Reborn Tokyo Golden Age.

Chapter 156
Today, Hasegawa took the people from the marketing department to run the channel to maintain the relationship with each other.

As a result, I suddenly saw a Walkman in an electrical retail store, which looked very similar to my own flashman.

The same color schemes, but with some differences in color styles, the same earphones.

At first glance, Hasegawa thought it was his own Walkman, but he took a closer look at "AIWA".

Hasegawa's heart skipped a beat, and before he had time to say anything, he picked up the two Walkmans and ran away, finally rushing back to Baichuan Electric, but Baichuan Feng was not there again.

He had no choice but to take the Walkman and send it to the technical department, wanting them to see what was going on.

As a result, Bai Chuan Feng just happened to come back again, so Hasegawa ran upstairs non-stop, and then there was the current scene.

"Aihua's Walkman?" The startled Bai Chuanfeng couldn't help getting up and walking forward.

How could Aihua be a Walkman?Is it the local authorization given to him by Sony?
But logically, Sony should notify Shirakawa Electric in advance to discuss this kind of matter together.

But Bai Chuanfeng didn't hear any related news. Is it because he suppressed the sales last month, and then let the dog bite?
Pressing all the guesses in his heart, Bai Chuanfeng picked up the Walkman that Hasegawa handed over and looked at it carefully.

Um? flyman?

What the hell, seeing this name, Bai Chuanfeng almost spit out old blood.

Especially the first two letters of "fl", even the font is the same as the first two letters of flashman.

"walkman", "flashman", "flyman".

Damn, each name is better than the other.

"This birdman named the Walkman Flyman?" Bai Chuanfeng felt his blood pressure go up.

"That's right, President, they simply don't have any reason to do so." Hasegawa was also full of annoyance, and the hard rubbing was too obvious.

"What the dog said"

"Eh?" Hasegawa didn't understand what his president just said.

"It's okay." Bai Chuanfeng waved his hands irritably, and even jumped out of the dialect of his hometown when he was excited.

The key point is that Aihua is shameless, and Bai Chuanfeng is really angry.

Isn't this a proper copycat? Thanks to you, a big Aihua company can do this.

What made Bai Chuanfeng even more uncomfortable was that he personally nodded in agreement with Aihua's earphone authorization.

At the beginning, Yusuke Mibe asked his subordinates to ask a question casually, because he heard that Shirakawa Electric had always been very generous in granting authorization in this regard.

Since the authorization can be obtained easily, there is no need to insist directly.

Unexpectedly... Baichuan Electric actually agreed.

Then there is nothing to say, Aihua also unceremoniously equipped his Walkman with the now popular earphones.

For the authorization of earphones, Shirakawa Electric will receive a patent fee of several yen for each one produced by other manufacturers.

Compared with the selling price of thousands of yen, the patent fee of a few yen is nothing.

Therefore, many audio equipment manufacturers have been authorized by Shirakawa Electric.

But now I see Aihua not only using his own Walkman, but also using earphones officially authorized by Shirakawa Electric.

Don't mention how uncomfortable Bai Chuanfeng felt, he didn't talk about martial arts.

In fact, he probably didn't expect that when Osone Kozo saw Shirakawa Electric's flashman, he had the same expression...

So the way of heaven is reincarnation, who will the sky spare...

But the reason why Aihua did this has to start from last month's Valentine's Day.

Back then, the sensation caused by Shirakawa Electric's Valentine's Day promotional activities had overwhelmed Sony.

And Yusuke Mibe of Aihua also made a decision immediately, and made several different color schemes like Shirakawa Electric.

The color is different from that of Shirakawa Electric, but I accept the idea of ​​different color schemes without hesitation.

In addition, March is also White Day, and Baichuan Electric will have a wave of activities on that day.

That's just right, Aihua's Walkman was also launched on White Day.

Don't you think it's a coincidence? It's even more coincidental that Aihua doesn't even need to do marketing, and it will just go on sale on this day.

This hitch ride is worthless, just like Shirakawa Electric and Sony's Walkman.

False business wars, strategizing, winning a thousand miles.

In a real business war, you copy me, and I copy you.

Just when Bai Chuanfeng was very depressed and was about to call Norio Ohga, Hasegawa said that he still had something to say.

"President, this Aihua not only imitates our Baichuan Electric in every way, but what's more, their circuit design is similar to ours."

"Huh?" Bai Chuanfeng's face became serious.

In front of Aihua, whether it is the name of the Walkman, or the color scheme, or marketing.

In the final analysis, it's because of the enthusiasm and creativity of Shirakawa Electric. If you insist on plagiarism, it's really hard to identify, because it's not clear at all.

But the circuit board designs are similar, so it is not a matter of plagiarism, and it even involves the leakage of company confidential documents.

"Are you sure?" Bai Chuanfeng asked again with a serious face.

"Sure" Hasegawa also nodded seriously, and said that he took out two circuit boards.

"Look, President, this is the comparison between our circuit board and Aihua circuit board."

In the technical department downstairs just now, Hasegawa had someone dismantle one.

After all, the heat is so tight, it's hard not to make people wonder if the things inside it are about the same length.

In the end, it was really about the same length.

Bai Chuanfeng picked up two circuit boards and compared them in detail.

