"Miss Alice, Mr. Zhang, two of you." As soon as they met, Andrew came up to greet Zhang Lan and Alice with a flattering smile on his face, and even a guy like Qinhui, who specializes in sycophants, felt that his sycophants were even worse than the vice president of Volkswagen.

Andrew was also depressed in his heart, you and I want to beg for someone so lowly? Isn't the situation stronger than people, if it weren't for the damn Alice car that forced me to this point, the turtle son would be so low!

"Hello, Mr. Andrew." Alice and Zhang Lan smiled and nodded to Andrew, and the two stretched out their hands one after the other.

At this time, of course, Zhang Lan and Alice would not meet Andrew, and after politely greeting each other, both of them understood that it was time to really see the real chapter.

"Mr. Andrew, we have always had a good cooperation between Alice Auto and Volkswagen, and I believe that both parties have more trust in each other's credibility and can clearly feel each other's sincerity, so ...... I thought, Mr. Andrew, you can just say your suggestion. "There was no chance for Andrew to continue to go around in circles, Zhang Lan came up and took Andrew's army first, and directly entered the topic.

Belch...... Why is this kid so direct? Andrew is a little embarrassed, don't the Chinese like to go around in circles before they start negotiating? Why did this kid come up and get straight to the point?

He did have some plans to go around in circles in his heart just now, but now Zhang Lan's words can be regarded as completely dispelling his plan: people don't give him a chance to go around in circles at all.

But although he was a little depressed in his heart, he really couldn't see it at all from Andrew's face, this guy nodded, his face was serious and serious, and he looked serious, "Yes, Miss Alice, well, and Mr. Zhang Lan, I also think that frankly speaking out about each other's suggestions to check this cooperation is the greatest respect for this cooperation." In this case, in the words of your general countrymen, then I will first throw bricks and talk about the conditions of our Volkswagen: we Volkswagen can sell 25% of the shares to your group, but ......"

Phew! As soon as you come over to negotiate and get benefits from your master, you are embarrassed to say that you are throwing bricks and jade? Horses don't know how long their faces are! Zhang Lan was full of contempt for this old man.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Andrew, please forgive me for my curiosity," Andrew had just spoken, but Zhang Lan suddenly interrupted him, "I want to confirm where the 25% stake that your group intends to sell to our Alice Group comes from?" As far as I know, the largest shareholder of the Volkswagen Group is the government of the German state of Lower Saxony, but they only hold 20% of the shares of the Volkswagen Group, and the other small shareholders hold even fewer shares of the Volkswagen Group, so how can the Volkswagen Group make up the 25% stake sold to us without being too affected by the operation of Volkswagen? ”

Yes? Andrew was dumbfounded, he never thought that Zhang Lan would suddenly have such a question, but he couldn't avoid the question in Zhang Lan's words:

Yes, don't you Volkswagen Group want to sell 25% of our shares in Alice Group as a sincere cooperation, of course, this is great! But the problem now is that your Volkswagen Group is so spread out that even the largest shareholder, the state government of Lower Saxony, only owns 20 percent of the shares, so well, the question is, how can you get together 25 percent? You know, Volkswagen's stock is still very profitable every year, and with the guarantee of stable income, why do you let those shareholders choose to sell their shares? That's a huge problem! …,

After all, even if you are the largest shareholder, or a state government of the German government, such a major matter related to the income of the state government, can the members of the state legislature agree with your decision? There is little hope! In other words, as long as it is not IQ problematic, it will definitely not agree!

Andrei was embarrassed, but if he answered Zhang Lan's question, he was undoubtedly telling Alice and Zhang Lan that the Volkswagen Group did not have the sincerity to cooperate with their Alice cars at all; But the answer? Ahem, what is the answer? Now that the Volkswagen board is still worried about this question, how can he, Andrei, know the answer?

