While Chang Haonan was stationed in Shengjing to solve the precision casting problems encountered in the two projects at hand, his other layouts were also advancing in different ways......

A few days later, the ice city is 500 kilometers away from Shengjing.

An A340 airliner painted in Air France's iconic tricolour EU paint slowly lands on the runway of Yanjiagang Airport.

In 1998, the domestic aviation business was not very busy, and even a city like Bingcheng, which was located in the center of the region, was far from the level of continuous flights as in later generations.

Especially in the early morning or after dark, the tarmac can even be a little deserted.

Moreover, this kind of big guy with four engines is rarely seen here.

In fact, it is not difficult to judge from the name that Yanjiagang Airport does not have the configuration of customs border inspection, and it stands to reason that there is no way to undertake international flights, and can only fly domestic routes.

However, this A340 is clearly not your average commercial flight.

As it slowly drove from the taxiway onto the tarmac, a convoy of several minibuses and sedans of different models drove in from a short distance.

A few minutes later, the gangway docked to the plane door, and a group of foreigners in suits and leather shoes streamed out of it and descended the steps to the ground.

The first person shook hands with a Chinese man who had just gotten out of the back seat of the car and was coming forward.

"Hello, Mr. Le Maire, welcome to Ice City."

Cui Wenxue is slightly shorter than Lemaire, but he does not lose at all in terms of momentum:

"I wish us a happy cooperation."

"It's also a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Cui, and it's a pleasure to cooperate."

After the leaders on both sides greeted each other, the others behind also greeted each other ceremoniously for a while.

In the early morning of April in the ice city, it was still a little cool, and Cui Wenxue even asked people to prepare some cotton clothes, so as not to let these Europeans from afar freeze out and blow up the already stable cooperation.

This is a project that Mr. Chang personally took care of him, and even gave him a trick, and it must not be messed up.

After all, now Bingfei Group, as well as his Cui Wenxue own status, still have to rely on each other.

However, the temperature in Paris at this time of year is not optimistic, so these preparations are useless.

Despite this, it is not a song to stand on the tarmac all the time and chatter, so after a brief scene, Cui Wenxue still signaled his staff to take people to the car.

It's depressing, although Bingfei Automobile has developed vigorously under his leadership, but when it comes to an occasion, Bingfei still has to honestly take out the car he bought from others to do things.

You can't let the VIPs sit on the Songhua River bread and hurry.

This has always been a problem for Cui Wenxue.

However, at present, the country's tendency in the automobile industry is "three big and three small" is appropriate, although the beginning of the car has already been more than the six previously planned, but for Bingfei, who has little political resources, it is not easy to transform from a micro-car to a larger passenger car field.

The only thing he can count on now is the big tree of Chang Haonan.

According to some rumors, the latter has a lot of say in the newly established Equipment Industry Division.

And although Chang Haonan has never directly participated in any project on Bingfei's side, Cui Wenxue is still keenly aware that the other party is still very concerned about the situation on his side.

"Mr. Le Maire, we have read the cooperation invitation and relevant materials sent by you, and we can start talking about the specific details when we arrive."

"This is not in a hurry......

Le Maire, however, uncharacteristically did not continue:

"This is my first time in China, at least on the road, so let's not talk about work ...... yet"

In fact, in addition to being an aircraft designer, he is also a history buff.

Before coming to China, Le Maire had learned a lot about the friends who had participated in the negotiations last year, especially the part where the European delegation was taken out to visit the monuments.

He felt that he should have a chance this time.

However, it is obvious that the French obviously lack a concept of Huaxia -

Last time Le Maire's colleagues went to Hojing, about 2,000 kilometers from the ice city.

And France spans only 1,000 kilometers from east to west and north to south......

But Cui Wenxue didn't know this, so he just thought it was the first time for foreigners to come to China and wanted to see the street scene, so he asked the driver to take the convoy around a few times.

As a result, the more Lemaire looked at it along the way, the more he felt that it was not right.

How does it feel like coming home......

"Is this your art gallery here?"

He asked, pointing to a splendid palace-like building under the rising sun.

Cui Wenxin said I didn't even know that we still had an art museum, and curiously bent down to look out the window, only to find that the other party was pointing to Bingcheng Pharmaceutical No. 6 Factory......

"Ah...... No, this is our pharmaceutical factory, which produces medicines. ”

Lemaire opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Cui Wenxue next to him was still a little worried that the chaotic urban planning of Bingcheng and the relatively poor public security and sanitation conditions in the old city would be a shame for Huaxia, but seeing the Frenchman next to him looking like a countryman entering the city, he didn't have any worries......

