Chapter 2680
Such a simple cooperation?
Chapter 2680 Such a simple cooperation?
Old Chen's words were punctuated by laughter, and there was an indescribable sense of joy in them.
Yang Xiaotao and Lao Hong exchanged a glance, then Yang asked, "Commander, is something going on here?"
Upon hearing this, Old Chen picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "Yes, and it's a big deal."
He put down his cup and said with delight, "Just today, no, it should be last night, a conflict broke out in Persia."
"At 10:00 AM Persian time, the Polish government dispatched sixteen Tomcat fighter jets to launch a surprise attack on the Moskov airfield. However, the Moskovs were prepared, and after ground radar detected the attack, two J-8C fighter jets on duty immediately engaged the enemy..."
As Old Chen recounted his story, Yang Xiaotao and the other man understood the outcome of the battle.
After spotting the enemy, the two J-8C fighters did not choose to flee. Even though they were outnumbered, they still charged forward.
However, the two pilots were also aware of the advantages of the J-8C, so during the interception, they pulled the J-8C up to an altitude of 25,000 meters and then used their speed advantage to dive directly.
When the sixteen Tomcats spotted the two J-8C fighters, the distance between them was only fifty kilometers, and the J-8C was already at Mach 2.5, which was close to one kilometer per second.
At such an extreme speed, given the relative speeds of the two sides, they made their first contact in less than half a minute.
In an attempt to buy time, two J-8C fighters swooped down from an altitude of 25,000 meters and attacked the group of aircraft at an altitude of about 10,000 meters. At 15,000 meters, they launched eight PL-3 air-to-air missiles in one go, and then quickly climbed back up to 10,000 meters.
At the same time, the lead four Tomcats also launched four Sidewinder air-to-air missiles before evading the enemy.
Thus, the two sides completed the three actions of approaching, attacking, and retreating in just three seconds.
Both sides immediately took cover from the missile attack. The sky was filled with whistling missiles, and aircraft were constantly dodging and turning.
At the same time, a series of explosions suddenly rang out.
Three Tomcats were hit by missiles and instantly turned into sparks.
Small white flowers bloomed in the air.
Meanwhile, the two J-8C fighters accelerated wildly, with four Sidewinder air-to-air missiles relentlessly pursuing them.
However, the two J-8C fighters were already traveling at speeds exceeding Mach 2.5, and the pilots, despite their physical discomfort, continued to accelerate.
When the plane reached its maximum speed of Mach 2.8, the rattlesnake behind it could no longer keep up.
After a short chase, the two J-8C fighters evaded the Sidewinder air-to-air missiles.
Under normal circumstances, if you complete the mission and achieve results, you can withdraw from the battle.
But the two pilots, perhaps in a moment of impulsiveness or excitement, turned the plane around, climbed again, and then dove down.
This time they were out of missiles, so they could only use two machine guns.
Even so, after being ambushed, the Tomcat team lost two more planes and their formation was disrupted!
Meanwhile, the other side shamelessly flew high into the sky, ready to attack at any moment.
As things progressed to this point, the commander in charge of the operation suddenly realized something was wrong.
But just as they were about to send out more planes to intercept them, reinforcements arrived.
Four J-8C fighter jets arrived first, followed by other aircraft taking off from the airport.
The final score is 2 to 11!
Old Chen spoke calmly, much to Yang Xiaotao's surprise.
"what?"
"this…"
For a moment, Yang Xiaotao didn't know what to say.
This doesn't seem like the male cat I remember!
This is a tomcat! The 0-4 score was already outrageous enough, but who would have thought it would get even more outrageous!
After a long while, Yang Xiaotao finally came to his senses and figured out what was going on.
The reason for such a big difference is that the current tomcat is a half-baked trainee who was hastily put into training and has not yet succeeded.
Secondly, the J-8 is no longer the same as before, especially with the replacement of its engine with a more powerful one, coupled with the use of titanium alloy materials. While it may not be indestructible, it should be able to easily defeat the Tomcat.
"Alright, I know you're all happy, but let's get down to business now!"
Seeing Yang Xiaotao and Lao Hong's initial shock followed by joy, Old Chen decided to get back to the main topic.
Yang Xiaotao and Lao Hong immediately composed themselves and listened attentively.
"As I just mentioned, there are six countries that have approached us this time to purchase J-8C fighter jets."
"It's hard to say whether there will be more of this later."
"However, we need to be prepared so that we don't come to business but don't make any sales."
"I discussed it with Lao Peng, and we can sell the J-8C fighter jets, but not many!"
"Your manufacturing plant needs to cooperate well here."
"This is the first thing!"
After Mr. Chen finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao nodded, "The Red Star Aircraft Manufacturing Plant is on the right track. It is not difficult to meet the order demand as long as resources are allocated reasonably."
