Xiangjiang Hotel.
Sony's Vice President, Tsutomu Sato, had a terribly gloomy expression.
Even the usually cautious Sato Ji couldn't help but become arrogant and conceited when facing Jiang Wanmin.
Before coming to Hong Kong, Sato Tsutomu had done his research.
According to the information gathered from the investigation, Jiang Wanmin had not yet received any financial support at this time.
Sato Tsutomu was unaware that in just half a day, the information he had obtained was already useless.
With this mindset, Sato Tsutomu was completely bewildered and didn't understand why Jiang Wanmin was so assertive.
"Damn it!"
Sato was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
Sato immediately contacted Yoshida Ichiro.
Sitting in his office, Yoshida Ichiro couldn't contain himself after learning that Jiang Wanmin had refused.
"Why should Jiang Wanmin refuse us? Doesn't this guy know what it means to assess the situation?" Yoshida Ichiro gritted his teeth, his brows furrowed.
Yoshida Ichiro and Sato Tsutomu are discussing this matter on the phone.
There was a knock on the office door.
Key members of Sony's technical department came to Ichiro Yoshida's office, and this time, he brought good news.
Holding the phone in one hand, Yoshida Ichiro looked up at the technical staff and then impatiently yelled, "Speak! What's wrong now? What problem have you encountered this time? I really don't know what the company is doing with you guys! You guys can't handle the technology that China can solve!"
The key technical staff member smiled awkwardly and said, "General Manager, we have cracked the key technology of VCD and can produce prototypes. We have found that the rest of the VCD technology is actually very simple, but the decoding chip it contains requires in-depth research by technical personnel."
Yoshida Ichiro frowned and hurriedly asked, "You mean, we don't need to invest in or acquire Wanjia VCD?"
"Yes, that's exactly right." The technical expert nodded with a smile.
Very good!
Finally, I don't have to put up with Jiang Wanmin's attitude anymore!
Immediately, Yoshida Ichiro laughed into the phone, "Haha, old buddy, did you hear that? Come back now, and don't pay any more attention to Jiang Wanmin!"
Sato Tsuyoshi breathed a sigh of relief and, after hanging up the phone, flew back to Japan that same day.
Sony's headquarters technical department successfully cracked the technology used by Wanjia VCD.
Sony headquarters held a meeting in the evening to discuss this matter.
Sony took this matter very seriously, and the meeting was chaired by Sony President and General Manager Ichiro Yoshida.
At the meeting, Ichiro Yoshida explained the situation.
From Jiang Wannian's refusal to be invested in or acquired, to the Sony headquarters' technical department cracking the technology, Yoshida Ichiro laid out all the problems he was currently facing.
"I hope everyone will speak freely. In this situation, I also want to make a decision as soon as possible," said Ichiro Yoshida.
Although Ichiro Yoshida is the current president of Sony Corporation and also serves as the general manager of Sony Corporation.
However, he is neither Sony's largest shareholder nor its founder.
When deciding on a project requiring an investment of tens of billions of yen, Ichiro Yoshida must convene a high-level management meeting.
In this way, even if problems arise in subsequent projects, Ichiro Yoshida won't have to take the blame alone.
During the meeting, Sony's senior executives expressed their opinions.
Soon, someone suggested a solution: "Since Jiang Wanmin refuses to sell, let's rely on our own R&D team to manufacture VCDs. By separating from them, we can still make more profits."
"Yes, hasn't the technical department already cracked the relevant technology? President, we no longer need to cater to the whims of Chinese businessmen!"
At this point, the technical director spoke up, saying, "The situation is this: we actually only lack decoding chips."
Sony's technical department was no pushover either; their hacking efforts were almost identical to those of Wang An and others.
However, in terms of speed, Sony's technical department was inferior to Wang An and others.
Upon hearing this, Sato, who had rushed back to the meeting, had a sudden inspiration and said, "As far as I know, the technology for the decoding chip is controlled by CCUBE. CCUBE was recently acquired by an American businessman named Carl. We can simply buy the decoding chips from Carl!"
"In this way, as long as the chips are in place, we don't need to invest a lot in research anymore. We can directly produce Sony VCDs and compete with Wanjia VCDs for market share at the same time!"
Sato Tsutomu's gaze was also sharp enough.
Upon hearing this, Yoshida Ichiro asked everyone to express their opinions.
Ultimately, Sony's top management unanimously approved the new project plan.
Sato contacted Annie, the person in charge of UUCBE at the time, hoping to purchase a decoding chip.
During the phone call, Sato first identified himself and then got straight to the point.
"Miss Annie, Sony wants to purchase 500,000 decoding chips. When can you supply them?" Sato asked with a smile.
At that moment, Sato Tsutomu imagined a beautiful blonde woman with blue eyes answering his phone call.
Sato Tsutomu would never believe that Annie was Chen Dong's woman.
In fact, the entire UUCBE company is Chen Dong's business.
The American businessman Karl, whom they fawned over, was nothing more than a puppet put out by Chen Dong.
Anne reacted quickly, replying in English, "I need to ask my boss for details. Please wait for my notification."
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