The Light of Domestic Products: The whole world begs me to sell

Chapter 370 Don’t You Want To Get More Aircraft Orders

the other side.

Director Wang, who had just returned to the capital, immediately contacted Mr. Yu of the COMAC Group who was still waiting for news in the capital.

After Chief Wang told the story of the meeting, Mr. Yu couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Mr. Yu also knew that his request was a little too much. If he stood in the perspective of the Phoenix Group, he would definitely not agree to the mere 5000 million exclusive fee.

But having said that, Mr. Yu is obviously still a little unwilling.

"Ju Wang, is there anything the Phoenix Group lacks?"

"As long as they have needs, we will definitely find a way to help!"

In desperation, President Yu immediately regretted his words as soon as he said them, and Director Wang who was beside him also shook his head with a wry smile.

Just kidding, with the current size of the Phoenix Group and its popularity across the country, there is really nothing to lack.

When it comes to local policies, the current Phoenix Group is the favorite of all local governments. The leaders are begging the Phoenix Group to invest and build factories. What policies can they not get?

And the adverts...

I'm sorry that Phoenix Group has its own traffic, and it really doesn't lack word of mouth and exposure!
If you really want the Phoenix Group to agree to the request of the COMAC Group, there is only one way.

That is to forcibly put pressure on the Phoenix Group, forcing the Phoenix Group to bow its head and agree!
But just a second after this idea popped into Mr. Yu's mind, he immediately pushed it back.

Good guy.

The current Phoenix Group is registered at the top, and even Director Li has specially approved to pay attention to the situation of the Phoenix Group at any time, and immediately solve the difficulties they encounter. At this time, he will use his relationship to give the Phoenix Group eye drops? !

Tsk tsk tsk, that is really impatient to live.

And don't talk too far, once I put forward this idea, Director Wang in front of me will immediately turn against me!

After sighing helplessly, Mr. Yu felt a little haggard.

Now that C919 is about to be launched on the market for the first time, the attention is extremely high. If several functions of the Phoenix Group can be released as exclusive releases, it will undoubtedly greatly enhance the global appeal of the product.

But nah...

Hey!
Director Wang at the side was a little embarrassed to see Mr. Yu's sad face. After all, the matter was not done properly, so he had to persuade:
"Old Yu, that's the way it is with the Phoenix Group. We'll figure out a way later to see if we can negotiate."

"The top priority for COMAC right now is to get the European airworthiness certificate first. We really have too few overseas orders now."

When he heard that he had obtained the European Airworthiness Certificate, Mr. Yu frowned even more.

……

Although the Phoenix Group and COMAC experienced a small episode, it was only a trial between high-level executives, and the cooperation between Sun Kai and COMAC in engineering testing was not affected in any way.

After the test was completed, the satellite department optimized many details with the assistance of COMAC. After confirming that it was correct, the two parties officially announced the cooperation on the official website.

At the same time, Phoenix Group's official website also updated the "Tongtian Satellite Flight Communication System" function, officially providing this service to all external aircraft manufacturers and airlines.

As soon as the news came out, the domestic reaction was good. Only a few business people and international students who often fly abroad discussed it on the Internet.

After the news released by the Phoenix Group through Titok (Overseas Douyin) spread abroad, it immediately aroused intense discussions on foreign networks.

"Airplane high-speed-WIFI?! The average internet speed can reach 300M/S! Is this true? This is awesome! I'm really fed up with the slow-to-snail internet speed on the plane!"

"666666! This is definitely the best news I've heard recently. I won't fall asleep on international flights in the future, so I can watch a few movies!"

"Tch, am I the only one who noticed the 'cloud black box' and 'global positioning function'? These two functions are also very important for airlines, right?"

"That's what the airlines care about. I have to say that the Phoenix Group has refreshed my impression of Yanguo companies. Their innovative technology is developed so quickly..."

"That's right, I originally thought that Mask's Starlink would be applied to airplanes, but I didn't expect to be ahead of Phoenix Group's 'Tongtian Satellite'!"

Intense discussions were going on on the Internet, and Airbus in Paris also noticed the news released by the Phoenix Group for the first time.

They are not very concerned about the Phoenix Group, but because the release of the C919 is approaching, and every move of the C919 is under the attention of Airbus.

Soon, a small internal meeting was held at the top of Airbus.

"There is only one thing to call everyone to hold a meeting suddenly today. Everyone should have seen a new function just released by the Yanguo C919 aircraft, right?"

"They cooperated with Phoenix Group, a well-known technology company in Yanguo, and successfully developed several functions of 'global positioning system', 'cloud black box' and 'aircraft high-speed-WiFI'."

