Material Empire

"Peruvian nationality?"

Renufu looked up and down Wang Zheyi suspiciously, trying to find some flaws in her.

Wang Zheyi, on the other hand, had a calm face. She ignored Renuf, reached out her hand directly to Snyder, and said with a smile, "Mr. Snyder, it's nice to meet you. It is a pleasure to work together.”

"I think so." Snyder and Wang Zheyi shook hands, then turned to Qin Hai and said, "Mr. The batches of equipment are always under the monitoring of the EU and will not be shipped to inappropriate third countries."

"What is an inappropriate third country?" Qin Hai asked knowingly.

Snyder shrugged and said, "Naturally, those countries banned by Batumi."

Qin Hai sneered and said, "Hehe, the Cold War is over, but EU officials are still clinging to the Cold War mentality. This is really ridiculous."

"We just hope to safeguard the security interests of the European Union, which has nothing to do with the Cold War mentality." Renuf seriously corrected Qin Hai's words.

Qin Haidao: "Mr. Renuf, I hope you can remember what you said today. I believe that one day the EU will beg those so-called inappropriate countries to buy EU products."

"Really? I don't think I'll see this day." Renuf said haughtily.

"Gentlemen, this issue is not what we need to discuss now. Let's talk about the equipment." Snyder hurriedly smoothed things over, for fear that the two of them would choke. Snyder has heard about Renuf, and knows that he is a strong chauvinist, especially with serious hostility towards socialist countries like China. But Qin Hai is a person with strong national self-esteem, relying on his own wealth as support, and doesn't take Europe seriously. It would be strange for these two people to get together and not fight.

Qin Hai didn't mean to entangle with Renuf any longer. As a person with future memories, he knew that the European Union, which is now in full swing, would fall into decline in just a dozen years, and the so-called European debt crisis would appear. At that time, the EU will regard China's support as a life-saving straw. Let alone a few sets of semiconductor equipment, even the territory of the EU will want to sell a few pieces to China in exchange for the hard currency in China's hands.

If these things were told now, let alone a European like Renuf, even Wang Zheyi would not believe it. So Qin Hai chose to shelve this topic. Anyway, the future is not far away. Both he and Renufu have the opportunity to see the scene where Feng Shui turns.

"The European Union has become so weak that it needs to rely on technological blockade to maintain that pitiful advantage. It's ridiculous. Forget it, we don't intend to stimulate the fragile hearts of the European Union, so we chose a Peruvian company as the transferee of the equipment. Peru is not limited Is it on the shipping list, Mr. Renuf?" Qin Hai said relentlessly.

Hearing Qin Hai's sarcasm, the corner of Renufu's mouth twitched, trying to refute, but he couldn't find a suitable one. He sank, and said: "Yes, you can ship the equipment to Peru, but you must also ensure that these equipment will not be resold to other sensitive countries including China."

"How do we guarantee it? Sign and draw a deposit?" Qin Hai asked.

“You need to sign a formal document that promises that these devices will not leave Peru. In addition, we need to install beacons on the devices so that we can monitor the location of these devices at any time,” Renouf said.

"Beacon?" Qin Hai frowned slightly, this turn of events was something he hadn't thought of beforehand.

The method of installing beacons on equipment has been emerging in recent years, the purpose is to monitor the location of some important equipment and prevent equipment from being used in areas other than the designated purpose. The beacon is a positioning device that can measure the displacement of the device with the help of internal gyroscopes and GPS signals. Once the device equipped with the beacon is moved, even if it is only translated by a distance of more than ten meters, the beacon will be activated to transmit a specific signal, so that the monitor can know what happened.

In the process of China's introduction of advanced equipment from Western countries, this situation has repeatedly occurred. Western countries require that these devices can only be used for civilian purposes and not be transferred to military enterprises. In order to monitor the location of the equipment, companies in Western countries will install beacons on these equipment to ensure that these equipment remain in the original location without change.

It should be said that this is a blatant bullying practice. However, because China's technological level lags behind that of the West, it has to ask for help from Western countries, so it can only accept such humiliating conditions. With the continuous improvement of the technical level of China's equipment industry, there are fewer and fewer places where the West can get stuck in China's neck. This method of installing beacons on equipment has gradually begun to withdraw from the stage of history.

