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Chapter 1215 The Wind of Nanyang (Second update, please subscribe)

Airplanes, I don’t know since when, jet planes have replaced ships and become the main force of transoceanic navigation.

A white C717 was flying over the South China Sea. This white swan with the China Airlines logo was obviously provided through the "Official Development Assistance Loan" project. After all, this project itself is intended to promote industrial products from Southeast Asia.

"386!"

The middle-aged man sitting in the first class cabin looked out the window and said:

"As of this year, Nanyang's C707 has sold 486 units, almost all over the world, making it the world's best-selling jet aircraft. The Boeing 407, which is comparable to it, has sold a total of 172 units. The success of Nanyang's aviation industry has made American companies such as Boeing and Douglas panic. Even Washington is discussing the damage that Nanyang's aviation manufacturing industry has done to the American aviation industry. Who would have thought that in less than ten years, Nanyang's aircraft would actually scare Americans."

Listening to his words, the attendants beside him exclaimed:
"Yes, Director, who would have thought that in just ten years, this would happen? The C717 ushered in the jet age and even eliminated cruise ships. I heard that now, under the impact of jet airliners, almost no one chooses to travel by cruise ship anymore."

“Who would take a cruise when planes are faster and cheaper?”

The middle-aged man nodded and said.

It was with its revolutionary jet aircraft that Nanyang achieved overtaking in the aviation industry. The two-engine C717 passenger aircraft brought mankind into the era of jet airliners, and then the four-engine C707 became the most popular aircraft in the world and received a large number of orders. This aircraft can be said to be the beginning of Nanyang's aviation industry reaching the top of the industry.

The C707 has twice the passenger capacity of any previous model, and its economical features greatly reduce the cost of flying. Its epoch-making significance lies in that it transforms airplanes from an expensive and rare way of travel that only the rich can use to a way of travel that is accessible and affordable to the general public. In the few years since the C707 was born, the number of passengers choosing to cross the Atlantic by cruise has decreased by 70%, while the number of people choosing to fly has increased fivefold.

The once glorious cruise era is now crumbling under the impact of jet airliners and is heading towards an end.

"Nanyang, it's really not simple!"

As he uttered this sigh, the middle-aged man let out a long sigh. This was his second time in Nanyang. The last time was ten years ago. What did he gain from that time?

It is to develop the economy. Only when the economy is developed can we consider other things.

And this time?

Gazing at the sea and blue sky outside the window, with certain expectations in his heart, he once again set foot on the continent of Nanyang. More than half an hour later, the plane landed at Chang'an Airport. After passing through customs and leaving the airport, he got on the car that had been prepared long ago.

When the black BMW 301 was driving on the street, the middle-aged man's eyes would occasionally fall on the cars passing by. In addition to national cars such as Bingo and Rongguang, there were also sports cars produced by Porsche and Alfa Romeo. Nanyang's sports cars are quite popular in the international market. The former was sought after by the market last year with a unique 911 sports car, while the latter combines elegant design with outstanding performance. The lightweight models it designed have achieved remarkable results in various competitions. The Juliet convertible sports car it launched has become an eternal fashion symbol with its classic appearance in the movie "The Graduate".

This is exactly the characteristic of Nanyang's automobile industry - there are luxury car brands such as BMW, national cars such as Wuling and Rongguang, and luxury goods such as Porsche and Alfa Romeo.

Just then, a car came into his sight and he smiled.

"That's the Tarot, right? It's also very popular in the United States. I've seen a prototype of the Plum Blossom car at the car company. It's a collaboration with Wuling. We've introduced the technology of this car, and soon, we'll be able to make this kind of car, too."

The Tarot he mentioned is the first car in the "Four Seasons Goddess" series launched by Wuling Motors. Although Bingo has been a success, the company did not stop there. While continuously launching modifications to meet market demand, it is also developing new cars. Especially with the improvement of income and living standards of people in Southeast Asia, there are new requirements for cars. So Wuling launched the "Tarot" last year, which is the "Goddess of Spring" in Greek mythology.

After practicing with Bingo, Wuling Motors' quality control and lean production had matured. The "Tarot" had extremely high quality and was cheap - each car was priced at US$1900. It was a success when it was first exported to the United States shortly after its launch, and was also well received in the European market.

