Chapter 733: The True Devil Is Coming
"Elisa, help me keep an eye on them, I'm afraid I'm going to be gone for a few days, something big! something's wrong...... Parov, take me to the airport!" After hanging up the phone, Hong Tao stood alone at the door for a while, and then threw down a large group of classmates, including Tina, who was already almost successful, pulled Parov and drove away in a hurry. β Top Novel, www.
Tan Jing told SΓΉ Hongtao on the phone that she suddenly received several formal notices and invitations in the past two days, and the names of the companies that sent them were more scary than the other, first Dell's North American procurement department and Microsoft's interactive entertainment department shook an olive branch to aigo, and their intentions made Tan Jing a little puzzled, because they didn't say what they wanted to talk about, which was very different from previous business negotiations. Before Tan Jing could figure it out, what followed made Tan Jing a little at a loss, these are all big names in the venture capital industry, two or three venture capitalists, including Sequoia, went out together, their purpose Tan Jing can figure it out with her toes, this is to invest in AIGO!
Tan Jing can call the shots about other things, but she doesn't have any rights to financing, and Hong Tao seems to be very disgusted with issues such as financing and listing. In the past, Yulia and Nina had proposed this kind of similar proposal more than once, but they were all directly rejected by Hong Tao, and there was no room for negotiation. According to Hong Tao's consistent style, Tan Jing should also refuse directly, but the other party is too big, Tan Jing is afraid of causing trouble to the company, even if she is unwilling, but she has to give this face, so she can only report to Hong Tao, and the big idea is still up to Hong Tao.
"Hey, I just thought about how to be a devil to cheat other people's money, but I didn't expect it to be in the eyes of others. I'm also a little fresh meat!Give me an investment?hahahahaha...... Parov, if the rice in your bowl is not enough for you to eat. Would you invite someone to eat with you?" Hong Tao was still pondering this very headache on the way to the airport.
"Of course you can't give it!" Parov's answer was regular.
"What if I'm here to rob you?" Hong Tao asked again.
ββ¦β¦ That...... Then I'll eat hard. Eat everything on my plate, you're not going to fire me for that, are you?" Parov bit his chubby finger and pondered, giving him his plan of response.
"Indeed, I shouldn't fire you for this......" Hong Tao listened to Parov's answer and continued to ponder, he is now thinking about Parov's words, if he doesn't give other companies any cheapness, will they fire him?
Hong Tao understands the intentions of these giants in the computer industry. They also come to pick peaches. It's just that they're a little different from Logitech's way of picking peaches, they look milder and more confusing, but they're essentially the same, even more vicious and thorough. They don't really want to support the development of AIGO, but they are interested in the huge market interests and the patented technology in their hands. When they get their hands on all these benefits in all sorts of roundabout ways, they will kick themselves aside, at most giving themselves some pension.
It is certain that they will not let those devils get involved in their own property. But he still doesn't know how to refuse and how to avoid offending those capital predators too much. Before the aigo company really grows up, he still has to clamp his tail to be a man, now is not the time to be cool and willful, if you want to be willful, you also have to have this capital. Logitech Hong Tao dared to confront it head-on. Because it is only a company with a very narrow business scope, and its influence in the entire computer industry is very limited. But like Dell, Microsoft and these venture capital predators, Hong Tao is not willing to go to war directly. Because he is not sure of defeating them, not even fifty percent.
AIGO has been in the U.S. since the day it landed. It didn't attract too much attention from anyone, because it was too small and the product was too out of the box. For large companies that focus all their attention on the computer itself and the network, it's simply not worth a second glance. In Silicon Valley, such a company may be holding a new product launch today, and will be bought or sued by someone else next week.
However, after nearly a year of growth, everyone suddenly found that this AIGO electronic technology company, which is registered in China, whose parent company is American-funded and wholly owned by an offshore company, is simply a small powerhouse. After several patent litigation battles with the famous Logitech, not only was it not reorganized, but it was not compromised and acquired, it is still tenaciously alive, and there is a trend of more and more moisturizing, not only more and more authorized cooperative manufacturers, but also set up a North American branch in San Jose, which is the rhythm of throwing off the arms!
