The minibus passed through Yubei city and came to Yubei Heavy Machinery Factory on the outskirts of the city. A red banner had already been hung on the entrance of the factory and the main roads of the factory. The translator with the car told Albert that the banner was written with words that warmly celebrated the technical seminar of long-distance natural gas compression transmission, and welcome speeches such as warmly welcoming the VIPs of Ximanz Company. The head of Yuzhong's publicity department is probably also a local bun. He was obviously welcomed by foreign guests, but the banner was written in Chinese. I wonder if it was considered as playing the piano for a cow.

The minibus did not stop at the factory gate, so they drove straight to the production area and came outside a large factory building located in a corner of the production area. There were also banners hanging on the door of the factory, and there was no need to translate and explain the content on it. It must be the words of celebration and welcome. The three minibuses stopped at the door. When Albert and others got off, they saw that Wang Zhenbin and his party were already waiting there.

"Everyone, I had a good rest last night. Can you adapt to the jet lag?" Wang Zhenbin walked up and asked about the foreign guests, just like the legendary neighbor Lao Wang.

Albert and others exchanged a few greetings with Wang Zhenbin. Schlaire pointed to the factory in front of him with his hand and asked, "Why, Mr. Wang, is the seminar you mentioned held here?"

Wang Zhenbin nodded and said, "Yes, we held a live seminar. This is the assembly workshop of long-distance natural gas compressors in Yubei Heavy Machinery Factory. Our seminar also has the nature of a product appraisal meeting. You three companies are professional in the production of long-distance natural gas compressors. They have advanced technology and rich experience. Our country is still just starting out in this regard and is eager to get your guidance."

"What did you say?" Schlaire's face changed. "You mean, you made your own long-distance compressor?"

Wang Zhenbin said: "Yes, we have been designing and manufacturing long-distance natural gas compressors five years ago. The prototype was offline the year before and has been conducting industrial experiments. Not long ago, our prototype industrial experiments were finally completed, and we are now preparing to start small-batch manufacturing, which is just enough to meet the needs of my country's West-East Gas Pipeline Project. Come on, let's go in and take a look."

Albert and the other three felt a cold back. They calculated various possibilities, but they did not consider the possibility of China making this equipment themselves. After a brief shock, Maxwin reacted first. He stood up and did not follow Wang Zhenbin to the factory. Instead, he looked at Wang Zhenbin with an angry look and asked, "Mr. Wang, what do you mean?"

"It's not interesting. You are all experts in long-distance natural gas compressors. We would like to ask you to help identify our products." Wang Zhenbin said.

"You haven't said that before!" Albert also sternly said.

"Yes, if we had known that you meant, we wouldn't have come to China at all!" Schlaire added. The three of them now understood what China meant, and it was clear that the previous written threat did not work, so they tricked them to the scene and let them see the compressors made by the Chinese themselves to put pressure on them. Regardless of whether the Chinese compressors were true or false, at least this practice would be too treacherous.

Wang Zhenbin looked confused and asked, "Three gentlemen, what do you think we mean?"

"Didn't you ask us to come and talk about compressor sales?" asked Maxwin.

Wang Zhenbin patted his head, and then took out an invitation from somewhere. He looked at it a few times, then asked the three people in confusion: "Why, the invitation we sent you is not written with a technical seminar? How could it be a question about compressor sales?"

"This..." All three of them were dumb. Think about it seriously, isn't it? They had long said it was a seminar, plus a three-day trip to Yubei. They never said it was a procurement negotiation meeting? But the problem is that they thought from the beginning that China was just covering up their ears and talked about cooperation with them under the banner of technical seminar. Who knew it was a technical seminar.

But then again, even if they already know it is a technical seminar, how could they dare to leave? The other party said that they had built a natural gas compressor. Whether this information was true or not, they had to figure it out no matter what. If the other party was just bluffing, then their original price alliance strategy could still be maintained, and they could even add some pressure to China. But if the other party really built similar equipment, even if the quality was poor or the performance was poor, they had to consider the price reduction. Being able to build a compressor means that they understand the cost situation and can also calculate the price performance. If they insist on an extremely high price of 140 million, how could they accept it?

