Rebirth 99 to become a car giant.

Chapter 827: He did everything he could and almost got caught in his weak spot.

"Restricting the export of equipment and restricting the export of materials have been used previously against other affiliated companies of the Nanshan Group."

"At present, the effect is very limited. Obviously this trick cannot be used on Venus Technology."

"It doesn't seem to be of much use to prevent American companies from being involved with Venus Technology. After all, Venus Technology's products basically have nothing to do with the United States."

John said a little distressed.

At the beginning, he also discussed with people from Boeing and other companies how to deal with some companies of Nanshan Group, but the results were not satisfactory.

"No, actually the last trick is very useful, but we didn't implement it strictly before."

"This time I am ready to push for the establishment of a special agency under Congress to urge the implementation of sanctions against competitors such as Daystar Technology that endanger national security."

"You may think that our American companies have little cooperation with Daystar Technology. That's because you have ignored a very important field, which is the software field."

“In the past, when we sanctioned Nanshan Group’s affiliated companies, we targeted some hardware sanctions, and we never considered using software to sanction them.”

John thought of another place where he might be exploited.

When Griffin said this, John immediately realized the importance of industrial software.

"Most industrial software is generally not unique in the world. There may be alternative versions in Europe or other countries."

Even the development of Venus Technology's starships and other products will be affected, and the rocket launches for the European Space Agency's Starlink project may also be greatly affected.

"It's not easy to replace things like software, especially when some data is not fully compatible."

"If we sanction Daystar Technology in terms of industrial software, if they turn to other companies to purchase similar software, will the effect of the sanctions be greatly reduced?"

According to Griffin, Daystar Technology definitely uses industrial software produced by some American companies.

John had witnessed many failed sanctions, so this time he racked his brains to think of all possible loopholes.

"Besides, this time I will also urge relevant departments to push European companies to also impose sanctions on Daystar Technology."

"The piracy of software in China should be quite serious. If we impose sanctions on Daystar Technology in terms of industrial software, can they be cracked by using pirated software?"

"Pirated software is not that easy to use. Not to mention that our company will sue them. The mere fact that pirated software can easily leak some information will make Daystar Technology hesitate again and again."

[Venus Technology produces and manufactures reconnaissance satellites for North Korea and Persia, and provides technical consulting for the development of ballistic missile technology, which seriously violates...]

The next step can even be carried out for all Nanshan Group's affiliated companies, bringing the development of Nanshan Group to a complete standstill.

Although not all of these fields are monopolized by American companies, from a global perspective, the United States is definitely the strongest in this area.

Griffin feels that Daystar Technology may use some pirated software in the short term, but that is certainly not a long-term solution.

If the interests of Europe are completely sacrificed to become the United States, many people will definitely not be happy.

Especially in the aerospace field, the importance of many industrial software is very high.

For example, software such as ANSYS, Abaqus, and Nastran must be used in the aerospace field. They can be used for structural analysis, fluid dynamics analysis, thermal analysis, and electromagnetic analysis.

"But there is actually a lot of potential in this area."

Although Europe has always been America's younger brother, this younger brother also has some ideas of his own.

This time, as long as the relevant departments in the United States work hard to block the neck of Venus Technology in the field of industrial software, they will definitely have unexpected results.

"Even if Daystar Technology wants to turn to other companies to purchase industrial software, it's not that easy."

This time, Griffin discussed this topic with John after careful consideration.

"There are many types of industrial software. We don't need to pursue every type of software to completely block Venus Technology. We only need to start with a few important software."

"Besides, cracked pirated software may not be fully compatible with the operating system or other software, causing various problems."

At least some alternatives can be found for most industrial software, but at most the level of these alternatives is not that high.

As soon as Griffin finished speaking, John couldn't help but said: "The European Space Agency has just cooperated with Daystar Technology, and China has just signed a series of cooperation projects with Europe. In this case, let's I’m afraid it will be difficult for European companies to cooperate with us in dealing with Venus Technology in industrial software, right?”

In this regard, China's strength is definitely far behind that of the United States.

