Chapter 221 Loan of $5 Billion(1/3)
After grasping all the evidence, Lin Ping took the initiative to meet with Panasonic's founder Yukiosuke Matsushita.
When meeting this business legend again, Lin Ping still maintained enough politeness.
"Thanks to Mr. Panasonic for taking the time to meet me, our e-sports competition is about to begin accepting registration. I hope our two companies can successfully hold the first large-scale e-sports competition in human history.
Perhaps in the near future, as more and more people like e-sports competitions, and as electronic products enter thousands of households and a large audience base, perhaps one day these events may enter the Olympics.
Although the slogan of the Olympics is faster, higher and stronger, in addition to these slogans, the most important product that the Olympics bring to all mankind is peace, love, fairness and justice.
I hope our competition can create a different new chapter in human history." Lin Ping said in front of the old man aloud words like the ozone layer.
The old man Panasonic obviously didn't expect that Lin Ping actually equated this competition with the Olympics.
However, since it was a commercial hype, he had no scruples and said, "Our Panasonic Group is just a helper, and you, Mr. Lin, who really creates the future. I hope ea game company will let the whole mankind understand that in addition to traditional competition events, people have won competitive competitions full of futuristic sense.
Mr. Lin, please rest assured that our Panasonic Group will do our best to do everything in every aspect. It may not be able to meet Mr. Lin’s final expectations, but we believe that this competition will surely ensure fairness and fairness, and will become a model and sample for future e-sports competitions.”
The old man Panasonic obviously didn't expect that he accidentally dug a deep pit for himself after saying this.
"After all, it is the first time that humans have such a large-scale competition. Looking at traditional competition events, we may have hundreds of thousands of people starting competitions at the same time. With such a number of participants, only marathons can be called large-scale competitions among traditional events.
But at most, there are only a few hundred people in the marathon. Our minimum estimate now is that there will be more than 100,000 to 200,000 people. Since so many people participate in the competition, fairness and justice will be more precious than ever, as precious as diamonds." Lin Ping looked at the old man Panasonic with his eyes as he said this.
Listening to Lin Ping keep calling fairness and justice, the old man Panasonic silently praised him in his heart.
For any contestant, it is probably everyone's wish to participate in the competition fairly and justly.
And this is the first time in human history. Lin Ping attaches so much importance to it, so old man Panasonic can understand it.
"Don't worry, our company has an inspection department, and we will definitely control every department and will not make any mistakes. The credibility of our Panasonic Group will definitely not allow us to do things that violate fairness and justice." The old man Panasonic once again guaranteed it with the identity of the founder of the group.
Of course, Lin Ping knew that this was just a slogan, and there was no fairness or justice in business competition.
During the years when Panasonic Group sold domestically, it was not worthy of the four words "fairness and justice".
However, at this time, Lin Ping did not say anything inappropriate in front of others.
However, for the fairness of the next game, Lin Ping still added: "I know that Panasonic Group is now a large international company and attaches great importance to the word credit. Although our ea game company is not comparable to Panasonic as a whole, it is precisely because we are just starting out and we also cherish credit extremely. If something happens in this game that we don't want to see, I hope Panasonic Group won't just say apologize at that time."
As for the nature of the Neon Kingdom, the people of the country seem very considerate in small matters, but they always disappoint the entire human race in terms of big things.
No matter what happens, they will sincerely apologize and look very humble.
But all this is just a face-saving project. You can apologize but your mistakes will not be saved.
"Mr. Lin means?" Old Man Panasonic obviously noticed something in Lin Ping's words.
"My meaning is very simple. I hope we sign a supplementary agreement. If there is a major leak in this competition, we handed over the game cartridge to Panasonic Group, and then put it on the Panasonic Group to various corners and markets in Neon Country. During this period, the game cartridges are not sold to the public. From the goods to the external sale, there is a silent shelf in the middle, and this gap will even last for three to four weeks. In such a long time, countless subsidiaries will be involved, and any link may be wrong.
During this period, if the management of Panasonic Group transfers the game cartridge and leaks it, and once the media knows it, it will be a fatal blow to both your Panasonic Group and our ea game company.
In order to safeguard the interests of the company, I hope we will sign a supplementary agreement for anti-leakage." Lin Ping said very seriously.
Old Man Panasonic listened to Lin Ping's words and knew the real intention of this kid to make an appointment with him today.
More than 600,000 game cartridges have been handed over to Panasonic Group. It has been nearly four weeks since the first box of game cartridges.
