Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

In the turbulent end of March and early April, the scandal of suspected plagiarism of the audio equipment manufacturer Aihua first broke out, which attracted experts from all walks of life and passers-by to eat melons.

This made Aihua, who was already well-known, gain a lot of limelight.

Although such limelight is avoided by various manufacturers, it does not affect other friends and merchants to watch the fun from the sidelines.

However, just when everyone was attracted by Aihua, another protagonist or victim of the story, Baichuan Electric, also once again appeared on the headlines of some newspapers.

"The villain sues first? Questions about the patent of the Shirakawa Electric Walkman!"

"Shameless, pass for the despicable! Detailed History of Shirakawa Electric"

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Without exception, these articles all raised questions about Shirakawa Electric's Walkman patent.

As everyone knows in Neon, the Walkman was invented by Sony.

However, Shirakawa Electric can produce Walkmans, but it seems that it has never heard of Sony authorizing the other party through public channels.

These newspapers all seized on this point and questioned whether there was any infringement by Baichuan Electric itself.

Some tabloids directly accused Shirakawa Electric of infringement, and even listed its similarities with the Sony Walkman.

In short, after reading these articles, it seems that Shirakawa Electric's infringement has become a certainty.

And after counting it down, only the words related to Aihua did not appear in the several reports.

Not to mention the eye-catching headlines and unimaginable content of the report, which has attracted some people's attention.

Some of the melon eaters who were afraid of chaos, under the leadership of some people, began to turn their guns one after another, and put Baichuan Electric into the front sight.

You, Baichuan Electric, can't even explain your own authorization. How dare you say that others have copied and infringed?

So this plagiarism incident in the electronic product industry seems to have suddenly become confusing.

Aihua, Shirakawa Electric, Sony, and Rashomon among the three have different opinions.

In fact, the flaws in these reports can be found upon closer inspection, but blind followers never pay attention to them.

And the media reporters, who seemed to have enjoyed a carnival, also attacked across the board.

"What's your take on the recent finger-pointing between the Walkman makers?"

"In any case, Aihua's plagiarism should be undeniable. It's hard to imagine that they would do such a stupid thing..." A middle-aged man with glasses analyzed rationally.

"Sony's products are always the best!" A young man with earphones hanging around his neck shouted into the camera.

"Baichuan Electric, that young and handsome president, Sang, seems to be a good person." Several housewives discussed with each other, and unanimously gave their common views.

"Aihua's actions are indeed unexpected, but if Baichuan Electric also infringes its own rights, then the two can only talk about the same thing." A reasonable customer who watched the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal.

"Sang, the president of Shirakawa Electric, is really handsome~ Anisan, come on!" Several female high school students laughed and huddled together, and confessed to the camera.

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The general public in society reacted differently to this Rashomon.

Some even don't focus on the plagiarism itself, but don't know where it went wrong.

It's just that these are the opinions of the outside world after all. As for the three protagonists, everyone is waiting for their reactions.

Moreover, compared to the ironclad evidence presented by Shirakawa Electric, other opinions that muddy the water are obviously false, and some are untenable.

So what is Baichuan Fengsang of Baichuan Electric who is in the center of public opinion doing? He is receiving several foreign friends in the conference room.

"Thank you for coming here from such a long distance, Baichuan Electric is also very happy to cooperate with you in the field of tape players.

However, the specific cooperation method needs to be discussed internally before we can reply to you. "

Several blond foreigners looked at each other, smiled and nodded.

"Mr. Shirakawa, I look forward to reaching a consensus with your company as soon as possible.

We have a broad market base in Europe and the United States. As long as we reach a cooperation, I believe that this cool music player will be liked by everyone soon. "

"Bai Chuan Electric also hopes to see this day soon." Bai Chuan Feng got up and shook hands with them one by one, nodding to thank each other.

Seeing the backs of the foreigners leaving, Bai Chuanfeng's eyes shone brightly, Europe and the United States are a big piece of cake.

"Are you thinking about overseas markets again?" Kobayashi Asuka, who came over with coffee, handed him the cup in her hand and asked naturally.

After taking the coffee and taking a sip, Bai Chuanfeng sighed contentedly.

