Hearing Feng Xiaochen say this, everyone turned their attention to the photo again, and it was only at this time that they began to notice the mystery in this photo. I saw that on the left side of the photo, wearing the work clothes of the China Nuclear Power Company, all of them were young people, and the oldest were Deng Jingming and Feng Lintao, who were only in their early 40s. On the right side of the photo, that is, the cadres of the Sanli Steel Factory, except for a female translator who is relatively young, the rest are all old men, half of them have been seriously damaged, and the other half are gray hair, although they still have hair.

Feng Xiaochen's words can be described as heart-wrenching, with a group of old men like Sanli Steel Works, how many of them can survive to 20 years later? Even if Japan is a country of longevity, these old men can live to be 80 or 90 years old, can you expect them to travel thousands of miles to Britain with oxygen cylinders to maintain nuclear power plants?

On the contrary, the Chinese team is so young, and the youngest ones look like they are twenty-six or seven, Feng Xiaochen said that they can work for another 50 years, which may be a bit exaggerated, but it is entirely possible to work for at least another 40 years.

Of course, there are only a limited number of people in one photo, but this photo can reflect the characteristics of the two companies and even the two countries. China is a rising country, in the eighties and nineties of the last century, it just began to comprehensively learn the advanced technology of the West, and the technical backbone of all walks of life, except for a few middle-aged and elderly engineers, the vast majority of them are young people trained after the nineties. On the contrary, Japan's rapid growth period was in the sixties and seventies of the last century, and after the eighties, due to the overall economic decoupling from real to virtual, young people have turned to the financial industry, and there is little learning technology, resulting in the "Showa boys" who are still the main pillars in the enterprise, and young people can only get the title of "Heisei Abandoned House".

The age structure of engineers in a company or a country can reflect the strength of the company or the country. Chinese engineers are young, have a strong ability to learn, and have a desire to improve. By handing over the project to a Chinese company, these young people will take the project seriously and will be able to provide long-lasting services in the future.

On the other hand, if the project were handed over to a Japanese company, would these old engineers, who are on average 60 years old, still have the motivation and passion to do a good job? Perhaps they will already retire before the project is finished, so why should they spend their time on the project? As for the maintenance in the future, it is even more a matter that God knows, and perhaps when these old men leave their posts, the whole of Japan will not be able to find anyone to be responsible for the maintenance, and the British will wait to cry at that time.

"Mr. Larman, I think what Mr. Feng pointed out is a serious problem. Ruiz was the first to come back to his senses, and he said earnestly to Larman.

"I think it's just a coincidence. Ralman looked embarrassed, but he still defended himself. Even if he has not specifically studied the population structure of China and Japan, he can know from some daily experience that Feng Xiaochen is right. He has been in contact with both Chinese and Japanese scholars when he participated in academic activities in the past, and he can really feel that the average age of Chinese scholars is lower, while Japan is a typical aging society.

Larman said this, and when he met with the team of Sanli Steel, he still frowned slightly when he looked at the group of old men opposite. There are some things, if no one reminds them, everyone may not pay attention to them at all, but once they are reminded, they can't help but think about this scene again.

"Mr. Uchida, don't you have some younger engineers in your company?"

After Sanritsu's engineers presented their plans, Larman did not ask questions about the technical issues, but threw such a question to Uchida.

"Younger engineer?" Uchida was stunned for a moment, and he turned his head to look at the person he had brought, and his face suddenly became ugly.

If it hadn't been for Ralman, Uchida wouldn't have noticed the average age of his team. When selecting engineers to go to the UK in a team, Sanli's consideration was to select the most experienced engineers in all aspects, so as to impress the British side as much as possible in terms of technology. The most experienced engineers in the company are all such old men, and everyone doesn't think there's anything wrong with it. In fact, in many engineering project sites in Japan, or at some technical seminars, it is common to see a group of old guys, and the age gap of engineers and technicians is no longer strange.

But when such a question was said by Larman, Yu Uchida realized that something was wrong. Thinking about the previous meeting with the Chinese team, how energetic the other party was, he could fully imagine what Larman was thinking.

