Material Empire

On the streets of Birmingham, in a quiet and romantic cafe, a man and a woman sat opposite each other at a small table by the window. The man was a handsome young man, wearing a decent suit; the woman also looked glamorous, with a hint of Latin American style in her attire. However, both of them have an oriental face, which still looks a little different in this place.

"Zhe Yi, I didn't expect you to be the person sent by the organization. I said how could Mr. Ji find a local company in Peru so quickly." The young man took a sip of the coffee in his cup and turned to the woman in front of him. said with a smile.

Wang Zheyi, who was eating ice cream unrefinedly, raised his head, looked at the old man opposite him, smiled softly, and said, "I heard that it was your business, so I applied for it myself. I knew it, Qin Hai would definitely Will treat me to ice cream."

Qin Hai pointed at Wang Zheyi's face and said, "It's all over your face...Why, you can't even eat ice cream in Peru?"

Wang Zheyi stuck out his tongue and licked the ice cream sticking to the corner of his mouth, and said, "Eating requires companionship. Eating alone is tasteless, don't you know?"

"Uh..." Qin Hai was choked all of a sudden, and after a pause, he asked in a low voice, "Why, are you still alone?"

A complicated expression flashed across Wang Zheyi's face, but she quickly recovered her calm. She pretended to be angry and glared at Qin Hai and said, "Do you know how to chat? Don't you think it's a shame to ask this question at this time?"

"Okay..." Qin Hai didn't dare to say anything. It's impossible to reason with a woman. It was obviously Wang Zheyi who provoked this embarrassing topic, but it was Qin Hai who finally complained. What else could he say? .

"By the way, Qin Hai, let me come to Birmingham this time. What is the specific task? The Science and Industry Committee just gave me a brief introduction, and asked you to tell me the details." Wang Zheyi changed the subject and asked Qin Hai said.

Qin Hai also put away the teasing look just now, poked his head towards Wang Zheyi, and said in a low voice:

"We intend to acquire a company called Nice Semiconductor Company, mainly because of the complete set of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in its hands. These equipment are embargoed by Western countries to our country, and they are very important to us. The equipment is also very concerned.

After we negotiated all the acquisition conditions, the other party notified us that the EU Trade Commission did not agree to ship this part of the equipment to China. That is to say, we can acquire this company, but it must be produced locally in Birmingham, and if the products produced are to be sold to China, they also need to be reviewed by a special agency and must not violate the relevant export ban. "

Wang Zheyi nodded and said: "This is expected. Although Batumi has been disbanded, the blockade of us by Western countries will not end."

"That's right." Qin Haidao, "Some directors of Nice's board of directors spent a lot of energy coordinating, but failed to achieve results. In the final analysis, the United States is behind this incident, and the British government is following closely. It’s from the United States, so Nice Company can’t do anything about it.”

"Then what should we do?" Wang Zheyi asked.

Qin Haidao: "In the end, the Nice company gave us an idea, saying that if it is not a Chinese company that buys it, but a company from other countries, it will not violate Batumi's regulations. They also hinted to us that as long as the equipment leaves After leaving the UK, they will not interfere with the rest of the trip."

"It must be that you gave them ecstasy, right?" Wang Zheyi smiled and said to Qin Hai, "You are the best at making such tricks."

Qin Haihan said with a smile: "Actually, it's not an ecstasy, it's just that they couldn't refuse the price I offered."

Wang Zheyi said: "Didn't that make you suffer?"

Qin Haidao: "This kind of thing can't be said to be a disadvantage. It can make up for a shortcoming in our country's industrial system, and it is worth the price."

"No wonder my dad always said that you are a person with a big picture, not like a businessman." Wang Zheyi said.

Qin Haidao: "Businessmen also have a country. When the power of the country is strong, businessmen will have status in the world."

"It's a shame that you don't become a professor at a party school." Wang Zheyi teased with a smile.

The two chatted and laughed, and Qin Hai continued: "The plan we finally reached is this. Our Daqin Group invested in the acquisition of all the assets of Nice Company, and we will receive all the patented technology. At the same time, we will build a The R\u0026D center will continue to carry out the research and development of IGBT chips using Nice’s original R\u0026D team. As for the manufacturing of chips, it will be moved to South America to take advantage of the cheap labor resources in South America.”

"That's why I need to show up." Wang Zheyi understood Qin Hai's words.

"I haven't asked yet, what is your identity now?" Qin Hai asked.

