"So, in fact, that J-22 is really your work??"

Sitting opposite Chen Nian, Li Xiang almost trembled in his voice.

He looked at Chen Nian in disbelief, and couldn't figure out how his friend could actually be the core of a huge, mysterious, and powerful behind-the-scenes organization

Yes, I did always know that he was strong, and even thought that he was the first living genius I had ever seen in my life.

But now, when the truth was revealed in front of him, he found that even if he guessed with the wildest imagination, he was still too conservative

"Sort of, I just provided some key technologies, and the real realization is still the engineers of the 601 Institute."

Chen Nian replied.

That's strong enough. And what about the J-20B? And the previous J-10 and J-8 III, it's all you, right? ”

"Yes."

Chen Nian did not deny it.

In fact, most of the core members of Xinghuo knew their identities, and now that Chen Guo had decided to include Li Xiang in the core, there was really nothing to hide from him.

His loyalty has stood the test, and he has proven his ability in the early stage, coupled with careful review, the risk of exposure is about 0.

You're awesome. It's no wonder that your activities are always mysterious. ”

Li Xiang sighed.

He kind of understood why Chen Nian always saw the head and the end of the dragon.

It turns out that people have something to do.

I still think that I can help him with my own strength in the future, help a fart.

Everyone is already standing at the top and waiting, okay?

However, he could also fully understand Chen Nian's secrecy from him.

In fact, if he had known Chen Nian's identity a long time ago, he would have felt abnormal.

After a moment of silence, he finally gathered his mind and asked with a slight teasing:

"You're going to be my leader from now on?"

Chen Nian shook his head and replied:

"No, I'm not anyone's leader."

"To be precise, I'm more of a. Well, the inspirer. ”

"Your leaders are from the intelligence department, and someone will contact you later."

"Understood."

Li Xiang nodded and continued to ask:

"So let me join this. Starfire, is it your decision? ”

"No, I just seconded it. The reason why you are asked to participate is mainly to consider your own potential and the actual needs of Spark's subsequent development. ”

"You can also see that in terms of public opinion and intelligence, we are facing continuous shocks."

"In the future, when the plate of the spark gets bigger and bigger, such impacts will be more frequent."

"We need a professional team to deal with it, and you happen to be one of the most promising people in this category."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Li Xiang's face.

"Then I'm really okay, you know what happened some time ago, right? My suggestion! ”

"I know."

Chen Nian replied with a smile.

"Actually, it's because of this incident that you got this qualification."

"Otherwise, you may have to train for a long time."

Li Xiang nodded and replied:

"That's right, after all, Starfire is more tech-oriented. Hey, will you take Wang Jiancheng and Qiao Mai into it? ”

"Maybe, but the conditions are not yet ripe."

Li Xiang gradually relaxed, and the topic of the two became wider and wider.

Except for the information that still involved confidentiality, Chen Nian basically knew everything about him.

This also allowed Li Xiang to establish a basic understanding of the Spark team and the group's related work in a very short period of time.

So, our main task now is to push the boundaries of technology, right? If that's the case, I think it's time to start trying to transform in the near future. ”

"If you have been working hard in the field of military industry, it is easy to drag down the entire economic system, have you considered this?"

Chen Nian looked at Li Xiang in surprise and subconsciously asked:

"What do you think? Is there a basis for judgment? ”

In fact, it is not so incredible to make such a judgment, but judging from Li Xiang's performance, he should not just "judge" or "speculate", but think that this is an established fact.

Such a judgment is very exaggerated, if there is no intelligence to support it, how can he easily draw conclusions?

Li Xiang pondered for a moment, and after organizing the language, he replied:

"Actually, it's an inevitability."

"You know, although I don't have access to the core intelligence, I may be more familiar with it than you in terms of public opinion."

"Now, there is a gradually emerging trend in the field of public opinion, that is, trade protectionism."

"Many countries in the West are preaching the theory of economic threat, and in their view, our large-scale expansion has seriously affected their interests."

"Therefore, I think that the economic battle should be the mainstream for a period of time in the future."

"Of course, the economy is based on military power, there's no doubt about that."

"But if our adversaries start to turn in this direction, then I have to suspect that in their judgment, the use of economic means may be more effective than military ones."

"In that case, things get very delicate."

"Why would they make such a judgment? Most likely, it is because our economy is indeed showing some kind of 'imbalance'."

Chen Nian nodded in amazement.

Sure enough, a good intelligence officer, what he does is definitely not as simple as focusing on the intelligence itself.

Strong analytical skills and a broad view of the big picture are equally important.

"You're right."

He said approvingly.

"We are indeed considering this now, and the Spark team has already started to discuss it, but the next step, which direction to start in is actually a big question."

"If you have an idea, you can also go to Professor Chen Guo to bring it up, he is the general manager of Xinghuo and can help you coordinate resources."

"Then you don't have to."

Li Xiang shook his head and said:

"I'm still studying first, and I'm not in a hurry to give opinions."

"Of course, if there's any inspiration, I'll tell you directly."

"However, in my personal opinion, the economy still cannot be done behind closed doors, perhaps, we should push back from the outside in."

"Push back? How so? ”

Chen Nian frowned and asked.

"It's simple."

"Whatever they're afraid of, we'll do."

"It makes sense, very good ideas, you can participate in the discussion of the discussion group, although you don't understand the economy, but your ideas and ideas are actually very important."

"No problem."

Li Xiang replied decisively.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

At this moment, Li Xiangcai finally had a feeling of "fighting side by side" with his friends

After seeing Li Xiang, Chen Nian returned to his room.

The follow-up series of things will be handled by a special person, and he does not need to interfere too much.

