Oh, Dear! Mr. Bean Investigates Nvidia's China Chip Crisis!

Chips Ahoy! Or Maybe Not?

Right so there's this company called Nvidia see? They make these little things called 'chips' that are super clever. Apparently everyone wants them especially for making things like… well I don't know exactly but it sounds very important. Like fixing my Mini after I've had a 'moment' with a hedge! Anyway these chips are selling like hot cakes. But then disaster!

A Letter and a $5.5 Billion Ouch!

Someone called Trump (no not my neighbor with the grumpy cat) sent Nvidia a letter. A letter! Can you believe it? Seems they can't sell some special chips to China anymore. China! Where they have dragons and noodles! This means Nvidia has to… get rid of… $5.5 billion worth of chips! That's like losing all the jelly beans in the world! A very big 'uh oh' moment!

From Boom to a Bit of a Bust?

Now Nvidia was doing brilliantly like me when I managed to put my trousers on the right way round. But now the growth is… slowing down. It's still growing mind you but not as fast. It's like trying to catch a runaway shopping trolley – you're still moving but not quite fast enough! Good luck to them I say that’s what I would tell Teddy.

The 'H20' Mystery!

Apparently these special chips were called 'H20'. Sounds like a new type of fizzy drink doesn't it? Anyway there's a big question mark hanging over these chips. Will Nvidia be allowed to sell them? Who knows! It's all a bit like trying to understand the instructions for a new toaster – baffling!

China's Chip Challenge!

The chap from Nvidia (Mr. Huang I think) says that stopping them from selling chips to China might just make the Chinese build their own chips! Oh dear! That's like when I tried to make a cake and ended up with something that resembled a brick. I gave it to Teddy but he didn't seem too impressed.

Lobbying and Waiting!

So Nvidia is now trying to convince people to let them sell their chips. It's like when I try to convince Mrs. Wicket that it wasn't me who painted her cat blue. Good luck to them! It's all a waiting game now a very big waiting game and now I will play with Teddy. He is a great company. Bye.