"Help? Who cares about your help? Shouldn't we give you an award for helping others? Who gave you this condescending attitude? Why can't the price be lowered? If there are tariffs, you can set up a factory here, then there will be no transportation costs. Before Bird and Jiaxun pagers came out, what were your prices throughout the 1980s?" Lu Feng shouted at Park In-dong, "You're just a bunch of capitalists trying to profit from others' suffering. Why make up so many excuses?"
Park In-dong already disliked Lu Feng, and now that he was getting his comeuppance, he said to Lu Feng, "You say that we foreign investors are capital, but Jiafeng Electronics isn't? You only rushed in because you saw the profits in this area. Now that you've made some progress and can't compete, you want to squeeze the foreign capital out? Let me tell you, no way!"
Lu Feng laughed when he heard this and said to him, "What you said makes me feel like I'm in South Korea right now. We welcome foreign investment, but not just any kind of foreign investment. I hope you can bring something to the table, not just come to make money. I welcome companies like Nokia. I also want to announce something here: Jiafeng Electronics and Nokia have reached a strategic cooperation agreement and will cooperate deeply in R&D, marketing and other areas in the future."
Lu Feng's announcement didn't surprise the people present too much. Given how close Lu Feng and Elmi were, and the fact that they had no business dealings, they didn't quite believe it.
Ever since Lu Feng started speaking, Elmi had been on pins and needles, because at forums like this, no matter which country was hosting them, everyone was just saying polite words, and the actual discussions would take place outside of the meeting.
Lu Feng's willingness to speak like this demonstrates his strong backing and indirectly confirms the strength of his connections within China, something few people possess.
Little did people know, he had always been like this.
Elmi took the microphone. She was quite cautious about this matter and said, "We consider Jiafeng Electronics to be a very good partner, and I also have a very good relationship with President Lu."
The crowd below murmured amongst themselves, saying it was more than just good; they probably all... you know.
"Therefore, everyone is interested in strategic cooperation and hopes to take advantage of this opportunity to achieve new developments, not only domestically but also globally."
Lu Feng continued, "In the domestic market, Nokia still relies heavily on Jiafeng, as Jiafeng has the largest market share. Although we haven't made any moves in the communications industry yet, our pagers will be launched in a few days. I believe this will usher in a new era for the pager industry. Here are our products; you can take a look."
Lu Feng took out his pager and showed it to everyone, and the media below snapped away.
"Regardless of the current market structure, whether it's foreign or domestic, we've never targeted any particular brand. Since its inception, Jiafeng Electronics has never been afraid of anyone, and that remains true in the communications market. If we're going to do something, we want to do it the best, not just target one company or the best-selling brand right now, like Motorola."
Lu Feng glanced at Liu Run with a serious expression, then continued, "I don't think Motorola's products are worthy of being compared to Jiaxun, whether in terms of market, product, or technological content. I'm not saying this is targeting Motorola, nor am I looking down on Motorola, but from the moment Jiaxun was born, it was destined to sweep the market. Of course, this doesn't include Nokia, which is our partner. My product manager asked me where our competitors are, and I can tell him now that, apart from Nokia, everyone here is one of them!"
These remarks caused an extremely strange reaction from everyone present. They were truly at a loss for words, wondering if Jiafeng Electronics was going to wage war against global telecommunications companies.
It has a comical feel to it, like cattle and horses declaring war on lions and tigers!
Elmi, sitting to the side, was dumbfounded. She had been inexplicably dragged by Lu Feng to go against all her peers.
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