Factory Director Tian was notified in advance that foreign guests would come to visit Jinghong Auto Repair Factory, so he led people to wait outside the factory early.
Seeing Smith getting off the Red Star sedan, a group of people suddenly became very curious.
These are living foreigners.
They have only been seen from afar during the welcome ceremony organized by the community.
This is really the first time for us to have such close contact.
It’s enough for them to brag about with others for a long time.
Cao Weidong walked to Smith and said with a smile: "Mr. Smith, welcome to visit Jinghong Auto Repair Factory."
Smith nodded: "Yes, your factory looks very regular."
Smith's first impression of Jinghong Auto Repair Shop was very good.
The scale of this factory is not large, but it is clean and tidy, which is better than many small workshop-style car factories in Yingjiang.
In fact, this is also Cao Weidong's idea.
After the production line arrived at Jinghong Auto Repair Factory, Director Tian re-adjusted the functional areas of the factory according to the drawings drawn by Cao Weidong to make them more reasonable and orderly.
Cao Weidong smiled and then corrected him solemnly.
"Thank you for your compliment, but I want to remind you that Jinghong Auto Repair Factory belongs to the state. We are just the managers of this factory. The other director is actually someone else. I am the chief designer of this Red Star car.
That’s all.”
Smith was a little surprised: "You are so good, but you are not the director of the factory?"
"Yes, after all, there are many people in China who are better than me."
Cao Weidong successively introduced Smith to Director Tian, as well as technical backbones such as Ao Sanyuan and Deng Dongming who stood behind him.
Smith looked at Director Tian with doubtful eyes.
I want to find a little bit of sparkle in this middle-aged greasy man who looks a little unattractive compared to Cao Weidong.
But he failed.
Is this what Chinese people often say about pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger?
Smith felt lonely in his heart.
He tried to talk to Director Tian.
However, Director Tian couldn't understand the bird language spoken by Smith at all, and could only look at Cao Weidong nervously and helplessly.
Cao Weidong said a few perfunctory words, and then took Smith to visit Jinghong Auto Repair Factory.
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"This is the car production workshop, and the future Red Star cars will be born here."
In the spacious production workshop, car production lines decorated like new are distributed in an orderly manner.
Young mechanic apprentices are conducting maintenance under the leadership of a master.
These people are immersed in their work, and their faces are full of enthusiasm. They are not affected at all by foreign guests visiting the workshop.
Only a few people glanced up accidentally, then lowered their heads and continued busy with their work.
This surprised Smith.
In his car factory, there are many people who are lazy, slippery and fish in troubled waters.
I have never experienced such a warm working atmosphere.
And the surprise doesn’t end there.
Looking at the semi-automated machinery in the factory, Smith suddenly felt like visiting the Ford Brothers factory.
This is a small handicraft workshop, just like a systematic modern factory!
"Oh my god, you actually have a whole car production line..."
This is completely different from what Smith imagined.
In his inherent impression, this country is poor and poor, and the production workshops should also be in tatters.
However, reality slapped him hard.
Smith moved closer to the semi-automatic machines.
"Some of them look like the production lines of the Bear Country. They seem to have been modified by you?"
Smith also operates a car factory and auto repair shop in Yingjiang.
Pontiac was his car brand.
Although it is not as well-known as Ford, Cadillac, and Lincoln, it still occupies a lot of market share in local states and cities.
Cao Weidong admitted generously.
"Yes, this was originally the production line of Volga Cars. We used it to produce Red Star cars."
Next, Cao Weidong took Smith to visit the auto repair factory area, office area, leisure and entertainment area and other functional areas.
Smith was full of praises along the way.
"Mr. Cao Weidong, you always have a lot of unique ideas. I really want to crack your head open and take a closer look."
Cao Weidong smiled lightly.
Finally, they arrived at the small warehouse located at the back of the production workshop.
Opening the warehouse door, the contents inside have been emptied.
There is a bookcase against the wall, filled with literature and books related to cars.
There are Chinese books, Mao Xiongwen, and a few English books.
There are books on the auto repair field on the market, and they are all available here.
In the open space in the center, more than 40 young people, led by old masters, disassembled car parts step by step.
There is a structural diagram drawn on the blackboard next to it.
Next door is a space divided by red bricks.
Several teachers are discussing something intensely inside.
They pointed from time to time and looked excited, as if they were about to perform a full-scale martial arts show in the next second.
Smith asked curiously.
"Mr. Cao Weidong, what is this place doing?"
Cao Weidong said: "Oh, this is our technical school, a place that specializes in learning car and auto repair knowledge and training auto repair workers."
"Our old masters have exquisite skills. We pass on these skills through vocational technical schools and cultivate a lot of young blood."
"In addition, the master craftsmen will also discuss issues and summarize and analyze here. We want to create a set of car manufacturing concepts and auto repair skills that can become our country's industry standard."
Smith was stunned by Cao Weidong's whimsical ideas.
I was speechless for a long time.
The pride I felt when I first met Cao Weidong had long since disappeared without a trace, leaving only respect.
After regaining consciousness, Smith extended an olive branch.
"Mr. Cao, you are the most special person I have ever met. I wonder if you are interested in following me to develop in Yingjiang. I would like to hire you as the general consultant of our company."
The translator accompanying the tour looked at Cao Weidong in surprise.
Since Smith came to China, he has been working as Smith's translator and knows the character of this foreigner well.
He has never had such high regard for other people.
And also invited to go to Eagle Sauce Country!
However, Cao Weidong decisively refused.
"Sorry, I may disappoint you. We are needed for national construction, and I will not go abroad."
Smith sighed slightly disappointedly.
"Well, I'm happy to work with your factory, but I'd like to sit down with your country's administrative officials and talk about the details."
After receiving Smith's intention to cooperate and considering the need to do Secretary Huang's ideological work, Cao Weidong suggested.
"Then how about setting the time at two o'clock in the afternoon three days later."
"It will be later, I have to go back to my country."
Smith plans to return to Eagle Sauce Country first.
On the one hand, you have to deal with your own affairs, and on the other hand, you need to find a few knowledgeable consultants to consult on how to avoid risks, as well as shipping, taxes and other related matters.
The final meeting is scheduled for seven days.
After the visit, Cao Weidong arranged for a Red Star sedan to take Smith and Section Chief Lu back to the Friendship Hotel.
The secretary looked at Cao Weidong confusedly.
"What have you been talking about?"
Cao Weidong said Yun Danfeng Qing.
"Actually, we didn't talk much. I just took him to visit the factory and introduced him, and the matter was settled."
Secretary: "..."
I'll be damned if I believe what you say.
In order to export goods, we actually took foreign guests to visit countless factories. How did you succeed?
At this time, Cao Weidong stopped smiling.
"About cooperating with Mr. Smith, I still have some things to ask Secretary Huang for instructions."
"Are you anxious?"
“Very anxious!”
The secretary took a deep breath and said solemnly: "I understand."