rebirth of cataclysm

Xu Yuze glared at Shao Yipeng: "Mr. Shao, I have indeed copied the technology here, and I am indeed testing it. However, I am not responsible for the company's smartphone project. Our technical department is only cooperating with you. What's going on here?

The leadership has never been with us. What’s more, we were the first to discover that our products contained Apple’s technology, and that Pengbo Electronics Group’s ipeng used brand-new technology.”

Ever since Shao Yipeng joined the company, he and Xu Yuze had no dealings with each other. In the beginning, Shao Yipeng was Xu Yuze's subordinate, but after he got the smartphone technology, his status gradually improved, and he suddenly became his equal.

character, and Guo Mingli seemed to think highly of him.

Now that Shao Yipeng wanted to divert the trouble away from the situation, Xu Yuze naturally refused to do so. On the one hand, he distanced himself, and at the same time, he did not forget to elaborate on his contribution in this.

Seeing that his right-hand man could not come up with any substantive insights, but instead resorted to Tai Chi, Guo Mingli felt extremely angry.

When the smartphone project was launched, it was Guo Mingli who took the lead. Later, the project was actually under Guo Mingli's actual leadership, and Shao Yipeng only assisted him.

He used to think that with this project, he could create his own brand and realize the transformation of the company. He didn't want to stick to the low-profit OEM field.

Little did we know that the company's transformation had not yet achieved great results, but it was about to face high compensation.

Guo Mingli knew very well that he had no chance of winning this lawsuit in the United States. After all, he could get clues just by taking apart a few Vanity mobile phones on the market.

The compensation of one billion US dollars is indeed a sky-high price. Although Guo Mingli is heartbroken about this money, it is not impossible to get it. As one of the largest OEM companies in the world, Vanity Company has relatively low profits, but it has a large business volume.

Their OEM business for major electronic brand companies around the world amounts to tens of billions of dollars every year. Even if multiplied by the lower profit margin, the actual profit amount is quite a lot.

But now that he has to take out such a large amount of money from the company's books all at once, it will be difficult for Guo Mingli to explain.

It is true that the chairman of Mingli Company is Guo Mingli, but he is not the controlling shareholder, and he is not even the largest shareholder. If the Mingli Company uses money to compensate others, it is equivalent to taking money out of the pockets of other shareholders. Others do not

What an odd opinion.

In addition, Vanity Company is still a listed company. According to the relevant management policies of listed companies, such a large capital expenditure needs to be reported, and this is still a very negative legal compensation. By then, the company's stock price will definitely hit a new low.

Several consecutive lower limits are expected.

Under attack from several aspects, it is strange that Chairman Guo Mingli's life is easy.

In addition, even if the project is shut down directly, the price is not small. Once shut down and apologized, Vanity Company will be permanently excluded from the industry.

If one person doesn't get it right, if a major shareholder takes action, it's not impossible to dismiss him and hand over his position as chairman.

"Stop pushing and pushing, is it interesting? Is it interesting... Is it time to shirk responsibility? The most urgent task is to find a solution, a solution, understand? What I need now is

A solution to the problem, instead of listening to your noise." Guo Mingli stopped distractedly.

Guo Mingli wanted a solution to the problem, but there was no good solution for the three of them. It was simply impossible to settle the matter without paying the price. So the three of them could only look at their noses.

, sitting there with nose and heart in silence, without saying a word.

"You guys are talking. Aren't you all pretty good at talking?" Seeing the three dull gourds, Guo Mingli became even more angry, "You have all become mute. Now is the time for you to contribute to the company."

"Mr. Guo, why don't you call the company's legal director? It's better to consult him on legal issues. At least relatively speaking, he is more professional than us." The vice president was unnaturally looked at by Guo Mingli's eyes and simply suggested.

A brand new suggestion.

"Then just call him quickly." Guo Mingli said angrily.

The vice president is also depressed. Can I call him without you speaking? It seems like I don’t want to call him.

No matter how much the vice president had any complaints in his heart, he couldn't voice them out. Instead, he quickly picked up the phone at hand and dialed to call the Minister of Justice.

After a while, the legal director of Vanity Company came.

The Minister of Justice is in his forties. After graduating from Taiwan University, he went to the United States to study for a master's degree, and finally received a master's degree in law from New York University. After that, he joined Vanity and has been serving today.

In terms of academic qualifications, the Minister of Justice’s academic qualifications are quite good. Taiwan University is the number one university in Taiwan, and New York University is also a very good institution of higher learning.

