"What?"

The smile on Wolfgang Meidon's face froze suddenly: talk to the Soviets? What the hell do you mean?

"Oh, I didn't make it clear," Chen Geng looked at Wolfgang Meidong apologetically: "Before coming to Germany, after knowing the news that we were preparing to jointly develop the MPC-75 aircraft, the Soviet government invited us to introduce the Tu-154M passenger aircraft, and the Soviet government said that the technology of their latest Tu-204 passenger aircraft, which is in the process of airworthiness certification, can also be sold to us......."

"Gotta get ......"

Wolfgang Meidon's teeth were shaking "......", his face was as yellow as paper, and the whole person was like seeing a ghost. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Trying to control his jaw and try not to make such a humiliating sound in his chin, Wolfgang Meidong said cautiously with a hint of extravagance: "Chen, you're joking with me again, right?" You must be kidding me......"

"I never joke," Chen Geng's expression was very calm, and the calm did not seem to be saying something that would have a fatal impact on the cooperation between the two companies: "This is an invitation personally sent to me by Mr. Belyakov, the head of the Soviet side, well, if MBB or Mr. Meidong you think I'm joking, then I'm joking, it's okay......"

Chen Geng's abnormal calmness made Wolfgang Meidong instantly increase the credibility of Chen Geng's words to fifty percent, and his heart was instantly cold!

Finished!

Get away with it!

The most fundamental reason why MBB dared to suddenly overturn the memorandum of understanding signed before at this time, and dared to force Runhua Industrial to re-sign a new cooperation agreement at this time, was that they knew that as long as China wanted to develop its own large aircraft, MBB's MPC-75 was the best and only choice for the Chinese.

The McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Manufacturing Company of the United States has no intention of helping the Chinese develop their large aircraft manufacturing industry, they just regard China as a cheap production base, but now it seems that the Americans' calculation has obviously failed, the production cost of this cheap production base is not cheap at all, and the cost of the MD-82 aircraft assembled in China is even higher than the production cost of the McDonnell Douglas factory in Long Beach. The current situation is tantamount to the fact that for every MD-82 produced by the McDonnell Douglas company in China, they will lose one, and the Americans are already impatient.

It is precisely because of this that MBB has enough courage to turn his face and dare to let Wolfgang Meidong "inform" Runhua Industrial so unscrupulously, but who would have thought that the world is so wonderful, as soon as MBB finished speaking, Runhua Industrial's backhand was a slap in MBB's face: Silly X, it's not dark yet, don't dream!

When Chen Geng showed his hole cards, Wolfgang Meidong found a very sad fact in his heart: without MBB company, the Chinese still have Tu-154M and Tu-204 for them to choose from, maybe the existing models of the entire Soviet civil aviation system can be left to their choice; But without Runhua Industry and the Chinese market, MBB's dream of entering the whole machine manufacturing has become a soap bubble, and the sound of "poof~~" is gone.

Wolfgang Meidong, who regretted not being at the beginning, was extremely annoyed: Why didn't he carefully investigate the results of the negotiations between Runhua Industrial and the Soviets before making a decision? Now if you want to redeem it, I am afraid that if you want to sign a cooperation agreement on the basis of the previous memorandum, the Chinese will not be happy, right?

Just when Wolfgang Meidong was uncertain in his heart, pondering what way to save the situation in front of him, Chen Geng spoke again, and it was the last thing Wolfgang Meidong wanted to hear: "The Chinese government authorized us to run the industry independently, self-financing and research and development of a new type of aircraft, I have always thought that MBB is a trustworthy partner, but now it seems that I should reconsider ......"

Wolfgang Meidong was in a cold sweat!

"Mr. Chen, maybe there is some misunderstanding here, the original intention of the MBB company to cooperate with you has never changed," wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, Wolfgang Meidong immediately decided to fool the eyes first: "I must state that the MPC-75 is definitely the most advanced 'quasi' mainline aircraft in the world, and has huge advantages, such as the use of advanced fly-by-wire flight control and control systems, the extensive use of composite materials, the use of a two-person glass cockpit, and the use of more thrust and more fuel-efficient enginesCompared to the MPC-75, the Tu-154M and Tu-204 are like two hulking elephants......"

