(.) "You're Doing Something Stupid Again"

In the old house of the Li family, which covers a huge area, Li Kunxi stared coldly at his son standing in front of him, the change in the world's smartphone ranking is not a trivial matter, Samsung Yue or became the world's first, as the former head of Samsung, Li Kunxi could not have known, and he even received congratulatory calls from some old friends.

said that it was the former head, because Lee Kun-hee had resigned as chairman (chairman) of Samsung for personal reasons a few months ago, and the current chairman of Samsung was temporarily vacant, and the main operation was in charge of the group's 47 vice presidents, and when he resigned as chairman, Lee Kun-hee promoted his eldest son Lee Jae-chrome to the position of vice chairman to replace his management of the company, and also had the intention of arranging a successor.

But Li Jianxi never thought that when he had just left the core layer of Samsung, and had not even completely retired, the arrogant prince of Samsung would poke a big basket without telling himself.

When he learned that Samsung's smartphone had won the world's No. 1 status, Lee Kun-hee was very happy at first, and even praised Lee Jae-chrome a few words. But then it didn't take long for Li Jianxi to get the market sales report of Samsung's smart phone, and when he saw the sales figures, he suddenly felt that something was wrong after the ups and downs in the business world all his life.

It's very simple, Lee Kun-hee is an old-school businessman who is especially sensitive to numbers. Because this market sales report shows that although the total market sales of Samsung mobile phones have increased compared with last year, this growth rate is still within a reasonable range, and it has not shown a sudden explosive growth trend.

Then the question arises, since Samsung's business growth is already within the range of performance estimates, how can it suddenly leap past or become the number one? It's not that Lee Kun-hee doesn't have confidence in his products, because he knows very well that the strength and advanced technology of the OR company are comparable to Samsung, plus the advantages of the OR company as the creator of smart phones and the mobile phone operating system and network platform store, its brand influence is slightly stronger than Samsung. Judging from last year's market share, the gap between the two is not too big, but it is not so small that Samsung can immediately surpass each other. So this time Samsung suddenly became the first, could it be that there was something wrong with OR's products?

With this doubt, Lee Kun-hee immediately asked people to collect information for him, and at the same time investigated the information about the OR company. When this information was summarized into Lee Kun-hee's hands, Lee Kun-hee frowned at a glance, because the reason why the company's sales volume was declining was not a product problem, but a limitation of its production capacity, and because of this, it also led to the delay in the promotion of OR smartphones. There is no such problem with OR A Samsung, and under the advantages of one another, it is natural for Samsung to surpass each other in overall sales.

If ordinary people read these things, they may just forget it, or they may be secretly happy, or even laugh at the company's low-level mistakes such as not even arranging production capacity reasonably. But who is Lee Kun-hee? He is the first person in the Samsung Empire, how can these superficial things be hidden from him? Instead of being happy, Lee Kun-hee, who felt that something was wrong, turned heavy on the contrary, and hurriedly sent his henchmen to continue the in-depth investigation until the truth was found.

It didn't take much effort, and what was going on was known to Lee Kun-hee. After listening to the report of his subordinates, Li Jianxi's face was dark and gloomy, and he waved his hand to leave without saying anything. When it was the next day, he brought Lee Jae-chrome to him, and thus he had the current scene.

"Father, I don't understand what you mean." Lee replied calmly, as if he didn't know why his father would say that.

Looking at his son's appearance, Li Jianxi smiled angrily: "There are many ways to do business, and there are also different ways to attack the other party. In the business field, competition is cruel, and it is common for you to live and die. The reason why Samsung Group has been able to grow from a small company to the scale it is today is because of its success by stepping on the corpses of countless losers. But what effect can your seemingly clever but actually clumsy and stupid methods have? The world's No. 1 smartphone? Hahaha, can a mere fame allow Samsung to completely defeat its opponents? ”

Lee Jae-chrom did not immediately answer his father's question, he was silent for a while, and then spoke: "But this can at least suppress the other party, and it is also conducive to the promotion of our new products." My son thinks that now is the era of science and technology, and the company, as a company that has not been emerging for a few years, is it not because of the creation of smart phones that they have come to this point? As long as we seize the opportunity, we can firmly hold the advantage in our own hands, and wait until our new products are launched ahead of our opponents, with the strength of our Samsung, we will definitely be the real first"

"Childish" looked at the clenched fists in his hands and waved vigorously, intoxicated by his imagination of Lee Jae-chrome, Lee Kun-hee spit out two cold words in his mouth.

"No, this is definitely not naïve" Lee Jae-chrome said unconvinced: "Besides, I did it very cleverly this time, and the other party will never be able to catch any of our handles." Father, I understand your concerns, it's nothing more than the cooperation between the OR company and us, so what's the point? Isn't it possible that without the support of the other party's operating system and platform, our Samsung will not be able to exhibit? We can use the new operating system and our own platform about this, I have reached agreement with HTC, relying on Microsoft's mobile phone system, we can also build our own alliance In addition, we Samsung also control the supply of OR smartphone touch screens, what are you afraid of? ”

Lee Kun-hee looked coldly at the confident Lee Jae-chrome and shook his head secretly, it seems that his son still hasn't been trained Ah, as the leader of a huge multinational company, his ability is too lacking, and he is still as impulsive as before, how can he rest assured that he will hand over the company to Lee Jae-chrom in the future?

