Reborn since 1993

Chapter 463 Revealing the truth
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In Yanjing, the door of an office was hurriedly pushed open.

Boss Liu, who was talking with Yang Yuanqing, Liu Jun, Ning Min and other senior executives of the Lianxiang department, who were also his trusted disciples, frowned when he saw Guo Wei barging in without knocking.

Ever since Ni Guangnan was driven away, Lianxiang entered the era of Boss Liu. He basically dominated Lianxiang and no one dared to disobey what he said. After all, with the example of Ni Guangnan, who would dare to challenge Boss Liu?

Even someone like Ni Guangnan, who had made great contributions to Lianxiang and was selected as an academician, was no match for Boss Liu. After he left, Lianxiang's internal newspapers commented that Ni Guangnan was greedy for profit and ran to Doxin Semiconductor for the "petty profits" of Lianxiang.

Those who know the inside story understand that this is pure bullshit, bullying Ni Guangnan and leaving without Lian Xiang being able to refute it.

But, this is just like the history books are written by the victors. Now that Boss Liu is the winner of Lian Xiang, it is natural that the history books will begin.

They even put the blame on the Lenovo programmable controller, which had started early but ended up with a whimper, and was defeated by the Chrysanthemum Factory. They pushed the blame onto Ni Guangnan and Luo Zheng, the current deputy general manager of Dongling High-tech's technical department, and claimed that the Lenovo switch technology they developed was not good.

However, Boss Liu did not say a word about his withdrawal of investment from Lianxiang's programmable switching system project, which completely destroyed the switching system project. Many media outlets close to Lianxiang also cheered on, secretly plotting against Ni Guangnan and Luo Zheng without considering the overall situation.

Of course, it is not only Boss Liu who likes to do this. Company founders with a dark history or "unspeakable secrets" will also play this trick on the history books.

Like the Iron Man of Silicon Valley, the president of Tesla, who only makes his software open source in Chinese, clearly states on his official website that Musk is the founder of Tesla, but makes no mention of the fact that Musk drove away the founder of Tesla.

Seeing Guo Wei coming in, Boss Liu suppressed his temper and said to his confidant Guo Wei, "What's the big deal? The sky... won't fall!"

When saying this, Boss Liu's tone was a bit domineering, his expression was a bit disdainful, and he had the momentum of remaining calm even when faced with a mountain collapsing in front of him.

Boss Liu's desire to be the godfather is not just boasting. Right now Lian Xiang is being targeted and sued, and Boss Liu knows that the reason why he hasn't returned home so late today is actually because he is discussing with Yang Yuanqing and others how to resolve the lawsuit.

However, Boss Liu is not too worried about the lawsuit against Shenzhou Storage. This lawsuit cannot be won without several months, and Lianxiang can completely delay it. But in China, what can Shenzhou Storage do to Lianxiang?

"Mr. Liu!"

"This is the latest news from overseas!"

Guo Wei looked nervous, with sweat on his forehead. He couldn't calm down at all. The news he received this time was really shocking.

Boss Liu took the document from Guo Wei with some doubts and took a look at it. Yang Yuanqing, Boss Liu's confidant standing by, clearly noticed that Boss Liu's hands were shaking.

Liu Jun, Ning Min and others also saw this scene and then lowered their heads. They knew Boss Liu's character well. He always showed off his strength and didn't want others to see this side of him.

"This is a siege against us!"

“This is a blatant suppression of domestic brands!”

"We cannot tolerate this happening!"

Boss Liu's face turned red, he threw the documents in his hand away, slammed his palm heavily on the table, and shouted in extreme anger.

After Yang Yuanqing and others picked up the document and read it, they were also shocked and their faces changed drastically. The Wanjia Electrical Appliance City in Gangcheng removed the Lenovo computers from the shelves, and electrical appliance dealers in Siam, Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries stopped selling Lenovo computers.

IBM, Toshiba, Philips, BNY and other companies have also stopped licensing Lenovo patents and stopped supplying components.

Yang Yuanqing and the others could also see that this was indeed a war of annihilation launched against them, and from the very beginning, thunderous means were used, which was obviously a preparation to capture Lian Xiang in one fell swoop!

"How can Shenzhou Storage have such strength? It can mobilize so many resources overseas?" Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but ask in surprise.

“Shenzhou Storage can’t do it, but its parent company Dongling Hi-Tech may be able to do it!”

Boss Liu, who had regained his composure, snorted coldly and said, "I pecked his eyes this time. He was just dancing with a sword, aiming at Pei Gong. This time he came for us!"

At this juncture, if it is still unclear who Shenzhou Storage is targeting, then all these years of existence have been in vain.

"IBM, Toshiba and Shenzhou Storage have formed a USB flash drive alliance agreement. This move is nominally a logical one, but I didn't expect that Dongling Hi-Tech would dare to take action!"

The person who spoke was Liu Jun, who is now in charge of Lianxiang's technical department. He personally attended the USB flash drive launch conference that year and knew that Dongling Hi-Tech, IBM, Toshiba and other companies had formed a global USB flash drive patent alliance.

But no one expected that Dongling Hi-Tech would really take action, and once it did, it would kill Lian Xiang with a single sword. But it did indeed annoy Lian Xiang.

Boss Liu also felt upset. Last year, he joined hands with Duan Yongji of Sitong and used the National Computer Developers Association to shut Dongling Hi-Tech and its subsidiary Shenzhou Storage out, which disgusted Dongling Hi-Tech. Unexpectedly, Dongling Hi-Tech counterattacked so quickly and so fiercely! "Now we have to see how much impact this incident has on Lianxiang!" Boss Liu said to his trusted disciples in front of him.

