There is such a saying on the Internet in later generations, that is, the reason why China's aero engine industry has become a soft underbelly and has repeatedly dragged down the domestic aircraft, a very important factor is that China has never completed the entire route from the development of turbojet engines to our fan engines.

Hu Wenhai doesn't know if this statement is correct, but in the public opinion of military fans and enthusiasts, it seems that this can be regarded as a "consensus".

If you have not completed the road from turbojet to turbofan, of course, you will not be able to fully understand the design ideas and principles of turbojet.

Anyway, this statement seems to have some truth.

In history, China obtained the core engine of the American F101 engine from a certain source. With this GE9 as the core engine of the Taihang engine, and then the outer duct of the AL-31F in hand was assembled, which was the later Taihang engine.

Before Taihang, the most successful turbofan project in China's engine design was only the turbofan 6.

The turbofan 6, on the other hand, was developed in the sixties. At that time, the domestic vortex had not even been fully understood.

At that time, I thought that the turbofan engine was not difficult in principle, in short, didn't it just add an outer duct to the turbojet? I happened to have the core machine of the F101 and the whole machine of the AL-31F, so why not just save a piece?

Probably planning to take a shortcut, or it can also be called "**** blind activism".

Of course, at the time, it probably seemed like a good idea. Taihang's results on the test bench seem to be not bad. Except for a bit of an oil leak. The performance is in line with the design requirements.

But after being put into use, a Meidi core machine with a hairy outer duct can be imagined as if AMD's CPU is paired with an Intel motherboard. It's okay to run and run, but when you really use it, all kinds of failures emerge in an endless stream -- and these failures are like the guidance of an Indian missile or a biscuit sister, which can be said to be random and discrete.

There are failures that should be made, failures that shouldn't be made, and even unbelievable failures are endless.

It can only be said that Taihang did not drop the plane. It's really Marx blessed.

When I arrived at Taihang B, I finally knew that turbofan engines couldn't be mixed and matched like this. Therefore, the external duct was designed from scratch for the GE9 core engine of the F101, which can be regarded as completing the design process of the turbofan engine from scratch.

On this basis. It was only later that the turbofan 15 could be realized.

To put it simply, it is necessary to know what it is, and why it is so.

Hu Wenhai got a full set of information about the R35, and if he wanted to use it as the core engine to develop a turbofan engine. This must also be done. However, the domestic model of the internal flow field has not been thoroughly understood. Even more than the materials and processes that are worse than the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France, how can we talk about self-development?

What is needed now is not a certain engine, but to move back the advanced engine research and development model and figure out the ideas of engine design.

When Tumus heard Hu Wenhai's words, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It doesn't matter what the Chinese side wants, as long as it's not something that can't be talked about, like RB211.

Even if the other party opens his mouth, he still asks for the price and pays back the money on the ground, isn't this the case for negotiation?

Tumus said sincerely, "Any." Anything we can offer, sit down and talk about it. ”

“OK。 I believe Rolls-Royce has this sincerity. ”

Hu Wenhai nodded: "Actually, the matter is very simple, what I am worried about is the impact that changes in the political environment may have on supply. While this may not happen, it is clear that this risk cannot be ignored. For me, if I were to act as a guarantee for Rolls-Royce to enter China, my losses would be very serious if this happened. It's not just a financial loss, Mr. Toombs should understand, right?"

"Of course, of course, this kind of thing will definitely have an adverse impact on Mr. Hu. Toombs nodded sympathetically: "But the relationship between Britain and China will not affect business practices, unless it is war or international sanctions from the United Nations." A war against a nuclear-armed China? or sanctions against a permanent member of the United Nations? Sorry, I can't think of how unlikely. ”

Even in the late 80s, when the United States proposed sanctions against China, many of the British carried out military transactions and cooperation between China and Britain.

However, Hu Wenhai has no obligation to praise Niu Niu's good business reputation, in fact, if China and Britain are looking at each other across the Atlantic, Niu Niu's head will not be able to strengthen China's military and national strength without scruples. Anyway, the Americans are in the front, and Britain and China are separated by almost the entire island of the Asian and European world, and no matter how you think about it, it is impossible for the Chinese army to threaten Britain.

In this case, of course, the British will continue to "reluctantly" with China without particularly stimulating the Americans.

