The machinery factory is quite large. At first, we just walked around outside to familiarize ourselves with the environment, and then we took people inside to visit the machinery factory.
The group entered the workshop of the machinery factory. Han Wanying looked at the surrounding environment carefully. She didn't say it was very good, but it was not bad either. There were large machines everywhere.
There are many styles of machines. Han Wanying looked at it carefully and found that this model was from a long time ago, but it was well preserved and it was obvious that it had been carefully maintained.
At this time, Kenny said, "This machine is too old. We have stopped producing this kind of machine for a long time. You are still using it for so long, tut tut."
Han Wanying's face suddenly became serious when she heard Kenny's words, and she did not translate the sentence.
The other translator, He Zhen, also looked at Kenny coldly without saying anything.
Although the director of the machinery factory didn't understand English, he knew Kenny had spoken. Seeing that Han Wanying and He Zhen were silent, the director took the initiative to ask, "Young comrades, what did this foreign comrade say?"
Han Wanying didn't know how to start, so she said to Kenny, "Mr. Kenny, isn't that why you're out here?"
Kenny's face suddenly turned bad when he heard Han Wanying's words. Although they came to do business with China, they still looked down on this backward country in their hearts.
Looking at this country, they always have a sense of superiority in their hearts. Coming to this country, they can get preferential treatment that they cannot get in their own country, so they are very happy to come to this country.
The director of the machinery factory was not stupid. Looking at the expressions of Han Wanying and Kenny, he knew what Kenny must have said just now, which was difficult for the two translators to translate.
The director of the machinery factory felt that the atmosphere was strange, so he quickly stepped forward to ease the atmosphere and introduced himself to the group of people.
This group of foreigners did not want to make things too awkward. After all, they also came to do business with China. Businessmen all understood the saying that harmony brings wealth.
He Zhen pulled Han Wanying, then followed the director of the machinery factory to translate.
The assistant to the director of the machinery factory came over and grabbed Han Wanying.
Han Wanying looked at the young man who was pulling her, understood what he meant, and followed him to the back.
The young man took the initiative to introduce himself, saying, "Hello, my name is Bai Zhi, and I'm an assistant at the machinery factory."
Han Wanying replied, "Hello, Assistant Bai." Because Han Wanying had already introduced herself at the beginning, she didn't introduce herself again.
Bai Zhi looked at Han Wanying and said with a smile, "That person must have said something bad just now."
Han Wanying nodded hesitantly and asked, "You all know? Then..."
Bai Zhi didn't wait for Han Wanying to finish and took the initiative to say, "This is perfectly normal. Every time someone does business with us or comes to visit our factory, this happens. But there's nothing we can do about it. It's the law of the jungle, and we're really too weak in their eyes."
"We've gotten used to it. It won't hurt us to say a few words. Let them say whatever they want."
Han Wanying nodded. "I know, but I just think that blindly tolerating them is not a good way to deal with it. Instead, it will only whet their appetite."
Bai Zhi gave a bitter laugh, "How could we not know? But we have no other choice. There are many things we haven't been able to research yet. We can only rely on their machines. What else can we do if you don't hold them in your hands?"
Han Wanying nodded and looked at the director of the machinery factory who was smiling apologetically in front of her. A sentence came to her mind: If you fall behind, you will be beaten.
Han Wanying looked at Bai Zhi in front of her and asked, "Can I ask a question?"
Bai Zhi nodded and motioned Han Wanying to ask.
"Would it be convenient for me to know what kind of business we need to do this time?"
Bai Zhi sighed and said, "What's so inconvenient about this?"
Then he walked over to the machine in front of him, touched it, and said, "Look at this big thing. We have people come to clean and repair it every day. It looks fine on the outside, but inside, it's almost broken."
Han Wanying immediately understood Bai Zhi's meaning and asked tentatively, "Engine?"
Bai Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, this machine was also bought from abroad, but because we were broke at the time, we couldn't afford the matching engine, so we had to use a domestically produced one. It was fine at first, but gradually it couldn't move anymore."
"Later, the master said that we couldn't use this engine anymore. If we did, the machine might break down. But this engine is the latest domestically developed one."
"This problem isn't just in our factory; anyone who's bought this machine elsewhere has run into it. We knew this was a foreigner's plan. Once we bought their machine, we had to buy their engine, killing two birds with one stone."
"But even though we knew about it, there was nothing we could do. We could only continue to cooperate with them. There was no other way. Now we know it's a trap, but we have no choice but to jump in."
Han Wanying stood there thinking. Han Wanying knew that she was not actually sensitive to business, and she didn't even know anything about doing business. After all, Han Wanying had never worried about money.
But the simple-minded Han Wanying could still see it.
The two didn't chat for long. They couldn't stay too far away from the team in front, so they soon caught up.
After touring the workshop, it was almost time for lunch, so the group slowly went to the cafeteria.
After arriving at the cafeteria, Han Wanying really didn't want to speak official language with them, so she took the initiative to accompany Bai Zhi to get food, leaving He Zhen sitting there to translate.
When Han Wanying went to queue up for food, she met an acquaintance, Wang Jiangong, the third son of Liu Guixiang.
It was Wang Jiangong who discovered Han Wanying first.
"Sister Han."
Han Wanying felt that someone was calling her. She turned around and saw Wang Jiangong greeting her from behind.
When Wang Jiangong saw that it was really Han Wanying, he hurried forward.
Han Wanying said, "Brother Wang San, it's you."
Wang Jiangong nodded. "Yeah, when I saw you just now, I almost thought I was seeing things. I didn't expect it to be you. Why are you in the machinery factory?"
Then he saw Bai Zhi next to Han Wanying. Bai Zhi was the assistant to the director of the machinery factory. Everyone knew that he was the youngest official in the factory. Wang Jiangong looked at the two of them and immediately understood, "Sister Han, what are you saying to Assistant Bai..."
Bai Zhi saw that Wang Jiangong had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "No, this is an interpreter who came to discuss business."
After Bai Zhi finished speaking, he pointed towards the group of foreigners.
Wang Jiangong looked back and realized that he had misunderstood. "Oh, I didn't know that Han Meizi was such a good student and could be a translator."
Han Wanying smiled awkwardly, "It's just a coincidence that I know a little bit."
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