Lao Sen Machine Tool Technical Service Center is not far from the gear shop that Tang Zifeng patronized, Tang Zifeng thanked the shopkeeper who was twisting his tongue, and then walked over with Xiao Wenjun with the child and kicked.

It's a small façade that, like many of the storefronts in the park, has floor-to-ceiling glass walls that allow you to see the furnishings from the outside. The room is a bit like a small café, with a few small tables next to a few round single sofas, and even a wine cabinet on one side, which is full of European style at first glance.

Tang Zifeng and his entourage pushed the door and walked into the store, and an old foreign man who was reading a book on the sofa in the posture of Ge You lying jumped up as if he had a spring on his buttocks, and a greasy smile quickly appeared on his face. He strode forward and greeted Tang Zifeng in Chinese with a thick Bavarian accent:

"Dear sir, welcome to Laosen Machine Tool Technical Information Center, may I have anything to serve you?"

"Professor Ferguson, long time no see. I can't imagine that in just one year, you can speak Chinese so well!" Tang Zifeng greeted the other party with a smile and groaned, and at the same time took the initiative to stretch out his hand.

The foreign old man subconsciously stretched out his hand to shake Tang Zifeng, with a suspicious look on his face, and asked tentatively: "Sir, forgive me for being clumsy, you are ......?"

"Yes, Professor, you can even use words like clumsy. Tang Zifeng said with a smile, "A year ago, when Dongye University held a welcome party for you, I met with you, my name is Tang Zifeng, and I am from Linji Group. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Tang, ah no, I should call you Mr. Tang. I'm sorry, Mr. Tang, I have some mild, no, no, severe face blindness, a very serious kind, so ......? I'm sorry, all of you, please take a seat. The foreign old man said in a panic, and at the same time made a gesture to invite everyone to take a seat.

This foreign old man, who is called "Lao Sen" by the Chinese in the park? his real name is Ferguson? was originally a professor at the University of Dresden in Germany, and he has some small fame in cemented carbide research. Due to the decline of machine tool education in Germany, he accepted the invitation of Dongye University and came to China to teach.

Dongye University has carried out school-enterprise cooperation with Linji Group, and has built a machine tool college in Linhe City, specializing in cultivating machine tool talents. Ferguson was hired by Linhe Machine Tool Academy, and the annual salary of $50,000 was also provided by Linji Group, so strictly speaking, Tang Zifeng is the real boss of Ferguson.

However, Tang Zifeng couldn't get involved, so he rarely went to the Machine Tool College, and he only met Ferguson when he welcomed Ferguson to join the East Ye University. There were a lot of people present at that time, and Ferguson had just come to China, and his mind was a mess? plus in the eyes of foreigners, the Chinese all looked similar? So I didn't remember Tang Zifeng's face.

When Tang Zifeng heard the gear shopkeeper talk about Lao Sen's technical service center, he guessed that this Lao Sen should refer to Ferguson?

"Lao Sen, why did you come up with the idea of opening a technical service center in the park?

After Tang Zifeng sat down on the sofa, he asked Ferguson with a smile.

Maybe it's because of the need to open a store? Ferguson has learned a lot of Chinese, and he can understand the word "not doing business", and he knows that there are some derogatory connotations in it, especially when the word comes out of his boss's mouth, the taste is even more wrong.

He replied very seriously: "Mr. Tang, please listen to my explanation." Regarding the opening of the technical service center, I made an appointment with Dongye University in advance, and they promised me that as long as I did not delay the teaching work in the Machine Tool College, and at the same time guaranteed to publish more than 3 academic papers in the name of Dongye University every year, I would do other things, and they would not interfere. ”

"Is it?Dongye University actually has such an agreement with you, why didn't I know?" Tang Zifeng was a little surprised.

Regarding the part-time job, Tang Zifeng didn't have many opinions. After all, he is also a person who has a part-time job outside, and the scale of his part-time business is larger, far from being comparable to a small face like Laosen Technical Service Center.

He was surprised that a scholar like Alex Ferguson had actually learned to do business when he came to China to teach, and he seemed to have hired a lot of other foreign teachers who also taught at Dongye University, which was completely different from the painting style imagined by Tang Zifeng.

Ferguson looked embarrassed and said: "That's right, when Dongye University sent me an invitation, they told me that they were very tight on funds and could only give me a salary of 50,000 yuan a year. As you know, this level of salary is relatively low for me.

