industrial overlord

Chapter 557 New Millennium

On the last day of 1999, Xihu Corporation declared bankruptcy, which shocked the whole of Japan. The "Asahi Shimbun" and other important Japanese media introduced various events before and after the bankruptcy of Xihu Company in lengthy lengths. In all these reports, the name of a Chinese company such as "Hanhua Heavy Industry" was repeatedly mentioned, and its The introduction of the young chairman is extremely eye-catching.

In contrast, the news that Osawa, the former chairman of Xihu Company committed suicide by jumping off a building, seemed plain and unremarkable, unable to attract the attention of the audience at all.Japan is the country with the highest suicide rate in the world, and it is also the country that most believes in the concept of winners and losers.It is very common for a company to go bankrupt and the chairman jump off the building. Even if the chairman was once a celebrity in the media, people only have the impression that he is a failed businessman.

The chairman of KHN, Uno Seinosuke, was the first person to get the news. After hearing the news of Osawahiko's death, Matsushita Yongzo, the old subordinate of Osawahiko, immediately called Uno Seinosuke and told him reported the news.

After Uno Seinosuke heard the news, he was silent for a long time, and then asked: "Matsushita-kun, did Osawa-kun leave any words before leaving, I mean, something related to our KHN?"

Matsushita Yongzo said indifferently: "He didn't say anything about KHN, he just said a word, maybe your company was involved."

"What?" Uno Seinosuke asked.

"He said they would regret it." There was a deep resentment in Matsushita Yongzo's voice, which sounded like a vicious curse.

"What did he say?" When Uno Seinosuke was on the phone with Matsushita Yongsan, KHN's sales director Miyanishi Yasushi happened to be talking in Uno Seinosuke's office.Seeing Uno Seinosuke put down the phone with a heavy heart, Miyanishi Yeyasu asked impatiently.

"He said, we will regret it." Uno Seinosuke repeated, "Osawahiko said this to me a few years ago."

"I heard that this is what Akira Ishikawa, the chairman of Nihon Heavy Industries, said to Osawa Hiko." Miyanishino Yasushi said, everyone is in the corporate circle, and everyone will tell each other about such gossip.KHN executives also know about the matter between Ishikawa Akira and Osawahiko.

"Miyaxi-kun, tell me, if three years ago, we had accepted Chairman Osawa's request and cut off the supply of industrial control chips to the Chinese, wouldn't what happened today would not have happened?" Seiyuki Uno Assistant asked.

Yasushi Miyanishi shook his head and said: "No, if we refuse to provide industrial control chips to the Chinese, the Chinese will face some difficulties, but they will definitely be able to find substitutes from other electronic manufacturers in Europe and America. Bankruptcy is only a matter of time, and the help we can provide them is very limited."

Uno Seinosuke said: "It is definitely more than a straw that breaks a camel. But if all companies think that their behavior is an irrelevant straw, then the camel will be crushed in the end. From China At the beginning of their reform and opening up, we Japanese began to make mistakes, a kind of profit-seeking and short-term mistakes. We used yen loans to help China introduce our technology, so that their companies gradually became competitive. Today , they have grown up and are starting to destroy our industries one by one."

"I think this should be considered by the officials of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, right? The government doesn't consider these things, so what about our companies? KHN is not the only company that does business with Chinese people. What is the use of restricting the government by man?" Miyanishi Noyasu retorted cautiously.At that time, KHN had considered to impose technical restrictions on Chinese companies including Hanhua, but in the end it was he, Gong Nishinoyasu, who could not resist the pressure of the Chinese and gave up this plan.Instinctively, he also had to defend his choice.

"Miyanishi-kun, your idea is correct." Seinosuke Uno said, "Nishihu has also contributed to the development of Hanhua Heavy Industries in these years, so Osawahiko regretted it. Before he died, he Saying 'you will regret it', the 'you' here is not just referring to us KHN, but to all Japanese companies that are doing business with the Chinese. One day, we will all regret it."

Gong Nishinoyasu said: "Then, what should we do next?"

Uno Seinosuke said: "We have no choice but to continue on. After Xihu goes bankrupt, its original market share in CNC machine tools will be divided up by other companies. Among them, Chinese companies must benefit the most. .In this case, we have lost the ability to restrict Chinese companies, and we can only choose to cooperate more closely with them."

