Zhou Hao's Tianhe Beverage Group is headquartered in the mineral water production base in Jingyu County, and the factory in Huayu Village that specializes in the production of "Fruit Orange" and other fruit drinks is only a branch factory of Tianhe Beverage Group. Therefore, some official letters
Official documents are sent to the headquarters in Jingyu County.
When Zhao Yuqin said that he had received a letter from Fengshan Group's lawyer, he asked in confusion: "Seizure their assets? When did we misappropriate their assets?"
Zhao Yuqin said: "According to the lawyer's letter, they said that the formula of 'Orange' originally belonged to Yangzhou Juice Factory, and now Yangzhou Juice Factory has been acquired by Fengshan Group, so the formula of 'Orange' also belongs to Fengshan Group.
Shan Group. Moreover, Fengshan Group sued not only our Tianhe, but also Li Chufan and Song Boqian, the original developers of the 'Guoli Orange' formula, saying that they took away 'fruit' from the Yangzhou Juice Factory without authorization.
Orange's recipe."
After listening to Zhao Yuqin's words, Zhou Hao smiled instead of getting angry: "Liang Fengshan did an incredible job. This is clearly a thief calling to catch a thief."
Zhao Yuqin knew Zhou Hao's temper very well, so she knew that he was actually extremely angry now, so she comforted him: "Actually, we don't need to be afraid of them. After all, we have already applied for a patent for 'Guo Li Orange' from the beginning, and they can't ask for it.
It’s beneficial.”
"They never thought about actually winning this lawsuit." Zhou Hao said: "Liang Fengshan did this to tarnish the name of our 'Tianhe' and to promote his Fengshan Group. As for this lawsuit,
He doesn't care at all whether he wins or loses. It would have been difficult for him to succeed in doing so, but now that he has the formula of 'Fruit Orange' and developed it into 'Fresh Orange', the general public will not be able to tell the difference.
Whether it's true or not, it casts doubt on our image of 'Tianhe'."
Zhao Yuqin suddenly realized, and then said strangely: "But that guy Liang Fengshan shouldn't be able to come up with such a sinister plan. Could it be that there is help from an expert?"
"Although Liang Fengshan himself has no talent, he has a father who is a provincial governor. He is both powerful and wealthy. It is said that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. As long as he does something, I believe many capable people will be willing to work for him.
"Zhou Hao said.
Just like those large family businesses at home and abroad that have been passed down for generations, in order to avoid ruining the family property due to the incompetence of their descendants, many of these large family businesses have used the model of professional managers to manage the business, using outstanding managers or managers.
The entire management group helps their families manage their wealth. In this case, the family members can just enjoy their wealth. The same is true for Liang Fengshan now. As long as he has money, he is not afraid of finding outstanding talents to manage Fengshan Group for him.
Zhou Hao asked Zhao Yuqin: "By the way, sister, which court issued the court summons?"
"It's the Yangzhou Municipal People's Court. They have officially accepted this case." Zhao Yuqin replied: "Xiaohao, do we want to fight this lawsuit?"
"Of course we have to fight." Zhou Hao said: "This is related to the corporate image of 'Tianhe'. We can't do it without fighting. Moreover, Uncle Li and Uncle Song have also been affected. We can't stand by and watch. However, this time we have fallen into passivity.
Regardless of whether we win or lose, Fengshan Group's name will be spread across the country, which is equivalent to helping Fengshan Group achieve their goals. What we can do now is to try our best to protect the reputation of 'Tianhe'."
Zhao Yuqin said: "The summons was issued by the People's Court of Yangzhou City, so we have to go to Yangzhou City to litigate. Xiaohao, should we go?"
"We don't need to go there in person, just send representatives and lawyers." Zhou Hao said: "However, even if we have a formal patent document, this lawsuit will not end so easily. Liang Fengshan should know that we have already
He has applied for a patent for 'Fruit Orange'. If he is not sure, he will not shoot himself in the foot like this."
Later, he called Li Shuihan and found out that she and the headmaster and other "First Army" people had left Xiangcheng. Of course, their "First Army" wanted to be mysterious and would not tell Zhou Hao their whereabouts, so
Zhou Hao didn't know where they were now, and didn't bother to ask.
"Any news about the man I asked you to find last time?" Zhou Hao asked straight to the point.
"We haven't found it yet." Li Shuihan's words were brief and his tone was stiff.
However, Zhou Hao didn't mean to talk back to her, so he said, "He may be in Yangzhou now. You can go there and look for him."
"I know." Li Shuihan replied and then hung up.
