Life 1984

Li Yunhai didn't know how to answer Lin Zhi's question for a while.

Fortunately, he had good adaptability and responded casually: "I don't have time to meet him!"

Lin Zhi chuckled and said, "You're awesome! You're still meeting! Who do you think you are? I know you have prejudices against Xiulan, but there's no need to be like this. We are still good friends! Just invite her when you have time." Let’s have a meal, man!”

Li Yunhai said: "Oh! Okay! I will definitely treat him to big fish and meat, delicacies from the mountains and seas, abalone, ginseng, wings and belly!"

The two chatted and hung up the phone.

Gong Jie heard the content of the phone call between Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi, and after he put down the phone, he said:

"Mr. Li, I forgot to tell you. Someone called our branch today to find you. I said you weren't here, and they chatted with me for a few words."

"What's the matter?" Li Yunhai sat down at the mahjong table.

"They wanted to acquire our printer business, but I said I couldn't make the decision and asked them to negotiate with the headquarters."

"Is it Epson? A man named Zheng Wei?"

"Yes, they said it was from Epson, and their tone was very irritating. They also said that they are the boss when it comes to printers. If we don't cooperate with them, they will find ways to make our printer factory go bankrupt!"

"That's not a small tone!" Li Yunhai snorted coldly, "If you have the ability, come here! I want to see who is better, them or us!"

"Mr. Li, I heard him say that Epson has been researching micro-piezoelectric printing technology, but they just let us get there first."

"First come, first served, that's how patented technology works! Even though they are researching it, who makes them one step behind us?"

"I heard him say that many subdivided patents for this technology were developed by them, but they are only in the confidentiality stage, so there are no registered patents yet."

"so what?"

"He suspected that we had stolen technology from their company and that their company's technicians had leaked secrets."

"Hahaha! Typical thief cry, catch the thief! We did not copy theirs. The micro-piezoelectric printing technology was all developed by ourselves."

"What if they go to court?"

"Of course I have to stay with you until the end."

"Is this an international lawsuit?"

"No!" Li Yunhai suddenly thought of something and said, "International arbitration cases usually take about one to six months to reach a verdict. In other words, no matter whether we can win the case in the end, once they sue, we must accompany them. Keep fighting. This will consume a lot of our energy, and consumers who don't know the truth will also be misled. Many people subconsciously believe that the Chinese are unable to develop high-tech. If they really fabricate evidence, then we will be very passive."

Shen Xiulan asked: "How to fight an international lawsuit? Will it be adjudicated in our country?"

Li Yunhai said: "There is an International Court of Justice, which you may not have heard of. It is located in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. The Hong Kong Arbitration Center is a regional permanent institution. If we want to litigate an international lawsuit, it will be very time-consuming and labor-intensive. thing."

Shen Xiulan said: "The patent is in our hands, why should they sue? Isn't this a robber?"

Li Yunhai said: "They just want to steal it!"

Shen Xiulan said: "That's unreasonable! Are we still afraid of them?"

Li Yunhai said: "Of course I'm not afraid. I'm just afraid that they are playing dirty tricks. Western countries are all colluding. If they really want to take advantage of us, they must have been prepared for it!"

Gong Jie said: "Then we are so passive?"

Li Yunhai said: "Let's see! Maybe they are just threatening us, thinking that we have never seen the world and dare not confront them, or they will give in when they hear about international lawsuits, and then sell them the patent of the ink tank printer .”

"Why are these people so shameless?" Shen Xiulan said, "It has not changed for hundreds of years. The Japanese pirates used to come to our country's coastal areas to plunder. They still dare to come now!"

Li Yunhai thought to himself, micropiezoelectric printers have been around for some time. Did the other party just hear about it?Or have they also developed it?

Even if they succeed in developing it, now that the patent rights are in Li Yunhai's hands, they have no way to produce and sell it.

Unless they can get Li Yunhai's authorization or acquire Sihai Group's printing business.

The technique isn't too difficult, it just takes the thought of doing it.

Many inventions are like this. When others invent them, they think they are nothing more than that!

But why didn’t I think of it before others invented it?

Just like a light bulb using tungsten filament, modern people certainly think this is simple, but the original Edison team made countless experiments for this to succeed.

The same goes for micropiezoelectric printing technology.

The scientific research team of Sihai Group also developed it through countless experiments.

