Chapter 801 What did you do earlier?
Watching a group of dejected French people leaving the venue, Liu Yongquan shook his head mockingly.
"I had believed that Mr. Chang wouldn't have so many things to do..."
While he was thinking this, he was also curious about where Chang Haonan knew such detailed information.
It should be said that it is understandable that Liu Yongquan had concerns about what Chang Haonan told him before -
The latter has never been abroad and has never seen an M88 engine.
But the defect descriptions are real.
Oh, no.
Considering the reactions of Ed Steiner and Vesta just now.
That TM is obviously true.
and.
If the previous ones can be interpreted as good intelligence work, then the last one is simply magic.
Chang Haonan actually knows things that the French themselves don’t know?
But no matter how you put it, judging from the reaction from the other party, at least it was shocking.
"Notify me and let the logistics team prepare dinner."
Liu Yongquan put away his notebook and said to a local comrade next to him who was responsible for coordination.
“Huh?”
The other party was surprised:
“It’s... not even three o’clock yet. The negotiation has just started 20 minutes ago?”
After all, what the French mentioned just now was to adjourn the meeting, not to end it directly. In other words, it will come back.
"That's it for today's negotiations. The French need some time to accept the reality."
Liu Yongquan looked at the door with deep eyes. He believed that in the other room opposite, the French delegation must be in the same mood. Very complicated:
"To be honest, if I think about it personally, I think even if they can recover by tomorrow, their psychological quality will be considered very strong... So go ahead and prepare."
The person in charge of the negotiation said so, so it was hard for others to say anything. They just nodded and quickly left the venue.
Actually, Liu Yongquan’s estimate... was not wrong.
In another room.
A dozen members of the French delegation looked at each other in confusion.
No one spoke.
The eyes were full of confusion and wariness.
"Dr. Vesta."
Someone finally spoke:
"That Chinese guy just now...are they telling the truth?"
Ian Vista shook his head with a blank expression.
“No?”
The man confirmed:
"What are those..."
Before he could finish speaking, Vesta interrupted him:
"Yes, no...uh..."
Obviously, the doctor's mind is also in chaos.
After organizing the language carefully, he explained again:
"The first part is true, but the last one is that there will be expansion cracks after the overhaul. We... really don't know yet. We need to go back and test it."
And Ed Steiner's face I can't hold it any longer.
He did feel that the Chinese might have some profound insights into CFM56.
But never in this profound way.
"What else do we need to test... Even if the last thing they said is false, we are still in big trouble!"
He said and patted the table next to him:
"Are you sure that no one accidentally said these things during the two days in China, including in the hotel room?"
< br>Everyone shook their heads.
One of them replied:
“Not to mention that we checked it immediately after checking in and found no eavesdropping equipment in the room. Even if there were others that we didn’t find, It is impossible to talk about such detailed technical issues in the room..."
"Since it's not a leak...then someone is colluding?"
Ed Steiner put his hands behind his back, feeling that his brain was about to be burned.
The main thing is that Liu Yongquan’s performance just now was really too scary——
Just imagine, the new generation of weapons and equipment that you plan to use as the main force for at least the next 20 years has not even officially entered service. Others are already familiar with all parameters and even defects.
This is a joke.
Ed Steiner has always believed that although his side is a bit unsatisfactory, he still has some vigilance. Even Americans who participated in the M88 engine development process would not know such details.
But now he is a little unsure.
It used to be a joke that No. 10 Downing Street got the news as quickly as the Kremlin.
Now take a look...
The speed at which the Champs Elysées gets the news may not be comparable to...
Once this thought spreads, it cannot be taken back.
Fortunately, Vesta next to him is relatively rational:
“I don’t think so.”
“Whether it’s leaking secrets or colluding, there is no reason why the Chinese can infiltrate To this extent.”
"But..."
Ed Steiner paced back and forth in the room anxiously:
"What other possibilities are there?"
"It can't be Is it really what they analyzed?"
Vesta thought to himself, "Who should I ask if you ask me?", but in the end he shook his head and replied in the most decisive tone possible:
"I can't say for sure...what if?"
"I think...it's already like this anyway, so why not try what they said..."
On the Rafale project , although Dassault and Snecma are partners, the interests of both parties are not completely consistent.
Just like before, Dassault had thought about bypassing the latter and going it alone, using its own weight to get General Electric to let go and buy a batch of F404 engines to use first, at least to get the first mass production of the Rafale C on time. Delivered on time.
Now, as the representative of Snecma, Vesta also has his own ideas.
That is, no matter what, let M88 reach a usable state first.
As for whether it will affect the future export of Rafale...
Sorry, if the Rafale exported is equipped with F404 or other models of power, then for Snecma It is equivalent to zero.
Ed Steiner lowered his head and said nothing, obviously thinking about the war between heaven and man.
He knew that he had no choice in this situation, but if the outcome of the negotiation was so ugly, it would definitely be a stain on his resume.
"Okay."
After a few minutes, he finally exhaled a long breath, and it seemed that he had made up his mind:
"Anyway, in this situation, it is indeed It’s quite different from our initial estimate.”
“I personally agree with Dr. Vesta’s opinion in principle, but the final decision still depends on the will of the country.”
……
In fact, before the negotiations began, most outsiders even believed that even if China and France were willing to cooperate on a large scale, due to a lack of mutual trust, the talks would definitely collapse as long as they got to work out the details.
So, all waiting to have fun.
However, no one could have imagined that this negotiation would end in such a dramatic way.
After the two sides were in a stalemate for a long time as expected, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse.
The speed is comparable to a landslide.
The next day was a full day recess.
On the third day, the two sides suddenly announced that they had reached an agreement on joint research and development——
Due to the sensitivity of military engines, engines that are still in the development process cannot be handed over directly to China. In the hands of Aerospace Power Group.
Therefore, Snecma will set up a research and development center in China and transfer at least 50% of the M88 engine development work from Europe to here.
Then, that night, the two sides held a signing ceremony...
The onlookers hadn't even reacted yet, let alone reacted.
It was not until four days later that Ed Steiner, who had been humiliated (returning to the country), suddenly received a report from the public relations department.
“General Electric sent a message stating that through the efforts of the company’s legal department, it has found a way to bypass export restrictions, so starting from January 1st next year, which is this Saturday, you can contact us Provide F404GE402 engine..."
Ed Steiner looked at the memo in his hand and felt his scalp numb with anger. He took several deep breaths in succession before he restrained himself from the urge to shred the document in his hand.
What have you been doing so far?
Now that I have signed all the contracts in a desperate attempt to lose my reputation, and the M88 prototype has been installed and sent over, do you remember that you can export it?
It’s late!
"So...how should we reply?"
The subordinate standing opposite looked at Ed Steiner's uncertain face and asked cautiously.
"Reply?"
The latter was so angry that he burst out laughing:
"Tell the Americans not to worry, they can wait until we develop imperial warships to deal with the Galactic Empire, and then sell us the F404..."
( End of chapter)