"What is this nonsense?" This was the immediate reaction of all the company representatives present after hearing what Boss Huang said.
Before this, none of those present could have imagined that Boss Huang would express support for this announcement, even proposing a more drastic "three-cut" policy.
Come on, don't you know who the companies disrupting the industry are? You're going to implement a "three-cut" policy on yourselves, essentially cutting yourselves off? There's probably nothing funnier in the world than that.
They even thought Boss Huang might be an idiot, or that he was treating them all like idiots to toy with them. However, when they saw his half-smile, they vaguely understood that Boss Huang probably had a deeper meaning.
Upon careful consideration, Boss Huang had spoken of "certain companies" just now, and the announcement also referred to "certain companies." Although the entity that threatened downstream mobile phone manufacturers by monopolizing the upstream supply chain and attempting to leverage its vast production capacity to create an entire industry chain was clearly the Jiangnan Group, almost directly attaching this statement to the Jiangnan Group's head.
But the problem was that this statement, from beginning to end, never explicitly named the "certain companies." It seemed perfectly acceptable for the Jiangnan Group to step forward and declare their opposition to these "certain companies." As long as they didn't directly attribute this label to the Jiangnan Group, and the Jiangnan Group could shamelessly deny it was theirs, then their actions were indeed entirely unproblematic.
This would instead push them into a very awkward position. Unless they immediately issued a second statement declaring that the "certain companies" were the Jiangnan Group, directly identifying them, the Jiangnan Group could then merrily ignore this declaration.
"What a rogue tactic... but it's actually effective!" everyone muttered to themselves. Huang He had likely understood that they dared not completely fall out with the Jiangnan Group and could only exert limited pressure. That's why he dared to play such a trick, clearly exploiting the fact that no one dared to call out the truth and could not bear the consequences of a complete breakdown.
"Damn it, is this matter really going to end without a hitch, dissolving into a muddy mess like this?" Everyone felt a sense of unwillingness, but there seemed to be no solution. After all, with Huang He directly denying that the "certain companies" were them, no one was willing to jump out and point to the Jiangnan Group, saying, "You Jiangnan Group, quickly admit your mistake, agree to our terms, and let's continue to play happily together!"
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"At the same time, companies within the alliance can exchange resources, fairly and reasonably trade various technologies, and jointly promote various technical standards, which are naturally inherent rights of an alliance."
"Holy cow, this alliance has potential!" This was everyone's first reaction. The alliance was indeed very attractive, especially the point about unifying fixed order prices, which would definitely save more costs.
"What the hell, why is he the one proposing this? Isn't he the biggest supplier in the mobile phone industry?" This was everyone's second reaction. A supplier proposing to establish an alliance to suppress supplier prices, what does that mean? Is this him cutting his own throat?
However, considering that Boss Huang had basically been doing the same thing all night, hitting himself, it didn't seem so surprising.
"Damn, the Jiangnan Group manages two alliances, wouldn't that put them in a win-win situation, completely controlling both the supply chain and demand chain? They get to decide how everyone makes money. This Chinese guy is too formidable!" This was everyone's third reaction, as they all wondered the reason behind Boss Huang's series of bizarre behaviors tonight.
After all, Boss Huang wasn't an idiot, and wouldn't genuinely do something like putting shackles on himself. Therefore, he must have his own objectives and interests.
Upon careful consideration, everyone discovered the terrifying aspect of Boss Huang. This guy already held the China Technology Industry Development Alliance, a massive alliance for the supply chain, essentially controlling 60% of the supply side of the global mobile phone industry.
Now, he was extending his reach into the entire mobile phone industry, intending to create another alliance for it. And judging by Boss Huang's character, he would definitely find ways to become the leader of this alliance, thereby gaining control over the pricing power of the mobile phone industry.
One company controlling the pricing power of the supply side and the procurement side simultaneously, damn, it was terrifying to even think about. The idea was chilling.
Most importantly, deep down, they actually looked forward to this alliance being established, which was truly frightening.
"Everyone, please rest assured, I guarantee that once this alliance is established, it will certainly consider the interests of the entire industry. The procurement prices will be decided by everyone, discussed and agreed upon, with no single entity holding pricing power! We merely want to unify everyone's actions through this alliance!" Boss Huang said with a smile, while the expressions of those on the other side were very complex, as they suddenly realized they had lost their normal judgment and didn't know how to proceed.
"Fine, of course, everyone cannot make a decision on this matter now. It still needs to be decided by their respective boards. I'm just initiating the discussion. What happens next will be decided later!"
"However, since everyone has come here today, as the host, I naturally shouldn't be stingy. Today, I will give you a small gift to express my goodwill!" Boss Huang said with a smile, then clapped his hands. Dozens of tall, beautiful women walked out, each holding a small gift box in their hands and gently placing it in front of all the guests.
"What kind of gift is this?" Everyone was somewhat curious and eager to open it. However, opening a gift in front of the host was considered very impolite. Just as everyone was feeling antsy and uncomfortable, one representative very decisively opened the gift box and took out a palm-sized item.
"What is this?" Everyone's eyes were fixed on the gift, and Boss Huang, seeing their confusion, smiled and explained, "It's not a big item, just a Thumb Drive!"
"Thumb Drive?" Everyone was stunned, then realized that this was a mobile storage device produced by the Jiangnan Group. Although only two years had passed since its invention, it had already made a significant impact in the global storage device market.
Because it was equipped with the extremely high-performance storage chips produced by the Jiangnan Group, the Thumb Drive not only had a greatly increased storage capacity, with the lowest capacity currently sold being 32MB, but it also boasted fast transfer speeds, averaging an astonishing 1MB/s, surpassing all current optical discs and 3.5-inch floppy disks.
Most importantly, the storage quality was extremely stable. Unless subjected to physical damage or severe voltage breakdown, the Thumb Drive would not suffer from file corruption.
Even if corruption occurred, there were specialized recovery devices that could retrieve the data.
Crucially, it was also the cheapest. The price of a 3.5-inch floppy disk was twice that of the Thumb Drive. Although the price of optical discs was much lower, optical discs were not suitable for large-scale data exchange, only for industrial production.
Therefore, although the Thumb Drive had only been around for two years, it had basically captured the entire mobile storage device market. In any case, the 3.5-inch floppy disk had been completely phased out. Only optical discs could hold on for a while longer, but their eventual obsolescence was inevitable.
However, it was worth noting that although the Jiangnan Group was the developer of the Thumb Drive, they did not seem to intend to monopolize the Thumb Drive market. While they were selling their Thumb Drives, they had not fully rolled them out.
Instead, they extensively sold the technology licensing for Thumb Drives and the storage chips required for their production. As a result, thousands of different Thumb Drive brands had emerged in the market, engaging in fierce competition.
Most importantly, this also prevented the Jiangnan Group from being accused of hogging all the benefits, as they had conceded the entire market and were only selling chips to earn a living. What more could you say?
Of course, this was the brilliance of the Jiangnan Group. They had directly detached themselves from the risky market competition. By silently selling technology licenses and storage chips, they could stably earn huge profits without risk. This was also consistently considered Boss Huang's most intelligent decision by the market.