Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 209: Stop Huayao's AI Chip

Gina Raimondo didn't react for a moment.

Huang Ruiying said it again, and Raymondo's eyes widened so much that his eyeballs almost fell on the conference table.

"How did you know all this? Huayao can't do it!"

Huang Ruiying and Gao Zhen looked at each other, not knowing how to explain for a moment.

Huang Ruiying said: "Minister Raimondo, we are also speculating, but in recent times, Huayao P30 mobile phones are indeed being delivered in large quantities, and many professional statistical agencies should have mastered this."

Raymondo showed a suspicious expression, stood up and said, "Excuse me, both of you."

After saying that, Raymondo walked out of the meeting room without even looking at Huang Ruiying and Gao Zhen.

Huang Gao were the only ones left in the meeting room, and to be honest, it seemed a bit awkward.

Gao Zhen asked in a low voice: "Boss Huang, what did Minister Raymondo do outside?"

Huang Ruiying looked at the door and replied, "Maybe he went to confirm the information."

"Confirm the information?"

"Yes, confirm whether Huayao P30 mobile phones are being delivered in large quantities."

"This……"

Gao Zhen hesitated for a moment: "Didn't Minister Raimondo know this before?"

"I don't think he knows. This happened not long ago, and the news hasn't reached here yet. Also, you don't know how busy the Minister of Commerce of the Lighthouse Country is. He may be busier than the Lighthouse Commander."

Gao Zhen thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.

The Lighthouse Country is so powerful that it has to do business with almost all the countries in the entire Blue Planet. It must be very busy every day, so it is normal that some information is not immediately available.

Gao Zhen smiled and said, "Mr. Huang, you are right. It seems that I am too shallow. Big people have big people's difficulties. We should understand."

Huang Ruiying patted Gao Zhen on the shoulder and said, "Well said, you have a good understanding. As long as you remain cautious, your future will be limitless."

Gao Zhen quickly said, "Thank you, Mr. Huang, for your training."

Gao Zhen's gratitude was also sincere and from the bottom of his heart.

If it weren't for Huang Ruiying's appreciation, Gao Zhen would never have been able to hold such a high position and have such an income at such a young age.

You should know that although Gao Zhen graduated from a prestigious university, there are thousands of graduates like him in the Bay Area every year. It is rare to find students with the same achievements as Gao Zhen, and it can even be said that he is the only one.

In the technology circle of the Beacon Country, people from Barat are more popular and can often easily reach senior positions in industry giants, while people from China are far behind.

Therefore, Gao Zhen was very grateful to Huang Ruiying for his promotion, and he almost called him "my mentor".

More importantly, Huang Ruiying provided a lot of help in enabling Gao Zhen to obtain a passport of the Beacon Country within a few years.

At this time, Gao Zhen thought for a moment and whispered, "Boss Huang, do you think Huayao can really solve the chip supply problem? But this is too strange. How will they solve it? I can't figure it out no matter how hard I think about it. It should be impossible to solve it."

Huang Ruiying nodded: "This is indeed incredible. Normally, Huayao has no channels to outsource the chips they designed. Not to mention that artificial intelligence chips are chips for mobile phones, they should not be able to solve it. But now their flagship mobile phones are indeed being shipped in large quantities, and this data is not deceptive."

Gao Zhen's expression suddenly changed, and he said, "Boss Gao, does Huayao have its own chip manufacturing production line?"

Huang Ruiying laughed: "How is that possible? Not to mention that Huayao can't buy chip manufacturing equipment no matter how much money it spends now. Even if it can buy equipment, it will take three to five years to build a production line. Moreover, they still can't buy semiconductor materials, and they still can't mass-produce advanced chips."

"Is it possible that Huayao started preparing the production line several years ago?"

"That's impossible. If Huayao really did that, the Lighthouse Country wouldn't have no information at all. The people in the intelligence department are not vegetarians."

Gao Zhen nodded. This logic made sense and was easy to understand.

As we all know, the Lighthouse Country has the most powerful intelligence system in the entire Blue Planet.

Not only are his intelligence personnel awesome, his ability to obtain information on the Internet is also unmatched on the entire Blue Planet.

After all, the Internet was invented by the Beacon Country, and the Beacon Country itself has great advantages.

