A large passenger plane from Madrid landed smoothly at Sao Paulo Congonhas International Airport. The cabin door opened and the passengers walked out of the cabin in an orderly manner. What was striking was that among a large group of passengers with tall noses and blue eyes
, actually mixed with more than 30 oriental faces, this is the Chinese delegation that came to participate in the International Farming Machinery Expo.
The expo to be held in Sao Paulo is aimed at global agricultural machinery companies. This is the first time for China to participate in such an expo. Since a single company is not strong enough to form a separate group to go abroad, the Ministry of Agriculture took the lead and formed a joint delegation.
, the team was led by Cui Hongchun, Vice Minister of Agriculture.
The organizers of the expo were very happy to receive the news that China will send a delegation to participate in the expo. After all, China is a big agricultural country. It is a pity that China did not participate in the previous agricultural machinery expositions. This news also attracted the attention of media reporters.
, they had already pestered the conference organizers to ask countless questions a few days ago, and rushed to the airport early today, preparing to interview the Chinese people who had just got off the plane as soon as possible.
"Mr. Minister, it is your first time to attend the International Farming Machinery Expo. What do you think?"
"Mr. Minister, can China afford the new agricultural tools displayed at the expo?"
"How many rural areas in China have access to electricity, and have they been exposed to modern agricultural technology?"
"What do you think of China-Pakistan relations..."
"..."
Seeing the Chinese delegation filing out of the airport passage, reporters rushed over. After confirming the identity of the head of the delegation to the interpreter, everyone began to ask questions. For reporters, being able to
Interviews with information related to Red China can grab people's attention. As for more details, they really can't think of them at the moment. None of them have ever set foot on Chinese soil.
"We came to the beautiful country of Brazil with the purpose of studying. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil 13 years ago, the exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in the agricultural field have been very full. China will realize the modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology by the end of this century.
, so the development of agricultural machinery is one of our important tasks. This time, we have brought some of the farming machinery produced by our domestic enterprises, hoping to conduct technical exchanges with our counterparts in other countries..."
Cui Hongchun was quite prepared for this scene. He stopped and made an impromptu brief statement. After the reporters took a bunch of photos, they were about to ask further questions and the staff of the Chinese Embassy who came to pick them up came on board.
He stopped them in front and escorted the delegation onto the bus.
"Oops. Foreign reporters are really interested in our China. I have encountered this situation several times when I went abroad. My eyes were dazzled by the flash." After Cui Hongchun sat down on the bus, he smiled at the person next to him.
Several officials said.
Tian Yuzhong, the agricultural counselor of the embassy who made a special trip to greet the delegation, nodded and said: "Yes, mainly because our country has too few opportunities to participate in such international expositions. If a delegation from a Western country comes, it will not attract any attention.
Such a big sensation. Speaking of which, the Ministry of Agriculture is ahead of other ministries and commissions in this regard. This is all because of Minister Cui's open mind and your courage to be the first in the world."
"Haha, Lao Tian, you are getting better and better at talking. Have you developed your tongue after being a diplomat for several years?" Cui Hongchun teased Tian Yuzhong. He and Tian Yuzhong knew each other when they were in China. At that time, Tian Yuzhong was still working in agriculture.
A cadre in a unit under a department.
The two joked for a while, but Tian Yuzhong suppressed his laughter and reported seriously: "Minister Cui, according to the requirements stated in the fax sent to our embassy by the Ministry of Agriculture, we have contacted the organizer of the expo and rented the exhibition.
We have set up an exhibition area of 200 square meters. However, I have a question. Can we have so many things to exhibit?"
"What, Lao Tian, you don't believe in our ability?" Cui Hongchun asked.
Tian Yuzhong laughed a few times, and then said: "Minister Cui, it's not that I don't believe in our abilities. In fact, there are still some gaps between our technical level and developed countries. I learned about it in advance. I came to participate this time.
Yes, there are many large-scale agricultural machinery manufacturers in the United States, Europe, and Japan, and their products still have some technical strength..."
His words were very tactful, but the meaning behind them was very clear. He was to remind Cui Hongchun that the technology of foreign companies is very advanced. If our products are not good, don't use them to embarrass people.
In fact, there is no need for Tian Yuzhong to remind Cui Hongchun himself that the gap between China's agricultural machinery technology level and foreign countries is still very obvious. Without a cheating device like Qin Hai, he would not have considered organizing a group to participate in this expo, or even the former
When you come to the conference, you are just an audience, not an actor.
However, the appearance of Qin Hai changed everything. This time, the Chinese delegation brought a full range of basic parts of tillage machinery, including improved rotary tillage blades from Qingfeng Agricultural Machinery Factory, as well as improvements made by other agricultural machinery companies under the guidance of Qin Hai.
plowshares, rake blades and other accessories. The performance of all these basic parts has been tested in China. Cui Hongchun is convinced that this time the Chinese delegation will be able to make a big splash.
