Reinventing the Millennium

When Li Zaiyong angrily led people to Yike Silicon Valley R\u0026D Center, Fang Zhuo was holding a new product research meeting for Mars.

He was extremely confused when he received the news that the Samsung Prince tried to force his way in, but the Samsung Prince failed!

The R\u0026D center itself has security. What's even more reliable is that when Fang Zhuoren is here, the security assistants around him are more alert and fierce, maybe even a little too fierce.

Fang Zhuo met the livid-faced Lee Jae-yong team and several dejected Samsung bodyguards in the lounge. It was not that they wanted to be captured without mercy, but it was better not to cause misunderstandings in the American Iai method.

"I think everyone's communication has been very clear about the basis for the common development of Yike and Samsung." Fang Zhuo's first sentence was to emphasize the cooperation between the two companies. He believed that there was a change in the matter of patent authorization.

Lee Jae-yong put it bluntly: "What a good thing BOE has done!"

Fang Zhuo was shocked when he heard these words, but he raised a brow on his face and said displeased: "Why did you come to me about BOE's matter?"

"Isn't the reaction of a normal person to ask BOE what happened?" Lee Jae-yong's eyes were sharp.

"I don't know who is abnormal." Fang Zhuo smiled, "No matter what happened to BOE, it is worth your while to go and come back. Is it a good thing? I am having a meeting here. No matter what the relationship is between you and BOE, in When you come here, you must know one thing, this is Yike."

Fang Zhuo pushed 625. He really didn't know the specific situation of BOE, but he knew what was going on when he saw Lee Jae-yong getting so angry.

Regardless of the details of BOE's insertion method, the result of a stab in the back is always uncomfortable.

Fang Zhuo has experienced this emotion, as if... just as if...

He didn't think of examples at once, but anyway, he felt that he could understand it.

"When BOE was engaged in LCD, when your companies were engaged in LCD, was it not your surname Fang who took the lead? Wasn't your surname Fang sitting at the conference table?" Lee Jae-yong angrily accused, "Now this BOE, this BOE..."

Fang Zhuo gave an encouraging look, it's okay, just say it, say it.

"This BOE played a role in the panel price case in the U.S. judiciary with an extremely disgraceful behavior!" Lee Jae-yong described it this way.

Fang Zhuo said confused: "Panel price case? President Li, since you are here today and so angry, you might as well make your words clear and don't be so vague. If I understand correctly, you are saying that the price of LCD panels is manipulated. The United States Is the judicial investigation looking at monopoly?”

Li Zaiyong was silent. He actually didn't want to use such words.

In other words, he didn't want to tell the essence of this.

Fang Zhuoyue spoke more smoothly: "Let's not talk about BOE for now, but I am curious, does Samsung have a monopoly?"

Lee Jae-yong sneered: "What? Not only does BOE come out, but you also have to judge the case on behalf of the American judiciary?"

"President Li, since your group of companies have been noticed to be suspected of monopoly..." Fang Zhuo spread his hands, "I don't think certain behaviors can be avoided. We want to make wealth under the sun, and we can't take chances."

He shook his head: "Using monopoly behavior to gain profits, no matter who comes out to help with the investigation today, whether it is BOE or Sony, it should be encouraged. This is regulating market behavior and making competition healthy. Today You, President Lee, are leading Samsung Electronics to create a monopoly, and if you become Chairman Lee tomorrow, what will you do to lead the Samsung Group?"

Lee Jae-yong was very disdainful of this kind of criticism that stood on the moral high ground: "Since Mr. Fang appreciates this kind of behavior so much, does Yi Ke also like such a partner?"

"Samsung Electronics has just signed a contract with Yike. President Lee's words make me feel uncomfortable." Fang Zhuo calmly pointed out Lee Jae-yong's vague threat and said unmoved, "Yike has never been afraid of competition. I Whenever given the opportunity, Samsung Electronics will not let go of any overt or covert means of competition. President Lee really looks down on others when he says this."

Li Zaiyong stared at Fang Zhuo. He really wanted to tear up part of the cooperation with Yi Ke when he came back this time. Things can be looked at separately or together.

BOE did this very badly, and it actually surrendered first!

Such a proactive move made Samsung Electronics passive.

Regarding the U.S. judicial joint antitrust investigation into LCD panels, Samsung's internal assessment is not optimistic. As for how to handle it, Samsung was quite moved by Micron's performance in the EU's previous investigation into the storage monopoly case.

