Chapter 646: The Enemy Who Knows You Best Is The Enemy

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the first year of the new century is almost over.

The New Year is always joyful because it means new beginnings, new hopes. However, the New Year of 2000 has taken on a new meaning for many digital enthusiasts.

Because at 8 o'clock in the evening on this day, Legend Tech will officially release their first mobile phone!

In the past year, Legend Technology has been accompanied by a series of big moves, which can be said to have earned enough eyeballs, and the popular Meizu MP3 and MP4 have made many people remember this previously unknown small company, and also remember its founder Liu Yufan

Of course, what is more talked about is the grievances and grievances between Legendary Technology and Suo Ni Company. While a lot of the news doesn't make it into the official media, that doesn't stop people from privately discussing and speculating about the relationship between the two companies. Suo Ni is an established company in the global electronics industry, and Legend Group is an upstart in this field. One has abundant capital and market, and the other has the latest and most trendy technology products in hand. The collision between these two companies must be very exciting.

Of course, before the conflict officially began, almost all media voices were overwhelmingly inclined to Suo Ni, after all, the difference in strength between the two companies was too great. However, the development of the matter after that was somewhat unexpected by everyone. With just two small products, Legend Technology not only made Suo Ni Company disgraced and faceless, but also made many other digital companies uncomfortable enough. In the past year, Legend Technology has staged a business myth. With two small things that are not much bigger than lighters, they have swept the global digital product market in one fell swoop and created a business myth. According to incomplete estimates, Legend Group has swept away at least nearly 600 million US dollars in the domestic and international markets through MP3 and MP4G digital products! That's definitely a frighteningly large number. Even large multinational groups such as Soni, Microsoft, and Apple can't sit idly by for such a turnover!

And the direct consequence of this is behind the rapid rise of legendary technology. The other companies that make digital products are in mourning. Looking at the global market, Legend Technology is almost a monopoly in the field of mobile playback devices. It occupies nearly 60 percent of the market share, and the remaining 40 percent is mainly occupied by another giant, Apple. About 30 percent, and the remaining 10 percent in the end, are low-end markets, flooded with low-quality copycat products.

As the former boss of mobile broadcasting equipment, Suo Ni is the worst of these affected companies. Its proudest CD player, which once set a myth of nearly 200 million units sold worldwide, is now directly put into the cold palace by the market, and no one cares. Although it has been urgently remedied afterwards and developed a series of MP3 and MP4 products, digital products compete in this area. It's a "one step faster, eat enough, one step slower, you can't eat" thing. Legend Tech is now going all out to attack this area, and he is not sparing money. So it's almost all occupied. Moreover, this company's patent awareness is very strong, almost related to these two products, and all the patents that can be registered have been registered one step in advance. This also makes Suo Ni continue to develop these two products, facing the problem of production costs. And it can't ignore these rules of competition like those small copycat companies. Secretly producing some knock-offs, playing side balls, such a big company, it is also a very troublesome thing to be caught with a little braid. If there is a lawsuit, regardless of the victory or defeat, the brand image of Suo Ni will inevitably be greatly impacted. And brand image is the lifeblood of a company, a company loses its brand image and smashes the brand, then it is not far from bankruptcy.

Therefore, now the company is the most painful. Its pain does not stop there, what makes him even more depressed is that the stick of foreign companies, which was invincible to Chinese companies before, seems to have failed this time. No matter how high-level the company sent, trying to provide some convenience and help for the company through the government, even the chairman Zhaofu flew over in person and directly found the Minister of Commerce, but the Chinese government, which has always attached great importance to foreign companies, suddenly pretended to be confused, neither clearly expressed support for the company, nor biased towards legendary technology, and kept saying that the competition would be handed over to the market, and the government would only provide services and other slogans, which made the company angry, but it was helpless.

Through this incident, an important message was also sent, that is, this previously unknown legendary group is likely to be supported by powerful figures from the political circles.

In this way, the company was forced back into the market, relying on honest competition to fight for its own living space. It is said that with its strength, even if it is a head-to-head competition, it is not necessarily afraid of anyone, but this time the opponent is too strong, they are like Doraemon in the Mud Bang Country anime, it seems that they can always take something new and interesting out of their pockets to attract the attention of the world. The difference is that the Legend Group does not have the weakness of the big bear in Doraemon, on the contrary, it is very strong. With such an opponent, it is easy to make people feel powerless!

In the face of this helplessness, some radicals at the top of the company even proposed to use some "special means" to assassinate Liu Yufan, the soul of the legendary group. But this proposal was only the beginning, and it was rejected. The reason is very simple, this thing can't be easily touched, and if you touch it, you can't hide from it. No matter how high-level the killer you hire, after the matter is successful, the killer organization and the third-party insider will become your lingering nightmare. Moreover, the other party is not an ordinary person, using such drastic means, even if he succeeds, he will be subjected to endless retaliation from the other party, which is a lose-lose style of play, which is not cost-effective.

