"Why are you losing?"

Mapu asked, staring at Rekin.

"It's all because of the Chinese!" Rekin said hatefully, "they plagiarized our technology, copied our products, and then competed with us in the market." They relied on subsidies from the Chinese government and were able to keep their prices very low, so many of our customers were snatched away by them. ”

"Mr. Regin, you said that the Chinese plagiarized your technology, is there any evidence for this?" asked a reporter who came with Mepp.

"Of course, we have technology transfer contracts with Chinese," Rekin said. Back then, they used this contract to deceive us into transferring the manufacturing technology of a 150-ton electric wheel dump truck to them. And now, they have built a 300-ton dump truck and have taken away our market. ”

"What you're saying is that there is a technology transfer contract between you?" the reporter was surprised, "Since there is a contract, how can it be considered plagiarism?"

"We weren't willing to transfer technology to them. Rekin said.

"I don't understand that. "Journalists are a bit of a shaft, but this is indeed the duty of a journalist, and when encountering the news, he always has to get to the bottom of it, "Since you are not willing to transfer it, then why did you sign this contract with them? Did they use any violent means?"

Akin was a little embarrassed, and he said: "They bundle technology transfer with product sales, stating that if we are not willing to transfer technology, they will not buy our products." You know, there were years when the U.S. economy was not in a good mood, and in order to survive, we had to compromise. ”

I see......

Most of the people present gave a middle finger to Lei Jin in their hearts. Back then, you wanted to take other people's orders, so you agreed to their terms and transferred technology to them. Now that people have learned your technology and robbed you of the market, you start to regret it. I knew that today, why did you do that back then? The transfer of technology was originally something you wanted to do, and you yourself signed a contract with others, and you still have the face to say that they were plagiarism.

However, not everyone can think that way, at least Maep is on Regin's side. He turned to all the reporters and said, "You have to write down this case, this is the best example of the Chinese forcing us to transfer technology." This is how the Chinese stole technology from us, and this led to the decline of the United States. From now on, we will never be able to transfer technology abroad, not even for sandwich making. ”

"But, Mr. President, the problem we are facing now is that the company is losing money, what can the government do to help us?" Reggin asked with a bitter face, and he realized that the president had digressed again.

In turn, Mepp asked him, "What help do you want the government to give you?"

"Financial subsidies, of course. Rekin blurted out, and then quickly covered up: "I mean, we are currently under a lot of financial pressure, and we hope to be able to respond to the president's call to revive the manufacturing industry, and this requires sufficient investment." If the government can provide us with a $4 billion financial subsidy, we will be able to develop a new generation of products that will crush the Chinese in the international market. ”

"Is it a financial subsidy? It's no problem at all!" said Mepp, patting his chest, "I will make this request to the members of Congress in my next meeting, and they will definitely agree to it, because I made it, and I represent the will of the American people!"

Reggin interrupted Map's free play again and asked, "Mr. President, can I ask when these subsidies will be implemented?"

"I think it should be possible to implement it in this fiscal year. Not really, but it can be in the next fiscal year. Mapp said confidently.

"Uh......" Reggin was speechless, this thing is not reliable at all. Haifei is now burning eyebrows, and if you drag on for a fiscal year, the company will have gone bankrupt long ago.

"Mr. Regin, congressional appropriations are very prudent matters. There are many other companies in the United States that are in financial difficulties, and the U.S. finances are not as rich as you think. In fact, the annual fiscal deficit is also very considerable. Therefore, I think Haifei should think more about improving its competitiveness and using technology to defeat Chinese opponents. Commerce Secretary Fitzel, who accompanied Mepp on his inspection, said euphemistically. His words are translated into human words, that is, there is no money in finances, don't count on it. Mapp's previous promise was nothing more than habitual bragging, the kind of mentally retarded who believes.

Mapp also heard the subtext of Fitzel, but he didn't feel the slightest embarrassment. He patted Lei Jin on the shoulder and asked, "I will definitely fight for you for the subsidy." What else do you need besides subsidies? Say, as long as it can be beneficial to the development of the enterprise, I will help you do it. ”

"It's ......," Reggin couldn't figure out what to say.

