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Chapter 930: Engineer's Responsibility (Two in One, please subscribe)

After running for a while, they stopped running and started walking slowly.

The sea breeze was blowing gently, and the morning sun made the two figures overlap.

"Are you filming anything lately?"

Li Yian took a look at Jeanna's flawless side profile, which was like a sculpture. He had to say that only Grace could compare with her in terms of side profile. As for Heidi, she was 360 degrees beautiful without dead ends. And she had a unique heroic spirit.

"No, I'm thinking of a script. I just have an idea that I want to try to be a director instead of an actor."

"director?"

"Yes, the director."

Jeanne answered straightforwardly that she had indeed been studying filmmaking in the past two years, and had even studied filmmaking under the famous director Leni Riefenstahl.

"So, I'm thinking of a movie, a love movie, um..."

Jeanna turned her head and looked at the man next to her and said.

"It's a love story about a princess who ran away from home and met a man by chance. Then, they fell in love with each other. I just don't know if I can film it."

"what?"

Li Yian was stunned at first, then he understood and laughed.

"You weren't waiting for me here!"

The reason he said this was because he felt it was a bit like an allusion to Margaret and himself.

Has it been discovered?
Jeanna, a little flustered, said quickly,

"No, of course not."

While explaining herself, perhaps to hide her inner nervousness, Jeanna even took the towel from Li Yian's hand without saying a word and wiped the sweat from her forehead, saying.

"I just think this is a good story and it should be well received by the audience."

Looking at Jeanna wiping her sweat with her towel, Li Yian smiled indifferently.

"Indeed, this story is really good. Well, now that you mention it, I do have a story..."

Almost subconsciously, Li Yian's mind came up with "Roman Holiday". He wondered if that movie was specially made for Hepburn. Logically, it should have been released two years ago and won an Oscar, but it has not been released until now.

I have to say it is a pity for this world.

Now, Jeanna's words aroused Li Yian's regret. So he talked to her about the script and "Roman Holiday"

No, it should be "Chang'an Holiday".

"... fell in love. However, the princess was a princess after all, and the commoner was a commoner after all, so the two could only bid farewell reluctantly. After shaking hands with the princess, Joe's friend decided to give up the opportunity to become successful and gave the princess a photo as a souvenir. Finally, in the affectionate gaze between the two eyes, the princess gently said "goodbye" to Joe..."

Jeanne was completely stunned by the story told by Li Yian. Hearing this, she asked hurriedly.

"But why not let them be together?"

"Because only regrets are classics, what do you think?"

Looking at the woman next to me, perhaps the missed opportunity was not a bad thing.

"Reality won, but it made the drama more attractive. Maybe love is like this: you don't know whether she will show up, but you can be sure that she wants to show up. That's enough."

Listening to Li Yian's story, Jeanna glanced at his profile, and her heartbeat involuntarily quickened slightly.

"It seems that you understand love very well."

This guy seems to have a lot of lovers...it's well known.

“Sometimes, regrets make life perfect.”

Li Yian said with a smile.

"Did you like this story?"

"Ah."

“If there is a chance, let’s make it into a movie! If it is made into a movie, it will definitely be popular among people.”

Since it is a classic, let it be passed down in this world. Although there are some changes, but... so what?

Rome symbolizes the glory of Europe's past. The fact that a British princess and an American journalist met and fell in love in a place that symbolizes Europe's glorious history is in itself full of political inclinations.

In that case, then just become a British princess and a Nanyang journalist!

They met and fell in love in Chang'an, a city that symbolizes the future and modernity. Isn't this in line with the inevitability of historical development?
"Well, I will definitely try, if you agree."

"Why don't you agree?"

The man beside her stood quietly, the sun gently shining on his face, giving him a special halo. Jeanne looked at him carefully, and saw that his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, like morning dew dotted on green leaves, sparkling with crystal light.

Jeanne held a soft towel tightly in her hand, her eyes fell on those beads of sweat, revealing concern and tenderness. She stretched out her hand involuntarily, as if afraid of disturbing the tranquility of this moment, and carefully wiped away those beads of sweat for him.

This sudden gesture of intimacy made Li Yian startled. He felt the soft touch, as if a warm current spread from his forehead to his whole body and reached his heart. He raised his head and met Jeanne's eyes, with a hint of complex emotions flashing in his eyes.

At that moment, the two seemed to be in a world that belonged only to them, and everything around them became blurry and distant. The sun, sweat, towels, and the subtle atmosphere between the two, of course, also made the paparazzi nearby open their eyes wide!

They all took up their cameras and took pictures of Jeanne wiping Li Yian's sweat with a towel.

Although it seems casual, this action always makes people think about it.

Some paparazzi who are familiar with the entertainment industry said this as they pressed the shutter.

