Material Empire

Although the formula of the gel was obtained from Wang Peichao, and the results of the small test and pilot test in Kusaila Company were satisfactory, Takehiko Takamura was still in a state of anxiety. He couldn't explain why he felt uneasy, but with the sensitivity of a technician, he felt that this matter was not simple, and there might be some things that he hadn't grasped at all.

"Takamura-kun, aren't you too cautious?" Nishikawa Kiyonobu commented disdainfully, looking at the restless Takehiko Takamura. These days, Takehiko Takamura wandered around in front of Nishikawa Kiyonobu when he had nothing to do.

"Chairman, I think we need to do more verification of these technologies. It is very risky to use a technology that we can't fully explain." Takehiko Takamura said hesitantly.

"Didn't you verify it?" Nishikawa Qingxuan asked back, "Didn't your technical department compare the knives we produced with Qu Tao's knives?"

Takehiko Takamura said: "It is true that we have done a comparison. In terms of the hardness, strength, and toughness of the knives, we have reached the level of Qutao, or even surpassed it. In addition, we have also conducted spectral analysis on the knives. The main ingredients of the two are almost the same, judging from these signs, the gel formula we have mastered should be real."

"Then are there any other questions?" Nishikawa Kiyonobu said.

Takehiko Takamura said: "But we still have some uncertainties. First of all, spectral analysis shows that there are some trace elements in Qu Tao's knife materials that are different from ours. Although they are trace elements, they are worthy of vigilance. I can't explain it yet The reasons for this difference, and the possible impact of this difference."

"Changyou Xiuyi said that this may be a problem with Qu Tao's production line. He said that the Chinese have always been relatively sloppy in terms of quality control. Maybe they threw in some things that should not appear in the formula, such as a pair of shoes. ..." Xi Chuan Qingxuan said, the idea of ​​shoes was indeed said by Nagatomo Shuichi, and its purpose was naturally to create a funny effect.

Takehiko Takamura didn't think the joke was funny at all. He sighed lightly and said, "I hope it's the reason, but I can't completely convince myself to accept this explanation. Qutao is not an ordinary Chinese company. As a company that produces precision ceramic materials, it is inconceivable to make such a simple mistake."

"So, what's your guess?" Xi Chuan Qingxuan asked.

"I can't make any guesses yet." Takehiko Takamura admitted, "I'm doing calculations, but the entire calculation model is very complicated, especially since I still can't fully understand the principle of Chinese gel, so I can't even analyze this strange thing. What kind of effect does the substance play in the end?"

"Then you can continue to calculate." Nishikawa Qingxuan said, "You just said that this is only the first reason why you feel uncertain, so is there any other reason?"

"Yes." Takehiko Takamura said, "Another reason is that we don't know whether Chinese knives have hidden dangers in quality. If the knives produced with this gel have certain hidden dangers, and the Chinese themselves I don’t know, then if we rush to use the Chinese gel technology, we will make the same mistakes as them, which is also unacceptable to us.”

"The reason you mentioned deserves our attention. Do you think the Chinese will put an unproven technology into production?" Nishikawa Qingxuan asked.

"I don't know." Takehiko Takamura said, "What if they deliberately lured us into being fooled?"

"Using the loss of your own reputation as a price to lure us into being fooled?" Nishikawa Qingxuan asked, "Do you think the Chinese will have such great determination?"

Takehiko Takamura couldn't answer this question. From a rational analysis, Qu Tao is now a company with a certain international reputation. Although it is not as famous as Kusela, it is not willing to die with Kusela.

Does Qu Tao have a grudge against Kusela? There is no doubt about it. It is impossible for Qu Tao to be unaware of the insidious tricks Kusela used in the Chaosai company incident. From this perspective, of course Qu Tao will hate Kusela. But no matter how great the hatred is, it's not worth going into the water with the opponent, right? Unless Qin Hai is a lunatic.

So, is Qin Hai crazy?

Takehiko Takamura seriously recalled his several experiences of dealing with Qin Hai, and he was convinced that Qin Hai was not only not a lunatic, but also a conspirator with extremely careful thinking and clever methods. In the several collisions between Kucera and Qin Hai, Qin Hai made Kucera suffer. He seemed to be calculating his opponent at any time, and it was very difficult for his opponent to calculate him.

How could such a person rashly leak such an important gel formula? Takehiko Takamura had met Tang Honghui when he was in Chaosai Company. He knew that Tang Honghui's IQ and EQ were not high, and he was not considered a powerful spy. But Qu Tao's core technology was actually brought out by such a person, which seems to have a strong taste of conspiracy.

