Global Monopoly of Technology

Chapter 675 [Irreconcilable contradictions, talk about collapse]

Yao Jianhong's words are full of arrogance and arrogance. If you have the confidence, you will not be false. Luo Sheng's goal is very clear. The North American market should be protected as much as possible, but if the cost of protection is greater than the cost of giving up, then decisively give up. .

The reason is very simple, if there are only two choices, one is to lose 100 yuan, the other is to lose 80 yuan, anyway, it is a loss, then choose the stop loss with the smallest loss.

The Côte d'Azur has the confidence to say that "labor and management are not waiting".

In fact, Lao Yao is a very elegant and easy-going person, but he put away this set of things on this table, because you are humble, these people really think that is the case, and they really dare to jump on your face .

The people who negotiated with Yao Jianhong this time are different from the previous group. Wilbur Ross understands Wang Xin's appointment. Hearing the other party's tone, he was a little unacceptable and even a little suspicious.

In Wilbur Ross' worldview, shouldn't this negotiation be about Magneto's role as a judge? At this time, it should be Luo Sheng's talent who is panicking, because it is very likely that he will be sanctioned, his income will be greatly reduced, and the stock price will plummet.

There's something wrong with the script.

Although he was very angry, Wilbur Ross had done a lot of homework before he came to negotiate. He knew that the object of this negotiation was extraordinary, and the other party was holding North America in his hand. Things to be afraid of, such as the more than one trillion US debt, this is a financial nuclear bomb. In addition, there are contradictions and differences among the interest groups within the family, and if they directly and rudely move Luo Sheng's company, the elite groups in California's Silicon Valley and Wall Street will explode.

At this moment, Yao Jianhong, who had made his words clear, stared motionlessly at the person sitting opposite the negotiating table, waiting for the other party's response. His appearance made the other party feel an inexplicable sense of being out of control. This feeling is very not good.

Wilbur Ross said sternly: "You make too much money in North America, but you don't provide matching employment. This is very unreasonable. You must leave more profits in North America."

There was no politeness at all, and there was no sloppy talk. These words could not be more blunt.

There is nothing to take into account at the closed-door negotiation meeting. Anyway, there will be no records. They are famous for insisting that they will not admit it and have no evidence. Of course, they can say whatever they want.

Wilbur Ross's remarks, as always, showed the rogue nature of the old beauty. Even if Luo Sheng's company did make too much money in the North American market, every dollar of profit was earned legally based on its ability. Powerful competitors stepped down hard earned.

But I understand that Wang won't care about this,

He only knows that you earn too much, no, you must readjust your interests.

At the negotiating table, Yao Jianhong said calmly, "Then tell us your conditions."

Wilbur Ross was also polite and said frankly: "It's very simple, you need to build a factory in the northern rust belt, provide at least 200,000 jobs, and sell products in all magnesium and products sold outside the Greater China market. It must be produced here. And it must be completed under the supervision of our people to ensure that the product does not threaten national security before it can be marketed.”

Hearing this condition, Yao Jianhong was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled intriguingly, and instantly stopped his expression management, only to see him leaning forward slightly and looking at Wilbo Ross, who was seriously discussing the conditions, and said: " Are you saying that you want our company to build a factory in the rust belt? ... So, do you offer an interest-free loan?"

Wilbur Ross shook his head: "No, your company must pay for it yourself."

Everyone on earth knows how rich Luo Sheng is, and the wealth resources that can be allocated are even more powerful than those of the dog.

loan? nonexistent.

Besides, he originally wanted to get a share from Luo Sheng.

After hearing the other party's exact answer, Yao Jianhong nodded his head as if he had something to say, then retracted his leaning body and leaned back on the seat, looked away from the other party, closed the curtain and took a deep breath and didn't speak.

Several foreigners watched him silently, and the conference room fell into a quiet atmosphere.

The so-called "rust belt" is the vicinity of the Great Lakes in North America, and it is also the area where the traditional industries of the old and the United States are declining.

In other words, understanding Wang wants to use Luo Sheng as a tool to help North America revive the manufacturing industry. With Luo Sheng's current appeal and hard power, it is really possible for him to do this.

At the end, Yao Jianhong responded with a blank face: "Mr. Wilbo, either you are crazy or I am stupid, but obviously you are crazy and have lost your mind."

Wilbur Loswanwan, who was waiting for his reply, did not expect that the other party would say such a thing, and his expression suddenly froze, and the negotiators accompanying him also glared at him.

Yao Jianhong didn't care about their reaction at all, but added with an amused expression: "Côte d'Azur is not a car company, it doesn't need auto workers, what is the quality of workers in the rust belt? You know how bad it is? If you are not clear, we can give you a big data, all the unemployed people in their forties and fifties, they have been unemployed for at least ten years, and the industrial facilities remain in the last century. Can the mobile phone come out? Can they make a mobile phone?"

Knowing that Wang really wants to return to North America for the manufacturing industry, he dares to think about anything. He can also think of this method of attracting investment. Lao Yao is very happy. He is really happy, not mad.

The other party is old and funny.

The rust belt in North America is a bottomless pit. Even a super-manufacturing giant like GM can’t stand it. At one point, it almost collapsed and went bankrupt. If it wasn’t for North America’s bailout and GM’s bankruptcy, the company would no longer exist.

If the Cote d'Azur moves the production line, don't think about it if you go in. The yesterday of GM is the tomorrow of the Cote d'Azur.

