Hefei High-tech Industrial Park
Today, this high-tech industrial park on the outskirts of the city has changed its humble appearance a year ago. The newly laid cement pavement is fully connected, and a transportation trunk road is built directly between the railway station and the industrial park. The entire new area is also generally formed. With the Feiyan General Factory as the center, seven or eight factories have been put into production, and more A company is relocating to the park, digging foundations, laying pipelines, and even ordinary developers are flocking to build real estate next to the high-tech zone for those corporate employees with high wages and high welfare benefits to settle down.
With the rise of an industry, the economy of the entire city and even the province has been revitalized step by step, which was quite a novelty in mainland China in the 1990s. As Feiyan's reputation and domestic influence are quite astounding, the province has repeatedly expressed that it can apply to the state for funding for technological transformation projects, and can obtain about 100 million yuan of state support funds. However, this suggestion was politely declined by Feiyan's senior management. Now they have taken a fast enough highway, and they no longer need to run around between various departments, exhausting their energy and self-esteem for a few small money.
But the good intentions of the province cannot be ignored at will. In the Chinese market, the sensitive relationship between the government and enterprises is still an issue that needs to be handled carefully. Feiyan cannot be a rootless grass, so it must be well connected and communicated with the government. However, because Feiyan's foundation and background are strong enough, and the optical disc industry is a great achievement, the provincial party committee and the provincial government have visited more than once or twice, and they have also given enough green light in terms of policy. There were no major problems. After personally sending off the director of the new district management committee and the newly-appointed industrial and commercial director, Yu Yongan sighed softly and walked to the small conference room on the top floor. As a private entrepreneur, he knew too well the important role of policy for a company, but he did not expect that the policy problem was not at home, but at a place where they did not take precautions at all.
Gently pushing open the door of the conference room, a few eyes shot at Yu Yongan, and after nodding to a few people, he quickly walked to the conference table and sat down beside Meng Lisheng.
"Lao Meng, how's it going?" After sitting down, he asked the people around him in a low voice. Meng Lisheng shook his head silently, and pushed the information at his side to the other party.
It was a thick stack of materials, some of which Yu Yongan had seen himself, but there was no such comprehensive details. The title of "The Development Dilemma of the Optical Disc Industry in Southeast Asia" at the top seemed particularly dazzling. He just quickly turned a few pages. , also shook his head, looking at the young man who was speaking on the other side of the conference table. The man was not very tall, with a typical appearance of Guangdong and Guangxi, thin and lean, but the original confidence and vigorous vigor had been completely destroyed, and turned into a cramped and real nervousness, and even his speech was a little stuttering. It's not like the elites that I recruited myself.
The atmosphere in the room was quite depressing, only a slightly hesitant voice echoed in the conference room accompanied by the rustling sound of writing, and even the teacup in front of him was rarely touched.
Standing at the end of the conference table, and being stared at by the big guys in the room, Wang Hongwei only felt that the clothes on his back were wet with sweat. A year ago, he passed five tests and was hired as the head of the Southeast Asia Development Department of Feiyan Company. At that time, it was recommended by President Yu and Meng Dong of the R&D department, and placed great expectations on him. But one year later, the development of the Southeast Asian sector has not only made no significant progress, and even the Hong Kong sector has lost its original territory.
What's worse, the hosts of this meeting were not Meng Lisheng and Meng Dong, the heads of the technology division, but Chen Dong, the original investor of Feiyan Company and the largest shareholder at present. This is the first time Wang Hongwei has met the legendary Commander Feiyan. It is completely different from what he imagined. The age of this man looks surprisingly young, but when he faces his scrutiny eyes, all speculations will be swept away. And Kong, those eyes are too deep and sharp, it seems that all the excuses are in vain in front of him, and they can directly penetrate the heart.
Although Chen Dong's expression never changed after he walked into the conference room and took his seat in the main seat, but Wang Hongwei felt that the pressure on his body was getting bigger and bigger, almost beyond the scope of what he could bear, and his speech was unprecedented. If the level is high, he doesn't look like a competent department head at all, but becomes a poor university defense.
"... In short," Wang Hongwei clenched his back teeth hard, controlling his voice not to go out of tune, "What we are facing is the counterproductive influence of the area code. If the situation in Southeast Asia continues to develop like this, it is very likely that It will escape the grasp of Feiyan and fall into the hands of the Sony-Philips alliance."
