Chapter 0794 VCD Project
"VCD is a brand new audio-visual product. When it appears, it will immediately kick recorders and videotapes out of the market just like a maintenance-free battery eliminating old products."
The conference hall of the headquarters of "Sheng Light" gathered leaders from Jiangxi and Yunnan provinces, as well as banks and media personnel from the imperial capital. The projector in the conference hall illuminated a circuit diagram on the white screen, but unfortunately most people couldn't understand it.
There are two TV sets under the white curtain, one connected to a video recorder, and the other connected to a large number of electronic components without a shell. Just a bunch of circuit boards, servo motors, and laser heads are called 'VCD'.
This really makes people wonder if it is a scam.
"'Shengguang' bought Anhui 'Wanyan Electronics' at the end of last year. We obtained the invention rights of VCD from this company. We could not have acquired it because they did not register a product patent at all."
Zhou Qingfeng stood on the stage and laughed loudly. Everyone in the audience was puzzled and didn't know very well what this old man was going to introduce.
"I know you don't know very well what you are facing. It's okay, I don't expect you to have a good understanding of the future like me. I just inform you about what I want to do. You only care about where I want to spend?
But I still have to talk about it briefly. VCD is the English abbreviation of ‘video compressed disk’. It represents a series of video playback standards and patented technologies, including decoding boards, laser heads, and servo.
Most patents are in the hands of Philips, the Netherlands.
Philips has so many invention patents that they do not pay enough attention to certain patents that seem to be unprofitable. "Sacred Light" also bought out many technologies, including decoding, for ten years at the end of last year.
To be honest, this cost the group a lot of foreign exchange. But I think it is worth it. Because this will open up a brand new market, enough to make a fortune in "Holy Light".
Of course, I don’t just brag about it, but also need help. For example, I invited several electronics institutes in Kunming and Chengdu Optoelectronics Institute, which required in-depth development of VCD technology.
We have no way to produce decoding boards, laser heads and servo mechanisms yet. If all these important components are imported, they will greatly squeeze out profits, and I will invest in gradually localizing them. In addition, "
"Sorry, interrupt it." A reporter in the conference room raised his hand, "Mr. Zhou, I believe your vision. This VCD must be very marketable. So you will export it, right?"
"Of course."
"But the 'Holy Light' was sanctioned by the Americans."
"Then talk to the Americans and let them lift the sanctions."
Compared to facing the VCD's stunnedness, Zhou Qingfeng's words surprised everyone in the conference room even more. Officials from the ministries said confused: "Mr. Zhou, how do you talk to the Americans?"
Zhou Qingfeng shrugged and pointed to a corner of the office. "Director Huang Lihuang of the Group's legal department is dealing with this matter. Why not let her come and talk to everyone."
Huangli was taking notes below, but suddenly she was caught off guard when she was clicked out. But everyone stared at her, so she could only stand up and introduce herself first, and then talk about the process of contacting the Americans with the "Holy Light".
"Our Department of Justice first contacted the US State Department and hoped that they would carefully consider whether the sanctions on a private enterprise were reasonable? The US side initially had a very cold demand for us, but the situation has changed recently."
Everyone was even more confused, and someone asked, "Did you hire American lawyers? I heard that their lawyers are quite expensive, but if they do it well, they might be able to really help."
Huang Li shook her head with a wry smile, "We did not hire American lawyers. We were also very uncomfortable when we contacted the US side. They were very arrogant and didn't want to pay attention to us at all, or even listen to our complaints."
Another question was: "Or did you find a lobbying company in Washington? This would cost more money, but it would indeed be able to reach those members of the U.S. parliament and thus affect the bill."
Huang Li still smiled bitterly, "We have also known about lobbying companies, but the quotes they give are scary. Moreover, there are too many insider routines in other people's territory, and it is easy to waste time in vain, so we gave up."
Everyone asked more questions and kept asking. Huangli couldn't resist and could only turn her head to look at the president. Zhou Qingfeng shrugged, "Just tell everyone directly, there's nothing to hide."
Huang Li sighed repeatedly for this and could only whisper: "We have strengthened our ties with Iran, understood the actual needs of some non-Western countries, and expressed our willingness to provide them with certain technologies and products."
The uproar in the conference hall was even louder, and everyone was even more surprised to see Zhou Qingfeng's eyes - this guy actually cooperated with other countries in the name of the company just to get the United States to lift sanctions.
"So what did you do specifically?" someone asked.
Next, Zhou Qingfeng answered, "We repaired two F-14A Tomcat fighters for Iran at a low price of 50 million US dollars and replaced some of the airborne equipment.
For example, the F-14A avionics were still in the 1960s' tube level, so we replaced it with a transistor avionics with the same weight but more advanced performance.
The effect of this replacement is immediate, and its radar performance is improved by more than ten times, and it has the ability to filter ground clutter.
These are upgrades made with our own technology and do not rely on Americans. The Iranian military is very satisfied with this and feels that the tens of millions of dollars they spend are worth the money. They are considering giving us the second batch of grounded fighters to upgrade."
Everyone was dazzled and stunned. No one expected that the "Holy Light" could play with this hand, which clearly made Americans' faces swollen.
Zhou Qingfeng continued: "Iran's economy is in a difficult situation now, and it is currently short of foreign exchange for a second batch of upgrades. So they are planning to sell oil to us recently to pay the bill.
But the Iranians insist on the US dollar. I am talking to them, half the US dollar, half the soft sister coins, or half the goods are replaced by goods. For example, VCD.
Americans must have a headache now. We talked to them before. They came up with a bunch of rules for us to abide by. But now it is their turn to talk to us, and they don’t care much about the rules or irregularities.
As for what we talked about in the end, it all depends on the strength of the "Holy Light". The stronger we are, the easier it is to discuss this matter. If we are weak, we will naturally not be able to talk about anything.
Maybe it will take a few years to talk, but it may not be possible in the end. But it doesn’t matter. It is also good to cultivate some talents to negotiate with Americans. At least you can learn their shamelessness and despicableness."
Everyone sighed as they heard this and deeply understood the meaning of this sentence.
The reporter who asked the question raised his hand again, "Mr. Zhou, what you mean is that no matter what the US side is, you will have to do VCD and promote it. So how big is this project? Will it really settle in Kunming?"
Everyone's ears stood up one after another.
Zhou Qingfeng grinned, "VCD can only be completed by the cooperation of multiple industrial chains. First, it is the playback body, the second is the production and suppression of the disk, and again the transcription of the film source content.
The initial investment of this industry will not be less than 5 billion. But once it is truly built, you can make a profit in one year. I am not worried about its development prospects at all. As for the settlement point."
Chapter completed!