MMB Chapter 1451 Da Li is also a braggart
Chapter 1451 Da Li is also a braggart
Chapter 1451 Da Li is also a braggart
"Why Yingcheng!"
Bang Geng stared blankly at the train ticket in his hand, looking as bewildered as a husky.
"Weren't we supposed to be going to Fengcheng?"
He pressed on with Li Xuewu, reminding him, "Didn't you say you were arranging for me to go to the big city of Fengcheng?"
"Who told you it must be from Fengcheng?"
Li Xuewu put on his coat, turned around and looked at him, saying, "Besides, Yingcheng is a big city too."
“You’re lying—” Banggeng complained with a mournful face, “Yingcheng isn’t even as big as Gangcheng.”
"Go and see for yourself before you say that."
Li Xuewu twitched his lips, looked at the boy standing in the entrance hall, and said, "If you can't even get to Yingcheng, don't even think about Fengcheng."
"I can go anywhere by myself!"
Bang Geng perked up, looked up at him, and emphasized, "Just you wait and see, I'll be having breakfast in Yingcheng tomorrow."
"It's not as far as you think."
Li Xuewu turned and went out; the car was already waiting at the door.
Zhou Yamei chased after her from upstairs, gesturing to the package in her hand as a reminder: "I forgot this."
"It's just a few days' trip."
Li Xuewu deliberately didn't bring the luggage she had prepared, explaining with a smile, "I might be back the day after tomorrow."
"Then we need to make sure everything is ready."
Without saying a word, Zhou Yamei shoved the bag containing simple clothes and personal items into his hands.
"If you really need it, you'll be at a loss without it, it's not that heavy."
"Bang Geng, go do your own thing."
Not wanting Bang Geng to bother Li Xuewu any longer, she turned to her student and asked, "Have you prepared your luggage and money for your trip?"
"I want to go to Fengcheng—"
Banggeng looked at Li Xuewu across her with a helpless yet pleading expression, hoping that Uncle Wu would retract his decision before leaving and send him to a big city to develop his career.
"Why don't you want to go to heaven!"
Zhou Yamei glared at Banggeng and said in a serious tone, "Your Uncle Wu has important work to do today. If you keep bothering him, you'll be late."
“But…” Banggeng still tried to defend himself, “Uncle Wu is going to Fengcheng. If I go with him, it’s on the way and I can save on travel expenses.”
“Go to Yingcheng if you want, otherwise forget it.” Zhou Yamei had been doing too much administrative work and had gradually lost the patience of a psychologist.
"Why do you insist on going to Fengcheng?" Li Xuewu stood outside the door and reminded him, "The people who handle things in Fengcheng are in Yingcheng. You can learn some experience if you go now."
"Then I'll go to Yingcheng!"
Bang Geng's attitude changed abruptly. He nodded seriously and said, "Uncle Wu, you can go back to the capital with peace of mind. I'll take care of things in Fengcheng."
"With you around, I'm truly impressed."
Li Xuewu chuckled and sighed, then turned and walked out of the yard to get into the waiting car.
Zhang Enyuan helped him close the car door and jogged to the passenger seat.
"Secretary-General, the plane is already waiting for us at Fengcheng Airport."
The Volga M24, its paint gleaming, started smoothly and drove out of Guanshan Street.
The residents on this street had long been used to the fact that the male head of house number 48 had changed, and they didn't even dare to openly inquire or explore what had happened to that family.
The house next door was still sealed off, but half of it was broken and the writing was long gone.
Whether it was the mischievousness of children or the rule of evil people, that once silent house is now riddled with holes and the windows are no longer intact.
An uninhabited house is like an elderly person who has lost their children—weak, powerless, and utterly desolate.
With further erosion from wind and rain and human damage, it seems only a matter of time before it collapses.
When Li Xuewu first arrived in Gangcheng, he reminded Zhou Yamei to be careful of her neighbor.
It's not that they're afraid the neighbor's house will collapse and affect them; this house isn't that fragile.
However, houses that have been uninhabited for a long time can attract some "parasites".
Almost everyone knows that the entire family has disappeared, leaving only the house.
Since no one has moved in, the homeless people have to use this place as a temporary residence.
