Pang Zhou beckoned and smiled with a wrinkled face. took out a copy of the text from Wang Zhongyang's hand, pointed and said.

"Since you don't leave the Yangguan Road I pointed out to you, come on, as long as you sign this document, we can write off the previous patent infringement account!"

Yuan Pingzhu smashed it, smashed it, and said in his heart that this Chinese language was really broad and profound. Why does this Pang Zhou say a passage that I always feel so charming?

He took the text from Pang Zhou's hand in confusion, fortunately, Japanese and Chinese are relatively similar, although he did not learn Chinese very well, but the general meaning can always be understood.

However, just understanding the superficial meaning scared him.

BOE spent $2 billion to acquire two 4.5 generation production lines and one generation 5 production line in Sharp's hands. In the early stage, the LCD TV produced by Sharp infringement, its patent compensation fee was also cleared.

On the surface, this seems reasonable. Sharp's two 4.5 generation production lines are currently the world's most advanced production lines, and BOE's current progress is the same. And a 5th generation line is still under construction, and the bid of two billion dollars is considered a very conscientious one.

What's more, as long as this deal is agreed, the 100 million compensation claimed by the previous patent infringement claim will be stopped, which cannot be said to be insincere.

But Hara Heisuke didn't think so, and of course, the whole Sharp would never think it was a good business.

The LCD panel industry has obvious cyclicality, new technology leads to upgrading, and then profits rise, and the industry spring comes. Then the capacity expanded, the profit declined, and then the pressure of technological upgrading. Companies are investing more resources in developing next-generation technologies. Expand at low tide and make money at high tide. This is the established rule of the LCD panel industry.

Although it should have been a high point for new technologies, the East Asian financial crisis occurred. As a result, new technologies have become a low tide due to their high cost.

According to past experience, at this time, major LCD panel companies should increase investment to expand production capacity. After the financial crisis, we will make more profits by relying on the capacity expanded during the low tide period.

So don't look at Sharp's LCD panel production line is not profitable, but according to past experience, this time is not to reduce production and investment, but to take advantage of the cost decline to rapidly expand its production scale.

As for how to expand? Acquisition, of course.

The higher the technology and the greater the investment of a production line, the longer the construction period. The first 4.5 generation production line took BOE six months to complete. The second fifth-generation production line has the particularity of being a political task, and it will take eight months to put into operation regardless of the cost.

If this time is put on Sharp's body, it may be extended to ten months or even a year.

Sell the production line in his hand to BOE, and after the low tide period of the industry passes, is Sharp ready to drink the northwest wind?

Sharp can't take care of the production line in the hands of other people, and the brain-dead will sell the production line in his own hands.

And Pang Zhou put forward such a seemingly brain-dead request.

"It can't be! If I'm not mistaken, BOE wants to buy our Sharp's LCD production line? You're not crazy, are you? Do you know what company Sharp is? No. 205 in the world's top 500! ”

Hara Heisuke is crazy, anyone who has a sense of belonging to Sharp. will definitely take this request as a provocation. Acquisition of our Sharp's strategic development direction, tomorrow's star, the most advantageous industry, when we are a small company with no weight in the market, can we "snatch love" and "snatch by skill"?

That method is often used by Sharp for other small companies. No company has dared to make such a request to Sharp.

Selling the production line is equivalent to handing over future profits to others. Not to mention that he was originally hirsuke, even Sharp's president couldn't make up his mind. Really want to take the idea. I'm afraid that the president of the board of directors will have to be qualified to change Sharp's established development strategy.

The level of Hara Heisuke is just a minister, and the size is considered a quasi-high-level. Or the top mid-level. Under the Japanese corporation system, the supreme power is in the hands of the chairman of the board of directors. Below are the vice president, president, and vice president. The vice president is not only the head of the department, but also the senior management, executive officer, director, supervisor, consultant, etc., and finally the head of the department.

But even so, it would be too arbitrary to say that Hara Heisuke has no feelings for Sharp's LCD industry, or that his feelings are less than those of a high-level executive.

Hara Heisuke started as a small clerk, and in more than ten years, he has been the head of the LCD division from the grassroots level, and it can be said that he has witnessed the birth of Sharp's LCD industry from scratch.

How much of his hard work and sweat is really too many to count. Seeing Pang Zhou's request, he was immediately furious.

However, in this world, if there is a reward as long as you pay, then there will not be so many tragedies. After all, the will of Hara Heisuke cannot be above the laws of the market.

