The report was quickly submitted, which was a great opportunity for many Americans. Regardless of the truth of the matter, as long as they had this sensationalized report, they could get a budget. For many American leaders, as long as the country approved the money, and if they heard that aliens might attack tomorrow, they would all say in unison that they had obtained relevant evidence about aliens.
A storm is brewing.
Meanwhile, as various units across the country were about to go on holiday, they needed to wrap up the year's work and organized all the letters, among which Lu Feng's letter was discovered.
A clerk in the letter collection department of the Academy of Sciences looked at the letter in his hand, feeling somewhat hesitant. Compared to other letters, this one was clearly not as significant. Those were all from very large state-owned enterprises or local units, while this was at best a large private enterprise.
"Team leader, here's a letter from Jiafeng Electronics about the development of integrated circuits." The clerk looked at the team leader, the meaning clear: which category should this letter be placed in?
The first category is that the report is submitted for processing before the end of the year; the second category is that the department in charge processes it after the end of the year; the third category is that the summary department gives a simple reply; and the fourth category is that the envelope is returned to the original address.
Generally, these kinds of letters are simply replied to by the general office and that's it. But Jiafeng Electronics is the largest private enterprise in China, and its strength cannot be ignored.
The team leader, without looking up, said, "How many times have I told you? If you can handle it, handle it. If you can't handle it and we're not afraid of offending anyone, send it back the way it came. If you can't handle it and can't afford to offend anyone, let the higher-ups do the offending."
The clerk thought for a moment, realizing she couldn't afford to offend anyone, and simply placed it in the category for handling replies from the department in charge after the New Year.
Lu Feng has a deep understanding of how to get departments to work. These departments receive countless letters from all over the country every day. If he were to write a letter, it would probably just disappear into the void.
Although Mr. Ni held a nominal position in the R&D company, he was still paid a salary, and moreover, he had a great passion for the independent development of core technologies.
Lu Feng called him several times this year, urging him to help push this matter forward and get the letter sent to higher authorities.
Mr. Ni had made several calls to the Academy of Sciences to inquire about this matter. With less than twenty days left until the Chinese New Year, he still hadn't heard any news and was getting anxious. He picked up the phone and called the person in charge of the relevant department.
"Hello, this is Ni Guangnan," Mr. Ni said into the phone. "I wanted to ask, have you still not received the letter that Jiafeng Electronics sent you?"
"Oh dear, Mr. Ni, how many letters do we receive every day? You can't call every few days, can you? This is the workplace, not Jiafeng's backyard." The voice on the other end of the phone sounded a little unhappy.
"I'm not speaking for anyone on behalf of anyone, I just feel that this is absolutely necessary, and it will be a vital national asset," Ni Guangnan said somewhat urgently.
"Tell me, which of these—machine tools, port cranes, tunnel boring machines, bridge construction machinery, software, hardware, and anything related to people's livelihoods—isn't a vital national asset?"
Mr. Ni said with some difficulty, "Your help is really important. We can't let a large private enterprise like Jiafeng fight alone. If it develops well, the domestic industrial chain will rise and drive a whole area."
"Alright, alright, it's only because of you."
"Okay, thank you!"
At the same time, Huang Youwei was also making efforts to push Lu Feng's letter of recommendation through provincial-level units. Not only Huang Youwei, but also Shenzhen local authorities, industry associations, embassies, and the fourth set of leadership bodies were all working hard to push him upwards.
Several letters were passed through various channels and layers of bureaucracy. In less than three days, they were covered with circles on them and were finally delivered to the key figures in various organizations.
The domestic authorities have been keeping a close eye on some of the developments abroad, but there are some things that are difficult to discuss openly. As for private enterprises, they tend to tacitly approve, believing that anything not prohibited by law is permissible.
An impromptu meeting was convened, inviting experts from relevant fields to discuss whether to increase subsidies for integrated circuits, given that there were already relevant subsidy policies in place.
The atmosphere inside the meeting room was somewhat serious.
“Subsidizing development is definitely necessary. Semiconductors are a high-tech industry and also a field that is blocked by foreign countries. If private enterprises can do it, that would be the best. The key is that the international containment of Jiafeng Electronics has already begun. If we rashly increase subsidies, some people will think that we are doing it on their behalf, which would make Jiafeng even more insecure.”
“I agree with this consideration, but if we don’t do anything because of their blockade, then we’ll be doing nothing at all. I believe this letter was written by Lu Feng after careful consideration. He also said that a single tree cannot support a forest. Even if Jiafeng Electronics rises up, without supporting enterprises in China, it’s only a matter of time before it collapses.”
"This is a dilemma, but we have to make a choice. We need to seize this historical opportunity and break through if necessary. What are everyone's opinions?"
The meeting lasted for more than two hours. After comprehensive consideration from all aspects, it was decided to gradually increase subsidies, lower the threshold for relevant enterprises, implement tax rebates and subsidies, encourage private enterprises to join the industry, and adopt a special R&D subsidy method, which provides subsidies, tax rebates and other related measures based on the proportion of R&D investment.
Compared to directly providing funds, this method is more likely to encourage potential companies that want to conduct research and development.
Once the plan is finalized, it will be submitted for approval, which is estimated to take about six months.
On the surface, stock and securities trading on Wall Street proceeded as usual, but underneath, undercurrents were swirling. Silicon Valley tech companies had begun to pay attention to related European companies, and high-level officials were making frequent phone calls. People at all levels were implying, "Don't mess around. We're busy dealing with Japan right now. If you want to get involved, think it over carefully. Don't end up with the father and son ganging up on you and you calling it bullying."
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