Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Lou Huaijin smiled and introduced Zhang Renkang, Tang Fu and Li Ming to

"These two are the representatives of the Hans Rheinland Group in Hong Kong. This lady is Ms. Anna, the head of the Rheinland Group's Hong Kong office, and this is Mr. William, Ms. Anna's assistant."

Then Lou Huaijin introduced an elegantly dressed man on the other side.

"This is Mr. Mark, the head of the Hong Kong Island branch of the Citroen Group."

Zhang Renkang stood up, nodded and said with a smile

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, three friends from the West.”

Li Ming then translated Zhang Renkang's words into German and French. He was proficient in four languages. If this purchase was not the first expansion of Western channels, the foreign affairs translation department would not have been willing to let Li Ming accompany the team.

Ms. Anna on the other side smiled, looked at Lou Huaijin and said in fluent Chinese

“Lou, won’t you introduce us to the true identities of these friends?”

Then he looked at Mark and smiled.

"We can just communicate in Chinese, what do you think, Mr. Mark?"

Mark on the Gaul side nodded and said

"Ladies first, I naturally have no objection"

Lou Huaijin looked at Zhang Renkang and was a little hesitant, but Zhang Renkang said frankly

"I think Ms. Anna and Mr. Mark have guessed it. Yes, we are here to purchase machinery and equipment on behalf of the other party."

“I wonder if you two dare to do business with us.”

Mark glanced at Ms. Anna and said with a smile

"We are just businessmen. We are not interested in anything else, but we are still interested in business."

"I wonder what you want?"

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"Then let's talk directly. We need complete smelting equipment and industrial machinery. Here is the specific list."

He motioned Tang Fu to hand over the documents in the bag, watched Mark and Ms. Anna quickly browse through them, and then continued

“You two may not know how big a business this is.”

"We have nearly 10 million square kilometers of land and 700 million people. We have basically completed the literacy work. How much industrial potential has not yet been developed? You two are professionals, so you should understand it very well, right?"

"This is a preliminary cooperation. As long as we can complete the cooperation, it will be a golden land for both of you in the future. It is a commercial virgin land that has not yet been developed. I don't need to tell you how much wealth it has."

After reading the materials, Mark thought for a while and said

"Zhang, let's get straight to the point, as you Chinese say. The things you want are all contraband. It's true that we can provide them, but how can you get them?"

"Besides, we have to take a big risk. If we are not careful, Ms. Anna and I will be tried in court."

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"There's a saying that the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish. Wealth always has greater risks and greater returns, right?"

"Another thing, I think Mr. Mark and Ms. Anna have a way to overcome this risk, right?"

"Just think about it. If you two can break into the market of a large industrialized country with a large population, how much benefit will it bring to your company? Moreover, for a certain period of time, this market is completely monopolized by your groups."

"Even if the two of them can get it, it will be a fortune that cannot be spent by several generations."

Ms. Anna glanced at William, who had been silent since he came in, and said

"We can get the equipment, but we are not responsible for direct transportation to the mainland. You should find a way to solve the transportation problem yourself."

Mark nodded and said

"Another thing, we need to evaluate and contact the domestic board of directors."

"As for whether to cooperate, it requires the authorization of the board of directors. Of course, I will do my best to promote it."

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"Okay, since we both want to cooperate, I hope we can agree on some things before we start working together."

"What we need is the latest equipment and technology. I hope your group can take this cooperation seriously and not settle for some obsolete junk."

"Otherwise, the Japanese and the cowboys are also happy to trade with us, but for some reasons, the country does not trust them."

"We are still willing to carry out friendly business cooperation with European countries"

Mark nodded and said

"I will explain this to the board of directors. I believe we will have a good cooperation. In business, who would complain about having too much money?"

Ms. Anna also nodded and smiled.

"We will contact you as soon as possible about the things on your list when we get back, but how can we continue to contact you later?"

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Director Lou is our contact person. You can contact him if you have any follow-up questions."

"Also, I have another personal need. I wonder if it would be convenient for you two."

Mark nodded and said

"Mr. Zhang, you say..."

Zhang Renkang said slowly

"I am responsible for the work of civilian transport vehicles in China. Now we are limited by the vehicle engine technology and want to get some external support."

"I wonder if you are interested?"

Ms. Anna frowned and said

"What engine technology do you want?"

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

"Don't worry, it's just the diesel engine and energy transmission equipment for cars. We hope to get technical support for diesel engines and engines for civilian cars."

“As for the rest, I’m not personally interested.”

Mark breathed a sigh of relief. They subconsciously thought that Zhang Renkang needed some high-power engine technology. This was absolutely military technology. They dared to ask him to buy equipment, but they didn't have the courage to ask him to buy military secrets.

Mark smiled and said

"This is easy. As long as you can provide enough knife coins, we will naturally provide you with technology."

Mark didn't think that just providing technical drawings to the mainland would have much effect. What the engine needed was long-term practice, the cultivation of a complete automobile industry, and continuous technological research and development. Even if he provided the latest technology, by the time the domestic companies could imitate it in a few years, they would have already upgraded their technology. As long as Zhang Renkang didn't touch military technology, Mark would sell whatever he wanted.

Including Ms. Anna from Hans's side, the possibility of their board of directors agreeing to the civilian business cooperation is actually very high. The reason is the same as what Zhang Renkang said. The current domestic market is a brand new market. If they are allowed to enter for a few years, the returns and benefits they can get will be much greater than other markets.

More importantly, those who enter early have the first-mover advantage, and even if they face competition later, their advantage will be greater.

Although many of the mechanical equipment Zhang Renkang wanted were on the banned list, for profit-seeking capital, what was the ban? Was money important? Cowboy and John did a lot of selling banned materials to the north. Why couldn't Hans and Gaul sell them to Dragon Country?

After Zhang Renkang and Lou Huaijin sent the two representatives away, Tang Fu could hardly suppress the joy on his face. For technicians like them who have been dealing with machinery for most of their lives, being able to obtain advanced Western equipment means that they can gain new ideas and open up new doors for research and development.

Tang Fu has seen the scene after a large number of Western equipment are copied. By then, the domestic construction level will inevitably be greatly improved.