But the question is, what's the matter with the Huayao P30 phone?

Why has the shipment volume increased in the two months since its release?
This is a completely inexplicable situation.

It is no exaggeration to say that Huayao received help from aliens.

You can't say that all the chips used in Huayao P30 are refurbished and polished old chips, right?

That really doesn't take consumers seriously.

Consumers are not fools, it is impossible for them not to notice it.

Even if they succeed in fooling all the ordinary consumers, they cannot fool those professional disassembly and evaluation organizations!

Anyway, if Huayao really does this, even if it does not go bankrupt now, it will inevitably be ruined in the future.

Gao Zhen shook his head. After thinking about it, he could only use one word to describe it - conspiracy.

Huayao used some tricks to deceive everyone, even Huayao's own employees.

Maybe the Chinese upper class is also involved.

This is entirely possible.

Meanwhile, Gina Raimondo was in her office, using the intercom to make a call.

The other party was an official from the intelligence department of the Lighthouse Country, named Daniel Thomas, who was also a high-level commander who specifically liaised with the Ministry of Commerce.

"Thomas, Thomas, I want to know what the current situation of Huayao Mobile is?"

Thomas was stunned. "We do have some information now, but we are still assessing the impact. We will send you a briefing later."

"No, no, no, I want a clear statement right now, Thomas, you know what? Someone told me that Huayao's flagship mobile phone is being delivered in large quantities!"

"…I'm afraid this news is true. We have also received similar news, but we still need…"

Raimondo shouted, "What? Is this true? Oh my God! Thomas, why didn't I know? I was kept in the dark until just now! I am a weird woman who knows nothing!"

"Ms. Raimondo, but we have just received some trivial intelligence and have not yet analyzed it."

"Okay, okay, even if you just got the news, you should tell me right away. This matter is of great importance! Don't you understand?"

Thomas felt a headache after hearing this, so he had to admit his mistake: "Okay, Ms. Raimondo, maybe we were wrong. We should have told you earlier."

"Okay! Thomas, I hope this won't happen again! I want to get the news from China as soon as possible, especially the news about this damn company Huayao. I can't miss any of it!"

After saying that, Raymondo hung up the phone heavily with a "click" sound.

Thomas on the other end of the line must have been shocked and upset. Raymondo's chest rose and fell with anger, as if he was suffocating.

Fortunately, Raymondo was not very old. After resting for a while in a large office chair with massage function, he returned to normal, but his face still looked very bad.

A moment later, Raimondo returned to the conference room.

Huang Ruiying and Gao Zhen looked at Raymond's face at the same time and were startled.

All I can say is that Raymondo looked extremely bad and gloomy, as if a pile of shit had been forced into his stomach.

Obviously, the news that Raymondo received was not good, even bad.

Raymondo sat down again, took a sip of the cold coffee on the table, and said, "I have just asked the relevant departments, and what you said is true."

Huang Ruian and Gao Zhen looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

If they went to the Ministry of Commerce and reported false information, there's no guarantee that Raimondo wouldn't be angry.

As the Minister of Trade of the Beacon Country, if Raymondo really gets angry, Eagle Weida will not be able to stop him.

Raimondo asked, "What is your purpose in coming here to tell me this? Tell me what you think."

Huang Ruiying coughed and said, "Minister Raimondo, we hope that the Ministry of Commerce can prevent Huayao from mass-producing that artificial intelligence chip from a policy level."

Raymondo narrowed his eyes. It was normal for Huang Ruiying to make such a request.

If Huayao really puts artificial intelligence chips into mass production, it will likely threaten Invesco's chip sales and will also affect its performance in terms of business performance and profits.

But the problem is that Raymondo is a little confused now and doesn't know how to deal with Huayao.

Hua Yao is a little weird now, different from the opponents he encountered before.

If it were an ordinary technology company, the Ministry of Commerce would have forced it to surrender after using a few tricks on it. Even if it didn't surrender, it would be close to death.

In fact, the Ministry of Commerce has used almost all tricks to prevent Huayao from obtaining chips.

But now Huayao is somehow still able to survive, and is even living better and better.

This made Raymondo feel very frustrated. He seemed to be doubting his life and his own values.

