559: Chip success

They certainly wished for it; all countries to lower tariffs, even to zero tariffs, for the United States.

But that was impossible.

Only mutual compromise was possible.

They would lower tariffs for other countries, and other countries would also lower tariffs for them, thereby achieving mutual benefit.

After the discussions concluded, personnel from the United States government and Huaxia extended invitations for cooperation.

Between countries, things naturally couldn't be stated so directly.

"For the mutual benefit of both parties and to promote economic growth, both sides initiated friendly talks."

"Close cooperation was achieved regarding trade between the two parties."

After seven days of intense negotiations between both sides.

To outsiders, it appeared to be an agreement reached through friendly talks.

Automobile-related tariffs were reduced by 80%.

As a condition, tariffs on many other goods were also lowered.

Both sides, unaware of the full implications, were very excited about these friendly talks.

On the Huaxia side, some companies that had been suffocated by Feihuang Group immediately began developing overseas business.

At the same time, the automobile industry in the United States began a major integration.

In a very short time, batches of cars began to be dumped into Huaxia.

Cars that used to cost 300,000 yuan now only cost 200,000 yuan.

Luxury cars saw comprehensive and significant price reductions.

Especially BBA cars; many people previously could only dream of them, truly unable to afford them.

But now, their prices had dropped by 30% compared to before.

A full 30%!

Some even dropped by half!

And these were direct imports, not the re-badged domestic cars of the past.

For a time, various mid-to-high-end car models sold very well.

In just one month, almost all cars saw massive price reductions.

This dealt a huge blow to the domestic automobile industry.

Many cars, though selling for over 100,000 yuan, actually only made a few thousand yuan in profit.

There was no other way; operating costs were very high, plus many car parts were not self-produced.

Parts were purchased from other companies, or even imported from abroad.

They also wanted to earn more.

But since the parts were not self-produced, the cost was fixed; there was no way to earn more except by raising prices.

The reduction in car prices, with countless imported cars from overseas dropping significantly, was a devastating blow to them.

Countless car companies could not hold on and went bankrupt.

Although the automobile industry was in ruins, the retail industry developed very well.

Countless goods were sold abroad, earning large amounts of United States currency.

Overall, revenue and expenditure were balanced.

Only the pitiful automobile stocks fell miserably.

Inside a luxurious conference room in the United States, many United States conglomerates laughed heartily.

Buken Shield · Jero raised his glass and said, "Although we didn't make much money on cars, we gained nearly 200 billion in stocks."

"The most important thing is that we struck Feihuang Group, pinning Feihuang Group down."

"Now, Huaxia's automobile market is in chaos; if Feihuang Group enters the automobile industry, whether it's gasoline cars or electric cars, they will absolutely suffer a complete defeat."

Cairfu Lehman raised his glass, and everyone celebrated together.

Cairfu Lehman laughed, "Didn't Qian Ziyong say he wanted to build car factories?"

"Didn't he say he wanted to develop the entire industry?"

"Is this all?"

"He only makes a fuss in Huaxia; if he's truly capable, he should come to the international stage!"

Cairfu Lehman felt a sense of relief.

His previous collaborations with Qian Ziyong, though he made a lot of money, felt as disgusting as eating a fly.

The Caierfu family had always eaten the meat, while others had a bit of soup.

When had the Caierfu family ever had soup while others ate meat?

Now that the Feihuang Group's automobile industry was suppressed, Cairfu Lehman was waiting for Qian Ziyong to come begging him.

At that time, he would see if he could get his hands on the technology for feihuang cold medicine and eye drops.

Since the eye drops were launched in the United States, sales had been steadily rising.

Qian Ziyong's one trillion dollars had already recouped approximately 300 billion dollars.

The profits from feihuang cold medicine and eye drops were too high; it was a truly profitable venture, faster than printing money.

Buken Shield · Jero said confidently, "I understand Qian Ziyong's personality; he's a bit arrogant, a bit impulsive."

"I'll shoot a few videos and ask him why he isn't developing automobiles."

They wanted to force Qian Ziyong to develop automobiles.

Cairfu Lehman smiled sinisterly, "At a critical moment, we will restrict the sale of automotive chips and then raise the prices of all automotive parts."

"By then, Feihuang Group will be in a difficult position, and he will have something to cry about!"

Ralph Lehman's words received unanimous agreement from everyone.

They would force Qian Ziyong to invest in the automobile industry, forcing him to lose money.

Didn't Qian Ziyong say he was a man of his word, and had never spoken falsely?

Let's see what Qian Ziyong does!

The group celebrated in the conference room, discussed some further details, such as further shorting Huaxia's automobile stock market, and then went about their respective businesses.

Immediately, the stock market fell even more sharply.

Especially the automobile industry, which fell miserably.

...

A factory within the Feihuang Group Headquarters.

Qian Ziyong and the experts were debugging the machines.

With many experts, especially those skilled in lithography machines poached from the Caierfu family.

They had made significant breakthroughs in lithography machines.

Now he was setting up a production line for chips.

With the material packages provided by the system, the most difficult hurdle in lithography machines was easily overcome.

Isn't it just extreme ultraviolet light?

Qian Ziyong looked at the production line in front of him, checked it carefully again, and said to the assistant beside him, "You can turn on the machine now!"

The assistant nodded, quickly ran to the side, and connected the power to the production line.

The production line started working, entirely operated by robotic arms; everyone waited for a while, and chips were processed one by one.

"Success!" The assistant was overjoyed.

All the experts were very excited.

Indeed, products were coming out, but were they up to standard?

Qian Ziyong calmly picked out a chip from many, tested it with an instrument, and then smiled and nodded, "We succeeded."

"We successfully manufactured 4nm chips."

Everyone cheered.

The middle-aged man Zhou Zhongqing immediately called Elder Zhou.

Upon receiving Zhou Zhongqing's call, Elder Zhou laughed happily, "Good! Good! We finally conquered the 4nm chip!"

All of them were 4nm chips manufactured by themselves!

High-end chips produced without importing any parts from abroad.

Everyone cheered, and Qian Ziyong began debugging the machine: "Let's test the machine's limit, let's try 1.5 nm!"

Theoretically, this production line could produce 1.5 nm chips.

But that was only theoretical.

Debugging the machine was easy; it only required changing some parameters in the software.

Soon, the production line began to operate, producing chips one after another.

Qian Ziyong used a tool to pick up and inspect the chips.

After inspecting one after another, Qian Ziyong frowned.

Had it failed?

Everyone was disappointed.

If they could produce 1.5 nm chips, that would be great.

Qian Ziyong sighed, "It succeeded, but the yield rate is a bit low, only 50%."