"Tsk, Kobayashi's business vision has become sharper."

Kobayashi Asuka showed interest on her face, "Then what is our president planning?"

"Baichuan Electric will naturally go to the overseas market. As for the authorization, wait until Baichuan Electric has finished its first bite."

Kobayashi Asuka was not surprised by Bai Chuanfeng's answer.

The foreigners just now are several European and American audio brand manufacturers, such as Marantz, McMaster, and Dynaudio.

They didn't know where they heard that the Walkman patent was in the hands of Bai Chuan Electric, so they flew all the way to visit Bai Chuan Feng.

There is only one purpose, that is, to obtain the local patent authorization of the Walkman.

Bai Chuanfeng wondered if they had a keen sense of business opportunities because they had heard about Sony in overseas markets.

But no matter what, this is also a reminder to Bai Chuanfeng that it is time for the overseas market to expand.

"The local market for Walkmans has stabilized, and there won't be much change in the next period of time.

Let Hasegawa-san select a few employees who are proficient in English later, maybe we should also set up a branch in European and American countries first.

Let Hasegawa-san and the others take our products to take the lead first, and after arriving there, the employees of the branch will be directly recruited locally.

Especially for sales staff, it is still the old way to entrust headhunters to hire professionals.

Make full use of the personal connections of local employees to promote the Walkman as soon as possible. "

"Understood." Kobayashi Asuka nodded seriously, this is the first step for Shirakawa Electric to officially enter the overseas market.

If you want to enter the overseas market, it is necessary to register a company locally.

Moreover, the main framework needs to be built as soon as possible, and then the local channel providers will be connected.

Originally, Bai Chuanfeng planned to take care of these matters in person, but the matter with Aihua has not been settled recently, so he can only let the people below take the lead.

"President, Norio Ohga from Sony called."

As soon as Bai Chuanfeng and Kobayashi Asuka left the door of the conference room, they ran into Assistant Komatsu who hurried over from upstairs.

Bai Chuanfeng turned his head and exchanged glances with Kobayashi Asuka, they came, and both of them smiled at the same time.

Bai Chuanfeng, who quickly returned to the office without delay, immediately called Norio Oga back.

"Da Hesang, it's me, Bai Chuanfeng."

"I heard that Shirakawa-san is negotiating with several companies in Europe and the United States about the overseas licensing of Walkmans?" Norio Oga couldn't wait to ask the question as soon as he came up.

"Dahe-sang is too worried. It's just that a few friends from overseas visited Baichuan Electric." Baichuanfeng explained casually.

However, Norio Ohga didn't believe that the matter was so simple, "Bai Chuan-san, please don't forget that we have signed a mutual grant agreement with each other.

Sony has always followed the content of the agreement and has not done anything to damage the interests of Shirakawa Electric.

Please also abide by the original promise, reputation is the foundation of the club's operation. "

Hearing this, Bai Chuanfeng finally showed a smile on his face, "Of course, I agree with what Da Hesang said very much.

But..." He dragged his tone and only finished half of the words.

"Bai Chuan-san, if you have anything to say, you may as well speak up." Norio Oga asked calmly.

Bai Chuanfeng smiled silently, "Bai Chuan Electric also very much agrees with the content of the agreement with you.

But your subsidiary, Aihua, has been making a lot of nonsense in the newspapers recently.

To slander Shirakawa Electric for infringing your patent rights is nothing short of bloody.

Da Hesang couldn't be more clear about the things inside.

So I have to trouble you to clarify this point and wash away the grievances of Baichuan Electric.

In addition, what your company's Aihuazi Club has done recently is really chilling.

Da Hesang, do you still remember the previous week's appointment? Could this be Sony's answer to this? "

The last question Bai Chuanfeng asked was straightforward and fearless.

On the other side of the conversation, Ohe Norio had already known about Bai Chuanfeng before.

At this moment, hearing his innocence expressed between the lines and the last righteous rhetorical question, I was also irritated by his cheekiness.

Don't you, Bai Chuanfeng, know how your Bai Chuan Electric Walkman patent came about?

Now you still have the face to pretend to be innocent, and let me, Sony, personally prove your innocence?

