Daddy!

This is a thought that comes to Bois.McQuiger's words were well-founded, and Bovard could not be trusted.Previously, Heinzl made it clear that Captain Cook's project had only completed the overall design, while the Chinese had built a platform that could be applied with only brushing and painting.Bill Tu said that the Chinese technology is more mature, where is wrong?

“But, Mr. Biltu, have you ever heard of how the Chinese do this?”Emmeline asked.Her inner shock was no less than Bovard's, but she had to understand the consequences.

McQuiger shook his head and said, “I didn’t know much.However, I went to China to visit the platform they were building, and the enthusiasm and struggle of the Chinese people made a deep impression on me.In the days when I was in China, I found that there were workers working on the platform at any time, and I even suspected that they lived on the platform, because some people may work more than 12 hours a day.”

“Isn’t that an infringement of employee rights?”Emmeline asked.She remembered that the reasons for the investigation put forward by Pumay Company were about the protection of employees' rights and interests, which may be a weakness of the Chinese.

McQuiger shrugged his shoulders and said, “So what?We Europeans eat and lazy every day, don’t we not allow the Chinese to work hard?”

“However, if the Chinese do violate the rules of employee protection, the EU has an obligation to prohibit their products from being exported to the EU.”Bovard said.

McQuegue said, “It’s your power, but only if you don’t mind the price of oil in Europe going to $100 a barrel.”

Uh...

Both Bovard and Emmeline were speechless, and how to talk about it that day.McQuiger means it is clear that if the EU restricts Biltu from China to introduce drilling rigs from China on such grounds, Biltu will raise the price of oil and make the whole of Europe pay for this decision.

There is almost no oil on land in Europe, of course, which means Europe other than Russia, and Russian oil cannot be counted on the EU supply list.If it does not want to be blackmailed by Russia, the United States or the Middle East, Europe must develop offshore oil.The European Union originally promoted the Captain Cook project, which was to develop the need for offshore oil.Now that the captain of the Cook project has not made progress, the Chinese have taken the lead, and if oil companies, including Biltu, are not allowed to introduce China's drilling platforms, Europe's oil production will not be increased, and the rise in oil prices will really not be a threat.

“I think you should look at the captain of the Cook project and ask them why it took five years to no avail.If they have the spirit of work like the Chinese, we will not refuse to accept their products.”McQuerger said to both of them.

“Okay, let’s get to know first.”Bovar promised.

From Biltu, Bovard and Emmeline did not delay and flew straight to the Netherlands.Before leaving Norway, Boward sent an email to Matsk, chairman of Captain Cook’s project committee, asking him to meet and ask him to choose a suitable place.Matsk returned the mail and took the meeting place around a cafe in downtown Amsterdam.After Bovard and Emmeline, they handed the address directly to the taxi driver, and then found the cafe under the driver's guidance.

"Mr. Bovard, Miss Emmeline, we haven't seen each other in a long time."

Matsk had arrived early, and seeing Bovard and Emeline come in, he greeted them warmly and shook hands with them.

In fact, Matsk and the two are not familiar with, including this time, they only met three times, the last time they met, more than two years have passed since now.Bovard also only remembered that the director of Captain Cook's project was Matsk, and found his contact method in the old email mailbox.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, they took seats.Beauvais called a cup of coffee, and after a few gossips with Matsk about the weather, he cut into the subject.

"Mr. Matsk, I am here in Holland this time to learn more about the current state of Captain Cook's project.Can you tell me honestly where the project has gone so far?"Bovard said.

Matsk said, “If I am not mistaken, the project has so far remained in place and has not progressed.”

“In the same place?When are you referring to the place?”Bovard asked.

“Five years ago, of course, when the project was just launched.”Matsk said, “In fact, there has been no progress on this project in the last five years.”

“However, Mr. Heinzl of Pumai has completed the overall design of the sixth generation of the platform through their efforts.”Bovard said.

Matsk nodded: “It is.During my tenure as Chairman of the Committee, we have held more than a dozen master design seminars and proposed no less than 20 overall design proposals.I think that the company should mean that they came up with a general plan.”