"The reason why I am willing to accept the invitation of Dongye University to come to China is because I know that China is undergoing industrialization, and I believe that I can find a lot of money here...... I mean, there's a lot of opportunities to provide services to businesses, and of course there's some fee for that kind of service......"

"I see. Tang Zifeng smiled.

When Dongye University said that it would go to Europe to recruit a group of teachers, and the annual salary offered to these teachers was only 50,000 US dollars, Tang Zifeng felt a little strange. If Dongye University only recruits some ordinary people, this salary is not low. But Ferguson is a somewhat famous professor, and he can accept an annual salary of 50,000 yuan, which is a bit abnormal.

Now it seems that what is indeed abnormal must be boring. After a long time, this Ferguson had the idea of coming out to work part-time after he was hired in China, and it can even be said that this old man originally planned to go to China to pan for gold, and accepting the employment of Dongye University was only incidental.

"Providing services to businesses, that's something we encourage. Teaching in a school also requires more contact with the practice department, which is called linking theory with practice, by the way, Lao Sen, have you ever heard of this statement?" Tang Zifeng asked.

Ferguson nodded: "Yes, yes, Director Sun and Principal Fan often say the same. Students from our Machine Tool Institute often come to the park to provide some services for enterprises. ”

"Professor Ferguson, what kind of services can your machine tool technical service center provide?" Xiao Wenjun interjected. She knew about Ferguson in the past, but her knowledge of Ferguson was limited to that he was an expert with some achievements in the field of cemented carbide, but she didn't expect this person to have such a side, which can be regarded as a long time to see.

"This is my wife, Xiao Wenjun, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University. Tang Zifeng introduced Ferguson.

Ferguson's eyes lit up: "Shaw, I've heard your name! Oh, I'm a cake seller, you're such a beautiful lady, your face is as beautiful as your published papers." ”

Tang Zifeng and Xiao Wenjun are both cold, compared with the paper and appearance, is this a compliment? However, considering that he is an old German man who uses stiff Chinese to pat himself on the back, even if he says it not so accurately, they can't deal with him.

"Thank you, Professor Ferguson, what kind of business do you do as a technical service center?" Xiao Wenjun asked again.

"Professor Xiao, it's a great honor to answer your question. Our Laosen machine tool technical service center concentrates the wisdom of the machine tool industry in Europe and can provide all solutions related to machine tools for Chinese users. Our slogan is, there is only what you can't think of, and there is nothing we can't do. ”

Ferguson instantly turned into an advertising anchor, speaking German Chinese, saying the most cheesy advertising words at the moment, which made people feel messy.

"Why do I think there is a problem with the feng shui of your high beach park. Xiao Wenjun muttered to Tang Zifeng in a low voice.

Isn't there a problem, just now I saw a gear shopkeeper, and I dared to claim that he could provide all the gears in the park. Now I see a person who has opened a technical service center, and he actually says that he has concentrated the wisdom of the whole of Europe, and there is nothing that cannot be done.

"Lao Sen, how do I remember, you are doing cemented carbide research, and machine tools include a lot of technologies, do you dare to say that you are proficient in every technology?" Tang Zifeng asked.

"Of course not, in fact, I only know about cemented carbide, and I don't know enough about cemented carbide," Ferguson said. However, I have a lot of colleagues in Europe, some of whom teach at universities and who do research in machine tool companies. If you have any topics that you need to study, just leave it to me, and I will help you find the most professional researchers to ensure that you can solve your problems. ”

"It's been a long time, you're a second-class dealer. Tang Zifeng smiled dumbly.

"That's right, I'm a second-tier dealer in technology. Ferguson said. This person is really a bit condescending to be a professor, not long after he arrived in China, he actually learned so many Chinese words, and even understood colloquialisms.

"So, is your business good?" Xiao Wenjun asked again.

"Business is great!" Ferguson said, "China is such a dynamic country, and a large number of companies come to our center every day to consult and ask us to help them solve all kinds of technical problems. I found that the level of questions raised by Chinese companies is very high, and there are many technologies that are cutting-edge even in Europe, and it takes a lot of time for my European colleagues to be able to answer.

"Of course, the Chinese companies are also very fair in their bids for this kind of knowledge, and they are willing to pay enough for this kind of knowledge, and my European counterparts are willing to provide services to Chinese companies. ”

"I think the commission you take should be quite substantial, right?" Tang Zifeng teased.

"No, no," Ferguson quickly denied, "I'm just helping Chinese companies connect with European researchers, and I take a small percentage of the commission." In fact, there is a cost for me to do these things, for example, my store also needs thousands of euros in rent a year. ”