As soon as Sean left, Jack Welch ordered the secretary to come to his office with the head of GE's legal department.

At the same time, he had to arrange a plane, and he was going to Europe himself.

The minister of the legal department soon arrived, and when he entered the door, Jack Welch directly instructed without nonsense: "Start sorting out the materials of the last three years, the black materials of Toshiba, Mitsubishi, and Hitachi, and prepare for a lawsuit." ”

"These things must be ready tomorrow morning, sent to the district court within three days, and the trial will begin within six days."

"What, this can't be, it can't be so fast!" The Minister of Justice was stunned for a moment and instinctively retorted, "The time is too rushed to complete it." ”

This is not the east, and the relationship between superiors and subordinates is not so strict.

"Don't give me a reason!" Jack Welch pointed at the Minister of Justice with a calm face and said word by word: "If there is any difficulty, the company will fully cooperate, but the task must be completed, and there is no room for bargaining!" ”

"It doesn't matter if the evidence is insufficient, even if it starts to delay after the trial, I want to see the result in 6 days!"

"If you can't complete the task in 6 days, then you're ready to change positions!"

can achieve the position of chairman of General Electric at a young age, Jack Welch's wrist is definitely tough enough at the critical moment!

Those who engage in law have no inflexible brains, and they know very well what it means to examine moderately, and immediately change their attitudes, "The chairman can rest assured that the task will be completed." ”

Jack Welch nodded with satisfaction, lowered his head, and said as if inadvertently: "The public relations department will cooperate with you, and you must also cooperate with the publicity, okay, that's it, hurry up." ”

The Minister of Justice turned and left, pondering the last sentence as he went, and it was obvious that the more casual things he said, the more important they were.

It's like it doesn't matter how much official work you do to the unit, what matters is how many private things you do for the leader......

Before returning to the office, the Minister of Justice directly asked the secretary to order the whole department to hold a meeting, and then went to the office alone and began to ponder, the evidence was not important, and it was obvious that this time it was the legal department that cooperated with other actions.

It's just that he can't learn more about it after he gets here, and he can't know more about his identity, so it's obvious that something big is going to happen!

It can be concluded that it is aimed at Toshiba, Mitsubishi, Hitachi......

The reputation of the Japanese is not very good these days, and it is likely to be a collective action against the Japanese, so what benefits can I get from this?

The source of income of a professional manager cannot be just a salary, so when will he be able to make a fortune!

You must use your own network and information channels far beyond ordinary people to make some investments!

The stock market is a great place to be.

……

Jack Welch wants to make a big deal to cooperate with Sean and the company's later actions, but it's best not to have anything to do with himself or GM.

So, before that, Jack Welch was going to Europe, ostensibly to contact European allies.

He is the president and chairman of the board of directors of the board of directors of the board of directors of the chairman of the board of directors

Before leaving, I found a confidant and gave a simple order, and what seemed to Sean to have nowhere to start was too simple in Jack Welch's opinion.

Jack Welch boarded a plane to Europe, and his henchmen went to Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.

New York and Los Angeles have both set off anti-Japanese trends, but they are both economic, and their political influence depends on Washington.

……

Washington, D.C., the Power Systems Corporation has released a message that it will conduct an annual inspection of the power grid system tomorrow to detect possible hidden dangers in the power grid system.

This kind of annual inspection must be done every year, but to what extent, it is not necessarily.

A little lower, the transformer equipment on the power supply line is overhauled, and a little higher, it is like today, preparing to carry out a major overhaul of the city's power grid to test the test in the event of extreme weather or the upper limit of power supply.

Extreme weather is storms, typhoons, low temperatures, high temperatures, especially in high temperature weather, factories will have to increase electricity consumption to reduce the internal temperature of the factory in order to ensure the working environment, and the residents of the whole city will also increase the frequency of air conditioning in the face of high temperature weather, which will cause great pressure on the power supply.

It's May 1988, and the heat is about to fall, so it's time to do a test in advance.

The next morning......

At the beginning of the test, the segmented power supply network was tested and repaired, and the transmission line was tested.

After the preliminary test is completed, the power company conducts the limit test, which tests the transformers, control circuits, protection equipment, test instruments, etc. in the substation and distribution equipment.

This is especially true for the testing of high-voltage power distribution installations.

Everything was done in strict accordance with the process throughout the test, but it was time for the peak test......

"Boom!!"

"Boom!!"

In an instant, transformers and other high-voltage distribution devices in many places in Washington were short-circuited, caught fire, and exploded!

At noon, most of Washington lost power at the same time!

In modern times, power outages have brought most of Washington to a standstill.

