Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 873

After finishing their first contact with France, Jiang Chen and the others originally planned to wait for France's attitude for a few days.But unexpectedly, Lao Mei, who has always been relatively calm, couldn't sit still.Laomei contacted Jiang Chen and the others through our embassy in France at the French embassy, ​​and asked to contact and discuss with Jiang Chen and the others.There are even news from China that the old Americans expressed their dissatisfaction to us through diplomatic channels, thinking that we did not face up to their ally and hurt their feelings.Regarding this, China instructed Jiang Chen and the others to properly handle this matter as soon as possible, so as not to cause diplomatic misunderstandings and accidents.Jiang Chen and the others were very helpless. The instructions from the country forced them to change their plan and contact Laomei's representatives in advance.

Unlike the representatives that Jiang Chen and the others had discussed with before, the old American delegation that Jiang Chen and the others had discussed with this time was quite special.To put it bluntly, in addition to the representatives of the old American Ministry of Commerce, Foreign Affairs and the military, representatives of four companies participated in this negotiation.They are the Groom company and the F_14 Tomcat fighter it carries.McDonnell Douglas and their F_15 Eagle fighters, General Dynamics' General Dynamics F_16 Fighting Falcon fighters, and Northrop's F_18 Hornet fighters.These four companies are all leaders in fighter jet production in Laomei and even in the whole world during this period, but the final results are all embarrassing.I am afraid that none of these four companies would have imagined that the future fate of their companies would be so bizarre and tortuous.The first is Grum, which is about to merge in a few years with its current rival, Northrop, to form Northrop Grumman.McDonnell Douglas was acquired by Boeing and became history.As for General Dynamics' aviation business, it was sold to Lockheed, the world's arms giant.These companies never imagined that now their fierce competition is actually cheaper than other companies.Those who can barely maintain it can only survive if they are combined to keep warm.

The participation of the F_18 "Hornet" fighter jet brought by Northrop Corporation in this negotiation really surprised Jiang Chen and the others. It was probably stimulated by the news of the 'three divisions' being released.However, multiple targets mean multiple choices, Jiang Chen and the others are still very happy to see it.Representatives from the four companies plus government officials from Laomei made up a team of hundreds of people. It was naturally impossible for Jiang Chen and the others to negotiate with them all, and they couldn't handle such a large scale.So they decided to make contact alone, which was also the result of discussions with the official representatives of the old United States.For them, they just need to keep the order in Laomei. As for which company wins the bid, it depends on these companies themselves.Although these companies have representatives, these official representatives also have their own companies behind them, so they will definitely favor the companies that support them.But in the current situation, according to the regulations and the principles of freedom and equality, they must maintain a neutral attitude to ensure the fairness of competition among these companies.

First of all, Jiang Chen and the others naturally contacted the representatives of the old American officials.This time, the contact with Jiang Chen and the others was the person in charge of the international project of the old American business, called Mark, let’s call him Mark for now, as well as Colonel Ward, the military representative, and the diplomatic person in charge of handling Asian affairs. Victor.In the business meeting room of a five-star hotel in France, Jiang Chen and the others met these people.

After the two parties got to know each other, they immediately took their seats.First of all, it must be some pleasantries and diplomatic vocabulary.Because there are still a few media reporters today, this is what Laomei requested, and it is the way they handle things. Jiang Chen and the others naturally agreed if it doesn't affect anything.However, in the media reports, there will definitely be no formal negotiation content, and they don't know it.It's just that some industry sources may be used to speculate, and of course these reports will not be confirmed.Sure enough, the headline of the news the next day was that the two countries had strengthened military and diplomatic cooperation. As for the others, they did not appear in the text.

After getting the news they wanted, the media happily withdrew, which made the atmosphere in the meeting room relatively relaxed.Everyone who paid attention to their image before, no matter if they were old and beautiful or us, all relaxed.There were even a few addicts who lit up cigarettes directly.Mark communicated with the people next to him, then turned to Jiang Chen and the others and said, "Yuan, let's start."

"Okay." Director Yuan nodded and sat upright.

Mark took out a document and said to Director Yuan: "Yuan, we have received news that an important task of your trip to the air show is to purchase about three wings (three divisions) for your air force. ) advanced fighter jets to deal with air threats from the north. We have also confirmed the accuracy of this news through special channels. Regardless of your purpose, we have put us in the last place. But we want to say that we absolutely It is the most sincere, and we really want this order."

After listening to the translation, Director Yuan smiled and replied to Mark who was facing him: "Mr. Mark, there is such a thing, and we have just received the order not long ago, but we don't know what caused the leak of this matter, which attracted Such a big turmoil. The reason why I put you at the end is because there is an old saying in our country that the good things are left at the end, that is, the best is the last, and we call it the finale. So you misunderstood, and it’s not that we don’t care You, on the contrary, attach great importance to you, so you are put at the end. We have heard about your fighter planes for a long time, and we have had some related contacts before. Unfortunately, nothing has been achieved Substantial progress. But I believe that both of us are very sincere this time, and our cooperation should also be successful."

After listening to the translation, Mark shook his head and said to Director Yuan: "Sorry, Yuan, this may be a cultural difference, which caused a misunderstanding between us. I promise that I will read more Asian literature in the future, just like I Recently, I fell in love with Chinese food and often went to Chinese restaurants. We had some cooperation before, but the form and content of the cooperation were different, which caused some differences between us, and the cooperation did not succeed. But these are all things in the past, I believe This time it's a fresh start and we'll agree. You know this time we've brought all of our best fighter jets and the most advanced fighter jets they've produced, which is what we've been negotiating with other countries in the past It has never been seen before. These fighter jets are all serving in our air force, they have performed very well, and have gone through many severe tests. I believe they will definitely be able to meet the operational needs of your air force."

(End of this chapter)