a former university lecturer, he now heads up a fenjin robotics in the city's 0ptics valley zone.in car assembly. the competition was tough. and the company is now automating the distillation process for a local white liquorfactory. for xu jishui and his business partners — zhang zipeng and li yi — there are constant challenges. one of the young technicians was recently caught breaking health and safety regulations. and it's not the first time. huang tiesen also came to wuhan to make his name. his start—up company, senguo, is trying to market software that will enable fruit retailers to adjust their stock and pricing according to real time demand. but, after a year, there has been little sign of success. staff are becoming nervous. this man is a front—end programmer who has been with the business since it began. tiesen chose wuhan to set up his company, hoping to break into this major new technology centre. he turns to his technical director to discuss finding a replacement programmer, but the cream of the crop has been snapped up by all the big players. tiesen lives with his girl