Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 114 Conspiracy! (Third Update!)

Old Peng is indeed a tech guy; he's quick and efficient.

Less than two hours after leaving the meeting room, he had compiled a list of the manufacturers of all those parts, put it in front of General Manager Wang, and presented it to him.

As Mr. Wang looked at the densely packed names on the form, his head suddenly began to throb with pain.

Haili.

Matsushita.

Dongbei.

Gascibella.

……

These are all top-tier brands, and Haili Electric also manufactures its own appliances. Wang Tian couldn't understand why Haili would create a competitor for itself.

Panasonic is the same.

Unable to figure it out, he decided to stop thinking about it and instead directly contact the heads of these companies in the Yangtze River Delta region to see what they were up to.

Without hesitation, he took out his phone and made many roundabout calls until he finally found the numbers of the company's managers in the Yangtze River Delta region.

Regardless of the fact that it was midnight, he made the call without thinking.

The first call that went through was from Liu Fei, the person in charge of Haili Electric Appliances.

Contrary to his expectations that the person was asleep, the call was answered immediately after he dialed it.

"Hello, this is Liu Fei. How can I help you?"

"I am Wang Tian, ​​the head of Gree Electric Appliances in the Yangtze River Delta region. I would like to talk to you about Mijia."

"Now?" Liu Fei's words revealed a hint of surprise and uncertainty. He didn't understand why someone would call him in the middle of the night.

Amid Liu Fei's response, Wang Tian could also hear some jumbled words, intermittent and filled with random terms like "electrical appliances" and "compressors."

After a moment's thought, he realized that the other side was probably in the same situation as him, busy dismantling equipment.

Knowing what the other person was doing, he felt more confident and spoke directly:
"Are you free right now? I'm in Suzhou, and if possible, I'd like to meet with you now and have a chat."

"I'm also planning to make an appointment with Panasonic and people from Tohoku."

Wang Tian's words caused a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, after which Liu Fei quickly responded:
"Tell me the location."

"I'll be waiting for you at the Xingchen Hotel in the Gusu Industrial Park of Gusu District, Suzhou City," Wang Tian gave the address and then hung up the phone.

He then grabbed the clothes lying beside him, then his briefcase, and walked out while making a phone call.

"Hello, are you Mr. Gao Jin? I am Wang Tian from Gree Electric Appliances..."

Star Hotel, Gusu Industrial Park, Gusu City.

Wang Tian didn't have to wait long in the reserved private room before the people he was waiting for arrived: Liu Fei from Haili Electric Appliances and Gao Jin from Panasonic Electric Appliances.

As for the others, they are too far away to come over for the time being.

After Liu Fei and Gao Jin were seated, Wang Tian chose to get straight to the point and asked directly:
"Have the companies you two work for already mastered super energy-saving technology?"

These words initially puzzled the two men, but they quickly came to their senses and understood what Wang Tian meant.

Then, Liu Fei looked at Gao Jin and asked, "Has your company obtained this information?"

"Heh!" Gao Jin rolled his eyes. "If we mastered that kind of technology, you two would be out there picking up trash to eat."

These words left the two men with no room for sympathy. Of course, Liu Fei and Wang Tian were not angry when they heard this, because they knew it was the truth.

If Panasonic, where Gao Jin works, masters this technology, then everyone in the global air conditioning industry will have to go eat garbage on the street.

There's no other reason; that's just how the Japanese are, that's how Japanese companies do things.

After waiting a while without receiving any sarcastic retorts from the two, Gao Jin became somewhat impatient, tapped the table with his hand, and asked softly:
"Mr. Wang, you didn't call us over in the middle of the night just to have a cup of tea, did you?"

When asked why, Wang Tian did not respond directly, but stared blankly at the coffee cup in front of him.

After a long while, he stirred his coffee and asked:
Do you want to take this a step further?

The words were somewhat inexplicable, and Gao Jin couldn't help but roll his eyes again upon hearing them. Liu Fei, on the other hand, looked interested and leaned closer: "Tell me your thoughts!"

Wang Tian maintained his inscrutable demeanor, gently stirring his coffee while glancing at the two people in front of him out of the corner of his eye.
"The compressors for this so-called Mijia are all purchased from you two."

"If the three of us can unite, we can put pressure on him and then take the opportunity to invest in his company to acquire some of the technology."

