RBCT Chapter 68: The Horn of Counterattack, Bearded Bravery
Chapter 68: The Horn of Counterattack, Bearded Bravery
Soon after, Gao Fuhai arrived.
"Chairman, you wanted to see me?"
"Yes, please sit down."
"This is the information that President Huo investigated. Also, take a look at this video." Li Jiagang played the information and the videotape at the same time.
Half an hour later...
After reviewing the materials and videotapes, Gao Fuhai also showed excitement.
"Chairman, with this evidence and the videotapes, we can turn the tables. When do we make our move?" Gao Fuhai looked eager to strike, itching to retaliate immediately.
From the moment his company's products were slandered that morning, as the general manager of the electronics company, he was arguably the person who most wanted to resolve the issue immediately.
Now that he has this evidence, along with these videotapes, he knows it's enough to turn the tables.
"Don't rush, there's something else I need you to do," Li Jiagang said with a smirk, "Go and put pressure on the police station to bring back all the people involved in the vandalism in the videotape."
"At the same time, find out their identities, who is behind them, and increase their charges."
"Okay, I'll take care of it right away."
"Wait, don't rush."
"At the same time, I contacted several newspapers; I want to publish an announcement on the front page tomorrow."
The title is: "Legendary Appliances: 100,000 Yuan Reward for a Broken Washing Machine".
Gao Fuhai was stunned: "A reward of 100,000? Just for a broken washing machine? Chairman, this..." He really didn't understand what Li Jiagang meant.
Li Jiagang smiled slightly, his eyes filled with confidence and murderous intent, and said:
"I want to clear the name of our products. For any customer who has purchased a Legend brand washing machine, as long as they can prove that the machine malfunctioned under normal use, Legend Appliances will pay them HK$100,000 on the spot."
"At the same time, we invite all media outlets and journalists to our factory to record our production line and our quality inspection process on site."
"I want everyone to know," Li Jiagang's voice was soft but firm, "that Legendary Appliances can withstand any test."
"And those who spread rumors and cause trouble... I will make them lose everything, down to their last penny."
"Should we record video in the workshop?"
"Chairman, could this be...?"
Are you worried about the technology being leaked?
Gao Fuhai nodded.
Li Jiagang smiled confidently: "The technology of washing machines lies in the control of the motor and battery cells, not the production line. You can arrange that."
Li Jiagang was not worried about the technology leak at all. Even among the technicians in his laboratory, apart from Chief Engineer He Jianmin, it was impossible for anyone else to crack the core technology of his washing machine in a short period of time.
Given the level and capabilities of Hong Kong manufacturing plants, it would be impossible for them to crack his fully automatic washing machine technology in less than a few months.
Even if they were able to crack the code a few months later, and then conduct research, testing, and prepare production lines, it would be impossible to produce the washing machine in less than a year and a half.
By the time they produce the washing machines a year or two later, he will have already devoured the market share in Hong Kong and even the entire Southeast Asia. What's wrong with him giving up the leftover scraps for them to eat?
No single thing, no electrical appliance or electronic product, can achieve a monopoly. Li Jiagang seems to take this very seriously.
Gao Fuhai looked at the man before him with a sense of awe. He knew that the chairman was sounding the final call for a counterattack.
At the same time, he also understood that this business war had only just begun.
The difference is that this time they will be the main characters, while those who target his company will become stepping stones for the company's rise.
More than 9 o'clock in the evening.
Li Jiagang is still with the company.
In the office, Huo Jianning, Gao Fuhai, and Li Haimei were all present, along with two barristers from the legal department of Hong Kong Electric.
On Li Jiagang's desk were several documents, all of which were evidence that Huo Jianning had found regarding Meng Weimin and a group of Hong Kong washing machine merchants targeting them.
At the same time, Huo Jianning also discovered something that made Li Jiagang very angry.
Several of his lab's core technical staff had actually been bribed by Meng Weimin, and even leaked a lot of washing machine information to him. However, it was all just superficial technical stuff.
These individuals have no access to the core motor and battery cell technologies, so they haven't been leaked yet. However, this incident has served as a wake-up call for Li Jiagang, reminding him to be more vigilant regarding core departments to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
"If these people are sued, how many years will it take?" Li Jiagang asked the lawyer, pointing to the information of the technicians in the document.
"Mr. Li, based on the transfer records of these individuals that we currently have, as well as solid evidence of their crimes, we can prosecute them for commercial theft. In addition, given the huge amount of profit they made, they could face at least five years in prison."
"Find a way to make them sit longer," Li Jiagang's cold voice rang out.
