industrial overlord

Chapter 612

It is not difficult to find another "trust" in the United States. Hanhua's refrigeration equipment company is still making refrigerators for the American Tiger Company. Old Hornby has made a lot of money from the cooperation with China. With a lot of money, Lin Zhenhua has long regarded Lin Zhenhua as his nobleman.It is very easy for Lin Zhenhua to ask him to help him as a middleman for importing integrated circuit equipment.

Since Ford became a technician, all his energy has been turned to the study of vertical and horizontal techniques, and he is quite proficient in all kinds of tricks in politics.He began to instruct Lin Zhenhua on the spot what to do, and agreed on a set of specific implementation plans.

According to Ford's plan, Lin Zhenhua would arrange for Hornby to purchase a complete set of integrated circuit equipment that Lin Zhenhua wanted in the western market under the name of building a chip factory jointly with China, and then apply for shipment to China for installation.Hornby himself is a home appliance manufacturer, and he also has some home appliance control chip technology. It is very normal for him to establish a company in China that specializes in the production of home appliance chips, and it will not arouse people's suspicion.

The export of integrated circuit equipment must be applied to the US Department of Commerce.If nothing goes wrong, the U.S. Department of Commerce will block this transaction under the pretext that this level of equipment is high-tech equipment restricted to China.

At this time, Hornby can ask Ford to mediate as a member of Congress, while the Chinese side will threaten to refuse to import American agricultural products if the equipment is not available, forcing the American Agricultural Association to put pressure on the Ministry of Commerce.Since the export of agricultural products is of great importance and involves the employment of many agricultural workers, I believe the media will also be very interested. Ford is fully confident that he will attract enough media to create momentum for himself.

Of course, they must also prepare a whole set of rhetoric to dispel the concerns of officials and the public about high-tech exports.For example, they want to prove that China's acquisition of such a set of equipment will not play a role in the improvement of military strength; they can also prove that other countries have exported similar equipment to China, thus proving that there is nothing wrong with the US restricting the shipment of such equipment value, etc.It's up to Ford to prepare all this rhetoric, and he'll find a few lawyers in the United States who are proficient in trade and technology to do it.

According to Ford's analysis, officials of the U.S. Department of Commerce have no enthusiasm for restricting shipments of high-tech equipment to China. They just follow the rules.If there is external pressure, coupled with some reasonable reasons, the possibility of them choosing to give in is very high.

Speaking of lawyers, Lin Zhenhua couldn't help but think of another agent he bought in the United States, that is the famous Cisse, who has also become a member of Congress and is also a staunch pro-China faction in Congress .However, Lin Zhenhua knew that this gentleman had a bright future, so he was ashamed to use him like Ford.According to Ford, it should be no problem to ask him to come out and say a few words.

"Okay, Ford, I'll leave this to you. As for your commission, according to the old rules, it's five thousandths of the equipment price, and I'll remit it to your account in the name of consulting fees." Lin Zhenhua finally said this.People in the world are all about fame and fortune, and Ford is no exception. If he can't get any benefits in these things, it is impossible for him to work so hard just because of the so-called friendship.

A complete set of integrated circuit equipment costs almost 10 billion U.S. dollars, and five thousandths is 500 million, which is dozens of times more than Ford's annual salary.Of course, not all of the money can fall into Ford's pocket, and he has to spend part of it to hire lawyers, organize public opinion, etc., which are the costs that Ford should pay.

"Lin, you are always so polite." Ford pretended to evade, "This time you can help me meet the requirements of the Agricultural Association, which is already a great support for me. Therefore, the commission for this batch of equipment, You don't have to pay so much, do you? You just need to pay...uh..."

When Ford said this, he began to falter.Although it is hypocritically polite, asking him to take the initiative to say a reduction of 100 million or 50 is like digging out his heart.However, it would seem too petty to say that a few thousand or ten or twenty thousand dollars were deducted from it.

Lin Zhenhua laughed, he didn't care about saving this little commission. To be able to buy a U.S. Congressman to serve as his internal correspondent, a commission of 500 million US dollars is really not a big investment.The era has come to 2001, and some multinational companies have to pay an annual salary of 200 million US dollars to hire a regional president or something.

"Ford, this is what you should take. Over the years, you have helped me a lot. The friendship between us cannot be measured by this amount of money." Lin Zhenhua patted the back of Ford's hand affectionately, dispelling Ford's request. Awkward.

"Of course, the friendship between us is completely beyond money." Ford echoed in a high-profile way.

