Chapter 158 Complex Interest Relations
In fact, the beginning part of what Baichuan Feng just said outside was directly borrowed.
Where did they borrow it from? Of course, it was from the opening remarks of Sony's Deputy Legal Minister Hiroshi Suzuki, who accused Shirakawa Electric.
Baichuan Feng, who was suddenly attacked by reporters, took it and modified it in a hurry and used it.
Time is so urgent that there is no time to think carefully.
However, with the reaction time at the beginning, Baichuan Feng's thoughts became clearer later.
He said so much, but he just wanted to express one point.
Shirakawa Electric is a victim and a small company, but it will not back down and will make every effort to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.
The image of a weak victim is established first. This is the time to win the public's favor, and Baichuan Feng will not be vague.
At the same time, this is also the time to showcase the image of Shirakawa Electric and express its determination.
The reliable image of toughness and calmness will also make the public more fond of Shirakawa Electric's products.
Of course, no matter how high-sounding his words are in front of the camera, it does not affect Shirakawa Feng's ruthless actions towards Aihua behind the scenes.
Competition in business is sometimes a matter of life and death. As long as there is a legitimate reason, Baichuan Feng will act without hesitation.
Media exposure, court prosecution, and the current trip to Sony are all knives that Shirakawa Kaede stabs at Aihua.
As for how much blood can be shed, that depends on how this negotiation goes.
Shirakawa Kaede believes that as the absolute controlling shareholder of Aiwa, Sony must have considerable influence on the latter.
To a certain extent, it can even play a decisive role for Aihua.
Add to that the complicated relationship between Shirakawa Electric and Sony over the Walkman patent.
So when it came to the Aiwa Walkman, the first thing that Shirakawa Kaede thought of was Sony.
Aihua, the instigator of this incident, was not on the list of people that Shirakawa Kaede could communicate with directly.
Unless the other party lowers its stance and comes to you on its own initiative, the media and newspapers and the courts are the only platforms for communication between the two parties.
But as a company with some fame, would Aiwa put aside its arrogance as a superior and take the initiative to contact Shirakawa Electric?
Shirakawa Kaede has a negative attitude towards this, and so far the other party has not responded to Shirakawa Electric's accusations.
In that case, don't blame me for being rude.
"arrive"
Just as Shirakawa Kaede was thinking about various countermeasures against Aihua, Kobayashi Asuka's voice rang softly in his ears.
Baichuan Feng came back to his senses, turned his head to look at the Sony Building outside the car window, and took a deep breath.
"Let's go"
As he said this, he stood up, opened the car door, and walked towards the Sony Building.
It was still the same artistic office as last time. Shirakawa Kaede had already managed his emotions before he saw Ohga Norio for the first time.
"Mr. Da He, you have to stand up for our Shirakawa Electric. Ai Hua is bullying us too much."
Baichuan Feng took two quick steps forward, and before Ohga Norio could react, he grabbed the other's hand and held it tightly.
Ohga Norio raised his head and saw that Shirakawa Fengsang, who had been full of energy and wisdom, was now looking at him with a face full of grief and indignation and eyes full of grievance.
With a slight sigh, Ohga Norio patted his arm and said, "Please calm down, Mr. Shirakawa. I just heard about Aihua's situation."
Shirakawa Kaede quietly let go of Ohga Norio's hand, but the expression on his face did not relax at all.
"So Aiwa produced the Walkman without Sony's authorization?!"
Baichuan Feng showed a look of surprise, as if he had encountered something unimaginable.
"This..." Ohga Norio, who had fallen into the trap accidentally, was speechless for a moment.
He originally thought that Baichuan Feng wanted to talk about something in the newspaper, but he didn't know that the other party was waiting for him here.
"Ohga-san" Shirakawa Kaede showed an indignant expression before Ohga Norio could finish his words.
“What Aiwa did was an insult not only to Shirakawa Electric but also to Sony.
Not only did they infringe upon the interests of our Walkman Patent Alliance, but what is even more outrageous is that they copied the circuit design of our Shirakawa Electric. They copied it. "
Even the logo was copied, isn't that just copying?
Although Aihua may not necessarily be willing to copy like this, since it has been done, it is not up to you to understand it how you want to.
Ohga Norio sighed again in his heart. As for Aihua, such a bad teammate, he wanted to scold that idiot Mibe Yusuke to death.
Not to mention that Aiwa ignored the authorization and produced the Walkman on its own.
When Norio Ohga saw the comparison picture between Shirakawa Electric and Aiwa Circuit in the newspaper in the morning, he was stunned.
How stupid does one have to be to perform such an excellent operation?
It would be fine if it was just a copycat, after all, there is no clear evidence for such things, and in the end it is mostly just a matter of arguing with each other and then solving the problem by trying to smooth it over.
But you didn't even include the name of the other company and reproduced it 100%. Are you afraid that people won't know you plagiarized?
The two glaring logos on the newspaper were like loud slaps in the face that made Aihua's head swollen.
The shame of Showa, it is simply the shame of Showa.
At this moment, Ohga Norio was simply ashamed to be with Aihua.
“Shirakawa-san, Sony is not aware of what Aihua is doing there.
However, Sony is willing to serve as a bridge between Shirakawa Electric and Aiwa, and make efforts to eliminate misunderstandings between the two parties. "
Although he was angry, Norio Ohga still tried his best to settle .