"We have a large number of young engineers in our company. "If we can get this project, you'll meet our young engineers on the construction site." As for them......"

He pointed to his old men and explained, "We just think they have more experience, and maybe you'll be more interested in their experience." ”

"I see. Ralman knew that Uchida's words were more false and not true, but he didn't debunk them, but changed the subject and asked, "So, Mr. Uchida, can you tell me what is the biggest difference between you and Chinese companies?"

"Quality, of course. Uchida Yu said without hesitation, "Our Japanese nation has always admired the spirit of craftsmanship and strives for excellence in quality, so the quality of the projects built by us can be completely trusted." As for Made in China, although it is not convenient for me to criticize the situation of my peers, I think Mr. Larman should have his own opinion. ”

"As far as I know, Chinese companies have also paid a lot of attention to product quality in recent years, and they did make some inferior products in the past, but this has fundamentally changed. Ruiz replied.

Uchida smiled gently and said, "Yes, Chinese companies have introduced comprehensive technical management techniques from Japan, and the quality of Chinese products has improved significantly compared with the past. However, this is only an improvement. The safety requirements of nuclear power plants are very high, and any quality defect can lead to a huge disaster, so I think the British government should pay more attention to quality issues. ”

"I see. Larman nodded quietly.

After that, the two sides talked some unnutritious nonsense, and then the talks ended. Ralman did not give any tendentious opinions in his final closing remarks, which is slightly different from what Uchida had known about Larman's attitude in advance. Previously, it was said that Larman was more inclined to choose Sanli.

"It's not good. ”

Back at the hotel, Uchida Yu found his deputy, Mitsuo Ueda, and said to him with a solemn expression.

"I feel that way too. Mitsuo Ueda said, "It seems that Larman has something to dislike about us. Ruiz is clearly inclined towards the Chinese, and if Ralman is not on our side, the Hinkhorn nuclear power plant may fall into the hands of the Chinese. ”

"The question raised by Larman today is crucial. Uchida said, "We made a mistake. We only think about selecting the most experienced engineers to participate in the negotiations, but we do not notice that these engineers are too old. In particular, the engineers sent from China are very young, which is in stark contrast to us. ”

"You're saying that Larman discovered the difference?" asked Ueda Mitsuo.

Uchida said quietly: "Ralman is not so sensitive, someone reminded him. And this person, I also guessed it, it is Feng Xiaochen. ”

"Feng Xiaochen, who is this?" asked Ueda Mitsuo strangely.

"A cunning Chinese. Yu Uchida said. He suddenly had a very uncomfortable thought, his age was nearly 20 years different from Feng Xiaochen. In front of Feng Xiaochen, he was an old man. At such an age, it is really sad to have to run around.

Mitsuo Ueda didn't get the answer he wanted to know, but he didn't bother to ask, but asked, "So, Uchida-kun, what should we do next?

Uchida Yu asked rhetorically, "Ueda-kun, do you think our company can find engineers who are young and skilled at the same time?"

Ueda Mitsuo thought about it for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's true that our young engineers are too scarce, and the few few who are technically lackluster. I think this may be a problem in Japanese society, because we pay too much attention to seniority, and many old people occupy important positions, and young people leave one after another before they get ahead, which is why the current talent gap is created. ”

Uchida said, "There's no point in reflecting on this question now. Ralman had already paid attention to age, and even if we brought in a few young engineers, we wouldn't be able to dispel his doubts. What we have to do now is to pull the Chinese into the water, so that Larman can find out that the Chinese also have problems, so that we and them will return to the starting line on an equal footing. ”

"What are you going to do?" asked Ueda Mitsuo, interested.

Uchida Yu shook his head and said, "I can't answer this question right now." I also have some acquaintances in Europe who have a good relationship with me, and I plan to visit them. However, I also ask Ueda-kun to keep this matter a secret for me and not to leak it to the team. Some of our engineers are too naïve, and if they know something, they can't keep it a secret. ”

"I see. Ueda nodded in response.

"I need to use some funds. Uchida continued, "Please report this matter to the headquarters with me, and rest assured, all the funds I applied for will be used in the right place." ”

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