Next, they talked about other things, and even fully exchanged views on such a high-level topic as Sino-US relations.When talking about the international political situation, Lin Zhenhua managed to control his impulse and did not inform Ford of the 911/911 incident.In fact, those who caused the [-]/[-] incident were learning to fly airplanes in an aviation school in the United States at this time. If Lin Zhenhua had disclosed this matter in advance, it would be easy for the FBI or CIA to find out these people.

However, what does this matter have to do with him, Lin Zhenhua? The September 911 incident may be regarded as a catastrophe for the United States, but it is a rare opportunity for China.If the 911/[-] incident had not happened, it would have been difficult for the United States to find sufficient reasons to carry out the war on terrorism, and the probability of friction between China and the United States would have increased significantly.Lin Zhenhua is not a noble internationalist, he only cares about the interests of China, so naturally he has to keep silent about this matter.

In the next few days, Lin Zhenhua helped Ford, Radkar and others meet with officials from several departments including the State Planning Commission, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and initially finalized matters related to the import of American agricultural products.In terms of specific quantities, the country did not dare to take too big a step, and only agreed to carry out 200 million tons in the initial stage, and then gradually increase the import volume to 10 million or more in about 2000 years. .

If the rapidly increasing share of soybean imports is added, China will become the largest importer of agricultural products to the United States. Radkar and Slitt vowed that the Agricultural Association will stand on the side of supporting the Chinese no matter what.Whether it is a presidential election or a parliamentary election, the Agricultural Association will definitely vote for those candidates who are friendly to China.

"Zhenhua, you are so awesome. I heard that you bribed every congressman?"

When Lin Zhenhua appeared in Chen Tian's office again, Chen Tian took his hand and praised him repeatedly.

"Isn't that a big deal?" Lin Zhenhua said calmly, "This game is the favorite of Western countries. They have bought and cultivated countless spokesmen in developing countries. We should learn from them."

Chen Tian smiled and said: "Everyone understands this truth, but it costs money to buy a spokesperson. Developing countries are economically underdeveloped, and a little money can buy people's hearts. Developed countries have a high level of per capita income. Those who are worth buying on the Internet are also elites, and how can they be bought at ordinary prices. Such a big deal, that is, your company can do it, and the funds of our security department can't even buy a handyman who cleans the sanitation in the parliament Woolen cloth."

"Hehe, our money is not easy to come by. Every penny is our hard-earned money?" Lin Zhenhua also retorted with a smile.

Speaking of which, Lin Zhenhua did not specifically spend money to bribe Ford and others.The benefits given to Radka are actually China's own needs. Importing wheat is more beneficial to China than harmful. Therefore, Radkar and others promised to stand by China, which is completely an addition to this deal. It was a windfall.As for the commission paid for the purchase of high-tech equipment, it is more of an international practice, no matter who is asked for help, it must be paid.

Lin Zhenhua's advantage over Chen Tian lies in the fact that what he has in his hands is an economic unit, and after years of development, the scale of this economic unit has become very large, so just throwing out an order can make many people pay for it. I looked sideways.This is the role of the economy. In today's world, the problems that can be solved by the barrel of a gun have become very limited. More things need to be solved with economic power.

Chen Tian warned: "Zhenhua, I also want to remind you that diplomacy is no small matter. When it comes to the cultivation of interpersonal relationships overseas, you must be cautious. Important relationships need to be filed with us. Those related to national policies For activities, you must ask for instructions first, and you can't cut first and then play, understand?"

Lin Zhenhua pursed his lips and replied: "Put it down, do you think I want to take care of these things so much? If it's not about our vital interests, I don't care about these nosy things. I'm not mainly worried about the trade friction between China and the United States. If it affects our foreign trade, if it’s something else, don’t let me lose money to manage it, even if it pays me a salary, I’m too lazy to do it.”

"Hehe, I've always been assured of your Zhenhua awareness." Chen Tian said shamelessly.

After finishing these important national affairs, Lin Zhenhua was free and rushed back to Xunyang by plane to deal with the company's affairs.According to Xiang Zhe, this is what a company chairman should worry about. Other things should be worried about by civil servants like Chen Tian and Huang Gang, and it has nothing to do with him, Lin Zhenhua.

"Everyone, according to the comprehensive information from all aspects, our group may encounter a joint blockade by Western countries in a short period of one or two years, and a long period of four to five years. For this reason, we need to prepare in advance to defeat This possible threat."

At the office meeting at the Hanhua Group headquarters, Lin Zhenhua spoke alarmistly to everyone.

(End of this chapter)