The work needs to be done vigorously and resolutely, so Wang Bo does it as he says.
He and Stocker chatted all morning, learning about some basic knowledge of the petrochemical industry, the advantages and disadvantages of various gas stations, and Seagull's oil, and then went to Mobil's gas station after lunch.
Mobil is the customary name. In fact, this company is now renamed ExxonMobil. It is the world's largest petrochemical plant. Its first-generation leader is Rockefeller, who is famous in the American financial circle.
Mobil, built in Sunset Town, is just a small gas station, with only the station manager, finance and a dedicated refueling attendant. When the work is not busy, the station manager and the finance staff also have to do the work of the refueling attendant.
Therefore, Wang Bo knew before he went that he could not get any guarantee from these people. They were just minions doing the work.
But the King of Hell had a hard time with him. When he walked to the gas station, there happened to be two SUVs waiting to be refueled. The station manager and the refueling attendant were both working, so he said hello and wanted to wait: "Hi, No. Mr. Mori, the sun is quite bright today, isn’t it?”
This is a standard New Zealand-style greeting, asking about the weather. Of course, Wang Bo can also ask how his lunch was, but this will be taken as a joke.
New Zealanders attach great importance to privacy that Chinese people cannot understand. If it is lunch alone, it is considered part of privacy. Unless you are a close friend, you will not mention it.
Stationmaster Northen glanced at him and nodded, but did not answer. He was still refueling the SUV.
Wang Bo folded his arms and leaned against the wall. He felt a little sad. There is really no comparison between the mayor of New Zealand and the mayor of China. If he was the mayor of China and then greeted a refueling worker, even if the other party did not kneel down and lick him He would definitely be flattered to receive him.
The premise of communication between New Zealanders is equality. Of course, the mayor and the gas attendant cannot be truly equal, but it is not incomprehensible if the gas attendant does not care about the mayor.
The two SUVs left and were temporarily free. Northen came over and asked while wiping his hands with a towel: "What's the matter?"
Wang Bo shrugged and said casually: "The weather is so nice, can't I chat with you if I have nothing to do? We are neighbors now, man."
He was taking the initiative to send a friendly signal, but it was a pity that Northam didn't appreciate it: "Forget it, Mr. Mayor, the weather is indeed nice, but everyone is so busy, so just say it if you have something to say. As for the neighbors? Sorry, I live in Dunedin. , and you are not a neighbor."
This answer made Wang Bo frown. He was very unfriendly. He had a hunch that today's negotiation would not go smoothly.
In this case, let's get straight to the point. Wang Bo smiled and said, "That's it. Please contact the senior management of your company. Seagull hopes to become neighbors with you, neighbors in Sunset Town."
Northam laughed and said: "Seagull Gas Station wants to enter Sunset Town? Come on, this joke is not funny."
Wang Bodao: "Maybe your managers like this kind of joke. Go ahead and notify them. Tell them that I have something to discuss with them."
Northam frowned: "Hey, Mayor, do you really want to allow those country bumpkins to come to Sunset Town?"
Wang Bo responded unceremoniously: "Come on, man, we are just a small town in the countryside, we are all country bumpkins."
Noson was not completely brainless. He saw that Wang Bo was already angry, so he relaxed his tone and said, "I don't know why you have such an idea, but as a member of the town, I want to give you a friendly reminder."
"Mayor, ethanol gasoline is not a good thing! Its calorific value is only 60% of that of regular motor gasoline, and according to fairly reliable reports, if a car uses a gasoline blend containing 10% ethanol without any modifications, the engine's The fuel consumption will increase by 5%, so the only people who like this oil are poor people, and poor people will not come to Sunset Town."
Wang Bo waved his hand and said: "First of all, Station Commander Northen, you are from Dunedin, not a member of Sunset Town. Secondly, I know everything you know, but you don't know what I know, such as your so-called 'fuck' Spectrum reported, 'That is fake news, and the publisher has apologized to readers."
The morning's homework was not in vain. He learned a lot about ethanol gasoline.
It is a fact that the calorific value of ethanol gasoline is low, and its latent heat of vaporization is large. The evaporation temperature under the theoretical air-fuel ratio is greater than that of conventional gasoline, which affects the formation of the mixture and the combustion speed.
This may be a bit cliché, but to put it simply, ethanol gasoline is not conducive to the acceleration of the car and will reduce its explosive power. In other words, the car will run less powerfully when using this kind of gasoline.
Northam added: "Then if you know more, you must know that that thing will corrode the oil line. Only broken cars use ethanol gasoline!"
Indeed, Seagull's gasoline can be corrosive to oil lines, and ethanol produces acetic acid during the combustion process, which is corrosive to automobile metals, especially copper.
Moreover, ethanol is an excellent solvent that will cause slight corrosion, swelling, softening or cracking of automobile sealing rubber and other synthetic non-metallic materials.
Wang Bo responded tit for tat: "Don't be alarmist, man, I have read official test data. When the ethanol content in gasoline is 0 to 10%, there is basically no corrosion on metals. Besides, as far as I know, Seagull has also added effective corrosion inhibitors." Inhibitors…”
After explaining this, he shook his head and said: "Forget it, there is nothing to talk about between us. Tell your managers that I want to talk to them."
He is determined to introduce seagulls to the town. Although ethanol gasoline has many disadvantages compared to traditional gasoline, it also has many advantages.
The first is that the price is more affordable, and the second is that this oil has a high octane number, good anti-explosion properties, and is less dangerous.
The most important thing is that ethanol gasoline causes less environmental pollution after burning. This is not a small point, because ethanol has a high oxygen content, so it produces less carbon monoxide after combustion. Anyone who has studied chemistry knows that carbon monoxide is the result of insufficient combustion of carbon. product.
Noson stopped Wang Bo from changing his mind. As soon as he stopped him, the strong man who was basking in the sun suddenly got up and stared at him with fierce eyes.
Seeing this, the stationmaster quickly raised his hand to make a non-threatening gesture and said: "Mayor, you can see that our gas station fits well with the town. We have never been complained about. Our oil is of excellent quality. You There’s absolutely no need to introduce another gas station, right?”
Wang Bodao: "This is not something you and I can decide, Dunedin city dwellers. This is decided by my voters. The townspeople hope that seagulls can fly in."
When he was about to get off work in the evening, he was practicing English with Na Qingyang when an unexpected guest suddenly arrived. (.)