What moral bottom line can a person with no fixed abode have? How could Zhou Yamei and her daughter possibly withstand such risks?
But now things are different. Li Xuewu lives here, and the room next door has become Nie Liansheng's "office".
Do you think he really has eyes and ears that can see a thousand miles and hear the wind, just as Bang Geng guessed, so that he can know all his actions and words?
Perhaps only Bang Geng would think that way, because he couldn't imagine how Uncle Wu, who was busy all day, knew all this. It couldn't be that Aunt Zhou was following him.
He has some sense of prophecy; in Aunt Zhou's heart, he's not that important.
Look at Uncle Wu and him, both of them are going on a long trip, but Aunt Zhou only prepared luggage for Uncle Wu.
And what about him?
He dared not remind Aunt Zhou to help him pack his luggage; that would be going against the natural order.
Li Xuewu pondered the idea of arranging for Banggeng to "study abroad" for a whole night, but despite Zhou Yamei's concerns, he decided to give the kid a try.
If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it doesn't work.
Since he has taken the initiative to improve, let's send him to the most dangerous place to learn and train.
Since Ge Lin is in Yingcheng, Bang Geng naturally doesn't need to wander around Fengcheng, so let him have his way.
However, Li Xuewu didn't intend to indulge him. He could go out to train, but he had to do it himself.
Li Xuewu didn't have time to see him off, and Zhou Yamei had even less time.
Besides, since he considers himself an adult, he should do what an adult should do.
If Banggeng had the courage to travel alone by train from Gangcheng to Yingcheng, then he would have passed Li Xuewu's first test.
Of course, Bang Geng was in the open, while Nie Liansheng, who went to Yingcheng with him, was in the shadows.
If Bang Geng performs well, Nie Liansheng will have completed his mission and will no longer need to appear before Bang Geng; he can simply take a boat to the port city.
Li Xuewu has already given him orders to go to the port city to carry out activities after this matter is completed.
The situation in the port city was becoming increasingly strange, and Li Xuewu absolutely refused to believe that Lou Xiao'e and Ji Weidong were unaware of such a major problem.
Since the two of them had no reason not to know, why did they let things develop and allow Wen San'er to suffer such a huge blow?
If it's an internal conflict, then he still has the attitude to deal with it. But if it's truly a case of betraying one's own people, then he has plenty of reasons and the ability to clean house.
Ji Weidong was also ineffective; from an official standpoint, he needed to give Li Xuewu an explanation.
As for Nie Liansheng, he never intended to sacrifice the other party, but the journey to Hong Kong was bound to be extremely dangerous, and it all depended on his own fate.
With him accompanying Banggeng to Yingcheng, they can also use this time to help Gelin analyze the situation.
Li Xuewu wasn't indifferent to Xi Yongzhong's disappearance, but he was more concerned about whether anyone else would be so audacious as to recklessly target other young men.
Instead of waiting for the other party to come to you, it's better to lay out bait and lure the fish to take the bait.
What? You're asking where to find bait?
Clutching his train ticket tightly and carrying his luggage, wasn't that the young boy who boarded the train to Yingcheng?
-
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Director Zhou."
As soon as Li Xuewu arrived at the airport, he received a reminder from the Foreign Affairs Office that Zhou Zicheng, the head of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, and Wang Xin, the deputy factory director, had already arrived.
What a coincidence! The appointment was for 9:30 a.m., but the other party arrived at the airport at 8:30 a.m., leaving Li Xuewu with no choice but to comply.
Li Xuewu was too naive. He never expected that Shen Fei's people had such a cunning side. Who would believe that this wasn't intentional?
"It's a rare opportunity to travel on a luxury airliner, we were so excited that we arrived early."
Zhou Zicheng very openly took a few steps forward and shook hands with him.
"I've heard for a long time that Hongxing Steel Group owns a high-end business jet, but I've never had the chance to visit it. Today I've really broadened my horizons."
"I would believe it if someone else said that."
Li Xuewu smiled and released his hand, shaking hands with Wang Xin who stepped forward. At the same time, he jokingly said to Zhou Zicheng, "It's not fair for someone like you, Shen Fei, to envy us, is it? Don't you agree, Deputy Factory Director Wang?"
