160: Chapter 160 America: What do you mean my backyard is empty?

While offline stores were booming, traffic on the Transsion official website also increased significantly.

In 3 minutes, visits exceeded one million, and the conversion rate was also very impressive.

Sales volume: 20,000 broken in 1 minute

80,000 broken in 5 minutes

150,000 broken in 30 minutes

Offline stores and carrier channels also demonstrated their strength, with cumulative sales exceeding 270,000 units in 1 hour.

Although these figures couldn't compare to the Mate and honor play, as a domestic flagship, it was already quite good.

The very first moment after the press conference ended, Xiaobai Unboxing posted on Weibo:

"April 8, 2010, a watershed moment for domestic mobile phones.

From now on, the high-end market is no longer the exclusive domain of Samsung, Apple, and Nokia; China now has the ability to get a slice of the pie."

"We were already a major world power; now, it's just the king's return."

"Support domestic products!"

"How exactly is this transsion s2? Is there any brother using it right now?"

"Maybe I haven't used any good mobile phones, but the fluidity is insanely good."

Xiaobai Unboxing also randomly replied to some: "The self-developed chip is very capable, wait for my detailed review."

On April 19th, transsion s2 sales officially exceeded 500,000 units, reaching a new milestone once again.

The rebadged Motorola and the Africa version of transsion s2 were also being promoted in an orderly manner, and for a time, the entire internet was filled with news about Transsion.

But the hype also represented a crisis...

April 25, 2010, Washington.

In the conference room of the US Department of Commerce Semiconductor Investigation Bureau, the atmosphere was a bit tense.

They finally discovered something that wasn't quite right.

The projection was playing a clip of the Transsion press conference, and Shen Fei's line, "The world's first 28nm process, dual-core SoC," was played repeatedly over a dozen times.

"Have you confirmed it?" Director Jensen asked.

The technical consultant nodded: "We found several partners, and after their teardown confirmation.

The Taishan 900 enhanced version is indeed a 28nm process. The transistor density is twice as high as TSMC's 45nm, and the process is confirmed beyond doubt.

We are currently still investigating the specific details."

Jensen was silent. According to the treaty, semiconductors and related technologies were strictly blockaded; absolutely no advanced equipment could flow into China.

Under layers of blockade, not only had advanced equipment flowed in, but it had also allowed their technology to be at the forefront of the world.

The scariest part was that, after investigation, no company had smuggled necessary chip production materials like Lithography Machines, photoresist, or special gases to Transsion.

This was the scariest part...

This was simply slapping the United States in the face. As the world hegemon, the most important thing was this face, yet now they had nothing.

"How did they do it? China's semiconductor companies are clearly at least 15 years behind us."

The consultant also wore a bitter expression; this was also the question they were most curious about during the investigation, as there wasn't even a shred of news about smuggling.

There shouldn't be any news in the world they couldn't find; this was the first time.

"Director, that's exactly the problem.

However, after investigating, we discovered an even more shocking secret. We investigated Transsion's capital operations over the past two years and discovered something terrifying."

He switched the PPT...

"Huaxin Investment, behind Transsion, has quietly acquired controlling stakes in over 100 semiconductor companies and invested in several strategic enterprises over the past 19 months, taking advantage of the economic crisis."

Jensen's face changed instantly; he had also participated in this matter.

Originally, he wanted to refuse, as it involved the fundamentals, but in the face of those huge lobbying fees, he ultimately chose to approve it.

But he didn't expect the problem to be so serious.

Looking at the rows of logos on the big screen, for the first time, he felt worried.

NVIDIA, 100% controlled. Currently, engineers have been transferred to China, and related patents have already completed delivery.

Motorola Mobility, fully acquired. Mobile phone brand + patents have completed delivery, and related offline stores and production bases are being sold off...

Xilinx...

Texas Instruments, 5% stake...

Qualcomm 9.5% stake.

Micron 5% stake.

Apple 8% stake.

Jensen frowned. How did these people investigate so thoroughly? Did he sign that many documents at the time?

Probably not, right? It was only a few copies.

He waved his hand seriously: "I know all of this. Most of them are normal investments in the open market, no need to pay attention. After all, without Huaxin, they would have gone bankrupt anyway."

Jensen wanted to put this matter to rest, but the consultant shook his head very bluntly:

"Director, many of the procedures for these companies above are illegal. Brands like NVIDIA and Motorola could not possibly be sold to Chinese companies; the patents they hold are simply too important."

"Such transactions must undergo strict review."

The director's face instantly darkened, and the other team members beside him also coughed.

Seeing that he still wanted to continue speaking, the person beside him hurriedly pulled him.

After all, he might not want to live, but others still did.

"That's enough, the director knows..."

"No!" This greenhorn stopped them once again.

"That's not all. They also acquired the entire equity of another 12 small and medium-sized semiconductor enterprises through over a dozen offshore companies, which will cause serious losses to the United States."

Ignoring the director's already darkened face, he continued:

"These companies are not well-known, but they are all key links in our industrial chain. One makes Lithography Machine accessories, one makes EDA software, and one makes high-purity silicon materials..."

Jensen's expression changed completely...

At the time, the other party just said it was just signing, just a few companies on the verge of bankruptcy.

Not worth anything... That's what he thought too, but as it turned out...

Jensen's expression changed completely.

"All equity?"

"All of it."

The consultant nodded, "Currently, the headquarters of these companies are still in the United States, but the core technical teams, patents, and key equipment have already been transferred to China in batches."

He sighed silently.

"Director, although these companies still have branches in the United States, they are basically empty shells. At most, there are a few clerks; at least, there is only one gatekeeper, waiting for the lease to expire."

The greenhorn wasn't a fool either; since he had already started speaking, he had to finish everything.

Otherwise, the consequence would be: he would be the only one to die.

And the cause of death would be suicide, the kind without any pension.

For example, dying by suicide with eight shots to the back; he had to drag everyone down with him.

Fortunately, the final effect was achieved; the conference room was silent for a full 2 minutes.

Jensen even stood up, walked to the window, and began an Oscar-worthy performance.

"How did you do it? These companies, aren't there any regulations?

What on earth are those people doing? To collect lobbying fees, they actually disregarded the future of the United States.

Is there no law?"

Seeing that the director had already shifted, the greenhorn consultant also smoothly followed up.

"Director, it's not your problem or the other leaders' problem.

These are all small companies, with market values of tens of millions to hundreds of millions of US dollars, not on our key supervision list.

And their methods were very steady, letting other US investment banks acquire them separately, with each only acquiring a small amount of shares.

Forced by their threats, the leaders had no choice but to agree.

By the time we fully understood, it was already too late; the small streams had already become a vast ocean."