This is the capital of the United States, the center of global politics, and it is impossible not to attract people's attention to this kind of massive accident that has spread throughout the city!

At the first time, the white house expressed concern, and the Washington city government immediately contacted the power company, and the power company held a press conference.

Well, New Century Media, Fox News Channel, and CBS all broadcast the press conference live for the first time.

Absolutely no prior preparation!

"In recent years, with the development and progress of society, people's living standards have improved, and electricity consumption has shown a significant upward trend.

"So, why is there such a large-scale power outage, and many equipment catch fire and explode, is it man-made?" A reporter asked.

"Unfortunately, some power distribution devices and substation devices cannot withstand the power supply limit test, which is a problem with the equipment itself, and it is not yet certain whether the equipment is aging or the equipment itself is not qualified."

"Why are there no accidents in the central areas of the city, government office areas, etc.?"

In response to a question, the moderator of the power company's press conference instructed his subordinates to open a map of Washington, "The area of the current power outage is in these places." ”

Middle- and low-end communities, factory areas, slums, etc., places where the economy is not very good.

"According to the current situation, our company found that in this test, the areas where these distribution and substation equipment have problems are all imported from Japan such as Toshiba and Mitsubishi, while the city center, embassy area, government office area and other areas are generally used American products."

"What do you mean is that it was a substandard Japanese product that caused the accident?" The reporter immediately asked loudly.

"It is uncertain at this time, and the damaged equipment will be inspected to determine the cause of the accident."

"Then why don't these regions use our American products?"

The stall hand of the power company said helplessly: "I'm sorry, for objective reasons, the economic situation of each region is different, and the equipment imported from Japan is cheaper. ”

This is the case in the United States, taking the police force as an example, the better the law and order, the greater the manpower invested by the police, even if it is wasted, the more law and order are disordered, the lower the police force is invested......

This is the exact opposite of the east.

Even 40 years later, in international metropolises such as New York, Los Angeles, Washington, and Houston, in addition to the city center and downtown areas, many places still use wooden telephone poles, and the wires are pulled back and forth like spider webs, and signal lights are hung on the wires casually.

This is also the reason why every time there is a natural disaster such as a typhoon or a storm, the loss is so large.

Of course, a loss is a loss, and if you build it after the loss, even if you lose dozens of times, you must not replace it!

It is a matter of principle that the poor cannot use good things, even if they pay more!

The question is: no money!

A press conference that once again pushed Japanese products to the forefront.

Soon, the test results also came out, the same product coefficient, the United States has about 15% surplus, and Nissan, strictly achieved the maximum peak.

It's like a CPU, some can be overclocked, some can't, and it will burn as soon as it is overclocked.

In fact, this test was carried out strictly against the peak of Japanese equipment.

The problem is,After using it for a long time,The products of this book inevitably age,This leads to a large number of devices catching fire and exploding just near the peak of the test。

Not only that, but soon another news came out, because the equipment was damaged during the test, resulting in a temporary voltage instability, and many people's home appliances were burned.

More than 20 factories even broke the news that their equipment was damaged because of this test, and the loss was very serious.

What's more, more than 40 fires broke out in the slums, all of which were caused by electric fires, affecting more than 60 households, killing three and injuring 18 others.

What does it mean to seek truth from facts!

What is the only criterion for testing truth?

A series of news broke out, quickly overpowering other news and detonating American society.

In the afternoon, residents of the power outage area began to march in the streets.

There's a power outage, there's nothing to do, what's the point of not marching?

And because of the large scale of the power outage, the march was much larger than the previous ones in New York and Los Angeles.

Those two times I just felt a psychological shock, and this time it really took a big loss financially.

Led by demonstrators who suffered heavy damage, the procession stormed the Japanese embassy, where liquor bottles, bricks, garbage almost flooded the embassy.

Even though the Washington police responded quickly, the embassy gate and façade were still torn down, and three demonstrators were injured in the clashes.

This scene was clearly captured by helicopter aerial photography, spread throughout the United States, and quickly spread to the world.

New Century Media said don't thank me, this is the ethics of a journalist!

Demonstrations are not so easy to pass.

By rush hour, the whole of Washington was in chaos, most of the city's traffic lights were gone, and the vehicles ran exactly their own way, directly squeezing the city roads to the point of paralysis.

As it turns out, the quality of Americans is not very good, and the only way to get people to obey the traffic rules is to pay a large fine.

As it turned out, this was just the beginning!

Transportation is paralyzed, water is not available, and even with gas, residents are unable to cook.

However, most of the restaurants are also closed, so you can only buy food at convenience stores.

