Reborn Industrial Tycoon

Chapter 653 I am a kind person

Boss Huang was stunned when Li Weidong asked him, "What is the owner of a big sports brand going to do if he is looking for someone to sell fake shoes?"

After thinking for a moment, Boss Huang said: "I am just an OEM, who knows anyone who sells fake shoes?"

"Boss Huang, are you bluffing me? You have been in this business for so many years, how could you not know someone who sells fake shoes?" Li Weidong said with a smile.

"Chairman Li, is there a blind person who made your Feiyue fake shoes and sold them?" Boss Huang asked tentatively.

"If there were no fake shoes, wouldn't our Feiyue shoes be too unreliable!" Li Weidong said.

Although Feiyue’s fake shoes are not as numerous as those of Nike and Adidas, they are still available on the market. Among other things, stars such as Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, and Carter are so popular that several of their signature sneakers are all fake.

The existence of shoes.

It is difficult to avoid fakes of big-brand basketball shoes. Unless Feiyue Sports lowers the price of genuine shoes to the same as fake shoes, the existence of fake shoes cannot be avoided.

Boss Huang said, "Chairman Li, as far as I know, the production and sales of fake shoes have formed an industrial chain, and it is almost impossible to eradicate them. If you catch one today, there will be others.

Doing it can be said to be like a wildfire that cannot be burned out, but the spring breeze blows and revives it!"

"I understand everything you said, and these are all substantial facts." Li Weidong continued: "But I am not looking for people who sell fake shoes to settle accounts with them, but I have something to do with them."

"Aren't you here to settle accounts?" Boss Huang was stunned again.

Li Weidong continued: "How much money can those who sell fake shoes make throughout the year? I, Li Weidong, don't know if I can get along with someone who sells fake shoes!"

"Chairman Li, don't underestimate those who sell fake shoes, especially those who have channels to smuggle shoes to the United States. They can make several times more money than me!" Boss Huang said.

"Yes, this is what I want. There are channels to sell fake shoes to the United States!" Li Weidong continued; "Boss Huang, please make an appointment for me to have a dinner. I have a business to discuss."

"Okay, since you need it, I'll use my connections to find someone to ask." Boss Huang replied.

After all, Boss Huang still expected Li Weidong to provide orders, so he naturally had to agree to Li Weidong's request.

…

In the evening, Ellis returned home with a bottle of red wine in his hand.

The wife came out of the kitchen, saw the red wine in Ellis' hand, and asked, "Is there anything worth celebrating?"

"My lawsuit with Adidas is about to end, so it's certainly worth celebrating." Ellis said with a proud smile on his face:

"Adidas still wants to bypass my patent and apply for a Tianzu patent! What a daydream! Without my patent authorization, Adidas can no longer use Tianzu!"

The wife was stunned for a few seconds and then asked: "Did you buy a bottle of red wine just because the lawsuit with Adidas is about to end?"

"What else?" Ellis asked subconsciously.

"I thought you wanted to celebrate that you signed a big contract with Feiyue!" the wife replied.

"The contract with Feiyue is still under negotiation! The specific conditions have not been negotiated yet. Feiyue is willing to give me a sales share, but we have big differences regarding the proportion of the share. I want 50%, but they are only willing to give me 50%.

25%," Ellis replied.

"Is that so? Are you sure you haven't reached an agreement with Feiyue yet?" There was a hint of distrust in his wife's tone.

"What, dear, don't you believe me?" Ellis asked.

The wife snorted coldly and said, "My son just bought a pair of Feiyue sneakers, which use Tianzu's technology! Those sneakers look very fashionable, and my son likes them very much."

"This is impossible! I haven't licensed the patent to Feiyue, how can they use Tianzu's technology!" Ellis was shocked, and then asked, "Where are those sneakers?"

"On my son's feet!" the wife replied.

Without saying anything, Ellis hurriedly went to find his son, and then he saw the new pair of basketball shoes.

"It's really Tianzu!" Ellis recognized the Tianzu technology used in the sneakers at a glance.

In order to meet the ergonomic barefoot effect, Tianzu Technology has a unique design for the sole appearance, so it is easy to distinguish.

Ellis picked up the pair of sneakers and took a closer look. There was indeed the leap arrow logo on them, and judging from the trendy appearance design of the sneakers, it was also very consistent with the style of leap sneakers.

The positioning of Feiyue basketball shoes has always been more trendy. This is also because James Bond is a fashion designer.

In comparison, the sneakers of Nike and Adidas are more traditional. After all, the main designers of these old brands have been in the industry for decades, and their understanding of trends is much weaker.

The next second, Ellis was furious.

"I haven't licensed Tianzu's patent to Feiyue Sports, but they have launched sneakers with Tianzu technology. This is an infringement! In this case, don't blame me for being rude and don't pay me a large sum of money.

, I will never give up!"

…

The next day, Ellis and James Bond sat at the negotiating table again.

"Mr. Ellis, the 50% profit dividend you proposed before is too high. We really can't afford it." James Bond paused and then said:

"You have to know that in the entire production and sales process of the product, all the costs are borne by us, and you only need to pay for a patent license. It is too exaggerated to want to take away 50% of the profits for a patent license."