Yu Yongan glanced at Chen Yuanming, who was still frowning and pondering, and then looked at Wang Hongwei, who was sweating on his forehead, and coughed softly, "Little Wang, sit down first."
Seeing that the young man returned to his seat with relief, Yu Yongan turned his head to look at Chen Yuanming in the main seat, and sighed inwardly. After not seeing him for a few months, the temperament of this person has changed again. It seems that a sharp blade with sharp determination has been scabbard and no longer shines with dazzling brilliance, but the pressure on people is far greater than before. Become more and more mature and calm. Now even a veteran like him can hardly see what Chen Yuanming is thinking from his expression...
At this time, Meng Lisheng finally took over the conversation, "Chen Dong, how should we deal with the current regional code crisis? Otherwise, we will re-open the production of DVD players in Region 2 and further expand our business in Southeast Asia. It's just Sony's entry. The time and way of advertising is a bit too annoying, maybe it will be more troublesome..."
"It's too late to think about developing the market now." Chen Yuanming withdrew his gaze on the stack of documents, raised his head, and looked directly at everyone present. Compared with the last two plenary meetings, there were a few more people in this conference room. The person in charge of distribution in Southeast Asia, Guangzhou and Hong Kong also sat in front of him. Hearing this sentence, many people's eyes were raised. Zhongdu showed a bit of anxiety, but compared to the anxiety of these people, Chen Yuanming felt more helpless.
The events in Hong Kong this time are closely related to the situation in Southeast Asia. A few months ago, Sony finally developed its own VCD player and put it into production. No one thought that Japan's real goal was not in its own country, but in the island of Taiwan separated by a sea.
Today's Taiwan can be said to be the hardware agency distribution center for the entire Asian electronics industry. The market system that is easier to enter than the mainland, the relatively high-quality labor force, and the support of elite talents in Silicon Valley have brought prosperity to Taiwan's electronics industry. vitality. However, being in command of the economy does not mean that they can avoid political interference and influence. The Taiwanese leaders who came to power in this session have a clearly pro-American and pro-Japanese mentality, which has also brought a great impact on cross-strait cultural exchanges. This influence is counterproductive. In the VCD industry, there is an unexpected chain reaction.
Sony established a VCD factory in Taiwan. Due to various interests and the needs of political development, several major production companies in Taiwan finally decided to choose Zone 2 as their own DVD region code. Since most of the films in Hong Kong are currently invested by Taiwanese, there are also Many films have to succumb to immediate interests in order to be released on stage. The final result was that the Hong Kong Island collective changed the flag and turned around and joined the 2nd district camp.
In this way, Southeast Asia, under the influence of Taiwan and Hong Kong's strong culture, naturally also entered the 2 zone camp. The essence of the CSS region code created by Feiyan is to prevent pirated discs from other regions from flowing into its own market, so Feiyan's DVD player in zone 1 cannot recognize zone 2 code discs.
Just a region code squeezed out all the Feiyan VCD players on the market, and no consumer would foolishly choose a player that cannot read their own DVDs. Although it is not difficult for Feiyan to redeploy and produce a DVD player suitable for Zone 2 playback in the same VCD Alliance, it is easier said than done to enter the already occupied positions. And due to the rupture of the DVD market, Chen Yuanming didn't think Sony would give up the fat meat so easily.
What's more, it is likely to continue to pave the way for its own DVD standard and gain more market share. You must know that although several major Hollywood film studios have established cooperative relations with Feiyan, a truly unified DVD standard has not yet been established. If it is established, if it is desperate, Sony may not be able to open up the world in another market.
This is the real complexity of the market. When adding CSS region codes to VCDs back then, Chen Yuanming thought of suppressing the invasion of piracy from the root, cultivating Chinese consumers' awareness of copyright and genuine copy, and relying on the joint action of the Film and Television Alliance to maintain this still. fragile market.
But when the area code is in the hands of other people, it is not only a shield, but also a sharp spear that can be attacked. Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong are small regions, but their cultural influence in Southeast Asia is not weak at all. In particular, Japanese cartoons, Taiwanese TV dramas, and Hong Kong action movies, almost every one of them represents a a unique system. This kind of voice in the cultural field has become another level that the optical disc industry cannot avoid. Hardware-software-consumer is always a three-sided structure, while Feiyan and the mainland market still lack powerful "software" "say. When Japan and Southeast Asia stand together in the area of Zone 2, there is very little that the mainland can respond to.
