The voice attracted everyone's attention, and the three of them turned around in unison.

I saw a middle-aged general with a stocky physique leading a group of people over, his face was as clear as a master's carving, his eyes were as sharp as thunder and lightning, revealing a shining brilliance, and his gestures were full of the majesty and momentum of the superior.

And with the appearance of this group of people, it once again attracted the attention of a large number of media reporters, who were now gathered around the booth of Northrop Grumman, watching every move of this group of people.

Although Chen Chen didn't recognize the other party at first sight, he immediately understood when he saw Rosalind following him, as well as Antonio Benedict Thomas and others.

Sure enough, Clarence and Victor hurriedly stepped forward to greet each other: "It's really an honor for General Vincent to be here." ”

This middle-aged general with a compelling temperament is none other than Rosalind's father, Admiral Vinson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.

Vincent nodded to the two of them, then walked into his position and looked at the X-48 parked there, "This is the X-48, right?" I heard that the last test flight failed again? It's been improved now, right? ”

"Yes, mainly in terms of improvements in the aerodynamic layout." Clarence nodded and explained beside him: "After the improvement, I conducted a test flight that was not a formal one, and the results were quite satisfactory. ”

"That's good." Vincent circled around the X-48, then walked back to the crowd, looking at Antonio and Benedict: "The prototype of the Falcon has also made a few test flights, and there seem to be some problems, right?" ”

"Yes, there are some minor blemishes!" Antonio nodded to Benedict and confidently assured: "It will be solved soon." ”

"Anyway, you know exactly how long I've asked." Vincent breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression gradually relaxed: "The military requires the first batch of installations to be completed at the beginning of next year, considering that there is still a certain amount of production time after the order, so the time left for you is almost three months, and I hope to see the finished prototype as soon as possible." ”

The Falcon and X-48 were also displayed in front of the public for the first time, so after hearing the identity of such a machine, it immediately attracted the interest of the surrounding media, and the flash lights continued to light up, and all the details of the prototype were filmed.

"Doesn't General Vincent have faith in falcons?" At this time, Thomas on the side spoke leisurely.

"Oh, I almost forgot that Mr. Thomas was involved." Vincent chuckled and nodded: "It has been rumored by the outside world that Mr. Thomas has the intention of getting involved in Lockheed?" ”

At the mention of this incident, the faces of everyone present changed in unison, and all media reporters also gathered around and stretched out the microphone to Thomas: "Mr. Thomas, I heard that you want to become the fourth shareholder of Lockheed?" Is this true? ”

Some media reporters also targeted Antonio: "Mr. Antonio, as the chairman of Lockheed, what do you think about this matter?" Does Lockheed's acceptance of the Nordic consortium mean that there are some financial problems in itself, or that you intend to violate the antitrust law? ”

Indeed, there have been a lot of rumors in the media recently, and there have even been fierce revelations that the Sietala consortium intends to inject capital into Lockheed, and Thomas himself also wants to make a board of directors for Lockheed, but everything is not a foregone conclusion, so Lockheed itself has not yet come out to explain.

"Rumors are always groundless." Thomas nodded with a smile and replied without hesitation: "In addition to the income dividends obtained by the Falcon plan, there is an additional clause in the capital injection agreement, if the Falcon UAV wins the subsequent bidding, I will officially become a member of Lockheed's shareholders' meeting." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces changed again, and this time, even Antonio and Benedict's faces were a little unsightly.

Although this is true and there are many rumors from the outside world, in any case, everything is not a foregone conclusion, and Lockheed, as a party to the case, does not want this matter to be too exposed in front of the public.

Thomas, as a representative of Sietara, should also understand the truth in the middle, and he can't wait to expose this matter at this sensitive time, so he can only say that he wants to flaunt himself through this matter, and he doesn't care about the harm it may bring to Lockheed.

Of course, media reporters don't care about this, they just dig up the material.

At the moment, another reporter asked Thomas: "Mr. Thomas, as the details of the agreement, should still be kept secret, why did you choose to explain it at this time?" This should not be in line with Lockheed's way of doing things. ”

"Indeed, this is not quite in line with Lockheed's way of doing things, and when everything is not a foregone conclusion, it should not be revealed at this time." Thomas smiled lightly, with a look of ambition: "But I think that everything is actually a foregone conclusion, so there is nothing wrong with it." ”

"It's a foregone conclusion?" This answer made everyone's eyes widen in astonishment, and at that moment, the reporter hurriedly asked: "Is it understood that Mr. Thomas thinks that the Falcon victory is a foregone conclusion, and you have made up your mind for the fourth shareholder of Lockheed?" ”

This was originally meant to be a cliché, and if you were an old fritter like Antonio or Benedict, you wouldn't be fooled.

