Chapter 230: Subduing the Enemy Without Fighting

Li Dongling talked with Zhu Zhao Jiang and others for a long time. The wine didn't make people drunk, but people were drunk themselves. Even if they only drank a few cups of liquor, several people were already a bit tipsy.

"I don't know if they can make a name for themselves overseas!" Zhang Ao watched the figures of the few people who left, especially Zhu Zhao Jiang.

Li Dongling patted Zhang Ao on the shoulder, "Whether it's a dragon or a worm, you'll know after seeing the real chapter. However, I do hope they can make a name for themselves!"

If Zhu Zhao Jiang could really open up the Brazilian market, then for Dongling High-Tech, it would not only let Little Smart open up the market in South America, but also open a path for other products of Dongling High-Tech to enter South America.

Another point, if Zhu Zhao Jiang could make a name for himself, Li Dongling

As for the future of Dongling Gao Ke's mobile phone business, if Zhu Zhao Jiang were to take charge, with his operational capabilities and Dongling Gao Ke's technology, there is an opportunity to lead Dongling Gao Ke's mobile phone department to compete with those mobile phone giants overseas!

As for Transsion mobile phones, Dongling Gao Ke can have Shenzhou list another brand, just like the Coolpad and Simon brands currently under Shenzhou, allowing Transsion to focus on markets like Africa and South America.

After finishing the matters here, Li Dongling, along with Ren Yuefeng, Zhang Ao, Gao Peng, and Gao Zhiyuan who had rushed over, played a game of basketball together at the gymnasium court in the Yuhe Leisure Resort. Hu Zixian also went up and played a few rounds, and everyone was covered in sweat.

Today's game was all among our own people, so we didn't stand on ceremony, and there was no media present. Otherwise, we would have had to blow up a "Chairman's Basketball" game—talking about how the dribbling revealed life philosophy, how every movement was full of life wisdom, and how every turn was just right, just like life itself, full of stories…

After playing and washing up, Li Dongling accompanied Yao Luoying and Li Dongyue to watch the movie *Rumble in the Bronx* in the small cinema newly built in the resort.

The cinema at the Yuhe Leisure Resort is not large, with only a few screening halls, but the projection equipment and the films purchased are better than those in the cinemas of Pingyang or even the provincial capital of Hanxi.

Additionally, the Yuhe Leisure Resort cinema provides popcorn, cola, and other products for watching movies, and the prices are not expensive. After all, when the entire leisure resort was established, it was for the vacation and entertainment of Dongling Gao Ke employees, so the prices couldn't be high.

This made the cinema quite popular. Many people came with their families, making the daily ticket sales at the cinema completely packed.

Li Dongling watched the film on the screen. As the movie with the highest level of action scenes in Asia at present, the action sequences naturally go without saying; even in Hollywood, they are among the best.

Especially the scene where he jumps from the rooftop to the building opposite—Li Dongling heard gasps coming from inside the cinema.

It is no wonder that after this film was brought to America, it rushed to the top of the weekly box office list, allowing Jackie Chan to charge directly into Hollywood.

However, as Li Dongling looked at Jackie Chan on the screen, he remembered his other identity: the so-called "Advertising Killer." Of the companies he endorsed, nine out of ten went bust, and the other one was left half-dead.

From the Subor learning machine to Aido VCD, which could challenge Wan Yan and BBK, as well as Fenhuang Cola, Kandi Automobile, Mitsubishi Motors, Chigo Air Conditioning, Bawang Shampoo, Sinian Dumplings, Qiqiang Laundry Detergent, and a certain brand of mineral water—none could escape the curse.

Of course, when these brands collapsed, it certainly couldn't be blamed on the spokesperson, but the "Advertising Killer" curse still caused many companies to either lose their market or go completely bankrupt, which makes people feel it's truly eerie.

After *Rumble in the Bronx* became a hit and Jackie Chan entered Hollywood, Li Dongling didn't know how many companies would invite Jackie Chan to endorse them. Li Dongling felt that if necessary, could they use a PR company to have a competitor company hire the "Advertising Killer" to endorse them? Would that allow them to subdue the enemy without fighting, and in a few years, just wait to acquire the other party…

High-end business warfare is often simple and unadorned, without any flashy operations. It focuses on kicking the lame leg of the opponent—like pouring hot water on the opponent's "money tree," slashing the seats of the opponent's shared bikes, hiring a cleaning lady to unplug the network cable at a set time, bringing bodyguards to the office to seize the official seal, or mocking the opponent in their comment section when they face a public opinion crisis. It is all about being unexpected.

