Chapter 485

Feng Jun, who had rushed over from the provincial capital, didn't wait long before meeting Li Dongling and Ren Yuefeng. That it went so smoothly was mostly due to the provincial capital side.

"Mr. Li!"

"Manager Ren!"

"Previously, Huaqi was very offensive. On behalf of Huaqi and Patriot, I apologize to Shenzhou Storage and Dongling Gao Ke. Huaqi is willing to compensate for Shenzhou Storage's losses!"

When you get beaten, you have to stand straight; Feng Jun understood this clearly. He didn't take it for granted that he could gloss over this matter because of the Hanxi provincial capital side; instead, he gave a full attitude.

Regarding Feng Jun's attitude, Li Dongling and Ren Yuefeng naturally couldn't find any fault.

"Mr. Feng, it is not that Shenzhou Storage wants to be aggressive, but in the U-disk industry, if order is lost, then the entire domestic U-disk brand will likely be ruined. By then, I'm afraid domestic U-disk brands will all have to pay a painful price, and the market will be cheaply given to overseas companies for nothing!"

Ren Yuefeng said. In any case, he couldn't directly say that Shenzhou Storage just wanted to use Lianxiang and the other companies that infringed on U-disk patents as an example to warn others. Instead, it was for the sake of the U-disk industry's order. No matter if Feng Jun believed it or not, the reason given was righteous.

"I understand!"

Whether Feng Jun really understood or was just being perfunctory, in any case, the two sides' first contact this time was quite harmonious, with no signs of tension.

"It's just, Mr. Li, we are all fellow Hanxi countrymen. Right now, Huaqi is indeed very difficult. The newly purchased production equipment, the recruited production line personnel, and advertising investments have all cost a lot of funds. Now Huaqi still owes a considerable amount of debt to the banks!"

After the pleasantries, Feng Jun began to complain bitterly to Li Dongling. He came here this time to find a way out for the Huaqi and Patriot brands.

After hearing this, Li Dongling glanced at Feng Jun. This was the time to test acting skills; Feng Jun was complaining bitterly, and Huaqi seemed as if it couldn't go on anymore.

Li Dongling naturally also had a helpless look on his face, "Dongling Gao Ke naturally understands Huaqi's difficulties, and Shenzhou Storage also wants to help Huaqi, but rules are rules. The rules of the global U-disk industry have already been established; even Shenzhou Storage cannot change them at will. Otherwise, where would that leave our allies..."

Hearing this, even if he understood in his heart that this was putting pressure on him, Feng Jun's face still looked a bit uglier. Li Dongling might have said it casually, but for Huaqi, it was like Mount Tai pressing down on them.

With a helpless bitter smile, Feng Jun understood that Huaqi was now meat on the chopping block—others were the knife and board, and he was the fish—and there was simply no room for choice. "Mr. Li, Manager Ren, I won't speak in riddles. Right now, Huaqi is indeed at a critical juncture. As long as Shenzhou Storage can help Huaqi, Huaqi is willing to accept any conditions!"

"What is Mr. Feng saying!"

Hearing Feng Jun's words, a look of anger suddenly appeared on Ren Yuefeng's face, "Could it be that you think Shenzhou Storage and Dongling Gao Ke are people who take advantage of others' misfortunes?!"

"I absolutely didn't mean that!" Feng Jun waved his hands hurriedly and said, "Manager Ren misunderstood. I just hope that Dongling Gao Ke can help a brother company!"

Seeing that Ren Yuefeng had finished playing the "bad cop," Li Dongling coughed, "Mr. Feng, the Hanxi Provincial Government Office, the Provincial Capital Industry and Commerce Bureau, and other departments have all relayed Huaqi's difficulties to Dongling Gao Ke, and Dongling Gao Ke also wants to help Huaqi!

But rules are rules. If Dongling Gao Ke takes the lead in breaking the rules it established itself, then who will follow the rules in the future?!"

Hearing this, Feng Jun's face turned a bit paler. What are the rules of the U-disk industry now? It is the global U-disk alliance established by Shenzhou Storage with IBM, Toshiba, Philips, and PNY. On the surface, only these five have the qualifications to produce and sell U-disks.

Listening to Li Dongling's words, it seemed he didn't want to authorize another U-disk patent to Huaqi. Without patent authorization, Huaqi's Patriot U-disks couldn't be produced and sold openly.

Just as various thoughts surged in Feng Jun's heart, and he even felt that there was likely no hope this time and it was a waste of effort, he heard Li Dongling say again.

"However, there is a compromise method without breaking the U-disk alliance rules, but I don't know what Mr. Feng's intention is!"

Hearing this, Feng Jun's heart, which had already become somewhat discouraged, came alive again, "Mr. Li, please speak!"

