Chapter 850: A Visit to Hamburg
"Johnson & Johnson, why do you have time to take me shopping in Hamburg?" Chen Yao took Lin Qiangsheng's arm and asked coquettishly, and the two of them walked on the Maiden's Causeway at night, flowing on the shore of Lake Alster.
Lin Qiangsheng said: "Waiting for the China Aviation Technology delegation, just this time to accompany you to Hamburg for a walk, it will be regarded as a post-holiday trip." ”
Chen Yao smiled: "I knew that I didn't just want to travel with me, but this is also very good, husband, you see the lake reflecting the lights so beautiful!" ”
The two walked along the lakeside boulevard, Hamburg is located in the north of Germany, which is a city where classical and modern are blended, and the Maiden's Embankment has many ancient buildings, corridors, humanities and arts, which is not only a place for shopping and leisure in Hamburg, but also a lot of young unmarried girls come here to find romance.
After discussing with AVIC, Lin Qiangsheng decided to contact MBB before them, and AVIC will send an inspection team headed by Deputy General Manager Jiang Tong later, and the Xifei Manufacturing Plant and the 603 Research Institute will also participate in the MPC-75 project.
Lin Qiangsheng promised that all the inspection costs, project preparation fees, and follow-up project funds will be funded by Dongxing Group. Dongxing Aviation Industry will also participate in the cooperation with West German MBB as the main body of negotiations.
After some research, AVIC also agreed with Lin Qiangsheng's suggestion, after all, it is of course better for someone to pay than to pay for yourself. Moreover, they took into account that most of the material and manpower of the country's aviation industry are now concentrated on the McDonnell Douglas 82 project, and in order to avoid interference and cause unnecessary project disputes, the best way is to be led and funded by the Dongxing Group. They are also thinking about minimizing opposition from higher authorities.
The two stayed at the Hamburg restaurant, rested for a while, and went directly to the Maiden's Causeway, which was very close and walked along the avenue.
Eat a burger at a brightly lit restaurant, then enjoy a coffee and a view of the lake.
"Chen Yao, you see fishing boats moored on the shore, let's take a boat to enjoy the scenery of the lake and canal in a while." Lin Qiangsheng pointed to the bank of the canal and said.
Chen Yao propped her chin and listened to the melodious piano sound in her ears, she looked at the shore and smiled: "That's a cruise boat, not a fishing boat!" ”
Then she pointed into the distance and asked, "Johnson, look at the brilliant lights over there, and the lantern trees, shall we go there by boat?" ”
Lin Qiangsheng also discovered that it was about four or five hundred meters away, colorful and brightly lit, and it was particularly beautiful to look at from here.
Calling a waiter, he asked in English, "May I ask where it is?" ”
The waiter glanced over there and said, "Sir, that's the Ulster House department store, which sells high-end goods, and has just opened, maybe you may be able to meet discounted goods in the past." ”
"Let's go, let's go by boat." Lin Qiangsheng nodded to the girl and said.
Chen Yao took out a 5 euro tip and handed it to the waiter, saying, "Thank you!" ”
The waiter greeted and sent his blessings: "Thank you, Miss, and have a wonderful evening!" ”
Chen Yao took Lin Qiangsheng's arm, and the two walked down the corridor to the shore, Chen Yao couldn't help but chuckle: "Qiangsheng, don't all Western women have to be called lady after they get married, and that waiter calls me Miss!" ”
Lin Qiangsheng looked at Chen Yaomei, pinched her face, and said dotingly: "What's so strange about this, it means that you look young, and foreigners look at you young." ”
"Ha, I have to keep it up, European and American girls look like they are 30 years old in their 20s, I don't want them to be like that!" Chen Yao held his face and shook his head very happily.
Lin Qiangsheng bargained and paid 20 euros for the boat owner to send them to the shore of the Alster House, the boat owner was still very dedicated, and the boat drove very slowly, which also gave them time to enjoy the beautiful scenery on both sides of the canal.
