Chapter 257 Inside Information
Gru first expressed his position, saying: "Our company is very happy to reach an operating agreement with Hongxin, but this matter encountered some irresistible resistance."
"Mr. Gru, I am here this time for this matter. I want to know the FCC's attitude towards our Red Letter products." Lu Zixin said straight to the point. As the president of AT&T, Gru must have a way to know. Inside information from the FCC.
Gru smiled and said, "I don't know much. The FCC actually has different views on Red Letter's products. I don't know until the specific approval opinions are released."
"But don't worry, Mr. Lu, I can introduce you to a friend. Senator Tyler Walker, who is an important figure in the current ruling party and a member of the Federal Communications Commission. He must have some inside information, and if he has Speaking for Hongxin, I think it will be much easier to handle."
"So that's the case, then I'm very interested in meeting with Mr. Walker." Lu Zixin said.
Here, the relationship between capitalists and party members is far more complicated than imagined. This Taylor Walker must be quite close to AT&T.
Lu Zixin and Gru discussed for a while, and in the evening, Gru specially arranged a dinner to entertain Lu Zixin and introduce Taylor Walker.
The place where Gru arranged the dinner was in a private villa, a large area surrounded by neat lawns and horticultural plants.
There are many facilities inside, luxurious and rich. In the villa, young waitresses with sexy body can be seen everywhere, and there are all kinds of skin colors.
When Lu Zixin arrived, Tyler Walker had already arrived. He was in his fifties, fat, wearing loose robes, lying by the pool.
Under the mild lighting, a group of tall swimsuit girls were frolicking around, drinking, swimming, and one was giving him a massage.
Tyler Walker was drinking champagne while teasing the young girl who was thirty years younger than him, laughing unbridled.
Gru, evidently used to it, said: "Mr Walker has always been very casual in private."
Lu Zixin smiled without saying a word, this is not arbitrary, if this guy drinks a little more, I am afraid that he will be performing an adult movie next to this outdoor swimming pool.
Gru stepped forward and said loudly, "Mr. Walker, Mr. Lu Yan from Hongxin Group is here."
Tyler Walker looked sideways at Lu Zixin, sat up and said with a smile, "Huaxia's friends are here, why don't you welcome them?"
After he finished speaking, several girls rushed over and surrounded Lu Zixin. Lu Zixin waved his hand and said, "I'm here to talk about business."
Gru said to them, "Just stay on the side."
Lu Zixin sat next to Tyler Walker, and Gru added an extra chair. The three first drank a glass of champagne before they started talking.
Lu Zixin also studied English and mastered a lot by memory, but his spoken language was not very standard, so Gru helped him in questioning.
He said: "Mr. Walker, President Lu Yan of Hongxin came to the United States this time to cooperate with us AT&T and sell their products in the American market. But our cooperation was met with some resistance from the Federal Communications Commission, you Do you know why?"
"Hahaha!" Tyler Walker laughed and said, "This is a secret in the committee and can't be said nonsense."
Lu Zixin smiled slightly and said, "We are just chatting among friends, and we won't say anything when we hear it."
Gru nodded and said, "Mr. Lu Yan is a very friendly friend."
Tyler Walker laughed: "I know, he is not only friendly, but also very rich! I also hope that the red letter can contribute to the economic development of our United States, but some people don't think so."
There is something in his words, but he doesn't say it directly, he is deliberately cheating. Lu Zixin is not in a hurry, if he is too eager to ask, he will be at a disadvantage.
He shifted the topic to the villa and said, "This is a really good place. I've always wanted to buy a vacation estate, like this."
Gru said with a smile: "Here, it's not just a manor, you can also buy a large farm, and it's no problem to race horses in your own home."
"This is a good idea." Lu Zixin nodded.
The two talked farther and farther, but Taylor Walker became impatient. He motioned the young girl next to him to pour him a glass of champagne and said, "The problem of red letters is difficult to solve."
Lu Zixin asked, "What's the trouble?"
Tyler Walker waved his hand and the girls avoided one after another, and he said slowly: "After AT&T submitted its cooperation with the Red Letter, our Federal Communications Commission has received joint comments from as many as twenty-five members of Congress. Book."
"At the same time, there is a warning from the national information security department, requiring the committee to conduct a strict review of Hongxin's products."
"They believe that the chips of Hongxin's smart products are likely to have 'back doors', which have the risk of leaking user privacy and jeopardizing the national information security of the United States."
When Lu Zixin heard this, he sneered in his heart, it was ridiculous. The United States once made a scandal of using the backend of smart products to monitor users' privacy, which aroused unanimous accusations from all over the world. Now they actually regard the red letter as the same as them.
Lu Zixin said: "Mr. Walker, I guarantee that there is absolutely no so-called backend in our products, and will not involve user privacy in any way."
Tyler Walker shrugged and said, "I'd love to believe you too, but it requires proof."
"As far as I know, most members of the Federal Communications Commission and the US National Information Security Agency now agree that there may be security vulnerabilities in the smart chips of Hongxin smart products. If nothing else, your cooperation cannot be carried out."
Lu Zixin had already prepared for the news, and he asked, "Mr. Walker, how do you think Hongxin can prove that he has no problems and obtain a formal business qualification?"
Taylor Walker smiled mysteriously, looked at Lu Zixin with deep meaning, picked up his glass, and said while shaking: "In this land where the Statue of Liberty sings, everything is possible. It's not that the existing ideas cannot be changed. Yes, just make corresponding changes, or pay some price, it depends on Mr. Lu Yan's reluctance."
Lu Zixin frowned slightly, what does this guy mean, is he asking himself for benefits? What else does it mean.
At this time, Gru interjected: "Since they think there is a problem with the chip, then it is enough to solve the problem of the chip?"
Tyler Walker nodded and said, "Gru is indeed a smart entrepreneur."
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