After all, although American industrial software is the strongest in the world, it is not the only one in the world.

These softwares effectively help engineers predict product performance and optimize design solutions.

As long as the United States firmly blocks the industrial software thread, the development of Daystar Technology will definitely be restricted.

Let’s not talk about the traditional CAD software that everyone is familiar with. There are many CAE software alone that can hinder Daystar Technology.

America's actions are quite fast.

At least that's what Gryffin thought.

The United States is the birthplace of computers, and the software itself is developed based on English.

After chatting with Gryffin for more than an hour, John finally regained his confidence and started working with Gryffin to push for special sanctions against Daystar Technology.

He has thought through all aspects in advance.

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"In addition, cracked versions of software inevitably lack official support and updates, making the software vulnerable to emerging threats and security vulnerabilities."

"At that time, the development of Daystar Technology will definitely come to a standstill."

Other PLM (product life cycle management) software and simulation and simulation software are also very important.

[All American companies are not allowed to have any business dealings with Daystar Technology, especially industrial software companies. They are not allowed to provide software to Daystar Technology for use in any direct or indirect way. 】

[Congress/will establish a special committee...]

Just a week later, the relevant departments in the United States directly announced sanctions against Daystar Technology to foreign officials.

Although the main focus is on industrial software, this intensity is actually stronger than any previous one.

In the past, it was more often an attitude expressed by the United States, and the actual implementation was not so strict.

But this time the situation is different.

A special committee will be established to supervise the implementation of this matter and be responsible for coordinating matters between various departments and enterprises.

This shows that the United States is serious this time.

Be afraid of taking everything seriously.

Many people immediately realized the impact of this sanction.

"Mr. Cao, we have taken a comprehensive inventory of the industrial software used by various departments at Daystar Technology. Eight of them were developed by American companies. It is expected that they will not be able to be used normally in the future."

After Zhao Siyu learned the news, he immediately took inventory and confirmed the internal situation of Daystar Technology.

Then he went to report to Cao Yang.

This incident has a great impact, but it will not cause Daystar Technology to cease production immediately.

Of course, it will definitely have a huge impact on Venus Technology’s new product development.

For example, developing a starship requires the use of a variety of software, whether it is part design or various simulations and tests.

Some software is written directly by Daystar Technology itself, but more software is purchased from various European and American companies through agents.

Among them, American products account for a relatively high proportion.

After all, in the field of aerospace, the United States still ranks first in the world.

"Before, we were worried that the United States would take out this stuck project of industrial software and sanction us."

"I originally thought that this day would not come so soon, but I didn't expect that the other party was so eager to see us suffer misfortune."

Nanshan Group acquired Yangcheng Zhongwang two years ago and recruited a large number of personnel in mathematics, software engineering and other majors. It also recruited a group of technical personnel from various factories to develop industrial software.

After all, industrial software is not so much an IT product as an industrial product.

Although personal computer proficiency is necessary, understanding of technology and other aspects is more critical.

Otherwise, the product you develop will not be very useful at all.

This is also the reason why the threshold for industrial software has always been relatively high.

"Americans are getting more and more ugly. As a private enterprise, Venus Technology is normal for all our customers to come to us for cooperation."

"It is also said that we help North Korea and Persia develop ballistic missiles. This is simply a lie."

Zhao Siyu is also quite depressed about the sanctions this time, because this time it will indeed have some impact on Daystar Technology.

Even though Yangcheng Zhongwang has developed some software, Zhao Siyu is actually worried about having to use all these software directly within Daystar Technology in a hurry.

However, Cao Yang's mentality is different from Zhao Siyu. He knows that the level of industrial software in Yangcheng Zhongwang has reached the point where it can be put into use.

Yangcheng Zhongwang itself has a certain foundation, and in the past two years it has recruited a large number of people to develop related products.

Coupled with Cao Yang's help from time to time, the progress of research and development is naturally very fast.

Even Du Yulin, the general manager of Yangcheng Zhongwang, could not have imagined that the company's industrial software development could progress so fast and smoothly.

