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April 2019, 9, US time.

Just last night, two American departments announced a piece of news.

[Security department: After investigation, Deep Blue Electronics products do not pose systemic security risks. The ban will be lifted immediately except for military and government departments. ]

[Commerce Department: According to the investigation results of the security department, Deep Blue Electronics products do not have system security issues, and the ban on the sale of Deep Blue Electronics products will be lifted from now on. ]

Cupertino Fruit Headquarters, California.

CEO's office.

Cook was processing daily documents when there was a knock on the door.

Cook said without looking up: "Come in."

After receiving the response, Lana Canterlot also pushed open the office door and walked in.

Lana Canterlot said helplessly: "Boss, we have tried to communicate with Deep Blue Group, but Deep Blue Group is not very willing to communicate. Every time we get to the key point, they just run away."

Cook frowned and asked, "The other party didn't say why?"

Lana Cantola said: "The other party didn't say why, but I roughly guessed that they kept complaining about the high tax rate."

Cook said, "I know, go and do your thing."

Cook is a smart man and already knows the reason why Deep Blue Group did this. It is obvious that they want to put pressure on them in this way, so that they will put pressure on Little Yellow Hair to adjust the tax rate back.

"Okay, boss." Lana Canterlot said and turned to leave.

After Lana Canterlot left, Cook called the others to ask about communication issues.

As a result, without exception, the communication with Deep Blue was not very smooth. Every time the topic of continued authorization came up, the person in charge would take the opportunity to slip away.

They are all smart people, so how could they not know what Deep Blue Group is thinking?

Hong Kong Island.

In an apartment building.

Sleater Christian was lying in bed talking on the phone with Doug McMillan.

Even if the United States completely bans the sale of Deep Blue Group's products, Walmart will still be the general agent of Deep Blue, but it will not be acting under the name of Walmart. Walmart will register a new company in other countries and use this new company to act as the agent of Deep Blue Group.

So the two sides have always had a good cooperative relationship.

Slit Christian said: "Mr. Doug, our president has already issued a death order. I can't ship to you until the tariffs are adjusted."

Doug McMillan said, "Slater, there will be no problem with the tax adjustment. Please send the goods to America first. Otherwise, if we wait until the government order comes down, we don't know how long we have to wait before we can start selling. If we start selling later, we don't know how much money we will lose."

Slit Christian said helplessly: "Mr. Doug, I really can't make the decision on this. The president has already issued a death order. If you are really in a hurry to sell, you can just charter a plane and transport it by air. The cost of air transportation is not much more expensive."

It’s not that he doesn’t want to sell it, but Han Chen has already given him a death order.

In fact, what Han Chen wants is not just a tax cut. The Yellow Haired Man only lifted the ban on Deep Blue, but did not issue an order to lift the ban on Huawei. Unless they can lift the ban on Huawei, Han Chen will not cooperate with them.

Doug McMillen deflated and said, “Okay.”

Seeing that persuasion was futile, Doug McMillan had no choice but to give up.

April 2019, 9, US time.

The U.S. Department of Commerce once again issued an announcement.

[In order to maintain bilateral trade relations and promote good trade relations between the two sides, the previous additional tax rate on Deep Blue Group will be cancelled. ]

After seeing this information, American netizens also talked about it.

"This little yellow-haired boy is just looking for something to do."

"Why did you provoke Deep Blue Technology in the first place? Now you know you regret it and have lifted the restrictions."

"It is clear that the Deep Blue Group has become so powerful that we have no way to contend with it."

"I think adjusting Deep Blue's tax rate is a good thing for us, so that we can buy Deep Blue's products at a low price. Haven't you seen how low the price of Deep Blue's new products is? In other European countries, a low-end version of VR glasses only costs $199.

If the tax rate is still used, it will cost at least 399 here. I fully support the tax reduction for Xiao Huangmao."