"There are some things that don't need proof." Li Jianxi said heavily: "Do you think that your small actions can hide from everyone in the world?" You can't even hide it from me, let alone Zhou Liwen? With Zhou Liwen's cleverness, it is estimated that he has long understood who did it. Besides, although I am old, I am not old and confusedHigh-tech products are not only technical reasons, but the rise of OR company's technological leadership is just one of them, not a decisive factor. You use this method to block your opponent, in Chinese terms, it's 'cover your ears and steal the bell, and the stupidest thing you can do is not to target them, you know what? ”

"What is it?" Lee Jae-chrome asked subconsciously.

"Didn't do anything wrong," Lee Kun-hee raised his eyebrows and scolded sternly: "How did I teach you before?" Have you forgotten them all? Let's not talk about the right or wrong of what you did, but since you have done it, you must do it to the end, and you should beat the other party to death. If you can cut off the supply of products to OR at the same time, and be prepared to change the operating system and organize a new alliance, then you will deal a harder blow to the other party. Although it can't make the other party collapse, it can at least increase the cost of our Samsung advantage and completely take the initiative in our hands. If the other party recovers in a year or more, then Samsung will firmly stand in the world's No. 1 position and will not be shaken again, not like you are now just making a name for yourself without any benefits. ”

"I ...... I. Lee Jae-chrome didn't expect Lee Kun-hee to say such a thing at all, but he felt gasping for air and sweating on his back.

After thinking about it carefully, Lee Jae-chrome also had to admit that what his father said was very reasonable, if he had been ready to directly turn his face with the other party with the power of Thunderball, and hit Zhou Liwen by surprise, then what Lee Kun-hee said was likely to come true.

Just imagine, the foundry of OR company was seized, and at the same time, Samsung terminated the supply of touch screens to OR company, and then the two sides stopped technical cooperation, withdrew from the system alliance, and HTC and other companies formed a new system alliance, and then launched the network platform at the same time. This series of combo punches is enough to cause a big turmoil in the world's smartphone industry, maybe by that time the unsuspecting OR company...

It is not necessary to be crushed in one fell swoop. Even if it does not completely fall for a while, it will affect the overall layout of the OR company, and it will collapse. It will take at least a year or two for them to gradually recover, and with this time difference, Samsung's supremacy will no longer be unshakable, thus completely replacing the other party.

There was a burst of regret in his heart, and it was only at this time that Li Zaichrome clearly saw how big the gap was between himself and his father. Of course, he didn't know what Lee Kun-hee really thought, the reason why Lee Kun-hee said this was just to tell him that he had to be far-sighted before making a move, but once he made a move, he must be steady, accurate, and ruthless, and he must not leave any troubles. If Lee Kun-hee is allowed to choose, he would rather wait quietly for his opponent to make a mistake according to the previous model, as long as he guarantees his second share in the world, once the OR company and the previous Nokia generally go astray, then Samsung will naturally be able to replace him.

In addition, he told Lee that these methods were theoretically possible, but in practice Lee Kun-hee would not use them unless he had to. Because this is also very damaging to Samsung, if this is the case, the reputation of Samsung Group in the international community will plummet, and the business community pays attention to credibility, and Samsung's unilateral tearing up of cooperation is tantamount to violating this point, unless it is sure to kill the opponent in one go, with Lee Kun-hee's steady personality, he will not take this risk.

"Father, is it too late if we do this now?" Lee couldn't help but ask while regretting it.

"Hehe, what do you say?" Li Jianxi asked with a sneer, a hint of mockery on the corner of his mouth.

"It's really damn" Lee Jae-chrome scolded himself secretly, and after thinking about it, he said: "Father, why don't we cut the supply of the other party's touch screen on the grounds of production capacity first?" At least that can delay a little bit. ”

"It's late......." Lee Kun-hee shook his head and sighed lightly. Seeing that Lee Jae-chrome looked at him puzzled, he said: "I just got the news that Zhou Liwen's OR company has acquired the equity of Corning in the United States, although these shares are not much, they can already allow OR to occupy a seat on Corning's board of directors. You've been in charge of Samsung Corning's business, you should know what that means, and can you still stop them in this way at such a time? ”

"What" Lee Jae-chrome was startled, and he stared at his father with incredible eyes, hoping to hear the denial of "this is a joke" from his father's mouth. It's a pity that Lee Kun-hee's expression tells him that all this is true, and Samsung controls the supply of OR mobile phone touch screens, but don't forget that Samsung Corning is not an independent company, but a joint venture between Corning and Samsung in the United States. In terms of touch screen technology, the patent is in the hands of Corning in the United States, and once Zhou Liwen really becomes a director of Corning in the United States, then the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides will be completely reversed.