"According to the agreement reached with other U-disk alliance members previously, unless there is a major change that allows for a vote to pass the addition of new members, even Shenzhou Storage cannot introduce new members to the U-disk alliance at will!"

Li Dongling looked at Feng Jun and said, "However, if Huaqi is willing to join Shenzhou Storage's camp, then it doesn't need to pass through the U-disk alliance to use the U-disk patents owned by Shenzhou Storage.

And it's not just patents; Huaqi can also use the Dongling Gao Ke component supply chain used by Shenzhou Storage, as well as sales channels, promotional channels, and so on!"

Feng Jun's face changed several times. Before coming, he had thought about various variables and also thought that he might have to apologize, but he didn't expect Dongling Gao Ke's knife to be so sharp, actually wanting to swallow Huaqi into Shenzhou Storage's stomach.

After finishing the conditions, Li Dongling was not in a hurry, just waiting for Feng Jun's decision.

It is true that Huaqi has some fame, but for Shenzhou Storage, what is needed is not its fame, but to use it to fill the mass-market U-disk market and prevent counterfeit and pirated U-disks from flooding the market again.

And that Li Dongling and Ren Yuefeng could say these things today, to be honest, was already valuing Feng Jun quite highly.

Feng Jun, who climbed up step by step from the bottom, definitely had the ability. In his previous life, the Patriot brand was infinitely glorious during the prevalence of U-disks and MP3s in the domestic electronics industry, sitting firmly in the top spot. If it weren't for Feng Jun's obsession with cameras, insisting on challenging Sony cameras, and missing out on businesses like tablets and smartphones, Huaqi wouldn't have been so depressed.

As long as Feng Jun can be Shenzhou Storage's vanguard, Patriot is enough to block those counterfeit U-disks and counterfeit SD storage cards, maintaining the order established by Shenzhou Storage!

Of course, Li Dongling values Feng Jun's ability, and coupled with the Hanxi Provincial Government's reason, he is willing to help Huaqi.

But it doesn't mean that Shenzhou Storage can only choose Huaqi. Now, for the remaining manufacturers in the U-disk industry, as long as Shenzhou Storage extends an olive branch, there are plenty of companies willing to act as claws and teeth for Shenzhou Storage.

What's wrong with being claws and teeth for Shenzhou Storage? Look at those companies backed by Dongling Gao Ke; how many were wild chickens that flew onto branches and became phoenixes overnight? How many companies want to act as claws and teeth for Dongling Gao Ke but haven't had the chance yet!

Various thoughts flashed through Feng Jun's mind. Entering Shenzhou Storage's gate is equivalent to being backed by Dongling Gao Ke; the benefits and disadvantages are very obvious.

After thinking for a full half-cup of tea's time, Feng Jun finally made up his mind and said to Li Dongling, "Mr. Li, Huaqi is willing to join Shenzhou Storage!"

"Old Feng, you have made a decision you will never regret!"

Li Dongling stood up, took a bottle of liquor, and poured a glass for Feng Jun, "Old Feng, don't worry. After Huaqi joins Shenzhou Storage, we will only dispatch a team of financial auditors. We only require Huaqi to cooperate with Shenzhou Storage's strategy and will not interfere with Huaqi's operational management.

Everything else, including administration, personnel, and finance, will still be managed by you, Mr. Feng!"

Hearing this, Feng Jun felt a little relieved in his heart. What he feared most was Shenzhou Storage parachuting an executive into Huaqi to point fingers at him and Huaqi, which might cause the entire Huaqi to fall into infighting.

Li Dongling called over personnel from the Legal Department to start drafting the contract. According to the agreement reached by Li Dongling, Ren Yuefeng, and Feng Jun, Shenzhou Storage acquired 51% of Huaqi's equity with 27 million in cash.

It seems the acquisition amount is not high, but after the transaction is reached, Huaqi becomes a company under Shenzhou Storage, and Patriot is also affiliated with Shenzhou Storage. It can use Shenzhou U-disk patents, as well as Dongling Gao Ke's component industrial chain, sales channels, and promotional channels from Focus Media, all of which are opened to Huaqi.

Whether it is a profit or a loss needs to be pondered by Feng Jun himself, but if these patents, component industrial chains, sales channels, and promotional channels were to be built by Huaqi itself, it is estimated that even if the scale of the acquisition money were tripled or quadrupled, it might not necessarily be built!

Now, Feng Jun only needs Huaqi to lay out the Patriot U-disk production line in the Hanxi provincial capital, and then go full throttle to increase production capacity, and he can start selling goods directly.

Li Dongling raised his glass and clinked it with Feng Jun's, "In the future, the sea is wide for fish to leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly. No one will ever interfere with Huaqi's U-disk business again. Not only in the domestic market but also in the overseas market, Huaqi and Patriot can go wherever they want!"