Steyr agreed to meet with Feng Xiaochen and promised to do everything according to the Chinese side's requirements, and this result did not exceed Feng Xiaochen's expectations. The British are indeed proud, but Steyr is a merchant after all, and even if he is an English businessman, he has to bow to money, which is an eternal truth. Hotby told Steyr that Feng Xiaochen's time was tight, and he was just trying to trick Steyr in order to get some benefits. After receiving the benefits expressed by Steyer, Hotby immediately arranged a second meeting between Feng Xiaochen and Fidelman and the company.

The meeting had a cordial and friendly atmosphere from the outset. Given that Finney had offended Feng Xiaochen and his party, Steyr simply did not let him come forward, but found a technical director named Morrissey to participate in the meeting. Before the meeting, Steyr gave all the staff members a serious disciplinary education, asking them not to say anything to the customer that might hurt the customer's feelings, in layman's terms, to tell everyone to behave properly, be a grandson, and not drag like a Finney.

Feng Xiaochen didn't have the bad habit of beating the water dogs,...... Well, it's actually that this vice hasn't happened for the time being. Since the two sides are going to cooperate, it is always good to make the partners happy. The other party has already softened, and there is no need to disgust the other party anymore. With such thoughts, Feng Xiaochen expressed himself very gently in the talks, looking harmless to humans and animals, which made Steyr have an infinite affection for him.

What more could a husband ask for to meet such a Buddhist client? Steyr thought to himself, and the smile on his face became even kinder.

"Your product development concept is very fashionable, and we are willing to work with you to develop a new generation of industrial control systems. Stahl promised Wang Weilong as he could. Wang Weilong just introduced to him the design ideas of several new mining machinery in Luoye, which does contain many very novel concepts. Steyr was also a knowledgeable man, and knew that these ideas were very fashionable even in Europe.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Steyer, if possible, we would like to send engineers to participate in the development process of this industrial control module, so that both parties can communicate better during the development process. Wang Weilong said.

"No problem!" said Steyer.

Morrissy, who was sitting next to him, was anxious, pulled Steyr's sleeve, and whispered: "Mr. Steyr, we can't agree to their request, Mr. Finney's requirements are very strict, and people from other companies are absolutely not allowed to participate in our development process." ”

"Morrissy, shut up!" Steyer interrupted Morrissey rudely, and then said to Wang Weilong with a smile: "Mr. Wang, please allow me to explain that my company has such a tradition, that is, our module development work is generally confidential, and it is probably a bit difficult for your company's engineers to participate in the development process. ”

"But if our engineers can't get involved, how do we know if you can do what we ask us to do? Wang Weilong said with an embarrassed expression.

Hotby lost no time in interjecting: "Steyr, I think the Chinese friend's concern is justified, after all, this is a new design concept, in case you have the wrong understanding of my Chinese friend's idea, the developed module does not meet their requirements, and it will delay the time to market of their product." ”

"Mr. Wang, do you think this will work?" said Steyr, "you can send engineers to England, and they can participate in most of our development process, except for a very few secrecy that need to be avoided." You can keep track of the test results of the module so that the module development does not deviate from your requirements. ”

"Well, that's fine. Wang Weilong compromised, each company has its own technical secrets, which Wang Weilong also understands. Involve your engineers in most of the development process, and you'll already learn a lot, so you can't let someone sell you all the bottoms.

After going back, we will triple the existing industrial control research department, ask for money for money, ask for people to recruit people, and we will do it ourselves for the next generation of modules, without looking at the faces of these British.

Wang Weilong silently made up his mind in his heart, but completely forgot that it was the British who were looking at his face now.

Due to Steyr's positive and cooperative attitude, the two sides quickly finalized the intention to cooperate. Luo Ye and Chen Yu respectively put forward their own industrial control module design requirements, and promised to order no less than 2,000 sets in the next three years under the premise that the modules developed by Fidelman meet their own requirements, and the price of each set ranges from 5,000 to 10,000 US dollars. Hearing this commitment from the Chinese side, Steyer's heart blossomed.

"Very well, Mr. Steyr, thank you very much for your support and we hope to continue to expand our cooperation with your company in the future. ”

After the two sides initialed a letter of intent for cooperation, Feng Xiaochen shook Steyr's hand and said happily.