It was the Americans, after sanctioning China at the end of the eighties, that within a year's effort, they privately "business is business".

As a reborn, Hu Wenhai is well aware that the future international situation will not be so serious as to threaten the supply of civil aviation engines.

But the problem is, Tumbs doesn't know.

Hu Wenhai shook his head, when people want to think about making excuses, there are always countless interfaces to find. But it's not so easy to find a suitable excuse that can hide the real purpose. Fortunately, there is a good excuse between China and the UK.

"Xiangjiang. ”

"After the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, political opinion in the UK seems to be ......"

Hu Wenhai didn't finish his words, but Toombs sighed imperceptibly.

The Sino-British Joint Declaration is a very complicated matter for the British. China is not Argentina, Britain can fight a war with a South American country for the Malvinas Islands, but it will never dare to fight a war with China for the sake of Xiangjiang across the entire world island. This made the arrogance that Britain had managed to hold up hard, and it was undoubtedly trampled on by the Chinese fiercely.

The former empire on which the sun never sets was when it lost the colony of Xiangjiang. The mood is complicated, you can imagine.

After the Sino-British joint statement, there was also a lot of "discord" rhetoric about Hong Kong and China in the UK.

"But the joint declaration has been signed, and Britain will not do anything like tearing up the international declaration. "Tooms still wants to be saved.

"Who knows?" Hu Wenhai shrugged and spread his hands: "Politics can be counted if you sign a contract." Peace for mankind would have been achieved long ago. Even if there is no war or the agreement is torn up, who knows to what extent the impact of Hong Kong on Sino-British relations will develop? If there are uncertainties in the return of Hong Kong in the future, even if war is impossible, it is not surprising that Britain will impose trade sanctions, right?"

Tumus raised an eyebrow and said "well......", but didn't say anything for a long time.

It really doesn't seem impossible for this to happen. At least at this stage. Public opinion in Britain is still resentful of China's takeback of Hong Kong.

"Well, I'll admit that there's a small chance that this might happen. Tumus nodded frustratedly.

"That being the case. We have to protect against this risk. Mr. Tooms should not be too worried, this problem is not unsolvable. ”

"I hope so. Tumus straightened his seat, and it was clear that the conversation was finally about to end.

"So, how does Mr. Hu hope to solve this problem?"

Hu Wenhai said eloquently: "The method is very simple. If there is a problem with the supply of RB211. Rolls-Royce China is able to offer alternatives in China, and I think the partnership will be very solid. ”

"I think I've already said that RB211 can't be produced in China, and China doesn't have the capacity to produce RB211. ”

Hu Wenhai said simply: "Then we will not produce RB211, but redesign an engine." In fact, we are trying to localize the TF41 engine, and the technology of Spey engine has been mastered very maturely. If this technology route is based, ST and Rolls-Royce could jointly develop an aero engine for the Chinese market. ”

Tumus subconsciously shook his head and said in amazement, "I have to say." Mr. Hu, this is a whimsical ......"

Hu Wenhai didn't care about Mus's interruption, and still followed his own pace. "Mr. Tumus should know that because of our political system and international environment, my government has a strong sense of insecurity. In terms of striving for localization, there is an extraordinary persistence. Think about it, a semi-domestic aero engine designed and produced by Rolls-Royce China, I can guarantee that the RB211 and this engine even monopolize 80% of the civil aviation engine share in the entire Chinese market. ”

Tooms's gaze wandered, his hand resting on the table, and his five fingers tapped lightly on the table.

It's a habit of him when he's thinking with all his might, which means he has to have a lot of courage to make up his mind.

Tumus thought for ten minutes before his fingers tapping on the table suddenly stopped. He exhaled deeply, stared at Hu Wenhai and shook his head gently.

"If China wants to be able to master a civil aviation engine, the MK511 and MK512 based on Spey are both civil aviation engines. The manufacturing technology of these two civil aviation engines is not difficult for China, which has mastered Spey engines, and Rolls-Royce can consider transferring them to China in exchange for the Chinese government's support for RB211, I wonder what Mr. Hu thinks?"

Hu Wenhai scoffed at this: "The MK511 and MK512 engines are 5-ton civil aviation engines, right? They are also products of Rolls-Royce in the 60s." If I'm not mistaken, this is the engine used in the Trident. ”

"A five-ton engine is a good choice, and it at least provides an alternative to that, isn't it?"

