In Beijing, in the office of the Secretariat of the Response Office, Wang Weilong and Feng Xiaochen sat on two sofas. Wang Weilong had a sad face, but Feng Xiaochen looked calm and calm.

"Xiaochen, this time things are in trouble. Meipu issued an order, saying that our Luo Ye is suspected of endangering the security of the United States and will impose sanctions on us, and the supply of control chips used in several of our flagship products has been restricted, which is equivalent to stucking our necks. ”

Wang Weilong, whose hair was already more than half white, said babblingly. He has been retired for several years, and this time he was invited out by Luo Ye's current leadership team to go to the capital to ask Feng Xiaochen for help. In Luo Ye's current leadership, Wang Weilong and Feng Xiaochen have a close personal relationship, and he came forward to find Feng Xiaochen, and the effect was far better than Luo Ye's request for help from the response office through formal channels.

"Lao Wang, don't worry, take a sip of tea first. Feng Xiaochen smiled and gestured to Wang Weilong, "My tea is the top Longjing that Ruan Fugen got through what relationship, and it is said that the annual output does not exceed 100 catties." ”

Wang Weilong laughed helplessly, he picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and couldn't help nodding his head in praise. He and Feng Xiaochen have been friends for more than 30 years, and they are very familiar with each other, Feng Xiaochen's performance shows that he has long known about Luo Ye's affairs, and it is likely that he already has the means to deal with it.

Feng Xiaochen also took a sip of tea, and then said: "Chen Yu and Lin Zhong have also been included in the sanctions list, and the reason is also ridiculous. In fact, sanctioning Luo Ye is just a means of Meipu, and in Go, this is called a test move. In this way, he wants to send us a threatening message. If we are frightened by him and beg for mercy on our knees, he will prescribe all kinds of harsh conditions, shear our wool, and even make us stumble from now on. ”

"I thought it was the same. Wang Weilong said, "However, now it is not a question of whether we are afraid or not, but we are indeed inseparable from American chips." This move of Mapu is still very vicious, and it hits our vital point at once. ”

"This is also something that cannot be helped, the larger the scale of our industry, the deeper the integration into the international supply chain, and it is normal to be stuck by others. Feng Xiaochen said.

Wang Weilong said with a smile: "Speaking of this, I think of the argument between you and Gao Lei about that international collaboration. At that time, Gao Lei's faction said that our country should participate in the entire international industrial chain and act as one of the links. If this is really done, it is not us Luo Ye who is stuck in the neck now, but the whole country. ”

"After the tide recedes, we know who's swimming naked. Feng Xiaochen said lightly, "Back then, Gao Lei's point of view also had some truth, after all, our national strength was very weak at that time, and joining the international industrial chain was to help others work, and people couldn't get stuck in our necks." But if we develop and start stealing other people's business, will people still treat us like that? The older generation gritted their teeth and wanted to build a complete industrial chain, that is, considering that China is a big country, sooner or later it will have to compete with the Western powers for the market, and Gao Lei's set of theories can only be used by small countries such as Singapore and South Korea, and the ambition of a big country is not something that a corrupt Confucian like him can understand. ”

"That's what I admire about you. Wang Weilong gave Feng Xiaochen a thumbs up, expressed his appreciation, and said: "As early as 30 years ago, you were able to see today's world pattern, and the things you are doing in the Heavy Equipment Office seem to be far-sighted today, which makes me feel ashamed to be a big brother." ”

Feng Xiaochen waved his hand and said with a smile: "What are you talking about, Lao Wang, it is all Minister Meng and Director Luo, they are far-sighted, and I am just an errand boy." By the way, let's talk about Luo Ye, what are you going to do now?"

Wang Weilong also put away his expression just now, and said seriously: "We have considered it, and the simplest situation is, of course, that the country can come forward and ask the United States to lift this ban, so that our production can continue to carry out normally." ”

Feng Xiaochen shook his head and said, "This is not the best plan. Since Mepp does this, he will not change easily. If we want him to lift the ban, he will definitely propose all kinds of quid pro quo, such as letting us open up certain aspects of the market, or even asking you Luo Ye to withdraw from international competition in certain fields, do you think we can accept it?"

"That's certainly unacceptable. Wang Weilong said without hesitation.

It is no secret that Meipu inspected Haifei, and in combination with this matter, Meipu's measures to sanction Luo Ye and other enterprises, the leaders of each company are clear that Meipu's purpose is to help Haifei regain the international market. If Luo Ye and other companies choose to negotiate with the United States to restore chip supply, the other party's condition must be that they cede the market to Haifei.

