The strategy was set, and the development committee and the equipment company began to make intensive arrangements together.Wang Zhenbin, on behalf of the Development and Planning Commission, responded to the three companies such as Shuangluo and agreed to meet with their market leaders, but there were two requirements, one was that the meeting with the three companies would be arranged together, rather than a separate meeting; the other was to hope that the three companies would send high-level technical department heads to participate in the talks at the same time.

For the latter condition, Albert and others do not think it is strange, because this level of equipment procurement, often involves specific technical issues, please the technical department personnel to participate in the negotiations is also very normal.For the former, we are a little wondering, as a matter of reason, with the competition of several companies to negotiate, each break is the best strategy, there is a reason to invite several companies to talk together?

Despite the doubts, the three companies responded quickly.Then, the China Development and Planning Commission directly issued an invitation letter, inviting several companies' market personnel and technicians to Yubei City, Linhe Province to participate in a so-called "long-distance natural gas compression transmission technology seminar", which lasted for three days, which in addition to technical seminars, but also really have arrangements to visit scenic spots.

“Northern, what city is this?”

When I received the invitation, Albert and others were all embarrassed.They let their men find it on the map of China for half a day to find this extremely unremarkable city, and other information about the city is completely impossible to find.They also made long-distance phone calls to Chinese delegates to understand that those employees were limited to knowing that Yubei was a city in northern China, which seemed to have some industrial base, but did not seem to have heard of any particularly well-known enterprises.

“What does this have to do with West Gas?”Albert asked his colleague from the China office in Himantz.

“It is of the understanding that it should be irrelevant; it is neither the starting point nor the end of the West-East gas transmission, nor even the passing city.”Colleagues should.

“Is this a scenic spot?”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Albert, I've never heard of anyone traveling to this place..." replied the other honestly.As a German stationed in China, the representative office employee is very keen to travel in China, but he can say with conscience that Yubei definitely can not be in the top 100 Chinese tourist attractions, and I am afraid that the top 500 people will have to expect the judges to release water.

Despite the full of doubts, Albert and others set out according to the designated time, but also really brought several senior engineers.The other side of the flag is technical seminars, their own without a few engineers in the past is obviously not appropriate.In the hearts of Albert and others, I felt that this seminar was just a guise from the Chinese side, and it is estimated that the Chinese Development and Planning Commission was embarrassed to say directly about project negotiations, so it was the name of the seminar.

"Mr. Albert, Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Schleier, welcome, and welcome to Yubei."

At the humble and unusual Yubei Airport, Albert and his party were warmly welcomed by the Chinese side.The three teams did not intend to arrive on the same plane, it is that the city of Yubei is too small, and the flight from Beijing to Yubei is only one every two days, and they naturally come together.

The first to come, Albert and others have already heard, but never met the director of the China Development Planning Commission Wang Zhenbin, it is said that the director is directly in charge of the West gas East, in the equipment procurement has a word of power.

"Mr. King, I'm glad to see you."

Albert, Max Wen and Schleier came forward, shook hands with Wang Zhenbin warmly, and greeted each other and their families, this greeting is of course sincere, do not have to do all kinds of malicious speculation.

Having said these words of mouth, Wang Zhenbin began to introduce foreign guests to other officials who came to greet them with themselves, including Feng Xiaochen, general manager of China National Equipment Industry Corporation, Qi Ruicang, deputy mayor of Yubei City and director of the government policy research office, and Ren Changbao, director of Yubei Heavy Machinery Factory.Albert and others did not understand these official titles of the Chinese people, but mechanically shook hands with the people, smiled, and occasionally patted each other on the shoulders to show their affection.

After completing these red tapes, a staff member came up to invite foreign guests and leaders to board the bus to the hotel to stay.Due to the arrival of the personnel of the three companies, each team has as many as five or six people, Ren Changbao transferred three buses from the factory, each company's personnel to take one, several pick-up officials are separated from each car to accompany.

The car that the team of the company is sitting in is accompanied by Qi Ruichang.When the bus drove out of the airport and headed toward the city of Yubei, Albert sat in the front row, turned his head to look at the scene outside the window, and began to believe what his colleagues in the representative office had said to himself, that is, Yubei is definitely not a scenic spot, and the Chinese arranged for them to come to Yubei for a meeting, rather than a three-day tour of Yubei.

