Although it is now the most tense moment in the relations between the East and the West, when the news that the cabinet members of the Federal Republic of Germany sent an invitation to Chen Geng reached China, it still caused a strong sensation in China!

Even if this invitation was invited by His Excellency the Minister in his own personal capacity, but the members of the Cabinet were members of the Cabinet, and who would dare to regard his invitation as a purely private invitation, one of the 16 most powerful people in West Germany?

The Republic got in touch with Chen Geng as quickly as possible to find out what was going on and, most importantly, what role could the invitation from the Ministry of Commerce of the Federal Republic of Germany, which should be strictly called the Ministry of Economy and Energy, play a role in improving relations between East and West? Can it find a possibility for the country to open a breakthrough in the current difficult international environment?

Chen Geng also thought so in his heart, but when the Minister of Economy and Energy, Hermann Altmaier, solemnly introduced several people in the room to him, Chen Geng had only one feeling in his heart: something was going to happen! Something big is coming!

"Mr. Chen, let me introduce you," Hermann Altmaier introduced to Chen Geng one by one with a smile on his face: "These are all my good friends, this is Ursula Hoult, the president of MBB, and this is Wolfgang Meidong, president of MBB's transport aircraft division......"

Listening to Minister Hermann Altmeier's introduction, Chen Geng's heart had a voice rumbling and reverberating: Something big has happened!

What is MBB? The full Chinese name of this company: Messerschmidt-Berko Blom, is it a little familiar?

Just feel familiar!

Messerschmidt, Germany's most famous fighter aircraft of World War II such as the ME-109, ME-262, Bolkow...... and other famous fighters are from this company. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The reason why the company Brom is not very famous is that they do not produce many fighters, but almost all of the carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft on German battleships belong to their family, Germany's first guided bomb, the first air-to-ship missile, the first swept wing jet fighter...... Too many of the first ones were developed by their family, and besides, the most powerful super-battleship built by the German army during World War II, with a full load displacement of more than 50,000 tons, was also developed by their family;

Since the "M" and the first "B" in MBB are so bullish, it is natural that the last "B" is definitely not easy to match, the famous JU52 "Junkers Aunt" transport aircraft, the JU87 "Stuka" dive bomber and the JU88 "Panacea" medium-range bomber are all from Berko.

These three companies are all core members of the famous German aviation industry during World War II, of course, these can only show how strong MBB company is, and it seems that it has nothing to do with Chen Geng and our China, but if you add an MBB company is cooperating with our Xifei to develop a 100-seat large regional airliner, then the situation is different.

Looking at the shocked expression on Chen Geng's face, Hermann Altmaier, Ursula Hoult, and Wolfgang Meidong quickly glanced at each other, and they all breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts: he just knew who he was, he knew his identity, and then, he didn't have to bother to introduce his identity.

Hermann Altmaier smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, you seem to know Mr. Hult and Mr. Maidon?" ”

"Of course," Chen Geng nodded: "The MPC-75 aircraft jointly developed by China's Xifei Company and MBB Company has provided a lot of useful help for the development of China's aviation manufacturing industry. ”

He not only knows MBB, but also MPC-75!

Chen Geng's answer made the Germans who were struggling with how to introduce the MBB and MPC-75 aircraft to Chen Geng breathe a sigh of relief!

Wolfgang Meidong asked Chen Geng almost impatiently: "Mr. Chen, what do you think of the MPC-75 aircraft?" ”

Chen Geng tilted his head sideways and thought for a while, and asked rhetorically, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" ”

"Of course it's true!" Wolfgang Medon and Ursula Hocker said in unison.

Chen Geng said unceremoniously: "The truth is that the MPC-75 project has become more and more difficult so far, because you have moved the cake of Boeing, Airbus and McDonnell Douglas. ”

As soon as these words came out, Wolfgang Maidon, Ursula Hawke, and Hermann Altmaier were all silent.

In the beginning, the MPC-75 was just a small regional airliner with no more than 50 seats, powered by a paddle fan engine, but as a long-established industrial giant in the Federal Republic of Germany, how could MBB be content with a small fight with a 50-seat regional airliner? Driven by various external and internal factors, the MPC-75 plan has been changed again and again, and the fuselage has become larger and larger; up to now, the MPC-75 has changed from a small regional aircraft with 50 seats to two models, the MPC-75-100 and the MPC-75-200, and the MPC-75-200 has become a 134-seat model in the case of a high-density and compact layout of the all-economy class, which is even more than the recognized mainline airliner McDonnell Douglas. There are 4 more seats than 130 seats in the high-density layout of 82's all-economy class, which is still a regional aircraft, which is not even a "quasi-trunk line", a proper trunk aircraft.

