Hearing Li Huiqun mention those two pieces of equipment, Yamaguchi Kato Teng immediately turned his perplexed gaze towards Li Huiqun.

His mouth opened, but he hesitated to say anything.

In his mind, he thought, why ask? The reason you want our equipment is obviously to replicate them, right?

Surely, you're not using them for comparisons, are you? This isn't a joke, is it? If you truly had such machine tools, then why have you been importing from us all these years?

Though he thought this in his heart, he dared not voice it, as he still needed something from the other party.

If he genuinely angered the opponent and they refused to buy the batch of goods, he would be the one to suffer losses in the end.

After a brief contemplation, Yamaguchi Kato Teng made up his mind.

Thus, he opened his mouth and replied very politely:

"Sorry, Mr. Huiqun, those two machine tools were handled by Yamaguchi Junichiro and his team.

I am not familiar with this, so I don't know what your company intends to use our equipment for.

I hope Mr. Huiqun can enlighten me."

One must admit, this old fellow Yamaguchi Kato Teng really has a sharp mind.

With just a little thought, he came up with such an answer.

This way, he neither belittled himself nor elevated the other party.

It can be said that this was a perfect all-purpose answer, and the best answer for the moment.

However, it was clear Li Huiqun was not satisfied with this answer.

Are you kidding, do I care whether you know about this or not?

Since you are asking for my help now, you should be humble.

Even if you honestly didn't know, you shouldn't have said it aloud; if you do, why should I accommodate you?

With a disdainful curl of his lips, Li Huiqun spoke up:

"So, you say you might not know? But it's okay, I'm always known for being helpful. Since you don't know, let me tell you."

Saying this, Li Huiqun clapped his hands, and the staff behind him immediately turned on the projector once more.

Instantly, that 3D holographic image reappeared in front of the crowd.

Even though Yamaguchi Kato Teng and his companions had already seen it once before, they were still shocked by this virtual reality image.

However, this time, Yamaguchi Kato Teng was not merely awestruck by the virtual reality technology as he had been previously.

He forced himself to look at the contents of the image.

With just one glance, he gasped in astonishment.

Hiss...

How is this possible?

At the very moment he saw the image, Yamaguchi Kato Teng and his companions gasped in shock.

The machine processing plant in the image seemed to be many times larger than his family's Yamaguchi Precision Co., Ltd.

Moreover, its layout was more reasonable and spacious compared to his family's Yamaguchi Precision Co., Ltd.

Of course, this disparity was something they couldn't compete with, given the limited land space in their country.

Let alone them, even much larger entities like the Toyota Group, Honda Group, etc., lacked the expansive grounds shown in the projection.

But if it were only about the grounds, it would be nothing worth shocking them. Everyone from their nation had come to terms with this limitation.

What truly overwhelmed him were the machine tools within Nuclear Manufacturing.

Both in terms of appearance and close-ups of various parts, they were unmistakably more advanced than the machine tools in his own home!

And more importantly, from his observation and viewing, it was absolutely impossible that these machine tools were completed within a month.

This means that by the time they purchased his family's machine tools, these were already developed.

He was certain of this fact, as he had gained considerable experience at Yamaguchi Precision Co., Ltd.

Seeing the other's extremely shocked expression, Li Huiqun chuckled and said:

"Hehe, what do you think? Now you should understand. The reason we procured those two pieces of equipment from you was to compare and evaluate.

To see how many generations ahead our equipment is compared to yours, and to figure out which ancient stage your prideful equipment has been stuck at."

These words made Yamaguchi Kato Teng blush slightly.

Based on his observations, he believed Li Huiqun wasn't lying.

This led to quite an awkward situation.

To think his side believed their technology was matchless and tried all means to restrict exports, preventing the other party from obtaining it.

But in the end, the other's technology had already surpassed theirs. Haha, what a tremendous irony.

Of course, he could accept this. What made him feel the most ashamed and blushed was that after exporting those two pieces of equipment, the commerce association had actually spent a billion USD to buy them back.

Thinking about this now, Yamaguchi Kato Teng felt incredibly embarrassed.

He really had no idea what Xiao Quan was thinking; with such a mindset and vision, he really questioned why Xiao Quan had become the current host of the commerce association.

At the same time, a ridiculous thought flashed through his mind; he really wanted to see how those folks would react once this news reached back home.

When they learned that their cherished technology, which they tirelessly blocked, was merely outdated goods here, what kind of expression would they have?

For a moment, Yamaguchi Kato Teng even felt a bit gleeful.

"Mr. Huiqun, I genuinely didn't know about the previous matters.

You should know that I just took over the Yamaguchi Clan. If I were the previous leader, I would have certainly chosen to continue collaborating with you and would not have engaged in such ridiculous antics."

At this point, he stood up, bowed deeply to Li Huiqun, and sincerely continued:

"Mr. Huiqun, please don't hold the previous matters against us. Now that I have taken over the Yamaguchi Clan and Yamaguchi Trading Company, I sincerely hope to collaborate with you and your esteemed group."

Looking at the groveling Yamaguchi Kato Teng, Li Huiqun couldn't help but give him a thumbs up for his thick skin.

To achieve great results, one must not get bogged down by trivialities. Only those who are shameless can often succeed.

However, his identity made Li Huiqun very displeased, and he was reluctant to do business with them.

Nevertheless, recalling the words of the boss, Li Huiqun couldn't ignore him, especially remembering Lin Yi's request, which made him feel like laughing.

It was precisely because of his boss's instructions that he had to continue this somewhat awkward atmosphere:

"I can see, old Yamaguchi, you're a man of character too.

In that case, tell me, what kind of cooperation can we engage in?

As for what you mentioned about the goods in your warehouse, as you've seen, our machine tools are a generation more advanced than yours. So, it might be quite difficult for those goods to meet our acceptance standards.

I suggest you prepare yourself mentally for this."

Listening to Li Huiqun's words, Yamaguchi Kato Teng couldn't help but start calculating in his mind.

Of course, as for what exactly he was calculating, only he knew.

After Li Huiqun finished speaking, Yamaguchi Kato Teng hesitated slightly, then directly spoke:

"Mr. Huiqun, please rest assured, I know the standards of our goods.

Though they may not match what you're producing, they certainly meet the qualification standards.

Therefore, I hope Mr. Huiqun can accept them. Of course, concerning the price, we can also make some concessions."

After saying this, Yamaguchi Kato Teng gritted his teeth slightly and bluntly said:

"Mr. Huiqun, what do you say about us only charging a bit above the cost price, just a little labor fee?"

Hearing this, Li Huiqun was momentarily stunned. What did he mean? He hadn't even started pressuring for a lower price, yet the other had directly offered cost price plus a little processing fee??

What on earth was Yamaguchi Kato Teng plotting?

Of course, out of a businessman's instinct, even if the other party had offered...

[To be continued...]