Three Stars is very interested in helping you develop your business

Protect ya mind.

A few hours after placing your order for five Terracotta guardbots, you receive a long-distance call from the central offices of the Three Stars Manufacturing Company. A terribly polite secretary asks you to please hold for the president of the company. What an unexpected honour! They must have heard of your work, and want to personally reassure you that their products are the best!

As it turns out, they have heard of your work, and are very excited by the potential applications in their own business. President Qiang Gang sings your praises at length, telling you that if he had known it was you making the order, there would have been no question that the guardbots would have been free. In fact, they're going to include a Giant Golden Buddha in the shipment, just to make sure that your lab is extra-secure.

All this attention is dumbfounding, and you can barely find your tongue to accept all the flattery and gracious gift-giving. Gang continues speaking for you, offering up a first-class flight to China to discuss - in person - your work with himself and a group of his colleagues, all of whom have eagerly studied your fuel research. This could be it! You could finally be getting the approval and the money you always craved!

1. Your flight to Beijing to meet with Three Stars leaves at 3PM the next day
2. You suddenly realise that they're being too generous with the praise
3. You offend Qiang Gang with your poor attempts to speak Chinese