"What Minister Yuan Ping said is the old yellow calendar, according to the number so far this year, the scale of Sharp can be maintained within 240, it is God's blessing." Pang Zhou sneered, and said with the image of a landlord who collects debts: "With all due respect, Sanhe Bank, Sharp's main financing channel, has suffered heavy losses in Southeast Asia this time. I'm afraid Sharp will have a hard time to live next. Add to that the fall of the Japanese exchange rate, the collapse of the stock market, and the ripple effects of the financial crisis......"

"Even if these three production lines are still in Sharp's hands, I am afraid that the next crisis will be full of dangers. Why don't you sell us the production line, at least to get Sharp through this crisis. ”

"Needless to say, Pang Zhousang, Sharp will never sell these three production lines!" Hara Heisuke said categorically.

Pang Zhou shook his head and said with a smile: "Minister Yuanping, don't be in such a hurry to draw conclusions, I'm afraid there are no absolute things in this world." But since you have such an attitude, then I'm afraid there will be some bad situations, so please be more mentally prepared next. ”

Yuan Heisuke snorted and asked, "Is Pang Zhousan threatening me?" I'm dignified Sharp......"

"Whether it's a threat or not, Sharp will find out soon after." Pang Zhou stood up, interrupted Yuan Pingsuke's speech, and said coldly: "Just saying and not doing is called a threat, and if you do it and say it, it is an ultimatum." Just hope Sharp can afford to refuse. ”

Speaking of this, Pang Zhou gestured to Wang Zhongyang, shook his head and walked outside the office.

"We Chinese have a saying called salute before soldiers, I came to the door this time to achieve the number of courtesy, then let's see you in the mall."

Yuan Heisuke stood up and nodded stiffly: "Since Pang Zhousang has this attitude, then I don't think Sharp has anything to talk about with you." ”

He picked up a copy of the text from his desk and handed it over with both hands: "I was going to think about it again, but when things have developed to this point, I don't think there is any need to think about the wording, and the meaning will definitely not change after all." ”

"Regarding the infringement mentioned by BOE, Sharp can give a final opinion. We are willing to pay $1 royalty per inch of IPS screen and $5 per LCD device for high-voltage driver ICs. From last year to now, Sharp has incurred a total of about $17.4 million in related patent fees. ”

Yuan Heisuke held his head high proudly, and said as if giving alms: "This money, we Sharp can pay BOE or Fanhan Group at any time." However, your company must provide subsequent patent licensing. ”

In Hara Heisuke's mind, what kind of company is Sharp? The world's top 500 companies are about to be in the top 200! A large company, of course, must have the domineering spirit of a large company. One of these domineering is unreasonable power. Other companies can't be unreasonable with Sharp, and Sharp can't be unreasonable with companies that are bigger than it, but compared with "small" companies, Sharp has the power to be unreasonable.

The only means available to BOE and Fanhan Group is to go to court to sue for patent infringement. Even if you can't blatantly cheat, Sharp has no problem exerting some influence to drag on the lawsuit for a little longer. As for the market outside of Japan, there is certainly no need to think about the Chinese region, but with the capacity of China's high-end market in 1997, it is not necessarily as important as the Japanese market.

And the European market, the American market, and even other global markets, although we are beyond the reach of Sharp, but after all, it is more profound than you Chinese companies, right? Doing "business", Sharp has never been afraid of who will come.

Pang Zhou glanced at Wen Jiàn in Yuan Ping's assistant, and sneered: "I will take this thing unceremoniously, just to let the world see Sharp's shameless face." But I advise Minister Yuan Ping to say a word, you still have a wife and children, right? The cost of living in Shinjuku's upscale residential area is high, right? It's better to be flexible and don't hang yourself from a tree. You think about Sharp, but Sharp may not give you enough trust......"

"What do you mean?" Yuan Heisuke's face turned white as soon as he brushed it, and said angrily: "You want to threaten me with illegal means? I won't give in! ”

Pang Zhou was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and suddenly shook his head and said: "Ahaha, Minister Yuan Ping has thought too much, I didn't mean that, in short-forget it, I think you will soon understand what I mean." This is my contact information in Tokyo, and if Minister Haradaira is desperate, you can make this call, and I have a chance to leave it to you. ”

After Pang Zhou finished speaking, he waved his hand without looking back, pushed open the door, and walked out of Yuan Pingzhu's office with Wang Zhongyang on his own.

Hara Heisuke looked down at the last note Pang Zhou had left behind, with a simple phone number written on it. He put this note in his pocket. (To be continued......)