Chapter 321 - 298: The Opportunity to Rise Has Appeared
Chapter 321: Chapter 298: The Opportunity to Rise Has Appeared
"With their participation, how long would it take for the 7nm chips to enter full-scale production?" Ye Ling asked.
"Right now, the biggest issue is the land. Once we have it, the estimated time can be cut by at least half... down to about two weeks!"
Zhu Yun considered it for a moment before answering.
This just went to show how beneficial Dong Xun’s involvement was for Tianxin. And this was only the beginning. As time went on, the power of the forces behind him would become even more apparent!
"Finalize it as soon as possible." Ye Ling nodded and stood up. "I’ll leave things here to you. I’m heading back now."
"President Ye, I’ll see you out!" Zhu Yun said, getting up to follow him.
...
After leaving Shengding Group, Ye Ling quickly returned to Tomson Riviera Building S and opened his laptop.
Because just as he had been leaving Shengding Group, a long-awaited notification had sounded in his mind!
DING!
’Alerting Host: An opportunity to facilitate the rise of Tianxin Technology has appeared!’
Ye Ling listened to the system’s voice in his mind, the corner of his mouth curling into a faint smile.
’Has that opportunity finally arrived?’
Ye Ling searched for information on his laptop and soon found a news report.
’Western Financial Consortiums Launch Joint Attack, Halting Supply of High-End Chips to Xia Wei Group. Reasons Unclear!’
Ye Ling clicked on it immediately. The article had been published at twelve noon, which was probably right around the time he had returned from Shengding Group...
’Western financial consortiums, hmm?’ A slight smile touched Ye Ling’s lips.
This situation was basically the same type as the last system event. It was simply a few major players launching an overwhelming assault on Xia Wei Group!
Ye Ling continued searching online and, as expected, found that Fruit Group, Guge Group, and a host of similar companies were among the financial consortiums.
’So... this is actually revenge?’
Last time, the Western financial consortiums had jointly banned Xia Wei Group from using the Little Green People operating system, but their plan had been shattered because of Ye Ling.
In fact, Ye Ling had thought back then that the matter wouldn’t be over so easily.
After all, these financial consortiums never acted without a guaranteed profit. Now that they had made their move, would they really let their prey escape?
A falcon gets hungry when it flies for too long!
It was the same for those financial consortiums. They wanted their profits!
’Isn’t this the perfect chance for Tianxin Technology Company to take center stage?’ Ye Ling finally understood why the system had called this an opportunity.
Xia Wei Group was out of chips, but Tianxin Technology Company had them!
Although Tianxin Technology Company only had 7nm chips at the moment, they would be perfectly adequate if Xia Wei Group had to make do.
5nm chips were generally used in high-end smartphones. The production volume for such phones wasn’t particularly high, so the demand for 5nm chips wasn’t massive.
Xia Wei Group must have stockpiled a certain amount of 5nm chips over the years, so they could definitely last a few months.
But the same couldn’t be said for 7nm chips. After all, Xia Wei Group’s mid-range phones were their main sellers, and the demand for them was enormous.
Therefore, what Xia Wei Group needed most right now were 7nm chips. This perfectly aligned with Tianxin Technology Company’s current situation!
RING RING RING—
Just then, Ye Ling’s phone rang. The caller ID showed Ning Tianliang!
’He must have seen the news, too,’ Ye Ling guessed.
"Uncle, I plan on helping Xia Wei," Ye Ling said as soon as he answered the call.
"This is an opportunity."
Ning Tianliang replied, "According to the information I have, Xia Wei is in a very difficult position. It’s said that... basically all the Western financial consortiums are involved in this crackdown."
"All of them?" Ye Ling frowned.
He wasn’t surprised that Ning Tianliang knew more than he did, but he was shocked by the sheer scale of the operation.
If it were just Guge, Fruit Group, and a few others teaming up, it could be explained away as revenge. But this was a collective action on a much larger scale!
This meant there had to be a hidden hand pulling the strings, and Guge Group was nowhere near powerful enough to be it.
"There are definitely other forces at play, possibly even someone on the level of the West’s ten great financial consortiums!" Ning Tianliang said in a low voice.
His voice was grave. The power of the ten great consortiums was terrifying; the phrase "as wealthy as a nation" was no exaggeration.
If Ning International was an alligator, then the ten great consortiums were great white sharks in the ocean.
As for Shengding Group... it was probably just a tiny shrimp?
"Good thing we got Dong Xun and his people on board," Ye Ling couldn’t help but remark.
He knew better than anyone just how terrifying the power of the Western financial consortiums was...
After all, he had clashed with them in the stock market before.
Their capital was so immense that they could even influence a blue-chip stock like Fruit Group’s.
If Ye Ling hadn’t played his cards right and pulled out his ultimate trump card, he probably would have been finished.
After all...
’They can control the entire market. How could anyone hope to fight them?’
’It was pure fantasy!’
"In any case, if something comes up, we’ll just pass the buck," Ning Tianliang chuckled. "Since that group is on board now, they’ll have to do something, won’t they?"
"My dear Father-in-law, you’re a kindred spirit!"
Ye Ling exclaimed.
To be honest, that had been his exact thought from the very beginning!
Regardless of how powerful the opposing forces were, they could just let the powers behind Dong Xun take the heat.
Well!
Our Brother Ling was a master of passing the buck!
"If I’m a kindred spirit with you, doesn’t that mean Ning International is doomed?" Ning Tianliang couldn’t help but retort.
"Father-in-law, that stings," Ye Ling said, feigning hurt.
"Hmph! Make good use of this opportunity. The rewards will be absolutely astonishing," Ning Tianliang snorted, though the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch into a smile.
"I understand."
Ye Ling’s expression grew serious as he replied.
After hanging up, Ye Ling thought for a moment before making another call.
The call was to Peng City, to a contact labeled ’Lin Xiao.’
Ye Ling had decided to do Xia Wei Group a favor this time—one they would owe him for.
In truth, Tianxin could have raked in a fortune from this... After all, Xia Wei Group was in an incredibly difficult position.
Under the pressure from the major financial consortiums, almost all chip manufacturers had stopped supplying chips to Xia Wei Group.
Rumor had it that even Taiji Palace had paid a hefty penalty to cancel a recently signed supply agreement.
It was no exaggeration to say that Xia Wei Group’s supply lines had been completely cut.
So... if a company were to step forward now and offer to supply chips to Xia Wei Group, they would surely agree, no matter the price.