317: Chapter 317 Stock Market Circuit Breaker, Engine Test Run

It was Manager Chen who answered this question.

"Whether it's semiconductors or screen panels, they both require gases, and the requirements are very high, usually needing 5N or 6N..."

"As for specialty gases, I started preparing after that incident last year.

I've stockpiled enough imported ones to last a year.

We have currently acquired one domestic supplier, and we have also negotiated supply contracts with Huate Gas and Nata Opto-electronic.

It's just that the purity of the domestic gas is indeed a bit lacking, but after being processed by our purification equipment, there is absolutely no problem with the process."

After Manager Chen finished speaking, Professor Li Jiahui followed up: "The screen driver is designed by us, and the baseband bound to the screen is also our own, so this part is unaffected."

After confirming repeatedly, Manager Chen looked at Supply Chain Director Wang Jianguo.

"Brother Wang, what about other raw materials?"

Wang Jianguo flipped through his notes: "We have technical reserves for core materials like photoresist, sputtering targets, and photomasks; their performance is no worse than imported ones.

Combined with our technology, the yield rate can even increase by 1 to 2 percentage points."

This was good news, as it meant that this sanction was still a free advertisement tailor-made by the United States for Transsion.

The sales expectation for guangyun was originally around 40 million, but now the starting digit could seemingly be changed.

That afternoon, the Department of Commerce of China held an impromptu press conference.

The spokesperson stood on the stage with a serious expression, reading the warning statement word by word.

"The government of the United States is abusing the Entity List and undermining the fairness of the global supply chain; China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this.

China will, in accordance with the law, initiate anti-monopoly and anti-dumping investigations into relevant products from the United States, including but not limited to semiconductors, communication equipment, medical devices, and agricultural products!"

It was the same old routine, and the reporters were typing furiously on their keyboards.

"May I ask if these investigations are related to the sanctions on Transsion?"

"Could the Chinese representative please answer, is it?"

The spokesperson gave the same answer: "All of China's trade policies are based on international rules and Chinese law."

Translated, it meant: You sanction Transsion, and we will sanction you. If you touch our lifeline, then we will touch yours in return!

Transsion might not be crippled if it leaves you, but the farmers in the United States might not survive if they leave China. It's not that simple to shake the fundamental base!

This time, the farmers in the United States immediately launched protests. At the same time, the United States soybean futures hit a circuit breaker directly...

For the first time in decades, the stock market of the United States experienced a circuit breaker again, and it was the agricultural products that were affected.

Meanwhile, the stock prices of other technology companies began to plummet.

Bryson looked at the market's reaction and suddenly felt like jumping off a building, but he didn't have the time, because the White House had already called.

"Bryson, China's counterattack this time is fiercer than the last; soybean futures have already hit the daily limit down.

Senators from agricultural states are already calling."

Obama's voice was very weary, as if he had just extricated himself from another meeting. In fact, that was indeed the case!

To observe China's counterattack, everyone in Congress had not rested, but they hadn't expected China's counterattack to be so ruthless.

But they all had a consensus, which was that they were not wrong! This time they had truly succeeded, successfully striking Transsion at its weak point; otherwise, China wouldn't have counterattacked so fiercely!

It was impossible to make them surrender in a short time! Especially Obama, who clenched his fists; he had already been placed on the pillar of shame of the United States, so he had to achieve something, otherwise he would be mocked by the entire United States!

But Bryson told him even more terrifying news.

"Mr. President, regarding Transsion... our intelligence department indicates that they might truly have military projects. Our excuse might have become reality!"

The other end of the phone went quiet. The reason the United States found to sanction Transsion was that Transsion was involved in military projects, which did not fit the positioning of an ordinary private enterprise, so it had to be banned for the sake of the United States' security...

But now, the jinx had come true?

"Our investigation points to engines.

But we are not yet clear on what they are used for; the intelligence department is verifying."

The other side of the phone was quiet for a long time, and one could even hear the sound of the phone dropping to the floor.

"Investigate, it must be clarified as soon as possible."

Bryson hung up the phone and lay on the sofa in the war room.

I can't figure it out; how can a company that makes mobile phones start making engines? It's said to be aircraft engines, too.

Of course he didn't know. Shen Fei certainly wouldn't tell him; it wasn't just aircraft engines, but also ship engines...

Meanwhile, on the other side, at the Transsion headquarters in Yangcheng.

Shen Fei was reading a top-secret document; this document used Transsion's highest level of confidentiality.

After Shen Fei finished reading the document, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

The aircraft engine project rewarded by the system had been in his possession for two years now.

Blueprints, materials, processes, testing equipment—everything had long been prepared.

With the military manufacturing license, Transsion could easily purchase all materials and equipment.

Now, the engine was about to be delivered!

Since the United States had just imposed sanctions, Shen Fei decided to give them a little surprise.

Shen Fei picked up the internal phone and dialed a number; the call was transferred, and someone on the other end immediately said.

"General Manager Shen, the engine test run is going smoothly, and it will be ready for delivery next month."

The voice on the other end of the phone was that of a middle-aged man, calm and professional; one could tell he was a technical expert.

After hearing this, the curve of Shen Fei's mouth deepened a bit more: "Good, keep it confidential."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Fei stood up, thinking that the engine was no simple matter.

He knew the parameters clearly in his mind!

The WS-15 H Sea Eagle turbofan engine, specifically for carrier-based aircraft.

Accelerated thrust of 17.2 tons, salt spray resistant, ocean corrosion resistant, shock resistant, 5500-hour lifespan, vector nozzle, thrust-to-weight ratio of 10.8.

He knew what this meant; it meant that China's carrier-based aircraft finally had a true heart, and that wasn't all—with Chief Engineer Luo, the 15T could come out faster.

That's right, Chief Engineer Luo, the on-site chief commander for the development of the Type 15 carrier-based aircraft, had an emergency rescue team added to the test site at Shen Fei's strong insistence.

Because of the timely rescue, he successfully pulled through.

Therefore, the higher-ups specially approved a sum of funds to give all scientific research personnel a detailed physical examination to ensure that such an incident could not happen a second time.

Just as Shen Fei was reminiscing, Li Qing knocked on the door and walked in: "Boss, the Department of Commerce has replied. Minister Chen will come to visit us tomorrow at 10 AM."

"Good." Shen Fei nodded. This time, the sanctions from the United States came faster and were more ruthless than expected.

If it were an ordinary company, every item would be a fatal bottleneck, but they didn't know how many backup plans Transsion actually had.

Every department was aimed at the world's top level when it was founded, and it was guaranteed to achieve world-class levels without relying on the international supply chain.

The United States wanted to choke them, but they couldn't.

He looked at the report and once again thought of the other two types of engines in the system space.

The United States really wasn't wrong to impose sanctions; he was indeed working on military projects.