The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 343 Fishing
This sparked another round of laughter, especially from the Asian reporters, who all understood the cabbage joke—it's the soul of South Korea.

Liu Hua said with a smile, "The reason they want to sanction us is because they covet our high-tech technology. After rejecting their acquisition request, they shamelessly introduced a sanction. To be honest, my brain is almost fried. I can't understand how they have the nerve to introduce a sanction. I don't think even the most shameless politician in the world could make such a blind decision, but a businessman did it."

The reporters were thrilled; they'd have news to write about tomorrow. Although South Korea isn't insignificant in the international community, it's still one of the Four Asian Tigers, a prominent economy in the world today. They could have a good laugh at it.

Finally, someone got to the point. A domestic reporter asked, "What products of your company attracted the Four Star Group? What made them turn their love into hatred and impose sanctions because the acquisition failed?"

Liu Hua curled his lip. "Reporters are starting to degenerate now. Isn't this exactly the style of Toutiao (a Chinese news aggregator)?"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "I would like to thank Four Star Advertising Company again. Our Taiyi New Materials produces carbon fiber, which has now reached a strength of T800, which is the most advanced level in the world."

There weren't many surprised reporters; most were international affairs journalists who didn't know much about science and engineering. However, some of the reporters were quite perceptive and immediately realized that this was big news.

Currently, there are only a handful of countries in the world capable of producing high-specification carbon fiber, and they are all subject to the control of the United States. Now, with the addition of China, the market is about to undergo a major change.

Perhaps because the people in the foreign affairs department kept giving Liu Hua meaningful glances, Liu Hua could only promote himself in the following process without provoking the fragile hearts of the South Koreans.

The next day's reports. Many newspapers' front pages were filled with sarcastic remarks about the South Korean government. The fact that a normal business transaction could fail and lead to a government sanctions application was unprecedented worldwide.

Furthermore, last year's Seoul Olympics provided the world with a glimpse into a country utterly devoid of sportsmanship and moral character. Such a golden opportunity for ridicule was seized upon by media outlets worldwide, who unleashed their full firepower.

Some experts have written an analysis article about the impact of China's ability to produce carbon fiber on the global carbon fiber market and related high-tech industries.

This article is packed with valuable information. Many large conglomerates, upon receiving this news, immediately convened meetings with their think tanks to analyze whether they could profit from it.

The foreign affairs department received more than a dozen applications a day, hoping to come to China to discuss cooperation on carbon fiber monofilament. This is our previous way of doing things.

The foreign affairs department investigated and found that Taiyi New Materials is a private enterprise, and carbon fiber is not a classified material; it has already been exported to Germany.

So they replied directly to these applications: they are not controlled materials, and you can negotiate directly with the merchants.

The staff member who replied casually mentioned that they had already reached a transaction agreement with the Hans country.

The major conglomerates were ecstatic. They had already reached a deal with Pan Hans, which meant that China did not control this material.

Given the existence of such advanced materials, the Chinese government would generally exercise control over them. However, this time there was no control, which has led to speculation that China has acquired even more advanced materials.
Yes, it does exist, but it's not in production yet. Our country doesn't need more advanced carbon fiber for the time being, especially for aerospace applications.

Liu Hua already had the production technology, but he hadn't experimented with it. As I said before 1992, he had no intention of expanding further. He would only start making great strides when he was completely independent.

Suddenly, more than a dozen conglomerates arrived at Taiyi New Materials almost simultaneously, prompting Lao Zhang to quickly gather his support. Liu Hua received Lao Zhang's call and rushed to the factory. Representatives from over a dozen large companies, impeccably dressed in suits, sat in the lounge waiting for them, where Lao Zhang served them the finest tea.

Old Zhang stood at the door, pointed into the lounge and said to Liu Hua, "Boss, this is a great opportunity to make a fortune. We've already made a killing selling domestically. But doing business with Hansukia has shown me what it means to make a fortune every day. Now so many big foreign companies are coming, practically throwing money at us!"

Liu Hua shook his head: "Give it away my ass, do we even have that kind of production capacity?"

"Expand!" Old Zhang said anxiously. "Boss, you have money and technology, you can quickly expand production in a short time."

Liu Hua put his arm around Lao Zhang and said, "I took money from the Hans National Group and have already expanded two more production lines, bringing the total output to 5,000 tons. If we expand again, it will be another 5,000 or 10,000 tons. How can we maintain the price then? I don't plan to make carbon fiber as cheap as cabbage for the time being, unless there is a large-scale demand in our country."

"Boss, the money is right here. If you don't make it, call it Little Japan; if you call it Big America, then you'll make it."

Liu Hua nodded: "That makes sense, but think about it, do we have enough raw materials now? Should we expand production by another 10,000 tons?"

“Our domestic industrial chain has not yet been developed, and we are already dependent on others for raw materials. You are now trying to provoke those big foreign companies.”

Liu Hua shook his head directly: "That's extremely unwise."

Old Zhang frowned, and Liu Hua whispered to him, "We're already making so much money, it's already quite eye-catching. If we expand production any further, do you believe the people in Fangshan will get angry?"

"What's wrong?" Old Zhang asked anxiously, "What did they say to you?"

"Not yet." Liu Hua shook his head. "But human nature can't withstand the test. We're currently in a tax-free period, and Fangshan isn't getting any money. Do you think they're not anxious?"

Old Zhang immediately understood the reasoning behind this, and frowned as he said, "Isn't there any way to avoid trouble? There are so many people in this room, which represents a large order. How can we refuse?"

“Just give us the normal price,” Liu Hua said helplessly. “Give them our normal price and plant a seed in their minds. Just because we can’t supply them now doesn’t mean we can’t supply them in the future. You know, they’ve already been subjected to high prices from the big Americans and little Japanese.”

"Like fishing, catch them."

Liu Hua nodded: "Remember, we will not accept acquisitions or investments. Our factory must be 100% purebred from start to finish."

"Even if I said I would accept investment or acquisition, it doesn't count. You are the boss."

(End of this chapter)