But these words aroused Thomas's enthusiasm, and made him have a kind of pride in the vast world, and a domineering spirit arose, and he replied without hesitation when his brain was hot: "That's right!" I think that the Falcon will become the hegemon in the air for the next twenty years, and no drone can beat it, so the victory is a foregone conclusion, and the fourth shareholder of Lockheed, I am decided! ”

Hearing this, the reporters present were in an uproar, and the flashing lights kept on and on.

These reporters are already happy in their hearts, this fierce material is so well dug up, they have even thought of the title of the press release: "Sietara is domineering, Thomas is ambitious", "Lockheed's fourth shareholder is a foregone conclusion?" "Falcon dominates the skies in the next 20 years? 》。

Compared with the excitement of the reporters, the faces of Vincent, Antonio, and Benedict were not so good-looking.

Vinson deliberately implicitly mentioned this incident in front of a group of reporters, the original intention was to help Lockheed build momentum, if Thomas was smarter, he would casually vague and perfunctory, but let a group of reporters not figure out the real situation, and could only guess with their own imagination, which also achieved the purpose of hype.

And now, everything has shaken him out, even the underwear has been taken off, what is the mystery?

This showy guy, how much does he love to be in the limelight, and he doesn't care about anything for the sake of being in the limelight?

Having had enough of teasing Thomas, a group of reporters rolled their eyes and took aim at Grumman's side.

After learning about the existence of X-48, everyone knows that this time the bid is actually a competition between Falcon and X-48.

It's better to attract two families to have a war of words, which is enough, then it won't detonate the public's attention, and the ratings and newspaper sales will naturally soar.

After making up their minds, a group of reporters immediately aimed at Clarence: "Mr. Clarence, the fourth shareholder of Lockheed declares that the Falcon is invincible and will win the arms purchase, what do you think of this statement?" ”

Hearing this, Clarence couldn't wait to go up and strangle the talkative reporter.

Isn't this a typical fear that the world will not be chaotic? People just say that "it's done", and you just say "Lockheed fourth shareholder declares", isn't this deliberately leading the two sides to fight?

However, Clarence is not as impulsive as Thomas, and he smiled faintly at the moment, and replied very modestly: "Lockheed and Boeing are very technically powerful enterprises, and now they have received capital injection from the Sietala consortium, which is even more powerful, and the competitive pressure we face is very huge, but we will do our best, in short, no matter which side wins, I believe that the strength of the US Air Force can be enhanced." ”

These words were so clear that a group of reporters couldn't pick any thorns, and they immediately showed disappointed expressions.

However, at this time, a group of reporters suddenly found Chen Chen next to him, and immediately thought of some possibilities, and immediately rekindled hope in their hearts, and they all stepped forward to surround Chen Chen.

"Mr. Chen, as the head of the pioneer company, it is very surprising for us to appear in this place." A group of reporters asked: "Excuse me, Mr. Chen appeared at Northrop Grumman's booth and saw Mr. Clarence talking and laughing before, do the two have some intention of cooperation?" ”

As soon as these words came out, it was Vincent, Antonio, Benedict, and Thomas and others whose faces changed in unison.

I hadn't noticed it before, but at this time, I found out that Chen Chen was indeed standing with Clarence, if it was just a Northrop Grumman, it was okay, anyway, it was not the first time to be an opponent, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

But if the Pioneer Company is on Grumman's side, things won't be fun.

With Nokia's vast financial resources and the bizarre technology of the pioneer company, it is not surprising that anything can be made, right?

Facing everyone's attention, Chen Chen smiled lightly, and then slowly spoke: "I promised before that the pioneer company would never get involved in weapons manufacturing, and this will definitely not change. ”

When these words came out, a group of reporters were immediately disappointed, while Vincent, Antonio, Benedict, and Thomas and others breathed a sigh of relief.

However, a smart reporter sensitively discovered the problem in this sentence, and immediately asked: "Mr. Chen has promised that he will not get involved in weapons manufacturing, and we absolutely believe it." But there are still other ways that pioneer companies can work with Northrop Grumman, for example, to provide chips to each other? ”

As soon as these words came out, Vincent, Antonio, Benedict, and Thomas and others suddenly became nervous again.

(To be continued)