Moreover, after joining Vanity Company, the Minister of Justice actually won several relationships for the company and saved a lot of practical benefits for the company.

"Mr. Guo, did you call me?" After the Minister of Justice entered the door, he scanned the unpleasant atmosphere at the scene and looked at Guo Mingli cautiously and asked.

"Shao Yipeng, please introduce the situation to Minister Sun." After Guo Mingli instructed the Minister of Legal Affairs to sit down, he waved to Shao Yipeng.

"Minister Sun, it's like this..." Shao Yipeng couldn't make any constructive suggestions, but he still couldn't stop him by introducing the situation concisely and clearly.

Under Shao Yipeng's eloquent introduction, the Minister of Justice immediately understood the whole story.

"Minister Sun, you are familiar with American laws. Do you think this relationship is worth fighting? And what is our worst-case scenario?" Guo Mingli asked after Shao Yipeng finished his introduction.

"Mr. Guo... things are very difficult. If we fight this relationship in the United States, we simply can't fight. The probability of losing is more than 90%. As for the worst-case scenario...

"It's hard to say, although Apple only raised a demand of one billion US dollars, but once the court wants to scare the monkeys, the court has the right to make additional additions on this basis." Minister Sun organized his words.

Minister Sun is truly a legal person. There are no flaws in what he says, and he doesn't stick to what he says.

This law student is very logical. Minister Sun only said 90% of the same, just to reserve a way out for himself. If he talks too eloquently, on the one hand, the boss will not like to hear it; on the other hand,

, but also afraid of what might happen.

Therefore, it is rare for lawyers to say very decisive words from their mouths. They are not very willing to say what they say and always leave room and opportunities for themselves.

"What? It's already a billion dollars and you can add more?" Shao Yipeng said in surprise.

"Yes, it is completely possible legally. Of course, that kind of situation usually does not happen. The court generally respects the wishes of the prosecutor." Minister Sun nodded.

"Then if it's what you say, then the lawsuit will be a moot point. Why don't we just pay the money and be done with it?" Guo Mingli lit a cigarette for himself and said resentfully.

"Mr. Guo, we still have to fight. Although our chances of winning are not big, we still have to respond. At least the court can chop down Apple's demands again and again, and pay less. That's ridiculous."

Okay." Minister Sun said.

"Minister Sun, there is a question that I don't quite understand. I would like to ask you to call me," Xu Yuze said.

"Mr. Xu, please speak." Minister Sun raised his hand to Xu Yuze and said.

Minister Sun and Xu Yuze are from the same hometown. In terms of relationship, their relationship has been closer than that of Shao Yipeng from the beginning.

"If we immediately stop using Apple's technology and switch to another system, will this reduce our punishment to a certain extent? Will the court take this into consideration?" Xu Yuze asked.

"If we stop now and make other options, it will certainly be of great benefit to our response to the lawsuit. At least we have stopped the infringement and stopped it voluntarily. American judges will not take this into consideration at all.

, Apple will not remain indifferent." Minister Sun explained.

"Mr. Guo, if this is the case, then we can immediately turn to Ipeng's technology. We have almost mastered it. Putting aside Apple's technology, we can produce a brand new mobile phone product. Mr. Guo...

.What do you think?" Xu Yuze said.

"You have indeed mastered brand-new technology? Do you really no longer need to use Apple's related technologies? If that is the case, why didn't you come up with it earlier?" Guo Mingli raised his voice.

"Mr. Guo, it's not that we don't want to, but we have just finished the test and we just happened to catch up..." Xu Yuze explained.

"In that case, you should communicate with Manager Shao and quickly make a batch of trial production to see." Guo Mingli agreed.

"I think we should avoid going to court at the beginning, otherwise the news media will write nonsense, which will have a big impact on our company's image. I think we should communicate with Apple privately first. If they

It would be great if the lawsuit could be withdrawn," the vice president suggested.

"Well... in that case, you should prepare. The day after tomorrow, oh no, tomorrow, you will leave for the United States tomorrow. Minister Sun will follow you. You first go to Apple to negotiate. If they

If we can lower our requirements, we can really finish this trouble in private." Guo Mingli thought for a while.

This can be called courtesy first, then fighting, or contacting in private to feel the other party's trump card and bottom line. In this way, even if you go to court, at least you won't be able to fight back.

Under Guo Mingli's appointment, the vice president led a team of troops to the United States the next day.