"Thank you, Fernandez, thank you," holding Chen Geng's hand, little MacDonald's heart was indescribably grateful: "You have helped me a lot." ”

Although he failed to pull these two orders over, even so, McDonald Jr. was very satisfied: at least, he still had a chance, and most importantly, this news would inevitably play a role in pulling up McDonnell Douglas's stock, which had been falling for more than half a year, and his pressure could finally be reduced.

"You're welcome," Chen Geng said, "There is one more thing, I want to ask you what you mean." ”

"You say. ”

Chen Geng asked, "Is it possible to get Lockheed to join your MD-12 program?"

"Lockheed, join our MD-12?" Little McDonald's eyes widened instantly, and he asked Chen Geng with a look of surprise: "Are you serious?

At this time, if Lockheed is really willing to join the McDonnell Douglas MD-12 project, the significance is really great!

Although the specific cooperation method will still go through a long negotiation, as long as the news is released, McDonald Jr. can't think about how the market will react.

Looking at the surprised and happy face of little McDonald, Chen Geng hurriedly explained to you: "Don't think too much, it's not that Lockheed is interested in the MD-12 project, you know, some time ago Lockheed's Malcolm Hughes came to me, hoping that I could buy their civil aircraft business, but I think Boeing is the best person to buy Lockheed's civil aircraft business......"

At this point in Chen Geng's words, little MacDonald already understood what Chen Geng meant.

Of course, he knows that after losing money in the civil aircraft business for decades, even the wealthy Lockheed will not be able to hold on, and the most important thing is that Lockheed has not seen a little hope in the civil aircraft business, so it is a well-known thing in the industry that Lockheed is ready to give up the civil aircraft business and specialize in the military aircraft business in the future.

However, as we have said several times before, Lockheed's civil aircraft business is in a very awkward situation:

For Boeing, they have the technology that Lockheed's civil aircraft business has, so there is no need to spend money to buy it;

For McDonnell Douglas, Lockheed's civil aircraft business is a bit technical, and they also have it, not to mention the question of whether there is a need to spend money to buy it, as far as McDonnell Douglas is now, they don't have the heart to buy it;

As for the aircraft manufacturing companies of other countries, even the European Airbus, which has the closest relationship with the United States, the Americans will definitely not sell to them.

In this way, the problem comes: those who have money don't want to buy it, and if they want to buy it, the U.S. government won't allow it, and this piece of business can only be smashed in the hands of Lockheed itself.

And now, Chen Geng is promoting the value of Lockheed's civil aircraft business, once Boeing feels that Lockheed's civil aircraft business may pose a certain threat to Boeing, so in order to nip the threat in the bud, do you say Boeing will act in advance and spend some money to acquire Lockheed's civil aircraft business?

After careful consideration, McDonald Jr. felt that this was really possible, and this might not be small.

"I understand, it's just to use the MD-12 to set up a platform for Lockheed, I have no problem, as long as the Lockheed bid is right, McDonnell Douglas can certainly cooperate with them in this play," McDonnell Jr. nodded again and again, promoting Boeing's acquisition of Lockheed This mess is also tantamount to consuming Boeing's funds in disguise, which is of course a good thing for McDonnell, of course McDonald Jr. has no reason to disagree, but he rolled his eyes and asked Chen Geng tentatively: " Still, Fernandez, do you think it's possible...... Hmmm......"

"You think too much," Hearing that little McDonald meant that he wanted Lockheed to really invest in the MD-12 project, Chen Geng suddenly cried and laughed: "Mike, you must know that Lockheed has really lost money over the years, unless you let them take a stake in the project without paying a penny, otherwise they will not agree to any proposal you put forward to pay for a stake in the project - if you don't believe it, you can try." ”

McDonald Jr. was a little embarrassed at once, but for McDonnell Douglas, who is now in debt, what is the try? It's just a matter of saying a few words, and no one can die, yes, although he is a little embarrassed, but McDonald Jr. still said firmly: "If Lockheed's people come, I'll communicate with them and see the situation." ”

Chen Geng is naturally indispensable: if you are willing to touch the nail, then you will touch it, otherwise you will think that I am harming you. He nodded and said, "OK, since there is no problem on your side, then I will tell Hughes, and you two will send someone to talk." ”

...........................

