193: Chapter 193 Teresa's Counterattack!

The night was as dark as ink, but the legal center at Tesla's China Region headquarters remained brightly lit.

Over thirty lawyers were typing rapidly at their computer screens, the sound of printers churning out pages rising and falling in succession.

The air was thick with the acrid smell of a mixture of caffeine and printer ink.

On the projection screen, a diagram marking the technology branches and authorized patents involved in the Huaxia New Energy Technology Alliance was covered in dense red circles, which were the current focus of the legal center members; each red line represented a patent lawsuit document they had just submitted.

"Final confirmation: 73 for Fanmi, 51 for BYD, and a total of 38 for other alliance members..."

The Legal Director pushed up his glasses; his voice had become somewhat hoarse from continuous work, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"All documents have been submitted through the court system, targeting 23 core patents included in Fanmi's battery management MCU and vehicle system, as well as 17 structural patents for BYD's blade battery."

Zhu Danyang stood in front of the screen, his fingertips tracing the Fanmis of Fanmi and BYD, a cold curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"For this project, there is no cap on litigation fees. I want speed and efficiency. Within a week, Fanmi and BYD must be completely plunged into a whirlpool of lawsuits. Regardless of the outcome, at least they won't have an easy time for a while, and many of their projects will have to be halted!"

His eyes gleamed with a cold light, and he let out a slight breath in his heart.

This was his all-or-nothing plan.

Uniting with Western giants like Google... Apple... and ASML to launch a patent encirclement against Fanmi and BYD.

If he failed, he would undoubtedly lose his position as President of the China Region, and it might even cause Tesla to be despised by peers globally.

But it didn't matter; if he succeeded.

Everything would return to the right track!

At least half of Fanmi's business lines would be paralyzed, from mobile phone chips to new energy vehicle technology...

Fanmi's rapid development had already touched too many people's interests and nerves.

Once this plan succeeded, everyone would know that sticking with Tesla was the only way to have a real future.

Fanmi was a cross-industry company, and even if it joined forces with BYD, it only had some influence in Huaxia.

Outside of Huaxia, they were nothing!!

Moreover, those Western companies hated Fanmi to the core and were all waiting for an opportunity to deal a fatal blow to Fanmi.

At this moment, they didn't even need much encouragement to agree to the joint lawsuit plan!

As long as they could drag this out for a few months, Tesla's new car launch would surely be able to quickly seize the market.

Selling cars ultimately depends on the product.

He had absolute confidence in Tesla's Model S!

In his heart, it was even comparable to that apple 4 phone, having epoch-making significance.

As long as there were no complications from Fanmi and BYD, he had absolute confidence that there would be no more competitors in the market!!

Three months, just three months!!!

And this grand lawsuit was enough to drag out Fanmi and BYD for more than three months.

Normally, patent technology involved in a lawsuit is not allowed to be applied to products for sale, which could create a time gap!!

For him, the final outcome of the lawsuit actually didn't matter!

"President Zhu..." a young lawyer spoke hesitantly, "Fanmi's MCU chip uses a brand-new architecture, our patent coverage might have loopholes..."

"Loopholes?" Zhu Danyang smiled, a cold glint appearing in his eyes, "So what?"

He grabbed a copy of a lawsuit document and slammed it onto the table.

"Look at this! Their core logic for the battery balancing algorithm only differs by three parameters from the BMS patent we applied for in 2008. This kind of edge-ball tactic is enough for a judge to issue an injunction!"

"Besides, your task is just to fight the lawsuit; whether we win or not is a different matter..."

The lawyers looked at each other, none daring to question him further.

They understood that this lawsuit was not at all about protecting rights; Zhu Danyang's real purpose was clearly to use patent barriers to drag down Fanmi's R&D pace and stifle the Huaxia New Energy Technology Alliance in the cradle before it could gain a firm foothold.

This strategy was undeniably good.

If operated properly, it was truly possible to completely reverse Tesla's currently terrible situation.

Looking at Zhu Danyang, the lawyers felt both apprehension and a trace of admiration.

To be able to come up with such a counter-strategy in this situation.

As a game-master, Zhu Danyang's decisiveness forced them to admire him!

But if he failed, the consequences... would also be unbearable!

This strategy was clearly a double-edged sword.

It could kill the enemy!

But it could also plunge oneself into an irredeemable abyss!

...

Hangzhou City, Fanmi Technology headquarters.

Lei Jun was receiving phone call after phone call, his expression visibly grave.

On his desk were several newly arrived envelopes, the surfaces stamped with the mark of the Hangzhou City People's Court.

Each one was a lawsuit notification regarding intellectual property infringement.

"Tesla... Zhu Danyang, he's truly at his wit's end and has started acting like a cornered dog jumping over a wall!!" Lei Jun muttered, his brows furrowed tightly.

"Old Lei, have you received the news?" At this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open.

Li Guoqiang didn't even knock and rushed in hurriedly, holding several envelopes in his hand.

Another big stack of lawsuit notices!

"Are they crazy? They're even suing over our self-developed battery management chips? This is clearly just to disgust us! No, this is an encirclement targeting the entire Huaxia new energy industry. What exactly is Zhu Danyang thinking... We have detailed R&D data for all these technologies; they absolutely cannot win this lawsuit!"

"His goal isn't to win at all!" Lei Jun shook his head slightly, his tone carrying a trace of gravity, "He just wants to delay time. Although this move is risky... it's indeed well-played, enough to put us in a dilemma!"

"Then what should we do now? The scope covered by these technology patents is too broad. If we follow normal judicial procedures, we have to halt work and production on a large scale, and even the research labs will have to shut down, but if that happens..." Li Guoqiang was anxious.

"I understand!" Lei Jun nodded slightly, his tone steady.

At this moment, the office door was pushed open again, and Zhou Guangming and Lin Wenwu walked in right after.

"None of you knock on the door; do you think this is a cafeteria..." Lei Jun was somewhat speechless.

"You're still thinking about food!" Zhou Guangming's face was somewhat ugly, "The court just called; because it involves disputed patent technology, our laboratory has been shut down, and we can't do anything now!!"

"It's about the same on my end, but fortunately, most of the architecture and code for the Pangu System uses our self-developed technology, which was to prevent this day from coming, so it can still operate normally for now, though I don't know if they have any other tricks up their sleeves..."

Lin Wenwu's expression was also serious as he spoke in a deep voice.

"What does the legal department say?" Lei Jun looked at Li Guoqiang and asked.

"They are responding to the lawsuit urgently, but..." Li Guoqiang rubbed his eyebrows, "The worst-case scenario is that our chips and batteries might face a production ban."

"..."

The office fell completely silent.

A heavy atmosphere was spreading.

At this moment, Lei Jun's cell phone rang suddenly.

He glanced at the caller ID; it was BYD's Wang Sifu.

His heart stirred immediately.

"President Wang, have you received the subpoenas too?" Lei Jun asked directly as soon as the call connected.

The rustling sound of paper flipping came from the other end of the line, and Wang Sifu's voice carried suppressed anger.

"That's right, just received them... so far there are 51, all targeting the battery patents. Zhu Danyang is trying to flip the table and fight for survival in a desperate situation!"

"..."

Listening to the voice coming from the phone.

The atmosphere in the office became even more oppressive.