Cardoso and Lin Hongfei chatted very enthusiastically, the two chatted about the cooperation between the two sides for almost 20 minutes, as far as a "chance encounter" is concerned, this time can be described as appalling, you must know that as a country, but also the president of a country on this planet is not too weak, Cardoso's president is also accurate to the minute, but now, he sat on the booth of Guqi Provincial Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and chatted with Lin Hongfei for nearly 20 minutes!

For a while, the surrounding major automobile manufacturers who were tiptoeing desperately looking at this side were all looking at the booth of Guqi Provincial Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd. with all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred!

To this extent, if you don't know that the two sides have reached a cooperation agreement on many things, then it is really necessary for everyone to doubt their IQ.

After talking for nearly 20 minutes, just when Lin Hongfei felt that the general direction had been basically determined, Cardoso suddenly said, "Mr. Lin, I heard that your company also has a branch in the United States that is engaged in the research and development and manufacturing of small and medium-sized jets and small propeller aircraft?" ”

Well? What does that mean? Cardoso's words, Lin Hongfei couldn't help but be stunned.

He would never think that Cardoso was saying it casually, he was the president of Brazil, and he had to be careful in everything he said, if it wasn't for some purpose, how could he just say it casually?

Not only Lin Hongfei was stunned for a moment, but even today he was stunned for a moment, and glanced at Cardoso in surprise: What is this guy planning to do?

Lin Hongfei's reaction was very fast, and after being stunned, he nodded immediately, and by the way, he briefly introduced the situation of the American branch of Guqi Provincial Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd. to President Cardoso, "There is such a thing, our company not only has the intellectual property rights of two large and medium-sized jet aircraft, but also the intellectual property rights of two propeller light multi-purpose transport aircraft. In addition to this, we have a turbofan engine with a thrust of 6 tons to 7 tons, a turbofan engine with a thrust of 10 tons to 12 tons, a turboprop engine and a turboshaft engine that are all property rights and patents. ”

"Guqi Provincial Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is Guqi Provincial Industrial Manufacturing Co., Ltd., whether it is in the automotive field or in the aviation field, it is so ......" Cardoso listened to Lin Hongfei's introduction, and was stunned for a while, before he shook his head with emotion, "Mr. Lin, I wonder if you are interested in investing in our Brazilian Embraer?" ”

"Investing in Embraer?" Lin Hongfei was stunned when he heard this.

He never imagined that such a thing would fall on his head.

That's right, in the previous life, he really didn't have his own luxury private jet, but he had many capitalist friends. Some capitalist friends bought Embraer's private jets, so they naturally knew something about Embraer, which was one of the world's four largest civil aircraft manufacturers: Boeing, Airbus, and Bombardier, and the last one was Embraer, even before he came back. This cargo has surpassed Bombardier to become the world's number one regional airliner manufacturer and one of the world's top five business aircraft providers...... Well, there's just a problem. The heart is not very good. There are no aero engines of their own, and the engines used in the aircraft are all American goods.

But Lin Hongfei's consternation was interpreted into another meaning in Cardoso's eyes, and he scratched his head a little embarrassed, "Mr. Lin, although Embraer is in a difficult situation now. But we believe that with your company's support in technical engineering, with our skilled technical workers and R&D team, our cooperation must be a win-win result. ”

Embraer's Dilemma? How so? Lin Hongfei was a little surprised. But the next moment, he exclaimed "ah~" in his heart: he forgot, it's 1993.

In the late 80s and early 9O years of this century, Brazil faced a huge economic crisis caused by the government debt crisis, under this huge economy, the various indices and indicators of the national economy declined across the board, and the bad heart of Embraer was no exception.

The hard work of the previous period was not in vain, and the vast amount of information that had been read and some bits and pieces of information about the Embraer industry in the previous life finally came into play at this moment: in what year did the Brazilian government carry out the privatization reform of Embraer? If I'm not mistaken, should it be this year or next year? This year seems hopeless, so it will probably be next year, that is, in 1994?

Thinking of this, Lin Hongfei raised his head, "Mr. President, is your government brewing a reform of Embraer?" Well, the direction should be privatization, right? ”

"What?!"

Hearing Lin Hongfei's words, Cardoso stood up suddenly, looked at Lin Hongfei with a shocked face, and really couldn't be calm: Brazil privatized Embraer, introduced social funds and foreign consortia to diversify the equity of the enterprise, and provided external market opportunities and advanced technology support for the development of the enterprise. But this has not yet reached a final decision, how could Lin Hongfei know the truth?

Lin Hongfei secretly shouted in his heart that he was glad that he seemed to be blinded by himself.

President Cardoso's reaction made Lin Hongfei, who was surprised today, glance at Lin Hongfei, and nodded slightly to the secretary sitting next to him.

"Comrade Lin Hongfei, how are you sure that Embraer will carry out privatization reforms?" Today's secretary asked Lin Hongfei. This question was also asked by President Decadozzo.

"Quite simply, now that Brazil is in the midst of an economic crisis caused by the government debt crisis, as a high-tech field, Embraer will inevitably be affected by this, structurally, Embraer and our country's state-owned enterprises have a lot of similarities, and in this regard, we have provided Brazil with a lot of useful lessons to learn from, for now, in my opinion, there are only two ways. One is government capital injection, the other is privatization, but now the Brazilian government's financial situation, well, is not very ideal, then it should be very difficult for the government to inject capital to improve Embraer's situation, so there is only one way left: privatization. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Hongfei glanced at the present meaningfully, "In this regard." Our country has a huge advantage over Brazil, especially after the completion of the tax reform, the country can make some targeted key investments related to the national economy and people's livelihood and the national development strategy...... To be honest, privatization is not the best way to do it, it's just a way to settle for the next best. ”

Some words. If there is an opportunity to say it, Lin Hongfei will not hesitate to say it. But whether to listen or not is another matter.