For such a long time, Panasonic's new pillar cannot guarantee whether anyone within its company will have bad thoughts about the million-dollar competition prize.
Human nature is greedy, and the prize money for this competition is as high as one million US dollars. Except for senior management with a certain income, those low-level managers cannot guarantee that everyone will not be moved.
Now the game cassettes have been distributed to every warehouse in the country a week ago. As soon as the competition is announced, these game cassettes will be put out from every warehouse in the country to be placed on the shelves and then sold to every consumer.
Although the company has taken precautions, there are so many warehouses and so many managers, this agreement may not be signed.
"This..." Matsushita Konosuke felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have met Lin Ping during this period of time.
Now I can't move forward and retreat, and I'm completely blocked.
If you choose not to sign a contract, it means that Panasonic Group’s commitment to fairness and justice is just a slogan.
Once the contract is not signed, Lin Ping will obviously not give up. After all, if there is a leak in the future, although Panasonic Group is the assistant to the competition, ea game company will obviously be denounced and abandoned by all game players. A distrustful company has clearly agreed to have a game bonus of one million, but has arranged for its own people to get the first place. I am afraid that such a company's future sales performance will be extremely ugly.
Obviously, Lin Ping realized the danger in this regard, so he asked today to sign this supplementary agreement to prevent leakage.
However, if the signing was signed, the old man Panasonic really did not dare to have 100% trust in his company.
This is a total of one million dollars, and it is natural for people to be moved.
One million is not a small number for rich people like yourself, let alone grassroots managers.
"What? Can't Panasonic Group make such a promise? If Panasonic Group cannot sign this agreement, I suggest that we introduce third-party supervision. Invite more media to participate in every link. Even if something we don't want to see in the future, these media will do their best to improve a story itself.
At that time, is Panasonic Group intends to leak information or Panasonic's manager's personal behavior, and the media will give a fair and just statement. At that time, the leak incident will allow every consumer to fully understand the whole story under the media's reports. I believe that with these reports, at least consumers will no longer have such a strong sense of rejection towards us. "When Panasonic's old man didn't want to sign a contract with him, Lin Ping put a smoke bomb.
If the media is introduced throughout the process, it seems that it is just a participant in reporting, but once the supervision is introduced fairly and just, these media will not be as simple as reporting news.
If you want these media to act as referees, you naturally have to give them enough authority.
But in case of a leak, even if these media can be bought, the content of the manuscript will be diluted, and the harm to Panasonic Group will be minimized.
However, this in-depth report, and from the standpoint of the referee, will be even more unfavorable to the entire Panasonic Group.
"I can sign with you. What conditions do you want?" Old Man Panasonic hesitated for a moment, wanting to listen to what conditions Lin Ping had to offer first.
After all, only by knowing what conditions the other party has issued can we decide whether the contract should be signed.
If there is a leak in Panasonic Group, Lin Pingzhi demands compensation of millions of dollars, then the old man Panasonic can sign the contract immediately without hesitation.
But if Lin Pingshi spoke loudly, he would have to pay a penalty of one or two hundred million US dollars in breach of contract compensation with one mouth.
The old man Panasonic would never sign such a thing, which is almost equivalent to giving Lin Ping 200 million US dollars for free.
After all, this competition is the first time, and no one can guarantee that they will be perfect in the first competition, and there is no guarantee that they will be absolutely fair and just in the first organized competition.
Now we may face hundreds of thousands of contestants, and the number of people participating in the Panasonic Group exceeds 1,000.
At least a few hundred people can access these game cartridges. If they want these hundreds of people to ignore the million dollar, I am afraid that God does not have this ability either.
"If there is a leak, it will have the most serious impact on our company. After all, the game is provided by us and the game is also organized by us. The game consoles used for the game also come from our company. Everyone is likely to ignore your assistance and take all the charges on us.
According to our company's sales in Neon Country, if nothing unexpected happens, our company will become a global leader in a short time. In this industry, even Atari is not our competitor.
But once we bear this crime that should not be our responsibility, our losses may be difficult to estimate. So we hope that if there is a leak and all the evidence points to Panasonic Group, Panasonic Group must compensate our company for 500 million US dollars." Lin Ping offered without hesitation.
After Lin Ping said the price, the old man Panasonic regretted working with Lin Ping to hold this competition.
Although this competition is evaluated by various departments, Panasonic has received much more benefits than Lin Ping.
First of all, the name of this competition is called Panasonic Cup E-sports Competition.
In the minds of consumers in Neon Country, people would not even think that the organizer of this competition is actually ea game company.
