Liu Cheng didn't know how to respond to this. Anyone who knew the predicament Lu Feng was about to face would feel a headache for him, but having come this far, he had no way out.
Perhaps this is the price Jiafeng is paying for its push into high-end manufacturing. Just like Lu Feng often said at meetings a few years ago, if I were only after money, I wouldn't have to go through all this.
As night fell, the inspection team returned to their hotel to rest. The group had a brief conversation in their hotel room. Based on what they had seen so far, it was highly unlikely that Jiafeng had fabricated any technical aspects. The materials they presented seemed quite complete. Whether or not they had infringed on any technical patents was beyond their ability to determine.
“Since they dared to apply, it means they have the confidence. There’s no need to falsify this kind of thing. Now my thought is, we’ve come all this way, wouldn’t it be a huge loss to go back like this?” He Zheng asked the crowd.
Everyone immediately understood what He Zheng meant. It wasn't about making money, but about gaining some credit so that he could be promoted much faster than others in the future.
"This is going to be difficult, isn't it?" the deputy team leader muttered under his breath.
“If it were two days, that would be difficult. Mayor Zhou got a good beating tonight. Think about it, now that we’ve made a technological breakthrough, the next step is industrialization. If we could provide some guidance to Shenzhen’s semiconductor industry in the next few days, and Jiafeng Group and the city would both agree that it’s good, then this is what we’ve got.” He Zheng said, expressing his thoughts.
Everyone nodded in agreement. This was indeed an opportunity to shine. Seeing that everyone had agreed, He Zheng slowly relaxed. This was something everyone had created together. What he wanted was to give Jiafeng's engineer some individual guidance so that he could make a breakthrough at a key point and get the local newspaper to report on it. Taking this achievement back with him would make all the difference. Next time the leaders came, he would definitely accompany them.
It was already 10 p.m. After He Zheng told everyone to go back to their rooms to rest, he called Mayor Zhou's secretary to inquire about the injuries.
Mayor Zhou answered the phone and said, "It's so late, Team Leader He, you're still up and thinking of me. Thank you for your hard work."
"I haven't had any trouble, I'm just glad you're alright. I was planning to call you tomorrow to give you a heads-up, so I wanted to let you know in advance," He Zheng said into the phone.
Upon hearing this, Mayor Zhou immediately realized that the person had repeatedly told him in advance that they wanted to report something, which clearly meant there was something going on.
"Then I'll trouble Team Leader He to put in a good word for us. These days are tough for everyone. If you have any thoughts, please feel free to speak up. It's our duty to receive the inspection team." Mayor Zhou struggled to sit up and lean against the bed.
“What thoughts could I possibly have? I’m just doing what I’m supposed to do. It’s just that after reading it today, I feel that there’s a lack of guidance on future industrialization. If you’re willing, we can write something in the next few days. Also, I think that Jiafeng Group hasn’t done a good job in some aspects of chip manufacturing, and we need my guidance. We can do some interviews or something. What do you think?” He Zheng asked on the phone.
"Publicity is fine too. It's a mutually beneficial thing, right? The city wants to support it. Come to my office tomorrow for a face-to-face meeting," Mayor Zhou replied.
Upon hearing this, He Zheng understood that the matter was settled. He smiled and readily agreed, telling the man to take good care of himself before hanging up the phone.
Nearly 24 hours have passed since numerous Silicon Valley companies spoke out against Jiafeng Group. The news has traveled across the ocean and reached the mainland. Many newspapers adjusted their layouts immediately after receiving the news, placing it on their front page.
In the United States, several Silicon Valley technology companies and Wall Street investment firms held meetings, submitted several proposals on technology security, and held direct meetings with technology security agencies, with multiple departments participating in the meetings.
At the meeting, executives from several Silicon Valley high-tech companies stated that this incident was extremely alarming. Maintaining a leading edge in high-end technology is the way for American companies to survive, and Jiafeng has set a very bad precedent that must be stopped at all costs, otherwise other countries will follow suit.
It's not scary that the world has one more Jiafeng; what's scary is that it has one more role model.
Because Jiafeng is a Chinese company, this matter quickly attracted the attention of high-level officials. Companies in Silicon Valley, represented by Motorola, proposed in their plans to sanction Jiafeng Electronics in the semiconductor field.
The initial idea for this plan was proposed by Watanabe Shi, who also suggested blocking China's high-tech ventures, otherwise, if Jiafeng was eliminated, other companies would emerge.
These opinions were fully incorporated, and after a preliminary meeting, a general direction was established: to impose sanctions on Jiafeng Group and Lu Feng himself, and to construct a global high-end technology alliance. Thus, the Wassenaar Arrangement, infamous in the international science and technology community, began to take shape.
Everything unfolded slowly as history progressed, except that in addition to the Wassenaar Arrangement, there was one more Chinese person involved.
In Europe, a multinational investigation team was established to formally investigate Jiafeng Group's overseas branches. The court also issued an international arrest warrant for Lu Feng, and the extradition documents were sent to China. The hundreds of pages of documents left the foreign affairs personnel dumbfounded, as the sheer number of charges listed was staggering.
The other party demanded that Lu Feng be arrested in China first, all assets of Jiafeng Group be frozen, and that he be transferred to the London High Court within five working days to be tried at the EU headquarters, where he would be compensated for the millions of victims in several countries combined.
The foreign affairs department dared not delay and immediately reported the matter. This time, Lu Feng had really stirred up trouble. The public security department contacted the Shenzhen police overnight to first determine whether Lu Feng was in China. Since it was still uncertain, they demanded over the phone that Lu Feng not be released.
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