Rebirth in 1960, My Industrial Age

Chapter 254 Conflict at the Meeting (Subscription Request)

"Mr. Inoue, what do you think of our country's Shenzhouzi supercomputer?"

Director Li asked with a smile. After some casual conversation, he got down to business.

Over the years, he and Director Liang have dealt with Xiao Rizi the most, and have also negotiated many trade tasks.

Now that Director Liang has been promoted, the task falls on him.

This time he received the order from above suddenly, and it was the minister who spoke to him personally, otherwise Director Li would have been a little dazed when he saw the items to be exported.

"Mr. Li, why are you saying these things? We strictly follow your country's agreement and will inform you of any research in advance."

After hearing this, Consul Inoue said with an unhappy look on his face; they have been humiliated for a long time. Although the supercomputer has been of great help to their research, the conditions are too humiliating for them.

Director Li smiled and waved his hand, saying, “No, no, Consul Inoue, although I invited you here this time, it is related to the supercomputer, but not because of this matter.

Consul Inoue should have heard of our Chinese Shenzhouzi II aircraft, right?"

Consul Inoue nodded and said solemnly: "I have heard that your country has the fastest supercomputer in the world. Your research in the field of computers is really enviable."

At first, everyone thought China was bragging, but later China publicly demonstrated the computing efficiency and performance of the second-generation Shenzhou aircraft, which directly silenced all the questioning countries.

Amei's supercomputer is less than one-third of the second-generation Shenzhou Son, which is far behind.

Moreover, China's Shenzhou personal computers are sold in developed countries all over the world; many people would rather not sell them than reduce their demand to buy Xiaorizi and Amei computers.

Why do they have to use junk while others use good computers at similar prices?

If the Huaxia personal computers were sold out, those who wanted them but couldn't buy them would gather to protest.

This is the international influence of ComputerChina. It is definitely not a self-proclaimed title and is the number one factory in the computer field.

“Consul Inoue, our two countries have established diplomatic relations for several years, and our leaders have considered a lot. Now they want to sell the Shenzhou Son II aircraft to other countries.

And it is an original second-generation aircraft. Now I want to ask Consul Inoue if your country has any intention of purchasing it? If so, I can report to the higher-ups. "

Director Li said this with a smile, but after hearing his words, Inoue's face was filled with shock and disbelief.

Then Inoue asked quickly: "Mr. Li, what you just said is that you want to sell us the second-generation supercomputer of Son of Shenzhou? It is the original computer, without any processing."

After hearing what Inoue said, Director Li couldn't help but curse in his heart, how could the little freshman say anything? They downgraded the first generation aircraft, but it would be bad for you to say it out loud.

When you were selling machine tools, you were hiding something and even tampered with the machine tools!

But now we are talking about business, which is related to the export mission. Director Li kept smiling and said, "Yes, and we have decided to remove most of the restrictions on the Shenzhou computers exported this time, which means that you will be given a lot of convenience in your research.

This is all based on the friendship between the two countries. Consul Inoue, by the way, we have also drafted an export sales agreement, you should take a look at it."

Director Li was well prepared and took out a draft agreement and handed it over.

Most of the restrictions above have been removed because the operating system of the second-generation machine has been greatly optimized, and the hidden restrictions are in deeper programs.

It is very difficult for a computer engineer who makes a living to make a discovery. If Zhou Fengnian did not even have this bit of confidence, he would not have exported the second-generation machine.

Consul Inoue took the draft agreement very excitedly, and then read it word by word. After finishing it, he was afraid that he had missed something, so he read it twice more.

After confirming that everything was correct, Inoue, apart from having some objections to the price, wished that this was a formal agreement that he could sign immediately.

"Mr. Li, isn't this price too expensive? Twenty-five million US dollars, if I may be frank, this is probably the most expensive supercomputer in the world."

"But he's also the best supercomputer in the world, Consul Inoue. It's number one!"

Director Li had also done his homework and visited the Shenzhou Computer Factory to learn from experience, so he had anticipated Xiao Rizi's reaction.

"Consul Inoue, Amei's supercomputer may be much cheaper, and it can be purchased for about 10 million, but its performance is three times worse than the world's best. If you think it is expensive, you can consider buying Amei's."

Consul Inoue smiled bitterly in his heart after hearing this. They had tried before, but Amei refused to sell it to them.

The primary computer market is now firmly controlled by Shenzhou Computer, while the secondary market is where Xiaorizi and Amei compete with each other.

They can be considered rivals, so there is no way that Amei could sell a supercomputer to Xiao Rizi.

Xiao Rizi requested three times, but was rejected each time.

"And Consul Inoue, for personal reasons, I would like to remind you that our production capacity is limited. We can only produce two or three units a year at most.

Right now, people in our department are still in contact with guests from other countries. If they decide in advance, even if you agree, you will be able to queue up behind them.”

“It may be one or two years, or it may be several years before you can get it.”

Having said this, Director Li said no more.

After hearing this, Consul Inoue suddenly became anxious, but he alone could not decide on this matter, and he still had to report it in the end. "Mr. Li, please give us some time, I will go back and report!"

