Sony wants to negotiate with me!
Mitsui Fujisaburo was entrusted by Sony director Idei Nobuyuki to contact Xing Baohua and arrange a time to have a good talk and clear up any unnecessary misunderstandings.
They always felt that Xing Baohua was too unfriendly to Sony and was always targeting Sony. They even suspected that Xing Baohua's next step was to acquire Sony, and even if he couldn't acquire it, he would still severely damage Sony's business around the world.
Xing Baohua then asked Mitsui Tousaburo why Sony wanted to negotiate with him.
This left the man speechless for quite some time. Was Xing Baohua deliberately feigning ignorance when he already knew the answer?
Don't you know what you've done to Sony?
Seeing Xing Baohua feign ignorance, Mitsui Fujisaburo slowly explained that the reason still lay in the consumer market of the United States.
The founder, Akio Morita, faced considerable difficulties in expanding the market in Omiko Country. Furthermore, he invited Nobuyuki Idei, the former head of the Home Audio-Visual Products Division, to serve as the vice president in Omiko Country to assist Chairman Morita in managing the business there.
The lawsuit against Xing Baohua for copyright infringement related to the tape recorder was instigated by him some time ago.
Subsequently, Xing Baohua's team discovered Sony's weaknesses in Nikon's products. They then used the same infringement method to sue Sony's consumer system in the United States.
The lawsuit was successful every time, resulting in the removal of many Sony cameras and lenses from shelves and the cessation of sales.
This hit Sony in the US right on the spot. They've filed lawsuits against Sony for all sorts of consumer products, from audio-visual equipment to movies, and even those with no particular connection to the market.
I don't know what's wrong with the American legal system. They win every lawsuit they sue, and they're really going to rip Sony off. They don't care if there's a trial or if they win the case; they just make sure the infringing products are taken off the shelves first.
The Americans' enthusiasm was unprecedented, which infuriated the Japanese to the point that they were practically patting their chests and saying, "Look closely, we're on the same side, we're one of us!"
Actually, there was a misunderstanding here, which is unknown to most people.
When NSA Director Wade was reporting to key figures, he said that rice is still useful and should not be banned too much for the time being. If it were to be completely withdrawn from the US market, it would be a loss for some of their global plans!
They just rejected Xing Baohua's satellite cooperation with Motorola, and Xing Baohua threatened to withdraw from the US market.
After some discussion among the American high-level officials, they decided to take advantage of the situation. Coincidentally, this coincided with Xing Baohua using Nikon to attack Sony.
In this way, they inadvertently helped Xing Baohua. You want the consumer market, right? Here you go. We'll also help you suppress your competitors. Whether you can capture it or not depends on Xing Baohua and his team's abilities.
This suppression won't last long; it'll just be a token effort. Afterward, things will proceed through the proper channels.
It remains to be seen whether Xing Baohua can understand the Americans' willingness to help him make some money in other market sectors.
Xing Baohua was unaware of the help from the Americans, but through her conversation with Mitsui Fuji, she had already sensed that the Americans were unusual.
Sony also figured it out. Since they couldn't rely on their long-standing relationship, they changed their approach and started working on Xing Baohua. Maybe they could create an opportunity.
Vice President Nobuyuki Izui wanted to meet with Xing Baohua in person, but before discussing the terms, he wanted to use Mitsui Fuji to test the waters and see what unreasonable demands the man could make.
Sony will grit its teeth and tolerate it as long as its needs are met.
If the conditions are too harsh, then don't blame Sony for finding other ways to compensate; at worst, they'll fight to the death.
Although they've fought with Xiaomi a few times and suffered losses a few times, Sony's massive ecosystem is something Xiaomi can't possibly conquer.
To be honest, Xing Baohua really didn't know what he wanted. Sony didn't have anything he wanted anymore, unless they gave him the research unit.
That's an unreasonable request, definitely not acceptable. And Xing Baohua doesn't care about the other things either.
When the rice business was newly established, it was still possible to make demands about this and that.
The current industrial system is complete. What Sony has, Xing Baohua also has. Although there are some differences, they are not by much.
“I understand what you mean. I agree to a private settlement, but on the condition that Sony pays Nikon the patent damages it has incurred over the years, let’s say three billion US dollars! No bargaining. If you agree, then we can settle this privately. I’ll find a time to meet with that chairman. If you don’t agree, we’ll continue with the legal process, and I’ll demand 5 billion US dollars for the legal costs.” Xing Baohua made an outrageous demand, trying to scare the other party away with an exorbitant compensation.
Nikon's patents combined don't even amount to five or six hundred million US dollars, so asking for three billion is just too much.
Three billion RMB is easy to say, but to buy it for three billion RMB is like making Sony bleed, no, it's like having its life drained! And they'd have to use a basin to catch it all.
As the middleman, Mitsui Fujisaburo was just a messenger. Whether it was pleading or saying nice things, it wasn't his job. Plus, he had been in contact with Xing Baohua for the past few years, so he was probably the one who knew Xing Baohua best.
Is Xing Baohua really that ruthless?
Sony will absolutely not agree to a compensation of three billion US dollars. The fact that he proposed such an unacceptable price means he must have other ulterior motives.
He wasn't able to read Xing Baohua's mind, so he really didn't know what kind of trouble Xing Baohua would cause next.
After talking with Xing Baohua for another ten minutes, he hurriedly left Xing Baohua's office.
He probably went back to the hotel to communicate some information with his headquarters.
Xing Baohua had barely sat back down when his phone rang. When he answered, he heard it was his mother, who was crying a little.
The guy panicked a bit and quickly asked what had happened.
"Hua Zi! Where are you? Your dad, your dad hit someone with his bike!" Xing's mother said, sobbing.
"Where is she? I'm coming right now." Xing Baohua said, holding the phone as she hurried outside.
Fortunately, we heard that he had hit someone, which means that Xing's father hit someone else.
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