This is certainly an opportunity to prove to the world that the Antonov Design Bureau is still the "king of super-heavy aircraft design in the world", but ......

"What's the name of the new plane?" Kakikhanov's lips trembled twice, and finally asked Lin Hongfei tremblingly.

"North County 400."

"North County 400?" Kakikhanov's face suddenly turned a little pale, and his face was inexplicable, "It turns out that An-218 is called Beijun 400?" ”

North County 400? Previously there was the North-134 developed from the Tupolev Design Bureau's TU-100B, the North-62 developed from the Ilyushin Design Bureau's Il-200M, and now, is it the turn of the An-218 of the Antonov Design Bureau?

"Mr. Kachikhanov, as a friend, I don't want to hide from you, the information on the An-218 was obtained by me from the Russian Central Fluid Design Institute, and I think that in the next 30 years, this aircraft will be an impossible wish for your Antonov Design Bureau, but are you willing to let your Antonov Design Bureau's highest achievement in the field of civil aircraft, an aircraft comparable to the Boeing 777, disappear into history?"

"A few years later, when Boeing talks about their achievements in the field of large civil aircraft, they will proudly say that we have a 747, a 777; When Douglas talks about their company's achievements in the field of large civil aircraft, they proudly say that we have the MD-11 and DC-10, and even when Airbus talks about them, they proudly say that they have the A300, A330 and A340, which is the Antonov Design Bureau that designed and built the world's largest aircraft, what do you have to be proud of? Are those dozens of An-124s whose performance is not very stable? Or is it that half-ampere-225? Or was it the An-22 who excelled in the 'Prague Spring'? ”

"When Boeing, McDonald. Douglas and Boeing proudly proclaimed how much they had contributed to the progress of mankind when you, Antonov Design Bureau. Do you want to bow your head just like that? ”

"Nope! Not so! Lin Hongfei's words slashed at Kachikhanov's heart like a knife, so much so that he even lost his temper a little, "We are not executioners who can only make weapons, we can also make civil aircraft, our An-218, An-318 and An-418 ......."

Speaking of this, Kachikhanov suddenly couldn't continue.

yes, what else could he say? In the former Soviet Union, the Antonov Design Bureau was originally engaged in the design of military transport aircraft, although it also produced some civilian aircraft. But without exception, all of them were improved from military transport aircraft, and none of the aircraft was designed with civil aircraft in mind at the beginning of its design.

The Antonov Design Bureau really prides itself on its unique expertise in large aircraft, but now?

"My friend, I would like to say that this is really an opportunity for the Antonov Design Bureau to prove itself again. Believe me, I come with the utmost sincerity. No matter what. An-218 are your children, and you also want to see An-218 soaring in the blue sky and contributing to the development and progress of human society, right? If you are willing to cooperate with us, I promise that this will be regarded as a technical stake in your Antonov Design Bureau, and not just a ......."

"What do you say? Investing in technology? Kakikhanov, who had just looked sad, opened his eyes wide. Lin, do you mean it really? You allowed us to take a stake in the technology, didn't you ask us to design it for you alone? ”

"Uh......" Lin Hongfei realized that he dared to love Kakikhanov and was not moved by his previous words. It's that he was calculated by others...... Also, after the collapse of communist faith, the days of poverty and swishing have passed for so many years, for the current Antonov Design Bureau and others, there may still be blood, passion may still be there, but blood and passion can not be eaten, look at the pillars before the collapse of the Soviet Union There are still a few left, if the Antonov Design Bureau is rich, even if someone wants to run to "freedom and democracy", but how can it be that talent withered to such a point?

The people of the current Antonov Design Bureau are very "enlightened": the world is not as big as filling the stomach.

But the words had already come out, Lin Hongfei naturally couldn't refute, coughed lightly, nodded and said, "Yes, when it comes to the familiarity with the An-218, I don't think there will be any unit more familiar than you, of course, with the current situation of the Antonov Design Bureau, it is not realistic for you to continue to develop the An-218, so ......"

"Lin, just say it directly, how many shares can we get?" Kakikhanov interrupted Lin Hongfei's words, at the moment of money, he didn't want to hear these words at all, so he wanted to know how much benefit the Antonov Design Bureau could get?

