219. A battle that you can't afford to lose
As expected, this war of words between the two sides was finally exposed, which sparked a heated discussion.
It was just an ordinary arms auction, and this kind of thing happens almost every year, which is all too normal.
But because on one side is the Lockheed plus Boeing and Sietala consortium, and on the other side is Northrop Grumanga Pioneer, the strength of the two sides is already strong enough, and Thomas's bold words add a lot of highlights to this battle of power.
And the contradiction between Chen Chen and Thomas, after the media's intentional or unintentional rendering, also made a lot of noise, the battle of the Nokia acquisition war seems to have happened yesterday, the media is a little bit, everyone can understand that the faux pas of the acquisition war, Thomas will definitely not give up, this hatred must be imprinted in the depths of his heart, if he does not take the opportunity of drone bidding to hit Chen Chen, then it is not Thomas.
If Thomas loses, not only will the huge investment be wasted, but he will also lose the opportunity to become the fourth shareholder of Lockheed, and even enter the arms industry, and even affect his position in the consortium.
And if Chen Chen loses, the pioneer company and his previous rhetoric will become a laughing stock, and the technology will not be able to achieve an overwhelming lead, so how can it be a pioneer? If that's the case, maybe the pioneer company will really have to change its name.
In short, this battle, for either side, can be described as the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, and no one can afford to lose.
In such a grand competition, who will have the last laugh and become the winner? Everything will be revealed in three months!
And after this war of words, several parties never appeared at the expo site again, for these big shots, it is enough to get what they want, the key is to get it, whether they can catch it in their hands.
Therefore, Chen Chen did not rush to return, but temporarily stayed in the United States, at this time in the board office of Northrop Grumman, all the directors and senior management were present, and in front of everyone, there was a newspaper of the day.
And the bright red front page headlines, needless to say, are this eye-catching scramble.
"Let's talk about it, don't be silent......" Harry took a nail file, filed it easily, and didn't look up at the crowd, "Anyway, this has already happened, and you can't hide it." ”
"The other party is very strong......" was silent for a long time, and it was Clarence who spoke first: "We used to fight to the death with Lockheed Boeing, and we were never afraid, but now that we have joined the Sietala consortium, this is a variable." ”
"We have variables too!" Harry put down his nail file and looked at Chen Chen with a smile, "Do you mean that the decisive factor in the outcome this time lies in the variables of both sides?" ”
"There is another question...... Victor raised his head with some hesitation, his eyes revealing deep worry: "This time, we don't know how far the Falcon Project can go, now there are many rumors, and there are even rumors of a maximum speed of Mach 9, which has caused a lot of pressure on our technical department, Mach 9 is a very scary number, maybe it's just a smoke bomb for the other party to build momentum, but if it's true, what should we do?" ”
As soon as these words came out, they immediately caused everyone to ponder.
This kind of thing is very common in business wars, such as saying that you can't achieve it, but you claim that you can achieve it, which will bring huge pressure to the other party, unable to judge your own reality and reality, and once misjudged, it is easy to make wrong decisions and bring serious consequences.
"I'd like to ask ......"
Just when everyone couldn't make up their minds, Chen Chen spoke coldly.
And his opening was like a lamp in the darkness, which suddenly made everyone's eyes light up, as if they saw hope.
Yes, he is a variable, he is the decider of the outcome in this competition, and the extent to which he can go will determine the outcome of the battle.
"May I ask everyone," Chen Chen calmed down and looked around relaxedly, "Do we have a way to find out the situation of the Falcon Project now?" For example, Mach 9 or Mach 900 million, can we figure it out? ”
This half-joking remark caused bursts of laughter from everyone, and the atmosphere eased a lot, and then everyone shook their heads lightly in denial.
"Well, since you can't be sure, why bother with him." Chen Chen snorted lightly, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes: "Be ourselves and come up with the most powerful drone products, this is what we need to do!" ”
These words lifted everyone's spirits, and the depressed feeling disappeared suddenly, as if suddenly removing the mountain pressing on the body, and suddenly seemed to be relaxed.
Yes, do your best, if you are strong, others will naturally be weak.
Seeing that everyone had come out of the haze and looked excited, Chen Chen stood up with a smile: "I will stay in the United States in the next few days, and I will also take time to think about the drone, in short, let's work together." ”
With that, he left the office, leaving a room full of people staring at each other.