Nine companies including Samsung and Hynix are under investigation by the EU, but Micron has voluntarily admitted monopolistic behavior and reported price alliances. It is said that it will be exempted from punishment.

This case can be dragged on for a while, but the actions of Micron's second- and fifth-generation gangsters have really gained Samsung a lot.

As a result, before it was over there, BOE actually did it again in the same way!

What made Lee Jae-yong most angry was that he was run ahead and tripped over the same stone twice!

What he wants to find out most now is whether Fang Zhuo is causing trouble behind BOE.

"Samsung Electronics will review its cooperation with Yike." Lee Jae-yong said word for word, "Samsung will never cooperate with anyone without business ethics."

Fang Zhuo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he followed the guest's instructions: "It's as if I am the chairman of BOE. Since Samsung regards the contract with black and white letters and red seals as nothing, remember to pay the liquidated damages and turn right when you go out."

He was not afraid of pressure at all, and indicated with his right hand that he could leave at any time.

Li Zaiyong did not move. Looking at the confident Fang Zhuo, he doubted his own intuition for a moment.

He was the one who led the initial negotiations with BOE. He also knew clearly that Fang Zhuo had no shares in BOE and had no legal relationship. However, BOE landed in Luzhou, which has ice cores, and he did not believe that Fang Zhuo had no influence here.

Likewise, Fang Zhuo's influence in that negotiation was impressive.

Due to various factors, Lee Jae-yong's first instinct was that Fang Zhuo was involved this time... Now I feel that, not to mention the mastermind, at least he was helpful.

Lee Jae-yong didn’t want to really tear up the contract he had just signed. Samsung was quite optimistic about the development of the Android system, but he was angry and wanted to use this opportunity to force Fang Zhuo’s cooperation conditions and sign a supplementary clause. Category.

"Samsung respects all partners and is committed to creating a win-win situation, and Yike is no exception." Lee Jae-yong took a breath and said solemnly, "If you contact BOE now, as long as I hear you and this It doesn’t matter what happened last time, I apologized immediately and turned around and left!”

Fang Zhuo understood what the three-star prince meant, and he simply called Wang Dongsheng, the head of BOE, in an external voice.

However, whether you really want to know the relationship through this, or you just want to find a way to take advantage of the situation...

"Why are you just playing house?" Fang Zhuo laughed dumbly and suddenly said harshly, "You don't care about the contract! You won't listen to my explanation! Now you ask me to call you, Lee Jae-yong, who do you think you are?"

"Do you think you are Li Jianxi? Your father is standing here today, and I can really give him some face!"

"Do you think you are Lee Ki-tae? If he were still in charge of Samsung Electronics today, he would not be here at all!"

"Are you used to being the successor of Samsung Group? Did you get bumped into the car on the way?"

"Okay, okay, I personally took BOE's chairman to the U.S. Justice Department to make a statement. How about it? How about I stand here and admit it personally?"

"The successor of Samsung is so out of his mind? Just tear up the contract, in front of us Yike and you Samsung people! I don't think you can use Android well!"

Fang Zhuo sprayed out with his brewing emotions.

Lee Jae-yong was a little confused by the strong wind and rain. Did he get knocked down on the way here? No, no, this matter...

Not only did he feel the condescending eyes of Fang Zhuo, but he also felt the complicated eyes of Samsung Electronics executives. He was silent for a moment and reluctantly said: "Samsung respects all partners and is very disappointed with BOE's behavior this time. Very disappointed. "

"Do you need me to fly you to BOE on a private plane to talk to them?" Fang Zhuo mocked.

Lee Jae-yong finally determined that he would get nothing today, whether it was attitude or substance. He remained silent for a few seconds again, nodded silently, and walked towards the door of the lounge.

The Samsung Electronics team stood up with a roar. Everyone watched the exchange between the enemy leader and their own young leader with bated breath. The result seemed not to be satisfactory.

"Wait." Fang Zhuo said again.

Li Zaiyong stopped.

A group of people also stopped silently.

"Didn't Li Jianxi teach you how to apologize?" Fang Zhuo asked lightly.

Following his words, the security assistants blocked the door knowingly.

The bodyguards of Samsung couldn't bear to be humiliated again, so they struggled to squeeze from the end to the front.

Lee Jae-yong was silent, and the scene became a little tense.

Fang Zhuo just looked at this group of people, not caring about the looks of a few people looking at him ready to make a move.

Seeing that the situation was getting more embarrassing, Lee Jae-yong finally spoke out for his youth: "I'm sorry, I was rash."