"Phoenix Group also announced that they will provide these functional services to global airlines and aircraft manufacturers. Do you think we need to know about these functions developed by them?"

The person who spoke was a white man named Pierce, one of the vice presidents of Airbus, who was in charge of aircraft research and development projects.

Because Airbus also has a manufacturing plant in Yan Country, Pierce often travels to Yan Country, so he is familiar with Phoenix Group.

The meeting was held immediately after receiving the news of the cooperation between Phoenix Group and COMAC.

"Pierce, I don't think we need to worry too much."

"They just came up with these functions, the specific situation and the actual use effect are not clear, we still want to see."

"After all, as long as the functions and hardware of the plane, it needs absolute safety, and it needs countless verifications..."

As soon as Pierce finished speaking, a man in a black suit shook his head and said, his name is Nigg, and he is an executive in charge of aircraft security.

"No, Nig, I don't agree with your idea."

The meeting aroused heated discussions from the very beginning.

Before Vice President Pierce could speak, another executive stood up and refuted Nigg.

"We have contacted the Yanguo C919 team many times, and they are very rigorous!"

"And their C919 will be launched on the market soon. If these functions are not mature and they are not sure, they will definitely not take the risk of launching them."

"The people of Yanguo attach more importance to the C919 aircraft than you can imagine. Even if there is only a 1% risk, they will never take the risk!"

"I also agree with Xiao Hei's statement."

Another high-ranking officer stood up.

"Although I have no contact with the C919 team, according to my long-term understanding of Phoenix Group, they are very strict about the products and services they launch."

"If the conditions for commercial use are not realized, they will never release it easily. Since they have cooperated with C919, they have obviously solved all the problems."

"And everyone has to consider another issue..."

"Among the three functions they launched, 'global positioning' and 'cloud black box' can improve the safety of our aircraft, but undoubtedly 'high-speed WIFI' is a feature that is especially needed by modern flights, and it is definitely the best improvement for airlines. way of attendance."

"Which of us can refuse to work online while on the plane?"

Seeing that everyone in the meeting room nodded frequently, the executive went on to say:

"The most important thing is that the C919 now uses several functions of the Phoenix Group. At present, the C919 is not a big threat to us, but what if Boeing also purchases it?"

"If Boeing is the first to use it on their 747 international flights, there is no doubt that it will be a huge threat to us."

"We are bound to be pressured by countless airlines around the world, so I think it is completely possible to get in touch and find out how the specific performance and situation are!"

What the executive said was well-founded and had a certain prestige among the top management.

After the call was over, everyone expressed their agreement. Even Nige, who had been hesitant before, couldn't help shrugging, accepting the proposal.

After a few words, the matter was confirmed, and then the vice president, Pierce, prepared to personally discuss the matter with the Phoenix Group.

……

Likewise, while discussions were taking place within Airbus, Boeing also got the news.

However, unlike Airbus, which is full of vigor and always pays attention to competitors, Boeing's interior seems a bit chaotic.

Boeing actually has a lot of business, one part is aircraft manufacturing business, the other part is rocket launch mission and spacecraft manufacturing mission.

When the Boeing aircraft business was grounded due to the grounding of the MAX737 and a large number of airlines canceled orders, Boeing executives shifted their focus to NASA's "return to the moon" SLS rocket production orders.

However, the house leak happened to be raining all night. Originally, the SLS rocket was expected to return blood, but unexpectedly, the SLS rocket also had problems and the launch was delayed again and again.

The original aircraft business was robbed of 70% of the orders by Airbus, and now even the rocket business has problems, and the entire Boeing is in a state of distress.

and so.

When word got to Boeing executives, Boeing didn't even have a meeting about it, it just mentioned it at the end of the meeting.

"The situation in our aircraft department... Several suppliers such as 'Aote Steel' and 'Chuanqi Heavy Industry' have expressed their hope that we can settle last year's payment."

"Among them, 'Aote Steel' has warned us that if we don't settle the charges by the end of this month, we will stop supplying materials to us next month."

"That is the case with arrears, Mr. Davy."

It was Leo, director of Boeing's aircraft division, who was speaking.

When Leo mentioned that the supplier was urging the arrears, everyone present looked a little ugly, and the Boeing CEO Mr. David looked a little unhappy.

"Leo, you can handle these things yourself, and you don't have to bring them up at meetings in the future."

"Do you have anything else to report to the aircraft department?"

"One more thing, Mr. David, there is a message from Yanguo C919."