"Well, this is indeed written on the invitation. I think I'm a little confused, mainly because the jet lag has not been reversed." Albert quickly smoothed out the situation for himself and his friends. Schlaire and Maxwin also nodded together, and narrowed their eyes symbolically to show that they were indeed suffering from jet lag.

Wang Zhenbin didn't pursue anything anymore, and led a group of foreign guests to the assembly workshop. As soon as he entered the door, everyone knew that what Wang Zhenbin said was true. The workshop was very large and could not be felt from the outside. When he walked in, he found that its roof was as high as four or five floors, and the area was no less than a football field. It was surrounded by various machinery and equipment. More than half of the equipment looked very new, and the level of modernization was even better than the company where the three of them were located.

This is actually inevitable. Equipment from backward countries will definitely be updated than equipment from advanced countries, because equipment from advanced countries is purchased earlier and will not be easily eliminated before the scrapping period is reached. However, backward countries have not accumulated any of them, and they must purchase new equipment if they want to develop, so it seems that the proportion of new equipment is much higher than that of advanced countries.

Albert and others have been immersed in the industry for many years. Although they are sales personnel, they are not completely ignorant of production. They can recognize that many of the equipment in this workshop are imported from the West and are used for high-precision processing. The Chinese spend a lot of foreign exchange to import these equipment from the West, obviously not to make small farm tools such as sickles and hoes, but to make cutting-edge equipment. Long-distance natural gas compressors naturally belong to this level of equipment, and there is no need to see the physical objects. Just based on the scale and equipment conditions of the workshop, Albert and others have already believed Wang Zhenbin's words. Regardless of whether the Chinese have created mature prototypes, at least they have the determination to do this.

Several people pulled their eyes back from the equipment, and then they found that a flat piece of land was freed up in the workshop. Some staff were placing chairs, and a curtain was placed in front of them. They probably planned to play slides during the "debate". After Albert's eyes swept over, he suddenly found a familiar figure.

"Hey, isn't that Mr. Tabel, retired chief engineer of Italy's Marbury company?" Albert said to Maxwin in surprise.

"Tabel?" Maxwen looked at Albert and saw an old white man talking to several Chinese people on the side of the temporary venue. Seeing their passionate appearance, it is estimated that the old white man has been here for a long time. Maxwen also knows this old man. As Albert said, this man is the retired chief engineer of the Italian Marbury Company, named Tabel. Tabel is an authority in compressors. Before retirement, he was quite famous in the industry. Shimanz and Shuangluo both made compressors, so Albert and Maxwen are not unfamiliar with Tabels.

"What's going on? Why is Tabel here?" Albert murmured in a low voice. "Did the Chinese really contact Marbury, and they intend to use Marbury's technology to build the compressor?"

Schlaire didn't know Taber, but he had heard of this name at least. When he heard that the Chinese really contacted the Italian Marbury Company, he felt a little panicked and no longer had the same calmness as before.

"Mr. Wang, I seem to see an acquaintance. Can I go over and say hello to him?" Albert suppressed his inner uneasiness and asked Wang Zhenbin for instructions.

Wang Zhenbin nodded and said, "Of course, you can take a look at it casually. The seminar will take a while before it starts."

"Thank you." Albert thanked him, then walked towards Tabel with great strides. Max and Schlaire didn't care about being reserved, and after signaling to Wang Zhenbin, he followed.

"Hi, Mr. Tabel, I didn't expect to see you in China. Do you still remember me? I am Albert of Shimanz!" Albert walked to the group of people, greeted Tabel loudly, and at the same time handed a sorry look to the others. The chat was well, and it was indeed a bit rude for him to penetrate it like this. But in a hurry, he couldn't care about these things. He had to figure out why Tabel was here immediately.

Tabel looked up at Albert, and a smile appeared on his face. He came forward, patted Albert's arm, and said, "Oh my God, it turned out to be Mr. Albert. Why did you come to China and also to Yubei."

"I was invited to attend the technical seminar. Why, Mr. Tabel, is the compressor we are going to discuss today made by your Marbury company?" Albert asked very artistically.
Chapter completed!