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Chapter 956 A Complicated Case

"And we have also made serious representations to Panasonic and Sony, but have not received a reply from them."

Su Chen said to the camera: "If two such big companies rely on stealing other people's secrets, it is obviously unrealistic, but these two people were ordered to discuss cooperation with us, so there is no way to stop us Think about it."

His words let countless people know this matter through the reporter's camera and pen.

Panasonic and Sony have already received letters from Saatchi & Saatchi Tokyo Branch, and even the police have been involved in the investigation.

Logically speaking, both Sony and Panasonic are giants in the Japanese home appliance industry, and Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry should bless them.

But Shengshi did not give them a chance to bless them, and directly named the employees of these two companies for stealing documents. If the Japanese police do not deal with it, does it mean that the Ministry of International Trade and Industry has something to do with this matter?

In the "IBM Commercial Espionage Case", with the support of the Reagan administration, IBM not only received "judicial assistance" from the government, but even used the FBI and other state agencies to attack in an all-round way, and finally won the case.

And Japan, which lost the lawsuit, also relied on the coordinated efforts of the government and the industry. On the one hand, it actively responded to the lawsuit, on the other hand, it did not give up any opportunity to do "underwater" work, and finally reached a decent settlement.

Although the price is high, the income is also not thin.

Under the exaggeration of Shengshi, the Japanese had to bite the bullet and investigate.

And what's even more troubling is that Sheng Shi asked to accompany the Japanese police to investigate together in order to prevent any unexpected things from happening.

Although the Japanese police have communicated with the two companies and confirmed that there will be no problems, they did not agree.

We handle the case seriously, so what will happen to you?

Shengshi quit.

It means that you are all Japanese, how do we know if you will play tricks secretly?
What if evidence is transferred?
But Sheng Shi didn't insist on following, some things just show off.

So the Japanese police began to investigate.

As a result, in the letters between Takeda and Chiba's family, it was found that someone had sent some information about lithium batteries.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like conclusive evidence.

But this does not mean that Shengshi will definitely win the case, but it does not mean that it will lose the case.

It mainly depends on the game between the two parties.

But this side is the prosperous age, and the other side may be the whole of Japan.

In other words, Mr. Su was fighting against the Japanese with his own strength. No matter what the outcome was, the process was awesome.

After all, no company has single-handedly fought against the government.

It's like Shi Yuzhu going to sue IBM now.

After receiving the news from the police, Sony and Panasonic said they were at a loss.

Make a statement first.

Sony's statement is: "We are shocked by Hong Kong Shengshi Holdings' complaint. The company is conducting a rigorous investigation. If there is any follow-up situation, it will definitely be made public."

And Panasonic's is almost the same: "I heard that some staff members of our company were detained in Hong Kong. Everyone in the company was shocked. At the same time, we will cooperate with the police investigation, and everything will be subject to the police report."

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"Can we win the case?"

During the meal, Miss He asked.

Su Chen shook his head: "Not necessarily, because Sony and Panasonic do not produce lithium batteries, and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry will definitely try to protect their two companies, so there may be several situations.

Either Sony and Panasonic do not recognize the behavior of these people, which is very likely; or the matter is postponed indefinitely, and the few Japanese in Hong Kong are stubborn.

The last situation is that the two parties reach a settlement, but this situation is not very likely, and this is a case in three places, and everyone may play football with each other. "

"But you have to do it to know." Tang Wanru said next to her, "otherwise, few people may know about the lithium battery that has been worked so hard for so many years."

"It seems that you are all ready." Miss He said, "We can't worry about it, it still depends on your hard work."

The next day, as soon as Su Chen came to work in the company, he received a report from the secretary: "Chairman, there is a Japanese person on the first floor asking for an interview, and they say they are from the Japanese consulate."

"I'll go down and pick them up."

Then, he came out of the office and was about to take the elevator to the first floor.

Although I don't know why the chairman went down to the first floor to greet him in person, Huang Ying still followed him.

Continue to maintain the principle of not asking questions and trying to figure out what the boss thinks.

When I came to the first floor, I saw a few men in suits in the reception hall.

Just by looking at them, you can tell they are Japanese.

The receptionist who knew Japanese hurriedly introduced: "Gentlemen, this is Mr. Su Chen, the chairman of our company."

Several Japanese stood up quickly.

