Chapter 209: They are all treacherous people
Selling Gaode? Baichuan Feng was surprised and then began to think carefully about the pros and cons.
He also had a general understanding of Gaode Co., Ltd., a toy maker whose main business was character figures.
In terms of scale alone, it can be ranked among the top four in Japan, but the scale of the figure market in this era is limited.
Without the support of the Heisei otaku and Reiwa trash, the so-called figures are nothing more than stuffed toys in the eyes of Showa men.
Therefore, Gaode now looks very inconspicuous, with little profit, and even making losses most of the time.
But is it really worthless? Not necessarily.
Since you have already made up your mind, how much will Gaode pay you?
In the office, Shirakawa Kaede looked straight at Takagi Tokujiro, waiting for the other party to make an offer.
The latter did not hesitate and raised a finger directly, "One billion yen, Gaode belongs to Shirakawa Electric."
Upon hearing the other party's offer, Baichuan Feng just laughed.
"Takagi-san, are you really not here today to have an argument with Shirakawa Denki?"
One billion yen? You must be kidding. Don't forget that I'm asking you for two billion yen.
You are a crappy toy company with a total value of 3 billion?
Baichuan Feng was very suspicious that the other party was treating him as a sucker.
"Shirakawa-san," Noguchi, the other party's lawyer who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
"Two billion is just the amount you claimed, but you and I both know that the actual verdict will not be that much."
Claims are claims and judgments are judgments.
It is impossible for the court to award an amount equal to the plaintiff's claim.
The specific amount requires mutual compromise between the two parties and the court's discretion.
This also involves factors such as the value, sales volume, influence, etc. of the infringing products.
Therefore, defining the claim amount is also a complicated task.
However, 2 billion yen is indeed difficult to achieve, but Shirakawa Electric called out this price.
The purpose of this may be to scare the scoundrels, and the actual results prove that the effect is quite good.
"Let's not talk about the amount of compensation for now, but do you really think that the market value of Gaode Corporation is 1 billion yen?"
Shirakawa Kaede's words made Takagi Tokujiro and lawyer Noguchi fall into silence.
This is the fact. Even without Shirakawa Electric's claim, the value of AutoNavi itself is questionable.
Seeing that Shirakawa Kaede was indifferent to the price, Takagi Tokujiro gritted his teeth and made another offer.
"700 million yen, Shirakawa-san, the total value of Takau Corporation is definitely 700 million yen."
700 million yen? That's not too outrageous.
However, just when Baichuan Feng was carefully weighing it in his mind, Xiao Xikangzhi beside him suddenly spoke.
"As far as I know, your company still has about 1 billion yen of debt that has not been repaid."
Baichuan Feng was stunned, and the two people on Gaode's side changed their expressions.
Wow, Shirakawa Kaede finally understood why Takagi directly offered 1 billion yen right from the start.
It turns out they are waiting here. AutoNavi will be sold for 1 billion, and if possible, the 1 billion debt will also be transferred to Shirakawa Electric.
In this case, Baichuan Electric not only did not receive the 2 billion in compensation, but even paid 2 billion to buy the pile of scrap metal from AutoNavi.
How smart! Baichuan Feng almost laughed out of anger when he saw the two people from Gaode.
What? Do you think I'm easy to fool because I'm young?
It’s no wonder that as long as the debts of non-listed companies are not made public, most people don’t know about them.
If you are not careful, you will fall into the trap of these Japanese devils.
As expected, few businessmen are not cunning.
"Takagi-san, Noguchi-san, your company really impressed me."
Baichuan Feng stood up directly. He was too lazy to talk nonsense with them.
"Shirakawa-san, Shirakawa-san!" Seeing Shirakawa Kaede standing up and preparing to leave, Takagi Tokujiro could no longer maintain his calmness.
He stood up with an anxious look on his face and quickly stood in front of Baichuan Feng.
"Five hundred million! Only five hundred million!" Takagi Tokujiro spread out his five fingers and gestured desperately, "Five hundred million yen, and I won't assume Takagi's outstanding debts!"
Shirakawa Kaede stopped and Takagi Tokujiro looked at him eagerly.
After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, Baichuan Feng said in an unquestionable tone, "Three hundred million!"
"What?" Takagi Tokujiro was stunned.
“Three hundred million, and Shirakawa Electric will take over only after AutoNavi has cleared all its debts.
Otherwise..." Baichuan Feng paused, "Otherwise, let's wait for the final decision."
After hearing Shirakawa Kaede's offer, Takagi Tokujiro felt as if he had lost his parents.
Especially the last sentence, it is so destructive.
Once the court makes a ruling, AutoNavi will pay compensation to Shirakawa Electric. Even if the amount of compensation is not as much as 2 billion, it is definitely not a small number.
By then, taking into account the 1 billion yen in foreign debt, the only option for Gaode Corporation was bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy not only means that Gaode has been officially swept into the dust of history.
This also means that all the hundreds of millions of profits earned from the handheld game consoles in the past four months must be used to repay AutoNavi's existing debts.
Yes, although AutoNavi’s handheld game console is cheap and of average quality, it has sold hundreds of thousands of units in just half a year.
The profit would have been 800 million to 900 million yen, if Shirakawa Electric had not sued him and lost the case.
Takagi Tokujiro would never give up this part of the profit, but even so, it would be extremely difficult to get him to give up the money he has already earned.
