Chapter 771: Terminate the OEM Contract

Chen Yang gave Shangguan Yan a few days off and called the relevant official in Pine River District to inform them that the employee community project there would be suspended.

He did this mainly to put pressure on the district government, so they would take on more responsibility. If the demolition issues could be properly arranged, Shangguan Yan's and Xu Mengyao's subsequent work would be much easier.

Of course, the demolition work in Qingpuqu continued to be pushed forward by Xu Mengyao. There, thanks to Wang Tianhe's connections, no major problems have arisen so far.

After taking care of these matters, Chen Yang instructed Bai Ruonan to arrange two bodyguards to stay at the hospital and protect Shangguan Yan's safety, then he returned to the Dragon Soaring Electronics Factory.

Regarding the lawsuit with Nokia, Xia Ye had already made initial contact with Zhang Tianhua. But the latter insisted on meeting Chen Yang in person before discussing cooperation.

Back at the company, Zhang Tianhua's team was indeed still in the conference room, not having left.

Chen Yang glanced at the conference room: besides Xia Ye and his assistant, there were three men and two women. The three men were older, all over forty, while the women were likely around thirty.

After scanning the room, Chen Yang's gaze immediately locked onto the oldest man. He was about fifty, with a steady demeanor, and his stare at Chen Yang carried a hint of old‑crafty calculation.

"Director Chen, hello, I'm Zhang Tianhua, partner at Tianwen Law Firm. I'm glad to serve you!" Zhang Tianhua reacted quickly—after sizing up Chen Yang for a few seconds, he briskly stepped forward two steps, smiling and extending his right hand.

"Lawyer Zhang, hello!" Chen Yang shook hands with Zhang Tianhua and each of his team members, then turned his gaze back to Zhang Tianhua.

"Lawyer Zhang, you're Director Qin's senior classmate, so I'll skip the pleasantries. How confident are you about winning this lawsuit?"

Zhang Tianhua said with a smile: "Director Chen, we haven't breached the contract here, so victory is 100 % certain. It just depends on whether you want to keep working with them or take a sizable compensation."

Chen Yang replied without hesitation: "Forget the cooperation—let's just see how much penalty they're willing to pay."

"Fine, then we'll pursue the penalty‑claim plan in negotiations." Zhang Tianhua had already guessed Chen Yang's aim; he stayed to get a more definite answer.

Chen Yang thought a moment, then added to Zhang Tianhua: "Nokia suddenly wants to terminate our contract; behind the scenes they must have reached some agreement with another company. Before you negotiate, you'd better find some related evidence. I suspect that company is also in Modu."

Zhang Tianhua nodded: "Director Chen, after receiving your commission call we also analyzed this, and the possibility is indeed very high."

Seeing that they were already prepared, Chen Yang said nothing more.

After seeing off Zhang Tianhua's team, Chen Yang directly posted a clarification statement on the website of Old Hundreds Financial Investment Company, stating that its subsidiary, the Dragon Soaring Electronics Factory, currently has no intention of independently developing phones.

This wasn't done to cooperate with Zhang Tianhua's team's negotiations; more importantly, it was to keep those "interested parties" from bothering him.

As a Reborn Person, Chen Yang clearly knew that the cost of developing phones far exceeds that of phone accessories, while the profit margin of accessories is actually higher than that of phones.

Therefore, besides the phone OEM business, his other goal is to produce phone accessories.

According to Chen Yang's own plan, he intends to have the electronics factories in Modu and Deep City handle OEM work, while those in Goat City and Xingcheng produce phone accessories.

Of course, among those four factories, only the one in Goat City is currently operating normally.

If the negotiations with Fruit Company go smoothly, the Modu side should be able to enter trial production early in 2007.

As for Xingcheng and Deep City, we'll likely have to wait a while longer. The good news is that the Deep City factory's application has already received government approval, and the relevant land has been secured.

That evening, Chen Yang and Chu Min were summoned by Wang Tianhe to the Wang family residence.

They said it was to let his niece try his cooking, but Chen Yang clearly suspected that the news of Shangguan Yan being attacked had reached Wang Tianhe's ears.

Sure enough, right after dinner ended, Wang Tianhe called Chen Yang into his study.

"Chen Yang, didn't we agree that Shangguan Yan would stay in the office? Why did you run off to the demolition site again?"

"Uncle, this time it's my oversight." Chen Yang didn't want to explain further, took responsibility, and promised Wang Tianhe: "I've already assigned two bodyguards to follow Shangguan Yan; she definitely won't come to harm again."

Wang Tianhe nodded, satisfied. He said glumly: "Qing Shu's father called today and scolded me for half an hour. If I weren't rushing to Modu to see his future daughter‑in‑law, I wouldn't be able to get away."

Chen Yang asked curiously: "Uncle, Qing Shu's uncle's father is in Hang City—how could he know what's happening here in Modu?"

Wang Tianhe glared at Chen Yang and said irritably: "You still dare to ask me? They've already planted people in your company. They probably know Shangguan Yan's every move better than you do."

Chen Yang gave a wry smile, never imagining that his own company harbored a Wang family mole.

"Uncle, how should we deal with this mole?"

"Deal with it? Are you hoping I'll live too comfortably with my mother‑in‑law?"

Wang Tianhe glared at Chen Yang. "If we really dealt with the mole Old Master Wang arranged, he'd have something to hold over me."

Chen Yang chuckled: "Since we can't deal with him, let's just assign him as Shangguan Yan's assistant. That way, if anything happens, our liability will be a bit smaller."

"That works." Wang Tianhe thought Chen Yang's arrangement was reasonable. "If Old Master Wang's own people can't even look after Shangguan Yan, it wouldn't be fair to blame this nephew of mine."

Chen Yang, seeing his agreement, immediately called Xu Mengyao to have her check whether any new employees came from Hang City or Zhejiang Province; if so, she should assign them as Shangguan Yan's assistants.

Xu Mengyao quickly replied that there indeed were new employees from Hang City, and she would make the corresponding staff adjustments per Chen Yang's instructions.

After discussing Shangguan Yan, Wang Tianhe didn't let Chen Yang off the hook and brought up another topic he cared about.

"Everyone's saying your company wants to develop phones independently—is that true? Do you need me to contact Modu's technical experts to support you?"

"Uncle, I really have no intention of developing phones."

"Chen Yang, how much money can you make doing OEM for others? You're not short of cash—why not develop phones yourself?"

"Uncle, developing phones takes a long time, and I lack the patience. Besides, the Liu Clan Group I invested in also has phone‑manufacturing business. If I were really interested, I could just increase my investment there—no need to do it myself."

Seeing that Chen Yang truly had no intention of developing phones himself, Wang Tianhe felt a bit disappointed but didn't press further.

One week later, thanks to Zhang Tianhua's team's efforts, the Dragon Soaring Electronics Factory privately reached an agreement with Nokia, formally terminating the OEM contract. The factory ultimately received twenty million yuan in compensation.