"We are also very willing to establish long-term cooperative relations with our Chinese friends. Steyr replied.

"There will be a chance. Leng Feiyun stepped forward, shook Steyr's hand, and then said: "Mr. Steyr, we value your company's strength in industrial control technology very much, and hope to be able to cooperate with your company in more fields. ”

Steyr smiled and said, "Great, we have the same intention. I can say without modesty that the industrial control technology we have at Fidelman is the best in the whole of the UK, and even in the whole of Europe, it is also in the first place. Did you know that we were recently approached by the Captain Cook project team to design a module for the control of a new generation of deep-sea oil rigs? ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention. Steyr casually pulled a banner to prove his strength, but Wang Weilong, who was on the side, raised his eyebrows: "Deep-sea oil drilling platform?" Mr. Styler, what did you just mention about the 'Captain Cook' project team, and what does this mean?"

"This is the code name of the new generation of deep-sea oil rig development project launched by the European Union not long ago, and it is a very remarkable project. In addition to the participation of EU countries, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil are also involved in the project. Steyr said proudly.

"Can you elaborate on that?" Feng Xiaochen also showed a serious expression and said to Steyer.

Steyer was stunned for a moment, then made a gesture for everyone to sit down. Everyone had already stood up and was ready to pay respects to each other before ending the meeting. Now that Feng Xiaochen has raised a new topic, Steyr naturally has to let everyone sit down and talk about it.

The guest and host sat down again, and Steyr looked at Feng Xiaochen and Wang Weilong with strange eyes, and then asked, "What, are you interested in the 'Captain Cook' project?"

Feng Xiaochen nodded and said, "Yes, we haven't heard of this project in the past. You just said that this is a project to develop a new generation of deep-sea oil drilling platforms, and that there are countries such as the European Union and Australia to participate in it, can you tell us about it?"

"Absolutely. Although Steyr didn't understand what Feng Xiaochen cared about, since the other party asked, he naturally wanted to talk about it. The Captain Cook project is not a secret project, and Steyr just mentioned this project just to prove that he is very strong, and they have to be involved in a large-scale project like this. Now that Feng Xiaochen is obviously very interested in this project, he might as well introduce it to Feng Xiaochen.

"In addition to the UK, France, the Netherlands and Germany have a long history in offshore oil equipment manufacturing. In recent years, offshore oil development has gradually developed to the deep sea, and the technology of 1,500 meters of operating water depth traditionally owned by European countries has become slightly outdated, so several countries have proposed to develop semi-submersible deep-sea oil drilling platforms with operating water depths of more than 3,000 meters, which should be called the sixth generation of deep-sea drilling platforms according to European standards. Steyr said.

Feng Xiaochen and Wang Weilong exchanged a look, and the emotions in their eyes were a little complicated.

Noting the duo's performance, Steyr continued: "The development of the sixth generation of deep-sea drilling platforms involves a lot of new technologies and huge investments, and as you already know, the economic situation in Europe has been sluggish in recent years, and countries are not well funded to support such R&D projects. So, at the initiative of the United Kingdom, the European Union launched this project named after Captain Cook. The goal of the project is to develop a sixth-generation deep-sea drilling rig, to be completed by a joint venture between the countries, with the final technology being shared according to the share of funds contributed. ”

"You mean that the funding of this project is not limited to the EU?" Feng Xiaochen asked. Stihl said that Australia, New Zealand and Brazil are also involved in the project, which means that the project can be funded beyond the scope of the European Union.

Sure enough, Steyr nodded and said, "This project is completely open and any country can participate." As far as I know, the project team plans to raise $2 billion, and there is still a big gap. The EU is mobilizing its member states to increase investment, as the development of this technology is important to increase the EU's oil self-sufficiency. ”

"So, can we also participate?" Wang Weilong couldn't help but ask.

"You guys?" Steyer was stunned, "you mean, China is also interested in participating in this project?"

Feng Xiaochen smiled and said, "We think this is a good project, and if possible, we do want to participate in it." Of course, we have only just heard about the project, and we don't know much about the details of the project, and we don't know what the rights and obligations of the participants are. I don't know if Mr. Steyr is familiar with the project team and can help us connect with them, and we hope to have an in-depth discussion with them on cooperation matters. ”