After the visit, Song Dingxiang invited Scott and his entourage to a conference room, summoned several Chinese officials, and the two sides held closed-door consultations for more than an hour.

When the door to the conference room reopened, Song Dingxiang and Scott had smiles on their faces, and the two sides warmly shook hands with each other and said things like happy cooperation, which seemed to be a win-win result. However, if anyone observes carefully, he will find that Song Dingxiang's smile comes from the heart, while Scott's smile is somewhat forced, as if it is squeezed out

"Mr. Scott, you've done us a great favor. If it weren't for the help of the Carter Company, we would have gone our own way, and I am afraid that in the end, our efforts would have been in vain. Song Dingxiang said to Scott in a grateful tone.

Scott still had a polite face: "Mr. Song, I think that although Carter has promised to provide you with a multi-axis high-speed machining center, you might as well carry out some research work on your own." Mr. Hu, what they have done may still be successful. ”

He said that, but that kind of mocking tone clearly hinted at Song Dingxiang: Don't be stupid, you won't succeed. Now that we have provided you with the equipment, you can give up.

Song Dingxiang replied seriously: "Carter's technology is unmatched in the industry. Since Mr. Scott thinks we're going in a bad direction, I think we'd better let the engineers start with the basics. Our time and money are limited, and we will not continue to do such a thing that is obviously fruitless. ”

"Zang declares, I'm just talking about it." Scott said.

"We have a lot of respect for Mr. Scott's family." Song Dingxiang promised.

"Thanks, or else, let's say goodbye here."

"Okay, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Watching the Americans gradually walk away, Song Dingxiang stood at the door of the research institute, with a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth. Hu Jin came out of nowhere, stood beside Song Dingxiang and asked, "Director Song, how is the situation?" ”

Song Dingxiang said with a smile: "According to Xiaolin, it's done!" ”

"Really!" Hu Jin was overjoyed, "I can't imagine that this trick is really smart." This Kobayashi is really a god, and he understands the psychology of Americans so accurately. ”

Song Dingxiang said: "I told Scott that we have invested $10 million in this project, and we plan to continue to invest $10 million in the future. He immediately said that he could sell us two multi-axis high-speed machining centers for $5.6 million each. You know, in the past, we asked an intermediary to go to them and quote a price, and they refused to sell it to us for $10 million. ”

"That's what Kobayashi said, as long as they sense that we are working on something, and there is a possibility of producing results, they will quickly sell such things to us, so that we will not be interested in continuing to study." Hu Jin said.

"Isn't it?" Song Dingxiang said, "I hinted to Scott that we only have 10,000, which we will either use to buy machine tools or build our own machine tools. Obviously, he was afraid that we would make the latter choice. ”

"Director Song, you didn't really make the previous choice, did you?" Hu Jin asked cautiously. He discussed with Yang Wenjun, and after this incident, he would join forces to jointly develop a military-grade multi-axis high-speed machining center, which requires the Commission of Science and Technology to invest funds. He was really afraid that after Song Dingxiang got the equipment of Carter's company, he would no longer care about this matter.

Song Dingxiang laughed: "Don't worry, Lao Hu, the research funds will not be reduced by a penny." The Carter Company sold us equipment, and we only used it for emergency relief, and we will still rely on our own equipment in the future. The director said, we can't be controlled by others. "It's pretty much the same, don't play with the fake, it's really ruined our own scientific research." Hu Jin said.

