Material Empire

On the second day, the Farming Equipment Expo opened as scheduled.

After a simple opening ceremony, the exhibitors took their positions and began to prepare for the visitors. Drawing lessons from the previous day, Cui Hongchun specially borrowed seven or eight translators from the embassy and assigned them to the booths of various companies to avoid the shortage of translators again. The personnel of each enterprise are all energetic, waiting for the grand occasion of the crowds to appear again.

But who would have expected that when the preparations were made here, the expected crowd flocking to the audience did not appear at all. I saw that the booths of those major international manufacturers were crowded with people, but the Chinese booths in the corner of the exhibition area were deserted. Occasionally, a few people passed by, and they just cast a bunch of surprised eyes at the China logo on the booth, and then hurried away.

What's wrong with this? Zhu Detai looked at the scene and yelled in surprise, Yesterday I wished I could crush my desk, why are there no ghosts left today? Are these foreigners sick?

That's right, before we finished setting up the exhibition yesterday, they rushed to see it. Now that we're all ready, well, they won't come. Isn't this just playing tricks? Zhou Hongwen also yelled, This group of people used to hold meetings together, and they were used to talking nonsense when they had something to do. It is healthier to use a joke in later generations.

Cui Hongchun was also a little bit guilty. He stood outside the booth and observed for a while, and then he came back and said to his subordinates: Don't worry, everyone. The visitors who came to visit today are all customers. They must go to see the machinery first. Let's exhibit After all, it’s just accessories. As for yesterday, all the exhibitors who came to visit us for consultation. In my opinion, it’s enough for us to do a good job as exhibitors.”

Minister Cui is right. Zhu Detai also came out, stood with Cui Hongchun, and praised with his thumbs up, A minister is a minister, and he sees problems deeply. Old men like us can't understand these twists and turns. I'm just in a hurry here.

What kind of bastard are you? How did I hear that you got a diploma from the party school? Cui Hongchun teased with a smile.

Haha, isn't that to meet the requirements of knowledge, and to deal with errands blindly. Zhu Detai said modestly.

Since no one came to visit the China exhibition area, Cui Hongchun simply told a few people to stay on duty in turn, and the rest of the people were free to visit the exhibition area, taking this opportunity to learn the advanced technology of foreign companies. Enterprises such as Shannan Agricultural Machinery Factory and Northern Agricultural Machinery Factory, although the products they brought out this time are only basic parts, they also produce large-scale machinery. It is also very valuable to see the achievements of their peers at such a large-scale exposition matter.

Qin Hai sat in the booth for a while, and felt extremely bored, so he asked Cui Hongchun for leave, and took Tranquility and Qin Shan to wander around the exhibition area. He is not very interested in agricultural machinery products. He is more interested in opening the eyes of the two girls and looking for opportunities to practice their spoken English. The two of them will enter the university soon, and having such an experience will be very beneficial to their development in the university.

In a corner of the exhibition area, the durability test of the basic parts conducted by the organizing committee is continuing. Through the glass cover, the noise of the test is still clearly audible, but the merchants who come and go have not noticed the things here. In their opinion, the source of these noises may be just a generator room or an air-conditioning room. In short, it should be Is a place that has nothing to do with the products exhibited at the fair.

Only a few people, from time to time, cast their eyes on a group of inconspicuous digital display screens next to the test point, on which there are strings of numbers that are constantly beating. The durable life of the basic parts, which is converted into hectares after testing on the machine.

Kenan's plowshare life has been improved compared to the last exhibition. The current figure is 140 hectares. I think they can at least reach 160 hectares...

I heard that they use a new type of steel, and the cost of the plowshare has increased by more than 30%, which is completely uncompetitive.

... Magill brought ceramic rotary tillers this time, and the current test results have reached 240 hectares.

Ceramic knives are more of a concept. No one can solve the problem of insufficient toughness of ceramics. If you use such knives, you can only pray that you will not touch stones when plowing the field.

Have you heard? The Chinese also brought a ceramic base piece this time, which is a disc rake.

Of course I heard about it, and to be honest, I'm very interested in this product.

Yes, I've always wondered how they solved the problem of sharpening ceramic knives. In fact, the best application for ceramic knives that can be sharpened is not rakes, but table knives.

Haha, the price of such a table knife must not be cheap, right?

...

Similar conversations are going on inside many companies, and as industry insiders, they all know what the quality of the basic parts means. Compared with the large machines, the price of the basic parts is very cheap, and it seems to be an insignificant thing. But in fact, the purchase of large machinery and tools is one-time, while the basic parts have to be continuously replenished, which is a typical small product, big market.