In this era, Chinese people generally wear several layers of filters for foreign situations.

Actually, for Le Maire, who is under the white flag of the new Paris.

Disorderly?

It's really real!

After going all the way, Le Maire quickly lost interest.

But no matter how boring his request was, it was impossible to admit it, so he had to force it all the way to Bingfei Group.

Then, the two sides came to the conference room that had been prepared long ago, set up their positions, and sat down separately.

The intention of cooperation between the two sides has been determined in the previous contact process, so today's one basically does not need to be tempted.

"Choi ......"

After a brief opening statement, Lemaire wanted to speak, but as soon as he uttered a syllable, he was preempted by the other party.

"Mr. Lemaire, since we want to cooperate, then our side will first show some sincerity."

Cui Wenxue said and turned out some of the information he had received before, as well as some technical documents related to Zhi 9:

"According to the calculations of our technicians, there are some systemic deficiencies in your approach to the design of the helicopter transmission system."

"Originally, this problem was found by us on the Z-9, that is, your AS365 helicopter that was introduced before, and it was only regarded as an example at first, so I didn't take it too seriously after solving it. However, after reading the information you sent recently, we found that similar defects still exist based on the above performance calibration and backward calculation, but the degree of performance is different. ”

"As a partner, I think we should let you know about this situation as soon as possible and recover it in time to avoid causing greater losses."

In three sentences, the French delegation on the opposite side was completely confused.

Do you call this a show of sincerity?

Why do I feel like I'm getting off the horse?

Yes, our products are defective, and we know it ourselves.

But being brought up like this and covering his face is a bit like a face-riding.

Also, what does it mean to "not take it too seriously after solving it easily"?

Did you know that we didn't solve this problem until the third improved Dolphin?

Be a person!

Do you want us to say thank you?

No way!

However, having said that, there is not much that the French can refute.

The problem with dolphins is there.

As for NH90, there is the same problem......

Originally, they didn't think it existed.

But when the Chinese say so, it is not so certain now......

After all, the first two prototypes of this aircraft have already flown and have had a bunch of problems.

As a result, the atmosphere was so deadlocked for a while.

"Mr. Le Maire, I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry."

Cui Wenxue, who took the lead, took out the cooperation plan that had been prepared a long time ago, and handed it over according to the number of one for each person:

"We have prepared two ways to cooperate, you see which one you prefer, and we will talk about it in detail on the basis of that."

Le Maire has now lost half of his momentum, and in order to avoid not being able to get off the stage, he quickly distributed the plan to the rest of his peers, and then opened the one in front of him.

This one is not so much a cooperation plan as a supply contract.

Ice City Aircraft Industry Group has committed to helping Eurocopter design two new technical solutions for the AS365N2 and NH90, including the drivetrain, nose fuselage, main rotor and tail rotor, for a price of $1.8 billion.

However, if euros come into circulation during the implementation of the project, the equivalent amount of euros can be paid.

"Mr. Cui, this offer is really outrageous......"

The people of Lemaire are stupid:

"All the technology that your country introduced in the Super Wasp helicopter back then, plus 14 complete aircraft, only spent less than 180 million US dollars in total......"

Eurocopter is not short of the $1.8 billion.

The problem is that NH90 is a military project, and everything else can turn a blind eye, but the expenditure must be audited.

When the Ministry of Defense came to check the accounts, they found that we designed a military helicopter, good guy, and you gave 1.8 billion to the Chinese people......

I'm afraid I can't shake off the hat of the Communist Party.

"After all, it was twenty years ago, and the dollar of that year and the dollar of today are obviously not the same thing......"

Cui Wenxue's rebuttal is clear and logical:

"Besides, don't you know better than me what the situation is with the Super Wasp?"

"Your country's own aviation refused to use it, if it weren't for the fact that our country urgently needed a medium-sized helicopter to carry out ocean-going missions, that model would not even be worth 180 million......"

“……”

As soon as the fire was fired, more than a dozen Frenchmen on the opposite side were silent.

After all, they really don't take care of it.

Back then, to put it bluntly, it was because there were not many people in Huaxia who knew how to do it, and it took some means to sell the plane.

A little dizzy, Le Maire only felt that the situation was not quite right.

As soon as they entered this conference room today, the situation was completely out of their control......

(End of chapter)