77: Chapter 77 The Tumultuous Supply Cut-off Incident

Wang Xiuming hummed a little tune while sipping tea.

He was feeling quite relaxed at the moment; before everyone could even get a laugh out of the situation, he had already solved it, leaving it devoid of any challenge.

Old Jia wiped the sweat from his forehead as he walked into Wang Xiuming's office.

Seeing Wang Xiuming still looking so carefree, he felt exasperated.

He had rushed back from the exhibition in a panic.

The exhibition had barely reached the halfway point when the final notice from Central Control Heim circulated online.

It demanded that they stop all automobile production and reorganize their capacity.

They announced that they would only provide one final batch of 100,000 chips before terminating the partnership.

This news was sure to stir up a massive storm.

No other car manufacturer could remain this calm in the face of such a crisis.

It seemed only Wang Xiuming was capable of that.

"Boss, you have no idea what they are trying to do. This is just asking for trouble for ourselves!"

"Once they cut off our chip supply, our sedans will face production halts. Do you even realize that once our chips are cut off, our cars will have no way to be produced?"

"Boss, this is not a joke! Can you please take this seriously?"

Old Jia watched Wang Xiuming, who was still displaying such a calm demeanor, and finally couldn't help but roar out loud.

"Old Jia, you are just too impatient. Some things really aren't that complicated!"

"It's just chips, isn't it? Send out a notice immediately; we don't want those 100,000 chips anymore, just give them away!"

Hearing Wang Xiuming say this, Old Jia didn't even know how to advise him anymore.

Wang Xiuming was completely digging his own grave. He had to realize that if the chip supply was cut, the losses would be unprecedentedly massive for them.

"Since they've already said they won't provide us with chips, if we go begging for them, wouldn't that be making things difficult for ourselves? It would clearly be a slap in our own face!"

"Our Hongqi car factory is least afraid of problems and best at solving difficulties. In the face of such suppression, we must, of course, stand by our principles!"

Wang Xiuming kept shouting slogans at this moment.

Old Jia really didn't know what else to say.

Following Wang Xiuming's instructions, he published the notice on the official Hongqi website.

This immediately left many netizens dumbfounded, and they started commenting one after another.

"Foreign capital is truly infuriating. To actually cut off our chips and announce it so openly—isn't this just meant to suppress us?"

"Who says it isn't? There is definitely no spring for domestic cars. If Hongqi gets cut off and the chip issue cannot be resolved, then I'm afraid no one will be able to save Hongqi!"

"To be reasonable, every man has a dream of driving an excavator. I was even planning to save up money to buy a heavy industry god king!"

"Hongqi is definitely giving up on itself. They actually took the initiative to say they would cut off the chip supply. Isn't this just shooting themselves in the foot? What good does this do for Hongqi?"

"Perhaps they have already found other suppliers, you never know!"

"Wake up, brother! Only Central Control Heim can manufacture the chips needed for cars!"

Apart from the noise online, Wang Xiuming's phone had been ringing non-stop during this period.

Many people wanted to ask what Wang Xiuming's plans were for the future.

If the chips were cut off, where would they go from here?

Hongqi was already facing bankruptcy and reorganization; now, they could skip the waiting period and just declare bankruptcy directly.

The glorious chapter that had just been ignited could be turned over at this moment.

An Ruoyun and the others were also worried.

In the modification workshop, they were even more distressed, and the three sisters gathered together.

"We cannot just sit here and wait for death. We can look and see if there is any way to make Hongqi rally again!"

"Yunyun, you aren't actually planning to develop classic cars, are you? There aren't many people in the market who need classic cars now; apart from those with nostalgia, no one will buy them at all!"

"Yeah, if you develop classic cars, aren't you just walking the same old path? We joined precisely because we saw something different in Hongqi. Now that Hongqi doesn't have anything special, maybe we should just pull out!"

Zhou Linyue was getting cold feet at this moment.

The only way to save Hongqi now was probably to solve the chip problem.

But how could the three of them, as young girls, solve the chip issue?

Therefore, everyone was completely at a loss as to what to do.

An Ruoyun finally couldn't hold it in anymore and stood up.

She was going to find Wang Xiuming to ask clearly and see in which direction Hongqi's future development was to be planned.

Pushing open the door to Wang Xiuming's office, the three sisters saw Wang Xiuming happily playing an online game.

"Do you want to play this game together? It allows team play, and it's the hottest battle royale game right now!"

"If you are willing to team up, I'll have someone bring in computers in a moment!"

Wang Xiuming didn't show any sign of distress over the chip shortage at all.

An Ruoyun, filled with anger, lunged forward and turned off the computer's power directly.

"Wang Xiuming! Can you please pull yourself together? If the chip issue cannot be resolved, everyone will be left starving. We joined because we saw that you were different; how are you any different from a salted fish now?"

"We are all willing to work hard for the factory, but now the workers on the production line are starting to stop work one after another. There is also a wave of mourning for us on the internet. Do you actually have a solution or not?!"

Wang Xiuming didn't respond to An Ruoyun's words; he took out his phone and called Old Jia.

"Who told the workers on the production line to stop working? Tell them to keep working. It's not like I'm not paying their wages; why are they stopping?"

"Boss, the orders for our cars have dropped significantly. Some users who paid a deposit have now cancelled it. Our orders are pitifully low now, and the few production lines we opened earlier are all half-running and half-stopped!"

"Boss, if the chip issue isn't resolved, I'm afraid this situation will continue to happen!"

Old Jia complained bitterly over the phone.

If the factory could make money, who would want to let the machines just sit there?

They were, of course, willing to have the workers run the lines 24 hours a day.