Franchise God - Chapter 1585



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Franchise God Episode 1585

Chapter 341 Semiconductor Shock (1)

The middle-aged professor who served as the German Chancellor’s semiconductor advisor shouted his case with all his might.

“It’s not a steam engine and an internal combustion engine, it’s a steam engine and an electric engine. Do you see the difference, Prime Minister?”

“I understand the general idea, but I would like a more detailed explanation.”

“It’s not just a two-generation gap. We’re falling behind in every sector of modern industry. We’re not competitive at all in manufacturing, finance, security, IT, aviation, space, communications, or even services.”

“I know that too.”

But the expression on the adviser’s face was not that of a person who was at all relieved.

It’s full of emotions like, ‘You understand? Really? No?’

“Mr. Prime Minister, there is a primitive man who can only count from 1 to 10. He can only count as many as he has on his fingers. To this primitive man, any number above 10 is just a ‘large number.’”

“How shocking is it that you are trying to make a story about primitive people? I’m already scared.”

“For this primitive man, 100 is a big number, and 1 trillion is a big number. Since he cannot tell the difference, he just considers them to be the same big number.”

“… … So now you’re saying that I’m that caveman.”

“I’m sorry. That’s not what I meant. However, if you think of it as diamond semiconductors being 1 trillion, silicon semiconductors made with the ICM process being 100, and silicon semiconductors that the Heavy Oil Semiconductor Alliance will make with the legacy process being 10, it would be easier to understand.”

“No, are you saying there is a tenfold difference?”

“Performance is not like that, but including process costs and environmental pollution, it is like that.”

“And the price of diamond semiconductors is 1 trillion won each? Is there really that much of a difference?”

“The performance itself will only be a few times higher. However, the power consumption will be tens of times higher. As a result, mobile electronic devices such as laptops and smartphones will be able to be used for more than a month without charging.”

The advisor decided to give specific examples one by one so that even the general public can easily understand.

“Because its durability is incomparably high, diamond semiconductors will be widely used in automobiles, ships, aircraft, satellites, probes, and military weapons.

Because durability and reliability are more important than anything else in this field.”

“That’s… …

“Since it can operate normally at temperatures several times higher than silicon semiconductors, cooling systems can be reduced or eliminated altogether. What’s more surprising is that diamond semiconductors have a heat dissipation performance that is more than 10 times higher than that of silicon semiconductors.”

“What exactly does that mean?”

The adviser decided to explain it in a way that the Prime Minister, who had no knowledge of thermodynamics, could easily understand.

“The temperature increase rate is 1/10th that of silicon, but the temperature it can withstand is several times higher. The global data center ‘cooling cost’ is 14 billion dollars, but this can be reduced to less than 500 million dollars.”

“From $14 billion to under $500 million!”

The Prime Minister’s eyes grew wide as if they were going to pop out.

After all, politicians will only understand if you speak in numbers, and in money at that.

No matter how much you talk about heat loss and electrical resistance, they won’t understand or listen.

“No, if diamond semiconductors are so great, why haven’t they been made anywhere else before?”

“It’s still at the laboratory level. It’s hard enough to synthesize artificial diamonds, so imagine how hard it would be to draw diamond wiring on a nanoscale on that tiny semiconductor. Hmm.”

The adviser thought for a moment about an appropriate metaphor and then said:

“You can think of it as having the same level of difficulty as an elephant holding a fine needle in its trunk like a paintbrush and drawing the Mona Lisa on the surface of a grain of wheat.”

The German Chancellor began to feel uneasy that he might have been screwed.

‘Should I have gone all-in on Seojin Foundry instead of playing both sides?’

Although you were included in the Heavy Oil Semiconductor Alliance, as an EU member state, you had no choice, but aren’t you still consistently buying products from Seojin Foundry?

I’ve put my foot down with that kind of attitude, but I’m worried that it might come back to haunt me.

‘If we were like this, France’s reaction would have been reversed now.’

Even though I was worried, I couldn’t help but smile when I thought about what the atmosphere at the Elysee Palace would be like.

Rice rice rice

The French government’s reaction did not deviate from the German chancellor’s expectations.

No, it was more than that.

“Hey! You fucking monkey bastards!”

The president was so angry that he cursed the Federation and hurled all sorts of insults at it.

Although countless racist expressions were included, the secretaries and other aides could not even advise him to keep it in check.

We’ve seen the President get really angry over everything from destroying vineyards to getting entangled with the Swimming Federation.

But I’ve never seen an explosion as big as this one.

I hope the President’s anger gauge never reaches its peak again.

‘If the highest score is renewed, then I might declare war on Korea.’

The president was so hot and raw in his anger that he even harbored such fear.

“You yellow monkey! You lowly, uncivilized yellow monkey, with a palate so high and uncivilized that you can ride two white horses and not even look at a black one! You can’t come out like this because you were lucky enough to get a smart, crippled white slave! Aaah, ah! Lord, why have you abandoned France?”

The secretaries trembled all over.

