Jiang Chen gently pushed the document in front of Pritzker.
Pritzker leaned forward and glanced at the document. When he saw the long list of names, his brows twitched slightly and he spoke in a casual tone.
"These companies... do you plan to acquire them all?"
"Of course not. Even with the financial resources of the Future People Group, it is impossible to buy all the companies listed in this document." Jiang Chen waved his hands and continued, "We just have this intention. But you know , wherever you do business, you must abide by the rules of the game."
"The rules of the game? That is a matter for the Committee on Foreign Investment, and our Ministry of Commerce cannot control that far." Pritzker shook his head and said.
"Mr. Pritzker, let's not beat around the bush, it will only waste both of our time. Your invitation to us is definitely not just for the Future People Group to go through the motions and to think about closer cooperation with Silicon Valley. How about an hour's opening remarks?" Jiang Chen spread his hands, and then lightly tapped the documents on the table with his fingers, "My sincerity has been placed on the table, and I hope to see your sincerity."
Although the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States involves eight executive departments and seven White House agencies, if disagreements arise, the president will ultimately need to arbitrate in person. But as long as it does not involve the three major factors of U.S. defense production capacity, sales and resale of military technology to specific countries, and whether it affects the U.S.'s technological leadership in the field of national security, it is only the Ministry of Commerce that makes the final decision.
Jiang Chen, who had done enough homework in advance, was keenly aware that Pritzker was avoiding this topic.
This also shows from the side that the Ministry of Commerce has plans to intervene.
His fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the seat. Pritzker did not give a reply, and the silence lasted for a long time between the two. Jiang Chen was not in a hurry, he had one morning to solve this problem.
The young assistant served the coffee to the two of them. Jiang Chen touched the cup lightly with his finger and tested the temperature.
At this moment, Pritzker finally spoke and spoke softly.
"The White House is very happy to see your company cooperating with Silicon Valley companies on technology, but regarding your company's behavior of turning the country's high-tech companies into its own companies... With all due respect, no matter who is the president, I'm afraid they won't think so. That’s a good thing.”
Jiang Chen was not surprised when he heard what Pritzker said.
Rather, it is a great achievement to be able to get this cunning Minister of Commerce to put the issue on the table without defeating it.
As long as they are willing to talk, it means that it is possible for both parties to reach an agreement.
Jiang Chen smiled slightly and pushed his own bargaining chip onto the negotiation table.
"As you know, there are not only 1,000+ American companies participating in the SEF, but also 500+ companies from China."
"Of course, SVIEF is geared towards North America and Asia." Pritzker nodded.
"Then you should also know that I don't have the habit of returning empty-handed." Jiang Chen also smiled, raised three fingers, and then said, "Let me just say it straight, the future development direction of Future People Group lies in graphene, Intelligent medical care and cloud technology. If we reach a deadlock in the North American market, we will shift our focus to Asian countries that are more willing to cooperate."
Pritzker's eyes moved slightly. Although it was very subtle, Jiang Chen, whose senses were far beyond ordinary people, still captured this small movement very keenly.
Not to mention graphene and cloud technology, smart medical care is of critical importance to the federal government.
Since the Obama era, the Democratic Party has been actively promoting health care reform to improve the domestic medical situation. Unfortunately, during his administration, Comrade Guan Hai encountered the largest fiscal deficit in the history of the United States, accounting for more than 12% of U.S. GDP. It was the highest ratio of fiscal deficit to economic aggregate since World War II. He had no money to promote medical reform. .
Moreover, reforming the medical insurance system has always been one of the issues with the deepest disagreement between the Democratic and Republican parties. The two parties have very clear opinions on the causes and solutions to the sharp increase in domestic medical costs.
The success of the A-4 medical drone in Penglai City has attracted attention from all countries. At this STI, many companies in the United States are also aiming to introduce such advanced medical drones.
For the White House, although beta-4 will not help alleviate domestic drug prices, which are among the highest in the world, it can effectively reduce the cost of medical treatment for the American people. If this convenient and efficient drone is introduced into clinics, Americans will be able to see a doctor as easily as calling the police. With just a phone call, the beta-4 drone deployed in a community clinic can be summoned to their home.
For businesses, the cost of acquiring drones is significantly less than paying salaries for redundant doctors. For the federal government, it can save a large amount of financial subsidies for medical treatment every year.
Although it will definitely be protested by the American Medical Association (doctors union), it will definitely be welcomed by all Americans who are troubled by the difficulty of seeing a doctor.
"It's absolutely fine for you to sell drones. The United States is a free market. As long as your products are safe, we won't set up too many obstacles for you like some countries do." Pletzker said, "Also The same goes for graphene and cloud technology. But I don’t understand, what does this have to do with your acquisition plan?”
Of course, it is for pricing power, as well as the companies' own sales resources and some of the technologies they are interested in.
For example, if Futureren Group wants to sell beta-4 drones to major private hospitals, it is impossible to recruit and send salesmen from Futureren Heavy Industries to knock on doors and negotiate one by one. This is not only inefficient, but also very slow to promote.
As for expecting companies to come to buy things on their own, I'm afraid it's even less efficient. After all, not all companies are willing to take that risk and change their existing business models. This is like the reason why although graphene materials are excellent in all aspects, most companies are still producing silicon-based electronic equipment. Even if Intel bought the patent license from Jiang Chen, it has not completely stopped investing in higher-performance products. Research and development of silicon-based chips.
When Watt invented the steam engine, it didn't mean that all the textile factories in Great Britain changed their equipment overnight. Even in the later stages of the Industrial Revolution, no one dared to say that the popularity of steam engines had reached 100%.
Wait and see first. If your peers use it with good results, then slowly adjust it. This is the safest approach.
In addition, beta-4 is different from the banned Hummingbird drone. It was completely developed by technicians here in the world, and its technical content is the most advanced. If other companies imitate similar products during this period, even if the effect cannot reach the beta-4 level, as long as the sales are done well and the price is kept low, a lot of market share can still be taken away from Future Heavy Industries. share.
Only by seizing the high ground in the market in the shortest time can we maximize our profits!
Either seek partners or acquire them directly!
Future Man Group has the capital, and in order to control pricing power, Jiang Chen will certainly choose the latter.
From the perspective of beta-4 drones alone, if the Future Group can acquire a pharmaceutical company and use its cooperative relationships with major hospitals and its experience in the tablet and medical equipment industries to do The promotion of beta-4 is definitely much easier than the Future Man Group setting up a new subsidiary to take charge of it from beginning to end.
The same is true for graphene and cloud technology.
It is precisely because of this that the negotiations between Jiang Chen and the US Department of Commerce have reached a deadlock. (.)