Chapter 657 - Moving the Aircraft Carrier Project Back?
Can't blame Chang Haonan for making a fuss.
If there is any difference between this timeline and the previous life, it is that there is such a variable as himself.
But no matter how strong the butterfly effect is, there must always be some basic logical relationship.
Chang Haonan had just gone through a few things in his mind that he had done since he was reborn...... There are more than a dozen major events, but I really haven't found anything that will affect the rhythm of Ermao's sale of aircraft carriers.
However, while he was brainstorming, Wu Yifan shook his head:
"This can't be, Ermao's side offered 20 million US dollars for this ship last year, and then said that it was going to be auctioned, we couldn't make up so much money at first, and then the money was enough, and there was no way to temporarily gather the documents and materials needed for the bidding, so we had to give up."
"That's right......"
Chang Haonan's first reaction was to breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, the less this kind of thing deviates, the better it will be for him.
Although sooner or later it will have to enter a completely different timeline from the previous life, the core divergence point can appear one day later.
If nothing else, at least after September 11, 2001.
But then, Wu Yifan changed his words:
"But the one who bought the aircraft carrier in the end was a friend of my partner, so ...... In fact, it is almost the same, and we also know most of the things in the whole process. ”
"But this can't be considered your channel, right?"
Although Chang Haonan has a good relationship with the other party, when it comes to this kind of big work, he still has to do business.
Otherwise, you are not only harming yourself, but also harming the other party to a certain extent.
"You'll hear me out."
Wu Yifan swallowed a piece of fried meat in his mouth, and then continued:
"When bidding, you need to explain the purpose of the purchase, and the person said at that time that he was going to take it back to China and park it on the beach as a tourist attraction, just like he bought the Minsk before."
"But we knew at that time that this must be pure, and the Minsk could only be used as a theme park when it was bought, because it had been in service for more than 20 years at that time, not to mention in disrepair, and it was destructively demolished by the Koreans before it came to us, and it had no other value at all."
"The Varyag has no problems in this regard, the completion rate of the whole ship is about 60%, and except for a few years in the water, it is a semi-finished new ship, as long as the equipment is reinstalled and reconditioned, it can be used as a serious aircraft carrier......
Listening to the other party's analysis, Chang Haonan didn't say anything, but he still nodded in agreement.
This didn't require he, the reborn, to look at it with an afterthought.
Even at this time, everyone unanimously agreed that the Varyag would definitely be rebuilt after it was bought, and it was only sooner or later.
Otherwise, there wouldn't have been so many obstructions in between.
When I bought the Melbourne and two other Type 1143s, I didn't have any of these forks.
Lao Wu on the other side took a sip of mutton soup, and then raised his head again:
"Since it is to build an aircraft carrier, the aircraft carrier is not just a simple ship."
"So, when we realized that we didn't have time to prepare for the auction, we turned our attention to other supporting things."
Hearing this, Chang Haonan really felt a little overjoyed.
Just as Wu Yifan said just now, as a system engineering, aircraft carriers involve a vast amount of content.
Not only technically, but also in training and use.
Most countries, even if they pick up one for nothing, they will not use it or use it badly.
Although Chang Haonan has been expanding his research scope over the years, he still started as an aviation major after all, and he knows little about the content of the ship field.
As for the command of carrier-based aviation......
That's even more of a layman's layman.
And even the system can't do anything about it.
Therefore, if we can get the support of experienced technicians from Ermao in this regard, it will undoubtedly play a huge role in promoting China's aircraft carrier industry.
However, now he was a little moody, so he didn't write excitement on his face, but ate a mouthful of food to calm down, and then asked:
"What's there?"
"That'...... That's a lot to say. ”
Lao Wu raised his head slightly, made a thinking gesture, stretched out his fingers and began to take stock of items:
"For example, although the Azovstal plant is not specialized in making marine steel, it can also produce a considerable number of high-grade steel products required by aircraft carriers, and it also preserves some technical information related to post-processing and welding processes......
