"Actually, when I brought the sound card back for the first time, Qi Dongqiang was interested in your sound card." Geng Xiaowen said, "At first, he wanted to use the power of the director to modify the contract content, trying to add a second name after Wen Hui. partner company."
Wenhui is the largest company under Little Fatty's name. Its main business is the inheritance of the Geng family's old business, specializing in the production and sales of mid-to-low-end card-making and engraving knives.
Lu Li held his chin and thought for a moment, then asked: "The second cooperative company...because Wen Hui doesn't specialize in making star cards?"
"That's right." Geng Xiaowen nodded, "He used this reason to force a Qiongxing company into the contract, and to change the revenue share of you, Wen Hui, and Qiongxing to three, three, and four."
Qiongxing Company is a computer accessories company under the Jinmin Group. One of the mainstream graphics cards on the market, the Skydome series, is developed and produced by the Qingxing team.
Therefore, this subsidiary's business is a good match for sound cards.
"Three, three, four, you really have a big appetite..." Lu Li said with a smile.
In the contract he signed with Geng Xiaowen before, it was stated that the profits of both parties would be divided into 70% and 30%, Lu Li and Wen Hui respectively.
According to the original profit distribution, Lu Li could earn seven points after making the Star Card, but according to the new distribution forcibly modified by Qi Dongqiang, Lu Li's income would be less than half.
"Yeah." The little fat man continued, "But I pushed back on this matter later, and my dad didn't agree with this approach. After all, Wen Hui just didn't have the ability to develop star cards, not that he didn't have the ability to produce and sell star cards. .”
"So Qi Dongqiang failed in his plan and resorted to unspeakable means?" Lu Li changed the subject and asked, "But will the sound card really be so profitable? Let him, a director of Jinmin, treat you like this regardless of his status. Junior takes action?"
"Isn't it for his son?"
Geng Xiaowen explained angrily: "The board of directors and even the middle management of Jinmin Group do not have blood inheritance or a back door. If we, the younger generation, want to climb up, we have to rely on our own efforts. If we want to enter the management, To attack the board of directors, one must have performance, Qi Dongqiang is paving the way for his son."
"I see..." Lu Li suddenly realized.
It occurred to me that Qionxing, a company that produces computer accessories, happens to be a company under the name of Qi's son.
Although the sound card can make money, it will not cause the directors of the top large groups in the federation to lose their status or even use unspeakable means to rob it. However, for the group's subsidiaries, this can indeed be considered a big business.
"Doesn't your father care at all about this vicious competition?" Lu Li asked.
Leaking star card design drawings is a very vicious event in this world, and the company will usually investigate it strictly.
If this was proven, how could the chairman of the group not do anything?
"It's just my guess that there is a leaker. There is no actual evidence." Geng Xiaowen shook his head and said, "Qi Dongqiang, this old fox, is really flawless in his work. By the time I found out about the leak, the suspect had already resigned and moved his family to other federations. .”
"That's really hard to do, not to mention your surname is Geng." Lu Li sighed.
"Yes, if I were not my father's son, he might still interfere in this matter, but after all, my surname is Geng."
After saying this, the little fat man became dejected: "If my father insists on getting involved in this matter, Qi Dongqiang will definitely accuse my father of protecting his parents and children, which will more or less affect my father's authority."
Qi Dongqiang's move had such a backhand, so of course he was confident.
He even hoped that the Geng family would act on their own initiative and that he could further weaken the Geng family's power.
After a moment of silence, Geng Xiaowen put his hand on Lu Li's shoulder and said very sincerely: "I'm sorry, Brother Lu."
Lu Li also understood what the little fat man meant.
If Geng Xiaowen was motivated and asked his father to take action, the matter could be solved immediately. However, for the overall interests of the Geng family, Geng Xiaowen could only suffer the loss.
This choice caused him to lose tens of millions of star coins, but that was all.
On the contrary, Lu Li suffered a huge loss. Not only did he make no money, but he also lost the sound card patent rights. The little fat man must be very apologetic.
"It's okay, this situation is understandable." Lu Li said with a smile, "It's useless to blame others. Our top priority now is to find a solution."
"Yes." Geng Xiaowen heard his roommate's words, his eyes lit up with fighting spirit, "I have sent people abroad to investigate the leaker, but this method is almost hopeless."
"Then what if I make another sound card?" Lu Li asked, "As long as the effect is similar, but the circuit is different from the original one, right? It's not considered infringement, and the Star Card Association won't come after me."
"Brother Lu, if there is no problem here, I will fully support you in doing this." Geng Xiaowen rolled his eyes twice and immediately became a little wilted, "But if this is the case, we will have a head-on confrontation with Qiongxing ”
The little fat man typed a line of words on the keyboard, then turned the computer screen to Lu Li, "Here, this is their promotional poster."
"Have they started vigorously promoting it?" Lu Li asked in surprise, "Then what's going on with their partner company?"
Accessories such as sound cards still need to be sold in cooperation with computer companies.
"Basically, we are close to each other." Geng Xiaowen tapped his fingers lightly on the desktop. "They make graphics cards themselves and have connections with major computer companies. Qiongxing does have an advantage in cooperating with computer manufacturers."
"This is a bit difficult..." Lu Li frowned.
This is the same as selling games.
If there are no similar products in the entire market and only Lu Li sells sound cards, it is foreseeable that he will make a lot of money. When competing products appear on the market, the ultimate benefit depends on various influencing factors.
When he was competing with Page Game Company, Lu Li had absolute confidence. He believed that Mario could surpass "Star Force 2" in terms of quality and make "Mario Brothers" a popular game despite its weak fan base. The best sales of the month.
However, when it comes to sound cards... it's really difficult to make a product with superior quality.
Besides, Lu Li didn't even think about the possibility of leaks. He had almost no reservations when making the sound card and directly pushed the quality of the sound card to the highest level.
If Lu Li were asked to study it further, he would only be able to make a slightly stronger sound card.
This advantage is somewhat unsatisfactory when Qiongxing Company seizes the opportunity.
"If we give our partners a little more profit, are there any opportunities to grab more cooperative merchants?" Lu Li asked.
