Created in China Episode 15 Recap
> Created in China Recap
Regarding Liu Jun preparing to sell the technology to Lu Huadong, Lin Yue scoffed at it, deeming it a foolish act lacking business sense. In the end, Liu Jun reached an agreement with Lu Huadong, and used the five million he received to purchase new equipment and develop new accessories. On the other hand, Qian Hongming keenly perceived the deeper meaning behind it, marking the end of years of accumulated grievances between the two parties.
Just as the two were raising their glasses in celebration at the bar, a TV news bulletin suddenly interrupted, reporting that the World Trade Center in the United States had been hit. This shocking "9/11 incident" affected foreign trade import and export as well as securities investment businesses, and industry insiders, including Qian Hongming, would subsequently face severe turbulence in the international financial market, their prospects suddenly clouded by a heavy shadow.
The next morning, Liu Jun proactively called Liang Sishen, inviting Donghai Group to inspect their self-developed new type of equipment under the guise of technical cooperation. Afterwards, he brought Engineer Sun and Engineer Liao to Donghai for a few days and met Song Yunhui, unexpectedly, Song Yunhui was personally in charge of overseeing the bidding.
Originally, Liu Shitang had arranged a blind date for his son, but upon learning that Liu Jun went to bid, he had to apologize to his old friend Lao Pi, and the blind date was temporarily put on hold. During the bidding defense session, Liu Jun systematically elaborated on the equipment's performance advantages with detailed data and engineering drawings.
As Song Yunhui reviewed the technical documents, his gaze sharpened, discovering that a certain key process parameter was precisely a technical bottleneck that Donghai Group had not yet overcome, and yet Tengfei Company had already achieved breakthrough progress.
At the review meeting, the head of the production department pointed out a hidden risk in Tengfei's production capacity scale and suggested introducing an alternative supplier; but Song Yunhui, overriding all objections, insisted that only Liu Jun's team could meet his demanding quality standards. Soon, Liu Jun received news that Donghai Group decided to cooperate with them.
Just as everyone was celebrating the good news of winning the bid, Cui Bingbing from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's credit department suddenly visited. Cui Bingbing proactively approached them under the pretense of inspecting the project, candidly admitting that she learned about Tengfei's loan application from a colleague. Liu Jun, as if finding a treasure, immediately displayed the entire list of fixed assets and guided her to visit the core production workshop.
Afterwards, Cui Bingbing went straight to the point, stating that Tengfei's current book assets appearing "textbook perfect" actually raised risk control concerns, and that the appraised value of the industrial land significantly deviated from market conditions, suggesting the immediate initiation of a land value re-evaluation process. Liu Jun's mind was opened, realizing that domestic bank-enterprise cooperation must follow localized business logic, and he was very grateful to Cui Bingbing.
On the day Donghai Group's production line was officially put into operation, Song Yunhui specially invited Liu Jun to witness it together. Song Yunhui looked at the roaring assembly line and candidly stated that choosing Tengfei was in the hope that national industry could cultivate high-end manufacturing capabilities comparable to Europe and America. The next day, Liu Jun conducted a land parcel inspection as per Cui Bingbing's suggestion, but hesitated when making the site selection decision.
He called to invite Cui Bingbing for on-site guidance, unexpectedly, Liu Shitang suddenly came to inquire about his son's romantic life, unintentionally revealing that Cui Bingbing was actually a blind date he had secretly arranged. It was precisely because of this that Liu Jun's attitude towards Cui Bingbing suddenly changed, directly stating that he had no interest in romantic matters.
Cui Bingbing immediately understood the reason, frankly admitting that she indeed felt resistant during their first meeting, but in subsequent business interactions, Liu Jun's rigorous engineering style and persistent industrial ambitions gradually dispelled her prejudices. To that end, the two reached an unspoken agreement: to maintain a purely professional cooperative relationship. At this time, Qian Hongying was extremely worried about her brother's marital changes.
She heard that her brother had a mistress behind Shen Jiali's back, and remembering Shen Jiali's affection and sacrifice in marrying into the family despite family pressure, she decided to protect her sister-in-law. Inside the bowling alley, Qian Hongying told Liu Shitang about this matter, hoping that Liu Jun could persuade Qian Hongming. When Cui Bingbing was driving Liu Jun, Liu Jun noticed that the fuel gauge seemed abnormal and offered to check and repair it for her.
Because the car had issues, Liu Jun personally drove Cui Bingbing home, and repaired her home's water pipes and changed light bulbs. After they finished, Cui Bingbing had already prepared a meal, and Liu Jun ate ravenously. The next day, Liu Shitang came to Liu Jun's office and subtly inquired about Qian Hongming.