Without ten years of cerebral thrombosis, I absolutely can't think of this suggestion.

Besides, whenever Aihua is mentioned in the newspaper, the words Sony subsidiary must be added in front of it. Why do you really think that others don't understand?

But the most taboo in business negotiations is to lose one's mind. Norio Oga took a deep breath before suppressing his urge to yell.

Moreover, Aihua's assertion once again made Sony fall into a passive position again.

That guy on three sides... Forget it, there will be no more three sides in the future.

Norio Oga calmed down and spoke again.

"Sony will issue a certificate of authorization from Shirakawa Electric, and please abide by the original agreement.

In addition, about Aihua, after two days, it is time to finish.

After all, this is an internal matter of our consumer electronics company, there is no need to let outsiders see the joke anymore. "

Hearing Norio Oga's reply, Bai Chuanfeng also looked serious.

"Okay, just follow what Da Hesang said, see you in two days."

After hanging up the phone, Bai Chuanfeng let out a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, as he expected, when Sony heard that a colleague from abroad came to visit Shirakawa Feng's place, Norio Oga couldn't sit still.

In fact, a few foreigners today can know that Bai Chuan Electric has a patent for Walkman, which was also released by Bai Chuanfeng on purpose.

Sony's overseas market layout is in full swing, and it is said that a press conference for related products has been held.

If Shirakawa Electric releases its patent authorization at this time, one can imagine how much impact it will have on Sony.

After hearing the news, Norio Ohe immediately called Bai Chuanfeng, which shows that the other party attaches great importance to this matter.

The reason why Bai Chuanfeng did this was to force Sony to come forward and do something.

Of course, it is to clarify the rumors for Shirakawa Electric to prove its innocence.

Speaking of which, Shirakawa Electric can also use the local patent authorization granted by Sony to refute the rumors.

But this effect is not as impressive as Sony's own efforts.

Sonny, he personally went to the scene to prove Baichuan Electric's innocence, everything is the fault of his godson Aihua.

Tsk, don't be too exciting when you think about it.

At the beginning of April, when the outside world was still arguing about the triple Rashomon plagiarized by Aihua.

Sony, who has been on the sidelines and has a low sense of presence, suddenly issued an announcement statement.

"In view of the recent issue of Sony Walkman patent licensing issues, there has been a lot of speculation, which has caused some confusion.

Sony Group hereby makes the following statement:

1. After several rounds of friendly communication between Sony and Shirakawa Electric on the issue of Walkman authorization, a cooperation consensus was reached in February this year.

Sony and Shirakawa Electric do not have any infringement disputes, and consumers and friends should not believe all kinds of false rumors from the outside world.

2. Regarding the Aihua Walkman incident, Sony is also actively communicating with Shirakawa Electric and Aihua Corporation.

Please wait for the official announcement of the specific ruling result.

Thank you for your support and trust in the Sony Group. Sony will always actively design every product with an innovative and progressive attitude to repay your support and attention.

Announcer: Tape Walkman Division of Sony Group

With Sony's announcement statement issued, Shirakawa Electric also immediately announced the corresponding announcement statement.

The general meaning basically corresponds to Sony's statement, and Shirakawa Electric is willing to actively communicate with its peers in the industry.

At the same time, we will never give up continuing to pursue the responsibility of the infringer, and vow to seek justice for ourselves and the consumers who have always supported Baichuan Electric.

And some rumors from the outside world are not true, I hope you don't believe them.

In addition, Baichuan Electric also revealed that it is currently in the final communication with Sony on the issue of Aihua’s infringement, and the final result will be announced in the near future.

Both Sony and Shirakawa Electric's announcements can be said to make the rumors about Shirakawa Electric's own infringement come true.

Moreover, Sony personally came forward to prove that Shirakawa Electric has been confirmed as the infringer.

Similarly, Aihua has indeed been nailed to the pillar of shame, and has not even issued a public statement so far.

This makes the public's perception of it even worse. At least it seems that this company has no craftsmanship and no neon flavor at all.

Just when the outside world was boiling again due to the two announcements, Bai Chuanfeng instead focused on another matter.

In the office, Bai Chuanfeng was explaining the precautions for overseas trips to Hasegawa.

