Chapter 43: A call from Hong Kong Island at a critical moment

You have to know that Huayao is fighting a protracted war this time, and there is no chance of winning without sufficient inventory.

Wang Chengdong hesitated to speak.

Sun Yafang said: "Old Wang, it's already this time, what can't be said?"

Wang Chengdong said: "Mr. Xu and I have contacted a semiconductor manufacturing company, and they are taping out the chips for us. If it succeeds, we won't have to ask them for help."

Sun Yafang glanced at Wang Chengdong and asked, "Do you think it's reliable?"

"This one……"

Obviously, Wang Chengdong also had no confidence.

Other core executives of Huayao also knew something about the contact between Wang Chengdong and Xu Zhijun and a semiconductor company in Hong Kong.

But no one has high hopes for this. After all, Hong Kong Island does not have the soil for high-tech enterprises. Even if it is currently being taped out, the success rate is almost zero.

What's more, there are only a handful of semiconductor process companies in the entire Blue Star that can meet Huayao's needs, and it is hard to imagine that other companies will succeed.

Wang Chengdong said, "Okay, Mr. Sun, let's try to lower the price as much as possible, otherwise we really can't bear it."

Sun Yafang nodded: "I understand, I'll do my best."

At the same time, in the conference room, Michael and Zhao Zhanlong were also chatting.

Compared with the solemnity of Wang Chengdong and Sun Yafang, these two people are much more relaxed, and can even be said to be at ease and contented.

The two even clinked coffee cups.

"Mr. Herman, do you think they will agree?"

Michael smiled slightly: "What other choice do they have? They will definitely agree."

“But I think they will still lower the price.”

"They will definitely lower the price, unless they are fools."

"Mr. Herman, do you mean that we can make some concessions?"

Michael took a sip of coffee, thought for a moment, and said, "But we can also make it clear that there is not much room for negotiation. We can only give a small discount, only a small discount."

As he spoke, Michael made a little gesture.

If someone recorded a video of him or took a photo and posted it online, he would not be able to go to South Korea.

Zhao Zhanlong thought for a moment and said, "They seem to have a lot of objections to the packaged sale of chips. Should we..."

Michael waved his hand and said, "James, you have to explain this to them clearly. There is no room for negotiation. It must be sold as a package, otherwise there will be no deal."

Zhao Zhanlong nodded: "I understand, Mr. Herman, I believe they will understand."

Michael smiled slightly: "What if they can't understand? Does Huayao still have the qualifications to negotiate terms?"

Zhao Zhanlong suddenly thought of something and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Herman, do you think the Ministry of Commerce will allow Huayao to purchase chips in the future?"

Michael glanced at Zhao Zhanlong and said, "James, you are such a naive guy."

"……Um?"

"Now that our Ministry of Commerce has taken action, it is impossible to easily leave room for Huayao. If Huayao is allowed to buy chips, they will definitely be low-end chips, which will not make things easy for Huayao."

"In other words, this new semiconductor bill is not temporary, but permanent."

"Of course, it's permanent."

Zhao Zhanlong's eyelids couldn't help but twitch. My goodness, the Eagle Sauce Ministry of Commerce is so ruthless. It wants to beat the other party to death and not give them any room to survive.

Zhao Zhanlong has already determined that even if Huayao bought this batch of new products, they would not last long and it would be a pure waste of money.

A moment later, Wang Chengdong and Sun Yafang came back.

Negotiations continue.

Although Wang Chengdong was very angry, he knew there was no other way and had to compromise.

As the saying goes, as long as the mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.

As long as they dragged on long enough, there would be a chance to turn things around. However, the subsequent negotiations did not go smoothly either.

Although Michael agreed to negotiate the price, there was a limit to how much the price could be lowered.

Sun Yafang argued with reason and it was difficult for Michael to give in.

Michael said, "Okay, Mr. Sun, the most I can give you is 5.5 times the market price, okay?"

Sun Yafang frowned. "Isn't five times the market price enough? Mr. Herman."

Michael shook his head: "No, it's 5.5 times. This is our biggest concession."

Sun Yafang was a little angry. This foreigner was really like a sticky candy.

This doesn't seem like a negotiation at all, it's just putting pressure on Huayao.

Michael Herman, you really think that Huayao has no choice but to buy these chips at a high price.

Sun Yafang was silent. Huayao was indeed rich, but not to this extent.

Especially for this batch of chips, more than half of them are equivalent to scraps, and they can only be left in the warehouse to mold after being bought back.

Michael was very arrogant. After he finished speaking, he didn't even look at Sun Yafang. He drank his coffee casually and occasionally looked at the view of the Huangpu River outside the window.

Zhao Zhanlong laughed and said, "Boss Sun, Boss Wang, what do you think? We are selling it at 5.5 times the market price. We have tried our best and it cannot be any lower."

Sun Yafang opened her mouth but still no words came out.

It’s such a difficult decision.

Although Sun Yafang is the second-in-command of Huayao and has great decision-making power, this order is too expensive and it almost cost Huayao a lot of money.

Not to mention how long this batch of chips can last, the amount of money is so huge that it is likely that Huayao’s R&D budget will be cut significantly next year.

R&D investment has always been the key to Huayao's survival. At this time, not only can it not be reduced, but it must be increased.

Sun Yafang, such a decisive woman, is now hesitant.

Wang Chengdong was even more unable to think.

With Wang Chengdong's temper, there was no point in talking, he just left and was done with it.

But in the current situation, Wang Chengdong cannot act capriciously and must put the interests of the company first.

Wang Chengdong saw that Sun Yafang clenched her fists and was obviously struggling.

At this moment, Michael said calmly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Sun, Mr. Wang, I have something else to do, so I may have to leave first."

Michael stood up.

"Wait, Mr. Herman."

Sun Yafang called Michael, sat up straight, and seemed to have finally made a decision.

She was about to open her mouth but was interrupted by the sound of music.

It turned out that Wang Chengdong's cell phone was ringing.

Wang Chengdong quickly looked down at the phone screen and was stunned.

【Caller ID: Mr. Hu (Hong Kong Island)】

Wang Chengdong's face turned pale, and he quickly said to Sun Yafang: "Sun, Mr. Sun, wait a moment!"

"Ok?"

"Don't talk about it! Wait a minute! Wait until I finish this call!"

Having said that, Wang Chengdong stood up and ran out of the meeting room.

This action confused others. What Wang Chengdong did was too reckless!

Sun Yafang began to wonder, who was calling? Was it so important?

(End of this chapter)

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