And it was mainly because Li Yunhai pointed out the direction of research and development. Otherwise, no one would have thought of developing this thing.

The problem now is that Epson is a printer company with decades of history, and their products are sold all over the world, while Sihai Group's printer business has just started.

As a result, Sihai Group was the king from the beginning!

It directly surpassed many old printer manufacturers and made outstanding achievements in another field.

It will attract hatred and jealousy, that's for sure.

He is afraid that Westerners will unite to suppress and bully the Sihai Group, so how will Li Yunhai respond?
Many domestic brands in China do not have poor technology or good products, but they lose because of capital and marketing.

Just like Shen Xiulan said, wouldn’t those shampoos, soaps, and soaps be made in China?Is it necessarily good if it comes from abroad?It’s just that they sell it more expensively!

The means of capital is marketing, using a large amount of money for advertising and brainwashing propaganda. On the one hand, it adopts a low-price dumping strategy, and on the other hand, it acquires companies and brands in the same industry.Wait until there are no rivals, then raise the price.

There is also a kind of marketing that is more high-end, shaping the high-end brand image of foreign products and changing consumers' usage habits.

The most poisonous trick is to cut off the raw materials and sales channels of competing products, allowing you to die naturally.

After this series of operations, how many domestic brands can withstand it?

Li Yunhai had his neck stuck for more than half a year because of the chip war, and now he has just recovered.

Unexpectedly, one wave has not subsided, but another wave has arisen!
The Toyo people came over and wanted to cut off Sihai Group's printing business.

When it comes to capital, of course the Japanese are the most powerful.

Li Yunhai doesn't have much cash now to invest in the printer business, and he can't directly compete with the Toyo people.

Sihai Group attaches great importance to legal work and has also established a legal department.

But after all, it has just been established, and the capabilities of the entire department are relatively weak.

In our country in the 80s, the lawyer system had just been restored, and there were not many people with lawyer licenses, let alone powerful barristers, which were even rarer.

Dongyangren has a mature and powerful legal team.

If we really have to fight an international lawsuit, this will be extremely detrimental to Sihai Group.

Thinking about these things, Li Yunhai became absent-minded while playing mahjong, and lost several games in a row.

He found that he really didn't have the skills in this area, and he lost nine times out of ten.

But he doesn't gamble, he just plays with a few beloved women.After all, both Shanghainese and Xizhou people like to play mahjong.

Li Yunhai took out a few hundred yuan to play with it, but it came out of his hand and went into the hands of Chen Hong and Shen Xiulan.The TV is broadcasting news about rising prices.

This year's breakthrough in prices is of vital importance to our country.

The soft landing of the economy occurred during these two years.

Everyone played mahjong and discussed the current prices.

Shen Xiulan said: "Sister Gong, I have to pay a lot of expenses every day when I live here with you. I have to pay for this myself. I also have to share the rent, water and electricity bills equally."

Gong Jie smiled and said, "Do you have to calculate so clearly?"

Shen Xiulan said: "Brothers must settle the score. I'm not just staying here for a few days! If you don't accept my money, then I'd better go back to Xizhou."

Gong Jie glanced at Li Yunhai.

Li Yunhai nodded slowly, signaling her to agree to Shen Xiulan's request.

Of course the money was paid by him.

Gong Jie smiled and said, "Okay, since you must calculate so clearly, then just give me 50 yuan a month."

Shen Xiulan said: "Fifty yuan? Is that enough? Your family eats so well, I'm afraid you will brag about it."

Gong Jie said: "That's enough. How much is the monthly salary of workers now? Are they all living?"

We broke up for a while, each took a bath and went to bed.

The next day, Chen Hong was going back to school.

Li Yunhai took Gong Jie and Shen Xiulan to the municipal commodity store.

City 1936 was established in [-] and is one of the oldest large department stores in my country.

This place is located in a prosperous area, with a lot of people and traffic.

Li Yunhai and the others came in and took a look around, and felt that this place was really good.

There are many storefronts around Shibai.

Li Yunhai walked around and saw nothing for rent or transfer, which further showed that the business here was very good.

They went to the service desk of City [-] and asked where the person in charge of their company was.

"You are looking for our manager? What's the matter? Did you buy some fake goods? Or do you still have goods that you want to return? Our service desk can handle it all, no need for the manager to come forward!" The little girl at the service desk spoke eloquently and said with a smile A very strong Shanghainese accent, which sounds smooth and pleasant.