That's a bit too direct. Everyone is not stupid, and I know that this is said for today, but it is also meant for President Cardoso...... Although these words were spoken in Chinese, the real-time interpreter on the scene had already translated Lin Hongfei's words to President Cardoso.

President Cardoso's expression was a little unpleasant, and among the entourage accompanying him today, many comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were glaring at Lin Hongfei viciously: Young people are young people. I don't know what to say, what to say and what not to say, it's not serious!

But the next moment, a scene that stunned everyone appeared, and President Cardoso was not angry. Instead, he smiled bitterly, "Of course, government funding support is the best way, but now Brazil ...... It can only be privatized, and Mr. Lin is right in this regard. ”

What's going on? Hearing President Cardoso's words, the people who had stared at Lin Hongfei viciously before were a little confused.

"Mr. Lin, it is obvious that your eyes in the aviation field are as impressive as you are in the automotive field," in the surprised or confused eyes of the people around him, President Cardoso looked at Lin Hongfei with a sincere face, "Your words have strengthened my willingness to promote cooperation between the two sides, and Embraer needs a visionary investor like you." Also, in your opinion, what are the challenges for the development of our Brazilian aviation industry? ”

Lin Hongfei did not answer immediately, but looked at the present first, this kind of thing is not something that Lin Hongfei can make a decision alone.

Facing Lin Hongfei's gaze, he slowly nodded to Lin Hongfei today, and he also wanted to hear what Lin Hongfei had to say.

"Cooperation matters, as long as the cooperation conditions are suitable, of course, can be discussed," Lin Hongfei first gave an ambiguous answer before he continued, "As for what Embraer will encounter in the current predicament, I personally believe that it is mainly because it did not take a sustainable development path when formulating its development strategy." ”

"The path to sustainability?" This time, everyone frowned: sustainability? Is this a new word? Sounds awesome.

Lin Hongfei's bitterness in his heart is like a river: in front of the leaders of developing countries, what kind of sustainable development can he talk about? For them, development is the most important thing, but now, he can only bite the bullet and say, "To put it simply, I personally prefer to follow the path of sustainable development in the United States, rather than the former Soviet Union, which started a new project in order to meet a certain need." ”

"Of course, the road of the former Soviet Union is not impossible, because some projects also need to do this, but most of the projects do not have to be like this at all, from the effective utilization of resources, it will cause a huge waste of manpower, material and financial resources, if there is a huge country behind the support, or can still hold on, but as a for-profit commercial organization, it is extremely stupid to do so, self-defeating behavior."

"So, Mr. Lin, can you give some practical examples?" Cardoso frowned, obviously not convinced, but in Lin Hongfei's eyes, this was more of an annoyance and anger after he didn't understand his words.

There are too many such examples, so many that even Lin Hongfei can easily come to the point, so Boss Lin did not hesitate, "There are actually many such examples, such as American military fighters, F-16 is a very good multi-functional fighter, it can not only perform air and air combat missions, but also can perform ground attacks, sea and ship attack missions, and even perform bottom-strength electronic shielding missions, but in the early days of service, F- The 16 is only a single-function fighter that can only carry out air-to-air combat missions, and cannot perform sea and ground combat missions, and later, the manufacturer of the F-16 continued to improve the F-16, so that today's F-16 can perform a variety of combat functions. ”

In addition to the F-16, C-130, F-15, B-52 and other aircraft have adopted this gradual development path, as long as the Americans continue to improve, even in the next 20 years, F-16, F-15, C-130 and B-52 aircraft can also meet the operational requirements of the US military, I dare not say, but within 20 years, these aircraft will definitely not be retired...... Counting their previous service life, this means that each aircraft has a service life of more than 40 years, and the B-52 has a service life of more than 80 years, which is unique in the history of modern aviation. ”

Of course, Lin Hongfei has the confidence to say this, because when he returned to this time and space, F-15, F-16, C-130, B-52 and other aircraft are still alive and well, and it is said that after new improvements, the service life of B-52 can even be extended to 2040, and by that time, the "old grandfather" B-52 has been in service in the combat sequence of the US Air Force for more than 80 years...... Will there be a new model to replace the B-52 by 2040? If there is no new model to replace it, the B-52 may become the first aircraft in the world to be in service for more than a century, although this is only a possibility, not necessarily a reality, but who can guarantee that it will not come true?

But obviously, Cardoso was not very convinced by Lin Hongfei's words, "Mr. Lin, I admit that what you said makes sense, but what about military aircraft and civil aircraft?" ”

"There are also a lot of civil aircraft, Boeing 707 and 747 series, Airbus A300 series and A320 series, etc.," Lin Hongfei's homework during this time was not in vain, these data are simply at hand, "These are civil aircraft, private business/business jets, the same is true for Beechcraft's King Air series, specific to Embraer, if I want to take a stake in Embraer in the future, I will walk on two legs, on the one hand, is to dig deep into the potential of the old aircraft before, on the other hand, It is to develop new models. (To be continued......)