After Lu Yiming received the call from Cheng Xiaohua, he quickly rushed to Mingyuan Technology.

Seeing Lu Yiming's arrival, both Cheng Xiaohua and Fang Yunfeng seemed to have found a backbone.

Cheng Xiaohua said: "Mr. Lu, you are finally here. If you don't come again, I will carry a forty-meter-long sword and have a peaceful exchange with that Zheng Baishun."

Lu Yiming frowned and asked: "I told you when I started the company before that the R&D department operates independently and is only led by me. Is it against the rules that they want to stop my project now?"

Fang Yunfeng patted his thigh and said, "That's right."

Lu Yiming asked: "Where is that guy now?"

"Office."

Lu Yiming said: "I'll go over and take a look."

Cheng Xiaohua was worried about Lu Yiming's safety and said, "I'll go with you."

Lu Yiming smiled and said: "No, even if you give him a hundred courages, he won't dare to do anything to me."

Lu Yiming came to Zheng Baishun's office, opened the door and walked in. He sat on the sofa unceremoniously, crossed his legs, and said in a loud voice: "Secretary Zheng, Mr. Zheng has not been here these days, and you have been living a very cool life."

ah."

He deliberately said the word "Secretary Zheng" very strongly, as if he was reminding Zheng Baishun to pay attention to his identity.

Zheng Baishun was a little surprised when he saw Lu Yiming appearing in the company so quickly, but he didn't take it seriously. The old man said quietly: "Managing the company is my daily responsibility. Mr. Lu came here today. What advice do you have?"

Lu Yiming smiled and said: "Advice is nothing, I just heard that you want to stop my project?"

Zheng Baishun had known for a long time that Lu Yiming must have come because of this incident, so he had already thought of the words in his heart.

He said calmly: "Mr. Lu, Mingyuan Technology's USB flash drive products are currently selling very well and are in short supply. Now we only need to make USB flash drives more versatile and increase production capacity, and we can make a lot of money."

Full. As for your high-speed flash memory and MP3, I think there is absolutely no need to do it at this stage. Instead of investing money in such a place where there is no profit, it is better to expand a few more production lines and develop more sales channels.

"

After listening to Zheng Baishun's words, Lu Yiming quickly understood Zheng Baishun's thinking, and immediately said with a smile: "Secretary Zheng, if my R&D department does not engage in research and development, where will Mingyuan Technology's new products come from?"

Zheng Baishun said without politeness: "You can't sell USB flash drives now, so why bother developing new products? Do you know that developing new products is very expensive? Throw the money you earn into research and development instead of thinking about it."

The way to expand sales channels is to occupy resources. Do you know Lenovo? Do you think they do research and development? Selling products is the way to go, Mr. Lu."

Lu Yiming immediately laughed.

When Zheng Baishun could say such words, Lu Yiming knew that no matter how much he said, it would be useless.

"Secretary Zheng, do you know what was written in the company's agreement and articles of association when I cooperated with Zheng Youyuan to establish the company?"

At that time, Zheng Baishun had not yet come to Mingyuan Technology, so he did not know these things, so he asked: "How to write it?"

Lu Yiming said slowly: "Our cooperation document stipulates that Mr. Zheng and I will contribute money to establish the company. I will be responsible for R&D, and the R&D department will only accept my leadership. I hold more shares than Mr. Zheng. You

You are not qualified to command the R&D department, do you understand?"

Zheng Baishun was slightly stunned, then laughed and said: "Mr. Lu, it seems that you really don't know how to do business. As a company, the two departments belong to different leaders and don't interfere with each other. Is this still a company?

?Two sets of leadership teams within a company? That’s nonsense. I’m doing this for your own good. If you want the company to continue to develop, you must have unified leadership and unified management, otherwise it will be disbanded sooner or later.”

Lu Yiming raised his eyebrows and said, "So, are you planning to go against me?"

Zheng Baishun said: "I just consider the development of the company."

"Okay, I'm too lazy to tell you."

Lu Yiming stood up and left.

A victorious smile appeared on Zheng Baishun's face: "Go slowly, don't send me away."

Lu Yiming returned to the laboratory, and Fang Yunfeng asked eagerly: "Mr. Lu, how is the negotiation going? Has Manager Zheng agreed to continue to allocate funds?"

