Sail across the sea

"Director Xu, this one with the surname Dan tastes a bit wrong."

After the half-day inspection, the group accompanied Dampier to the small canteen in Maohuaji for a meal.While everyone was trying to persuade Dampier to drink, Yang Jinglin pulled Xu Ying outside the door and muttered to her.

"What do you think is wrong?" Xu Ying frowned and asked softly.

Yang Jinglin said: "When we first talked about this matter in the hall, didn't we say that the purpose of the joint venture with the Americans was to improve our own technical level? But when I saw this guy named Dan just now, he sounded like he wanted to get rid of him. They only use us as handymen."

Xu Ying nodded: "I feel a little like this too."

"Then why should we join a joint venture with them?" Yang Jinglin was a little anxious.

Xu Ying lowered her face and said: "Introducing foreign investment is a national policy, and the province has been actively promoting the introduction of foreign investment. It is a good thing that the Aoding factory is willing to jointly jointly with Mao Chemical Machinery. Our province has never done so. It’s such a big joint venture project.”

"What a shit!" Yang Jinglin said this without any hesitation.

The chemical industry in Maolin Province is not large in scale, and the companies under the jurisdiction of the Department of Chemical Industry are basically small and medium-sized chemical companies. In comparison, a chemical equipment company like Maohua Machinery is the largest.

Precisely because of this, the leadership of Mao Chemical Machinery has a close relationship with the leadership of the Department of Chemical Industry. Yang Jinglin, the chief engineer, can speak very casually in front of Xu Ying.

"Our Mao Chemical Machinery has a history of more than 30 years. Although there are some difficulties in operation now, it is also caused by the adjustment of national policies. I believe that after a period of time, the country will definitely pay attention to the chemical industry. By then, our Mao Chemical Machinery will still be able to Able to achieve good results as in the past.

"We agreed to a joint venture with the Americans to introduce their technology. If, as Dan said, they brought in some advanced equipment and operated it by their own workers, but our people couldn't get started, then we and them Is a joint venture still necessary?

"Is it necessary for a factory as big as ours to work as coolies for foreigners just to make the provincial leaders look good?"

Yang Jinglin said angrily.

Xu Ying sighed and said: "Old Yang, what you said is just angry. The hall finally managed to attract such an American company to enter into a joint venture with Mao Chemical Machinery. It was not for the sake of face, nor was it to ask you to go. What a coolie.

"We have made an agreement with the United States about the introduction of technology from the beginning. This is an important basis for our cooperation with them. As for Dampier, I think there is some misunderstanding.

"After all, he has only inspected the production situation of the Maoji chemical machine, and the two parties have not yet entered the stage of substantive negotiations. Regarding the transfer of technology from the United States, we will seriously raise this point during the negotiations. , Lao Yang, don’t worry.”

When Yang Jinglin heard this, his face looked a little better. Then he remembered something and asked dissatisfiedly again: "By the way, Director Xu, what's going on with Wu Yawei? Why do I feel like this guy looks like a traitor?"

Xu Ying grinned. She was shocked by Yang Jinglin's words.She said: "Wu Yawei was arranged by the Provincial Economic Commission. The Chemical Industry Department cannot make the decision on the joint venture. It needs the approval of the Economic Commission. I don't know much about this person. I heard that he was transferred from the Cangtang Planning Commission. Come up. By the way, Lao Yang, I remember you have a relative in Cangtang, right?"

"He's my cousin, his name is Yang Jingshu, and he's a teacher at Cangtang No. [-] Middle School." Yang Jinglin replied casually.

"Yes, I've heard of him." Xu Ying said with a smile, "Old Yang, you can't guess how I know about your cousin." "I'm surprised too," Yang Jinglin said.

Xu Ying said: "What a coincidence. Do you know how we contacted this Odin factory?"

"do not know."

"It was a son of Canghai Fertilizer Factory who went to the United States on a business trip and came into contact with this factory. I don't know how he persuaded Mr. Valance, the owner of this factory, and then facilitated this joint venture."

"The kid you're talking about is the son of the director of Canghai Fertilizer Factory, right? Let me think about it, it should be called Gao Fan, right? Jing Shu was his class teacher, I know about it. What, this joint venture? It was actually this child who caused it?"

"Yes, that's right, that's him." Xu Ying said with a mother-like smile on her face, "I don't know how this kid's brain grew. If he went to the United States, he could still convince someone to come to the factory." Establish a joint venture with us."

"Isn't this guy up to something?" Yang Jinglin said casually, "Did he secretly give the Americans some ideas?"

"Don't talk nonsense like this." Xu Ying frowned slightly, "Gao Fan contacted the Odin Factory and the Mao Chemical Machinery joint venture purely for the consideration of the Department of Chemical Industry. He called me back from the United States in the middle of the night to tell me this Yes.

"He said at that time that in this joint venture, the Odin factory would transport part of the equipment to China and send senior technicians to train the workers of the Maohua machine. In addition, the Odin factory would also license the Maohua machine Some patented technologies.

"It was because of these conditions that the office agreed to cooperate with Odin Factory."

"But, how did it end up like this now?" Yang Jinglin said.

He had no impression of Gao Fan, and what he said just now was just a random guess.When Xu Ying explained it like this, he seemed to be a bit confused.He was a little worried about his face, so he had to use strong words to reason.

Xu Ying said: "I think there may be some misunderstanding about this matter. It turns out that we have been in contact with Mr. Valance, and he also said that he would come to China for inspection in person. I don't know how it turned out to be this Dampier." "

Yang Jinglin's eyes lit up: "Director Xu, are you saying that Vash agreed to transfer technology to us, but it was this Dampier who was causing trouble?"

"It's hard to say. It's possible that they are playing a double act and want to negotiate terms with us."

"Then, why didn't the hall call for Gao Fan? Since he was the one who initiated this matter, and something has happened now, of course he has to solve it."

"It's a bit inconvenient now." Xu Ying said, "I contacted Factory Director Gao, and he said that Gao Fan was borrowed by the National Commission of Science and Industry, supposedly to help solve a technical problem. From the military industry As you know, once people go in, it will be inconvenient for them to come out."

"This kid actually has such ability?" Yang Jinglin looked surprised, covering up the gaffe he just made.He nodded and said:

"Okay then, let's talk to this guy surnamed Dan first and see what he thinks. However, Director Xu, I have to say something ugly up front. If the purpose of the other party's joint venture with us is just to make us do hard work, We, Maohua Machinery, will not accept any transfer of technology.”