Return To 1990

Chapter 943: Trouble Begins in Africa

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The breakthrough of Jiafeng Electronics in the Thai market has attracted the attention of a series of companies such as Motorola, Panasonic, and Sony. Except for Toshiba itself, which is stuck in the quagmire, everyone has begun to stare at this small company.

At the same time, a piece of Jiafeng Electronics' investment data in the past two years has been circulated on Wall Street. This data shows that Jiafeng Electronics Group's annual investment in R\u0026D is as high as 17%.

The development speed of the R\u0026D company is so fast that they can't believe it, especially in the research and development of high-end electronics. In three years, it has firmly established itself as a domestic first-class enterprise and has core technology in hand, which is enough to compete with Changhong Electronics, which has been researching and developing for many years.

This speed is too scary, especially the speed of financing. Lu Feng is like a big patriarch. No matter what he does, he can always get money from various places and endlessly fill it into the mouth of the R\u0026D beast. This The gold-swallowing beast is naturally as strong as an ox under the crazy feeding.

Several technology companies in the Silicon Valley of the United States have reported this matter, and many investment companies on Wall Street have also noticed the relevant situation.

Although Silicon Valley is currently competing with Motorola, Panasonic, and Sony, Wall Street has also invested in these companies, cooperating in competition, and competing in cooperation.

The two sides reached an agreement on this matter immediately, and it must be curbed, especially if it develops in the direction of high-precision, it is absolutely not allowed.

In the office, Lambert looked at the information in his hand. The percentage in the R\u0026D column was particularly eye-catching. This number was not good for them.

The basic strategy of the United States after the 1990s was to abandon low-end manufacturing and focus on finance and high-tech. High-tech means industry barriers. As long as this is stuck, it is equivalent to hitting a snake with a stick, while the financial industry is It is to stop at seven inches and then purchase it at a low price, or simply destroy it financially.

The phone on the table rang. Lambert picked up the phone and listened to the people talking. After a while, he said to the phone: "We can't let it continue to develop. Now Schroeder Investment Group has become the largest company in Jiafeng Electronics." Shareholders, what we are facing is definitely not China, but Europe!"

"right!"

"Okay! I think so."

Lambert listened to the words on the phone and continued: "And I think Lu Feng is very capable. Thailand's encirclement and suppression has already seen it. Of course, there are reasons for using people, but I still recommend giving him a fatal blow." , which is also a response to Schroder Financial Group.”

"We have found that the largest overseas export market of Jiafeng Electronics, besides Thailand, is the African market. Their low-end TV sets and home appliances are selling very well in the African market, and they have a high market share in South Africa. We are ready to take action on it. .”

"good!"

After hanging up the phone, Lambert leaned back on his chair, feeling the sunshine outside, and muttered: "There is an old saying in China, it's called a mantis with its arms like a cart!"

Ten minutes later, Lambert called Eisen to come over. Eisen knocked on the door and came in, asking, "What are your orders?"

"Tell the companies in Fuso that we are prepared to crack down on Jiafeng Electronics' African business, and they must also cooperate and publicly accuse Jiafeng Electronics of piracy, plagiarism, and patent infringement." Lambert is too familiar with these methods. Well, few companies can resist this kind of three-point ax.

"OK."

Eisen nodded and walked out. He immediately called several Motorola companies. Toshiba was not among them. This company was kicked out of their partnership within a short period of time.

When an encirclement and suppression campaign fails, a more dangerous strangulation has just begun.

After several days of meetings, Lu Feng gained some understanding of the situation of the group's subordinate companies this year. In September this year, the entire group's net profit reached 840 million. This year's net profit should exceed 1 billion. no problem.

The high growth in profits is due to the fact that the initial investment period has basically passed and the expenditure is relatively small. The monthly sales volume of Weipod TV has been stable at around 500,000 units, and it can easily exceed one million units during the peak period. The national color TV market has two Changhong and Wepuda accounted for one-half of the sales volume of 12 million.

In terms of VCD, it dominates 60% of the market share, and the pager market accounts for 30%. Since it started this year, the main target of the game is foreign investment. However, Jiaxun and Bird combined have already occupied 30% of the market share. More than 50% of the market is currently at the same level as foreign investment.

Coupled with the messy products of small household appliances, which are also slightly profitable, the overseas market has created a larger share. The African market is growing every month. This year, the profit has reached 200 million yuan. This capital really makes the entire senior management big. for shock.

Lu Feng also did not expect that the African market would become the largest export destination for Jiafeng Electronics. At the meeting, Lu Feng asked the overseas business department to continue to consolidate the market position of its products in Africa and gradually establish its own brand and no longer produce OEM products.

