Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 891 Lingering Soul (4K)

Fang Zhuo was quite surprised that his company's business practices could be questioned by other fields.

He turned around and took this as an anecdote and chatted with Su Wei. Su Wei was also surprised by LG Electronics' attempt to exert pressure through abnormal channels.

"It's a little bit reluctant." She commented.

Fang Zhuo began to think about LG's reaction more symbolically: "LG is a traditional mobile phone manufacturer, and this time it is partnering with Nokia's Symbian. This year is destined to compete with traditional manufacturers. Its fierce response is just A kind of microcosm."

Since January of this year, major manufacturers announced the follow-up of 3G touch-screen smart phones, the competition between new and old mobile phone manufacturers has already begun.

LG is the fastest listed company among the major manufacturers, and it is also very similar to the iPhone and Mars in terms of touch screen mode and sales model, but it chooses to carry the Symbian system.

"Come on, beat LG." Su Wei still had work to do overtime, so she gave timely encouragement.

The next day, when Su Wei presided over the meeting of the first head-to-head confrontation with Taobao in June, an unexpected news came. Unilaterally stop.

Su Wei's first reaction was that Taobao Mall was ahead!
However, after the meeting, she learned about the situation in detail and conducted simple communication, and found that most of the first-, second-, and third-tier brands covering e-buy's preparation this time, such as WHOO and Breathing 37 Degrees, are LG Life and Health, a subsidiary of LG Group.

These cosmetics brands directly under LG have a firm attitude, and would rather break the contract and pay two money than fulfill the cooperation.

Brands from other Korean groups such as Laneige are a bit ambiguous, but they also said that the postponement of cooperation may not be able to catch up with the wave in June. As for when it will be normal, we need to continue to study.

Su Wei sorted out her thoughts and felt speechless for a while.

She was on the 22nd floor of Hang Lung, looked up at the ceiling, grabbed the documents and went straight to the CEO's office on the 23rd floor.

There is a guest in Yike's president's office, and it is Ma Xiliang, the president of the General Chamber of Commerce.

His visit to Yike this time was mainly to talk about a happy event, and the preparation for the establishment of the Yangtze River Delta Chamber of Commerce went very smoothly.

The first is Shencheng, followed by Lin'an. With the positive attitude of these two cities, and the little brother of Luzhou where the general ice core is located, the Yangtze River Delta jointly sponsored by nine cities in three provinces, one city, and one city was quickly built. Chamber of Commerce.

The association is generally welcomed under the banner of exchanging business resources.

As for whether this matter can be truly implemented, it may depend on Mr. Fang's ability.

Ma Xiliang has done a lot of work recently and devoted a lot of energy. He hopes that such an association covering the Yangtze River Delta can play a more active role. This day's visit is the visit to Europe that the chatter always said.

It is preliminarily determined that this time may be near the end of November or December.

Su Wei knocked on the door and walked into the president's office, and saw the president and vice president of the general chamber of commerce talking happily.

When Ma Xiliang met Mr. Su of Tesco, he respected him very much. He also enthusiastically invited Mr. Su to join the General Chamber of Commerce this year and also serve as a vice president.

Su Wei was not interested in these at all. She waited for ten minutes, and after Chairman Ma said goodbye with interest, she took a picture of the document on Mr. Fang's desk.

"What the hell did you do to LG? Look, this actually went directly to e-buy!" Su Wei was very helpless, this is really a disaster.

Fang Zhuo briefly went through the news, only to feel that this LG can really make new tricks.

Still emerging in an endless stream of new tricks!

It can only be said that it is worthy of being a big consortium, and there are indeed many resources that can be used.

"I'm also in a daze now. What did I do to LG?" Fang Zhuo put down the file, looked at Su Wei, and said with a smile, "It seems that LG values ​​Yike more than Nokia."

The operating conditions of LG Electronics have been mediocre in the past two years, and the newly launched touch-screen machines have performed well, which may have a different positioning.

Now, it has launched a campaign to persuade one of them to quit after encountering a series of patent lawsuits.

"There is still more than a month until June [-]th. I have worked so hard to plan to touch Taobao, and I have given up my arm before it even started. President Fang, what do you think should be done?" Su Wei asked the indirect reason cause.

"Business competition comes and goes. The LG Group has a big business. This time is really annoying." Fang Zhuo thought about it carefully, "The time is tight, or I, Sony's foreign director, can help me get in touch. , see if you can find some supplements?"

Su Wei frowned: "You, Sony's foreign director, have already been squeezed out of value once."

