The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

William Boeing is a wise and sensitive person, which can be seen from his ability to discover opportunities for the development of the aviation industry and decisively invest in them. His tenacious and unswerving style helped him to get up quickly after repeated setbacks , so that it has come to this position today.

However, like almost all Westerners in this era, he looks down on Orientals in his bones. To be precise, the Chinese are still in a mess. But the brilliant Ming Dynasty that shines on the whole world only sees the numb and backward Chinese who have seen foreigners as a rarity after more than a dozen generations of ignorant rule and enslavement.

Therefore, even though Wang Zhu, who was very good at the time, helped him establish the Boeing Company, he believed that it was mainly the result of the education of Armstrong in the United Kingdom and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. In essence, the Chinese are not worth mentioning. Inferior people are no smarter than those black slaves --- they don't know how to use advanced machinery that represents civilization.

What kind of person is Zhu Bin?Among the many rumors, it has been shown that he is a fisherman, or maybe his ancestors were part-time pirate fishermen. He is a little clever, but it is absolutely impossible for him to learn to invent and create for no reason without receiving advanced Western education. Therefore, for him All the propaganda and touting should be false, and Boeing does not believe it.

Now, when two planes that are advanced enough to surpass all competitors in the same industry in the world are in front of him, William Boeing once doubted whether he made a mistake in his judgment, but then he was given the upper hand by the deep-rooted thinking in his heart!

"It must not be like this. They are engaged in a conspiracy, a conspiracy against Boeing! Their plane can't fly! It's just a show!"

William Boeing suddenly figured it out, he must be right!A high-end high-tech product as large as an airplane cannot be designed by just writing and drawing. Every component must be strictly tested and verified. The selection and running-in of the engine alone cannot be completed in a few months, let alone The aerodynamic layout --- there are only a few wind tunnels in the world. No matter whether Curtiss, Douglas, or the Chinese, there is no news that they have air tunnels for new aircraft. These few look decent, but they are Model!Useless model!

"Go! Let's expose their true colors!"

Under the blank stares of Robert Short and other personnel, William Boing unexpectedly burst out with strong confidence and fighting spirit. As the crowd proudly squeezed through the crowd, they went to the bidding rostrum.

At the end of the tall steel structure exhibition hall, on a construction staircase parallel to the steel beams, Zhu Bin leaned on the railing, held a telescope in his hand, and watched the actions of a group of people at the Boeing Company from afar, with a triumphant smile on his lips .

"What makes you so happy?"

The beautiful reporter Su Huixin ran up from below and followed his line of sight curiously, only to see crowds of people everywhere and the dazzling flashes of cameras taking pictures everywhere.

Zhu Bin put down the binoculars and turned to look at her. He felt a bit of brain pain, rubbed his temples and sighed softly, "I said, Miss Su, there are countless news hotspots waiting for you to interview. Don't you need to hang around me?"

"Don't be so stinking there!" Su Huixin rolled her eyes at him, raised her nose and snorted, "I think it's a good place to take pictures because of the wide view. Besides, you, the host, don't go to the bidding platform, just look around here. Too irresponsible?"

Zhu Bin rolled his eyes: "I am the rule maker, and according to the rules, I must avoid it. Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!"

"Are you so self-conscious?" Su Huixin blushed, her mouth was still stiff, and she was thinking about how to dig out his thoughts, but seeing Zhu Bin turned around to go down the stairs, she hurriedly followed up and asked, "Where are you going? You don't even want to leave." Say it, it's really rude."

Zhu Bin said without turning his head: "I'm afraid of you! I'm going back to the bidding site, I have important things to do."

"It's strange to believe you!" Su Huixin's dark eyes rolled around, and she followed her without hesitation.

A few days ago, companies from all over the world who came to participate in the bidding completed the necessary procedures such as bidding documents, bidding deposits, company certification materials, etc., and handed them over to the bidding committee. World-class accounting firms, law firms, and the Shanghai Municipal Government Representatives of officials and representatives of shareholders of "Global Communications" jointly inspected and registered, and then arranged multiple venues with various technical experts to conduct formal bidding evaluation. The process was so strict and fair that no one had ever seen it before. of.

