"Mr. Bryson, I want to remind you that China is not an enemy of the United States, an ally of the United States. Now our worst enemy is bin Laden, you understand? The lads of the US ** team are fighting against bin Laden's men in Afghanistan, and if we can't reach an understanding with China, our boys will be in a very dangerous situation. ”

In the office of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bryson, Ford is using the iron mouth he trained as a congressman to lash out at Bryson. Beside him, sat the angry Hornby and Radka. I don't know how many times they've come to negotiate with Bryson, but this time, they're more confident than ever, because 911 has just happened.

"Mr. Ford, I think you're a bit alarmist?" Bryson said confusedly, "What does the matter in Afghanistan have to do with China?" ”

"As an official of the Ministry of Commerce, don't you ever look at a map of the world? You don't think that China is an African country and Afghanistan is in the Arctic, right? Afghanistan is a country bordering China, and if China secretly supports the Afghan armed forces in this war, then we will be locked in a bitter war. Ford was just about to get a map of the world on Bryson's desk.

"But what does this have to do with your application for an integrated circuit production line to be shipped to China?" Bryson asked, "Does this Chinese Hanhua company have anything to do with the Chinese military?" ”

"Of course there is no relationship between them." Ford hurriedly denied it, this is also the caliber he discussed with Lin Zhenhua, if Hanhua has a connection with the military, things will only become more troublesome.

"Mr. Bryson, I don't think you're really fit to be the undersecretary of commerce, you should be a farmer, by the way, go to the Radka and their agricultural association." "You should know that China is a government-led economy, and any bit of economic activity is tied to the country's policies," Ford said arrogantly. If we continue to refuse to deliver this humble piece of equipment to China, we will lose China's trust in us, and can you afford the consequences of doing so? ”

"Mr. Bryson, the delivery of this equipment directly affects the Chinese government's order for 10,000 tons of wheat from the United States, do you know what 10 million tons of wheat means? It means that we will create more jobs in agriculture, which is critical to healing the wounds that 911 has inflicted on the American economy. "Radka is starting to get into trouble, too.

"You mean, KO000000 tons of wheat ......" Bryson's face turned a little pale, he knew that the power of the agricultural association is very strong, it can influence public opinion, and it can also affect the election of the president and the parliament, and this is not a casual target.

10,000 tons of wheat is not a small amount, and if such a large deal is affected because of his reasons, the agricultural association will probably use all its strength to hunt him down. Of course, this kind of hunting and killing is not the kind of knife and gun, but completely ruining his political future.

Feeling that he should say something about it, Hornby added, "The export of this equipment could also create jobs in the U.S. equipment manufacturing industry." ”

"But if this equipment is put into production in China, it should affect jobs in the chip industry in the United States, right?" Bryson is not a fool either, he certainly knows what it will be like to give things to China to make them, and just look at the products that are marked "Made in China" on the streets, and you can see how strong China's ability to grab jobs is.

"I can guarantee that the chips made in China by our joint venture factory will not be sold back to the United States," Hornby said. ”

Hornby said this categorically, but there was one sentence he didn't say. Although these chips will not be sold back to the United States, they can replace the chips that China originally imported from the United States, resulting in a reduction in chip exports from the United States. Essentially, it will eventually affect jobs in the United States. …,

"However・・・・・・ Mr. Buckberg is a staunch opponent of the deal, and he believes that it may improve the level of integrated circuits in China, and the chips produced from this production line may be used in missiles produced in China." Bryson said that the Buckberg he was talking about was also a congressman and a ** faction. Previously, the Ministry of Commerce had also refused to release the equipment because of the opposition of a group of lawmakers led by Buckberg.

"Mr. Buckberg has given up his views." "I had an exchange of views with him before I came to the Department of Commerce, and he decided that it was inappropriate to talk about containing China at this time, so he decided to drop the block on this project," Ford said. ”

When Ford said this, he had an irrepressible pride in his heart. Lin Zhenhua's prediction was so accurate that after the 911 incident, it was really hard to hear the voices in parliament about containing China, and pro-China factions like him had the upper hand.

"In addition, this line will definitely not produce anything military-related." Hornby patted his chest and said, "This is a joint venture production line between our Tiger company and China's Hanhua company, which mainly produces chips for home appliance control, and some very low-end machine tool control chips, which will not pose a threat to the security of the United States at all." ”

"I hope that the Chinese agency will sign a statement promising that the equipment will not be used for military-related purposes." Bryson finally relented, "Such a statement needs to be reviewed by the Business Ethics Committee, and you need to submit the relevant application to them first." ”

Practice has shown that it is no easier to do things with the US government than with the Chinese government, and the export of a set of sensitive equipment involves a large number of laws and regulations, each of which requires the approval of some inexplicable committee. Naturally, it can only be Ford and Hornbee who are "running forward" in front of the stage, and the one who helps organize and produce materials in the background is Hanhua's office in the United States.

The effects of 911 were finally felt. The U.S. government sent troops to Afghanistan, and all attention was turned to the war on terror, and naturally it was reluctant to make extraneous branches in other directions, and the voice of containment against China gradually weakened. Ford and others took advantage of this opportunity to successfully persuade one department after another, and finally obtained the approval to allow the export of this set of integrated circuit equipment to China.

In this process, Hanhua's show of donating $100,000 to the United States also played a big role, although the amount of money is not much, but it reflects the support that the United States has received from the international community. Many politicians who originally held the first position were also inconvenient to stick to their position at this time, and they had to say that companies such as China Hanhua are good friends of Americans, and their friendship is worth cherishing.

