When will I have a long tassel?

Short rested in the hotel for a night, and the next day he came to Renmin University with Merce and Baboka and found Qimudeng.

What happened last time did not cause Qimudeng any trouble. Although one of his blogs caused PATEO to interrupt the supply of milling machines to Factory 82, which had a great impact, the "relevant departments" encountered difficulties when considering how to deal with him. What happened to him is neither a rumor nor a slander. At best, it is just hearsay and some inappropriate remarks, which are far from breaking any laws.

In the end, the school could only give him a verbal advice, telling him not to make remarks that could easily cause misunderstanding. And this advice is completely non-binding to Qi Muden. It can even be said that this is exactly what Qi Muden likes, because it can create some tragic effects for him and help him to network. Hype.

"I've heard about your company."

Qimudeng met Short and his party in his office. After listening to the other party's self-introduction, he said lightly. As a professor, his English level is pretty good and he can have direct conversations with Short and others.

"It is said that Professor Qi has been troubled by the exposed article, and we are deeply angry about it," Short said.

Qimudeng waved his hand and said, "It doesn't bother me. I am a scholar. I always speak based on my academic conscience and will not succumb to any force."

“I admire Professor Qi’s integrity very much,” Short said. “This is why I first came to visit Professor Qi after arriving in China.”

"So, what's the matter with you guys coming to see me?" Qimudeng asked.

Short said: "As Professor Qi already knows, the Chinese military has been trying to obtain some cutting-edge machine tools from our company. However, due to relevant EU policies, some of our company's machine tools cannot be sold to China. Determine whether it can be sold to China The basis for China's sales of certain machine tools is whether China's domestic machine tool companies have mastered similar technologies.

"Professor Qi disclosed in his last article that China's Tengji Machinery Company did not master the precision milling machine technology they claimed to have mastered, and this news directly affected our company's export strategy to China.

"After Professor Qi's article was published, the Chinese military expressed the opposite to us. They said that your article was unfounded. The actual situation is that they have indeed mastered this technology. What you said in the article The thing is completely untrue.

"I made a special trip to visit Professor Qi this time because I wanted to ask Professor Qi face to face. What channel did you learn about what you said about China Tengji Company's failure to master this technology?"

"Well..." Qi Mudeng was speechless. The channel through which he obtained this information was online forums. The information on such forums was fine as a basis for bragging, but in front of other manufacturers, it seemed a bit embarrassing to say that he just read a random post on the Internet.

What's more, the last time Cao Bingnian and the others spent a long time on his computer, they couldn't find the post. Afterwards, Qimudeng himself searched the Gouyan forum for a long time, but also failed to find the post. This strange situation made Qi Muden somewhat doubt whether he had really made a mistake. For example, maybe he just had a daydream in the office and dreamed about such a thing.

Of course, Chi Muden couldn't tell Shorter and the others directly about this situation. He put a polite smile on his face and said:

"It is not convenient for me to say too much to Mr. Short about this matter. I have my own channels for information, and some channels are not convenient for disclosure to outsiders. However, I can use my academic conscience to guarantee that what I have said These are all true and reliable.”

"So that's it." Short believed it. The professor in front of me looks like a scholar, which reminds people of Chinese idioms such as "high moral character and high prestige". How could such a person tell lies? It is reasonable for such a senior professor to have some personal connections in key departments. The situation he learned through internal relationships was indeed not suitable for revealing the source of the information to others.

Thinking of this, Short changed the question and said: "Professor Qi, several major media in China have recently published news about the in-depth cooperation between the Chinese military and Tengji Company. Have you paid attention to this? ?”

"Of course!" Qi Muden said proudly, "As an economist, you must pay attention to news like this. The cooperation between the Chinese military and Tengji Company is strictly speaking the same as my last article It is related. Based on this, I will also pay special attention to such news."

"So, is this news true or false?" Short continued to ask.

Qi Muden showed a kind smile and said: "It may be true or false. It all depends on the situation."

"How do you say this?" Short was a little confused.