Such means, needless to say, must have been done by Zhu Bin. The shareholders of all parties and representatives of various countries could not find any faults. Everyone competed on the same stage, openly and fairly, without leaving any future troubles.

Therefore, if any company deliberately deceives the bidding party, the previous series of hurdles will be very sad. The deposit can only be refunded gradually after a batch of goods are delivered, thus preventing spoilers and speculators to the greatest extent.If any company's product is found to be a false story, an exaggeration, and does not meet the requirements at the venue, it will be humiliated in front of the industry around the world!It is extremely unfavorable for future transactions!

It was because of this that William Boeing regained his confidence and led his men straight to the bidding venue. He wanted to expose the ugly face of unfair competition between the two companies in front of the whole world!Even if he is an American colleague, in the face of huge interests, he can't care about anything!

The bidding site is located in a separate building, which was remodeled from the warehouse of Shenchang Foreign Firm. It is spacious and bright enough to accommodate hundreds of people without appearing crowded.

When William Boeing and his party came to the door, the Concession Patrolman in charge of guarding stopped the way very politely: "Gentlemen, the bidding is going on inside. Before the end, you are not allowed to enter or leave casually. Please cooperate."

This rule was clearly written from the very beginning. When the bidding starts inside, those who are late are not allowed to enter, and those who are onlookers are not allowed to enter and exit at will, to prevent cheating, and it is the same for everyone.

William Boing frowned, only then did he realize that there was such a rule, but he had already reached the door, and it would be too embarrassing for him to let the two redheads block him back, so he immediately pulled his face down in displeasure.

The assistant next to him observed the situation and immediately came forward to negotiate: "This is Mr. General Manager of Boeing Company of America. We have very important situation to report to the bidding committee. Please accommodate me."

The two policemen Ah San stared at them in a daze and said, "I'm sorry gentlemen, our superior ordered us to do so. We cannot disobey his order. Please wait patiently."

William Boeing almost went crazy. He has heard about the procrastination and perfunctory of the Indian Ah San. They said wait a moment, at least a few days, so you have to be patient, and you can wait until your grandson is born!The most terrible thing is that if you don't understand it to him, he will pretend to be confused for you, and you still have nothing to do!

The assistant coughed dryly and explained patiently: "You two, can you inform your superior? I think he will understand the urgency and seriousness of the matter." As he spoke, he took out a few US dollar bills and stuffed them quietly. past.

The two Ah Sans took it without hesitation, and one of them held it up to the sun to check the authenticity carefully. The angry Boe and his assistant wanted to smash the heads of these two idiots with their walking sticks. How to say?How embarrassing!

After tossing for a full minute, a patrolman nodded in satisfaction, put the banknotes in his pocket, turned his head and opened the door and entered the venue.Not long after, an Englishman came out, glanced at Boeing and the others, with a strange smile on his skinny and furry face, and asked in a Scottish accent, "Gentlemen, what do you need me to convey?"

The assistant stepped forward and gave a brief account of what Boeing had done to Curtis and Douglas for fooling people with models. The British frowned and pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'm sorry gentlemen, I'm afraid you will have to wait a little longer. According to According to the bidding regulations, bidders with different doubts have the right to question the bidding results, submit them to the bidding committee for appraisal and publicize the results. Personally, in my opinion, no one will take risks in such a serious occasion as today, which will seriously affect the enterprise and the reputation of the host country.”

He has tried his best to express that it is not easy to appeal, but William Boeing doesn't think so.The more this happened, the more he felt that there was something tricky in it, and he poked the ground with his cane "duk duk" and said, "I trust my own judgment! So, sir, please be sure to report this matter to the committee. We ask Ke Thies and Douglas prototypes for test flights!"

"Since you insist... well, please wait a moment." The Englishman turned and went back.

This "wait a moment" lasted for half an hour, and William Boe's nose was almost crooked in anger, and he walked around the door impatiently, like a desperate lone wolf.This scene fell into the eyes of Zhu Bin who was hiding in the corner not far away to watch the excitement, and he grinned happily.

Su Huixin didn't know why, so she took a few random photos with her camera, and said with a narrow mouth, "You bastard smiles so treacherously, what the hell must have happened! Tell me!"

