"What do you mean, chairman?" Meng Haibo asked cautiously.

"At the next board meeting, I will formally propose to start the research and development of MK850, MK1110 and MK1410 in advance through international loans," Chen Geng did not go around in circles with a few people, and clearly put forward his own requirements: "I hope you will support me at the board meeting." ”

Meng Haibo pondered for a while, exchanged glances with Huang Wenqing, Zhang Ying and Wang Dazhi at the same time, and after confirming the meaning of his companions, he finally nodded: "In principle, as long as the conditions of the foreign bank you find are not excessive, then I have no opinion." ”

"I agree with Comrade Meng Haibo's words. ”

"I agree. ”

"I agree. ”

Unsure whether Rolls-Royce's privatization was good or bad, the four were instinctively nervous: if some profit-hungry capitalists really wanted to restart Rolls-Royce's privatization, it was indeed important to start the development of 1110 and MK1410 as soon as possible in order to avoid more variables.

"Okay, then it's decided," Chen Geng nodded: "After the ignition of this MK650 is over, we will officially meet to discuss this matter." ”

Hearing Chen Geng's words, Huang, Meng, Wang, and Zhang were a little ashamed.

Why be ashamed?

Because there is still a full week between now and the ignition ceremony, the chairman deliberately greeted himself in advance and held this meeting more than a week later, apparently to let himself report the situation and ask the relevant state departments to investigate whether it is true that some people in the UK are pushing for the re-privatization of Royce Royce.

Previously, the four of them were not without suspicion in their hearts, but Chen Geng's frank approach itself illustrated the authenticity of the news from the side.

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The four people who left from Chen Geng did not dare to slack off, and immediately reported the situation to the Ministry of Aviation Industry.

The leaders of the Ministry of Aviation Industry thought the same as Meng Haibo, Huang Wenqing, Zhang Ying, and Wang Dazhi: If Rolls-Royce really re-converts from a state-owned enterprise to a private enterprise, who knows what trouble it will bring?

The Ministry of Aviation Industry also did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly asked the Chinese Embassy in England to help investigate whether it was indeed true.

Because of Chen Geng, the Chinese Embassy in England attached great importance to it and immediately mobilized its own forces to help investigate this matter, and coincidentally, the British were also discussing this matter during this time, and the Times, The Guardian, the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror, which have great influence throughout Britain and even Europe, reported on this matter.

The embassy directly faxed the relevant reports of the re-privatization of Rolls-Royce to China, including interviews with Margaret Thatcher, the current prime minister of the British government, Sir Ralph Robbins, the current chairman of Rolls-Royce, and some celebrities, and then ......

Then the relevant leaders and departments in China exploded: Damn! Is this true? Is it really possible for Rolls-Royce to be privatized?!

Before this, because Rolls-Royce was a British state-owned enterprise, no one thought that the company would be re-privatized, but now, the British people are discussing this matter enthusiastically, and from the perspective of public opinion, it seems that the general public also supports the re-privatization of Rolls-Royce, and the relevant leaders suddenly can't sit still.

After some discussion, the results of the relevant discussion were soon conveyed to the Ministry of Aviation Industry, and the leaders roughly meant: as long as Chen Geng can indeed obtain the technology of 85KN-class, 110KN-class and 140KN-class turbofan engines without asking the state to pay for it, then we will fully support him!

Speaking of which, the decision of the country to dismount the turbofan 8 engine is not that it does not know how important the turbofan 8 is to the future of the national aviation industry, but even if it does not mention the many problems exposed in the experimental process of the turbofan 8, the follow-up research and development funds alone are enough to make many leaders scratch their heads in the context of the current "concentrating on economic development".

Well, now that we don't have to pay for an aero engine with more thrust, what else is there to say?

Up!

Dry!

This kind of pie-in-the-sky good thing, it would be a fool not to follow.

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When the decision was communicated to Huang Wenqing and others, Kelly Hicks was reporting to Chen Geng the results of her negotiations with Bashu Province: "Bashu Province prefers to choose Line 1, that is, to build a two-way four-lane three-level highway from Rongcheng to Rongzhou (Yi@Bin) to drive the economic development of relevant cities and counties."

After our preliminary communication with the person in charge of Bashu Province and the relevant cities @ government along the way, in terms of construction funds, the provincial government contributed 22%, and the Rongcheng City, Mei@shan City, Le@Shan City and Rongzhou City along the way contributed 12%, and we contributed 30%, and then the participating parties will set up a road management and operation company together to receive the income according to the shareholding shares.

