Material Empire

In August 1987, Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city. . ..

A large passenger plane from Madrid landed smoothly at São Paulo Congonhas International Airport. The cabin door opened, and passengers stepped out of the cabin in an orderly manner. It is remarkable that among a large group of passengers with high noses and blue eyes, there are actually more than 30 oriental faces. This is the China who came to the International Farming Equipment Expo delegation.

The expo to be held in São Paulo is aimed at global agricultural machinery companies. It is the first time that China has participated in such an expo. Because the strength of a single enterprise is not enough to travel abroad alone, the Ministry of Agriculture led the formation of a joint delegation led by Cui Hongchun, Deputy Minister of Agriculture.

The organizers of the expo are very happy to learn that China will send a delegation to participate in the expo. After all, China is a big agricultural country. In the past, the agricultural machinery expo did not participate in China, which is a regret anyway. This news also attracted the attention of media reporters. They had been haunting the conference organizers and asked countless questions a few days ago, and they rushed to the airport early today to prepare to interview the Chinese who just got off the plane. .

"Mr. Minister, would you please come to the International Farming Equipment Expo for the first time, what do you think?"

"Mr. Minister, can China afford new agricultural tools on display at the expo?"

"How many rural areas in China have access to electricity, have they been exposed to modern agricultural technology?"

"What do you think of China-Pakistan relations ..."

"..."

Seeing the Chinese delegation rushing out of the airport corridor, the reporters swarmed over. After confirming the identity of the delegation head with the translator, the crowd started asking questions in a rush. For reporters, being able to interview the information related to Red China can catch the eye. As for more details, they really couldn't think of it for a while. None of them has ever set foot on Chinese soil.

"We have come to Brazil, a beautiful country with the purpose of learning. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan for 13 years, the two sides have enjoyed full exchanges and cooperation in the field of agriculture. China will modernize industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology by the end of this century. Therefore, the development of agricultural machinery is one of our important tasks. This time, we brought some of the farming equipment produced by our domestic enterprises, hoping to have technical exchanges with counterparts in other countries ... "

Cui Hongchun was prepared for this scene, and he stopped. A brief statement was issued impromptu. After the reporters clicked and took a photo, they were planning to ask further questions. The staff who came to pick up the Chinese Embassy stepped forward to stop them, guarding the delegation and boarding the bus.

"Oh, foreign reporters are really too interested in China. I encountered this situation a few times abroad. The flashing light flickered my eyes." Cui Hongchun smiled at her after she sat down on the bus. Several officials said.

Tian Yuzhong, the agricultural ambassador to the delegation who made a special trip to the delegation, nodded: "Yeah, mainly because our country has too few opportunities to come out to participate in such international fairs. If the delegations from western countries come, it will not cause Such a big sensation. To say that, the Ministry of Agriculture is ahead of other ministries and commissions in this respect, and it is all because of your open mind, Minister Cui, you dare to be the world first. "

"Haha, Laotian, you are more and more able to speak. Did you become a diplomat for a few years and practiced your tongue?" Cui Hongchun teased Tian Yuzhong. He and Tian Yuzhong knew each other when they were in China. At that time, Tian Yuzhong was a cadre in a unit under the Ministry of Agriculture.

The two joked. Tian Yuzhong converged with a smile and seriously reported: "Minister Cui, in accordance with the request sent by the Ministry of Agriculture fax to our embassy, ​​we have contacted the organizer of the expo and rented a 200 square meter exhibition area. However, I have a question. Can we have so much to show up for? "

"Why, Laotian, don't you believe in our ability?" Cui Hongchun asked back.

Tian Yuzhong laughed a few times, and then said, "Minister Cui, I don't believe that we are capable. There is still a gap between our technological level and developed countries. I have learned in advance, this time to participate Yes, there are many large agricultural machinery manufacturers in the United States, Europe, and Japan, and their products still have some technical strength ... "

His words were very euphemistic, but the meaning inside and outside the words was very clear, and that was to remind Cui Hongchun that the technology of foreign companies is very advanced. If our things are not working, don't take them out.

In fact, without Tian Yuzhong's reminder, Cui Hongchun himself knows that the gap between China's agricultural machinery technology level and foreign countries is still very obvious. Without Qin Hai's cheating device, he would not even consider coming to this expo, or even if he To come to the conference, just to act as an audience rather than an actor.

However, Qin Hai's appearance changed everything. This time, the Chinese delegation brought a full range of basic equipment for farming tools, including the improved rotary blades of Qingfeng Agricultural Machinery Factory, as well as other plowshares, rakes and other accessories improved under the guidance of Qinhai. The performance of all these basic components has been tested in China, and Cui Hongchun is convinced that this time the Chinese delegation will definitely be able to show great momentum.

