Chapter 603: This is no longer an ordinary fraud, it must be a heavy blow!
Although Wang Xibo and Liu Hongbo did not know Chang Haonan's plan, they knew that a well-known Japanese company was about to suffer a major blow in Europe, which was definitely a major benefit to China.
After all, even in developed countries, ordinary people don’t have much money in their hands.
So Europe’s demand for cost-effective industrial manufactured products is still very strong.
With fewer competitors, there is more possibility of opening up the market.
Especially Liu Hongbo, who has been working with Chang Haonan for more than half a year.
He was keenly aware that there might be room for maneuver behind this.
Therefore, after returning, the two of them contacted the Chinese Consulate as quickly as possible and reported the 180° reversal of Pierre's attitude to the country.
At this time, it is already late at night in China five time zones away.
However, after receiving the call from Bingfei Group, Chang Haonan was no longer sleepy instantly.
In the current situation, even Eurocopter was originally not prepared to make a big fuss. If NSK gave in and paid a sum of money, it would be beyond his reach in China.
That is to say, throw out the evidence collected before and make some small moves in the domestic market.
Based on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ level of maintaining spokespersons in the country, the real impact may not be too great.
After all, brand image is rooted in the hearts of the public.
No problem can be solved by just relying on the efforts of some individuals.
At most, he relies on his influence to restrict the supplier status of Japanese companies in some national projects.
And due to the constraints of the WTO, we can’t do it too obviously.
But now, NSK is not ready to give in, but wants to fight hard with the old European local snake?
This is Wu Dalang drinking giraffe milk - bouncing high...
Thinking of this, Chang Haonan immediately picked up the phone again and contacted Lan Xinzhi.
Given the former's status, the phone call can naturally be made directly to the latter's home.
"Director Lan, I am Chang Haonan."
It is indeed a bit inhumane to call the couple in the middle of the night, but the matter is urgent and I don't care so much.
Lan Xinzhi, who was still a little confused at first, reacted immediately when he heard Chang Haonan's voice, and then looked at the watch on the desk.
It’s almost midnight.
There was a hint of nervousness in his tone:
"Mr. Chang, is there any trouble that needs to be solved?"
At the same time, he turned around and gestured to his wife on the bed behind him to come to him. Go get your coat ready.
Obviously, in Lan Xinzhi's view, it is definitely a big deal to have the other party call him at this time.
“It’s not a problem, it’s our opportunity.”
Chang Haonan replied:
“NSK Group and Eurocopter may have a conflict at the public and legal levels. During this time, you should pay attention to the business news in Europe, especially France, and be ready to follow that at any time. Let’s work together.”
In this year, there are no communication methods such as hot search short videos, and even search engines are very immature. I really want to collect a certain aspect of information in a short time. , or we can only go back to the path of traditional media.
Whether it is watching TV news or foreign language newspapers, specialized manpower is needed.
Now that he himself wants to break it into eight pieces for use, he can only let the Equipment Industry Department take charge.
The reason why Liu Hongbo was not approached was because although the other party was in France, he was still Chinese and a relatively sensitive technician. It was really inconvenient to chase people from the Eurocopter Group and ask questions all day long.
Besides himself, the person who knows the most about Chang Haonan's layout is probably Lan Xinzhi, so the latter was just stunned for a moment, and then he roughly understood the whole story of the matter, as well as his own specifics. What needs to be done.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements now. If I find anything happens, I'll notify you as soon as possible."
Although wired telephones are inherently more confidential, the phone at home is, after all, It's not a dedicated line, so we can't talk about everything in a big way.
Therefore, after arranging the most important things, the two immediately ended the call.
"It's so late, you still have to go out?"
Lan Xinzhi's wife came from behind holding clothes, her tone slightly aggrieved and dissatisfied:
"Work also requires time... After you got promoted, you feel even busier than before..."
Having said that, my hands did not stop helping me change clothes.
“The higher the position, the heavier the burden on the shoulders...”
Lan Xinzhi knew that he was in the wrong, so he had no choice but to comfort his wife.
"I'm not saying that. You are now a director. The only ones who can instruct you like this are the directors of your Science and Technology Commission. The voices I heard on the phone just now are not like that. You are at work. Sometimes I can’t talk too much..."
"This is..."
As Lan Xinzhi spoke, he still felt that Chang Haonan’s affairs could not be revealed too much, so he briefly He explained vaguely:
"The situation is quite special. The Equipment Industry Department can do without me as director, but it cannot do without this person."
"Moreover, I was able to skip the process of being the deputy of the business department and be directly transferred from the secretary position to the director, thanks to others..."
Hearing this, his wife, who was tying his tie, opened her eyes. :
"Why have I never heard of you talking about it before?"
"If you have such a noble person...the relationship must be maintained diligently..."
