Chapter 473 The record can be checked
Wanyan's revenue this year is still passable, and it is still one of the largest VCD manufacturers in the world. But if you ask Jiang Wanmeng if he is happy, he probably won't laugh at all.
If you ask about the domestic technology industry, the first one to suffer heavy losses due to patent issues is none other than Wan Yan.
Everyone knows that VCD was invented by Wan Yan. Wan Yan’s revenue last year also reached 600 million US dollars. Together with a number of domestic VCD brands such as Aido and BBK, Wan Yan accounts for 95% of the global VCD market. market share.
However, it seems that Wan Yan has made a lot of money, but because he has not applied for VCD patents globally, various VCD brands have almost become rampant at home and even overseas.
On the other hand, VCD patents have been seized by manufacturers such as Nippon Benzene, including VCD decoding chips and processing chips, which are controlled by four companies: Yishi, Scoop, Philips, and Sony.
As a result, Wan Yan, who seemed to have unlimited fame, fell into a cruel price war in the domestic VCD industry. Various VCD manufacturers tried their best to get involved, and the profits were already frighteningly low. Outside, VCD profits have been snatched away by manufacturers such as Sony and Philips.
Furthermore, Toshiba has launched the first generation of DVD, and its intention to replace VCD is almost obvious. Japanese manufacturers such as Toshiba and Sony have more control over DVD than the VCD industry. Strong.
Once DVDs become popular, it will only be a matter of time before VCDs are eliminated. Even Wanyan may go bankrupt. In fact, Wanyan’s revenue this year is due to fierce competition from VCDs. With the advent of DVD, since the beginning of the year, revenue has dropped by as much as half compared to last year!
Jiang Wanmeng heard that domestic manufacturers have begun to contact Toshiba and want to obtain patent authorization from Toshiba, but the price quoted there is more than 20 US dollars for a patent!
More than 2,000 DVD patent fees, plus core components such as decoding chips, are all in the hands of Nippon. It is not clear how much a domestic company can sell a DVD, but it is basically a white job for Nippon. That's for sure.
In fact, in the past life, a number of domestic DVD manufacturers were involved in civil wars, both inside and outside, and paid more than 23 billion yuan in patent fees to manufacturers such as Nippon Toshiba and Toshiba. They earned RMB 2 from exporting one DVD Yuan Yuan, I make money entirely by applying for export subsidies, otherwise I would have lost all my pants.
As the inventor of VCD, Jiang Wanmeng couldn't bear to have him bow to manufacturers such as Nippon Toshiba and pay patent fees to them in return.
Now that I have seen the interview with Li Dongling on CCTV, Jiang Wanmeng only regrets that he did not apply for a VCD patent back then. Otherwise, the entire VCD industry would not have become what it is now, a technology industry established by the Chinese. , was snatched away by the Japanese people, how could Jiang Wanmeng not hate it!
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Hailing City is also the headquarters of Chunlan Group. It is now at the peak of Chunlan Group, with annual revenue exceeding 10.6 billion. Chunlan Air Conditioning occupies 30% of the air conditioning market share.
Chunlan Tiger and Chunlan Leopard, two motorcycles priced at more than 5,000 yuan, are high-end products in the motorcycle industry. 60,000 units were sold in half a year, with revenue exceeding 1 billion!
Chunlan is a big player in the air-conditioning and motorcycle industries. Chunlan, which was listed two years ago, now has a stock price of more than 64 yuan per share. It ranks among the A-share troika along with Haier and Changhong. Chunlan has thus become the signature of Hailing City.
As for the man who turned the tide when Chunlan collapsed and led Chunlan’s revenue to increase by 509 times, Tao Jianxing is undoubtedly the most powerful person in Chunlan now, and even has huge influence in Hailing City. , Chunlan is now the king of air conditioners, and even the founder of Gree is a big fan of Tao Jianxing!
Gree, Haier, Midea and other companies in the air-conditioning industry can only compare to Chunlan and dare not say that they can keep pace with Chunlan. The founder of Gree has clearly said that Gree is just following Chunlan. river.
Like Pingyang, young people in Hailing City are also proud to work in Chunlan. They are reluctant to take off Chunlan's work clothes after work. When going on a blind date or visiting relatives, wearing Chunlan's work clothes will greatly increase the success rate of blind dates. When you go to a relative's house, you will always be touted, and there will never be any criticism, because the relatives also hope to use their connections to work in Chunlan.
"Mr. Tao, the founder of Dongling High-tech said that domestic motorcycles will fail miserably overseas. What do you think?"
Interview with Li Dongling reported by central media, Chunlan Naturally, they are also paying attention. Although they are not competitors, in the domestic home appliances and electronics industry, who dares to look down on Donglin Hi-Tech.
The person who asked Tao Jianxing this question was the person in charge of Chunlan Motorcycle. The shadow of the famous tree of people. It would be fine if someone else said this, but the founder of Dongling Hi-Tech has a different meaning. It can't help but make people think a lot.
If it’s just an exaggeration, that’s all. But if it comes true, it’s hard to say where domestic motorcycles will go. Including Chunlan Motorcycles, there is no doubt that something will happen.
