When will I have a long tassel?

"I think that the requirement to reduce prices is even more important in the minds of the Chinese than to resume supply." Short said quietly.

"Why?" Merce was puzzled.

Short said: "I have just been analyzing the story the female translator told us. It seems that she is hinting to us that the key to this matter is that some upper-level officials are angry. Both Han and Yao have expressed to us that they They want to cooperate with us, but their superiors have made a decision to confront us.

"If Han and Yao want to convince their superiors, they must come up with some negotiation results. Just letting us resume supply is not an obvious victory for them, but it is just back to the starting point, and they The humiliation I suffered has not been washed away. I think their superiors cannot accept this result."

"Are you saying that in order for the Chinese to regain their face, we have to accept price cuts?" Meuse asked.

Short glanced at him and asked coldly: "What do you mean?"

Meuse said: "I think the Chinese need us. Without our machine tools, they will not be able to produce qualified missiles within five years, which is very detrimental to their strategy. So, even if we don't agree They will inevitably compromise with us if they ask for a price cut, and there is absolutely no need for us to suffer such losses.”

"But have you ever thought about what it means for us if the Chinese don't compromise?"

"It is true that we will have some losses and even some risks, but they bear greater risks."

“Why should we be willing to take the risk ourselves just to let the Chinese take the risk?”

"However, this is good for the interests of the EU..."

"Mr. Meuse, it is Premier Tech that pays your salary, not the EU," Short said.

Mercy was speechless. There is actually another meaning in Short's words, that is, Short is the one who directly pays his salary to Meuse. If he continues to argue with Short, his job will be in jeopardy.

Ask yourself, attacking China's national defense construction will not bring even a dime of benefit to PATEO. Even the European Union has no intention of competing with China for hegemony. This matter is completely harmful to others and not self-serving. Why does PATEO need to compete with the Chinese?

"Mr. Short, do you think that if we agree to provide machine tools to the Chinese, they will really give up their existing R\u0026D plans? The R\u0026D plan I heard from Ms. Zhi is already very detailed. There is no reason why they should not continue to do it. Go down." Baboka questioned from another angle.

Short said: "This is precisely why I am eager to reach cooperation with China. If we agree to China's conditions now, then there is no need for China to develop its own machine tools. You know, when a machine tool is developed, it must Only with sufficient sales volume can the R\u0026D costs be recovered.

"If Factory 82 purchased our milling machines, they would not be able to purchase Tengji's milling machines. As a result, Tengji would not be able to recover its investment in milling machine research and development, and there would not be enough usage data to support subsequent improvements. Their The research and development plan can only be abandoned halfway."

"You're very thoughtful and I totally agree," Baboka said.

Expanding machine tool sales to China is of great benefit to Barboca. Japan in the Asia-Pacific region has entered a state of economic stagnation, and the demand for machine tools is very small. Although South Korea has some demand, it is only a small economy after all and the demand is limited. As for Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and other countries, the machine tool market is also so small that it can be ignored.

At present, the largest machine tool market in the entire Asia-Pacific region, and even in the entire world, is China. If PATEO can expand sales to China, the status of the Asia-Pacific after-sales service center where Baboka is located will further improve, and this in turn means higher salary and better treatment. How can Baboka not support it? reason.

As for how much help the Chinese military's acquisition of these machine tools will bring to military production, what does it have to do with Baboka?

"Well, I am going to report this to the headquarters immediately. You also need to submit corresponding reports to confirm that China has mastered the technical know-how of these machine tools and has or will soon develop machine tools that are sufficient to form a substitute. Therefore, we have imposed an embargo on China. No longer necessary.

"At the same time, in order to curb China's independent research and development capabilities and maintain our market share, we will recommend that the company reduce the price of machine tools sold to China by 20%. When necessary, it is also acceptable to give a higher price reduction." Shore Te said.

"Understood!" Mercy and Barboka agreed at the same time.

The report submitted by Shortt triggered a discussion at PATEO headquarters, and Chairman Wodenberg finally made the decision, agreeing to a plan to lift the ban on seven types of high-end machine tools and reduce prices by 20%. The premise was that China needed to sign a memorandum. The company promised PATEO not to carry out R\u0026D activities related to these seven types of machine tools within five years. Of course, this memorandum is confidential, and both parties have promised not to disclose the contents of this memorandum.

"We can absolutely agree. In fact, we also need such a memorandum to explain to the military."

Han Weichang fully agreed to Botai's request, and Short could even see some relief on his face. In the past few days, Short also asked Baboca to investigate and confirmed that Linji Group was indeed developing a series of machine tools with more market application prospects and had little interest in special machine tools in the military industry. Short believed that with PATEO's commitment, Linji Group would have sufficient reason to reject this worthless order.