"I'm here today with my eyes and ears; my only purpose is to visit and learn."
Wang Xin was even more adept at stirring things up. After releasing Li Xuewu's hand, he raised his eyebrows and emphasized his stance.
“See, I told you that a three-person negotiation team couldn’t leave me alone in Liaodong.”
Seeing his reply, Li Xuewu spread his hands helplessly and said, "I have no power to fight back when people gang up on me."
"Hmm, if you put it that way, then I really have to return that sentence to you, Secretary-General Li."
Zhou Zicheng gestured for him to sit on the sofa in the lounge, jokingly saying, "I would believe you if you said that to other people, but it doesn't make sense to say it to us."
"Hahaha--"
Laughter erupted in the airport lounge, drawing frequent glances from the staff.
Fengcheng Airport is naturally not as big as Beijing Airport, but its industrialization process started earlier and was more complete. Back then, the Fengtian clique was richer, and it built more and more convenient airports.
If you ask Li Xuewu, who has only traveled to four cities by plane, you can make a comparison when it comes to the most comfortable airport lounges.
The lounges at Beijing Capital International Airport are more modern, but also more serious and rigid.
The lounges at Nanjing Airport offer better service, and the airport's internal management is particularly efficient.
As for Gangcheng Airport, it's a temporary airport that's only maintained for essential use.
Finally, there's Fengcheng Airport, where the facilities are more luxurious and have a stronger Republican-era feel.
Li Xuewu thanked the waiter for the tea and looked at Zhou Zicheng, saying, "On the way here, I was thinking about how to politely and subtly invite you to lunch on the plane."
"Now that I see your interest in Red Star 1, I can say that my worries have been put to rest."
He moved the teacup aside and smiled as he explained, "Although I've only had a few experiences dining on airplanes, I can say for sure that the novelty outweighs the actual dining experience."
"It depends on the specific circumstances."
Zhou Zicheng chuckled and glanced at Wang Xin beside him, then said to Li Xuewu, "If I were riding the Red Star No. 1, I would be happy even eating steamed buns."
"If that's what you mean, then I can understand why our Director Li is so reluctant to travel by plane."
Li Xuewu tilted his head slightly and smiled as he said, "To be honest, Director Li has never used this plane before, not even when he came to Liaodong."
"Really?" Zhou Zicheng looked at him in surprise and asked, "Why is that?"
He said that flying is unsafe.
Li Xuewu smiled and said casually, "The more responsible you are for the organization, the more careful you should be about your behavior."
"This—" Wang Xin found it somewhat amusing, but couldn't bring himself to laugh, so he forced himself to say, "The probability of a plane crash is lower than that of a train, right?"
"I don't know." Li Xuewu shook his head and said with a smile, "Director Li probably values the accident mortality rate more."
"We still need to have confidence in our aircraft." Zhou Zicheng seemed to understand the meaning behind Li Xuewu's words. He frowned slightly and said thoughtfully, "Our aviation and shipping development has fallen behind the world's advanced level."
"This is the mission of our generation."
He tapped the sofa armrest with his finger and looked at Li Xuewu, asking, "Is Gangfei's current research focus still only on helicopters? Or the drones you introduced last time?"
"These are two projects, and two different organizations are in charge of them."
Li Xuewu nodded slightly and explained, "Ever since Gangfei took over the KH-4 helicopter production line, it has been organizing related research activities."
"Including the subsequent Lark 3 and Jaguar projects, these are three research groups."
He gestured with his hands to indicate, "The three groups that carried out the relevant research activities, together with the relevant research institutes of the Red Star Research Institute, formed a helicopter technology research working group. It is a system."
"The drone project is not under Gangfei's responsibility, and even the future production work will not be completed by Gangfei; this is the task of the electronics factory."
Li Xuewu placed his hands on his right leg, which was crossed, and explained simply: "The Red Star Research Institute has an independent aircraft research institute, and drone research is just one of the projects of the aircraft research institute."
“Red Star Research Institute—” Zhou Zicheng nodded seriously, and said with a thoughtful expression, “In the past few years, you have recruited a lot of researchers. Have you already formed the scale of a research institute?”