Chen Geng smiled: "The fuel consumption rate of the Tu-154M is indeed high, the performance is not advanced, the utilization rate of composite materials is very low, maybe the situation of the Tu-204 is not much better, but the performance is not advanced enough, and the use rate of composite materials is low, which also means that the cost of these two aircraft is low enough, the price is cheap enough, if I remember correctly, a McDonnell Douglas-82 is about 22 million US dollars, and an Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 are about 24 million to 25 million US dollars, but a picture- How much does 154m cost? ”

Chen Geng stretched out his thumb and index finger and made an "eight" gesture: "Only more than $8 million, a Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 can buy three Tu-154M ......."

"But ......"

As soon as Wolfgang Meidong wanted to defend himself, he was interrupted by Chen Geng again: "Even if the fuel consumption of the Tu-1542M is relatively high, so what? What if it's 30% higher? Three Tu-154M are operating at the same time, and the profit earned is equivalent to 2.4 Boeing 737 or Airbus A320, which is equivalent to the profit that can only be earned by the simultaneous operation of 2.4 Boeing 737 at the same price of buying a Boeing 737. ”

Of course, this is only the highest estimate, but can the fuel consumption of the Tu-154M really be 30 percent higher than that of European and American aircraft with the same passenger capacity, of course, it is not so high, but even if it is really 30 percent higher, considering the Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, and Airbus in the follow-up flat parts suppliers have always been "slaughtering pigs" tradition, taken together, the comprehensive operating cost of the Soviet passenger aircraft is probably 15 to 20 percent higher than that of European and American passenger aircraft.

Don't forget, there is still a huge gap in the cost of purchasing the machine in the early stage!

Wolfgang Meidon, of course, understood this, but he defended himself: "You can't do that, you should calculate the combined cost of the aircraft over the entire life of the operation......"

"The problem is that I don't plan to let this plane fly for 20 or 30 years, I only plan to use it for a maximum of 10 years," Chen Geng said with a smile: "I will dispose of it after 10 years, and replace it with a new aircraft, you should only calculate the cost of use in the 10-year cycle, do you still think that in the 10-year service cycle, the Tu-154M is not advantageous?" ”

“……”

If Runhua Industry really makes up its mind, a Tu-154M or Tu-204 will only be used for 10 years, even if the cost of use in the later period is relatively high, but because of the ultra-low price, compared with Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, there is still a certain comprehensive cost advantage.

He really wanted to say that you are a hooligan, how can you use an airplane like this, do you know that you are wasting? But it seems that in Lufthansa, the average service life of each aircraft is 15 years.

Chen Geng continued: "I remember you told me that the MPC-75-100 is sold for about $20 million, which is slightly lower than McDonnell Douglas' MD-82 and equivalent to 80% of the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320? I wonder how much of an advantage there is over the Tu-154M? What is the cost of the subsequent MPC-75-200? ”

Cost is a big killer, as soon as Chen Geng's weapon was revealed, Wolfgang Meidong instantly lost the courage to argue, and his whole face was like earth: Compared with the Soviets, your MBB company is not the best choice, and we may not necessarily cooperate with you.

Although Chen Geng didn't say these words explicitly, Wolfgang Meidong is not a stupid person, how could he not understand it?

What's more, MBB itself has not secretly calculated the actual production cost of MPC-75, if it is produced in Germany and equipped with BR715 engine, the cost of an MPC-75-100 is about 23 million US dollars, and if it is produced in China, the overall cost can be reduced to about 20.5 million US dollars by virtue of China's low labor costs; As of MPC-75-200, the cost in Germany and China is $24 million, $27 million and $28 million, respectively, and there is no obvious advantage over MPC-75's competitors!

MBB relies on China's huge market demand: although we have no advantage in terms of cost, we also have no obvious shortcomings, right?

But now, here comes the trouble.

For the Chinese, there is no obvious difference between cooperating with MBB or with the Tupolev Design Bureau, but for MBB, without the partner of Runhua Industry, it is simply the sky falling, MBB's aviation dream will be completely shattered, and it can only become a spare parts supplier of the Airbus Group - this is definitely not what MBB wants to see, and it is also the fundamental reason why MBB has struggled for so long.

Wolfgang Meidong was silent, and he suddenly remembered what a Chinese friend had said to him: "You can't live if you do your own evil."