Military industrial hegemony

Chapter 881 F_18 "Bumblebee" is Coming

After returning to the station, Jiang Chen and the others quickly submitted the results and progress of the discussions with Groom Company, as well as their own analysis report, to the country, waiting for feedback from the country as soon as possible.Although everyone was very tired, these manufacturers still did not let Jiang Chen and the others breathe a sigh of relief, but immediately came to the door again.This time it was Northrop and the F_18 "Hornet" fighter they recommended to Jiang Chen and the others.This company is in a competitive relationship with Groom, so the pursuit is very tight.Coupled with the huge order that Jiang Chen and the others confided before, the company quickly got wind of it, and was ready to actively contact Jiang Chen and the others to win the order.However, Jiang Chen and the others contacted Vincent and the others first, which made the company very dissatisfied and anxious.Ever since Jiang Chen and the others got in touch with Vincent and the others, this company has been looking for them impatiently.

The leader is Hugo, a typical white European, and even heard that he is a French wing. He is currently the general manager of the International Affairs Department of Northrop Corporation.Seeing that someone came to the door, Jiang Chen and the others had to meet, so they made an appointment with them in a meeting room of a five-star hotel.And Jiang Chen and the others finally met this Hugo and his negotiating team. Compared with Vincent and his casual words, deeds and attire, this Hugo and his team are much more formal. In suits and leather shoes.This made Jiang Chen and the others on the opposite side look more like some unscrupulous assholes.

After the two parties met, they introduced each other, and then they got to the point.And Hugo couldn't wait to say to Jiang Chen: "Hello, Mr. Jiang, I'm very glad to meet you. Actually, when I knew that you were in charge of contacting and negotiating with companies like us, my heart was actually very complicated. Yep. You know, I just purchased two pickups and three ATVs from your company while I was on vacation on my ranch in Montana last month. Seriously, they are very good quality, much better than a lot of Japanese The cars are all good, especially their stereos are great, and the old cowboys on our farm like them very much. In addition, your all-terrain vehicles are also very good. It can be said that the momentum of development is very fast now. It is estimated that in a few months, Someone should accuse you of monopolizing the ATV market. When I know that you are the person in charge of this company and it is developed from scratch, I really want to meet you and hear your entrepreneurial story. Meet You are a self-made young man in the rumors. But I also know that since you can develop such a company from nothing to the present point, it must not be luck, but also your ability, so we are very interested in you as the object of this negotiation. worry."

Ha ha, almost, very old-fashioned way.Jiang Chen smiled at Hugo and said, "Hey, Mr. Hugo, thank you for your compliment, but what I can do is far from enough. I still need to learn from you who are truly successful. But I don't I understand that Mr. Hugo is so eager to meet us, isn't it just a compliment to me?"

"No, Mr. Jiang, you and I both understand what's going on, so we don't have to go around the bush. Vincent just finished meeting with you yesterday." Hugo shook his head.

Oh, Jiang Chen showed a dazed expression and said: "It turns out that Mr. Hugo also came for this order, so I don't know what Mr. Hugo used to impress us and convince us. You know we have already talked about many companies. Now, and there are a few more in the back. I don’t know if Mr. Hugo has the strength to stand out from them and get this huge order.”

"Hahahaha, Jiang, we have brought the world's latest and most advanced fighter this time. I believe this fighter will definitely convince you." Hugo signaled to the secretary, gave Jiang Chen and the others a document, and then Signal the staff to turn on the projector in the conference room.I saw the introduction of a fighter plane and various video materials, and this fighter plane is the F_18 "Hornet" fighter jet that shocked the Quartet in the future.The whole film lasted more than ten minutes, and introduced the performance of this fighter to Jiang Chen and the others from several aspects such as the fighter's design idea, manufacturing process, overall performance, and flight combat cases.The Chinese and English documents in Jiang Chen's hands also contained these, of course more specific than the video, and also included specific data on this fighter.

After watching the film, Hugo saw the surprised expressions of Jiang Chen and the others, and said proudly to Jiang Chen, "Mr. Jiang, how about it, this fighter will definitely impress you."

Jiang Chen glanced at the proud Hugo, then shook his head and said, "The movie is very exciting. If it were placed in Hollywood, it would definitely win the best picture and best director awards. But what you said, Vincent and the others already said yesterday It’s passed, and some of the data they gave us is much better than yours. Mr. Hugo, I’m afraid it’s not enough.”

"No, it's impossible. Jiang, let me assure you that our data is true and reliable. You can test these data yourself in the later stage. If it is inaccurate, we are willing to bear the relevant responsibilities. On this point, we can It's written in the contract. But I can be sure that Vincent and the others exaggerated some facts." Hugo shook his head and said.

Jiang Chen waved his hand and said, "No, Mr. Hugo, Vincent and the others have already assured us of what you promised yesterday, and their data is also true and reliable. Of course, there must be some propaganda in it The ingredients are there, we can understand this, and you are not like this. For example, the single thrust of the F404 engine you are equipped with is 7200 kilograms, but what you wrote in it is about 7500 kilograms. Although it is also correct, it is not Confused the real data. Also, the real fuel storage capacity of your fighter plane should be 4990 kg of fuel, with three auxiliary fuel tanks installed, the total fuel capacity of the aircraft is 7979 kg. However, your report did not mention three Instead, it directly wrote 21 kilograms of fuel, and exaggerated 21 kilograms of fuel. You should be aware that on the battlefield, one kilogram of fuel may affect the success or failure of the entire air battle, let alone [-] kilograms of fuel, or There are those three hanging points that you ignored."

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Hugo and the others were very surprised. They never thought that Jiang Chen could see some water and mistakes they mixed in this introduction at a glance.This made Hugo very embarrassed. He coughed twice and said to Jiang Chen: "Mr. Jiang, I didn't expect your preparations to be so meticulous. But this is not what we are hiding. For fighter jets serving in the military, we must conduct confidentiality and obfuscation of certain performance indicators. The document you have seen is actually what we showed to other industry insiders at the air show. Of course, it contains It also includes people in the industry on our hostile side, such as Su*. So please forgive me, our work is not done properly. You can rest assured that the data we will provide you next is absolutely true and reliable. These can also be included in the contract, and we You can also arrange for your pilots to conduct a test flight in advance to personally check the authenticity and reliability of its various performances."

(End of this chapter)