Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 1179 Small talk
Early the next morning, He Chen brought a group of people, and together with Niu Weiluo and the other three, they sat in Jiang Yan's bulletproof extended Volga car, along with ten domestically produced BMW 4 Series cars, and headed towards the Yakovlev Design Bureau in a mighty manner.

Compared to yesterday, He Chen has become much calmer, but his cynical look has become even more profound.

Because when he reported to Jiang Yan yesterday, Jiang Yan didn't say anything, but in the end he gave him four words, "Do whatever you want." All of a sudden, he felt more confident. Not to say he was fully prepared, but he was a hundred times more confident.

Niu Weiluo and Cao Bin, who were sitting on the other side, seemed a little uneasy, helpless and nervous. To be honest, they really didn't want He Chen to replace Jiang Yan.

However, today, they felt that He Chen seemed a little different, especially his temperament, which looked a bit like a naughty boy, and there was a golden light flashing in his eyes from time to time. Overall, he was quite different.

Especially Cao Bin, he has been in contact with He Chen for a longer time. Before, He Chen gave him the impression that he was immature and a bit inferior in doing things, but now, it is a little different.
Although such an adjective may not be appropriate for an adult in his twenties, this is exactly how they feel in their hearts.

"By the way, I've always wanted to ask you, why did the Yakovlev Design Bureau break the contract with you?" He Chen suddenly asked at this time.

"Northrop Corporation paid more than us." Niu Weiluo said helplessly.

"How much extra money is there?" He Chen asked curiously.

"After the Yakovlev Design Bureau broke the contract, I went to see their head, Anthony, and he told us that Northrop was paying two million dollars more than us."

"Then just keep paying. It would be fine if you pay more than them." He Chen was even more puzzled. He really couldn't understand why a mere two million could stump Niu Weiluo and the others.

You have to know that they are backed by China, so two million shouldn't be a big problem, even if it's US dollars. Usually, when he conveys documents for Jiang Yan, the numbers on them are often tens of millions or hundreds of millions. After seeing them too much, he feels that money is just a bunch of numbers.

Moreover, he has never lacked money since he was a child, even when his family was relatively poor. Money is not something He Chen considers now.

Moreover, during this period of time, following Jiang Yan, he also saw the speed at which his uncle spent money, which was quite scary. Also, whenever he encountered any difficulties, he would first consider whether spending money could solve the problem. If spending money still could not solve the problem, he would consider other solutions.

I once asked my uncle about this, and he told me that any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem, and the problems that cannot be solved with money are big problems.

Hearing He Chen's somewhat childish words, Niu Weiluo, Cao Bin and the other two looked at each other, feeling a little helpless.

They also learned about the situation of Jiang Yan's family, especially their next generation. It can be said that many of their next generation are very outstanding, especially the three boys in Jiang Yan's family. Two of them are serving the country, and the other is still in school and cannot be seen for the time being. As for the children of He Yuzhu and other families, they also learned about them. Although they are not as dazzling as Jiang Yan's children, they are also excellent.

Unexpectedly, they could hear a hint of indifference from this person's words. They even regretted and wanted to take back what they had just said.

"No, this is really not a lot of money!" He Chen saw that no one was talking and the atmosphere was a bit awkward, and everyone was looking at him strangely, so he opened his mouth to explain.

"Look, my family runs a restaurant and an instant noodle factory, which brings in tens of millions of dollars a month, which is not a small amount when converted into US dollars. Here, my uncle spends tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, to get things done." "What I mean is that our country should be able to come up with so much money. They are a company, and we are a country."

There is nothing wrong with what He Chen said. If we talk about a country, China is definitely richer than Northrop, an arms company, but you have to know that China has more places to spend money.

Especially in recent years, everyone has made concessions for the reform and many have been patient. The reason they dared to come and take the Yak-141 this time was that the Navy promised to squeeze out million Chinese yuan from the budget for them.

"Two million dollars is something that the country can afford if it grits its teeth, but the key is that even if it pays, it can't compete with Northrop, or it's unnecessary to spend such a huge price."

"Xiao Chengchen, don't forget that the country has money, but there are relatively more places to spend it. We should save as much as we can."

"If we save some money here, some domestic projects will not be cancelled." When saying this, Feng Yanbin said with some emotion, even dejectedly.

He is from the aviation department, and he feels this aspect more deeply. Flower growers have no money, really no money, especially in an industry like aviation, which requires large investment, slow results, and has no foundation. The cost will be even higher.

Fortunately, now, due to Jiang Yan's investment in the large aircraft development project, many of their industries have benefited, and sometimes I go to their laboratory to ask for money, so life is pretty good, and there are not many projects that have been discontinued. The situation in other industries is much worse.

They could barely afford the two million dollars, but Northrop could easily offer more money, even five million dollars, or even ten million dollars. They believed that this was nothing to Northrop, so there was no point in competing with Northrop for the two million dollars.

After hearing this, He Chen understood. He was not a person who was out of touch with the world. He knew the current situation in the country. However, he did not expect that the government personnel who were engaged in overseas procurement were also so frugal.

"Then why don't you cause trouble to the Yakovlev Design Bureau? After all, it was they who broke the contract. Aren't they the ones who value the spirit of the contract the most?"

Hearing this, the three people acted a little unnatural. If it was between countries, they could do this, but this time they came all in the name of enterprises and research institutes in order not to overly provoke Russia and Western countries.

Of course, it also means to repair the plank road in the open while secretly attacking Chencang.

Another thing is that the Yakovlev Design Bureau is one of the three major fighter design bureaus in the Soviet Union. The status of its head is naturally not low, and is equivalent to a deputy ministerial-level cadre in China.

Even if the other party breaks the contract, there is nothing they can do.

In fact, before they came to find Jiang Yan, they had already asked the embassy for help. The embassy had no way to deal with cadres of this level. They couldn't ask the ambassador to protest to the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs. That would be a complete state act, and the matter would become a big deal, which was not in line with the purpose of their trip.

If it weren't for the fact that they had no other choice, they really didn't want to trouble Jiang Yan.

(End of this chapter)