Of course, using PR to have the "Advertising Killer" endorse a competitor company is the same tactic. You might exhaust your efforts and still not be able to kill the opponent, but sending the "Advertising Killer" over might have an even better effect!

Watching the movie screen, Li Dongling rubbed his chin. Whether this trick is useful or not is hard to say, but if there is an opportunity, Li Dongling really wants to try it—using a PR company to maneuver the "Advertising Killer" into endorsing a competitor company to see if it is really that eerie. If the effect is good, then perhaps it can be used a few more times in the future.

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Inside the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) company in Tokyo, Japan, Nakamura Masao paced back and forth. For NTT, the situation is currently looking excellent.

Since the Xiaolingtun went on sale in Japan, NTT's new mobile phone users have reached nearly 1.3 million, and it is highly likely that they will add over 3 million PHS users this year.

There is even news circulating that with the explosion of PHS in Japan and mainland China, the attitudes of the Japanese Diet, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the communications department regarding whether to split up NTT have subtly shifted.

PHS technology is not as worthless as estimated, and there is an opportunity to enter overseas markets. The Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and other departments have also developed the idea of promoting PHS technology overseas. This is not to say that Japan expects to earn a lot of money from PHS technology—though, of course, everyone hopes to see profits.

More importantly, Japan still wants to use PHS to increase its international influence. Whether it is Japan or South Korea, although both have a "suzerain father" overhead, without exception, they both have a dream of being a great power and will not give up any opportunity to increase their influence.

Seeing that PHS technology has the potential to become the world's third-largest 2G communication technology, on par with GSM and CDMA, the Japanese Diet and the Ministry of Internal Affairs have developed these thoughts. As for the splitting of NTT, because of this matter, it has naturally slowed down.

The surge in users and the profits from PHS business and Xiaolingtun mobile phones have caused NTT's performance report for the new quarter to explode. The only difference is how much the profit has increased, and the crisis of being split up has also been eased.

In the first half of this year, Nakamura Masao delivered a perfect report card, causing NTT's board of directors and investors to praise him endlessly, claiming that Nakamura Masao is the number one person in Japanese telecommunications and that anyone like Inamori Kazuo and Kyocera wanting to replace Nakamura Masao is just dreaming!

But while he was complacent, Nakamura Masao was also somewhat anxious, especially after the telecommunications inspection delegations from Malaysia and Siam left Japan, which made him feel even more uneasy.

The telecommunications companies in Malaysia and Siam were quite shocked after seeing the popularity of PHS in Japan, because the growth rate of PHS users in Japan was simply too fast—in less than two months, users exceeded one million. For a telecommunications company, this performance can already be described as explosive.

But no matter how good things are, PHS technology is not decided by NTT alone, especially the mobile phone patents and technology supporting PHS, which are held by Dongling Gao Ke. This means that no matter how much Nakamura Masao boasts, without Dongling Gao Ke's cooperation, he won't earn a single cent!

Nakamura Masao cannot guess what will happen when the telecommunications inspection delegation arrives in Hanxi, but it would be a lie to say he is not worried. If Dongling Gao Ke intentionally trips them up and refuses to sell Xiaolingtun to Malaysia, Siam, and other places, then NTT will have to sit on the sidelines.

After pacing around the office several times, the phone on the desk suddenly rang. After answering the call and hearing what was said on the other end, the previously anxious Nakamura Masao's face suddenly showed joy.

However, Nakamura Masao still cleared his throat with restraint. "I understand. You tell Li Dongling that after I finish handling the affairs of NTT, I will go to Hanxi to talk with him!"

After hanging up the phone, Nakamura Masao's previous anxiety was swept away. That call just now was from Dongling Gao Ke. Li Dongling invited him to Hanxi to discuss handling the telecommunications inspection delegations from Malaysia and other places. Nakamura Masao felt that the opportunity for PHS to head into Asia had arrived!

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There is no wall that doesn't let the wind through. After a meeting in Pingyang City, several pieces of news suddenly began to spread wildly in Pingyang, and even in the provincial capital of Hanxi, they began to spread as well.

News has emerged that the Pingyang municipal government has submitted a project to the provincial capital to build the Pingyang Cargo Airport. This is the largest-scale project in Pingyang in the last decade or so, with a total investment exceeding several billion!

And the second piece of news has an even greater impact on the local people of Pingyang: the largest shopping mall project in Hanxi and even the country, "Oriental Era," is to be located in Pingyang, and a round of demolition is about to occur in the East District of Pingyang!

(End of chapter)