After the road is completed and opened to traffic, the principal will be recovered and profits will be made by collecting tolls.

Specific to the construction level, the total length of the entire project is about 285 kilometers, and it is planned to adopt the mode of four construction sections, each construction section at the same time, and it will be completed and opened to traffic in about 14 to 18 months.

Based on this plan, we need to invest about 40 million to 45 million RMB, and the annual income will be about 2 million to 3 million RMB, and if the traffic volume increases in the future, the annual income is expected to increase to 4.5 million ......"

With that, Kelly Hicks closed the folder: "Boss, in terms of investment returns, if you really plan to invest in this project, this is probably the lowest return on investment of all your investments. ”

Chen Geng showed a knowing smile on his face: the annual return on investment is less than 10%, and for Chen Geng, this return on investment is indeed a bit miserable.

Instead of answering Kelly Hicks directly, he asked, "Do you think this project is worth it?"

Kelly Hicks said without hesitation, "Of course!"

"Oh?"

Chen Geng raised his eyebrows and motioned for Kelly Hicks to explain the reason.

"What you often tell me, government relations," Kelly Hicks said confidently with a "You also ask me about this kind of thing?" expression: "Although the rate of return on this investment is not satisfactory from the perspective of pure return on investment, in this cooperation project, we have formed a deep friendship with the government of Bashu Province @ and the governments of the four cities through which this highway passes, which is extremely beneficial to our next development of the market of these four cities and even the entire Bashu."

Moreover, the road is usually a good thing for us, there is a saying in China called 'if you want to get rich, first build the road', I think the six words simply point out the importance of road traffic to economic development, the person who put forward this point of view is simply amazing. ”

"Haha......"

Chen Geng was very satisfied with Kelly Hicks's answer: "What about Line 2, what is the result of your discussion?"

Line 2 is a plan to build a third-class highway from Rongcheng to Mei@Shanqinglongchang, and at the same time dredge part of the river section from Qinglongchang to Yi@bin to ensure that this section of the river can pass 50-ton inland river ships even in the dry season.

Compared with the whole highway line 1 plan, the investment in line 2 is significantly smaller.

"That's exactly what I want to say to you," Kelly Hicks sighed at this, "Whether it's Bashu Province or several prefecture-level cities along the way, they're trying their best to persuade me to choose Line 1. ”

Chen Geng laughed.

Choosing Line 1 not only means that the city has a smooth, direct highway to the provincial capital, and the convenience of the highway is incomparable to the waterway, more importantly, the more vehicles pass on this road, the more tolls will be charged......

"Then Line 1," Chen Geng said happily: "But the construction period must be accelerated, and it must not affect our layout in Bashu." ”

Kelly Hicks was shocked: "Boss, don't worry. ”

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“3、2、1...... Ignition!"

As the order was issued, the sound of the "tay" MK650-8C engine on the test bench suddenly became a little muffled, and the next moment, the characteristic whistling sound of the turbine engine suddenly became high-pitched, and there was a noticeable light-colored smoke gushing out of the rear of the engine......

It worked!

Looking at the "tay" MK650-8C engine running stably on the test bench, the leaders who came to watch the ceremony behind the safety line immediately responded with warm applause!

This is the first practical turbofan engine in the real sense of Huaxia, some of the more excited leading comrades have tears of excitement, and more leading comrades have gone to Chen Geng to shake hands, saying something like "thank you, Mr. Chen Geng, thank you for bringing such an advanced engine to our Huaxia" and so on, only He Kai, the general manager of Xifei Company, stared at the "tay" MK650-8C in front of him without blinking, and didn't know what he was thinking......

It was He Kai's secretary who was the first to realize that his boss's reaction was not quite right, so he hurriedly pulled the corner of He Kai's clothes and said in a low voice: "Boss, boss......"

He Kai reacted at this time, this is the secretary reminding himself to hurry up and congratulate Chen Geng, but he did not act immediately, but muttered for a moment, and whispered to the secretary: "You follow me over, and you will see an opportunity to tell Mr. Chen later, if it is convenient for him, I hope to visit him tonight." ”

Well?!

Hearing He Kai's words, thinking of the project that his boss had been concerned about during this time, the secretary's eyes widened.

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PS: On Saturday, with two babies, today is simply ...... Please also forgive me, brothers.