Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 277 Technological Hegemony

Less than two hours after the special envoy team left, a series of notification reminders popped up on Zhou Yi's tablet.

First is the energy storage market.

The local government announced that it would stop purchasing soot sand from waste land development companies, and officially banned the sale of technology and goods to this side, and express delivery cooperation would also be suspended indefinitely.

Next is the coral mouth.

Jin Yi from the Program Department sent a voice message: "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhou, the Wasteland Development Company has been included in the sanctions list. According to the latest Agreement No. 412.39 and related regulations, we have to inform you that the cooperation between Coral Mouth and the Wasteland Development Company has to be suspended indefinitely."

"Because a higher priority agreement came into effect, a force majeure factor has been created. The relevant cooperation agreements on Jade Soup, Goblet of Fire, etc. are invalidated, and the production, production and sales of related products are terminated. Only when the subsequent relevant agreements are terminated or your company is removed from the list, the previous electronic agreement will continue to take effect."

"During this period, Shanhukou will ban the sale of technology and goods to your company, and the express delivery cooperation will also be terminated from now on."

"For the same reason, Wasteland Development Corporation's credit rating has been downgraded to C+."

The third one is the mass-produced city, which has the same basic caliber as the coral mouth.

Soon.

A notice was also sent from the Holy Mountain.

"According to the latest Agreement No. 412.39 and related regulations...we will have to temporarily terminate the development and patent agreement for the Sage Mushroom until your company is removed from the sanctions list."

“Maria Hospital has been removed from the list of designated medical institutions in Mount Athos.”

"The Wasteland Development Company's Mechanical and Electrical City account has been frozen."

Although Zhou Yi had expected this, he still felt a heavy pressure when he heard the notices announcing the suspension and sanctions.

Although many electromechanical cities seem neutral, they actually have their own stance and the power to transform the wasteland world.

The Kingdom of Heaven symbolizes military hegemony, while the electromechanical society controls technological hegemony.

There are shadows of gods and men behind both.

Unlike the previous mechanical and electrical cities, the recursive city conducts face-to-face notification.

About 13 hours later, the Programming Department's go-kart Sigma sped to the outskirts of Emerald City for a visit.

"Mr. Zhou, we regretfully have to inform you..."

It’s still the same official rhetoric for sanctions.

Sigma added: "However, although the general agreement prohibits the cooperation between the Mechanical and Electrical City and your company, there is still one of our core agents. Your company can consider trading with them."

"They are called the Spring and Autumn Merchants Group. They are a group of merchants mainly composed of humans and skeletons. They will purchase goods that have passed the warranty period or defective products from various mechanical and electrical cities, including mechanical and electrical optical printing."

"Some of these optical prints will become ineffective or damaged due to being stored for too long, but they can be used with a little repair, and their accuracy and effect are still better than those of craftsmen's optical prints. The biggest flaw is that it is not the Mechanical and Electrical City that provides quality assurance and after-sales service, but the Spring and Autumn Merchants Group."

Zhou Yi immediately understood: "You invested in the Spring and Autumn Merchants Group?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhou."

Sigma was very frank: "Recursive City is a shareholder of the Spring and Autumn Merchants Group, holding 41% of their internal shares. However, the Spring and Autumn Merchants Group is not a subordinate organization of Recursive City and does not violate relevant regulations. They can carry out various cooperation with your company."

"Please rest assured, the Spring and Autumn Merchants Group is an absolutely trustworthy group. They usually only cooperate with organizations with high credibility."

Zhou Yi understood what he meant.

The recursive market shareholding ratio is very subtle, obviously for risk avoidance.

The Spring and Autumn Business Group can get defective products and products without after-sales prints in the Mechanical and Electrical City, and the reason behind this is mostly due to the efforts of the Recursive City - they are themselves small emerging cities with the service industry as their mainstay, and they are more daring in operation and better able to adapt to changes than those big cities.

