This episode brought by Yoshio Zuo, in the end, he failed to affect the cooperation between Xihu Company and Hanhua Heavy Industries. Kono Qinsheng provided Lin Zhenhua and his entourage with the most detailed model and quotation information, and Lin Zhenhua asked Ma Jie to be responsible for putting away these materials for further contact with Xihu in the future.

Matsushita Yongzo personally came to meet with Lin Zhenhua, and the two sides discussed the possibility of long-term cooperation in a cordial and friendly atmosphere, and Matsushita Yongzo said that as long as the technology is outside the scope of Batumi's restrictions, Xihu can provide it to the Chinese side, and the price is also very favorable.

In response to Nihon Heavy Industries' complaints, Matsushita Eizo took a completely ignoring attitude. On the one hand, Japan's domestic chemical equipment production is already in decline, and this kind of product, which is piled up with steel and manpower, is already a chicken rib for a country like Japan where resources are scarce and labor costs are rising. On the other hand, most of Japan's chemical equipment manufacturers have updated their equipment more than ten years ago, and now there are no new equipment renewal requirements, which is completely useless for equipment providers like Xihu.

In contrast, the emerging China is an important export market for Xihu Company, China's economy is growing rapidly, but the level of equipment is seriously lagging behind, and the demand for new equipment is almost unlimited. Xihu asked a professional consulting company to study and believe that in the next 30 years, China needs to purchase at least a trillion dollars of processing equipment, what a huge market.

For the sake of Nihon Heavy Industry to offend the Chinese, such a stupid thing Xihu Company will not do.

Lin Zhenhua left the exhibition area of Xihu Company with his subordinates with satisfaction and continued to wander around the exhibition hall.

Wei Dongqi, Wei Jingwen, Ma Jie and others all came with procurement tasks, and every time they went to a booth, they had to learn about the situation of related equipment. The level of advanced equipment abroad is several orders of magnitude higher than that in China, and several people look straight at it, eager to pack up all the good things they see and bring them back to China.

"The gap is too big!" Wei Jingwen shook his head and sighed, "I didn't feel it in China, but now standing in this exhibition hall, I feel that the distance between us and the world's advanced level is really too big." ”

Wei Dongqi also had a heavy expression: "Look, people's 800,000 tons of ethylene equipment have been finalized, and we haven't even made 110,000 tons yet." When we get 800,000 tons out, no one else knows where to go. ”

"Pony, what do you think?" Lin Zhenhua asked Ma Jie.

Ma Jie said: "I think that as long as we work hard, we can always catch up.

If you don't chase it, you'll never have hope. ”

"That's right!" Wei Jingwen cocked a thumbs up and praised, "There is no hope for our generation, but we will be a stepping stone for you." Xiaoma, I hope that by the time you reach my age, our Chinese equipment industry will be able to compete with developed countries. ”

Wei Dongqi also praised: "Xiaoma is indeed a good seedling, work hard, your future is much broader than me and Teacher Wei." ”

Ma Jie was praised by the two seniors, and he was a little embarrassed, he quickly changed the topic and said to Lin Zhenhua: "Manager Lin, seeing so much good equipment, I now know that we are really short of money." In the past, our classmates muttered in private, saying that Manager Lin was good at everything, but he was too greedy for money, and it was not enough to earn so much money. ”

"Got it now?" Lin Zhenhua said with a smile, he couldn't imagine that Hua Qing's students would talk about him like this.

Ma Jie said: "I understand now. If we want to catch up, we must have advanced equipment. However, if you find any piece of this equipment, it is hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the money earned by our Hanhua Heavy Industries is nothing here. ”

Wei Dongqi said: "We still have to carry forward the spirit of hard work, try to use the cheapest equipment, and do as many things as possible." ”

Lin Zhenhua nodded and said, "Lao Wei is right, we have little money now, and we have money to use on the blade." If you have to buy equipment, you will find a way to raise money to buy it. If it can be replaced, find a way to replace it. ”

Everyone walked and chatted and came to the ALK booth. Wei Dongqi saw a model of a high-frequency electric furnace at a glance, he stepped forward, looked at the introduction carefully, and then said to Lin Zhenhua happily: "Manager Lin, look, we have always said that we want to equip an electric furnace that can smelt special steel, but I didn't expect to find it here." You see its introduction, it is heated by a graphite electrode submerged arc, equipped with a gas stirring device, which can automatically complete deoxidation, desulfurization, composition adjustment and control of melting temperature. ”,

"Very good indeed." Ma Jie also said, "We want to engage in special steel, and we urgently need such a furnace." ”

"Since you all think Lei wants it, let's ask how much it is." Lin Zhenhua said with a smile that there is no one who does not understand the importance of materials, and he is fully aware of the significance of this electric furnace to improve the company's material technology level.

