244: Chapter 244 Tech Leaks

As if that wasn't satisfying enough, two minutes later, Shen Fei posted another Weibo: "The Chinese supply chain doesn't rely on charity; it relies on itself."

"Transsion is awesome, Made in China is awesome."

"Has Bosch apologized in the newspaper yet? I want to go buy a copy to keep as a collection."

"This is the price of trying to choke us. Let's see who dares to bully Chinese companies from now on."

"I'll be praising Boss Shen's words for a whole year..."

Meanwhile, at Bosch's Shanghai headquarters, Muller looked at that Weibo post and instantly understood that no matter what they did, the moment they cut off supply, Bosch had already become their backdrop.

Then he stood up, picked up the teacup on the table, and smashed it hard on the floor.

Ceramic shards scattered everywhere.

But nothing could be changed.

The verdict had been delivered, and public opinion was settled.

The reputation Bosch had accumulated in the Chinese market over 20 years shattered into pieces overnight.

And because he had agreed to the demands of those people, he was already being liquidated by the company at this moment. He had already asked around and found out that this time, he would bear full responsibility.

He might even face imprisonment.

And the popularity of Transsion Auto skyrocketed by 50%.

"Using self-developed ESP is safer and more reliable." Had this sentence become the best advertisement for Transsion Auto?

The most ironic part was that the car companies that had originally colluded with Bosch to choke Transsion, on the second day after the verdict came out, all called Huakong Intelligent Driving one after another.

"President Wang, this is Geely. We'd like to discuss ESP procurement..."

...

Huakong founder Chen Hao, this top-tier engineer, had never seen such busy days.

But now, he was experiencing them.

He remembered that when he left Bosch to found Huakong, everyone said he was a fool.

"ESP, that is Bosch's thing; you can't make it."

"Chinese people making ESP? Don't dream about it."

"Your technology is how many years behind Bosch? 20 years, 30 years, if not more."

Now his ESP was installed on Transsion Auto, with performance benchmarking against Bosch 9.0.

Although it wasn't developed by them, he was grateful for the boss's super reinforcement technology.

Three days later, Bosch's letter of apology appeared on the front pages of the China Daily, Economic Daily, and China Automotive News.

The content was very short, still arrogant, but not as cocky as before.

"Bosch China publicly apologizes to Transsion Technology for its failure to fulfill the contract in good faith. We respect the court's verdict and will take this as a warning to abide by commercial integrity."

Everyone knew the value of this letter was far more than just three lines of text.

This was a signal.

A signal to suppliers all over the world.

In the Chinese market, you can make money honestly; if you don't want to make money honestly, Transsion will replace you, and then it will be time for liquidation.

In just a few days, the capital market's valuation of Huakong Intelligent Driving skyrocketed from over 200 million to 2 billion.

And Bosch China's ESP business market share in China fell from 73% to 69%.

A drop of four percentage points; most of that lost share was seized by Huakong, which now has a total market share of 8% in China.

Almost all Chinese car companies quietly transferred some orders to Huakong.

Not because their outsourced technology was better, but because the price was cheap enough, plus it was politically correct.

In the Huakong laboratory, Chen Hao didn't have any regrets; after all, he knew exactly why the valuation was so high...

2 billion was just the beginning; when the boss's ESP 2.0 came out, Bosch would suffer another shock.

...

On the other side, Transsion held another press conference.

The location was chosen at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, where Huawei had released many mobile phones; today, they were going to continue their promotion here.

At 8 AM, a long line had already formed at the entrance of the venue.

Fortunately, the staff had prepared a dedicated channel for media reporters; otherwise, they might not have been able to squeeze through the enthusiastic fans.

After all, these fans were die-hard fans, and their fighting spirit was strong. Some were holding signs cheering for Transsion, and there were also some excited young people.

Someone pulled up a red banner: "Support domestic products; foreigners are just bluffing."

Zhang Bin stood backstage, feeling a bit excited. Today he was the protagonist, and he would take all the audience to preview the look of Transsion Auto.

"Mr. Zhang, the live broadcast signal is ready." Liu Fang, Li Qing, and others walked over. "On 12 platforms across the web, the estimated number of online viewers will exceed 5 million."

"The boss is also in the audience."

Zhang Bin hurriedly patted his chest and tidied his clothes. He kept thinking to himself: With the boss there, the pressure is even greater.

"Is there any movement from Bosch?"

"No. Their people should be cleaning up the mess, though some might be watching the live stream."

At 10 o'clock sharp, Zhang Bin walked onto the stage.

The soft lights of the venue shone on him, and the audio in the background began to introduce: "Transsion Auto Factory Manager, Zhang Bin."

Applause instantly erupted from the audience.

"Thank you all for coming to the Transsion Auto press conference." Zhang Bin's expression was very easygoing, giving people the feeling of a technician.

The big screen also introduced his background, and many people instantly thought to themselves, he really is from a technical background, no wonder he is so easygoing.

"Today we are not releasing a new product; instead, we are going to show everyone a preview of Transsion Auto, as well as debunk some reports."

He paused, and the bullet comments in the live broadcast room instantly covered the screen.

"Debunk what?"

"Could it be that the performance of ESP Pro is fake?"

"Shhh..."

"The person above, stop making me laugh; don't treat professional departments like fools."

"Hehe, you are still too young; there is nothing in the world that cannot be solved by money and power. If it can't be solved, it just means you are still too young. Walk a few more years and you'll understand."

"You old fart above, why aren't you dead yet?"

However, before officially starting, he had to stomp on Bosch a few times; this was what the audience liked to see.

Several photos appeared on the big screen; they were of the assembly line at Transsion Auto's Guangzhou factory, empty and deserted, without a single person.

"This was the situation after our competitor stopped supplying ESP this year. They suddenly cut off the supply, and this production line was shut down for a full 15 days."

The audience quieted down a lot.

"15 days, it sounds short, just over half a month, it passes by quickly.

But for a company about to release a new car, 15 days means the press conference will be postponed, and brand reputation will suffer."

He pressed the remote control, and a set of data appeared on the screen.

Direct economic loss...

Still the figure of over 3 billion; although this number had been denied by the court, so what?

After all, the court has a lot of things to consider; it can't favor Transsion in everything. The court isn't run by them, after all.

So the audience below was still very angry.

Seeing that the mood was right, Zhang Bin switched the screen again, and a rendering of a car appeared.

The roof and hood were covered with a layer of dark blue glass-like material, shining in the sunlight.

There was another round of boos from the audience; it really was this piece of trash... What is there to debunk about this?