Hexagonal God

Su Mo was not too shocked when he saw this news.

Because he knew that since the emergence of ghost servers and ghost accounts, the Western world had few cards to play.

Imposing tariffs is the simplest, most direct and effective method.

Don't underestimate the issue of tariff collection. They have done many similar things before.

Many years ago, the Japanese company Toshiba was sanctioned for technological issues, including tariffs, which eventually forced Toshiba to hand over its machine tool technology.

Moreover, as a defeated country, they are not allowed to develop their own military. The United States not only stationed troops there, but also carried out long-term harvesting, causing their GDP to stagnate for 30 years.

France's Alstom was also sanctioned by them, and finally surrendered. The company's executives even wore shackles and filmed a video confession.

Relying on the world's number one military power and the super status of the US dollar as the world's currency, they imposed heavy taxes and reaped the benefits from many countries.

They are the rule makers of this world, and to do this they must maintain a long-term lead in all aspects.

Many talented people are attracted by their high salaries and go to their country to work.

For example, many people who go to study abroad in the country's top universities never come back.

As for some who wanted to come back, they didn't even allow them to come back and kept them there to do scientific research.

In short, no matter what means are used, they must ensure that they are number one, the world hegemon, and not allow others to challenge their position.

Now that a company like Su Tang has suddenly appeared, they are caught off guard.

What they are afraid of is not one or two technological products, but the fact that the rules will be rewritten by others.

Su Mo knew that they would definitely try every possible means to suppress and sanction them.

During this period, Su Mo even received some reports from within the group, saying that many people from other companies had joined the group and wanted to join some key positions.

Some of them are very suspicious and may be the ones who are tasked with espionage.

But Su Mo's group is almost indestructible. No one could have imagined that Su Mo could detect people's favorability. All the people in key positions have a favorability of more than 90% towards Su Mo.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to steal information from Su Tang, so the only option is direct sanctions.

Su Mo also admitted that the imposition of tariffs was very detrimental to his business.

Su Tang has already engaged in many profitable industries, but the company must take the high-tech route in the future, which is inseparable from the markets of developed countries.

Now, under the strong call of the United States, many Western countries have followed suit, including Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, India, Australia, New Zealand and other Asian countries, which has caused Su Mo's market to shrink significantly.

The industry that suffered the greatest impact was Su Mo's most profitable electric vehicle industry.

If a 100% tariff is imposed, there will be no profit at all from the export of electric vehicles. If the shipping company is not owned by the company itself, then the company will be losing money.

Even if the shipping company is your own, you are actually losing money. After all, exporting other goods is still profitable.

When Su Mo learned that the United States was wielding the tariff stick, he thought for a while and called the person in charge of Su Tang Electric Vehicles.

About an hour later, the official Weibo account of Sutang Electric Vehicle Company published an article.

"In view of the current hostile attitude of Western countries towards our company, after consulting with the group president, Mr. Su Mo, Su Tang Electric Vehicle has made the following decision."

"Su Tang is already manufacturing the second generation of electric vehicles, which have even better performance. The automatic parking technology, lane keeping technology, and unmanned driving technology will all be applied to the second generation of electric vehicles."

"The second-generation electric vehicle will be fully sold domestically on May 1, prioritizing serving the Chinese people, and exports to Western countries will be suspended."

"All countries that have imposed sanctions on SuTang electric vehicles today will have to pay a 50% price increase if they want to buy SuTang electric vehicles in the future. Otherwise, there will be no deal!"

"Su Tang Group will not agree to any unreasonable demands from Western countries or companies, not now and not in the future! Su Tang Group is not short of money. We can afford the losses, but can you?"

There isn't much diplomatic rhetoric, it's concise and to the point, but every word reveals immense dominance!
As a company, it is unprecedented to have such a tough dialogue with the entire Western world.

This made the news, which was already causing a lot of controversy, even more heated.

Before Su Tang posted the article, many people were not optimistic that Su Tang could hold on under such circumstances.

No matter how the best analysts analyzed it, they could not find a way for Su Tang to deal with it.

If a company wants to survive and develop, then it is inevitable for it to go global. How can a company be an enemy of the entire Western world?

They all guessed that Su Tang would surrender, and they also talked about the injustice of Western hegemony, but there was nothing they could do.

But no one expected that Su Mo would fight back directly.

You want to impose tariffs? Sorry, I won’t export anymore, so you won’t get a penny.

Especially the sentence "Our company can afford the losses, can you afford it?" It completely subverted people's cognition.

Can a single enterprise compete with the entire Western world?

No matter how rich Su Mo is, he probably won't be able to hold on for long. Some analysts quickly interpreted Su Tang Electric Vehicle's words and made a basic judgment.

They believe that Su Tang Group is making internal adjustments and shifting its focus back to the domestic market.