Miyanishi Yeyasu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He was worried that Seinosuke Uno decided to impose restrictions on Chinese companies in response to the Xihu company incident.If this is the case, the operation of the entire company will face serious difficulties.

"Fortunately, the Chinese have not made any major moves in the electronics industry. I think that as long as a competitive company like Hanhua Heavy Industries does not enter the electronics industry, it will not pose a threat to our KHN for a while, right?" Miyanishi Noyasu said.

Uno Seinosuke laughed at himself and said, "I hope so."

At the same time, the door of the U.S. District Court in Detroit opened, and Du Xiangyang, who had been detained for two years, walked out alone.Standing on the streets of Detroit, he felt as if he had been in another world. The traffic coming and going, and the pedestrians carrying New Year's gifts in large bags reminded him that he was free.

After more than two years of review, Du Xiangyang's leaking case, which caused quite a stir in the American Chinese community, was finally settled.Lawyer Cisse played an important role during this period. With his solid legal foundation and a large number of factual basis, he proved that the accusation against Du Xiangyang by the government and Carter Company was groundless.In the past two years, China has made great progress in the field of multi-axis high-speed machining centers related to the Du Xiangyang case. Many technologies are innovative and are clearly different from those of Carter. It fully proves that Du Xiangyang is not a provider of Chinese technology.

Knowing that it was wrong, the Carter Company had to drop several charges against Du Xiangyang, but kept one of "crime of improper handling of confidential documents", which refers to Du Xiangyang's fault of bringing laboratory materials back to his residence.Although in the Carter Company, Du Xiangyang is not the only employee who did this, but once the Carter Company wants to investigate, this is enough to constitute a crime of Du Xiangyang.The court sentenced Du Xiangyang to two years' imprisonment for this crime, which just offset his detention period, and this was also to prevent Du Xiangyang from suing the district court and Carter Company in turn.

Cisse asked Du Xiangyang very professionally whether he would seek justice for his two-year detention period. According to Cisse's speculation, if Du Xiangyang is willing to continue the lawsuit, he may be compensated by the local government.Du Xiangyang declined Cisse's suggestion. In his opinion, all of this is meaningless, and freedom is the most precious thing.

"Senior Brother Du, I'm sorry, we're late." A soft voice rang in Du Xiangyang's ear.

Du Xiangyang turned his head and saw two young Chinese students standing behind him.Du Xiangyang knew them. The boy was Jiang Jie and the girl was Miao Xiaoqiong. Both graduated from Huaqing University and are currently studying electronic engineering in the United States.During Du Xiangyang's detention, entrusted by Lin Zhenhua, they visited him many times and helped him deal with various matters.Du Xiangyang also knew that these two children were fully sponsored by Lin Zhenhua when they were in middle school, and the two children told Du Xiangyang more than once that they would definitely return to China in the future to work for "Uncle Lin"'s company .

"Jiang Jie, Xiao Qiong, in fact, you don't have to make a special trip here." Du Xiangyang said gently.

Miao Xiaoqiong said: "How can this be done? Uncle Lin specifically told us that we must come to pick up Senior Brother Du."

"Thank you Uncle Lin for me." Du Xiangyang said awkwardly, the generations between them were messy enough, but there was no way to change it.

"Senior Brother Du, you are free now, where do you plan to go next? I heard that you can't go back to the Carter Company," Jiang Jie said.

Du Xiangyang smiled slightly and said, "Of course I can't go back to Carter's company, not to mention they can't accept me anymore, even if they intend to accept me, I can't accept another humiliation."

"Then..." Jiang Jie drawled meaningfully.

Du Xiangyang said: "Jiang Jie, Xiao Qiong, does Mr. Lin have nothing else to say to me?"

Jiang Jie and Miao Xiaoqiong looked at each other, and Miao Xiaoqiong said cautiously: "Mr. Lin asked us to bring a word, he said, if Brother Du intends to return to China, whether you want to enter Hanhua Heavy Industry or Huaqing University , he can help."

Du Xiangyang smiled: "This is the most gratifying news I have heard in the past two years."

"So, Senior Brother Du is planning to return to China?" Miao Xiaoqiong asked happily.

Du Xiangyang shook his head slowly, and said: "No, I will call Boss Lin, but I will not return to China to work."

