Chapter 120: There Is No Free Lunch
"The business I'm looking for Teacher Yan is about equipment. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Feng Xiaochen blinked a pair of innocent and pure big eyes and said to Xia Yulin.
"What do you mean?" Xia Yulin and Yan Baitong asked in surprise at the same time. Yan Baitong didn't know Feng Xiaochen's intention from the beginning, and he felt incomprehensible when he heard this. Xia Yulin had talked to Feng Xiaochen and knew that he was just here to borrow a German translation, but he didn't know why he suddenly changed his words.
"What, is there any problem?" Feng Xiaochen asked rhetorically, "We have a full set of bearing experimental equipment there, such as oil film testers, non-contact eddy current sensors, light spot vector watt meters, vibrometers, phase meters, and oscilloscopes, no one will use them there, so it is better to ask an expert like Mr. Yan to use them." ”
Yan Baitong's eyes widened when he heard this, and he asked anxiously at Feng Xiaochen, "What, do you have a non-contact eddy current sensor?"
"I don't remember the model number clearly, it just came back from Germany, and I haven't had time to unpack it. Feng Xiaochen said lightly. He really didn't lie, Chen Yu Company has not yet vacated space to build a laboratory, so the experimental equipment shipped back from Germany is still piled up in the warehouse, Feng Xiaochen only knows that there are these things, and the specific model is not clear.
Yan Baidao: "You mean, your Economic Commission imported a batch of experimental equipment from Germany, which research institute did you import?"
"It's not a research institute, it's our own use. Feng Xiaochen said, he seemed to remember that he hadn't introduced himself at this time, so he said: "By the way, Mr. Yan, I forgot to say just now, although I am a cadre of the State Economic Commission, I have been dispatched by the unit to help a German company handle the construction of a joint venture in Nanjiang during this period of time. The equipment I just mentioned was dismantled from the laboratory in Germany, and this German company used to make bearings, called Philo Company, I don't know if Mr. Yan has heard of it. ”
"I've heard of it. Yan Baitong nodded, Philo company is not a big company, but because it is a professional production of bearings, so Yan Baitong has heard of it, he said: "This company has some technical accumulation in oil film sliding bearings, I have read some of their information." ”
"That would be great. Feng Xiaochen said, "Philo Company adjusted its business strategy some time ago, moved the R&D and production departments to China, and built a joint venture in the Dongshan area of our province, and all the equipment of the laboratory has been put in place." If Mr. Yan has any experiments that need to be done and can't find the right equipment, he can go there to do it. ”
"What you said is true?" Yan Baitong asked excitedly, these equipment that Feng Xiaochen said are the experimental conditions that a scholar engaged in bearing research needs the most. If these equipment are dismantled from the laboratory of Philo Company, then there is absolutely no problem with the grade, accuracy, etc., and it will be much better than the equipment in those universities and research institutes in China, not to mention compared with units like Nanjiang Institute of Technology, which do not even have equipment at all. It would be wonderful to be able to go to the lab there and experiment and have a chance to test many of your ideas.
As for the long-distance bus ride from Xinling to Dongshan area for more than half a day, this difficulty is not considered by Yan Baitong. At that time, it was very common for people to travel long distances to other units to do experiments, and the difficulty was whether people agreed to receive you.
But......
"Comrade Xiao Feng, why did you allow me to do the experiment?" Yan Baitong thought of an important question. We don't know each other, why do you give me such a big benefit?
Feng Xiaochen immediately put on a pose with a full sense of justice and said, "Teacher Yan, your question is too undeserved. What's wrong with creating some experimental conditions for an outstanding scholar like you? I would just be able to do the work on the side of the German businessman, and he would certainly agree to my request. ”
"But...... This is so embarrassing, isn't it, am I taking advantage of you?" Yan Baitong still couldn't accept it. Feng Xiaochen's expression undoubtedly looked extremely sincere, and his words were high-sounding, but accepting other people's benefits out of thin air like this was a little uncomfortable for Yan Baitong, and he always felt that he should express something.
Feng Xiaochen waved his hand and said, "Teacher Yan, don't say that. Didn't someone say that science knows no borders, and even more so that we are still in the same country?"
"But there is another sentence in this sentence, scientists have a motherland......" Yan Baitong subconsciously corrected. This sentence is put in the present, that is, scientists are units, and scientists in the College of Engineering, why should they use the equipment of Philo?
Xia Yulin heard the name call, and he interjected next to him: "Comrade Feng, what Lao Yan means is that he is not from your unit after all, and it is not appropriate to use your equipment for no reason, otherwise, let him do something for you, so that he can be more down-to-earth." ”
"yes, yes, that's what I mean. Yan Baitong followed and said, not feeling that he was being lured into a trap at all.
