Chapter 1186: Tale of Two Cities (Part 1)

When everyone in Hanyang City was still feeling baffled by the sudden coming and going of the big boss, Tan Zhenhua, who didn’t know the motive and purpose of his trip in Gutian Industrial Zone, Tan Zhenhua was already sitting in his private Fly to his next stop on a customized BAC airliner.
West Hans, Duisburg.
Duisburg, an important industrial city in the Ruhr area in the western Hans, is located at the confluence of the Ruhr and the Rhine. It has a population of about 500,000 and is one of the most important commercial cities in continental Europe since the Middle Ages. It has the largest inland river port in Europe, which handles huge amounts of coal, iron ore, oil and other materials every day. Road and railway transportation extends in all directions, connecting every important city of the West Hans and extending to the entire European continent. It is an important railway of the West Hans. The hub city, because of its superior geographical location and abundant coal reserves, has gathered 5 of the country’s top 7 steel plants with a smelting capacity of more than 4 million tons. It is a veritable industrial town and the heart of the West Hans industry. One of the most important components.
However, after getting off the plane, Tan Zhenhua, who had come here for the first time in his past and this life, found that the environment here was very different from his imagination.
Duisburg is known as the "steel city". From this title, it can be seen that the city's industry is dominated by the most basic coal and iron smelting. This kind of industrial structure is what Tan Zhenhua wants to come to. The city should be full of Towering into the clouds, the huge chimneys are always blowing heavy smoke into the air. The air should also be filled with the smell of burnt coke, and the sight should be obscured by various suspended objects, just like years later, from time to time The haze shrouded in the North China Plain...
But the scene in front of you is not like that. There are naturally chimneys, and the number can be called numerous, but there is no such black smoke that Tan Zhenhua has seen in Hanyang. Most of the smoke emitted is white and looks very It's thin, and the roads are full of lush plants on both sides of the road, and they have obviously been carefully trimmed. The air is not fragrant but at least it has no pungent smell.
It seems that the West Hans people have already taken the lead. They have realized the importance of protecting the environment in maintaining the sustainable development of the industry and have put it into practice.
There are so many areas that China needs to catch up with!
Tan Zhenhua sighed and rang the doorbell of a wooden double-storey building.
The one who came to open the door was a middle-aged uncle who was about 40 years old, with blond hair and blue eyes that are typical of Germans, his face was firm and sharp, he was tall and he looked very handsome.
"Mr. Eric?" he asked, in English, but with a strong accent.
"It's me," Tan Zhenhua replied with a smile: "Is this Mr. Werner Grisch's house?"
The middle-aged man nodded and smiled, and at the same time stretched out his hand and shook Tan Zhenhua lightly, then said: "Yes, hello Eric, my name is Bernd, Bernd Peter Grisch, Werner is my father, I heard You are coming, he is very happy, please come in, Mr. Eric, he is waiting for you."
Just like in the photo, Old Welner’s forehead is shiny, with only a little sparse white hair dotted around it, but his spirit is very good, his face is red, and the handshake with Tan Zhenhua is simple and powerful, showing This old gentleman is a persistent and determined person.
"Then, Mr. Eric, is there any special reason why you, a well-known figure in the world, suddenly came to visit a retired man like me?"
The old man's English is good, and his straightforward questions show that Tan Zhenhua has no wrong judgment on his character.
"Mr. Wilner, this is the case." Tan Zhenhua said: "Not long ago, I went to visit the Gutian Industrial Zone in Hanyang City. Of course, I also visited the Hanyang Diesel Engine Factory. There, I heard about your deeds and followed the local According to the statement, during your tenure, Hanchai has made a lot of achievements. They gave you a very good evaluation, but I am curious. Since this is the case, why did you insist on leaving after the first contract expired Where? Is it really because of age?"
"Young man, your curiosity is really heavy. You have flown so far just to know the answer? Are these things important to you?"
"Very important." Tan Zhenhua replied solemnly: "I can't explain it to you yet, but it's really important for me to understand the real reason behind it."
"So..." Werner fell into a short silence, apparently thinking or hesitating about something, and then reopened after a long while: "Eric, I have heard of you before, in fact, your reputation in China Older than me." He smiled slightly and said, "At least I see your photos in Huaxia newspapers more than I see myself."
Tan Zhenhua shrugged his shoulders and said, "Actually, I am a very low-key person. I have never been interviewed by any reporter. I don't know where they got so many photos of me. But you know Mr. Wilson. All the media in the world are similar, they will always make up some stories that suit their tastes and imaginations to fill the pages of the newspaper."
Werner laughed loudly and squeezed his eyes at Tan Zhenhua and said: "Eric, you are such an interesting person. You are different from all the Chinese people I have met. Well, it seems that you are a qualified person. Audience, then I will tell my story, I hope you can endure the nagging of an old man."
"I flew thousands of kilometers to listen to your story, Mr. Wilner, you see, today’s sunshine is just right, the breeze is faint, it’s a good weather to listen to the story, of course, if you can have a cup of tea or coffee then It's even better."
"Oh, haha, boy, if you don't tell me, I almost forgot, Pete, Pete, give our guests a cup of coffee, um, more sugar, Eric, do you like sugar?"
"Of course, Mr. Wilner, but I have to remind you that the elderly should pay attention to the intake of sugar, which is not good for your health."
"My doctor also advised me to give up coffee and beer. God, you must know that the four favorite things in my life are sugar, coffee, beer and football. He actually wants I quit all three of them. How can this make me live? Oh, by the way, Eric, do you like football? Or after talking about my story in China, we can continue to talk about football Do you know Beckenbauer?"
Tan Zhenhua shrugged his shoulders and said: "Yes, Beckenbauer, of course I know that I am his fan, Mr. Wilner, of course we can talk about football later, just don't talk about Chinese football, otherwise, We won’t be able to chat happily."
Werner laughed again and took the coffee handed by his son and placed it on the table in front of him. Then he said, "Pete has a good coffee brewing craft and inherited his mother's craft, but now he is coming The lazier he became, since he bought an automatic coffee machine at home, he has completely abandoned this craft like his mother. I have to say, I hate this guy who invented the automatic coffee machine, and that completely deprived me of one. This kind of enjoyment, oh yes, it seems that you have heard that you are the Chinese who invented this machine?"
"I'm so sorry." Tan Zhenhua spread his hands and said, "The person you hate is sitting opposite you right now. Is there anything I need to do to make up for my fault?"
"Really? I once sweared that if I have a chance to see this kid, I must beat him up to relieve my anger. Well, it seems that I am going to break my oath. I guess I can't beat you behind. The guy who is standing." Wilner glanced at Lin Shuangxi who was standing bored behind Tan Zhenhua with a smile, and shrugged his shoulders like Tan Zhenhua, then his eyes slowly focused into the distance.
"Start my story," he said. "That has to start in 1984."