Chapter 143 Litigation
"Duracell?"
Hearing this news, Han Chudong was very surprised, he didn't hear any wind at all, and the other party was going to buy Mason Battery without saying a word.
Kiko Mochizuki nodded, "It should be that company, that's what I told me on the phone, he asked you to call back after you made up your mind, and said that if you are satisfied with the amount of their offer, you will meet and talk in detail." ”
"Oh, did you say how much?"
“…… I forgot to ask, but the number was already noted. ”
"It's okay, I'll contact you later, I really have an eye, and I'm eyeing my company before it is officially put into production." Han Chudong was complacent.
After attending the Chicago Toy Show last year, people from Fisher-Price Toys Company also talked about it, saying that they wanted to buy the whole mango toy, but he didn't agree.
Looking back now, it's more correct that it wasn't sold.
In the long run, the money that can be made is far more than five or six million dollars, and the market has not yet been fully expanded, and the money earned back has exceeded the bid at that time, not to mention the value of the mango toy itself.
The idea of an acquisition doesn't come out of nowhere.
Han thought of Simon Lavrov, a Jew with whom he had spoken on Christmas Eve last year, who worked at Bank of America, and said he knew a Duracell shareholder.
The other party suddenly came to the door to talk about the acquisition, and it is estimated that it was from the mouth of the Jewish manager that he learned the news that Mason Battery had developed a new product, otherwise how could it be possible to extend an olive branch when the product was not on the market.
These industry giants like to exchange money for technology and market to maintain the competitiveness of their products, which is a win-win situation for small companies most of the time.
I don't mind talking to the other person.
With a smile on his face, Han Chudong was thinking about what kind of price would be better, five million dollars, seven million dollars?
If he makes so much money with a patent, he probably won't suffer a loss, after all, the funds are in his hands, and he can also use them to invest in other businesses to make money.
Once you have millions of dollars in money, you can start doing a lot of what you want to do.
For example, if you advertise wildly and promote Rainbow Beauty's products on a large scale in a short period of time, the profit margin of the mask will definitely be much higher than that of dry batteries, and it will be easier to build a sales channel.
Coming out of the conference room, Han Chudong went to make coffee first.
Mochizuki Kiko followed behind him, and seeing that the little boss was not in a hurry, he asked, "That...... Don't you want to make a phone call first?"
"Don't worry, if you act too urgently, they will take the initiative and guess what I think.
It's better to wait for the afternoon to call, and then directly reject their offer, so as to gain an advantage, the battery we developed has better performance, and it is they who should be anxious. ”
Han Chudong poured the coffee beans into the machine and ground them, put them under his nose and smelled them.
Dark-roasted Mandheling coffee beans, fragrant, pour into the filter paper, start the coffee machine, wait for the hot water to pass through the coffee grounds, and then slowly flow out.
Outside the lounge facing the Los Angeles Times Building, there was a constant stream of cars below, and when I saw some employees smoking while working, I turned to the glass partition to get out of the smoking room, so as not to poison the non-smoking employees.
Mochizuki Kiko felt that Han Chudong's words made sense, so she didn't rush to urge him to call back, and when she learned that a special smoking area was going to be built, she raised her hands in favor of this idea......
At present, there are special employees in charge of delivery and production, and there is no need for Han Chudong to stare at it personally.
A lot of matters related to finances and contract documents are waiting for him to deal with them personally, and he continues to go back to the office to get busy.
Review various documents, then sign them, and if you feel that there is a problem or do not understand it, you can call the person in charge to ask for details, and you can learn a lot about the company's operation during the process.
In the case of censorship of pirated and infringing toys, one executive suggested that he find some down-and-out lawyers to help him investigate, not only to check the source of the goods, but also to hold accountable the shop owners who still did not change after being reminded.
In this way, it will not occupy human resources and does not require too much time and money costs.
In the United States, almost everyone knows that lawyers are very profitable, and there are not a few lawyers who earn millions or tens of millions of dollars a year, especially the elites who are partners of well-known law firms.
But there are also a group of lawyers who are either self-taught or incompetent, and it is difficult to even support their families, and it is quite easy to hire them to help as long as they have money to earn.
Thinking that this suggestion was quite good, Han Chudong agreed and asked a legal counsel to help deal with it, so as not to cause the infringing toys to spread in the US market because he didn't ask.
Besides.
A four-year-old boy in Mississippi suffered corneal damage when a hand-pushed spiral-wing toy poked his eye.
His mother sued late last year, seeking $390,000 in damages, including medical expenses, as well as emotional compensation and lost work expenses due to caring for the child.
The summons has just been sent to the company, and according to the text printed on the toy packaging, the age limit for this toy is seven years old, and the magic ball and battle top are ten years old, which is clearly printed on the packaging.
According to the lawyer, the probability of winning the lawsuit is relatively high, mainly depending on the ability of the lawyer hired by the other party.
If it was really because of the design flaws, forget it, knowing the power of punitive damages, Han Chudong didn't even dare to use the sharp corner design, and the packaging was very formal.
A legal team of up to six people is dedicated to helping to review deficiencies.
Since you feel that the cause of the child's injury is not your own, why should you pay for compensation, is it that you have to go to the company that produces the fork to ask for compensation?
Speaking of porcelain, the United States is really powerful.
Some people are bent on finding fault with large enterprises and using punitive damages provisions to make profits, and often after successfully making a profit, they don't have to worry about money for many years.
Although it can play a positive role in restraining enterprises, the negative impact is also quite large.
In the past, he could watch the excitement, but when the trouble fell on him, Han Chudong knew how tricky it was, and he meant to hire a senior lawyer in the local area to settle the whole matter as soon as possible.
Litigation is as common for American businessmen as eating and sleeping, and the bigger the company, the more trouble there is, which is one of the main reasons why the legal profession is particularly popular.
I didn't rush to call Duracell Battery Company back, nor did I ask Atari founder Nolan Bushnell what he thought, so I put it off for the time being to avoid suffering losses because the other party saw through my mind.
With so many chips in hand, it is necessary to be careful with your calculations.
Han Chudong first found Mr. Thomas's business card, the other party has an animation company in Burbank, and is ready to ask if there is an opportunity to cooperate and jointly create an animated film......