Between Motorola and Tianxing, there was indeed an almost unbreakable knot. Motorola's previous proactive attack had caused Tianxing's Model 5 phone a lot of trouble, and it had gone through rounds of public opinion battles before finally obtaining network access qualification.
And now, with the appearance of that Tomato website, Motorola had completely become the laughingstock of countless people. Especially the revelation that a third of its components did not match the specifications dealt a fatal blow to Motorola, causing its sales to plummet once again.
"This is retaliation, this is blatant revenge!" Motorola's Edward Zamp shouted loudly, "Today, whether it's Jiangnan, BLM, or America First, for normal commercial competition, they have flagrantly implemented this kind of slanderous retaliation. In the future, they will treat all of you present in the same way!"
This was a private gathering of American entrepreneurs, attended by representatives of major mobile phone companies in the US, such as Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, and BlackBerry?
This private gathering was naturally initiated by our Edward Zamp. The core purpose, as evident from his opening remarks, was to use this meeting to forge some kind of consensus among all mobile phone manufacturers, a consensus to target Tianxing phones.
"Nonsense. You say we stole your chips is commercial competition, but our full video recording of your phone teardowns is defamation? What kind of logic is that? Is there any such logic in the world?"
"Oh, right, you said it's *almost* defamation. So, Mr. Zamp, you understand deep down that we haven't actually defamed you, right? After all, you know better than us what kind of junk you're using yourselves!" A voice from the audience interrupted Edward Zamp's speech unceremoniously.
At the same time, scattered laughter arose from the audience, clearly amused by the remark.
Edward Zamp glanced angrily and then saw that the speaker was a black man, and also the president of the recently popular Atari, Malik Omar.
"How did you get here?" Edward Zamp's expression froze. After all, speaking ill of someone behind their back and then being caught by them was obviously a very embarrassing situation.
However, Edward Zamp's skin was thick enough. He immediately tidied up his expression and pretended to be completely unfazed, saying, "Sir, this is a private gathering. I only invited my friends and did not invite you. I hope you can be sensible and respect my position at this party!"
Edward Zamp's statement was clearly an attempt to get rid of him.
"I am a black man and inherently do not know how to write the word 'respect.' My sincere apologies!" However, Malik Omar remained unmoved. Instead, he directly found an empty seat and sat down, making Edward Zamp furious. At the same time, he was curious about who had tipped off Malik Omar, leading to his presence at such a private gathering. There was clearly a big problem here!
As Edward Zamp began to ponder who the traitor was, Malik Omar continued, "Mr. Edward, you don't need to guess. You'll know who invited me here later. You can continue with what you have to say!"
"..." Edward Zamp's expression became even stiffer. Although he had prepared three pages of speech, the problem was that the other party was sitting right there in the conference room. How could he speak?
Of course, Edward Zamp could forcibly expel him, but it would be of no use. Since there was already a mole in the conference room, this mole would directly inform the other party of everything that happened inside, allowing them to make targeted deployments. Therefore, anything he said next would be meaningless.
Seeing Edward Zamp hesitate to speak, Malik Omar took the initiative to stand up and said, "Everyone, I know what Mr. Edward wants to say. In fact, I can guess what he wants to say just by thinking about it."
"It's nothing more than telling you all that our Tianxing mobile phone is a disruptor in the entire mobile phone market, that it will encroach on your market share and reduce your profits."
"At the same time, we also have the backing of the China Electronics Technology Development Alliance, which can produce and import various mobile phone components at extremely low prices, thereby further establishing a price advantage. Ultimately, it will defeat all of you and become the sole dominant player in the mobile phone market... Mr. Edward, that's what you wanted to say, isn't it!" Malik Omar finished and then asked Edward Zamp with a grin.
"Guards, get him out of here! Get this uninvited guest out!" Edward Zamp could no longer bear it and directly called for security, intending to have him forcibly removed.
"No need. I'm a gentleman now. I understand the rules and will leave on my own. No need to trouble you all!" Malik Omar finished speaking and stood up himself. Then he said, "Everyone, I'm here to inform you that our company will also be holding a banquet tomorrow, and we sincerely invite all of you present to attend. We will have important news to announce and share with everyone!"
