EDIT: nvm here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIwvGxjEKaE
But everyone who lives here should study enough so they can get around and take care of themselves.
Means he'd very much like for you to have it on Tuesday:-) He also does not want to make you unhappy and possibly lose you as a customer by saying it will probably be Wednesday. After all it could be Tuesday so why not have a try? It's a little frustrating for non-Chinese.
>Will it also mean that local manufacturers there would be more likely to try and pass off something non-genuine to westerners?
I think Westerners are more likely to get fake money since we assume they won't know how to check. Most Chinese think Westerner engineers are more technically competent so while they might sell fakes I don't think it's a lot more likely? I can't really say though I don't do sourcing. Also it's about risk. Rip off another Chinese person he will tell others and it will hurt your reputation. Maybe he will tell someone and make trouble for you. This is less likely with Westerners.
All in all the video is pretty accurate. Like most of these videos they focus on the usual semi-official tourist stops- Huaqiangqei, local accelerators, etc. You never see the Huawei or TenCent R&D departments, or anyplace that the actual real day-to-day innovation usually happens because those are strictly no-cameras and very much off limits to forigners.
If anyone wants a better look around the HCB electronic markets I shot about an hour of 360º video there last week, it's on YouTube if you search.