Chapter 247: Everyone Is Eyeing the Fenghua Brand

"Xiao Ye, you guessed it right again. Recently, someone indeed went to the Trademark Office, attempting to register the Fenghua brand trademark. Fortunately, you were prepared..."

Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng found Li Ye in a hurry, and as soon as they met, he expressed his admiration like the endless source of a surging river.

Li Ye's eyes sharpened, and he asked coldly, "Did you find out who that person is?"

Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng shook his head and said, "They didn't say. It's already not bad that they could tell us to this extent."

"Not saying means the relationship isn't deep enough," Li Ye said lightly, "You go and move around as soon as possible. Don't be too stingy; build the relationship."

Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng was stunned for a moment. Only then did he realize that Li Ye, who was always easygoing, was truly angry this time.

Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng immediately said, "Okay, I'll go back myself in a few days. But Xiao Ye, is this matter that serious?"

"Now everyone in the country knows Fenghua clothing is ours. Even if it's forcibly occupied by others, we can find them, and they have to hand it over obediently. We have reason on our side!"

Li Ye smiled and said, "We do have reason, but what they are pondering is how to occupy the law. When the time comes, they will talk to you about legal provisions. Who do you think the Trademark Office will side with?"

The "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" was passed by the 24th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th National People's Congress on August 23, 1982.

The Trademark Office of the industrial and commercial administrative management department of the State Council is in charge of trademark registration and management work nationwide, and local industrial and commercial administrative management departments supervise and manage trademark usage behavior.

Therefore, there were already explicit regulations on trademark registration and usage.

However, in '83, few people in the mainland were aware of the legal attributes of trademarks.

On the contrary, in the West, where commerce is developed and perfect, this kind of counter-attack story of "small ideas making big wealth" is constantly stimulating the nerves of "smart people."

Of course, there is no lack of capable people in the Central Plains. In later generations, there are people who specialize in eating this bowl of "snatching registration." Many well-known enterprises have been repeatedly successful by them.

Li Ye heard too many such inspirational legends in his previous life. Now that his status has changed and he has become the fat sheep, his vigilance is naturally raised high, not giving people any opportunity to take advantage of, but now that he has been targeted, he is always uncomfortable in his heart.

He is uncomfortable, and others shouldn't think about being quiet either.

"Then Xiao Ye, if you say so, I understand. If the Trademark Office sides with us, then what do we need them for?"

Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng suddenly realized and hurriedly left to maintain the relationship, and then saw Li Dayong riding a bicycle and flying over.

Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng smiled and said, "I said Dayong, is your wife gone or what? You're as anxious as a monkey."

After Li Dayong broke up with Lin Qiuyan, several brothers teased him and invited him out to celebrate properly, and sent sincere blessings.

So Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng always teased him about this matter these few days. Despite Li Dayong's bear-like frame, he could only helplessly grin and feel aggrieved in front of Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng's medium height.

However, Li Dayong was in no mood to listen to Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng's teasing today. Seeing the two, he said anxiously, "I said Brother Peng, we are about to have our nest raided, and you are still joking with me here?"

"What are you saying?" Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng laughed and said, "Only bandits have nests! Are you a bandit?"

"No..."

Li Dayong swallowed a mouthful of saliva in anxiety and then said quickly, "A few days ago, several students in our school said they had connections and could buy the tight-supply Fenghua brand.

I thought they had connections at the department store at the time, but I knew our goods hadn't arrived yet, so I didn't pay much attention..."

"But today, suddenly, many students in the school bought Fenghua brand. I went over to look and knew it was fake goods. They even said it was a special preferential sale by Pengcheng Factory No. 7 for students..."

"I went up to persuade and stop them, but I was scolded bloody by my classmates..."

Following Li Dayong's narration, Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng's face darkened.

Recently, Li Ye asked Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng and Li Dayong to contact various schools, wanting to carry out brand publicity for Fenghua clothing in schools at a student preferential price.

But things didn't go as smoothly as Li Ye imagined.

Because the school teachers were steady and cautious, they didn't advocate these vain "external beauties" but hoped that these future pillars of talent would carry forward the fine tradition of hard work and plain living.

But students were very interested in being able to buy hot items like Fenghua clothing at a discount, so Li Ye finally made a change, letting Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng and Li Dayong not take the public route, but take the folk publicity route.

The news that Fenghua clothing was going to launch a student special session spread like wildfire in various schools. By then, either at the few shopping malls where Pengcheng Factory No. 7 was stationed, or simply at the open-air venues around the school, just hold a few promotions regularly.

Hard work and plain living is a fine tradition, it's true, but the love of beauty has existed since ancient times. Pengcheng Factory No. 7 offered the most favorable prices, so Li Ye didn't feel there was anything wrong.

But now someone borrowed the publicity of Pengcheng Factory No. 7 and took counterfeit goods to engage in "door-to-door sales." This is truly "too smart."

Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng asked Li Dayong with a dark face, "Didn't you ask those few classmates who they got the goods from?"

"Don't even mention it, Brother Peng," Li Dayong said angrily, "Before I could ask about this, they looked at me like an enemy, saying those clothes were specially supplied to students and were different from ordinary Fenghua brand.

The classmates who bought the clothes also looked at me with the wrong eyes. I had bitterness that I couldn't speak of,

because I couldn't prove myself! You guys hurry up and take the official seal to clarify it, otherwise our reputation will be smashed by them."

"I know, Dayong. Don't have a conflict with those classmates. Tomorrow I will go to your school to clarify with the teachers, and it will be solved very soon."

Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng suppressed his anger and let Li Dayong go back first, pondering how to get this field back. After all, he was responsible for the market operation in Beijing. Now that counterfeit and shoddy goods appeared, but Li Dayong discovered it first, he, the supply section chief, couldn't say he wasn't derelict in his duty.

