"The conveyor belts, gears, and bearings are severely worn."
"The welding torch's wire feed conduit is clogged."
"The stamping equipment has lost its precision, too."
"No variable-frequency drive modules?"
"Not even a real-time energy efficiency monitoring system?"
Chen Yansen kept up a running commentary as he walked and observed, leaving Qin Shangzhi speechless.
Qi Siyang stood to the side, keeping his eyes down and his mouth shut. He had considered saying something to smooth things over, but then he had a second thought. 'I don't understand the technology at all. If I try to chime in, I'll probably just make things worse.' So, he decided to feign ignorance and said nothing.
"President Chen, this production line may be a bit old, but its main advantage is... it was cheap," Qin Shangzhi explained, forcing the words out.
