"Do we really have no other way to sanction him?" Mobai put down his glass. He’d led a successful life, but ever since Zhang Menglong entered his life, he hadn’t had a good night’s sleep!
"There is no other way for now," Roberts shook his head, "This is already the harshest penalty under the Monopoly Law. To increase the penalty, like he said, we would have to amend the legislation."
"Dammit!" Mobai slammed his glass onto the floor in anger.
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The news that Silicon Moonlight had been sanctioned by the International Antitrust Association caught the attention of not only domestic audiences and related corporations, but it also sparked widespread international interest.
After all, there were hundreds of companies, even countries and regions, that had signed cooperation agreements with Silicon Moonlight, some of which had already paid hefty deposits or advance payments.
If Silicon Moonlight were to be sanctioned at this time, encountering production or financial chain issues, it would inevitably impact their orders.
In the past few days, many countries had made new arrangements regarding the mass-produced 2nm chips, which were tied to their overall national development. If this batch of ordered chips couldn’t be delivered successfully, the preliminary work done for these arrangements would become meaningless and could even result in significant losses.
Therefore, the survival and development of Silicon Moonlight were closely related to them!
For two consecutive days, Silicon Moonlight’s phones were nearly blown up by calls from the leaders of those corporations and countries. They had to repeatedly confirm whether the chips could be delivered on time and if the factories could be established as planned in those countries.
At this time, Zhang Menglong posted a message on his social media platform.
It was a screenshot of a fine, a transaction record of 100 billion US dollars, with a sentence.
"All our partners can rest assured, I’ve already deposited 100 billion US dollars in the International Antitrust Association’s fine account, enough for them to deduct for ten or eight years. This sanction will not impact Silicon Moonlight at all!"
This message, like a fighter jet in Versailles, spread wildly within minutes of being posted.
"They only fined you 3 billion US dollars, and you just transferred 100 billion US dollars into their fine account? Do you think it’s a bank?"
"I’ve always known President Zhang was a trendsetter, but I can’t even understand his actions now that he’s getting all showy."
"President Zhang, you’ve shocked my jaw out of place, I’m on my way to the hospital now, can you arrange for my medical expenses?"
"President Zhang, does your mom know you’re provoking the International Antitrust Association like this?"
"I just checked the regulations of the international antitrust law, and the most severe punishment for monopoly behavior is to require company divestiture. But since the entire company is owned by Huaxia, even if you split it, it would still be Huaxia’s, and President Zhang would still be the major shareholder. Whatever way you wanted to control the market, you could, and as for the fine, the cap is only 3 billion US dollars."
"Only? Have you old fans become so bold now that you don’t even care about 3 billion US dollars?"
"I guess by this time, the foreigners must be completely dumbfounded."
"I want to interview the President of the International Antitrust Association. What exactly does he feel right now?"
"I’m the President, and I’ve already started calling for daddy..."
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The corporations and countries that had partnerships with Silicon Moonlight felt a huge weight lifted off their hearts when they saw this message.
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This partner was truly incredible. It was their first time seeing someone dare to go head-to-head with a major global institution like the International Antitrust Association, and most importantly, they really couldn’t do anything about Silicon Moonlight!
The fines have been paid off for you, and all ten years have been settled in one go. What reason do you have to interfere in other people’s business? They have the power to punish, not to enforce; that power belongs only to their respective countries.
Even if they don’t accept it and start preparing to amend the legislation, let’s not talk about whether it can be passed. Even if everything goes smoothly, by the time the new laws are enacted, a year and a half will have gone by, and the chips they want will have already been delivered.
Even if they truly wish to craft new legislation, this involves the direct interests of over a hundred countries, while there are only about a dozen of you. This ten-to-one disparity will make you go cold.
Who knows what Zhang Menglong will have come up with by then, leaving you unable to do a thing after a year and a half. Frustrating, isn’t it?
"Huaxia achieves a breakthrough in 6G technology, planning to start widespread adoption of 6G technology early next year!"
"Huaxia’s sixth-generation fighter jet technology revealed for the first time; 2nm chips drive AI technology’s rapid development. Huaxia may be the first nation to upgrade fighter jets to the sixth generation!"
"Huaxia makes a breakthrough in unmanned exploration; the ’Infinite Sea Domain’ probe to delve into the world’s deepest trench!" Stay tuned for updates on Freewebnovel
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After completing mass production of the chips, Zhang Menglong handed a batch of samples directly to Chief Zhou. In just one week, these chips were quickly deployed across various domains.
With the guidance of Chief Consultant Zhang Menglong, they managed to break through a multitude of longstanding technological barriers within a week, nearly monopolizing the world’s science journals.
At that moment, the whole world panicked!
Huaxia’s foundation in basic sciences had a late start, and many of its technologies lagged behind those of developed countries. But now, it seemed like the nation had taken some sort of stimulant, making leaps and bounds in progress—how could anyone withstand this?
The scariest part was that it had only been one week. By the time they developed the capacity to manufacture 2nm chips, Huaxia’s communication technology would likely be unbeatable forever. How could they wait for that?
"We must import 2nm chips from Huaxia!"
That very night, the high-ranking officials of these countries immediately convened emergency meetings. The rise of Huaxia was terrifying, leaving them no time or energy for petty scheming. Now, the most critical task was to procure chips from Huaxia!
After an all-night meeting, they assessed their needs, which ranged from 30 million to 180 million 2nm chips.
At the current Blood Mother Summit’s price, doubled by Zhang Menglong, this casually amounted to several hundred billion to over a trillion US Dollars in total!
Even for a superpower like America, it would be a strain to fork out such an amount in one go, and afterwards, they might not even have the finances to invest in research and development. What would be the point then?
Furthermore, they needed the chip deliveries expedited, and they required a batch of samples to start research immediately. Once the chips arrived and the technology was mature, they could start industrialization and scaling at once.
The next night, Mobai and others received notification that they must procure a batch of 2nm chips from Zhang Menglong at the original price by any means necessary. It was a national assignment!
"But we’ve already soured relations with him; Zhang Menglong won’t likely sell us the chips on time and at the original price!" Mobai’s hand shook as he held the phone. He couldn’t afford to offend the person on the other end of the call.
The initial measures were actually the nation’s decisions, and now Mobai was expected to clean up the mess? Were those higher-ups thinking with their rear ends?
Zhang Menglong said, unless they knelt at Silicon Moonlight’s door to beg him, would he, the Chairman of Qualcomm Electronics, truly demean himself to such an extent?
"I don’t care about that!" The person on the other end of the line said with an unquestionable tone. "Regardless of how you beg him, within half a month, I want to see the contract, or you’ll fare no better than Infelite!"
"Click!" Mobai slumped into his office chair, "It’s over..."