However, Ellis said: "Mr. Bond, I don't want to talk about this issue today!"

"Don't talk about this?" James Bond looked puzzled and then asked; "Then what are we talking about today?"

"I think we should talk about infringement compensation first!" Ellis said.

"Infringement? Compensation?" James Bond was confused, and then said: "Mr. Ellis, I don't understand what you mean."

"Mr. Bond, I want you to understand when you see this!" Ellis said, took out a shoe box and handed it to James Bond.

James Bond opened the shoe box and took out the sneakers inside, and immediately showed an expression of extreme surprise.

"Mr. Ellis, where did you get these shoes?" James Bond asked.

"It's not important! What's important is that this pair of shoes uses Tianzu's technology, which is my patent. If you use my patent without my authorization, it has constituted infringement. I have the right to claim compensation."

!" Ellis said coldly.

James Bond looked calm and said, "Mr. Ellis, these shoes do use Tianzu's technology. If they are not authorized by you, it is indeed an infringement. But

What does this have to do with us?”

"These are your shoes! You are infringing the rights and you actually say it has nothing to do with you?" Ellis snorted coldly.

"Mr. Ellis, how do you know these are our shoes?" James Bond asked with a smile.

"It has your logo on it. It's so obvious, can't you see it?" Ellis said.

"This is indeed our Feiyue Sports logo, but the shoes are not ours." James Bond shrugged and continued: "We Feiyue Sports have never produced this kind of sneakers. This is not our product. This is a pair of shoes."

Fake shoes!”

"How do you explain the logo on it?" Ellis asked immediately.

"There are so many cars in the parking lot outside. If you write your name on every car, does that mean every car is yours?"

James Bond pouted and continued: "Mr. Ellis, although I don't know where you got these shoes, I can be sure that they were definitely not purchased from our Feiyue Sports store.

.

Because we have never released such a shoe, these shoes are fake shoes with our logo on them. If you don’t believe it, you can go to our store to check. As for why there is our Feiyue logo on it, it is probably to counterfeit us.

brand.

If you accuse us of infringement with a pair of fake shoes you don’t know where they came from, it will be slander and slander against us and will have a negative impact on our reputation. We will also reserve the right to sue!"

"Fake shoes?" Ellis took the sneakers, looked at them carefully, and muttered to himself: "How can this design and workmanship be a pair of fake shoes!"

"Maybe the counterfeiters are more willing to spend money!" James Bond paused and then said: "Actually, this is normal. Many fake shoes from Nike and Adidas are of better quality than real shoes!"

"And this design, how can fake shoes have such a trendy design!" Ellis continued.

"Nonsense, this is my design, how can it not be fashionable?" James Bond thought to himself.

However, he said: "The design of sneakers is a kind of art, and there is no difference between true and false art!"

The lawyer next to him leaned into Ellis' ear and whispered: "Mr. Ellis, if these are a pair of fake shoes, then we have no way to sue Feiyue Sports for infringement. We should sue the manufacturer of the fake shoes!"

"Counterfeit shoemakers? Who knows where they are!" Ellis said to himself.

…

According to the "public intellectuals", selling fake goods in the United States is a crime and one will be imprisoned for several years, so there are no fake goods in the United States.

In fact, fakes are everywhere in the United States. As the largest consumer country in the world, it is sheer nonsense to say that there are no fakes!

Public intellectuals often post pictures or videos of American supermarkets, saying that you can’t buy fake goods in American supermarkets. Isn’t this nonsense!

In Chinese supermarkets, manufacturers or agents directly supply products, and there are no fakes.

Counterfeit and shoddy goods in China are mostly found in small shops in rural or remote areas, at rural markets, or on some street stalls.

Products such as Leibi drinks, big walnuts, Yue Li Yue biscuits, Zhouzhu brand washing powder, Zhizhi melon seeds, etc. are often seen at rural markets. Even Zhouzhu's transparent soap is more expensive than Diao brand's.

But in those regular large supermarkets, you will definitely not see Rebi drinks and large walnuts.

Although there is such a thing as Tukeng Pickled Cabbage Instant Noodles, they are just not hygienic and are still genuine products from the original factory.

To put it another way, if a large supermarket dares to sell fake goods, those professional anti-counterfeiters will be enough to make the supermarket drink a lot of money.

The situation is the same in the United States. You will definitely not be able to buy fakes in large supermarkets, but this is not necessarily true in other places.

For example, in Manhattan, the most prosperous area in New York, there are various street stalls on the street. Street stalls sell Prada for tens of dollars, buy one get one free, and Rolex sold by weight. Could these be real?

It’s said that people who sell fake goods will be jailed. The police in Manhattan patrol the streets dozens of times a day. Has any vendor been caught selling fake goods? Maybe the New York police will also come forward and buy a fake Richard Mille to play with.

!

In addition to street stalls, flea markets, which are very popular in the United States, are also the hardest hit areas for counterfeit goods trading.

In particular, fake sneakers often appear in flea markets as second-hand sneakers. At many flea markets on weekends, you can often buy some unopened classic basketball shoes at very cheap prices. They are all fake.

shoe.