Some high-level officials within Suo Ni even put forward suggestions to cooperate with Legend Technology. But obviously, this suggestion is also very difficult to accept. Not to mention whether Legend Technology will agree to the cooperation conditions of Suo Ni Company, so that Suo Ni Company is such an old enterprise. To take the initiative to lower your head and find a new tender small company to cooperate, this is really good to say.

Large enterprises have the advantages of large enterprises, such as strong strength, mature market, and strong core competitiveness. Big business also has the disadvantages of big business, the ship is too big. It's not easy to turn around, there are too many internal contradictions. Although the Legend Group is developing rapidly, it is still in terms of an old large enterprise like Suo Ni. If we can unify our opinions and do our best to deal with it, it will be difficult for the Legend Group to deal with it. But the problem now is that the internal opinions of the company are also in a state of inconsistency. It's in this never-ending discussion. It was shelved again and again. There have been a few counterattacks, and they have all been more tentative than attacking. The Legend Group took advantage of this rare pressure vacuum period to develop rapidly and grow in one fell swoop. At this scale, even if Suo Ni wants to deal with the Legend Group, he has to think carefully about the price.

And today, the Legend Group once again threw out a blockbuster news, it is going to make a mobile phone!

Hear this. The world's mobile phone manufacturers are in a hurry, especially such as Samsung, Magicola, Nokia and other established companies, after hearing the news, they held an emergency internal meeting overnight to discuss countermeasures.

Relatively. The company was secretly relieved. Although Suo Ni also has a mobile phone production line, and there is also a good brand - Suo Ni Ericsson. However, in the overall structure of the company, mobile phones are not particularly important. Legend Entertainment produces mobile phones, and there is no immediate threat to him. However, the SLR cameras and camcorders it launched before caused heavy losses to Suo Ni. This time, Legend Technology switched to the production of mobile phones, which made the senior management of Suo Ni have a feeling of dark relief.

Mud bombardment of the city of Dongjing. The high-level conference room of the headquarters of Suoni is brightly lit.

It was already more than 7 o'clock in the evening, and the more than 10 directors who attended the meeting began to meet at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and until now, the discussion is still very intense, and there is no intention of adjourning the meeting.

"Legend Group's foray into the field of mobile phones this time is, in my opinion, a huge mistake. It's not so easy to get into a whole new market. The Legend Group is growing too fast and spreading too big, which is not good for them at all, but for us, it is good news. I think it won't be long before the market will slowly bring down the legend without us taking action. A director on Akio's left side spoke.

"That's right, there is an old Chinese saying that greed can't chew too much, and the Legend Group is like this, blowing into a fat man in one breath, which seems to be very powerful, but it is an embroidered pillow, which looks good on the outside and is empty on the inside. Although his digital products have taken away a lot of profits in the market, but the development of a mobile phone, the cost of developing a mobile phone is also a lot, and when his capital chain is broken, I believe that he will die by himself without our help. The other director chimed in with a confident look.

"The Legend Group can have today's achievements, mainly because of one person - Liu Yufan. This guy is a ghost, and his mind is the most powerful weapon. For him, he must not be taken lightly, and he must be in the spirit of 120,000 points! Akio, who was sitting in the center, said with a solemn face.

"Chairman, if you want me to say, if it really doesn't work, we'll ...... directly" On Akio's left hand, far away from him, a gloomy-looking director said in a deep voice, and in line with his words, his hand slashed in the air.

"Yamato-kun, I warn you again, you can't act without permission! The other party is the chairman of a large group with billions of assets, and his identity is not trivial. Such a tactic must not be used on him, and although it has not been proven, I suspect that the Chinese government may well have taken protective measures against him in secret. If we do, we're likely to get us in even more trouble! When Akio heard this guy's words, he immediately interrupted him with a frown.

Several other directors, hearing Yamato's words, also showed a trace of disdain. This Yamato is a martial artist, no matter what happens, he always wants to use force to solve the problem, and now he is the major shareholder of Suo Ni Company, with a net worth of more than one billion, and he shouts and kills every day, and he has no technical content at all, which is really despised.

However, although he said words of opposition, Akio's heart was very moved by this proposal. To be honest, he wanted Liu Yufan to die more than anyone at the scene. To others, Liu Yufan and his legendary group. It only touched their economic interests, but for Zhaofu, Liu Yufan also killed his grandson. Thinking of Teng Mura Shunichi's previous excellent performances, Akio's heart was full of anger!

It's just that, as the head of Suo Ni Company, he must overcome his anger. He had to face all this more sensibly, because it was in him. It is not only burdened with family affection, but also burdened with the expectations of hundreds of thousands of employees of Suo Ni Group.

