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"Tanaka-kun, it's your turn."

"You are the director of the group's strategic development department. Does your department have any suggestions for the current situation?"

"In other words, how long do you think Lin Kaifeng's Northern Machinery Group can last?"

A quiet teahouse on the outskirts of the island nation's metropolitan area.

Sony Group President Jiro Noda and Strategic Development Department Director Shinichi Tanaka did this with a chessboard in front of them.

Whenever he was in a bad mood or encountered an unexpected event, Jiro Noda, who called himself a Confucian businessman, would often think of countermeasures by playing chess.

The island country's photoresist blockade of Lin Kaifeng's materials has lasted for more than two months.

At the beginning, Jiro Noda was full of confidence.

When the island countries' photoresist companies jointly block the export of materials, no semiconductor company in the world can withstand it.

Even American companies are unable to compete with it.

As long as the blockade continues for a period of time, the semiconductor industry chain of Northern Machinery Group will inevitably experience an avalanche-like collapse.

To this end, Jiro Noda made careful arrangements.

Arrange several photoresist companies to raise prices collectively.

Raising prices is a way of expressing the idea of ​​being both right and wrong.

If Lin Kaifeng's group accepts the price increase, Noda Jiro doesn't mind helping the island country's photoresist companies to gain more benefits from Lin Kaifeng.

If Lin Kaifeng refuses.

The island country's companies now have enough reasons to stop supplying Northern Machinery Group.

By then, Lin Kaifeng will definitely turn his attention to photoresist companies in other regions.

Try to obtain sufficient supply of photoresist from these companies.

Jiro Noda knew very well what kind of people Western companies were like.

Seeing that the island countries' photoresist companies have collectively raised prices, Western companies will definitely follow suit.

The subsequent development of the situation was exactly as Jiro Noda had expected.

The only surprise was that Lin Kaifeng's Northern Machinery Group survived for so long.

Until now, the other party’s chip production has not been greatly affected.

We are still shipping large quantities every day.

"Mr. President, don't worry too much. Lin Kaifeng is actually just holding on. It's the equivalent of a desperate resistance."

Tanaka Shinichi put down his chess piece and said sarcastically with a fake smile: "A few days ago, Northern Machinery Group announced that it would invest 1 billion to help its chip material companies increase production capacity, conduct technology research and development, and upgrade equipment. For a long time, Longguo has always implemented a planned economy and is accustomed to concentrating its efforts on major tasks."

"Although Longguo's photoresist production capacity is only a few percent of ours, once these companies are concentrated, they will still have a certain huge production capacity."

"But everything has its limits. Lin Kaifeng has brought together all the companies and manufacturers related to semiconductor materials in Longguo under the Northern Machinery Group, and has taken the initiative to provide money to help them increase their production capacity. This move is almost like a last gasp."

"In the short term, it may be able to help reverse the situation to a certain extent, but over time, these companies' raw materials will be exhausted, and Lin Kaifeng will still be dead."

"Hahaha, well said, it's a dead end!"

Noda Jiro laughed coldly and said, "The only outcome of going against us is death."

"I want to see how long Lin Kaifeng and Longguo's semiconductor material companies can last."

Shinichi Tanaka said sarcastically, "Sir, I predict that within this year, the semiconductor industry of Northern Machinery Group will be completely paralyzed. The tiny photoresist will become a sharp arrow piercing Lin Kaifeng's heart."

After hearing this, Noda Jiro laughed out loud, patted his deputy on the shoulder, and said with a smug expression: "Tanaka-kun, you are absolutely right. A small piece of photoresist will completely destroy the semiconductor industry of Longguo."

"In order to block all possibilities for Northern Machinery Group to obtain photoresist, we ordered the photoresist industry to stop the normal supply to other companies at the same time. Should we relax this matter and resume the supply of photoresist to global chip companies?"

Shinichi Tanaka said, "Sir, now is not the right time. Now that things have come to this point, we might as well wait a little longer. We have an absolute market share in the photoresist supply. The photoresist companies in other regions combined only have a market share of 30%."

"They are far inferior to us in terms of both production capacity and quality. Even if we stop supplying Western semiconductor companies, they can only suppress their anger in their hearts and dare not openly oppose us, let alone sue us in commercial courts."

Noda Jiro nodded, took out a chess piece and placed it on the board.

Even the United States is no match for the island country in the semiconductor industry.

How dare companies from other countries and regions go against the island country?

Jiro Noda plans to wait and see.

Wait and see Lin Kaifeng's business collapse.

If Lin Kaifeng resists to the end, he will inevitably pay a heavy price for his ignorance and recklessness.

at the same time.

A civilian airliner from the island country has just taken off from the airport.

The destination is Pengcheng Special Economic Zone.

In the first-class cabin of the plane, a middle-aged Japanese man in his fifties, with no hair and a fat body, looked at the telegram in his hand with complicated eyes.

The owner of the telegram was none other than himself.

It was Lin Kaifeng who was being followed by countless people.

Kentaro Oyama is one of the largest electrical appliance dealers in the island nation.

At the same time, he is also a home game console dealer.

A quarter of the home game consoles in the island country's market are sold from Kentaro Oyama's store.

Kentaro Oyama not only has a good cooperative relationship with the island country's game console companies.

It was also the largest game console agent of Atari in the island country.

Atari collapsed, and the throne of home game consoles was taken over by Japanese companies.

The world's best home video game console is no longer Atari's 2600.

But it is the island country's FC red and white game console.

Kentaro Oyama has been running the game console business for nearly 20 years. This time he only brought one person to Longguo, also for the game console business.

The content of the telegram sent by Lin Kaifeng was unbelievable.

Northern Machinery Group recently developed a home game console with even better performance.

Whether it is RTT Group or Sega, no matter how many types of game consoles they have.

Even bundled together, they are no match for the Little Talent gaming computer.

"President, the plane will arrive in Dragon Country in half an hour."

The assistant's reminder echoed in Kentaro Oyama's ears.

Kentaro Oyama nodded and put the telegram in his hand into his briefcase.

Seeing that his assistant was hesitant to speak, Kentaro Oyama said calmly: "Suzuki, do you think that our trip to Dragon Country this time will be fruitless?"

The assistant said cautiously, "President, I dare not speculate on your decision. I just think the content of the telegram sent by Lin Kaifeng is too bizarre."