Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.

Chapter 238: Domineering exposed, shocking peers

Cao Yang is considered a celebrity at Lingnan University of Technology.

As the largest private enterprise in Yangcheng, Nanshan's popularity is rising very quickly.

This time, the Internet has been buzzing about Nanshan’s involvement in anti-dumping investigations in the United States for quite some time.

Originally, some new headlines had already overshadowed this matter.

But soon, Nanshan took SKF, Aisin, Fanuc and other companies to court in the United States, claiming that the other companies had infringed on its patents.

At the same time, reports that these manufacturers violated antitrust laws and prompted the American judicial authorities to launch antitrust investigations against these companies were also exposed on the Internet.

As a result, the heat of the matter exploded again.

"This Nanshan is so tough!"

"You actually dared to resist other people's anti-dumping investigation, and you even sued the other party."

"No wonder so many people came to their seminar yesterday."

In a dormitory at Lingnan University of Technology, Liang Hualong was surfing the Internet while blowing water with his roommate next to him.

As the number of university graduates continues to increase and Nanshan's influence continues to rise, people's perspective on Nanshan has changed greatly.

For example, many students from Lingnan University of Technology no longer object to going to Nanshan to work.

Three years ago, it is estimated that few people would have attended Nanshan's information conference, let alone how many people would eventually be willing to work in Nanshan.

"Aaron, are you ignorant?"

"I heard that Professor Zhou Yuan from the law school personally took a group of teachers and graduate students to follow Cao Yang from Nanshan to the United States."

"It is said that Nanshan's legal team in the United States to deal with these lawsuits has exceeded 200 people."

"The money spent every day is not a small amount."

"This time, Nanshan is ready to fight against those international giants."

Zhang Yingdong's girlfriend is from the law school, so she knows more about the situation than Liang Hualong.

"Do you think Nanshan can win the lawsuit this time?"

When fighting an international lawsuit, no matter which side the truth is on, Liang Hualong is definitely on the side of Chinese companies and hopes that Chinese companies can win.

"I have also discussed this matter with my wife. I'm afraid it's not that simple."

"Judging from past history, as long as manufacturers are included in anti-dumping investigations, most of them will not win the lawsuit."

"To put it bluntly, the probability of Nanshan winning is no more than [-]%."

"But their attitude of not admitting defeat is really impressive."

"If you sue me for anti-dumping, I will use the antitrust law to sue you, and then file a patent infringement lawsuit against you."

"As long as Nanshan is really determined to fight with others, it will definitely make those manufacturers uncomfortable in the end."

"After all, no matter what kind of case it is, litigating a lawsuit requires a lot of preparations and a lot of money."

"In the end, it all depends on who can't hold on first."

I have to say that Zhang Yingdong’s opinion is still very convincing.

Of course, he can only be a talkative warrior.

If you really want him to come up with some ideas, he actually doesn't have any good ideas.

"Anyway, I think Nanshan is still very different among domestic companies."

"If other companies encountered something like this, there is a high probability that they would not even respond to the lawsuit."

Liang Hualong said while thinking about finding a job this year.

Nanshan’s campus recruitment this year started later than in previous years.

Now Liang Hualong has received several offers.

There are also offers from Nanshan.

He had been struggling before whether to go to Nanshan or not.

Now I think I can think about it.

"You are right. I heard that many domestic companies that seemed to be very large in the past ignored anti-dumping investigations in Europe."

"In the end, we can only bear high anti-dumping duties and then completely lose the market."

"After all, products that can be included in anti-dumping are certainly not unique or irreplaceable."

"In this case, as long as anti-dumping duties are imposed, there is basically no market."

"At least in the years when anti-dumping duties are imposed, market share will quickly fall to close to zero."

Just after Zhang Yingdong finished speaking, he immediately thought of something, "Did Nanshan's HR tell our counselors that as long as students from our majors are willing to go to Nanshan, as many as they want, all interviews and written tests can be omitted?"

As a graduate student, Zhang Yingdong is not very concerned about finding a job.

After all, it would be another two or three years before he needed to find a job.

"That's it, so I got an offer from Nanshan."

"Now I'm debating whether to go or not."

When Liang Hualong said this, Zhang Yingdong immediately expressed his opinion, saying: "If you want to live a comfortable life, then you must go to a foreign company."

"But if you want a challenge and greater achievements in the future, I think you can try Nanshan."

