[Today's update is complete! Thank you for your support! Also, a reader reminded me that the Netherlands has officially changed its name to Netherlands. So, from this chapter onwards, there is no Netherlands, only Netherlands.]
"Hahahaha, Mr. President, you're really humorous. We came all the way from Hua Xia to Netherlands. If it's not to buy your company's photolithography machines, what is it for? Are you here to experience your red-light district? "Boss Jia laughed out loud.
"This …" ASML's vice president looked a little embarrassed. At the same time, he felt that his question was too stupid, so he quickly remedied it. "Of course, I didn't mean that. I was just surprised by the price your company proposed!" The ASML vice president gave an explanation that no one would believe. However, Jia Yapeng and the others expressed that it was a reasonable explanation.
"Well, please allow me to confirm again. Are you really willing to buy our photolithography machines at a price of 90 million USD?" The vice president could not help but ask again.
"It's absolutely true!" Boss Jia nodded vigorously. "This is our Swiss bank account. There are 180 million USD in it. If you don't believe me, you can verify it. We plan to buy both photolithography machines back," Jia Yapeng said seriously.
In fact, this money was just lent to Boss Jia by Intel.
"Ahem, that's not necessary. Of course, we believe you!" Since the bank account was taken out, ASML naturally had to believe it.
However, the ASML vice president still wanted to struggle. "But the price of 90 million USD is really too low. It's too far away from our offer of 150 million USD. Considering the traditional friendship between Netherlands and Hua Xia, we can accept 140 million USD. 90 million USD is really too low!!" ASML said.
"We can't negotiate this price!" Boss Jia sighed and said, "To tell you the truth, there is only 180 million US dollars in this card, and this is all the money the country has given us. We only have so much money, and this is the limit we can reach."
"If ASML can't accept this price, we can only express our regret!"
"Actually, I believe your company is also aware that the 70nm lithography machine is still too advanced for Hua Xia's electronics and semiconductor industry. In fact, we only need a 200nm lithography machine. This is the original purpose of our delegation's visit!"
"But I was the one who convinced the leaders. I told them that the world was progressing. The 200nm machine would be thrown into the trash in a few years at most. Instead of spending a lot of money to buy a pile of garbage that is about to be obsolete, it is better to spend a lot of money to buy one or two pieces of equipment that can lead the era for more than ten years! "
"I succeeded. I convinced my leader, but our country is poor. One hundred and eighty million US dollars in foreign exchange is the money that the people of our country have to save. This is also the limit that I can reach!"
"So, Mr. President, please don't bargain with me. This is our highest price and our only bottom line. Hua Xia is poor!" Boss Jia sighed.
"Talk! We can still talk! " ASML's vice president said quickly. However, Jia Yapeng insisted on 90 million US dollars. This made ASML's vice president unable to persuade him. However, this was normal. After all, Intel had been insisting on 80 million US dollars for two weeks.
Moreover, Hua Xia was indeed poor. Everyone knew this. 90 million US dollars might indeed be their limit!
However, ASML would not give up so easily. ASML immediately launched two serious negotiations with both sides at the same time. These two negotiations lasted for three days. However, no matter how hard ASML tried, Hua Xia insisted on the price of 90 million. They said that this was really their limit.
In fact, ASML also secretly sent people to check the Swiss bank account. There was indeed only 180 million US dollars in the account. It seemed that Hua Xia was telling the truth and did not lie.
On the other hand, Intel still insisted on the price of 80 million US dollars. This made ASML very angry.
It was understandable for Hua Xia to insist on 90 million US dollars. After all, they were poor!
However, Intel could make hundreds of billions of US dollars every year by selling CPUs. Why were they reluctant to offer only 10 million US dollars!
Therefore, naturally, the balance began to tilt towards Hua Xia. At the same time, ASML was really fed up with such endless negotiations.
Finally, on the fourth day, Intel's representative slammed the table and stood up. He announced loudly that if ASML still did not accept this price and still insisted on 120 million US dollars, they would not talk anymore. They would go back to the United States and let ASML's machines rot in the warehouse.
Then ASML was completely furious. Intel did not care about their many years of cooperation and bargained so fiercely. Then, don't blame us for being ruthless.
The next day, ASML's attitude had a fundamental reversal. After a long period of negotiation, ASML agreed to sell both lithography machines to Huaxia at a price of 90 million USD each. At the same time, they guaranteed a three-year after-sales service agreement.
The two sides quickly reached a consensus and then announced that the purchase agreement would be signed on the same day. Hua Xia would pay 80 million US dollars as a deposit to ASML, and ASML would be responsible for transporting the goods to Hua Xia. After the on-site assembly was completed and the production was successful, the remaining 100 million US dollars would be paid.
Everything was achieved very smoothly.
When ASML's vice president happily announced the news to Intel, Intel's representative smiled slightly and said, "We will meet again!"
Then ASML's representatives collectively left ASML, but they turned around and appeared in Jia Yapeng's room.
"Mr. Jia, let's have a happy cooperation!" Cramer raised his glass to Jia Yapeng and smiled.
"Happy cooperation, Mr. Cramer!" Boss Jia also raised his glass and returned the toast.
"Now, we can sign the transfer agreement. Your company will transfer the ownership of the two lithography machines to Intel!" Cramer said with narrowed eyes.
"What?" Boss Jia was taken aback and asked in surprise, "What are you talking about? I don't understand what you mean!"
"Mr. Jia, I said that you should return the lithography machines that belong to us!" Cramer was also taken aback. What did these Hua Xia people mean?
"What do you mean by the lithography machines that belong to you? These are the lithography machines of our Daqian Group. We paid for them. Of course, they are ours. When did they belong to Intel Group? "
"Mr. Cramer, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!" Boss Jia said with a smile.
"…" Cramer's body trembled. He looked at the Hua Xia person in front of him in disbelief, "Mr. Jia, are you not going to abide by the contract between us?"
"Abide, of course I will abide by the contract. I am a person who upholds the contract the most!" Boss Jia smiled, then put a card in front of Cramer and said, "This is the bank card that you gave me with 180 million US dollars. The money in it has not been touched."
After Boss Jia finished speaking, he took out another card and said, "This is a bank card with 200 thousand US dollars. I will give it to you now. Treat it as the interest of this loan!" Boss Jia handed over a bank card with 200 thousand US dollars. This bank card was actually given to Boss Jia by Cramer.
"Well, according to the agreement, I have paid off our debt. We are even!" After Boss Jia finished speaking, he patted Cramer's shoulder and whispered, "We Hua Xia people are not poor!"
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