After leaving Grumman, Chen Chen drove back to the hotel, closed the door and entered the plane prison.
Came to the light factory and found his technical team here.
At this moment, everyone was working on the technical drawings of the air command platform, and Chen Chen stepped forward and clapped his hands gently: "Everyone stop for a while, there is another urgent matter that needs to be dealt with." ”
Hearing the shout, everyone put down their work and looked up to wait for the next step.
"The situation has changed a bit, and I urgently need the technology of unmanned attack aircraft, as well as drone chip technology." Chen Chen didn't have the slightest nonsense, and went straight to the point: "This is a relatively mature technology, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with, the main thing is that the surname can be used, and it can be used on the air command platform in the future, in addition, I need a simplified version to provide to a third party." ”
"If you understand correctly," Yuri nodded, and repeated: "The technology is divided into two parts, the full version is used for yourself, and then a simplified version of the surname can be a little worse and provided to a third party?" ”
"That's it." Chen Chen thought for a moment and added: "Time is very urgent, the actual time, probably these few days, that is, there is still about a month in the prison." ”
"The technology is off-the-shelf, and it's not a futuristic sci-fi thing." Kowloon spread his hands very easily: "What do you want?" ”
This was the key to asking the question, and everyone turned their attention to Chen Chen again.
"High-altitude and high-speed, stealth penetration, a certain bomb load, and the ability to accurately decapitate and strike." Chen Chen did not hesitate to say the military's requirements, and then looked at Yuri again, and put forward his own ideas: "In fact, I already have a preliminary idea, that is, to use the Allied Apollo fighter as a model, and improve it on the basis of it, which already has a certain stealth ability, and in terms of bomb load, as long as the scale is enough, there is no problem, and the focus is to improve the aerodynamic layout to meet the requirements of high altitude and high speed." ”
"Why is it the Allied weapons again...... Hearing this, Yuri couldn't help but be slightly dissatisfied: "Aren't our Soviet weapons good, and MiG fighters are not bad, right?" ”
"The aerodynamic layout of the MiG fighter is not good, and it cannot achieve the effect of stealth." Chen Chen couldn't help laughing, and quickly explained: "And this time the buyer is the United States, and the allied weapons are more to their liking." ”
"Forget it, it doesn't matter, you can do whatever you like." Yuri just said casually, in fact, it doesn't matter to him whether the Soviet weapons or the Allied weapons are, anyway, the technology is in his head, just take it out and use it.
"The other thing is this." Chen Chen took out a chip sample and handed it to Yuri: "This is designed based on the tracker chip in the prison, and now it needs to be improved according to the standards of drones to create a second-generation or even third-generation product." ”
Yuri took it and looked at it, and then handed it to Kowloon: "You are more familiar with electronic things than me, so I'll leave it to you." ”
Kowloon nodded, reaching out to take it and check it out.
"Alright, let's get started!" Chen Chen clapped his hands and walked over to an instrument: "The simplified version is mainly based on the X-48 of Grumman in my plane, and now I will draw the current drawings of the X-48 for you." ”
After that, he began to draw the technical drawings of the X-48 according to his memory.
Although I don't have accurate information in my hand, it doesn't matter, because I have disassembled the prototype and improved it before, and I already know all kinds of structures, even if some subtle points are not very accurate, it doesn't matter, anyway, it needs to be improved.
Because the requirements were not high, only an hour later, the basic structure of the X-48 was displayed in front of everyone, and the technical team immediately gathered around to take a closer look at it in order to find out the problem.
"This model may be considered advanced in your world," after just a few glances, Jiulong shook his head disdainfully: "But in my opinion, there are too many problems, and just pick them up is a lot of problems." ”
"How can this compare to the world you're in?" Chen Chen glanced at Jiulong without curiosity: "You are all playing mechas, you can see this kind of technology, are you embarrassed?" ”
"There are too many problems in the details of the aerodynamic layout of this model, even if a new engine is installed, the speed cannot be increased, and it also affects the bomb load." Yuri didn't despise X-48, but just asked the question on the matter: "But it's also a good thing, the more problems there are, the easier it will be for us to improve, as long as these problems are solved, the surname Neng will naturally go up." ”
"I haven't had anything to do in the last few days anyway, so I'll stay and discuss it with you." Chen Chen nodded, thinking that he had no other arrangements for the past two days, so he made a decision immediately: "Then, start work." ”
(To be continued)