The next day, Lin Qiangsheng met with Lu Yunmo, the general representative of AVIC's office in Hamburg, and the three of them went to the aircraft production department of MBB's Blom-Fox shipyard in the Finkwild district, southwest of Hamburg, not far from Hamburg's airport Finkwild Airport.
It is also home to the factories of many well-known companies in the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as the production site of the German company Airbus.
Blom-Foss Shipyard has a long history, its aircraft production department was a famous aircraft manufacturer of the Third Reich during World War II, and the largest seaplane in the history of World War II, the BV222 series of sea monsters, is one of Blom-Foss's masterpieces.
The BV222 seaplane has a maximum range of 7,000 kilometers, the fuselage length is one and a half times that of the American B29 long-range bomber, and it is a behemoth with a maximum take-off weight of up to 49 tons. It far surpassed all the seaplanes of the same period that were still on the drawings of other countries in terms of size and weight, and was the pinnacle of the German aviation industry in terms of large aircraft.
After the defeat of Germany, the Blom-Foss shipyard was dismantled for a time to produce short- and medium-haul ferries and large weeders.
However, with the outbreak of the Cold War, it brought a chance for Blom Foss to be reborn, and although Germany has now lost the ability to develop large aircraft as a whole, it will not encounter an insurmountable bottleneck for medium-sized passenger aircraft such as the MPC-75.
Bombardier and Embraer can build regional airliners, Germany may not be inferior to them, not to mention that these two companies have not yet launched a medium-sized aircraft program, if the MPC-75 is put in place, then MBB will produce short- and medium-range aircraft earlier than the two companies, it is not impossible.
A few days ago, MBB company learned that the Chinese side intends to cooperate in the MPC-75 project, the board of directors quickly made a decision, this short and medium-range passenger aircraft in the future aviation market is very competitive, they judged that China will be a large market, so quickly responded, MBB welcomes the Chinese side to participate in the development of MPC-75 passenger aircraft, and warmly invites the relevant Chinese parties to Germany to discuss cooperation.
MBB, Germany's main aerospace company, is also going through difficult times, with West Germany planning to consolidate its aviation industry into a more competitive conglomerate, and MBB is at risk of being merged by other competitors such as BMW and Daimler-Benz.
In order to prove that MBB has the ability to merge with other companies, rather than being merged, they urgently need a fist product to prove their strength.
Schmidt Welch, General Manager of MBB Airlines, received Lin Qiangsheng and the three of them, and he said cordially and warmly: "Mr. Lin, on behalf of MBB, I welcome your visit, please come with me, I will take you to visit the MBB aircraft production department!" ”
The Germans were direct, and Lin Qiangsheng was not polite, nodded and said: "Okay, I also want to see the strength of MBB Airlines, you know that my Dongxing Aviation Industry Company is a newly established aircraft manufacturing company, but this time we also cooperate with China Xifei Manufacturing Plant, and China Aviation Technology Import and Export Corporation also supports us!" ”
Schmidt nodded and said: "I think your own Dongxing Group is a very powerful enterprise, and the Dongxing MQ200 transmission is the best transmission system I have ever used!" ”
Obviously, MBB also knew about the Dongxing Group, which has a transmission factory in Frankfurt, and it is not difficult to understand, and Lin Qiangsheng also faxed a copy of the information of the Dongxing Group to MBB in advance.
MBB learned that Dongxing is also an innovative high-tech enterprise in Silicon Valley, producing microprocessors, semiconductors, network equipment and other products, and is one of the fastest-growing high-tech enterprises.
After understanding, the Germans immediately took another look at the Dongxing Group, and the young man in front of him also had many car brands, including the American car company AMC, which was acquired from Renault.
MBB's board of directors attaches more importance to this cooperation, at least with the participation of Dongxing Group, China can be happier in terms of capital investment. Therefore, Schmidt has a very welcoming attitude towards the arrival of Lin Johnson, and the most important thing is that this rich man can provide sufficient research and development funds. (To be continued.) )