blinked.

"I don't believe it." Stringer nodded, "but considering our friendship, I would like to listen to your suggestion."

"I don't want to suggest." Fang Zhuo refused.

"I want to hear it," Stringer insisted. "I'll just see what you can do to blackmail me."

Yu Hong: "..."

Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, why do you still go to the mountains knowing that there are tigers!
Old man, you have to die in Mingzhi Mountain!
"The head of Sony is blackmailing me one by one, and it almost made me laugh." Fang Zhuo finally opened his mouth under the repeated request of Lao Si, "The matter is very simple in my opinion. The manufacturers in China are not willing to go up the production chain. It has been controlled all the time, and this time we are united to find opportunities for normal competition from outsiders, and if the LCD track cannot be normalized, then go to plasma.”

"We have a saying in Huaxia that it is better to give charcoal in the snow than to add icing on the cake."

"Today is different from the past. Plasma is weak. Although it has always wanted to occupy the majority of the interests of this track, it is now time to supplement teammates."

"Panasonic is the 'Father of Plasma,' sir, and I'll tell you the truth, I'm already looking for someone to get in touch with Panasonic."

"Your LCD camp wants to do things so decisively and monopolize, so what can we do?"

"This is not a challenge we initiated, but a counterattack after being bullied."

Fang Zhuo talked eloquently.

Stringer pondered, the motivation is there, but the problem is that it is a difficult process to transform the motivation into behavior.

Superficial blackmail!

He shook his head and pointed out: "Panasonic will not agree to license key patents so easily. This is something that even Sony cannot do."

Fang Zhuo said calmly: "That's because Sony is too strong and will become a direct competitor with Panasonic. Your two businesses overlap a lot, but BOE in China is different."

"Even if it gets a patent, it will take a long time to develop. It will not compete for the position of the leader, but just a follower."

"Even if one day, BOE can compete for the leading position, how long will it take? Five years? Ten years?"

He sneered: "Five or ten years later, whether you Stringer is the chairman of Sony will not matter."

Stringer was not annoyed, and said, "I'm afraid you don't know enough about the stubbornness of Japanese manufacturers. Panasonic's door is not so easy to open."

Fang Zhuo directly took out his mobile phone, opened the call log, pointed to a name, and said, "This is Yotaro Kobayashi."

Stringer looked at Mr. Fang who didn't need to explain more, and asked doubtfully, "Who is he?"

Fang Zhuo: "..."

He showed a strange smile, and introduced: "He is the chairman of Fuji Xerox, a famous Japanese entrepreneur, and the chief Japanese member of the 'China-Japan Friendship Committee for the 21st Century'. He has a friendly attitude towards China."

"And, he is also a foreign director of our Sony board."

Stringer's expression froze for a second: "Japanese names are always complicated."

Fang Zhuo understood: "So, it's better to remember that there is a Huaxia person on the board of directors."

After all, he is a foreign director who doesn't appear very often, his name is complicated, and Lao Si is also old, so he can't remember it, it's normal.

The smile on Stringer's face was somewhat awkward. He shifted his attention, pointed to another name with many call records on the phone screen, and asked, "Who is this?"

Fang Zhuo said peacefully: "It's Mr. Su, the vice president of Yike Domestic."

Yu Hong glanced silently.

"Yotaro Kobayashi promised me to mediate." Fang Zhuo continued, "Would Panasonic just let Plasma fall like this?"

Stringer groaned, it seemed that there were some movements, and it was easy to verify, but...

Just plain blackmail!

He thought for a while and said, "Fang, your words have some truth, but your request cannot be fulfilled by me with just a few words of truth. There are still 99 steps from your words to your request." .”

"If based on your words, Sony is trying to share or help find patents, which is unrealistic. As a decision maker, I will also be a joke."

Stringer said seriously: "You know, China will definitely be a vast market in the future. I don't have any opinions on China, but this is not enough to push me to convince Sony's partners."

Fang Zhuo was not disappointed at all: "So there is nothing to talk about? No problem."

"Young people's anger and sense of competition are always so active." Stringer paused, "If you really want to get something from Sony to help your friends, you can't just let me listen to you, your words will not let Sony Damage to the interests of."

Fang Zhuo narrowed his eyes: "You mean... what do you want to see?"

"It's not for me to see it, it's for Sony to see it, it's for people in the LCD camp to see it." Stringer looked serious, "Blackmail always needs something practical."

Fang Zhuo said lightly: "Once many things start, the development momentum will be uncontrollable."

Stringer stood up and said decisively: "Sting Sony, please also hurt the LCD camp, so everyone will be better."

He stared at the Eastern CEO in front of him, considered the blackmail he heard today, and added: "If you really have the ability."

Fang Zhuo nodded: "Okay, I'll give you what you want."

Domestic TV alliances can't just watch themselves do things, and only think of others to handle everything. It's time for them to play their subjective initiative.

(End of this chapter)