"It's just that the framework has been set up."
Li Xuewu smiled modestly and introduced, "Currently, the Red Star Science and Technology Research Institute only has eight research institutes and six research centers."
only?
That's it?
……
"Such niche writing," Zhou Zicheng thought, glancing intently at Li Xuewu, who was giving his presentation, to make sure he was serious.
That sounds like bragging!
"We also established eight institutions with the support of Tsinghua University and the Institute of Iron and Steel Technology: the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Chemistry, the Institute of Manufacturing Engineering, the Institute of Fluid Mechanics, the Institute of Solid Mechanics, the Institute of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Metallurgical Engineering, and the Institute of Process Engineering."
"In addition, only six research centers with practical needs have been built."
Li Xuewu smiled and introduced: "These are the six institutions: Vehicle Engineering Research Center, Ship Engineering Research Center, Food Engineering Research Center, Electronic Engineering Research Center, Aircraft Research Center, and CNC Engineering Research Center."
"Doesn't Hongxing Steel Group also have its own affiliated school?"
Wang Xin voiced his curiosity, "I remember you have research capabilities, right?"
Zhou Zicheng glanced at him speechlessly, thinking to himself: You really know how to play the straight man for him.
"After all, we're not professionals."
Li Xuewu smiled reservedly and said, "Our joint school's educational capacity and level are very average. There are only more than 170 professors teaching classes, and the students' basic knowledge is also very ordinary."
He said with feigned emotion, "There's nothing we can do; it's all for the sake of industrial development."
Wang Xin: ...
Zhou Zicheng glanced at him again, a helpless twitch at the corner of his mouth.
Serves you right! Who told you to fawn over him!
There are only over 170 professors!
If you search across the entire country, you'll probably find that the few remaining industry giants are all in this insignificant joint school that Li Xuewu mentioned.
"The full name of the joint school is Hongxing Steel Group Vocational and Technical College."
Li Xuewu ignored their strange expressions and continued to promote the group's corporate culture.
Whether they listen or not is their business; whether they speak or not is their own business.
If you're out in the world and don't even dare to boast about your own company's achievements, can you still call yourself a company leader?
"It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the alliance, does it?"
It was Wang Xin who spoke up. He had just realized, after being prompted by Director Zhou's gaze, that he had seemingly set up a stage for the other party.
Li Xuewu was having so much fun performing that he kept bragging to them.
He wanted to get revenge, so naturally he had to stop them at a key point.
Wang Xin thought he had found a loophole in Li Xuewu's boasting, but in reality, the loophole was called "bragging".
"The joint venture refers to the fact that Hongxing Steel Group Vocational and Technical College is run with the support of Tsinghua University, the Iron and Steel Institute, and other universities."
Li Xuewu explained enthusiastically: "Furthermore, 'joint' also refers to Hongxing Steel Group providing all educational channels from kindergarten to junior college for the children of its employees and outstanding students from society."
"Third, the alliance also refers to the fact that the group's independent education system can provide outstanding graduates for affiliated units, especially joint construction units."
He finally got back on track, hitting them right on the head.
Understand?
If you cooperate with us, you won't have to cry and complain about a lack of technical talent anymore.
However, this roundabout emphasis made Zhou Zicheng and Wang Xin feel a little strange.
As Lu Xun once said, "A gentleman does not accept charity." Even dogs don't want this kind of exploitative welfare... but we do!
Isn't this just sharing benefits?
By joining the joint enterprise club centered around Hongxing Steel Group, one can enjoy a continuous stream of outstanding technical talents provided by an independent education system.
“You may not know much about our vocational college,” Li Xuewu said with a smile. “It’s a rare treat for you to visit our group. Once the signing and related matters are settled, I’ll show you around and give you a tour.”
"Frankly speaking, I have heard that your group does a good job in education and healthcare."
Zhou Zicheng nodded, admitting that Shenyang Aircraft Corporation should learn more from Hongxing Steel Group in this regard.
When he said the last sentence, he looked at Wang Xin beside him, as if to confirm and seek his opinion.
Wang Xin nodded, agreeing with his point of view.
"We are still in the stage of summarizing our experiences, let's take it one step at a time."
Li Xuewu had a good grasp of the rhythm of his conversation, pulling and tugging with practiced ease.
Fishing is just a hobby for him.
He's a professional angler.
"This is the third year that the vocational and technical college has been organizing and running the school. Next year will be a year of harvest. How good the results will be depends on next year."
Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Currently, the vocational college is divided into three parts: junior college, secondary vocational school, and training station."
"The junior college section has 20 higher professional and technical colleges, including the School of Metallurgical Engineering, the School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, and the School of Food Engineering."
"The secondary vocational school has 20 junior and intermediate technical classes, including mechanical operation, financial management, and fire emergency response."
He raised his head slightly and looked at the two of them, saying, "The group has integrated its resources and assigned all the training and education-related businesses of various units to the training station of the vocational college, such as security training, etc., which has 10 regular training courses."
"We also established a specialized university."
Wang Xin sat up straight and introduced earnestly, "It was in response to the call from higher authorities that we gathered some professors to form the 721 College."
He wanted to save face and prevent Shen Fei from suffering a complete defeat at the negotiating table.
Before the cooperation framework agreement is signed, all contact and exchanges between the two parties are negotiations.
Although there is no negotiating table here, and there is no tense atmosphere between the two sides, the negotiating table is invisible, but the negotiation is tangible.
Li Xuewu saw Wang Xin's resentment. What was this all about?
Not only did the enemy refuse to surrender, but they even dared to retaliate? You're not satisfied with just machine gun fire? Are you forcing me to bombard you with artillery?
"The construction of the 721 College is indeed very necessary, and we have done the corresponding work."
Li Xuewu, standing on the face that Wang Xin had just picked up, introduced: "However, our group places more emphasis on the training and development of employees in terms of relevant curriculum design and personnel training."
"For example, training in technologies such as mechanical processes and equipment, and electronic automation."
He emphasized, "The training and education of new employees is very important, but the training and relearning of veteran employees is also very necessary."
The two, already awestruck by the 20 professional colleges, 20 technical specialties, and numerous training courses offered by Hongxing Steel Group, fell silent.
No matter how much Li Xuewu tried to persuade them, they refused to continue the conversation.
This is so boring, and they're so fragile.
Unable to get a reply from either of them, Li Xuewu had no choice but to call it quits and hastily end the conversation.
The three remained silent for a long time. Zhou Zicheng, who had been looking towards the machine tool parking area for a long time, suddenly turned around, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked, "You have your own passenger plane. Are you planning to get into civil aviation?"
"This is just a test."
Li Xuewu neither denied nor confirmed, but simply stated frankly: "Our Director Li is very optimistic about the future of aircraft."
Ok? ? ?
A series of question marks flashed across Wang Xin's forehead. Director Li, who was very optimistic about the future of aircraft, actually didn't like flying.
"So, you're not opposed to establishing a civil aviation system, right?"
Zhou Zicheng seemed very interested in this topic and pressed Li Xuewu for details, asking, "Is expanding the aircraft manufacturing industry also related to this goal?"
"But haven't you gone astray by getting into helicopter manufacturing?"
"Hehe, you think too highly of us." Li Xuewu chuckled. "If there's food to eat, then so be it. It's better than losing the watermelon to pick up a sesame seed."
"At the time, we only had helicopter manufacturing projects in front of us, we had no choice."
He said with a hint of sarcasm, "We should be content, after all, we are a tertiary industry."
Zhou Zicheng tilted his head, looking at him without wanting to talk; this kid was terrible at conversation.
"Their tertiary industry is doing better than ours." He had also picked up Li Xuewu's sarcastic tone, raising an eyebrow as he said, "We didn't have a choice before, but now that Steelfly is developing so well, why haven't you thought about building large aircraft?"
"They haven't even figured out helicopters, yet they dare to dream of large aircraft?"
Li Xuewu shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Since we started the factory, we only have three models of helicopters. We're newcomers to this industry and still have a long way to go."
This conversation is going nowhere, you can't stop bragging!
Zhou Zicheng had tried his best to fight him head-on, but he still lost.
He's too concerned about saving face; he's not as shameless as Li Xuewu, who's willing to risk everything.
After all, it's a weapon, so one should maintain a certain level of restraint.
What was Wang Xin, the deputy factory director, thinking? It seemed like he would be letting Shen Fei down if he didn't step up at this crucial moment.
"So, Steelfly has plans to build large aircraft in the future?"
He continued forward along the pit that Director Zhou had dug, trying to scare Li Xuewu into falling into it.
But who is Li Xuewu? He's the kind of guy who'd broadcast even if he peed in the alleyway live.
Want to take the initiative in the conversation?
Keep dreaming—
Who wouldn't want to build a large aircraft?
Li Xuewu smiled at him and asked in return, "Shenyang Aircraft Corporation wouldn't be thinking of building small airplanes, would it?"
"Different starting points lead to different development opportunities, so we must adapt to local conditions."
He raised his hand and gestured to the passenger plane parked on the tarmac outside the window, saying, "Our factory can't build planes like this, and we can't sell them."
"The price is too high; the market is far from meeting our production needs."
Get out of the way!
Stay away!
Seemingly sensing something, Zhou Zicheng glanced at everyone in the lounge.
Especially Wang Xin, who was still unaware of the danger, this guy was serious.
Why did he yell "Get out of the way"?
Because he knew Li Xuewu was showing off again!
"On the contrary, we sell helicopters very well, and the profit margin is also very high."
Li Xuewu coughed lightly and continued, "We can earn 3 yuan for every KH-4 we sell—Dao Le."
He deliberately took a deep breath and put the currency unit last, just to make the two of them both surprised and envious. He had tasted this before, and it tasted great.
"3 - Dao Le -"
Wang Xin's eyes widened, still wondering what the exchange rate for the Dao Le was.
For ordinary people, there is currently no way to exchange it, so the KOL is essentially worthless in the country.
However, the approximate exchange rate is clear; it should be no less than 4 yuan.
In other words... Steelfly can earn 12 for every KH-4 helicopter it sells.
My God!
Wang Xin pursed his lips and looked at Director Zhou, who had the same expression.
Zhou Zicheng realized his lapse in composure, coughed a few times, and couldn't help but ask, "You guys are so good at making money, why don't you buy an airport and operate it yourselves?"
"Do you have to buy a chicken just to eat eggs?"
Li Xuewu was also surprised that he would ask such a question, and directly shut him down with one question.
Zhou Zicheng wasn't just spouting nonsense or offering random ideas; he had been preparing for this for a long time.
He wouldn't have asked that question if he hadn't wanted to persuade Li Xuewu to agree with his point of view.
"That's different. Having your own airport means you have channels for handling goods and people."
Zhou Zicheng explained earnestly, “You have an aircraft research center and your own aircraft manufacturing plant. Whether or not a large aircraft project is approved in the future, it will not prevent you from making preparations in this regard.”
"Unless you are content with your limited space and have no ideals or ambitions."
He seemed to be deliberately provoking Li Xuewu, and said in a probing tone, "What legitimate aircraft manufacturing company doesn't have its own airport?"
Li Xuewu couldn't refute what he said, because he was right.
At least for now, all domestic aircraft manufacturers with certain design needs and capabilities have their own test runways. With runways, they can build airports.
"What you said seems to make some sense."
"What do you mean by 'making some sense'?"
Dissatisfied with Li Xuewu's answer, Zhou Zicheng sat down next to Li Xuewu, patted his arm lightly, and said seriously, "We have many airports in Fengcheng."
Why go to Fengcheng to buy it?
Li Xuewu did not follow his line of thinking, but shrugged and emphasized: "It would be more appropriate to buy it in Beijing or in the steel city."
"...Where you buy it isn't important, what's important is that it's suitable." Zhou Zicheng tried to organize his thoughts and continued to deceive Li Xuewu, saying, "Land in Beijing is incredibly valuable, where would you find land to build an airport?"
"Although there is no land shortage in the steel city, there is no supporting unit."
Zhou Zicheng's voice gradually became more seductive as he persuaded Li Xuewu, saying, "I think your group is lacking an airport in Fengcheng."
"This is just my opinion, a personal suggestion."
He tapped the sofa armrest and emphasized, "The aircraft industry will definitely develop in the future, and then airports will be a treasure."