Zhu Bin was angry: "In your eyes, I'm just a fool! As a reporter, it's wrong to hold personal prejudices! Forget it, my lord doesn't care about you a lot, and you'll know later. "

"Huh! It's mysterious." Su Huixin blushed slightly when she told him, realizing that she had unconsciously mixed too many non-related feelings into her work, she pouted and refused to admit defeat.

Just when Boeing was about to go berserk, the door of the venue suddenly "hula" opened, and hundreds of representatives of manufacturers from various countries and people from the bidding party flocked out. Everyone had different expressions on their faces, ranging from joy to frustration. , Familiar people talked and laughed and went to the steel structure exhibition hall.

William Boeing had to move aside, until the people were almost gone, the Englishman came out and looked at their surprised faces: "Why are you still here? Oh! I almost forgot about it, I'm sorry , gentlemen please follow me."

Without looking at the distorted faces of Boeing and others, he threw off his two cormorant-like thin long legs and came to the exhibition hall, climbed up to the high platform, and whispered a few words to the committee members who had just arrived. After the committee members listened, they looked at Boeing and his party with strange eyes. Among them, the company representative from Ge Electric persuaded: "Mr. Boeing, I don't think you need to make such a complaint. Our committee is fair."

"No! I insist. Since your bidding requires that the participating aircraft must have qualified samples, you must prove that they can all fly out the data they should." William Boeing felt more and more that he had done the right thing, and refused loudly.

"Okay." The ge representative shook his head helplessly. Then, Zhu Bin appeared from behind, holding a wired microphone in his hand, and "boom boom" with his fingers to talk about the test tone twice, coughed, and the whole venue Immediately, it was reverberated again and again by the huge buzzing sound from the loudspeaker, and the attention of all the audience and merchants was attracted.

With a smile on the corner of Zhu Bin's mouth, he said loudly: "Dear guests, ladies and gentlemen, there is a very important matter that needs to be witnessed by you. Boeing Company of the United States believes that Curtiss Wright Company and Douglas Company have Suspected of deceiving the tendering party with a non-flying model, he asked for a flight demonstration on the spot. For the sake of fairness, after a short consultation with the bidding committee, we agreed to conduct a test flight!"

Thousands of participants were in an uproar at the scene, and countless eyes were shot at the blushing Boeing representatives, most of them were puzzled and angry, and a few were pity and sympathy.

In this era, business still values ​​reputation very much. Fraud is not uncommon in major companies and important business activities, but it will never happen on such an international occasion, and it will become a huge scandal!Boeing questioned its counterparts from the same country. First of all, it has done something wrong. At this time, unity is the key point. No matter whether he wins or loses this time, his American counterparts must have different opinions!It is very unfavorable for Boeing's future situation!

However, Boeing has no sense of worry at all.Now he has the confidence to face everything. The "United Aircraft and Transportation Corporation" formed by Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton, Sikorsky and other companies is already a powerful alliance that no one can compete with. Don't be afraid!Therefore, he even refused to manufacture aircraft for rival airlines, let alone offending old rivals Curtiss and small companies like Douglas.

No one objected, and the matter was settled. After a short spontaneous registration, sixteen brave guests acted as passengers for the test flight, got on the dc-1 passenger plane pulled out of the exhibition hall, and stopped at the 500-meter flat runway repaired by the Huangpu River superior.

Zhu Bin came to William Boing's side and said with a smile: "Mr. Boing, it's still too late to stop your request."

William Boeing glared at him coldly, snorted disdainfully, firmly clenched his cane, and said nothing.

Zhu Bin shrugged helplessly, and raised his hand to say hello to the distance. Immediately, Gong Lang raised his thumbs up and pulled up the canopy. Galloping past, lightly rushing into the sky!

William Boeing's complexion changed slightly, and he swallowed his saliva unconsciously. One minute later, the pilot from the United States rushed into the sky with Curtis's C1, and his hands trembled slightly.Then, under his terrified eyes, the huge dc-21 slid across the runway smoothly and gracefully. The wide metal wings vibrated slightly to lift the heavy fuselage, reflecting the bright sun, and took off!