"Okay, Mr. Li."
"As for Meng Weimin," Li Jiagang sighed softly, "with the current evidence, it's really impossible to indict him. There are other people's testimonies; can't we even implicate him?"
The lawyer shook his head.
"Mr. Li, none of the evidence directly points to Meng Weimin. Even if others testify against him, he can easily find an excuse to clear his name. At most, he will only be fined a small amount."
Upon hearing this, Li Jiagang was extremely unwilling.
He had no recourse against Hong Kong law; without conclusive evidence and direct proof of Mong Wai-man's involvement, he couldn't bring the case to fruition.
Meng Weimin is indeed very clever.
All these things were orchestrated through the actions of others, while he remained hidden behind the scenes, acting as the commander without leaving a trace.
Just like now, even if Lijiagang finds evidence against other people and arrests them all, and they all confess that Meng Weimin instigated it, without direct evidence against Meng Weimin, it is impossible to prosecute them. At most, fining him is meaningless.
"Is there really no way to put him in jail?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li," the lawyer shook his head, but then picked up another document and said, "However, his son, Meng Zhousheng, can be sent in."
"His son was directly involved in multiple crimes, including instigation, destruction of forgery, fraud, and illegal gathering to vandalize, which could amount to at least ten years in prison."
Hearing the lawyer's words, Li Jiagang felt a little better. Although he couldn't bring Meng Weimin to justice, at least he could get his son imprisoned.
"Alright, send his son in." Li Jiagang gave the order without hesitation.
At least this way he can avenge Meng Weimin for what he did to him, let him taste the bitterness of losing his son, and also let him know that he is not someone to be trifled with.
"What about the partners and material suppliers?" Li Jiagang asked again.
"Mr. Li, all you need to do is apply to the relevant departments tomorrow for an investigation of all manufacturers and partner factories to see if they really have the above problems. If they are indeed found to have cheated, then even if I don't sue them into bankruptcy, I can still ruin their reputation in the industry."
If the above problems do exist and the machine is damaged and cannot be delivered on time, then at most partial compensation can be provided and the contract can be terminated.
"Alright, we'll do it your way. We'll go to the relevant department first thing tomorrow morning to apply for an inspection of all our partners and material suppliers."
"My goal is to bankrupt them so they have no choice but to sell their factories to me at a bargain price."
"Okay, Mr. Li."
Li Jiagang is absolutely certain that things cannot be such a coincidence. It is impossible for all the partners and material suppliers' factories and machinery to have problems at the same time and be unable to deliver goods.
Moreover, at the same time, Meng Weimin joined forces with other washing machine manufacturers in Hong Kong to target him.
Even a fool could guess that Meng Weimin must have colluded with other businesses to put pressure on him, or conspired with these manufacturers and material suppliers to target him.
It's worth noting that Meng Weimin also holds another position: the president of the "Hong Kong Electrical Appliances Chamber of Commerce." Although it's a non-governmental organization, the position of president is still very useful in this industry.
Therefore, if Meng Weimin puts pressure on those contract manufacturers, parts and accessories suppliers, and material suppliers, and if so many other businesses join in the pressure, it will indeed frighten the businesses that cooperate with him, causing them to choose to stand against him.
His business partners and material suppliers devised this method to stall him in order to avoid unilateral breach of contract and loss of money, so as to cooperate with Meng Weimin and his group to deal with him.
If Meng Weimin were to ruin them, their signed contracts would naturally be void, they wouldn't need to pay compensation, and they wouldn't have to offend Meng Weimin or the Electrical Appliances Association—a win-win situation.
They were just being naive and underestimating Lijiagang.
"Alright, it's getting late, everyone disperse..."
Ring ring ring!!
Just then, the phone rang in Li Jiagang's office, interrupting what he was about to say.
"Hello, this is Lijiagang."
"Young Master, this is Uncle Fu," Uncle Fu's tense voice came through the phone. "Bearded Yong from the 14K gang just called looking for you."
"Young Master, have you offended these people? This Bearded Yong is not someone to be trifled with."
"If so, you let...."
"Uncle Fu... Uncle Fu, stop, stop, stop."
"Don't worry, I didn't offend him." Li Jiagang was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this.
He knew that Uncle Fu was worried about him.
He also knew why Beard Yung wanted to see him, because the group of thugs that Meng Weimin's son had ordered to smash his shop were members of the 14K triad.
As for whether Beard Yung came to him to demand an explanation or to ask him to show leniency,
He really didn't know.
But he is not the same person he used to be.
Bearded Brave is just a hoodlum.
What does he have to fear?