"Emmm, the order to ban Deep Blue Group's sales seems to have been issued by Lucian. This has nothing to do with the little yellow-haired guy, right?"

"Is the above person stupid? Lucian was banned once, then the little yellow-haired guy released him, and then he banned him again."

"It's just that the ban has been lifted and the tax reduction order has been issued, so why haven't Deep Blue's products been put on the market yet?"

"It will definitely take some time since this ban has just been issued."

"It will probably be available in a month or two. If you are in a hurry, you can buy it in other countries."

Cupertino Fruit Headquarters, California.

Cook originally thought that after the tax cut, Deep Blue Group would agree to cooperate with them.

Now the fruit industry is in urgent need of space technology to develop new products. With space technology, they can regain their own market.

But Lana Canterlot told him that Deep Blue seemed reluctant to discuss cooperation.

Cook asked with a dark face: "What is the situation? Why is Deep Blue still unwilling to talk?"

Lana Cantera said helplessly: "Boss, when we were communicating with the other party, the other party mentioned Warwick to me. I guess the other party still needs to lift the ban on Warwick."

After all, this kind of thing is not something that a small secretary like her can control.

He was also very helpless about this matter.

Cook said speechlessly: "Go and do your thing."

He knew that if Deep Blue didn't solve Warwick's problem, it would probably not license the technology to them.

September 2019, 9, China time.

Both South Korea and Japan announced the lifting of the sales ban on Deep Blue Group.

In the past two years, their semiconductor and gaming industries have also been struggling. Some companies could not bear it and fled their country to start companies abroad.

You should know that both China and South Korea are major game development countries.

The gaming industry accounts for about 5% in their country.

Ever since the Deep Blue ban came out, their entire gaming industry has collapsed.

It's not enough that their development costs can't compare to other countries, but they also lost the channel of the Magic Eye game platform. It's not an exaggeration to describe them as miserable. "Damn it, the ban on Deep Blue has finally been lifted. Can we go back to China? I don't want to stay abroad anymore."

"Saito-san, do you still remember what the cherry blossoms in your hometown look like?"

"Don't mention the cherry blossoms in my hometown to me anymore. My Natsuki is sitting in someone else's dark blue car."

"Emmm, I remember that our country banned the sale of dark blue cars. What's the deal with this dark blue car?"

"Don't you know that there are countermeasures for every policy? They smuggle cars into the country, and then notify the domestic customs to confiscate them. At that time, the customs will auction the cars off, and these cars can be legally driven on the road. There is no shortage of rich people in any country."

"Saito-san, I'm sorry I shouldn't have touched your sore spot."

"Wash your chrysanthemums and wait for me in the dormitory tonight."

"Yamedie, no."

"Ah, I haven't eaten Chinese kimchi for a long time. I believe we can go back to our hometown after the ban is lifted."

"Why do you want to go back when you're already out? Who knows when they'll ban Deep Blue? Will they come out again after the ban? I think it's good to stay abroad. The air here is fresher than the air in Seoul, and the moon here is rounder than the moon in Seoul."

September 2019, 9, China time.

Other countries that had banned Deep Blue also lifted their ban on Deep Blue today.

These countries followed Big Brother in banning Deep Blue, which made them miserable. Many of them burst into tears after hearing the news.

For example, Matthew Cruz, who lives in Canada, was originally a semiconductor R&D personnel. Because his company lost the support of Beidouxing, the company announced to move to other countries in less than two months.

Matthew Cruz's parents and children all live in Canada.

He didn't want to move to another country for work, so he chose to take the compensation and resign where he was.

After leaving his job, he found that it was almost impossible to find a suitable job for him because without the support of Beidouxing EDA, no one was willing to start a semiconductor company in Canada.

After searching for a job for several months without success, he eventually became a sanitation worker in Canada.

The former high-paid talents have now become the lowest-cost sanitation workers.

September 2019, 9, China time.

Two relevant departments in the United States announced last night that the ban on H Wei would be lifted except for important departments.