"The wages offered by Nanshan now should not be low, and may even be higher than some joint ventures."

With Zhang Yingdong's persuasion, the balance in Liang Hualong's heart began to tilt.

"Let me think about it, there are still a few days left anyway."

……

Wang Fu's lunch is basically served in BYD's canteen.

The food is also served at the window like ordinary employees.

Basically, where he sits every day is relatively fixed.

After Zhong Qiang prepared the meal today, he sat opposite Wang Fu with a dinner plate.

"Mr. Wang, I have asked people to collect and sort out the status of Nanshan's lawsuit in the United States in the past few days. The current situation seems to be getting more and more complicated."

As a supplier of BYD in Nanshan, Zhong Qiang, the head of the purchasing department, is naturally very concerned about their situation in the United States.

Even if Nanshan wins the lawsuit in the United States, it will not affect domestic parts supply.

But he is still very concerned about whether it will affect Nanshan's operating conditions.

The most important thing is that this case is also a warning and reference for BYD.

After all, BYD's laptop batteries, mobile phone batteries and other products are also exported to the United States.

If opponents use the same anti-dumping investigation to deal with BYD, what should they do?

This definitely needs to be considered in advance.

At least after experiencing the Nanshan incident, BYD will begin to consider this issue internally.

"What kind of complicated method?"

"Isn't it just that there are more opponents who want to take advantage of the situation? They are essentially the same."

Wang Fu knew something about Nanshan's involvement in anti-dumping investigations in the United States.

However, his daily work is very busy, and various reports require him to attend.

So naturally it is impossible to keep an eye on it all the time.

"In addition to the situation you mentioned, Nanshan has now taken the initiative. Not only has it hired a large number of lawyers from home and abroad to form a response team, but it has also begun to sue companies such as SKF and Aisin for infringement of Nanshan's rights. patent."

"They are even collecting evidence and reporting the antitrust behavior of SKF and other opponents to the American judicial authorities again."

“The next lawsuits they will fight are not only anti-dumping cases, but also antitrust cases and patent infringement cases.”

"And it's not just SKF, there are several companies involved in several cases at the same time."

"This kind of approach is simply unheard of and unseen."

Zhong Qiang admired Nanshan a little at this time.

No one dares to stand up to so many competitors in America.

"In this case, Nanshan estimates that it will cost more than 1 million to litigate this year."

Wang Fu has also heard about the high legal fees in the United States.

A lawsuit of this level involves a lot of manpower and material resources, and it will definitely cost money like water.

"I've heard about this. I heard that Mr. Cao said harshly that no matter how much money it costs, the lawsuit will be fought until we win or the other party withdraws the lawsuit."

"That is to say, Nanshan has mastered the core technology, the rate of return is acceptable, and the company is large. Otherwise, ordinary companies will really not be able to sustain it."

Zhong Qiang imagined it in his mind. If BYD was involved in this matter, would he have the courage to spend such a high price to deal with it?

The result is really hard to say.

"Mr. Cao made this decision probably because he wanted to let competitors know that Nanshan is not something to be trifled with."

"Nanshan has developed rapidly in the past few years, and there are many competitors at home and abroad."

"If every competitor is thinking of various ways to deal with them, then Nanshan will not want to develop well."

"It's better to clear up the situation once and for all, so that no one will dare to litigate Nanshan easily in the future."

As the general manager of BYD, Wang Fu naturally views issues from a very different perspective.

But when he said this, Zhong Qiang couldn't help but said: "Mr. Wang, shall our future research on engines and gearboxes continue to be based on those used on the F6?"

After hearing what Zhong Qiang said, Wang Fu fell into silence.

After a while, he said: "Find a suitable opportunity. I will have a chat with Mr. Cao and see if we can get a result that is satisfactory to both parties."

……

"Mr. Wang, this Nanshan's style of doing things is a bit fierce!"

Inside Great Wall Motors, Liang Chuanqing reported to Wang Ying the progress of the self-developed engine project.

After the meeting, we chatted about Nanshan’s lawsuit in the United States.

In the entire Chinese automobile industry, there are few companies that do not pay attention to Nanshan's anti-dumping case in the United States.

After all, Nanshan is now a supplier to most of the OEMs.

At the same time, other auto parts companies in China, and even companies in other industries, may face the same situation in the future.