"According to the latest news, C919 and Phoenix Group have cooperated and developed several functions on 'aircraft satellite communication'."

While talking, Leo talked about several functions developed by Phoenix Group.

When it came to "aircraft high-speed-WIFI", someone finally started to discuss it.

Leo glanced at everyone and directly expressed his opinion.

"Mr. David, I think we also need to contact the Phoenix Group to understand their functions."

Mr. David, the CEO of Boeing Group, frowned when he heard this.

To be honest, as the CEO of Boeing Aircraft, the best and greatest aircraft manufacturing company in the world, even though he was once the overlord, he subconsciously still doesn't like Yanguo's C919.

To put it bluntly, COMAC is simply a primary school student in front of Boeing, and even the once big Il-96 and Tu 204 airliners have obvious design problems in the eyes of Boeing.

He doesn't think Yanguo's C919 can surpass the Boeing 737, and he doesn't even care about the functions of the C919.

But before he could speak, the other executives spoke first.

"Leo, a few of their functions are high-speed-WIFI is a little bit useful, and other functions are not too important."

"However, our current relationship with Yan Country is not good, and the Phoenix Group even has economic and trade friction with us. Are you sure they will provide us with services?!"

Leo also knows about the friction between the Phoenix Group and Ami.

He shrugged and said:

"I know, but I still insist that we can try it, in case they want to?"

"Leo, I'm not as optimistic as you, and in my opinion, our current WIFI function is not too bad, there is no need to rush to contact the Phoenix Group..."

"No, Jess, in the past, everyone used 100Kb/s WIFI hotspots on international flights, so there is no problem. What if Airbus uses Phoenix Group's services next?"

"I still have that opinion..."

With that said, Leo started arguing with a high-ranking officer.

Mr. David, the CEO sitting above the conference table, didn't pay much attention to the several functions launched on the C919, so he didn't want to waste time on this matter at this time.

"Okay, I know."

"Jess has no problem with his thoughts. The Phoenix Group is very hostile to our country. We don't need to rush to contact them."

"And our current WIFI can also be used completely. After Phoenix Group launches this service, what we should be anxious about is Mask, which is the 'maritime satellite phone'!"

"Didn't they say that they want to implement high-speed WIFI on the plane?"

"Okay, next topic."

……

Although the news of Phoenix Group's release of "aircraft high-speed WIFI" did not cause much disturbance on the Internet, it still attracted a lot of attention within several aircraft manufacturers.

However, to Hu Lai's surprise, he did not take the lead in waiting for business cooperation letters from Airbus or Boeing. Instead, he was the first to receive business cooperation letters from Embraer and Gulfstream aircraft manufacturers.

Embraer is the Brazilian aviation industry and the third largest aircraft manufacturer in the world.

However, because mainstream aircraft cannot compete with Boeing and Airbus, the current business has gradually shifted to cargo aircraft and business jets.

The Gulfstream aircraft manufacturer is a flying manufacturer under General Motors, the world's best business jet company, and the first choice for most celebrities' private jets.

It is completely understandable that the two major business jet manufacturers come to the door to mess around.

Business jets and private jets pay attention to private and luxurious customization, and high-speed WIFI is the basic configuration.

Hu Lai welcomed the two aircraft manufacturers very much, and soon arranged someone to contact him.

On the third day, Hu Lai finally received the business letter from Airbus. At the same time, Airbus also attached great importance to it and specially arranged for several engineers from the "Yanguo Aircraft Production Base" to go to Phoenix Group in person.

After just two days of testing, the two sides were ready to start cooperation under the excited and surprised eyes of the engineers.

But at this moment, Hu Lai proposed a condition that had already been prepared to Pierce, the vice president of Airbus who came to discuss cooperation:

"Mr. Pierce, I believe that your engineers have confirmed our functions. We can cooperate with your company, but we have a request."

"We want the C919 to get an airworthiness certificate in Europe."

In the conference room, Pierce waved his hands again and again.

"Hu, we can't decide this matter, it's a matter for the European Air Traffic Management Agency."

Hu Lai smiled slightly.

"What if we promise that we won't provide the same service to Boeing as long as you help achieve the airworthiness certificate of C919?"

"That is to say, until Boeing develops the same 'positioning system', 'cloud black box', and 'high-speed WIFI' in the future, you will exclusively use these functions on passenger planes."

"Plus, not only the aircraft that leave the factory!"

"Among the existing aircraft of all airlines, we refuse to provide services as long as they are Boeing aircraft, but we can assist you in providing services for your Airbus aircraft!"

"Don't you want to get more aircraft orders?!"

(End of this chapter)