Panstar's bid for Telfort's network has recently been featured in a number of media outlets. There has also been widespread concern among the private sector that such an important project as a communications network could be entrusted to a Chinese company. However, the Netherlands is known as the most liberal country after all, one can even open a red light district, and the other can sell soft. Poison. product, a country that recognizes homosexuality and euthanasia.

In such a country, no matter how well the media advertises, it is impossible to get everyone to hold the same opinion. In any case, the public knowledge and anarchists will never be extinct.

There are those who oppose handing over the project to Pan Star, those who oppose the use of government to interfere with the freedom of business, and there are even more people who make soy sauce, arguing that since the rules of bidding have been set a long time ago, they should follow the rules.

In mid-November, Telfort finally completed the entire process of preparing for the tender. The time for the second phase of bid evaluation was determined, and the whole project finally saw the dawn of the final word.

Panstar Europe mobilized to make all preparations for the next stage of bid evaluation. The so-called second stage of bid evaluation is to score the entire bidding plan. The first stage of bid evaluation is to determine that the bidders are qualified to be shortlisted, and then to conduct a qualification review, that is, to send a delegation to inspect the bidders. Finally, there is the second stage of bid evaluation, and the results of this stage will basically determine the winning bidder.

The time for the second phase of bid evaluation is getting closer and closer with the passage of time, and finally this critical moment has been reached before everyone is about to collapse.

After months of communication and revision. The final version of the tender will be sent to Telfort. And who will win this project will also be revealed in a week.

"Ready?"

"Ready!"

Half of the final bidding team was Chinese. Half of them are local employees in the Netherlands. With their work and hard work, they have proven their reliability and worth. Zhou Shuo looked at the tired and somewhat out of shape in the conference room. The mood couldn't help but be solemn.

"Thank you for your persistence and hard work, regardless of the success of this bid, Panstar's strategy to develop the European market will not change. You are the first employees of Pan Star in Europe, and you will be the most senior members of the company. The situation in the mall is changing, and I can't give you too many guarantees. But one thing I can assure you of is that your efforts will pay off! Thank you! ”

After Zhou Shuo finished speaking, he bowed deeply.

"Mr. Zhou, it's time." The speaker was Robert, deputy general manager of Panstar Netherlands. That is, the nephew of the Amsterdam parliamentarian, Mr. Luke. He doesn't have much technical ability, but he is still very useful in dealing with people and building good relations with local forces.

In order to try to dilute the Chinese color of the company itself, there are only two Chinese in the team that sent the standard letter today, Zhou Shuo and Li Valuable. The others, from Robert onwards, were all authentic Dutch. These people are not only tall and good-looking, but they are also blonde and blue-eyed, and at first glance they are purebreds.

Zhou Shuo nodded, and personally received the bound tender into his bag. Finally, after looking at the Chinese engineers who had been left behind, he turned around and pushed the door open and walked out.

Telfort and Panstar are very close. Just over a 10-minute walk from the office building, you can reach Telfort's headquarters.

Today, not only the people of Telfort are greeting the two bidders, but also many reporters are showing up at the gate of Telfort.

"Mr. Palande, someone from Panstar has appeared." Sit in the passenger seat of the car. Schofield, an Ericsson Dutch employee with a small telescope, suddenly turned around and said to Palande in the back seat.

"Inform Mr. Overmars that it's time for him to play." Palander took the binoculars. looked at Zhou Shuo and his party who came from a distance from a distance, nodded and said lightly.

Zhou Shuo walked to the gate of Telfort with the group of Panxing Company. Before I could see the reception staff, I was surrounded by a group of reporters.

"Is Mr. Zhou Shuo from China? Is your network equipment secure? Whether it may be influenced by the Chinese government. Stealing high-tech data from Europe? ”

"Hello Mr. Zhou, what do you think about the accusations of some European newspapers that your network equipment is not secure?"

"Does Panstar have proof that its products are safe? Is it possible to leak technical details under political pressure? ”

……

Robert saw that the big boss was surrounded by a group of reporters, and hurriedly ran over with his subordinates to isolate everyone. However, before Zhou Shuo continued to walk into the office building of Telfort Company, he didn't want to be blocked by a gray-haired old man coming out of the door.