"Jeanne, I really am your lover!"

Now the rumors have been confirmed. Just as they were taking pictures frantically as if they had discovered some secret, Jeanne's mood was complicated. Her eyes involuntarily looked into the distance, and she thought of her sister's camera.

Thinking of the photos in the story, her mood suddenly became heavy.

Even until they parted, Jeanne felt complicated. For a moment, she even thought - did he already know?

But, how is this possible?
With mixed feelings, Jeanne returned to the Bay Apartments with heavy steps. She walked into the elevator, her eyes unconsciously fell on the towel in her hand, and her thoughts drifted to the man who almost touched her heartstrings just now.

"He, probably doesn't know..."

She murmured to herself, but she couldn't help but lift up the towel, as if she wanted to feel the remaining breath on it again. At this moment, the elevator door that had been slowly closing opened again, and a tall woman with extraordinary temperament walked in.

The woman was Hepburn. She stepped gracefully into the elevator and greeted Jeanne with a smile.

"Hi, Jeanne."

They were neighbors living on the same floor. Hepburn was a little surprised to find a big star living next to her, but they soon became friends. Although she spent half of her time in the mansion every week,
"Did you go out for a run?"

"Yes, Hepburn, are you going to school for the children?"

Hearing this, Hepburn's pretty face couldn't help but get hot, and even her legs felt a little uncomfortable. They played too crazy together last night, so she quickly changed the subject and started chatting with her.

As the two chatted, Jeanne's eyes were involuntarily attracted by Hepburn's flawless appearance and noble temperament. A thought suddenly flashed through her mind - such a woman is simply the best candidate to play the role of a princess. Almost subconsciously, she blurted out:

"Hepburn, do you want to make a movie?"

There was a hint of anticipation and excitement in her voice, as if she had already seen the moment when Hepburn would shine on the screen.

…and his home was “stolen”!

In any case, Li Yian never thought that Jeanne and Hepburn would live in the same apartment and be neighbors, let alone that the two would become friends.

He knew nothing about this, and of course, he had no idea that he had once again become a "big flag". After returning to the official residence, he put the encounter in the early morning behind him and threw himself into his work.

Now that the trade negotiations with the United States are nearing completion, the detailed terms of the "welding door" still need to be further improved, not only regarding labor and other issues, but also involving hard terms such as population and land related to market certification.

In this way, after working for a long time, Li Yian finally closed the document and muttered to himself.

"Okay, now the car door is completely welded shut!"

When it comes to welding car doors, Li Yian is very good at it.

If he wanted to, he could at least come up with hundreds of ways to weld the car door shut. In fact, this is the case of the butt deciding the head. There is no other way. For the moment, Li Yian needs to consider the interests of Nanyang first.

He spent the whole morning reading reports and making comments. Near noon, a report from the Air Force made Li Yian raise his eyebrows and talk to himself.

"Super Thunder?"

Li Yian then read it carefully, and the report explained the "Super Thunder" project in detail.

This project started three years ago when Nanyang Aviation Industry began to study the supersonic modification of the F-1 Thunder fighter. With the support of the company's own funds, several young people began to study how to make the "Saber" reach supersonic speed in level flight. The results of the study showed that this capability can be achieved by simply increasing the sweep angle of the F1 wing from 35 degrees to 45 degrees.

Improving the aerodynamic shape alone is not enough to achieve the goal of supersonic speed, and an engine with greater thrust is also needed.

In this way, the project has been advancing in an orderly manner. In order to solve the problem of aircraft transonic and supersonic pitch control, it abandoned the traditional horizontal tail design of "horizontal stabilizer + elevator" of "Thunder" and adopted a new design of "all-moving horizontal tail", that is, the horizontal stabilizer and elevator are combined into one, replaced by a single all-moving wing surface.

During the project, the thin wing and transonic area law proposed by Li Yian were also applied. A month ago, the "Super Thunder" was finally finalized, reaching a maximum level flight speed of M12200 at an altitude of 1.35 meters. For this era, this is definitely a miracle!
"This is a real supersonic fighter!"

In fact, there are already supersonic fighters. The F100 Super Sabre, which entered service in the United States two years ago, is a supersonic fighter, and the MiG-19 that the Soviet Union unveiled at the Turkistano Air Show last year is also a supersonic fighter. The F102 of the United States has also been finalized and delivered.

In comparison, the "super lightning" that has just been finalized appeared neither too late nor too early, it can only be said to be just right.

"However, this is also in line with Nanyang's technical foundation..."

Nodding, flipping through the report in his hand, Li Yian thought of another type of fighter jet - a fighter jet that travels at twice the speed of sound.

"The Americans should be developing their F-4 Phantom now."