After all, it is the first step of Baichuan Electric's external expansion, and the basic work in the early stage must be done well.

The site selection and personnel recruitment of the branch must be thoughtful. To a certain extent, it shows the image of Baichuan Electric.

The cultural environment in Europe and the United States is very different from that of Neon’s native land, so try to be as grand as possible in your acting style.

Don't be like most companies in Neon's local area, showing a petty spirit everywhere.

Maybe Neon people are used to it, but Europe and the United States don't see it that way.

Just when Bai Chuanfeng gave the opportunity, Assistant Xiaosong knocked on the door and came in to inform a special guest to visit.

After hearing the name, Bai Chuanfeng paused, and then signaled Hasegawa and the others to leave the office first, leaving him alone here.

After a few breaths of effort, a haggard figure appeared at the door of the office.

The cheeks are thin, the eyes are full of fatigue, and the Mediterranean Sea on the head has a tendency to further expand.

The person who came was Eiji Kimura of Kimura Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and the first thing he saw when he entered the office was Bai Chuanfeng, and he walked forward quickly.

Just when Bai Chuanfeng thought that the other party would make some unwise move and was about to take precautions.

But when Kimura Eiji was a few steps away from him, he stopped abruptly, and then bowed at ninety degrees.

"Shirakawa-san, please spare Kimura Productions, your company directly publishes technical information in the newspaper, which seems to have been leaked from Kimura Productions.

Isn't such an accusation too hasty and irresponsible? "

Bai Chuanfeng was taken aback for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing out loud.

Eiji Kimura raised his head in astonishment, seeing that the other party still didn't restrain himself, he couldn't help being a little annoyed.

But after thinking about the plan when he came, he silently suppressed this anger.

After laughing for a while, Bai Chuanfeng put away his expression and his face became serious.

"Kimura-san, from what you said just now, it seems that the leakage of Baichuan Electric's technical data has nothing to do with your company?"

Eiji Kimura's complexion changed, then he gritted his teeth and said affirmatively.

"Kimura Manufacturing has always adhered to the principle of customer first, and there is absolutely no problem with the confidentiality work of the company."

This kind of thing can't be admitted anyway, even if Kimura Eiji knows what's going on in his heart.

After reading the newspaper that day, he knew something was going to go wrong.

Originally, Eiji Kimura planned to go to Shirakawa Electric to explain immediately, and then eliminate his suspicion.

After all, as long as there is no evidence for such a thing, it must never be admitted.

However, Shirakawa Electric cut the order one step ahead of time, which made Kimura Eiji realize that the other party believed that these things were his own.

He was panicked at the beginning, but because of the newspaper reports and his own ulterior motives, he fell down without holding on.

But after waking up after the incident, he thought about it for a long time, and decided to kill this matter and not admit it.

After all, the newspaper only mentioned it, and there is no definite evidence. He can just say it is slander.

Otherwise, Kimura Productions will never stand up and leak the customer's technical information. Think about it and you will know the consequences.

However, some newspapers have mentioned the name of Kimura Productions, and the orders of Kimura Productions have continued to decrease in the past two days.

Many customers are calling to ask whether the things in the newspaper are true.

Kimura Eiji explained one by one, patting his chest to assure that this was completely slander.

Some people were skeptical, and some people withdrew the order quietly.

But on the whole, the current business situation of Kimura Production has not completely collapsed.

But Kimura Eiji knew in his heart that if this matter is not clarified as soon as possible, the final result of the club will definitely not be too good.

So how to clarify, Kimura Eiji looked at the figure in front of him, gritted his teeth, and decided to keep his mouth shut.

Regarding Kimura Eiji's sophistry, Bai Chuanfeng sneered directly.

"Kimura-san, do you still remember the non-disclosure agreement we signed?"

Eiji Kimura's face changed, thinking of the huge amount of compensation stipulated in the original agreement, his heart trembled uncontrollably.

Generally, both parties will sign a confidentiality agreement for this kind of OEM involving product technical data.

Naturally, the same is true for Shirakawa Electric and Kimura Productions, and the default amount is definitely beyond the current Kimura Productions' affordability.