He could only attribute it to the fact that the level of technical personnel recruited from other companies in Nanshan Group was too high.

In just two years, some industrial software companies have completed the journey that took more than ten years or even decades. Of course, after more than ten years of development, in fact most of the time they only make some slow additions, and they do not really update the software all the time.

Otherwise, no matter how hard Yangcheng Zhongwang tries to catch up, it will not be so easy to catch up.

"So what if the child is nothing?"

"So what if it's unfounded?"

"Ten years ago, people could take a bag of laundry detergent and say it was a weapon of mass destruction, and then brazenly launch a war."

"It's completely normal for people to use some vague evidence to deal with us now."

Cao Yang has seen a lot of bottomless things in the United States, so his ability to accept them is much higher.

Of course, being able to accept this fact does not mean that he has to bear this sanction.

Since you are forcing Nanshan Group to use the industrial software you developed on a large scale, then start using it.

Looking out at the Yangcheng, if you don't sing, it will be a blockbuster!
Then I will give you an unexpected surprise.

"That's true."

"Although this time it is only targeting Venus Technology, I think the next step is likely to be targeting all Nanshan-based companies."

"I think Nanshan Semiconductor, Nanshan Equipment and other companies should start using Yangcheng Zhongwang's industrial software as soon as possible."

"You can even use it synchronously with Daystar Technology now. If more people use it, you can better discover some bugs and make timely updates and adjustments."

"Our empirical data is rich enough, and we should be able to improve the industrial software soon."

"However, during the recent period, we may need to consider delegating a group of people from various companies to support the operation in Yangcheng Zhongwang."

"Otherwise, if the industrial software developed by them is used on a large scale, some of the software will need to be developed after a new project is established, which will require a lot of manpower."

Although Yangcheng Zhongwang began to enter the industrial software market on a large scale two years ago, after all, it only selected some major software for development, and it was impossible to develop all the industrial software that the Nanshan system needed to use.

In fact, to a certain extent, it is not necessary to develop all the software yourself.

As long as a few key pieces of software are developed, the people outside will know that you have the ability to develop this kind of software on your own, and they will not dare to use choke-holding methods easily.

Otherwise, it is equivalent to forcing you to do it yourself, but you still have the strength to do it.

But generally speaking, the cost of doing it yourself will not be lower, so there is no need to do everything yourself.

"There is no problem with this. Whether it is Nanshan Automobile Group, Honor Technology Group, or Autohome, there are a large number of programmers who can cooperate with Yangcheng Zhongwang to do some technical development."

"At this stage, we are focusing on industrial software for which the United States has the initiative. In the next step, we will strive to develop more software that is easily stuck."

Cao Yang naturally had no objection to Zhao Siyu's proposal.

Even after chatting with Zhao Siyu, they went to Yangcheng Zhongwang together and had a detailed communication with general manager Du Yulin.

Then enterprises in the entire Nanshan system began to promote industrial software autonomy with great enthusiasm.

"Mr. Cao, the United States is causing trouble with industrial software. Do you have any countermeasures?"

Qian Junfeng from Aerospace Technology is also worried about the situation at Daystar Technology.

Although the emergence of Venus Technology has made aerospace technology a little embarrassed on some occasions, it has relieved some of the pressure on aerospace technology more often than not.

After all, the level of Venusstar Technology's rockets and other products is leading the world, which also represents that China's technology in this area is leading the world.

This is definitely a good thing for the development of China's entire aerospace industry.

"Mr. Qian, since the Americans want to block us in industrial software, then we won't use their software."

"I have been worried about this a few years ago and started to make plans in this regard."

"Now I'm just being forced by them to take out some software that was originally meant to be promoted step by step and use it directly."

"Mr. Qian, is Aerospace Science and Technology interested in using the software developed by Yangcheng Zhongwang?"

"Although you may feel a little uncomfortable at first, I guarantee that the final user experience will not be worse than imported software."

"The most important thing is that after using Yangcheng Zhongwang's software, you don't have to worry about being stuck."

"As for the purchase cost of software, it can be reduced, not to mention the after-sales service experience."

