Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Mall Is Like a Battlefield

Four or five days passed in a blink of an eye, and this morning, Lin Johnson sent Emma on the plane. She flew back to the United States to prepare her studio and began designing miniskirts for Johnson Lin's Xpress company.

The delegation has visited Germany, Denmark, Sweden and now Finland, where they are visiting several large paper companies.

Lin Qiangsheng walked out of Charles de Gaulle Airport, got into a taxi, sometimes closed his eyes to rest, and sometimes glanced at the good street scene.

The taxi drove for more than 10 minutes, and Lin Qiangsheng said to the driver: "Sir, you are driving in the wrong direction!" ”

The white driver glanced in the rearview mirror, reached out and touched the brim of his hat, and said, "Mr. Lin, someone wants to see you!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng's eyes shrank and said with a smile: "It's Peugeot?" They're finally looking for me! ”

The white driver tilted his head noncommittally and drove in the direction of the Seine.

At a secluded river, the taxi stopped. Lin Qiangsheng got out of the car, looked around, and found that this place was really quiet. It is an open forest garden with few pedestrians and is shaded by tall green trees in the distance.

The taxi shifted gears and accelerated, and soon it was running.

Lin Qiangsheng looked back at the taxi and muttered, "What are you anxious about?" I haven't paid for the car yet! ”

At this time, there was a sound of clapping hands by the river, and Lin Qiangsheng saw a man in a dark coat standing on the bench by the river, which was none other than Peugeot's Lyon.

Lin Qiangsheng took the initiative to walk over, greeted Leon, and said with a smile: "Are you looking for me?" ”

Leon was still like that, except that the stubble on his face was more conspicuous, and his blond-brown hair looked a little messy.

Leon smiled and nodded, gesturing to the bench, and the two sat down, followed by a long silence.

Lin Qiangsheng sat for a while, first broke the dull atmosphere, and said to Leon: "How about our five cars?" ”

The five cars arrived in France yesterday. After receiving the notice, the domestic flight was quickly arranged, but due to the limited transportation capacity from the province to the capital, only five cars and five cars were transported in batches, and the first batch of Peugeot cars was delivered at noon yesterday.

Leon rubbed his hair, pulled out a box of cigarettes from his arms, popped one out and lit it and smoked it.

"Well, it's not like your own technology! It's hard to believe that you designed the vehicle and you're so young! Under the cover of smoke, Leon carefully observed Lin Qiangsheng's expression and said slowly.

Lin Qiangsheng shrugged his shoulders noncommittally and said, "Before we sent you the car yesterday, we registered the relevant patents for the car!" ”

Leon nodded with a smile and said, "It must have cost you a lot of money, right?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said seriously: "Yes!" ”

After a few tentative words, Leon felt that he couldn't ask too much, and said, "I really didn't expect this car to appear at this time!" You may not know that the German company Volkswagen will launch a sedan this summer, do you know what their car is called? ”

Lin Qiangsheng looked at Leon.

Leon suddenly said with a look of surprise: "Shocked! The car that their company is about to launch is called Jetta! It's so similar to your car name! ”

Lin Qiangsheng shrugged his shoulders and said, "Maybe it's just a coincidence!" ”

Leon laughed twice, glanced at Lin Qiangsheng meaningfully, took out two photos from his arms, handed them to him, and said, "See if there's any difference?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng picked up two photos, one of which he took in the factory.

In the other photo, Lin Qiangsheng looked at it carefully, and the photo was taken at a test site. Lin Qiangsheng saw at a glance that this was a Jetta generation car, a real German man-made sedan.

The sedan in the photo has a bright white metallic paint, which is very textured. The body manufacturing process is exquisite, and the bumpers, fenders and other accessories are also of high grade. The cars made by domestic car factories are simply incomparable with those produced by the Germans!

Lin Qiangsheng opened his mouth, quickly pretended to be surprised, glared at Leon and shouted, "Where did this come from, this is not a car we built!" Why is this sedan exactly the same as our product?! Why? ”

Leon looked at Lin Qiangsheng's expression carefully, and after a long time, he took back the photo and said to Lin Qiangsheng: "I also want to know why!" But I know that one of you must have copied the other! There's always one! ”

Leon and Lin Qiangsheng looked at each other, he suddenly laughed and said, "However, it doesn't matter!" The most important thing is that you Chinese mass-produced this car first, didn't you? As far as I know, your humble factory in the Chinese province of H produced such a car in the second half of 77! At that time, the Germans' Jetta program had just been launched! ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded, continued to stare at Leon and said, "Is it made by the Germans?" Which company is it? ”

Leon frowned, he turned his head and said, "After we received the car you transported, we did a little check. I found that your technology is really a bit of German origin. The body you designed, and the engine you Chinese made, that engine is really magical! Simple and sleek design, but your manufacturing technology is just too low-end! It was supposed to be a fine product, but you made it into garbage! ”

Lin Qiangsheng smiled, the engine was the EA113 engine developed by Volkswagen in Germany in the 80s, the oldest model, 8-valve inline four-cylinder 2.0 displacement. Lin Qiangsheng's memory is not wrong, but the production process of the automobile factory is really not flattering. The engine is just for improvisation.

