201: Chapter 201 Despicable Methods

Chen Zhengguang closed his eyes, recalling the glorious years of his youth.

When the Chen family business was founded, Indonesia was still very chaotic, but he possessed a ruthless drive and fought his way out from among the old-established families...

He fought his way out with real blades and guns, without any need for definition.

But now...

His nephew might not know it, but he knew that Transsion had already established a security company in Indonesia.

Nominally, it was to provide bodyguard services to all Chinese-funded enterprises, but in reality, it was to protect Transsion's own storefronts.

Currently, this company has already recruited 1,500 people in Indonesia, all of whom are locals, including a portion of veterans and a group of instructors.

And they even possess firearm licenses...

And this is just in Indonesia alone; Transsion has a certain layout across all of Southeast Asia.

This isn't security; this is clearly...

The problem Transsion encountered in Vietnam. The solution, as far as he knew, was not some so-called opening of factories or mutual cooperation, but rather real, hard-hitting coercion and inducement.

"The water here is very deep. If we force a head-on collision, we will be the ones who die."

He handed a piece of paper from the Transsion Security Group to Chen Jiahao.

Upon seeing that piece of paper, Chen Jiahao didn't move for a long time.

...

Three days later, Transsion's orders in Indonesia surpassed 700,000 units.

Among them, the Smartphone V1 accounted for 250,000 units, and the T80 series accounted for 300,000 units.

Cost-effectiveness had won once again, which also caused other manufacturers to curse loudly.

In these three days, Transsion had almost devoured the entire Indonesian market.

For the other companies, it wasn't called a decline; it was a cliff-like drop. Their storefronts were almost unable to stay open...

Meanwhile, in multiple cities including Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung, work began simultaneously as Transsion started renovating its direct-operated stores.

At the entrance of every store stood two local Indonesians wearing black suits. They were from the security company; nominally they were security guards, but in reality, they were more like the face of Transsion in Indonesia.

On the same day, at the Gionee Indonesia branch headquarters, Li Ming received a call: he had been dismissed, was to return to China effective immediately, and a new person in charge would arrive tomorrow.

The call was made directly to him by Lu Weibin, leaving absolutely no room for any excuses...

...

Guangzhou, Transsion Technology headquarters.

Li Qing came to report with an excited expression: "General Manager Shen, Gionee has conceded, and Li Ming has been removed."

Shen Fei looked up and asked: "Who is the person in charge?"

"Lu Weibin has kept it quite confidential; it's not clear yet. They arrive tomorrow, likely a firefighter sent to handle the crisis."

Shen Fei nodded and continued looking at the report.

"Boss, aren't you curious?" Wang Hua couldn't help but ask.

"Curious about what?"

"Li Ming was removed, we won. Although it's not a huge deal, surely you don't have to be this calm, right?"

"Li Qing, we've barely started. Li Ming is just a small character. Our competitor in Southeast Asia will never be Gionee, but Samsung."

"Besides, Lu Weibin is still at Gionee. Their channels are still there, and their network of relationships is still intact.

Replacing someone else won't stop them from managing this market.

The only reason they can't fight us now is because of the rise in global supply chain prices. Our costs are lower, allowing us to keep prices at the minimum, which is our biggest short-term advantage.

We cannot be arrogant."

Wang Hua nodded.

Cost-effectiveness was indeed Transsion's greatest weapon right now, but this weapon could only be used for a while, not for the long term.

"Understood, Boss. Next, we will take the initiative in the Vietnam market."

Shen Fei nodded, preparing to give instructions, but at that moment his phone rang.

It was a call from Mr. Adebayo.

"Boss, things over there are settled. The Samsung people have been recalled to their home country; Lee Kun-hee personally intervened."

"Well done!"

"However..." Mr. Adebayo collected his thoughts, "I just received news that the Samsung people in Vietnam have been contacting local thugs these past few days. Nokia's people are also making moves..."

"What kind of moves?"

"It is said that they are giving targets to the thugs; whoever dares to be our store clerk, they put pressure on their families... We have already caught one group, and we are currently teaching them a lesson."

Shen Fei also slammed the table in anger, and Li Qing's expression beside him also became very ugly.

In manufacturer competition, one generally does not target employees. That is the rule of competition, but now Samsung and Nokia are trying to break the rules...

"Mr. Adebayo, stay in Southeast Asia for a while longer. If there are any problems, deal with them immediately..."

...

When Mr. Adebayo arrived in Jakarta, very unfortunately, he encountered a rainstorm, and the flight was delayed by more than two hours.

It was already night when he walked out of the airport. Wang Kai drove to pick him up, and the two headed straight to Jakarta to handle business.

"President Adebayo, welcome to guide our work."

"Not bad, young man. You can handle things on your own now. How is the situation here?"

"It's okay, it's within a controllable range."

"Boss, you've worked hard." Wang Kai poured him a glass of water, "You still have to help me control the situation at this time. How is it over in Vietnam?"

"It's settled." He plopped down on the sofa, "The Samsung people were recalled to their home country; Lee Kun-hee handled it personally. I heard the leader was transferred to manage the warehouse as soon as he got back."

Wang Kai nodded, a look of admiration appearing on his face.

"As expected of the boss, your ability is truly strong."

Shen Fei's call also came through.

Wang Kai immediately sat up straight, waiting for the next instructions.

But Shen Fei only asked: "How much do you know about the market in Indonesia?"

"I learned a bit on the way." He took a notebook out of his bag, "These past few days, I've met quite a few Samsung dealers from Indonesia, Vietnam, and other places."

"The conditions they offered are very direct: as long as they open a store next to a Transsion storefront, they will be given a 10% price reduction and the payment period will be extended by one month."

"What about Nokia?"

"Nokia is even better." He flipped to another page of data, "They sent a notice directly to the dealers: all major dealers must achieve a 5:1 ratio. Out of every 6 stores, at least one must be right next to a Transsion store; otherwise, their dealer qualification will be revoked, and they will never cooperate again."

Shen Fei sat up, and Zhang Mingzhu beside him opened her eyes.

"How are the dealers?"

"They are roughly divided into two groups." He handed the materials in his hand to Wang Kai beside him, "The big dealers, especially those who have cooperated with Samsung and Nokia for many years, have basically caved in. They dare not offend the giants, and plus, with certain discounts on purchase prices and payment terms, they have decided to give it a try. After all, they still have to rely on Samsung and Nokia."

"What about the reaction of the small dealers..."

"The small dealers are basically discussing changing professions, but this has also given some people ideas."

On the other end of the line, Shen Fei asked straightforwardly: "If I leave this battle to you, how do you plan to fight it?"

Mr. Adebayo smiled: "Boss, we will fight here exactly how we fought in Africa."

"If they don't submit, we fight." He grinned, "Aren't those dealers cowardly? Then let them know that being cowardly is useless."