Chapter 118: Things are getting bigger

"Tianxin Technology accuses Apple of slander, and Cook says see you in court!"

"Cook insists that the iPhone is the best smartphone, and Huaxia companies will only copy it!"

"Tianxin Technology's response: we will not back down!"

"Is it really infringement, or is it a commercial means, and what is Apple's real intention?"

"Is Apple scared, or is Tianxin Technology lying?"

The San Francisco Times was the first American newspaper to report on Tianxin Technology and "Star 1", and they specially created a special feature to explain the grievances between Tianxin Technology and Apple, and even Tianxin Technology's refusal to provide Apple with Sunrise A1 batteries was dug up by them. r?anwenο½—?ο½—?ο½—?.??

The report is much more detailed than other newspapers, and there is an intriguing passage in it.

"According to Apple insiders, Apple has done a professional evaluation of the" Star 1 ", and the evaluation report shows that the performance of "Star 1" is indeed better than that of the iPhone3G. It is reported that Steve Jobs also read the report, and then in less than two days, Apple announced that it would sue Tianxin Technology. ”

Of course, the San Francisco Times is not crying out for Tianxin Technology, they are just trying to attract readers, but objectively, this report seems to prove the innocence of Tianxin Technology and Apple's conspiracy. Soon, the Los Angeles Times sang a show, and in a report, the Los Angeles Times listed the "facts" of infringement by Chinese companies, including the examples of American companies suing Chinese companies in the last decade, and Chinese companies rarely won lawsuits. Through this method of obfuscating the public, the Los Angeles Times suggested that it is highly likely that "Starry Sky 1" plagiarized the iPhone.

Under the hype of the media, this matter became more and more troublesome, and even the consulate of Huaxia in San Francisco knew about it. Nowadays, the impact of the infringement is not limited to Tianxin Technology and Apple, but is related to the international reputation of Huaxia. If Tianxin Technology loses the lawsuit, the conclusion of the Los Angeles Times that "Huaxia enterprises can only plagiarize" will be proved again, which is a heavy blow to Huaxia enterprises going out of China. Conversely, if Tianxin Technology wins the lawsuit, these rumors will be self-defeating, and Tianxin Technology will become famous all over the world.

Not only the American media, but also the Japanese media and the European media joined in the fun. Japan's Asahi Shimbun, which reprinted reports from the San Francisco Times and the Los Angeles Times, took a neutral stance for the time being. In contrast, the Sankei Shimbun, which is controlled by Japan's right-wing forces, criticized Tianxin Technology for no reason, and at the same time called on the Japanese government to force "Star 1" to be delisted in Japan. Under such an unreasonable disturbance as the Sankei Shimbun, the sales of "Starry Sky 1" have dropped a lot.

There are also a lot of European media reports on this lawsuit, and the British "Times" reported in the science and technology column that "the rise of China's electronics industry, Apple wants to sue and crack down on competitors", although "Star 1" has not been sold in Europe, but not long ago, "Star 1" has been tested by the European Union and has been qualified for sales. And as the world's second smartphone with tens of millions of sales, Europeans are not ignorant of "Star 1".

Before Lu Yang got on the plane, there were no relevant reports in the media in Huaxia for the time being.

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Although Lu Yang had an estimate of the twists and turns of "Star 1" entering the American market, he still felt a little headache when things really came. Fighting a lawsuit with Apple in the United States is definitely not an easy thing to do. Even if the best lawyers in the United States are invited, those judges and jurors are all Americans, and these people are difficult for Tianxin Technology to influence.

After more than ten hours of flight, Lu Yang arrived in San Francisco, and Su Yan came to the airport alone to pick up the plane. Although Su Yan was quite calm at this time, the tiredness in her eyes could not be concealed, and she was much haggard.

Lu Yang can understand the tremendous pressure Su Yan has been under in the past two days, and he doesn't need to think about it to know that the Americans must be on Apple's side in this matter, and deep in the United States, Su Yan is like falling into the ocean.