"Laotian, as the old saying goes, don't forget about Shiba for three days. You have been abroad for two years, haven't you? It's not clear what the level of domestic technology is. Why do you think we can't afford products that can be exhibited? Cui Hongchun smiled and sold Guan Zi to Tian Yuzhong.

Tian Yuzhong hurriedly said, "How dare you dare, there is no weak soldier under strong generals, and it is a matter of course for Minister Cui to produce some advanced products .... However, can you give me a full picture of Laotian, Director Cui? What secret weapon did you come up with? "

"I can't say this." Cui Hongchun laughed even more happily. He looked at Tian Yuzhong with a confused look, and pointed his finger at the seat in the back of the bus. "Laotian, you see a young guy there No, he is my secret weapon. "

"Boy?" Tian Yuzhong looked along Cui Hongchun's fingers, and saw that among the middle-aged people in the car, three young and unusual faces were mixed. These three people included two women and one man. When he looked at them, the two girls were sandwiching the guy left and right, and whispered something.

This young man is naturally Qin Hai. The two girls around him were Qin Shan and Tranquil who had just finished the college entrance examination. They entered the delegation as the product demonstrators of Qingfeng Factory.

In this delegation organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, in addition to some officials in the Ministry, the remaining quota was allocated to more than a dozen agricultural machinery enterprises. The Qingfeng Factory received two places because it provided the rotary blades for exhibiting. One was directly assigned to Qinhai by wearing a hat, and the other was determined by the Qingfeng Factory itself.

In other enterprises, the opportunity to go abroad like this is naturally monopolized by the factory director. However, Ning Zhongying was not so greedy. He knew that he didn't have a deep understanding of technology. It didn't make sense to go to the expo. So he gave the place to Leng Yuming and made him a representative of Qingfeng Factory.

Obviously, the two places cannot meet Qin Hai's requirements. He has his own purpose for participating in this expo, and this purpose must be assisted by others to achieve it. He telephoned Cui Hongchun and offered to increase the number of places, and all the costs will be borne by him personally.

Cui Hongchun naturally would not refuse Qin Hai's request. The reason the Ministry of Agriculture restricts quotas is simply because of insufficient funding. If Qin Hai is willing to raise funds by himself, Cui Hongchun is actually willing to bring a few more people to it, because this can seem like a large delegation and leave a deep impression on others.

After getting permission from Cui Hongchun, Qin Hai began to plan for manpower. Li Linguang and Yue Kun must be included because the thermal spray process was developed by them, and Qin Hai is planning to sell this process at this expo to seize the market of thermal spray equipment.

The next person to bring is Liu Shuo and Huang Yanling of the Brother Ceramics Factory. This is what Qin Hai thought of after their visit to Pingyuan. After more than a month of hard work, Qin Hai made the zirconia products trial-produced by the Brother Ceramics Factory successful, and Qin Hai was also ready to sell this product at this expo.

Qin Hai originally planned to bring Song Hongxuan and Ning Zhongying together, but both of them quit on the grounds of busy work. Qin Hai knew that Song Hongxuan did not go away because of his work, but Ning Zhongying thought that it was useless to go to Brazil and was unwilling to waste Qin Hai ’s funds, so he rejected it on the grounds.

Bringing Tranquility and Qin Shan to Brazil ~ www.novelmtl.com ~ was a temporary surprise for Qin Hai. At that time, the two had just taken the college entrance examination, led by Tranquility, and spent the whole day with Qin Hai taking them out to play, saying that they wanted to play back the youth who were delayed by the college entrance examination. At this time, Qin Hai was busy preparing for a trip to Brazil. They were so rude that they had a clever idea and decided to count them as their own suite.

Because the special steel of the Pingyuan Iron and Steel Plant is selling well in the Japanese and European markets, Qin Hai has accumulated a considerable amount of foreign exchange, and it is not a big deal to take out $ 10,000 or $ 20,000 to take two girls abroad. Qin Hai also intends to allow her sister Qin Shan to have more exposure to the outside world. Going abroad is undoubtedly the best way.

If you want to bring Qin Shan, naturally you can't pull down the tranquility, because these two people stay away from Meng and Meng stay out of focus, it is impossible to take apart. Besides, Tranquility is Ning Zhongying's daughter and Ning Mo's sister. No matter from what level of relationship, Qin Hai must also take her to Brazil.

In this way, Serenity and Qin Shan were included as demonstrators in the list of overseas delegations of the Ministry of Agriculture. Together with Qin Hai, they came to São Paulo. (To be continued ...)

ps: Second more, although it's past zero ... oranges are actually pretty good