A few days later, Xu Qiang welcomed an uninvited guest at the School of Mechanical Engineering.

"Excuse me, are you Comrade Xu Qiang?"

In the school's message room, a young woman saw Xu Qiang and immediately greeted him with a smile.

"You are……"

When Xu Qiang saw the woman, he was stunned for a moment, then looked her over.

The woman was wearing a floral dress, had a slender figure, pretty and sweet looks, had short and neat hair, and had an outstanding temperament.

"Hello, I'm Zhang Li, deputy director of the Changzhou Township Enterprise Management Bureau. This is my business card." As she spoke, the woman named Zhang Li handed a yellow business card to Xu Qiang.

"Um..." After taking a look at the business card, Xu Qiang nodded and then asked, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

"Comrade Bai Hai is your friend, right?"

"Yes, what's wrong?" When Xu Qiang heard the other party mention Bai Hai, he immediately understood.

"I heard that you are willing to provide technical support for our township enterprises, so I wanted to come over and talk to you..." Zhang Li smiled slightly, and then said, "But I still want to confirm one thing. I wonder if you have the medal and certificate of honor for the National Science and Technology Progress Award. I want to take a look."

"The certificate is in my dormitory. Why don't you wait a moment and I'll get it for you." Xu Qiang said straightforwardly.

Xu Qiang didn't expect that Bai Hai would get in touch with the local government of Changzhou so quickly. The other party took the initiative to come to him, and the official who came was so young, which made him feel somewhat surprised.

"I'll go with you." Zhang Li said with a smile, "I also want to see the university campus here."

"Okay." After Xu Qiang said that, he stood up and led Zhang Li into the campus.

"I really didn't expect that you, Comrade Xu Qiang, are so young. Bai Hai said you are only in your twenties, and I thought he was joking..."

"Aren't you quite young? We are of the same age, right? In fact, I have only been working in the factory for less than a year, and you have already become the deputy director. This is really amazing." Xu Qiang glanced at Zhang Li and said with some surprise.

"In recent years, we in Changzhou have implemented a policy of younger cadres. Thanks to the trust of the leaders, I was put in this position. But no matter what position I am in, I am serving the people," said Zhang Li with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes! We are all serving the people." Xu Qiang said with a smile.

Afterwards, the two of them walked and talked, and soon arrived at Xu Qiang's dormitory.

"You usually live here. The environment is pretty good." Seeing Xu Qiang's tidy dormitory and the green garden outside the window, Zhang Li put her hands behind her back, her fingers long and white, walked around the room and praised.

"It's okay." Xu Qiang replied casually, then took out his award certificate and medal, as well as several photos with leaders from the cabinet and placed them on the bed.

"It's really amazing..." Zhang Li picked up the certificate and photo and looked at them. After a moment, she smiled and said, "As expected, you are the youngest winner."

"Honor can only prove the past. I still have a long way to go in the future." Xu Qiang glanced at Zhang Li and then said, "Bai Hai has already told you about my situation, right? Can you guys in Changzhou accept my offer?"

Since the other party has verified the authenticity of his award, Xu Qiang went straight to the point and talked about the quotation.

"Comrade Xu Qiang, are you in great need of money?" Zhang Li asked with a smile after putting down Xu Qiang's certificate of honor.

"That's for sure." Xu Qiang replied straightforwardly, then raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't it the same for your Changzhou government? Otherwise, why would you set up so many township enterprises? Revitalizing the economy is also to contribute to the country's four modernizations. Our goals are the same."

"Haha, you're right!" Zhang Li looked at Xu Qiang approvingly and said, "Leading the people out of poverty and into prosperity is one of the most important responsibilities of our Changzhou government. How about this, I came with a driver this time, and it must have been hard for him to drive all the way here. How about we find a restaurant and talk while eating?"

"Okay." Xu Qiang nodded.

After putting away the certificate and medal, Xu Qiang followed Zhang Li out of the dormitory.

At this time, Liu Siying was studying in the library, while He Yonghong and his girlfriend were attending classes in the lecture hall. In those days, the university did not conduct strict inspections, and outsiders also had the opportunity to attend classes. When the two walked to the school gate again, Xu Qiang was stunned by the scene in front of him.

It turned out that Zhang Li came here this time by taking their government bus, which was a white Volga sedan. The driver was a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed very neatly. When he saw Zhang Li, he also looked very attentive.

