Franchise God - Chapter 1589



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Franchise God Episode 1589

Chapter 341 Semiconductor Shock (5)

“Now, let us continue our in-depth discussion about Korea, a former colony of the Japanese Empire, becoming a colony of France.”

The CIA director suddenly wondered how France would react if this conversation were to leak out.

It would be ridiculous to leak a conversation just to see the reaction.

“If you take away the pride of the French, they are corpses. They will never give up the Louvre Museum, which is like pride. If they had, they would not have survived World War II in the first place.”

“I can’t help but agree with that judgment.”

“The most ideal picture would be France throwing a tantrum over the demand to give up the Louvre Museum, and other European countries, including Germany, would become divided, saying they can’t continue using the 45nm process forever.”

“If it were a few decades ago, a European war would have broken out around this time, but now we have NATO and the situation is different. I don’t think it will lead to war. If we do it right, France might follow Britain and do Frexit?”

The director found himself laughing at this part.

“Then, Your Excellency, do you want a painting of France enduring the division of Europe and enduring the Louvre as a last resort and lifting restrictions on semiconductor exports?”

“It’s different. It would be ideal to release semiconductors to Europe, but for France to lose the Louvre Museum, and to cooperate with China to build an independent ecosystem for 45nm process semiconductors.”

“Aren’t France and China similar countries that have a lot in common in many ways?”

“I think the Chinese would have been happy to hear that. The French, on the other hand, would have been the opposite.”

I think they might be foaming at the mouth and saying, ‘What are we similar to the Chinese?’

Anyway, this makes it certain.

Ha Su-yeong was determined not to control all of Europe, but to control France alone.

‘They say that there are more than 2,000 Korean artifacts that were looted and are sleeping in Paris alone.’

“Since you are specifically talking about the Louvre Museum, I assume you also have a punitive intention against Korea’s looted cultural properties?”

“It’s not a punishment, but of course I think it needs to be recovered.”

“I’m curious, but Your Excellency, you have never once asked France to return the looted cultural properties. You could have put enough pressure on France, so why have you remained silent until now?”

“If you ask them to return it, are they the ones who will return it to you?”

“Why bother doing it when it’s obvious it won’t work anyway? If something was taken away, you take it back. You even add interest to it. That’s diplomacy.”

The CIA director suddenly had this thought.

What would the world have been like if Ha Su-yeong had been born during World War II?

“Is this the person Your Majesty spoke of… …

“The French like traditional and old things. That’s why they don’t allow people to remodel their houses or install air conditioning.”

The director almost burst into laughter without realizing it.

“You are saying that since this is a country that likes old things, we should use old semiconductors as well. Is that the interest rate that Your Excellency is charging to France?”

“Some of the interest can be transferred.”

“I would like to thank God that I am not French, and that I am an atheist, although I am not sure what interest there may be left.”

“Is that so?”

“If you believe in God, you can’t do this.”

* * *

Europe and China were reeling from repeated ‘viral system failures’.

Political leaders in both countries were utterly convinced by the conspiracy theory that it was a very special computer virus deliberately spread by the Swimming Group.

Of course, there were reasonable objections.

“Let’s say this is a virus spread by the swimming group. Then how do you explain the fact that there are many cases of damage in the United States? Does it make sense that Seojin Foundry spread the virus regardless of whether its American customers suffered damage or not?”

But in a world full of zealots, such rational arguments have little effect.

Naturally, it was torn from all sides and quickly became tattered.

“They distributed the virus after calculating it so meticulously. Think about it. If only we suffer damage and our Korean and American customers do not suffer damage, wouldn’t it be obvious to anyone that they spread it?”

“They must have deliberately tolerated the damage to their clients in order to avoid misunderstandings. But that’s impossible. It’s already been exposed to the world.”

“Dr. Rohan, you used to brag about being good and trying to make the world peaceful, but now you’ve finally shown us your true colors.”

“Considering that he directly utilized nuclear fusion technology for strategic weapons, Dr. Rohan is not a very good person. He is a person who will not hesitate to do anything if it makes his country stronger.”

The virus conspiracy theory has further fueled the hatred and wariness between China and France toward Xinjin Foundry.

Even the once-weak French president was left shaking at the viciousness of the swimming group trying to take his leash while spreading the virus.

“China was right. The heavy oil semiconductor alliance must go all the way. We must firmly lock down the 2.2 billion semiconductor market in Europe and China.”

The Elysee Palace deeply reflected on the criticism behind China’s back for hastily executing the remaining investment funds.

“Aside from Japan, there is no other country that knows Korea as well as China. China had already expected Korea to act like this.”

“That’s right. Seojin Foundry is definitely trying to completely destroy our European semiconductor production capacity, forcing us to buy only their products.”

“But now that we’ve realized it, it’s out of the question.”

Fortunately, there was no direct financial or economic damage caused by the virus.

This was because only errors that could be easily resolved with simple restoration measures occurred.

