"Of course, of course!~"

Andrew smiled very generously and gentlemanly: "That's just an investment project of mine, a business competition~"

"I feel much better if you think like this."

Li Xuewu took a sip from the tea cup and asked with a smile: "If it is not a problem with Dongfeng Shipping, I guess you are not here to sell me yachts, right?"

"Hehehe~"

Andrew understood the humor in Li Xuewu's words, chuckled lightly, picked up the teacup and gestured, saying: "The tea is delicious."

"Haha, it's the tea from the conference team."

Li Xuewu mercilessly exposed the other party's false politeness. This old guy is not a good person either.

Don't think that just because foreigners look silly, you really think they are heartless. These guys are evil.

You see, Andrew's beard has turned white and he is pretending to be old. In fact, this guy is only in his forties. Can you believe it?!

If it comes to the people of the country, Li Xuewu would know without taking his pulse that this guy played tricks when he was young and was very vain.

But among foreigners, let alone a white beard, he wouldn't be surprised if it turns yellow.

Andrew was not annoyed by Li Xuewu's "uprightness". He seemed to have become accustomed to the incomprehensible customs of mainlanders.

"I want to know the industrial base of your shipyard and its manufacturing capabilities."

He pursed his lips and said honestly, "I sincerely intend to cooperate with you."

"Of course, who is not sincere?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows, put down the teacup in his hand and said, "Without sincerity, I can't sacrifice my rest time to sit here with you, right?"

As he spoke, he motioned to the two foreign affairs personnel behind him and reminded Andrew: "We can't even drive them away. What do you think?"

"Of course, of course"

Andrew nodded, then looked at Li Xuewu, indicating that he could talk about the shipyard.

Li Xuewu paused for a moment, then tapped the table with his finger next to the tea cup and said, "What do you want to know? Be specific."

After speaking, his eyes pointed in the direction behind him and said: "Let me understand clearly."

Andrew's eyes widened. He knew very well that Li Xuewu was using the two foreign affairs personnel behind him as a cover.

He wanted to know the specific situation of Yingcheng Shipyard, but in this era, no one could figure it out without the relevant means.

In the fog of economic and trade, this kind of information needs to be kept confidential and may affect the survival of a unit.

This is different from the highly transparent business environment of later generations. You cannot be in the same competitive dimension, and you are just waiting to be ripped off.

So it's not Li Xuewu's ink, it's just the pull of business negotiations.

Even if you are willing to participate in cooperation, you must know how to protect yourself.

Andrew came to the booth to look at this and that, just to test and see who he could talk to, or in other words, who he could talk to in order to be effective.

Li Xuewu's appearance, especially the series of reception arrangements, made him see characteristics that were different from ordinary mainlanders.

Of course, when he approached Li Xuewu to talk, he had to endure this different level of caution and professionalism.

Li Xuewu asked him to be specific and clear, just because he didn't want to give him too many illusions, let alone give the other party too much room for negotiation.

"Shipbuilding, such as yachts"

Andrew understood that it was best to keep the conversation short with this young man, as he was too good at gossiping.

"If you can produce yachts, then we can cooperate and I will order them."

"If we could produce yachts, do you think we would still have a chance to sit here?"

Li Xuewu's frankness made Andrew's lungs hurt, and sometimes speaking sincerely was not easy to hear.

"No matter what else, what material do you want for the hull?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "Fiberglass? The Magic City Factory just made that thing a few years ago!"

"Aluminum alloy? There is a factory in Bingcheng, but we can't rank that thing right now."

"It can't be wood!"

Li Xuewu looked at Andrew funny and said: "Our factory can build fishing boats and cargo ships, but this yacht is quite fashionable."

“Of course it can’t be wooden”

Andrew smiled, spread his hands and explained: "Although our company also produces this kind, it is not suitable for use here."

"alloy steel"

He looked at Li Xuewu and tilted his head slightly, blinked and said: "Manganese-based nickel-chromium-free steel or low-nickel-chromium steel will do."

"oh oh!"

Li Xuewu nodded at the other person, reminding him to pay attention when speaking!

"Are you sure you are talking to me about the manufacture of yachts? Not ships?!"

"So..."

Andrew paused for a moment, looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "You haven't..."

"Okay~"

Li Xuewu politely interrupted his question and reminded him: "If you keep asking, we must have it."

"but"

He nodded and said: "You have to provide technology!"

Li Xuewu didn't understand metallurgy, let alone shipbuilding, but after working in the steel rolling mill for so long, he could still figure out the basic material names.

Alloy steel steelmaking plants are being researched, but when it comes to shipbuilding or specialized special steels, they are still in their infancy.

The current main research direction is still focused on special steels in the field of industrial manufacturing.

For example, in the fields of cutting tools, kitchen utensils, stainless steel, etc., ship steel is still a high-end research direction.

Manganese-based nickel-chromium-free steel or low-nickel-chromium steel refers to the steel used for ship hulls. You know the direction.

Andrew looked unfazed by Li Xuewu's intimidation, knowing that he had touched the bottom line of Li Xuewu's negotiation.

If such words were heard by people from the foreign affairs department, he would have to be examined.

"Then fiberglass"

Andrew shrugged his shoulders, looked at Li Xuewu and said, "I will provide the technology. Do you have a glass manufacturing factory?"

"It depends on your needs"

Li Xuewu also imitated him and shrugged his shoulders, saying: "We are a large comprehensive factory with profound industrial basic capabilities. As long as we do not touch the bottom line of business and trade, it is not a problem to launch a project."

Andrew clearly knows that the steel rolling mill has its own steelmaking plant and is a direct supplier of raw materials to the shipyard. Why doesn't it provide metallurgical technology for manganese-based nickel-chromium-free steel or low-nickel-chromium steel?

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Compared with the strong, durable and affordable characteristics of alloy steel, he chose to go far away and actively provide the manufacturing process of fiberglass reinforced plastics?

The reason is that we don’t have alloy steel technology, but we do have fiberglass technology.

Foreigners are not fools. Even if they do not come from a narrow perspective, they do not want to touch the unspoken red lines in international trade.

Everyone knows that the outside world wants to lock down the mainland, so how can he possibly send technology in?

We developed fiberglass in 1958, and the well-known igniter on Dongfanghong No. 1 is made of fiberglass.

Another use of fiberglass is to carry the heat-proof part of the casing on the trolley.

Nowadays, fiberglass has begun to be used in many fields, so the old guy Andrew also casually said that he would provide processing technology.

Will Li Xuewu fall for his tricks?

Why do we need you to give us money when we have it ourselves? If we want technology, we won’t spend money to coordinate with our brother units!

So, launching the project is not a problem. Whether you get the technology or we develop the technology ourselves, it all has to be implemented in the end.

Andrew saw that Li Xuewu was really difficult to hold, especially since the two translators behind him had begun to pay attention to this.

“Then let’s adopt the order cooperation system.”

Andrew said nonchalantly: "You won't allow me to buy shares anyway."

When Li Xuewu heard what he said, he stopped talking nonsense and nodded: "Okay, I won't ask you for the full payment of the order. I will pay you in advance according to the construction progress."

"It will be all right"

Andrew nodded, looked at Li Xuewu and asked, "Can my technicians go ashore?"

"OK"

Li Xuewu confidently promised: "As long as the bottom line is not touched."

After speaking, he emphasized: "You should know where our bottom line is, right?"

"certainly"

Andrew pursed his lips and said: "The problem of the fiberglass hull has been solved. We will provide the power system and electronic control system, and you will be responsible for the assembly."
To be continued...