Compared with the complete inability to produce due to chip limitations, ceding a part of the market to Haifei seems to be an option with less loss. But the problem is that if the other party plays a trick, he will cut the meat, and the result will inevitably be that the other party will have to look forward to Shu, press every step of the way, and finally lose the whole game.

Feng Xiaochen could see this, and Wang Weilong could also see it, so he chose a negative answer to Feng Xiaochen's question.

"If the U.S. ban continues to be maintained for more than a year, will Luo Ye be able to withstand it?" Feng Xiaochen asked.

Wang Weilong said: "We still have some chips in stock, and it is still okay to cope with the current orders, but there is no way to deal with the next batch of orders." If the United States insists on refusing to provide us with chips, we can only give up part of the overseas market, and this loss is still very large. ”

"How about using chips from other sources? For example, is there a chip in China that is suitable for your use?" Feng Xiaochen continued.

Wang Weilong said: "We have considered this plan, and the group's technology department is contacting various domestic chip companies to prepare to replace imported chips with domestic chips." However, this requires a modification of the design of the equipment, and the performance and quality of domestic chips are slightly inferior to those of American chips. ”

When it comes to chips, some people mistakenly think that China can't make chips at all, which is actually a very serious misunderstanding. China's semiconductor industry is not as dazzling as other industries, but its scale and level are not bad. The scale of China's integrated circuit industry is equivalent to 1/4 of the world's, and covers all industrial links including design, manufacturing, packaging and testing. The "Shenwei-Taihu Light" made of domestic CPUs has ranked first in the world's top 500 supercomputers for several consecutive years, can you say that China's integrated circuit level is poor?

If we evaluate according to the dichotomy of China and "foreign countries" in the world, the gap between China's integrated circuit industry and "foreign countries" is indeed very large. But when it comes to the comparison of individual countries, China really can't be regarded as a weak country in integrated circuits.

From the user's point of view, if there are two different grades of chip products, in the case that the price factor is not too important, the user will of course consider choosing the more advanced one. In terms of the control chip used by Luo Ye, there are similar products in China, but the performance is worse than that of imported chips, and the reliability is insufficient, so Luo Ye chose imported chips. Now that imported chips have been interrupted, Luo Ye has retreated to the next best thing and used domestic chips for emergency response, which is not impossible.

For example, at present, the most advanced integrated circuit process in the world is 7 nanometers, and the only lithography machine that can achieve 7 nanometer process is ASML in the Netherlands, so many people exclaim that as long as the Dutch stuck our necks, we will not be able to make integrated circuits. But in fact, China's own 90-nanometer lithography machine has been able to achieve mass production of chips, and 65-nanometer to 28-nanometer lithography machines are also about to come out. To put it simply, if we don't provide us with lithography machines abroad, we will be able to make 90-nanometer chips at least by ourselves. The 90-nanometer chip may not be enough to make the latest generation of mobile phones, but it is more than enough to be used as a control chip for cruise navigation. Knowing this, do you still need to be so anxious?

Hearing Wang Weilong's answer, Feng Xiaochen nodded and said, "Okay, we have to take a multi-pronged approach to this matter, and there is only one purpose, which is to break the blackmail of the United States." In this trade war, it is all about the endurance of both sides, and we have losses, and the Americans also have losses. You can't buy chips, and product production will be affected. If the chips in the United States can't be sold, I don't believe they are in a hurry. Now it's up to who can handle it. ”

Wang Weilong sighed and said, "If you want to carry it to death, you can't carry it over." In the 90s, the equipment enterprises in the country were not having a good time, and a large number of bankruptcies and bankruptcies, didn't we Luo Ye also carry it to death? The current situation, in any case, is much stronger than it was then. However, didn't the group ask me to come to you to get a dead answer, and the state has no support policies for enterprises like us that have been affected by the trade war?"

"Haha, after talking for a long time, are you here to discuss policies?" Feng Xiaochen laughed, and after laughing, he said again: "I just said that I want to take a multi-pronged approach, but I haven't finished saying it yet." First of all, your company should find a way to solve the problem by using alternative chips, in addition to domestic chips, Europe, Japan, South Korea and our treasure island chips can be considered. If the performance of the chip is affected by the performance of the construction machinery, you can make up for it by reducing the price. ”

"I understand, I'll take this instruction back with me. Wang Weilong said.

"Secondly, the leadership has already given instructions to support enterprises like you that have been affected by the trade war, and the response office is currently drafting relevant policies, and will transfuse blood to you in the future through tax reductions and exemptions, technical transformation financial support, etc., to help you digest the losses caused by this. ”

"Haha, then we'll wait for good news. Wang Weilong said happily.