Logitech, which has been competing with AIGO, is a little lacking in stamina, not only did it not use patent lawsuits to stop AIGO from encroaching on its market share, but also lost many powerful manufacturers in its camp. Those companies see that AIGO's optical mouse has swept the Asian market, and if they don't make a move, they may not even be able to keep the North American market, because some Japanese manufacturers have begun to contact AIGO and F%A, and plan to negotiate the issue of building factories in North America and purchasing agency rights.
In the business field, there are no lifelong allies and partners, everyone is born profit-seeking, and AIGO is a company of American origin, and there are no racial and trade protection issues here. Therefore, more and more local manufacturers and distributors in the United States have come to sign authorized production and sales contracts with F%A, and even Logitech, the sworn enemy of AIGO, has put down its body, announced the revocation of several patent lawsuits, and has begun to carry out normal business cooperation with AIGO.
This result was not the most tragic that Hong Tao expected, he was already ready to fight a protracted battle. The investments in the stock market gave him the confidence to fight anyone or organization who was going to take the meat from his bowl, and he did just that. Since deciding to hold a new product launch conference in San Jose, Han Yan has already found a strong team of lawyers, and is ready to fight these patent lawsuits in minutes.
In addition to having sufficient financial guarantees, the patent documents in Hong Tao's hands are also a powerful weapon. In this regard, I have to thank Professor Wang, an old professor who has suffered a loss in patent registration, and registered Hong Tao's patents in great detail, even the location of the screws is explained, so that the opponent can not find any big loopholes. Fighting a lawsuit is just a means to consume the opponent, and when the technology in Hong Tao's hands is guaranteed by a steady stream of capital, at least in the land of North America, it is difficult to stop the pace of AIGO's progress.
At this time, aigo, a little strong who came out of the bloody rain, can be regarded as officially entering the sight of large companies, and anyone who can make money is willing to do it. And a company like AIGO, which has developed on its own technology and capital, seems to have a bright future, because there is nothing in front of it that can stop it, and in time, it may be another Logitech. Therefore, only by making an early move can we make a profit early, so AIGO's identity background has become the focus of the investigation of these large companies.
It's a pity to check and check, AIGO's background is still very vague, it started in China, the parent company is called Googol, which was originally invested and established by a Chinese-American, in principle, it is still an American-funded company. But whether it is Googol or AIGO, their financial status is not disclosed, and as for where their technology comes from and where their money comes from, it is a mystery to these American companies! They only know that these patents belong to a research group, and this group has licensed these patents to one of the patent owners, named Hong Tao. As for who this Hong Tao is, where he is, what nationality he is, and how to contact him, it is all a big question mark.
The only thing that can be found now is Tan Jing, the official president of AIGO, who has a permanent residency status in Canada and a Chinese nationality. As for an American company, why should a Chinese woman be its president, who knows? Don't talk about her gender and nationality, not to mention that she is working as an immigration supervisor in Canada, maybe one day she will be Canadian nationality, and even her identity as a woman can't talk nonsense, otherwise there will be a feminist organization that will immediately jump out and fight with you, and you will definitely not stop if you don't turn your ancestors for eight generations.
In this land of North America, businessmen can not be afraid of the government or the police, but there are two things they generally do not want to provoke, one is the union organization, and the other is the feminist organization. These two things are branded as non-profit organizations, but the energy is very large, and if you lose dog skin plasters, don't want to take them off if you stick them, and you will never stop if you don't tear off a piece of your meat. And only when they torture you, you can't fight back, because it's a non-governmental organization, it's a non-profit organization, how can you fight back? Quarrel with them? That's great, they don't have anything else to do all day, they all stare at blood-red eyes and find someone to quarrel with themselves.
The loss is too big to do openly, and the right handle cannot be grasped secretly, so you can only take the normal business path. In fact, from this point of view, whether in China or the United States, it is not easy to succeed in business. If you want to make a big deal in China, you can have no capital, no ability, no technology, but you have to have a government background, and then talk about other conditions, and there are no exceptions to this. In the United States, you also have to win allies, deal with all kinds of lawsuits and lawsuits, study countless legal provisions, and rely on one person to always be the target of bullying.
However, there is an essential difference here, in this part of North America, everyone basically plays in the same rules, it is not a big deal, and you can't jump out of this circle, so relatively speaking, the risk is controllable, and there are few plots that make you unbelievable. It's nothing more than everyone fighting for brains, technology, capital, and understanding of the rules, and in general, it won't happen that if someone lives in a certain department, you have to roll up and roll up. (To be continued......) R527