Hearing Chen Geng say that he had a solution to the problem, Malcolm Hughes was very happy, and for this reason, he deliberately postponed an important meeting and made a special trip to Chen Geng to communicate with him about this matter - the pressure brought by the civil aircraft business to Lockheed was too great, and Malcolm Hughes didn't want to wait for a minute.

"I have a solution, and it is indeed feasible," after some pleasantries, Chen Geng said bluntly to Malcolm Hughes: "But how should my commission be calculated?"

"Are you sure?" asked Malcolm Hughes, a little skeptical, cautiously.

"I'm sure," Chen Geng affirmed, "I can swear by my honor." ”

Now that Chen Gengdu has taken out his reputation, Malcolm Hughes will no longer say anything: the name of the richest man is still worth a few dollars. He gritted his teeth: "Twenty percent! ”

Previously, Chen Geng proposed to ask for 40% of the transaction price, that is, forty percent, and Lockheed was reluctant to do so no matter what.

Chen Geng also knew that forty percent was a bit much, but two percent, he couldn't accept it no matter what: "35%, otherwise you can slowly figure out a way by yourself." ”

Thirty and a half is still a little unacceptable to Malcolm Hughes, but now that Fernandez Chen has shown a negotiable posture, it will be easy to do......

After some arguing between the two sides, the deal was finally made at a price of 26%, that is to say, as long as Chen Geng can help Lockheed sell the civil aircraft business, Chen Geng will be able to take 26% of the total transaction price, which is a lot of money!

After negotiating the price, Chen Geng was not worried that Malcolm Hughes would regret it, and he didn't even sign the contract, so he introduced the situation to Malcolm Hughes: "That's the case, you know, I have a very good personal relationship with Mr. MacDonald Jr......."

He was not at all afraid that Lockheed would go back on it.

If he is an ordinary billionaire and dares not to sign a contract, Lockheed has a ninety-nine-percent chance of relying on this money, but in the face of a rich man who has huge influence in Congress and the White House, how stupid does Lockheed have to be to rely on Chen Geng's money?

"Yes, yes, I know. Malcolm Hughes nodded repeatedly, but muttered in his heart: How does it have anything to do with McDonnell Douglas?

Macomb Hughes muttered in his heart, how could Chen Geng not see it? He didn't care, and then said: "During this time, McDonnell Douglas's MD-12 project has not been going very smoothly, and Mr. McDonald Jr. is under a lot of pressure, so he asked me to help find a way, after introducing him to the 4V Hanxiang Company, I suddenly thought that if the MD-12 project is shaped into McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed, two airlines that have fallen into decline, report to the group to warm up?"

"Warming up in the group?" Macomb Hughes froze.

"That's right, it's to report to the group for warmth," Chen Geng nodded: "How significant the MD-12 project is to McDonnell Douglas Group, I believe you know very well that if we add a little more value to the MD-12 project and shape it into Lockheed Group's last ...... in the field of civil aircraft business."

Before Chen Geng finished speaking, Malcolm Hughes's eyes were already shining, and he understood what he meant!

In essence, Lockheed just borrowed the "skin" of the MD-12 project jointly developed with McDonnell Douglas to create an existing impression on Boeing: the Lockheed civil aircraft business, which was originally intended to be rotten, suddenly decided not to rot, and they planned to make a last stand, and the confidence of this last fight was the MD-12 aircraft jointly developed with McDonnell Douglas.

And what will Boeing do if it feels that the Lockheed-McDonnell Douglas partnership threatens it?

Malcolm Hughes felt that there was a chance that at least Lockheed would be able to sell the civil aircraft business to Boeing.

