LRAB #300 - Chapter 300 Bad news is also good news? The Wallenberg family shows up!
#300 - Chapter 300 Bad news is also good news? The Wallenberg family shows up!
Morgan Consortium SP4 Factory.
Technology Department.
A plasma TV was taken completely apart, with numerous components scattered across the table.
"Boss…"
A white engineer stammered with difficulty, "This TV… is indeed not on the same track as our LCD TVs."
"No overlap?" John asked, unwilling to give up.
"There is!"
"Great…"
"But the overlapping parts are all without patents, so it doesn't count as infringement."
"F*ck!"
John was itching to slap him a few times.
Sick and not taking your medicine?
"Boss!"
Seeing his boss erupt in curses, the engineer quickly tried to salvage the situation, "This is actually good news for us."
Good news?
Competing with LCD TVs, that's considered good news?
Would you consider it good news if someone dug up your ancestral grave?
John was in a particularly bad mood.
Among the three new products, LCD TVs had the highest demand, and they spent the most money bidding on them.
35 billion US dollars!
Now, a similar product suddenly emerges, forming a strong competition.
They thought they could monopolize it, but their hopes were dashed.
Who could stand that?
"Even if other consortia or families buy the patent for this TV technology, it won't pose a threat to us," the engineer explained.
That's right!
John's eyes lit up.
Actually, the Morgan Consortium initially only wanted to buy SP4.
They were also interested in LCD TVs.
But LCD monitors…
Okay!
They were equally interested in LCD monitors.
But their financial resources didn't allow it!
How much money had they spent in total, before and after?
SP4 cost 20 billion US dollars.
LCD TVs cost 35 billion US dollars.
LCD monitors cost 21 billion US dollars.
The Morgan Consortium spent over 70 billion on the technology patents for these three products alone.
That doesn't even include buying land, building factories, and buying production lines in Shanghai, which would add up to even more.
All of the above are real cash flows.
Even though Morgan's assets are close to a trillion, it's still a very heavy burden—they even had to borrow money for it.
Why buy all of them?
Because all three products use LCD screen technology.
If any one of the products were bought by someone else, they could develop the technology and apply it to other fields.
Not just the Morgan Consortium.
Everyone could see that LCD screen technology had amazing market potential and a very wide range of future applications.
If…
If Chuangshiji's new product also uses LCD display technology, would the Morgan Consortium buy it?
Not buy it?
Other parties would obtain LCD screen technology.
Buy it?
They really don't have the money!
Thinking about it, it really is good news.
John wasn't the only one disassembling plasma TVs.
So were other parties.
When they discovered that this TV was different from LCD TVs…
An opportunity had arrived!
…
Huahua Shipyard, Shanghai.
Evening.
Chen Hao had just come out of the R\u0026D area and contacted Xia Qingyan as soon as possible.
"Chen Hao!"
As soon as the call connected, he heard Xia Qingyan roar, "What exactly are you doing? I couldn't get through to you all day. Do you know how many times I called? Now a bunch of people are looking for you, and if they can't find you, they come looking for me…"
Chen Hao held the phone away from his ear.
After his sister-in-law finished her tirade, he put the phone back to his ear: "Sis, listen to me first."
"Speak!"
"It's those chaebols and groups, right?"
"Or what else?!"
"You know their purpose, right?"
Chen Hao chuckled, "For the next few days, my phone will be turned off. If they're looking for you, just say you can't make the decision."
"Then, replicate the previous operation and contact small and medium-sized companies."
"Sign overseas orders as soon as possible."
"We finally managed to come up with a new product, its value…"
"If we don't squeeze it dry, how can we be worthy of Director Qiu? How can we be worthy of so many R\u0026D personnel?"
"That's it! I'm hanging up now."
On the other end of the phone.
Xia Qingyan was stunned for a long time.
Finally managed to come up with a new product?
If you're talking about LCD TVs, it did take a lot of effort, but plasma TVs…
Director Qiu and a group of R\u0026D personnel solved it in just half a month!
The technical routes are different.
But the main technical difference is the screen.
The other technologies are common, and it didn't take much time at all.
In Chen Hao's mouth, it's as if it was extremely difficult and took a great deal of effort—it must be sold for a good price.
She knew.
Morgan wouldn't buy this time.
She just wondered which unlucky dog would be scammed.
…
A presidential suite in a hotel.
A man leaned back on the sofa, gently swirling a glass of red wine.
"Through disassembly, we found that plasma TV technology is different from LCD TV technology."
"The Morgan Consortium won't invest because they've spent too much before…"
"Our opportunity has come!"
The assistant analyzed excitedly.
Outwardly.
The young master is a representative of a European group.
Only he knew how great the young master was: even compared to the well-known top chaebols in North America, he was not inferior.
The Wallenberg family!
Europe's top hidden family!
Ericsson, ABB, Volvo, Scania heavy vehicles, SAS Airlines, etc.
The Wallenberg family is the largest shareholder in a large number of well-known European companies.
They are involved in more than 20 core areas such as communications, finance, medicine, and heavy industry, and their true strength can be described as heaven-defying.
"An opportunity?"
Mars' expression was indifferent, and he took a sip of red wine: "I will compete, I will appear at the auction for plasma TVs—go down."
"Yes!"
The assistant left.
An old man walked out from the shadows.
He was Mars' think tank: "10 million US dollars, a Swiss green card, the fish has taken the bait."
"Very good!"
Mars' eyes lit up.
Leaning back on the sofa, he immediately sat up straight and sneered mockingly: "Those idiots only know to stare at the new products launched by Chuangshiji—they're really idiots!"
First, SP4 was launched on the market, with various forces vying for agency rights, and Morgan acquired the technology patent.
Then there were LCD TVs.
Since then, chaebols and groups from all over the world have paid special attention to this new company.
It seems that they are always waiting for the company to launch new products and then bid for them, so as to include the technology patents in their pockets.
Mars was also one of them.
But!
He was only looking for a legitimate reason to stay in Shanghai for himself.
His goal has never been those new products from Chuangshiji.
During this time.
He secretly sent people to look for opportunities.
Finally, it was time to close the net!
…
The Mercedes-Benz was almost at the school.
"Dali, give me your phone for a moment," Chen Hao remembered something.
"Oh…"
Shi Dali, who was driving, quickly handed over his phone.
Chen Hao's phone was already turned off, and he didn't plan to turn it on for the next few days.
"Little Chen?"
On the other end of the phone, General Wang was taken aback: "You're… using someone else's phone?"
He knew about Chen Hao turning off his phone.
He was standing next to him when Chen Hao spoke to Xia Qingyan.
"I have something to tell you."
Chen Hao lowered his voice: "Headed by Hu Wenming, those who attended the meeting on the first day, have people monitoring them at all times, preferably… investigate them thoroughly!"
He didn't know if Hu Wenming was currently violating laws and regulations.
But!
He was stripped of his title as chief engineer, and he didn't even have the qualifications to participate in the subsequent development of the new aircraft carrier.
Would he hold a grudge?
Chen Hao wasn't afraid that guy would hate him.
But he was worried…
He hates the country!
"I understand."
General Wang nodded: "Although I haven't investigated thoroughly, I had the National Security Agency monitor those people headed by him that day."
After all, people's hearts are unpredictable!
"Okay, then I'll hang up first. If there's an emergency, call this number."
"Okay."
A quarter of an hour later.
When Chen Hao was almost at his residence, it was already completely dark.
"Why are you here?"
He suddenly froze.