"Lao Tian, as the old saying goes, after three days of separation, you should be impressed by each other. You have been abroad for two years, right? I'm afraid you don't know what the domestic technical level is. Why do you think we can't come up with products that can be exhibited at the exhibition?
"Cui Hongchun smiled and tried to convince Tian Yuzhong.
Tian Yuzhong hurriedly said: "How dare you? There are no weak soldiers under a strong general. It is natural for Minister Cui's men to come up with some advanced products... However, Minister Cui, can you give me Lao Tian a thorough explanation first? What shall we do?"
What secret weapon did you come up with?"
"I can't say that." Cui Hongchun smiled even more happily. Seeing Tian Yuzhong's confused look, he pointed to the seat in the back of the bus and said, "Old Tian, you saw a young man there.
No, he is my secret weapon."
"Young man?" Tian Yuzhong followed Cui Hongchun's hand and saw three unusually young faces among the middle-aged people in the car. These three people included two women and one man. When he looked over,
At that time, the two girls were sandwiching the young man on the left and right, chattering something.
This young man is naturally Qin Hai. The two girls beside him are Qin Shan and Ning Jing, who have just completed the college entrance examination. They entered the delegation as product demonstrators of Qingfeng Factory.
In this delegation organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, in addition to some officials from the ministry, the remaining quotas were allocated to more than a dozen agricultural machinery companies. Qingfeng Factory received two quotas because it provided rotary tillage blades for the exhibition, one of which was "
The one "wearing a hat" is directly assigned to Qin Hai, and the other one is determined by Qingfeng Factory itself.
In other companies, opportunities like this to go abroad are naturally monopolized by the factory director. But Ning Zhongying is not so greedy. He knows that he does not have a deep understanding of technology and there is no point in going to the expo, so he gives the quota to Leng
Yuming, let him be the representative of Qingfeng Factory.
The mere two quotas were obviously not enough to meet Qin Hai's requirements. He had his own purpose for participating in this expo, and this purpose could only be achieved with the help of others. He called Cui Hongchun and expressed the hope that he could
If a few more places are added, all the additional costs will be borne by him personally.
Cui Hongchun would naturally not refuse Qin Hai's request. The reason why the Ministry of Agriculture limited the number of places was simply because of insufficient funds. If Qin Hai was willing to raise his own funds, Cui Hongchun would actually like him to bring a few more people there, because
This can make the delegation appear large and leave a deep impression on others.
After getting permission from Cui Hongchun, Qin Hai began to plan the manpower. Li Linguang and Yue Kun must be included, because they invented the thermal spraying process, and Qin Hai was planning to bring this technology to the expo.
Sell the process and seize the market for thermal spray equipment.
The next people to bring are Liu Shuo and Huang Yanling from Brothers Ceramics Factory. This is what Qin Hai thought of after they visited Pingyuan. After more than a month of hard work, Qin Hai asked Brothers Ceramics Factory to trial-produce the zirconia product.
Success, Qin Hai is also preparing to sell this product at this expo.
Qin Hai originally planned to bring Song Hongxuan and Ning Zhongying with him, but they both declined due to busy work. Qin Hai knew that Song Hongxuan was indeed unable to leave because of work, while Ning Zhongying thought that he would go
Brazil was of no use and was unwilling to waste Qin Hai's funds, so he refused with excuses.
It was Qin Hai's impromptu idea to bring Ning Jing and Qin Shan to Brazil. At that time, the two had just finished taking the college entrance examination. Ning Jing took the lead and bothered Qin Hai to take them out to play all day long, saying that they would not be delayed by the college entrance examination.
Youth is back to play again. Qin Hai was busy preparing to go to Brazil at this time. They were so frustrated that he had an idea and decided to include the two of them in his entourage.
Due to the hot sales of Pingyuan Steel Plant's special steel in the Japanese and European markets, Qin Hai had accumulated a considerable amount of foreign exchange, and it was no longer a big deal to spend ten to twenty thousand dollars to take two girls abroad.
Qin Hai also intends to let his sister Qin Shan get more exposure to the outside world, and going abroad is undoubtedly the most effective way.
If you want to take Qin Shan, you can't take Ning Jing down, because the two of them are inseparable from each other all day long, and Meng is inseparable, so it is impossible to separate them. Besides, Ning Jing is Ning Zhongying's daughter and Ning Mo's sister.
Regardless of the relationship, Qin Hai had to take her to Brazil with him.
In this way, Ning Jing and Qin Shan were included in the list of the Ministry of Agriculture's overseas delegation as exhibitors, and together with Qin Hai, they came to Sao Paulo.
PS: Second update, although it’s past midnight... Orange is actually still working hard.