After a while, Albert turned back, pretending to be careless, and asked Mr. Qi Rui, who was sitting next to him, “Mr. Qi, I venture to ask why your commission chose to hold this seminar in Yubei?”

"This, I think, should be the head of the National Development and Planning Commission's concern for our Yubei."Qilian replied.He studied in the United States for many years and had no obstacles to communicating with Albert in English.

“Huh?”Albert made a nasal sound that represented the doubt.

Qi Ruicang said: "Mr. Albert is not aware that we are one of the oldest industrial cities in China.After the reform and opening up, Yubei enterprises have actively entered into, overcome the difficulties of resource depletion and technological aging, and successfully realized the transformation and rejuvenation of the old industrial base.At present, Yubei has more than 300 products marketed overseas, widely welcomed by overseas customers.For example, our Yubei Xinmin reducer factory, the original is just Yubei heavy machinery factory reducer workshop, after the introduction of foreign investment, the management level and technical level rose rapidly, the previous year and the United States Obil reducer company reached a strategic cooperation agreement, for the Obil company foundry, the current global sales of the Obil reducer reducer is 85% of the production in Yubei.Yes, I'm impressed that Seamantz was also one of O'Bill's clients."

"Uh, it's true..." Albert replied, "Obil Gears is a world-renowned reducer company, and the large equipment produced by Himmanz does use the Obil's reducer.However, when it comes to the fact that Obil's reducer was manufactured by the Chinese, especially in this inexplicable city of Yubei, Albert is not clear.What is more, what does this have to do with West-East Gas Transmission, who is said to be a graduate of the University of Chicago and an excellent deputy mayor of English, what do you want to say to yourself?

"In addition, our Yubei Container Factory is a returning international student start-up business.The company uses more than 20 of the latest US patents, produces more than ten kinds of containers of different specifications, advanced technology, good quality and cheap, founded only three years ago, has occupied 20% of the global container market share, Mr. Albert is interested to understand?

Qian Rui Cao continued to say unconcerned.He did not blame him, he worked in the China Merchants Bureau for several years, has just been transferred to the director of the political research office and hung up a deputy mayor's false title, when he spoke still can not get rid of the adjustment of the official of the China Merchants Bureau, three sentences are two sentences in the promotion of Yubei products.

Albert could only be perfunctory: "If the time can be arranged, I am very interested to see this amazing company and their products."

“And...”

"Uh, Mr. Qi, if I can, I want to wait for my assistant to be present and listen to Mr. Qi's introduction together, do you think it is okay?"

"Of course, I will arrange for officials from the Yubei Merchants Bureau to wait for the time you feel convenient."

“Thank you, thank you, wow, look, what I saw, the sheep in your country are black...”

Seeing Albert's fuss turned to admire a black shepherd who had passed by the window, and Ziruchang smiled with a proud look.Feng Xiaochen explained that do not disclose the arrangements of the development committee and the equipment company in advance, so as to catch the other side by surprise.Since you can't tell the real reason, then of course, it can only be a blinding.Besides, what he said could not be regarded as complete tugs, in case Albert was really interested in the reducers and containers produced in Yubei?Isn’t that another marketing opportunity?

Like Albert, Schleier and Maxwell also encountered perfunctory Chinese escorts Wang Zhenbin and Feng Xiaochen.Schleier deliberately mentioned the compressor quotation in front of Wang Zhenbin, but Wang Zhenbin was only playing haha, not to discuss it in depth with Schleier, which made Schiller feel strange.

In the evening of the same day, the Yubei municipal government held a grand banquet to welcome the sales directors and technical authority of three large multinational companies, the details of which need not be said.Albert, Max and Scheller had something to do with him, and the feast naturally did not taste anything.Those first time to China's technical experts are eye-opening, shouting, fast, and instantly bursting out of China's goodwill, which is something that Albert and others can't control.Albert and the three others took the opportunity of a cup to exchange views, but all three said that they had not seen through the Chinese arrangement and could only wait for the change.

The next day, the three buses were parked early at the door of the hotel where the guests were sitting.Albert and others had breakfast and got into the car under the guidance of the staff.The vehicle started and headed for the outskirts of town.Albert did not look at the scenery again, he folded his hand on his chest, closed his eyes and began to raise God, he had a feeling that there would be some tidiousness in the seminar today, and that he would need to nourish his spirit against his opponents.