Chapter 306: Twilight or New Life (Part II)
"Thank you. I have heard in China that Ms. Mary is very competent, and it is well deserved to meet now. Yang Yiwei smiled and said modestly.
"Thank you Mr. Yang for your compliment, choose us Loma, I believe Mr. Yang will not regret it, I don't know what type of satellite Mr. Yang wants?" Mary smiled and went straight to the point.
"Since I'm here, I naturally believe in Loma's technology, but I don't know if you can design satellites according to our requirements?" Yang Yiwei said with a smile.
"Oh?" Mary raised her eyebrows in surprise, according to the customer's requirements to design, this is a lot of manufacturers can agree, but satellites are different from other things, many private companies look for Loma to buy satellites, for the sake of Loma's advanced satellite production technology? If you design and produce satellites yourself, then there are many companies in the world that can do it, because it means that it is not Loma's technology.
However, although Mary was surprised in her heart, she didn't show it on her face, she just smiled and looked back at a middle-aged man in her fifties with glasses beside her, Yang Yiwei's eyes also followed Mary's gaze to this middle-aged man, who had just been introduced, this middle-aged man was the senior mechanical engineer in charge of Loma Company's design and production of satellites.
Foreigners are very good at this, they will bring all aspects of technical personnel when negotiating, and when it comes to areas that they don't understand, they will not agree casually, and will ask for the opinions of their own company's technical personnel.
Abner, Robertson pushed the glasses on his nose, and then looked at Yang Yiwei and said: "Mr. Yang, theoretically speaking, we can design and produce satellites according to customer requirements, but we generally put forward your requirements, we will design and produce satellites to achieve all the functions you need, but if you design, you also know... Satellites are a very sophisticated systems engineering ....... ”
Abner's face was embarrassed, and he was a little embarrassed about the rest of the words and didn't say it, but Yang Yiwei knew the meaning of his words, as the largest arms production company in the world, and at the same time, it can almost represent the most advanced technology in the industry, Loma Company has the right and the confidence to be proud of any company in this field, Abner's meaning is that it is still unknown whether your design can pass or not, for the reputation of our company, I am afraid it is difficult to determine.
"Oh, that's the case, but I'm embarrassed about this, in fact, I won't propose any excessive design, the satellite is still produced according to yours, but in the central part of the satellite, that is, near the processor, I ask for a new auxiliary system interface, that is, you can add an auxiliary system inside, I will tell you, but if you don't add this auxiliary system, it will not affect the operation of the satellite." Yang Yiwei nodded in understanding, and then said his request.
Yang Yiwei's words made Mary and Abner look at each other, Abner frowned before he spoke: "Mr. Yang, it's not that we don't agree with this, but if something goes wrong with the satellite, who is responsible?" The satellite is a fairly sophisticated system engineering, and it is not difficult to add such a system, but after adding the system, Mr. Yang, you must install auxiliary accessories on it, if the entire satellite is damaged because of this auxiliary accessories, the reputation of our Loma company will be ruined. ”
"Well, if we can't meet this condition, then I'm sorry, if we can't meet this condition, I think it will be difficult for us to continue the conversation." Yang Yiwei shook his head slightly, without this, he would still be playing a fart, your Loma company's satellite is awesome, but do you have anything in the hands of the old man?
Yang Yiwei's words made Mary and Abner frown, Yang Yiwei's attitude was so resolute that they didn't expect it, seeing Yang Yiwei get up and prepare to leave, Mary immediately spoke: "Mr. Yang, isn't the matter negotiable, is the customer God, we can design according to your requirements, but our contract must sign the relevant treaty, if there is a problem because of this additional accessory, our Loma company will not be responsible for the compensation of satellite after-sales." ”
Yang Yiwei immediately smiled, is there such a cheap thing in this world? Brother has been very tight on funds recently? For example, if Yang Yiwei buys a satellite from Loma for $100 million, then after the satellite is launched and successfully operated, Yang Yiwei will pay $90 million for the satellite to the company, and the remaining tenth, that is, $10 million, will be left during the trial period of the satellite and paid to the company.
