"Walmart is now forcing distributors to leave Amazon, simply to test Amazon's bottom line and find out its bargaining chips. We'll have to wait for Amazon to reveal its hand..."
“That’s how we can take the initiative.” Chen Dong looked at the pretty young woman next to him and said in English, “Longteng Electronics is the OEM for iPods, and it’s currently the largest electronics OEM we can find in Europe and America.”
"You mustn't miss this opportunity."
After saying that, Chen Dong gave Lin Zhiyuan a look, and Lin Zhiyuan very sensibly asked the man to leave.
After the two left, Lin Zhiyuan clung to the office door and asked worriedly, "What if they say one thing and do another? Will they not remove the iPods from the shelves now, but then quietly remove them like last time?"
Chen Dong didn't even look up. "Things are different now."
“In the past, when Longteng Electronics entered the European and American markets, anyone could come up and kick us. Now that the iPod has accumulated so many fans and enthusiasts, as long as we don’t give in, they won’t dare to do anything to us.”
Chen Dong looked in the direction they left and raised his chin. "If they dared to make any rash moves, they wouldn't have specifically sent the head of the Asian region to discuss things with us."
"You know what, it's true!" Lin Zhiyuan was overjoyed. "We used to be the ones who were always so polite to others."
"Now, it's finally our turn to give them a hard time."
Chen Dong frowned, then suddenly remembered something and said to Lin Zhiyuan, "Did Annie go to contact the person in charge at Amazon?"
“Right! A wave of people from Amazon has already arrived. Does Annie still need to meet with them?” Lin Zhiyuan straightened up.
"Call her and tell her to come back," Chen Dong instructed.
Amazon ultimately did not remove Longteng Electronics' products from its platform, but the search for the original factory continues.
The founders of their headquarters probably still wanted to struggle a little longer and were unwilling to succumb to Walmart so quickly.
"Walmart has a wide distribution network and extensive coverage, but I absolutely do not believe that they can really eat up such a big piece of the pie in Europe and America!" the Amazon boss said through gritted teeth.
He sent out sales representatives from Europe, the Americas, and even Southeast Asia to find independent retailers and source factories in active markets.
The senior management of Asia Travel Capital wanted to withdraw their investment several times, but Xiang Feng persuaded them each time.
He and Chen Dong agreed on a two-month deadline, which has not yet expired.
The retail sector appears peaceful on the surface, but undercurrents are indeed surging beneath.
Online sales platforms are gradually losing distributors and channel partners, while offline sales platforms are slowly using their strong financial resources and intimidation to control their distributors and source factories.
Capital is fickle; it will fawn over whoever gains the upper hand.
“Brother-in-law, after thinking about it, what Amazon and the others said isn’t wrong.”
In the Longteng office, Chen Dong spoke to Lin Zhiyuan.
"What did they say? You said about taking the iPod off the shelves?" Lin Zhiyuan suspected that Chen Dong was out of his mind and thought it was good that someone else wanted to take Longteng's products off the shelves.
Chen Dong called Wang An over and asked, "How have iPod sales been these past two months?"
"Sales have improved since ICQ was launched, but due to copyright issues, the boycotts from netizens and media companies have not yet subsided, so our sales are still affected by negative news," Wang An replied.
Chen Dong sighed, "At this rate, the iPod warehouse will be piling up again."
"Most importantly, we must regain the reputation we have lost."
Lin Zhiyuan's eyes widened in confusion. "How can we salvage this? The core technology of the iPod is the music player. Can we really change that function?"
“That’s not what I meant,” Chen Dong said quickly. “What I meant was, since they advocate respecting copyright, we should join them.”
Paying for knowledge will be a major trend in the future. Although many copyright measures are still flawed in practice, allowing netizens to exploit loopholes, following the trend will at least leave a good impression on iPod.
"How do we join?" Wang An and Lin Zhiyuan asked.
Chen Dong opened the official website of North American Music Media Company on his computer and accessed the online music link.
"This is an online music download and streaming channel set up by a media company, but I think this version is really too immature."
Chen Dong rolled his eyes and said to Wang An, "If we can make some adjustments on this basis and add corresponding interactive and media functions, then we can establish our own online music website."
"An online music website?" Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyuan's first thought was, "Then how do we make money?"
“We have no artists, no music production talent, no music copyrights, and no experience in managing record companies.”
Lin Zhiyuan's words touched on almost all the resources needed for online music.
However, these are all things that Longteng lacks.
“We don’t have any, but the record company does, doesn’t it?” Chen Dong smiled slyly.
Lin Zhiyuan subconsciously lowered his voice and asked, "Downloaded someone else's audio again?"
Wang An and Chen Dong were taken aback, then burst out laughing at the same time.
“Haven’t I already said that we need to join the ranks of those who respect copyright?” Chen Dong became serious, straightened his posture, and continued, “If we’re going to respect copyright, then we need to respect the copyright companies first.”
“Wang An, we have technological advantages in digital music and transcoding/decoding chips, while record companies have music copyright resources. On this basis, wouldn’t it be better for both of us to complement each other and achieve a win-win situation?”
Lin Zhiyuan then understood, "You mean, Longteng is going to cooperate with record companies and media companies?"
"You're insightful!" Chen Dong praised. "That's exactly what I was thinking."
"However, we don't have any bargaining chips at the moment. We must first develop the online music website before we can negotiate with record companies and media companies."
At times like these, the engineering department and the technical department are often needed.
Wang An was quicker to understand. Before Chen Dong even pointed it out, he had already nodded slightly and said, "I understand. Tomorrow I will organize the product department and the technology department to study our next project, the online music website."
“I only have a few requirements,” Chen Dong thought for a moment and said, “First, the online music website must decode and play audio sources smoothly. Second, the website must emphasize the interactivity of the music and leave room for users to interact.”
"The third requirement is that the design be simple and the labels be clear."
"Understood."
Just as Wang An was about to leave, his secretary pushed the door open and came in again:
"Boss, the Walmart manager called and said they want to schedule a meeting."
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