Here, Song Dingxiang and Hu Jin were proud of the successful layout, but Scott and his party were full of helplessness, and everyone was silent with gloomy faces. After walking a long way, Kevin broke his silence and asked Scott: "Mr. Scott, I don't understand, haven't we always embargoed multi-axis high-speed machining centers to China, why did you agree to sell them two after visiting their laboratory today?" ”

Scott said: "Isn't this a very simple question, haven't you noticed that the Chinese have gone very far in this field, and if we let them continue to walk, sooner or later they will build this kind of processing center themselves." ”

Roy said, "Not necessarily, right? I'm a little skeptical that the stuff they're showing us today is just a game. The purpose is to convince us that they have the ability to do so. ”

Scott shook his head: "I don't think so. Maybe the Chinese have this idea, but the West we are visiting today is not just some trick. At the very least, the algorithm they propose is very similar to the one we already know. If given some time, they are perfectly capable of solving this problem. ”

The so-called connoisseur stretches out his hand to know if there is. Scott and the others just visited the way, and what they saw was real, although some places seemed to be immature, but there were no obvious common-sense errors, which fully proved that the Chinese did master something in this regard. Without these things as support, Scott is not so easily fooled.

Lin Zhenhua, Hu Jin and others were originally difficult to lay out such a fake and real bureau, but thanks to the internal information of Miryang Company sent by Yang Wenjun and Chen Ying, this added a bit of realism to this bureau. The things that Scott and the others saw in the laboratory were all purchased by Lin Zhenhua and others for a week. In order to make the experimental equipment and materials look more old, Lin Zhenhua even found some antique dealers and asked them to help guide them in how to make old ones. These tactics may not be enough against antique appraisers, but more than enough against a group of technical nerds.

Now it seems that this game has indeed been very successful, making Scott and others convinced of China's strength.

"I see, you agreed to sell them the processing center just to get them to give up further research, right?" Kevin asked.

Scott said: "That's exactly what I think. From my observations of the Chinese official surnamed Song, I think he was just an administrative bureaucrat with little interest in technology. If he could get a machining center from us, he wouldn't be willing to invest more money in their lab. The Chinese are still very poor, and their funds are very tight. Moreover, Chinese officials are focused on immediate political performance, and they are reluctant to devote energy to long-term research. ”

"I hope so." Kevin said with a shrug.

Scott's brow furrowed into a pimple, and he said, "I've been thinking about one thing just now, how the Chinese master these technologies." As far as we know, at least half a year ago, we have not heard about any research by the Chinese in this regard. However, what we see today is absolutely impossible to accumulate in only half a year, and I think they must have gotten some inspiration from other channels, and this channel should be related to our Carter Company. ”

"You mean, the Chinese sent technical spies to our Carter company?" Kevin asked. ..., "Maybe not sent temporarily, but has been dormant for a long time." Roy said, "Haven't you seen a movie like this, the Chinese send some spies, pretend to be very loyal employees, lurk in a large company, and finally obtain the core intelligence of this enterprise for their military." ”

"It's just the imagination of Hollywood screenwriters, right?" Kevin said suspiciously, "Spies aren't just something you can run across. ”

Scott said: "I was skeptical about the fact that they had mastered the circumcision strategy, and I looked at their strategy carefully, and many of the details have very obvious traces of Carter, which shows that they must have gotten Carter's technology from some source." And these technologies have always been highly confidential in our company. ”

"As far as I know, not many people have access to these technologies, right? Only those in the core laboratory can see these materials, and those who can enter the core laboratory have been tested for loyalty. Kevin said.

Roy said disdainfully: "The so-called loyalty test used to be very strict in the past, and it has become more and more a formality over the years. Now there are all kinds of people in the core laboratory, and even Chinese. ”

"Yes, that's what I think about, and allowing Chinese access to our core laboratory is a very risky decision. Today's incident may be enough to sound a warning bell for us, and after returning to the United States, I will make a proposal to the board of directors that from now on, our core technology can only be in the hands of Americans, and cannot be accessed by foreigners, especially to prevent Chinese contact. Scott said.

"So, what if it's Chinese-American?" Kevin raised his bar.

Scott said: "That's not good, as long as it's related to the Chinese, it won't work." Even those Chinese who have become American citizens have unreliable loyalty. ”

"Mr. Scott, you will be criticized for your views, and they will think that you have racist tendencies." Roy Road.

"I'm more than willing to accept charges like that if they can afford a lawyer," Scott said. ”

"I don't think we're going to give them a chance to accuse us. We will go one step ahead and send them to prison. Roy said viciously. Clear