This business group can basically be seen as a small version of the Recursive City.

Through this type of holding and joint venture, it is also possible to circumvent the supervision and constraints of the mechanical and electrical society.

It is indeed a great move.

Zhou Yi said solemnly: "I will remember the support of Recursion City for the company."

Sigma let out a synthetic laugh: "If you don't mind, the Spring and Autumn Merchants Group can set up a special station at your company and we can connect directly."

Zhou Yi nodded and said yes.

During the period of sanctions and blockade, one more path means one more option.

Sigma added: "Although Recursion City is a small city with little influence, we will do our best to win over the partners we recognize."

"According to the evaluation of our city's program department, the sanctions against your company are irrational. We are very optimistic about your company's future development. However, the general agreement is the superior rule, and we cannot bypass it, nor do we have a veto power."

"I came here this time to express these things to you. I will take my leave now."

"Walk slowly."

Zhou Yi watched the kart drive into the Dead Sea.

Among the many mechanical and electrical cities, only Recursion City is under pressure and trying to maintain relationships and show goodwill, and even released hidden trumpets.

Medium and large-scale electromechanical cities such as Shanhukou and Chuanneng City have no shortage of partners, so they don’t care.

Zhou Yi said to Hong Shun: "Call the heads of each department to a meeting."

……

Half an hour later.

In Emerald City 3101, the core employees of the company all looked solemn.

“That’s the current situation.”

Zhou Yi sat on the sofa and said calmly, "To put it simply, the company has now lost the support of Mechanical and Electrical City, so our previous cooperation with them will be suspended, and we will not be able to carry out subsequent transactions in terms of technology and services."

"From now on, we need to rely on ourselves."

"So now I need to determine what practical difficulties you are facing, and then I will try to find a way to solve them."

The first person to speak was Zheng Tao.

"In terms of agriculture, disconnecting the electromechanical city will have little impact, and the crops we grow are all common types. We can already produce and breed seeds ourselves, and we also have natural fertilizers made from feces. If we need agricultural equipment and seeds, we can also buy them from human cities or light nano cities."

"Nongji Brothers and Yanma should not be affected. They like the company environment very much. As for the new employees, the three members of the Leiwo team, I am not sure whether they will be shaken by external sanctions and have the idea of leaving."

Zhou Yi said, "You can talk to them later. If they have no problem with it, that would be great. If they really don't want to stay, give them some severance pay and let them leave." "Yes."

Next is Yuan Tong.

He looked bitter and said, "Chairman, the large amount of soot sand produced by our dam has been cut off from the purchase of the Energy Storage City. We must find a buyer."

"The quality of our polished sand itself is not bad, but considering that our company is on the sanctions list, many cities are likely to use this as an opportunity to lower prices, and our losses may be huge."

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Everything about the dam remains the same. I will find a new partner."

"Yes, Chairman."

Qian Su was almost crying: "Chairman, this is a devastating blow to us."

"The biggest customers of the express delivery center are the four mechanical and electrical cities. Now that the company has been sanctioned and blocked, our main source of income has been directly cut off."

"The remaining orders are just small shipments between human cities. With this little income alone... I'm afraid it will be difficult to break even this year."

The sanctions imposed by the city on mechanical and electrical engineering hit the main artery, almost shutting down the company's fastest-growing department.

Zhou Yi thought for a long time: "Then take this opportunity to transform."

"The biggest advantage of Wasteland Express itself is that our bonefish couriers can cross the Dead Sea and deliver goods to your door faster than other ships."

"Now that we are missing the mid- to high-end market in electromechanical cities, we will focus on small freight shipments in ordinary cities."

“Our core competitiveness remains.”

He looked at the iron-headed girl next to him and said, "In terms of pricing, valuable items will still be charged as before, and ordinary items will be charged according to the cost of ship transportation, and will be adjusted based on actual conditions."

"Before, it was because we reaped the dividends of the electromechanical city, but now it is just returning to the normal profits of the express delivery industry itself."

