239: What's wrong with Chapter 239? Legal coordination.

"This is impossible. I know Huachuang; their technology is at least two generations behind ours. And it's extremely difficult to calibrate. To complete calibration in such a short time, unless someone gave them new technology, or Transsion is bluffing us."

"So what do we do now?"

Seeing his subordinate throw the problem back at him, Muller was also troubled.

Transsion Auto was about to launch soon. If they had really solved the ESP issue, he would become the laughingstock among all the regional managers.

What was more troublesome was that once Transsion's ESP started selling to the public, Bosch's business in China would face a real threat.

This wasn't a hypothesis, but an inevitable choice.

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After all, those who dared to offend Transsion already had grass growing three meters high on their graves.

"Help me set up a meeting with General Manager Liu from Transsion." Muller stood up. "I want to talk to her. Now, immediately, right away!"

Hans Müller's tone became increasingly flustered, and he felt more and more afraid.

But after a round of communication from his secretary, the fear in his heart intensified once again.

The reply from Transsion's logistics department was that Liu Fang was busy right now, had no time, and he would need to wait in line.

The boomerang had returned.

After two days of anxious waiting, Muller finally received a call from Liu Fang.

"General Manager Liu, what happened before was Bosch's fault. We have resolved the production capacity issue, ESP supply can be resumed, and regarding the price, we can offer Transsion the most favorable terms."

There was a brief pause on the other end of the line, followed immediately by Liu Fang's laughter.

"It's too late, Mr. Muller."

Liu Fang lifted her hand to check her watch: "If we haven't guessed wrong, a brand new email we sent to your company should have arrived as well. Since our cooperation was so 'pleasant,' why don't we meet somewhere else?"

Muller knew there was more to Liu Fang's words. He wanted to explain anxiously, but in the end... the other party had already hung up the phone, not giving him any chance to explain at all.

Just then, the secretary happened to knock on the door and walk in.

"Mr. Muller, Transsion... has sent us a lawsuit, and the court date is next week."

At first, Muller thought the secretary had misspoken. After all, for such a large multinational contract, even if there was a lawsuit, it would take some time...

But when he took a look, an expression of disbelief immediately appeared on his face. Since when was the court so free?

Filed three days ago, accepted three days ago, and the court date is next week...

This procedure is a bit off, isn't it?

But when he saw that the court was in Yangcheng, he immediately understood that the other party had utilized the rules.

"File an objection to the jurisdiction and drag the lawsuit to Shanghai; that way, we can stall for a while longer."

The secretary shook his head: "Boss, that only works for individual clients; it's useless against Transsion. Even if it's just to waste time, it won't work. The court will definitely reject it; after all, the contract already specifies the delivery location, and Yangcheng has jurisdiction."

Hans Müller felt the world go dark before his eyes. He shouldn't have been greedy for that sum.

But soon he took action, convening a meeting with the legal department. After all, whether there was a problem or not, it was up to the legal department to decide.

As expected, the legal department was not as worried as Muller.

Legal Director Zhou Zhengping threw Transsion's lawyer's letter onto the table with a soft thud, while a disdainful smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

"Has Transsion gone crazy? We have a global monopoly on ESP, and our explanation regarding production capacity is legal and compliant. If the Yangcheng court dares to rule against us, aren't they afraid we'll drag the others down with us?"

Over the past half hour, Hans Müller had also figured it out. This was purely a little trick played by the other party. At this moment, he expressionlessly reopened the lawyer's letter.

Now, what he was most worried about were the kickbacks he had accepted. Of course, those benefits were for the company's sake. Even if they lost, the company couldn't possibly throw him under the bus. Probably? Hans Müller thought to himself.

"657 million," Hans Müller said in a low voice. "Do they know what they are doing?"

Zhou Zhengping nodded: "Mr. Muller, don't worry. This is their strategy, an exorbitant demand to force us to settle."

"But the problem is, we have no reason to settle. Production capacity tension is a fact, and there are exemption clauses in the contract. Even if we drag out the lawsuit for two or three years, they won't be able to win."

Hans Müller completely let go of the worry in his heart.

At this moment, he looked at the secretary on the side: "What about the commitments from those car companies?"

"They've already signed," Zhou Zhengping chimed in. "Geely, Great Wall, Shanghai Auto, and several other joint venture factories have all renewed their contracts. Well, there's a 10% increase in sales compared to the same period last year."

Muller nodded. It was fortunate that he hadn't become that big sucker.

"Then that's how we'll handle it." He stood up, a smile finally appearing on the corner of his mouth. "Transsion wants to build cars, fine. But they must understand that the automotive industry is not the mobile phone industry. The rules of this industry are set by the suppliers, not by the new players. It's just a supply chain disruption for a period of time; which company hasn't experienced that? Why is it reversed when it comes to them?"

He sat back down, and a new plan sprouted in his heart.

"Notify the PR department to leak some rumors. Say that the goods Transsion wanted were of poor quality control and the orders were small. We really don't have that much low-end stock; after all, production capacity must prioritize shipments for large factories and high-quality products."

Zhou Zhengping immediately flattered him: "Mr. Muller, your move is simply brilliant."

...

Yangcheng, Transsion Auto.

Liu Fang had also been communicating with the Legal Director for the past few days.

Her desk was piled high with documents, all kinds of contracts, emails, recordings, logistics documents, and test reports.

"General Manager Liu, the phase two adaptation test from Huachuang is complete."

The assistant pushed the door open and handed over a report.

Liu Fang took the report and flipped to the last page.

"Passed. All indicators meet the national standards, average parameters exceed Bosch by 60%, and some performance metrics exceed it by over 100%."

This would give them an even greater advantage in the upcoming negotiations.

Liu Fang nodded and picked up her phone to dial another number.

"Boss, Bosch is taken care of."

On the other end of the line, Shen Fei was very calm and not very angry: "What about the chain of evidence?"

"Boss, you can rest assured when I handle things; it's all locked down." Liu Fang opened the folder in front of her.

"The original contract, the recording of Bosch sales staff privately admitting it wasn't a production capacity issue, their logistics documents for increased supply to those car companies, and factory dispatch records—we have it all. Our list of losses is also out: production line stoppage, order breach, and brand damage total 657 million."

"Don't forget the deposit and the late fees, right?"

"2.25 billion." Liu Fang hesitated slightly, "Boss, this..."

"It's not high." Shen Fei's voice carried a hint of playfulness, "If they dare to block us, they should be prepared to have a piece of meat bitten off by us."

Liu Fang nodded.

"Understood. Over the next two days, I will look for more new evidence to see if we can bite off a bit more."