When they heard Feng Xiaochen say this, everyone turned their attention to the photo. It was only at this time that they began to notice the mystery in the photo. On the left side of the photo, all of whom were wearing China Nuclear Power Company work clothes were young, and the oldest were Deng Jingming and Feng Lintao, who were only in their early 40s. On the right side of the photo, the one from Sanli Steel Institute, except for a young female translator, the rest were old men. Half of them had severe baldness, and although the other half still had hair, they were all white-haired.

Feng Xiaochen's words are heartbreaking. How many old men like Sanli Steel Institute, who are on average in the sixth year, can they survive 20 years later? Even if Japan is a long-lived country, these old men can live to 80 or 90 years old, can you expect them to travel thousands of miles to the UK to maintain nuclear power plants with oxygen cylinders?

On the contrary, the Chinese team is so young, and the youngest ones seem to be twenty-six or twenty-seven. Feng Xiaochen said that they can work for another 50 years, which may be a bit exaggerated, but it is entirely possible to work for at least another 40 years.

Of course, there are limited people in a photo, but this photo can reflect the characteristics of the two companies and even the two countries. China is a latecomer. In the 1980s and 1990s, it has just begun to learn advanced Western technology comprehensively. Except for a few middle-aged and elderly engineers, most of the technical backbones of various industries are young people trained after the 1990s and 1990s. On the contrary, Japan's rapid growth period was in the 1960s and 1970s. After the 1980s, due to the overall economic deviation and virtualization, young people turned to the financial industry, and few people learned technology, resulting in the "Showa Man" who took the lead in the company, and young people could only get the title of "Heisei Waste House".

The age structure of engineers in a company or country can reflect the potential of the company or country. Chinese engineers are young, have strong learning ability, and have the desire to make progress. If you hand over the project to Chinese companies, these young people will treat the project with a serious attitude and can provide lasting services in the future.

On the contrary, if the project is handed over to a Japanese company, will these 60-year-old engineers still have the motivation and passion to do the project? Maybe they will retire before the project is over. Why do you need to spend time on the project? As for future maintenance, it is even more God knows. Maybe when these old men leave their jobs, there will be no one in Japan to be responsible for the maintenance. At that time, the British will be waiting to cry.

"Mr. Larman, I think what Mr. Feng pointed out is a serious problem." Ruiz came back first and said seriously to Larman.

"I think it's just a coincidence." Larman looked embarrassed, but he still insisted on defending. Even if he had not specifically studied the population structure of China and Japan, he could still know from some daily experience that Feng Xiaochen said was true. When he participated in academic activities in the past, he had contact with Chinese and Japanese scholars. He could indeed feel that the average age of Chinese scholars was lower, while Japan was a very typical aging society.

Larman said this. When he met with the team of Sanli Steel Institute, he frowned slightly at the group of old men opposite him. There were some things that no one would remind him, but once someone reminded him, he would not be able to think about it again.

"Mr. Uchida, don't you have some younger engineers in your company?"

After Sanli's engineers introduced his plan, Larman did not ask questions about the technical issues, but raised such a question to Yuuchi Uchida.

"A younger engineer?" Yuuchi Uchida was stunned. He turned his head to look at the person he brought, and his face suddenly became ugly.

If it weren't for Larman's suggestion, Yuuchi Uchida would not have noticed the average age of his team. When choosing engineers to form a team to the UK, Sanli's consideration was to select the most experienced engineers in all aspects so as to convince the British side as much as possible. The most experienced engineers in the company are all such old men, and no one thinks there is anything wrong with it. In fact, at many engineering projects in Japan or at some technical seminars, there are often a group of old guys. The age gap phenomenon of engineering and technicians is no longer surprising.

But after Larman mentioned this question, Uchida Yuuki realized that something was wrong. Thinking of the previous meeting with the Chinese team, how energetic the other party was, he could fully imagine what Larman thought.

