Secretary Wu didn't expect Zhong Bai to answer like this, but at the same time that he was stunned, Zhong Bai had already taken a step forward with his head held high.

"Director Sun, this young man won't mess around, right?" Secretary Wu had no choice but to look at Sun Guangshi next to him and muttered a question.

He has worked in the foreign affairs department for so many years, and he has never seen a young man like Zhong Bai, who can still say such things when he goes to a foreign consulate for the first time!

Sun Guangshi glanced at Zhong Bai's back and replied lightly: "He shouldn't mess around!" ”

Secretary Wu saw Sun Guangshi say this, although Zhong Bai's abrupt words just now made him feel a little wrong, but at this moment, he could only walk in.

The consulate was built in 1976, five years ago.

The Swiss style is rigorous and evident in the lawn mowed at the entrance, where the grass on the slopes is neatly manicured, not a single tall nor a short one.

Consul Hartz, who was sitting in the parlor, had been told by Sun Guangshi when he first met him in the morning that he was a young man from China who wanted to apply for a patent at the Swiss Patent Office, but he couldn't help but be surprised when he really saw Zhong Bai's delicate face.

That's a little too young, right? Looks like you haven't graduated from college yet?

Since he did not see the shadow of the translator this time, Consul Hartz, although he did not know why, said in his Chinese with a slight foreign accent: "On behalf of the consulate, I welcome everyone, please take a seat." ”

Promoting relations between the two countries and people-to-people exchanges is an important responsibility of the consulate, but its main responsibility is consular work, such as: safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of its citizens and legal persons, issuing or renewing passports to its citizens, and issuing visas to foreign citizens.

Hearts has been working in Tiandu for two years, but this is the first time he has encountered a person who has come to the consulate for a patent, so he is more cautious and reluctant to talk more, but waits for everyone to sit down, and quietly looks at the young Zhongbai.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Bai spoke fluent High German as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Hartz startled: "Hallo (hello), Consul Hartz, my name is Zhong Bai, a technician at the fertilizer factory in Shanping County, Tianhe Province. ”

In the car just now, Secretary Wu was still a little skeptical about whether Zhong Bai could do it without a translator, but his fluent German and Hartz's shocked expression made Secretary Wu understand that this kid was not bragging, but real.

"Hello, Zhong, I have heard from you in the morning that you are introducing the patent you want to apply for this time, I heard that it is related to chemical fertilizers?" Hartz had already heard Sun Guangshi's general explanation in the morning, so he went straight to the point as soon as he opened his mouth.

Zhong Bai nodded and said calmly: "Yes, about nitrogen fertilizer production. ”

Hartz rarely saw this kind of young man who came to their consulate for the first time but seemed so humble and not arrogant, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised in his heart, but his face was still a standard diplomat's expression, and after thinking about it, he replied in semi-fluent Chinese: "You didn't bring an interpreter this time, so I will use Chinese for the rest of the conversation." Mr. Zhong, did you bring the relevant paper materials with you today for this patent on nitrogen fertilizer production? According to the regulations, the consulate needs to review it before sending it back to our domestic patent office to filter out a lot of invalid information. ”

These words sounded nothing special to Secretary Wu, who was a foreign affairs officer, but Zhong Bai and Sun Guangshi frowned in unison!

As soon as Sun Guangshi turned his head, he happened to see Zhong Bai's eyes cast at the same time, and the two of them immediately understood!

What do you mean by "filtering out a lot of invalid information"?

Isn't this another way of saying that the patents made by you Chinese people may be meaningless things!

Zhong Bai didn't answer him immediately, but asked Sun Guangshi with his eyes, which meant "I'm going to express my opinion, Director Sun, don't interrupt it yet."

Sun Guangshi nodded slightly, Zhong Bai immediately coughed lightly, pointed to his head with a finger, and said: "Mr. Consul, since it is a new technology used to apply for a patent, you should know very well that I will not casually deliver paper materials in advance without any guarantee, these things are in my mind, and I can reveal the general situation at any time." In addition, I remember that there is no provision for consular examination of patent information in the relevant international conventions, so I will not disclose the specific details of this technology until I have contacted a professional. ”

When Hartz heard this, he was stunned!

Although he has only been a consul at the Swiss Consulate in Tiandu for two years, he has worked in many consulates in North Africa and West Asia in the past, and has dealt with people from these third world countries a lot. Why does this young man dare to argue with himself in person?

This Zhong Bai is obviously not so easy to fool, and as soon as he opens his mouth, he mentions the relevant international conventions!

It is true that the relevant international conventions do not say that "professional documents should be submitted in advance to the consulate for review", and Swiss consulates in other developed countries will not make such a request in the event of the same thing.

It's just because in China, out of the most basic distrustful attitude, to put it bluntly, I don't think that the Chinese people can make any new patents in modern industry, so Consul Hartz temporarily added this requirement to this.

But Zhong Bai is so young, obviously he doesn't look like a person with experience in foreign affairs?

"This ......"

Just when Hatz was a little speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to continue to speak, Secretary Wu on the side suddenly spoke to Zhong Bai.

"Xiao Zhong, you must prepare paper materials to apply for a patent, why didn't you bring them? Besides, Consul Hartz also told you that this is a requirement of their domestic patent office, and you should cooperate, otherwise what will you do about it? ”

This sentence is not what Zhong Bai wants to hear, the secretary of the foreign affairs department actually helps the other party to speak?

Zhong Bai immediately shook his head and refused: "I don't know that the Swiss Patent Office has this requirement, what I understand is that if the Swiss Patent Office enters the process of requesting paper materials, it means that the other party has accepted the application, and will definitely sign the relevant documents and assume the corresponding confidentiality obligations." It is impossible for me to disclose paper materials to anyone without signing a confidential paperwork. ”

This is stronger than his answer!

Hearing this, Secretary Wu's face immediately changed, why did this hairy guy from Shanping County feel like he had eaten **, and he would start directly in one or two sentences? Don't know if this is a foreign affairs occasion?

Secretary Wu didn't care that Sun Guangshi was an old friend, after all, this involved his work responsibilities, and if the relationship with the consulate was affected because of inappropriate remarks on foreign affairs occasions, it was his responsibility, so Secretary Wu immediately turned his head and frowned and said to Sun Guangshi: "Director Sun, are you industrial people so disrespectful of the rules of communication between countries?" ”