"Why?" Miao Xiaoqiong asked with wide-eyed eyes. She is a girl with a relatively introverted personality. If she changed to Lin Fanghua's personality, she would have to point to Du Xiangyang's nose and ask him if he is old-fashioned again. .

Du Xiangyang said: "Sorry, I really... have no face to go back."

"Senior Brother Du..." Jiang Jie and Miao Xiaoqiong were stunned. They couldn't think of a reason why Du Xiangyang would say such a thing, but after thinking about it, it seemed reasonable.At that time, Du Xiangyang rejected Lin Zhenhua's invitation and stayed in the United States. No matter how many reasons he gave, the impression he gave to others could only be that he coveted the affluent life in the United States.Now, he has been dumped by the Americans, and his reputation has been discredited. If he returns to China at this time, what face will he have to see Jiangdong's elders again?

"Senior Brother Du, Boss Lin said that I hope you can let go of your burden. He, Sister Xiaofang, and Brother Ma all welcome you back." Jiang Jie persuaded.

Du Xiangyang waved his hand and said: "You don't need to persuade me anymore, I, Du Xiangyang, have nothing now, I hope you can let me retain the last bit of self-esteem. Jiang Jie, Xiao Qiong, are you graduating soon? Now Is your destination set?"

Miao Xiaoqiong nodded and said: "It's already decided. Mr. Lin will take the lead and jointly invest with dozens of enterprises in the United Nations to establish an electronics company in Xunyang. The name is Hanhua Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. Jiang Jie and I returned Without returning to China, Mr. Lin has already given us research topics, and when we go back, we will each have a laboratory."

"That's great." Du Xiangyang sighed from the bottom of his heart. From Jiang Jie and Miao Xiaoqiong, he saw himself more than ten years ago.At that time, Lin Zhenhua also invited him to return to China, and promised to give him a laboratory that he could be in charge of.If he had chosen to return to China, how brilliant it would be now.

"Jiang Jie, Xiao Qiong, today is the last day of the end of the century, you young people should have your own arrangements, right? You all go to play, I heard that there are very lively celebrations in the city." Du Xiangyang said to Jiang Jie and Miao Xiao Qiong said.

"Let us accompany you." Miao Xiaoqiong said.

Du Xiangyang smiled and said: "No need, such a millennium celebration is not easy to meet in life, you go and play, I want to walk quietly by myself."

"Okay." Miao Xiaoqiong said, "Senior Brother Du, we'll see you later."

"You are always welcome to be our guests," Du Xiangyang said.

After bidding farewell to Jiang Jie and Miao Xiaoqiong, Du Xiangyang walked aimlessly along the street alone.He rejected Lin Zhenhua's re-invitation out of pride.But he had to admit that the destination Lin Zhenhua arranged for him was the most suitable one. With his ability, if he went back to China, he would be able to get a very good position whether it was in Hanhua Heavy Industry or in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Huaqing University.However, he really has no face to meet his former friends, especially Lin Fanghua, the girl he once chased after.

If he cannot return to China, then he needs to consider life in the United States.The Carter Company will definitely not be able to return. If he wants to, it should not be a problem to apply for an ordinary engineer in another American machine tool company.But after the case of Carter's company, it may not be easy for him to become a core employee in an American company.Could it be that he can only live like this for the rest of his life?
"Excuse me, is it Mr. Du Xiangyang?" A thick male voice sounded behind him, speaking Chinese that Du Xiangyang is very familiar with, even with a bit of Beijing accent.

Du Xiangyang turned his head in surprise, and saw a middle-aged man standing behind him. He had an ordinary-looking Chinese face, but his eyes were sharp and capable.

"Excuse me..." Du Xiangyang asked hesitantly.

The middle-aged man said: "You don't need to say anything, I know you very well. You don't have a job in the United States now, and you don't want to go back to China to work, is that right?"

Du Xiangyang nodded: "You are right."

The middle-aged man said: "I want to ask if you are interested in working for us. Let me introduce myself, my name is Qi Cheng..."

In the distance, fireworks celebrating the coming of the new millennium soared into the sky, shining red in the sky over Detroit.Du Xiangyang looked up at the brilliant fireworks, and there was something shining in his eyes.

A new century is coming, and it will be a completely different century.

(End of the third volume)
　I was trapped by Dawei in Huangdao, Shandong. It is inconvenient to code and surf the Internet in the hotel. Please forgive me.

　　
　
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