But Li Ye said, "No, don't look for the school for this matter. Let's ask Hao Jian first, and then go to the school site to see."

"Not solving it through the school? That's fine, let's go see the situation first."

Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng and Li Dayong were both a bit puzzled, but both of them now had the same thought about any decision Li Ye made—what Li Ye said was right. If you felt Li Ye didn't make sense, then it must be you who were wrong.

The three of them got into Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng's car, first went to find a phone to call Pengcheng to find Hao Jian, asking if there was any phenomenon of defective products flowing out recently.

Pengcheng Factory No. 7 does have "flawed goods" sales. After all, the yield rate in the production process cannot reach 100%.

However, those products with slight flaws basically circulate in the low-end channels and are deeply welcomed by the broad masses.

Fenghua brand clothing, because of high standards, high requirements, and complex craftsmanship, has a much lower yield rate than ordinary clothing.

But Li Ye set a death rule with Hao Jian: Fenghua brand clothing is not allowed to have a single flawed product leave the factory.

But Fenghua brand recently had to complete export orders first, causing a serious market shortage. Whether someone was greedy for profit had to be checked first.

"Hey, Hao Jian, counterfeit Fenghua products have appeared in the Beijing market recently. Are there any goods in your factory that didn't go through normal channels?"

"Godfather, this matter absolutely doesn't exist. If there were, I, Hao Jian, would surely be struck by lightning..."

After the call was connected, Li Ye only asked one sentence, and Hao Jian started swearing.

"Good, good, good, I know. You adjust a batch of new Docou series clothing as soon as possible. Beijing needs your support."

"Definitely, definitely. Two days, give me two days. I will personally escort the goods and make a trip."

Ever since Hao Cuicui acknowledged Li Ye as her godfather, Hao Jian's attitude toward Li Ye was so enthusiastic that Li Ye wasn't quite used to it. Even a biological brother might not be like this.

After excluding all possibilities on his side, Li Ye went to the Beijing Institute of Technology with Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng and Li Dayong.

"Nobody in our class bought counterfeit clothes, but I have a classmate who is on the track and field team. Her teammates bought several pieces. Let's find them to help first."

Li Dayong took Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng and Li Ye to the girls' dormitory building and found someone to call Shao Huimin down.

After Shao Huimin came down, Li Dayong whispered to her, "This is a staff member of Pengcheng Factory No. 7. He came to investigate the Fenghua brand matter secretly. Can you help call your teammates down?"

Shao Huimin was very surprised to see Li Ye and the others. Hearing Li Dayong's words, she immediately asked gossiping, "Is it to investigate the Fenghua fake goods matter?"

Li Dayong hurriedly said, "Don't talk nonsense! It hasn't been investigated yet! Didn't you see how badly they scolded me this morning?"

"Nothing, nothing, I understand, I understand."

Shao Huimin muttered while hurriedly going upstairs to help Li Dayong call people.

She had also seen the counterfeit Fenghua brand that appeared in the school, and she realized it was different after a slight comparison.

But so many classmates who bought fakes, how could they admit that what they bought were fake goods? So although Shao Huimin wasn't scolded like Li Dayong, she was definitely unbalanced in her heart.

Now that someone came out to fight fakes, she was happy from the bottom of her heart.

But after Shao Huimin went upstairs, Li Ye whispered, "Dayong, you go first! Brother Peng, you must not identify them as fake goods later. We are here to investigate the source of the goods, not to take responsibility."

"What? Take what responsibility? They bought fake goods themselves, what does it have to do with us?"

Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng and Li Dayong were both puzzled.

Li Ye explained in a low voice, "According to what Li Dayong said, at least a hundred students bought our Fenghua brand fakes.

Then if you tell the truth, where will these hundred students go to cry for injustice? Who should take this responsibility?"

Li Dayong hurriedly left, thinking while walking, and understood a little bit.

But Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng, after two years of training, understood the routines of certain departments too well.

A hundred students were deceived. The school has to manage it, and there must be an explanation.

Who to ask for an explanation?

There was a movie in the eighties called "The Black Cannon Incident." The people in it only did two things—prove that this matter is not my responsibility, and prove that this matter is your responsibility.

These two laws are still regarded as iron laws in many environments decades later.

Let's just say a legendary example!

A small restaurant in a certain place used a gas cylinder without a license, certificate, or inspection qualification, and then an accident occurred. The small restaurant owner couldn't find the main owner and was anxious to jump. The sky-high compensation wasn't just talk, and he couldn't pay it even if he was beaten to death!

But then he was instructed by an expert and insisted that he used a certain brand of gas.

Then the gas distributor with a license and certificate was summoned, slapped the table, and ordered to pay the compensation first, and then had to give an explanation.

Although experts were invited to identify it again and again in the end, and he got rid of the crime of framing, the trouble and disgust were disgusting to death.

A small restaurant in a certain place used a gas cylinder without a brand, license, or inspection certificate, and then an accident occurred; the restaurant owner couldn't find the responsible party and was jumping with anxiety, as the astronomical compensation wasn't a joke—he couldn't pay it even if he were beaten to death!

Even if Pengcheng Factory No. 7 started fighting fakes later, it should be the other party coming to find them.

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Although they eventually hired experts to verify it repeatedly and cleared themselves of the false accusation, the trouble and disgust involved were enough to make one sick to death.

So, if the Pengcheng Seventh Factory openly attached itself to this at this time, the responsibility might just be pinned on them, and they wouldn't be able to shake it off, inviting trouble for no reason.

Even if the Pengcheng Seventh Factory started cracking down on counterfeits later, it should be the other party coming to find them.

(End of chapter)