Wei Dongqi stepped forward and found an ALK salesperson to inquire about the price. The salesperson happened to be Khedira, who had received Harore before, and he looked at Wei Dongqi and asked, "Sir, are you Japanese?" ”

"It's not." Wei Dongqi said.

"So, Koreans?"

"It's not." Wei Dongqi said, "I am Chinese. ”

"Taiwanese?" Khedira persevered in researching that it was really a shame for him not to be a household registration policeman.

Wei Dongqi was a little annoyed, and he said with a straight face: "I am a buyer from the People's Republic of China, and I am from Chinese mainland. ”

"Oh, Red China?" Khedira said, "I'm sorry, this model of electric stove can't be sold to you. ”

Wei Dongqi's face turned red: "How is this possible?" Sir, who said it can't be sold to us? This type of electric furnace is completely civilian technology and cannot be included in the embargo list at all. ”

Khedira shrugged and said, "I'm sorry, sir, but this is our company's rule. The new products launched by ALK are preferentially supplied to customers in the main countries of the People's Republic of China, and only after the next generation of products comes out can this generation of products be provided to the Communist Party countries. If you need a high-frequency electric furnace, I would be very willing to introduce you to another of our products, which was designed and finalized in 1977, and I think it should be more than 20 years more advanced than the technology you use in China. ”

"No need." Wei Dongqi answered, then returned to his companion angrily, and said angrily: "This is simply too annoying! ”

Ma Jie said in surprise: "Haven't we already reformed and opened up?" Even the United States has established diplomatic relations with China, so why is there such a strict technological blockade on us in the international community? ”

"Chairman Mao said that imperialism will not die, and this sentence is always true." Wei Jingwen said, "No matter what kind of posture we make, in the hearts of imperialism, we will always be hostile to us. ”

Lin Zhenhua patted Ma Jie's shoulder and said with a smile: "Little pony, adapt to all this." In the future, we will encounter all kinds of discrimination, sanctions, suppression, and containment, and no one wants to see China rise smoothly. If you want to have a place and a voice in this world, you can only develop yourself. When we have the money, these Westerners with noses higher than their eyes. Will cry and shout begging Chinese to buy their products. ”

"At that point, we won't have to buy their products at all!" Ma Jie said indignantly.

While they were chatting about this angry matter, a voice came from the side: "Gentlemen, are you from Chinese mainland?" ”

This sentence was spoken in stiff Mandarin Chinese, and several people turned their heads strangely, only to see that behind them, there was a spirited old man standing, with black eyes and yellow skin, who looked like an Asian.

"Old sir, are you also Chinese?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

"Yes, yes, I'm an overseas Chinese." The old man said that his Mandarin was very non-standard and sounded tired.

Hearing that the other party was an overseas Chinese, everyone felt a little close, Wei Jingwen asked, "Old man, what do you call it?" Do you live in Frankfurt or are you coming from another country to visit the equipment show? ”

The old gentleman said: "My name is Qiao Hai, and I live in Frankfurt. I am here and have lived here for over 30 years.

"So, you came out before liberation?" Wei Jingwen said, speaking of this, he felt that something was wrong, and quickly explained apologetically: "Oh, I'm sorry, old man, we are used to saying before and after liberation, don't mind." ”

Qiao Hai smiled and waved his hand and said, "What do you mind if you don't mind, I am neither pro-communist nor pro-Jiang in my political position." I only know that the king is defeated and the king loses, and since the Communist Party has won the world, of course, it must be said according to the Communist Party. ”,

"Sir, where is your hometown?" Wei Dongqi asked.

"I'm from Xiangping Province." Qiao Hai said. Everyone suddenly realized, no wonder this gentleman's Mandarin is so awkward, think about the few employees in the company who came from Yonghe Agricultural Machinery Factory, Mandarin is also this flavor.

"Oh, then we're half a fellow." Wei Dongqi said happily, "I am from Jiangnan Province, and our Manager Lin and Teacher Wei are also from Jiangnan Province, and our two provinces are neighbors." ”

Qiao Hai was also very happy: "Yes, this is really a foreign acquaintance." My grandmother's house is in Jiangnan Province, so I am also half of Jiangnan Province, and I can still speak Jiangbai Province. ”

After that, he really spoke a few dialects with the accent of Jiangnan Province, but Lin Zhenhua and the others didn't understand a word. Most of the southern provinces have such characteristics, across a river, the dialects on both sides of the bank are very different, Qiao Hai's grandmother's house is more than 100 kilometers away from Fenghua County, and the dialects are completely different.

