Rebirth: Back to 1993 as the richest man

Chapter 503 Board of Directors Voting

Far across the ocean.

Ericsson headquarters building in Stockholm.

Board meeting in progress.

William, who was sitting at the conference table, looked a little unhappy.

"To be honest, I don't think the Huaxia market is as important as you think. Why do we have to listen to what Martin said?"

William looked at the dozen or so directors at the banquet, and said a little displeased.

"Mr. William, I'm sorry that I don't agree with your point of view. I think the Huaxia market is an indispensable part of our global strategic plan. You know... Huaxia's population is nearly one-sixth of the world's population, which is worthy of the name If a country with a large population can occupy the Chinese market, it will greatly increase our company's sales."

On the seat near the main seat, a middle-aged man with half-white hair and wearing a suit said.

The middle-aged man's name is Helen. He is the director of Ericsson's R&D department and one of the company's founding veterans. He has a lot of prestige within the company.

At the moment Helen opened her mouth, there were naturally some voices echoing during the dinner.

"I agree with Helen's words. Motorola's sales in China are obvious to all. This further proves that we have neglected and underestimated the Chinese market before. If we can occupy the Chinese market, it will not only improve our global strategic plan, but also serve Motorola. major blow."

"That's right, the new product gh398 we developed this time is to launch a Chinese digital version for the Chinese market. I believe it will be a big killer."

"I can't wait to see Motorola's debacle!"

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During the meeting, many people agreed with Helen's words and were optimistic about Ericsson's future development in the Chinese market.

But again, some are for it and some are against it.

William's untimely exit mocked: "Motorola has already dominated the Chinese market. This is an indisputable fact. They have occupied the official cooperation channel. This is something we can't keep up with anyway. If you want to hit Motorola from the Chinese market, it is tantamount to Hit a rock with an egg."

When William said this, it also made the faces of those who had just expressed their support change slightly.

"In addition, I think it was Martin's wrong proposal that gave us undue confidence in the Chinese market. He even believed in an unknown Chinese company. Can it help us fight against Motorola?"

Speaking of this, William's mouth curled into a sneer.

"Everyone, ask yourself, do you really think that relying on a Chinese person can change the Chinese market that we have been unable to make progress for a whole year?"

Foreign companies never trust Chinese people.

In the 90s, this is also a common problem of almost [-]% of foreign companies.

In their eyes, although Huaxia has a large population and great market potential, its technology and concepts are backward, and after seeing the management model of state-owned enterprises, they will not believe that Huaxia people can manage a company well.

Therefore, almost 80.00% of the management of most foreign companies in China are transferred from the headquarters of foreign companies, or they are trained in China.

At this time, when William's words came out, everyone was stunned.

Ericsson has been developing business in China for more than a year, but it can be said that it has not made any substantial progress in the past year, which also caused them to gradually lose confidence in the Chinese market.

This time, the reason why they agreed to Martin's proposal was also because of Helen's help, they persuaded the president, Tescu.

But on the board of directors, William was extremely dissatisfied with this decision.

If the Huaxia market is really successful, then Martin, who is far away in the Huaxia branch, will become the company's number one contributor.

It is not difficult to imagine that once Martin returns to the headquarters as a successful man, what will be the ending waiting for him.

"Everyone, Martin is also a member of the board of directors. Do you think he will provide wrong information to mislead us?"

During the meeting, seeing many neutrals showing hesitation, Helen immediately spoke again.

"gh398 is a product developed by me. The reason why I launched the Chinese digital version is to enter the Chinese market."

Helen glanced at everyone, frowned and said again: "Our impression of China is still ten years ago, but according to Martin, China has already become the center of Asia. As long as we successfully occupy the China market, we will We can use the Chinese market as the center to expand to the whole of Asia...this should be our global strategic plan."

Speaking of this, Helen took a special look at William, who had a serious face, and said in a joke unique to Westerners: "Mr. As a truly international enterprise, I hope that your eyes will not only look at China, but also the whole of Asia, and even the whole world."

"Everyone, our products already have a mature channel system in Europe. It is not difficult to increase sales, but if we only focus on this point, we cannot be called a global enterprise at all. According to the news I just received, Nokia has invested in Hundreds of millions of dollars, ready to develop new products for the Chinese market."

"Once we miss this opportunity, we will completely lose the great opportunity to enter the Asian market!"

Helen stood up, looked at the members of the board of directors and said.

And his words also changed the expressions of many people.

Nokia is also a new force that has just risen in the global market. It can be said that it is the biggest enemy of Ericsson except Motorola.

If Motorola is a lion that is about to fade away, then Nokia is a young man in the prime of life among the lions, and a strong contender for the next generation of lions.

This is what Ericsson absolutely does not want to see.

"Okay, I personally agreed to Martin's proposal. If the board of directors has any objections, then let's vote with a show of hands!"

During the meeting, Tescu, who had been sitting at the head and remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

After hearing Tescu's words, Helen was the first to raise her hand after 2 minutes of silence.

After seeing Helen raising her hand, the two managers of the R&D department also raised their hands to express their approval.

Immediately afterwards, more and more neutrals began to raise their hands in favor.

After all, Helen has some prestige in the board of directors, and has good connections. The most important thing is that Helen is in charge of the core department of the entire Ericsson company.

To put it bluntly, Ericsson's existence today has a direct relationship with the R&D team led by Helen himself.

Less than 3 minutes.

Of the 12-member board, seven raised their hands.

Seeing this scene, William, who was sitting frozen in place, suddenly became more and more ugly.

"Hmph, I hope you won't regret it by then!"

Leaving those words behind, William got up and left the meeting room.