Therefore, everyone's attention to this matter is naturally different.

"Mr. Cao is so staunch, which really erases my previous understanding of him."

"When I met him before, he spoke very elegantly and didn't have the impatience of young people at all."

"It seems like this rabbit can bite people when it's anxious."

Nanshan's actions in the United States were obviously far beyond Wang Ying's expectations.

In other words, Nanshan's action exceeded the expectations of most enterprises in China.

"Indeed, Nanshan's action this time, although it was a passive counterattack at first, soon became very aggressive."

"The kind that proactively files patent infringement cases with other international giants and then goes to the U.S. judicial authorities to report that these international giants have violated the Anti-Monopoly Law."

"This is definitely not something that ordinary Chinese companies can do."

"They are so tough in the United States, and they will definitely not be afraid of trouble in China in the future."

When Wang Ying said this, Liang Chuanqing nodded desperately from the side, and then said: "Yes, it is estimated that no company in the country will dare to easily provoke Nanshan in the future."

"Especially in aspects such as patent infringement, Nanshan is very determined to safeguard its own interests."

Liang Chuanqing said pointedly.

Wang Ying is a smart man.

Naturally, she immediately understood what Liang Chuanqing meant.

Domestic independent brands are now more or less using or preparing to use Nanshan's turbocharged engines.

In this process, it is inevitable to think about developing its own engine based on Nanshan's engine.

After all, no aspiring automobile company will purchase engines from outside for a long time.

Great Wall Motors is naturally very thoughtful.

“Are there many patents registered in Nanshan now?”

After a moment of silence, Wang Ying took the initiative to bring up the topic of patents.

"There are quite a few. They now apply for more than fifty patents every month, and this number is still increasing."

"Whether it is in terms of auto parts or equipment, Nanshan should have the largest number of patents in the domestic auto industry."

"If we develop our own engine based on Nanshan's turbocharged engine, there will definitely be no way to circumvent some patents."

"In other words, the cost of avoidance is very high and difficult to accept."

Liang Chuanqing didn't want to find a solution when he fell into a trap.

Make it clear to the company in advance that if you want to continue, the responsibility will not be yours.

"A lot of technologies for parts on the engine should have expired, right?"

"Otherwise, if Nanshan develops its own engines, it will infringe on the patents of many international parts giants."

Wang Ying is obviously not a novice. She still knows the situation in the automobile industry very well.

"You are right. The patents on many parts have indeed expired."

"But Nanshan's 1.5T turbocharged engine uses some unique technologies of its own, and the patents in it have just been registered."

Wang Ying could understand Liang Chuanqing's explanation.

Nanshan's engine has achieved such a great response as soon as it was launched, which obviously has its own uniqueness.

Otherwise it would be impossible to achieve today’s results.

In this case, it is inevitable that Nanshan has some patents in his hands.

"Your research institute should sort it out and see which parts cannot circumvent Nanshan's patents."

"When the time comes, we can consider purchasing these parts from Nanshan."

"In this case, they should not be so resistant to the engines we are researching."

"After all, Mr. Cao is also a smart man. He can understand our own behavior of researching engines."

Wang Ying quickly gave a solution.

No matter which company it is, it is impossible for all engine parts to be produced by the factory itself.

Now it's just a matter of specially selecting some parts and specifying them to be purchased from Nanshan.

"That……"

"Then will Nanshan set the price of these parts very high?"

Although Liang Chuanqing was responsible for the design, it was impossible for him to ignore the cost.

The cost of a part depends [-]% on the design.

As long as the specifications are determined, the cost will basically be determined.

The space for the purchasing department to work hard is actually very small.

"Judging from the current situation, Nanshan should not be such a short-sighted company. They should also know that the engine business cannot continue forever."

"At most, after another three to five years of sales, most independent brand car companies will start to use their own engines."

"Unless they continue to introduce engines with better performance, this result is almost inevitable."

When Wang Ying said this, Liang Chuanqing couldn't help but nodded.

This is the truth, and he has no way to refute it.

But the feeling that this key component technology is in the hands of others is still very uncomfortable.

However, if you think about it, there are some parts that Great Wall cannot make by itself.

Even if some parts are not in the hands of Nanshan, they will be in the hands of parts giants such as Bosch and Denso.

What are you struggling with?

……

Detroit, America.

The first hearing of the Nanshan anti-dumping investigation obviously has no final result.