It's just that at this time, Malcolm Hughes was very depressed: from the time McDonnell Douglas began to discuss whether to launch the MD-12, a "hub-hub" intercontinental large double-decker wide-body passenger aircraft project, Lockheed already knew. and then to the public, after several years, Lockheed does not know how many people are waiting to see McDonnell Douglas jokes, and even some time ago when McDonnell Douglas Group's MD-12 project could not find a partner, Lockheed was still secretly sneering, why no one thought of taking this opportunity to sell the civil aircraft business?

And the key to this is how to make this cooperation look like a real last stand, and MD-12 perfectly solves this problem: only two unlucky eggs report to the group to keep warm, Boeing can really believe that Lockheed is really not completely dead to the civil aircraft business, ready to make a last stand, if McDonnell Douglas's MD-12 project is booming, Boeing will hesitate nine times out of ten.

Although he was a little depressed, on the whole Malcolm Hughes was still happy: "I see, this is indeed the best way, Mr. Fernandez, thank you so much......"

"Don't be busy thanking me yet," Chen Geng smiled and waved his hand: "You know, McDonnell Douglas can't help in vain, especially now that McDonnell Douglas is still so difficult......"

"I understand that there is no such thing as a free lunch," Malcolm Hughes said in a good mood: "You can rest assured that Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas will definitely reach a mutually acceptable terms." ”

"OK," Chen Geng nodded, Malcolm Hughes agreed to his suggestion, and he was in a good mood: "It's all right, then let's find a suitable time to sit down and have a good talk...... Remember, be sure to keep it a secret. ”

Malcolm Hughes nodded repeatedly.

Why didn't he know the importance of secrecy? The most important thing in this matter was to convince Boeing that Lockheed was ready to make a last-ditch effort, and if Boeing knew that Lockheed was cheating, then what else could he say?

........................

For McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed, two companies that desperately need to huddle together for warmth, Chen Geng's method has opened a new window for them.

What is it called?

So when McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed announced in a high-profile manner that Lockheed would seriously consider joining the McDonnell Dalwells MD-12 project, the entire American aviation community was boiling: What is the situation? Lockheed, which has been in a state of rotting and salting fish for the past 10 years, is suddenly unwilling to be lonely?

Boeing is instantly like a big enemy!

They know very well that so far, Boeing 747 is the only "hub-hub" intercontinental large wide-body passenger aircraft in the world today, in this market segment, Boeing 747 has no competitors, and by virtue of its uniqueness, Boeing has enjoyed the cake of this market segment, and now, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed actually want to form a group to come in and compete with Boeing for food?!

If it's just McDonnell Douglas, Boeing really won't take it seriously: under its own repeated pressure, the 4V side has begun to waver;

If it were just Lockheed, Boeing would not have taken it seriously: with Lockheed having lost money in the civil aircraft business for more than 30 years in a row and almost completely losing confidence, as long as he instigated some media to talk about the project, Lockheed itself would be the first to instigate it;

However, now it is McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed who have joined forces......

————————————

PS: Sorry brothers, please wait a few minutes.

So when McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed announced in a high-profile manner that Lockheed would seriously consider joining the McDonnell Dalwells MD-12 project, the entire American aviation community was boiling: What is the situation? Lockheed, which has been in a state of rotting and salting fish for the past 10 years, is suddenly unwilling to be lonely?

Boeing is instantly like a big enemy!

They know very well that so far, Boeing 747 is the only "hub-hub" intercontinental large wide-body passenger aircraft in the world today, in this market segment, Boeing 747 has no competitors, and by virtue of its uniqueness, Boeing has enjoyed the cake of this market segment, and now, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed actually want to form a group to come in and compete with Boeing for food?!

If it's just McDonnell Douglas, Boeing really won't take it seriously: under its own repeated pressure, the 4V side has begun to waver;

If it were just Lockheed, Boeing would not have taken it seriously: with Lockheed having lost money in the civil aircraft business for more than 30 years in a row and almost completely losing confidence, as long as he instigated some media to talk about the project, Lockheed itself would be the first to instigate it;