The anti-trust investigation that caused a stir in the international community was finally terminated by the rejection of the International Trade Commission.
Of the six members appointed by the president and approved by the Senate, three voted in favor of the proposal, one abstained, and two voted against it. The seemingly unequal number of votes brought this crazy gamble back to reason, and like a fig leaf, it barely restored the dignity of the White House.
After the storm of Black Thursday, the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries in the fields of controllable fusion and aerospace returned to normal. The Dow Jones Industrial Index also gradually returned to its original track.
Some people made a lot of money, and some people lost a lot of money.
But in any case, everything seemed to have been settled. The match ended with Star Sky Technology's victory.
The news of Star Sky Technology's victory spread throughout the Shanghai financial circle, and even the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang business circle, and a name surfaced.
Of course, this name wasn't Lu Zhou. This guy's name was already world-famous. Even if not everyone knew what he looked like, they must have heard of his name and his legends somewhere.
As for who this person was …
It was obviously the CEO of Star Sky Technology — Chen Yushan.
As one of the top high-tech companies in the country and even in the international market, most people in the business world recognized this name.
However, most people's impression of this name was "Wharton MBA student", "beautiful and elegant", "Lu Zhou's classmate", etc.
There were even some rumors about her "complicated background" and "close relationship with Academician Lu". However, there were almost no comments about her personal abilities.
The reason for this was actually very normal.
For a company like Star Sky Technology, which mainly relied on high-tech and patents, even the most powerful business strategy would be overshadowed by Academician Lu.
It was just like how Apple's brand was so dazzling. No matter how you looked at it, it was all thanks to Gang Leader Qiao. Even if it was Cook, it would not be Cook's turn. Even if the CEO had put in a lot of effort after taking office, he would still be scolded by the users.
It was the same for Star Sky Technology.
There was even a real estate boss who sarcastically joked in private that even if a pig was placed in the CEO position, it could easily enter the Global Top 500, let alone a little girl.
However, the antitrust investigation this time was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the person who said this.
Even though this was a competition between the United States and China in the field of technology, putting a pig in the CEO position to deal with the combined pressure of ExxonMobil and Tesla wasn't necessarily enough.
Forget about putting a pig in the CEO position, even a few of the world's top 100 CEOs might not be able to do better than her.
It could be said that this "disaster" not only made Star Sky Technology a CEO, but it also made Star Sky Technology a world-class CEO.
After the baptism of this battle, no one could ignore the ability of "Mr. Chen." Even if he was still far from legendary CEOs like Jack Welch and Mark Lore who had created miracles, it was not a problem for him to be ranked in the top 50 in the world.
In addition to the news about Chen Yushan, there was another protagonist of this battle — Tesla.
After the US Department of Commerce's antitrust investigation was terminated, Tesla issued an official announcement that it would split the assets of Evgo, which had just completed restructuring. It seemed like Tesla wanted to find a new owner for this North American company that had just landed on the east coast of China.
After this news was released, it immediately attracted the attention of the Shanghai financial circle.
Due to Star Sky Technology's acquisition of the charging station company and the introduction of the SH standard, many domestic entrepreneurs became interested in charging station companies.
However, Tesla suddenly chose to sell Evgo without warning, which made many people wonder if this subsidiary was a scam. Only a small number of people knew the real story behind the matter.
However, even if they knew, not many people wanted to buy Evgo.
After all, other than Star Sky Technology, not many people had the confidence to do a good job in this business …
"Evgo's quality is not bad. I think I can buy it with some money."
On the phone, Chen Yushan expressed her opinion on Tesla's decision to split Evgo's assets.
Lu Zhou frowned and said, "Isn't Beep Beep Charging good?"
Honestly, he quite liked this name.
Even though it wasn't as western as Evgo, it was catchy. At least according to his average aesthetic standards, he would give it a score of seven or eight out of ten.
After hearing Lu Zhou's words, Chen Yushan couldn't help but facepalm, but she still patiently explained.
"I'm not saying Beep Beep Charging is bad. Not only will the acquisition of Beep Beep Charging not affect Beep Beep Charging's business, but it will also help Beep Beep Charging's business expansion in Shanghai. For example, we can directly inherit Evgo's coverage in Shanghai. There are many other resources that I won't go into detail about. In short, this is like a free trophy. If we don't take it, it might cause us trouble.
"Also, even though the Yangtze River Delta city group is our focus for the next year, this doesn't mean we have to give up the overseas market. In terms of charging stations, Evgo can be used as a springboard to help us expand into Europe and even North America. "
Even though Lu Zhou didn't really understand business matters, after hearing Chen Yushan's explanation, he nodded in relief.
"Alright then, if you think it's necessary to acquire EVgo, then I'll have to trouble you … But will Elon Musk sell it to us so easily? I think he hates me. "
Chen Yushan smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
Lu Zhou nodded and suddenly remembered a very important question … It was the most important question. He hadn't asked it yet, so he quickly spoke.
"Oh yeah, how much is it going to cost?"
Chen Yushan: "Not much! Just a few hundred million. "
Lu Zhou: "… USD?"
Chen Yushan: "Yeah!"
Lu Zhou: "…"
MMP！
Sure enough, it was still too early to agree.
Even though he knew that he had to spend money to make money, when he thought about how he lost a few hundred million in his account …
As expected, his heart still ached!
After Lu Zhou hung up the phone, he leaned back in his chair and stretched his back. His eyes fell on the calendar on the corner of his desk.
"Speaking of which, it's already June …"
Time passed so quickly.
In the blink of an eye, half of 2022 has passed …
Lu Zhou remembered that he still owed Wang Peng a reply. He tapped his forehead with the back of his hand.
Ever since Chinese New Year, he hadn't stopped working at all.
It was either because of the ILHCRC or because of Star Sky Technology. His progress was almost the same as it was at the beginning of the year.
Even Chen Yang, who Lu Zhou poached from Beijing, had made some progress on the Hodge conjecture. It was enough for him to publish an article on it.
However, he couldn't let this go on any longer.
While Lu Zhou was thinking about how to reply to Wang Peng, a text bubble suddenly popped up on the lower right corner of his computer screen.
Xiao Ai: [Master, you've received an email. (?????)????】
Email?
He didn't know the email address.
Even though Xiao Ai could easily satisfy Lu Zhou's curiosity, this was just an ordinary email, so there was no need to make a fuss about it.
Lu Zhou opened the email and looked at the text. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows with a hint of interest.
The text was only one sentence; it wasn't even enough to fill a single line of the letter.
[I just arrived in Jinling, I know a good restaurant in the city, do you want to come out for a meal and chat?]
What interested him was not the text that had no beginning or end.
It was the name at the bottom.
"… David Lawrence?"
Lu Zhou looked at this name and felt like it was a bit familiar …
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