"Su Yan, let this matter go for a while, your most important task now is to rest!" Lu Yang was worried that Su Yan would have physical problems, so he gave her a vacation.

Su Yan shook her head resolutely: "Boss, how can I sleep at this time, if the matter is not resolved, the company may have to withdraw from the American market." ”

Lu Yang said with relief: "It's not as strict as you think, and it's not yet known who will lose and who won." Taking a step back, even if Apple wins the lawsuit this time, it's just a big deal that 'Star 1' is not sold in the United States, and we will come back next time. ”

"If we lose the case this time, the company's reputation will be ruined." Su Yan is very persistent about the outcome of this lawsuit.

"Hey, Tianxin's reputation is not so fragile. Not to mention anything else, Microsoft was sued by Apple for infringement back then, and people are not good, take a long-term view, we are not that kind of small company. ”

After a few years in business, Lu Yang slowly developed his own momentum, and when facing problems, he was no longer the hairy boy he used to be.

Tianxin Technology has an office in San Francisco, which was rented by Su Yan after she came. In the future, this office will serve as the US branch of Tianxin Technology, responsible for the "Star 1" in the US market. Since the office had just been established, there were only seven people in addition to Su Yan's team.

After Su Yan rested, Qi Dong accompanied Lu Yang to the office, and also served as Lu Yang's translator.

"Have you negotiated the lawyer's business?" Lu Yang asked.

Qi Dong nodded and said, "Baker & McKens Law Firm agreed to accept our commission, but they asked for 50 million US dollars in legal fees......"

"Promise them." Lu Yang closed his eyes slightly, leaning back in his chair, he was also a little tired from the flight for more than ten hours, but now was not the time to rest.

"The company has only one requirement, and that is to win this lawsuit, no matter how much it costs." Lu Yang said, "I have already sorted out the relevant materials, you contact them and ask them to make an evaluation of the results and bring them to me." ”

"Okay, boss." Qi Dong is a good executor, and in the past two years, he has assisted Su Yan to complete the marketing work of Tianxin Technology.

In the United States, including Lu Yang, there are less than 20 Chinese and American employees in the entire Tianxin Technology, and 20 people are obviously not enough to deal with the things in front of them, Lu Yang contacted a headhunting company in the United States, intending to recruit a manager to be in charge of the American branch of Tianxin Technology. Speaking of which, this is the first branch of Tianxin Technology outside of Huaxia.

With Lu Yang's physique, half a day's rest allowed him to reverse the jet lag, and he received a message as soon as he woke up. The news was told to him by Gao Yue, a member of the company's marketing department, who is proficient in English and one of the people Su Yan selected to come to the United States. Because Lu Yang didn't bring Liu Yun this time, Gao Yue temporarily became Lu Yang's secretary.

"Boss, Consul Xu from the San Francisco Consulate in Huaxia is here." Gao Yue whispered.

"Consul Xu?" Lu Yang quickly reacted, "Invite him to my office, and I'll go right away." ”

Lu Yang washed his face, cleaned up a little, and walked quickly to the office. As soon as he entered the door, he saw two middle-aged men in black suits, and Gao Yue was pouring tea for them.

"Boss, this is Consul Xu of the San Francisco Consulate, and this is Counselor Li." Gao Yue introduced to Lu Yang. "Two, this is Mr. Lu, the boss of our Tianxin Technology, who just came from China."

"Consul Xu, Counselor Li, welcome." Lu Yang took the initiative to step forward and shake hands.

"Mr. Lu is polite." Consul Xu looked very kind, always with a smile on his face, compared to Counselor Li, who was more strict, and Lu Yang clearly felt his strength when he shook hands with him.

"The two of you are here for the infringement lawsuit between Apple and Tianxin Technology, right?" Lu Yang didn't like to be false and wrong, and asked straight to the point.

Consul Xu said: "That's true. We are Chinese diplomats stationed in the United States, and we have the responsibility and obligation to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens. However, we don't know the specific things yet, and we can't help solve them, so I wonder if Mr. Lu can explain them in detail? ”