Raymondo said: "Mr. Huang, what do you think can be used to prevent Huayao from mass-producing artificial intelligence chips?"

Huang Ruian said: "It is impossible for Huayao to produce chips by itself. There must be other factories doing the production. The easiest way is to ask the foundry to cancel the cooperation with Huayao."

When Raymondo heard this, he immediately waved his hand and said, "Don't mention this method for now. Let's talk about other methods."

Huang Ruian and Gao Zhan looked at each other.

Unexpectedly, Raymondo didn't want to listen to such a simple method, but then he thought that Huayao's OEM factory might be very secretive and could not be detected in a short time.

Raimondo may be having a headache.

Huang Ruian immediately added: "If we can't restrict production, there is another more effective way."

"Tell me, what can I do?"

"Use patents to deal with Huayao."

Raymondo was stunned: "...Patent? Well, dear Huang, tell me, how can we get rid of Huayao by starting with the patent?"

In fact, as Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo is no stranger to the field of patents, not to mention that she is a lawyer by training.

However, there are too many and too diverse patents in various industries, and it is impossible for Raymondo to understand them all clearly.

Generally speaking, when it comes to patent-related work, expert consultants are invited to come for discussions and inquiries.

Huang Ruiying is an expert himself, so it is appropriate to ask him now.

Huang Ruiying thought for a moment and replied, "It's actually very simple. Chip manufacturing requires a lot of technology, and most of the technology cannot be bypassed by our Lighthouse Country. Even if we are lucky enough to bypass the technology, the manufacturing equipment cannot be separated from the Lighthouse Country's technology. The companies in the Lighthouse Country all have patents for these technologies."

Raymondo's eyes lit up after hearing this. This was a completely new idea, and it was very effective just by listening to it.

That’s right, even if Huayao used tricks and got the chips from somewhere, they could still target Huayao based on patents.

If Huayao infringes on the patents of the Beacon Country, the sale of Huayao's mobile phones may be banned.

China has attached great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights in recent years. If there is sufficient evidence, there is no reason to let Huayao have it too easy.

Raymondo's mood immediately improved and he said, "Dear Huang, your idea is very good. We will consider it carefully. Thank you for your wisdom."

Huang Ruiying waved her hand quickly: "Minister Raimondo, you are too kind. I just said some things I know. It's not a big contribution."

Raymondo nodded: "Huang, do you have anything else to say?"

"No, Secretary Raimondo. We just hope that the Ministry of Commerce can stop Huayao's progress in artificial intelligence chips. After all, this industry has great potential and may become the key to national competition in the future."

Upon hearing this, Raymondo nodded vigorously to show his agreement.

The field of artificial intelligence is indeed very important. Although it may not develop as well as Huang Ruiying said, we still need to prepare in advance.

Raymondo had underestimated Huang Ruiying before, but now it seems that she is really capable.

No, maybe he has some skills, so Raymondo's attitude towards Huang Ruiying is much better than at the beginning.

Maybe next time Huang Ruiying comes over, Raymondo will invite him to his office to discuss things.

A moment later, Huang Ruiying and Gao Zhen said goodbye to Raymondo, left the Ministry of Commerce, and got into a black Cadillac.

You should know that Huang Ruiying specially asked someone to prepare this car for this trip to the Ministry of Commerce.

Because this is a special car for federal government officials, it can often be seen in movies and TV series.

Driving the same car as federal officials implies that you are in the same group as them, which is very symbolic.

Sitting in the car, Gao Zhen gave Huang Ruiying a thumbs up and said, "Mr. Huang, it seems that Minister Raimondo has a good impression of you."

Huang Ruiying laughed, obviously in a good mood, but she still spoke modestly and did not get carried away.

Gao Zhen said: "Mr. Wang, do you think the Ministry of Commerce will adopt your proposal?"

Huang Ruiying said: "This is not really a plan, it's just a direction, an idea. I believe Minister Raimondo should consider this aspect, because Huayao's situation is very strange now, and it seems to be doing well. The previous methods may not work, so we have to try another method."

Gao Zhen nodded and became more and more impressed with Huang Ruiying.

He is worthy of being the founder of Eagle Weida. Not only is he smart, but his overall view is also unmatched by ordinary people.

(End of this chapter)