Chapter 90: Meeting
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When Kerry called Zhou You, he thought that the other party would be eager to meet him. But he would never have thought that Zhou You was still a student......
In the name of taking the exam, the other party postponed the meeting of the two people, and it was more than half a month.
After receiving a call from Zhou You, he couldn't wait to come to Yangcheng from Hong Kong.
The place where the two met was arranged by Zhou You in the clubhouse of the apartment, but when he decided here, Zhou You regretted it. Because when he came in, it was almost all the world of devils, and he would become a foreigner when he came in.
After more than a month, Kerry saw Zhou You again, and he no longer had the arrogance he had when he last met. Looking at this young over-the-top opponent, he didn't have a trace of disdain.
According to the predictions of a professional appraisal company, the asking price of $60 million for a Viagra trademark in Asia, including China, seems high, but it is definitely a reasonable price.
Because according to the prospect of the ED drug market, if the brand of Viagra is taken by Pfizer and complements its own products, it will definitely be able to create a higher value than this.
But if you want to get there, it will take a few years of marketing.
They found that the price given by Zhou You was definitely carefully analyzed, not overpriced. Because the price of 60 million will not be high, they will despair and give up completely, but it will also make them feel painful.
However, after careful investigation of Zhou You, they did not find the existence of such a team.
Moreover, Zhou You can speak fluent Illinois English, which is something that Kerry and his family never figured out.
Zhou You's background is very clear, until now, he has never gone abroad, and he has no foreign relations, so where did he learn this fluent Illinois English?
Chinese are learning English, and in general, learning English with a western American accent is almost impossible to master the accent of Illinois English.
But they would never know that Zhou Yu was reborn. During his time in the United States, some of his closest contacts were from a group of farmers near Chicago. With them every day, of course, I can speak fluent Illinois English.
This time, it was not the two who accompanied Kerry to Yangcheng last time, but a product manager from the United States who was responsible for brand development.
Because they knew that the English of the tour was good, they didn't even bring a translator, but just brought a driver who was familiar with the terrain of Yangcheng.
The three of them sat down in the lobby of the clubhouse, and beyond the tall glass curtain wall was the International Trade Center building and several new high-rise buildings.
They ordered coffee, but Zhou You ordered a pot of tea. The three of them talked about the financial turmoil and the domestic economy about the construction of several buildings.
The entire nineties until 2003 was the pinnacle of the nation's more than 200-year history. Whether it is in terms of per capita GDP or the proportion of the country's economy in the world, the current United States is definitely outstanding.
This has also developed the arrogant character of the Americans, the Japanese are amazing, in 94, Japan's GDP accounted for more than 17% of the world's GDP, and even claimed to buy the United States, but the result? was hit by a left hook and a right straight punch by the United States, and he was directly subservient.
At present, in the United States, a country's total economy accounts for 30 percent of the world's total economy. As for China, it is only a few 3.0 percent, a difference of nearly 10 times, and China's population is nearly five times larger than that of the United States.
On a per capita basis, the gap between the United States and China is now fifty times!
So at this time, the United States does not really regard China as a strong adversary.
But in later generations, shortly before Zhou You's rebirth, Zhou You chatted with his neighbors in the United States, and they insisted that from 2008 onwards, China was the leader of the world economy, and the United States was not.
According to a survey conducted by the US media, more than 50 percent of Americans believe that China is the real hegemon of the world economy.
Of course, this is because of the different perspectives of economic analysis, and until 2016, China's total GDP was only 60% of that of the United States. However, the tertiary industry accounts for 80 percent of the GDP of the economy in the United States, while China's GDP accounts for less than 50 percent. The service industry and the financial industry cannot play a big role in international economic and trade exchanges.
China, which has become the world's factory, has a more important position in the world than the United States, which is recognized by the Americans. Therefore, before leaving the presidency, the little dark horse has always claimed to revive American industry and surpass China again.
It's a pity that Zhou You has been reborn, and it will take another few decades to know what the outcome will be.
It is precisely because of such an environment that Kerry does not take Weiman in his eyes, Pfizer's annual sales are tens of billions of dollars, Weiman is less than one billion dollars, and the two companies are not opponents of the same level.
But Asia is not the United States, where there are different legal systems, and many things are not taken advantage of because they are richer.
