Material Empire

Reverse osmosis membranes are too extravagant to be used as filtration devices for municipal water supply, and they are completely unnecessary. But if it is used in the military field, it is reasonable. Warships are cruising on the ocean, and fresh water replenishment is very troublesome. The traditional seawater purification technology is costly and inefficient. If it is replaced with the ultra-filtration membrane produced by Daqin Group, things will become very simple. When the army performs tasks in the field, it will also encounter the problem of drinking water filtration, and the super filtration membrane can also show its talents.

After seeing reports about superfiltration membranes in the media, the personnel of the US military were immediately attracted. They hoped to use this superfiltration membrane to improve the water purification equipment in the army. Fetus and Seitzler are the people who came to negotiate with Qin Hai about the purchase of ultra-filtration membranes. In order to avoid unnecessary troubles caused by their identities in the military, the two pretended to be employees of the water supply company. Unexpectedly, due to insufficient homework preparation, they revealed their secrets with just one mouth.

Now that he has seen through Seitzler's identity, Qin Hai naturally wants to break through this relationship. Naturally, the other party had some scruples about hiding his head and shrinking his tail, and this kind of scruples could become a bargaining condition for Qin Hai.

"Mr. Seitzler, when did you retire? With your position in the army, you shouldn't be condescending in a small department like the municipal water supply company, right?" Qin Hai said with a smile.

"Uh..." Seitzler was stunned for a moment. He rubbed his eyes, looked at Qin Hai seriously for a long time, and finally recognized that the other party was someone he had dealt with before. No wonder, in the eyes of Americans, all Chinese people look alike, just as Qin Hai also thinks that Americans all look alike.

"Sorry, I didn't recognize you just now, let me think about it, aren't you from Qilin Company, what is your relationship with Daqin Group?" Seitzler asked. The Qilin company he mentioned is the company that 70X is plugged into, and the body armor transaction with the US military is done in the name of Qilin company.

Qin Hai smiled and said: "Qilin Company is just a partner of ours. The company I work for is China Daqin Industry Group, which specializes in the material industry. The super filtration membrane you are interested in is our company's product. We currently have No other company is authorized to represent this product."

"So that's the case." Seitzler responded, but then he didn't know how to continue. His military identity was recognized by the other party, and then he lied about the New York Municipal Water Supply Company, which would be a little underestimating the other party's IQ.

Qin Hai still smiled slightly, pointed to Fitus, and asked: "If I guess correctly, Mr. Fitus also represents the US military, right? Mr. Seitzler is from the Army Equipment Department, Fitus Isn't Mr. S from the Naval Material Department?"

"I have to admit that the Chinese are really smart." Fitters shrugged his shoulders and said self-deprecatingly. Qin Hai made a wild guess based on his own imagination, but unexpectedly he got it right.

"So, the super filtration membrane you two are planning to purchase is for military use?" Qin Hai put away his smile and asked with a downcast face.

Fitters and Seitzler looked at each other, knowing that they couldn't hide it from each other, so they nodded at the same time, expressing their acknowledgment.

Qin Hai spread his hands and said, "If this is the case, I'm afraid we have nothing to talk about. You should know that this kind of super reverse osmosis membrane is restricted by the export ban of the Chinese government and has not been approved by the Chinese military. license and may not be sold to foreign military establishments."

Hearing Qin Hai's words, Yu Lihong's eyes widened suddenly. He is the developer of the super filtration membrane, and he has been guiding the production at Jintang Chemical Materials Company for a while. This so-called export Ban, how had he never heard of it? Qin Hai's words are tantamount to closing the door to negotiation with the other party. This means that he does not intend to do this business. You know, 20,000 square meters of super reverse osmosis membranes, a business worth several million dollars, Qin Hai made something awkward, and unexpectedly turned it down.

Thinking this way in his heart, Yu Lihong didn't dare to come out casually to correct Qin Hai's statement. He could only wink at Qin Hai secretly, trying to remind Qin Hai to think about this matter seriously. Who would have thought that Qin Hai didn't look in his direction at all, but just faced the two Americans solemnly, without any room for accommodation on his face.

"The Chinese government's export ban?" Fetus was also confused by Qin Hai's words. He has never had business dealings with Chinese people, and he has never studied whether China has such export restrictions. See Qin Hai's words. It seems that such a ban does exist. If this is the case, doesn't it mean that he and Seitzler made this trip in vain? The most important thing is that the navy is still waiting to introduce this super filtration membrane.