"15%......" Lin Hongfei said, "from now until the aircraft is officially put into production, all the funds and investment in R&D equipment and production equipment are counted on our heads, and the Antonov Design Bureau can get a 15% stake in the North County 400 project." ”

“15%…… Less! Kakikhanov smashed his mouth and shook his head dissatisfiedly, "At least 30%!" ”

“30%？！ Why don't you grab it?! Lin Hongfei almost jumped up, pointed at Kakikhanov's nose and scolded, "Kakikhanov, do you really think that without the help of your Antonov Design Bureau, we can't build this plane?" Don't forget, we've got a full set of materials at our disposal! We want to shorten the development time, but we are not here to accept blackmail...... 15%, if you want it, don't pull it down! ”

I didn't expect Lin Hongfei's reaction to be so intense, Kakikhanov laughed embarrassedly, 30% of the shares are of course too much, all the investment is counted on Lin Hongfei's head, Antonov Design Bureau is just a person, like this kind of thing, it would be good to be able to give the design fee, not to mention the 15% of the shares? Speaking of which, Lin Hongfei is really kind, but it is still the same sentence: Who would think that he has more money in his pocket?

"Well, I will inform the main leaders of the group of your suggestions, I think, there will be news soon."

"I'm waiting for your good news," Lin Hongfei nodded with a smile, and at the same time nodded to Kakikhanov as if intentionally or unintentionally, "Old Ka, my friend, there is one thing I must tell you, I have received a commitment from the Chinese government, as long as the quality of the aircraft we produce is qualified, the orders given to us by China's civil aviation enterprises in the future will not be less than 40% of the total number of models of this level...... You know what that means, right? ”

Kakikhanov suddenly gave up on his feet and almost sat on the ground.

Of course, he knows what this means, which means that the project is destined to lose money when it has not yet been approved, as long as the project is done well, it is specified to make money.

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Lin Hongfei knew very well that the Antonov Design Bureau could not refuse this temptation, and there was no need for him to be in a hurry, so Lin waited leisurely for the "audience" of politicians from all walks of life in Ukraine.

The Antonov Design Bureau also lived up to expectations, and an unusually heated debate was taking place within the Antonov Design Bureau.

The hot sales of the Boeing 777 in recent years have proved how large the market capacity of this large wide-body mainline airliner is, and its orders have been lined up for five years, so that Boeing has enough confidence to announce their views on the 777: "This is a model like the 707 series, 737 series and 747 series, with at least 40 years of life, and we guess with the most cautious optimism that the 777 series will be able to sell at least 3,000 units over its entire life." ”

No one thinks Boeing is exaggerating, because the discontinued Boeing 707 family sold 1010 units; The 737 series in production has sold more than 3,000 units so far, and it seems that the vitality is still very tenacious, and there is no big problem in the reproduction of various improved models for 30 years, and it is believed that this is a narrow-body trunk aircraft that may eventually produce more than 7,000 units; The hot sales of the Airbus A330-300 and A340, which are positioned in the same market as the Boeing 777, are enough to prove that the success of the Boeing 777 is not a fluke, but that there is a real need for such an aircraft in the market.

Are your eyes red? Of course, the Antonov Design Bureau is red-eyed, if the Soviet Union does not disintegrate, the An-218 will be as successful as the Boeing 777, Airbus A330, A340 long-range wide-body passenger aircraft, but the Soviet Union collapsed, then everything goes without saying, even the Antonov Design Bureau no longer thinks about the An-218, because that is simply unrealistic, but now, with Lin Hongfei, a guy who has a lot of money and doesn't know how to spend it, and with the Republic, a booming emerging economy, An- The advent of 218 became possible again, and most importantly...... With a 15% gain, what a huge market would it be?

The red-eyed Kakikhanov slapped the table hard, he was so excited that he was even steaming all over his body, "I think the cooperation between the two sides will make the Antonov Design Bureau gain huge benefits, don't tell me that the An-218 is ours, when we can't develop this level of aircraft in the next 30 years, this is meaningless!" But as the general director of the Antonov Design Bureau, what I see is that if we can participate in this project, we will not only ensure the design capabilities and level of the Antonov Design Bureau in the field of heavy aircraft, but also be able to train our talents...... The talent gap of the Antonov Design Bureau has been revealed, and if it is not immediately remedied, perhaps in 10 years, the Antonov Design Bureau will only be able to design small aircraft of about 100 tons! (To be continued......)