"The award from the Sandong City Electronic Factory Industry Association is certainly not simple. It is both economic benefit and spiritual glory."
Nie Xiaosu replied.
"Miss Nie, you misunderstand, that's not what I meant."
Chen Feng replied earnestly.
"Not what you meant? Then what did you mean?"
Nie Xiaosu asked with a confused expression.
"I suspect the Sandong City Electronic Factory Industry Association, with this award, intended to trick the winning electronic factory. Of course, it wasn't intended to trick Hongfeng Electronic Factory. It's just that I, caught off guard, happened to win the speech, and then Hongfeng Electronic Factory inexplicably became the winning electronic factory. Miss Nie, think carefully, if I hadn't participated in the speech, who would have been the most likely winner of the Sandong City Electronic Factory Industry Association internal meeting speech competition?"
Chen Feng asked tentatively.
"If Hongfeng Electronic Factory hadn't won, the most likely winner would have been Banghao Electronic Factory. Banghao Electronic Factory is a relatively large electronic factory in Sandong City, and at every internal meeting of the Sandong City Electronic Factory Industry Association, Banghao Electronic Factory always comes prepared, hiring university professors at high prices to give speeches. However, this time they miscalculated. No one expected that you, an employee, would have such strong speech skills and easily win first place."
Nie Xiaosu explained truthfully.
"If I'm not mistaken, the Sandong City Electronic Factory Industry Association wanted to trick Banghao Electronic Factory this time."
Chen Feng replied calmly.
"How is that possible? The Sandong City Electronic Factory Industry Association is an organization that helps the development of major electronic factories in Sandong City. How could it possibly trick Banghao Electronic Factory? It doesn't make sense."
Nie Xiaosu asked with a puzzled expression.
"The Sandong City Electronic Factory Industry Association indeed cannot trick Banghao Electronic Factory. The problem is, Banghao Electronic Factory's competitor wants to trick Banghao Electronic Factory. As long as Banghao Electronic Factory falls for it, its strength will weaken. In this way, this competitor electronic factory can easily take over Banghao Electronic Factory's market share."
Chen Feng explained patiently.
"It can't be that exaggerated, can it?"
Nie Xiaosu replied with a shocked expression.
"Miss Nie, you are an experienced hand in the business world, you should know. Business competition is just that exaggerated. For the sake of profit, people will go to any lengths."
Chen Feng said calmly.
"Chen Feng, after your detailed explanation, I understand what's going on. Banghao Electronic Factory's competitor, Wuzhou Electronic Factory, bribed the Sandong City Electronic Factory Industry Association, and then used the form of an award to trick Banghao Electronic Factory. As a result, no one expected it. Hongfeng Electronic Factory won the speech competition."
Nie Xiaosu said with a deep sigh.
The business world's schemes were too deep. Even though she was an old hand in business, she almost fell into the trap.
"That's exactly it."
Chen Feng replied with a faint smile.
"Then what should we do? The contract has been signed, and it's impossible to go back. The key is, I still haven't seen any trickery in the order."
Nie Xiaosu asked with a puzzled expression.
"Miss Nie, the order looks fine on the surface, but when you think about it carefully, there's a big problem."
After speaking, Chen Feng directly took out the order contract.
It turned out that the contract required that the electronic product chips on the order must be domestically produced chips!
Wuzhou Electronic Factory's trick to trick Banghao Electronic Factory was that China had no independently developed chips. As long as Banghao Electronic Factory signed the contract, it would be in trouble!
"Heavens, if you hadn't shown me, I wouldn't have known. This is over. China has no independently developed chips at all, which means Hongfeng Electronic Factory is definitely going to breach the contract."
Nie Xiaosu shouted in panic.
If it were a small order, the problem wouldn't be that big.
However, this was a large order worth hundreds of millions. Once breached, the liquidated damages would directly bankrupt Hongfeng Electronic Factory.
Alas, she was careless.
As an experienced hand in business, she should have known that the business world's schemes were deep, and one could be ruined in an instant.
"Miss Nie, don't panic."
Chen Feng said with a calm smile.
"Hongfeng Electronic Factory is about to go bankrupt, how can I not panic?"
Nie Xiaosu was so anxious she was about to cry.
"Miss Nie, China did not have independently developed chips before. However, with the development of recent years, China already has independently developed chips, and the gap with Europe and the United States is narrowing step by step."
Chen Feng explained patiently.
"Chen Feng, are you trying to comfort me? The chip industry has always been monopolized and blockaded by Europe and the United States. How could China have independently developed chips?"
Nie Xiaosu said with an expression of disbelief.
"Miss Nie, you still don't trust China much. Since ancient times, the Chinese Han ethnic group has been an unbreakable people. To lock down the Han ethnic group and restrict its development is a fool's dream. The Chinese Han ethnic group quietly began to lay out the chip industry a few years ago, starting with purchasing obsolete chip production lines. In recent years, through leapfrog development, China has become an important part of the global chip industry. Of course, China is not only indestructible in the chip field, but also in other fields. The strong creative power of the great Eastern country makes even the United States have to take it seriously, otherwise, it wouldn't impose sanctions on us from time to time. The United States is afraid that we will gradually grow stronger."
Chen Feng continued to explain patiently.
"Chen Feng, can you tell me where in China there are independently developed Chinese chips?"
Nie Xiaosu asked excitedly.
"Jiangcheng City, Mingshan District."
Chen Feng answered truthfully without hiding anything.
"What? Jiangcheng City in Sanshui Province? How is that possible? It feels like Sanshui Province is much worse than Sanhai Province, only their provincial capital is a bit powerful, and other cities have very ordinary economies. How could ordinary Mingshan District develop a high-tech industry like the chip industry?"
Nie Xiaosu asked with disbelief.
"Miss Nie, judging solely by the economy, Mingshan District indeed does not have the qualifications to develop a high-tech chip industry. However, Mingshan District has an important advantage. It has a reliable leadership team that began planning the chip industry several years ago. At that time, no city in China paid attention to the chip industry, and everyone thought that the chip industry could not succeed in China. Investing in the chip industry was a waste of money. The leadership team of Mingshan District, despite public criticism, invested heavily in the chip industry. Therefore, we have the prosperity of China's independent chip industry today."
Chen Feng recounted.
"Alright, in that case, I'll go to Mingshan District personally to negotiate the chip order."
Nie Xiaosu said excitedly.
"You don't need to go in person, sending a manager is enough."
Chen Feng replied calmly.
"Just sending a manager to negotiate the chip order, isn't that a bit too casual? What if Mingshan District finds our sincerity insufficient and refuses to sell to us?"
Nie Xiaosu asked with concern.
"Miss Nie, you're overthinking it. The chip industry is not as mysterious as you think. To put it bluntly, chips are just ordinary commodities. As long as the price is reasonable, the supply contract can be negotiated quickly. Furthermore, you have more important things to do and cannot get away."
Chen Feng said earnestly.
"More important things to do? To handle the award order from the Sandong City Electronic Factory Industry Association without a hitch is the most important thing right now. What else could be more important than this?"
Nie Xiaosu asked in confusion.
"Miss Nie, you've misjudged. The award order from the Sandong City Electronic Factory Industry Association is indeed tricky and requires caution. However, the most important thing is not it. The most important thing is to mediate the conflict between Banghao Electronic Factory and Wuzhou Electronic Factory."
Chen Feng said earnestly, word by word.
"It's normal for two large electronic factories to compete, isn't it? Why should there be mediation?"
Nie Xiaosu asked with a puzzled expression.