Chapter 243: No Advance or Retreat
Jin Debiao put down a few cruel words, and then took the two subordinates away. Wang Danhui barely squeezed out a smile and stood up to make a gesture of sending off guests. Sun Jie was low-key enough to send Jin Debiao and his entourage out of the company's gate, and then hurriedly returned to Wang Danhui's office.
"Sun Jie, what did you mean by what you just said?
didn't wait for Sun Jie to say anything, Wang Danhui attacked her first. Sun Jie snatched Wang Danhui's words just now, so Wang Danhui was anxious to snatch the field back. Actually, she knew very well in her heart that she was already a little stunned just now, if it wasn't for Sun Jie coming out to save her, she wouldn't know how many mistakes she would have to make.
Sun Jie sneered in her heart, but there was a heartfelt expression on her face: "Mr. Wang, don't you see it, people are here to find fault." It's really a bit of a problem for us to send software. The Industrial and Commercial Bureau is not a vegetarian, so we can't afford to offend them. β
"Why can't you afford to offend?" Wang Danhui choked, but she didn't have much confidence in what she said, not so much a refutation as a mutter.
Sun Jie said: "Mr. Wang, you may have been staying in a foreign company, and the Industrial and Commercial Bureau generally doesn't look for trouble with foreign companies, so you don't know much about the situation." When I was in a private company in the past, any small clerk from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, our boss had to receive it in person, and I definitely didn't dare to slack off. β
"But our Tuo is a foreign company. Wang Danhui said.
Sun Jie said: "It is easy for the industrial and commercial bureau not to find trouble with foreign companies, but it does not mean that they can't find trouble with us. This time, I guess it's Mr. Li...... , uh, I mean, I guess it was made by the new Jingwei company. They must have found someone with weight to speak, and the Industrial and Commercial Bureau is here to stand up for them. β
"You mean, Li Kejia found someone to ask the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to come to us for trouble?" Wang Danhui understood what Sun Jie meant, and asked with some disbelief.
Sun Jie said: "Isn't it obvious? What Xiao Zhang said, it was the New Jingwei Company that reported us." Director Jin said that we must correct the previous things, there is no room for negotiation at all, this must be someone from above to say hello, otherwise they would not be so tough. β
Wang Danhui thought for a while, nodded and said: "Your analysis has a certain truth, in fact, I also felt this just now, and the two of us have the same opinion." β
Bullshit unanimous!
Sun Jie thought disdainfully, it was obvious that I told the situation that you thought of this, and you also felt what you said. Do you really think that if you are the director of a foreign company, everyone will treat you as an elite? Now that you have offended the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, I see how you will end up.
"Sun Jie, then what do we do according to your meaning?" Wang Danhui asked Sun Jie.
Sun Jie said: "In this matter, we have to ask the company's legal counsel first to see if our practice violates the Anti-Unfair Competition Law." If we really break the law, I'm afraid we will have to take back all the software. β
"How can this be done?" Wang Danhui was anxious, "Take it back, how can we explain it to the headquarters?"
"Let's be honest. Sun Jie said disapprerovingly, "We didn't know in advance that it would be illegal to do so, and besides, the headquarters also agreed to this matter, and everyone didn't take into account the change in the situation, and the headquarters had no reason to blame us." β
If the headquarters wants to blame us, do we still need a reason?
Wang Danhui thought depressedly.
The idea of giving away software was Sun Jie's idea, but when Wang Danhui reported to Cur Lun, she said that she came up with it herself, and now she wants to shake the pot, and it is too difficult. Although this matter has been recognized by the headquarters, after all, he is the marketing director in China, and it is his responsibility to judge whether an act is compliant. I sent 2,000 sets of software out by myself, only to know that this was a violation, what will the headquarters think of myself?
At this point, regret is useless. Wang Danhui picked up the phone and contacted the legal counsel hired by the company, and as soon as she said the matter like this, the legal counsel began to sigh on the other end of the phone:
"Director Wang, you should have asked me about this matter in advance. β
"What, lawyer Guo, is this really illegal?" asked Wang Danhui anxiously.
Lawyer Guo sighed like a bellows: "Alas, Director Wang, you are also Chinese, what is the law in China, don't you still understand? But if you want to say it's illegal, it's illegal. Now that the Industrial and Commercial Bureau is coming to the door, even if it is not illegal, it must be considered illegal. β
"Lawyer Guo, why didn't I understand?" Wang Danhui has the heart to cry, this is all messy, can't lawyers learn to speak human words?
Mr. Guo obviously enjoys the feeling of dizzying his clients, which is also an essential skill for lawyers. If the client understands everything, it will be very difficult for the lawyer to draw a line in the case. No one is sure of winning a lawsuit. As a lawyer, you have to make the client feel that the reason for losing the case is not that the lawyer is incompetent, but that the other party's background is too hard, so that the client will not blame the lawyer.
