Chapter 411 Botai Changed His Mind
Fan Chaodong had a fight with Tang Zifeng, and he almost wanted to throw a cup to show his anger. Several days after returning to the factory, he was still angry. Several subordinates had been severely punished by him for making small mistakes. It was considered that Tang Zifeng had suffered this unnecessary disaster.
Time is the best healer. A few days passed, and Fan Chaodong's injured mind slowly recovered. He began to express in front of Ke Guoqiang and Song Yajing that it was not worth getting angry with a brat like Tang Zifeng. The more arrogant the other party was, the more it showed that they were weak.
The quality of Tengji's equipment is not as good as that of the Germans. Can you blame the 82 factory for being inconsistent? If you are capable, you should first make machine tools as good as the Germans.
"Will they complain to the Science and Technology Commission?" Ke Guoqiang reminded.
"Sue!" Fan Chaodong said nonchalantly, "Tengji and his gang had already gone to the Science and Technology Commission to make trouble, and Director Zhong has already given them a reply. If the man named Tang goes again, he will just ask Lao Zhong to complain again. If he explains it once, what else can he do?”
"I have inquired about this, and I heard that this Tang Zifeng is someone Mr. Xu values very much." Ke Guoqiang said.
"Mr. Xu..." Fan Chaodong sank slightly and said, "If it was Mr. Xu who spoke, it would be hard for us to refute our face. Mr. Xu is the veteran of our military industry system. When the time comes, we will have to tell Teng Ji that Sorry, I'll compensate them with some R&D funds as a token. Mr. Xu's face must be worth one or two million anyway."
"If it's one or two million, I'm afraid Tang Zifeng would be embarrassed to ask Mr. Xu to come forward, right?" Ke Guoqiang said, "Linji Group is a big company, and it really doesn't lack one or two million. Mr. Xu's face, that's a lot of money." Tang Zifeng won't be able to grasp the importance of this once."
"I wish he couldn't grasp the importance, so that we would also know the importance of him. Now..., well, he is really in trouble." Fan Chaodong sighed and spoke out what was in his heart.
Fan Chaodong said that Tang Zifeng was a stupid boy, but in his heart he did not dare to underestimate this person too much. It is impossible for a person to be in a high position at such a young age without some ability. Tang Zifeng's performance that day did not comply with the rules within the system, which made Fan Chaodong feel even more suspicious. What was the deep meaning of what the other party did?
"Director Fan, Director Fan, something happened, something big happened!"
Just when Fan Chaodong was full of doubts, Yao Xiyuan, the director of the production department, burst into his office out of breath and handed him a piece of fax paper that was still warm.
"What's this?"
Fan Chaodong was stunned. The fax paper was full of printed German, and he couldn't recognize a word of it. Based on instinct, he guessed that the fax should be related to PATEO, because the only German institution related to Factory 82 recently was PATEO. Looking at Yao Xiyuan's anxious look, could it be that there was something wrong with Botai?
"Botai..., Botai informed us that the EU said it would re-examine the special precision milling machines they promised to export to us, saying that the export of such milling machines may improve the level of China's military equipment, and the EU is likely to veto this cooperation. Yao Xiyuan said.
He spoke intermittently, as if he couldn't take a breath. In addition to the reason why he ran too fast just now, the bigger reason was that the news was too shocking and he couldn't bear it.
"What! Re-examination!"
Fan Chaodong jumped up from the big swivel chair, stared at Yao Xiyuan, and asked sternly: "You read that right!"
"No, I read it three times and asked Xiao Zhang to read it too. He confirmed that this is what the fax means." Yao Xiyuan said.
Yao Xiyuan knew German, and the Xiao Zhang he was talking about was a newly assigned master's degree from a prestigious school with a high level of German. In the past, when the factory negotiated with Botai, this Xiao Zhang was the translator. Yao Xiyuan read it himself and asked Xiao Zhang to read it again, so the possibility of mistaking the meaning is very small.
"How is this possible? Didn't Botai say that there are no obstacles on the EU side?" Fan Chaodong shouted.
Botai Company has promised to sell special precision milling machines to Factory 82, but so far it is only at the contract stage. Factory 82 has to apply for funds and foreign exchange quotas, then pay an advance payment to Botai, and Botai then organizes production. It will take a year and a half anyway.
Factory 82 dared to reject the milling machine because they had already signed a purchase contract with Botai, and both parties had signed it. This will not change. But there is also an exemption clause in the contract, that is, if force majeure is encountered, one party can declare the contract void.
EU restrictions are a type of force majeure. If the EU insists on refusing to release PATEO's milling machines, PATEO will have no choice.