“When you were the chairman of the committee?”“Mr. Matsk, are you no longer chairman of the committee?”

"Yes, I left two years ago."Matsk is also a bit embarrassed, with his own president so no sense of existence, have resigned for two years, EU officials actually do not know.

“Uh...” Bovard was embarrassed, and the project committee must have informed the EU about it, but he did not see it.He met in Yo Matsk, completely with the impression of the past, but did not expect that Matsk had not been in this position.

"Then, Mr. Matsk, what are you doing now?"Emmeline asked that the purpose of asking this question was more to turn everyone’s attention away.

Matsk took a card from his pocket and handed it to the two of them.Bovard took the business card, took a look, and couldn’t help but be embarrassed: “What does the Zhenghe project mean by the European Institute of Planning..., this Zhenghe project?”

“Zheng He, the greatest Chinese navigator of the fifteenth century, led a fleet that crossed the Indian Ocean seven times to the east coast of Africa.”Matsk said proudly.For Zheng He's deeds, he only heard people say a few times, the details are undoubtedly very inaccurate.

“I remember that the Zheng He project is the sixth generation drilling platform development plan led by the Chinese government.”At this point, Emmeline said, he couldn't help but stare at Matsk, "Mr. Matsk, you mean that after you left the Captain Cook project, you went on to invest in China's sixth-generation platform development project."

“That is it.”Matsk said, "I work at the European Research Institute of Zheng He plan, is the chief consultant of the institute, in fact, is the technical director."The sixth-generation drilling platform we have designed has completed the construction of the hull and the installation of the main equipment in China, and will soon go to the South China Sea for practical application.At this point, the Captain Cook project is still in dispute.”

"This..." Emeline didn't know what to say, and for half a day Captain Cook's project leaders had defected, what good results could there be?She hesitated for a moment and asked, “Mr. Matsk, can I ask you why you did this?”

“Certainly to fulfill my ambition!”Matsk said without hesitation, he looked at the two officials, angrily told: "You may think that I covet the Chinese to give me the generous treatment, so as to betray Captain Cook's project?"I tell you, this is not the case at all.When I first appointed Chairman of the Captain Cook Project Committee, I was passionate and I wanted to be able to give birth to a world-class sixth-generation rig in my hands.

But when I started working, I realized that Europeans were not what they were in the Industrial Revolution.None of the dozen large European companies involved in the project are serious about doing things, and they are just keen on how to cheat preferential policies from the EU, hoping that others will develop technology and give them free use.I spent a lot of effort to raise the funds needed for the project, but it wasn’t until I left that less than 10% of the money needed for the project.”

“I think there should be a reason for that.”Bovard was powerless to justify it.As an official of the European Union, he knows this kind of thing, and European companies are now mainly eating old books, and it is more difficult for them to come up with money to engage in research and development.The economic downturn in Europe over the years is certainly an important reason.Because of the economic downturn, the income of various enterprises has been reduced, and the funds that can be used for research and development cannot be guaranteed.Inadequate investment in R&D will inevitably lead to a decline in market competitiveness, which in turn exacerbates the decline in Europe.Such a vicious circle, Bowad saw in his eyes, but there was no way.

Matsk ignored Bowad’s words, and he continued: “In turn, the Chinese have a firm will in this matter.Their country is very poor, but still put a lot of money to advance this matter.They set up European institutes in Europe and used high salaries to recruit European engineers to serve them.I have learned that the salaries of European engineers at the European Institute are more than five times that of Chinese managers.Think about it, how can the Chinese not succeed?”

“Maybe we should limit the Chinese from recruiting engineers in Europe, which is stealing our European technology.”Beauva derne said.

Matsk sneered: “Does the EU have such power?”Why do you intervene in the employment of engineers?If our business can provide the same salary, I believe these engineers are more willing to serve local businesses.But unfortunately, all I see is the constant layoffs of European companies, including many first-class scientists and engineers.”