MBB dares to engage in mainline aircraft, and it is not surprising that the development of MPC-75 has been smooth sailing at the beginning and is now struggling, and you dare to touch Lao Tzu's cake, who do you suppress if Lao Tzu does not suppress you?

At this time, Chen Geng was also pondering in his heart: Obviously, this meeting was for MBB, and even most likely for the MPC-75 aircraft, but what does this have to do with me, buddy? Do you think I can help you in this matter? Not to mention why should I help you, even if I want to, I have no will, right?

After a slightly awkward silence, Wolfgang Meidong was the first to speak: "Mr. Chen, I will say some things bluntly, the MPC-75 project is now in great trouble, the kind of trouble that can hardly be carried out. ”

"Yes, I heard that." Chen Geng nodded, and asked at the same time, "The three of you invited me over, do you want me to help?" I'd love to help you with this, but I'll be clear that I don't have much energy and I don't think I can help you much. ”

There is a widely circulated theory in China about the death of the MPC-75 in China, that is, although the main participants in this project, the China Aviation Technology Corporation and Xifei, were very interested, but at that time, a vice minister in charge of this work of the Ministry of Aviation Industry had no interest in it, and invested a lot of manpower and financial resources and only wanted to cooperate with the United States to build the MD-82 trunk airliner, completely failing to realize the importance of opening up a road of cooperation with Europe, and the MPC-75 project was delayed again and again, even after the major event this yearThe MBB side still hoped to sign a secret agreement of "joint production of 30-50 aircraft first, and then cooperate after the turmoil", but the leader who only recognized one way refused to reply and finally died.

The final result was that the McDonnell Douglas-82 mainline plane was completely blown up due to the bankruptcy of the McDonnell Douglas Company of the United States, and it was completely empty, and not a single Chinese mainline airliner has yet taken to the skies.

Regarding this statement, Chen Geng only replied with one word: hehe......

It is indeed a pity that the MPC-75 project was dismounted, but it was not to the extent that a vice minister of the Ministry of Aviation Industry was dismissed; the MPC-75 project and the MD-82 project of the West Flight were China's two largest Sino-foreign cooperation projects in the field of aviation in the 80s, which involved the nerves of many central leaders, and China's then prime minister and the current German Chancellor Kohl had many exchanges on this matter.

What a joke!

Of course, there are many reasons for the failure of the MPC-75 project, and the external reasons are Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, and Airbus, and the internal reasons are that Xifei will not say or publicize it, and the smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys; in addition, the Shangfei that won the mainline aircraft project and feared that its own McDonnell Douglas 82 would be affected by the leaders of the "magic capital" is also "indispensable." In addition, the decision-makers will inevitably be advised and influenced by various ministries and commissions of the state, factories and units, and academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The personal selfishness of individual decision-makers is not even excluded......

But in any case, it would be ridiculous to say that the MPC-75 was dismissed because of a small deputy minister.

Now that MBB's people have begged for their own heads, Chen Geng didn't think much about it, and felt that it was a pity that the MPC-75 was dismounted, and if he could help, he still had to help as much as possible, and to put it mildly, he could also take this opportunity to sell Xifei a favor, and whether the NK-8 he introduced in the future could be successfully installed, and he was still counting on Xifei's cooperation.

"We really need your help," Wolfgang Meidong stared at Chen Geng, and suddenly said, "Mr. Chen, are you interested in joining this project?" ”

"Join the MPC-75 project?" Chen Geng was instantly stunned: "Are you kidding me?" ”

Hermann Altmaier said in a deep voice: "Mr. Chen, we have not invited you from Moscow to joke with you. ”

Well, it's not such a joke, Chen Gengxin it.

Confirming that the other party was not joking with himself, his brows furrowed, and he said slowly: "If I remember correctly, it seems that China and Germany have been talking about technology transfer since 87, and reached an agreement on technology transfer in a negotiation in June and July last year?" (To be continued.) )