Obviously, She already regarded Chang Haonan on the other side of the phone as some kind of "mysterious figure who is not in the Science and Technology Commission system but has a good background and can speak well."
And this imaginary is actually very close to the truth by mistake. Chang Haonan does have a background now, but it's just not the kind of background he imagined...
"It's still a little inconvenient to talk about things in the unit..."
After a little prevarication, Lan Xinzhi picked up the briefcase at the door and went out.
……
On the other side, Pierre also quickly took action.
He said before that he would hand this matter over to the Legal Department for legal proceedings.
But legal procedures do not mean going to court in many cases.
Out-of-court settlement also counts.
However, due to NSK’s stubborn reaction, this road to reconciliation has been blocked.
Unable to swallow his breath, Pierre quickly submitted prosecution documents and found media outlets he was familiar with to begin reporting the incident on a large scale.
For a time, the news that "NSK Group committed fraud during product testing" was widely reported in the newspapers, and even officials from several countries participating in the NH90 project made statements.
In fact, the NSK Group’s choice of this abstract response method is not because there is something wrong with the brain, but because there is really no other way.
My family knows my own affairs.
Since the second half of last year, almost one-third of their shipments have been products ordered separately from China and then OEMed.
As for manipulating test reports and falsely marking the performance of products of similar quality by about 5-10%, this is even more traditional.
If you give in and pay money in Eurocopter’s case, once this hole is opened, you will be completely out of pocket.
As for hard steel, at least legally it can last for a long time.
After all, this is only their first supply to Eurocopter, and the latter cannot have too much evidence on hand.
Even if the case is eventually lost after a lengthy judicial process, the impact of the incident will be diluted by time.
After a little reading of the history books, it was explained as "an error in adjusting the shipment of the first batch of products", and the matter was resolved.
It must be admitted that this set of operations is effective.
Otherwise, this kind of fraud in the previous life would not have been exposed in batches until the 2020s.
Although there was indeed a wave of heat in the media in the first few days, as expected by the NSK Group, Pierre could not provide enough strong evidence to prove that the problem lay with the other party. , rather than the mole on his own side.
In addition, although Western reporters can run very fast, they have never been able to praise the accuracy of their reports. Therefore, after a few back and forth, the attention on the incident gradually subsided.
Even the stock prices that had fallen before have gradually begun to recover.
At this most critical moment, Chang Haonan took action.
Through his personal connections, he contacted Li Liangyi, general manager of Jinling Motors, and the joint venture partner Fiat Group.
You must know that although most of Iveco's wheel hub bearings have been replaced with domestic products, other Jinling Fiat models and other parts are not as efficient.
For the sake of "safety", many still use original imported models.
As a result, I suddenly learned that the imported bearings I bought at a high price were actually OEM products made in China, and even had falsely marked performance?
So, when NSK was completely unprepared, the Italian Fiat Group suddenly issued a public statement, saying that they had conducted special sampling inspections of the global models they produced, and finally among the seven models in total from its three brands, NSK Group parts were discovered whose actual performance was lower than the product label.
The hardest-hit areas are tapered roller bearings for wheel hubs and deep groove ball bearings for gearboxes. Since the fourth quarter of last year, it has been discovered that the number of parts involved exceeds 1.5 million.
Finally, he also stated that he would recall the involved batch of vehicles as soon as possible and was prepared to sue NSK over this matter, demanding huge compensation.
At this moment, it can be said that one stone stirred up a thousand waves.
Helicopters, especially military helicopters, are still too far away from ordinary people. Even if everyone sees the previous news, it is just for fun. After reading it, forget it, and few people will care about it.
Not so with cars.
Although Fiat does not sell well in China, it is still very popular in Europe.
What's more, there are supercar brands like Ferrari under it.
In fact, if you have read the complete statement of Fiat Group and the contents of the indictment, you will know that the vast majority of the vehicles involved this time are for the global market, especially the Chinese market. .
And most of them are still in the factory and have not been sold, and they have little to do with European local cars.
But even in the Internet age more than 20 years later, not many melon-eating people will care about these details, let alone 1998.
If you want to read the indictment at this time, you may even need to apply to the corresponding court.
Therefore, NSK Group, which had just barely gained a breather, was instantly pushed to the forefront again.
In addition, Fiat also showed quite convincing evidence.
That is, the ones Chang Haonan and Lan Xinzhi had collected before.
Now, the ones with numb claws are the Japanese.
They never expected that a company would not even try to communicate with them after discovering a problem, but would directly start collecting evidence.
It is completely prepared to fight until death.
Being caught off guard, NSK Group finally realized that the situation was not good for itself and was ready to change its response strategy.
That is to say, give in.
However, it is a bit late to kneel down at this time...
(End of this chapter)