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"Understood!"

Chris quickly hung up the phone, instructed the branch's spies to continue tracking the intelligence, and prepared a business jet, and he immediately left for Washington.

The number of chips imported by this large Eastern country continues to rise every year, and this is a business worth hundreds of billions of RMB.

and……

Mastering a core technology means mastering huge wealth.

Qualcomm is a perfect example of a chip design and foundry model.

Faced with the potential threat of such a huge market, if it is not handled properly, the consequences will be disastrous.

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In Washington, DC, after President Lucien hung up the phone, he immediately began to gather people and asked why domestic intelligence agencies failed to provide feedback as soon as possible.

He was very unhappy because this matter could not be taken lightly.

First, due to the current situation on the battlefield, the region is still in local conflicts and there is temporarily insufficient attention paid to Southeast Asia.

Secondly, with the rapid development of science and technology, the enhancement of military power is also a serious problem.

There is also the issue of international trade deficit or surplus.

These are macro issues, but when you break them down into the small details in each field, the number of them can be dizzying.

As a core product of semiconductors, chips involve the support of international giants and national enterprises in the entire industrial chain including lithography and material supply. There are countless nodes to consider for lithography machines alone!

Overall, this matter involves major interests, how could he easily ignore it?

After convening the heads of various departments, he went straight to the director of the CIA. "Why did you inform me so late?"

"Mr. President,"

The CIA director explained, “We need to gather detailed intelligence, and companies like Qualcomm may be able to get it faster.

This is no small matter.”

"Why didn't I notice it before?"

Lucien questioned again.

"Not completely unaware."

The director responded with a prepared answer, “He’s Technology has indeed made a breakthrough.

Their lithium battery technology is world-leading and they have a new factory. We had heard about it two years ago.”

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"At the same time, they are not working with the government of their own country, but their own research and development. Although it involves the field of chip technology, those core technologies are impossible to reveal to me!" Lucian nodded. Such progress is indeed difficult to report. After all, who would have thought that such a difficult problem could be solved in such a short time.

After all, this is the world's leading chip technology, and the entire production process is extremely tedious and complicated.

Silicon-based chips are still making progress! The research and development of carbon-based chips is even more difficult. How do they do it?

Then, Lucian turned to the Director of Intelligence and asked, "How much intelligence have you collected about them so far?"

"The CIA currently has limited information, but Huaxia Technology Co., Ltd.'s batteries are well-known around the world, and their factory's export share is increasing.

This chip factory is huge, but they haven't made any moves until now." The director said.

"Since there was no movement in the early stages, by the time we paid attention, the recruitment had been fully filled, and it was quite difficult to dispatch insiders, especially since we lacked the professional talent they needed," the director continued.

Workers can't easily get to the research area, and the research experts we need are in short supply.

Lucian silently agreed: It seems that the CIA is not lazy, but has some unspeakable hidden reasons.

The laboratory is not a place that ordinary people can enter casually.

He also stressed: "They have been working closely with the military and have recruited a lot of security and support teams, and the security is extremely strict.

Many non-technical positions are also held by former military personnel, such as loading and unloading, logistics, etc.

It is extremely difficult to get inside, as the surveillance equipment is densely packed, like an iron barrel array."

The director said: "We tried to infiltrate

After listening to this, Lucian frowned and said, “I understand.

So what do you think? "

“The first approach is to acquire its production plants, but I think this path is quite difficult.

If all this is true, then the acquisition price must be extremely expensive and beyond the reach of Qualcomm. "

Chris analyzed, "They may not want to sell it."

"Moreover, carbon-based chips have obvious advantages, with a higher physical limit than silicon-based chips, broad prospects and higher value.

No one would be willing to give it up unless they were stupid. "

"The second option is trade. The reason I'm here is that they claim to have self-produced technology, but the source of the equipment is a mystery. After all, the precision manufacturing process of such products requires the support of a series of sophisticated technologies such as light and chemistry."

“The sale of the customized high-end machine tools mentioned at the press conference is still unclear and I cannot confirm it yet.”

“The final option is to purchase their production capacity, but it is difficult to determine how much capacity they have at the moment.

Their domestic manufacturers usually order from outside, and only when they have exhausted their current orders and inventory will they receive new orders.”

Chris then said, “This is our chance.”

"The second option obviously conflicts with the third option, sir. What do you think?"

After hearing this, Lucian was quite satisfied. After all, the expert had a unique vision and he had thought of several possibilities. "You can go back first.