The team of lawyers who spent a lot of money to hire them naturally wanted to show their value.

Therefore, in the first court session, both parties will argue each other. After the argument is over, they will continue arguing next time.

The patent infringement case between Nanshan and SKF was also in a similar situation.

However, through these two cases, everyone has fully realized that Nanshan is really preparing to litigate everyone in all aspects.

And the kind that is fully prepared.

"Mr. Zhang, this time we come here and we learn a lot."

"Nanshan really paid a big price."

Wang Zhijian and Zhang Xiucai came to the United States together with Nanshan's large army.

As a manufacturer that was originally included in the anti-dumping investigation, Renben Bearing did not know how to deal with it and wanted to just lie down.

Later I saw reports that Nanshan was going to respond to a lawsuit, so I took the initiative to contact him to see if I could get a ride.

Unexpectedly, I really learned a lot.

"I have always heard that Nanshan's prices are very competitive. They have also mastered the core technology on their own, but I think their profit margins should not be very high."

"Now it seems that Nanshan also has its own uniqueness in cost control."

"Either their gearboxes have a very strong profit margin, or they can't afford this kind of hassle."

"An anti-dumping investigation costs a lot of money. If we proactively pursue patent cases with various manufacturers, it will cost even more money."

"I feel that Nanshan has spent at least tens of millions of yuan so far."

"And now it's just the beginning."

Zhang Xiucai always felt that he was a very courageous person.

But compared with Cao Yang, he found that he was still lagging behind.

He really doesn't have the courage to take the initiative to litigate with a bunch of major international companies.

Even deep down, he felt guilty about going to court with a major international company.

"It's true. Nanshan gives people a feeling of wealth and wealth, and the accommodation is directly in a local five-star hotel."

"The cost of this alone is not a small amount."

"I heard that they have a larger team in China doing auxiliary support work. There are at least more than 500 people inside and outside working on this matter."

Wang Zhijian didn't learn much else during this period, but his understanding of Nanshan has definitely reached a higher level.

"So how we get along with Nanshan in the future needs to be carefully considered."

"Fortunately, we don't have many interactions, and the competition is not so fierce."

"Otherwise, Nanshan may take action against us one day."

Zhang Xiucai inevitably had a feeling of sadness in his heart.

Nanshan is not even afraid of international giants, so will it be afraid of local companies like Renben?

……

"Ronald, you should keep an eye on the situation in Nanshan during this period. If anything special happens, remember to report to me immediately."

Cao Yang has gone to the United States now, and the operation of Nanshan Industrial Park has gone without any accidents.

However, Liu Tianwu is still worried that under such circumstances, Nanshan's development will be affected.

This is definitely not what he wants to see.

In the past two years, he was confident every time he went to the city for meetings because there was such a powerful company like Nanshan in the district.

Even because of the rapid development of Nanshan Industrial Park, the district's GDP ranking in the city is expected to further improve.

"Don't worry, leader. I'm in contact with people in Nanshan every day, and I also follow Nanshan-related news reports online."

"So far, public opinion on the Internet is still relatively favorable to Nanshan. Most people think that Nanshan's actions have given everyone a sigh of relief."

Luo Yi naturally knew what Liu Tianwu was most concerned about.

The development of Nanshan is not only related to Liu Tianwu's official career, but also to his future.

In this case, whoever hinders Nanshan's development will hinder the progress of both of them to a certain extent.

"If Nanshan can withstand the various methods of competitors this time, it will definitely enter a more rapid development stage in the next few years."

"You can learn more about it later and see if there are any funds in the city or district that can be used to support the Nanshan anti-dumping investigation case."

Under reasonable and legal circumstances, Liu Tianwu obviously wanted to help Nanshan.

After all, he had also heard that these cases in Nanshan were very expensive.

"No problem. There should be some surplus in the district's budget this year. I will contact you then to see if there is a fund specifically set up to support companies in the district to deal with international disputes related to anti-dumping."

Luo Yi is a smart man.

Got an idea very quickly.

The leader asked you to investigate, but the meaning is already obvious.

If these projects exist, implement them.

If these projects don’t exist, create them.

As long as it is reasonable, compliant, and legal, just go ahead and do it boldly.

Today I will start merging chapters and release two chapters at seven in the morning and seven in the evening. Let me tell you, ten thousand a day or ten thousand a day~