Cao Yang would definitely not miss such a good sales opportunity.

The Aerospace Technology Group has a large number of subsidiaries in China. As long as they start using Yangcheng Zhongwang's software, they will definitely play a very good leading role in the industry.

However, Cao Yang's attitude confused Qian Junfeng.

Emotional Cao Yang is not worried at all that he will be stuck by the United States, and he is actually in the mood to sell software to himself.

Is it because the other person’s mentality is too good, or is it because I can’t see through it?
Qian Junfeng felt a little dizzy.

This situation was completely different from what he had imagined.

He is also thinking about whether to use aerospace technology resources to help Daystar Technology and circumvent this sanction through various methods such as joint development.

Unless American software companies completely abandon the Chinese market, there can always be a solution.

But he didn't expect Cao Yang to give such a reply.

"Mr. Cao, the threshold for industrial software is relatively high, and it cannot be developed by just a few programmers sitting down."

"If the software is not easy to use, the molds of the parts will be scrapped if you are not careful, and there may even be situations where the parts cannot be assembled together after they are processed."

"If there are problems with the relevant thermodynamic analysis, fluid dynamics analysis and other results, it may even directly lead to the failure of our product development."

Qian Junfeng is a knowledgeable person.

Because of this, he is well aware of the importance of industrial software and the viciousness of what the United States has done this time.

It can be said that the United States simply refused to give Daystar a way to survive.

It's just that the other party probably didn't expect that Yangcheng Zhongwang had already made preparations in advance.

I just don’t know if this preparation is really as good as Cao Yang showed.

"It is indeed the same as what you said. Industrial software is very important. Therefore, although Yangcheng Zhongwang has developed relevant industrial software before, it has only been used for small-scale trials and improvements among the companies within the group. There has been no formal to promote.”

"Now that we have almost completed the major industrial software, it is time to let everyone know that in the field of industrial software, China has also stood up."

Qian Junfeng was deeply touched by Cao Yang's eloquent words.

If someone else had told him about industrial software like this, he would have hung up the phone without even wanting to hear it.

China has been stuck in industrial software for so many years. Do you really think that no one in China sees the importance of this area?

That’s because although I know industrial software is important, I can’t figure it out.

In other words, the industrial software produced is not easy to use and the cost is much higher.

After all, this industry is a market-oriented industry. If there is no cost advantage, then why bother to do it yourself?

At least most companies have this idea.

For example, I am a small workshop with dozens of people, producing a few small toys.

In this case, it is very difficult for people to use genuine software. Soon they will have to choose between low-priced imported software and high-priced domestic software. You will know which one you will choose without even thinking about it.

Even if the price of domestic software is relatively low, people are not willing to use it because of the poor initial use experience.

It can be said that in the industrial software market, sometimes even if you give it to people for free, they may not be willing to use it.

The winner-takes-all phenomenon is very obvious in this industry.

"Since enterprises in the Nanshan system have the confidence to use Yangcheng Zhongwang's industrial software, our aerospace technology naturally has nothing to hesitate."

"I will arrange for people to contact Yangcheng Zhongwang later and purchase a batch of their various software."

"As long as the final usage effect is close to the current software, we will purchase related industrial software from Yangcheng Zhongwang in the future."

Publicly and privately, Qian Junfeng always wanted to support Super Indentation.

So for Cao Yang's promotion, he chose to support it without much entanglement.

After all, strictly speaking, this matter is also good for aerospace technology.

Who knows when the relevant departments in the United States will take action against the Aerospace Technology Group.

If I thought about Yangcheng Zhongwang at that time, the situation would definitely be completely different.

Qian Junfeng has seen this quite clearly.

"Thank you, Mr. Qian, for your support!"

"I have personally participated in the use and testing of various Yangcheng Zhongwang software, and I will definitely not let you down."

Cao Yang was in a good mood after easily handling such a big customer.

Don’t you, the United States, want to cause trouble in this regard?
Then I will let you know that this trick has no effect!
It may even allow you to steal the chicken but lose the rice, completely losing China's industrial software market.

(End of this chapter)