When will I have a long tassel?

Before Pan Shikai arrived, Tang Zifeng had already ordered the dishes and told the waiter to start serving the dishes as soon as the guests arrived.

Pan Shikai sat down and had just had a casual chat with Han Weichang when all kinds of dishes were served in a flowing stream. Tang Zifeng ordered all the signature dishes of this restaurant, and Pan Shikai had also seen a bit of the world. He could tell from one look at the dishes that he had spent a lot of money on them. The price of this table of dishes was enough to cover his family's living expenses for two months.

"Assistant Tang, this... this is too luxurious. I really don't dare to accept the salary for no merit." Pan Shikai said uneasily.

He is an ordinary salaryman. Except for the limited number of times when he has tasted such dishes when dining with important customers, he usually has no such good taste.

Seeing the table full of lobsters and abalones, he felt the saliva in his mouth gurgling. But he also knew very well that the hands for taking people are short and the mouths for eating people are short. The food on the table tasted delicious, and he could spit it out if he wanted to. Difficult.

Tang Zifeng smiled and said: "Old Pan, what kind of salary is this? We have never met each other, and it is really abrupt for us to invite you here like this. This table of food is our apology to you. Don't dislike it." "

Pan Shikai said: "Where is it? Lao He and I have been friends for many years. Lao He said that he and Han...well, he and Lao Han are relatives. I think it's okay for friends to introduce each other to each other personally. As the saying goes He said that one more friend would open up a new path, so I came here. I never thought that Assistant Tang and Lao Han would be so polite."

"This is not polite." Han Weichang took over his words, "Old Pan, you are right, one more friend opens up a new path. Lao He told me that you and he are the best friends. Originally, I I asked Lao He to come and sit with us, but he happens to have to work the night shift, so there is nothing we can do. Let’s get together another day and have a good chat.”

"Yes, yes, otherwise I will be the host." Pan Shikai made a false promise.

In fact, he and Han Weichang's relative were not "best friends" at all, they had just walked around a few times. He believed that Lao He was not unable to come to the banquet because he had to work some night shift. The greater possibility was that Tang Zifeng and the others wanted to talk to him about some private topics, and Lao He's arrival was a distraction.

"Come on, eat it while it's hot first." Tang Zifeng picked up the chopsticks and greeted the two of them.

After a few symbolic words of humility, everyone started to move their chopsticks. The waiter also brought the wine and poured it for several people. With wine, communication becomes easier. Everyone clinks glasses to the themes of friendship, wealth, career, ideals, world peace and equality. After a while, a bottle of Wuliangye is empty. Tang Zifeng asked the waiter to open another bottle of wine, but everyone drank slower.

"Assistant Tang, what do you want to know about me?"

Pan Shikai asked Tang Zifeng with a hint of drunkenness. After eating and drinking from others, it would be meaningless for him to put on airs. He couldn't pretend to be stupid because he didn't take the initiative to bring up this issue out of concern for his face.

Tang Zifeng said: "Lao Pan, to tell you the truth, Lao Han and I came to Jianhe this time to sell our factory's heavy-duty boring and milling machines to the west."

"Re-boring?" Pan Shikai thought for a while and said, "We do want to buy a heavy-boring machine, but the leadership has already decided that it is going to be imported from abroad. There should be no chance of a new machine."

"Which companies are included in foreign countries?" Tang Zifeng asked.

This question is not a secret. In fact, if Tang Zifeng wants to know about this situation, he can ask it from the Machinery Department, because Xi Jinping always has to file a record with the Ministry when negotiating with foreign manufacturers.

Pan Shikai also knows this. He said: "The factory is currently in contact with four companies, Daos and Heimsat from Germany, McCrone from Italy, and Sakuma from RB."

Tang Zifeng nodded. These are all well-known companies in the world that produce heavy-duty boring and milling machines. It is not surprising that Xizhong contacted them. He asked: "So, how is the progress of the negotiations so far?"

Pan Shikai hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't say it was me who revealed this matter. The factory originally preferred Dawes or Heimsatt, but now it happens that the negotiations with these two companies are a bit deadlocked, and instead Mike The attitude of Lang and Sakuma is quite good, but the factory is not willing to import from them."

"Why is it stiff?" Tang Zifeng asked.

Now that the words have been spoken to this extent, Pan Shikai can no longer hide it. In fact, there are not that many secrets in the factory. Just like the matter of purchasing reboring, many leaders and technicians who participated in the negotiations talked about it casually after they came back. If anyone wants to inquire, they can definitely find out.

Pan Shikai was entrusted by someone to come to meet Tang Zifeng and the others. Since he could walk into this restaurant, he naturally had no intention of hiding too much from Tang Zifeng and the others. This is of course not because Tang Zifeng ordered a table of good dishes, but because Pan Shikai had to take care of his relationship with "Lao He". When someone knocks on your door, you open your mouth and say "No comment." Do you still want to have friends in the future?

