Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell



Chapter 716

Carlisle was going all out.

Ryan was shocked by what Carlisle had said. He thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "Mr. Zahn, if you do that, I'm pretty sure that the entire semiconductor industry will have something to say about it!"

Five hundred thousand in job-hopping fees. They were flagrantly poaching talents from their peers.

Even Anthony frowned slightly.

He had been working for 20 years, but he had never seen anyone do such a thing.

It would raise the costs several times over, and other companies were sure to object.

If other companies in the industry joined forces to stand against them, it could exert huge pressure on Xenos Technology.

Carlisle did not answer Ryan. He looked at Logan and asked, "Have you found all the other suppliers?"

Logan nodded and said, "We've contacted pretty much all the suppliers, but their accessories aren't up to our standards. Besides, our company is just too small. They are hesitant about putting in a lot of money for research and development."noveldrama

One phone required many suppliers.

A smartphone required an even bigger supply chain.

They needed more than ten suppliers just for microchips.

Xenos Technology was focusing on CPUs.

Although CPUs were the main chips for smartphones, they also needed sensor chips, memory chips, flash memory chips, and many others.

It was only the beginning of 2005, so most people had no idea what smartphones were. They were still thinking about how to make touch-tone phones more practical.

Carlisle leaned back in his chair and said casually, "Is there any way to deal with these suppliers?"

After a moment's silence, Logan shook her head. She could not think of a better way to persuade the suppliers besides giving them investment funds to carry out research and development. After all, Govan Technology just wasn't well known.

Hank said, "Let me take care of it. I'll give you a satisfactory answer within a week, Mr. Zahn.

Logan's eyes widened as she stared at Hank.

Was he crazy?

There were more than 100 suppliers, and at least half of them were unwilling to improve their equipment and products. What would he use to persuade them?

Carlisle laughed and said, "Fine. I'll be waiting to hear good news from you."

After that, Carlisle asked about the development progress of some of the suppliers' products.

Luckily, things were progressing fairly well, and they were expected to be able to produce samples within two months. After three months, they could begin mass production.

The meeting lasted until about 9:00 pm.

After the meeting was dismissed, Carlisle left the conference room.

However, Ryan remained in his seat. He was in a daze.

He felt that he hadn't done his job well, which was why Carlisle had developed a grudge against him.

If it went on like that, he would lose his position as CEO sooner or later.

Anthony patted Ryan's shoulder and said heavily, "Mr. Scott, Mr. Zahn is really going all out with Xenos Technology. Don't overthink things. As those who are part of management, we need to help Mr. Zahn overcome his obstacles, not create obstacles for him.

"You wanted the money to buy a lithography machine, and he gave you a check for one hundred million. You lack people, and he is willing to offend the entire semiconductor industry to get you the talent you need. Don't let him down!"

Ryan clenched his fists and said firmly, "I won't let Mr. Zahn down!"

In the elevator, Logan frowned and asked, "Hank, how are you planning to convince those suppliers?"

After coming out of the conference room, she had been thinking about how to persuade so many suppliers. She had racked her brains but still couldn't think of anything.

Hank stuck both hands in his pockets and smiled, saying, "Do you know what it means to make empty promises?"

Logan raised her eyebrows slightly. "Are you talking about deceiving those suppliers?" Hank's lips curved upward, and he squinted as he said, "Let's go and make a presentation to tell them how to move computers into phones. That will be the concept we give them about our smartphones. Smartphones are the future. Govan is going to completely overturn the phone industry. They'll become the pioneers and lead the phone hardware supply chain in the future!"