Looking at Andrew, who was dumbfounded and didn't know how to be good when asked by his own words, Zhang Lan smiled slightly: Very good, although the initial negotiation was just a rip-off, but even if it is a pull-off, you need to come up with some real materials.

But the conundrum before Andrew is that even if the question is difficult to answer, he must answer it. Because Zhang Lan's attitude is already obvious, this issue is the most basic guarantee for the continuation of negotiations! Faced with Zhang Lan's attitude, Andrew found that he really had no choice.

After a moment's hesitation, Andrew finally opened his mouth apologetically, "Uh...... Miss Alice, Mr. Zhang Lan, although I am sorry, I have to confess to both of you that this question is being discussed by the Board of Directors of the Volkswagen Group, so I have no way to give you an accurate answer now. ”

"That's right," Alice nodded slightly, there was no trace of joy and anger on her calm face, but the words she said carried an irresistible majesty, "Then please Mr. Andrew to convey to the directors of your group that we Alice Automobile have sufficient sincerity to cooperate with Volkswagen, but I hope Volkswagen's preparations can be sufficient...... I believe that all gentlemen know that the opportunity is right in front of you, and those who move slowly may not be able to get the biggest piece of the cake. ”

"Okay," although he already understood that Alice's words were actually equivalent to an eviction order, Andrew still said to Alice respectfully, "Miss Alice, please rest assured, after returning to the company, I will truthfully convey Miss Alice's opinion to the directors of the board of directors." ”

"Okay, I'll tell you the truth." Andrew nodded respectfully.

A negotiation was not successful, but for this result, Zhang Lan did not care, or had already expected, such as this kind of major negotiation activities related to the survival of a company, if the result can be achieved through a simple negotiation, then it is really a hell!

So Zhang Lan is not surprised or skeptical at all about this result.

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"Minister Liang invited us? Why? Suddenly, a phone call was received, which made Zhang Lan a little surprised.

It is not surprising that anyone who suddenly receives a phone call saying that the boss of the General Armament Department wants to invite him will be surprised -- in any case, the General Armament Department is also one of the four PLA headquarters, and it is also the department in charge of combat equipment.

"The chief didn't tell me, but it seems that there is something good to take care of you." Wang Qiang on the phone, his voice sounded beaming.

Perhaps in order to make up for the little unhappiness between him and Alice Group before, Wang Qiang has been thinking a lot about how to repair the relationship with the Zhang family.

"Something good to take care of us?" Zhang Lan muttered, what good thing can you do to take care of yourself?

If there was something good to take care of the head of the Alice Group, Zhang Lan soon knew. …,

"Our General Armament Department would like to entrust you Alice Group to design a small rocket ramjet engine." Director Liang of the General Armament Department was very direct, and after just exchanging a few words with Zhang Lan, he explained to Zhang Lan the reason for inviting them to come straight to the point.

"Small rocket ramjets?" Zhang Lan was stunned.

"That's right," Minister Liang nodded, and instead of continuing the topic, he suddenly changed the topic, "How much do you know about the air-to-air missiles used by the domestic military?" ”

"The Russian-made R-73 and the domestically produced Thunderbolt-8 are used in close-range air-to-air combat, and the medium-range air-to-air missiles are Russian-made R-77 and domestically produced Thunderbolt-11." This question is really not too profound for a military fan, "There are also Thunderbolt-9 and various improved versions of short-range combat missiles, and medium-range air-to-air missiles also have Russia's AA-12." Frankly speaking, although there has been a great deal of publicity in various media about our own domestically produced Thunderbolt series air-to-air missiles, as far as I know, although the domestically produced series of missiles are good in terms of electronic equipment performance, they still seem to be somewhat lacking in some hardware aspects. ”

Minister Liang nodded, Zhang Lan's words have already saved a lot of face, with the reform and opening up in the past few years in the domestic economy and science and technology development, domestic military equipment has also been developed by leaps and bounds, but there are some things, without decades of technological accumulation, can not be learned. Domestically produced air-to-air missiles are not only lacking in hardware, but also in the key hardware settings of some air-to-air missiles, the gap is simply obvious.