Lu Yiming shook his head slightly and said: "No. His reaction was very strange. I have already told him that I have the decision-making power on the R&D department, and I am also the major shareholder of Mingyuan Technology. Zheng Youyuan has to listen to me, but he seems to

I felt confident. I didn't argue with him, I just came out."

Cheng Xiaohua said with a thoughtful expression: "Actually, I have thought about this too. Although Zheng Baishun is a relative of Zheng Youyuan, to put it bluntly, he is still a migrant worker. Why does he think he can go against you, Mr. Lu?"

Then Cheng Xiaohua was shocked: "Is it Mr. Zheng..."

Lu Yiming patted Cheng Xiaohua on the shoulder and said: "Don't make random guesses. I'm afraid there's something wrong with the whole thing. Please don't be impatient. You continue to do your work. If you need to research and develop, do it. If you need money, do it first."

Ask me to approve notes."

"OK."

With Lu Yiming's promise, the two of them immediately felt at ease.

On the other side, although Zheng Youyuan was no longer in the company, he was an old man after all, so he also kept a few eyes and ears to keep tabs on him, and soon passed back the news of the conflict between Lu Yiming and Zheng Baishun.

Zheng Youyuan was half lying on the hospital bed, looking at some information brought by his own eyes and ears. When he was thinking about how to deal with it, the door of the ward opened and Zheng Baishun walked in carrying a fruit basket.

Zheng Youyuan silently put the document under his pillow.

"Uncle, how are you feeling today? Are you feeling better? I brought you some fruit."

Zheng Baishun put the fruit basket on the bedside table and sat at the end of the bed.

Zheng Youyuan said indifferently: "It's much better. How is the company doing these days?"

Zheng Baishun said with a smile: "Everything is normal and running well. Don't worry, uncle. Just take care of your health and don't think too much about anything else."

Zheng Youyuan said calmly: "But how did I hear that you were having an affair with Mr. Lu and wanted to stop funding the R&D department?"

Although Zheng Baishun didn't know who told Zheng Youyuan the news so quickly, he didn't care, but argued: "Uncle, this is not because I want to conflict with that Lu Yiming. I am doing this for the development of the company.

"

Seeing that Zheng Youyuan didn't seem to believe it, Zheng Baishun quickly explained: "The technology research and development department has too much power, almost overriding the entire company. This is very unreasonable, and the expenses are very staggering. Tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of funds must be invested in a year."

, the things developed may not necessarily be useful, which makes me sweat a lot. If you don’t pay attention, the company’s capital chain will be broken.”

Zheng Youyuan raised his eyebrows and said, "They have a new project?"

Because it had only been a few days since Lu Yiming told Cheng Xiaohua that he was going to make MP3, and Lu Yiming didn’t need to report to Zheng Youyuan about the R&D department, and at this juncture, Zheng Youyuan drank himself and was hospitalized, so now Zheng Youyuan doesn’t know that Lu Yiming is going to make MP3.

news.

When they jointly founded Mingyuan Technology, the two of them had already made a three-part agreement.

First, the company's annual R&D expenditure must account for more than 24% of total sales.

Secondly, the two work in a division of labor. Zheng Youyuan is responsible for production and sales, as well as communication with channels, while Lu Yiming is responsible for product research and development. They do not interfere with each other.

As for the last point, if strategic investment is to be introduced, both parties must agree before the equity transfer contract will take effect.

It is precisely because of the existence of this agreement that Zheng Youyuan actually doesn't care much about what Lu Yiming wants to develop. After all, Lu Yiming has perfectly proved his vision and strength with the USB flash drive, a cross-generation product.

Zheng Baishun saw that Zheng Youyuan didn't know that Lu Yiming was working on a new project, and he immediately became more confident: "Look, even you don't know what they are doing, how can this work? Did they bankrupt Mingyuan Technology one day? You

Are you the last one to know?"

I have to say that Zheng Baishun's words were like a thorn, piercing directly into Zheng Youyuan's heart. He asked calmly: "What do you think?"

Zheng Baishun said: "We at Mingyuan Technology already hold the trump card of USB flash drives. Out of the business principle of maximizing profits, I think we should invest more money to promote USB flash drives and strengthen production and sales, rather than focusing on

Money is being poured into new projects with uncertain futures.”

After listening to Zheng Baishun's words, Zheng Youyuan nodded slightly and acknowledged: "What you said is not unreasonable."