It is indeed similar, except for a few differences, the layout of most components is more or less the same.

He didn't believe that the designers of the two companies would collide with their ideas, and even the designed circuits were so similar.

If it is not the one in ten thousand probability, then...

A trace of coldness flashed in Bai Chuanfeng's eyes, the core technology is related to the life and death of a company.

No matter who leaked this part of the technical information, Bai Chuanfeng didn't plan to do anything right afterwards.

"Can it be concluded that they plagiarized?" The most urgent thing is Aihua's Walkman.

"It's hard." Hasegawa's expression was as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

"Although most of the circuits are similar, some changes have been made in a few key places, so it is difficult to judge them for plagiarism."

Aihua also makes audio equipment, although to save time.

But it won't copy it openly, and you won't be able to tell if you move it a little bit.

It is also because of the reference object that Aihua was able to launch its own Walkman in less than two months.

Back then, with Sony's strength, it took nearly half a year to develop the Walkman.

Shirakawa Electric made a simplified version because of Sony as a reference, and it took nearly half a year to redesign the circuit.

Aihua is better, just copy it directly, and then slightly modify it.In less than two months, the Walkman was on the market.

The speed is the same as that of an airplane, taking off directly.

"No, it can't be so cheap, Aihua."

Although he couldn't sue him, Bai Chuanfeng couldn't swallow the bad breath.

He wanted to call Norio Ohga to ask whether Aihua had been authorized by Sony.

As a member of the Walkman Patent Alliance, Baichuan Electric has the right to decide whether to authorize other manufacturers.

When Shirakawa Electric and Sony shook hands and made peace, the two companies have formed a Walkman patent alliance in tacit agreement.

The reason for this is that Shirakawa Electric has overseas patents and Sony has local patents.

In theory, Shirakawa Electric can authorize Sony or other companies.

The same is true for Sony, whose scope of authorization is local.

So in order to keep their actions consistent, the two of them formed the Walkman Patent Alliance.

Any other third Walkman manufacturer to join in the future will require the consent of both.

And now that Aihua is producing Walkmans in a grand manner, could it be that it has obtained local authorization from Sony?
If this is the case, then Bai Chuanfeng will have a good theory with Ohe Norio.

Sony did a good job of compensating Bai Chuan Electric, but Bai Chuanfeng was not so easy to talk to.

After all, we also have overseas patent authorization. If you did the first day of junior high school, then I can also do the fifth day of junior high school.

But it would be better if Sony didn't license it....

This time, Bai Chuanfeng did not plan to negotiate with the other party at the negotiating table. The seniors of the Meiji University Law Department will definitely teach Aihua to be a good person.

Presumably, as one of the vested interests in the patent alliance, Sony will not have anything to say.

...

And when Bai Chuanfeng was about to have a chat with Norio Oga, a similar scene was happening in the Sony Building at the moment.

"Sanbian, I'll give you a reason to convince me. What's going on here?"

Ohe Norio, who always showed others with a smile, looked indifferent at the moment, and in front of him was Aihua's just-launched Walkman.

"Smith Marseille~"

Swipe, Mibe Yusuke was also unambiguous, and directly bowed at ninety degrees.

He did what he said, and he thought about it when he was planning to go straight to the Walkman.

If Sony is to blame, bow down and apologize.

I bowed and apologized, what else do you want?
So when he heard Norio Ohga's question, Yusuke Mibe didn't even hesitate.

Bow your head, bend over, apologize, a set of movements are smooth and smooth.

"What I want is a reason, not an apology!" Oga Norio's expression darkened.

Mibe Yusuke thumped in his heart, but decided to tell the truth.

"Da Hesang, Sony is the absolute controlling shareholder of Aihua.

Aihua produces Walkmans, if profitable.So in the final analysis, it is creating profits for Sony. "

"Is that your reason? Or is it that you, Yusuke Mibe, regard Sony and I, Norio Ohga, as idiots?"

Oga Norio showed a smile of unknown meaning on his face, which was different from the usual smile.

Osone Kozo, who was listening quietly, lowered his head subconsciously when he saw Oga Norioo's expression.

However, Yusuke Mibe thought that I had already done everything, and Sony would not order Aihua to stop the production of Walkmans.

And what he said is correct, Aihua’s profit is Sony’s profit.

Similarly, if Aihua loses money, Sony loses money.

Aihua invested so many resources in the production of Walkmans, and a large number of them were overwhelmed by just stocking up.

If you press the stop button now, you will surely usher in huge losses.

Will Sony watch Aihua lose money and watch itself lose money?
Therefore, relying on such a relationship, Mibe Yusuke bowed his head again in the face of Ohga Norioo's questioning.

"Smith Marseilles"

Norio Oga laughed. He took off his glasses and wiped them, then put them on slowly.

"Three sides, you can go."

Um?Mibe Yusuke raised his head in disbelief, is this the end?

He blinked, seeing that Norio Ohga still didn't say anything.

He could only suppress the doubts in his heart, bowed his body and left immediately.

In the office, silence was restored again.

"Oga-san..." Osone Kozo was about to say something.

Norio Ohga raised his hand, preventing him from continuing to ask questions.

"Prepare to re-select candidates, and then wait for the next meeting of the board of directors."

Osone Yukisan nodded, knowing clearly.

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