In addition, there are small shops, second-hand goods stores, and private counterfeit sellers, which are also channels for selling fake goods. Later, after the Internet developed, some second-hand websites and some forums also became

Got the sales guy's way.

Not to mention others, Phil Knight, the founder of Nike, started his business selling Japanese knock-off sneakers in his garage.

Therefore, those public intellectuals who say that there are no fakes in the United States are purely trying to deceive the Chinese people so that they can get money from the CIA.

Taking sneakers as an example, U.S. Customs seizes approximately 300,000 to 500,000 pairs of counterfeit shoes every year, and the value of counterfeit shoes uncovered every year is as high as hundreds of millions of dollars.

The ones that were seized accounted for only a small part of the counterfeit shoes, and most of them were not seized and flowed into the private sector.

Americans often say that it is China that sells fake goods to the United States, but according to the logic of capitalism, the market determines supply and demand, and supply and demand determines production. If there are not enough people in the United States to consume fake goods, then how can Chinese companies go?

Production?

Counterfeit goods are difficult to eradicate. The main reason is that there is market demand.

In the United States, market demand is greater than anything else. As long as there is market demand, pornography, gambling, and drugs can be legalized and supplied.

…

What Ellis didn't expect was that not long after, a second fake shoe appeared on the market.

It still has Feiyue’s logo on it, it still uses Tianzu’s technology, and it’s still very trendy and beautiful.

"Mr. Ellis, I'm sorry to tell you that these are also a pair of fake shoes. We at Feiyue Sports have never produced these shoes!" James Bond still looked calm.

"I know, I went to your store and looked, and there is indeed no shoe like this!" Ellis snorted coldly, and then asked, "But someone is making fakes of your brand, are you just indifferent?"

James Bond immediately put on an expression of indignation and said, "We at Feiyue Sports strongly condemn this immoral behavior!"

"Then what?" Ellis asked next.

"Then? There is no more." James Bond shook his head with a silly look on his face.

"Someone uses your brand to make fake basketball shoes, and you just condemn them?" Ellis' eyes widened.

"It is a strong condemnation! It expresses the indignation in our hearts." James Bond emphasized the word "strong".

"You don't look angry at all!" Ellis cursed in his mind, and then continued: "These counterfeiters have infringed on your brand and made profits from it. Don't you have any substantive actions? For example, broadcast to Buddha.

Reported?"

"Mr. Ellis, you have to know that we no longer produce sneakers in the United States. Our sneaker production has been outsourced to other countries, so these fake shoes are also produced in other countries. Since the counterfeiters are in foreign countries

, I don’t think there’s anything we can do if the Buddha broadcasts.” James Bond replied calmly.

"Even if the counterfeiters are abroad, the sellers are always in the United States! Shouldn't these counterfeiters be punished?" Ellis said immediately.

"Nine times out of ten those who sell fake shoes are relatively poor people who can't find a decent job, so they sell fake shoes. Based on humanitarian considerations, we really can't bear to ruin these people's jobs!"

James Bond puts on a compassionate look.

"Humanitarianism? We need to be humanitarian when dealing with those who sell fake goods! Then where is the law?" Ellis said with an unkind look on his face.

"I also know that the rule of law should be upheld and those lawbreakers should not be let go, but I can't give up the kindness in my heart!" James Bond said, I am a kind person.

James Bond pretends to be a little sheep and puts himself on the moral high ground. Ellis really has no choice.

Just listen to James Bond continue to say: "Mr. Ellis, these shoes also use Tianzu technology, right? Doesn't that infringe on your patent rights? I think you can also take action to protect your rights!"

"If I had a way to protect my rights, why would I need to come to you?" Ellis thought to himself.

Counterfeit shoes worth hundreds of millions of dollars are circulating in the U.S. market every year. Big companies like Nike and Adidas can't ban them. What can Ellis do to defend his rights?

James Bond continued; "Intellectual property rights protection has always been very troublesome. If Mr. Ellis is willing to lower the patent licensing fee and license Tianzu's patent to us, then we will have a unanimous decision."

Matters concerning interests and rights protection can be left to us."

Ellis suddenly felt that something was wrong. You were talking about my kindness just now. Why did you have to defend my rights when the conversation changed? As long as I am willing to lower the price, then kindness is no longer needed? Humanity is not discussed?

James Bond continued: "Mr. Ellis, you hope that the Tianzu patent can be sold at a good price. I can understand this. But the current situation is that fake Tianzu shoes have appeared. Maybe in the future

There will be more and more.

If you still refuse to give in, then Tianzu technology’s fake shoes will flood the entire North American market. By then, consumers who want Tianzu will buy fake shoes, and who will buy real shoes?

What's more, you have also seen that these fake shoes can be compared to real shoes in terms of design and quality. If fake shoes become a large scale, the people who make fake shoes will also make a lot of money!

"

Ellis is greedy, but he is not a fool. At this time, he has come to his senses.

He looked at the trendy design of the fake shoes again, which was completely in the style of Feiyue Sports.

A bold guess arose in Ellis's mind: "Could it be that these fake shoes are all made by Feiyue Sports!"

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