Although the director's words were full of expectations, Li Guoding still said:

"Director, I think we introduced it too early. Even in Southeast Asia, not everyone can afford Tarot. Our economy is still far from perfect. If there is no export, we will definitely not be able to sustain it." Hearing this, the man shook his head and said:

"It doesn't matter. After ten years of economic development, there are still many wealthy people in the private sector, and the government also needs official cars. The government alone imports thousands of cars every year. If Meihua goes into production, there will still be a certain market. In fact, we are not really manufacturing cars, but assembling cars by assembling imported parts to produce complete vehicles, and then gradually realizing the localization of parts, but this takes time. When they can truly produce cars themselves, then ordinary people will be able to afford cars."

"The director has foresight and foresight, which is far beyond my reach."

While complimenting, Li Guoding also said:

"However, I think that our current economic focus should still be on developing industries that can earn foreign exchange. So this time, my focus is still on negotiating with Taiping Shipyard about the introduction of large tankers. Now that the widening of the Suez Canal is inevitable, large cruise ships will be needed both during the canal construction period and after the canal is widened in the future. Therefore, the introduction of large tanker technology can not only improve CSSC's shipbuilding level, but also earn foreign exchange through exports and promote economic development."

The "Suez Canal Crisis" five years ago dealt a huge blow to the world's shipping industry. Although the canal has been restored and the internationally-operated Suez Canal Company has been established, oil companies have lost confidence in the reliability of the canal to a certain extent, even if it is an internationally-operated company. After all, Egypt's previous actions have shown that it can be "nationalized" again at any time if it wants.

Therefore, European and American oil companies have started a heated debate on the safety of the Suez Canal and the expansion of the oil pipeline. Obviously, both the canal and the oil pipeline can be easily cut off. Then there is an alternative, which is to use a tanker with a larger load capacity and take a detour around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.

However, ship owners generally believe that large ships are expensive, fuel costs are too high, and they are difficult to build. In fact, many years ago, Nanyang Shipbuilding Company smelled business opportunities from large cruise ships and broke this judgment with practical actions.

In 10, the Taiping Shipbuilding Industry Company built the world's first oil tanker over 290 tons, the Apollo. The ship is 27500 meters long, has a total power of 10.45 shaft horsepower, a load of 15.5 tons, and a speed of 2 knots. In February 15, the -ton Dongning was launched in Dongning, becoming the world's largest oil tanker. At the same time, it also surpassed the world's largest ship at the time: the British luxury cruise ship Queen Elizabeth.

It has been proven that tankers with a capacity of more than 10 tons not only meet safety standards, but also have cost advantages. During the Suez Canal crisis, the giant tankers of Nanyang sailed day and night, making great efforts to ensure the oil supply of Britain and Europe. Of course, Nanyang oil also entered the European market.

Generally, it takes about 20 tons of steel to build a 2.7-ton tanker, and 4 tons of steel to build four 5-ton tankers. Moreover, the larger the tanker, the more crude oil it can transport per ship and per voyage, and the lower the average fuel consumption per ton of transport. These factors have led to the rapid rise of large tankers.

Li Guoding's intuition about the market made him firmly believe that supertankers are the future, so he made this trip to Southeast Asia. He was still confident about this trip to Southeast Asia. After all, as early as five years ago, they had already cooperated with Taiping Shipbuilding Industry - renting the shipyard to them to build 2-5 ton tankers. In this process, their shipbuilding level also improved a lot.

This is also the fundamental reason why he is determined to introduce supertanker technology. Of course, this not only requires discussing technology introduction with Taiping Shipping, but also involves the construction of a new shipyard, which requires a lot of funds. Where does this money come from?
Of course, we can only rely on loans.

As for loans... Nanyang's banking and credit industry is still very developed. As long as he can be persuasive enough, he will definitely be able to solve this problem. After all, Nanyang is no longer concerned about where the money is, but where to spend the money.

And what about the director?

I came here by hitchhiking.

In this way, they talked about oil tankers all the way, and of course, more about the construction of Nanyang. After all, the construction of Nanyang has always attracted worldwide attention.

In this way, everyone chatted while looking at Changan outside the car window.

After ten years, Chang'an has become more prosperous. Looking at the city outside the window, the middle-aged man's eyes flashed with a little strangeness. When the car was about to arrive at the hotel, Li Guoding asked:
"Director, what are you planning to investigate this time?"

"Well, let's take a look around. I came here in a hurry that year and didn't get to see everything. I just took a quick look. I hope I can gain more this time!"

As he spoke, he cast his eyes out of the car window. This is Nanyang...

(End of this chapter)