Chapter 297: Laying Out Brazilian Cars and Airplanes 2
In fact, you can't blame the boss of Bao Zixuan for going into battle personally, Heiyun's aircraft engines are not currently being sold smoothly to Airbus and Boeing. After all, there are Rolls-Royce companies in Europe, and GM and Pratt & Whitney in the United States. They prefer to believe in local quality, and they don't trust Heiyun, a company that produces children's toys. Therefore, when they do not have the space and strength to produce aircraft, the engine can only be marketed to small and medium-sized aviation industry companies, and Embraer's positioning and strength are more in line.
In the afternoon, Bao Zixuan took Wu Guangzheng to inspect Vale, and also had the idea of inspecting the Heiyun automobile manufacturing base, but John Chambers was already on the way to the construction of the automobile factory, and finally handed it all over to the professionals.
At the same time, the Brazilian presidential palace held an emergency meeting, and Walter Dida, the minister of industry, received the president's affirmation and support after reporting to the president about Bao Zixuan's idea. After all, this may be a new chapter in Brazil's efforts to attract investment, and being able to attract a company as big as Black Cloud is an achievement in itself.
The president summoned the heads of the government and his staff to discuss how to actually implement the project, after all, it was only a delegation to come over. There is no formal contract yet, and there are too many unknowns.
"This is a major event in the development of Brazilian industry, and whoever dares to break the course of this project is an enemy of the entire Brazilian people, so I will ensure the safety of investors no matter what method you use," the president said. China's public security reputation in the international community is really too bad, and the police department must take it seriously. Many times our advantage is obvious, that is, we are stuck in law and order, and I hope everyone will take this as a warning. ”
It is a great achievement for Minister Dida to be able to convince Heiyun Bao Zixuan to come and build a car factory, after all, this young entrepreneur has a huge reputation all over the world, and it was able to choose Brazil because of our optimism about our resources, and at the same time, we must also be worthy of the businessmen who came to invest.
also told Bao Zixuan that there is no need to worry about public security. When the factory is completed, I will personally go over and cut the ribbon so that some people can settle down. Didn't he want to go to Embraer, you can promise him. However, they need to communicate with each other about the engine negotiations, and we do not interfere in the operation of the enterprise.
It can be said that the president's words have already defined the matter, after all, this is the voice of the country's top leader, and no one dares to disobey it easily, which also adds to the guarantee that Heiyun Automobile can settle down smoothly.
In the evening, John Chambers arrived in Brazil. Bao Zixuan was waiting for the Black Cloud Automobile team from the United States in the hotel, after all, this was a task that he had temporarily added to them.
John Chambers smiled and said, "Boss, you gave too little time this time, so the staff didn't all come." A lot of people don't have a good handover yet. However, there will be no problems within a week, and the follow-up personnel have been coordinated. They are all willing to come to Brazil to work, they are all young men in their 20s, and there are many beautiful women in Brazil. ”
Bao Zixuan: "That's good! But you have to be strict with the people who come over, after all, the security here is not very good." ”
John Chambers: "I know, but Brazilian gangsters aren't that presumptuous with foreigners, especially us Americans. ”
Bao Zixuan: "Tomorrow, you will take the team to start docking with the Brazilian side, and we will finish building the factory here as soon as possible to relieve the supply pressure in the European market and the South American market." ”
John Chambers: "Don't worry, boss, the people I brought here this time are all elite soldiers. There is absolutely no delay in the progress of the factory. ”
Bao Zixuan: "I don't worry about you doing things, you can be sure!"
Early the next morning, Walter Dida headed for Embraer's headquarters with Bao Zixuan. John Chambers and engineers from the United States began to discuss the details of the car factory and the location of the car plant with Brazilian government officials.
As for Wu Guangzheng, under the leadership of Vale employees, he continued to inspect the iron ore situation, after all, he was not engaged in this work before, and it required a lot of learning and understanding.
At present, Embraer is still very weak, and many large engine companies do not have enough respect for them. Many people even think that Brazil's weak industrial system is an absolute joke when it comes to airplanes.
Silva is a 42-year-old chief engineer at Embraer. Like Bao Zixuan, he also graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and returned to his home country after working for Boeing in the United States for 10 years to start developing his country's aviation industry. For this reason, he gave up the high salary, high benefits and treatment in the United States, and also invested all his savings in this company.
It was with his passion for aviation and the needs of the country's industry that Silva managed to bring a developing country in Brazil to the level of a developed country in aviation.
Walter Dida had introduced the two and then left. At least his mission has been completed, and he will be involved in the negotiations of the car factory, after all, this is what he should do.
Silva looked at Bao Zixuan and said, "You are a student who won the Turing Award when you were in our school, and you also proposed the idea of a three-rotor engine. ”
Bao Zixuan: "Hello senior, I've heard the school teacher mention you a long time ago, but I haven't had the chance to see you." ”
That's the benefit of a prestigious school, especially a number one science and engineering institution like MIT. As long as you can often meet alumni in the industrial field, although you don't know each other, you are already very familiar with them after two sentences. After all, we all share common values and recognition for the students of our alma mater.
Silva: "It seems that after a few years of not being back at my alma mater, MIT has taken another step forward in nurturing talent. ”
Bao Zixuan: "You won the award, but the fact that you can give up Boeing's preferential treatment and return to Brazil is a great thing in itself, and ordinary people can't do it at all." ”
Silva: "This time the junior didn't come to our company to catch up with me, right?"
Bao Zixuan: "Of course, I came here this time to discuss cooperation with my seniors. ”
Silva: "I don't know what other projects we can work on together, as far as I know, Black Cloud has not yet entered the aviation sector. ”
Bao Zixuan: "The three-rotor engine you just mentioned has been developed in our laboratory in Xiangjiang, and the first prototype has been verified. This is the specific parameter, please take a look at the seniors. ”
Silva looked at the materials handed over by Bao Zixuan and was silent for a long time, after all, this data is too amazing. He couldn't believe that Heiyun, a company that produces game consoles, could make such an excellent aero engine.
Silva said seriously: "Junior brother, it stands to reason that I should believe you, but this data is so amazing that I really can't understand and accept it for a while." ”
Bao Zixuan: "Please rest assured that we will never let the reputation of the enterprise be a joke, let alone take the lives of passengers." This is the result of repeated verification by black cloud engineers. We've done a lot of experiments, and we've definitely met the reported figures. ”
Silva: "But we only make small and medium-sized passenger aircraft, so wouldn't it be a waste to use this engine?" ”
Bao Zixuan: "I can supply according to the supply price of Pratt & Whitney to you, in order to show my sincerity, I can provide 4 prototypes to your company for free trial, so that both of us can get the most real data." ”
Hearing this, Silva smiled, it turned out that he was waiting for himself here! It must be that there is no model of this engine that can provide a specific flight test platform for it, so he found Embraer.
Silva: "It's not impossible, but you need to sign an agreement. During the test flight, all the losses caused by engine factors were borne by Heiyun. ”
Bao Zixuan: "There is no problem with this, I am absolutely confident in my product." ”
In this way, the two completed the fastest negotiation in aviation history, and many experts and scholars analyzed that Bao Zixuan really wanted the actual flight test of the engine, and Silva needed free aero engines to make the plane fly and enhance the confidence of shareholders. But MIT academics believe they share a common belief and a natural trust in MIT graduates.