If there is an accident on the satellite, this 10 million will not only be worshipped, Yang Yiwei can also ask the Loma company for compensation, of course, the Loma company will also find the insurance company's mouth It seems that 10% is a lot, but otherwise, because the service life of the satellite is not long, the shortest service life of each satellite design is 3 years, and the longest is 5 to 8 years." There are very few years.
Of course, if the satellite is still not bad after the service life, it can naturally continue to be used, just like the satellites launched by the former Soviet Union in the seventies and eighties of the last century, and now they are still in normal use, but because of the backward manufacturing technology, its effect may not be as good as the current satellite.
"I'm sorry, I won't agree to this condition, after installing our accessories, I can allow you to test the overall satellite performance and confirm that the auxiliary accessories we install will not affect the satellite, but the relevant treaty must be in accordance with the usual provisions, otherwise, our business is probably not negotiated." Nima, who knows, will you secretly install bombs or backdoors inside the satellite? What if something happens to the satellite to self-destruct?
Although Konishi can scan it, but Konishi's scan is Konishi's scanning, and it is impossible for your brother to let you not fulfill your obligations. "This ......," Mary's face began to embarrass as well.
Yang Yiwei didn't continue to insist, just smiled and stood up and said: "Then Ms. Mary, Mr. Abner, you think about it first, I have already informed the people from Boeing, they are estimated to be on the way here, I will stay here for two days, if the two of you have no way to make a decision, I will go to the headquarters of Boeing to have a look." ”
Lao Mei is this good, there is no forced trading, there are many options available, besides, the satellite purchased by Yang Yiwei is a geosynchronous communication satellite, located in an ultra-high orbit of more than 30,000 kilometers on the earth, the technology of this communication satellite is not difficult, not to mention, Yang Yiwei does not require it to be high, in fact, the domestic manufacturing technology can be, but Yang Yiwei is just to avoid people's eyes.
Yang Yiwei's words made Mary's face a little hesitant, but of course she would not be arrogant enough to think that the other party would only choose Loma, Boeing's strength is not under them, and the reason why Loma became the largest arms dealer in the United States is because Boeing itself made a mistake, causing the U.S. military to punishively throw a large order to Loma, otherwise, it is really hard to say who is the number one.
"Mr. Yang, please sit down, we can continue to discuss, by the way, I haven't asked yet, what kind of satellite is Mr. Yang going to buy?" Mary asked, Yang Yiwei was coming, she naturally investigated the background of Yang Yiwei's company, and also knew about the matter of the Dao Xingshen Communication Company, Yang Yiwei appeared here, there is only one possibility to buy satellites, that is, communication satellites.
However, there are many kinds of communication satellites, such as low earth orbit, synchronous satellites, etc., among which geosynchronous satellites have three satellites that can reach the global range except for the North and South poles.
"Well, I'm going to buy four geosynchronous satellites." Yang Yiwei smiled slightly and said.
"Four! Mary was stunned for a moment, and a trace of ecstasy swelled up on her face, this is a big customer! The cost of geosynchronous satellites is relatively high, each satellite is about four or five billion dollars, and four satellites are equivalent to more than a billion dollars! Among these billions of dollars, Loma can get at least hundreds of millions of profits! Satellite profits are almost public, and no company will take the initiative to reduce prices.
Because satellites are basically in a monopoly position. And the satellite will definitely be launched after it is bought, right? Loma also has its own relationship in this regard, if they contact the United States Launch Satellite Company, they can negotiate the internal price, but how much is it to talk about with Yang Yiwei, isn't it up to them to negotiate with Loma? If it was just one satellite, maybe she still needed to think about it, but four satellites!
This is the big order that Loma had to take! For example, in peacetime, Loma can operate 40% of the factory's production capacity, and this year's profits are already terrifying. So Loma has enough production capacity.
"Isn't this non-negotiable, Mr. Yang, let's discuss it again? Although there are many companies in the United States that produce satellites, and their skills are not bad, I dare to say that Loma is the best among them, and we can directly help Mr. Yang contact the official Kennedy Space Center in the United States for the launch, and give Mr. Yang the best price. Mary said quickly.
Yang Yiwei narrowed his eyes slightly, this is true, Loma Company has this confidence, it is very difficult for ordinary people to contact the official launch agency of the United States to launch, and the price must be very expensive. (To be continued)
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