Although Sharp is a large enterprise at the level of the world's top 500, once it gets serious, the response is really very fast.

Here, Ruri Kyoka reflected back what she had learned, and she didn't have to go back to Japan, but just wrote a report and sent an international fax back. On the third day, the minister of the Sharp LCD industry flew over directly.

This frightened Ruri Jingxiang, she didn't expect that she would directly call the top boss of her boss with a report.

However, at this time, she, the leading person, played a role, booking hotels, renting cars, arranging itineraries, and communicating with reservations......

Sharp is a relatively late entrant to China, and it will not be until 2005 that it will systematically open branches in China. Prior to this, although there were offices and some production cooperative enterprises, the Ministry of LCD Industry itself did not have any convenient channels.

Any large organization, whether it is affiliated with a private person or a state, a joint-stock system or a dictator, is bound to have bureaucratic problems. This has nothing to do with the size of the organization, but not with ownership. If we say that the management in China is poor, it is not because of the nature of ownership, but because there is a gap between it and foreign countries in the way and theory of scientific management.

But in any case, the Sharp LCD Industry Department wants to use these relationships in China, but it is better to let Liuli Jingxiang deal with it conveniently.

After all, in 1996, LCD was still a very luxurious product, and there were really not many people who could use it in China.

Without further ado, Liuli Jingxiang made her own preparations non-stop, and Yuan Pingsuke, Minister of the Ministry of LCD Industry, rushed over with the negotiation team.

An eighteen-member negotiating team departed from Japan. This team includes not only senior leaders in the LCD industry department, but also professional technical personnel and legal personnel of the group. Even if such a configuration is taken internationally, it will be negotiated with other Fortune 500 companies. It's already a very equivalent level.

The Sharp of this era was the time when the fire was cooking, and it was not the same as the embarrassment of being forced to delist from the stock markets in the United States and London in later generations.

In 1996, Sharpena was a real behemoth, ranking 205 in the world's top 500. With an annual turnover of more than $17 billion and more than 44,000 employees, it is really a very scary and very capital-rich enterprise.

Nikon is the king of the lithography machine market. But the world's top 500 companies have never had its share. It is impossible to count on optical products such as cameras, lenses, and microscopes to sell them, and it is impossible to play with members of the world's top corporate clubs. Without him, the product is too niche. Take a look at the companies on the list. Which doesn't have a whole set of industrial chains, which has tapped the resources in their hands to the limit.

Although Canon is inferior to Nikon in lithography machines, it has made many more products than it. The technology is not as good as you, but the ability to do the market is stronger than yours. This is the root of Nikon's hard work.

It's like writing a novel at the beginning. Even if the average order of "Son-in-law" is 100,000, he can't stand the banana and he won't update it!

Therefore, even if the Pan Han Group made Nikon miserable before, it really may not make Sharp pay much attention. Then the high-level negotiation team that suddenly appeared is very thought-provoking.

"This is Hara Heisuke, the head of the Sharp LCD Industry Department, and this is Hikaru Mitsushima, the head of the LCD Technology Development Department, ......"

Ruri Kyokika Yan introduced to Zhou Shuo the identities of the members of the visiting group, and the most important thing was, of course, the Minister of Industry, Hara Heisuke, and the Minister of Technology Development Hikaru Mitsushima.

When he looked at these two people carefully, the other party also seriously evaluated him in his heart.

Heisuke Hara is a stocky middle-aged Japanese man in his forties. has a resolute Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Although there are some flaws in height. But the momentum is overwhelming. Between the opening and closing of his eyes, a terrifying light came straight towards Zhou Shuo.

In Hara Heisuke's mind, he was constantly analyzing the smiling Chinese in front of him. This is the person who leads the development of China's LCD industry? It doesn't seem like a great guy.

Regarding Zhou Shuo's evaluation, he was still very high when he didn't see anyone. Starting from scratch, how can a Chinese be a person who has no ability to break into such a big business in the United States?

But it seems that it is better to be famous than to meet! Zhou Shuo in front of him smiled very modestly, his face was kind, and he was dressed ordinarily. The most important thing is that in his eyes, Hara Heisuke can't see murderous spirit and persistence. This is very unaccustomed to people who are used to Japanese shopping malls and workplaces. How can such an unaggressive person succeed?

It's just that in response to that sentence, you are watching the scenery on the bridge, and the people watching the scenery are looking at you.

Zhou Shuo was also carefully looking at this Yuan Pingsuke, the head of the LCD industry of Sharp. From this person, Zhou Shuo really admired Sharp's ability to employ people.

The LCD market is currently in a period of rapid expansion, and technological progress has made LCD display have commercial value in many application fields. In this context, the Minister of the LCD Industry is a strong person, which can well drive the team to expand the market. Similarly, such a person can also temper Sharp's LCD industry chain and lay a good foundation for future expansion.