Hu Wenhai pouted secretly, what kind of joke are you kidding, it's that the Trident dropped one of our deputy commanders, who would dare to do this broken plane!

"Mr. Tumus, China's Trident airliners are already being phased out. After the 90s, I can guarantee that you won't find a single Trident in operation in all of China! Unless Rolls-Royce can convince Boeing, McDonnell Douglas or Airbus to re-adopt your products from the 60s, what are we going to do with the MK511?

"You can. Uh, based on the MK511, a redesign of a passenger aircraft......" he said stumbling. I'm afraid I don't believe what Tooms says himself. In order to use the outdated engine MK511, and develop a short-haul small aircraft with a range of 1,000 kilometers and a crew of 100 people?

Even if Rolls-Royce was Stalin's own father, he didn't want China to nod his head in agreement. Or get Prince Charles to go to the magic capital to be the dean of the magic capital branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences - that won't work either!

Even Toombs himself, as he spoke, did not have the courage to continue.

Hu Wenhai said categorically: "What China needs is an engine like the RB211 for wide-body, long-range mainline airliners, that is, so-called 'big aircraft' with more than 300 seats, not the toy-like MK511." ”

"Please calm down, Mr. Hu. Tumus turned unnaturally to the side. It seemed to avoid Hu Wenhai's sudden outburst.

"I don't think you know much about the aero engine industry, and you don't know much about the difficulty of developing an aero engine like RB211 that is more than 12 tons. Rolls-Royce lost money for five consecutive years and laid off more than 20,000 employees. What is the reason for all this? Because we are working on the latest RB211-535 engine. The engine even brought Rolls-Royce to the brink of bankruptcy, with £1.8 billion invested in research and development alone. With all due respect, I don't think China has so much capital to invest in. ”

Hu Wenhai pursed his lips, as if he was reluctantly admitting defeat: "Mr. Tumus is right. I don't know much about the aero engine industry. In fact, China does not have this soil. Personally, I am not a professional practitioner of aero engines, at most I can only be regarded as an investor. As an investor, I have always adhered to the credo of professional things to professionals, and investors only need to pay to ensure that researchers do not spend their money indiscriminately. ”

Toombs nodded with a smile and spread his hands, and said forcefully: "You see, as the president of Rolls-Royce, I'm afraid no one is more professional than me." Trust me, the MK511 would be a good choice. China should not overestimate its capabilities. ”

"No, we're not overestimating our abilities. ”

Hu Wenhai tugged at the corners of his mouth. He smiled a slightly contemptuous smile: "It's true that I don't know much about the aero-engine industry, but I'm afraid you don't know much about me, Xinke either, and not much about China, Mr. Tumus." The £1.8 billion investment in R&D could put Rolls-Royce on the brink of bankruptcy and massive layoffs, which you might think is a lot of money. ”

"But for me, it's only about one-fifth of ST's revenue last year. ”

"What?" Tumus looked incredulous.

"Excuse mes, Mr. Tumus, could you please find an expert who is studying the case of American business acquisitions, or a student at the Wharton School. Hu Wenhai understated.

With a somewhat dazed look, Tumus arranged Hu Wenhai's request. After a while, a rather handsome young man, led by a middle-aged man, walked over with some apprehension.

"Good evening, Mr. Tumus. The middle-aged man greeted him reservedly, and then introduced.

"I'm Conn from Public Relations, and I've heard you're looking for a Wharton student. This is my youngest son, Simon, who is currently in his third year of study at Wharton. ”

"Oh, Conn, I remember you!" Tumus wiped his mouth, stood up with a smile and reached out to shake his hand with him, "You guys handled things in Chicago last time, which is impressive. Simon, young man, you have to learn from your father, he's a great man. ”

"Hello Mr. Toombs, I'm Simon Peggy. Simon shook Toombs' hand after Conn and said with some flattery, "I've always been proud of my father, and he's my goal in life." ”

"Well said, lad. Tumbs smiled like a spring breeze: "Let me introduce you, this is Mr. Hu Wenhai, a Chinese friend of Rolls-Royce." He has some questions for you, and you just have to tell you what you know. ”

"Yes, Mr. Tumus. Hello, Mr. Hu. When Simon Peggy saw Hu Wenhai, his cautious appearance suddenly disappeared, and he took the initiative to stretch out his hand.