In addition, the prize of one million US dollars also comes from Panasonic Group, which further confirms that the organizer of this competition is actually Panasonic.
The old man Panasonic suddenly hoped that he would give up holding this competition with Lin Ping and jump out and operate it independently.
At that time, all the benefits will be your own. Even if you make any mistakes, you will bear them. You will not have to waste your time with Lin Ping.
However, this idea only appeared for a moment. Considering the long-term interests of the company, putting aside Lin Ping himself holding the competition independently, it is obvious that it will hinder the subsequent cooperation between the two companies.
"Mr. Lin is kidding. The price of 500 million US dollars is simply a robbery! Your worries are reasonable. If there is a reward of 1 million US dollars, someone within our Panasonic Group will definitely be moved. I can say with certainty that there must be someone within the management of Panasonic Group.
That's the case with one million US dollars. If we really signed the compensation contract of 500 million US dollars, how can you, Mr. Lin Ping, guarantee that you will not stick to your own stolen?
If you create a scam and make everyone believe that the mistake is in Panasonic Group, then we have to pay you $500 million.
If it is 10 million US dollars, I can trust you. But now I want to ask me to compensate 500 million US dollars, I can't trust you!" The old man Panasonic is obviously not stupid. Anyone dares to take risks for one million US dollars, let alone face the temptation of 500 million US dollars. Even though Lin Ping is worth a lot now, the 500 million US dollars is not a small amount, accounting for far more than 20% of Lin Ping's wealth.
Even the old man Panasonic himself was moved by using a small plot to exchange for twenty percent of his cash income.
Lin Ping looked at the old man and wanted to compensate him 10 million yuan. This price was far from acceptable to Lin Ping.
However, Lin Ping smiled and said, "It's better to say it another way. If there is a leak in Panasonic, then Panasonic Group will give me a free loan of 2 billion US dollars for two years."
"Hmm?" Lin Ping's sudden change almost flashed the old man Panasonic's waist.
The old man from the Song family thought Lin Ping was here to blackmail. After all, in the face of a million temptation, someone would definitely take action within his company.
Faced with the iron-like fact, Lin Ping wanted to sign a contract for compensation clause, and these people were equivalent to extortion.
But suddenly Lin Ping wanted to change the compensation to a loan, and the old man Panasonic couldn't keep up for a while.
"Two years? Two billion US dollars? Not to mention whether there is interest or not, I am very curious about where you have confidence that you can invest in and recover within two years and be able to pay off my $2 billion US dollars.
I know you are working on real estate now, and even because you don’t have enough funds, you are besieged by a group of people in Hong Kong. If I guess correctly, you borrowed the 2 billion US dollars to invest in the real estate market.
But the speed of capital recovery in the real estate market will take as fast as three to four years, and it may take four to five years to make a profit. And you promise to pay it off within two years, which is obviously impossible." The old man Panasonic did not refuse immediately, but looked at Lin Ping and said in confusion.
Looking at the old guy's concerns and curiosity, Lin Ping did not refute it, but instead gave another guarantee from another perspective: "The success of our company's products in Neon Country can be quickly replicated to every market in the world. Our current revenue is completely limited to our production capacity. Fortunately, the daily production capacity of the OEM factory in Beijing has increased to 40,000 units. It is conservatively estimated that there are 1.2 million units shipments per month.
So far, our company's products have sold a total of 780,000 units in Neon Country, making a profit of 156 million US dollars. It is not difficult to earn 2 billion US dollars in two years by relying solely on the game console business!
Therefore, there is no need to worry about the profitability of our company, we have the ability and foundation to repay the money.
As for what direction do I want to invest in this money? Mr. Panasonic is worried about it. If we cannot repay it within two years, my company still has stocks to use to pay off the debt.
Although our company is not listed, once we invest products in every market in the world, if we are willing to go public, our market value will exceed 20 billion US dollars as quickly as possible. We will become one of the companies with the highest market value of emerging electronic technology! By then, based on our market value, I think paying off your 2 billion US dollars is just a matter of minutes.
Besides, every game console we now sells to Panasonic Group for $200. The 2 billion US dollars is only 10 million game consoles, just two years of sales data. Just think it is our company's advance payment!" Lin Ping said disapprovingly.
When Matsushita Konosuke heard Lin Ping use advance payment as a reason to make it difficult for him to sell one million game consoles in the future, the other party promised to repay them in stocks in the future. For the old man Panasonic, there are not many concerns now that the other party can't afford it.
The only thing that made him unhappy was why, as a businessman, he had to pay 2 billion US dollars in advance!
To be continued...