At present, domestic motorcycle brands are indeed in full swing. Not only in China, they are on par with Japanese motorcycles and Bangzi motorcycles, but they have also entered Siam, Cochin, Malaysia, Pakistan and even Asan.
Loncin, Zongshen, Jialing, Guangyang, Huanghe, Shancheng Motorcycle, Shanghai Motorcycle, including Chunlan, there are dozens and hundreds of motorcycle manufacturers, large and small.
The person in charge of Chunlan Motorcycles is a little worried about Li Dongling's "prophecy". From what he knows, domestic motorcycles are indeed going crazy in Southeast Asia and other places. Not only are they ruthless against motorcycle brands such as Nippon Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha, Bangzi Dalin, etc., they are also ruthless towards their own people, and price wars are fierce.
A motorcycle of the Nippon brand costs more than 2,100 US dollars in Southeast Asia, and a Bangzi motorcycle also costs more than 1,500 US dollars. However, domestic motorcycles in Southeast Asia cost only Selling for 800 US dollars, or even 700, 500 US dollars, and even lowering the price desperately.
The person in charge of Chunlan Motorcycles heard that some domestically produced motorcycles are preparing to lower their prices to less than three hundred or even two hundred US dollars in order to enter the Southeast Asian market and earn foreign exchange!
Of course, this fierce price war has caused the market share of domestic motorcycles in Southeast Asia to soar to more than 80%, almost wiping out Suzuki, the former king of motorcycles, from Southeast Asia.
But the person in charge of Chunlan Motorcycles doesn’t know that under this kind of price war, how on earth can a domestically produced motorcycle of US$200 make money, excluding production costs, tariffs, and promotion expenses?
Being in the industry, the person in charge of Chunlan Motorcycle understands that if normal sales of motorcycles do not make money, they can only start from other aspects, such as reducing motorcycle accessories and using low-priced parts to reduce costs. , which inevitably leads to problems such as poor motorcycle experience, high fuel consumption, and easy breakage.
But the problem is that several domestic motorcycle companies have established after-sales systems in Southeast Asia. If things continue like this, domestic motorcycles will be labeled as "poor quality" in Southeast Asia.
If Siam, Cochin, Malaysia and other places become dismayed by hearing about domestic motorcycles and would rather buy expensive Japanese motorcycles than cheap domestic products, then the scene "predicted" by Li Dongling is about to happen. .
After all, this kind of thing is not without warning. Thanks to the gang of gangsters, domestic products have become synonymous with "garbage" in Eastern Europe such as Lao Maozi. If it were not for the lack of money, Eastern Europe would People around here really don’t want to buy domestic products.
This influence has lasted for more than several decades. Even thirty or forty years later, one or two generations have passed. People in Eastern Europe still have prejudices against domestic products, which shows the depth of the influence. , It is easy to have a bad reputation, but if you want to repair it, it cannot be done within a period of time. The key is that there are also competitors from Western Europe, America, and Japan, and it is even more difficult when they are desperately trying to exploit domestic products.
Tao Jianxing looked at the picture on TV and sighed for a long time. Why did he want to enter the motorcycle industry? It was not because the air-conditioning coil was too powerful. Chunlan air-conditioning profits began to decrease, so he entered the motorcycle industry. automotive industry.
“No matter what other motorcycle manufacturers say, Chunlan Motorcycles must ensure quality. Chunlan Motorcycles only makes high-end motorcycles!”
Tao Jianxing said in a deep voice that there was nothing he could do about the market situation of the motorcycle industry. Motorcycles were now the lifeblood industry of many local municipalities. They just expected local companies to sell more motorcycles, collect taxes, and provide jobs. Wait, how can we stop the involution? If you dare to reduce production, the motorcycle factory in the next city will immediately increase production capacity to steal your job!
After hearing Tao Jianxing’s words, the person in charge of Chunlan Motorcycle still had doubts in his mind. Facing the motorcycle industry that was about to become a mess, could Chunlan really be able to survive alone? !
"Okay, head of the acquisition team, tell me about the attitude of Jinling Automobile Factory and whether you are willing to sell Jinling Automobile Factory to Chunlan..."
Tao Jianxing is no longer thinking about motorcycles. The great success of air conditioners and motorcycles made him no longer satisfied with these two industries. Like Li from Donglin Hi-Tech, he also set his sights on the automobile industry!
Men’s persistence for cars and firearms is engraved in their blood and bones, just like women’s love for bags and cosmetics. For the founders of companies in all walks of life in China, when he feels that life, When you reach a certain stage, the next thing you focus on are cars!
However, Mr. Li from Donglin High-tech Technology just said that he would consider failure before victory in the planning of automobiles. He planned to start with industries such as electric bicycles, and then gradually enter the automobile industry after making money.
Tao Jianxing was different. As soon as he came up, he was ready to do something big and directly acquire a car factory. Then he rolled up his sleeves and was ready to do something big.
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“Currently, a well-known U disk manufacturer in China has basically stopped production. Now the Ministry of Justice is suing SanDisk’s domestic vest company, Star Island, demanding Compensate Shenzhou Storage for the loss of 20 million yuan!”
Gao Zhiyuan, general manager of the legal department at Dongling High-tech Headquarters, told Li Dongling about the legal department’s performance.
(End of this chapter)