At this time, Lester, the sales director who was with Rekin, spoke for him:

"Mr. President, our biggest competitors at present are several construction machinery companies in China, including China's Luoye Group, Chenyu Group, etc. Their level of technology is about the same as ours, and their ability to control costs is much better than ours. However, they have a big flaw, that is, the control module used in their construction machinery, the core chip is made by an American company. If we can limit the export of chips to them, then they will not be able to make these construction machines, and this market will go back to the hands of our American companies. ”

Lester also said these words with the mentality of a dead horse being a live horse doctor. As the sales director, he is the most aware of the strength of competitors, and knows that it is completely impossible to defeat Luo Ye and other Chinese companies with Haifei's own strength. He once analyzed the weaknesses of Luo Ye and other enterprises, and finally found only such one. However, in the capacity of Haifei, how could it be possible to stop US semiconductor companies from providing industrial control chips to Chinese manufacturers? Therefore, even if he found this weakness, he would not be able to help his Chinese counterparts.

Now, it seems, that there is an opportunity for Mapp to help Haifei gain competitiveness, so will he take such a move?

"You said that as long as we restrict the export of chips to China, they will not be able to make construction machinery, and Haifei will be great again, right?" Mepp asked, staring at Lester.

I didn't say that Haifei could be great again, I just said that Haifei could regain some of the market, and even how much, was still a suspense, Lester muttered in his heart.

However, since Mepp asked him a question, of course, he could not change his words, so he replied firmly: "Yes, Mr. President, without the chips made by the Americans, the advantages of the Chinese will all disappear." ”

"No problem, I'm going to sign a bill to ban the export of designated chips to China. Which chips cannot be exported, you make a list for me, and I will issue orders according to the list. Maple said.

"President, isn't that appropriate?" Fitzel hurriedly reminded Maple, "There is no reason for us to ban the export of these civilian-grade chips to China, and expanding the list of prohibited products is subject to the approval of Congress, and Congress will definitely need us to provide proper reasons." ”

"Isn't it a proper reason why the export of these chips has affected the competitiveness of American products and caused the great Haife to lose a lot of overseas markets?"

Fitzel smiled wryly: "This reason may not be enough. If American semiconductor companies lose the Chinese market in order to help Haifei gain a market, the public will be skeptical. President, as you know, semiconductor companies have a strong lobbying power in Congress, and Congress will not agree to this. ”

Mapp sank for a moment, then asked Lester, "Sir, what are your competitors?"

Lester said: "It is China's Luoye Group, Chenyu Group and Linzhong Group, and they all have some products that we have a competitive relationship with. ”

Maple turned to Fitzel and said, "That's simple, we only need to impose an embargo on these companies, which will not affect the interests of American semiconductor companies." ”

"Why?" asked Fitzel, reluctantly. He was directly responsible for commercial matters, and knew that there had to be a justifiable reason for taking an action in international trade, even if everybody knew that the reason was absurd, as long as it was procedurally justified. Meipu proposed to impose a chip embargo on Luo Ye and other companies, and the reason is indispensable.

"Luo Ye threatens the security of the United States. Mapp opened his mouth and came.

"How it threatens the security of the United States. Fitzel asked.

"It's ......" Mapu couldn't go on, he turned to Lester and asked, "By the way, what is the business of Luoye?"

I'm the sun!

Fitzel almost knelt down, boss, you don't even know what other people are doing, just say that they threaten the security of the United States, can we not play such a child's play? As soon as your term of office expires, you can pat your ass and leave, and the United States will have to mingle in this international community. The bosses on the road know that they must be trustworthy, and if they do not have faith, they will not stand, can a country do this nonsense?

Thinking in his heart, Fitzel really couldn't say it. At this time, Lester spoke, and he said: "Mr. President, Luo Ye is a construction machinery company, and its products include various mining machinery, as well as offshore oil equipment. The deep-sea drilling rig used by China in the South China Sea was built under the auspices of Luoye Group. ”

"South China Sea?" Mei Pu raised his eyebrows and said, "That's right, its actions have endangered the regional security of the South China Sea, and in order to punish this company, I decided to sign an order stipulating that control chips cannot be sold to this company for a period of three years." ”