All of this is just Takamura Takehiko's guesswork. He wanted to share these speculations with Kiyonobu Nishikawa, but couldn't. Firstly, it is because of the inherent strict hierarchy of the Japanese that he cannot treat Nishikawa Kiyonobu as his colleague to discuss issues with confidence, and secondly, Nishikawa Kiyonobu himself does not believe in all conspiracy theories. Xi Chuan Qingxuan had no direct contact with Qin Hai, so he was far less afraid of Qin Hai than Takamura Takehiko.

"Takamura-kun, you don't need to think any more." Nishikawa Kiyonobu persuaded him kindly. After all, Takehiko Takamura is also an important technician in the company, and Nishikawa Kiyonobu couldn't bear to see him like this. He said: "In the past few days, there have been a lot of companies who have come to sign supply agreements with us. You should also take some time to contact customers and understand their needs."

"Hi!" Takehiko Takamura bowed deeply, and walked towards the sales department with his head down.

The scene in the sales department was quite spectacular. More than 20 sales staff were busy answering the phone with a telephone in their hands. From the few words they answered, Takehiko Takamura could hear that they were all answering customers' inquiries. And obviously the attitude of customers is very eager. In several negotiation rooms, customers from all over the world are haggling over prices with sales managers, all of whom have joyful smiles on their faces.

At the top of the sales department is the office of sales director Tatsuo Tanaka. When Takehiko Takamura walked in, Tatsuo Tanaka was seriously studying a thick stack of contracts. Seeing Takehiko Takamura, Tatsuo Tanaka greeted happily: "Mr. Takamura, you are really a hero of the company. Look at these orders, they are all about ceramic knives. In just ten days, our order volume has already More than last year."

Takehiko Takamura waved his hand and said, "Tanaka-kun has won the prize. What kind of hero am I? Isn't Tanaka-kun very clear about the knife skills?"

As a sales director, Tatsuo Tanaka certainly knows where the technology of these knives comes from. To praise how advanced these technologies are, not only is it not an affirmation of Takehiko Takamura, but it can also be considered a blatant slap in the face. Takehiko Takamura, as the technical director, cannot develop decent technology by himself, and has to rely on espionage to steal Chinese technology. This kind of thing is very embarrassing in detail.

However, whether Takehiko Takamura is ashamed or not has nothing to do with Tatsuo Tanaka. He is in charge of sales, no matter where the technology comes from, as long as it can promote sales, he is happy. He called Takamura Takehiko the hero of the company, but in fact it was just a slip of the tongue, but it's hard to take back what he said.

"Takamura-kun is too modest." Tanaka Tatsuo said with a smile, "Except for Takamura-kun, who else can crack the Chinese technology so quickly, and even improve on the basis of these technologies. It is precisely because of our technology There are so many orders because of the hard work.”

Takehiko Takamura didn't want to discuss this issue any more, so he changed the subject and asked, "Tanaka-kun, is there anything unusual about these orders?"

"How could it be abnormal?" Tanaka Tatsuo said, "These orders come from major machine tool manufacturers and machine tool equipment dealers, and their qualifications are completely reliable. Thanks to Qu Tao for the advertisement for us, many machine tool manufacturers now Manufacturers hope to equip their machine tools with ceramic cutting tools as an option when cutting high-hardness materials. Without their prior publicity, we still need to make some efforts to get these manufacturers to accept this concept.”

"Could it be that these manufacturers got to know Qu Tao first, and then signed with us?" Takamura Takehiko asked.

"That's right. Among our customers, many of them have purchased Qutao's knives, and now they turn to us for knives supply." Tanaka Tatsuo said.

"Why did they abandon Qu Tao and turn to us for knives?" Takehiko Takamura asked in surprise.

"Of course it's because of our Kusela brand." Tanaka Tatsuo said proudly. After finishing speaking, he seemed a little embarrassed, so he added resentfully, "Besides, our price is also higher than that of Qusera. Tao is cheaper, there are many cutting tool products, and Qu Tao’s quotation is twice as high as ours.”

"This is strange. Chinese products are always known for their low prices. Why does Qu Tao sell knives more expensive than ours?" Takamura Takehiko asked.

Tanaka Tatsuo said: "As far as I know, the Chinese claim that their knives are better than ours, so they have higher prices. I heard that they also warned these customers that other than Qutao The quality of ceramic knives produced by other manufacturers cannot be trusted, and there may be serious risks.”

"They really said that?" Takehiko Takamura asked with a pale face.