"If you have something to say, say it. If you have something..." Xu Yi paused and swallowed the words "If you have something to say, just let it go."
"That... this... Mr. President, can you ask the Magic Research Institute to give us more technical permissions for household magic machines?" Ankato asked.
"What? Do you feel a sense of crisis?" Xu Yi looked at him with a smile.
Ankato coughed lightly, looking a little embarrassed.
After a pause, he sighed and nodded honestly: "Yes. Chairman, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has never fallen behind other chambers of commerce in technology for so many years, but you see, our household magic machinery department has Just after we became independent, we encountered three chambers of commerce that surpassed us in technology. I... I am not willing to accept it... "
"So you want to regain your position on a technical level?"
"Yeah!" Now that the words have been spoken, Ancato stopped coying and nodded vigorously: "Mr. Chairman, the third-level chamber of commerce just worked on some very small technical details. I'm very unhappy when they come up with new innovations, and now they are boasting all day long as if they can crush our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in technology in one go. And from a practical point of view, this has also caused a certain impact on the sales of household magic machinery in our chamber of commerce. Influence."
"Oh? Tell me."
Ankato was obviously well prepared and took out a document from his arms and placed it in front of Xu Yi.
"Mr. Chairman, you see, this is the current order situation of our Household Magic Machinery Chamber of Commerce. Compared with last year, the overall increase is 17%, which can be said to have improved again. But if you look closely, it will Found. This time the increase is significantly lower than in previous years. Here is a comparison of the data from the same period last year. It can be found that the overall increase in orders last year was as high as 30%. There are more than one, but this year it is only 17%, which is problematic no matter how you look at it.”
"So you think it's because those three chambers of commerce announced new technologies that affected the sales of household magic machines in our chamber of commerce?"
"Well... I can't say it's all the reason, but I think this is the most important reason!" Ankato said with certainty. "And what worries me the most is that this will affect the image of our chamber of commerce as a technology-first company. President, you have always emphasized that technology is the number one factor, but now there are other chambers of commerce. Technically, it’s beyond us, so that can’t be justified, right?”
"Then you plan to defeat us technologically now and reaffirm the technological leadership of our Chamber of Commerce?" Xu Yi asked in return.
"Isn't this natural?" Ankato looked at Xu Yi strangely, as if he didn't understand why Xu Yi even asked this question. "Mr. Chairman, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has been able to develop so fast, isn't it because we have always been the absolute leader in technology. If we lose this advantage..."
"Without this advantage, do you think our Chamber of Commerce will sink?" Xu Yi interrupted him.
"This..." Ankato opened his mouth, then shook his head vigorously. "No, no, no, I don't think so. I just think... Since we have been absolutely leading in technology, we should continue to maintain it. So... let the Magic Research Institute open up more technical permissions, what do you think? "
Xu Yi did not answer, but picked up the report and read it for a while. Then he continued: "I have also paid attention to the new technologies developed by those three chambers of commerce. Seriously speaking, they cannot be regarded as technological innovations in the true sense. And these technologies have actually been developed by the Magic Research Institute a long time ago. Only But there is no concrete application.”
"So..." Ankato looked at Xu Yi with a look of resentment. "President, why do you insist on suppressing the use of those new technologies? If you are willing to open up more technical permissions to us, those guys will have no chance of catching up, and they will not be arrogant in front of me."
"Arrogant in front of you?"
Xu Yi looked at him with some humor, thinking that Ankato had just gone to the Lampali Kingdom last week to participate in the Household Magic Machinery Technology Exchange Conference held twice a year. I am afraid that because of this incident at the conference, he was The crowds are so crowded, that’s why there is so much resentment.
"If I tell you, I deliberately suppressed these technologies and did not put them into specific use. In addition to considering that technology upgrades need to be carried out in stages and it is best not to cross too many at once, the most important reason is to let other chambers of commerce catch up. What do you think when you come up and surpass us?" Xu Yi asked with a smile.
"Ah?" Ankato's eyes widened and he looked at Xu Yi in disbelief. "Yes... Mr. Chairman, you... haven't you always said that we must maintain technological leadership to ensure the status and authority of our chamber of commerce? Why... why do you do this deliberately?"
Xu Yi remained silent.
The reason why he did this was actually for the healthy development of the entire industry.
If the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has always maintained an absolute advantage at the technical level, and even has a huge gap like a chasm to other chambers of commerce, it will inevitably have a huge blow to the enthusiasm of other chambers of commerce in investing in technical research, and is not conducive to the sustainability of this industry. develop.
