Chapter 279: Cooperation or Confrontation
"I've heard of you, you have a high level of achievement in the field of ceramics."
Qin Hai said generously that Kusera's status in the field of ceramics was obvious, and there was no need for him to hide his knowledge of this.
Hearing Qin Hai's words, Takamura Takehiko bowed again and said, "Thank you Mr. Qin for your compliment, our company is the largest ceramic enterprise in Japan, with more than 4,000 ceramic patents, and its technical strength is very strong. ”
"yes, I know." Qin Haidao, "When you two come to us, what do you have to teach us?" ”
"We heard that your company has produced a ceramic rake sheet that won the first place in the wear resistance test at the fair, so we wanted to come and visit." Takehiko Takamura said.
"That's true." Qin Haidao, he took a piece of ceramic rake from the booth, handed it to Takamura Takehiko, and said, "What you said should be it, please take a look." ”
Takehiko Takamura took the rake piece and held it in his hand, and Shuichi Nagatomo, who was on the side, came over to take a look, and there was a strange light in his eyes. He took the rake piece from Takehiko Takamura's hand and tried the edge of the rake blade with his fingers, the expression on his face was very complicated.
"......" Takehiko Takamura was about to ask Shuichi Nagatomo something, when he suddenly remembered that the Chinese in front of him knew Japanese, so he couldn't whisper anything to Shuichi Nagatomo in Japanese. After hesitating for a moment, he said in a low voice, "Changyou-kun, what do you think?" ”
When he said this, he desperately glanced at Shuichi Nagatomo, for fear that Shuichi Nagatomo, a technical nerd, would say something inappropriate. Nagatomo Shuichi raised his head and was about to answer, when he saw Takehiko Takamura's mysterious expression on his face, he understood something in his heart, so he said cautiously: "Well, I think, the manufacturing aspect of this rake. There is something unique about it. ”
Just unique? Qin Hai listened to their conversation and sneered in his heart. Takamura Takehiko and Nagatomo Shuichi thought that their disguise could deceive these Chinese, but they didn't know that Qin Hai was a person with later life experience, and he knew very well about the technical level of the Kusella company and the development of the next 20 years. With this prior knowledge, and looking at the tables of Takehiko Takamura and Shushu Nagatomo, Qin Hai couldn't guess their intentions?
The Cousela company is not an agricultural machinery company. It can even be said that it has never been involved in the agricultural machinery industry. Takehiko Takamura and Osamu Nagatomo appeared at this venue, obviously it can't be explained by going out and getting lost, they must have made a special trip to come. This behavior shows that Cusela is very interested in this kind of ceramic rake piece introduced by the brother ceramic factory, and the reserve of Takehiko Takamura and Shuichi Nagatomo is just a disguise.
The Kucera company can be regarded as the first company in the world to research ceramic knives, but it was not until the mid-to-late 90s that it partially solved the problem of cutting ceramic knives and produced the first commercial ceramic kitchen knives, table knives and so on. As for the comprehensive breakthrough of technical barriers, the cost and price of ceramic tools have been greatly reduced. So that they can enter the homes of ordinary people, it will already be a matter of the new century.
The fact that the Brother Ceramics Factory was able to produce open-edged ceramic knives in '87 had a very strong impact on the Cousela. In the eyes of the company's top management, this situation can be regarded as both a challenge and an opportunity, and it depends entirely on how the company responds.
If we can cooperate with the Chinese and get the technology to manufacture ultra-thin and high-strength ceramics from the Chinese, then the Kussela company can open up a very broad market. Contrarily. If the two sides could not cooperate, the Chinese seized the market for ceramic knives. If the Kusella company wants to enter again, it will be very difficult. You know, the Chinese have produced ceramic products that can be practical, and the Kusella company has not yet found the door.
With this in mind, the company's board of directors decided to send two people, Takehiko Takamura and Osamu Nagatomo, to fly over from Japan to find out the reality of the Chinese. These two are no ordinary salesmen and technicians. Rather, it was two high-ranking senior employees in the company, who came with the authority of the board of directors.
"We'd love to know how you solved the problem of insufficient strength on the edge of the rake, as far as I know, except for our company at Kucerla. No other company has ever been able to manufacture ceramic products that are so thin and strong enough. Takehiko Takamura asked in a calm tone.
"Oh, you can make something like that?" Qin Hai pretended to know nothing and asked curiously.
"Uh...... We have already produced such a product in the real yàn room and are currently being used on an industrial scale. Shuichi Nagatomo said. When he said this, his face flushed a little, because he was not a liar.
Qin Hai is very clear about the current technical situation of the Kusella company, and knows that the situation mentioned by Shuichi Nagatomo should happen in 5 years, and at this point in time, the Kucera company is indeed studying this problem, but it is still in the stage of being confused and unable to find a way out.