"Saves 50% on electricity!"

"If we master this technology, the three of us can completely dominate the global market."

"By then, we'll have as much money as we want."

After revealing his purpose, Wang Tian carefully observed the expressions of Gao Jin and the other man, but reality was destined to disappoint him.

The two men had no expression on their faces, and didn't even blink, so Wang Tian couldn't figure out what was wrong with them even after looking at them for a long time.

Just as he was about to ask again, Gao Jin nodded vigorously:

"Okay, but I need to report this matter first."

After he finished speaking, Liu Fei nodded slightly: "I agree, but like Mr. Gao, I need to report this matter back."

"I have something to do at the company, so I'll be leaving now."

After giving Wang Tian an apologetic smile, Liu Fei picked up his briefcase, stood up, and left in a hurry.

Gao Jin, following behind him, made up an excuse and left as well.

PARKING LOT.

Just as Gao Jin reached his Mercedes, a whistle came from the darkness.

He looked in the direction of the sound and found that the person whistling was Liu Fei.

At this moment, Liu Fei was hiding in the shadows, and could only barely make out, through the surrounding light, that he was leaning against a tree with his arms crossed.

Gao Jin glanced around and ran over in a few steps.

After stopping in front of Liu Fei, he also whistled:
"What do you think?"

"Ha!" Liu Fei's lips curled into a contemptuous smile as he retorted, "Don't tell me you're a real idiot."

Suddenly being called an idiot, Gao Jin's face showed a hint of helplessness. He rubbed his temples and said softly:
"He's stupid, but I'm not."

"And if I remember correctly, you were at the sports center this morning too."

"What, planning to cook this fish two ways?"

"There's no such thing as having your cake and eating it too!" Liu Fei shook his head, reached up and broke off a branch from the tree above his head, holding it in his hand and shaking it gently: "There's only one thing to say, and that is that you can't have your cake and eat it too."

"Since you were at the sports center this morning, you should know the final characteristics of their appliances."

This statement clearly indicates Liu Fei's attitude.

However, these words made Gao Jin frown slightly.

This is truly a perfect example of someone who's a fence-sitter.

Knowing that the other party was a fence-sitter, Gao Jin simply chose to speak frankly:
"I know, if I'm not mistaken, your people are probably dismantling it right now, aren't they?"

"Also, do you think this person is a fish?" Liu Fei pointed to the hotel in front of him: "Fish? He's not. At most, he's just a small, worthless fish carcass floating in the river."

He withdrew his hand and pointed again towards the sports center plaza:
"But those are real bear paws!"

Hearing this, Gao Jin's stern face slowly softened into a smile, which gradually transformed into a sinister grin.
"You want to stab the fish in the back?"

“How can you call that stabbing? I told you, it was a dead fish.” Liu Fei waved his hands repeatedly, then replied seriously:

"For scholars, the goal is to reach new heights."

"Hehe!" Gao Jin smiled back and gave Liu Fei a thumbs up. Liu Fei returned the thumbs up and then turned to walk towards his Mercedes-Benz.

Shortly after the Mercedes drove away, Gao Jin emerged from the darkness and walked towards his Audi.

Once in the car, the smile on his face vanished quickly, the car started, and slowly drove away from the parking lot.

He then received a text message.

The results are in!

Panasonic's Yangtze River Delta headquarters is located in Shanghai, just a few tens of minutes away from the Suzhou Industrial Park.

With the accelerator floored, Gao Jin appeared at the Panasonic factory warehouse in the Shanghai Industrial Park in less than an hour.

It's already past midnight, which should be the quietest time in the warehouse, but this huge warehouse is packed with people.

Among these people were neatly arranged electrical appliances, and horse parts taken out of the appliances and arranged very neatly.

The sound of brakes startled the people at the door, who quickly made way for Gao Jin to enter.

Gao Jin rushed into the warehouse, shouting as he went, "Mr. Xiao Tian, ​​how is the situation?"

Hearing the shouts, a man in overalls stood up from the pile of parts. Below his nose, he sported a classic Japanese mustache. He clapped his hands and shrugged at Gao Jin.
"Very weird."

“We used the process of elimination, first taking the parts that were common to us from their products and replacing them with our parts.”

"no effect."

"We put it back together, and it worked."

"Up to this point, things seem to be normal."

