Reborn in 95, I unearthed a gold mine after the family split up.

"What? Other vendors are already producing pirated VCD players?"

Zhang Dong frowned.

"Yes, boss, I just got back from out of town. After learning about this situation, I wanted to tell you as soon as possible so that we could take emergency measures to hold these people accountable for infringing on our patents..."

After saying these words, the boss remained silent.

Manager Wang from the sales department was quite surprised.

"Boss, don't be angry..." Seeing that Zhang Dong didn't speak, Manager Wang thought that Zhang Dong was very angry, so he quickly tried to persuade his boss.

Zhang Dong waved his hand: "It's nothing serious, just a small matter."

"What? It's a small matter?" Manager Wang and several staff members all thought that their boss had lost his mind in anger.

Their company has patented a product, and other companies are so brazenly imitating it. As the boss, it would be a lie to say he's not angry.

Even when they hear that someone is counterfeiting their products in the market, they want to angrily go to their factory and tear it down.

How could Zhang Dong, as the boss, not be angry?

However, as a big boss, one has to appear more cultured. It seems the boss simply doesn't want to show it in front of himself and his subordinates.

"Boss, in the Jiangnan District I investigated, I found more than a dozen factories that produce pirated VCDs. Their products are exactly the same as ours; they are imitations of our products."

"This constitutes a serious infringement of our product patents, and they should be held accountable according to legal procedures."

"What? There are more than a dozen piracy companies in the entire Gangnam District?"

Zhang Dong's brow furrowed slightly again.

After explaining that he wasn't angry, Zhang Dong saw that his subordinates didn't believe him, so he didn't argue; he felt it was unnecessary.

"Yes, boss, it's infuriating! They probably bought one of our products, disassembled it, and started counterfeiting it. This is serious infringement. We should hire a professional lawyer and sue them..."

Seeing that President Wang was so indignant that his body was trembling, Zhang Dong instead tried to persuade him.

"Don't rush, tell me the specifics. What brands are these dozen or so companies?"

"As for brands, there are BBK, SANKO, SINCO, Aido, Malata, JINZHENG, Aido, and so on. There are just too many brands."

"What's most infuriating is that our brand is 'Ba Zong' (霸宗), but in the market, even the name is counterfeited. For example, 'Xiao Ba Wang' (小霸王) has appeared in the learning machine brand market."

"That's not even the most infuriating thing. The most infuriating thing is that there's actually a 'Badui' brand. The font of this brand is almost identical to ours. Boss, can you believe how infuriating that is?"

"What? There's such a thing? Hahaha—"

Zhang Dong couldn't help but burst into laughter.

This situation also occurred in my previous life. Someone imitated Wahaha and created Jiahaha. In short, there were all kinds of counterfeit products that skirted the edges of the brand, making it difficult to guard against.

Seeing that the boss burst into laughter upon hearing the news, Mr. Wang and his five or six subordinates were even more shocked.

"Boss, what's going on? Aren't you angry at all?"

Zhang Dong smiled faintly: "As I said before, producing VCDs is just a transitional period. We will have more high-end products in the future. Since we have already seized the initiative in the market, there is no need to dwell on this low-end brand."

Zhang Dong's statement is true.

Their VCDs have been on the market for more than half a year now, and basically the first batch of wealthy customers have all bought their company's products.

Zhang Dong's idea was not to dwell on this point, since he still had to upgrade his products.

In fact, although he had already applied for a patent for VCD, he also reaped huge benefits from its rebirth.

If I hadn't existed in my past life, would others not have been able to develop VCDs?

The answer is obvious, so there is absolutely no need to hold them accountable.

The reason he registered the patent in the first place was so that if these pirate manufacturers went too far, he could reserve the right to pursue legal action.

But Zhang Dong also knew that going to court was a long and grueling process.

Even if he wins the case in the end, it will be a protracted war of attrition, and he doesn't have the energy to deal with such things.

After his rebirth, he used the prophet to seize the huge profits from VCD production. As for other brands that followed suit and produced pirated copies, he had no need to pursue them.

Zhang Dong wasn't lying when he said he wasn't angry.

It's just that Vice President Wang and the others don't believe it...

"Boss, when you said that just now, I thought you were confused from anger, but I didn't expect you to be telling the truth."

"Haha, of course it's true. What you just said about the Ba Dui brand made me burst out laughing."

"It seems they put a lot of thought into this, choosing such a name. They must have consulted the dictionary quite a bit..."

It was clear that Zhang Dong wasn't joking; those of Vice President Wang's men were all dumbfounded.

They also accompanied Vice President Wang on market research, inspecting the entire Jiangnan District market.

This investigation uncovered so many counterfeit goods, and they, like Mr. Wang, were extremely anxious. So upon returning, they immediately found the boss and wanted to explain everything to him.

But the boss's attitude was completely shocking to them.

But they soon realized that this was the boss, who didn't care about the small amount of money they could get back by suing the pirates.

The boss has already made it very clear that there will be product upgrades and promotions coming up.

Once they came to their senses, they couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"No wonder the boss is so magnanimous; he had already thought of a solution."

"Yeah, I only just realized that too."

"As the boss just said, we already have an alternative and upgraded product, and we have firmly grasped the first wave of the market."

"If there are alternatives and upgraded products, then we really have nothing to worry about..."

"Ahem, I'm impressed by something else. Our boss is really rich and powerful. If it were anyone else, they would have already held these counterfeit manufacturers accountable."

"They're counterfeit products anyway, imitating others. If the boss intervened, they'd definitely pay a heavy price, but the boss wouldn't stoop to that level..."

"Yes, yes. During the research, I learned that there were counterfeit and pirated brands on the market. I was so worried that I couldn't sleep. I didn't expect the boss to be so magnanimous."

"But the more the boss acts like this, the more at ease I feel."

"Haha, I'm in the same situation. This just shows that the boss doesn't care about these counterfeits at all. So what do we have to worry about..."