This reminded Xu Qiang of their Victory Machinery Factory. The factory director Liu Biao also had a private car, but it was just a 212 jeep that had been driven for more than ten years. Although Zhang Li's administrative level was not as high as Liu Biao's, her private car was very good.

"After our mayor learned of your identity, he attached great importance to this matter, so he sent his special car this time." Zhang Li seemed to see Xu Qiang's doubts and continued, "We are in urgent need of high-level technical talents. I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

"Ah, I also hope to contribute to the economic development of your city." Xu Qiang said politely and got into the car.

Then the car started and entered the city of SH.

More than ten minutes later, the car stopped at Fuzhou Road in Shanghai. Then, under the guidance of Zhang Li, Xu Qiang entered a restaurant called Xinghualou.

The decoration of this restaurant is quite good nowadays, and it is also a veritable time-honored brand and is very famous in Shanghai.

After finding a seat by the window, Zhang Li ordered a few dishes and the two started chatting.

"...To be honest, your team's offer of 50,000 yuan for a product project did shock our Mayor Xue. He thought Bai Hai was committing fraud. But our purpose is to respect talents, especially senior talents who can win national awards, so you sent me here to check out the situation. I didn't expect to have a young national award winner like you." Zhang Li said to Xu Qiang with a smile.

"So now you believe it."

"I believe it." Zhang Li nodded and continued, "I heard from Bai Hai that you are an expert in chemical engineering. I don't understand your technical aspects. I just want to know, if you were asked to develop a product, what product would you be best at?"

"In fact, chemical industry is closely related to our daily life. For example, the soap you use in daily life, the dyes for clothes, and the additives for food are all chemical products." Xu Qiang paused, and then said: "In fact, no matter what kind of chemical product it is, as long as it can be the best in the country, the profit is considerable. You don't think my quotation is high. After all, our technology has also been developed at the cost of a lot of time and money, and we are still a team. From product research and development to mass production, we can provide a complete set of technical solutions. I believe that if you are allowed to develop similar products by yourself, the cost you pay will definitely not be lower than ours, and you may not succeed!"

Xu Qiang said this with considerable confidence.

Because many of the chemical product technologies he mastered were developed at the cost of a lot of money and manpower, 50,000 yuan to buy the patent for such a product is indeed very cheap. At least in Xu Qiang's opinion, it is already a "bargain price."

"What you said does make sense." Zhang Li nodded and said, "In fact, some of our township enterprises in Changzhou have already cooperated with some scientific research institutes. But how should I put it...sometimes things always go against one's wishes. It seems that it is not an easy task to transform technology into good products. Most of the cooperation projects have been shelved, and the invested funds have also been lost..."

"So you doubt my ability?" Xu Qiang asked.

"Trust is built on the basis of long-term successful cooperation. I have no doubt that you have high skills, but based on our previous cooperation experience with some experts, the chance of success is indeed not high." Zhang Li picked up the teacup and took a sip, then continued: "Our domestic experts have always paid great attention to theoretical research and like to write various papers, but they have a big flaw, that is, the disconnection between technology and the market. In other words, when they want to transform the theoretical technology they have mastered into commodity production, there will always be problems of one kind or another. Of course, I'm not talking about you, but just some facts that I have seen with my own eyes..."

"Hahaha!" Hearing this, Xu Qiang laughed and said, "Then just tell me clearly, how do you want to cooperate?"

Those who complain about goods are often those who really want to buy them.

This woman named Zhang Li was obviously very shrewd. Although she looked polite, her words were full of doubts about Xu Qiang's abilities.

Moreover, Zhang Li kept saying that she did not understand technology, but she did point out some difficulties in the current cooperation between domestic research institutions and enterprises. That is, many experts have been immersed in castles in the air of high-end technical theoretical research, but it is difficult to transform these theoretical research into commercial technology. To put it bluntly, they lack the ability to monetize.

But this is also very normal. What the Changzhou government wants is economic benefits. Otherwise, no matter how famous the experts are or how many awards they have won, it is worthless to them.

"I can take you to Changzhou to have a look. We have many township enterprises there, and then we can hold a meeting to discuss the specific matters of cooperation. What do you think?" Zhang Li said.

"Okay." Xu Qiang nodded when he heard that.

"Then you can go back and prepare today, and we will drive over to pick you up tomorrow morning."

"Ok."

"I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future..." Zhang Li drank a sip of tea and a sweet smile appeared on her face... (End of this chapter)