Chapter 122: Fishing in Troubled Waters

"Dongling High-Tech is the most surprising existence in the domestic tech industry this year. No one can deny this point. Whether it is the Silver Mink mouse, the electronic pet machine, or the Shenzhou phone that is now popular in Europe, it can be said to be very popular."

"But has the current Dongling High-Tech really reached the point where it can compete with manufacturers like Toshiba, Sanyo, and Xia Pu?!"

"Investing 41 million in BYD, taking risks to enter the chip field, and for this, not hesitating to poach the R&D team headed by Academician Ni Guangnan from Lenovo, weakening the R&D capabilities of domestic tech companies, and establishing Dongfang Optoelectronics screen panel company with BOE."

"This series of actions by Dongling High-Tech can be called a big move, and it has also become a leader in the field of domestic independent scientific research. The tech industry can understand everything Dongling High-Tech has done, but spending huge funds to enter these fields, can Dongling High-Tech really achieve results? Does Dongling High-Tech really want to rely on its own strength to catch up with a group of companies like Toshiba?!"

"Although unwilling to admit it, there is an old saying: greed for more leads to poor digestion. This kind of lawless, purely emotional action will only eventually drag Dongling High-Tech down, although we don't want to see that day!"

This article did not directly say that Dongling High-Tech's entry into the chip and panel fields would definitely fail, but various examples, analyzed like silk-drawing and cocoon-peeling, made people who saw this report feel that Dongling High-Tech was overestimating its own strength, trying to challenge the dominance of Japanese manufacturers like Toshiba and Xia Pu in the chip and LCD panel fields, and in the end, Dongling High-Tech would be dragged down by huge R&D expenses.

After reading this report, those who originally had high hopes for Dongling High-Tech couldn't help but feel worried. That excitement was like being splashed with a basin of cold water.

Not only this report, but subsequently, multiple reports analyzed from various angles how unreliable the two companies established by Dongling High-Tech, Dongxin Semiconductor and Dongfang Optoelectronics, were. There was even speculation about whether Dongling High-Tech wanted to cut leeks, building these two companies to find people to invest, and then cut a large crop of leeks.

If analyzed "rationally," the two companies, Dongxin Semiconductor and Dongfang Optoelectronics, are indeed too far behind Toshiba and Xia Pu. Not to mention whether these two companies can actually develop products.

Even assuming that products were really developed, who could they sell them to? Besides having Dongling High-Tech as a customer, there are no third-party customers. Can Dongling High-Tech alone support these two gold-swallowing beasts?!

Anyway, if analyzed "rationally," it feels unreliable. Although Dongling High-Tech is indeed very profitable, some media estimate that Dongling High-Tech's foreign exchange income this year, with annual overseas revenue, may exceed 900 million US dollars, setting a new record for domestic tech company foreign exchange revenue. Coupled with the high-profit attribute of tech products, Dongling High-Tech's profit far exceeds that of a group of companies like Sitong, Lenovo, Giant, Changhong, and Haier in the country.

But even so, if you pull out any company like Toshiba, Xia Pu, or Sanyo, the profit far exceeds Dongling High-Tech, and the R&D expenses also far exceed it. Why think that Dongling High-Tech can challenge the dominance of these giant companies?

Once these reports came out, domestic companies that were eager to move because of Dongling High-Tech's investment in BYD and the establishment of Dongxin Semiconductor and Dongfang Optoelectronics, and wanted to engage in independent technical R&D, all calmed down instantly and started to wait and see.

They were preparing to see what Dongling High-Tech could develop before deciding whether to follow suit. If Dongling High-Tech couldn't even tinker with anything, then it would be useless for them to join in the fun, and it would be a waste of money. Anyway, after these reports came out, the domestic scientific research market, which seemed to have a turnaround, became cold again!

For these public opinions from the outside world, Li Dongling saw them all in his eyes. There must be people fishing in troubled waters, deliberately guiding public opinion toward the inevitable failure of Dongling High-Tech's R&D. But for these public opinions, Li Dongling did not respond, just watched coldly from the sidelines.

The road is right there. No matter who walks it, Dongling High-Tech can only walk across it by feeling the stones itself. As for how those companies watching the fire from the other side will walk, it is not something Dongling High-Tech can manage.

Anyway, Dongling High-Tech's encounters today, such as having no overseas sales channels, components being raised in price, foreign companies using patents to choke the neck, and even being sanctioned by some companies using means, etc., will be encountered by other companies when they go to sea. Only then will they understand why Dongling High-Tech did this today.

By that day, those companies would probably remember a sentence Old Guo said: if you want to be a dog for others, others will dislike you, not to mention that Dongling High-Tech is not willing to be a dog for companies like Toshiba and Xia Pu!

Returning to the courtyard behind the Dongling High-Tech headquarters building, when Li Dongling entered, Li Dongyue was doing homework, and Yao Luoying was tutoring her in English on the side.

"Second brother, you're back!"

Seeing Li Dongling, Li Dongyue immediately stood up and pounced toward Li Dongling. Yao Luoying also took a step forward, but seeing Li Dongyue present, she stopped her steps.

