Although Xing Baohua did not form an alliance with the two companies, they sometimes worked together quite well.
"Thank you for your kindness, my friend," Xing Baohua said to Gates before hanging up the phone.
Sony is leading the way!
Is this preparation for a confrontation in the electronics field?
I didn't have the time or spare money to deal with them, which allowed them to take advantage of the situation.
It's alright, let's take it one step at a time and see what tricks they're up to.
Xing Baohua knew that Sony was also a troublemaker, and that they continued to do things their own way even when setting certain standards.
They also harbored ambitions to become the leader of an alliance and issue commands.
Otherwise, many interfaces are only available through their unique technology, and even their memory sticks are different from those used in later generations.
It's expensive, and it can only communicate with each other on their own electronic devices.
It doesn't align with other brands.
Sony couldn't emulate Apple's domineering approach, and gradually gave up on certain standards. Seeing the popularity of SD and TF flash memory, they opened ports to support these flash memory types in some devices, but that was a later development.
Sony ruined my good mood; even the wine doesn't taste good anymore.
Anyone can be disgusting!
Invite Huang Xingyao and Wang Weibao to my home.
About forty minutes later, the two ran over from the venue.
Xing Baohua first told Huang Xingyao that Sony had joined the security alliance formed by those giants.
Of course, this so-called security alliance must have some other standards, which Huang Xingyao wanted to find out.
Another step is to conduct a comprehensive survey of Sony's products sold in Europe and the United States to see which products are being sold.
Which product sells well?
Xing Baohua felt that his hometown's resources were enough to compete with Sony, a high-tech industry.
Even if he can't compete with Sony in terms of technology and quality, he can still use the cheap labor and production costs in his hometown to wage a price war against Sony.
Currently, apart from mobile phones and computers, Sony does not have any technology related to rice.
However, in terms of home appliances, small appliances, and home entertainment, rice is not on the same level as them.
In fact, the two companies don't have many overlapping products in the market, so they don't compete with each other.
The only things they had were Walkmans and CD players.
Sony's current ambition to enter the mobile phone and computer market is clearly aimed at Xing Baohua.
revenge.
Haha, fine! Let's go against the grain then.
Are they going to launch TVs, washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, and so on? Isn't it just acquisitions?
Then, develop high-end products and create a brand ecosystem specifically for wealthy people.
Transform smart home devices to showcase the convenience of modern technology.
See how Sony follows suit; wherever Sony is, they open a store across the street or next door.
Next, we visited the high-end, directly operated experience store.
Of course, it takes time to build these things, but with the current level of hardware, voice commands are certainly possible.
When you come in, say "turn on the light" or "turn off the light."
It's actually just a voice control program.
But Xing Baohua wanted to create something far more complex than that.
Products that can be controlled by sensory visual means include lighting control, television control, and air conditioning control.
These three things must be connected to the internet to form a home LAN. This brings us to the 2.4G wireless network that Xing Baohua sold to Alcatel.
Unfortunately, Xing Baohua was only thinking about the domestic market at the time. If he had sold it overseas, he would have had to pay patent fees.
Fortunately, the frequency can be changed, which is no problem for Xing Baohua. By changing the frequency, it can function as a relay device within the local area network without external network access.
This way, customers can simply say "turn on the lights," "turn on the air conditioner," or "turn on the TV" as soon as they enter the room, saving them the trouble of fumbling for switches and remote controls in the dark.
That's all the functionality. As for other features like adjusting the station or temperature, well, we'll have to wait. Xing Baohua is afraid that once it's made, even the most wealthy people will tremble at the price.
He then instructed Wang Weibao to keep an eye on whether Sony was acquiring other film companies.
If there is any news, notify Huang Xingyao immediately. Whenever Sony acquires a film company, Haina Investment will purchase shares of that film company.
Regardless of whether Sony's acquisition is successful or not, let's first drive up the stock price of that film company so that Sony will spend hundreds of millions more to buy it based on its market value, which will make us feel better.
After discussing some matters with the two of them, he let them go back.
Xing Baohua sipped his wine and thought about Sony. "Damn, how does this guy make money in adversity?"
This company is a cash flow problem, and the kind that's particularly difficult to deal with.
If they can't stop him in the financial market, they can only compete in the consumer market.
He decided to do things his own way, and once Huang Xingyao sent over the research report, he planned to return to his hometown to oversee targeted product design and production.
If necessary, we will also acquire some factories.
He still needed to talk to Changhong, hoping they could provide a few production lines for him to do OEM manufacturing. If Changhong refused, Xing Baohua would have to find a manufacturer in Shandong Province.
Whether it's televisions, radios, or even tape recorders, Xing Baohua knows that his products can't compare to those of others.
Without the accumulation and development of time, it relies solely on opportunism to achieve a slight advantage in appearance.
Fortunately, after-sales service was prepared in advance; otherwise, the quality of the rice alone would have turned it into a niche brand.
It wasn't easy for Xing Baohua to build this rice brand to its current state.
The next step is to focus on quality.
The following day, major newspapers published Xing Baohua's speech upon taking over Columbia Pictures.
These reporters' analytical skills...
If a media outlet can tell you 30% of the truth, then it's a media outlet with a conscience.
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