Feng Xiaochen snickered in his heart, this Xia Yulin is really interesting, this double reed cooperates with him so tacitly, people who don't know think they have rehearsed it in advance. Hearing that Yan Baitong also spoke, Feng Xiaochen pretended to be distressed, scratched his scalp, and said:
"If Mr. Yan really feels embarrassed, or else, when you go to Dongshan, in addition to doing experiments, take some time to help our joint venture company translate some information, in fact, it is some bearing production process documents or something, the original text is in German, the workers can't understand, you help translate into Chinese. ”
"That's no problem at all. Yan Baitong patted his chest and reassured.
"There are also manuals for machine tools and other equipment, which are also in German, if you can help translate them...... Feng Xiaochen continued.
"Wrap it around me. Yan Baitong replied without thinking.
"In addition, some of the machine tools shipped from Philo are CNC machine tools, and no one will use ......"
"Our students have learned the operation of some CNC machine tools, I took a few students over to explore, the principle should be similar. ”
"So can you train our workers by the way?"
"It's all small things...... I don't think it's right. ”
Yan Baitong stopped suddenly, his eyes moving quickly behind the lenses of his glasses, looking at Xia Yulin for a while, and Feng Xiaochen for a while, as if he wanted to find some answers from their faces.
"There's nothing wrong with it, isn't it all a convenient thing?" Feng Xiaochen said with a smile. It is already a great success to be able to blind the old gentleman until now, and it is too much to underestimate the IQ and EQ of an expert if he expects this benevolent brother to not be able to react in his life. Whether the two sides can cooperate for a long time depends on interests, not deception, Feng Xiaochen didn't intend to deceive Yan Baitong from the beginning, just waiting for him to understand.
"Lao Xia, you traitor!" Yan Baitong scolded at Xia Yulin: "Is it a bad idea you gave this Xiao Feng and wanted to deceive me?"
Xia Yulin's old face turned red all of a sudden, he didn't have the thick skin of Feng Xiaochen, and his conspiracy was exposed, which made him feel quite embarrassed. He said sneeringly, "I didn't say anything? Didn't you promise all this just now?"
"Wasn't I fooled by this kid?" Yan Baitong pointed at Feng Xiaochen and said angrily. This time, he didn't even call "Comrade Xiao Feng" anymore, he was just a "kid". With his age and qualifications, it is not too much to call Feng Xiaochen a "kid", and Feng Xiaochen will naturally not be annoyed by this.
"Teacher Yan, why did I get you?" Feng Xiaochen's face was not red, his heart was not beating, and he retorted confidently, "I have always said that I am willing to provide you with experimental conditions, the equipment in the laboratory of Philo Company, whatever you use, materials, water and electricity, etc., I will not charge you money." You can send papers to write monographs, if you need a page fee to publish papers abroad, our company can fully sponsor them, such conditions, you also say that I am blinded by you, let me go to reason?"
Every time Feng Xiaochen said something, Yan Baitong's eyes became a little brighter. By the time Feng Xiaochen finished speaking, Yan Baitong's eyes were about to emit green light, no different from a wolf that had seen its prey. He had already heard that Feng Xiaochen needed his help, and there were quite a few things to do, but the conditions that Feng Xiaochen offered were also very tempting.
Equipment, materials and the page fee for publishing papers, with these, he can make a large number of achievements and make them public, and win a great reputation in the international bearing science community. As for helping the joint venture to do some data translation and personnel training, although it is not something he likes to do, there is no free lunch in the world, and if he wants to get the benefits given by Feng Xiaochen, he naturally has to pay something.
"I want to have complete autonomy to experiment. Yan Baitong began to talk about the conditions.
"No problem, as long as you don't break the equipment, you can do anything. Feng Xiaochen agreed.
"I need to have six hours a day to do experiments. ”
"Yes, but I want you to have another 6 hours to work for the company. ”
"I'll accept that, as long as you can provide me with a dormitory. ”
"You can arrange a room with a bathroom, 24-hour hot water, three meals a day to order according to your taste, plus a late night snack. Feng Xiaochen said with a smile, as long as Yan Baitong agreed to go to Tongchuan to help, he did not hesitate to provide good service to the old gentleman, and the old gentleman could work more when he was well fed and slept well.
"It's not necessary, I'm not here to enjoy it. ”
Yan Baitong said, but the smile on his face obviously became much brighter. (To be continued.) )