Chapter 658: Move the entire aircraft carrier project back?
You can’t blame Chang Haonan for making a fuss.
If there is any difference between this current timeline and the previous life, it is that there is an extra variable like himself.
But no matter how strong the butterfly effect is, there must always be some basic logical relationship.
Chang Haonan just ran through in his mind a few...more than a dozen major things that he had done since his rebirth, and he really didn't find any that would affect the rhythm of selling aircraft carriers on Ermao's side.
However, while he was brainstorming, Wu Yifan shook his head:
“That’s not possible. Ermao’s company quoted US$20 million for this ship last year, and later they said it would be auctioned. We initially put it together. I didn’t pay that much, but when I finally collected enough money and couldn’t temporarily gather the documents and materials needed for the auction, I had to give up.”
“That’s right...”
< br>Chang Haonan's first reaction was to breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, the less deviation this kind of thing happens, the better it is for him.
Although sooner or later it will enter a completely different timeline from the previous life, the core point of difference will appear only one day later.
If nothing else, it will have to wait until after September 11, 2001.
But then, Wu Yifan changed the topic:
“But the person who bought the aircraft carrier in the end was a friend of my partner, so...it’s actually the same, the whole process We also know most of the things inside.”
“But this can’t be considered your channel, right?”
Although Chang Haonan has a good relationship with the other party, when it comes to such a big job, business matters must be dealt with.
Otherwise, you will not only harm yourself, but also harm the other party to a certain extent.
“Listen to me.”
Wu Yifan swallowed a piece of fried pork in his mouth and continued:
“When bidding, you need to explain the purpose of the purchase. , that person said at the time that he wanted to take it home and park it at the beach as a tourist attraction, just like he bought the Minsk before. ”
"But we knew at that time that this must be pure nonsense. The Minsk could only be used as a theme park after we bought it because it had been in service for more than 20 years at that time and was in disrepair. Before we got it, it was still in disrepair. It was destructively dismantled by the Koreans and has no other value at all."
"The Varyag does not have this problem. The entire ship is about 60% complete, and apart from being in the water. After being immersed in the ship for several years, it is basically a semi-finished new ship. As long as the equipment is reinstalled and refurbished, it can be used as a serious aircraft carrier..."
Listening to the other party's analysis, Chang Haonan did not give up. made a sound, but still nodded in agreement.
This does not require him, a reborn person, to look at it with hindsight.
Even at this time, everyone agreed that the Varyag would definitely be rebuilt after it was bought, it was just a matter of time.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many obstacles in the middle.
When I bought the Melbourne and the other two Type 1143s, there were no such mistakes.
Old Wu opposite took a sip of mutton soup, then raised his head again:
“Since we are building an aircraft carrier, the aircraft carrier is not just a simple ship.”
“So, after we found that it was too late to prepare for the auction, we focused on other supporting items.”
Hearing this, Chang Haonan did feel a little overjoyed.
As Wu Yifan just said, as a systematic project, the aircraft carrier involves a vast amount of content.
Not only technical, but also training and usage.
In most countries, even if they pick up one for free, they will not be able to use it or use it well.
Although Chang Haonan has been expanding his research scope over the years, he still started out as an aviation major and knows very little about the shipbuilding field. Even if he is currently studying, he has some serious skills.
As for the command of carrier aviation...
That is even more of an amateur among amateurs.
And not even the system can do anything about it.
So, if we can get the support of experienced technical personnel from Ermao in this regard, it will undoubtedly play a huge role in promoting China's aircraft carrier business.
However, now he is a little bit indifferent to emotion and anger, so he does not write his excitement on his face. Instead, he takes a bite of food to calm down, and then asks: " What exactly? ”
"Then...that's a lot to talk about."
Old Wu raised his head slightly, made a thinking gesture, stretched out his fingers and began to take inventory:
"For example, although the Azov Steel Plant is not specialized in making marine steel, it can also produce a considerable part of the high-grade steel required by aircraft carriers, and it also maintains some technical data related to post-processing and welding processes..."
