Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 505 - 320: Bro, Get Well Soon!

Seeing Fu Wentao get off the plane, Qi Yun and Li Yaohua quickly got out of the car and walked forward to greet him.

"Brother Fu, you had a hard journey." As they approached, Qi Yun was the first to greet Fu Wentao.

"You’re something, even Li Yaohua doesn’t know what I’m doing in America, yet you found out." Fu Wentao strode forward, eagerly grabbing Qi Yun’s arm and heading to the convoy, "Come on, let’s get in the car and tell me everything in detail."

He had just received a call from Qi Yun yesterday, learning there had been a significant breakthrough with the lithography machine here, coupled with unsuccessful negotiations with Blackstone Group in America, prompting his hasty return.

The two of them got into the back seat of the car in the middle, and both Zheng Lin and Li Yaohua wisely did not follow.

"I had just contacted over there, and the sale of the lithography machine to us has already been approved by the ASML board, but it’s done privately and shipped through Samsung’s channel..." said Qi Yun, succinctly outlining the general situation.

Fu Wentao’s eyes lit up after hearing this: "You really have the means to make Christophe push this matter at all costs."

"I had approached that guy before, but he was too concerned and refused to talk to me."

Qi Yun smiled modestly: "It’s quite complicated. I haven’t had any contact with Christophe, it was pushed by that De Gaulle from the Gwen Clan."

"De Gaulle?" Fu Wentao frowned, recalled for two seconds, then asked, "I remember you saying you had a conflict with him last time?"

"There was a bit of conflict before, but now we’ve reached a temporary cooperation." Qi Yun explained.

Fu Wentao nodded, not asking further, as in the business world, there are no absolute enemies.

"Having equipment isn’t enough; even if we ship it here, no one locally can assemble it. Can ASML handle the assembly and maintenance later on?"

"Don’t worry about that, I went to the islands a while ago and reached an agreement with TSMC there. They will secretly send engineers to come over to handle installation and future maintenance of the equipment." Qi Yun continued to explain.

"TSMC!?" Fu Wentao was even more shocked, incredulously asking, "You can even manage them?"

"These bastards are so afraid of the Americans, yet they dare to provide support?"

Before going to the islands, Qi Yun also thought this way, but after a short communication with Wei Zhe, he could feel that the old man had no choice too.

"Actually... Mr. Wei is willing to support our side; I made a private deal with him and made things happen."

Though Qi Yun said it lightly, Fu Wentao knew how difficult this matter was, with those people avoiding you rather than talking, fearing suspicion from America.

Fu Wentao took a sip of champagne, pondering as he asked: "So, you have the equipment and the engineers. Isn’t everything already sorted? Why ask me to come back?"

"Money!" Qi Yun replied with a bitter smile, "One machine costs over three billion, for a total of five machines, nearly 18 billion; I can’t come up with that much money."

Fu Wentao gave him a side-eye: "If you can get the equipment, is money really the problem?"

"Didn’t I hear you have contact with that guy’s deputy? Just ask him for money directly."

Qi Yun did not argue, blinking and earnestly replied: "Yeah, asking him would definitely solve it... but I figured since the higher-ups asked big brother you to help get the lithography machine, it’s better for you to handle it."

"Besides, I have also seen Wendong’s leader earlier and asked him to approve a Kongjun Base, so we can receive goods there later."

Fu Wentao paused, then looked at Qi Yun for a moment and eventually showed a meaningful smile.

"Hehe, you’re really getting sharp."

"Setting up the penalty kick and just waiting for me to take it?"

Qi Yun grinned and nodded: "That’s about right, even the goalie is gone for you, big brother."

Fu Wentao was amused, patting Qi Yun’s shoulder for a while before asking, "So, for helping big brother solve such a big issue, is there anything bothering you that needs big brother’s help?"

Qi Yun rubbed his nose, and his goofy smile faded: "Not really troubles, just something I want to talk with big brother about."

Fu Wentao lowered the car window and lit a cigarette: "Let’s hear it."

Qi Yun no longer hesitated and immediately relayed Salaman’s request: "It’s like this, on my last shipment of artifacts from overseas, I ran into some trouble in Aden Bay, and it was Salaman from Oil Country who helped resolve it."

Fu Wentao nodded slightly: "I’ve heard about this; then what?"

Qi Yun was not surprised that the other party knew such confidential information, given his level, so he continued to explain: "Salaman came to Bird City a few days ago, asking me to help communicate with Beidou over there..."

After explaining the situation, he looked eagerly at Fu Wentao: "I figure a favor owed has to be returned, right, big brother?"

This time, Fu Wentao didn’t answer but frowned and pondered.

Qi Yun wasn’t in a hurry either, lighting a cigarette and smoking slowly.

It took two or three full minutes before Fu Wentao put out the cigarette, slowly speaking: "A favor must be returned, but Beidou is not an ordinary company, it’s a strategic resource of the Country."

"Civil services are easier to talk about, but for needs like Oil Country’s, it requires approvals from several departments, not something a private word can accomplish."

Qi Yun nodded, already aware of the complexity of this matter, which is why he didn’t give Salaman a definite answer earlier.

"But it’s not impossible." Fu Wentao turned to look out of the window, tapping the car door with his fingers, pondering as he continued, "I can stand up and communicate with the top, but just money from Oil Country won’t suffice; they need to provide something else." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Qi Yun’s eyes lit up, promptly moving forward: "Big brother, just tell me, what do they need to give? It seems like they do want to establish good relations with us, so as long as it doesn’t cross their bottom line, it should be negotiable."

Fu Wentao withdrew his gaze: "I need to think carefully about the specifics. I’ve long wanted to enter the Central Eastern market, but never found a suitable opportunity; perhaps this situation serves as a chance."

"Get in touch with him later and have him come to Beijing; I want to talk to him face to face."

Qi Yun immediately nodded in agreement: "Okay, I’ll inform him."

Fu Wentao nodded slightly: "We’ll count you in later so you won’t work for nothing."

Qi Yun immediately grinned, speaking with utter sincerity: "Brother, it’s just family; there’s no need to distinguish between us."

Fu Wentao laughed heartily, patting Qi Yun’s shoulder again: "Okay, when the lithography machine arrives, you come with me to meet that person."

Qi Yun understood what he meant — "big brother" was clearly lifting him up again.

"Little brother, you’re on the rise!" Fu Wentao exclaimed while patting his arm.