"Actually, the differences between us and the two German companies mainly focus on after-sales service." Pan Shikai said, "When we asked to sign the contract, it must be stipulated that after the equipment fails, the other party should send out repairs within one week. The personnel arrived at Nishino and it took no more than one week to complete the repair. However, the other party only promised to provide warranty for faults that were the responsibility of the manufacturer, but the repair time was not guaranteed."

"In other words, even if they come back to repair it a year later, it will not be considered a breach of contract." Tang Zifeng asked.

Pan Shikai smiled bitterly and said, "It's okay if Assistant Tang says so."

Han Weichang said: "It won't happen after a year. I think the Germans may feel that the distance is too far. They have to send people over. One week is probably not enough, so they are unwilling to agree to such a request."

Pan Shikai shook his head: "It's not..., how should I put it? Well, let me put it this way. Our factory originally had a cylindrical grinder produced by Daos Company. It has been broken for more than a year. We gave it to Daos The company sent a fax, hoping that they would send someone to repair it, but they really delayed it for a year and didn't send anyone."

"Is there such a thing?" This time it was Tang Zifeng's turn to be shocked.

When he said one year before, it was purely a joke. It's a long way from Germany to China, and the manufacturer has to send maintenance personnel over, so Tang Zifeng can understand the slight delay. But to say that they haven't sent anyone over for more than a year is a bit excessive.

In later generations, few foreign companies dare to be so arrogant. Many foreign manufacturers have established after-sales service centers in China to respond to Chinese users' service applications in a timely manner.

Even those foreign companies that have not yet established after-sales service centers in China respond very quickly. They will promptly send people from after-sales service centers in China or in Southeast Asia to solve problems.

The reason is that China has become the world's largest equipment market, and no one dares to offend Chinese users easily.

In addition, the replacement of imported equipment by domestic equipment is also an important reason for the "modification" of foreign manufacturers. Users have more choices. If you want to maintain the government-commercial style, people will vote with their feet.

But in 1995, China's dependence on foreign countries was still very strong, and the scale of the Chinese market was not large. For many Western multinational companies, it was just a piece of chicken ribs that had no meat to eat and tasteless to throw away. It's not a bad thing if a piece of equipment goes without maintenance for a year. If you have the ability, you can build it yourself...

"You have all suffered such losses, why do you still want to buy German products?" Han Weichang asked dissatisfied.

Pan Shikai said: "There is no way, German products are easy to use. In addition, we must also be responsible to our customers. When people hear that you are processing with German equipment, they feel half at ease. If we say that we use domestically produced products, If the equipment is used for processing, even if the products you produce are flawless, they still have to inspect them several times."

"Is your Daos cylindrical grinder still lying around?" Tang Zifeng asked.

Pan Shikai said: "Aren't you still lying down? This is the only cylindrical grinder in our factory that processes 800 mm in diameter. This lying down has delayed a lot of production. Several times we had to take parts to other places. The factory will help with processing."

Tang Zifeng turned to look at Han Weichang and asked, "Old Han, can you repair a grinder?"

"Me?" Han Weichang was startled, then waved his hands repeatedly, "Assistant Tang, this is no joke. This is Xizhong's equipment, and it is imported. How dare I touch it."

Tang Zifeng said: "I didn't ask you if you dare to touch it, I just asked you if you know how to cultivate."

"This..." Han Weichang grinned, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Pan Shikai said in surprise: "Assistant Tang, you're not saying you want to repair the grinder in our factory, are you?"

Tang Zifeng said: "We also produce cylindrical grinders at Linyi Machinery. Since we can produce them, maintenance must not be a problem. Lao Han is an old craftsman and his technology is very good. I think about it, you don't actually need to wait at all. Just send someone here and find someone to repair the grinder yourself.

Think about it, even if Daos agrees to send someone over, how much will the labor cost be? What's the material cost? Maybe it's more expensive than buying a new grinder. "

"This...I can't make the decision." Pan Shikai said awkwardly.

Tang Zifeng said: "Of course I can't let you make the decision on this matter. I will go and talk to Factory Director Zheng. However, first I want to confirm whether we can repair this grinder. Lao Pan, can you take us to see this grinder?" Grinding machine, what you hear is false, but what you see is true."

"Look..., there's nothing wrong with it." Pan Shikai said, "We also have grinders produced by Linyi Machinery in our factory, including cylindrical grinding, surface grinding, and form grinding. The quality is pretty good. I'll ask your experts to go there. Looking at the malfunctioning Dawes grinder, it is also a reasonable thing. But, can Lao Han really repair the grinder? "

"This..." Han Weichang looked at Pan Shikai, then at Tang Zifeng, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Yes!"