"Listen to me, you won't lose out by getting one, after all, you have big planes."
As he said this, he gestured to the small white passenger plane that had slowly driven from the tarmac and stopped at the boarding gate.
That's blatant lying! This plane is indeed quite large if you stand up close, but it's nowhere near as big as a normal passenger plane!
"So, what's your suggestion—"
Li Xuewu looked at him with feigned confusion and asked, "Where should we buy the airport?"
"Is your group planning to buy an airport?"
Before Zhou Zicheng could speak, Wang Xin interjected, "What a coincidence! Our factory is currently considering getting rid of the East Suburb Airport."
He explained, "This is an airport built in the 1930s, with a good runway, complete equipment and facilities, and professional technical staff."
"Comrade Wang Xin, what should I say?"
Zhou Zicheng didn't interrupt earlier or later, but he stopped Wang Xin at this particular moment.
He turned to Li Xuewu and said, "Don't misunderstand, we didn't mean anything by it."
"Oh—I understand, I understand."
Li Xuewu blinked and nodded in understanding.
Zhou Zicheng, unwilling to let the cooked duck fly away, changed his tone and introduced: "However, we have indeed been studying land swap plans recently."
"You may not know this, but the East Suburb Airport is quite a distance from our factory area, and we don't have flight tests every day."
He gently folded his hands and said, "That airport is a waste for us now."
"If we can achieve a swap or sale, we can place the pilot project there..."
"Director Zhou, the plane has arrived."
Before the other person could finish speaking, Li Xuewu raised his hand and gestured to the Red Star No. 1 outside the window.
Zhou Zicheng's introduction was interrupted, and he couldn't help but glance out the window. He knew that Red Star One had arrived.
As I just mentioned, Li Xuewu means he doesn't want to continue this discussion.
Wasn't I interested? How come...
"I think you and our Director Li will definitely have something in common."
Li Xuewu stood up, gestured for them to proceed, and said with a smile, "You all have great strategic vision."
What does this mean?
Wang Xin forced a smile to his lips and turned to walk towards the boarding gate.
What else could it mean? It's just exaggerated.
He knew he couldn't fool Li Xuewu when he first spoke to Director Zhou.
Director Zhou is really out of his mind. He wants to own his own airport just for one plane. Even if Hongxing Steel Group has money, it wouldn't spend it like that.
Besides, SteelAircraft manufactures helicopters, so even for experiments, they wouldn't need such a long runway.
If helicopters can't land in complex environments, then why bother making them at all? They might as well make toys.
***
"What the hell is this?"
Upon disembarking, Zhou Xiaoling, on behalf of the flight crew, presented a gift to the leaders who had traveled on the plane.
Welcomed by Gao Yaqin, Zhou Zicheng and his entourage disembarked from the plane and got into a car.
In the car, he unpacked the exquisite gift box and looked at the "Red Star No. 1" in his hand with some surprise. He had received an airplane model as a gift before, but it was a helicopter.
"The airplane model was produced by our group's hardware factory. The materials and craftsmanship are very sophisticated."
Li Xuewu sat next to him and explained when he asked: "The crew is very sincere. Such airplane models would sell for 10 yuan each in our supplier's store, which is not cheap."
"This is it?"
Zhou Zicheng raised the metal lump with its base in his hand suspiciously and asked, "Is it worth 10 yuan?"
"It depends on how you interpret it."
Li Xuewu smiled and pointed to the paint scheme on the airplane model, saying, "The metal used here is the same as the metal used in the fuselage of the Red Star-1, including the paint."
"The Red Star-1 is our group's first business jet and has commemorative significance."
He emphasized, "If you insist on finding out its production cost, I don't know."
"You guys really know how to make money."
Zhou Zicheng stared at the airplane model in his hand for a long time before finally letting out a sigh.
Liu Bin, sitting in the passenger seat, almost burst out laughing. It was the first time he had ever met such a candid leader.
Zhou Zicheng didn't seem to care. He put away the airplane gift in his hand, shook his head slightly, and smiled as he looked at Li Xuewu, asking, "Is this airplane selling well?"