After saying this, Consul Inoue stood up and bowed, then left with the proposed agreement.

Looking at this situation, I can't wait to go back to the consulate and report to my leader.

This is a top priority. There are not many things in China that deserve their attention. CNC machine tools and supercomputers are definitely top targets.

In fact, the founder Zhou Fengnian is the one they should pay most attention to, but this is Sijiu City, and it is too difficult for them to get close to Zhou Fengnian.

If you act rashly, you will definitely be caught on the spot, or even shot dead.

At about the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Trade not only made appointments with people from Xiao Zi, but also sent trade applications to countries such as Aramco and France.

As for the Russians, they have been too active recently, constantly supporting the monkeys to provoke them, and the border conflict has become more and more intense, so the Ministry of Foreign Trade has not considered the Russians at all.

At this time, everyone knows who is supporting the monkeys in the south who are jumping up and down. If you pretend not to see it and still sell supercomputers to the Russians, you will be demoted and severely criticized.

Even without the Russians, other countries are enough for the Ministry of Foreign Trade to talk to.

This was the first time they were doing something close to a fire sale.

But the good news is that all the countries that received the trade applications quickly responded to the Ministry of Foreign Trade: "They are very interested in this and will send people to apply to come to China for negotiations as soon as possible."

Judging from the countries that responded, they are very likely to achieve the planned target of 14 units.

Countries with industrial systems and strong R&D capabilities all need supercomputers.

At that time, China's supercomputers were the best in the world, and even Amy could not catch up; now that the news of the sale had been revealed, how could they not get involved?

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Things in the Ministry of Foreign Trade were going smoothly, and a meeting was also held within the Ministry of the Fourth Machine Building Industry.

Regarding the introduction of technology, an instruction was issued last year. Now that the ministry has completed its investigation, we can start working on introducing the technology and building a factory.

Some domestic factories have outdated technology and are still using technology from 20 years ago. Their supporting production cannot keep up, so new technology and equipment need to be introduced.

Zhou Fengnian was also called in, but the reason why he was called here was a bit puzzling; he was originally said to be a technical consultant in the department, and no matter what technology was introduced, at least his opinion needed to be sought.

But today, after calling him to a meeting, I told him that the first batch of technologies that needed to be introduced had been summarized.

Who compiled it? Have you asked him?
Zhou Fengnian's mind was filled with these two questions, but he did not ask Gu Wenjie immediately. He planned to sit down and listen first.

There are indeed too many technologies needed in the country, and it is impossible for him to support all industries by himself.

At present, the most he is in charge of is the computer and mechanical industries. As for other fields, even if Zhou Fengnian were exhausted, it would be impossible for him to take care of all of them.

"Comrades, we are holding this meeting today to respond to the instructions given by the leadership at the meeting last year."

After everyone arrived, Gu Wenjie quickly presided over the meeting.

After explaining the purpose of this meeting, Gu Wenjie got down to business: "For the technical part that needs to be introduced, after many investigations and surveys, the first batch of twelve technical equipment has been determined. Next, Director Zhao will make a summary report.
After the meeting is passed, it will be summarized into a formal report, confirmed by the superiors, and the introduction plan will be implemented within three months."

After Gu Wenjie finished speaking, Director Zhao stood up, holding a plan and said, "Dear leaders and comrades, let me report to you on the first batch of twelve technical equipment to be introduced.

They are alkaline battery technology and production equipment. Optical fiber"

Zhou Fengnian felt something was wrong when he heard the first one. Then when he heard that the second technology to be introduced was optical fiber, he immediately raised his hand and interrupted.
"Wait a minute, Director Zhao, I have a question."

Everyone in the meeting room was a little surprised by Zhou Fengnian's interruption. Director Zhao, who was giving a speech, was even more stunned. After a few seconds, he reacted and said:
"Director Zhou, do you have any questions?"

"This is not the factory, just call me Commissioner Zhou."

Zhou Fengnian said bluntly, "A substitute member is also a member. Who are you? How dare you call him the factory director? Are you giving him a hint?"
He was not polite at all to Director Zhao, who should have consulted him before making the plan. After the latter hit a snag, he also changed his address with a fake smile: "Excuse me, Commissioner Zhou, what can I do for you?"

"What I want to ask is, didn't the ministry propose that I be a consultant for introducing technology? How come the plan has been put forward, but I, a 'consultant', don't know anything about it?"

Zhou Fengnian said calmly: "Who asked me? Or is my opinion not important?"

"How could that be, Commissioner Zhou? We also consulted many people's opinions before coming up with this plan. And Commissioner Zhou, you were busy with other things at the time, right?"

Director Zhao explained with a smile.

"No wonder, but Director Zhao, all those people you asked about can be transferred or demoted."

Zhou Fengnian shook his head and said, "We have been exporting our optical cables, and now you want to import them? Director Zhao, why are you going through so much trouble?
And alkaline battery technology, who told you that you must import it from outside? Which expert? Do I know him? "

(End of this chapter)