Wang Zheyi smiled and took out a passport from his small bag, handed it to Qin Hai, and said, "I am a Peruvian now, a Chinese living in Peru. I own a trading company called Yihai. Registered locally in Peru. The company’s business scope is very wide, ranging from aerospace to electronic machinery.”

"So that's how it is." Qin Hai felt a little shocked in his heart.

Recalling the process of getting acquainted and interacting with Wang Zheyi, Qin Hai could vaguely guess that Wang Zheyi was not a simple embassy translator, nor was he an employee of a Chinese-funded enterprise as he thought before. She clearly had some sacred missions on her shoulders. Unsung heroes on special fronts. According to Wang Zheyi's introduction, the Yihai company she owns in Peru should be a special company that delivers technology and materials to the country.

What moved Qin Hai's heart was the name of the company: Yihai...Yihai?

"We need to sign a cooperation agreement with Yihai Company. Yihai Company will use the equipment of Nice Company to organize the production of chips in Peru. With such a name, we can justifiably ship the equipment out of the UK." Qin Hai Trying to control his emotions, he said to Wang Zheyi.

"That is to say, we are just making a name, and when the equipment is shipped off the coast of the UK, we will have nothing to do." Wang Zheyi said with a smile.

"It can be understood in this way." Qin Hai said.

Wang Zheyi complained: "If I knew it was so simple, why do I need to come here myself? I can send a small clerk here. You don't know how much I hate England, because the food in England is really terrible. "

Speaking of this, her capable and agile expression just now disappeared completely, replaced by the casual and cheerful look of a girl in the capital. Hearing Wang Zheyi talking about eating, Qin Hai couldn't help thinking of the matter of inviting Wang Zheyi to eat Donglaishun boiled mutton in the capital, so he smiled and said: "Mr. I’ll just treat you to some boiled mutton.”

Wang Zheyi's eyes glowed with fascination, and he said: "After all these years outside, I miss the boiled mutton in the capital. Let's make a deal. You can't play tricks when the time comes."

"It's a deal." Qin Hai said solemnly.

The two discussed some other details. Qin Hai raised his hand and looked at his watch, and said, "Let's go, the time for meeting with Snyder is coming soon, and we have to go to Nice Company."

Wang Zheyi stood up, turned his head and looked around the cafe for a week, and then sighed softly in an almost inaudible voice: "It's true that there is always..."

The two left the cafe, hailed a taxi, and went straight to Nice's company. Due to Qin Hai's frequent visits these days, the guards of the company already know him and know that he will be the new boss of the company in the future, so they are quite respectful to him. Seeing Qin Hai in the taxi, the doorman quickly stepped forward to help him open the door, and reported: "Mr. Qin, Mr. Snyder is already waiting for you in the office."

"Okay, thank you, Old John." Qin Hai nodded to the guard.

The guard looked at Wang Zheyi, who got out of the car, and couldn't help but shine his eyes, and said to Qin Hai, "Oh, this lady is really beautiful. Why, is she your wife?"

"Don't talk nonsense, old John." Qin Hai hurriedly stopped the guard, not daring to let him continue talking nonsense.

Wang Zheyi had already heard the doorman's words. She nodded gracefully to the doorman, handed over a small denomination banknote casually, and said, "Thank you for your compliment. I'll treat you to coffee for such a small gesture."

"Thank you, madam." The old guard happily took the money, and ran ahead to lead Qin Hai and Wang Zheyi the way.

Qin Hai could only pretend that there was no such embarrassing episode. He took Wang Zheyi into the office building and went straight to Snyder's office. After knocking on the door, he found that in addition to Snyder, there was another European with a hooked nose in the office.

"This is Mr. Renuf sent by the EU Trade Commission. He will introduce us to the scope of use of Nice's equipment." Snyder introduced to Qin Hai in a helpless tone, while talking She winked at Qin Hai, but Qin Hai didn't understand what was said in the wink.

The host and guest sat down respectively, Qin Hai pointed to Wang Zheyi, and said to Snyder: "Mr. Snyder, let me introduce you, this is Ms. Wang Zheyi, she is the chairman of the Peruvian Yihai Trading Company, and she is also mine. Good friend. This time she came here on a special trip from Peru to discuss the establishment of a production base in Peru by Nice Company."

Before Snyder could say anything, Renouf glanced at Wang Zheyi with a gloomy look, and then asked meaningfully, "Why, Ms. Wang is Chinese?"

"Sorry, I'm a Peruvian nationality." Wang Zheyi replied lightly.