Leon looked at Lin Qiangsheng and said, "Young man, I have a mention, do you want to listen to it?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng turned his head to look at Leon, frowned and asked, "Say it!" Why did you call me alone? ”

Leon looked at Lin Qiangsheng and said slowly: "The German man-made car is actually the same as the one you produce!" Don't you think it's weird? They actually copied the car you designed! ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded with Leon's words and said, "I'm very angry!" But what can I do? ”

Leon smiled, "This is exactly what I want to build on you!" ”

Leon continued: "I have hired a lawyer to sue the Germans in the name of infringement, suing this company for reverse-copying the car you designed!" ”

When Lin Qiangsheng heard what Leon said, his eyes widened and he shouted, "Are you crazy!" Let me sue the German company?! ”

Leon exclaimed, "The Germans did copy your design, you should sue them!" You've also registered a patent in France, right? It should be understood that the law has the right in our country to make the Germans stop their infringements against you! ”

Lin Qiangsheng's eyes widened and he said to Leon: "You are really crazy! As soon as I sue, the news will make headlines the next day! What's in it for me? Do I hire a lawyer? Even if I ask for it, can I win a German company that is not bad for money? ”

Leon waved his hand and said, "Hey! Calm down! All you have to do is sue and the Germans will lose the case, and you will win the lawsuit! ”

Lin Qiangsheng looked at Leon carefully, and seeing that he still had a serious expression of concern for himself, he shook his head and said to him: "Even if I win, so what? Will I be able to return to China in the short term?! I offended a large foreign company, and I am still a Chinese citizen! Leon, you're such a madman! Do you have in your head?! Do you think I'm a three-year-old kid who will listen to your coaxing and sue the Germans? Do you think you're going to win in the end? Stupid! ”

Lin Qiangsheng finally scolded in Chinese, stood up and raised his legs and left.

Leon stood up suddenly, raised his hand and pressed it towards Lin Qiangsheng, Lin Qiangsheng dodged to the right and quickly turned around.

Leon's right hand followed closely towards Lin Qiangsheng's neck, and Lin Qiangsheng raised his leg and kicked Leon's lower body, and Leon had to recover and block Lin Qiangsheng's kick.

Lin Qiangsheng quickly retracted his legs, jumped backwards, and left Leon's attack range.

Leon looked at Lin Qiangsheng in surprise and said, "I didn't expect you to fight!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng looked at Leon and smiled: "Each other, each other!" ”

Leon shook his head, put down his hand, and said, "Okay! I'll admit it's too simple! I deceived you! ”

Lin Qiangsheng asked: "What do you Peugeot want to do?" ”

Leon looked at Lin Qiangsheng and said, "Are you sure you want to hear it?" He turned his head slightly to look at the woods.

Lin Qiangsheng turned his head and saw 3 white men in dark coats, guarding several directions in a semi-encircled state.

Lin Qiangsheng looked back and saw that Leon had already pulled out a black pistol and aimed it at him. Lin Qiangsheng smiled: "You really have a deep purpose!" ”

Leon shook the muzzle of the gun, Lin Qiangsheng shook his head, sighed, and sat on the bench.

"Say it! What the hell do you want me to do? Lin Qiangsheng asked Leon, who was standing in front of him.

Leon held his gun and said, "What a surprising young man you are!" In the face of a few pistols, he was so calm! I thought you'd be scared out of the pee! ”

Lin Qiangsheng waved his hand and said, "Say it quickly!" I don't like being held at gunpoint! ”

Leon smiled and said, "If I were you, I would never want me to say anything!" Because, when you're done, you'll have to work with us no matter what! Otherwise, you'll just be a dead body at the bottom of the Seine! ”

Lin Qiangsheng looked straight at the Seine River and said slowly: "Say, what do you Peugeot let me do?" ”

Leon said expressionlessly: "We need you to sue Volks, suing this company for infringing your patent rights." At the same time, you will also have to cooperate with the media interviews! ”

Lin Qiangsheng looked at Leon and said with a smile: "The German's car will be launched in Europe and North America this summer!" Regardless of the cost of the design of the new car in the early stage, take the publicity effect created before the launch, the advertising investment for the release of the new car, and the sales and distribution channels of the new car. The Germans spent at least hundreds of millions of dollars for this car! Countless manpower and material resources have been mobilized! You want me to sue them for infringement at this time? The scandal of the manufacturing of German companies! Don't I want to go back to China alive?! They're going to kill me! ”

Leon raised the muzzle of his gun and said, "I have to remind you that you have no way out!" After listening to our plan, you know the consequences of quitting! You don't want to be a tourist who went missing on the Seine, do you? Maybe tomorrow some Parisian tabloid will have your message, and it might say something like this: An unknown person jumped into the Seine. That's all! ”

Lin Qiangsheng looked at Leon, then at the gun in his hand, but still shook his head and said: "The Germans may have used a lot of manpower, material resources and hundreds of millions of dollars for the release of this car!" If I sue them, it may disrupt their original operational deployment and production plan, and the company's operations will be fatally affected! Not to mention, it would make their work wasted and they had to redesign the model, which slowed down their development time. The losses caused to them before and after are difficult to estimate, and may be more than a billion dollars! Such losses are incalculable! Just listening to you say so simply, I want to do such a big thing! I'm sorry, I can't promise you! ”

Leon glared and shouted, "Bastard! Don't you know that now it's us who are asking you to do it! You have to do it! Look at the gun in my hand! ”

“! My gun! ”

Lin Qiangsheng took advantage of Leon's momentary roar and shook his mind, and when he was slackening, he snatched the pistol he stretched out, jumped up and turned behind Leon, and pointed the gun at his head!

"Don't move!"

As soon as Leon wanted to move, Lin Qiangsheng hit him on the head with the cold muzzle of the gun and gave the bullet to the court.