After arriving in Hong Kong, the most important thing is to do business.
The next day, the families were met by another local tour guide, who took them shopping.
Chen Xia gave the remaining HK$10,000 and US$5,000 to Gu Lin, telling her to buy whatever she liked and exchange them for US dollars when she had spent all the Hong Kong dollars.
Without a credit card, I can only use this super rich method. I don’t know if the thieves in Hong Kong are very capable.
Anyway, he would never follow a woman shopping, and he didn't want to try any of the ten legendary tortures.
The rest of the people were going to inspect the CT machine and they found a regional agent introduced by the domestic office in Hong Kong, which represented Japanese brands.
The reason why Chen Xia went along at his own expense was because the agents in this area represented many brands and had a complete range of instruments.
In a capitalist society, as long as you have money you can buy everything, including "love", and you can sell it night after night.
As for whether the experimental equipment can be shipped into the country, that is another matter. It may be a problem for others, but is it a problem for Chen Xia?
The medical device company is located in Hong Kong Island and is quite large. The door manager Zhou Rong was waiting at the door early.
When he saw the inspection team getting off the minibus, he immediately came up to shake hands warmly and said in Cantonese: "Welcome, welcome, we welcome our mainland compatriots to visit our company."
Everyone who came was an old hand, no one was stage-frightened, and they all shook hands with him enthusiastically.
The staff of the Hong Kong office immediately introduced: "This is Manager Zhou Anbei of the Far East Medical Equipment Import and Export Company. This is the Deputy Commissioner of Yuezhou District in the mainland. The others are all civil servants in the local health system."
Deputy Commissioner Zhang, the group leader, also responded politely, "Hello, Manager Zhou, since we are compatriots, please give us a preferential price when the time comes. We come here with the utmost sincerity."
"Absolutely, absolutely. I am a patriotic businessman. Many hospitals and universities in China purchase equipment from us. We always offer the most favorable prices and the most considerate after-sales service."
A group of people were praising each other's business, and the staff of Far East Company did not notice Chen Xia, thinking that he was just a translator or something like that.
Because everyone had a clear goal in purchasing the equipment this time, they went straight to the CT machine.
Chen Xia was also happy that no one disturbed him. He had no interest in CT, so he left the team alone and began to visit the Far East Company's booth.
The machines here are quite complete, including several famous Japanese brands, such as Toshiba, Hitachi, Shimadzu, Ito, etc.
It seems that this medical device company is quite powerful and very smart. Hong Kong is the only bridgehead connecting the mainland with the world at this time. It is obviously a company that specializes in doing business with the mainland.
Seeing Chen Xia wandering around the exhibition hall alone, looking around all the time, a female salesperson in professional attire followed him.
She asked directly in Hong Kong dialect: "Hello sir, my name is Zoey, how can I help you?"
Chen Xia was stunned for a moment, and when he saw the girl wearing a professional arm-wrapped skirt and light makeup, he couldn't help swallowing.
After being reborn for several years, he finally saw a modern person dressed like the sales lady in the future. At this moment, he seemed to feel like he had returned to the past.
Seeing Chen Xia staring at her little butt, the saleswoman was a little unhappy, but her good professional ethics made her maintain a polite smile, "Sir, sir, are you listening to me?"
Chen Xia came back to his senses and quickly apologized: "Sorry, I was thinking about other things just now. I just wanted to see some biomedical experimental equipment."
Fortunately, their company often receives inspection teams from China, so several sales people can speak Mandarin, although not very fluently.
The saleswoman immediately switched to Mandarin and asked, "Our company has the most advanced equipment from Japan. Which machines do you want, sir?"
Chen Xia took out the list Zheng Haisheng gave him.
It lists some items such as analytical balance, UV-visible drug dissolution apparatus, spectrophotometer, infrared spectrophotometer, gas chromatograph, liquid chromatograph, melting point meter, conductivity meter, pH meter, titrator, centrifuge, etc.
There are 36 kinds in total, and Chen Xia can’t understand them anyway, so he came here today to inquire about the price.
It just so happens that this medical device company often deals with medical institutions in the mainland, so it must have a good reputation and will not overcharge customers.
Zoey took the list and looked at it, then smiled and said, "Please wait a moment. I'm going to ask if our company has everything."
She was actually relieved. These instruments were ordinary laboratory equipment and did not involve any sensitive items. If Chen Xia asked her to build a five-axis machine tool, she would have no choice but to jump into Victoria Harbour.
After more than half an hour, the delegation came out of the VIP room under the leadership of Manager Zhou and prepared to go to a local hospital for an on-site inspection.
Old man Gu called out, "Why are you still standing there? Let's go."
Chen Xia quickly shook his head and whispered in his father-in-law's ear, "Dad, I'm discussing with them about buying experimental equipment. You guys go first. I'll wait here for you."
Dean Gu understood immediately and said with a smile, "Let's go, let's go first. This kid must be feeling a little uncomfortable due to the unfamiliar climate. Let him wait for us in the company."
Deputy Commissioner Zhang said, "Oh, young man, this won't do. Back when I was fighting the reactionaries, I marched 600 miles non-stop for three days and three nights. How could you be so exhausted from riding a train?"
Director Mao also smiled and said, "I guess it's because you're newlyweds. It must be very tiring. You should take care of yourself."
Hahaha, a group of old guys walked out the door while laughing.
Chen Xia was complaining in his heart, "Damn it, I had sex seven times a night, I'll kill you with my inferiority complex if I tell you about it."
The saleswoman was very professional. When she came back, she brought a list with her. "Hello, sir. Our company can provide all the equipment you want. They are made by Toshiba in Japan. Here is the list and the price list."
Chen Xia didn't understand anything else, but he understood the last "total", which was HK$1.2 million.
Is this price expensive or cheap? Chen Xia couldn't tell, wondering if he was being ripped off.
He flipped through the Hong Kong newspaper in the morning and saw a news item saying that celebrity Anita Mui spent HK$1 million to buy a 2,000-square-foot house, and she also owned many other properties.
A 2,000-square-foot house in the heart of Hong Kong will cost at least tens of millions of yuan in a few decades.
1.2 million Hong Kong dollars is about 500,000 RMB according to the exchange rate at that time. Chen Xia felt a little distressed. Damn, he had worked hard for several years to earn so little money, but a set of ordinary experimental equipment would empty his pockets.
This is just the most basic equipment needed in a laboratory. It is really a money-burning industry.
You only regret not having enough money when you need it.
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