"Alright, the legendary tech press conference is about to begin. Let's get everyone in the company on the scene ready to cut the picture in. We had to get a clear grasp of the specifics of this new phone from Legend Technology before making a plan for the next step. Akio waved his hand. commanded.

Although everyone's stomachs were a little hungry at the moment, seeing that the chairman didn't mean to let everyone eat, these people were embarrassed to make such a request, so they had to follow him one by one to watch the huge projection in the conference room.

In order to learn more about the details of Legend Tech's mobile phone release this time, the intelligence lineup sent by Suo Ni Company is unprecedentedly strong, and they even used satellites to build a real-time broadcast system on the spot!

Not only them, but at this moment, almost all mobile phone and digital device manufacturers around the globe. They all took similar actions to them, sending a large number of intelligence officers to the press conference site, wanting to explore the reality of this new product of Legend Technology.

Finland, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, the headquarters of Nokia, the overlord of mobile phones. The eleven directors were also present.

In front of them, there is also a huge projection screen, which now shows the scene of the workers' stadium in Beijing, China, thousands of miles away. It's less than twenty minutes until 8 p.m. Beijing time. Today is the traditional New Year in the West, and outside the headquarters, there are already sporadic fireworks displays. The festive atmosphere is strong, but here, the atmosphere is somewhat tense, and there is no trace of the joy of the approaching New Year.

It's no wonder they're nervous, if they change companies and say they're going to launch a new phone, Nokia can't be so concerned, after all, they're in the industry, and they're now the well-deserved leaders, and compared to his competitors, he's strong enough to ignore all their small moves. According to their slogan, "Always imitated, never surpassed". Nokia has been in the mobile phone industry for nearly 20 years, and its mobile phones together have sold more than one billion units worldwide, which makes them proud of any competitor who dares to compete with them.

But tonight's opponent is different.

This legendary group that seems to have risen overnight in China, just like its name, has created two legends in just a few months! Whether it's MP3 or MP4, it's a revolutionary digital device. The hot sales of these two products and their impact on the global digital market have also made all digital product manufacturers feel a deep fear. Now, such a company that is good at creating miracles has extended its tentacles to the field of mobile phones. Can it continue to work miracles? If it works a miracle, then it will be a disaster for Nokia!

"God forbid, if that Chinese makes something unexpected again, I'm afraid Nokia will have to come up with the ultimate weapon in advance." Stephen, the president of Nokia, thought to himself.

The so-called ultimate weapon is the intelligent system that Nokia is secretly developing, codenamed "Symbian". The system is still being tested, but the data is nearing maturity, and all that remains is the finest debugging. Originally, Nokia was preparing to launch this new product at the CES global electronics exhibition in the middle of next year, and it was not in a hurry now. After all, his feature phones are selling very well now. But the sudden attack of legendary technology disrupted his position.

Not only him, but also Samsung, Motorola, the two major communication giants, are in a similar situation to Nokia at the moment, and their senior directors have no intention of celebrating the New Year at the moment, and they are all gathered together to pay attention to the new product launch of this legendary technology!

Far across the ocean, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is also paying attention to this new product show. Moreover, there was a clear hint of nervousness on his face. His expression made the rest of the company's leadership a little strange. APPLE'S CURRENT MAIN BUSINESS IS MACBOOK AND IPOD, AND IT HAS NO PLANS TO DEVELOP MOBILE PHONES. Legend Technology's development of mobile phones will not have much impact on Apple, so why is he so nervous?

Looking at these colleagues of his own, Gang Leader Qiao secretly sighed in his heart. Here, his philosophy is almost unknown to few people. IT'S LIKE WHEN APPLE'S MACBOOK WAS SELLING WELL, AND HE SUDDENLY PROPOSED TO DEVELOP AN IPOD, AND THESE PEOPLE STRONGLY OPPOSED IT ONE BY ONE. HOWEVER, THANKS TO HIS PERSISTENCE, THE IPOD WAS A GREAT SUCCESS, AND ALTHOUGH THE COMPANY WAS NOW IN HIGH ESTEEM, HE COULDN'T FIND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING - UNDERSTANDING.

That's right, when it comes to digital products, he is a person who is always full of new ideas and impulses, and strives for perfection. Although he didn't bring it up, he already had the idea of a smartphone in his head. It's just that before he could say that the Chinese on the other side of the ocean had already made the product.

Although it is not yet known what kind of mobile phone Legend Tech will launch, Jobs already has a vague premonition in his heart that it is likely to be a smartphone. He firmly believes that this thing will cause earth-shaking changes in people's habits of using mobile phones and surfing the Internet!

Sometimes, the people who know you best are not your friends, but your enemies. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )