Chapter 50: Farewell to Bofors
Bai Wanrou left with a beautiful agreement. In her heart, a beautiful dream was weaved, and perhaps one day in the future, this dream would become a reality.
It's time for Philip to explain everything to Carl at this point. Because of the success of this defense exhibition, Bofors became famous, and received more than five million dollars in orders, which was enough for Bofors to be busy for a while. Coupled with the hot sales of assault rifles, military delegations from various countries have only tentatively purchased a small batch, and there will definitely be additional ones in the future, and it is not difficult for Bofors to increase its turnover several times next year to tens of millions of dollars.
On November 20, 1930, Philip, Lucas, and Anna came to Karl's office to explain everything to him.
Although Carl felt that it was a pity, he saw that Bofors now had millions of dollars in orders in hand, and there were definitely more to come, and the departure of the three would not have much impact on the company's current operations. It's just that Philip, whom he values very much, will definitely affect the long-term development of Bofors in the future, and a weapon design genius like Philip is only rare in the world.
Carl also agreed to the trio's request to continue to retain the shares of Bofors, because in this way, in the future, the Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing Company can also cooperate with Bofors and seek common development, after all, Philip promised not to compete in the main business scope of Bofors, and the main business of the Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing Company will be to design and manufacture various aircraft, not to produce artillery. Of course, the development of the Vulcan cannon will be a joint effort between the two companies.
The editor-in-chief of Koo's Defense Weekly was replaced by Chief Engineer at Bofors, and Philip became Editor-in-Chief, continuing to advise the weekly and write regular opinion pieces.
In the evening, Carl held a grand farewell ceremony at the Hansen Hotel to bid farewell to the three people who had made important contributions to Bofors.
The farewell ceremony was attended by Bofors' top management and some technical backbones. You must know that in the process of developing the assault rifle, Philip and Bofors's technicians and workers have become one, and Philip has won the respect of these technicians and workers with his superb technology.
Karl raised his goblet containing French Bordeaux red wine and said loudly: "Everyone, raise the wine glass in your hands and wish our three heroes better results in their new career!" ”
After drinking the first glass of wine, everyone opened their minds, and Carl continued: "Philip, Lucas, Anna, Bofors will always be your home, we all welcome you to come back at any time, at least you are still shareholders of the company, and you need to continue to care about the development of Bofors!" If you have any difficulties, come to me directly, as long as I can do it, I will definitely help you! Without you, Bofors would not be where it is today. Come, I salute you three! ”
With that, Carl walked over to the three of them and had another toast with them.
Anna drank a small amount of wine, and as soon as these two glasses of red wine were in her stomach, two red flowers immediately rose on her face, which made her even more charming.
Carl couldn't help but admire: "Philip, you are really a young man! I think when I was the same age as you, I was still an ordinary worker! A person guards the noisy machine every day, without applause and without the company of beautiful women. Look at the Anna beside you, she is so beautiful, even an old man like me is envious and jealous of you! ”
Carl was right, Anna is indeed a rare beauty, and she has the beauty of an oriental woman, charming and demure.
Anna said embarrassedly, "Mr. Karl, you praise me too much. I'm just a little woman who doesn't know anything, and I'm content if I don't hold Philip back. ”
Karl smiled, "By the way, Philip, when are you going to help Miss Anna put on her wedding dress?" We're all looking forward to it. ”
Philip smiled and said, "Mr. Karl, you are still worried about this!" But it's still early, I hope to do it after I have achieved something in my career, and men must give women a stable home to live up to their love. ”
Karl stretched out his big finger and exclaimed, "Philip, what a man! If I had a daughter, I would have her marry you!" But it's a pity that all three of my family are kids, hahaha......" After saying that, Carl couldn't help but laugh.
The people who attended the farewell ceremony were also laughed at Karl's humor, and the whole private room was filled with joy.
Philip also laughed and joked, "Mr. Karl, why don't you help Lucas find it." This guy is still single! If you don't have a daughter, you still have a niece, right? ”
Karl's eyes flashed, and he patted his chest and said, "Good! It's on me! Just don't know what kind of beauty Mr. Lucas likes? Is it gentle or spicy? ”
Lucas said embarrassedly, "Mr. Karl, Philip was joking with you. If you look at me like this, will there be a beautiful woman who likes it? ”
Karl laughed and said, "How could it not be? Mr. Lucas, now it is a young man and a lot of money, let me calculate it for you, our Bofors assets are almost 5 million US dollars, so one percent of the shares is equivalent to 50,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to 200,000 Swedish kronor, you must know that the average worker earns only a few thousand crowns a year, which is a large amount! And with the development of our company, this number will get bigger and bigger. ”
Speaking of this, Karl changed his words, "By the way, Philip, this time you set up an aircraft manufacturing company, and if you encounter any difficulties, come to me!" You know, in Sweden, I still have some connections. ”
"Mr. Karl, we will. You're such a nice guy! Philip said.
"Also, what kind of aircraft are you going to develop, tell me and let me help you take the pulse. I'm not a designer, but I know a lot about what the market needs. Karl laughed.
Philip put away his smile and said calmly: "Mr. Karl, we hope to cooperate with Bofors to first develop an all-metal torque converter propeller and exhaust gas turbocharger. Nowadays, the speed of the aircraft is getting faster and faster, and the aerodynamic efficiency of the ordinary wooden moment propeller is low, which can no longer meet the needs of high-speed flight, and in the field of metal especially alloy manufacturing, Bofors has a unique advantage, and our cooperation in this field can be said to be a win-win situation. ”
"Another project is an exhaust gas booster turbine. Exhaust gases from the piston engine exhaust manifold are exhaust gases with high temperature and high pressure, which have a certain amount of energy. In naturally aspirated engines, this energy is often wasted with exhaust emissions. The main source of power for the exhaust gas turbocharger is these exhaust gases. When the engine is working, the exhaust gas is discharged and hits the turbine impeller at a certain angle at high speed, causing the supercharger rotor to rotate at high speed. The high-speed rotation of the compressor impeller increases the air pressure in the engine intake manifold and achieves a pressurization effect. As a result, the air is subjected to greater pressure during the intake process, allowing more and denser air to enter the cylinder. In this way, the fuel can be burned more fully, the power of the engine is increased, and the fuel consumption is reduced. This turbine has relatively high requirements for materials, which is exactly what Bofors is good at. Philip explained.
Carl laughed when he heard this: "It seems that we have a lot of room for cooperation!" I fully support it! ”