Li Yunhai handed over his business card and said: "Hello, comrade, we are from Sihai Group, and this is my business card. We would like to discuss cooperation with your manager."

The waiter glanced at the business card and said in a more respectful tone, "Oh, from Sihai Group. I know your company sells computers?"

Li Yunhai said: "Yes, our company mainly sells computers, printers, copiers and other office equipment. We want to rent a counter here, but don't know who to talk to?"

The waiter said: "You have to ask our manager about this matter. Well, that is our manager, he happens to be here."

Li Yunhai looked in the direction of her finger and saw a thin, middle-aged man walking over.

The waiter shouted: "Manager Huang! Manager Huang! Someone is looking for you!"

Manager Huang walked over slowly and said, "Who is looking for me?"

He saw Gong Jie and said, "Is this the movie star Miss Gong?"

Gong Jie pursed her lips and said, "Hello, I'm Gong Jie."

"Hello, hello!" Manager Huang exclaimed, "I really like watching your movies. Why are there no new movies released recently?"

Gong Jie said: "I have stopped filming. I haven't made a movie in two years."

Manager Huang said: "That's really a pity!"

Celebrities in this era won't act if they say they don't want to act, they won't issue an official statement, and they don't have social media to post anything.

Therefore, many celebrities suddenly disappear, as if they have evaporated from the world. People who want to inquire about them have no place to look.

Gong Jie has a huge fan base. Even if she has aged gracefully decades later, there are still many people who like her.

Manager Huang was obviously a loyal fan of Gong Jie. When he saw her, he felt like he had found a treasure. He said with a smile: "Miss Gong, it's rare for you to come to our city. On behalf of all our employees, I welcome you. Excuse me Do you want to buy something? I will take you there myself."

Gong Jie smiled and said: "Manager Huang, it's like this. I work for Sihai Group now. Does Manager Huang know about our company?"

Manager Huang said: "I know! I know! Sihai Group, that is a big company! No wonder you stopped filming, you have entered a good company!"

Gong Jie said: "It's okay. I'm now in charge of the Shanghai branch of Sihai Group. Our company wants to cooperate with your city and rent a counter here. I wonder if your company can rent it to us?"

Manager Huang said: "Rent a counter? How big do you want it to be?"

Gong Jie said: "More than a hundred square meters are needed."

Manager Huang touched his chin and thought: "This is not impossible! I wonder what other requirements you have? Which floor do you want? Can it be next to the home appliance counter?"

Gong Jie had been on a business trip with Li Yunhai in Huacheng and knew what kind of venue was needed. She looked around and pointed to the location near the gate: "It's okay here. It's best to open a door facing the street."

This is a prime location in the city.

Manager Huang said awkwardly: "Several storefronts on the street have been rented out."

Li Yunhai said: "Manager Huang, how long have you signed the contract with them?"

Manager Huang said: "We all sign contracts once a year here."

Li Yunhai asked: "How much is the rent?"

Manager Huang smiled and said: "In our location and this storefront, the rent is of course a little more expensive. 3.8 a year!"

Li Yunhai thought to himself that the price was quite reasonable.

He then asked when the facade would expire?
Manager Huang said he would have to wait until January 1st.

Li Yunhai calculated that there were still a few months left, but he was not in a hurry, and said: "That's good, Manager Huang, we reserve two storefronts, and the rent is up to you. The amount you decide is the amount, please leave it to us." Sister Gong will handle the side matters with you. What do you think?"

Manager Huang said awkwardly: "We have promised the merchants before that as long as the contract is renewed, we will give priority to renting to them. This?"

Gong Jie smiled and said: "Manager Huang, what's so embarrassing about this? When the contract expires, you can rent it to whomever you want."

Manager Huang scratched his scalp and said, "Miss Gong, that's what I say, but business people still have to be honest after all, right?"

Gong Jie said: "How about this, Manager Huang, let's treat you to a meal at noon and talk in detail?"

Of course Manager Huang was willing, and he laughed and said: "How can I be embarrassed about this? Okay, then where can we meet at noon?"

Just as Gong Jie was about to speak, Li Yunhai coughed lightly and said, "Manager Huang, I have a new way of cooperation that you may be interested in!" (End of Chapter)