Just as Meng Qinghao and the others were swallowing the poisonous bait made by Chen Nian in order to let the Madasiqi Factory bite the hook, on the other side, Chen Nian was struggling with something that had happened countless times.

It stands to reason that the design problem of turbine blades has been basically solved, and the dark blue 16 project team has basically entered the stage of stable operation, and the biggest challenges he has faced in a short period of time have been successfully crossed.

But in fact, there is a natural "flaw" in this cycle, that is, the speed of new technology is actually far greater than the speed of technology application.

A lot of new technologies will add up, and if you want to speed things up, you have to invest more resources.

The most typical thing is that with the output of the overall plan of the Deep Blue 16 project, a difficulty that is exactly the same as that of the No. 22 project is exposed:

There is no money.

Although the Deep Blue 16 project has been incorporated into the overall project planning of the Spark Working Group, with the increase in the number of projects and the expansion of the scale, the funds of the entire Spark Working Group have begun to become stretched.

I won't agree to any other project.

At the regular meeting of the Spark Working Group, Chen Guo reported on the current financial status of the project team.

In the next three years, the budget required for all the projects under our Spark Working Group will reach a staggering 117 billion yuan, and according to the budget plan, the total budget package we can obtain is about 42 billion yuan."

"Taking into account the follow-up internal procurement plan of the J-8 III and J-10 fighters, we will also receive an additional additional financial support of about 31 billion yuan."

"In addition, the planned export of technology, patents and equipment can also bring some positive cash flow, but because the uncertainty is too great, it is not considered in the budget."

"On the whole, the funding gap faced by the Spark project team is as high as 44 billion yuan, which is still the most conservative estimate."

"If there are new projects in the future, then each project may bring additional negative cash flow."

"Therefore, the importance of opening up sources and reducing expenditure is reflected."

"Let me first talk about a principle, in the future, every new project will be merged into the Spark Working Group, and it must be approved and brought into the group! If you don't have money, don't come! ”

Hearing his words, everyone in the conference room instantly exploded.

In fact, it is impossible for a project in the field of military industry to break even, and most of the time, it depends on financial support.

But the problem is that now the imbalance between the income and expenditure of the Spark Working Group is even more serious, and even financial support cannot be fully covered.

There is only one way to solve this problem:

Dial more money down.

But these days, you have to spend money everywhere, where do you ask your superiors to find money?

It's no wonder that Chen Guo said the requirement of "bringing capital into the group" - Xinghuo really can't afford the cost of various projects.

However, among the many voices of understanding, there were also those who put forward different opinions.

On one side of the conference room, a middle-aged man stood up and said:

"Mr. Chen, let me tell me my own opinion."

"There is no doubt that Spark is short of money, and everyone knows the status of the project."

"But the problem is that this lack of money, it's not an absolute concept."

"Judging from the current situation, all the projects of the entire Spark Working Group have a common characteristic, that is, fast!"

"Project No. 22, which lasted less than a year, exported the first prototype, and even completed the first actual combat and achieved results."

"The J-8 III project, from the establishment of the project to the sale of the first finished product, took less than half a year."

"Digital Array Radar Project, Three Months."

"It is true that such rapid progress has greatly improved our strength, but the question is, is this kind of development really healthy?"

"Our project cycle is much shorter than similar projects in the world. This is neither necessary nor economical. ”

"Take our current project as an example, if the master plan of the Deep Blue 16 project is extended from 5 years to 8 years, then the problem of insufficient funds we are facing can be completely solved."

"I think that's the key to getting the project right."

Hearing this, everyone in the conference room nodded, but Chen Nian frowned.

I have to say that such a suggestion is very pertinent, and it is also very in line with the current actual situation, and to a certain extent, it is even very forward-looking.

Because in his previous life, the 046 project of the Varyag was renovated, which lasted for eight years.

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But the question is, if the progress of the project has not been accelerated in any way, or in the case of rebirth, or in the case of plug-ins, then what are you doing with so much effort?

Therefore, in Chen Nian's opinion, this suggestion is a bit too conservative.

Isn't it just a lack of money?

Strictly speaking, the results achieved by all of these projects have been extremely satisfactory and productive.

They have only one drawback:

Expensive!

To solve this problem, the idea should not be how to make them less expensive, but to find a way to make more money to meet the financial needs of the project.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian raised his hand and signaled that he wanted to speak.

All eyes were on him.

The participants in this meeting were all core members of the Spark Working Group, and each of them knew how heavy the weight of Chen Nian's name was.

Chen Nian coughed and said:

"I don't agree with the previous comrade."

"Yes, these projects are expensive, but they are expensive for a reason."

"Every piece of our money and every resource is not wasted, on the contrary, under such a mechanism, these money and resources have completely avoided internal friction and avoided some 'losses' that I don't need to say here, and played the greatest role."

"On the whole, both the project itself and the resource utilization of the project are actually extremely efficient."

"The budget shortage is only a temporary problem, and what we should do is to find a way to solve it, not to avoid it."

"So, here's what I'm suggesting."

"The Spark Working Group, in the future, not only can not reduce the scale of the project, but will expand the scale of the project!"

"Spark can't be limited to the military industry, we have to expand our vision to civilian use."

"There is no way out; Ploughing and fighting to build a country is the king's way! ”

The voice fell, and there was silence in the conference room.

After a long time, someone spoke:

"That's the right idea."

"But the question is, what do we do to make money on?"

"According to the current technology accumulation, our main achievements are in materials, metallurgy and finishing, and it is not enough for self-use, let alone take it out for money."

"In the case of radar, semiconductors are a little hopeful - otherwise, we will make chips?"

(End of chapter)