Since the Japanese didn't want to tell the truth, Qin Hai was not interested in exposing it, so he said with a smile: "It's also great to be able to solve this problem in the real room." Our thinking is probably the same as yours, but our industrialization is a little faster than yours. ”
"Our method is to add colloids to the ceramic powder for sintering, and I guess you are the same, right?" Nagaso Xiu began to spy on Qin Hai's technique.
"Well, that's probably the common idea." Qin Hai responded. He knew which question was the key to technology, and for those irrelevant questions, as soon as Changyou Xiu wanted to ask, Qin Hai would give an answer. This problem has also been discussed in many academic journals, and the more concentrated solution is to add colloids, so this problem of Shuichi Nagatomo is of little value.
"So, how do you solve the problem of cavities after gum sintering?" Shuichi Nagatomo asked again.
"Hollow? What hollow? Qin Hai asked with a look of surprise.
"Isn't there a cavity after you sinter?" Nagaso Shuichi was surrounded by Qin Hai.
Qin Haidao: "No, we never know what is empty. ”
"That'...... What kind of gum do you use? Shuichi Nagatomo asked.
"Well...... Hehe, I don't know. Qin Hai smiled, but the expression on his face clearly wrote a few words: I know, but I won't sue you.
"Mr. Qin, I wonder if you are interested in cooperating with our Kucera Company?" Takamura Takehiko took over Shuichi Nagatomo's words, he had already realized that Qin Hai was not a brainless guy, and he couldn't ask anything famous if he asked like Shuichi Nagatomo.
Qin Haidao: "We are very willing to cooperate with any company in the world, but can I first ask how Kucera wants to cooperate with us?" ”
"We have strong technical force and abundant funds, and we can propose a part of the funds and technical personnel to help you improve this technology, so that you can achieve better results in agricultural machinery production." Takehiko Takamura said.
"That's a good condition." Qin Haidao, "So, what do you hope for from this cooperation?" ”
"We want to share this technology with your company, you can apply it to the production of agricultural machinery, we only need to use it in the production of household goods." Takehiko Takamura said as lightly as possible.
Qin Hai shook his head: "This plan may not work. ”
"Why?" Takehiko Takamura was surprised.
Qin Haidao: "Because we also want to apply this technology to the production of daily necessities, to be exact, we are already doing this." ”
Speaking of this, he made a gesture to Liu Shuo, and Liu Shuo willingly opened a box, took out a few things from it, and put them on the booth. Takamura Takehiko and Nagaso Xiu didn't understand what Qin Hai meant at first, but when they saw what Liu Shuo took out, their eyes suddenly straightened:
This is a complete set of ceramic knives!
Cusela has been interested in developing ceramic knives for several years. Internally, the conceptual design of ceramic knives has already been completed, but the manufacturing process has not been able to break through, so the ceramic tool products have not been interviewed. The moment they saw the ceramic knives that Liu Shuo took out, Takehiko Takamura and Shuichi Nagatomo had an illusion, feeling as if those conceptual products in the company's text had popped out on their own. Because the set of knives in front of me is almost identical to the product that the Cousela company is striving for.
"This ...... This is what you produce? Takamura Takehiko asked Qin Hai.
"Exactly, please advise you." Qin Hai said with a smile.
"Original...... You are also going to produce ceramic knives. Takehiko Takamura muttered.
Before they left, the company heard that the Chinese had made a ceramic rake piece, and the executives were very happy, feeling that the Chinese did not expect to use ceramics to make zuò life knives, which left a very good opportunity for the company.
Takamura Takehiko and Nagatomo Shuichi's plan for this trip was to find a way to deceive the ceramic cutting technology from the Chinese, or to buy it for a little money. In their opinion, the Chinese do not realize the value of the ceramic knife market, and thus cannot judge the value of this technology.
Seeing the ceramic knife that Liu Shuo took out, Takamura Takehiko knew that his wishful thinking had failed. These Chinese in front of them are not stupid at all, and they can even guess that at the beginning of developing this technology, they did not plan to apply the technology to the production of agricultural machinery, but directly aimed at the market of ceramic knives. As for the disc rake of this kind of ceramic, it is just an advertisement made by the Chinese for ceramic knives.
I have to say that this speculation by Takehiko Takamura is highly consistent with the actual situation.
Since the Chinese have thought of the ceramic knife market, there is little possibility if they want to deceive the other party's technology at a low price. Takehiko Takamura and Shuichi Nagatomo looked at each other, and then said to Qin Hai: "Mr. Qin, it seems that things are really a coincidence, our company is currently preparing to produce ceramic knives, may I ask, are you interested in cooperating with us in this regard?" (To be continued......)