Chapter 444 The Real Scammer
Director Wang's words also implied that some things were the personal actions of the management at the time and had nothing to do with the provincial computer company.
Now that those disgusting people have been transferred away, both sides can cooperate happily.
There's no need to judge a company's quality based on individual behavior.
After having a drink, Manager Xu apologized to Xing Baohua on behalf of those who had made mistakes. The two shook hands, made peace, and laughed it off.
There's no such thing as turning down profits. Besides, this time we're giving money to rice farmers. Isn't it good to make money?
What grudge could possibly be so unbearable as to involve money?
It must be said that Xing Baohua's comprehension ability has gradually improved, especially since he often chats with superiors and learns a lot.
Although they understood Director Wang's meaning, there were simply no chips available for the rice production line. Especially after discovering serious quality issues, the production line had to be shut down for adjustments, and they'd have to relocate. Replicas couldn't be produced anytime soon; it would take at least six months. But six months later, all the workshops would be waiting for the chips to be ready!
With limited production capacity, we dared not expand production further and could only rely on the small amount saved to ship goods out.
Xing Baohua pondered for a moment, then smiled at Director Wang and said, "Director Wang is right. We also hope to strengthen cooperation with the provincial computer company so that rice can have a better future."
Then he turned to Xu Hanwen and said, "Manager Xu, let's have a good chat this afternoon and see what areas we can cooperate on."
Xu Hanwen nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay. What's the yield rate of your company's chip production?"
“This is not good! To be honest, we are currently relying on a few Philips machines to make some microcontrollers, and we rely on imports for all the mainstream chips. Asking us to supply chips is a bit unreasonable.” Xing Baohua said calmly, his expression as if he were speaking from the heart.
"Forehead……"
As Xu Hanwen calmed down slightly, Director Wang interjected, "Regarding the chip issue, let's think of a solution. We're all brother units. This afternoon, you should have a good discussion about what kind of chips they need and help them get through this difficult time first."
Upon hearing this, Xing Baohua turned to Xu Hanwen and asked, "Manager Xu, do you have a task to tackle?"
Manager Xu didn't respond to the question, but instead looked at Director Wang. Seeing the latter nod slightly, he said to Xing Baohua, "The ministry recently issued a five-year plan for domestic internet connectivity, mainly focusing on connections between universities and research institutes. Once this plan is mature, it will connect to the global network. Our company has undertaken part of the research and development tasks. One is to allocate telephone lines through program-controlled exchanges and transfer them to user terminals for dial-up internet access. The second task is to develop small servers."
"What you're saying is a bit convoluted. Shouldn't you understand that you're developing an ADSL modem? You mean a telephone modem?"
"Yes, that's roughly the idea," Manager Xu nodded and said.
"Independent research and development or imitation?" Xing Baohua asked.
"We want to do independent research and development, but our capabilities are limited. We can only reverse engineer Cisco's products to learn from their experience. Once we have accumulated enough technical expertise, we will be able to develop products that suit our own unique characteristics."
After hearing what Manager Xu said, Xing Baohua didn't know what to say. That's how he got to where he is today.
“I’ve never disassembled a Cisco product, and I’m not familiar with the electronic components on the front. How many domestically produced components can replace it?” Xing Baohua asked.
“Except for the main control chip, everything else can be replaced with domestically produced components.” After Manager Xu finished speaking, Xing Baohua raised his hand to check the time and said, “It’s getting late, let’s grab a quick bite and chat while we eat.”
At Xing Baohua's invitation, Mayor Zhong, Director Wang, and Manager Xu went to the restaurant together.
Although Director Wang didn't pay much attention to the working meal Xing Baohua mentioned, he only truly understood what a working meal meant when he arrived at the table and the dishes were served.
Four dishes and a soup, two bottles of wine. That was absolutely within the limit.
The secretaries and staff who accompanied them all carried plates to the cafeteria window to get their meals, which shows how stingy Xing Baohua was with his guests.
Four dishes: two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a seafood dumpling soup.
Forget about drinking; just looking at such shabby food makes me lose my appetite. And I've never even heard of the wine they serve.
Xing Baohua pointed to the bottle and said, "It's Wuhe Tequ, one of the five major wineries in central Shandong. It's a very authentic wine, and I often drink this myself."
As he spoke, he poured wine for everyone, one bottle of wine enough to fill one glass for each of the four people.
When toasting, Xing Baohua deliberately slowed down the pace, saying that if he went a little faster, there wouldn't be enough alcohol and he had to control himself.
Furthermore, he did it on purpose. According to the etiquette of drinking parties in Shandong, this was absolutely rude, and the guests would not have been wrong to overturn the table.
There must be a reason why someone would want to disgust a customer.
At first, he really thought that the person was coming for his cafeteria. In order to avoid the person coming and harassing him frequently, he had no choice but to resort to this tactic.
Whether it's an inspection or a study tour, they can't learn the skills, but they've mastered the art of freeloading.
I've long understood this, and sometimes I really can't refuse, so I can only use this method to resist.
Not to mention three rounds of drinks, the wine was gone after just two rounds. Xing Baohua said he had something to do in the afternoon and wouldn't drink any more for the time being! Who told him to be the host, he had the right to say that.
Director Wang hadn't had enough to drink, so he gave Mayor Zhong a wink, and the two of them left shortly after, leaving Manager Xu behind for detailed discussions on the cooperation.
"Hey Lao Zhong! I know that Director Xing is a technically skilled person, and it's one thing if he's a bit clueless about interpersonal relationships, but as the local leader, you should help him out! Send someone sensible to assist him, so he doesn't offend anyone, understand?" Director Wang said from his car.
“What excuse do I have for sending people? They select management from within, and people transferred over would have to start from the bottom. It’s not that bad,” Zhong Bin said.
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