I need to consider the current situation and possible future situations.

In addition, Huo Yuzhu has many industrial chains in China, and I need to find out whether Carter has a chance to put pressure on him to make concessions. "

“Thank you very much!”

This is the purpose of Chris's visit.

if not?

After seeing Chris off, Lucian returned to the conference room for further briefing.

The situation is not optimistic: If it comes true, this factory will be enough to make up for the shortcomings of big countries in these two areas and greatly promote my country's industrialization level.

Already a major manufacturing country, such an upgrade will push it to the top position in the world, and the butterfly effect it will trigger will be obvious - all production equipment and accessories that have previously relied on imports will usher in a breakthrough and achieve self-sufficiency.

Such an impact is so terrible and difficult to estimate that it could cause a huge reversal in the trade pattern.

"I heard that Huo Yuzhu is very influential in the world. I wonder if I can borrow his power?"

Lucian suggested.

Everyone understood what Lucian meant, and his economist advisor immediately retorted: "Mr. President, that's not feasible."

“Why do you say that?” Lucian asked in astonishment.

"It's a matter of strength gap."

The consultant explained, "Based on personal assets, Huo Yuzhu is already the richest person in the world.

We could have tried without financial resources, but now he has international banking.”

"And it's an all-round plan. If sanctions are imposed on us, the banks under his control will have a strong reaction, which may trigger a financial tsunami."

"Another bargaining chip he has is an extremely efficient financial model software that is used for stock investment and is almost invincible."

He continued: “Don’t forget that it involves complex political risks, which other institutions are afraid of.”

“Political risk?”

Lucian was stunned. "It's just a political risk, so what?"

"Sir, Citibank has tried before, but it was unsuccessful and suffered heavy losses of hundreds of billions of dollars.

They kept quiet about it and only a few insiders knew about it.”

The consultant added, "For this reason, they once sold some rows to Huo Yuzhu at a low price."

"However, He Yuzhu did not embezzle the money, but distributed it around the world. According to subsequent statistics, most of the money fell into the hands of the middle class, thus maintaining the stability of the global economy."

"Your Excellency, to disrupt his banking business, you have to consider the possible global financial crisis that would result."

The economic adviser's words brought silence to the room.

He Yuzhu actually created an invisible shelter for himself.

With so many banks in their control, it remains unknown how much power they will exert if they are suppressed.

Lucian asked in confusion: "Didn't they say that He Yuzhu often fails in business investments?"

"Now this matter seems to be worth considering."

The economic consultant continued to analyze: "His investments are all under his own control rather than entrusted to a bank for management. Perhaps he has never used this kind of software, or we have no way of knowing the upper limit of funds set by the software."

"But it is true that his investments have repeatedly suffered heavy losses, measured in hundreds of millions of dollars, so there must be something fishy going on.

I think of it more as a transaction.”

"He explained this by trading with certain people in the stock market.

Given his legendary background, he would not have a problem with frequent losses in the stock market."

"According to existing data, his investment vision is unparalleled, and the stocks he holds have been increasing in value. Based on the value of these holdings alone, he will have a fortune of more than one trillion US dollars in the future."

Hearing this, Lucian had a headache. This He Yuzhu seemed to have turned into a thorn. Why had it become so troublesome?

When did he reach such a height?

"Is there a more reasonable way to deal with him?"

Lucian ventured, “For example, by imposing restrictions on his native country?”

"Sir, he is already in his seventies."

"He is in good health, but if we deprive him of his freedom, we have to anticipate his possible death," one adviser said.

"The fall of such a top billionaire will have a chain reaction, please carefully consider it."

Lucian did not notice He Yuzhu's real age and did not expect that he was nearly 70 years old.

If he died in the country, how would his family react? After all, this was an extremely wealthy family. Even if they would not use their power now, would they take action after he left?

Life must continue in this world. Even if a country is strong, it does not mean it can do anything.

What's more, will the super-rich from other countries come to invest in China in the future?

This was a matter of national reputation, and Lucian had to think carefully.

Any move that does not follow the rules may leave behind trouble.

Lucian concluded: "Then just restrict the circulation of the product. Sell it domestically and strictly prohibit exporting it overseas."

"Understood, sir."

The consultant agreed, "Impose sanctions on Ho Technology to restrict battery production. What's the reason?"

"reason?"

Lucian frowned. "Let's just claim it's for national security."

“In addition, we need more intelligence information.

On the surface, there are not many options, and the priority is to ask the CIA to increase its efforts to collect technical information.”