Although the semiconductor equipment that Qin Hai hopes to get from Nice is not the most advanced equipment in the West, it is still in a leading position compared with the existing equipment in China. Because of this, some officials in the European Union with a Cold War mentality attach great importance to the whereabouts of this batch of equipment. Even though the Nice company said that these equipment were only shipped to Peru, EU officials were not at ease, so they sacrificed a magic weapon such as a beacon.

"This is the condition for the EU to allow us to export the equipment. If we do not agree to this condition, then we will not be able to ship the equipment to Peru." Snyder explained to Qin Hai in a low voice.

Snyder knew Qin Hai's thoughts. If it wasn't for this batch of equipment, Qin Hai didn't need to spend a lot of money to buy Nice Company. After discussion, the board of directors of Nice Company decided to agree to Qin Hai's request, and adopted a method of concealing the truth, sending the equipment out of the UK under the name of shipping to Peru. After reaching the vast sea, Nice Company has no control over where these equipment go. up.

However, such a tacit understanding was broken by the requirements of the European Union. The beacons of the equipment can only be installed after the equipment arrives at the destination, which means that the EU will send personnel to Peru to inspect the equipment and then install the beacons on the equipment. Once the beacon is installed, it will be impossible for the Daqin Group to smuggle away the equipment. Unless Qin Hai is willing to risk the disgrace of the world, knowing that the European Union will be aware of it, and still do the transfer of equipment. If that happens, Nice Company and Daqin Group will both be punished by the EU, and the price will be very high.

Knowing this, Snyder felt extremely helpless towards the EU directives brought by Renuf. He was worried that Qin Hai would no longer be interested in acquiring the Nice company.

Qin Hai was also thinking about this matter quickly in his heart. He would not do something that blatantly violated the EU ban. After all, Daqin Group is an export-oriented enterprise with a lot of business in the international market. The EU's blockade will cause serious losses. Although he is very eager to get this batch of semiconductor equipment, it is not worthwhile to put the reputation of the entire enterprise on it.

But if it can't successfully ship the equipment back to China, the acquisition won't be of much value. Shipping the equipment to Peru was just a cover-up, and Qin Hai didn't want to make the fake come true.

Seeing Qin Hai's hesitant look, Wang Zheyi smiled slightly and asked Snyder, "Mr. Snyder, I want to know, are the beacons on the device installed in the UK or in Peru?"

"Of course it was installed in Peru." Snyder said, "Because it is necessary to measure the orientation of the equipment and record relevant data after installation, the beacon must be installed after the equipment is installed."

"So, who is going to install the beacon?" Wang Zheyi asked again.

"It's Mr. Renouf." Snyder pointed to Renouf and said.

Wang Zheyi said: "If this is the case, there is one thing that needs to be explained in advance. We are not responsible for the transportation expenses of Mr. Renuf to Peru. In addition, his board and lodging in Peru also needs to be borne by himself. Because he is not our Invite guests, on the contrary, he is also a disgusting troublemaker."

Hearing Wang Zheyi's words, Qin Hai cast a look at her in surprise, and got Wang Zheyi's sure look. Qin Hai didn't know what to do, but it was not suitable to ask Wang Zheyi for advice at such a time, so he nodded and said, "Ms. Wang's opinion is the opinion of our group. We can make any beacons that the EU wants to install in our equipment." Accepted. However, if the EU Trade Commission wants to use this as a pretext to blackmail us into paying for free travel for their employees, I'm afraid we will have to complain to the relevant authorities."

Hearing Wang Zheyi and Qin Hai sing together, Renufu turned pale with anger, and he said, "Don't worry, the European Union will pay for the travel expenses, but in order to prevent the equipment from being transferred to other places, I must follow the ship that transported the equipment. Let's go to Peru together."

"As long as you can afford the boat ticket, we don't mind." Wang Zheyi said with a sarcasm.

If the words are not speculative, everyone can't talk anymore. Renouf reiterated the EU's request to Snyder again, and then left Snyder's office angrily. Snyder sent him to the door symbolically, watched him walk away, and then returned to the office, and said to Qin Hai and Wang Zheyi: "You two, I am very sorry, the EU notified us shortly, and I didn't even have time to tell Mr. Qin Report this."

"It doesn't matter, anyway, what we do can stand inspection." Wang Zheyi said lightly, "Mr. Snyder, you can arrange for workers to disassemble the equipment now. I look forward to seeing these equipment in Peru as soon as possible."