When she went to Japan to investigate and discuss cooperation last year, she used the identity of Mr. Fang to find resources. Now that time is so tight and Japanese brand manufacturers are relatively conservative, it is difficult to rush out for cooperation.

Su Wei sighed, looking at Fang Zhuo who was frowning, she felt that this time she could only admit that she was unlucky.

"How about this? When you visit Europe at the end of the year, you will be with me. Aren't those European brands highly recognized? L'Oreal, Lancome, Clarins, let's see if we can talk about cooperation." Fang Zhuo stretched the timeline, and then He added, "It just so happened that I made a little money by shorting Lehman. I'll see if I have a chance to buy some shares or an independent brand. It's not easy to talk about cooperation with a small website, but it should be easy for shareholders to talk about."

When Su Wei, the webmaster of the small website, heard such an arrangement, she suddenly felt, hey, she doesn't seem to be in such a bad mood anymore.

She nodded and asked the most sincere question: "You always said that you made a little money by shorting Lehman. How much is it?"

Su Wei feels that this is almost becoming Fang Zhuo's catchphrase recently.

"It's hard to say, the stock price of Lehman has rebounded recently." Fang Zhuo shook his head, "After a while, remember to ask me again."

Su Wei looked at President Fang Da: "Alright then, in Japan, you should help me find someone to ask. If you can talk about a family, we will try to promote domestic brands."

Which brand e-buy recommends depends on the market recognition of consumers, and there is still a lot of room for growth in the positioning of domestic brands in cosmetics.

There was another hasty knock on the door outside.

Fang Zhuo encouraged the development of the small website while letting people in: "President Su, come on, beat LG."

Su Wei glared at Boss Fang, today's refueling will be painful!Yesterday's story becomes today's accident!
The person who came in was Secretary Liu Zonghong.

Seeing that it was him, Su Wei waited and listened to any urgent news by the way.

On May 5, LG Electronics sued Yike Mars in South Korea for infringing four important mobile phone patents of its own.

On the same day, LG Electronics filed a civil lawsuit in the federal court of the United States for the invalidation of patents such as Yike Touch, and formally fought back in legal procedures.

Two days later, Nokia's support was belated.

Similarly, Nokia also has the same idea, but it proposed the invalidation of the patent to the Patent Appeal and Conflict Committee under the US Patent and Trademark Office, and it is expected to get a ruling within six months.

On May 5th, it was still Nokia, which began to try to deny the validity of the patent of Yike touch in the European region.

Following the movement for several days, following Apple and Yike suing LG of the Symbian camp, LG and Nokia also gave a procedural response.

It's just that LG is quite strong and directly countersuits Yike for infringement, while Nokia is still making a fuss about the validity of its patents.

In the previous dispute between Apple and Echo, the former also had a patent idea, but Apple has similar patents.

Over the past few days, Yike's legal departments in the United States and Europe have been working overtime continuously, and have carried out close monitoring and analysis.

Not to mention South Korea, LG Group can exert too much influence, as far as Yike's two major markets are concerned, the prospects for the continuation of patent validity are quite optimistic.

LG responded passively, and Nokia took the initiative to maintain the system this time.

It's just that it's really troublesome for you Nokia to sue me for infringement. It's really difficult to directly try to root out the root cause.

Fang Zhuo smelled a taste of wanting to cut leeks from Nokia's indescribable action. The younger brother of the camp was bullied, so let's not make a move. Do it.

After all, even if LG carries Symbian, it still has a layer of identity as an important competitor.

It seems that the sales of 100 million units of LG's new machine seems to be enough to verify the power of the new Symbian system.

Fang Zhuo guessed the thoughts of Nokia's top management from a malicious point of view, and he was quite calm about the recent movements.

From LG’s voice to now, it’s worth looking at the actions in recent days, but it’s still a bit scratchy. In the third quarter, let’s look at the results of the court and ITC’s deliberations, and then it’s time for the fist to flesh.

Domestic public opinion is not disturbed, pressure from informal channels is ineffective, Korean public opinion is not taken seriously, and allies are brought in at the legal level. The movement of LG has gradually calmed down, and everything must return to the right track of the market and the law.

Fang Zhuo has no pressure on these things, but he is a little annoyed by the news of jumping up and down all the time.

However, in the past few days, there is a more subtle situation that may be more important. LG's new phone, which has exceeded 100 million sales, has not had such a warm word-of-mouth response, and now it is gradually showing more negative voices.

Not only for LG, but more about Symbian system.

"Facebook's software doesn't work well."

"Why does Facebook have fewer features on Symbian than Android?"

"The software compatibility of LG mobile phones is not good?"