Xu Yi knew very well that it was impossible to fully support the development of the magic industry on this continent by relying solely on the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
Therefore, what he has been doing is hoping to drive everyone on this continent to join this industry and jointly promote the development of this industry.
However, these words cannot be said to Ankato. After all, he is the president of the Xinfei Household Magic Machinery Chamber of Commerce. From his perspective, there is no need to consider these issues.
After pondering for a moment, Xu Yi turned to Cindy, who had been standing beside him, and said: "Record it and let the Magic Research Institute do a technical level assessment, and then let them negotiate with the Household Magic Machinery Chamber of Commerce to appropriately open up some technical permissions."
Hearing these words, Ankato was immediately overjoyed.
"President, I have another idea, I hope you can listen to it."
"Say it."
"Uh... you see, since our household magic machinery department is now independent, we will always seek technical support from the Magic Research Institute and the Magic Machine Tool R&D Center. Isn't it inappropriate?"
"Do you mean you want to set up a technical research department?" Xu Yi asked with squinted eyes.
Ankato was startled. Then he chuckled and said: "President, you are really sharp. Yes. I want to set up a technical department by myself to conduct technical research on household magic machinery. There are too many things that the Magic Research Institute needs to study, and it always troubles them. Not good, right?"
"You kid, if you don't want to be restricted by the Magic Research Institute, just say it straight away and talk about it in a roundabout way. Do you think I will believe it?" Xu Yi snorted coldly.
"Ha... Mr. President, I am also considering the future development of the household magic machinery department."
Xu Yi waved his hand: "If you have an idea, just do it. You are independent now, and you don't need to ask my opinion on everything."
"Ahem... I'm not just here to ask for your opinion. Mainly, I hope to gain your support..." Ankato looked at Xu Yi cautiously. "If possible, could you allocate some manpower from the Magic Research Institute to help us?"
Xu Yi suddenly became happy.
"Heh, you kid just got the idea and want to poach the Magic Research Institute? Do you know how much effort we put into recruiting the researchers of the Magic Research Institute? Now you want to do it right away? Walk?"
Ankato chuckled, but his expression didn't give in at all.
"President, we are all members of the Chamber of Commerce. There is no such thing as poaching, right? If the research department of our Household Magic Machinery Chamber of Commerce develops well, it can also share a lot of pressure on the Magic Research Institute."
"You said it very nicely." Xu Yi shook his head, leaned on his seat and thought for a while, then nodded. "Okay. I must agree that it is a good thing that you have this idea. Since you are willing to take on more responsibilities, then I will help you. I agree with you to set up a research department. I will also let the Magic Research Institute provide you with some assistance. But the details will be How much I will help you depends on how much you can convince Dean Evita."
"Really? That's great!" Ankato jumped up from the chair excitedly and slapped his chest hard. "President, please rest assured that I will do my best to run this department well. Not only will I not need to rely on the Magic Research Institute in the future, I can even have it help the Magic Research Institute's research!"
"Okay." Xu Yi smiled and nodded, thinking that Ankato was really smart enough to understand what he valued most.
After watching Ankato stride out of the office, Cindy suddenly let out a sigh full of emotion.
"I feel more and more that it is natural for us elves to lose to humans in the race war."
"Oh? Why did you say that suddenly?" Xu Yi asked curiously.
"Because among our tribe, there has never been anyone as energetic and creative as him, and he has never been so bold in making various requests to his immediate superiors. It can even be said... it can be said to be a bit shameless."
"Are you shameless?" Xu Yi glanced at the seat where Ankato was sitting just now and couldn't help laughing.
If Ancato knew that his performance just now was rated as "shameless" in Cindy's eyes, I don't know what he would think.
"We elves are too stuck in the rules and like to do things in a rigid way. Few people have their own ideas. But humans are completely different. Almost every human has his own ideas and creativity, which makes the development of humans special. Fast. Even if we could win that war three thousand years ago, we would definitely lose it later." Cindy continued to express emotion. "I didn't feel it when I was in the clan before, but after I came to work with you, President, my feelings became deeper and deeper."
"Really?" Xu Yi smiled slightly. "This problem actually applies not only to you elves, but also to us humans. If one day we humans also lose the spirit of pioneering and innovation, then what awaits us will only be eliminated."
"Yeah." Cindy nodded slightly.
Xu Yi looked at the closed office door, recalled all the things that happened today, and suddenly showed a wry smile.
"But Cindy, sometimes, excessive energy and creation of Ali may not bring good things..." (To be continued...)