Seitzler was also a little absent-minded for a while, but he was someone who had dealt with Qin Hai before, so he would think more about things. He recalled Qin Hai's words for a while, and found a flaw in it, so he tentatively asked: "Mr. Qin, what you said is 'without permission from the military', so how can we get such permission?"

Qin Hai secretly laughed in his heart, he left such an opening just to let the other party get in, in case the other party was too stupid to understand the meaning of the words for a while, he planned to call the other party again. Now it seems that the other party is not such a pedantic person, so I don't have to explain myself.

"Permission from the military... This matter is quite troublesome." Qin Hai frowned like a mountain, "We are a purely private enterprise and have never dealt with the military. You should know that Western countries, including you The United States has always had a discriminatory policy against private companies that have business dealings with the Chinese military. As a company that faces the international market, we really don’t want to affect our business in the international market because of our connection with the military.”

"No, no, Mr. Qin, I think you have some misunderstandings about the policies of the U.S. government." Seitzler said hastily, "The U.S. government has indeed sanctioned some companies that have relations with the military of...specific countries, but not All such companies will be sanctioned. In particular, if these companies can be recognized by the US military, the US government will take a lenient attitude towards them, regardless of whether they have participated in the production of some sensitive projects."

Speaking of this, he gave Qin Hai a look, which meant "you understand".

"That is to say, if we can provide super filtration membranes to the U.S. military, then the U.S. military will put our group on the approved list, so that we will not be sanctioned by the U.S. government, is that right?" Qin Hai asked.

"That's the case, I can guarantee it." Fetus also heard the mystery, and quickly expressed his opinion.

"We will provide a certificate to our overseas equipment suppliers. With this certificate, you will not be affected by various sanctions." Seitzler said.

"Is that so?" Qin Hai pretended to be suddenly enlightened, and said, "If we had known this, then we should have cooperated with the US military earlier."

Fetters said: "It's not too late now, our procurement this time is a military procurement."

"It's still a bit late now." Qin Hai said, "Without the permission of the Chinese military, we can't agree to your procurement request. Otherwise, you can wait for a while, and after I return to China, I can find a relationship and contact the military. Listen to their opinions, and then promise you, what do you think?"

"This..." Fetus was speechless.

Seitzler smiled and said: "Mr. Qin, you just said that your group has a cooperative relationship with Qilin Company, and Qilin Company has close ties with the Chinese military. Can you contact Qilin Company?" Let’s go to the military personnel and try to get their permission?”

From Seitzler's point of view, Qin Hai's pushing back and forth like this is nothing more than an act of hypocrisy. Ever since he remembered that Qin Hai was the person who went to the United States to sell bulletproof vests, he knew that the Daqin Group had absolutely nothing to do with the Chinese military. Manager Liang of Qilin Company is obviously an active member of the military. Qin Hai and Manager Liang went to the United States to sell bulletproof vests, and they also seemed to be calling the shots during the negotiations. How could it be possible that they have no military background?

Seitzler suspected that even the so-called export ban was fabricated by Qin Hai himself, and his purpose was naturally to use this as a reason to negotiate terms with them. He didn't care about exchanging benefits with Qin Hai, because things like super filtration membranes were too important to the military, and it was not impossible to make some concessions for this.

"Qilin Company?" Qin Hai seemed to have just remembered this matter, he patted his head and said with an apologetic smile: "If Mr. Seitzler hadn't reminded me, I really forgot about this matter. In this way Well, let me find out if I have their phone number and ask them to help me contact the military. Please stay in France for another two days, and I will contact you after I have asked for instructions. What do you think?"

"Well, we'll wait for your news," Seitzler said.

After seeing off the two Americans and returning to the house, Yu Lihong asked Qin Hai in bewilderment: "President Qin, why haven't I heard of the export ban you just mentioned? Could it be because you I heard that they are the US military, so you don't want to do this business with them?"

"Who said I don't want to do this business?" Qin Hai smiled. "The US military is just stupid and rich. Doing business with them is the most interesting thing. The more such businesses, the better."

"Then what do you want to ask for instructions? Who do we need to ask for instructions?" Yu Lihong asked.

Qin Haidao: "Of course you have to ask for instructions. Wouldn't it be a pity if you didn't slap it hard when you come across such an opportunity to rip you off? By the way, Lao Yu, do you have anything you want from the U.S. military? Tell me. I take this as a condition and talk to them." (Want to know more exciting news about "Material Empire"? Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the top right, select Add friends to add a public account, search "Qidianzhongwenwang ", pay attention to the official account, and never miss every update again!)