Chapter 69 Who is actually doing the OEM for Huayao?

Chapter 69 Who is actually doing the OEM for Huayao?

Chapter 69 Who is actually doing the OEM for Huayao?

Raimondo and Hawke sat down and the atmosphere was good.

Raymondo called Julie again and asked her to get two more cups of coffee.

Hawke said: "After the semiconductor bill was passed, the effect was very good. I came here to thank Ms. Raimondo in particular. You have been a great help to our fruit company."

Raymondo waved his hands: "How can this be considered help? This is my job. By the way, Mr. Hawke, the performance of the fruit company should be pretty good recently, right?"

Hawke smiled slightly: "It's really good. Our fruit mobile phone sales have grown rapidly recently. Thank you for your support."

Raimondo immediately said, "It's the support of the President."

"Yes, yes, you are right, it is the support of Mr. President."

But Cook was still very grateful to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

Raymondo did do some great things for the fruit company.

For example, the new semiconductor bill is a proposal that Raimondo, as Secretary of Commerce, pushed to both the House and Senate.

And the president’s final signature was also inseparable from Raymondo’s efforts.

As for the passage of the new semiconductor bill, how much impact will it have on fruit companies?
It can only be described in two words - huge.

In the past two years, Huayao mobile phones have been so powerful that Hawke has a hard time sleeping. Even if he manages to fall asleep, he will be awakened by nightmares.

Now, Hawke sleeps soundly every night. The only time he woke up in the middle of the night was with a smile.

The fruit company's performance is indeed growing rapidly.

Needless to say, the North American market has always been the stronghold of Apple mobile phones, and almost no Chinese mobile phone brands can enter.

Importantly, fruit companies are now regaining the initiative in both the European and Southeast Asian markets.

In China, fruit companies are also taking the opportunity to increase their marketing investment, conquer cities and territories, and the situation is very good.

If all goes well, it will only take one or two years for Apple phones to dominate China's high-end mobile phone market.

So Hawke's trip here was necessary.

We need to maintain a good relationship with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

The two of them had a great conversation, their faces were full of smiles and they were overjoyed.

Hawke, in particular, felt like a victorious general who had fought a battle on the battlefield.

Avenge the previous shame and feel proud!

At this time, Hawke hesitated and asked, "Ms. Raimondo, I have another question."

"Okay, feel free to ask any questions you have."

"The semiconductor bill this time will not be easily optimized, right? What I mean is that the content of the bill is very beneficial to our fruit company, and I hope this effect can continue."

Raymondo smiled and said, "Mr. Hawke, please rest assured. The semiconductor bill was passed by an overwhelming majority of votes in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. It represents extremely high public opinion. The President has also made up his mind and will not be easily shaken."

After hearing this, Hawke finally nodded with relief: "That's great."

In fact, what Hawke is most worried about is that Chinese senior officials will negotiate with Washington and make some kind of exchange, and then the semiconductor bill may be repealed.

From what Raymondo said at this moment, that would never happen.

Just then, the phone on Raymondo's desk rang.

Generally speaking, calls to landlines are important business calls and must be answered.

Raymondo walked over and picked up the receiver.

"Hello, who is this? ...Oh, it's Mark, what's up?"

"…What? No way? Why would they do that?"

I don’t know what Raymondo heard, but he felt unwell.

"…How is it possible? Where did they buy the chips from? Who dares to sell them? No, who dares to manufacture chips for them?"

"Marco, what I mean is that you have to confirm whether it is really Huayao's own chip?" "Okay, Marco, then you arrange for people from China to investigate it clearly. I need accurate information."

Raymondo hung up the phone, his face solemn and a little angry, completely different from his previous state.

Hawke obviously noticed Raymondo's mood change.

Hawke also heard Raymondo mention the words "chip" and "Huayao".

Could something have changed over there? This made Hawke uneasy.

Hawke couldn't help but ask, "Ms. Raymondo, what happened?"

Raymondo walked back and forth in the office and asked, "Mr. Hawke, didn't you get the news? Huayao is selling a large number of their flagship phones in recent days."

"……ah!?"

Hawke was shocked.

Unbelievable, unbelievable.

"How is that possible? Huayao should not have any mobile phones to sell now, Ms. Raymondo. They can't buy chips, and no company will manufacture them for them, right?"

Raimondo remained silent.

Hawke said to himself: "Do they have a large inventory of chips?"

Then Hawke shook his head again, rejecting the idea.

Huayao does have some chip inventory, but the quantity is not large. If they are chips for flagship phones, there are probably only a few million of them.

This is all information that the Ministry of Commerce can query and there will be no mistakes.

If Huayao starts selling flagship phones, the chip inventory will soon be used up.

At this time, Raymondo said: "I just got the news that Huayao recently received a batch of new chips."

Hawke was stunned. This news was like a bolt from the blue.

"Ms. Raymondo, did they purchase Gaoxin's chips from underground channels?"

Raymondo shook his head: "If it is a Gaoxin chip, it will be easy to say. Huayao received a batch of Kirin chips."

"what!?"

Hawke took two steps back and almost fell.

Hawke doesn't think Raimondo's source is wrong.

You should know that the department that collects information for the Ministry of Commerce is the famous Intelligence Bureau of Blue Star.

The Intelligence Bureau is a professional organization with top intelligence gathering capabilities on the planet and rarely makes mistakes.

Raymondo said, "Mr. Hawke, you'd better ask the Chinese side to search and find out how Huayao did it."

"Okay, I understand. I'll contact the Chinese branch right away to find out the whole story. Maybe it's just a misunderstanding."

"I hope so."

After Hawke left, Raymondo pondered for a few minutes and immediately called Mark from the Intelligence Agency.

"Hey, Mark, contact the informant at SMIC and ask them if they are manufacturing chips for Huayao."

"Okay, I understand, Ms. Raymondo, I'll do it right away."

Raymondo has the right idea.

If there is a company that is manufacturing the damn Kirin chips for Huayao, it can only be Huaxin International.

Raymondo swore that if the matter was true, Huaxin International would be held accountable.

As the most powerful Minister of Commerce in Bluestar, Raymondo has more than a hundred ways to destroy Huaxin International.

(End of this chapter)