Although the F4 Phantom fighter is a fighter with extremely outstanding performance and is even seriously underestimated, and was the standard for US allies during the Cold War, for Nanyang, Nanyang needs its own second-generation fighter!

Thinking of the tips given before on aircraft development, Li Yian muttered to himself.

"Is there any progress at the company?"

……

"What the military needs is a multi-purpose single-engine fighter!"

Inside the Nanyang Aerospace Industries Corporation, engineers were gathered together discussing the design of a new aircraft.

"Single shot?"

"Yes! It is a single-engine aircraft. Your Excellency made it very clear at the beginning. Twin-engine aircraft are expensive and not suitable for Southeast Asia..."

When Peng Xiaojie, an aircraft designer, said this, he did not know that one of the original intentions of Li Yian to choose a single-engine aircraft, in addition to reducing the cost of aircraft manufacturing, was that Nanyang needed to introduce the F4 Phantom. After all, the Phantom was considered the best second-generation aircraft.

Taking advantage of the "Joint Defense Initiative" launched by the United States to fleece the United States is what Nanyang should do. Moreover, at the same time, the F4 Phantom is so excellent that it would not be easy to export a similar twin-engine fighter.

Twin-engine fighters not only mean high costs, but also more complex structures, and the difficulty of maintenance is multiplied. They also need to compete with the US F4 Phantom. In this case, single-engine fighters are the best choice.

Compared with the extremely excellent performance of the F4 Phantom, the American F104 fighter is simply not worth mentioning - this single-engine fighter is basically a flying coffin, and overseas users are forced to accept it entirely because of American aid.

Under such circumstances, Nanyang should naturally develop a single-engine fighter! After all, this is the real market gap!

"The performance in all aspects is relatively balanced. Not only is it good in air combat, but its ground attack capability is also strong;"

Each requirement was listed on the blackboard, and then these young aerospace engineers discussed them one by one.

Such a scene is very normal in the Tank Design Institute. As the most authoritative fighter designer in Southeast Asia, Kurk Tank not only successfully designed the "Thunder", but also trained a group of extremely outstanding aircraft designers. It was those young aircraft designers who designed the "Super Thunder".

What is needed now is to allow them to take on more important responsibilities in the development of new fighter jets.

However, this does not mean that Kurktank is idle. While the engineers of the design institute are divided into several groups and are promoting various new fighter projects, he himself is also participating in this internal competition.

“The structure must be simpler and easier to maintain.”

Only those who have experienced war know what simple structure, easy maintenance and high attendance rate mean, and it means combat effectiveness!
Compared with other engineers, Kurktank has a clearer understanding of war, so he pays attention to these characteristics.

Because of this, every time he designs an aircraft, he takes this as one of the most important directions.

While he was busy in his office, someone knocked on the door.

"teacher,"

The person who walked in was his student, Zhang Ke, who graduated from Southwest United University. After graduating from the Department of Aeronautics of Nanyang University seven years ago, he had been working in Tan Ke Design Institute and became Tan Ke's student.

"How is it going? What progress has your team made so far?"

“We have just completed the basic design, and there are still many aspects that need to be further improved.”

While talking, Zhang Ke sat in front of the teacher and talked to him about his design.

"...Maneuverability. I think the most important thing is maneuverability. Compared to speed, maneuverability is the most important. After all, in air combat, supersonic flight is only one part of the process. Most of the time, we fly at subsonic speeds. Even in dogfights, we still fly at subsonic speeds."

"In that case, mobility is the most important thing to you."

"Correct!"

Zhang Ke nodded and said.

"So I put maneuverability first. As for 2 times the speed of sound, in my opinion it can be put last."

Listening to his students' words, Kurktank immediately fell into deep thought.

"It seems that the whole world is now researching fighter jets with twice the speed of sound. If we give up this indicator, it won't be too risky. After all, the requirements put forward by the Air Force are very clear. They need fighter jets with twice the speed of sound."

No matter what kind of work you do, the client always comes first. Tan Ke is very clear about this.

So he looked at his students and said.

"For any engineer, the military's requirements always come first."

"Teacher, what I mean is that we can meet the military's requirement of twice the speed of sound, but that's just the goal. It should be said that speed is put last and maneuverability is put first."

Zhang Ke did not hide his thoughts from the teacher.

"After all, speed is important in the air, but maneuverability is more important. This has been proven time and again in air battles. Supersonic flight is certainly very important, but it is not an absolute indicator."

Zhang Ke then analyzed his summary of the air battle and came to the conclusion that mobility comes first.

"So, sir, I think the current military's pursuit of speed may be a detour. What's more important is mobility."

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Ke said.

"As engineers, we only need to consider Party A and strive for perfection as much as possible! This is the responsibility of engineers!"

(End of this chapter)