However, before the two parties signed the contract, Factory 82 repeatedly confirmed with PATEO. PATEO claimed that they had completed the EU's work and it was only a matter of time before the EU signed the agreement. The reason why the EU may ban the export of milling machines is solely due to safety considerations. However, only PATEO can tell clearly about the technical level of such precision milling machines and whether the embargo can hinder the development of China's military industry.
PATEO submitted evidence to the EU, claiming that the Chinese had developed machine tools with similar performance and that the embargo would have no effect on China's military industry, so the EU would naturally no longer insist on it.
These are all things PATEO told Factory 82. Why did things change so much in just a few days?
"Did PATEO say what the reason was?" Fan Chaodong asked.
Yao Xiyuan said: "The fax didn't say anything, it just said that the EU would re-examine. However, the wording of the fax was very rude, as if there was no room for negotiation."
"You should contact Mr. Meuse immediately and ask what happened." Fan Chaodong ordered.
The next day, the leaders of Factory 82 were like cats in February and August, scratching their heads and ears and unable to calm down for a moment. Yao Xiyuan and several people kept calling Germany to inquire about the news. I don’t know whether they didn’t find the right person, or whether they were deliberately neglecting them. After struggling for a whole day and night, Factory 82 finally got some information that was still unclear:
Botai Company learned that the information previously provided to them by Factory 82 was suspected of fraud. The news that Chinese machine tool companies had developed special precision milling machines was untrue. The premise of Botai Company exporting special precision milling machines to China was not established, so it submitted a suspension to the EU. Application for export.
"What, fake?"
Everyone in Factory 82 was dumbfounded when they heard this completely unexpected news. What I submitted to PATEO was clearly the technical data of Tengji. Ke Guoqiang and Yao Xiyuan both went to the site to evaluate the milling machine prototype developed by Tengji. The performance indicators were completely consistent with the technical data. How could the news be false?
"Old Yao, ask Mercy where their news came from. This is completely false news!" Fan Chaodong said jumping to his feet.
Meuse is the sales specialist of Botai Company, who is specifically responsible for the sales of precision machine tools. The technical information on the machine was first handed over to the top management of Botai Company through him. Yao Xiyuan called him and asked tactfully the reason for the change. Merce's unhappiness could be felt even across the long distance across the ocean:
"Yao, what you did is against business integrity. Your actions have caused me to be severely criticized in the company."
"I'm really sorry for causing you trouble, Mr. Meuse." Yao Xiyuan apologized quickly, and then said: "However, Mr. Meuse, the information we asked you to submit is completely true. The precision milling machine newly developed by Tengji, I have personally participated in the appraisal, and if you need it, I can fax you the non-confidential parts of the appraisal materials, and you will understand it at a glance."
"No, no, no, Mr. Yao, our company's senior management no longer believes in the appraisal reports from China. They say that the Chinese are the best at forgery. Your so-called appraisal is just a way to deceive us into canceling controls. That’s all. Regarding this, our technical department has also confirmed it. They believe that your Chinese machine tool companies will not be able to break through the design and manufacturing technology of special precision milling machines in a short period of time." Meuse said.
"But, you didn't say that last time." Yao Xiyuan was anxious.
When the military industry department releases information to the outside world, it must be true or false. This is also due to the need for confidentiality. But this time, Factory 82 really didn’t lie, and the technology of Tengji was absolutely true. Why didn’t people believe it?
"Mr. Meuse, I remember you said that your technical department has evaluated the technical information we submitted and believed that we have mastered such technology. Now you have come to the opposite conclusion. In the meantime, what happened What happened?" Yao Xiyuan asked.
You know, PATEO is not the kind of company that is easily fooled. Factory 82 submitted Tengji's milling machine technical information to them, and it was impossible for them not to do some analysis. The so-called technology seems very mysterious to laymen, but to experts, it is just a matter of whether a layer of window paper has been punctured.
The technical data of Tengji's milling machine explains the solutions to some key technical problems. Although some details are confidential, PATEO's technical staff can tell at a glance that Tengji has found the right path to China's industry. With the strength, it is not a problem to manufacture such a precision milling machine.
We have already reached a conclusion before, and now we have reached an opposite conclusion. Something else must have happened in the middle. This is what Factory 82 must ask clearly.
"I'm sorry, we have our information channels, and we are inconvenient to disclose these situations to you. What's more, it was the senior management of our company who came to this conclusion. I don't know why they suddenly re-evaluated your milling machine technology." Meuse He replied coldly.
"Check! We must investigate thoroughly to find out which bastard is talking nonsense and causing us so much trouble."
Fan Chaodong banged the table loudly and issued a pursuit order.