This lawsuit is of great importance, so Jiang Chen convened the CEO of Futureman Technology North America and representatives of the legal team to hold a virtual meeting through the Phantom helmet.
Jiang Chen asked as soon as the meeting started.
“What are the chances of winning the case?”
"70%! The U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against us is false. Our Phantom helmet is strictly a 'high-end VR device'. Although it occupies a large share of the U.S. market, it is far from enough to achieve a monopoly. For example, Microsoft, Google and other devices still occupy a certain market share in the mid- to low-end market! And the most important thing is that we have not used our advantages in the market to hinder other companies from entering the market." A representative of the legal team said Replied in a positive tone.
Monopoly prohibited by law refers to the act of deliberately creating barriers to industry entry, monopolizing key resources, excluding and eliminating competition. It is a procedural judgment rather than a result judgment. Monopoly may lead to market leadership, but market leadership does not mean that monopoly.
What hinders other companies from entering the market is only the technological gap, not the Future People Group's use of its own advantages to obstruct it. Therefore, there are many far-fetched aspects in the prosecution of the U.S. Department of Justice, and the possibility of Future People Group winning the case is very high!
Jiang Chen nodded to the lawyer and then looked at Kermit.
"Kermit, you are the CEO of North America. I only have one thing to say about this matter. Do a good job in the public opinion offensive. 70% of Americans have our Future Man 1.0 installed on their mobile phones. It is not only a gold mine, but also our weapon. ! I ask you to create a public opinion that the U.S. Department of Justice is conducting an illegal antitrust investigation against Future Man Group out of local protectionism, hindering technological development, and suspected bribery."
Although creating public pressure is not enough to force them to submit, it can also make them pay a considerable price. The Justice Department serves the White House, and Ms. Clinton will have to be cautious about it if she wants to be re-elected.
"It doesn't matter if there is no evidence, we can use navy and conspiracy theories!" Jiang Chen added.
"Understood!" Kermit nodded.
After the meeting, Jiang Chen rushed to Crescent Island.
On the island, he met two young men imprisoned for forcing themselves onto an offshore mining platform. Due to pressure from the U.S. Embassy, Starlink Trading did not send the two men to prison for the time being, but instead took them to the military base.
There was a man and a woman. The woman looked very young, like a college student. The man was slightly older, about thirty years old, with glasses on his thin face and a little stubble on his chin.
Squatting in the small dark room, looking at the rifles held in the hands of the soldiers outside, the man looked pretty good. At first glance, he looked like someone who had seen big storms, and had been imprisoned by various governments. The woman looked like a rookie at first glance, squatting in the corner and shivering.
"Katie, calm down, they don't dare do anything to us. We are American citizens after all. Just for the sake of face, Hillary has to get us out." Barney Baird comforted his partner.
"But, but they have guns..." Katie said in horror.
"Don't worry, Miss Katie, we are not cannibals from New Guinea. Just like the gentleman said, we will not do anything to you."
Voices suddenly came from the direction of the door, and the two people in the small dark room immediately raised their heads and looked over there. The soldiers standing in the corridor stood at attention, saluted, and stepped aside. Barney saw the person clearly and immediately narrowed his eyes.
Jiang Chen! I didn’t expect him to come here in person!
"We are the guardians of environmentalism of Blue Seagull! You unscrupulous entrepreneurs, you have no right to interfere with our just behavior! I advise you to release them quickly, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, we will make a documentary about the treatment you received today and put it on the Internet to stink us?" Jiang Chen said with a playful smile, "Or are you planning to organize a march of environmentalists in Washington or New York to accuse us? Are we guilty of something unfounded?"
"This is not an unfounded crime at all! Your actions forced those poor dolphins to leave their homes because of your irresponsible behavior. Do you know what consequences this will have on the ecological environment!" Katie encouraged Courage, staring at Jiang Chen and accusing him.
"Really? Regardless of whether we are guilty or not, you are not the police. And just 7 hours ago, you boarded the mining platform of Futureman Mining and interfered with our production work. We are discussing prosecuting you for piracy. If If found guilty, you will face 10-15 years in prison. I'm curious, when you left the country, didn't the customs remind you to abide by the local laws?" Jiang Chen said with a smile.
"You, you can't do this!" A trace of panic appeared on Barney's face.
Jiang Chen didn't seem like he would compromise with the US Embassy, which was completely beyond his expectation.
And his companion, Miss Katie, was completely frightened. Although she calls herself an environmentalist, she has never considered dedicating herself to environmental causes. When she heard that she would be imprisoned abroad for more than ten years, she burst into tears.
"Of course we can do this." Jiang Chen said calmly, "You have the right to hire a lawyer to defend yourself, but I guarantee you will lose."
"Please, don't do this! I, I'm still studying at Bernard College, I will be expelled..." Katie grabbed the railing of the iron window, looked at Jiang Chen pleadingly, and said with snot and tears. .
Jiang Chen didn't look at her, but looked at the pale Barney and smiled.
"However, there is no room for maneuver."
"What do you want me to do?" Barney glanced at Katie who was crying and said with difficulty.
"Cooperate with us and restore our reputational damage." As he spoke, Jiang Chen snapped his fingers, and the person behind him placed the two contracts on the table.
Looking at the two contracts on the table, Barney swallowed and reached out to pick up one of them.
"This is?"
"Barney Baird, an internationally renowned photographer, editor-in-chief of a humanities and social sciences magazine, and one of the important members of the Blue Seagull environmental organization. I heard that you are good at photography? We will provide equipment here, and you can help me shoot a documentary. , the name is lie." Jiang Chen said.
"This is impossible!" Barney shouted excitedly.
Jiang Chen looked at him expressionlessly and said in an uncompromising tone.
"You have only two choices before you, either spend your life in prison or sign this document."
Looking at the document, Barney's face turned pale.
"Barney, please..." came the cry-like plea from his companion.
"I just want to get our innocence back." Jiang Chen said expressionlessly.
Barney was silent for a long time, unable to withstand the pressure, and finally picked up the pen tremblingly.
When he signed his name, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength and slumped down in the chair.
As a senior executive of Blue Seagull, he still has some inside knowledge of this smear operation against the Future People Group. Although he didn't know who was behind the scenes, from the unscientific activity funds, he had already realized that the mastermind behind the scenes probably had a lot of background.
This was also the reason why he was unwilling to sign.
For Mother Earth? Do not make jokes! He knows better than anyone that from the very beginning of the Penglai City Plan of the Future Group, he has been paying close attention to its impact on the ecological balance of Haiti! As Jiang Chen said, the sonar of the Future People Group has driven the fish outside the construction radius. He even argued with the president of the organization about this matter.
However, as Jiang Chen said, he had no more choices.
"...If I sign, can you guarantee my safety?"
"Of course there is no problem, but you may not be able to return to the United States in a short time. Believe me, I am doing this for your own good." After putting away the contract, Jiang Chen motioned to the soldier to unlock the door, looked at him and smiled, "We will The people will send you to a five-star hotel, so you don’t have to worry about spending, I will pay for you, and you will still get a compensation."
"Remember, you have never squatted in a dark room, not even for a minute!"
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