The booths in the Marseille International Convention and Exhibition Center in France are densely packed, and the military and government officials from different countries and different colors and representatives of related manufacturers visit back and forth in the huge exhibition hall, or stop to discuss problems, or chat and talk warmly while walking, or contact each other to inquire about the situation, but in contrast, they are more intently looking at the many dazzling weapons and equipment arranged in one after another gorgeously arranged booths, and this is the French Marseille International Defense Exhibition.

At first, it was only a few French arms dealers in order to attract Middle Eastern customers in Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast of southern France, set up such a window, and then with the establishment of the European Community and the war in the Middle East and North Africa for many years, arms dealers from other European countries also came to participate in the exhibition.

Over time, a defense exhibition with a small scale has been formed here, but the coverage of this defense exhibition is not large, and the weapons and equipment sold are mainly low-end light weapons and second-hand equipment, and most of the exhibitors are mainly small and medium-sized arms dealers, so they basically belong to the category that does not enter the stream in the eyes of those international arms giants, so it has been tepid over the years.

However, this year, for the first time, it attracted many arms giants to participate in the exhibition, with huge company logos lying on the top of huge booths, and a dazzling array of real objects and models of various weapons and equipment were scattered in various positions in the war zone.

Receptionists and sales representatives with company signplates on their chests take the trouble to greet all kinds of people who come to inquire, especially military officers and government officials with dark beards and strong Arabic accents, and these sales representatives and receptionists will do their best to introduce them to the specific performance of the new equipment they have developed.

The reason for this is that they know that among these officials with Arabic accents, there will be Iranians or Iraqis, and they must know that the two countries are now in full swing, and neither of them has enough weapons and equipment on hand. In the unlikely event that the officials of these two countries are optimistic about which type of weaponry they have, it will inevitably be a huge amount of excess profits.

Such things have abounded in the past four days, so these sales representatives whose pupils have turned into dollar symbols can be said to have crossed the sea to show their powers, trying their best to replace the weapons and equipment they have developed with a sea of green dollars, and this also makes the already noisy exhibition hall even more lively!

However, not all places in this exhibition hall are so lively, for example, in front of a very inconspicuous small booth in the northwest corner of the hall, it looks unusually deserted. The booth is only the size of a few desks, and there is no physical object in the exhibition area but a simulation model, which is actually only a little better than a toy, and the color and detail are compared with the full-scale models made by those arms giants at great expense.

The leaflets used were quite good, the performance characteristics and technical parameters of the weapons and equipment to be sold were described in great detail, and in some places there were color photographs, but even so, there was still a clear gap compared with the stacks of well-made color brochures prepared by the arms giants!

"I really didn't expect that the gap between us and other arms giants is so big!" Under the logo of "China Hanli Technology Co., Ltd." written in English on the horizontal head of this small booth, Cao Xiaodong straightened the tie that he was not used to wearing under the collar with his hand, and looked at the big booths not far away. couldn't help but emit a burst of emotion, and Shi Jianfei, who was standing beside him, also nodded slightly:

"That's right, we are not only in the advanced degree of weapons and equipment, but also in the means of propaganda and application, which are not a little worse than others, it seems that we still have a long way to go in the future!"

"That's right!" As soon as Shi Jianfei's words fell, Cao Xiaodong took the conversation over, but looking at the bright and bright booths not far away and the advanced weapons and equipment in the exhibition area, there was a trace of envy in his eyes, but more was indescribable frustration:

"Looking at the weapons and equipment of those developed countries, especially the heavy main battle equipment, it is really advanced. Take tanks as an example, Western tanks are generally equipped with night vision observation and sighting systems and artillery two-way stabilization systems. Whether it's a night battle or a high-speed march, you can make the first hit, and the armor, which looks about the same thickness as an ordinary steel plate, but has the protective performance of more than 600mm homogeneous armor, and I don't know what high-tech is applied, on the other hand, our old 59 can't be compared with others!"