What if those crude curses of racism, hatred and disgust reach Ha Soo-young’s ears?

The relationship between the two countries will fall into an irreversible breakdown, and the damage will be borne entirely by the French people.

Could it be because I had gathered all my anger to the limit and let it out?

The president, completely exhausted, went into the sleeping room set up on one side of the office.

Only then did the secretaries start moving quickly and tidying up the messy office furniture.

“Why is the President so angry? It was just an announcement that they were starting to commercialize diamond semiconductors.”

“Yes, it is true that you are upset and angry, but it is a bit strange that you are so angry.”

Despite his years of experience, the chief of staff, who had been personally carrying tools and cleaning the office together with the president to honor his reputation, put his hands down for a moment.

He took a deep breath.

“If it had simply been an announcement of mass production of diamond semiconductors, the President would have been more angry and determined and would have sharpened his sword even more.”

“Are you saying that it’s not just that?”

“Look at the timing, the timing.”

“We joined hands with China and struck first with a semiconductor alliance, but they didn’t respond at all. We were just throwing our hands in the air. And in an instant, they took over the West African food market and cut off our influence.”

“I got hit in the back of the head unexpectedly in an unexpected place.”

“We thought they were suddenly raising the cost of the process and trying to inflict self-injury, so we finally launched the semiconductor alliance. Then, representatives from each country gathered and agreed on the blueprint, and China invested money. That’s when we blew up the diamond semiconductor. Of course, we were upset.”

“Could the timing be a coincidence?”

“It can’t be a coincidence. In any case, even if China hadn’t invested, the other countries in the alliance would have probably tried to pretend that all of this had never happened. Then we, France, would have had no choice but to pretend to be dragged along by their stubbornness.”

“Oh, that road is completely blocked.”

“It was a humiliation. It was a complete game-changer by the Swimming Federation from start to finish. They were aiming for the exact moment when China would execute its investment funds.”

The chief secretary sighed deeply and began to sweep up the broken furniture again.

“How much did Ha Soo-young laugh when he announced the diamond semiconductor? Did he make fun of his close associates, France, and China? Can’t you imagine?”

“The President couldn’t control his anger because the scene was so vivid in his mind.”

Now, the secretaries, who vaguely understood the President’s anger mechanism, quietly cleaned up the office.

After roughly cleaning up, including picking up all the broken furniture and wiping off any stains, one of the young secretaries suddenly asked.

“So what happens to the heavy oil semiconductor alliance now?”

“It’s too late, but it’s not like there’s no way to fix it yet. It would be less damaging to quietly persuade China behind the scenes and stop here. Someone has to take the blame.”

“It will either be France or China.”

“Well, it’s probably both. That’s why the backroom negotiations are important. It’s a question of who gets to take the greater embarrassment.”

“It’s difficult, it’s difficult.”

“Germany is probably holding its breath right now, waiting to see how France and China will react. Perhaps Germany can mediate between our two countries and push for the liquidation of the alliance. That would be better.”

“To be born in Cheongsan. What a strange fate.”

The chief secretary took his secretaries and carried the box of furniture debris out.

At that moment, an aide came running towards the chief secretary from afar, out of breath.

Looking at his out of breath expression, I began to feel anxious.

“What’s going on?”

“Chief Secretary! We’re in big trouble! China has deposited additional investment funds!”

“What? You didn’t see the diamond semiconductor announcement… … No, that’s impossible.”

The chief secretary’s face turned ashen.

Even though they were already preparing for the liquidation of the union, they put in additional investment funds.

“And an official diplomatic document has arrived, stating that the remaining investment funds will be fully executed within this month.”

The chief secretary felt as if the sky was singing.

‘Are these guys crazy?’

A world where everyone rides steam trains.

The other side has skipped internal combustion engine vehicles and is now focusing on self-driving electric vehicles, but they want us to keep locking down the borders and driving steam trains?

‘They were crazy. I can see why Britain had to destroy it with opium. Now is not the time to be closed off.’

* * *

The French president, who had fallen asleep due to exhaustion from releasing his anger, woke up to a report that China had executed additional investment funds.

He showed no anger.

It wasn’t like China had the mindset of, ‘Oh, I don’t know, we’ll just continue to isolate ourselves!’

Even the President knew that he had to jump off the cliff and turn his back on other countries, pretending that he couldn’t win.

The reason he wasn’t angry was simply because he didn’t have the energy left to be angry anymore.

Like someone who is stranded in a cold place and on the verge of death from hypothermia, but thinks he is hot and takes off his clothes.

The French president was partially unconscious.

“Whew… … There’s nothing we can do. It seems China is determined to push the heavy oil alliance to the end. We should follow suit.”

“Mr. President, but this is too reckless. It means nothing now.”

“I know, but then who will convince China?”

The fact that China had silently committed additional investment at this time seemed to declare to all of Europe that it would never look back.

The continent will go all the way!

You too must go with the continent!

I will not listen to any persuasion or opposition!

The strong will of the continent.