"Tuo's giving away 2,000 sets of software to users at a time is a bit too much, and anyone can see that Tuo's purpose is to grab the market and squeeze out competitors. This kind of thing, the people don't raise it, the officials don't hold it accountable, and it doesn't hurt to do it secretly. But once a competitor is held accountable, it is difficult for us to explain. β
Lawyer Guo said that what followed was a bunch of legal provisions, guiding opinions and precedents, etc., which made Wang Danhui dizzy and only understood one point, that is, there was a basis for the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to punish Tuo, and even if he wanted to fight a lawsuit, his chances of winning were not great.
Hanging up Lawyer Guo's phone, Wang Danhui took the receiver and began to hesitate. She wasn't sure if she should call Curran or the ministries that accepted the software first.
Calling Curran meant that there was no room for manoeuvre in this matter, and she had no choice but to take the software back and declare the operation completely bankrupt. What awaits her will be a letter of dismissal from headquarters.
Call the ministries and commissions, and there will be some room for relaxation. She can take the software back and, as Lawyer Guo taught her, and secretly give it away to some small businesses. As long as it is not too public, and the industrial and commercial bureau and the new Jingwei company are not allowed to know the exact amount of the gift, the industrial and commercial bureau will not be able to punish Tuao company.
Didn't Xiao Zhang say that the reason why the Industrial and Commercial Bureau punished Tuao Company was that the amount of software it gave away was too large, and the amount was too high, which was beyond the scope of normal public relations activities. If the industrial and commercial bureau only has 10 sets and 20 sets of gift numbers, then there is no reason to say that it is out of scope.
But in doing so, if the headquarters knows about it in the future, it will still clean up itself. The headquarters took out the quota of 2,000 sets of software in order to compete with Huaxia CAD for the most valuable customers, can she say that the kind of small township factories with twenty or thirty people are valuable customers?
"Sun Jie, do you think it's better for us to take back the software first and then report to the headquarters?" Wang Danhui was in a dilemma and asked Sun Jie.
Sun Jie didn't want to give Wang Danhui any more advice this time, she spread her hands and said, "How do I know? Mr. Wang, it's up to you to make up your mind about this matter." β
"Well, you call Director Yang of the Machinery Department and say that because of the change in the company's policy, the software that was originally scheduled to be given away cannot be given away now, and ask them to help take back the disc and serial number. Wang Danhui commanded.
"Mr. Wang, how can you tell the other party about this kind of thing?" Sun Jie looked embarrassed.
Wang Danhui said: "Say whatever you want, those software were given away by us for free, and now we can't send it, we have to take it back, what's not to do?"
"Alright then......"
Sun Jie is also helpless, who made Wang Danhui her top boss?
Yang Xueming, director of the Information Department of the Second Bureau of the Ministry of Machinery, picked up the call from Sun Jie, and was annoyed after just listening to two sentences, and sent a message on the phone: "Miss Sun, your Director Wang is sick! Such a thing can also be reversed, is this a child's play in the affairs of our national ministries and commissions?"
Sun Jie was on the hands-free when she called, Yang Xueming's words, Wang Danhui heard it sincerely, and her face suddenly swelled into a pig's liver color. She had the heart to yell at the other party, "You have medicine", but now, she is asking the other party for help, and it is really not appropriate to turn her face with the other party.
Sun Jie saw Wang Danhui's expression, and her heart was secretly refreshed, and at the same time she continued to say to Yang Xueming: "Director Yang, I'm really sorry, this matter is mainly due to the new policy of our headquarters, which requires offices around the world to stop giving away software, and our China region is no exception. Please ask Director Yang to understand our hardships and help us get those software back. β
"I understand your suffering, have you ever understood my suffering?" Yang Xueming's voice was still very loud, showing an extremely angry look, "When you gave away the software, you talked wildly, and asked us to distribute the software as soon as possible." We haven't done anything serious for the past two weeks, and we're just busy contacting companies to distribute software.
"Some companies didn't plan to introduce computer-aided graphics, but we urged them to buy computers and promised to provide genuine software, so they resolutely purchased computers. Now that everyone has bought their computers, and you say that you take back the software, what will happen to those computers?
"You can buy the genuine ......" Wang Danhui, who was listening, subconsciously interjected, and only after saying that she realized that her idea was very stupid and naΓ―ve.
Yang Xueming sneered: "Hmph, this is your original purpose, right? Under the banner of giving away software, when we start to deploy, we say that we want to take back the software, so that we can force various companies to buy your genuine software." Don't you think it's deception?"
"No, no, Director Yang, don't get me wrong, what we're talking about...... , uh, not necessarily to buy our genuine software, we are saying......" Sun Jie was stuck all of a sudden, I really don't know how to say it.
Yang Xueming said in a cold tone: "Miss Sun, Director Wang, the software was given by you on your own initiative, and we have signed a contract with both of us, so it is impossible for us to return the software." As for what your headquarters is asking for, it has nothing to do with us, goodbye!"