Yuan Pingzhu walked with the wind and walked vigorously, and when he raised his hand and foot, he had a kind of explosive momentum. Just standing there, without having to speak, can be stressful.

It's just that no matter how strict his expression is, Zhou Shuo is like a breeze blowing on his face, and he is not affected in the slightest.

It wasn't until Ruri Jingxiang introduced the identities of the two parties and said a little business greetings that Hara Heisuke turned out to be anti-customer-oriented, and said with a strong smile: "Zhou Sang is also a bit famous in the Japanese business community, and Nikon's lithography machine technology is so advanced, it is all wrong, not bad, very good!" ”

The Sharp LCD production line uses Canon's lithography machine, but Hara Heisuke doesn't care how Zhou Shuo treats Nikon. However, from the perspective of the Japanese, Nikon, a famous Japanese company, was pitted by you as a Chinese, and it is always a little resentful.

Zhou Shuo touched his nose and said with a smile: "We also have normal business cooperation with Nikon, but there are some things that businessmen cannot interfere with in China." Minister Yuan Ping, I don't think Sharp is Nikon, and the Panhan Group has always respected me and you respect you for its partners......"

"Oh, this is a Chinese saying, I wonder if Minister Yuan Ping can understand it?"

Yuan Pingzhu looked at Zhou Shuo for a long time, thinking about whether he could trust Zhou Shuo. In the end, he nodded and said, "Of course, the meaning of this sentence can be understood literally. I don't want to delve into the festival between Zhou Sang and Nikon, and I believe that Sharp will have the ability to ensure that our cooperation goes smoothly. ”

The two exchanged hands slightly, Zhou Shuo smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and said, "Minister Yuanping, please come in." ”

It is also the Jinglong plan base of Huaqing University, and Zhou Shuo took the lead. Behind him, Hara Heisuke and a group of Sharp's attachés followed into the small building in an uproar.

Although Hara Heisuke has access to a lot of business materials, he is not an actual person who has experienced the incident after all. At least in the case of Nikon's lithography machine production line, the Pan Han Group is not an executor of a conspiracy. Of course, Nikon itself will not spread the actual situation, and it is really embarrassing to go around saying that it has been cheated so badly.

So in the Japanese business community, although I think that Zhou Shuo's means of getting the lithography machine are not so bright, but this kind of thing is purely the general trend. On the one hand, it underestimates the importance that Chinese officials attach to this production line, and on the other hand, Nikon's methods are too crude. If you don't wait to kick out the Pan Han Group, wouldn't it be good for people to enjoy the monopoly dividend comfortably?

Why bother to stare at the last shot, as a result, even if the Panhan Group acquires the production line, Intel's lithography machine will not be delivered. With such a heavy burden on his back, it is not an enterprise in the industry, and it is difficult to understand Zhou Shuo's insidious intentions to lure you into the urn from the beginning. On the contrary, I will feel that this should be the result of driving the donkey to the shelf.

Such a deviation in understanding also leads to Hara Heisuke's misjudgment of Zhou Shuo's character.

"Minister Harahei, please be seated. Sharp folks, please take your seats, too. Zhou Shuo enthusiastically opened up and let people put melon and fruit refreshments. Of course, these are all kinds of goods, and no one will eat them in a big way.

The people on both sides took their seats, and Yuan Pingsuke said proudly: "I heard that Zhou Sang is promoting China's LCD industry, and we Sharp are the leaders of the LCD industry, so you should cooperate with us more." ”

"Hehe, that's right." Zhou Shuo nodded and said with a smile: "Sharp is the current leader in the LCD industry, and Minister Yuan Ping should know that high-voltage drive IC and IPS technology are of great significance to the LCD industry." The LCD industry can expand the market, and the biggest benefit is naturally Sharp. Therefore, cross-licensing patented technology is a win-win situation for both you and me. ”

"High-voltage drive IC and IPS technology, Zhou Sang is right, it will indeed have a earth-shaking impact on the LCD industry." Hara Heisuke said expressionlessly: "But patent cross-licensing, this is too unfair to Sharp. We have more than 300 patents on liquid crystal technology, but you only have two technologies, all of which are authorized, which is impossible. ”

Zhou Shuo spread his hands, shook his head and said: "Minister Yuan Ping is not sincere, you are not the only one who has a patent for liquid crystal technology in Japan." NEC, Hitachi, Panasonic and Toshiba also have a large number of patented technologies in their hands. A cross-licensing of Japanese LCD manufacturers has formed an industrial alliance. Could it be that the number of patents of the other four LCD manufacturers has also reached the height of Sharp? ”

"It's different, at least they don't have a single-digit number of patents."

"But none of these two technologies are as important as those in my hands, what does Minister Yuan Ping think?"

Yuan Heisuke looked at Zhou Shuo, nodded and said, "That's right, the two technologies of high-voltage drive IC and IPS are of epoch-making significance. ”

"So, I have a new mention here." For the first time, Hara Heisuke showed a hint of a smile! (To be continued......)