"Fuck, the ban is finally lifted. Deep Blue is fighting against a big country on its own. I have to say that Deep Blue Group is really awesome."

"I think it's better for them not to lift the ban, so that they can also experience the consequences of isolation."

"No one would ban those advanced companies unless they are foolish. Banning these companies is just going backwards in history. I think they banned Deep Blue and Huawei before because they had some compelling reasons to do so."

"Emmm, you actually know the truth. Look at the changes in American Technology Company and the actual controlling shareholders behind them, and you will know what is going on. The actual controlling shareholders of all large companies have changed."

"I've also noticed that many company founders have regained control of their own companies, and the capital behind them has basically been driven out of the company."

"Let them do whatever they want, they can't do anything to us."

April 2019, 9, US time.

Walmart headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Today is the day when Deep Blue's eighth-generation mobile phone and VR glasses are available for sale at Walmart.

In the president's office.

Doug McMillan is waiting for 9: to arrive.

Because Shenlan’s new product will be on sale on time at 9:.

Time passed by "tick-tick-tick" and there were still 9 seconds left until 30:.

Doug McMillan was extremely nervous at the moment. Walmart has been selling dark blue products, but the sales in other countries cannot compare with that in the United States. The United States alone is comparable to four or five countries.

Doug McMillan picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, and calmed himself down.

At this moment the numbers on the computer changed to 9:30.

However.
As expected, an accident happened.

He found that there was no response from Walmart's sales backend.

Doug McMillan said in a panic, "What the hell is going on?"

He operated the mouse to try to refresh the background data, but the background data would not refresh no matter what he did.

Could it be that Americans no longer buy dark blue products?
When he refreshed the page again, he found that he could no longer connect to the server.

Doug McMillan rushed out of the office, with a sense of foreboding in his heart. The lights in the corridor seemed to become unusually dim, as if echoing the chaos he was about to face.

His footsteps echoed in the empty corridor, sounding particularly heavy.

An ominous premonition lingered in his heart. The lights in the corridor seemed to become unusually dim, as if echoing the chaos he was about to face. His footsteps echoed in the empty corridor, sounding particularly heavy.

Jamie Clooney, director of technology, stood in the middle of the office, hands clenched, brows furrowed, and issued calm but firm instructions.

Although he looked tired, his eyes revealed an unyielding determination. Following Jamie's command, the members of the technical team seemed to be injected with a shot of adrenaline, and their movements became faster and more orderly.

Doug MacMillan walked up to Jamie Clooney and asked, "What happened?"

Jamie Clooney said helplessly: "Boss, the number of people visiting our website has exceeded the capacity of the server. All servers have been paralyzed due to excessive traffic. We are trying to repair these servers. It is expected that all servers will be restored to normal in 20 minutes at the earliest."

Doug McMillan asked angrily, "Knowing that today is the day for Deep Blue's new product sales, why don't you prepare more servers?"

Jamie Clooney explained: "Boss, we have prepared three times the usual number of servers, but there are too many people buying Deep Blue's new products online, and the number of visits to the server far exceeds our expectations. We did not expect this to happen.

In fact, this kind of thing is a good thing for us.

The number of visitors exceeding the budget indicates that there are many users who want to buy the dark blue products.

This means that the new Deep Blue product will definitely sell well, and this result may even exceed our expectations.”

Doug McMillan said happily after hearing the other party's explanation: "Okay, okay, restore the server as soon as possible, add more servers to avoid further problems, even if we have more backup servers, we must not let this kind of problem happen again."

Jamie Clooney said confidently: "Boss, please rest assured that I have asked someone to rent a server. This time we have added 30 sets of servers, so there will be no problem even if 5000 million people access it at the same time."

Doug McMillan said happily: "Tell everyone to ensure the stability of the server. I will treat everyone to a big meal at noon today."

No one expected that American consumers would be so crazy. (End of this chapter)