Of course, in this case, there are still voices of opposition. After receiving the relevant information, a certain news media published a cautiously worded article to remind people of whether the delivery of such an advanced integrated circuit production line to China would affect the technological superiority of the United States in this regard, and then pose a threat to the US economy.

As soon as the article was published, Hanhe Industrial Review, which has always made it its mission to belittle China, published a short commentary signed "Ping Tu Zi", which dismissed such speculation. After listing a large number of technical terms and related data, Ping Tuzi pointed out that China is just a primary school student in the integrated circuit industry, and even if he gets a university textbook, he can only put it on the bookshelf to fill the façade.

Compared with the article published by the previous news media, Ping Tuzi's article appears more professional, although most people do not understand the technical terms at all, but it does not prevent them from believing the conclusion of the article. This article leaves those who have doubts with nothing to say. ..., soon, this inconspicuous little thing was completely forgotten by the media Nowadays, the most eye-catching news is the war in Afghanistan, and all the big newspapers and tabloids are leaving important pages for this war, who will care about exporting a set of equipment to China?

"It's a godsend." Lin Zhenhua held the fax sent by Ford from the United States in his hand, and said to Xiang Zhe with a smile: "I was worried that the whole process would take a few years, but I didn't expect it to go so smoothly." ”

This is not an exaggeration, it is very common to wait for several years in order to import a set of equipment. Sometimes when the other party agrees to export, such equipment has long been outdated. Now this set of equipment only took a few months to complete the whole process, it is indeed a god speed, the overriding principle of politics is also suitable in the United States, if it were not for the influence of 911 Ford, they may not be able to do things so smoothly.

Xiang Zhe took out another fax and said to Lin Zhenhua: "I also have good news, in the bidding just concluded by the World Bank and the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Goma, we and Xingbei Heavy Machinery have won the order for the main equipment of the Goma Equatorial Power Plant. Xingbei Heavy Machinery is responsible for generators and power transmission and transformation equipment, and we are responsible for gas turbines. ”

"Great!" Lin Zhenhua couldn't help but slap the table, "Haig is really good!" ”

This time, Hanhua's bidding for the Goma Equatorial Power Plant project was led by Haig, a German project engineer recruited by Lin Zhenhua in Frankfurt, as the general manager, and He Fei, the sales director of Hanhua, had no choice but to deign to be Haig's deputy because of his lack of experience in participating in such bidding.

In the bidding process of several months, Heyger showed good professionalism and rich experience, and He Fei recorded the knowledge learned in the bidding process at any time and sent it back to the group headquarters. Looking at the information sent back by He Fei, Lin Zhenhua and Xiang Zhe both sighed that without foreign aid like Haig, the rules of the World Bank project alone would be enough to bypass Hanhua.

Now, all the hard work has finally paid off, and GCA's gas turbines are technically ahead of its competitor ADK, and the price is much lower. As for the Minister of Industry of the Republic of Goma, Nuzama, at this time, he could only congratulate Hanhua in a stupid manner, and then said something like happy cooperation.

If you look at the contract amount alone, this project is not so important. The total number of orders received by Hanhua and Xingbei Heavy Machinery is more than US$50 million, of which Hanhua's gas turbine is only more than US$50 million. Compared with the large orders of more than ten or two billion dollars on the side of chemical equipment companies, this order is insignificant.

However, Lin Zhenhua is very happy to get this order, which means that Hanhua has also made a major breakthrough in the field of power generation equipment. With this project as a breakthrough, in the future, Hanhua and Xingbei Heavy Machinery can join hands to develop the power generation equipment market in other African countries, and the scale of this market is very considerable.

"But, Zhenhua, don't be too happy." Xiang Zhe said, "Although we won this order, the construction period of the entire order was very tight. The Republic of Goma has asked us to have the first batch of equipment in place by 10 March. March 10 is their Independence Day, and they hope to hold a groundbreaking ceremony on this day. ”

"March 10th・・・・・・" Lin Zhenhua looked at the desk calendar, and at the same time counted the time with his fingers, "We must ship the goods in early February at the latest." From now on, it will be 2 months, and if the turbine company is asked to speed up a little, it should be able to be completed. ”

In fact, when Haig and He Fei were preparing the bidding documents, they had already calculated the time, and they would definitely not dare to promise something that they were not sure of. Lin Zhenhua calculated it again at this time, but he just had to know it in his heart.

"Goma is very strict about time, and they say that the Independence Day celebration on March KO Day is a very big event, and they will invite dignitaries from African countries to participate in the celebration," Xiang said. If we delay for some reason, the impact will be very bad. ”

Lin Zhenhua frowned and said: "What the hell is this Nuzama, since the time is so tight, his bidding should be a little earlier, so as to leave more time for the production and transportation of equipment." Besides, why should the Independence Day celebrations be associated with the start of the power plant? ”

Xiang Zhe said with a smile: "Isn't this also a bit like the situation in our country, how many days to work, what National Day gifts to give?" It's not easy for them to build a power plant, so let's understand it. ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Now that the time has been set, let's hurry up and not be late." From China to Goma, it takes more than 20 days by sea, and after landing, there is also land transportation, which takes at least 10 days. Now the worry is that if there is any bad weather on the road, or other accidents that cause delays, it will be more troublesome. ”

Xiang Zhe nodded and said, "I agree with your point of view, it's too early or too late." In the future, we are aiming at the entire African market, and this time we must not smash it. ”