The development of a new model and the development of a new model, there is a big difference, and even a new model can be developed on the basis of the previous old model, but Cardoso is obviously not an aviation expert, he does not understand the difference, so he naturally nodded again and again, "That's right, it's true that it is necessary to develop new models while digging deep into the potential of old aircraft, Mr. Lin is right." ”

Lin Hongfei's words reminded him.

Although he didn't understand the difference between Lin Hongfei's words and what he thought, he knew that an aircraft with a good initial design, if it was continuously improved, its production cycle would be very long, in this regard, Boeing 707 and Boeing 747, Boeing 737 is the best example, Boeing 707 from 58 delivery to 91 production line closure, during which all kinds of prototypes and improved 707 continued to be produced for a total of 33 years, Boeing 747 and its improved version are still in production, There is such a living example in front of you, is it better than painting a scoop with a gourd? The only thing to worry about is whether the initial design of the aircraft is good enough.

After Cardoso finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the present, "Mr. Jiang, I wonder what is the opinion of your government on the fact that your country's Guqi Provincial Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has invested in my country's Embraer?" ”

The enterprises of the republic can go out of the country, which is a good thing for the republic, and for him, his face also has brilliance, which shows that under his leadership, he not only continued to adhere to the basic national policy of reform and opening up, but also made great progress on the basis of reform and opening up for the elderly: before this, when did our country's high-tech enterprises be selected by others because of advanced technology and leading ideas? He smiled and nodded, "As long as Comrade Kobayashi has no opinion, of course we have no opinion, and our government has a supportive attitude towards every enterprise that has gone out." Support their participation in international competition and cooperation. ”

Lin Hongfei immediately understood that this was not only for President Cardoso, but also for himself.

"Then it's decided," President Cardoso said, standing up and reaching out to Lin Hongfei, "Mr. Lin, it would be an honor for Embraer to establish a cooperative relationship with you. ”

"It's also my pleasure." Lin Hongfei kept being polite, obviously, after staying in his booth for half an hour. Cardoso got the news he wanted and was finally leaving.

"Xiaolin, you're doing a good job." Today, I came over to shake hands with Lin Hongfei and encouraged, "But don't be proud." Keep up the good work in the future. ”

"Yes, thank you for your teaching. I must have it in mind. Different from when he shook hands with President Cardoso just now, Lin Hongfei looked "extremely excited", and shook his hand twice vigorously, "Our company must keep in mind your teachings, adhere to the strategy of going out of the world, and let the whole world realize a brand-new, open and developing new republic." ”

Boy's smart, isn't he? He actually understood the meaning of his words? I was really a little surprised when I listened to it today, and nodded, "Okay, okay." Then I'll see...... Xiaolin, do it well, don't let the country down, if you have any difficulties, just tell me directly. ”

"Yes, please rest assured that our Guqi Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd. will strive to be the first to pave a way for our country's enterprises to go out of the country." Lin Hongfei's mouth responded again and again, but in his heart he was wondering what he meant by today's words: Could it be that some places in the country should let go of themselves?

Every word of these bigwigs may have a deep meaning, and if we can speak out on this project today and let the relevant departments in China cooperate, then many things will be much more convenient.

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There is no doubt that President Cardoso was more than just talking, and someone from Embraer took the initiative to find Lin Hongfei in the afternoon.

"I see what you mean, let's briefly talk about your cooperation plan." Lin Hongfei didn't look at the written materials they brought, but said directly, "Well, also, Mr. Aldo, by the way, let me introduce the current situation of your Embraer, I am talking about the product line situation." ”

"With the patents of four aircraft and the patents of four aero engines, and an additional investment of $50 million, Embraer can give you 15% of the shares, as well as a seat on the board of directors." This Mr. Aldo rolled his eyes twice, and said to Lin Hongfei slyly.

Lin Hongfei smiled, and it could be seen from this guy's dripping eyes that this guy didn't tell the truth, "The directors of your company are really valuable, so do you know how much the technical patents of these four engines and four aircraft in my hands are worth?" You Embraer haven't mastered even the simplest piston aero engine technology until now, have you? But here, I not only have turboprop engine, turboshaft engine technology, but also turbofan engine technology, not to mention all the technology of large and medium-sized aircraft in my hands, but in terms of engine technology, it is more than 200 million yuan, I am curious, how do you give 15% of the shares of engines, aircraft technology, together with 50 million US dollars, which are equal to the total value of your company? ”

Aldo's face suddenly became ugly, but he still had no way to refute Lin Hongfei's words, the fact is that without counting debts, the total assets of Embraer are only 287 million US dollars, which means that even if Lin Hongfei does not take out a little skill, the 50 million US dollars alone can occupy more than 17.5% of the shares, since the value of the funds alone is more than 15% of the shares, why do you ask for so much?

