Chapter 329 - 306: Nationwide Attention
Chapter 329: Chapter 306: Nationwide Attention
"The suppression of the Xia Wei Group isn’t an isolated incident. It exposes the unfair treatment our Xia Country companies face from Western capitalist powers."
Ye Ling said earnestly, "So, I just did what every citizen of Xia Country wishes they could do."
"Hahaha." Ren Guofeng burst out laughing and downed the wine in his glass.
Even though he and Ye Ling had only just met, he already had a very favorable impression of the young man.
’This young man is truly exceptional!’
"You’re right. In fact, this incident didn’t just affect our Xia Wei Group; other Xia Country companies have been impacted as well. Over the past few years, our companies have been developing at an astonishingly rapid pace..."
Ren Guofeng said with a sigh.
Ye Ling nodded in deep agreement. The harsher the pressure from the Western capitalist consortiums, the more it revealed their panic.
Today’s Xia Country was not the same as it once was. In just a few short decades, its companies had made tremendous achievements in all sorts of fields, ranking them at the forefront of the world.
This situation had instilled a sense of crisis in those capitalist consortiums!
"So, from another perspective, this is actually a good thing."
Ye Ling said with a chuckle.
"Indeed." Ren Guofeng nodded, then asked, "President Ye, about Tianxin Technology Company’s first batch of 7nm chips, when can we expect them to arrive?"
"It should be within a month. President Ren, you can rest assured. One hundred thousand units, not one less," Ye Ling said with a smile.
With the support of Dong Xun’s faction, the construction of Tianxin Technology Company was now progressing by leaps and bounds.
According to Ye Ling’s estimates, the first month’s output would be one hundred thousand units, and by the second month, it could surpass five hundred thousand.
"As for the price, we’re prepared to acquire them at a unit price of four hundred Huaxia Coins. What do you think, President Ye?" Ren Guofeng inquired again.
The current market average for a 7nm chip was about three hundred Huaxia Coins.
The price Ren Guofeng offered was, frankly, quite generous.
"Let’s do three hundred Huaxia Coins. We’ll just go with the market price."
Ye Ling said with a smile, waving his hand dismissively.
His whole intention was to give the Xia Wei Group a leg up and bind them to Tianxin Technology Company. How could he possibly stoop to taking petty advantage of them at a time like this?
"I’m truly grateful, President Ye," Ren Guofeng said, thanking him once more.
"There’s no need to be so formal, President Ren. In truth, the manufacturing cost for our Tianxin Chip is much lower than other chips on the market. So, even at three hundred Huaxia Coins, we’ll still be profitable."
Ye Ling said, waving his hand.
Upon hearing this, Ren Guofeng expressed his gratitude yet again.
For the Xia Wei Group right now, just finding a chip supplier was like a dead tree sprouting new life. Never mind four hundred Huaxia Coins per chip—even five hundred wouldn’t have been unreasonable!
But Ye Ling hadn’t chosen to kick them while they were down...
As the old saying goes: It’s easy to add flowers to brocade, but hard to deliver charcoal in a snowstorm!
Having navigated the business world for so many years, how could Ren Guofeng not understand this simple truth?
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The moment they got into the car after leaving the Drunken Immortal Inn, Ning Ruoxi immediately started asking questions.
"Chouchou, was that President Ren from the Xia Wei Group?" Ning Ruoxi asked, her curiosity piqued.
"Yeah, that was him." Ye Ling nodded. "The Xia Wei Group has been in a bit of trouble lately, and one of my companies can lend them a hand."
Ye Ling didn’t hide anything about the matter from her.
He knew the girl understood the gravity of the situation and wouldn’t gossip, which was why he felt comfortable telling her everything.
"Oh, I see... My dad mentioned President Ren to me once and told me what he thought of him."
Ning Ruoxi nodded.
"He did?" Ye Ling glanced over, curious. "What did he say?"
"I don’t remember my dad’s exact words, but the gist of it was... that President Ren is a very capable man. If it weren’t for him, the Xia Wei Group would never have gotten to where it is today," Ning Ruoxi said, sticking her tongue out playfully.
"That’s true." Ye Ling nodded in agreement.
"Chouchou, do you really own a company that can produce high-end chips?" Ning Ruoxi couldn’t resist asking.
"I do, but this is a pretty big deal, so you can’t tell anyone." Ye Ling nodded, then added, "Actually, the credit isn’t all mine. Your father was involved too."
"Okay, okay! My lips are sealed."
Ning Ruoxi nodded obediently, then suddenly wrinkled her delicate nose. "What could my stinky old dad possibly have done to help? Pfft, I don’t believe it!"
Seeing her reaction, Ye Ling couldn’t help but grin.
’So much for being her father’s little girl!’
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The very next day after Ren Guofeng met with Ye Ling, the Xia Wei Group announced on its official website that it had secured a new chip supplier.
The moment the announcement went live, it captured the attention of the entire internet.
After all, the Xia Wei Group was currently at the center of a storm of public opinion!
Especially on Xia Country’s major social media platforms, the post sent countless citizens into a frenzy.
"So, is the Xia Wei Group’s crisis over?"
"This supplier... it looks like it’s one of our own Xia Country companies? A Xia Country company can make 7nm chips?"
"For real? What’s the story behind this chip supplier?"
"Guys, I dug something up! The company is called ’Tianxin Technology Company.’ It’s a brand-new high-tech firm that was just established. They have a ton of proprietary tech, and supposedly they can bypass foreign patents!"
With the entire internet’s gossip-hungry netizens on the case, Tianxin Technology Company was quickly unearthed.
In just half an hour, Tianxin Technology Company shot to the top of all the major trending topic lists, with the buzz surrounding it even surpassing that of the Xia Wei Group.
A Xia Country company can actually produce high-end chips? And it can bypass foreign patents, too?
To be honest, it wasn’t just foreigners who were incredulous; even many citizens of Xia Country remained skeptical.
Still, this was good news, after all, so the vast majority of online comments were positive.
Of course, a place like the internet is never short on trolls.
Mixed in with the positive comments were plenty of sarcastic, backhanded ones.
"Where did this Tianxin Technology Company even come from? Is producing high-end chips something just anyone with a pair of hands can do now?"
"Heh, Tianxin Technology... more like Trash-xin Technology, if you ask me. A Xia Country company making high-end chips? Complete bullshit!"
...
As soon as these negative comments were posted, they were immediately dogpiled by other netizens.
"Is the commenter above trying to be funny? What do you mean, ’A Xia Country company making high-end chips is complete bullshit’?"
"Is this one of those legendary bootlickers? ’The air smells sweeter overseas,’ huh?"
"Heh, hilarious. Must be nice, tapping away on that golden keyboard of yours!"
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