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"There is no other way. Our products are not competitive enough. If we want to help the country, local governments and enterprises improve their competitiveness, we must have money. Only with money can we buy technology and equipment."

"I started with a small business and expanded it little by little. It was a last resort to exchange disposable chopsticks for a ham canning machine production line."

"If we don't do this, the foreign trade department may not use precious foreign exchange to help us buy production lines and machinery locally."

Compared to Lei Zesheng who was sighing, Lin Kaifeng was more open-minded.

In everything, you have to give up before you can gain.

Lei Zesheng nodded, put down the disposable chopsticks in his hand, and said, "I have almost found the production line information you asked me to find for you. It is now locked in my office."

"Let's eat a few more bites and then go to my office to have some tea. I'll give you the information about the ham sausage filling machine."

At this point, Lei Zesheng smiled and said, "It has only been three or four years since the island country successfully researched and put the ham sausage filling machine into production. Most people don't know about it, including me, of course."

"You know all about such unpopular things. Your future is limitless."

"Director Lei, you are too kind. I usually like to read books and newspapers. One day, I saw an article the size of a tofu block in the corner of the newspaper. It just happened to introduce the ham sausage filling machine."

Lin Kaifeng smiled indifferently.

The two ate for a while and then left the restaurant together.

Walk back to the Canton Fair site.

The organizing committee is located in the same building as the Canton Fair exhibition center, on the left side of the exhibition center near the back entrance.

"Comrade Lin Kaifeng, what's wrong with you?"

Arriving at the corner staircase at the back door entrance, Lei Zesheng was about to step upstairs when he found that Lin Kaifeng, who was following behind him, was standing still.

His eyes were fixed on the interior of the venue.

"Director Lei, is this the machinery exhibition hall?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Lei Zesheng said subconsciously.

Lin Kaifeng said calmly: "Isn't the turnover of mechanical products in the first half of this year's Spring Canton Fair very pessimistic?"

Hearing this, Lei Zesheng's face was filled with depression.

It's not that I'm not optimistic, it's just a complete mess.

Last year, including the spring and autumn seasons, the transaction volume of mechanical products at the Canton Fair was nearly 1.5 million US dollars.

In the first half of this year, the transaction volume of mechanical products was only US$30 million.

The reason can be described in one word.

oil.

In February, a change of power in the desert region attracted the attention of countless countries, which in turn caused fluctuations in global oil prices.

Mechanical products have a direct relationship with petroleum.

When oil prices fluctuate, the turnover of mechanical products will naturally be affected.

Lin Kaifeng turned around and said, "Director Lei, can you take me inside to take a look first?"

"That's fine. You have to set up the exhibition anyway, so it's not a bad idea to familiarize yourself with the venue in advance."

"I'll take you in to have a look around and see what's changed at this autumn's Canton Fair."

After saying that, Lei Zesheng took two quick steps and came in front of Lin Kaifeng to lead the way.

The structure of the Canton Fair complex in autumn has undergone significant changes compared to previous ones.

More specific and more scientific.

The exhibition center is divided into several areas, the largest of which are machinery products and agricultural and sideline products.

Since the establishment of the Canton Fair, Longguo has earned foreign exchange by exporting various products to foreign countries.

Among them, agricultural and sideline products and industrial products are key brands.

Cars, tractors and primary industrial raw materials can be seen everywhere in the exhibition hall.

The three-turn, one-sound bicycle, electric fan and sewing machine are called "three-turn, one-sound" by the common people.

Even the machine tools can be seen.

Lin Kaifeng sighed in his heart as he watched.

70% of the domestically produced machine tools displayed in the exhibition hall are old-fashioned.

A small number of them are CNC machine tools.

Unfortunately, there is a clear generation gap between our technical performance and that of advanced foreign CNC machine tools.

Longguo has long been targeted by the two superpowers, and the domestic machine tool industry has become their main target.

Even in the late 1950s, Longguo had already developed experimental CNC machine tools.

But due to the lack of communication with foreign countries.

Domestic CNC machine tools have long been unknown.

Foreigners don’t understand it, and few Chinese people know about it either.

The research on domestic CNC machine tools has lasted for more than twenty years.

In addition to the inability to mass-produce, there is a lack of commercial semiconductor chips.

The overall technology is not much worse than that of foreign CNC machine tools.

On the contrary, the performance of various types of industrial molds is quite good.

"Director Lei, it's so late, why haven't you gotten off work yet?"

A middle-aged man with a northeastern accent walked over with a smile on his face.

Lei Zesheng greeted him and said, "Old Yuan, didn't you take a break too?"

After saying that, Lei Zesheng took out two cigarettes and handed one to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man took out a match and lit the cigarettes for himself and Lei Zesheng.

Judging from the level of understanding between the two, it is obvious that they are old acquaintances.

"Director Lei, who is this young comrade?"

The man looked at Lin Kaifeng and felt that he looked vaguely familiar.

"This is your fellow countryman, the general manager of Northern Machinery Company, Comrade Lin Kaifeng."

"Oh my god, why does he look so familiar? It turns out he is the foreign exchange earning king at the Spring Canton Fair. Nice to meet you."

Upon learning of Lin Kaifeng's identity, the middle-aged man threw his cigarette on the ground and stomped it out with his foot, then stretched out a pair of broad hands and held Lin Kaifeng's hands tightly.

Lin Kaifeng said politely: "Hello, Comrade Yuan."

"A cultured person is a cultured person, and he speaks in a refined and elegant manner."

The middle-aged man said with a smile: "Originally, after the Canton Fair, I planned to take some time to visit you at the Northern Machinery Company. What a coincidence that we meet here."

"Visit me?"

Lin Kaifeng looked at the middle-aged man with a puzzled expression.

"Let me introduce you. This is Yuan Baoguo, the deputy director of Angang who is in charge of production and sales."

"You are a machinery company, they are a steel company, and we are all comrades in the same system."

Lei Zesheng introduced with a smile.

He glanced at Yuan Baoguo meaningfully.

Yuan Baoguo understood and showed a grateful expression.

Lin Kaifeng and Lei Zesheng are new acquaintances, while Yuan Baoguo and Lei Zesheng, who have been representing Angang to attend the Canton Fair for many years, are friends for many years.

Among the many steel companies in the country, Angang is the undisputed big brother.

Like the Shenyang Diesel Engine Factory, it is the eldest son in the industry.

As the eldest son, he must bear more responsibilities and obligations than others.

last year.

The country plans to invest 300 billion yuan to cooperate with foreign countries to build a steel plant that can compete with world-class companies.

As the construction of this large-scale integrated steel enterprise began, Angang felt a strong sense of crisis.

Yuan Baoguo regarded Northern Machinery Company, a rising star in the industry, as a panacea.

Try to learn some of the business models of Northern Machinery Company and embark on a self-sufficient development path.

The emergence of joint venture steel mills not only affected Angang’s status as the eldest son in the steel industry.

It will also have unimaginable impact on the development of the entire industry.