"I originally thought that Android was not as smooth as Apple, but I didn't expect Symbian to be even less smooth. Why can't Nokia do a better job of Symbian? Apple and Echo are new companies that make mobile phones!"

Fang Zhuo really wants to tell users that the new company has no burden, and that Nokia's Symbian system is dancing in shackles.

However, he restrained his desire to express and focused on his business colleagues in the Yangtze River Delta.

It can be regarded as a statement, it can be regarded as support, and it can be regarded as a true recognition that it is up to oneself.

On May 5, the near-established Yangtze River Delta Chamber of Commerce organized a delegation to visit Hang Lung E-Tech. Many company executives enthusiastically participated in the mood of making friends, wanting to see the demeanor of the richest man in the mainland.

In addition, the European study tour that has been revealed has also aroused some people's interest.

The richest man in the mainland has a very good business overseas. Is this an opportunity for him?
The situation is unknown, but if there is a chance, you have to stand forward to receive it.

On the evening of the 8th, many executives from all walks of life arrived in Shencheng, and held a small party first. By the afternoon of the next day, almost all the people who had scheduled to come over had arrived, and everyone rushed to the Yike headquarters together.

To say that Hang Lung 23, where Yike's headquarters is located, has some magical colors and legends since the reputation of Mr. Fang's wealth has gradually grown. Many people came here this time with admiration.

When will I be able to jump on the table like Mr. Fang, grab investors by their collars, and ask them to inquire about this street.

At 03:30 in the afternoon, Fang Zhuo personally went downstairs to pick up such a business tour group of 50 people, thinking about how to create a win-win situation for going abroad at the end of the year, so that everyone could return with a rewarding experience.

A group of people exchanged pleasantries, and Fang Zhuo led everyone up the stairs.

However, at such a happy moment, several reporters with cameras on their shoulders and microphones in their hands suddenly rushed in front of them.

Fang Zhuo subconsciously thought it was an arranged interview, but the next second he saw the secretary and asked people to keep a distance, he knew it was an emergency.

"Mr. Fang Zhuo, what do you think of LG suing Yike for mobile phone infringement?"

"Mr. Fang Zhuo, do you know what Korean public opinion thinks of you?"

"Are you worried about the validity of Eke's mobile phone patents? How do you view the abnormal competition between Eke and LG?"

The reporter with the microphone pushed forward and asked questions about LG.

Fang Zhuo glanced at the logo of this microphone, it seemed to be Korean media.

People from the Yangtze River Delta Business Group were all around, and the situation was a bit awkward, and it seemed that the impact of forcing people to take the reporter away was not very good.

Fang Zhuo changed his mind, waved his hand to signal the bodyguards not to do anything, turned around and said seriously to the business colleagues: "Everyone, don't panic, you are here to find me, not to expose you."

The embarrassment of a group of people has been relieved a lot, and many people still have smiles on their faces. This scene has really been seen before.

Fang Zhuo emphasized in the next sentence: "Don't be afraid, everyone, it's not domestic media, it's foreign media."

A burst of laughter.

"Oh, you are from the "Dong-A Ilbo" in South Korea? I read your report, but you said I was a traitor, right?" Fang Zhuo noticed the element.

Now that he's an old friend of sorts, he's even more relaxed.

"You guys came to Shanghai from South Korea. I am very moved by this interview." Fang Zhuo said slowly, "As for these issues, what do I think about the competition between Yike and LG..."

"Mr. Nam Yong, President of LG Electronics, flew from Seoul to Shencheng to apologize to me, and his attitude is very sincere, which also moved me very much."

"However, I can't easily make commercial concessions because of his sincerity, Mr. Korean reporter, don't you think so?"

Fang Zhuo shrugged, very embarrassed: "When it comes to the specific affairs of the company's mobile phone products, I usually don't ask questions personally, but the US side told me with conviction that LG is infringing on Yike's patents. If this is not the case, presumably LG is not Will do everything possible to try to invalidate our patent."

"In fact, I understand LG Electronics' approach very well, and I also understand Mr. Nam Yong's changes in his attitude before and after."

The South Korean reporter has already taken a stand, but the scene is still very faithful. He knows that this interview will not last too long. However, the richest man in the mainland of Huaxia has a kind attitude and is still very personable.

Two seconds later, Fang Zhuo put on a faint smile on his face: "I always want to pursue a win-win situation in business, but sometimes, business competition is man cannibalism, he eats you, I eat you, it is very cruel. "

Finally, he looked at the camera, put away his smile, gave the camera a staring look, and asked, "LG, do you think so?"

(End of this chapter)