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Chapter 799 Demonstrate strength
After taking Mike Carlisle to visit various scenic spots in the capital and leaving a string of "oh, my god!", Zhang Qihang brought Mike Carlisle to Langya City.

When he came to Langya City in person, Mike Carlisle was shocked!
Although he has tried his best to imagine the appearance of Huateng Industrial Group, after visiting several factories and R&D teams of Huateng Industrial Group in person, he especially met the former Soviet aviation experts headed by Sergei Izotov. The team, Mike Carlisle, was shocked to find that Huateng Industrial Group's research and development strength in the aviation field was much stronger than he imagined.

He patted Zhang Qihang on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Zhang, I understand why you are so confident. With such a strong team, let alone light sports aircraft, even in the field of general aviation, there must be Your place."

"For your good words," Zhang Qihang certainly knew that Mike Carlisle's words were full of compliments. Whoever took them seriously would be really stupid. The accumulation is not comparable to ours. I admit that Mr. Izotov is very good at aircraft design, but what they are good at is the design of military aircraft. In this field of civilian aircraft design, they still have a lot to learn."

Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, Mike Carlisle nodded secretly in his heart. No wonder Mr. Zhang was able to achieve today's achievements because he was able to remain calm enough despite having such a strong R&D capability. Strange.

Thinking of this, Mike Carlisle paid more attention to Zhang Qihang in his heart, and he politely said to Zhang Qihang: "Indeed, these Soviet experts still have a lot to learn in the field of civil aircraft, but when it comes to basic Things, they are much more solid than many civil aircraft designers in the world... Zhang, I have to congratulate you, you have a group of very outstanding talents in your hands, as long as you make good use of them, they will create a miracle for you. "

Speaking of this, Mike Carlisle's eyes fell on a huge helicopter model in the laboratory inadvertently, he was taken aback for a moment, and asked Zhang Qihang in surprise: "Zhang, is there anyone in your company playing model airplanes? I have to say , this helicopter model is quite exquisite.”

Model airplane?

Zhang Qihang followed Mike Carlisle's line of sight, then smiled: "Model airplane? No, no, no, this is not a model airplane, this is an unmanned helicopter."

"Unmanned helicopter?" Mike Carlisle took a closer look at the unmanned helicopter, then shook his head: "Zhang, with all due respect, I can't see what this model aircraft has to do with 'drones'."

As an expert in the U.S. aviation industry, Mike Carlisle is no stranger to the UAVs being developed by the U.S. military. In his opinion, only UAVs such as RQ-1 "Predator" and RQ-4 "Global Hawk" It's called a drone, and your thing, which is at best a luxury version of a model airplane, deserves to be called a "drone"? !

Seeing Mike Carlisle's disapproval, Zhang Qihang shook his head and said: "Mike, you've misjudged, let me tell you, this is a civilian drone in the true sense, and the technical content of the aircraft model can't match ours. It’s on a par with airplanes... Let’s put it this way, which model airplane have you seen that can carry a load of 25 kilograms?”

Mike Carlisle was taken aback, and quickly asked: "You said this little guy can carry a load of 25 kilograms?"

Just such a small thing, can carry a load of 25 kilograms?This greatly exceeded Mike Carlisle's expectations.

"Yes," Zhang Qihang nodded affirmatively: "In fact, this is the second-generation unmanned helicopter we have developed, and it has been widely used in fields such as spraying pesticides on crops, aerial photography and filming... In fact, we Huateng Industrial Group is already the largest manufacturer and service provider of civilian unmanned helicopters in the world, especially in the Middle East and South America. Our plant protection unmanned helicopters have been favored by local small A warm welcome from the farmer."

"Is that so..."

Huateng Industrial Group is the world's largest manufacturer of civilian unmanned helicopters?

And their plant protection unmanned helicopter is very popular with small local farmers?

Mike Carlisle remembered Zhang Qihang's words in his heart, he quickly made up his mind, and decided to ask his secretary to find out if Huateng's unmanned helicopter is in the Middle East and South America. As Zhang Qihang said, if it is really what Zhang Qihang said, hehe...

But the top priority is not to show your attitude. Shaking his head, Mike Carlisle said disapprovingly: "If it is plant protection work, any manned aircraft is much more efficient than this little guy... Well, maybe this little guy has some market in South America, but I don’t think it has much room for survival in the United States, maybe some model aircraft enthusiasts will be interested in him, but I think the price of this thing should not be cheap.”

Since Mike Carlisle was not interested in this thing, Zhang Qihang stopped introducing it to him, and instead said to Mike Carlisle: "Mr. Carlisle, do you want to see our company's factory area from the sky?"

What better way to show Mike Carlisle the strength of Huateng Industrial Group than to look down from the air?
"Is it really possible?" Mike Carlisle's eyes widened when he heard the words, and he was also a little worried: "As far as I know, in your China, the control of aircraft is very strict."

Zhang Qihang said with a smile: "Our group's situation is quite special. If you want to apply temporarily, and the flight altitude is controlled, it's not a big problem."

Mike Carlisle was suddenly excited, and he repeatedly said: "I can't wait!"

For the current Huateng Group, it is really not difficult to temporarily lift the helicopter into the air. After verifying the flight plan reported by the Huateng Industrial Group, the Air Force and the air traffic control department immediately gave a reply. , agreed to the flight plan of Huateng Industrial Group.

After receiving the approval, Zhang Qihang took Mike Carlisle into the sky with a helicopter and looked down from the sky: "Mr. Carlisle, look, counting from the river on the left, a large area here is our factory area. Over there is the production line of small-displacement automobile engines, and over there is the production line of Isuzu 6SD1-TC diesel engines. These are the things we will visit next..."

