In March, when the weather warms up, Shirakawa Kaede is basking in the sun with Xiao Qingkong and Xiao Yasheng in his garden.

Suddenly, the nanny Jun Xingsei hurriedly walked out of the main hall, "My lord, Nakajima-san said that I have something urgent to look for you." ”

Well? Shirakawa Kaede raised his head in surprise, what's the matter with energy saving at this time, SIC hasn't made any big moves recently.

"I see, you go get busy first."

"Hai" Jundai owes a debt, and then respectfully retreats.

"Are you going out?" Yuko Tanaka, who was sitting on the edge of the stroller, wanted to get up and arrange his coat and briefcase for him.

"Let's rest first, I'll let Jundai prepare." Bai Chuanfeng stretched out his fingers and gently touched the soft little hands of the two little guys, and then got up with a smile and prepared to leave.

"Oh, yes." As if remembering something, Shirakawa Kaede, who had just taken two steps, came back and took a hard bite on Yuko Tanaka's face.

Then, in the latter's strange voice, he left satisfied.

Tsk, the first-time mother is now like a ripe peach, very attractive.

Back in the living room, Shirakawa Kaede first picked up the phone and called back to Heitaro Nakajima to ask what was going on.

"Senior Brother Nakajima, is there anything urgent there at SIC? … Okay, I'll go over now! ”

Hanging up the phone, Shirakawa Kaede's expression was no longer as relaxed and leisurely as it was just now.

"Jun Dai, inform Kojima to come over, I'm going to Daiguan Mountain."

"Hay!" Kimiyo first hurriedly went to find Shirakawa Kaede's exclusive driver, Kojima, and then quickly prepared a coat and other items for him.

More than half an hour later, the black Toyota Century stopped under the SIC building.

As soon as he entered the hall, Hui Yamazaki, who had been waiting here for a long time, hurriedly greeted him.

"Where are the people? Is there a reception? The hurried Shirakawa Kaede didn't wait for him to speak, and took the lead in asking questions.

"In the VIP reception room, Nakajima-san and Shima-san are accompanying them, and they should be here for the chip thing."

Shirakawa Kaede paused, and his face became more serious.

"Let's go up first" At this time, it is useless to worry about what to do, so let's take a look at what medicine is sold in the other party's gourd.

Sure enough, I knew that those friends and businessmen would not live in peace.

After half a year, this time I finally took the initiative to find the door.

In front of a luxurious conference room on the top floor of the SIC building, Shirakawa Kaede dressed up and waited for Hui Yamazaki to knock on the door before stepping into the conference room.

"Uno-san and Sugiyama-san, the two of them are here today, which really makes SIC shine."

The smiling Shirakawa Kaede smiled enthusiastically, and he had already hurried to greet the other party before he got up.

"Taking the liberty to visit today, it is contemptible and abrupt." The leader of the leader, Soyu Uno, got up gently.

He was over sixty years old, and his health was not very good, so he looked a little sick.

But Shirakawa Kaede didn't dare to snub him, because just a few months ago, Uno Soyu had another identity, the Minister of International Trade and Industry.

At the beginning of this year, due to health reasons and advanced age, he voluntarily resigned and retired.

Kazuo Sugiyama, who was with him, was serving as vice minister for industrial affairs at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

A former minister of international trade and industry and a serving vice minister for affairs, this lineup is very delicate.

It doesn't seem too formal, it doesn't seem too sloppy.

Seeing this, Shirakawa Kaede already knew in his heart, and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry was also making the first trial contact.

After greeting each other, they sat on both sides, but since the other party took the initiative to find the door, Shirakawa Kaede simply didn't take the initiative to speak.

Sure enough, after a few more polite sentences, Soyu Uno put down the teacup and said with a smile.

"Shirakawa-san has really done a lot of business in the past two years, not only creating a top enterprise like Shirakawa Electric.

Even in the most cutting-edge chip field, it is a blockbuster, and it is really young and promising. ”

"You're too ridiculous" The higher the hat was worn, the more cautious Shirakawa Kaede became.

"Ahem~" Soyu Uno coughed lightly, and then slowly spoke, "There is no doubt that chips are the core of the future technology industry."

Not only Neon, but countries all over the world invest a lot of resources in this field every year.

Only by concentrating on the guidance of the government will there be a greater breakthrough in chip technology.

Just like Neon's current DRAM chips, the reason why it has been able to go from a situation of extreme scarcity to now win half of the global market in one fell swoop.

In this process, everyone worked together towards a goal, which can be said to have played a nearly decisive role. ”

There is no lack of pride in Uno Soyu's tone, which is the pride of the entire neon, and it is also the confidence of the Yamato nation.

Not to mention him, even Kazuo Sugiyama, who accompanied him, nodded approvingly.

"Uno-san is right, only by working together can we burst out with unimaginable energy!"

Alas, sure enough.

A mouthful of government guidance, a mouthful of collective strength. The meaning of his words, how Shirakawa Kaede did not understand.

"Uno-san, Sugiyama-san, is the Ministry of International Trade and Industry trying to restart the VLSI Research Institute?"

