At Sony headquarters, General Manager Ichiro Yoshida is working in his office.
Just then, there was a knock on the office door.
"Please come in."
No sooner had Yoshida Ichiro finished speaking than the person outside pushed the door open and entered.
The visitor was named Sato Tsutomu, a capable lieutenant of Yoshida Ichiro, and currently serves as the vice president of Sony Corporation.
Seeing Sato's anxious expression, Yoshida Ichiro laughed and said, "Vice President Sato, what's with that expression? What happened?"
Sato Tsutomu hurriedly said, "General Manager, we have discovered a brand new audio-visual device in China. This audio-visual device is exactly the same as the VCD we are developing."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Yoshida Ichiro immediately stood up.
It's important to know that at this time, Sony's internal research on VCDs was still ongoing, and no results had yet been achieved.
According to technicians, it will take Sony some time before it can actually produce VCDs.
At this time, a prototype actually appeared in China!
If the prototype had first appeared in another country, Ichiro Yoshida would have been better off, perhaps in their beautiful country, his "daddy."
"What a joke! How could China possibly have developed a VCD? I don't believe it!" Yoshida Ichiro said decisively.
Sato Tsutomu said helplessly, "General Manager, you have to believe it whether you want to or not. The other party has not only produced a VCD prototype, but they have already sold the first batch of VCDs on the market."
"In other words, this manufacturer in China is already capable of mass production."
Sato Tsutomu said this with a hint of helplessness.
After hearing this, Yoshida Ichiro, who was all talk and no action, trembled with excitement.
Regardless, Yoshida Ichiro could not accept that China, which he considered incredibly backward, had actually taken the lead over Sony this time.
Yoshida Ichiro: "Why didn't you report something this important sooner! What are you all doing?!"
Upon hearing this, Sato stammered and couldn't give a reason.
After all, this time Sony Group is a rival, which is why the news came out so late.
Yoshida Ichiro roared fiercely, "What are you still standing here for? Go investigate! Go find out which company it is, and find out if it can be acquired! If it can be acquired, buy the company back for me at all costs!"
At this point, Yoshida Ichiro added, "Even if they don't agree to the acquisition, you still have to find a way to do it for me!"
“Yes, I understand.” Sato Tsutomu’s forehead was covered in cold sweat; he could also sense Yoshida Ichiro’s anger.
At this moment, Yoshida Ichiro looked at Sato Tsutomu and emphasized, "Think carefully about the consequences. This project was proposed and researched by you and me together. If the project suffers significant losses, we will both be finished."
Sato nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.
Shortly afterward, Sato Tsutomu left the office of Sony CEO Ichiro Yoshida.
Sato knew that Yoshida Ichiro's anger and worry at this moment were not unfounded.
Sony has invested a significant amount of research funding in this project.
That's nearly tens of billions of yen in research funding!
In addition, the various expenses are countless.
If Sony cannot curb the momentum of Huaxia VCD, then all of its investment in this project will be wasted.
Sato accepted the order and left, his mind heavy with worries.
Because he was unclear about the situation in China.
Compared to the arrogant Yoshida Ichiro, Sato Tsutomu was more cautious and suspicious.
At this moment, Sato even doubted how much of the information coming from China was actually true.
Will Chinese VCD manufacturers buy into this?
...
Inland China, a vast industrial park with thousands of factories.
As usual, Jiang Wanmin, accompanied by his deputy, inspected the factory area.
Just then, the deputy's phone rang.
The deputy listened with a pleased expression.
He looked at Jiang Wanmin and said in a light tone, "Mr. Jiang, the second and third batches of Wanjia VCDs we sent out were all sold out. Now, the sales department has received a large number of orders!"
"Oh? They're all sold?" Jiang Wanmin said, though he wasn't surprised at all.
However, judging from the timing, it happened a few days earlier than Jiang Wanmin had expected.
Jiang Wanmin couldn't help but laugh and said, "It seems that our customers are quite wealthy. Their willingness to spend is the greatest recognition of Wanjia VCD."
Upon hearing this, the deputy immediately laughed and said, "Then... Mr. Jiang, should we take advantage of this opportunity to place advertisements on television and in newspapers?"
"No need. The market is in short supply, why should we give money to those advertisers?" Xiao Weimin said dismissively.
The deputy hesitated to speak, but ultimately did not insist.
At this moment, Jiang Wanmin said, "Inform everyone that we will have a meeting at the company in an hour."
"Yes, Mr. Jiang," the deputy nodded.
An hour later, Jiang Wannian convened a meeting at the company.
Jiang Wannian sat in his boss's chair. At this moment, the joy on his face was gone, replaced by worry.
Jiang Wanmin had some concerns.
While VCD players are many times more powerful than the VCRs commonly used by the public, they may not necessarily be able to compete with VCRs.
Video recorders have existed for many years, and their technology is fully mature in all aspects.
Furthermore, the VCR has stable playback resources, and the videotapes used by the VCR can be obtained in any shopping mall or video arcade.
In many cities, large and small, there are quite a few people who make a living by renting out videotapes.
In this respect, VCD is at a disadvantage.
VCD playback uses discs, but there are very few discs available on the market, and the audio and video content they contain is extremely limited.
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