Aldo had no way to answer Lin Hongfei's question, because he didn't expect Lin Hongfei to know so much about Embraer...... He will never admit that Brazil, which has been bullied by the Americans all year round, actually looks down on the republic and this country with a long history of 5,000 years in his bones.

Lin Hongfei didn't care so much, he didn't care if the other party was really taking himself for a fool, and looked at Aldo with a funny face, "I'm also very curious about your company's financial situation, and I know a little about the relationship between the assets and debts of your Embraer...... Well. It should be insolvent, right? In other words, if the big three banks in the U.S. decide to recover what your company owes, Embraer will be in ruins overnight, am I right? ”

For Lin Hongfei, it is not difficult to inquire about the general financial situation of Embraer, although Embraer is not yet a private company, but the more publicly owned, the more exposed it is like a sieve...... Anyway, it's all a public business, what's wrong with taking the public business to earn benefits for yourself?

Aldo obviously didn't expect Lin Hongfei to know so much about his company's financial situation, and he was stunned. However, there was a strong argument immediately, "Mr. Lin, what you said is right, but you must know that if it weren't for the fact that our company has encountered such great difficulties. We will also not allow outside private capital to enter our company. ”

"I think you're mistaken, it's not that I have a strong desire to take a stake in your Embraer. Rather, President Cardoso of your country strongly invited me to take a stake in Embraer. President Cardoso promised me that he would provide me with a fair and level playing field, but what did I see? A foundry manufacturer with only three products in total, one product under development, and all engines and avionics equipment cannot be produced independently except for the airframe, would dare to propose such conditions to a company that is much better than his technical strength, R&D strength, and health status? ”

Speaking of which, Lin Hongfei's gaze at Aldo was already a look of banter.

Embraer's main products now are two. They are the EMB-120 Brasilia series regional airliner and the EMB-312 toucan series turboprop trainer/light attack aircraft using two turboprop engines, as well as spare parts for the discontinued EMB-110 Pioneer series of small utility aircraft, in addition to a 50-seat EMB-145 small regional airliner under development, but due to the company's financial crisis. Research and development has come to a standstill.

Lin Hongfei grinned at this information about Embraer: The current Embraer is really the most shabby time in history, and it is really incomparable with the third largest civil aircraft manufacturer in the world with a huge product line series and coaxing.

Aldo's face was immediately flushed by Lin Hongfei's words! These words really didn't save Aldo any face.

"If that's the case, then I don't think we have anything to talk about," Aldo stood up, feeling that his dignity had been violated, and stared at Lin Hongfei unceremoniously, "Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, but I hope you can think about my decision again." ”

With Aldo's limited experience in dealing with the Chinese, he always thinks that when facing the Chinese, as long as he is tough, they will immediately soften, just like their ancestors did in the face of European and American powers and even the Japanese, but today, what is going on with this Lin Hongfei he is facing?

No matter what the situation is, Aldo will never admit that he doesn't actually understand the country he said "as soon as the European and American powers are tough, they will immediately soften".

But Lin Hongfei's answer disappointed him again.

"No," Lin Hongfei said in his mouth, but he didn't mean to be in a hurry at all, it seemed that he really didn't care about Embraer, so much so that he didn't even mean to stand up and send Aldo, "Oh, by the way, Embraer is developing a jet regional airliner called EMB-145, right?" According to your company's naming convention, this should be a regional airliner with a 2+1 cabin layout with a crew of between 40 and 50 passengers? ”

"So what?" Aldo Tie had a blue face, but he was secretly happy in his heart: Sure enough, this guy can't bear his strong pressure and has to bow his head.

"It's nothing, I just want to tell you that our company is ready to develop a new jet large regional airliner after comprehensive improvement on the basis of the former Soviet TU-134B passenger aircraft, replace it with American-style aero engines and American-made avionics...... Having said all that, what I want to say is that I hope that your EMB-145 will still be as good as the EMB-120 by then. ”

Aldo's face was blue in an instant!

