Chapter 237 Tit for Tat
In the magical study in the dream space, Jiang Haitang flipped through the books quickly. She not only found books that were highly consistent with Mr. Qian's information, but also discovered more in-depth and cutting-edge extended literature.
The knowledge that is strictly confidential abroad in reality is within reach on the bookshelves in dreams.
She greedily absorbed and deduced, verifying and integrating real-life data with dream knowledge, just like dry land madly absorbing knowledge.
She felt that the boundaries of her thinking were rapidly expanding, and a grander and clearer technological picture was gradually taking shape in her mind.
When Jiang Haitang woke up early the next morning, a complete chain of knowledge had already formed in his mind.
Jiang Haitang was eager to record all of this, but unfortunately, the schedule was tight and Jiang Haitang had no time to sort it out.
In the morning, the technical exchange officially kicked off.
The venue was arranged to be a conference center of a powerful industrial association in Country D.
The delegation members were in high spirits. Vice Minister Zhou walked in front with a steady look and a confidence that should not be underestimated.
However, before the meeting even started, the familiar gloomy atmosphere descended upon us again.
Jiang Haitang suddenly felt a chill down her spine, and then she saw Hans.
Hans appeared with his signature smile, a mixture of arrogance and calculation.
He was followed by several technicians, among whom a tall and arrogant engineer was particularly eye-catching.
Jiang Haitang didn't know this person, but she was almost certain that he had bad intentions.
Hans walked straight towards Vice Minister Zhou. His voice was not loud, but loud enough for people around to hear clearly.
"Mr. Zhou, your country seems to have made some interesting breakthroughs in precision machining. However, I heard that you rely on manual grinding. To our D country's industrial community, this is simply... an unbelievably primitive method."
He deliberately prolonged the word "primitive" with undisguised sarcasm.
The tall engineer behind him also raised a scornful arc at the corner of his mouth, and glanced at the members of the delegation as if examining backward specimens.
Such blatant provocation made the atmosphere in the venue stagnant for a moment.
The other delegates from Country D also looked at him with curiosity, scrutiny, or a sense of superiority.
Deputy Minister Zhou's face darkened slightly, and just as he was about to speak, a clear and calm voice sounded first.
"Mr. Hans," Jiang Haitang took a step forward and stood in front of Vice Minister Zhou. There was no anger on her face, only a kind of almost pure curiosity and exploration.
Hans frowned. He now hated this Chinese woman very much. As long as this Chinese woman was around, he always seemed to be at a disadvantage.
"What does this lady have to say? Are you trying to defend your backward technology?" Although he was disgusted, Hans' arrogance remained undiminished.
"Whether something is original or not depends on whether the result meets the need. A good tool is one that solves a problem. Under certain conditions, relying on the workers' exquisite craftsmanship and patience, we achieved the required precision and resolved an urgent problem. Isn't this a form of 'adaptability' and 'creativity' worthy of respect? Isn't your country's pride in its relentless pursuit of perfection?"
Jiang Haitang spoke in a powerful and clear voice, with such standard pronunciation that many people present were surprised.
More importantly, she avoided the "backwardness" trap set by Hans and instead emphasized the core value of "problem solving" and the commonality of "unremitting pursuit."
A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the tall man behind Hans, Klaus. He obviously did not expect that this girl who looked too young could fight back so calmly, and at such a clever angle.
But Hans himself frowned, as if dissatisfied with Jiang Haitang's "sophistry".
"Hmph, that's just making excuses." Hans snorted coldly and said directly.
Klaus nodded and said, "Handmade? That's just a fig leaf for your lack of advanced equipment! True industrial strength is reflected in high-precision, high-efficiency, and repeatable automated production lines! Your methods can't even be called 'manufacturing'; at best, they're just 'handicrafts' in a laboratory!"
Although Klaus appreciated Jiang Haitang's calm counterattack, his words were full of the arrogance and harshness unique to technical elites, and pointed the finger directly at the weakness of China's industrial base.
Vice Minister Zhou's face grew even darker, and he was about to refute it harshly.
Jiang Haitang spoke again, her eyes meeting Klaus, her gaze as sharp as a knife.
"Are you Mr. Claus?"
"Yes, I'm Klaus!" The other party was still arrogant and rude, even worse than Hans.
"Mr. Claus, you're right. Automation and high efficiency are the direction of industrial development. But haven't you overlooked the fact that the core control programs, processing logic, error compensation models, and so on of any advanced production line were originally developed by engineers using 'primitive' paper and pen, and even 'primitive' thinking?"
