Chapter 535: Rejection and Gaming
"Change the company's operating model, the U.S. branch of the marching ant group operates independently, and a new board of directors and senior management of the company are formed to be responsible for the operation of the U.S. market."
"Lower the price of holographic projectors."
"Proprietary holographic technology must not be denied to U.S. businesses."
"The sale of holographic projector-related hardware accessories (including all models of holographic projectors) to U.S. businesses may not be denied."
"The marching ant group must invest in the construction of a holographic projector production plant in the United States."
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sprinkled more than a dozen conditions, after reading these, Zhao Min smiled.
It's just that I want the marching ant group to send all the holographic technology to the United States, and the idea is perfect.
Americans are not stupid and want to take others for fools.
Putting forward this condition, it feels like the marching ant group will go out of business if they leave them. However, Zhao Min has long been accustomed to their shamelessness, and there is nothing unusual about them.
"Reject all their conditions." Zhao Min said.
When they first released the holographic technology, they had already applied for international patents and lawsuits for crackable hardware technology, and there was nothing to be afraid of, and it was a big deal to withdraw from the US market.
The U.S. market is also in the business of holographic projectors and seismographs.
Seismographs are a technology related to people's livelihood, and they certainly dare not limit them, so they can only make a fuss about holographic projectors.
Their prices and contracts are within the scope of the rules, and they are not afraid of finding fault with each other. Follow the judicial process, they are not afraid of anyone.
If you really move it, it's a big deal to exit the U.S. market.
Although the United States is the largest single overseas market, the profits of holographic projectors are just icing on the cake for the current marching ant group.
Li Lingfeng didn't have any accidents.
He is the vice president in charge of the holographic projector business, and when he heard the news from Yin Hongye, he was also happy with this condition.
He can make a decision to tell Yin Hongye directly and reject the other party. But out of procedural issues, I asked Zhao Min's opinion, and the answer now is expected.
"Let the legal department follow up, if they investigate, let them investigate, and if they want to file a lawsuit." Zhao Min added.
"Okay." Li Lingfeng nodded: "What if they want to change to other conditions?" ”
"There are no other conditions, clearly tell them that we have not monopolized the market, have not manipulated product prices, have not abused our dominant position, and we will not agree to any conditions."
It can be seen from the conditions of the other party that the purpose of the other party is just to arbitrage holographic related technology.
Applying for a patent requires the disclosure of technology and data.
But the most critical micro-laser control system for holographic projection is still in their hands, this technical core can not be cracked, they have not applied for a patent, there is no micro-laser control system, and the holographic equipment manufactured is a box without a soul.
Unless they developed another laser control system and then got their holographic patents, it would not be possible to produce a holographic projector.
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"They refused?"
Wilbur nodded slightly, it would be strange if he said yes all at once.
"Ask them if they're not satisfied."
"The head of the branch of the marching ant group said that no unreasonable conditions would be accepted. If we investigate, they will cooperate, but they will not negotiate with us as a bargaining chip, he said that they have not monopolized the market, have not abused their dominant market position, and have not manipulated prices for huge profits. ”
Hearing Malen's words, Wilbur's brow furrowed.
Oil and salt do not enter, and the other party's uncooperative attitude is obviously on the bar with them.
Apparently didn't want them to finger finger holography.
This is not good news.
"What are the odds of winning if you sue them?" Wilbur asked.
It is difficult to say that there is no doubt about the fact that they do have a monopoly market position in the identification conditions. Abuse of a monopoly market position, the key is our evidence and witness testimony of companies that have partnered with the marching ant group.
The marching ant group took advantage of the monopoly of large-scale holographic projectors to invest in the construction of holographic parks and refused to sell them to other companies, which was suspected of unfair competition and deliberately suppressing opponents.
As for price manipulation, according to their data, the pricing of holographic devices is in line with the pricing principle of the marginal return curve. However, the criteria for determining the above conditions are not uniform, and the specific situation needs to be debated in court to see the judge's determination. Mullen said.
"Investigate them, prosecute them, put pressure on them."
The U.S. official formally sued the marching ant group for suspected monopoly, abusing its monopoly position in the market, and manipulating the price of holographic projectors.
The news appeared, attracting the attention of the economic circle.
In my impression, this is the first lawsuit suspected of monopoly since the establishment of the marching ant group.
In less than a week, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada followed suit and launched an investigation into the marching ant branch, and successively sued the marching ant group for suspected monopoly.
For a while, people thought that the marching ant group had a feeling of being ambushed from all sides.
"A boss, with a few little followers, went to besiege an ant. Hey, hey, interesting. ”
"The marching ants are rising."
"Look at how the marching ants respond, you can't be cowardly at this time, otherwise there will be serious consequences."
"Guess what's next, is it possible to arrest the top brass of the marching ant group? Pose a threat to the marching ant group? ”
"It's similar to the picture."
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"The marching ant group has gone too far to monopolize the holographic market, splitting their company in two, like Mobil Oil."
"The marching ant is a Huaxia company, not our company, go home and wash and sleep."
"Go to Huaxia to sue them for monopoly, let the Huaxia officials punish him, and let Huaxia divide them in two."
"The practice of bisecting monopolies is only in the United States, and no other country has any. In monopoly disputes between transnational countries, enterprises in their own countries form monopolies and harm the interests of other countries, they will only turn a blind eye and help them when necessary.