To be honest, a very important reason why Embraer has been in frequent contact with Guqi Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd. during this period is that they have taken a fancy to the TU-134B in Lin Hongfei's hands. The reason is simple: with the right modifications, the TU-134B has the potential to be an excellent jumbo regional jet.

The EMB-140 was designed to be a model for relatively remote regional routes, and the global market prospect may not be great, but the TU-134B, a large regional airliner, can even undertake some short- and medium-distance trunk transportation tasks when necessary. Compared with the EMB-145, which can only be used as a small and medium-sized regional airliner on the cheaper route Hawthorne, the TU-134B, a large regional airliner that can undertake the task of diverting for short- and medium-distance trunk transportation, has a broader market prospect.

But Aldo was still unwilling to bow his head, he gritted his teeth and said almost word for word, "TU-134B has never received an airworthiness certificate from the US FAA before. No, and I won't give it to you! ”

"Before, of course, no, but the improved TU-134B...... Oh, we're ARJ-100 for the time being...... But everything needed for the improved ARJ-100: aviation aluminum alloy materials, rubber products, cloth products, wood products, avionics, aero engines, etc., are provided by American companies, and production will also be placed in the United States. This means that this aircraft can provide a large number of jobs for American society, and at the same time form a huge pull effect on the upstream and downstream industries. The previous TU-134 series aircraft has been in service for decades, and this will be a great aircraft. The U.S. government will only be happy to see this happen, and you think they will put obstacles in my way? ”

Yes, when the U.S. branch of Guqi Provincial Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is officially put into operation, the total annual capital flow of upstream and downstream and indirect enterprises will likely reach more than 20 billion US dollars, and such a huge capital flow is a project that must be valued for a state and even a country. Soviet-style aircraft are not bad, there was no way to obtain an FAA airworthiness certificate before, no matter how many reasons the FAA has, the core problem is that these aircraft not only cannot create benefits for the US government. How could the Americans agree to such a thing?

But now, Lin Hongfei has put the company in the United States, and that problem will not exist, and the US government will not only not set up any obstacles for them, but I am afraid that even the certification speed of the aircraft type is much faster than that of Embraer.

So we can understand why Lin Hongfei was not only very calm when he said this, but especially the eyes that looked at Aldo were like a cat teasing mice, in his opinion, Aldo made this mistake...... Depend on! It's just deadly.

Of course, Aldo would not be so frightened by Lin Hongfei, although he was already panicked in his heart, he must not admit defeat at this time, "But you are a company from a red country, and countless politicians will attack you with this point." ”

"That's right, it seems like this, but don't forget, my company from the Red Country also has to abide by the laws of the United States, as long as I abide by the laws of the United States, what else do they have to fear? Are there politicians who will attack us on this ground? This is completely within our expectations, but what I want to say is that when someone attacks us for this reason, there are also people who see the huge stakes behind it: I will have at least 3,000 workers under my command, and I will have influence over at least 10,000 families, and the number of votes affected by this will be at least 30,000, and what politician do you think will not care about those 30,000 votes? Well, if my business develops, it will be able to influence more votes in the future, do you think ......" Lin Hongfei shook his head, he was already amused by Aldo's words.

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Aldo left, this time Lin Hongfei hit him a little hard, his steps were a little vain when he walked, Lin Hongfei, who was standing at the window and looking down, saw that when he got into the car, this guy was a little distracted, and he almost tripped over the threshold of the car.

Looking at Aldo, who was obviously a little depressed, Lin Hongfei shook his head helplessly: Why did you know that today was the beginning? Is it true that Lao Tzu is a fat sheep to slaughter for you?

Lin Hongfei thought very clearly that the rise of Embraer was due to the fact that they had caught up with a good time: when the three major aviation giants, Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Airbus, were desperately competing for the mainline aircraft market, the huge market of jet regional aircraft was ignored by them.

At this time, there was not yet a jet regional jet in the regional airliner market, and Embraer's EMB-145, later known as the ERJ-145, had caught up with a good opportunity, and Bombardier had also caught up with a good opportunity, but now, for himself, it was also a good opportunity.

Brazilians are willing to work with them honestly, and if they don't want to work with them honestly, then let them be unlucky.

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PS: Something happened...... (To be continued......)