89. Sales
"Amazing, that's an amazing feat!" A B student applauded eagerly with the crowd, his eyes showing yearning.
Like a considerable number of his classmates in the school, he was originally not optimistic about the emerging aviation industry, thinking that this Miss Gu was too idealistic. They naturally know how difficult it is to build a machine that can move, let alone let it take off into the air, which is simply impossible! Even if Miss Gu can build a car, no matter how many jaw-dropping actions she has done before, it doesn't mean that she can accomplish this kind of thing.
After all, the industries she used to run were different from the aviation industry. Even those advanced Western countries have only just started in this area. If this Miss Gu has a way, she can at most imitate Western countries to create some airships that look similar to them, and even the quality of the inside cannot be guaranteed - after all, it is the core technology of various countries, how can it
This time, they were not so much to see if the test flight of the Gu plane could be successful, but to witness the failure of the Gu plane. But reality is a stark reminder: never comment on what you don't know.
Unexpectedly, Gu's aircraft really succeeded. Until they watched the wooden plane land safely, they still couldn't come back to their senses, as if they were in a dream.
It wasn't until the people around them erupted in warm applause that the atmosphere was suddenly pushed to the highest climax, that they gradually reacted. This test flight was really successful.
At that moment, the incomparable excitement and pride welled up in my heart. You know, airplanes are also a novelty for Westerners! My own country actually succeeded in developing this thing so quickly, does that mean that they may catch up with those countries in the near future?
In the past, they wouldn't have dared to think like that. They know far more about the current situation of Western countries and China than ordinary people, and they know far better than others how big the gap between China and Western countries is. They learn from Western countries, but they also have countless unwillingness and faint despair because of this chasm-like gap.
But now, Gu Shuhan has completely broken their idea, and she told them with practical actions that nothing is impossible!
If you want to succeed, you must dare to think, dare to do, and have the courage to try!
At this point, they are really far from this Miss Gu. Perhaps, it is precisely because of this that such a young woman can always be ahead of them and at the forefront of the times, right?
The students were filled with emotion in their hearts, and compared to the simple excitement and joy in the hearts of others around them, their emotions were much more complicated.
However, after this battle, many of them have been stimulated their interest and enthusiasm for the aircraft, which can be seen from the fact that Gu Shuhan stepped into the B large classroom again half a month later, and the number of people who came to attend the class doubled.
The surroundings were very crowded, and the number of students who came to listen to Gu Shuhan's lectures before the plane test flight was already enough, but now the amount has doubled, and the classroom is even more crowded, and it is difficult to even move your body a little.
Rao was like this, and no one complained, and all the students looked at Gu Shuhan with eager, eager, and inquisitive eyes. From that pure gaze, Gu Shuhan seemed to see hope for the future.
With such a group of students here, Huaguo will definitely become better in the future.
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"The plane is out of stock...... Britain, the United States, and France urgently demanded an additional hundred planes, and the Kaiser, who also asked to order our planes...... "I don't know what the man heard, he changed the phone from the left ear to the right ear, and kept beating his arm: "Yes, yes, I understand exactly what you mean, but the German side said that they are willing to pay double or even triple the price for it......"
"No matter how much money the German side adds, don't sell them the plane lightly." On the other end of the phone, Gu Shuhan rubbed his temples and said.
Since the debut of the first aircraft in City B, it has been reported by both Chinese and foreign media.
Westerners are shocked that China has produced such a thing. Gu's factory keenly smelled a business opportunity, so under the joint manipulation of Gu's factory and the Chinese government, large orders poured into Gu's factory. At that time, although the United States also had its own aircraft, no company could have the ability to produce aircraft on a large scale like the Gu factory.
After experimenting with the convenience of airplanes, the British and the United States, the collaborators of the Gu factory, began to order planes from the Gu factory in batches to be used on the battlefield, and their ally France followed suit. The Gu's aircraft factory underwent another major expansion, and the employees of the plant hurried to finally rush out of the amount demanded on the order. After Britain, the United States, and France paid off the final payment, a large amount of money flowed into the pockets of Gu's factory, and with financial support, Gu Shuhan quickly opened a turbine manufacturing plant, a turboshaft engine development factory, a material and parts manufacturing plant, a radar research and development factory, and a navigation aid lighting configuration factory
Development of an instrument landing system.
Piston propeller engines were never her focus, so immediately after her debut in piston propeller engines, she devoted herself to the research and manufacture of turbines and related navigational aids. For her idea, after careful consideration, Premier Bai and Qin Lao chose to support it, but there were some different voices within the government group. Some people believe that the Gu factory should not sell piston propeller planes to other countries when they are not sure whether the turbine can be successfully developed, and although it can make a profit in a short period of time, if the turbine development fails, they will lose the advantage they currently have and return to the original point.
If he could, why didn't Gu Shuhan want to use a more secure method? However, the development of turbines, unlike piston propeller aircraft, requires a huge amount of money. Even if she was able to borrow some money from the bank with her past creditworthiness, it would be too much for this money.
Naturally, the materials used in the manufacture of turbines can no longer be made of wood like piston propeller aircraft, and the production cost of aluminum alloy, magnesium alloy, titanium alloy, high-strength structural steel, etc., is cheaper?
Gu Shuhan knew that from the perspective of those officials, their considerations were correct. Let's keep the current advantage first, play steadily, and then talk about the future. But if they don't have enough money, it's hard for them to go any further; It's just standing still, and one day someone will catch up.
During this time, the development of their industry was able to develop so rapidly that it was not without the impact of the European war. However, Gu Shuhan knew that in less than a year, the European war would end. When the time comes, with the suppression and intervention of European countries, their road to development and self-improvement will become even more difficult.
It can be said that Huaguo's progress is a race against time. Therefore, Gu Shuhan and Premier Bai would rather gamble on all the full speed ahead than stop for a moment.
In the end, in a completely different point of view, the temporary victory was of course Gu Shuhan, who had the support of Premier Bai and Qin Lao. But how to convince the executives in the factory is also a difficult problem for Gu Shuhan at present. Taking care of Shu Han's current status in the factory, if she insists, the managers of the factory will do as she tells them, even if they do not agree with this point of view.
However, if you can convince them to understand her ideas, they will be able to play a greater role in their work.
"Miss Gu, we all think that if this deal can be reached, it will be a good deal. That's two to three times the price! I know, you're worried about the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, but what does that matter? We're just merchants, and are they going to trouble us because we've made a deal with the Allies? You know, the Americans themselves are also selling weapons to the allies......" The head of the marketing department is still trying to persuade Gu Shuhan.
Gu Shuhan can fully understand the excitement of his own employees, after all, their pricing for piston propeller aircraft is already very high, and every time they sell an aircraft, they can make a huge profit from it, not to mention, the Kaiser is willing to buy it for two to three times the price? The benefits are enough to make anyone crazy.
However, Gu Shuhan was not carried away by the huge benefits. The Allies would inevitably lose in the end, and she would not have sided with the Allies against the Entente under any circumstances. Not to mention that the Chinese government has already reached an agreement with the Entente, even if there is no agreement, it is impossible. Yes, the United States has sold weapons to its allies, but with the current strength of the United States, which of Britain or France dares to go to the United States to settle old scores? The Entente even needed the support of the United States very much!
But if it were for her and Huaguo to do this, her Gu factory and the Chinese government would wait for the Entente to settle the accounts afterwards and bite off a piece of meat fiercely! The Entente are not good men and women, they are a group of sharks that rush to the smell of blood! Although China's industrial progress is quite rapid, Gu Shuhan is not arrogant enough to think that they can compete with Britain, the United States, and France at the same time.