The various conditions put forward by Xing Hai Technologies in the recruitment of external partners were both tempting and daunting at the same time.
After all, Xing Hai Technologies was too demanding in some aspects.
It was not a problem to emasculate the performance of the products.
But the two conditions of "collecting user data may violate user privacy" and "placing the server in Z country" were really difficult to accept.
Individuals would not only lose their precious privacy.
Once Xing Hai Technologies cut off the data service, they would immediately be paralyzed and be under the control of others.
This meant that they could only be a good person in the future. They could not offend Xing Hai Technologies or the Z people.
Of course, these requirements or restrictions could be overcome and tolerated by gritting their teeth. This was the era of big data. The so-called "privacy" could only be possessed if you lived a primitive life. There were even many apps that could not be used if you did not allow certain permissions.
As for the relationship with Xing Hai Technologies, their attitude towards the Z people could be more polite and friendly. Not for anything else, but for the money in the pockets of the Z people, they should show a smiling face.
But the most difficult thing to deal with was not the above difficulties, but the sanctions of Merica!
"Whoever dares to cooperate with Xing Hai Technologies will have to bear the fiercest anger and cruelest sanctions of Merica!" These were the original words of the spokesperson of the Merican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Which iron-headed country would dare to try?
Therefore, it was not easy to be a bootlicker.
He didn't have thick skin.
No great courage.
If they were not prepared to be beaten into a dead dog by Merica.
They really could not take this step.
In addition, for those countries with electoral systems, seeing their government kneeling down to Xing Hai Technologies without any integrity and accepting such harsh conditions, public support would definitely fall. It was tantamount to "political suicide." After all, many Western people had never experienced Xing Hai Technologies' products. They did not think that this company from Z country was very great. Instead, they were very contemptuous and thought that Xing Hai Technologies' achievements came from "technological theft."
This was a typical case of the Western media "shooting themselves in the foot." They had too many false reports, and in the end, they had dug a hole for themselves.
It was not good for them to bootlick Xing Hai Technologies.
Therefore, it was not that there were no countries that wanted to bootlick Xing Hai Technologies. There were a lot of them! But due to various concerns, they were still in a wait-and-see state.
But the quota was limited. It was first come, first served.
After Japan tried to bootlick Xing Hai Technologies first, other countries felt a deeper sense of urgency. They no longer continued to weigh the pros and cons. The second actor quickly emerged.
Abraham Fred.
He was an ordinary British businessman who ran a candy business. He was 47 years old and chubby. As his neck could not be seen, he looked like a potato, giving off a rather comical feeling.
At this moment, he was sitting opposite Ling Jun Dong, looking at the sci-fi layout of the room with some surprise.
Having lived in Z country for 20 years, he could speak the Z language fluently.
"Mr. Fred, can you really represent the British government to negotiate this level of cooperation?" Ling Jundong shook his head and couldn't help but sigh at the shrewdness of the old imperialists. They didn't send any diplomats over, but sent a candy merchant to take the lead while they commanded from behind the scenes.
"Yes, Mr. Ling. Our government and the king have given me the highest authority to negotiate. I can discuss all cooperation matters."
"Then do you understand the risks? Two days ago, I talked to Ichiro Maeda, he is dead, do you know?" Ling Jundong nodded and asked.
"I know."
Sweat appeared on Abraham Fred's forehead, but he said calmly, "This is a very arduous task, but I am willing to give everything for the interests of my country!"
There was a fearless look on his face.
The current situation of the empire could be said to be very dangerous. It was already an exaggeration to describe it as "the twilight of the empire." The most appropriate description was "the sun has completely set."
Ranked eighth in the world in terms of GDP.
Lackluster in the field of science and technology.
The number of the most advanced warships was only the size of a small fleet in its heyday.
The number of generals was more than tanks. It was said that "one general commands one tank."
Although it was still one of the five, it had fallen to the bottom of the five. Soon, it would become the shame of the five. At best, it could be regarded as a second-rate country.
At the same time, like Japan, it was desperately trying to reverse its decline and restore its past glory.
But no matter how hard it struggled, the trend of decline could not be stopped.
It was under such a situation, and in the face of Xing Hai Technologies' announcement, the candy merchant Abraham Fred sat in front of Ling Jundong.
He nodded and agreed to Xing Hai Technologies' various conditions of cooperation with almost no bargaining.
For example, a weakened version of the product. No problem, it was enough for the time being.
It supported the collection of user usage data to provide better services. As for the violation of user privacy, there was no need to emphasize this point. It could be classified as "user data." But it had to be guaranteed that user privacy would not be exposed and that it would be subject to appropriate supervision.
The core server would be placed in Z country. In addition, a "cache server" would be built in Britain to store a small amount of data to improve the speed of network access.
In short, many problems could be solved flexibly. There was no need to make any promises.
Ling Jundong nodded. In his heart, he really appreciated and admired the company.
Imperialism was only left with barbarism and arrogance. This sentence was more suitable for Merica. But for the old imperialist Britain, another sentence could be added: they were also cunning and shrewd.
After all, the ancestors of the British were rich. They had seen more of the world and dealt with more troubles. There were several ups and downs in the middle, and they had experienced great storms and waves! They knew how to examine and seize, and when to stop.
In terms of geopolitics, they were also an outstanding shit-stirrer. In various hotspots of conflict in the world, they buried mines and stirred shit. It could be said that they enjoyed it.
After entering the new century, the British were fully aware of their own weakness and the desire to restore their former glory. As an island country, Britain, like Japan, began to learn from the strengths of other countries.
For example, the introduction of new mathematics education from Z country had achieved obvious results.
Drawing lessons from the national system of Z country, they had won more medals in the recent Olympic Games.
They were the first to join the AIIB initiated by Z country, and so on.
Now, they planned to cooperate with Xing Hai Technologies. They decided to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rise!
It could be said that the British, who were still arrogant in their bones, made such a decision. In fact, it was completely within Ling Jundong's expectations.
So, after reporting the situation to the boss, Chen Jin was slightly stunned.
"I didn't expect that the second one would be a shit-stirrer. This is the big cousin of Merica. Aren't they afraid of Merica's revenge by cooperating with Xing Hai Technologies at this time?"
"They won't. Since they took the initiative to cooperate with us, it shows that they have the confidence to deal with Merica's revenge. Moreover, Britain is one of the P5. If this important ally completely changes sides, Merica will immediately be in a very isolated state. Britain is backed by a large number of Commonwealth countries! Would Merica dare to lose this ticket? "
Ling Jundong analyzed.
Chen Jin nodded. "Then, in principle, we agree to cooperate. If all the terms can be negotiated, then let's confirm it!"
…
That evening.
Xing Hai Technologies posted on their official Weibo account, "Cousin, I'm sorry. We want to cooperate with Xing Hai Technologies."
Wow …
This immediately set off a huge wave on the Internet!
Netizens exclaimed, "What? My cousin has betrayed us?"
The other countries were also in an uproar. Seeing that Britain had taken action, many countries that were ready to make a move suddenly panicked. They could not sit still. The next day, they sent applications almost at the same time.
A large wave of bootlickers surged in!
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