"Hello, Mr. Su, I'm Ikeda Eiji, the third-class secretary of the Japanese Consulate." The person at the front said, "These are my colleagues, and this is our side for those Japanese citizens. Mr. Kenzaburo Watanabe, the lawyer provided."

"Hello, welcome to our company." Su Chen smiled brightly, "Everyone, please come to my office."

Eiji Ikeda, the third-class secretary, is actually equivalent to the third secretary of our country's diplomatic team.

However, it may be a better name to be called a third-class secretary, and the person holding this status usually goes to handle official business as a government official.

"I've been in Hong Kong for several years, and I've been hearing all kinds of things about Shengshi. I didn't expect that we would meet in this situation." Eiji Ikeda said politely.

Su Chen smiled and said: "I didn't expect to contact your Japanese consulate under such circumstances. It's really regrettable. After all, we also hold several companies in Japan and have never encountered such a situation. "

Ikeda Eiji was slightly surprised: "Shengshi still has an industry in Japan?"

"Yes, Tiandu Company, Shengshi is one of the shareholders." Su Chen said, "Secondly, there are KONAMI and Bandai, etc."

The Japanese were immediately moved. The Tiandu company, which is called "the pride of the Japanese", is actually the shareholder of Shengshi Holdings?

When the news spread, everyone bragged about this company. It is actually a company controlled by outsiders?
The mood seems to be a little down.

When he went to the office, Su Chen made someone serve tea, and then asked knowingly: "I don't know what's the reason why you came to see me today?"

"That's Mr. Su, the Chinese citizens detained by the police are accused of stealing your company's secrets." Kenzaburo Watanabe said, "So, I'm here to understand the situation with you."

"Is that so?" Su Chen sighed, "This matter is really terrible. When I found out that they were secretly filming, I didn't call the police because I didn't cause a technical leak.

Unexpectedly, after they all left, we found that some of our confidential documents were missing, so we hurriedly called the police, but who would have thought that we would find something on those people. "

"Mr. Su, several of my clients expressed their ignorance of this incident. They admitted that they did secretly take pictures of your company's production workshop, but they knew nothing about the theft of information."

Watanabe Kenzaburo said, "And they couldn't explain how the data got into their boxes, so I don't think it constitutes their crime of stealing data."

"Mr. Watanabe, it's strange for you to tell me these words. You should go to the judge and tell the judge. After all, the police are investigating them now, and I am not investigating them." Su Chen said.

Eiji Ikeda came out to talk to each other: "Mr. Su, according to the information I have received, the Chinese police have not found any evidence of their production of lithium batteries in Panasonic and Sony, and Sony and Panasonic have also publicly stated that they know nothing about these things.

So, I think we can settle this matter out of court, what do you think? "

"I didn't say that they stole under the orders of Panasonic and Sony, and even if they were ordered to steal, Sony and Panasonic would definitely not admit it. However, the question now is, are they employees of Sony and Panasonic?" Su Chen asked rhetorically.

Ikeda Eiji said: "Yes."

"Since I'm an employee of these two companies, there's nothing wrong with me suspecting them, right? The law doesn't stipulate that you can't make suspicion assumptions."

Su Chen smiled and said, "As for the out-of-court settlement you mentioned, it's not easy to handle, because we don't know if the technology has been leaked yet. What if we hide it now and produce it secretly in the future?"

Kenzaburo Watanabe obviously came prepared, and said: "But this is a transnational case, and it spans three places. Your company is in Shenzhen, and the place where you were arrested is in Hong Kong. At the same time, those Japanese citizens came from Japan is here.

It would be inappropriate to rely solely on the Hong Kong police to investigate, but it would take longer to investigate jointly with Shenzhen. Therefore, I am entrusted by my clients to propose an out-of-court settlement agreement to you. "

Su Chen asked: "Then, in this settlement, do they admit to secretly filming the production process or to steal the lithium battery documents? Of course, I don't disagree with the out-of-court settlement."

The faces of Ikeda and Watanabe eased instantly.

"If Panasonic and Sony are willing to conclude the "Lithium Battery Technology Patent Use Agreement" with us, I will consider out-of-court settlement."

Su Chen said seriously, "After all, you can't guarantee whether these materials have been leaked, and I don't know whether companies such as Asahi Kasei or NTT have obtained this technology except for Panasonic and Sony.

So, I now have to prepare for the worst..."

(End of this chapter)