"Then we put the same batch of parts into our equipment, but it didn't work."

"Then, we installed these ineffective parts into the Mi Home Appliances produced by Xiaomi Heavy Industry."

Shinji Oda's expression suddenly froze, then he started yelling as if he'd seen a ghost, brandishing his claws and teeth:
"Their products perform perfectly, are extremely quiet during operation, and are very energy-efficient."

"After confirming the effect, I disassembled these parts and put them back into our appliances."

"He's broken again."

"Could it be another part?" Gao Jin stepped forward at just the right moment and voiced his guess.

However, his conjecture was met not with praise or agreement, but with a disdainful look from Shinji Oda:
Do you think we didn't think of that?

"I also replaced the other parts to varying degrees, but the results were the same as in our previous tests."

"Furthermore, do you think a single screw can affect the energy efficiency of a refrigerator?"

"Of course, it's possible that it's the screws that secure the inner box."

He wanted to say a few more words, but Gao Jin raised his hand to stop him, and then gave the answer that Oda Shinji dared not say:

"They achieved remarkable progress in energy efficiency for these appliances in a way that we cannot comprehend."

"And this technology is something we can't replicate, right?"

“That’s right!” Shinji Oda nodded vigorously, then struck a pose like Ultraman firing a laser beam, exaggeratingly saying:

"I have compiled the whole matter into a report and sent it to the headquarters in Japan."

"In my opinion, they must be aliens, and they must have mastered alien technology."

"This is the only explanation."

Upon hearing that this guy had compiled a report on the incident and had already submitted it to the Japanese headquarters, Gao Jin's eyes flashed with displeasure.

Panasonic's structure in China consists of the China headquarters at the top, followed by various regional branches.

The head office oversees the branches, but doesn't directly manage the sales staff; they only care about the money.

This guy bypassed himself and the head office, reporting directly to the Japanese headquarters.

Even if no problems arise later, the head office will still question me.

Those damned Japanese devils.

He rubbed his temples and asked in a low voice, "What's headquarters' opinion?"

"No objections for now!" Shinji Oda remained in the pose of Ultraman firing lasers. When he turned his hands toward Gao Jin, he lowered them, shrugged with a wry smile, and said:

"Headquarters said I watch too much Ultraman and that I have something wrong with my brain."

"They didn't believe it, but they still decided to send someone over to check it out."

"It should arrive in the next day or two."

Hearing that the head office wanted someone to come, Gao Jin's mind started racing again.

The Xiaomi Heavy Industry incident is very strange, but if we can seize the opportunity, we can figure out the cause and effect of this matter.

Then I have a good chance to knock out the CEO of the head office and climb up to the CEO position myself.

Thinking of this possibility, Gao Jin nudged Oda Shinji with his elbow, then pointed to the corner:
"Let's go over there and talk."

Ko Chun's sudden action left Shinji Oda completely bewildered, but he quickly realized that Ko Chun had some little secrets he wanted to share with him.

He nodded and followed Gao Jin to a corner of the warehouse. Then, the two of them stood with their backs to the wall, looking at the people in the distance, and whispered to each other:
"Mr. Oda, would you be interested in the position of Chief Technology Manager at the head office?"

“I’m very interested, but being interested is useless, isn’t it?” Shinji Oda turned around, his eyes full of doubt.

Gao Jin did not answer directly, but instead spoke in a low voice, recounting what had happened not long ago:
Don't you want to know who called me out just now?

"I'll tell you now."

"Wang Tian from Gree, and I also met Liu Fei from Haili. They both told me that they were also disassembling the appliances from Xiaomi Heavy Industry."

"Then Gree is preparing to take action against Xiaomi Heavy Industry."

"You're saying that if we stab Gree in the back and kill it, and then you pull some strings, wouldn't the two of us be able to climb up the ladder?"

Shinji Oda pursed his lips, his expression carrying a hint of longing, but this longing quickly vanished, replaced by indifference.

He shook his head and denied it:

“If we kill Gree, then Xiaomi Heavy Industry may very well take the opportunity to rise up.”

"What should we do then?"

"Easy!" Gao Jin clapped his hands, his face beaming with a bright smile:

"Knowing that Xiaomi Heavy Industry is bound to rise, why should we still fight against it?"

"Can't we just join directly?"

(End of this chapter)