"cheer up!"

Qian Su took two deep breaths and adjusted her mood a little: "From another perspective, this is not entirely a bad thing for the express delivery center."

"Two problems have been exposed before. One is that we are overly dependent on orders from electromechanical cities, which makes them have too much say and influence on us. The sooner we decouple, the easier it will be. The second is that electromechanical cities occupy almost 90% of our transportation resources."

"The Knights, Alchemists, Craftsmen, Archery Academy and other enhancer organizations have always wanted us to help them transport things, but the price they offered is very low. Their branches in various cities often transport documents, materials, equipment and the like to each other. However, we were short of manpower at the time, but now we can focus on this matter."

"It's just that this transformation will be painful. In the past, the freight that the Enhancer Organization could provide for one order was between 1000 and 5000 mushrooms. So this year's revenue would be good if it could be one thousandth of the previous revenue..."

Zhou Yi encouraged her, saying, "Don't worry about the numbers, just follow the steps."

"Yes, Chairman. I will look for other profit points and try to balance the expenses as gradually as possible."

Qiansu adjusted quickly and has accepted the challenges of the new year.

As for the hospital, Feng Ying attended the meeting on behalf of the hospital director Da Vinci as usual.

Wearing a pair of signal receivers, she said to Zhou Yi, "Chairman, there is no impact on the hospital. We are mainly receiving patients with common diseases."

"It's a high-risk surgery, and only we are willing to take the risk to perform it. It has little to do with the equipment and environment."

"In addition, Dean Da Vinci strongly supports your decision."

Feng Ying said: "The dean believes that semi-civilized bodies should not be abandoned, but should be regarded as electromechanical life in vegetative form, and every effort should be made to save them."

"It requested that a special semi-civilized body department be set up in our hospital. In the future, the semi-civilized body will be subjected to a comprehensive physical examination before the time anchor is installed. Program repair operation, observation and synchronization will all be carried out in the hospital for a short period of observation to ensure the complete awakening and repair of the semi-civilized body."

Zhou Yi looked at 703 next to him: "What do you think?"

"It is of course the best thing to have a professional mechatronics doctor to guide me. This will be more helpful for the repair and awakening of the semi-enlightened body. It is something I could not ask for more."

The robot dog is very happy.

"Then let's do this. We will set up a semi-enlightened body department. If there is a need for the repair and awakening of semi-enlightened bodies in the outside world, Maria Hospital will officially provide relevant services."

Feng Ying nodded: "Yes, the hospital will definitely make relevant preparations."

Zhou Yi added, "I have another announcement today. The company has officially established the Program Department, whose members include 703, Walker, Little Elephant, and Number Nine, with 703 serving as the department director."

This meeting lasted a long time.

Faced with the blockade sanctions of the Mechanical and Electrical City, the company has to deal with much more problems than it seems, which has caused a series of huge chain reactions.

The Wasteland Development Company was recognized by all parties for its credit rating as a mechanical and electrical city, but now many things have become unknown.

……

After the meeting.

703 found Zhou Yi alone.

"Chairman, I'm sorry for causing you and the company so much trouble and loss. If I had turned myself in, perhaps these problems wouldn't have happened."

The robot dog whispered.

"Don't feel any psychological burden. This is the choice I made."

Zhou Yi felt relieved.

Stress is greatest when uncertainty reigns.

After the sanctions are initiated, the matter is done and all we need to do is consider how to respond and transform.

"Now that you lead the programming department and help the company with program development and testing, that will be the best reward for me."

Zhou Yi touched the other dog's head and said, "I am very optimistic about you."

"Thank you, Chairman."

703 One-Eyed Flash: "I won't let you down."

"In the past in Energy Storage City, I introduced two companions to join the Mechanical and Electrical Knights. They both have their own talents, and I would like to recommend them to you."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Let them come over, I'll take a look."

"Ok!"

(End of this chapter)