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Chapter 041: Antitrust Investigation?

"The download volume of Peanut Network mobile client, both the Android and iOS, ranks first in real-time download volume. Currently, the total download volume of Peanut Network mobile client has exceeded 75 million, and the growth rate is far beyond that of PC clients." Li Ruolan continued to report: "In addition, in the morning meeting, Mr. Qiao convened a preliminary discussion on the overseas expansion of Peanut Network. Most people support overseas expansion and put it on the agenda. Everyone is very confident. Zhang Xu even threatened to take the lead overseas and conquer Hollywood, and let the five major Hollywood studios work for Huasheng."

"That guy is just talking, he really dares to say it out loud." Li Chuan was almost choked and was immediately happy.

Li Ruolan also smiled sweetly, and her simple and elegant professional outfit with black and white outlined a beautiful figure. She is not only beautiful, but also attractive in temperament. She is indeed a man who will be moved.

"What do you think about the overseas market issues?" Li Chuan asked. She is not a stunning vase, but has real knowledge.

Upon hearing this, Li Ruolan thought for a moment, and then said, "I personally think that Peanut Network should not make many enemies at present. Although it is inevitable to be enemies with the entire industry with subversive power, there is no need to fight the whole line immediately."

Li Chuan nodded silently, with his hands crossed his fingers and his jaws with a thoughtful look. Li Ruolan continued to express his personal opinion freely, saying: "Huasheng is still too young and has insufficient foundation. If we want to shake those old giants with a century-old history, it is impossible to achieve it with a few slogans and the enthusiasm for blood. So my point of view is to focus on the domestic first, let the peanut website stabilize its foothold, and first have a piece of our own one-acre and three-point land. There is no need to rush for a moment when our competitive advantage is there."

"Globalization requires huge investment. It is not only a problem of buying a large number of servers, but also requires understanding the culture of the region and hiring at least a few thousand overseas employees to help you solve it. We are clearly subverting them. Hollywood is the core position for American culture to export outward, and it is absolutely not allowed to lose its dominance. It is bound to be difficult to enter this market. Americans will definitely set up many obstacles. A barrier to trade protection can discourage us and even make us bleeding."

"Washington Technology is very eager to globalize and may become a huge burden, consuming a lot of energy and investment in dealing with local trade protectionism, and ultimately being in a mess, it will not be worth the money in the end."

Li Yao was right. It was indeed a knowledgeable overseas returnee student who looked at the problem more thoroughly. Li Chuan nodded in agreement and said with a smile: "You are right. The current situation is not good. The US authorities are now pursuing the US priority policy and rejecting globalization. After being the leader of the US for decades, the US emperor suddenly didn't want to play anymore. He felt that the whole world was dragging him down. Then he was "withdrawing from the group", showing off his own way, as if you love whom you want, and I won't play with you, I will play my own."

"Oh, by the way, what does Lao Qiao think?" Li Chuan suddenly said and looked at Li Ruolan, who said: "Mr. Qiao does not agree. His view is that Huasheng Technology has developed fast enough, so fast that even he thinks it is growing wildly, so he chose to seek stability and set a short-term goal, that is, to make Peanut.com the first place in the domestic industry in the next step, and to gain 80% of the market share in the online video industry, and to marginalize competitors from the industry-driven dominant force."

"I can't become fat in one breath. It seems that Lao Qiao is more stable than them." Li Chuan nodded with a smile. With Qiao Hongwen in charge, I felt much more at ease. I could also be the boss with a hand-off, which was so happy.

I've been almost busy this time, and everything in the company is on the right track. There are Qiao Hongwen, who has been practicing for more than ten years and has a sophisticated group of elite soldiers. Li Chuan glanced at the date. Tomorrow is a weekend off, so it's time to relax.

The eyes flashed over Li Ruolan, thinking that this weekend would be good, such as a date with her, and hesitated for a moment, coughed lightly and said, "That..."

Dongdongdongdongdongdong!

"Enter!" Li Chuan cursed a few bad guys in his heart, glanced at the open door, and then looked a little surprised. Qiao Hongwen was coming, and his face was very serious, and his walking pace was steady and fast.

"What's wrong with Lao Qiao?" Li Chuan put away his thoughts and frowned. He rarely saw Lao Qiao like this. Basically, no, it must be a bad thing.

"Mr. Li, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of Commerce has arrived and set up a special investigation team. It came to the company for the reason that Huasheng Technology abused its market dominance to monopolize high prices, and came to the company for investigation." Qiao Hongwen continued: "In addition, hundreds of media reporters have gathered at the company's door."

"Hundreds of media? Now?" Li Chuan raised his eyebrows, remained silent for a while, and murmured: "These reporters are so coincidental, and there are quite a few of them. It seems that our opponents are fighting a set of combo punches. The antitrust investigation must have them, and they are even promoting the fire."

"It is very difficult to deal with monopoly cases. If it is not handled well, it will cause immeasurable damage to the company's future development." Qiao Hongwen said solemnly. If Huasheng Technology is really confirmed to be illegal, then according to the anti-monopoly law agency, the illegal income will be confiscated, and the fine of not less than one percent of the sales in the previous year is punished.

Basically, Huasheng Technology will have nothing overnight, and the company has not been established for a year.

"Dr. Li..." Qiao Hongwen wanted to speak but stopped. He was really a little vain. Huasheng Technology is the only supplier and distributor of the product in the market. It actually has a dominant position in the market and has the conditions for monopoly.

But there is one exception, that is, intellectual property rights and technical monopoly are excluded, and the anti-monopoly law shall not apply to the act of exercising intellectual property rights in accordance with laws and administrative regulations regarding intellectual property rights.

But then again, this also has prerequisites. For example, if you abuse intellectual property rights, abuse of market dominance, and whether it causes harm, then this law will apply.

Obviously, as the only supplier and distributor on the market, Huasheng Technology has a dominant market position just for the hardware product of Imaging Equipment.

Because the unexpected equipment is indeed very profitable, the selling price is five times the cost price, which is indeed a bit shocking. Isn’t this a typical monopoly high-price behavior? Raise the price to a level that is much higher than the cost, thereby transferring some social income from consumers to their own hands.

There is a reason why people from the Anti-Monopoly Bureau "come to visit" so quickly. Huasheng Technology has been very eye-catching recently. It spends money like flowing water, and it can often be as scary as hundreds of millions or hundreds of millions. Where does the money come from? Obviously, Huasheng's money is earned from unexpected equipment. This is the only profit point, but is it a bit exaggerated?

Qiao Hongwen was unsure of this place. When it comes to this matter, a company may face bankruptcy liquidation if it is not careful, and eventually become the fat of those old giants and share it.

The office suddenly became quiet. Li Ruolan stood aside and silently commented on Li Chuan. The latter frowned, and no one disturbed his thinking. Qiao Hongwen was also under pressure. He was really unwilling to watch Huasheng Technology fall like a comet, but now things are very difficult. The company may go bankrupt overnight if it is not careful when dealing with it.
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