Chen Xia looked around, making sure there was no one around, and then asked in a low voice:
"Have you ever encountered this kind of unexpected trouble? Often?"
The white salesman Vito also whispered:
"This is a common occurrence. For example, last year, DDV in the United States had to cancel an order because of an accidental fire in the factory that burned down the entire factory.
The English company Max also cancelled its plan to purchase a new lithography machine because its order was snatched away by the French company Kidder. I also heard that…”
The white salesperson gave Chen Xia many examples. Without exception, all of them were about accidents of one kind or another that occurred in the other company, resulting in the cancellation of the order.
Chen Xia thought for a moment and asked again:
"Are you sure you'll sell me your lithography machine? Your manager just said that COCOM is very cautious about Hong Kong companies."
The white guy snorted:
"That's the manager's usual tactic. Hong Kong is now British territory, so why can't we export? He said that because he's afraid of trouble. Hong Kong is such a small place, you can only buy one or two lithography machines at most. It's not worth offending COCOM for such a small order."
Chen Xia understood. If he said he wanted to buy more than ten or twenty units at once, he would be a big customer and the other party would not care whether he needed to be "cautious" or not.
For capitalists, if there is a profit of more than 300%, they will dare to commit any crime, even risking being hanged.
But forget about small orders, as they don’t do much to improve performance and cause a lot of trouble. Anyway, it’s not that their lithography machines are unsaleable.
Chen Xia understood, completely understood.
The photolithography machine, or the wafer production line, is the top-level existence on the technology tree. It is very sensitive to whom to sell it to and who not to sell it to.
Currently, the best lithography machines, which are the core machines of wafer production lines, can only be produced in Henan and Japan.
Whoever owns a large number of the most advanced lithography machines and chips can apply them to civilian or military use.
This means that your country's strength will be greatly enhanced. When you become strong, you can threaten other countries.
Despite the apparent solidarity of these European and American countries, in reality, internal competition is fierce. Unseen by ordinary people, countries are competing against each other in secret.
So if you order a lithography machine, I will sabotage it, either directly or by intercepting the machine. In short, I will not allow you to start production smoothly.
There are even many countries that are secretly engaging in "re-export trade", buying goods and then selling them to some red countries at a higher price.
For example, Japan's Toshiba Corporation secretly sold its most advanced five-axis machine tool to Su Lian, and the truth was not revealed until several years later.
Therefore, damage to wafer production lines and loss of lithography machines during transportation are common occurrences in this special era.
It’s just that many countries or companies, after their plans were disrupted, could only suffer in silence and not disclose it.
Outsiders don't know that as a salesperson for ASML, a giant in lithography, Vito certainly knows a lot of inside information, so he indirectly encouraged Chen Xia to use some abnormal means.
He relied on these inside information to earn some "information consulting fees". Seeing his experienced look, Chen Xia believed that this was not the first time he did this.
"Vito, I can pay you $10,000. If there's a need one day, you must help remind your general manager and tell him that Xiangjiang Four Seasons Group is willing to purchase a lithography machine. How about that?"
"It's a small matter. I will definitely remind them inadvertently."
The two talked in secret for more than half an hour. Before leaving, Chen Xia stuffed a thick stack of US dollars into his bag. The two smiled at each other and went their separate ways.
Ye Shirong and Zhang Lianchang were surprised to see Chen Xia coming back humming a little tune.
The young boss had a gloomy face before, how come it suddenly turned from cloudy to sunny?
Chen Xia whistled:
"Come on, now that we're here, let's take a good look around Frankfurt. After we go back tomorrow, Shirong, you should go to the medical device factory right away. We must speed up the construction and strive to put it into production as soon as possible.
Professor Zhang, please find some of your fellow students, either domestic or international, and tell them that we have purchased the most advanced wafer production line and need engineers. We welcome them to join Pumpkin Vine. Don't worry about the salary, it will definitely be the highest standard in the industry."
Zhang Lianchang's mouth dropped open. "But Mr. Chen, aren't Henan and Japan refusing to sell us the latest lithography machines?"
Chen Xia nodded confidently: "No, they will sell it to us right away."
There is one thing Chen Xia didn't say, that is, he, Chen Xia, is the master of dirty tricks, it's such a simple thing.
After returning to Hong Kong, Chen Xia found an opportunity to go to Taiwan.
In the 1990s, Hong Kong was the absolute center of film, television and entertainment in Asia. Take Leslie Cheung out and he would be an idol for Korean and Japanese stars.
There are hundreds of entertainment and film and television companies in Hong Kong, large and small.
As the largest film and television production center and music company in Hong Kong, Four Seasons Entertainment occupies almost half of the market. Its position in the entertainment circles of both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau can be said to be extremely important.
The current artists under its banner include Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung, Anita Mui, Cherie Chung, Vivian Chow, Joey Wong, Maggie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, etc.
Directors, producers, and supervisors of commercial films, such as Tsui Hark, Wong Jing, Johnnie To, and Stephen Chow, have also established their own studios under Four Seasons Entertainment. (Sunglasses King, a loser, didn't dare to take on such a loser.)
Almost half of the stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan are under the Four Seasons Entertainment Company.
Who told Chen Xia to come up with a 50-50 distribution plan between the company and the artist team? Besides, the artists no longer have to be dogs for the boss, and they don't have to be called in the middle of the night to pass on two golf balls.
Who wouldn’t love an entertainment company that has money and dignity?
Chen Xia may make much less money from a single star, but quantitative change can lead to qualitative change. With so many first- and second-tier stars joining, Four Seasons Entertainment's revenue is actually growing exponentially.
There is a rumor in the Hong Kong entertainment circle.
From Jiahe Film to the establishment of the new Four Seasons Entertainment Company, it seems that the company's top management pays special attention to Li Lizhen and takes special care of her, and tries to let her choose first when there are good resources.
Rumors began to spread among the people, and many people believed that Li Lizhen had slept with Chen, the vice president of Four Seasons Group.
This rumor made Li Lizhen very confused, because she had never met the so-called Vice President Chen, nor had she been sexually exploited by any senior executive.
In fact, no one knew that this was Chen Xia paying the price for his feelings from his previous life.
His favorite female artist in his previous life was Li Lizhen. After being reborn in this life, he did not continue to let her follow the path of a stripper, but instead used his resources to build her up to the status of a top actress.
Chen Xia’s opportunity to go to Taiwan is at the 30th Taiwan Golden Horse Film Awards in May.
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