Later, he warned: "Since Lu Yiming wants to start a new project, he must have his reasons. If it is not necessary, you should not cut off the funds of the technology research and development department on your own initiative."

Zheng Baishun said firmly: "You are wrong, I think it is very necessary to do this! After cutting off the huge investment in R&D, I asked the finance department to make a new profit statement. Now there is already a foreign businessman from Israel.

Mr. F. Aymon, he is willing to invest in our Mingyuan Technology at a valuation of three billion yuan."

Zheng Baishun took credit and said to Zheng Youyuan: "Uncle, think about it, if Dover Aimeng buys a stake in Mingyuan Technology, then our Mingyuan Technology will become a joint venture! Joint ventures have preferential tax exemption policies.

We can also get the land at a low price! Besides, the valuation of three billion is not low, not to mention that Mr. Amon is a Jew. He has many connections on Wall Street and has promised to help Mingyuan Technology operate within three years.

Listed."

Zheng Youyuan was a little excited when he heard that his company could be listed in the United States.

On October 9, 1992, Brilliance Auto became the first company in Xia State to be listed in the United States. It was issued in the United States at a price of 16 yuan per share and successfully raised US$72 million!

At that time, the news that Brilliance went public in the United States spread back to China, causing an uproar immediately. In this era when foreign exchange was more precious than gold, the operation of making money in the United States through the stock market opened the door to a new world for domestic wealthy bosses.

Hearing that Mingyuan Technology could be listed on Wall Street, Zheng Youyuan was also a little excited. He couldn't help but sit up straight and asked: "Is it really possible to go public in the United States?"

Zheng Baishun patted his chest and said, "Can this be false? If you are worried, the worst we can do is ask for this clause to be written into the contract."

Zheng Youyuan took a deep breath and tried to calm down his mood. Then he had some doubts and said, "Even so, there is no need to cut off the funding of the R&D department, right?"

Zheng Baishun said: "If we don't cut off the funding for the R&D department, the expenditure will be too large, which will lead to a decrease in the company's overall profit margin. If the listing is successful, this will affect our stock price."

Zheng Youyuan frowned and asked, "Really?"

Zheng Baishun said confidently: "That's for sure. If you don't believe me, you can ask a professional who understands securities investment analysis to see if I am right."

Zheng Baishun did not lie on this point.

After all, on Wall Street, it is a routine operation to cut off the R&D department of a listed company to improve short-term profit data and make the company's financial report look good, and then sell the company at a high price or something.

As for the final result of doing this to the company?

Who cares?

Zheng Baishun saw that Zheng Youyuan seemed to be moved by him, and he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Even though he had dared to confront Lu Yiming before, he actually felt very guilty. After all, if he didn't have Zheng Youyuan's support, what would he, a senior wage earner, do to fight Lu Yiming?

Now that Zheng Youyuan is on his side, he is even more confident!

After leaving the hospital, Zheng Baishun contacted Dover Ammon and told him that he had initially persuaded Zheng Youyuan to accept Ammon's shareholding. Then he asked: "Mr. Ammon, what you promised me back then..."

Dove Ammon laughed loudly, and then said generously: "As long as you can accomplish this, I will not break my promise to you with the ten percent shares and two million US dollars I promised you."

Zheng Baishun then smiled happily: "Mr. Aimeng is indeed a gentleman who keeps his promises, so I will wait for the good news."

On the other end of the overseas phone call, Dover Ammon was lying on his yacht with several supermodels in his arms, mocking: "Xia people are really stupid, selling out their own interests for a small profit."

Then, he turned to look at a man wearing sunglasses on the side: "Qiao, what do you think?"

Lying next to him was a blond, blue-eyed, stocky Wall Street elite named Joe Burt.

Joe Burt said: "As long as Mingyuan Technology cuts off its R&D department, Ammon will soon be able to catch up and compete head-on with it."

Dover Ammon believed deeply and said: "There are still some patents that cannot be circumvented, so I still need to invest in Mingyuan Technology and obtain the technology authorization from Udisk. Otherwise, once a patent lawsuit is filed, we still have no chance of winning."

Joe Bert said meticulously: "Don't worry, I will handle the acquisition. I guarantee to help you solve all your worries."

"Haha, then I'm looking forward to your performance."
Chapter completed!