This is a last resort and will also result in a lot less money.

But in their view, this is a very irrational behavior.

Because Su Tang has already determined the high-tech route and even made a photolithography machine, he will definitely make great achievements in the high-tech field in the future.

As a result, everything was ruined by the Western sanctions. They speculated that Su Mo's other high-tech companies could not continue to operate, and in the future they would mainly rely on Moyin, drinking water, and shipping to support them.

Although it can still make a lot of money, it can no longer become a large multinational company, but only a large regional company.

As for this article, it is probably just the impulsive behavior of young people who are trying to save face.

But ordinary netizens don’t care about this, they all like Su Tang’s article.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, even the major entertainment anchors on Moyin read Su Tang's response article in the live broadcast room, praising their boss for his backbone and unwillingness to bow.

At the Su family, the New Year's atmosphere was greatly dampened by the sudden news.

The girls and the Su family were all worried that Su Mo would go against the Western world and that the company's survival would be difficult in the future.

But Su Mo didn't care at all. He smiled and told his family that this was only temporary and he had a way to make the Western world slowly surrender.

Moreover, even if it does not surrender, the group will still be profitable and will never go bankrupt.

After hearing Su Mo say this, the relatives gradually felt relieved.

What else can they do? They can't help much, and in the women's eyes, it's good enough that Su Mo is safe. Anyway, the money he earns now can't be spent in a hundred lifetimes, so there is nothing to worry about.

The mahjong game at home was set up again, and at least on the surface things returned to normal.

Su Mo also ate, drank and had fun at home for a few days. After the third year of junior high school, the girls all left.

It seemed as if they had discussed it beforehand. No one stayed alone to accompany Su Mo. They also knew that Su Mo had a lot of things to do and they couldn't delay any longer.

Su Mo did not try to persuade them to stay and directly asked a private plane to send all the girls back. He continued to stay in Lindu, preparing to finish the winery business before leaving.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, people from many departments in Lindu started to go to work at the request of the secretary, mainly for work issues at the winery.

Site selection, surveying, drawing blueprints, recruiting, laying the foundation stone, and building the factory.

The series of work continued until the tenth day of the first lunar month, when it finally came to a preliminary conclusion.

The newly recruited team is in place and the preliminary work has begun.

Although the weather is still cold, some building materials have begun to be delivered and various equipment have been ordered.

Su Mo still used the same old method, selecting his confidants to serve as factory directors, and then passing on the technology to reliable technicians in batches.

There is no need to set up any small obstacles in this process, and it is necessary to ensure that the brewed wine achieves the expected effect.

Last year’s sorghum has been purchased and is currently stored in the warehouse. It is expected that the factory will be completed in early October and officially put into production in May.

The logistics network here is already very developed. Once the wine is produced, it can be quickly put on the market, which can help it gain popularity and achieve mass production.

On the evening of the tenth day of the first lunar month, Su Mo formally said goodbye to his family and began a new round of busy life.

He first went to the capital and met with the leaders in the name of New Year's greetings.

The meeting place was at the leader's home. Su Mo brought some local specialties to the leader, with a strong sense of personal friendship.

The leader saw Su Mo and asked with a smile: "Xiao Su, how are you? Are you still holding on?"

Su Mo knew that the leader was asking about electric cars, so he smiled slightly. "Leader, there is absolutely no problem for the time being. You know, there is still a big gap in our domestic electric car market. Relying solely on the domestic market, it will be enough for Su Tang to digest it for several years. I can still make money."

The leader laughed. "Is it really that simple? Time is money. As you develop, others are also developing. As far as I know, foreign countries have made two preparations. The first is to publicize the superiority of fuel vehicles and that electric vehicles cannot replace them, so that people will not buy electric vehicles. The second is that many manufacturers are also working hard to master solid-state battery technology for electric vehicles. If you delay for a few years, maybe others will have developed it. By then, it will be difficult for you to occupy the foreign market."

Su Mo nodded. "What the leader said is right. That's why my electric car factory and technology company are working hard to make electric cars better. At least we have to make them feel that it's hopeless to catch up in a short time. Only then will they turn their attention back."

"Well, that's the theory, but it's not easy to implement. If their first move doesn't work, they might come up with something else. You have to be careful."

"Don't worry, leader. I will definitely not give in. I came here this time just to talk to you about opening up all the other places."

"Oh! What does it include?"

Su Mo thought for a moment: "Including mobile phones, I want to benchmark their Apple phones, including aerospace, I want to benchmark their Boeing, including the shipbuilding industry, and weapons manufacturing. As long as it is an industry involving high-end chips, I will develop it as soon as possible."

Speaking of this, Su Mo's tone was a little stern.

"They suppress me, but I won't surrender. All industries, let's compete with each other and see who can defeat whom!" (End of this chapter)