This is what Qi Muden wants. How can he show his abilities as a professor without confusing others? Talking about national affairs is something even a taxi driver would do. The difference between a professor and a taxi driver is that the latter talks about what he wants to make his mouth happy, while the former talks about things in a confusing way, making people feel that they have special meaning upon hearing them.

"Several leaders spoke about this cooperation between the military industry system and local machine tool companies. I carefully analyzed their speeches and found that they set a very high tone. Do you understand the tone?" Qimudeng asked.

"Perhaps..." Short responded calmly.

"China is a country that cares very much about tone. If a leader sets the tone for a matter, then all departments will go all out to complete it, even if they pay a huge price for it. According to the newspaper, this time The amount of cooperation between the military industry department and Tengji is as high as 2 billion yuan, which can be said to be unprecedented. The reason for all this is that the leader set the tone, so I say this matter is true."

"Hmm, I seem to understand a little bit," Short said. After all, he is in the market, so he can still figure out such things.

In fact, it’s not just China. When the United States and the Soviet Union competed for hegemony, they were not just about spending money on high technology. When it comes to national image, every country will have this kind of behavior that goes beyond economic laws.

"But you just said that this thing may be false. How to explain this?" Baboka asked.

Qimudeng said: "I just said that a 2 billion yuan cooperation is unprecedented in China. Since there is no precedent, it means that it is against the rules. Of course, an irregular thing may be Fake."

Baboka was even more dizzy: "I don't understand. You just said that Chinese people care about tone, but now you talk about rules. So, in China, do we care about tone or rules?"

"It depends on the situation." Qimudeng said, "Under normal conditions, you have to follow the rules. Only when abnormal situations occur, can you break the rules. What happened this time was that your company went back on its word. At first, he expressed his willingness to sell milling machines to China, but then canceled this commitment, which angered the leaders. Without such a thing, it would be impossible for the military industry department to allocate 2 billion yuan to develop several machine tools at once."

"So, Professor Qi, do you think Tengji can develop these types of machine tools?" Short asked.

Qi Muden still acted confidently and said: "Of course we can. We have to admit that at any time, as long as the Chinese official wants to do something, there is nothing that cannot be done."

"But why didn't you do this before?" Mercy choked.

Qimudeng said: "Because the Chinese official has not made this determination in the past. You have to know that China is a poor country, and 2 billion yuan is a large amount. If it is absolutely necessary, the finance department cannot agree to spend so much. money, just to develop a few machine tools.”

Short thought about what Qimudeng said before and after in his mind, and then asked tentatively:

"Professor Qi, do you mean that if we insist on not lifting the ban on high-end machine tools in China, then the Chinese military may really develop these machine tools at any cost. And if we agree to lift the ban, then this matter may Give up because Chinese officials need to spend the money on more important things."

"You can understand it this way, although the actual situation is much more complicated than this." Qimudeng showed a happy expression on his face that "a child can be taught."

If no outsiders were present, Qi Muden would have wanted to take out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his head. Damn it, it’s very tiring to do this kind of thing.

He read about the cooperation between the Science and Technology Commission and Tengji in developing special machine tools. The newspaper set a very high tone, claiming that no less than 2 billion yuan would be invested in the next few years, which was a very large number in 2004.

Qimudeng had some doubts about the authenticity of this matter. He asked some people to inquire, and got conflicting information. Some said it was just a show by the military, while others said it was a political mission made by a certain senior executive.

Short and others came to him to ask for confirmation, but he couldn't tell whether it was true or false. But if you say you don't know, you will be looked down upon by the other party. After all, I had written an article to expose dirt on Teng Ji. When I wrote it, I was just trying to sensationalize it. Unexpectedly, the stubborn Germans actually took it seriously and caused a small disturbance.

At this point, wouldn't it be embarrassing for him to say that he is actually just a liberal arts student who writes jokes on the Internet and can't even figure out what a milling machine is?

In order to fulfill one lie, you have to tell more lies. This is Qimudeng's dilemma.

Fortunately, the Germans do not understand China's national conditions. This ridiculous Short actually came up with a logic, that is, let him think according to his own logic. Don't blame me if he is wrong.