Reborn in 1991, helping dad become the richest man

Chapter 338 The impact of mobile phones and computers!

On the 13th, Wanhua officially announced its subsidiary, Huaxing Electronics Co., Ltd.

The first home-made PC will be launched on October 1st.

At the same time, it was announced that the first fully Chinese mobile phone produced independently will be launched on New Year's Day.

For a time, it was a hot topic across the country.

"Wo Cao, Wo Cao, it's finally here. How much is it? What's the price?"

"How much do you think Mr. Tang will sell it for?"

"I don't know! But it shouldn't be very high. After all, Mr. Tang has a conscience, unlike that so-called American conscience!"

“I hope all mobile phones and computers will be sold at 3999!”

"You're dreaming, 3999. You might be able to figure it out with a computer, but it probably won't be that low. 5999 is about right."

“As for mobile phones, look at the current market price of mobile phones. If they can be sold for 9999, I think Mr. Tang has a conscience!”

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In fact, people are not as enthusiastic about computers as they are about mobile phones.

After all, these days, many countries actually don’t know what the Internet and computers are.

The general concept is that computers are equivalent to learning machines and game consoles.

Things used for children will not attract as much attention as things used for yourself.

However, internationally, Wanhua's two products receive equal attention.

Because of this news, Wanhua's stock price even soared that day.

The stock price directly broke through nine yuan and headed towards ten yuan, soaring ten percent in one day.

This is an incredible surge for a company of Wanhua's size.

Of course, as the stock price soared, Tang Xionghua's net worth naturally also soared.

The closing price on the 13th is 9.7 yuan.

Tang Xionghua's net worth based on his Wanhua shares alone is 14.2 billion USD.

Overseas newspapers are all competing to report on Tang Xionghua, a wealthy man from the mainland.

However, within three days, a piece of news was reported in a foreign country.

Wanhua's computers and mobile phones were not patented. "Oh my god, how did they produce them without authorization?"

"It's piracy. The yellow monkeys are just annoying. Sue them!"

"How can you do this? Without patent authorization, isn't that blatant theft?"

"I don't love this rich flower-growing guy anymore! I'm going to sell his stocks!"

"I also need to go!"

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For a time, people abroad were surprised and there was endless abuse.

After all, in foreign countries, especially in developed countries, such as capitalist countries like the United States, patents are taken very seriously.

Maybe if an ordinary person infringed upon someone’s rights, no one would say anything, but Tang Xionghua was not an ordinary person.

The higher you stand, the more attention and hatred you will attract.

In this case, needless to say, Wanhua's stock price fell by 15% within one day.

The stock had risen before, and not only did it fall in this wave, it also damaged its original foundation.

Faced with this situation, Wanhua naturally did not do nothing. It issued an announcement that day.

"Our company is already in talks with the patent holder regarding computers and mobile phones. Furthermore, both our computers and mobile phones are independently developed, and some innovative patents are also being applied for. Further details will be announced in the form of an announcement!"

Very official words.

Well, actually it’s just random nonsense.

The patent applications for computers and mobile phones are simply copies, and there is nothing innovative enough to be patented.

Of course, it’s not illegal to talk about it.

Also, I did not lie about the patent negotiations.

Huaxing has sent a special person to the Eagle Empire.

With the help of people from Carlyle and IDG, we are also discussing patent licensing with companies such as Nokia and IBM.

At the same time, in order to obtain the copyright this time, Wanhua offered some of its own patents as conditions.

For example, Wanhua owns image decompression technology and CD transcoding patents.

Although these two items, especially the first one, are extensions of the innovation based on the dual C inheritance, this patent is currently widely used in the new generation of computers, including CD transcoding technology.

Today's computers also have the function of reading CDs.

So, Wanhua is not negotiating with others for nothing.

Before, Wanhua had never taken the initiative to contact them for these things, so they used them and pretended not to know.

But Wanhua is not a fool, so he really doesn't know? He is just waiting for today.

Cross-licensing, perhaps this technology alone is not enough for equal and free cross-use.

However, it is still possible to lower the patent licensing price and reduce or exempt it to offset part of the cost.

Well, if they really don't want to authorize it.

Then Wanhua will also exercise its rights.

If you don't let me use it, I won't let you use it either. Although Wanhua has few patents, if they are banned, they will still be in big trouble.

After all, the most advanced technology for graphic decompression is not the dual-C patent, but Wanhua's.

There are hundreds of birds in the forest, you are indeed powerful, but I have a bird in my hand, and you cannot ignore me.

Of course, this situation will basically not happen.

We are all capitalists, and making money is the most important thing.

Harmony brings wealth.

What's more, invention patents are actually used more to collect patent fees. If you want to monopolize, you should understand the antitrust law.

This thing exists in every country, and it doesn't conflict with patent law. Patents are protected, but you can't monopolize it. If someone sues you for monopoly, you still have to authorize others to use it.

The world's business rules are complicated.

But in short, for now, there are not many constraints on Wanhua and Huaxing.

The current restriction is that products cannot be exported until patent authorization is obtained, and patent fees must be paid.

In fact, it is not that Wanhua has become too big to attract attention now, so it does not need to consider the issue of patents at all.

After all, computers and mobile phones are not like VCDs, which are leading the world and can occupy a large market share around the world.

Mobile phones and computers will not have any advantages in the international market. Even if prices are reduced, it will only benefit citizens of other countries.

Because if you surrender, others will surrender too.

Moreover, maybe they won’t let you lower your price to enter the market at all.

Because in capitalist countries, laws also protect their capital. If you want to seize the market by offering a low price, given that others already have products and companies, it is more difficult than trying to lower the price of computers in China.

Of course, Tang Xionghua and Tang Yichen had never actually thought about selling computers and mobile phones abroad.

The domestic market is huge, accounting for one-fifth of the country's population, which is enough for Huaxing to develop. There is no need to get involved in foreign markets where there is no advantage for the time being.

Of course, these things are unknown to the outside world. All they can see is Wanhua’s announcement.

Thanks to this announcement, Wanhua’s stock price finally stopped falling on the 18th, but by then, the stock price was only 8.1 yuan.

Well, it hurts Wanhua’s valuation.

But for Tang Xionghua and even Wanhua’s shareholders, it doesn’t matter.

No one is thinking about selling stocks now, and Wanhua's momentum is clearly visible now.

Selling stocks at this time is a stupid act.

In fact, before issuing this announcement, 3i, Carlyle and others said at the board meeting that the announcement should not be issued or should be issued later.

They all want to go to the market and buy some stocks at low prices.

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