The structure of the basic parts market was relatively stable in the past. The main market was basically divided up by more than a dozen large western companies, and some small and medium-sized companies were supported by the remaining small products. This time at the expo, a dark horse like China suddenly popped up, launching its own new products on various types of basic components, and the performance indicators marked out are jaw-dropping. up.

The first day of the exhibition passed in this way. The performances of various Western companies at the exhibition were remarkable, while the Chinese delegation could only be described as empty. When they returned to the hotel after the show, everyone's faces turned gray, only Qin Hai and the two little girls were happy, talking and laughing as they walked, looking very heartless.

Xiao Qin, why are you so happy? Cui Hongchun couldn't help but pull Qin Hai to complain.

I took the two of them around the booths, and they are now able to communicate with foreigners in English freely. By the way, Xiao Ning also made a German friend, also a girl, and the two made an appointment Keep communicating. Qin Hai explained with a smile.

You guys are really good, have all your pen pals gone abroad? Cui Hongchun sighed, and then asked in a low voice: Xiao Qin, what do you think of our performance at this exhibition? Why do I feel like foreign merchants? Don’t pay much attention to our Chinese products?”

Really? Qin Hai asked casually. When he wandered around the venue, he often heard exhibitors talking about Chinese products in private, so he felt that Cui Hongchun's saying that others did not pay attention to Chinese products was an unnecessary worry. . However, thinking that Cui Hongchun might not understand the situation because he had been guarding the stall all the time, he smiled and said, Minister Cui, don't worry, you only see muddy feet when you get out of the water, and the best show is yet to come.

What's the fun behind it? Cui Hongchun reprimanded angrily.

Qin Haidao: Minister Cui, do you think I'm just playing around at the venue? In fact, I went to see the basic parts of manufacturers from other countries. The life test of the basic parts by the organizing committee is still in progress. So far, More than half of the products have already been eliminated, and our products are still on the list. In another day, I think the situation will be clear, and by then, it will be our turn to perform.

Really? More than half of the products have already been sold out? Cui Hongchun finally had some joy on his face.

Let everyone calm down and wait for another day, at most the day after tomorrow, our booth will be lively again. Qin Hai predicted optimistically.

In fact, just on the second day of the exhibition, the number of products remaining on the list has been reduced to less than one-tenth. Most of the basic parts that participated in the test have shown obvious wear and tear, reaching the limit of life.

The basic parts treated by the surfacing welding process brought by the Chinese delegation have all been tested, and the service life shown by the test is basically similar to that of similar foreign products. But even so, this result is enough to make some international agricultural machinery dealers tempted, because under the condition of the same durability, the price of Chinese products is very advantageous.

Surprisingly, those products that still remain on the list have not yet completed testing. Among all the 16 products, the products provided by the Chinese delegation occupied as many as 13 seats. More and more agricultural machinery manufacturers and dealers began to gather next to the test point, looking at the rising numbers, and at the same time silently recited the product names corresponding to these numbers and the durability life value so far:

Shannan cultivator shovel, carbon steel shovel body, zirconia coating, 421 hectares;

Qingfeng brand rotary tillage blade, carbon steel blade, titanium nitride coating, 335 hectares;

North brand disc harrow, high manganese steel harrow body, titanium nitride coating, 289 hectares;

Brother brand disc disc harrow, zirconia harrow body, 623 hectares...

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It's sweet, what the Chinese say is true, their rakes can really reach 300 hectares of life! Standing in front of the digital display screen, Hibbs stared dumbfounded at Tolf, who had just rushed over from France Dalton, chief engineer of Sen Company, said.

Dalton said: Mr. Hibbs, shouldn't we pay more attention to the ceramic rakes they produce with zirconia? I noticed that the service life of this kind of rakes has reached 623... no, it has become 624 hectares. You said their rakes were sharp-edged.

I swear on my fingers, their ceramic rake blades are very sharp. Hibbs said gloomily, holding up the gauze-wrapped finger.

But how did they do it? Dalton asked.

Hibbs shrugged and said, How do I know? I'm not the chief engineer. In addition, I remind you, Mr. Dalton, that metal rakes are more competitive. You should think about them. Why can high manganese steel be used to make a durable 300-hectare harrow.”

Dalton was well-informed, and he said disdainfully: It's very simple, haven't you seen it? They used titanium nitride to make a coating on the surface of high-manganese steel. This process is called plasma spraying. It's used in spaceflight. The Chinese have always liked to pursue that honor, but I bet they can't ask for less than $40 per blade, or they'll lose out.

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