On September 25th, Lu Feng took Liucheng and his team on a plane to Sweden. This trip was planned to last three days, mainly to visit the engineers of Ruixin Laboratory to express the group headquarters' support for them. At the same time, Lu Feng also wanted to know about the situation there.

Since there are no direct flights in the country, we need to transfer to London. This trip took three days alone.

South Africa, the second largest economy in Africa, is known as the Rainbow Nation. The economy was at its peak in the 1990s. In the era when the domestic per capita GDP was only 800 US dollars, South Africa's current per capita GDP is as high as 3,500 US dollars. It is absolutely It is not considered a poor place, but the distribution of wealth is uneven, with most of the poor at the bottom.

After Wipda TV enters the port, it will be taken over by three local companies and put on three different brands. It will focus on the South African market and begin to spread to the entire Africa.

In the office of the head of the external department in South Africa, a black man in his forties walked towards the office in a hurry, knocked on the door and said, "Flanders, there is an urgent matter that needs you to deal with."

"Please come in!" A man's deep voice came from the room.

The man opened the door. The office was well decorated. There was a black man in his sixties sitting behind the desk. He looked at the man who came in and asked, "What's going on?"

"The foreign affairs department of the United States called us and asked us to reject a Chinese company on the grounds that this company infringed on the intellectual property rights of many countries!" The man put the folder in his hand on the table and said; "They asked us to cooperate. All materials and products of the company will be seized and handed over to them."

"NONONO!" Flanders shook his head repeatedly and said in a deep voice: "If this company is really involved in infringing on the intellectual property rights of multiple countries, we will handle it ourselves and we don't need them to intervene!"

“However, the other party has said implicitly that if we do not cooperate, sanctions may be taken in the future, including but not limited to support, opposition, veto at important international meetings, and even human rights investigations against us. We must pay attention to this. International image!”

Flanders stopped talking. South Africa has just experienced an earth-shaking event this year. Mandela stepped onto the stage, and his international influence reached an unprecedented level.

The United States has never dealt with them very well. Now that they are calling and asking to do this, new sparks will arise.

"This matter needs to be reported. After all, it involves the United States." Flender stood up and said, "I'll go there."

Although it only involves the supply issue of a foreign-funded enterprise, at the national level, this is also an opportunity to contact the United States. Many times, historical opportunities are like this. Confrontation or reconciliation are two completely different results.

One day later, Flanders had a phone call with the leaders of the U.S. external affairs department and formally communicated the matter. Regarding Jiafeng Electronics, they would take action, but would not leave it to the U.S. side. This compromise plan was regarded as a sign of submission. But he saved his face.

Lu Feng has arrived in Gothenburg, Sweden. This country is definitely one of the fattest in the world. It has a small population and a developed economy. It is full of green lawns and classic European-style pointed hat houses.

In addition to various high-tech research institutes in the country, the most famous one is the banking industry.

Ruixin Laboratory is located in the suburbs of Gothenburg, covering an area of ​​30 acres. There is a building with floor-to-ceiling windows on the flat land. There are no buildings within a kilometer, so it looks a bit lonely.

It was autumn at the moment, and the air was crisp and clear. Lu Feng sat in the back row and looked at the scenery in front of him with emotion. He said to Liucheng beside him: "What a great place!"

"No, this place is full of fat and oily. It is richer than people in the United States. The key is that their life is still slow. Many R\u0026D companies around the world have set up research institutes here. In terms of microelectronics, Sweden is also considered the leader." Liucheng sighed. : "When will this happen in China?"

"There will be!" Lu Feng looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him, which was similar to the scenery of Suzhou twenty or thirty years later.

When I got to the place and got off the car, there were many people standing at the door, most of them Chinese, and a small group of blond and blue-eyed foreigners, looking at Lu Feng curiously.

"Hello, Mr. Lu!" A man in his forties stepped forward and said politely: "I am the domestic head of our Ruixin Laboratory. My surname is Xia. Everyone knows that you are coming, so we are very excited."

Excited?

Lu Feng really didn't notice. The foreigners looked at him as if he were watching monkeys in a zoo. They stepped forward and shook hands one by one. They asked in disbelief: "Are you the boss of this company?"

Lu Feng told them in fluent English: "That's right, and I created this company myself."

"Whoa whoa! That's so cool!"

Compared with people in China, these foreign engineers were more active and, to put it bluntly, unruly. Lu Feng walked in politely with them.

Seven or eight old professors came over and introduced what the major laboratories were doing. Lu Feng didn't understand much, so he just asked them when they expected to have results.

A few people shook their heads and said they didn't know, so they could only do it first. Moreover, these people were very unorganized. One guy hadn't worked for five days and didn't know what he was doing.

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