"This can't be," Lee Jae-chrome said with some excitement: "Doesn't Corning never sell and transfer shares?" Father, don't forget that when we were in the joint venture, Samsung proposed to take a stake in Corning in the United States, but the other party refused, or the company is not as good as our Samsung in terms of overall scale, how could he do this? ”

"There's nothing impossible." Seeing that his son was still as naïve as an ostrich with his head buried in the sand in the face of the facts, he shook his head in disappointment: "Our Samsung Group is indeed larger than OR Company in terms of overall scale, and Corning of the United States also replied to us like this at the beginning, but you just forgot an important question." ”

"What is it?"

"Quite simply, these two companies are American companies, and our Samsung Group is a South Korean company, and with American habits and unspoken rules of the business community, it is impossible for them to let a large foreign company enter the core layer of the other party, especially a sensitive company like Corning."

"No, father, how did the Japanese do it? For example, Sony ....... Lee retorted with some impatience.

"Sony? Hehe....... Lee Kun-hee shook his head and smiled: "Don't forget, the companies that the Japanese enter are not sensitive companies, most of them are ordinary traditional companies or entertainment-related companies. And you haven't studied the tragic situation after the failure of Japan's economic bubble? Their investments in the United States have all become victories for Americans. As for Sony, is the current Sony still a Japanese-funded company? You must know that in Sony's equity ratio, American capital has passed Japanese capital, and this old Japanese company has long become an American company, but it is still covered with a layer of Japanese capital. ”

Seeing that Li Zaichrome was stunned, Li Jianxi said again: "What's more, the OR company is not as simple as you think, especially his founder Zhou Liwen is a business wizard." Zhou Liwen's name is not only such a company, he also has many other industries, maybe you don't know, Zhou Liwen also has a background in Wells Fargo, and even he himself directly controls the three commercial banks in China and the United States, I heard that Zhou Liwen also has close cooperation with Goldman Sachs, with his ability and background, it is not too difficult to obtain the equity of Corning. ”

I only felt that it was suddenly dark in front of me, and Li Zaichrome's whole body shook, and he couldn't hold on even though he had been standing, so he slowly sat down with the back of the chair on the side. If...... It shouldn't be true, if others say it, he may not believe it, but tell himself that it is his father who tells him, and he will never lie to himself.

Now, Zhou Liwen has joined Corning's board of directors, which means that the only means of Samsung Group to restrain OR has completely lost its effect. Even, as a member of Corning's board of directors, Zhou Liwen may be able to prop up a Corning joint venture to compete with Samsung for the touchscreen market. Once this news comes out, it will be a serious blow to the entire business.

In addition, if Zhou Liwen's OR announces that it will stop cooperating with Samsung and directly withdraw the application of the mobile phone operating system and network software platform, then the Samsung Group, which is not ready at all, will simply pick up a stone and shoot itself in the foot. When the time comes, let alone the world's No. 1 smartphone brand, it will be dangerous to get the position of the second before it.

"What should I do?" Lee Jae-chrome was at a loss in his heart, Lee Kun-hee was not wrong at all before, he was indeed a stupid thing. Even, Lee Kun-hee's criticism of him was polite, saying that his incident this time was more stupid than a pig.

If the fear becomes a reality, he will become a thousand people. Don't think that Lee Jae-chrome is now the vice chairman and the crown prince and heir of Samsung Group, but as a huge family business, there are some situations that are not known to outsiders.

The founder of Samsung Group is Lee Jae-chrome's grandfather Lee Byung, Lee Byung, not only Lee Kun-hee, but has three sons, and Lee Kun-hee is just his third son. According to Korean tradition, the heir to the family should be the eldest son, which is customary to inherit the long house. However, because Lee Kun-hee's business talent was valued by his grandfather, he finally handed over control of the Samsung Group to him.

In this way, it led to contradictions within the Li family. Lee Jae-chrome's uncle Lee Meng-hee, that is, Li Bing's eldest son, the former prince of the previous generation of Samsung, has always been unconvinced, and he has always believed that he is the real heir of the Samsung Group. Also holding the same opinion is Lee Byung's eldest son, Lee Jae-chrome's cousin, Lee Jae-hyun, chairman of the CI Group. For this matter, brothers, uncles and nephews don't know how many lawsuits have been fought, and even the whole of South Korea is boiling.

Once his father temporarily resigns as chairman (chairman) and he takes charge of Samsung Group as vice chairman in the middle of the term, and Samsung Group suffers huge losses due to problems with the company, then it is certain that Lee Byung and Lee Jae-hyun, who have always been unwilling, will definitely jump out and bring up the old things again, and use all their strength to completely drive their father and son out of Samsung Group, so as to perform a big drama of "the return of the king".

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