As the vice president of Sony Group and a member of the board of directors, Norio Ohga is obligated to solve all issues or troubles related to Sony's interests.
But when Baichuan Feng heard what Ohga Norio said, he curled his lips in his heart.
Do you want to let this go so easily? This is not a misunderstanding, this is irrefutable evidence of plagiarism and infringement.
“Ohga-san, it is an established fact that Aiwa copied Shirakawa Electric and it is also a fact that it infringed the Walkman Patent Alliance.
I think no company can tolerate such a thing, and so far Shirakawa Electric has not received any response from Aiwa. "
Since Sony doesn't care about Aiwa's local infringement, Shirakawa Electric can't blame you for anything. After all, you have the local patent, but you can't just let it go.
Ohga Norio's expression turned slightly serious; he knew that the other party was not going to let the matter go lightly.
"Mr. Shirakawa, Sony has no right to interfere with any decision made by Aihua. Sony was not aware of this incident either.
But Sony is willing to facilitate communication and negotiation between the two sides."
Shirakawa Feng raised his head and looked straight at Ohga Norio.
Just when the latter was puzzled and even frowned slightly, Baichuan Feng suddenly smiled.
"Ohha-san, if the information I have received is correct.
Sony should control more than half of Aiwa's shares, so it is not an exaggeration to call Aiwa a subsidiary of Sony."
Baichuan Feng's meaning is very clear. We all know each other well, so there's no need to say such empty words.
Ohga Norio smiled, neither admitting nor denying, but his next words cheered up Shirakawa Kaede.
"Mr. Shirakawa, I wonder what your company's plans are?"
This was asking about his asking price, Baichuan Feng leaned forward slightly.
"Aiwa must compensate Shirakawa Electric and make a public apology, and immediately stop selling the relevant products."
"Compensation details?" Once entering the negotiation state, Ohga Norio also became quite decisive.
Shirakawa Feng pointed his finger and said, "One billion yen, and without the consent of Shirakawa Electric, Aihua will never be allowed to sell Walkmans."
Ohga Norio shook his head, "Shirakawa-san, you know this is impossible."
Aiwa's Walkman had only been on sale for over a week. Even if more were sold, the sales would not reach 1 billion, let alone the profit.
Baichuan Feng also understood this. The reason why he asked for such a high price was actually because his target was not Aihua at all.
But some things cannot be accomplished overnight, and some things are not suitable to be discussed now.
"Then I wonder what Aihua's sincerity is?"
Since you think I'm asking for too much, then fine, you name the price.
Ohga Norio hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, “I will pass on your company’s request to Aihua.
But please understand, Mr. Shirakawa, these requests are too harsh, and Aihua’s response will not be too optimistic.”
Even though Sony could directly influence Aiwa, Ohga Norio did not negotiate with Shirakawa Kaede directly without going through Aiwa. At most, he just expressed his intention to pass on the message.
It has to be said that age brings wisdom, and it is a very wise choice to always leave room for yourself.
"In that case, Shirakawa Electric will wait for news.
However, we have officially filed a lawsuit against Aiwa, and if nothing unexpected happens, the court will accept the case in a week.
Please ask Mr. Ohga to inform Aihua as soon as possible, otherwise the two parties will have to communicate somewhere else.
In addition, if Sony does not care about the local authorization of the Walkman, it does not care about the interests of the Walkman Alliance.
Then Shirakawa Electric needs to reconsider its partners in the overseas market, and I hope Mr. Ohga will give me your advice."
Baichuan Feng was telling the other party that Baichuan Electric Appliances could wait at Aihua, but the time was only one week.
In addition, Sony, the local licensee, should consider the interests of Shirakawa Electric, otherwise there will be changes in overseas infringements.
Everyone's interests are closely related, and this was the consensus that led to the reconciliation at the beginning. I hope Sony can give a reasonable explanation.
Ohga Norio straightened his body, "Okay, I will give you a reply within a week."
Baichuan Feng nodded, then stood up, bowed to the other party before turning around and leaving.
Looking at Baichuan Feng's departing back, Ohga Norio's face darkened again.
"No response from Sanbian yet?"
Ozone Kozo, who had been sitting quietly behind lowered his head slightly, "There seems to be some confusion over there... Aihua."
"Chaos?" Ohga Norio almost sneered out loud. He had never seen such a stupid company.
"Notify them that they must come up with a solution within three days, whether it's clearing the stigma or negotiating compensation. In short, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible."
Aihua's name is now in the newspapers. Every day that passes, Aihua's reputation will become worse.
If you don't have absolute confidence in turning the situation around, you have to cut the Gordian knot.
When it is time to cut it off, you must cut it off. Otherwise, you will suffer the consequences.
Sony also needs to carefully consider the explanation of local authorization.
Sony has just started to expand into overseas markets, so it is not appropriate to have a conflict with Shirakawa Electric at this time.
Norio Ohga also knew that the key still lay with Aihua, who was almost nailed to the pillar of shame.
"I will inform Aihua." Ozone Kozo nodded to show that he understood.
In fact, he was more of a bystander regarding the affairs of Aiwa and Shirakawa Electric.
He had no good feelings towards either of them, and now that they were biting each other, that was perfect; he, Ozone Yukizo, wanted to see a river of blood.
However, he will still carry out the orders given by Ohga Norio, but don't even think about expecting him to give advice to Aihua.
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