Zhou Hao shook his head secretly, and he was helpless about Li Shuihan's cold attitude. However, since the bosses had promised to help him find Zhou Liren, they would not go back on their word. As for Zhou Liren's whereabouts, Zhou Hao thought, since he had revealed the "fruits"
The formula of "Grained Orange" is sold to Fengshan Group, and it may be sold in Yangzhou.
In the general manager's office at the Yangzhou Fengshan Group headquarters, Liang Fengshan was biting a cigar, puffs of smoke coming out of his mouth from time to time. Standing opposite him was Shangguan Zongze, the deputy general manager of Fengshan Group.
"What's going on with your advertisement?" Liang Fengshan looked at Shangguan Zongze, "Does our group have no money? Didn't I tell you before that I want to invite big stars to endorse our 'Fresh Orange'
, the best thing is to recruit Aaron Kwok and Andy Lau. But look at it for yourself, let alone a big star like Andy Lau, there is no one with a bit of fame in the entire advertisement. You have turned a deaf ear to my words, right?
"
Shangguan Zongze said: "Master Liang, Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok signed a contract with Tianhe, and they cannot endorse other beverage products within three years. As for not inviting celebrities to shoot advertisements, it is to highlight the price of our 'fresh oranges'"
A lower and more affordable theme than 'Orange'."
In fact, Shangguan Zongze came up with this advertisement, and it was he who advocated directly highlighting the theme that "fresh oranges" are cheaper than "fruit oranges", and officially pushed "fresh oranges" to the opposite of "fruit oranges"
superior.
He presented a document to Liang Fengshan and explained: "Mr. Liang, this is the statistics of our sales of 'fresh oranges' in these few days. After the advertisement was broadcast, in these few days alone, our 'fresh oranges' have been
Nearly half of the inventory has been sold. Moreover, it was originally sold by 'Guo Li Orange'
20% of the juice drink market occupied by 'Xian Chengduo' was taken away by our 'Fresh Orange'. When 'Tianhe' starts a lawsuit with us, we will then deliberately publicize it. After our Fengshan Group's name is established,
I believe we can capture more market share.”
Liang Fengshan looked at the statistics and his face softened a little. Although he had no business talent, he knew that selling nearly half of the inventory in a few days was already a good result. He raised his eyes and looked at Shangguan Zongze.
, said slowly: "If it weren't for the sake of good sales, just because you don't listen to my instructions, I will send you back to prison."
After a while, he said again: "Now that we are using the gimmick of low prices and affordable prices, will Zhou Hao and the others also follow suit and start a price war with us?"
"If they really have the ability and vision, they will not enter into a price war with us. It will not be of any benefit to them." Shangguan Zongze said in a neither humble nor condescending way: "Even if they follow suit and lower their prices, I do not agree to enter into a price war with them.
Because the production costs of 'Fresh Oranges' and 'Fruit Oranges' are similar.
More, each bottle is about 2 yuan to 2.5 yuan. Now we deliberately lower the price in order to seize their market, but in general, they make 50 cents more than us for every bottle they sell.
If we lower the price further, the profit will be minimal, which is not good for the company."
Liang Fengshan sneered twice: "If that guy Zhou Hao dares to start a price war with me, I will be happy to accompany him."
Shangguan Zongze frowned slightly, and then said: "Master Liang, since our sales of 'Fresh Oranges' are good, are we going to repay part of the bank loan first?"
"Why?" Liang Fengshan glanced at Shangguan Zongze, "It's just because our sales are good, we need to expand production and completely take back Zhou Hao's market! Pay back the loan? Let's put it aside for now, I plan to borrow a few more
100 million to expand production."
"But Mr. Liang, our company already owes China Construction Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China a total of more than three billion." Shangguan Zongze said: "It's amazing that we can pay off these loans within two years. If we continue
If we borrow, the company will fall into insolvency."
But Liang Fengshan waved his hand, "What's there to worry about? Do you think China Construction Bank and commercial banks will come to collect debts from us?"
It turned out that when Liang Fengshan purchased more than a dozen large beverage companies in Jiangsu Province, the money he used was borrowed from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Construction Bank. Because of Liang Xuntang, both banks quickly approved this large loan.
Moreover, with Liang Fengshan's energy, if he wanted to acquire those state-owned beverage companies, he could let the government sell them to him at a low price. However, Liang Xuntang did not want others to get caught, so he did not allow Liang Fengshan to do that.
But since it was the provincial governor's son who wanted to acquire it, the state-owned beverage companies did not dare to open their mouths. The acquisition price was 20 to 30% lower than their corporate value, which was considered to be a big advantage for Liang Fengshan.
Therefore, if the purchase price of those beverage companies was not lower than the original value, the loan owed by Fengshan Group to the bank would be far more than the more than 3 billion.