Liu Cheng commented on the value of the technology patent, concluding that its overall value was indeed not high. Hirata Ichiro inwardly agreed with Liu Cheng's words, but he could not nod in agreement.
That's how business negotiations work. Even if you know that what you have is worthless and no one will buy it except the person in front of you, you still have to create the impression that it's highly sought after and you're in a superior position.
Although Lu Feng knew in his heart that they had no other choice but to buy Ruixin Laboratory if they wanted to develop communications, he still had to pretend that he didn't care and that if they didn't sell, there were plenty of other people who would.
On the second floor of this restaurant, in a private room, Watanabe Shi was kneeling on the tatami mat, with two maids beside him. Their makeup looked quite exquisite. Not far away, a few girls were playing a tune. Opposite him was Yoshida Toichi, the head of Motorola's overseas strategy department, and two other high-ranking executives from other companies.
The atmosphere at the scene was quite lively, with everyone smiling and toasting each other. Japanese companies adopt a "flying geese" development strategy.
The so-called "flying geese" formation means that each entity has its own role, with the leading large company selling finished products to external parties, and the supply chain companies below it having a maximum of only two, thus having a very stable supply relationship.
The advantage is that the industrial chain structure is very rigorous and complete. The disadvantage is that in order to ensure the competitiveness of the leading companies, it is easy for the competition among companies to become stagnant. Motorola has occupied a dominant position, and even ten, twenty, or even a hundred years later, Motorola is still at the forefront.
The company structure is hierarchical, with each level suppressing the next. In such an environment, you should never start a business, or you will be wiped out completely. Therefore, their young people work for companies, and a significant number of them will work for the same company for their entire lives.
Rohm Semiconductor Group is an important partner of Motorola, and some of their products are in competition with each other. Watanabe Shi has studied in the United States, and Yoshida Toichi also has studied in the United States, so it is not surprising that the two of them are sitting together.
"Yoshida-san, you look radiant lately, like you've turned twenty again," Watanabe said, lighting a cigarette as he flattered him. "It reminds me of my days on Wall Street."
Everyone present burst into laughter upon hearing this. Nobody in the industry knew Watanabe Shigeaki. After having a few drinks, he started bragging about his ten years on Wall Street and took pride in it!
"Watanabe-kun, let's not talk about this today. Work is such a headache. When will the economy return to what it was ten years ago?" Yoshida Toichi said with a sigh, smoking a cigarette. "Our currency is still appreciating, which is very bad for exports. The North American market has declined sharply."
"Given the current situation, the only option is to open up new markets. I believe we need to increase market investment in the Four Asian Tigers."
Yoshida Toichi shook his head and said, "What's the point of life if a product can't be recognized by developed countries?"
Watanabe Shi agreed with this statement. In their minds, gaining recognition from Western countries was like a child receiving praise from an adult.
“Speaking of which, our group recently had a laboratory that we were preparing to sell. That idiot in the overseas assets department actually wanted to sell it to a small company in mainland China called Jiafeng Electronics. He has no idea who is in charge in this world. What’s the point of dealing with those poor bastards?” Watanabe Shige became more and more angry as he spoke. He felt that Hirata Ichiro was ruining the company’s future.
"Oh?" Upon hearing the name Jiafeng Electronics, Yoshida Toichi immediately became interested and asked, "Watanabe-san, I'd like to ask, is the chairman of Jiafeng Electronics named Lu Feng?"
"I don't know, what's wrong?"
The others were also puzzled. How did Yoshida Toichi know about Jiafeng Electronics? There seemed to be something going on here.
“Be careful of this person. He’s extremely wicked. A few months ago, he hosted a high-society business party in Dubai, using the name of the esteemed Mr. Buffett to commit fraud everywhere. I received information from the branch office that they are about to make a move in the telecommunications field!” Yoshida Toichi understood the situation after a moment’s thought. He smiled slightly and muttered to himself, “Whoosh!”
The others were somewhat puzzled.
"Mr. Yoshida, do you mean you want to avenge Mr. Buffett?"
“That’s right, and this is also a perfect opportunity to make him understand that there are some people you can’t mess with.” Yoshida Toichi said, then looked at Watanabe Shi.
The two men already had a special connection to Wall Street, and during the economic downturn, countless Wall Street investors flocked to Japan, acquiring controlling stakes in many of its core assets. In some ways, they were like father and son.
Buffett could never have imagined that a trivial matter he didn't care about would have two people in faraway Asia protecting his dignity.
Lu Feng and Hirata Ichiro had a fairly amicable conversation. It was already 9:30 p.m., and Lu Feng said to him, "Regarding the price, we will follow your offer, but we also have our own price in mind. We hope that we can reach a preliminary agreement in tomorrow's formal negotiations."
"I hope Mr. Lu Feng will give me more guidance and go easy on me!" Hirata Ichiro said politely.
"You're too kind." Lu Feng's legs were getting numb from sitting so long. He stood up, shook hands, and said, "See you tomorrow then. It's getting late, you should get some rest too."
After a round of pleasantries, and another round of polite exchanges after leaving the Japanese restaurant, Liu Cheng got into the car. He seemed quite happy in the car and said, "President Lu, this matter is basically more than half done. From what I can tell, he thinks that we can close the deal after a little more discussion tomorrow."
"Don't think it's that simple. The people from the relevant firm will be here tomorrow. When they see the 45 million offer, they definitely won't accept it. The tug-of-war has only just begun." Lu Feng glanced at the gloomy weather outside the car window and muttered, "I hope everything goes smoothly."
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