Return to 78: Why are all the Americans panicking about doing scientific research?

Lin Kaifeng sent personnel abroad with great fanfare.

Deliberately looking for photoresist supplies around the world.

The purpose behind this is not just to acquire a number of overseas photoresist companies.

It's also a smoke bomb.

A smokescreen to distract the island nations.

The fact that they were able to push a large number of U.S. companies into a desperate situation and almost destroy the U.S. manufacturing industry shows how formidable the island nation’s companies are in intelligence gathering and business analysis.

Whether it is acquiring European photoresist companies or obtaining sufficient material supplies from overseas.

These self-help measures, which should be taken as a matter of course, must have been anticipated by the island nation's companies.

To complete a Jedi counterattack and break the island country's blockade of photoresist, we must take an unconventional approach.

Sending people abroad to contact photoresist companies in Europe and other countries was the first step in Lin Kaifeng's counterattack.

Long before the order was given.

Lin Kaifeng already has a suitable acquisition target.

Acquire an unexpectedly large corporate subsidiary in an island nation.

A few days later, a plane took off from the capital and flew directly to the other side of the ocean.

The capital of the United States, international airport.

Joseph, the general manager of the joint venture, was waiting here early with two assistants.

In ten minutes, an unexpected visitor will appear in the United States.

"Mr. Lin, my good friend, welcome to the United States."

"Mr. Joseph, we have plenty of time to reminisce about the past. Let's get down to business first."

Lin Kaifeng carried his suitcase and strode towards the airport gate.

As they walked, they asked when DW Chemical Group planned to start acquisition negotiations.

What is the other party's overall attitude?

Joseph shrugged his shoulders and said, "You are willing to pay a large sum of money to acquire a subsidiary of DW Chemical Group. There is no reason for them to refuse the business opportunity that is delivered to their doorstep."

"As for when to start negotiations, it depends mainly on your attitude."

"Negotiations can start at any time, but you have to be prepared to be heavily ripped off by them."

"After all, the whole world knows that your Northern Machinery Group is fighting a desperate battle with several major photoresist companies in the island country."

"As the battle gradually heats up, a large number of Western companies have learned that your country does not have the ability to supply large quantities of lithography machines."

"I also know that your semiconductor industry has no competitiveness. Let me tell you something you may not like, but your country's photoresist industry is as good as non-existent. Its annual output is less than 5% of that of the island country."

As the photoresist war that has attracted the attention of the global semiconductor industry continues, a large number of companies have turned their attention to Dragon Country.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

Due to the market achievements of Northern Machinery Group in the semiconductor field, companies from various countries subconsciously believe that Longguo’s semiconductor technology as a whole is still quite good.

Possesses the competitiveness to enter the international semiconductor industry.

Never expected it.

Apart from the Northern Machinery Group, Longguo's semiconductor industry does not have any competitiveness.

Longguo has dozens of photoresist and wafer production companies of all sizes.

The total production capacity is less than one-tenth of that of the island country.

Many of Longguo's upstream and downstream semiconductor companies either have low production capacity or backward technology.

Lack of business development momentum and lack of international competitiveness.

Once the Northern Machinery Group is defeated by the island country, the semiconductor industry in Longguo will be devastated.

Lin Kaifeng said calmly, "Haha, I didn't expect that the photoresist war between Northern Machinery Group and the island country's enterprises would allow other countries to have such a clear understanding of Dragon Country's semiconductor landscape."

"Mr. Joseph, do you know that the semiconductor industry in Longguo may not seem to be internationally competitive, but in terms of technological reserves, it is not much worse than your country in the United States."

"Of course I know."

Joseph smiled faintly and said, "I heard that Longguo developed the fourth-generation projection lithography machine three years ago, with an amazing precision of 3 microns."

"Mr. Lin, you and I are both businessmen, and businessmen always put profit first when speaking and doing things."

"I admit that Longguo does have extraordinary and exclusive technologies in lithography research and a series of semiconductor technologies. However, no matter how powerful the technology is, if it cannot be mass-produced and put into the commercial field, it is useless."

Joseph expressed his admiration for Longguo Laboratory's technology outspokenly.

But laboratory technology is not used in commercial technology.

Any technology that cannot generate profits is waste technology.

"Whether it is useful or not is not for you to say or for me to say. Time is the best witness."

"Let's go to the hotel first and start the negotiations tomorrow. Also, I need your assistance."

Lin Kaifeng was in no mood to discuss the future development of semiconductors with Joseph, a layman.

Focus on launching the first round of negotiations with DW Chemical Group.

Joseph said no more and signaled his assistant to help Lin Kaifeng with his luggage.

Soon, the two cars drove straight to a five-star hotel.

DW Chemical Group is the second largest chemical company in the United States.

The group was founded in the 90s and made its first fortune by selling bleaching powder.

Thirty years later, DW Chemical Group began to engage in multi-field chemical operations.

During World War II, DW Chemical Group supplied large quantities of chemicals to the military.

Through the dividends of war, the overall strength continues to increase.

At the end of the war, Western countries were badly damaged.

DW Chemical Group took the opportunity to extend its business tentacles to the entire European region.

It has established branches and production plants in more than a dozen countries.

As of last year, DW Chemical Group's overall operating revenue exceeded US$10 billion.

They are not only the second largest chemical company in the United States, but also own the largest photoresist factory in the United States.

In order to keep the industry moving forward, DW Chemical Group continued to merge, divest, acquire and restructure its businesses in the mid-70s.

A few days ago, Lin Kaifeng called Joseph.

We entrusted Joseph to help contact DW Chemical Group, and Huayuan spent a large sum of money to acquire the photoresist business of DW Chemical Group.

Including production lines and related patents.

Joseph guessed that Lin Kaifeng would definitely find a way to solve the group's shortage of photoresist supply from overseas.

But I never expected that Lin Kaifeng would be so courageous.

Directly reach out to the second largest chemical group in the United States.

If Joseph were Lin Kaifeng, he would only focus on small and medium-sized photoresist companies.

Lin Kaifeng went straight to the point in one step.

Connect with DW Chemical Group, one of the world's top five chemical companies.

What Joseph didn’t expect was yet to come.

Upon learning that Lin Kaifeng was interested in acquiring their group's photoresist business, DW Group's top management agreed immediately.

Not only is he willing to start acquisition negotiations with Lin Kaifeng, but he is also willing to let Lin Kaifeng decide the negotiation time.

A few minutes later, two cars stopped in front of the hotel.

Joseph had already booked a room for Lin Kaifeng, and after completing the check-in procedures, his two men were sent away.

Joseph accompanied Lin Kaifeng to the room.

They all sat down, and Joseph opened the red wine from the wine cabinet, poured a glass and handed it to Lin Kaifeng.

"Mr. Lin has come from afar, please have a drink to relieve your fatigue."