"Uncle Han, do we really want to give up the research and development of these machine tools?"

After sending Short and his party away, Yu Xiaohui asked Han Weichang for confirmation with some worry.

Han Weichang laughed and said: "Give up? This is impossible, never possible. Even if I want to give up, your Uncle Tang will not give up. Don't you know, the Science and Technology Commission and the Machinery Industry Bureau jointly The person in charge of an equipment research and development plan is Professor Xiao’s father. Tell me, will Mr. Tang make his old father-in-law lose his job?”

"Uncle Tang is not doing research and development just for Uncle Xiao." Yu Xiaohui retorted. The seniority relationship in her words was a bit confusing. She couldn't help it. Who told her to call Tang Zifeng uncle and Xiao Wenjun sister in the first place?

"I know, I know, Mr. Tang's vision is something that these Germans can't understand." Han Weichang quickly changed his words. In front of Tang Zifeng's die-hard fans, he really didn't dare to say a bad word, and even made a joke before saying it. A lightning rod to avoid attracting the thunderous wrath of fans.

"These seven types of machine tools from PATEO are all special-purpose machine tools with very narrow application areas. It is uneconomical to develop these types of machine tools out of thin air. But when it comes to national security issues, it cannot be considered economical. For this reason, Your Uncle Han still understands." Han Weichang said to Xiaohui with a smile.

Yu Xiaohui pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Uncle Han, I know you are also a very discerning person. Uncle Tang has always taught me to learn more from you."

Han Weichang smiled from ear to ear, but still said modestly: "Haha, did Mr. Tang really say that? That's too flattering to me. I don't have any vision. My eyes are all about money. These days, you Didn’t you listen to what Director Fan and Director Ke of Factory 82 said, I simply fell into the eyes of money."

"No!" Yu Xiaohui said, "In the past few days, Director Fan, Director Ke and Director Yao have been chatting together, and they all said that you are very capable. Director Fan also said that he would Make a suggestion to the Science and Technology Committee and transfer you to Factory 82 and give you the position of deputy director."

"Get down, these people just talk nice. If I really transfer to Factory 82, Lao Fan and Lao Ke will definitely find trouble for me all day long. The grudges we had with Factory 82 are not settled yet. , they don’t dare to do anything to Mr. Tang, they might take it out on me." Han Weichang curled his lips and said.

"Who wants to take it out on Mr. Han?"

Before Han Weichang finished speaking, the door of the office was pushed open, and Fan Chaodong, Ke Guoqiang and others walked in laughing. Just now, Yu Xiaohui sent Short and others away and came back without closing the door tightly. Fan Chaodong and his party came over to talk to Han Weichang. They heard Han Weichang's complaints outside the door, but they didn't understand them very clearly. The sentence just now was exactly what Fan Chaodong asked.

"Hey, it's Director Fan and Director Ke. Why are you here in person? I was just about to report to you." Han Weichang stood up in a hurry to greet him, ignoring his previous complaints.

"How dare you, don't you dare? Mr. Han is our great contributor. Not only did he negotiate the precision milling machine, but he also solved the import problem of six other types of machine tools. We were still discussing how to ask for credit from Mr. Han just now. Where? Do you dare to ask Mr. Han to make any report?"

Fan Chaodong was smiling all over his face, and his words were as sweet as honey.

They originally planned to ask Tengji to do another milling machine appraisal, and then humbly ask Botai to send someone to observe, and on this basis, they begged Botai to lift the embargo on precision milling machines.

Tang Zifeng went in the opposite direction and declared that he would develop several machine tools monopolized by Botai. He also sent Han Weichang as a negotiator, successfully frightening Botai and making Botai obediently agree to immediately lift the ban on precision milling machines. Several high-end machine tools have given Factory 82 an unexpected surprise.

After initialing the cooperation agreement with Short, Fan Chaodong, Ke Guoqiang and others felt a long sigh of relief, and then they began to sincerely worship Tang Zifeng, Han Weichang and others. He just said that he wanted to ask for credit from Han Weichang, which was really not a lie.

"There is no need to ask for credit. If I want to take credit, it is also the credit of our Mr. Tang. I just performed a play according to Mr. Tang's arrangement."

Han Weichang said modestly. Before Fan Chaodong and the others could say anything, he suppressed his smile and said seriously:

"Director Fan, Director Ke, now that the matter on PATEO's side has been resolved, it's time to implement the cooperation between us to develop machine tools. I don't know what specific arrangements Factory 82 has for this matter."