"Hello Mr. Zhou Shuo of Panstar, I am City Councilor Overmars, and I have some questions I want to ask you for."

Although the gray-haired old man looked a little old, he was not old at all. He has a very strong body, tall and big, and his demeanor is gentle, and his white hair sets off his wisdom and spirit.

"It's Mr. Overmars—"

When the surrounding reporters saw the old man, they all fell silent. Robert frowned, and whispered in Zhou Shuo's ear the origin of this Overmars.

The Netherlands is one of the few countries with overseas colonies, and the city councillor, Mr. Overmars, even fought in World War II when he was younger. He was stationed in the overseas territory of the Netherlands, and was the commander of the small detachment of Leilondo at that time. But it was this small detachment, under the command of Overmars, that inflicted heavy damage on a German surprise fleet......

As a result, after the war, this Overmars became a hero, and even became the commander of one of the two squadrons of the navy in the army. After retiring from the army, he joined politics, was a well-known hawk, and now has a lot of weight in the Amsterdam City Council.

"Hello Mr. Overmars, I am Zhou Shuo, and it is an honor to meet you." Zhou Shuo smiled and stretched out his hand and took the initiative to step forward.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou Shuo." Overmars politely shook hands with Zhou Shuo, and then said straight to the point: "I am entrusted by the Cyber Security Committee of the Amsterdam City Council to ask you a few questions about the information security of your company's network project for Telfort. ”

Overmas waved his hand and said to the reporters below: "I think you reporters and gentlemen should also be interested in Mr. Zhou Shuo's answer below, so let's listen to it together." ”

Huh――

Hearing his words, the reporters below began to run up the steps. The employees of Panstar Company didn't dare to stop anymore, after all, they didn't go to Zhou Shuo, but nominally to Overmars. Preventing a reporter from "interviewing" Overmars is a big crime.

Surrounded by reporters again, Zhou Shuo didn't have much of a flustered expression, and said with a faint smile: "If Mr. Overmars has any questions, just ask, I will definitely give you and the citizens of Amsterdam a satisfactory answer." ”

"Okay, then I'll ask. Recently, many media have expressed doubts about the cooperation between Panxing and Telfort, believing that Panxing's products have problems in cybersecurity. ”

Overmas looked at Zhou Shuo with a deep smile and asked, "I don't know about this matter, does Mr. Zhou Shuo have anything to say?" Can you provide reliable evidence of the safety of your products? ”

After all, it still came, and Ericsson also fell to this part. Zhou Shuo shook his head in his heart and sighed with emotion, who is Ericsson? One of the three giants of mobile phones, Cun Zài, which is on an equal footing with Nokia and Motorola, was forced to such a point by Panstar. If it can gain an advantage in terms of technology or business model, why would Ericsson Netherlands come up with such an off-market move?

From this point alone, Zhou Shuo doesn't think it's difficult, but the glory of Panxing.

But that doesn't mean it's easy to answer. Zhou Shuo thought for a while and said cautiously: "Before the second bid evaluation, our products have been delivered to the real room of Telfort Company. Telfort's real room is approved by the Dutch authorities, and the equipment tested by them shows that it meets the network access requirements stipulated by the Netherlands. ”

Overmars had apparently done his homework a long time ago, so he retorted: "But Telfort only detects whether the equipment is defective, and I am afraid it cannot completely detect whether the equipment has a backdoor." If your device has a deliberately hidden backdoor, it is normal that it cannot be detected. ”

"Panxing should come up with evidence that it did not set up a backdoor, otherwise I am afraid that it will not be able to show that its products have no potential safety hazards."

Zhou Shuo laughed angrily, rolled his eyes helplessly and said: "No company in the world has this evidence, it is like asking the author to prove that the work was written by himself, and there is no strong evidence at all except for his own mouth." Drafts can be faked, content can be directed by relatives or someone, and countless creative nights can only be witnessed by a table lamp. ”

"It's the same with our products, there's no evidence that we left a back door unless someone found it when we were using it. But in line with the principle of never suspecting a crime, no network equipment company has ever been so suspicious. I don't understand, why does Panstar have to prove itself innocent? (To be continued......)