"No matter how sophisticated a machine tool is, it still requires humans to set targets, calibrate accuracy, and resolve anomalies that can't be handled automatically. Our ability to achieve precision manually proves we've mastered the 'core logic' and understand material properties, tool paths, thermal deformation compensation... These are the soul of manufacturing, not just the cold shell of the machine."
"Even if our method, in your opinion, cannot be called 'manufacturing' at all, and at best is a 'handicraft' in the laboratory, so what? We finally achieved our goal."
She paused, her voice was not loud, but every word was clear and carried an unquestionable power.
"Perhaps, in your view, using vernier calipers and bare hands to push the limits is backward. But in our view, this is precisely proof that we, under the existing conditions, are unwilling to be controlled by others and are brave enough to break through the blockade! This is a testament to the wisdom, perseverance, and loyalty of our Chinese workers to their motherland! Isn't this spirit more worthy of respect than any cold machine?"
"Moreover, solving the problem and ensuring production is a real demonstration of strength. Do you think your country's approach is the only correct path? There's a saying in China that goes, 'It doesn't matter if the cat is black or white, as long as it catches the mouse, it's a good cat.' What do you think?"
Jiang Haitang's rhetorical question was powerful.
She did not deny the gap in equipment, but instead shifted the focus to more core technical understanding, problem-solving ability and national spirit.
Especially the phrase "not willing to be controlled by others and brave enough to break through the blockade" slightly moved several representatives from Country D present. They were not unaware of the past actions of the Hans Group.
Klaus was choked and speechless for a moment, his face flushed red.
He was used to crushing his opponents with technical indicators, but he didn't expect that the opponent would not accept it at all. Instead, he launched such a powerful counterattack on the spiritual and technical levels.
Hans's face also darkened. He had wanted to let Klaus take the opportunity to cause trouble, to suppress the morale of the delegation and show his technical superiority, but Jiang Haitang resolved the situation lightly, and he even took the moral high ground.
There were some subtle discussions in the meeting room. Jiang Haitang heard them clearly, and her heart finally calmed down a little.
Although Vice Minister Zhou didn't know what the representatives from Country D were talking about, he noticed through observation that the way those representatives looked at Jiang Haitang was no longer simply with contempt, but with a bit more scrutiny and curiosity.
After Vice Minister Zhou guessed that Jiang Haitang's rebuttal was recognized by the delegates, the corners of his tense mouth finally relaxed, revealing a barely perceptible approval.
He took over the conversation at the right moment, his tone steady and forceful. "Technical exchanges should be about mutual learning, drawing on each other's strengths to overcome our own weaknesses. We acknowledge the gap in equipment between us and yours, and one of the purposes of our visit is to learn from them. But we also hope that you will see China's determination, wisdom, and potential in its industrial development. I believe that belittling the efforts of others does not truly demonstrate our own strength."
Jiang Haitang directly translated Vice Minister Zhou's words, and as expected, he received warm applause from everyone.
Hans glanced sinisterly at Jiang Haitang and Vice Minister Zhou. He knew that in today's opening confrontation, not only did he not gain any advantage, but he also allowed the young girl named Jiang Haitang to reveal her true potential.
He knew that this annoying Chinese woman would make him fail again and again.
He snorted, stopped discussing the topic, and walked towards his seat with a sullen look.
After a brief confrontation, Jiang Haitang and the Chinese delegation won the first round, but Jiang Haitang knew that bigger storms were still to come and they would need to be 200% alert to cope with them.
After the meeting officially started, it entered the discussion phase on technical issues.
Party D showcased some advanced processing concepts and automation solutions.
Jiang Haitang listened attentively, taking notes. She keenly noticed that some of the core algorithms and control logic demonstrated by Party D closely matched certain theories she had studied in depth in her dream world the previous night and verified with the information provided by Mr. Qian.
Even with her more advanced "dream knowledge", she could vaguely see its optimization space and potential limitations.
However, none of this matters. For Jiang Haitang, the most important thing to do now is to acquire as much knowledge as possible and return to serve the country.
The other members of the Chinese delegation were also listening carefully to the explanations of the other experts.
They could understand some of the content, but there was also some content that they could not understand at all. However, this did not affect their careful recording of the content.
When an engineer from Party D was explaining a complex multi-axis linkage machining path optimization algorithm, the derivation process got stuck due to a parameter setting problem, and the atmosphere on the scene became a little awkward.
The engineer tried several times, and sweat appeared on his forehead.
He came prepared today, but for some reason, the parameter setting problem that he had rehearsed before would cause a problem at the critical moment.
Just as the host stood up awkwardly and tried to smooth things over, Jiang Haitang gently raised her hand.
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