After learning about the Ruixin R&D Center, Lu Feng turned to the engineers sent from China and instructed them: "You must learn and observe more. Only by learning from others can you achieve great results!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Because everyone is quite busy, I came here specifically to see you all. I know you are all elite personnel transferred from Nokia Group, and Jiafeng Group is honored to be able to conduct research and development with you." Lu Feng said to everyone, "The technology industry is currently at a critical juncture of breakthrough, and I believe that those who can stand here are all top global technical experts..."
Lu Feng was just saying some polite words to stir up emotions, praising these people as great and himself as insignificant.
Liu Cheng stood aside and led the applause. Several assistants were standing next to him. One of them received a phone call, answered it, and walked outside.
"Okay, I'll get Mr. Liu on the phone right away." After he finished speaking, he walked over quickly and whispered in Liu Cheng's ear, "It's Mr. Wei on the phone. He said it's urgent."
Liu Cheng answered the phone and said, "President Wei, this is Liu Cheng. What's up?"
"Is President Lu with you?" Wei Yandan asked.
"Yes, he's talking to the engineers right now. What's up?"
“Something’s happened in the African market. Five hours ago, South Africa launched an investigation into us. Several companies have claimed that we have infringed on their patent rights and are demanding that South Africa seize and detain our products and ban their sale in the country. We don’t know the full details yet. Let’s tell President Lu about this first, and we’ll provide more information when we have more details!” Wei Yandan said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this news, Liu Cheng's face stiffened. After agreeing repeatedly, he hung up the phone and turned around to see Lu Feng chatting happily with several Nokia engineers, discussing domestic issues and Chinese culture.
Liu Cheng walked over and whispered in Lu Feng's ear, "Something's happened in the South African market. Several companies are saying we've infringed on their patent rights, and their goods have been seized and detained. We don't know the specifics yet."
Lu Feng was slightly taken aback, but quickly regained his composure. He nodded, indicating that Liu Cheng could stand aside, and shook hands with the white chief engineer in front of him with a smile, saying, "Thank you very much for your appreciation of Chinese culture. We plan to set up a research and development center in China, and we would like to invite you to visit and exchange ideas. If you are interested, you can try staying in China for a year."
"That's great! I'll definitely take this opportunity."
The foreigners who liked to go to China looked excited, and the others also showed interest. Seeing this, Lu Feng already had a plan in mind: attracting these people to China was the right way.
After chatting for quite a while, it was already noon. Lu Feng was supposed to have lunch with everyone, but he said that something came up and he hoped that they could meet again in China. He also expressed his hope that everyone would make significant breakthroughs in research and development.
Once outside the Ruixin R&D Center, Lu Feng's smile vanished, and he asked Liu Cheng, "What's going on? Wasn't the African market always stable?"
"It's not clear yet. Let's contact headquarters when we get back. This happened very suddenly." Liu Cheng strode towards the car.
At the group headquarters, Wei Yandan and her team were in contact with personnel from South Africa. The three companies they were working with had a certain influence in the local area and were rapidly gathering information through various channels.
Faced with this sudden situation, everyone seemed somewhat flustered. At the same time, Motorola, Panasonic, and Sony issued public statements claiming that Jiafeng Electronics had infringed on patents in several core technologies and demanding a thorough investigation worldwide. They argued that failing to protect patents is tantamount to protecting plagiarists.
These remarks caused a huge uproar in China, with waves of people criticizing Jiafeng Electronics. Some editors-in-chief and even some media editors-in-chief personally wrote articles to angrily condemn Jiafeng Electronics for "stealing" everywhere.
Amidst the uproar in public opinion, Lu Feng seemed more concerned about the situation abroad. Throughout the 1990s and even into the 2000s, any decent domestic product was labeled as a knock-off or a copy.
This label has undoubtedly crushed countless businesses, leaving them unable to stand tall.
Inside the hotel, Lu Feng leaned back in his chair, his expression calm, and said to Liu Cheng, "The logic behind this matter may not be so simple. On the surface, it appears to be a second wave of attacks launched against us by companies led by Motorola, but I think there is a shadow of Wall Street behind it."
"Wall Street?" Liu Cheng said in disbelief, "Just because you tricked them, these people are going to keep attacking you? I don't think that's very likely. Those people are busy making money."
"If they're only after money, of course they won't care about me. There's a bigger context here: the technological rivalry between the US and Japan. Which country has the most semiconductor companies globally? The US! And who's leading in technology now? Japan, with Motorola, Sony, and Toshiba. Of course, there's also France and Italy!"
"However, the main global competitiveness comes from these two countries. We are making great strides in research and development, focusing on chips. How could they possibly give up? When we go international and face the world, we should not simply consider the market when considering any issue. We should prioritize the great power game, understand?"
Liu Cheng was dumbfounded after listening to this analysis. He was still stuck in the domestic mindset, simply considering the market or competitors. In the end, everyone is just trying to make money.
However, Lu Feng's perspective was no longer simply about making money. Even if killing Jiafeng Electronics didn't make him money and instead resulted in losses, these people would still want to kill him.
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