In addition to funding, there is more emphasis on human favors and relationships, and judges will also be psychologically biased towards their domestic companies. In particular, China has not yet joined the WTO, and there are no appropriate international laws and regulations to set standards for some legal disputes.
Although Zhou You is young, and Weiman is weak, but in addition to the economic level, they Pfizer is the weak side.
If you can't study the side and travel around this person, then it is better to contact directly.
Kerry chatted with Zhou You, and mentally rated his response according to his response. But in the end, he found that his score was getting higher and higher, and he didn't even meet the scientific scoring standards at all.
This is a scoring criterion set by Standard & Poor's for business leaders, and they are evaluated according to a strict process. Now there is such a situation, even if it does not prove that Zhou You is excellent, but it is enough to prove that he is difficult.
Regardless of international politics, international economy, industrial development, financial investment, people's livelihood and human rights, Kerry's response to the tour made him feel that he was not facing an eighteen-year-old young man, but an old fox who had been in business for a long time.
Zhou You was laughing in his heart, if he was just talking about business cases, of course he had no experience. But to talk about the economy, bragging, who has more experience of their own!
The three of them chatted for more than half an hour, and Kerry finally gave up the temptation and turned the conversation to business.
"Mr. Zhou, it is a decision made by the board of directors of the company to make you, Weiman and HCH as defendants at the same time, and once again I only express my sincere apologies to you on my own behalf. Business is business, and people are favors, and I hope that Mr. Zhou will not harbor hatred for me and my company because of this incident. ”
The devil has a friendship with you! I don't even dare to bring an apology to the company, what sincerity is there? However, Zhou You also knew that he was afraid that he would secretly record and say these words as evidence to the court, and if he apologized on behalf of the company and the judge accepted it, they would be passive.
Zhou You shrugged his shoulders disapprenousfully and said: "Taking us to court is also promoting for us, and General Manager Pan Yuan and I can understand your approach." You must have had a detailed communication with him on how to expand the influence of this matter, right? ”
"Yes, on many issues, we have reached a consensus. However, regarding the right to decide on trademarks, Chairman He told us that not only domestic Chinese Simplified Chinese trademarks, but also overseas trademarks Weiman have also authorized you as the sole representative. So, there are some things that we still need to communicate directly. ”
Zhou You pondered for a moment and said, "Some people like to complicate simple things, but I like to simplify complex things. I have also read the minutes of the meeting between you and Mr. Pan, and I have also understood some of your intentions. But all our actions must have a premise, that is, about the ownership of the trademark and the publicity process. In your talks, I didn't see any decision made by you on the issue of over-consumption and the eventual ownership of trademarks. In my opinion, these two aspects are the most important, I don't know if you have any other opinions on my understanding? ”
In business, Zhou You is just a newcomer, and the problems he can see will certainly not be neglected by an old man like Kerry.
He nodded and said, "This is also the purpose of my search for you, we must have a certain tacit understanding between the two sides in order to make this matter achieve the goal we expected." ”
Seeing the other party's response, Zhou You knew that there was hope that this matter would be negotiated.
He pulled out all the belongings he had on him and said, "I only entered this clubhouse for the first time five minutes before you arrived, and I am completely unfamiliar with this place. And there is nothing on my body where I can hide electronic products. Maybe you have a jammer with you, but test the environment. ”
Hearing Zhou You say this, Kerry also took out his belongings and placed their briefcases far aside. "We also came with sincerity."
His colleague Charlie took out an electronic jammer the size of a mobile phone, placed it on the table, and turned the switch on. In this way, any bugging device, the voice recorder within two or three meters of them, will form a blind spot.
The current equipment is still a bit big, and in a few years, this kind of equipment can be made the size of a fire engine and has more power.
"In that case, then I will have something to say."
"I'm listening."
There is no room for negligence on both sides, as their conversation would cause an uproar if it were exposed. Today's meeting was not fermented because of the loss, so there was this meeting, and when the media publicized it, they couldn't even meet in person.
Because their actions are provoking the law, provoking public knowledge, and even more provoking everyone's feelings. In the name of the lawsuit, it is good to publicize the two companies, and it is good not to be caught, but if the evidence is caught, neither of them will be able to get off the stage.