"Can you elaborate on that?" Now, Minister Liang is beginning to be interested in the Zhang family, a "arrogant and domineering kid with no one in his eyes", although in the high-level circles, this kid's reputation is not very good, and it can be said that it is bad, but Minister Liang will naturally not be so shallow.

Zhang Lan, who had roughly understood what Minister Liang had invited him for, was greatly moved: This is still the country's initiative to invite Alice Group to help, and it is also a major matter related to the safety of a country's airspace!

"Hardware, or engines," so excited, about some technical and hardware problems in domestic air-to-air missiles, naturally gushed out from this kid's mouth, "Although the domestic military has barely reached the world's average level in terms of medium-range air-to-air missile technology, in this short period of time after the reform and opening up, some achievements in domestic military science and technology have even surpassed their teachers the former Soviet Union and Russia, from this point of view, this is a very great achievement!" However, we must also be aware of our own shortcomings, and we must not be blindly arrogant just because of the achievements we have made so far, and we should not be able to recognize the gap between ourselves and the highly developed military science and technology of Europe and the United States. ”

Minister Liang nodded again and again, and his opinion of Zhang Lan in his heart couldn't help but go up again! This kid...... Hehe, I really like to surprise people.

However, in terms of the technical strength of the short-range air-to-air combat missile, the performance of the domestically produced Thunderbolt-8 short-range air-to-air combat missile has been checked, which is mainly reflected in the use time and thrust of the engine...... Of course, the problem of engines has always been a major problem for our domestic industry. ”

"It is precisely because of the lack of engine performance that the domestic military has no choice but to purchase the R-73 medium-lift air-to-air combat missile, which is not so outstanding in performance and reliability, from Russia in order to form an effective deterrent to the air forces of Japan, the United States, Vietnam, and other countries in order to provide an effective deterrent to the air forces of Japan, the United States, Vietnam, and other countries."

"In my opinion, in fact, the performance of the Thunderbolt-8 short-range air-to-air missile that we are using now is not very bad, especially in terms of electronic system performance, and in some respects it surpasses that of Russia, and if the Thunderbolt-8 can have a ramjet rocket engine with sufficiently advanced performance and reliable working performance, we can abandon the R-73, and we will not have to be stuck in the neck of the damn old man again and again on this issue. But the problem now is," said this, Zhang Lan spread his hands a little helplessly, "The technology of small rocket ramjet engines used by our country on air-to-air missiles is a little embarrassing, and these missiles urgently need a strong heart!" ”…,

"Then what if the General Armament Department entrusts you with the task of developing such a high-performance small rocket ramjet engine?" Minister Liang said suddenly. The sound was not loud, but in Zhang Lan's ears, it was like a shock!

"Why?" Zhang Lan asked softly. The flat tone couldn't hide the doubts in his heart, "Although our Alice Group has done some projects with the military, but speaking of which, our Alice Group is only a private joint venture, and it is also a Sino-foreign joint venture private enterprise, it is estimated that in the eyes of many people, we are not very obedient, so ......"

So, why do you want to find a guy who you can't control in your own hands, and who dares to hit people when you are not satisfied, to do such a project that requires a high degree of secrecy? Although Zhang Lan didn't say this, who of the people present was not a human spirit? How could he not know what Zhang Lan wanted to say?

Minister Liang laughed: Of course he knew why this kid asked this question, and when he proposed this cooperation intention, didn't there be many people who fiercely opposed it?

"Let me ask, after so many years of cooperation with the military, no matter what kind of equipment it is, what have you done with the Alice Group? Are you worried about us unloading the mill and killing the donkey? No matter what others do, in my personal opinion, whatever your family does, is worthy of this country. Minister Liang's words completely dispelled Zhang Lan's concerns......