“It’s not as good as helicopters.” Li Xuewu also spoke frankly. “They sold very well at first, but the target audience was limited, and the comparison with the helicopters produced by our factory was not so intuitive.”
"Hmm, you're very experienced."
Zhou Zicheng glanced at Li Xuewu and asked, "Was this your idea?"
"Why do you ask that?" Li Xuewu looked at him curiously and asked in return, "Why must this thing be my idea?"
"I knew it was you right away; no one else would have such a strange way of thinking."
Zhou Zicheng said confidently, "Comrade Wang Xin highly regards your group and you personally, and has been urging me to take a look at your development materials."
"At that time, I was thinking, what is it about Hongxing Steel Group and a young cadre that would make Deputy Factory Director Wang, who has worked in a management position for more than 15 years, pay so much attention?"
He nodded slowly, watching as the barrier at the gate rapidly rose under the action of a motor as the car was about to enter the factory. The security guard on duty on the platform raised his hand in salute, and he already had a pretty good idea of what was going on.
On the way there, Li Xuewu gave him a brief introduction to Gangfei's marketing strategy.
In fact, it wasn't just Gangfei; with sales authority in the sales department, multiple departments were involved in scheduling and service work.
This also led Zhou Zicheng to speak less and listen more throughout the journey.
Hongxing Steel Group attaches great importance to its cooperation with Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) and welcomed the delegation led by Zhou Zicheng, the head of SAC, to visit and sign the agreement.
Look at the red banner hanging at the entrance of the main office building; the welcome message on it is simple and warm.
Li Xuewu accompanied them from Fengcheng to Beijing, and Gao Yaqin personally greeted them at the airport. This level of hospitality was enough to demonstrate the sincerity of Hongxing Steel Group.
Wang Xin and Zhou Zicheng thought so too, while the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation contract signing staff who came with them secretly glanced at this miraculous factory out of the corner of their eyes.
If it can develop into a group enterprise, isn't Hongxing Factory enough to be called a miracle factory?
There are so many legends and topics surrounding this place; they started discussing the situation as soon as they landed.
Upon entering the Liangmahe Industrial Zone, and seeing the brand-new office buildings standing along the banks of a tributary of the Liangmahe River, as introduced by the accompanying staff, they felt a pang of envy.
If it were just a new office building, that would be one thing, but an industrial exhibition hall, a library, an industrial building...
It was clearly a new building complex, and looking at the pedestrians and scenery on both sides of the street, this was the first time they had ever seen this side of the capital.
Previously, all I knew was that the Red Star Factory had built a satellite city on its own.
They had visited the capital several times but never had the chance to see it; this time they finally got to see it for themselves.
The contrast between the tall, modern buildings along the riverbank and the steel rolling mill intensified their feelings.
It still has to be a large building!
Li Huaide was quite particular; he took the initiative to appear in front of the office building, waiting for Zhou Zicheng.
While in the car, Zhou Zicheng, following Li Xuewu's instructions and introductions, recognized the other party from afar.
Only after the car came to a stop in front of the office building, and an office worker quickly stepped forward to open the car door, did he get out of the car accompanied by Li Xuewu.
Li Huaide also came out from the lobby.
"Director Li, this is Director Zhou from Shenfei. Director Zhou, this is our Director Li."
Li Xuewu spoke first, standing in the middle to introduce the two.
"Welcome to the Red Star Factory, Director Zhou." Li Huaide shook hands with Zhou Zicheng politely and said with a smile, "I believe we are both looking forward to this moment for a long time."
"It is an honor to have you share the same view."
Zhou Zicheng shook the hand he was holding and said with emotion, "After meeting you, I understand why Hongxing Factory was able to achieve group-level operation and develop so rapidly."
"This is Wang Xin, the deputy director of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation."
During the brief exchange of pleasantries, Li Xuewu quickly introduced Wang Xin.
Wang Xin took Li Huaide's hand with both hands and said with a smile, "Hello, Director Li."
"Hello, Deputy Factory Director Wang, thank you for your hard work and efforts in facilitating the cooperation between the two companies."
Li Huaide nodded and said, "Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?"
Zhou Zicheng glanced at Li Xuewu secretly, thinking to himself that this Li was quite the braggart.
(End of this chapter)