Without pretending not to know, and without doing tai chi, Shirakawa Kaede asked them very bluntly what they were going to do.

Sosuke Uno and Sugiyama glanced at each other and hesitated for two seconds, the former looking at him with a serious face.

"Shirakawa-san, what do you think of the VLSI Institute?"

"Uno-san, you are the former Minister of International Trade and Industry. Are there any special discoveries about Neon's economic development over the years? ”

Shirakawa Kaede didn't take the lead in answering his question, but instead chatted with the other party about Neon's economic development.

"A special find?" Sosuke Uno looked at him strangely.

"That's right, the contemptible people have some superficial opinions, and there are also some questions, please ask Uno-san and Sugiyama-san to solve their doubts."

Shirakawa Kaede put down the teacup and sat up straight, looking at them with burning eyes.

As the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, which is in charge of the neon economy and industrial development, I think I have seen more than I am.

"Uno-san, since the 50s, the economic development of neon has never been separated from the influence of the United States, right?"

This... Sosuke Uno and Kazuo Sugiyama's faces became delicate, but this was the case, and they had to admit it.

"So from the 50s to the 80s now, the 30 years in between.

Is our economic cooperation with the United States smooth sailing, or is it close? ”

"Shirakawa-san, what do you mean...?" In the serious look of Uno Soyou, there was a hint of seriousness.

"Although we have cooperated a lot with the United States, competition and friction have always been around.

In the mid-50s and early 70s, Neon's economy was based on the textile industry.

With the advancement of technology, as well as the preferential tariff policies of the United States.

With the advantage of extremely low labor costs, Neon has expanded its textile market share from 17.4% in '51 to more than 60% in '56.

More than half of the goods in the textile market in the United States come from neon.

That's a great achievement, but is it really okay? Are the people of the United States also satisfied with such a result?

This proved not to be the case, that is, since 56 years, Miri has signed four textile trade agreements.

The content of the agreement aims to limit the export volume, growth rate, total amount and other data of neon textiles.

And in the 60s, the domestic counterparts in the United States were fiercely resistant, and filed an anti-dumping lawsuit with the government.

Under pressure, the general cylinder promised to take more stringent measures against neon textiles.

Finally, in 71, the two countries signed the "Textile Trade Agreement between Japan and Japan".

At this point, the 'fiber friction' came to an end, and Neon gave up the textile industry to upgrade its industrial structure. ”

With Shirakawa Kaede's eloquent voice, both Uno Soyu and Kazuo Sugiyama's expressions became a little complicated.

I can't tell if I felt humiliated by the experience I had experienced, or I was glad that I made the decision to upgrade the industrial structure at that time.

However, is the trade friction between Neon and the United States limited to this? No, it's far from it.

"From the late 60s to the end of the 70s, neon accounted for more than 42% of the country's steel imports.

It reached its peak in the early 70s, with a market share of more than 50% at one point, which triggered a wave of protectionism in the country.

From '67 to '74, Neon was forced to actively restrict exports to rice three times in a row on steel.

The "Agreement on the Restriction of Import Quotas for Special Steel" in '76 and the "Agreement on Maintaining Market Order" signed in '77 for the purpose of the "import minimum price system" are all products of the tide of the times.

The 20% punitive tariff has made the neon steel industry gradually disappear.

Since then, the export volume of neon steel has declined significantly, and it no longer poses a threat to the United States. ”

Uno Soyu opened his lips, but he didn't know where to start at this time.

However, Shirakawa Kaede didn't mean to stop at all, he got up and went to the window to look at the street scene outside and continue his explanation.

"Thanks to the upgrading of industrial institutions, since the 60s, Neon has begun to export a large number of household appliances to rice.

At its peak76 years, 90% of the color TVs imported by the United States came from neon, and 20% of the total global color TV market was won by neon products.

As a result, the United States began to impose anti-dumping duties, raise tariffs, and launch the '201 investigation'.

After the signing of the "Agreement on Maintaining Market Order" between Mi and Japan in 77, Neon was forced to automatically restrict the export of color TVs to Mi.

At this point, the third trade friction, that is, the color TV friction is going to be deposited. ”

Uno Soyu sighed slightly, he had personally experienced all these things.

Even in private, he scolded the shamelessness of the United States, and now he still feels uneasy when he thinks about it.

However, Shirakawa Kaede still didn't give them a chance to speak or even think, and continued to speak.

"The 80s, that is, the first two years. The production of neon cars exceeded the 7 million mark, ranking first in the world.

Among them, nearly 2 million units were exported to the United States, accounting for 21% of the country's automobile market.

At the same time, the U.S. auto industry began to decline. In 80, the three major automobile companies of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler all lost money.

A large number of unemployed industrial workers began to gather on the streets to smash neon cars and protest the invasion of neon products.

As far as I know, we negotiated once with the United States in '79, but with little success. ”

In front of the window, Shirakawa Kaede turned slightly sideways, and his face looked uncertain in the light.

"Uno-san, Sugiyama-san, is Neon ready for the fifth trade friction now, the semiconductor war?"

Sosuke Uno and Kazuo Sugiyama's bodies shook with the naked eye, and then they both had a feeling of scalp tingling.

(End of chapter)