After the rain, Fang Zhuo persuaded people with reason and then dressed them down: "Send my regards to Mr. Li Jianxi and Mr. Li Jitai for me."

The security assistants at the door moved out of the way.

The Samsung Electronics team left in a hurry.

"It's gone, it's gone." Fang Zhuo waved his hand, "It's inexplicable, it's an unreasonable disaster."

The Mars new product research conference that was halfway through will be temporarily closed.

Fang Zhuo returned to the office, and just when he was about to find out what happened, he received a call from the head of BOE.

"It's a coincidence, Mr. Wang, you called me now. If you had called me earlier, it would be hard for me to talk." Fang Zhuo was quite dumbfounded by what happened today, "I was almost injured by your knife."

Whether Samsung ships Android or not, and whether it licenses patents, is another matter.

The main thing is that Fang Zhuo is a little worried about the docking of the Hummingbird project.

Judging from the situation of Lee Jae-yong's departure, it should be okay.

Wang Dongsheng was a little shocked and explained what he had just learned.

BOE's transformation into a taint witness has actually been going on for half a month. The sudden announcement of information by the US judiciary was also beyond his expectation. After a brief communication, he believed that such an action was intended to urge other manufacturers.

Generally speaking, antitrust investigations take a long time. Now there are important breakthroughs that may shorten this LCD monopoly case.

Fang Zhuo was actually not interested in the specific situation. He felt good if he could see Samsung losing blood.

As for the competition BOE will face after this time...

"It's actually nothing. It's basically impossible for plasma panels to come back. Europe and the United States are also investigating. The price alliance cannot last for long. We can compete as long as we want." Wang Dongsheng said, "Samsung itself will not compete because of other factors. Show mercy to your competition.”

"We need to do more research and development. I hope Mars can use your screens in the future." Fang Zhuo expressed his expectations.

Mars currently uses a Sharp screen.

Speaking of screens, I have to say that Samsung is indeed powerful and its screens are also advanced.

The two chatted for a while. Yiko Mars currently does not use domestic screens, but the planned entry-level phone must keep costs down, which requires domestic procurement.

When Fang Zhuo ended the call, Yu Hong, who had arrived late, came in with documents.

"I'm late, I didn't see the show." She regretfully handed the boss a summary of the latest Mars in the US market.

"It's not a drama. Lee Jae-yong is really crazy. Samsung has a monopoly. BOE reported him and came to me immediately." Fang Zhuo shook his head, "I said it wasn't me, but he insisted on saying it was me. I'm telling the truth. It wasn't me, I thought it was me when he was leaving."

Yu Hong asked: "So is it you?"

Fang Zhuo glared at Xiao Yu: "I don't even have a dime of shares in BOE, how can I be the mastermind behind this?"

Yu Hong thought for a while and then asked: "Then did you contribute to this matter?"

"Forget it, it's boring, let's just leave it at that." Fang Zhuo ended the topic and opened the document, "Men's minds are enlarged by grievances."

"I heard that Lee Jae-yong was scolded by you. It seems that with your hard work, his mind will become bigger." Yu Hong commented.

Fang Zhuo heard the implication of Xiao Yu's words and motioned for her to pour him a cup of tea. He then said, "You must be my biggest enemy. After all, the strength of Samsung mobile phones should not be underestimated. We cannot rely on the sales volume of Mars." Just feeling happy."

Yu Hong sighed: "The American market is not as good as the European market, so how dare I drift away?"

"That's good. Don't be too stressed. The U.S. market has great potential. This is the operator's factor." Fang Zhuo planned to meet with T-Mobile's Legere before returning to China. "When the operator is in place, we will The U.S. market also has access to more wealth in the sun.”

Regarding HTC's launch of Android, Schmidt did not disclose any information. Now, Legere has temporarily become the head of the iron triangle. I hope he can continue his efforts in this position and quickly promote 3G services.

As for wealth under the sun, this is what Fang Zhuo has thought about today, and this is what he wants to say to Kong Yu.

This is the second time the fund has shorted Lehman. Today, this large-scale performance art of Lehman shorting me and me shorting Lehman is almost coming to an end.

Shorting Lehman openly is to make wealth in the sun. This is a famous practice. This is a grudge between the two sides. If the US market is really about to be in turmoil, then you have to make money silently in the shadows.

However, even if it ends, Fang Zhuo plans to end it with the other party's thank you, to let everyone know that this matter is completely over.