But not everyone was without problems.

For regular smartphone and PC users who have to suffer from frequent reboots and OS errors, this has been a very inconvenient and frustrating experience.

Although there have been reports of suspected ‘swimming virus errors’ in vehicle semiconductors, no major accidents have occurred and the overall numbers are so small that they are insignificant.

“The Korea-US semiconductor cartel is trying to monopolize our European market. If we do not fight back now, the worst-case scenario will come where we will forever have to depend on external sources for semiconductors, the rice of the electronics industry.”

“We must protect our semiconductor market.”

“Only the semiconductor alliance can survive.”

As France and China fought, the biggest windfall was Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML.

An EUV manufacturer that was delisted from NASDAQ due to Seojin Foundry and had been on oxygen mask until now, receiving government subsidies in the name of ‘preserving its reputation for the future.’

It was once a ‘super-low’ company that semiconductor manufacturers lined up to purchase equipment from, but after the particle process, it was stuck neither alive nor dead, only wearing an oxygen mask. However, it survived thanks to the heavy oil semiconductor alliance.

It wasn’t just ASML.

American companies that manufactured semiconductor equipment or possessed original technologies began to take notice and moved to France.

Although the company went through the process of closing down, the factory, equipment, and patents were still there, and it was easy to reassemble personnel, including engineers.

From the US perspective, they did not stop them either.

Not only are these people who have become the butt of the dogs able to make a living overseas, but the harder they work for the heavy oil semiconductor alliance, the more they ultimately help Ha Soo-young.

Japan also joined in.

Originally, Japan was responsible for materials, parts, and equipment in the global semiconductor market, but sales were also cut off due to Seojin Foundry.

However, the Japanese government’s oxygen respirator policy, which was aimed at China’s semiconductor uprising and aimed for a breakthrough, somehow kept their lives afloat.

Now that the heavy oil semiconductor alliance has officially emerged, the Japanese semiconductor industry has decided to go all-in on it.

The heavy oil semiconductor alliance, far from opposing the Japanese camp’s joining, welcomed it with open arms.

“All research institutes, facilities and factories must be in Europe. Or even China.”

“Even engineers who can speak foreign languages ​​are mostly English-oriented. It is most efficient to have research labs and factories in Japan.”

“If we only look at efficiency, then yes. If we only look at efficiency, it would have been better for us to continue to give foundry orders to Seojin Foundry. Don’t you know why we are investing in building an independent semiconductor ecosystem?”

“That’s… … .”

“Japan’s semiconductor factories could be bombed by the South Korean Navy at any time and turned into scorched earth. Or, if a naval blockade is implemented, the flow of goods would be cut off. Our alliance cannot afford such risks.”

From the Japanese camp’s perspective, the argument of the heavy oil semiconductor alliance was reasonable, so they eventually decided to give in.

The decision was made to move all corporate facilities to Europe, leaving only the headquarters office, where management decisions are made, in Japan.

Although they scooped up all the talented people in Fukuoka, high-level engineers related to semiconductor materials, components, and equipment were not included.

In Korea, where particle processing is widespread, there was no need for semiconductor process engineers.

The few senior design engineers were naturally based in Fukuoka, commuting to and from Korea via the sea bridge.

“Japan’s semiconductor industry has now come back to life.”

“I feel a deep sense of accomplishment in maintaining the semiconductor industry’s vitality despite Seojin Foundry’s market domination.”

“The will of the heavy oil semiconductor union to survive is very strong. Since we are investing in the semiconductor market for the survival of the country, not for efficiency, the heavy oil semiconductor market will never stagnate.”

Companies, personnel, patents, and technologies that had lost their livelihoods due to Seojin Foundry, including those in the US and Japan, began to flock to Europe.

* * *

TSMC was once the world’s number one foundry company, but it quickly acknowledged that times had changed and came under Seojin Foundry.

This foundry company, which had focused on wafer processing, was now processing semiconductors printed by Seojin Foundry using particle process 3D printers or manufacturing finished products.

Of course, sales and profits decreased to a level that is incomparable to the past, but it was an inevitable trend of the times.

If we hadn’t closed down the business early, the company itself might have disappeared.

And now TSMC was being forced to adapt to yet another changing environment.

“I wish your company prosperity.”

The content of the official document, which began with a very polite and detailed sentence, ultimately demanded that the company join the heavy oil semiconductor alliance and regain its former glory.

“The heavy oil semiconductor alliance is for the sake of maintaining an independent ecosystem, so it will protect the Chinese and European markets at any cost. We must seize this opportunity.”

“But what if we join there and time passes and the oil alliance eventually collapses?

At that point, we might really have to close the company.”

TSMC CEO Wei Qiang, who was watching the tense debate between executives, headed to Cheongdam-dong to meet Ha Soo-young.

“I want to be the Trojan Horse. Please let me.”

“Allow them to waste their investment money as much as they want.”