This is not a situation that can be changed by a video disc factory or a hardware company. Even if your own patents are hard enough and your technology is strong enough, can you make those film industry bosses obey? I am afraid that what you will get is just another round of negotiation. With a net worth of tens of billions, why should you be afraid of a small company that has been established for less than a few years.
After another moment of silence, Chen Yuanming shook his head, "Meng Dong, you are a technical person. Of course, you will start by solving technical problems. I would like to hear more about the production and sales below."
Facing the inquiries from above, Yu Yongan sat up straight and replied solemnly, "Actually, I don't quite agree with Meng Dong's meaning, people have already taken the meat away, and if we try to snatch it up, it's just snatch. It's just a piece of rotten bone. This kind of area code setting is often a one-time thing. If a DVD player in Zone 2 is produced, but it is not sold successfully, then it is just a brick in the domestic Zone 1 market, and it is impossible to interpret us. Your own coding. This kind of gambling-like sales scheme is obviously not in line with normal marketing rules."
After a pause, he lowered his voice a bit, "More importantly, our current DVD project has already started production, and in the next 2-3 years, we will probably put our energy into the DVD industry gradually. Going to work hard for the profits over there, it’s better to seize the domestic market first, and let them stir the storm outside.”
"But that's hundreds of millions..." Meng Lisheng's expression did not show any relief at this answer, "and Sony's DVD standard must be guarded against. If they get an independent system, then the Asian market is likely to be affected by them. Squeeze…”
"I don't know much about DVD standards." Yu Yongan smiled calmly, "but for businessmen, the most important thing is the business itself. Even if Sony promotes its DVD standards in order to occupy the Southeast Asian market, North America and mainland China What about the market? These are the two biggest pieces of fat, and if they don’t compromise to some extent, what they lose is definitely more terrible than what they get.”
Chen Yuanming sat on the back of the chair and tapped the table in front of him with his fingertips, "Then the key question is still the DVD standard?"
"That's right." Yu Yongan nodded affirmatively, "If I remember correctly, due to the lack of unified standards, there is no worldwide region code setting for DVDs today. In the next two years, this may be the most popular setting. One thing that attracts people's attention. Without a clear regional division, DVD manufacturers can't rest assured to promote their products. Now Feiyan is facing this dilemma, I am afraid no one wants to try. Local protection or exclusion policies are often more difficult than commercial The competition itself is even more terrible, such as Taiwan, I don't think our products can be sold there..."
Now it's impossible, Chen Yuanming's mouth pulled out a sarcastic arc, if he didn't talk about it, he would have forgotten about it. Just recently, the Taiwan Strait crisis in the previous life is about to break out. With the start of someone's visit to the United States, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will enter into a complete tension. Originally, he did not think deeply about this complex political and cultural background, but Now, he couldn't bear to turn a blind eye.
After thinking for a while, he turned his gaze to the other side of the conference table. There, a woman was sitting attentively listening to the lecture. The notepad in front of him was already filled with dense words, but she did not mean to stop writing. I only occasionally raise my hand to hold my glasses.
"Manager Li, what do you mean?"
Hearing the call of the big boss, Ms. Li Fangqing, the person in charge of the Hong Kong branch, quickly put down the pen in her hand and sat upright, "Chen Dong, the situation in Hong Kong is actually very chaotic now. It is too much to ask about the current internal affairs of Hong Kong, so when it comes to such complex political factors, I suggest to discuss it in a long-term and stable manner.”
Looking at the lady's serious expression, Chen Yuanming's fingers lightly flicked on the table twice, "What do you mean, the hornet's nest should not be poked around?"
Look at the helpless smile on the corner of the other's lips, as well as the contemplative or depressed expressions of several other people. Chen Yuanming finally let out a long breath.
"Hong Kong should not be taken lightly, nor should it rush forward. Since there are different opinions, I'd better go to Hong Kong Island to see it myself."
(End of this chapter)
The author has something to say: The Taiwan Strait Crisis: May 1995-March 1996.
Regarding DVD region codes, the partitions in the real world are as follows:
Zone 1: United States, Canada
Region 2: Western Europe, Japan, South Africa
Three regions: Southeast Asia, China Hong Kong, China Macau, China Taiwan
Region 4: Australia, Spanish-speaking Latin America
Region 5: Russia, Eastern Europe, Africa
Region 6: Mainland China
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