Cramier had never thought about what would happen if Hua Xia could really afford 180 million. In Cramier's opinion, Hua Xia would never be able to afford such a huge sum of money. Even if they could afford it, it was impossible for them to buy such an advanced lithography machine.
In fact, the entire Intel thought so too. Therefore, after receiving Cramier's plan, Intel's headquarters agreed to Cramier's plan after careful consideration.
Who would have thought that the Huaxia people were really planning to buy the photolithography machine? They really took out 180 million US dollars. This was simply the most ridiculous thing in the world, but this ridiculous thing did happen.
Don't think that all this was very incredible. In fact, in that era, Hua Xia were poor in the western mindset. It was normal for Intel to do such a thing.
[PS: This matter is based on reality. In history, Intel has done things in the name of others to sell things cheaply. As a result, they were cheated.]
At this moment, Cramier didn't know how to report this matter to the headquarters. If Intel's headquarters knew that both lithography machines had been bought by Hua Xia for 90 million dollars, Intel's headquarters would be furious. He would probably be kicked out of Intel and become a laughing stock in the industry.
"No, I must change all this!" Cramier clenched his fists, then found Jia Yapeng next to him and said, "Mr. Jia, I was wrong this time. I shouldn't have underestimated the wealth of Hua Xia people. I was wrong. Please forgive me!"
At this moment, Cramier's heart was bleeding.
Because in Cramier's opinion, it was obvious that Hua Xia cheated him, but now he had to admit to Hua Xia that this was a mistake in management against his will. He also had to take the initiative to apologize to Hua Xia. This was simply a great shame and humiliation.
But even so, Cramier's face was full of smiles, and he didn't dare to show a trace of anger.
"Okay, don't pretend, and don't apologize in such an insincere way!" Boss Jia smiled, then patted Cramer on the shoulder and said, "I know what you mean, but it's impossible for us to sell both equipment to you!"
"We can offer a higher price!" Cramer's expression was ferocious. "One hundred million USD. I'm willing to buy both photolithography machines at the price of one hundred million USD each. Are you satisfied now? You can make a net profit of twenty million USD!"
"No …" Jia Yapeng shook his head.
"Then 120 million USD. This is my personal limit. I really can't go any higher!" Cramer looked like he was about to go crazy.
"Oh! It's really a good price. I can't help but be tempted! " Boss Jia smiled slightly. "But Mr. Cramer, even if you raise the price to 150 million USD each, I won't sell the two photolithography machines to you. Because Hua Xia needs her own photolithography machine!"
"Don't go too far, you …" Cramer was really about to explode. Just as he was about to get angry, Ni Guangnan, who was watching the whole show on the other side, suddenly laughed. "Young man, don't speak so rashly. There are some words that you have to think carefully, think carefully, or you will make a big mistake!"
Ni Guangnan's words made Cramer stunned. What was there to think carefully about the words of a Hua Xia?
However, Cramer instinctively began to recall what Boss Jia had just said, and then he understood.
He realized that Jia Yapeng just said that it was absolutely impossible to sell two, but Hua Xia needed a photolithography machine. That meant that Jia Yapeng only wanted one, and the other one could still be given to him.
This made Cramer feel like he was blessed. Now, Cramer didn't dare to expect to have two photolithography machines. One photolithography machine was actually enough because for Intel, the sales of the real top CPUs were not large. One photolithography machine was enough to meet the demand for the next half a year or so.
After half a year, ASML would be able to produce more 70nm photolithography machines. It wouldn't be too late to buy a second one then.
So Cramer immediately said, "Mr. Jia, we are willing to buy a photolithography machine from you at the price of 120 million USD!"
"Haha, what's the point? Let's sign the contract quickly! "Boss Jia laughed and said something that made Cramer feel relieved.
However, Cramer's face was still pale. He originally planned to buy a machine for 90 million USD. He didn't expect to spend 120 million USD in the end, and he only bought one machine. Cramer didn't know how he would be punished by the company when he went back.
He might not be fired, but he might be demoted to the bottom.
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"Little Jia, why don't we buy two photolithography machines back?" After Cramer left, Ni Guangnan said with a smile.
"What's the use of buying two days back? It's the same whether you dismantle one or two. Besides, we originally planned to only buy one. Buying two is purely a waste of money! "Boss Jia laughed.
"More importantly, I'm afraid that this will seriously offend Intel. I still have some businesses in the United States, so there's no need to make things so awkward!"
"If you don't sell to them, Intel's high-end CPU production speed will probably be reduced a lot!" Ni Guangnan sighed, "This way, our market can also be affected later."
"It's useless. If we can be stuck for four or five years, then I will definitely not sell these photolithography machines to Intel. However, ASML can produce a new batch of photolithography machines in at most half a year. At that time, Intel will definitely buy it first. Half a year is meaningless to Hua Xia. "Boss Jia said faintly. Ni Guangnan also nodded.
Indeed, there was no benefit in buying two photolithography machines by force. It was better to give one to Intel. This was the best result for everyone.
However, Boss Jia and Ni Guangnan didn't know that their thoughts were still too optimistic.
Two days later, Jia Yapeng and Ni Guangnan returned to Hua Xia.
Half a month later, all the export procedures for the photolithography machines were completed. The two photolithography machines of AMSL boarded two different freighters and were sent to Hua Xia and the United States respectively.
However, Cramer had been staying in Netherlands the whole time. After he witnessed the departure of the two cargo ships, he immediately dialed a number and said to the person on the other end of the line, "Hello, is this the FBI? I'm the purchasing director of the Intel Group. I have an important piece of information to tell you!"
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