Thinking of this, Eiji Kimura still gritted his teeth and insisted, "Please Shirakawa Sangming, Kimura Productions absolutely did not violate the agreement.

We have always kept the technical data of Baichuan Electric in a top secret state, so there will never be any leaks. "

Bai Chuanfeng already probably knew what Kimura Eiji was thinking, but this was not beyond his expectation.

Before despair, people always have to struggle to the death before giving up their illusions and accepting the arrangement of fate.

"Kimura-san, please go back first. Come see me after you think it over."

Since the other party is not in a desperate situation, Bai Chuanfeng has some patience to deal with him.

When Kimura Eiji heard Shirakawa Feng's intention to see off the guests, he was taken aback before he realized it.

It seems that it is impossible to ask the other party to clarify for Kimura, but it is not so easy to make him bow his head in this way.

Kimura Eiji bowed, then turned and left.

"Kimura-san" Just as Kimura Eiji was about to leave the office, Bai Chuanfeng's voice suddenly sounded again.

"A reminder, it is very dangerous to subcontract the company's orders again.

Because once things get out of control, the risks multiply. "

Eiji Kimura's body shook violently, he turned around and looked at Bai Chuanfeng in astonishment.

Bai Chuanfeng behind the desk smiled slightly, "I can do it myself."

Eiji Kimura came back to his senses, and left the office with a pale face.

Looking at the back of the other party leaving, Bai Chuanfeng sighed slightly in his heart.

Sure enough, every club operator will do his best to struggle for his own family business.

Unless it is a last resort and when they are in despair, they will not easily bow their heads and give up.

Think about why you are not like this. When it comes to business, you must be careful about every decision you make.

However, although I can understand this Kimura-san. But that doesn't mean you should forgive him.

The price of forgiving him is that Baichuan Electric's technical information was leaked, Aihua took advantage of it, Baichuan Electric suffered huge losses, and the next generation's drawings needed to be overthrown and redesigned.

Therefore, Bai Chuanfeng will never let it go. He said at the beginning that this matter will not be resolved.

Thinking of this, he picked up the phone and dialed the number.

"Ota-kun, how is the data collection going?...Okay, thanks for your hard work...Now is not the time, let's wait for the next news..."

After hanging up the phone, Bai Chuanfeng breathed a sigh of relief, and put aside the matter made by Kimura for two days.

What needs to be resolved now is the grievances with Aihua. They have been entangled with each other for nearly a month, and it is time to draw an end to this matter.

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In April, the weather in Tokyo is already relatively mild. The original thick coats on people's bodies have been replaced by light single clothes.

But the most eye-catching thing is still the white and pink embellishment between the branches and leaves on both sides of the road.

A gust of warm wind blew by, and the flowers were scattered and colorful.

After getting out of the car, Bai Chuanfeng stood by the side of the street, staring at it for a while before recovering.

"It's beautiful." Kobayashi Asuka, who was wearing a women's white shirt, walked quietly to his side and sighed softly.

Bai Chuanfeng still stared at the cherry blossoms in the distance, and nodded with a smile, "It's been a long time since I stopped to feel life quietly."

It has been more than two years without knowing it, but it seems that I have been busy all the time.

Xianxin used to go to the izakaya to drink with Kotaro, but now he can't remember the last time he went to the izakaya together.

"If you need it, I will be happy to accompany you."

Bai Chuanfeng froze for a moment, then turned his gaze. Kobayashi Asuka under the cherry tree glowed white.

Fair skin, white shirt, pink and white cherry blossoms, and the beauty of spring complement each other.

As if realizing that what she said just now was a bit bold and abrupt, she blushed slightly and lifted the bangs on her forehead that had been blown by the wind behind her ears.

"After all, I have been in college for more than two years, and I haven't traveled well yet."

Thinking that almost all the other party's holidays were confined to Bai Chuan Electric, Bai Chuanfeng felt a little sorry.

He nodded and agreed with her thoughts, "Okay, after this incident, we must go out with classmate Xiao Lin."

"That's about the same," Kobayashi Asuka nodded in satisfaction.

"Then let's go."

"Um"

The two gathered their spirits and led the people of Baichuan Electric to the Sony Building not far away.

Thank you for your support!