Chapter 1844: Advancing the Dead End

PS: Thank you sxsd007, lazy black cat for the tip!

After returning from Pyeongchang, Choi Jung-won appeared on TV again.

But this time he didn't appear in variety shows, nor music shows, but current political news.

Before the presidential election is due to be held on December 19, the media has carried out a public opinion promotion campaign to try to get more people to exercise their voting rights.

From the voting situation of South Korea's political elections over the years, it can be seen that the public is not really interested in this set of things.

If the public really finds democracy useful, then the number of people who participate in the polls will not show an overall downward trend.

To this end, all walks of life have thought of a lot of ways.

That's how it was this year, when celebrities were officially enabled to come out and build momentum for the election.

Although Choi Jung-won himself is not interested in democratic politics, such activities are incumbent.

It's just a matter of saying a few words in front of the camera, and it doesn't take much effort.

However, there were a lot of reporters present today, and when they saw that Cui Zhengyuan finished filming the promotional video, they immediately rushed up and did not give him a chance to leave.

"Executive Cui, today the Supreme Court of Tokyo officially began hearing the case of the Sony Building fire, I don't know what you think about this?" The reporter of the "Chosun Ilbo" took the lead and asked the questions that they were most concerned about on behalf of everyone.

While South Korea is in turmoil due to the presidential election, Japan on the other side of the strait is not so peaceful.

Led by the South Korean government, more than a dozen businesses suffered heavy losses in the Sony building fire. The United took Sony to court and formally demanded damages.

After calculation, these merchants were in this fire. In total, the losses were more than $200 million.

Combined with the economic time, shop decoration, delayed labor and other messy costs, it has exceeded 700 million US dollars.

In addition, the South Korean government has also filed a complaint against Sony, demanding that Sony compensate for the damage caused by the fire to Seoul's cityscape, municipal administration, and air pollution.

If only a few merchants sued, Sony would not have taken it seriously.

Because the energy of these people is too insignificant compared to Sony. Even if it's a lawsuit, they can afford it.

But when the South Korean government stepped up, it had to mess up Sony.

The South Korean government has prosecuted Sony through legal channels. On the other hand, in South Korea, the assets and business of Sony Corporation have been completely frozen.

In other words, if the Tokyo court does not make a judgment in accordance with the law. Then the South Korean government will also take strong measures and use the seized assets of Sony as compensation.

That's more than $3 billion in assets, and Sony really can't afford to lose it today.

But in the face of more than a billion dollars in claims from the South Korean government and merchants, Sony is also in pain.

This compensation, if paid. Sony's already insufficient vitality. It will definitely be completely depleted.

Originally, they were more fortunate that the lawsuit was fought in Japan. This is their home turf, and perhaps it should have the advantage of being at home.

After several rounds of court battles, Sony people were shocked to find that the judiciary did not seem to favor them.

Not only that, but they also found that as the lawsuit deepened, their situation became more and more difficult.

Tsumi Masachi and other high-level executives have carried out several public relations. But neither the courts nor the media. Basically, no one stood up for them.

At this time, if Tsumi Zhengya still can't realize that there is a big conspiracy covering him, then he is not worthy of being Cui Zhengyuan's opponent.

Since there is no external help, Sony, an old business empire, simply took out all its strength.

Masaya Takami even wrote an article in his own media pointing out that there are people inside Japan who are eating inside and crawling outside, and uniting outsiders to embezzle Sony's interests.

This trick should be very useful, after all, in this world, no matter what country it is, people have no good feelings for traitors.

But people are unlucky, and drinking cold water can stuff their teeth.

The day after his article was published, another major event broke out, which completely dragged Sony from the moral height.

Sony's plasma LCD screen production plant in Yamagata Prefecture erupted in large-scale protest demonstrations.

The reason is that the workers of this factory have not received their salaries for half a year. Not only that, but there is also news from above that the headquarters is planning to file for bankruptcy of this factory.

If the factory were to go bankrupt, more than 1,700 workers would lose their jobs.

There was no salary, the factory was about to go bankrupt, and a series of blows hit it, completely causing the conscientious workers to explode.

Together with their families, they formed a huge procession that blocked the main traffic arteries of Yamagata Prefecture. Numerous banners and slogans were also displayed to accuse Sony of its bad behavior.