"Hello. Simon Pegg. Hu Wenhai smiled slightly and pointed to the seat next to him: "Please take a seat, Mr. Simon." And Mr. Conn. ”

"Do you have any questions that I need to answer?" Simon Peggy said confidently, "Wharton is a world-renowned university, and I think my answer will definitely satisfy you." ”

"It's not a difficult question. Hu Wenhai smiled kindly and said, "I don't know if you have heard of the recent acquisition of an American company. ”

"What kind of acquisition?" Simon Peggy frowned and said with some embarrassment: "Although I am a student of the Wharton School, there are many companies in the United States, and mergers and acquisitions are also a common thing. If it's a small company or a case where the transaction volume is too small. We won't be paying attention either. ”

The implication is that Simon Peggy thinks that Hu Wenhai is asking about a merger and acquisition related to Chinese trade. The mergers and acquisitions of such trading companies generally do not even fall into the "stinky tofu" block of local third-rate newspapers. can be such a company mergers and acquisitions. Probably for a certain industry in China, it is very crucial. Chinese I heard that Wharton is the best business university in the world, so do you want to try your luck?

Simon, who is shrewd, picks himself out at the beginning.

"Oh. All right. Hu Wenhai nodded. He said lightly: "It is indeed a small company, and the number of employees is about more than 100 people. Mainly engaged in import and export trade, and has some business dealings with my company. ”

Really!

Simon Peggy was deeply impressed by his wit, and with such foresight, maybe I should go to Wall Street after graduation. The City of London is not bad, but after all, the center of the world is still on Wall Street.

The smug Simon Peggy couldn't help but smile, feeling helpless for Toombs. Hey, though it's the president of Rolls-Royce. But do you have to deliberately curry favor with this kind of dirt bun who has never seen the world because of politics? It seems that it is not easy for big people!

Hu Wenhai smiled, pretending not to see the smug and slightly contemptuous smile on the corner of Simon Peggy's mouth. He said in a calm tone: "The name of this company is Yizhuhu, and the transaction took place between Motorola, ST and DuPont, and finally DuPont acquired Yizhuhu from the first two. ”

Simon Pegg's eyes widened, and before Hu Wenhai finished speaking, he exclaimed: "DuPont's 10 billion acquisition!"

"Ten billion?"

Even Tumus, who has always behaved as calm and calm as an English aristocrat, couldn't help but exclaim.

And then, in the corner of memory, a piece of news from the beginning of the year was turned over by him. It was a lengthy article in the Financial Times that analyzed the impact of DuPont's acquisition of Yizhuhu on the rechargeable battery industry and the likely future profitability of the industry.

And the reason why an aero-engine company president can remember this article is simple: because the scale of the acquisition has reached the tens of billions of dollars.

Toombs vaguely remembers the loneliness in his heart at that time. In terms of technical level, Rolls-Royce is definitely the flower of industry, higher than the nouveau riche who make explosives and plastics.

However, the higher the technology, the smaller the size of the market. Rolls-Royce, one of the three giants in the aero engine industry, is famous and famous, but in fact, it can't even compare to a little finger of the DuPont family.

Look at people, buy a small company with a small name, and spend ten billion dollars in one go. This money, in fact, is about the same for the acquisition of Rolls-Royce. A century-old enterprise with 41,000 employees and a trading company with more than 100 people in one year have a similar market value?

How can you not frustrate Toombs.

"So, the DuPont family's trading partner, is it ......?"

"Mr. Simon should know some details, right?" Hu Wenhai was not shocked.

Simon Peggy swallowed and nodded a little nervously: "Motorola suffered a big loss on this deal, and China's new technology company sold 50% of its shares to DuPont because of its early sale, and received a bid of 10 billion US dollars. Of the $10 billion, $3 billion is cash, stocks, and securities, and the other $7 billion is industrial equipment. The deal is said to have been caused by Motorola's repeated defaults. Professors often use this case to argue for the unity of business ethics and business interests. ”

"In other words, Mr. Hu has at least three billion dollars in capital in his hands?" Tumus saw Hu Wenhai as if he was sitting next to a golden-bodied Buddha. (To be continued.) )