"That's enough! Hurry up and get him out of here!" Hearing that the other party was directly poaching guests at his meeting, Edward Zamp no longer cared about gentlemanly etiquette and directly ordered the guards.
"Don't be so impatient, and don't be so stingy. Like me, I am very generous. Dear Mr. Edward, my invitation list includes you as well. You are welcome to attend my banquet tomorrow..." Before Malik Omar could finish speaking, he was almost carried out by the security guards, leaving the representatives of the companies present with mixed thoughts and struggling to suppress their laughter.
Although they didn't particularly like this suddenly appearing mobile phone brand, they also didn't like the foolish and arrogant Motorola. Therefore, seeing these two arguing and bickering made them feel quite good.
"Cough... Everyone... What can I say..." Edward Zamp was about to resume the previous topic, but after thinking for a long time, he didn't know how to continue, because what he wanted to say had already been said by Malik Omar.
Helplessly, Edward Zamp could only shake his head with a bitter smile and say, "Forget it. At worst, I'll be ridiculed by that guy. In fact, he said exactly what I wanted to say. Yes, I just want everyone to face the great threat posed by Tianxing mobile phones!"
Edward Zamp's expression turned serious again, and he said very earnestly, "Everyone, this will be the biggest threat to the entire mobile phone industry in the future. If we cannot work together to nip this company in the bud and instead promote its growth, then in the future, at least more than half of our market will be snatched away by this fellow."
"Note, I am referring to the market held by everyone present. He will not let any of you off!" Edward Zamp said.
"Mr. Edward, your words are a bit too much. It's just a Chinese brand. Even though it's been quite popular recently, it's still just a Chinese brand. How can it take away half of our market from us!" The representative of Samsung mobile phone said with disdain. He absolutely did not believe these words. A Chinese person was simply ridiculous.
"Everyone, I'm not alarmist. Although I'm very unhappy with that damn review and that damn website, I have to admit that the website's review is factual. Yes, to save costs and increase profits as much as possible, I did replace some components."
"In any case, the difference in these components during actual use is not significant, and ordinary people won't notice the difference. It's just that I didn't expect these things to be exposed by a website!" Hearing Edward Zamp readily admit his company's problem, everyone present was very surprised. After all, if these words got out, Edward Zamp should have committed suicide to atone.
"But everyone, isn't your situation the same?" Edward Zamp's next sentence made everyone present break out in a cold sweat. "We are all businessmen, and we all know the practices in the industry. If Motorola does this, isn't the entire mobile phone industry doing the same?"
"We're all doing this for money, for business. It's not shameful, is it? Is it wrong for us to try to make a little more money?" Edward Zamp's statement finally received unanimous approval from everyone.
Indeed, making money is not shameful, nor is it dishonorable, nor is it wrong. The mistake was in the lack of strict protection, leading to the exposure of the truth. If you had guarded it strictly, there would be no problem.
"Everyone, this incident further highlights the insidious nature of Jiangnan mobile phones. I have investigated and found that Tomato website is a website of the America First Group, and this group company has jointly established BLM with Jiangnan Group, and further jointly controls Atari. They are the beneficiaries behind Tianxing mobile phones. Therefore, this incident must have been planned and arranged by them, with the purpose of destroying our Motorola!"
"But as I said just now, it's not just us, but the entire mobile phone market. If today they can destroy Motorola's honor accumulated over half a lifetime with a phone review, then tomorrow they can also take down all of you with a review... Everyone, maybe they are already preparing the content and will publish a new investigation report again in a week."
"So, whose company's mobile phone will be reviewed next?" Edward Zamp's words instantly cast a gloomy atmosphere over the previously relaxed and pleasant scene.
Yes, everyone was in the same boat. If everyone's phone were subjected to such scrutiny, they would basically be socially dead. Of course, some people were dismissive of this, such as our Nokia. They were even happy to see the situation develop, as Nokia's phones were famous for being able to smash walnuts. They were not afraid of reviews, and even wished for more reviews.