There is no more intuitive way than taking a helicopter to look down from the sky. Seeing that this large area of ​​factory buildings belong to Huateng Industrial Group, Mike Carlisle's eyes were straightened, and his fingers kept moving. The cross is drawn on the chest: "My God, my God!"

The strength of Huateng Industrial Group has exceeded Mike Carlisle's most optimistic imagination before he came to China. Now, he is very sure that he has indeed encountered a super thick leg: a company with such a large production capacity, the strength Do I need to say more?

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After several days of investigation, Mike Carlisle, who felt that he had a good understanding of the strength of Huateng Industrial Group, decided to have a good talk with Zhang Qihang.

Seeing Zhang Qihang, Mike Carlisle didn't go around in circles, and said directly: "Zhang, through these few days of investigation, I have enough understanding of the strength of your group. I think it's time to have a good talk."

"Of course," Zhang Qihang nodded, "This is also our original intention, isn't it?"

"Yes, this is our original intention," Mike Carlisle smiled, and he continued: "Zhang, I am very optimistic about our future prospects. We will also use our relationship to help you as soon as possible for the helicopter of your group. Complete the airworthiness certification work..."

Looking at Mike Carlisle who hesitated to speak, who seemed to be choosing a location, Zhang Qihang nodded and said: "Thank you, Mike, you have helped me a lot...Well, since we are already friends, what can I say? Just say it."

Mike Carlisle immediately said: "Then I'm not going to be polite... It's like this, after listening to your group's long-term development plan in the aviation industry, I hope that our two companies can establish a long-term cooperation I will hand over the airworthiness certification of your aircraft in North America to me, and of course, I will guarantee that our price will be competitive.”

"That's no problem," Zhang Qihang immediately nodded cheerfully: "We can sign a cooperation agreement, as long as you guarantee that you have an advantage in price, of course we are willing to cooperate with our old friends."

Mike Carlisle breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that.

Although only a verbal agreement has been reached now, and the specific cooperation agreement needs to be negotiated again, but now that the cooperation framework has been finalized, the rest are some minor issues, that is to say, the main reason for my visit to China this time The purpose has actually been accomplished.But apart from this matter, Mike Carlisle has another thing he wants to communicate with Zhang Qihang...

"Zhang, what are your thoughts on how to open up the sales of this helicopter in North America?"

Zhang Qihang raised his eyebrows and asked Mike Carlisle, "Mike, do you have any ideas?"

Hearing Zhang Qihang's question, Mike Carlisle didn't hold back anymore, and said bluntly: "You know, I know a lot of people in the industry, and some of them are aircraft agents. If you want to get to know them, I will I can introduce you to you."

As for what benefits he, Mike Carlisle, got in the process, there is no need to say.

It doesn't matter if Mike Carlisle doesn't say it's okay, but Zhang Qihang is instantly vigilant: How can a guy like Mike Carlisle be so kind?
Zhang Qihang is very clear, for these capitalists in Europe and the United States...wrong, it should be said that for capitalists all over the world, you should maintain a high degree of vigilance anytime, anywhere, when you see a capitalist handing you a piece of candy with a smile on his face At that time, you have to be careful what is held in the hand hidden behind his back.

Did not answer Mike Carlisle's question right away, but after pondering for a while, Zhang Qihang said: "We really need a partner in the United States. It would be great if you have friends you know Mike, but Mike , I will also explain to you in advance that I will not definitely cooperate with the other party just because he is your friend, and whether the cooperation can be achieved depends on what conditions he can offer."

Mike Carlisle did not expect Zhang Qihang to be so calm at this time, because he thought that Zhang Qihang should be ecstatic when he heard the news, but Zhang Qihang's reaction was completely different from what he thought. Instead of being ecstatic, he even showed a bit of vigilance on his face!
This made Mike Carlisle a little disappointed, because the reason why he made this suggestion was that he really had some ideas of his own, but since Zhang Qihang had already said that, he couldn't say anything for a while, so he just nodded and said : "Of course, I'm just an introducer for you. As for whether you can negotiate a deal, it depends on the results of your negotiations. However, Zhang, have you considered introducing your drones to the United States?"

Drone?
Hearing Mike Carlisle mention drones, Zhang Qihang was actually not surprised at all, and even laughed quietly in his heart: You guy, you have been circling with me for a long time, so you are here waiting for me?

When he took Mike Carlisle to visit the R&D department before, Zhang Qihang was still wondering why Mike Carlisle hardly responded to unmanned helicopters. Now I know that this guy is not unresponsive, but is too optimistic about this product So he kept holding back, waiting here for himself.

Zhang Qihang is very clear that the more you can't be excited at this time, so facing Mike Carlisle's gaze, Zhang Qihang nodded affirmatively: "It is of course a good thing if drones can be introduced into your country, but Mike, you Do you know why our group's unmanned helicopters have been on the market for several years, even the second-generation products have been launched, and even industry-level unmanned helicopters have launched several versions, but they have never been to your country?"

"why?"

While speaking, Mike Carlisle was a little puzzled by Zhang Qihang's reaction. He didn't understand why Zhang Qihang didn't look very excited.

"Because your country's laws and regulations in this area are still blank," Zhang Qihang frowned, and said with a distressed expression: "But the country of the United States is a country ruled by law, so the problem arises: when I transport these planes to the country After that, what products and categories should be used for customs declaration?"

Because before this, there was no such thing as civilian drones. Drones can only be seen in the military field, so not only the United States, but aviation management departments all over the world are very strict with the management of civilian unmanned helicopters. Not being rigorous, not being rigorous, has both advantages and disadvantages. For example, if the customs department in the United States wants to block you, a "no current product catalog" can block you. You want to die.

(End of this chapter)