"Several An-71 early warning aircraft produced by the Antonov Group, they said that they could take off on the skid deck, I don't know if they can do it, but it should be difficult to park in the hangar, but if the country finds it useful, it will be no problem to package the prototype and technical data back......
"There is also the Black Sea shipyard itself, there have been no orders over the years, I used to let people use some small barges and fishing boats scattered orders, which can barely stabilize the overall situation over there, if you need talents in this area, then it is best to start quickly, otherwise I estimate that sooner or later I will have to be poached by Europe and the United States......"
"The other is a set of carrier-based aircraft training facilities, they seem to be called Nitka, which is to build a thing on the ground that is similar to the deck of an aircraft carrier, so that pilots and command personnel can simulate training ......"
Wu Yifan frowned, obviously racking his brains to try to describe it in the most vivid way possible.
After all, for those who have never seen it, it is really hard to imagine what the Nitka base is like.
However, Chang Haonan naturally saw this thing on the Internet later, so he directly interrupted the other party:
"It's okay, I happened to have seen the information on that thing, you can just go on."
Lao Wu nodded after hearing this, and directly skipped the part of the explanation:
"In short, although that thing is being used by Da Mao, after all, it is under the control of Ermao, so we can send someone to visit in the name of visiting, as long as you spend money, you can go in and see it casually."
"Also, a fixed facility in Nitka will definitely not be able to be moved, but the person in charge of the base has a good relationship with me, saying that he can package all their technical materials, including those related to the base itself, as well as carrier-based aircraft training, and sell us a copy, the asking price is a bit high, 8 million US dollars, which is almost half of the aircraft carrier."
For him, a businessman, just a copy of the information sells for 8 million, which is really a pit compared to buying a ship.
But Chang Haonan knows that if you really want to talk about it, it may be that the 8 million is more cost-effective......
And if they can really get these things mentioned above, the cooperation between the two sides is as fast as possible.
Actually, he doesn't doubt it too much.
The first is the trust in Wu Yifan for two lifetimes.
What's more, many of the details that the other party said are still not public in this era.
If you haven't seen it with your own eyes, you can't know it at all.
So, he didn't hesitate for long:
"These channels are really valuable. I'll make a report to the above when I go back and see what kind of cooperation method I have decided. ”
"But now that the small year has passed, when the formalities or something come down, no matter how much it will be a year later, but these few things can't be delayed, especially the technical staff of the Black Sea Shipyard and the relevant information of the Nitka training facility, you have to take it down as quickly as possible, otherwise when the aircraft carrier is shipped back, I'm afraid there will be any changes."
Wu Yifan's eyes lit up after hearing the first half of the sentence, but the second half of the sentence made him hesitate slightly:
"Brother Nan, I'll tell you the truth, if this company is mine alone, then it's okay to have your words."
"But now I still have a partner after all, and the price of Nitka's information is 8 million US dollars, and if I find another person to hire the employees of the Black Sea Shipyard from scratch, then counting all kinds of dots, the cost will have to run to 145 million US dollars, and if you have to pay it directly......"
Chang Haonan naturally understood what the other party meant.
His own brother still has to settle accounts, and no matter how much he says, he can't move his mouth to let others take the risk of eight-figure dollars.
"As for money, we can't inject money directly into you, at least not until you get things back, otherwise something will definitely go wrong."
"However, we can sign a few labor contracts first, the content of which is that you will be the agent to hire a group of Ermao engineers and be responsible for bringing them back to China, so that you will pay a part of the advance payment first, and with the contract in black and white, it can be regarded as reducing some of your risks, how about it?"
The words have already been said for this part, and it is impossible for Wu Yifan to make any additional requests.
After all, this kind of business belongs to letting the official endorse you, and if you don't want to do it, some people will do it, and it is impossible not to take risks at all.
So, he nodded decisively:
"Okay, then after I go back today, I'll contact Ermao's side and let them start preparing!"
(End of chapter)