Li Dongling pinched Li Dongyue's slightly baby-fat cheek. Li Dongling remembered that Li Dongyue in his previous life had always been the skinny type. Now, after supplementing nutrition for more than a year, coupled with Yao Luoying bringing her to improve food every few days, and she herself being a bit greedy, her cheeks have now become baby-fat.

Li Dongling said to Yao Luoying, "Keep an eye on her. Don't let this girl eat chocolate, cakes, and the like in the future. I don't want the Old Li family to produce a thousand-catty young lady!"

"Isn't it just eating two more bites!"

Hearing Li Dongling's words, Li Dongyue pouted, left Li Dongling's side, and muttered as she returned to the table, muttering something in her mouth.

Yao Luoying touched the girl's hair and lifted her face with her fingers, finding that this girl indeed had some baby fat. However, she remembered that this was not something she fed alone; there was also a certain person surnamed An, who also gave Li Dongyue pocket money and various foods.

"It's time to exercise. Starting tomorrow, I will take you running together!" Yao Luoying said to Li Dongyue.

"Ah!"

Li Dongyue pouted her little face and responded pitifully. At this moment, she felt that her heart was more bitter than this English test paper.

"Have you eaten? I left food for you!" Yao Luoying said to Li Dongling.

After finishing the meal, Li Dongling took a shower and came to the sofa to watch the program on TV. After being busy for so many days, he could finally rest for a while.

"He has really become an advertising star now!"

Handing a peeled apple to Li Dongling, seeing the familiar face on the "San Jing Chai Lian Oral Liquid" advertisement on TV, and the same style of advertisement as the Shenzhou phone, Yao Luoying couldn't help but say.

The person in the advertisement is Xu Xiaoli, who filmed the advertisement for the Shenzhou phone. Not only this advertisement for San Jing Chai Lian Oral Liquid, but in just a short while, Yao Luoying saw Xu Xiaoli's figure in multiple advertisements including Liangmianzhen soap, soy milk advertisements, and computers.

When Xu Xiaoli was filming the advertisement for the Shenzhou phone, Li Dongling had told Yao Luoying, Zhang Ao, and Gao Peng that Xu Xiaoli might become an advertising star, and now it has really been fulfilled.

Xu Xiaoli's identity is very special now. He has never acted in TV dramas or movies, and has never sung, but major companies and advertising companies recognize his face. Because he filmed the advertisement for the Shenzhou phone, and the Shenzhou phone was sold to Europe and became an international brand, he also transformed into an international advertising star. Isn't this point enough?!

Xu Xiaoli is even redder in the advertising industry than in his previous life. Companies from all walks of life are scrambling to find Xu Xiaoli to film advertisements. His current quote for filming advertisements has exceeded those of first-line stars, but the companies looking for him to film advertisements are still endless.

Under the rotation of the gears of fate, the appearance of the Shenzhou phone and Dongling High-Tech has quietly begun to turn the fate of countless people. Xu Xiaoli's fate has turned even more than in his previous life.

Watching the TV series "Kyoto Chronicles" with Yao Luoying for a while, Li Dongling unconsciously leaned on the sofa and dozed off.

Yao Luoying looked at Li Dongling, who had a tired look on his face, a look of heartache flashed in her eyes. She gently placed his head on her lap and rubbed Li Dongling's temples with her fingers.

Li Dongyue, who was doing homework, opened her big, rolling eyes and watched this scene without blinking. Yao Luoying glanced at her, and Li Dongyue hurriedly turned her head, with an expression that she had seen nothing.

Waking up the next day, Li Dongling first ran a lap and then sent Li Dongyue back to school before heading to the Dongling High-Tech headquarters.

Dongling High-Tech is still busy. Although the electronic pet machine project was sold, there are still the Silver Mink mouse and Shenzhou series phone projects. The digital cordless phone is currently still in the peak sales period. The three brands of Shenzhou, Simon, and Simon, plus the domestic market, Hong Kong, Singapore, and other Southeast Asian markets, and the European market, currently maintain a monthly sales volume of more than 2 million units.

Dongling High-Tech's production bases in Pingyang and Yangcheng are running around the clock every day. The electronic pet machine project was sold, but according to the agreement with Bandai, production is still the responsibility of Dongling High-Tech. Coupled with the production capacity of the Silver Mink mouse and Shenzhou phone, orders are still endless, and production capacity is still continuously increasing.

"Zhang Ao will finish handling European affairs next week and return to the country. By then, the Shenzhou phone will need to prepare to enter the American and North American markets!"

Ren Yuefeng, Hu Zixian, Chen Tao, Gao Peng, Li Dongshan, and a group of executives were all in Li Dongling's office, briefly reporting to Li Dongling. Because it was not in the conference room, the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

After Ren Yuefeng finished speaking, Hu Zixian said, "News came from Pingyang Municipal Government that the Hanxi Provincial Department of Industry, the Yanjing Economic and Trade Commission, and the Foreign Exchange Department are going to jointly inspect Dongling High-Tech!"

"I feel that it is probably because of the acquisition of the Falan Braunge shopping mall!"

Establishing overseas sales channels, Dongling High-Tech and the Ning Trading Company are both in a state of confidentiality and have not publicized it with great fanfare. But involving the mobilization of more than 200 million US dollars, how could the Yanjing Foreign Exchange Department not know about it? This time, they rushed to inspect in a hurry, probably because of this matter.

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