Despite this, everyone still became affectionate at once, and Qiao Hai warmly invited: "Everyone, since everyone is a fellow countryman, can I take the liberty of inviting you to the cold house to talk about it?" ”

Everyone looked at Lin Zhenhua in embarrassment, and it was of course a pleasant thing to meet an enthusiastic overseas Chinese overseas. But when it comes to going to someone's home, it's not appropriate. Although the country's policy has been relatively open, older people like Wei Dongqi and Wei Jingwen still have some lingering feelings about the word overseas relations. The second point is that everyone has no time to visit the door, on the one hand, they have to sell their own products, on the other hand, they have to purchase equipment, and the time is very tight.

"Sir, we appreciate your hospitality. However, we are here this time, and the task is relatively tight, so I am afraid that we will not have time to visit your house. Lin Zhenhua said with a chewing word.

Qiao Hai nodded: "Oh, it's understandable, it's understandable. You're here to purchase equipment this time, I just heard on the side that you seem to be in some trouble, I don't know if it's convenient to tell me, maybe the old man can help you. ”

"Actually, it's nothing." Lin Zhenhua said that he simply told Qiao Hai about the rejection of wanting to buy an electric stove from ALK.

Qiao Hai listened and nodded: "It's not surprising, this alk has always been very repulsive of Chinese mainland. They often fund some anti-mainland political groups, and we overseas Chinese know this. ”

"I see." Lin Zhenhua said, "In that case, we don't have to beg them." ”

He said that, but there was a bit of disappointment in his tone. After all, Qiao Hai didn't live so many years in vain, so he couldn't hear what this young man meant. He asked, "What, Mr. Lin, is this electric stove very important to you?" ”

Ma Jie interjected: "Yes, Mr. Qiao, we are developing several new products, all of which need to use some special steel, and we have basically solved the formula and smelting process of the material, but the equipment has not yet been implemented." This electric furnace is indeed very important to us. ”

Qiao Hai said: "That's it, I'll ask." If possible, I will buy it in my name and transfer it to you. This kind of electric stove is just that ALK is not willing to sell it to you, and if you can buy it, there are no restrictions on shipping it out of Germany. ”

Wei Dongqi and Lin Zhenhua met a look, Lin Zhenhua nodded and said, "That's fine, if the old gentleman can help us buy this electric stove, we can pay you some commission." ”

Qiao Hai smiled faintly: "Mr. Lin, when you say the word commission, you will underestimate me Qiao Hai." I help you entirely because you are from the motherland, and it is too insulting to say these yellow and white things to my Qiao Hai's patriotism. ”

When Lin Zhenhua heard this, he hurriedly bowed slightly to Qiao Hai and said, "Mr. Qiao, please forgive the kid for the offense." I really have the heart of a villain, and I am a gentleman, don't blame Mr. Qiao. ”

Qiao Hai didn't mind and said: "Where is it, Mr. Lin also does things according to business rules, the old man can understand." ”

Qiao Hai said that, left Lin Zhenhua and his party, and walked to ALK's booth. He approached Khedira and began asking him about the electric stove. Lin Zhenhua and the others stood not far away and saw that Khedira pointed in their direction, as if he was talking to Qiao Hai about Red China and the like, and then Qiao Hai began to quarrel with Khedira. They were arguing in German, and of the group, only Ma Jie had learned a few words of German, but he was not proficient enough to understand what they were arguing about.

After a while, Qiao Hai walked back with an angry face, and when he saw Lin Zhenhua, he said: "This ALK company is really hateful. When they saw that I was Chinese, they insisted that I sign an agreement with them that the furnace could only be used within the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany and could not be transferred to other institutions outside Germany. Such a request is completely against the law, and I will sue them! ”。 [This chapter is provided by [Foreign Egg]]. I saw that some book friends in the book review area criticized the slow update of oranges, let me explain it here: after this chapter was issued, from the 1st to the 30th of this month, a total of 233505 words were updated, with an average of 7532 words per day. As a part-time writer, this update is already very rare. Oranges are people who have jobs, and the update speed is already the limit at this point. In fact, there are many times this month that oranges are squeezed into time to ensure updates in heavy work, I hope you can understand. ......, the second thing that needs to be explained is that some paragraphs related to business negotiations and the like, of course, the negotiation will not be a few simple sentences, everyone may have to test each other, to bargain, I have tried to omit these contents, just express some key issues. Don't go too far into the details, because if you write them out, everyone will suffocate to death. ”—… Finally, I would like to ask you all to have a Happy New Year.