The Yamagata prefectural government has reported to the Prime Minister's Cabinet and the Agency for Industry and Economy, and at the same time, a capable police force has been dispatched to seize the factory.

According to the Yamagata prefectural government's notice to Sony, if Sony cannot appease the workers at the beginning of next year, they will come forward to auction the factory and use the proceeds to compensate the workers for their losses.

According to the accounting firm, the total value of the plant is at least $600 million.

Although the Yamagata prefectural government forced auction to compensate the workers for their losses, Sony did not benefit at all.

For this matter, a conflict broke out within Sony once again.

Seeing that Masaya was anxious, he sent Mitsuo Ikeshita to deal with the matter quickly.

But at a time when this image has plummeted, in the face of a fire compensation lawsuit, Sony's morale is no longer enough.

Just before the final court argument and verdict, journalists thought about C.J Group, which has a partnership with Sony.

And Cui Zhengyuan is the best object for them to take.

The lawsuit that occurred in Japan, Cui Zhengyuan has been paying attention to it.

This is the situation he made, the big hole he arranged for Sony. Of course, it is impossible to leave it alone and wait for Sony to meet the source and turn evil into good fortune.

Now seeing Sony's step-by-step crisis, the most happy person is him.

However, in the face of reporters' questions, he could not show this pride.

On the contrary, Cui Zhengyuan looked compassionate and said sincerely: "We C.J Group and Sony have cooperated with each other for more than ten years, and in our opinion, Sony is a sincere and trustworthy partner. The ROK and Japan are neighbors separated by a strip of water, and our two countries have had many exchanges and forged a deep friendship over thousands of years. Even during the recent earthquake and tsunami in the East Japan Sea, we provided more than a billion dollars in aid to the Japanese people. Therefore, I am sure that Sony will not disappoint our people this time. ”

Many reporters who knew the inside story well lost their minds in surprise after hearing his words.

This executive Cui in front of him is really ruthless, this is to force Sony to death.

During the earthquake in Japan two years ago, C.J Group donated more than a billion dollars in funds and materials, but it caused a big news sensation all over the world.

At that time, many people even criticized the C.J group, saying that they were more attentive to the countries that had invaded their own countries than their own people, and that they could not escape the suspicion of being pro-Japanese.

The C.J Group's great act of kindness won the favor of all Japanese people at once. To this end, the Japanese government has also classified C.J Group as a special A-class foreign company, and has issued a license to A.P Company to enter the Japanese entertainment market.

You must know that this license has not even been obtained by S.M, and their activities in the Japanese market need to be helped by Ai Hui Company.

Now, with this license in hand, A.P companies can freely enter and exit the Japanese market, which is no different from in Korea.

Well, at this moment, Cui Zhengyuan brings up the old matter again, which can arouse the sympathy of the Japanese people at once.

When we were in trouble, the Korean people generously provided huge amounts of assistance.

Now because of the mismanagement of your Sony company, which has led to a fire in the building, so many Korean merchants have been damaged, how can you do everything possible to shirk and not compensate?

The question is what will happen to Sony with these billions of dollars, everyone knows in their hearts.

Cui Zhengyuan seems to be defending Sony between the lines, but in fact, he has forced Sony into a corner where there is nowhere to push.

Seeing that Zhengya had no other way but to do what Cui Zhengyuan said. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Korean people, not only the Japanese people, to say yes.

Once it causes public resentment, then Sony will lose even the last market.

In that case, what's the difference between being completely finished?

If Sony's top management is wise and decisive, they can only say immediately that they will complete the compensation matter in the shortest possible time.

However, Sony's internal palace fighting drama has decided that once Masaya Immediately makes this decision, it will definitely attract the siege of other powerful factions.

And with the compensation made, the strength of Lijian Zhengya will inevitably decline again.

At that time, will the other powerful factions still be able to endure him pressing on their heads? If not, doesn't it mean that this drama of seizing power will enter the most tragic stage?

After figuring out the consequences, many people's eyes when they looked at Cui Zhengyuan changed.

This guy didn't move much, just such a sentence made Sony jump in knowing that there was a fire pit in front of him.

In the past, I only heard that Cui Zhengyuan was ruthless and vicious, but now I finally saw it.

It's really a sad thing to be his opponent. (To be continued......)