What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 619 Targeting
There are many reasons why the UK is targeting Gagkin.

The most significant factor was Gaikin's involvement in Hong Kong, followed by his extensive speculation on HSBC's cash-out activities during the British-led Third Fleet conflict.

Although the cash out was only $3 billion, Century lost at least $7 billion worth of assets/cash from the UK and caused potential losses of tens of billions of dollars!
This alone is enough to make them mortal enemies. It's just that Guy's background is too strong, he doesn't have much wealth yet, and he didn't have the energy after the Christmas battle. Otherwise, he would have made a move long ago.

Their obstruction of the acquisition of Rover was a strong gesture they took in seizing the opportunity. They thought it would force Tang Wen to back down, but who knew he would turn around and collude with GM to buy Saab.

After all, whether it's Luo Fu or Sabo, it doesn't make much difference to Gekin. Instead, it will cause the British to lose their balance point, making them feel powerless as if they're punching cotton.

However, Gaijin Oil's interest in Zhuawa once again gave Daiying an opportunity, and Tang Wen's attempt to resolve the crisis peacefully was seen by them as a compromise under the lure of oil.

Especially after Serginho "overheard" about 50 billion tons of high-quality crude oil reserves, Dai Ying, who originally planned to shrink his forces, could no longer resist. He used a few tricks to find a partner with Lec, who was always eager to go further, and marginalized Serginho.

Originally, the cunning Serginho was far superior to Lec in both prestige and methods, but under Dai Ying's guidance, Lec seized upon Serginho's fragile self-esteem, accusing him of trying to sell the large oil field at a low price and regarding his efforts to retain oil workers as worshipping "foreigners," and quickly took control of the power.

Everything is proceeding according to Dai Ying's plan, and there is no need to worry about external interference.

Firstly, although Lec's attitude was terrible, he was always finding fault with various legitimate reasons, so the official forces would not get involved. As for the Empire?

Despite Tang Wen's current high position and great influence in the US, the Empire has always wanted to teach this disobedient genius a lesson, hoping to make him suffer more so that he can be completely used by the Empire.

What Lec was most worried about was the financial loss from driving away Gaijinhou and the "tourist attraction" that was supposed to be the naval defense force, but was actually the combined fleet. Dai Ying also gave him assurances:

Once the oil extraction technology is acquired, investment should be made immediately to develop the Natuna and Mionas oil fields. A bulk purchase agreement should be signed in advance and a $2 million loan should be provided. This would allow Lux to obtain internal support.

As for the second day of concern, Dai Ying brought up the HMS Hood as a guarantee.

However, Lecce was not stupid. The HMS Hood only had one destroyer and one frigate with it. How many ships did the Maritime Defense Force have?

Sean patiently explained this as well:

"The ships built by Gaijin are all civilian ships, essentially just civilian ships that imitate the appearance of warships. Of course, they have an invincible suppressive power over ordinary fishing boats, but they are not worth mentioning in front of regular warships."

Moreover, the most important thing for a navy is its personnel. Even if you gave them battleship shells, they wouldn't know where they'd land. Besides, HMS Hood represents the Royal Navy. Does a mere maritime defense force dare to challenge the Royal Navy?

Upon hearing this, Lec felt immediately reassured, and with his two major concerns now resolved, he no longer had any worries.

……

When Zhao Hande saw Tang Wen again, he found that the shadows on Tang Wen's face were no longer visible.

"It's a minor issue that will be resolved quickly. Let's talk about MDA first."

Tang Wen, tearing at the skin of a crab roe soup dumpling, naturally changed the subject:
"My original MDA plan in China was based on my participation in the MDA alliance through Shanghai Semiconductor. I would wait until the US had learned from its mistakes before making a new plan to reduce losses in the early stages of development. This approach is more favorable in terms of funding, time, and technology."

In just a few words, the reasons and benefits of delaying the MDA in China convinced the experts of the 863 Group. They all nodded in agreement, but then said: "That makes sense, but the country has been lagging behind for too long. New technologies are always the best opportunity to catch up. We can't keep following behind foreigners forever."

"Then I suggest launching a pilot program in Shanghai, so that Academician Ni Zhenhai can provide support at any time."

Tang Wen posed the question to Ni Zhenhai, who immediately nodded in agreement:
"To be honest, SSE has been developing mobile low-power computer chips since last year. The development of MDA is not without foundation. As long as we keep up, we will only be a few months slower than the mainstream MDA. It is not impossible to catch up or even surpass it."

"It really is you!"

Both the experts and Zhao Hande showed surprise and delight. Ni Zhenhai's reputation and ability were beyond doubt, and his words naturally carried weight.

However, Ni Zhenhai changed the subject:
"But the domestic foundation is too weak, and there is no rich and competitive environment like that of the United States. If we continue to develop MDA in the past, we will eventually fail. Therefore, if we want to catch up and surpass them, we must make some adjustments:"
Instead of each company and research institute developing its own hardware, system, and software, we'll establish hardware standards from the very beginning, unifying the operating system platform, software ecosystem, and communication services—creating only one type of MDA!

These words were interpreted in even more ways by Zhao Hande and others:

Making only one type of MDA obviously means taking Shanghai's semiconductor industry as the standard, while so many companies and institutions across the country can only be component suppliers, and even want to monopolize the system field.

Rather than saying it's about helping domestic companies with MDA, it's more accurate to say it's about leveraging domestic resources to help Shanghai's semiconductor industry with MDA.

They instinctively looked at Tang Wen, who simply nodded slightly.

Ni Zhenhai's suggestion was naturally Tang Wen's idea. He was certain that if the MDA alliance's model were copied, it would end up like the lithography machine.

Having Ni Zhenhai lead a dedicated project not only improves efficiency, but more importantly, saves money and manpower and avoids duplication and waste.

Furthermore, the first generation of MDA developed domestically will not be commercially available or widely adopted. Tang Wen simply wants to use MDA to find a way to access the smartphone supply chain, and then transition to the right path once the technology further develops.

This period coincided with the Great Depression of the US internet, providing an excellent opportunity to catch up.

"If we are going to force ourselves to catch up with the world's mainstream, then the domestic MDA market will definitely suffer continuous losses for three to five years. It would be better to just focus on promoting one project to save resources."

Tang Wen's explanation was more readily accepted. The experts from the 863 team were already very sensitive to costs, and by this point they were almost ready to agree.

Generally speaking, betting on only one project carries a high risk of failure, but when it comes to Ni Zhenhai and Tang Wen... this concern is almost non-existent.

Zhao Hande: "Where would be the best pilot city in China?"

"Shanghai is the obvious choice, followed by Beijing."

Ren Chunqiu: "The Shanghai Computer Institute can provide full support."

Ni Zhenhai: "I also think this place is the most suitable. MDA can even be popularized in public units first, and communication base stations can also be used for public services, such as road security monitoring and real-time electronic capture."

(End of this chapter)