A stunning beauty arrived on the island; she invented everything from childcare to babysitting.

Chapter 147 To be determined

From Master Yang, An Ning and Song Wenyuan learned that a foreign businessman had recently contacted the Guangzhou Toy Factory. He was a sales representative for a foreign electromechanical company, mainly responsible for toys, and wanted to sell equipment to China.

However, the equipment was very expensive, costing over a million Chinese yuan, so much so that the toy factory's leaders hesitated for a long time before making a decision.

The island troops' sudden contact with them was a complete surprise. If they could sell their old equipment, they could use the funds they were originally willing to invest to purchase the new equipment and build a new production line.

"Master Yang, do you know what functions this imported equipment has?"

"I heard it's become more intelligent. For example, the injection molding machine can meet our needs for different specifications with just one machine. The stamping equipment is much more precise than our own. Combined with the assembly line, production efficiency will be greatly improved, and product consistency will be more uniform. However, the factory manager thinks that the assembly line is not as easy to use as our workers and wants to remove it from the equipment. But the salesperson from that company is unwilling and insists on buying the whole set, so we've been stuck here."

Hearing this, An Ning roughly understood what was going on.

"Thank you for reminding me." She looked at the other person gratefully. "Do you have any recommendations for domestic electromechanical companies?"

"Shenyang No. 1 Machine Tool Plant, Capital No. 1 Machine Tool Plant, and the closest one is Jinling Machine Tool Plant... Although the equipment from these three plants is not as good as that from abroad, it is cheaper, costing less than one-fifth of the price, and we can still make demands on them."

Anning took out paper and pen and wrote down the names of these factories.

Master Yang couldn't help but sigh: "These foreigners don't make money from the price of the equipment at all, but from the subsequent maintenance costs. The farm machinery factory next door is a case in point. Why can't the factory leaders see that?"

Song Wenyuan said, "It's not that they don't understand, it's that they think their own technicians can learn it. As long as they can figure out the principle of the equipment, they won't need to come and maintain it later."

"The problem is that their instruction manual is a thick stack of letters, full of technical terms. Even if you find someone who specializes in foreign languages, they might not be able to translate it. If they accidentally make a translation error, the whole machine might have to be scrapped."

Master Yang remains pessimistic about this.

An Ning knew about the developments of later generations; she had witnessed how China transformed from a stage of imitation to a stage of independent innovation.

Modern China is too backward, and the United States, along with its allies, has imposed a technological blockade on them. Under these restrictions, China can only seek knowledge through imitation, break through its own limitations through imitation, and thus begin to improve and innovate.

However, she didn't say much.

The prevailing sentiment of that era was positive and optimistic, but many people who had witnessed it still expressed pessimism. Some even considered handing over all their technology in exchange for national security, and this idea persisted for a long time.

But time will tell.

Time will prove that those so-called developed countries are not as powerful as they seem.

Time will prove that the Chinese lion, which has been sleeping for over a century, will still be able to quickly climb to the peak and dominate the plains after it awakens.

After inspecting the equipment, Anning felt that was enough and said goodbye. Master Yang escorted them all the way to the gate before returning to his work.

Song Wenyuan asked An Ning, "Are you planning to contact these factories?"

"Let's talk about it after we've seen that factory tomorrow."

Anning doesn't know if all toy factories nowadays are similar to Guangzhou Toy Factory, or if only Guangzhou Toy Factory is like that.

If the next factory is similar to this one, she might call back to report the situation.

These toys will soon be obsolete in the market. If these devices are introduced, not only will it be impossible to realize some of the drawings she made, but they may also become an uncontrollable burden for the military in the future.

If the machine tools are ordered according to her idea, the plan will have to be postponed, which is beyond her control.

After all, subsidizing the military's funds was only one of the purposes of building this toy factory. Another purpose was to build an underground arms factory under the cover of darkness. Maybe the military would be willing to pay for it?

If that's the case, buying the production equipment from Guangzhou Toy Factory is indeed a good idea, as they have readily available experience that they can simply copy.

"also."

They left the toy factory early, and although they originally intended to record various data from the equipment, it turned out there was no need to record anything. So, saving a lot of time, the two went directly to the police station.

This time, Huang Yu didn't bring the children to play. There was a middle-aged man in the office who looked a lot like him, but was obviously a size bigger. He must be his uncle, who was the head of the household registration department.

It is said that nephews resemble their uncles, but this is the first time Anning has seen such a striking resemblance between uncle and nephew.

Upon seeing Song Wenyuan and An Ning arrive, Huang Yu quickly tucked the child under his arm before his uncle could speak, strode out of the office, and closed the door.

Immediately from inside came Huang Yu's uncle's furious roar: "Huang Yu!"

Huang Yu wiped the sweat from his brow and put Shen Changle down. "Um... I still have some work to do, so I can't accompany you sightseeing today. You can explore Guangzhou on your own; it's definitely more interesting than that rural island. There are theaters, cinemas, parks where you can go boating, and the Cultural Palace—you can check them all out. I'll head back now! But don't worry, I've cleared my schedule for the next few days and will make sure to get you to your destinations. See you at the guesthouse at six o'clock tomorrow morning!"

He didn't say anything more after he finished speaking, and went back to his office. From inside the office, one person's roar and another person's fawning voice could be faintly heard.

"Uncle! My dear uncle, didn't I tell you before? The one who just came is my old man..."

As the office door closed again, the sounds inside gradually subsided. An Ning tried to listen again, but could no longer make out what was being said. It seemed that Huang Yu was introducing Chen Hai's identity to his uncle.

She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but Chen Hai seemed to be leaving a little faster than when he arrived, though not by much.

Outside the police station, looking at the streets that were much more bustling than those on the island, Song Wenyuan suggested, "It's still early today, and the weather is nice. How about we go to the park after lunch? Didn't Ni'er want to go boating? Let's take her on the lake first, and then I'll take her on the sea when we get back."

"Great!"

Shen Changle agreed immediately, and An Ning naturally wouldn't refuse.