Back then, a certain pass formed a chip monopoly on Huaxia, did we punish a certain pass? When Samsung formed a monopoly on memory and screen with other companies, did South Korea punish Samsung?
In the same way, let Huaxia punish marching ants? Impossible. Now the roles have changed, and we don't have the self-knowledge to think that we are the best in the world. ”
"If Huaxia also comes to a Wassena-like mechanism, it will be time for us to cry."
"The marching ant group also has a monopoly on seismograph technology, and the pricing is super crazy, why does no one dare to investigate, why does no one dare to sue?"
The issue of the antitrust investigation of the marching ant group has sparked controversy on global networks and economic forums. Chinese domestic and international public opinion show two completely different painting styles.
At present, it is the time when holographic technology is hot, and the market for holographic technology has been formed.
The monopoly dispute over holographic technology has instantly become the focus of international attention as several countries have launched anti-monopoly investigations against marching ant groups.
The marching ant group at the center of the storm was also surrounded by reporters from all walks of life.
The lobby of Building 7 of the Marching Ant Group.
Xiang wanted to sit in the arranged press seats, waiting for the members of the marching ant group to come out. He was joined by hundreds of reporters, all of whom were reporters from the most mainstream media organizations in China and abroad.
In this anti-monopoly investigation against the marching ant group, many media wanted to interview Chen Mo and Zhao Min, but without surprise, they refused all interviews.
This is the first time that the marching ant group has held an official press conference to respond positively after facing anti-monopoly investigations in various countries.
Now there is speculation about how the marching ant group will respond.
Not long after, Li Huai came out of the backstage and took his seat amid the attention of many media.
Li Huai, the head of the public relations department of the marching ant group, is not unfamiliar to journalists, and is also a well-known lawyer in the legal profession.
"Thank you for coming today."
Li Huai walked onto the small podium and went straight to the point.
"Recently, we have received a lot of interview requests, and we are unable to accept interviews one by one, and I am here to give you a unified reply to the anti-monopoly investigation of the products of the marching ant group in many countries.
First of all, our group does not monopolize the market, does not abuse its market position, and all the prices of our products conform to the pricing principle of the marginal return curve, and there is no price manipulation for profiteering.
All companies that have signed cooperation agreements with us, the terms of the contract are legal and compliant, there are no mandatory exclusionary clauses, and there is no price discrimination. We do not force our partners to accept any conditions that are not lawful.
We do not have unfair competition, our group encourages competition, and our chairman has publicly stated that we are not afraid to compete with any company, nor will we use any unfair means to suppress our opponents.
The accusations against our group against a number of countries are unfounded. Our group has responded positively and we do not accept any allegations that are contrary to the facts. If we ignore the facts and impose unfair penalties on our group, it will hurt our cooperative relationship and the consequences will be serious......"
Five minutes later, Li Huai stopped. The reply is decent, but clearly indicates the position of the marching ant group.
"Mr. Li, you just mentioned that if you make an unfair judgment against the marching ant group, the consequences will be very serious, do you mean that if you are unfairly punished, the marching ant group will fight back?" A reporter who was called stood up and asked.
"Yes." Li Huai replied clearly.
This is what Zhao Min meant.
"If there is a real accusation of injustice, what will you do to fight back? Interrupt cooperation with the country's enterprises or other means of countering it? ”
"If we are treated unfairly in the region, we need to consider whether the region can level the playing field for our company. We do not rule out the interruption of cooperation with enterprises in this country, or the withdrawal from the market of this country. ”
Good wayward approach, good tough response.
Hearing this reply, everyone was secretly dumbfounded.
Li Huai said this kind of thing in front of hundreds of reporters, and he was still on the official platform of the marching ant headquarters, which means that this is what the top level of the marching ant group means.
At the top level of the marching ant group, there were only two people, Chen Mo or Zhao Min.
What the two of them are sure of, that is, it is true.
If other companies threaten to withdraw from the market, others may scoff at it, and their competitors will be overjoyed.
But now it's the marching ant group, the world's most advanced technology company, every product is a cross-era technology, and there are no competitors in holographic technology.
The withdrawal of the marching ant group means that they can only go abroad to buy holographic products or other products of the marching ant group, or a third party will change hands, and the cost and selling price will be higher and inconvenient.
"Mr. Li, at present, your company's holographic projection products and intelligent robots occupy 100% of the market, and there is already a monopoly in the market, but why does your company deny monopolizing the market?" A journalist from abroad stood up.
"We belong to the normal operation and sales of products, and there is no monopoly. Holographic projection belongs to display hardware products and projection hardware, in the field of display, there are LCD and OLED screens, in addition, there are many ordinary optical projectors.
These products can replace holographic projection technology, and our holographic technology is just a little more advanced optical projection. In the application market in related fields, our holographic products only occupy a fraction, how to monopolize?
As for the monopoly of the intelligent robot market, the current intelligent robot market is very large, and our company's robots are only a little more advanced, and the share occupied is even smaller. If the law considers advanced technology to be a monopoly, then who will dare to innovate in the future? ”
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Some foreign reporters on the field jumped their eyelids, if the marching ant group used this angle to plead and fight back in court, it was really not certain who would lose and who would win.
This is where the marching ant group has the confidence to say that it has no monopoly.