Among Boss Liu's disciples, Yang Yuanqing and Guo Wei are his right-hand men. They are the ones who have the most say besides Boss Liu. If they don't speak, others dare not speak first.

"It's mainly the overseas market. If Shenzhou Storage really claims that there is a conflict of interest between Lenovo USB flash drives and computer equipment based on patents, it is possible that they will ban the sale of Lenovo computers in Hong Kong, Siam, Singapore, and even old Europe!"

Guo Wei had served as the general manager of Lianxiang Hongcheng Company and had the best understanding of overseas situations. He spoke first.

"Why?!"

Hearing that the computer might really be banned from sale in overseas markets, Boss Liu flew into a rage. "Even if there is controversy, it's just Lian Xiang's USB flash drive business. Why ban the sale of our computers?!"

Currently, Lenovo's overseas business is mainly concentrated in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and other places, mainly focusing on low-end computers. In the mid-to-high-end market, it still cannot compete with companies such as HP, Dell and Compaq.

Not to mention now, even thirty years later, it is still synonymous with a low-end computer brand overseas. Even in America, Britain and other places, no one wants it even at a low price or discount. It can only rely on sales to bring in revenue, but the profit is very low, and it even loses money.

As for giving computers to the families of American soldiers, it was also a promotional measure, but they did not appreciate it. At the same price, they would give priority to brands such as Apple, HP, and Dell. They would only consider it if they really did not have enough money.

Guo Wei looked at the furious Boss Liu, opened his mouth, and then closed it again. If Dongling Hi-Tech relied on itself, it might not be able to do it.

But in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, there is Ning's Trading Company as the local boss, cheering for Dongling Hi-Tech. Ning's Trading Company has its own connections in Southeast Asia over the years, so it is confident that it can deal with a computer company that is not very well-known in Southeast Asia.

In addition, Toshiba, IBM, Philips, BNY and other internationally renowned giant companies have mobilized their resources to deal with Lenovo. As long as they have a reputation, they can really ban the sale of Lenovo computers in various parts of overseas.

What puzzled Liu Jun was that although IBM, Toshiba and other companies had signed a patent alliance with Shenzhou Storage, he was still puzzled by the fact that they stood up for Shenzhou Storage this time. He didn't know what chips Shenzhou Storage had put forward.

Looking at Yang Yuanqing, Guo Wei and others who were silent as a mouse, Boss Liu knew that getting angry at them was useless.

"If IBM and Toshiba stop licensing patents and supplying parts, how long can we last?" asked Boss Liu.

Yang Yuanqing, who is in charge of Lianxiang's computer business, immediately said, "It will take at most a month, because we are about to launch new products, and we don't have too many computer parts in stock. It will take time to adjust and procure from other suppliers. It is not so difficult in China, and we can continue to produce and sell computers.

The most critical issue is overseas. Our computers use a lot of IBM computer patents. If they don’t authorize us, we won’t be able to sell them overseas!”

“It’s not just sales!”

Liu Jun said solemnly, "If we lose the lawsuit and admit to infringing and copying the Shenzhou USB flash drive's patent, then even the computer brand we want to... in China and overseas will probably face huge losses!"

Lenovo has always regarded itself as a domestic computer brand, claiming to have carried the banner of domestic computers. This banner has become its label, and countless Chinese people buy its products for this name.

Once they lose the lawsuit and admit to the infringement, how will people feel when they mention the Lianxiang brand in the future?
"We won't lose!"

Boss Liu slammed his fist on the table. "We will release the news through the media tomorrow. We will not admit defeat and will not let certain people succeed in suppressing domestic brands!"

……

The next day, a Yanjing media outlet was the first to report an article signed by Boss Liu, "The banner of domestic computer brands will not fall!"

The article starts from the arduous founding of Lenovo, how Liu Lao was defrauded of the 200,000 yuan he had raised, and how it has become the largest domestic computer brand today. It takes up most of the article and concludes that some companies are targeting Lenovo in order to suppress domestic computer brands.

After reading this heartbreaking article that made everyone cry, many people felt that Shenzhou Storage had gone too far. Suing Lian Xiang for such a "small matter" - is this going to ruin the future of domestically produced computers?

In the afternoon, the Pingyang camp's media Huashang Daily published an extra issue of the newspaper, reporting on the huge research and development costs spent by Shenzhou Memory on the development of the USB flash drive, the first computer component independently developed by Chinese people in decades since the development of computers.

He threatened that if Shenzhou Storage does not get justice this time, which company will be willing to independently develop technology in the future? When will the country become a technological power?
It's just accusations, who can't do that? Boss Liu accused Shenzhou Storage of hindering the development of domestic computers, and Shenzhou Storage directly cited what was said in the News Broadcast. What's the matter? Does Boss Liu dare to veto what was said in the News Broadcast?

The two sides immediately started a war of words in the media, but then Shenzhou Storage directly exposed Lenovo Computer and bombarded it with several consecutive articles.

“Revealing the true founder of Lianxiang Computer!”

"Former Chief Engineer of Lianxiang Programmable Switchboard Reveals the Reason for the Disastrous Defeat at Chrysanthemum Factory!"

"The huge R&D expenditure only resulted in the development of a computer chassis. What domestic components did a certain domestic computer brand develop?"

When these reports came out, the onlookers were stunned!
(End of this chapter)