288: Chapter 288 Boss Liu Comes to the Door

"Everyone used to say we were cowardly for not letting them in, but now they aren't doing so well themselves."

Everyone in the conference room smiled knowingly. This once again proved the weakness of the United States; although it still appeared glorious, it was already past its prime...

It was nothing but a paper tiger.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology added, "Secretary Zhao is right. Transsion's core supply chain is fully operational.

Panels, control schemes... we can cover everything domestically.

The faster the United States compiles its sanctions list, the more panicked they are. Now, what we need to discuss is how to strike back?"

The other leaders all nodded.

Transsion is rooted in Yangcheng and has supported thousands of upstream and downstream enterprises in the supply chain; it is a key enterprise supported by Yangcheng and even Guangnan Province.

Now that it has reached a national-level game, we must have full confidence.

The Director of the International Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintained his consistently tough style, offering his perspective.

"After all, we've never fought such a wealthy war, nor have we had such an experience. Everything is unprecedented, so we must strike hard.

We've already issued our statement, so next, it's time to take action. We should initiate the dispute settlement mechanism at the WTO and sue the United States for trade bullying.

And don't take the document we issued lightly; we should immediately conduct compliance audits on relevant United States technology companies operating in China and implement reciprocal countermeasures.

We cannot let them think we only know how to react passively."

As the words fell, many people nodded.

This was already a fairly tough stance, and many present felt the intensity was sufficient.

After all, the impact of the economic crisis hadn't fully passed. If Obama were to play dirty to boost the economy, it would be counterproductive for China...

At this moment, the Minister of the Department of Commerce coughed lightly, and everyone's attention shifted to him.

He had a calm demeanor, spoke slowly and methodically, and carried an air of old-school steadiness.

Almost everyone subconsciously categorized him as a steady conservative.

"I understand the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' position; the attitude is clear, and the direction is fine. It's a good plan."

The tough-talking Director from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also nodded. On such major issues, there was no room for concession, especially when holding a technological lead.

How could such a thing happen?

The tone in the conference room was firmly set: a tough counterattack.

Just as others were preparing to speak, the Minister of the Department of Commerce added another sentence.

"But personally, I think... this plan is still too conservative."

Everyone looked at him, especially the tough-talking Deputy Director, who looked incredulous.

"Minister..."

He hesitated for a long time before speaking: "I've already proposed direct reciprocal countermeasures and WTO reviews of United States companies; how is this still called conservative?"

A few people in the conference room couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths.

The Minister remained serious, not looking like he was joking at all.

"What you're describing—you throw a punch, I throw a punch—is passive reciprocity. My conservative approach is like this..."

The other "conservatives" in the conference room nodded quickly. The Minister spoke a few words, and his secretary immediately stepped forward to present a plan.

The other conservatives applauded immediately after reading the plan.

"This plan is better; let's go with this one."

"This is what you call steady."

"Exactly. Being steady means not getting into a street brawl with him, but instead, directly flipping the table he's eating at."

The Yangcheng Municipal Party Secretary couldn't help but laugh: "Old leader, it's the same old style. The world thinks you're a conservative, but you're actually the deepest-hidden attacker."

There were three points in the plan on his screen.

First, since Transsion's supply chain is completely autonomous and controllable, we will not only refrain from retreating but will instead fully expand our peripheral layout in North America, bypass regulations, and continue to seize market share.

We will directly compile a list of United States core interests in China and launch precise countermeasures against the most dependent areas—agricultural products, energy, and high-end components—hitting them where it hurts the most.

Second, led by the authorities, we will replicate and promote the Transsion model, supporting a batch of high-tech enterprises to go global and directly impact the United States' global market base.

The leader presiding over the meeting shook his head helplessly: "Today, I've finally realized that there are no doves here; there are only conservatives who look steady but strike harder than anyone else."

...

After Transsion Technology announced the news of Motorola exiting the United States market, the comment section of Transsion Technology saw some voices of persuasion.

"After Transsion exits the United States market, there's no need to keep Motorola. After all, without this major business granary, the brand value is greatly discounted; there's no need to keep it."

Transsion still refused to sell, which made many people curious about why Transsion was holding onto Motorola so tightly.

After all, with Huawei as a stepson and Transsion as the biological son, it seemed like Motorola was optional.

After analysis by Lan Yangyang Assistant, there must be another plan behind this.

The answer soon surfaced.

After the news spread, many technology companies became interested in the Motorola brand.

For example, the aforementioned Lu Mingyuan. After the Lu family fell, the technology company he founded launched two or three mobile phones, hoping to recover funds through carriers, but unfortunately...

He couldn't get through to headquarters procurement and could only find some old subordinates, but they couldn't sell anything. As time went on...

So, Lu Mingyuan set his sights on Motorola, wanting to scrape together his assets to buy it...

But his strength couldn't compare to LX.

Boss Liu directly used his connections to call Shen Fei.

"Mr. Shen, I am Boss Liu from LX."

When Shen Fei received the call, he smiled knowingly. The big sucker had finally arrived.

But only one of the two major factors had been gathered; it wasn't the right time yet.

"Mr. Shen, I've heard about the Motorola matter. LX is very interested and would like to talk to you."

As expected, a fish that had been hungry for a long time bites the hook quickly.

"Boss Liu, I'm very sorry. Motorola is not for sale."

"Not for sale? Then how do you intend to handle it?"

Boss Liu on the other end was obviously surprised. After all, Motorola was currently a hot potato, and for a normal person, the logical move would be to dump it quickly...

But Shen Fei...

"Keep it!"

Shen Fei's words were full of sincerity.

"Our Chinese market is big enough. Last year, Motorola sold quite a lot in China, and the European market is also fine!"

The other side of the phone went quiet for a few seconds, seemingly thinking of a countermeasure...

"Mr. Shen, you already have the Transsion brand in China. How will you distinguish between the Motorola and Transsion brands? Are you going to let them compete with each other?

This isn't a good thing. Take my advice and sell it early. This would be good for both Transsion and Motorola. Besides, don't you want to hear my offer?"

But Boss Liu on the other end of the line had started playing the emotional card. Seeing that Shen Fei didn't make a sound, he directly quoted a number, believing that Shen Fei would definitely agree.

After all, for a banned brand, being able to sell at this price was already the most he could do!

"We can offer this much. Isn't that a great deal?"