Chapter 796: Write it down in a small notebook first
Although the plan has been made, it is not yet time to execute it.
At least not when there are big moves.
First of all, it is already December 1999, and the millennium is approaching. The Davidian garrison in Southern Li has basically begun to withdraw, leaving only a desolate country. The puppet regime is lingering there, and several other surrounding countries have not completely abandoned their illusions about the West. They are in a tangled stage of dilemma, with no good focus.
Secondly, although today's China is a hundred million points stronger than the previous generation, it is still slightly out of reach of places like the east coast of the Mediterranean.
In short, no matter in terms of demand or means, some further preparations are needed.
In the final analysis, the reason why the Ring Project has reached this stage is mainly because when the agreement was signed, China still maintained its illusions about the West.
Furthermore, the arms business between China and the Davidic Kingdom had been going on for many years at that time, including the introduction of the Strange Snake air-to-air missile, as well as the Harpy anti-radiation unmanned aerial vehicle that was under negotiation at the time and was later successfully introduced. Later, the machine also played a certain positive role in the development of similar weapons in China.
Therefore, I think that since the contract has been signed, the "spirit of contract" plus the relationship of "old business partners" should be able to ensure the normal execution of the terms.
The results can be imagined.
The Western contract spirit is used to restrain others, not themselves at all.
By the time Chang Haonan finally made some noise with the Science and Technology Commission and was able to speak, the advance payment and a plane had already been sent.
So all we can do is find a way to wipe our butt.
Of course, I still have to remember the red and black accounts in the notebook.
Looking at Chang Haonan's uncertain expression, Ding Gaoheng could naturally guess what he was thinking.
After all, the latter is someone who has personally experienced the darkest moments from the 1980s to the early 1990s. His perspective on things is definitely different from that of Chang Haonan, who was reborn in the 2020s.
For him, the ending of the Ring Project is indeed not bad.
At least compared to the Peace Model Project back then, it was much more respectable.
And I didn’t suffer much.
After being silent for a while, Ding Gaoheng still spoke:
"Xiao Chang, don't be too angry about this matter. Being able to end the ring project quickly is not necessarily a bad thing for us."
There is nothing wrong with what he said.
As long as the Ring Project still exists, it is inevitable that some people will still take chances with the Kingdom of David.
As a comprador, there is no bottom line after all.
It is better to cut off this last thought completely.
After a brief pause, he continued:
"The nearly 300 million U.S. dollars recovered, as well as the follow-up funds originally planned to be allocated to the ring project, I will report to the superiors and try my best to invest. On the follow-up research and development project of domestic early warning aircraft.”
Hearing the news, Chang Haonan’s face suddenly turned from gloomy to bright.
You know, the budget for the entire ring project is almost 1.2 billion US dollars!
This is 1999 dollars!
Although China helped the EU keep the euro's exchange rate from falling below 1 during Operation Allied Force, making the euro stronger in this timeline than in the previous life, at least for now, the U.S. dollar is still the unquestionable number one in the world. One currency.
1.2 billion US dollars is equivalent to more than 10 billion yuan.
Even if only half of it, 5 billion yuan, is equivalent to one-third of the manned space project, or more than half of the turbofan 10 budget.
You must know that the former also includes infrastructure such as railways, launch sites, and measurement and control stations, while the latter includes the research and development of the entire 3.75-generation core machine.
“In this case, it would be best to ask Hufei to speed up the progress and build the C909 passenger aircraft as soon as possible.”
Chang Haonan thought for a moment and then said:
"Technical verification machines and prototypes can be built on two Tu-214s and modified one at a time, but for mass production, it is best to ensure the independence of the platform." In the previous life, the Air Police 2000 only produced 4 aircraft before it was forced to change the Y-9 platform and switch to the Air Police 500. This was largely because there were not enough IL-76s on hand and they were all old aircraft. Due to different usage conditions, the condition of the aircraft varied greatly. , almost tailor-made modification plans are required for each aircraft.
Chang Haonan gets a headache just thinking about that sour feeling, but he doesn’t want to experience it personally.
“This is no problem”
Now that Ding Gaoheng has more money in hand, he agreed very simply:
“Next year is the last year of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and we must formulate a development plan for the Tenth Five-Year Plan. Put the priority on C909 and find a way to get some funding. After all, C909 is not a new aircraft. Considering the progress of C808 and Project 11, it should not be delayed for too long.”
Chang Haonan nodded, expressing his agreement with Ding Gaoheng's judgment.
Compared to jumping directly from the 80-ton Y-8 to the 220-ton Y-20 in the previous generation, adding a 110-ton product transition in the middle is obviously more in line with the general laws of the development of the aviation manufacturing industry.
After the serious talk, the two chatted for a while.
When it was almost time to get off work, Ding Gaoheng suddenly invited Chang Haonan to have dinner at his house again.
For Chang Haonan, this is indeed a "common meal".
But this time, he looked troubled:
"Director Ding, Old Wu returned from Ermao today, and he has made an appointment with me tonight. It's really..."
< br>If it is a private meeting, then it must be declined.
But meeting Wu Yifan was part of his business scope, so it would definitely not delay his work.
What's more, because of what happened just now, Chang Haonan also wanted to meet the other party as soon as possible.
Hearing this, Ding Gaoheng waved his hands indifferently:
"That's okay, work matters are more important. Anyway, I have the same meals at home every day, you can just come over another day. ”
……
Because Chang Haonan specially set up two private rooms with good privacy in the canteen of Torch Group, this time, he and Wu Yifan no longer need to meet outsiders.
At seven o'clock in the evening, Wu Yifan arrived at Torch Group on time.
When they first met, Chang Haonan almost didn't recognize him.
"Old Wu, your face..."
Compared to the meeting at the beginning of the year, Wu Yifan's skin tone has darkened several shades:
"I remember you went to Eastern Europe, not East Africa. How did you get such a tan?"
"It's not the big job you gave me."
Old Wu said The scarves and coats were hung on the hangers at the door:
“During the hottest period of this summer, I was dusting people in the Balkans for four consecutive months, standing under the bright sun every day. Is this the case now or did it turn white later after I returned to Ermao? If you had seen me three months earlier, I would have looked like a big African brother..."
Although I was complaining, but Old Wu's expression was still full of joy.
After all, hard work is hard work, but the money earned is real.
For a person with little background like him, there are not many ways to make the first pot of gold.
Besides, a huge change in appearance is not necessarily a bad thing for the nature of Lao Wu’s job.
The two of them had just sat down and exchanged a few words when two waiters came in with a trolley and brought the dishes prepared in advance to the table one by one.
After all, it is our own internal restaurant, and most of the things discussed here are not easy to spread.
If people keep coming in one after another during the meal, even if there is a doorbell at the door to prevent leaks, it will always interrupt the conversation and make people uncomfortable.
(End of this chapter)