"Several An-71 early warning aircraft produced by the Antonov Group are said to be able to take off from the ski jump deck. I don't know whether this is possible, but it should be difficult to park in the hangar. However, if the country finds it useful, It will definitely be no problem to package the prototype and technical information..."
"As well as the Black Sea Shipyard itself, there have been no orders in recent years. I used to have some scattered orders for small barges and fishing boats, which barely stabilized the overall situation there. If you need talents in this area, then it is best to So hurry up, otherwise I will probably be poached by Europe and the United States sooner or later..."
"The other is a carrier-based aircraft training facility. They seem to call it Nitka, which is built on the ground similar to the deck of an aircraft carrier. Toy, allowing pilots and commanders to simulate training..."
Wu Yifan frowned, obviously racking his brains and trying to describe it in the most vivid way possible.
After all, it is really difficult for people who have never seen it to imagine what the Nitka base looks like.
But Chang Haonan naturally saw this thing on the Internet later, so he interrupted the other party directly:
"It doesn't matter. I happened to have read the information about that thing. Just go on."
After hearing this, Old Wu nodded and skipped the explanation part:
"In short, that thing Although it is used by Da Mao, it is under the control of Er Mao after all, so we can send people in the name of visiting and just pay to go in and take a look."
"Also, Nitka is definitely a fixed facility. We can't move it, but the person in charge of that base has a good relationship with me and said that he can package all their technical information, including the base itself and related to carrier-based aircraft training, and make a copy and sell it to us. The asking price is a bit high, 8 million U.S. dollars, which is almost half of that aircraft carrier.”
For him as a businessman, selling copies of information for 8 million is as much as buying a ship. It really sucks in comparison.
But Chang Haonan knows that if you really want to say it, the 8 million may be more cost-effective...
And if the above mentioned things can be obtained over there, the cooperation between the two parties will be even better. The sooner the better.
Actually, he didn't doubt this too much.
Firstly, it is a lifetime of trust in Wu Yifan as a person.
More importantly, many of the details the other party said are still not public in this era.
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be impossible to know.
So, he did not hesitate for too long:
"These channels are indeed relatively valuable. I will make a report with the superiors after I go back to see what the specific arrangements are. Cooperation method. ”
“But now that the New Year has passed, it will take until the New Year to wait for the procedures and other things to be finalized, but these things cannot be delayed, especially the technical staff of the Black Sea Shipyard. There is relevant information about the Nitka training facility, and we have to get it as quickly as possible, otherwise I'm afraid something will change when the aircraft carrier returns."
Wu Yifan heard the first half of the sentence. Then his eyes lit up, but the second half of the sentence made him hesitate a little:
"Brother Nan, let me tell you the truth. If this company belongs to me alone, then it will be fine with your words."
"But now I have a partner after all, Nitka. The price quoted in the information is 8 million U.S. dollars. If we find another way to centrally hire employees from the Black Sea Shipyard, then including all kinds of management, the cost will be 14 to 5 million U.S. dollars. If we have to pay it directly..."
Chang Haonan naturally understood what the other party meant.
Brothers have to settle accounts clearly. No matter how much he says, he can't let others take the risk of eight figures of dollars.
"As for money, we can't directly inject capital into you, at least not until you get your things back, otherwise something will definitely go wrong."
"However, we can sign a few labor contracts first. The content is that you will act as an agent to hire a group of 20-cent engineers and be responsible for bringing them back to the country. In this way, we will pay you part of the advance payment first, and with the contract written in black and white, it can be considered How about reducing some of your risks?”
Having already said this, Wu Yifan can’t make any additional demands.
After all, this kind of business is about asking officials to endorse you. If you don’t want to do it, others will do it, and it is impossible to do it without taking any risks.
So, he nodded decisively:
"Okay, after I go back today, I will contact Ermao and let them start preparations!"
(End of this chapter)