1 billion yen in foreign debt, huge compensation to Shirakawa Electric, and hundreds of millions of yen in existing profits.
After weighing the three options, Takagi Tokujiro decisively chose to reconcile with Shirakawa Electric.
Moreover, he was quite single and planned to sell AutoNavi directly to Shirakawa Electric.
In this way, if the two parties reach a settlement before the court's ruling, the so-called compensation will no longer exist.
The money from the acquisition of Shirakawa Electric and the existing profits were used to pay off the 1 billion yen in foreign debt that was previously owed.
Then the remaining part belongs entirely to Takagi Tokujiro's own personal property.
But if he insists on waiting for the court's verdict or going through bankruptcy procedures, Takagi Tokujiro himself will be left with nothing.
The choice is simple. As a businessman, Takagi Tokujiro is very qualified.
"From today on, Gaode Co., Ltd. will be owned by Shirakawa Electric."
With a sad face, Takagi Tokujiro finally gritted his teeth and agreed to Shirakawa Kaede's conditions.
He originally planned to pass the debt to the other party and withdraw from the game with the profits earned from the handheld game console.
But the opposite happened, 300 million yen..., Takagi Tokujiro smiled bitterly.
After paying off the debt, there will be about 200 million yen left .
After decades of hard work, this is all that's left.
"For follow-up matters, Shirakawa Electric will have a team to liaise with you."
Shirakawa Kaede was not surprised by Takagi Tokujiro's compromise.
When the former heard Baichuan Feng's answer, he nodded to show that he understood.
Perhaps he couldn't bear to see the company he founded changed its name to another's.
After the initial intention was reached, Takagi Tokujiro hurried away with his lawyer Noguchi.
Baichuan Feng didn't have much sympathy for his experience.
Since you have asked for money from others, you should be prepared to have your hands chopped off.
If a company only thinks about taking advantage of others but does not think about improving its research and development capabilities, it will eventually be eliminated by the waves.
After all, a blacksmith must be strong himself.
"I will have to trouble Xiao Xisang again for the rest of the matter."
In addition to financial audits, the acquisition of a company also requires legal audits, which cannot be done without the operation of professionals.
"President Shirakawa, please rest assured that Gaode will be very clean after the acquisition by Shirakawa Electric."
Konishi Yasushi's tone was light, but his strong self-confidence made Shirakawa Feng nod with satisfaction.
He had no doubt about this. How could the trump card of a top law firm not have some strength?
"Ishii Tadao-san..." After the matter with Gao De came to an end, Shirakawa Kaede thought of another thing.
Xiao Xikangzhi nodded, indicating that everything had been arranged.
Baichuan Feng understood and didn't say anything more.
Tadao Ishii, graduated from Meiji University Faculty of Law. He was the presiding judge in the patent dispute case between Shirakawa Electric and Guide Corporation.
The term "academic clique" has never been just a literal term.
…
On December 15th, the dispute between Shirakawa Electric and Guide Corporation was a few days away from the final judgment.
Both parties in the case suddenly issued a joint statement, and Shirakawa Electric officially acquired Guide Corporation!
As for patent infringement, the two parties reached an out-of-court settlement after friendly communication.
Acquire AutoNavi Corporation? Friendly communication? Out-of-court settlement?
Those copycat manufacturers of the original Avengers members who were concerned about how the case would turn out were simply paralyzed.
After the lawsuit, the verdict was about to be announced, but they ended up settling?
Weren't you, Gao De, the one who shouted the loudest at the beginning and looked down on us?
Why did they surrender? What's even more shameful is that they were directly acquired by the other party.
When a group of copycat manufacturers looked down on AutoNavi, they couldn't help but feel secretly shocked.
After friendly communication, settlement and acquisition?
I don't believe you!
Whether it is because of huge compensation or other insider trading.
It is a fact that AutoNavi lost the lawsuit, and it is also a fact that AutoNavi was acquired.
As a result, the few remaining copycat handheld game console manufacturers cancelled their internal handheld game console projects overnight.
Those smaller companies simply cancelled their registration like the teammates before them.
They were afraid that if they were any late, the money they had worked so hard to earn would not be enough to cover the claim from Shirakawa Electric.
Gaode's head-on confrontation with Shirakawa Electric is a living example, and it really scared them.
Taito District, Masudaya.
Saito Haru was reading the news in the newspaper about Gao De selling off his property, and his fingers began to tremble unconsciously again.
“President…” Oshima from the marketing department looked at his president pitifully.
At this moment, he had a piece of gauze on his head, and his expression was as miserable as it could be.
As for why he was injured, to be honest, Oshima himself was a little confused.
On my way home from get off work one evening, someone claiming to be a customer of Masudaya hit me on the head with a Masudaya handheld game console.
As for the reason, it is that Masudaya's products have quality problems. They are shoddy and have harmed consumers.
Oshima would never believe such nonsense, even though Masudaya copied other people's products.
However, as a company with dozens or even hundreds of years of history, the quality of its products is still very reliable.
So what was the real reason for the beating... He looked at his own president.
"Don't panic..." Saito Haru was trying hard to suppress his panic and closed the newspaper, and was about to say something else.
But after seeing the miserable state of Oshima, he sighed in disappointment. "Let's contact Nintendo."
"Hayi" heard his decision, Oshima felt inexplicably relieved.