And in the middle of the situation are the middle-class neighborhoods and slums, where a large number of blacks, Latinos and other minorities live, and even whites are poor.

Then robbery has become the best solution to the dilemma, well, it can also be used to soothe the depressed emotions in the heart, killing multiple birds with one stone.

At the same time, the darkness and paralyzed traffic still give many people the opportunity to release the demons in their hearts, robbing, raping, killing, and setting fires......

Sin began to spread in the American capital.

Yes, sprawl, gradually towards the city center, the remediation area, the rich area.

There's a light here!

In the dark, there is nothing more secure than light.

A large number of serious people who did not want to participate in the crime gathered on the streets of the city center, and among them women, the elderly, and children.

It's not zombies that have come to attack the farmer, of course the government has to arrange it.

Ensure the supply of food and medicine, and ensure safety.

It's a bit of a big Los Angeles riot, the only difference is that it's not that big.

The police directly refused to enter the dark area, for fear of being shot at the black, which could not guarantee their personal safety.

The chaos made it impossible for the power company's repair team to work overnight, at least to buy new equipment.

It wasn't until after dawn the next morning that the police began to quell the chaos.

The night was chaotic, and the losses have not yet been counted, but they can be predictably very heavy.

That night, many Americans who had been concerned about the situation in Washington did not sleep.

Including Sean himself!

He didn't expect Jack Welch to play so big and create a riot in Washington.

This guy who wears glasses and looks at Svenwen is really much more ruthless than himself!

What is this called, this is called Sven scum!

Jack welch:!!!

Jack Welch, who was in Europe, was also frightened, he didn't do anything all night, he was always concerned about it, and his eyes were bloodshot at this moment.

He just asked his subordinates to go to Washington to do something, and if others don't understand, can they still be insiders who don't know the situation.

As long as it is tested in strict accordance with the standards, the products of this book must be damaged.

Jack Welch just wanted to break some equipment, cause power outages in some areas, and then use it to hype up the inferior quality of Japanese products.

How could he have thought things would come to this extent?

He was just the president of General Electric, how could he have imagined that this would cause such a big ripple effect.

In fact, Jack Welch took it for granted, he had the impression that the products of the book were not so bad, and he didn't expect that most of Washington would be without power.

He is used to being high, how do he know what the actual operation of the power company is, he has not been to the slum for more than ten years, and he has no idea what the situation is over there.

Due to cost considerations, the equipment used in the slums is very old, and the subsidiary itself knows where their products are used, and many substandard products are sold in good condition.

Normally, there will be no problems at all, and low-income areas do not have such a large amount of electricity consumption, and even if they are not qualified, it is difficult to have problems.

If something goes wrong, fix it, what's the big deal!

And Jack Welch's henchmen didn't expect it to be so deep, he just found someone from the power company's maintenance department and took a sum of money to go over and let them conduct a rigorous test.

The person who collects the money to do the work is a senior executive of the company, and he will not go down to work in person, how can he understand the following specific situation?

The order was given directly, anyway, it was in compliance with the regulations, what was wrong with implementing the safety inspection regulations?

The people in charge of the test also don't know the specifics, so no one knows about it, and the staff who are actually in the front-line slums don't know everything.

Everybody's in a district!

A typical man-made disaster caused by the bureaucratic style of blindly operating without understanding the actual situation at the bottom!

Ahem, nothing else, don't associate it!

Suffice it to say that the events were too dramatic.

The result is too serious!

It is so serious that the only few people who know the situation dare not leak the slightest bit of information, it must be, and it must be the power company that is serious and responsible, and the implementation is in place.

It is a consensus that all the responsibility lies with the loss caused by the poor quality of the equipment imported from Japan.

(PS: The U.S. electric power company is composed of four forms of electric power enterprises: private power companies, federally operated power bureaus, municipal public power companies, and rural power cooperatives. ）

After the matter was qualitated, the inspection of the damaged equipment was intensified, and soon, some products that were themselves substandard were inspected.

Good guys, it's getting bigger!

Beginning in Washington, a wave of anti-Japanese demonstrations spread across the United States.

The Japanese embassy was already stupid and urgently contacted the white house, but Reagan was angry, and he made such a thing under his nose in a good manner, isn't this giving him eye medicine!

Besides, Reagan couldn't do it.

What can he do with this trend of spontaneous boycott of Japanese products?

Stand up for Japanese goods and call on everyone to use Japanese goods?

Not to mention whether the American people will march to let him get out of office, even the industrialists in the United States will not let him.

It's good if he doesn't stand up and smash Japanese products in person, don't worry, don't worry about your mother!