The quality of the workers is not up to standard, and the wages are still more than five times that of domestic workers. The wages of the workers hired by GM Group in those years were as high as $40 per hour. After resigning, Haide was supported and eventually dragged down.

Yao Jianhong can predict that if the Cote d'Azur really moves the production line, it will soon demand the establishment of a labor union, and then every once in a while, it will demand higher wages and better working conditions, right? Then go on strike and protest, and you won't be able to operate stably at all.

The cost of Azure is bound to be pushed up, and the quality control has fallen off a cliff. To solve this problem, we have to spend money to improve the local industrial infrastructure. This is another astronomical figure, and the cost line of the product is just like this. Repeatedly pushing up, its negative impact will soon radiate to the entire supply chain system, and the weakening of the right to speak will inevitably follow.

Roughly Shuangdu's two or three hundred billion dollars of real money can be made.

The result is that the deeper and deeper, with greater maliciousness, speculation, when the Cote d'Azur company finally invested in the manufacturing and industrial infrastructure of the rust belt, it has been boosted in all aspects, understand. Wang kicked you away with a backhanded kick and picked the peaches in a blissful manner. Wouldn't it be possible to vomit blood to a rhythm that dyed the Great Lakes red?

Judging from understanding Wang's "spirit of abandoning the covenant", this is by no means malicious speculation, but it is bound to evolve like this.

To feed and revive North American industrial manufacturing with your own blood? In the end, he was ruthlessly kicked away. Not only would this become a global laughing stock, Luo Sheng would also be cast aside at home, and the spittle of a billion people could drown him.

At this time, Wilbur Ross was not angry at Yao Jianhong's ridicule, but touted it, only to see him say with a hypocritical smile: "Your company has nearly 960,000 employees worldwide, and has the world's The top management ability, I believe your company can solve the problem."

Yao Jianhong stopped him directly and said, "Don't do this. Let our company go to North America to build a factory, that's fine. But our company has the final say on the scale and the location. Now I can tell you clearly that the rust belt It is definitely not within our consideration, if you want to convince foreign companies to go to the rust belt, you should first convince your local companies and then talk about other things.”

What an international joke, the old and American companies are frantically relocating to other emerging market countries in the world because they can't stand the labor costs and inefficient productivity in North America.

Cote d'Azur is willing to build a factory in North America because it wants to keep the North American market, but the premise is that there is residual value to earn. If the North American market is kept, the result is a blood loss, so why not just give up the North American market?

Without your income from the North American market, it is not impossible to live, it is just a small profit.

Before waiting for the other party to reply, Yao Jianhong quickly added: "I can tell you more clearly, even if our company chooses to build a factory in North America, there is only one place, that is the west coast of your country, California, or Silicon Valley to be exact. I can also tell you clearly that even if our company builds a factory in Silicon Valley, its scale is limited to supplying the North American market.”

Going to build a factory in California, the local area must be warmly welcomed, and the governor of California happily danced the ode to joy.

Almost all of Luo Sheng's largest interest partners in North America are in California, that is, those high-tech companies, the integrated circuit industry is basically here, the North American supply chain partners of the Côte d'Azur are also here, and most of the high-quality workers and engineers in North America are also here. In Silicon Valley, the infrastructure is relatively smashing the rust belt.

This is the only acceptable place on the Côte d'Azur, going to the rust belt, that's the rhythm of really going.

But the worst result is nothing more than being kicked out of the North American market. The actual bargaining chip the other party can negotiate is the North American market. The redistribution of interests is limited to this circle, and it can’t be expanded outwards.

Wilbur Ross endured his anger and said calmly, "Is this really your company's condition?"

Yao Jianhong: "The last bottom line."

Immediately, Wilbur Ross became gloomy and snorted coldly, "Then wait for the tax increase."

Yao Jianhong responded calmly: "Please."

Go to California to build a factory, go to Silicon Valley to build a factory? Knowing Wang is absolutely impossible to accept. He has never dealt with a large group of tech giants in California. The "interaction" with Page a few years ago was just an accident. Knowing Wang wanted the manufacturing industry to return to North America, and named the multinational technology companies in Silicon Valley one by one. The giants quickly moved their factories abroad and returned their overseas funds to North America for investment.

As a result, few people attacked him. I don't know how serious the consequences are, but I understand Wang is very angry anyway.

Those multinational companies are not stupid. There is no difference between going back and dying. The operating cost of the company will soar, and the result will be a decline in international competitiveness. The international competitiveness of the multinational companies in the neighboring country has steadily increased. Unprecedented pressure, what is not going to die if you go back again?

Not only no one wants to come back, but there are many people who want to go out now. For example, Elon Musk, known as the "Silicon Valley Iron Man", has reached the point where he can't bear it. The production capacity of the next-door Blue Pure Electric Vehicle Company has exploded. A super factory has been put into operation and mass production has begun, and the annual production capacity will be as high as 3.5 million or more.

Musk's eyes are red when he sees such mass production capacity. Looking at Tesla cars so far, he has decided to say goodbye to Wang Wang and go to the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Shanghai has built a Tesla Gigafactory.

But for the understanding Wang, you Luo Sheng went to California, went to Silicon Valley to build a factory, this is not to push the enemy, understand Wang can agree to the hell.

There is no doubt that the contradictions between the two sides can hardly be reconciled. This closed-door negotiation and consultation directly collapsed, and Wilbur Loss slapped the table in anger and left the table angrily with his own people.

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