The 1st Interregional Trade Conference between Csabaland and the Empire of Ancient Races (ITCCAR) has benn opened. The 1st conference is held in the medium-sized commercial city of Piacivaros in Csabaland. The locals have beutified their city, and have held a small show of friendship for the Ancient Races delegation.
After the formalities are over, the two delegates may sit down and talk business. The nation of Csabaland wishes to expand its Information Industry, but also fears the powerful Automobile manufactoring industry of the Ancient Races will kill its own domestic industry. The insurance companies would also like to invest into Ancient Races.
The delegation of The Historical Empire of Ancient Races, formed by the CEO's of the four largest industrial companies and the Minister of Trade, is awed by the beautiful city of Piacivaros. As a gift to the Csabaland trade-partners a week-time supply of AR's energy-sodapop called 'Hercules' Strength' is presented!
Being inferior to Csabaland in both the Door-to-Door-Insurance business and Information Technology, Csabaland's representatives are quickly embraced as new friends. Ancient Races' industries have something to offer as well: AR is the no.1 supplier of sodapop in The Balkans, we have a very strong Automobile Industry (supplying armored cars to various nations in The Balkans!), Trout fishing seems to be the national sport and our Cheese Export is booming*
*Travellers from Ancient Lands tell the story that The Ancient One (Paul), emperor of AR, is originally from a country that one day will be known as The Netherlands, stereotypically associated with cheese
The following are statements and offerings by various members of the Csabaland trade delegation:
"The reputation of your famous cheese has reached long before your delegation. Perhaps you are aware of the cheese-smuggling that is happenning on in our puppet state, Juszufia, where cheese has been outlawed. We must admit our own cheese market has crashed because of being unable to compete with your own. Anyway, it is too late to be sorry, and we would like the Ancient Races to remain our main partner in that area. We hope you will keep us in constant supply" -- says Karoly Miklos, the CEO of Cheese Export-Import Co., while roding on some AR Cheese.
"The automobile industry of Csabaland thinks it can learn something from the Ancient Races. We would like to buy some of your technology to build armored cars, as our millitary would like to enlarge its motorized infantry department. If this is possible, we shall sign an agreement" -- Ministry of Car-making
"We hope the AR won't be offended by the high tariffs we have put on our car import. We are struggling to enlarge our automobile industry, and we must protect it from such large industries such as yours" -- Ministry of Trade
"We would like to present our newest software, the Winux 95, the operating system of tomorrow. It is developed for the user of today, while using the technology of tomorrow. Among the many options this OS offers (see booklet), it also supports the Ancient Races language, and its mouse pointer comes in 160 million shapes and sizes. We have also developed a special 100% bug-free version for the Ancient One (Paul), as a token of our friendship.
We would also like the Ancient Races to stamp out any form of software piracy, as it hurts our sales." -- Information Industry
"We thank you for your week-time supply of energy-sodapop. We have sent a sample to our research labs, and if it is determined it has no unexpected effects and is not a risk to our health, we may discuss a deal there" -- Ministry of Trade, smelling his armpits after his speech :)
Recently, UN-reports showed that Ancient Races has dropped down to 2nd place in the Soda-pop sector. An order from Csabaland would be very welcome, as you may understand :)
A second surprise in the reports was that AR is now no.2 in Information Technology in The Balkans! This is a reason for us to agree with trade in this sector -> we want to maintain this position!
Our Automobile and Cheese sectors are very happy to be able to trade knowledge. All Csabaland has to to is 'Say cheese' ;)
Winux 95 has proved to be a succes. The old Millennium Edition that The Ancient One (Paul) was using seems to have a Millennium Bug!