Yes, there have already been politicians with high political sensitivity who have come out to put on a show, whether they are coming for this wave of public opinion, or those who are standing behind the American industrialists and financiers.

Boycott Japanese products, criticize the poor quality of Japanese products, smash Japanese products in front of the public in public performances, and call on everyone to use American products.

If you are patriotic, then use American goods!

Among them, the home appliance manufacturers contacted by Sean before responded the fastest, and the auto companies also followed up as soon as possible and began to call for a boycott of Japanese cars.

What Japanese cars are as thin as paper, once a car accident occurs, Japanese cars are the most seriously injured, and if they are a little more serious, they will be squeezed into cakes, which will cause great harm to the safety of the people in the car.

There are also direct tests.

Well, the vehicle does have to undergo an impact test before it goes on the market, and the test information must also be announced to the public, but who knows if the announced thing is true or false?

You can't really test it yourself!

Besides, the vast majority of vehicles are used in the city, because of the speed limit, the car accident is not serious, and it makes no difference if it does not exceed a certain limit.

Anyway, now American car companies have moved, promoting that Japanese cars are thin iron coffins, and they will be finished as soon as there is a car accident.

Some newspapers and media have even published a series of statistics to give different vehicles a ranking of the deaths of people in 1,000 car accidents.

Japanese cars are definitely in the top three!

All of a sudden, all of a sudden, all Japanese products were being shouted at, and at this time, there was a bit of political correctness in attacking Japanese products.

To be honest, Sean didn't expect things to be so big!

The Minister of Justice of General Electric was also dumbfounded, how much did he know something, and he was terrified when things were so big in Washington.

But what made him even happier was that he had deliberately contacted a trader from a securities company who helped him manage his investment, sold the Japanese stocks in his hand, and took out a small part of the funds to prepare for shorting.

Sent !!

Taking advantage of the upsurge of public opinion, without Sean's contact, Jack Welch instructed the legal department to sue the three companies in court as soon as possible!

The legal team is not ambiguous, it has only been 5 days, and there is one more article on the news, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, and Hitachi have been sued.

At the same time, Sean also notified the team in the east to take the three companies to court in four places: Yanjing, Hong Kong Island, Tokyo, and Los Angeles.

There is no problem in Yenching and Tokyo, but it is a bit of a problem to sue Japanese companies in Hong Kong Island and Los Angeles.

Is the relationship between Chinese and Japanese companies fair to Americans?

However, considering that it is the Americans who outsourced the lawsuit, it is not surpassed.

In any case, the momentum is now completely up, especially after Fox broke the news that General Electric and Umbrella Military Contracting Company had sued three Japanese companies.

Sean is embarrassed to let New World Media break the news, it's too red, and he wants to be embarrassed!

The enthusiasm of the media and the public was heated up at once, and General Electric can still say that it is competing with peers, what is the situation of you as a military contractor?

Can military contractors even contract legal issues these days?

The scope of business is quite wide!

In any case, the enthusiasm of public opinion in the United States is now attracted, and the media reports on these things every day, whether it is Sean's side or General Electric, some evidence is presented directly in front of the media.

Ordinary people are not judges, and ordinary people's judgment on issues is very subjective and can easily be influenced.

The evidence is conclusive, coupled with the current anti-Japanese fervor, it is easy to convict the three companies.

Stimulated by the umbrella and General Electric, more than a dozen large law firms have also discovered business opportunities and are ready to take advantage of the general trend.

They contacted the American people and factories damaged in the disaster, signed a compensation sharing agreement, and took several Japanese companies involved in the case to court.

In the United States, dozens of lawsuits are spectacular!

Sean doubted that the legal teams of the three companies would have so many people to handle so many cases at the same time.

Japanese merchants in the United States were all unlucky, especially Toshiba San, whose products were returned by shopping malls, all signed commercial agreements were put on hold, and Mitsubishi's plan to acquire Rockefeller Center was also stalled.

Sony's Akio Morita was also dumbfounded, wasn't it aimed at Mitsubishi?

Captain, don't shoot, I'm my own!

In the face of surging public opinion, the panic of the Japanese business community, and the pressure of a large corporation and consortium on the cabinet, they could not sit still; in their view, this was an anti-Japanese activity promoted by the American father, who was dissatisfied with the trade deficit again, and was ready to cut the meat, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately dispatched to start activities in the United States.

It's just that they were disappointed that the money was not spent less, but the gains were not much, but they knew that it was not the US government that had any policy against Japan, and this time it was completely coincidental and promoted by the people.

For a while, the Japanese side, which could not find the source of the incident, focused all its eyes on General Electric and the umbrella that were at the forefront.