At this time, the initial concern about whether Li Xiang was suitable had disappeared, after all, the other party had just joined, and he proposed a very good strategic idea.

Whatever the opponent is afraid of, start with.

Although it sounds simple, combined with the situation of the Spark team, as well as the overall macro situation, this is actually the best strategy.

After all, there is basically no asymmetric competition in the economy like the military industry, and if you can't do it in chips, it is impossible to rely on the advanced field of machinery to make up for the gap.

When economic competition begins, it's an endless hedge, a hard-fought confrontation.

Chen Nian told Chen Guo about this idea, and the latter told him that the discussion group had actually included it in the discussion, which made Chen Nian feel at ease.

In that case, let's wait for their feedback.

The situation is changing all the time, and they need more time

And at this moment, inside the Hanoi shipyard.

August looked at the project report in front of him with a solemn expression, and he had 10,000 swear words in his heart that he wanted to say, but when he really said it, there was only one sentence:

"The project is going well, so keep up the good work."

The Vietnamese engineer on the other side left his office with a smile on his face, and watching the other party's performance, August was eager to pick up the gun himself and teach them what it meant to be a work ethic, just like Nguyen Hoa Khai did at that time.

However, he also knew that he could not do so.

Or even if it does, it won't have any effect.

Because the corruption in this country is hopeless, if the top does not make changes, what is the use of just killing chickens and monkeys at the bottom?

Just like the steel problem last time, even if the fraudulent procurement personnel have been directly shot, they still can't change the reality of "pointing the deer as the horse".

The reason is very simple, those who really reach out, their power is probably too big to even the military to handle.

Who's that?

Officials? Governor? Or. President?

It's all possible.

In that case, what is the need for you to fight?

It's better to go with the flow and get this project done first.

As for the word-of-mouth and reputational losses that may be faced afterward. Then we have to make up for it through other things.

August let out a long sigh, and then opened a new book.

The progress of the project recorded in this material is completely different from his current situation, with solid materials, complete and accurate processes, skilled and advanced technology, and even routine internal audits are meticulous.

If this report can be handed in, then its own party side, that is, the Vietnamese military, will definitely be happy to keep their mouths shut.

But alas, he can't hand it over.

Because this report is based on their public information from Huaxia, their project report

According to the report, the other party's project has progressed to the final stage.

In more than a month at most, their "Sky Whale" will be launched, and then all that remains will be some equipment installation work that is not core.

In other words, it will take a maximum of two months for their Sky Whale to reach the point where it can actually be used.

The entire project took only 5 months from start to finish.

Although they are based on the existing ships, the speed is amazing enough.

And look at your own side

Well, their own progress can be even faster than theirs, and by next month, the dredger, named "Haiyan" by the Vietnamese, will be able to launch the water and even go directly to the sea to carry out sand dredging operations.

But

Will such a "homework" really go smoothly?

August sighed, got up and walked out of the office, walking in the direction of the dockyard.

There, he saw a construction scene in full swing.

Every worker is busy, and the engineers are also carefully guided, and everything seems so harmonious.

If you look at it to the uninitiated, you might think that this is the standard and professional shipyard construction process.

But August knew better than anyone else that all this was just an illusion.

He walked up to a worker and said with a serious expression:

"Didn't I say it many times before? You can't use ordinary welding methods here, you have to use submerged arc welding? What are you doing? This whole piece needs to be redone! ”

The interpreter next to him translated his words in a timely manner, and the workers who were operating the operation stopped in fear and kept apologizing, but they had no intention of returning to work at all.

"Redo it! Do you understand? Redo it! ”

August shouted loudly, but the other party remained confused.

In the end, he had no choice but to give up.

He shook his head and turned around, but before he had taken two steps, he noticed a new problem.

"Who did this riveting? Why is it this the case? Such a process is simply not up to standard! Do you want this ship to sink as soon as it gets out of the water?! ”

"Also, I said that the deck joints should be sanded and smoothed, where did you polish them?!"

"What about the positioning axis? Why is the positioning shaft not mounted horizontally? Are you kidding me?! ”

The angle of the slurry pump is wrong! It's not a small problem, adjust it for me right away! ”

"Blades. Never mind. ”

August sighed in despair.

It hadn't been more than five minutes since he entered the dock, and he had already discovered countless problems.

Is this really shipbuilding?

This is all about creating an industrial junk with a coping attitude, right?

Can this kind of thing really go to the sea? Can you really compete with Huaxia's Sky Whale?

Even August himself thought it was funny.

It was also a real loss to these Vietnamese, who were even ashamed to name the ship "Haiyan".

They may have thought that by borrowing the name of the legendary whaling ship, they would be able to defeat the "Sky Whale" of the Chinese people.

What a childish and arrogant fantasy

I really don't know what the expression on the face of the Vietnamese military will be the moment the ship is launched.

As soon as this thought flashed, Auguste suddenly felt a pang in his heart.

If the outcome of this project is not satisfactory, will it be equally dangerous?

You must know that the failure of the Haiyan project is almost a foregone conclusion, and its "unsatisfactory" will definitely not be as simple as a few small deviations.

The military represented by Ruan Huakai has seen their temper by themselves.

Cold sweat oozed from August's back, and he walked briskly back to the office, secretly making a decision in his heart:

You have to evacuate early.

Yes, there is really no work ethic for the chief designer to leave early before the acceptance of the project.

But in the face of life, what can this morality be counted?

The project can be abandoned, but one's own life cannot be abandoned

Thinking of this, he quickly dialed the phone number of the headquarters.

And as soon as the phone was connected, he said:

"I'm August."

"I want to apply to leave Hanoi."

"Yes, I'm going to abandon the project, it's already a failure in itself"