Countercurrent 1982

Chapter 1616 Stockholm

In fact, in the previous life, the deepest impression left by Sweden on Duan Yun was the Gripen fighter developed and produced by them.

As a die-hard military fan, when Duan Yun was in high school, he often saved his breakfast money to buy various military magazines, such as "World Military", "Aviation Knowledge" and "Modern Weapons", which were very popular in China at the time Duan Yun would buy magazines such as "Princess" every issue. As for these magazines, they took up most of the space on his bookshelf and left him with very good memories.

What impressed Duan Yun deeply is that Sweden, a small country with a population of only 1 million, is a relatively powerful military country in the world. It has extraordinary talent in weapon design and has produced many excellent weapons.

Among them, the most well-known are the various fighter jets developed by Saab, such as the world's first Saab 1 fighter jet that can do cobra maneuvers, and the world's first third-generation semi-fighter Gripen fighter jet.

In the world at that time, there were only a handful of countries that could independently design and produce third-generation fighters. Except for the five permanent members of the United Nations, Sweden was the only one left. Moreover, in terms of the design and production level of 890s fighters, the Swedish fighter The level of production is even higher than that of China.

In particular, the Swedish Gripen fighter jets had very distinctive forward-swept wings, which were considered unique in the field of military aircraft in the world at that time. Later, the domestically developed and produced J-10 fighter jets were similar in appearance to the Gripen fighter jets, so they should be Borrowed from the design concept of this kind of fighter.

In addition, the Gripen fighter produced in Sweden uses the F404 series engine, which was later produced by Volvo and became the RM8 series. The Gripen fighter was still active in the world arms market for many years, and was purchased and introduced by many countries. It can be seen that this The performance of this fighter is well-known.

It is precisely because of his deep impression on the Gripen that before Duan Yun came to Sweden, he was full of strong curiosity and anticipation. He always wanted to find out why such a small country with a population of only 1 million could Possess such a powerful military production technology.

Stockholm can be said to be the most luxurious city in Northern Europe, but their airport was built in the 50s. It looks a bit old, but it gives people an extra sense of comfort. The interior of the entire terminal building is very clean and the internal facilities are also very good. modernization.

As soon as a group of Duan Yu walked out of the terminal, they saw a person outside holding a sign with the Chinese national flag printed on it. The red color was very eye-catching among the crowd who were picking up the station. Mr. Yun" in large characters.

Because they had contacted the Swedish Consulate in China in advance and received an invitation letter from Volvo, Volvo sent staff to pick up the plane in advance, which shows that the Volvo Group still attaches great importance to Duan Yun's arrival.

After Duan Yun and his team went forward to chat with the Volvo staff who picked them up, they were immediately taken into the car.

Entering the urban area of ​​Stockholm, Duan Yun was immediately attracted by the scenery in front of him.

There is no trace of cloud in the blue sky. As the most developed city in Northern Europe, although Stockholm does not have the skyscrapers in Duan Yun's impression, the architectural planning of the entire urban area is very neat and grand. The old buildings and new buildings complement each other, just like a An oil painting in general.

Chinese people know Volvo Cars quite well, but in fact, Volvo Cars is just a subsidiary of the Volvo Group. In addition to producing commercial vehicles, trucks and buses, the Volvo Group is also engaged in construction equipment, yachts and industrial engines. The group company Founded in Gothenburg in 1927, the word Volvo was originally Latin, which means "rolling forward".

Volvo started out with the production of cars, but it was not until 1978 that the car company was formally established. It is the largest car company in Northern Europe and the largest industrial enterprise group in Sweden.

Volvo's headquarters is in Köteborg, a famous port city on the west coast of Sweden, on the banks of the Jota Canal in the Kattegat Strait, across the sea from the northern tip of Denmark.

If Stockholm is equivalent to China's BJ, then Gothenburg is equivalent to China's Shanghai. It is located in the throat of Northern Europe, within a radius of 300 miles, it is the most industrially developed area in the three Nordic countries, and it is the industrial center of Northern Europe.

However, Duan Yun and his party were first arranged in a high-end hotel in Stockholm. Next to the hotel is Volvo's branch in Stockholm.

It is a very tiring thing to fly for more than 20 hours in a row. Volvo also considered Duan Yun and his party's exhaustion, so they are arranged in this hotel for the time being, and they will arrange their next step after the jet lag. Visit itinerary.

Of course, the cost of the hotel, including board and lodging, is all borne by Volvo.

"Developed countries are amazing. With a population of 1 million, Sweden can produce such high-end cars. It's amazing." In the hotel, Liu Donghai changed into new clothes after taking a shower. After coming to Duan Yun's room, he said with some emotion.

"That's right, the innovation ability of foreigners is very strong. Such a small country can produce such good products, which is worth learning from." Zhao Xiyou, who was in the room at this time, couldn't help but said.

"Their industrial history is much stronger than ours. We only have decades of industrial history, but they have a full 200 years of industrial history. When we were still the Qing government, they had already made cars, so There must still be a gap." Duan Yun heard the words and glanced at the two, and then said: "Sweden is also the strongest industrial country in Northern Europe. This country pays more attention to education and technology. The continuation of national policies for hundreds of years has made it strong today. , Things like technology are accumulated little by little, we started late, but we are not necessarily less innovative than them."

"Mr. Duan is right. Your company's innovation ability is quite strong. The repeater and learning machine are really very practical. My children are using them. They are not inferior to foreign products at all." Zhao Xiyou Said at this time.

"Either he is one of the best entrepreneurs in China..."

"Okay, don't praise me, you two, I know how capable I am." Duan Yun smiled after hearing this, and then said: "The Volvo staff also said just now, let's have a good rest tonight and go to the car tomorrow. Visiting the Volvo headquarters in Gothenburg, we have to cheer up, whether these things can be done, it depends on this hammer deal..."

(End of this chapter)