"Our company has a large number of young engineers." Yuuchi Uchida said, "If we can get this project, you will meet our young engineers on the construction site. As for them all..."

He pointed at his old men and explained: "We just think they have more experience, and maybe you will be more interested in their experience."

"So that's it." Larman knew that Uchida Yu's words were more empty and less real, but he did not expose it. Instead, he changed the topic and asked: "So, Mr. Uchida, can you tell me what is the biggest difference between you and Chinese companies?"

"Of course it's quality." Yuuchi Uchida said without hesitation. "Our Japanese nation has always advocated the spirit of craftsmanship and strived for excellence in quality, so the quality of the projects we built is completely trustworthy. As for China, although it is not convenient for me to accuse my peers of the situation, I think Mr. Larman should have his own opinion."

"As far as I understand, Chinese companies have also paid great attention to product quality in recent years. They have indeed made some inferior products in the past, but this situation has been fundamentally changed." Ruiz replied.

Yuuchi Uchida smiled gently and said: "Yes, Chinese companies have introduced comprehensive technology management technology from Japan. At present, the quality of Chinese products has improved significantly compared with the past. However, this is just an improvement. The safety requirements of nuclear power plants are very high. Any quality defect may lead to huge disasters. Therefore, I think the British government should pay more attention to quality issues."

"I understand." Larman nodded calmly.

Later, the two sides talked about some unnutritional nonsense, and then the talks ended. Larman did not give any tendency opinions in his final summary speech, which was slightly different from Larman's attitude that Yuuchi Uchida learned in advance. Previously, it was said that Larman was more inclined to choose Sanli.

"The situation is not good."

Back at the hotel, Yuuuchi found his deputy, Mio Ueda and said to him with a serious expression.

"I feel this too," said Ueda Mio. "It seems that Larman has some dissatisfaction with us. Ruiz is obviously inclined toward the Chinese. If Larman is not on our side, the Sink Point Nuclear Power Plant may fall into the hands of the Chinese."

"The questions raised by Larman today are the key," said Yuuchi Uchida. "We made a mistake. We just considered selecting the most experienced engineers to participate in the negotiations, but we didn't notice that these engineers were too old. Especially the engineers sent by China were very young, which was a stark contrast to us."

"You mean, Larman discovered this difference?" asked Mito Ueda.

Uchida Yu said quietly: "Lalman is not as sensitive as this. Someone reminded him. And I guessed this person, that is Feng Xiaochen."

"Feng Xiaochen? Who is this?" Ueda Mio asked strangely.

"A cunning Chinese." Yuuchi said. He suddenly had a very uncomfortable idea. His age was nearly 20 years lower than Feng Xiaochen. In front of Feng Xiaochen, he was an old man. At such an age, it was really a sad thing to have to run around.

Ueda Mio didn't get the answer he wanted, but he was too lazy to ask, but asked: "So, Uchida, what should we do next? Should we ask a few young engineers in China to come right now?"

Uchida Yu asked, "Ueda, do you think our company can find young engineers who are also very skilled?"

Mio Ueda thought seriously, then shook his head and said, "Indeed, our young engineers are too scarce, and the only few are technically lacking. I think this may be a problem in Japanese society. We are too particular about seniority. Many elderly people occupy an important position. Young people leave one after another before they can make a breakthrough, which is why the current talent gap is caused."

Yu Uchida said: "It's meaningless to reflect on this issue now. Larman has paid attention to the issue of age. Even if we find a few young engineers, we cannot dispel his doubts. What we have to do now is to pull the Chinese into the water and let Larman find that the Chinese have problems, so that we and them will return to the equal starting line."

"What are you going to do?" Ueda asked with interest.

Yuu Uchida shook his head and said, "I can't answer you this question now. I have some acquaintances in Europe, and they have a good relationship with me. I plan to visit them. However, please keep this matter secret for me and not leak it in the team. Some of our engineers are too naive. If they know something, they can't keep the secret."

"I understand." Ueda Mio nodded and responded.
Chapter completed!