At this time, Shi Jianfei was also the same as Cao Xiaodong. There was also a little frustration between the words: "And their air defense, sea and air supremacy, are basically missiles, but most of our relevant troops are still equipped with traditional artillery, and their combat effectiveness is more than one level lower than others, so it is no wonder that our sales situation is so poor." Think about it, at present, apart from light weapons, there is really no weapons and equipment that can compete with others!"

"What? What about discussing high-performance weapons and equipment again?" As soon as Shi Jianfei's words fell, a familiar word came from the ears of the two, and when they heard this, the two hurriedly followed the reputation, and then saw Lu Jiadong, who had just returned from the negotiation room, walking over quickly, Cao Xiaodong and Shi Jianfei immediately greeted him:

"What's going on with Mr. Lu?

"Yes, Mr. Lu, seeing that he is so sincere, we should have some gains!"

"Rewarding!"

"Mr. Lu, how many?" Hearing Lu Jiadong say that there was a harvest, both Cao Xiaodong and Shi Jianfei's eyes flashed with expectation, while Lu Jiadong picked up the water cup and drank two sips of water to moisten his throat, and then continued to smile and said:

"That's not much, it's only five hundred Type 56 submachine guns!"

Hearing Lu Jiadong's words, the two people who were still full of hope suddenly wilted like deflated balls, and at this time, Lu Jiadong saw that the two assistants were completely in spirit, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned:

"What, you guys are too little?"

"Looking at that big black guy wearing it so slippery, why do you want it?"

"The dress is good, but in the final analysis, he is the chief of a tribe, and the people under his command can't even eat, so it's already very good to ask for five hundred 56 chongs!"

"But in this way, there is still a big gap from the sales target we set before going abroad, Mr. Lu, do you say that our weapons and equipment are really inferior to other developed countries in the West, otherwise why did we sell more than 1,000 56 punches in a few days, not to mention the sale of the main battle heavy equipment, no one even asked, you know, so we don't have to make so much effort to transport these simulation models to France, just take a few guns!"

As soon as Shi Jianfei's words fell, Cao Xiaodong on the side couldn't help but nod in agreement, while Lu Jiadong glanced at the various booths in the hall in the distance, and sighed slightly:

At present, the performance of our heavy main battle equipment is indeed unable to compete with those developed countries, and this is tantamount to sounding the alarm bell for us, if our country is still stuck in the field of military industry, it will not only be backward, but will be beaten!" Hearing Lu Jiadong's words, whether it was Cao Xiaodong or Shi Jianfei, their faces couldn't help but become solemn, but Lu Jiadong did not stop talking, but paused and continued:

"That's why we should"

"Hello~~~" Before Lu Jiadong finished speaking, a very sarcastic-sounding voice came from not far away: "Haha~~ Who do I think it is, it turned out to be China's Lu~~"

The person who spoke in this sarcastic tone was none other than Brown, the sales director of the British United Technology Corporation, and in addition to a few assistants beside him, he was also followed by a young reporter with a camera and a notebook in his hand, and the group was led by Brown and surrounded by a Middle Eastern man in a gray suit with a dark and neat beard under his nostrils and walked towards Hanli's booth, Lu Jiadong couldn't help frowning slightly when he saw this, he didn't expect to meet his old rival Brown in this place.

But at this moment, the group had already come to Lu Jiadong and stopped, and Brown, who was the leader, raised his eyes that seemed to have not woken up and swept slightly towards the exhibition area, and his serious face immediately showed a contemptuous smile:

"I really didn't expect such a smart Mr. Lu to bring these toys to such a large defense exhibition, how about it? How many children patronize your toy store?" said Brown suddenly frowned thoughtfully, and then patted his head with his hand:

"Oh, I forgot that it's still a while before Christmas, and it's not the right time for your toys to sell even if you want to, of course, it's a gratifying thing to be able to sell a few toy guns, don't you say Mr. Lu?"

"Mr. Brown!" Without waiting for Lu Jiadong to answer, the Middle Eastern man standing next to Brown said impatiently: "I don't know what you brought me to China's booth for, you see that all kinds of equipment are all products of the 50s, do you want me to visit the Museum of Vintage Equipment?" (To be continued......)