Chengdu, Sichuan

40. Paul's 53rd Birthday Party

We have invested in a factory in Chongqing that makes electronic parts. One of the products is a voltage regulator. The American Consulate has been having problems with their computers. The voltage here is 220 volts but varies between 150 to 380 volts at times. Several of the Consulate's computers have blown their circuits. They asked Paul what to do and he sold them 20,000 Chinese dollars worth of regulators to them from the factory. The Consul was excited because they need to help joint-American-owned projects. The factory Engineer has come down to install the units and at that time it was Paul's 53rd birthday. So the factory had a birthday party to celebrate the day. Mr. Chen, the factory Chief Engineer is to the left of Paul.