Old Hong nodded in agreement, "There are plenty of resources in the Northeast, and it's convenient to source materials locally and transport them, so there shouldn't be any pressure."
Old Chen nodded in satisfaction at Yang Xiaotao and Lao Hong's explanation.
If this many tasks were assigned to other departments, he would hesitate, worrying about whether he could complete them with the required quality and quantity.
But if it were in the hands of the Nine Departments, such worries would be much less.
After nodding, Old Chen said to Yang Xiaotao again, "The second thing is the improvement of the J-8 fighter jet."
"This is the request of some of our comrades!"
At this point, Yang Xiaotao and Lao Hong exchanged a glance but remained silent.
Old Chen paused for a moment, glanced at the expressions of the two men, and pondered for a while before continuing, "Well, some comrades have proposed a plan to involve the Third Ministry of Machine Building and the Logistics Department, like this..."
"right!"
Old Chen shook his head and smiled as he spoke.
Yang Xiaotao and Lao Hong naturally understood what Chen Lao meant.
The bigger the cake, the more people came to the shop.
Just as Yang Xiaotao was about to speak, Lao Hong nodded at him.
Yang Xiaotao didn't understand what it meant, so he glanced at Lao Hong again.
Old Chen noticed their expressions and then said to Old Hong, "Old Hong, don't pretend to be an honest kid here. Back in the day, you had General Peng in charge of logistics, and now you're treated like a quail in my eyes!"
Upon hearing what Old Chen said, Old Hong immediately smiled, then nodded to Yang Xiaotao before saying, "Sir, isn't this just fulfilling one's duties in one's position?"
"Now that I'm a member of the Ninth Department, I naturally have to think more about what's best for it!"
Old Chen snorted coldly, "Don't interrupt me. Just say what you're thinking. There are no outsiders here."
Seeing this, Old Hong laughed and said, "Chief, I think it's best not to ask us whether we agree to these things. If you have to ask, ask them how they can join!"
"And it's not just them, I remember there are several aircraft manufacturing plants that are directly under the higher authorities, they can also get involved!"
"Our Ninth Department is completely open and impartial; there are absolutely no under-the-table deals!"
Yang Xiaotao stared wide-eyed at Lao Hong, somewhat surprised.
Old Chen stared at Old Hong for a while, then shook his head speechlessly and said, "You're amazing, aren't you? You've gotten even more impressive!"
Old Hong just kept smiling and didn't say anything.
Yang Xiaotao was a little confused by the two of them, but he knew that Lao Hong must have his reasons for saying that.
So, I picked up the cup on the table and drank some water!
Finally, Old Chen slapped his thigh and said, "Alright, that's settled then. I'll let you know the results later!"
Yang Xiaotao and Lao Hong got up and left after hearing this.
After leaving the office and getting into the jeep, Yang Xiaotao hurriedly asked, "Old Hong, what did you mean by that just now?"
Old Hong smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing special, just a way to prolong the process."
"Process? Lengthen? What does that mean?"
Old Hong then explained, "We're being watched by quite a few people now, all wanting a piece of the pie."
"At this point, if we choose to cooperate with the Logistics Department of the Third Ministry of Machine Building, what will others think?"
Yang Xiaotao seemed to be thinking, but still couldn't grasp the key point.
Seeing this, Lao Hong continued to explain, "By giving them the right to cooperate, they can cooperate, but at the very least, they need to have the strength to do so!" Yang Xiaotao's eyes lit up, "Cooperation requires strength. If you don't have the strength, then shut up. Don't blame us."
"Yes, that's what it means."
Old Hong smiled and then said with certainty, "Moreover, our final cooperation will definitely be between the Third Ministry of Machine Building and the Logistics Department."
"Because they don't have that kind of strength."
Yang Xiaotao clapped his hands, "Brilliant! This way we can achieve our goal and preserve our reputation."
"and…"
"If they want to cooperate, they should at least offer some benefits!"
Seeing Yang Xiaotao's greedy behavior, Lao Hong suddenly became worried. He was only doing this for the sake of the Ninth Division and had no intention of extorting money from him!
"By the way, what are your thoughts on this collaborative research on the new aircraft?"
Old Hong asked.
The key to this matter is still the nine departments; other collaborations are probably just playing a minor role, trying to gain some benefits.
Yang Xiaotao listened with a relaxed expression, "Well, aren't we already doing that?"
Upon hearing this, Old Hong looked completely bewildered!
Then I remembered the radar from the 14th Research Institute of Jinling.
He immediately understood Yang Xiaotao's plan!
Old Hong sat in the back seat and silently shook his head. "So, this cooperation is far too easy!"
"That's right, we've already done all that. If they come to reap the benefits, it would be a huge loss if we didn't take advantage of them!"
Yang Xiaotao looked so serious that Lao Hong was speechless.
Is this still a revolutionary comrade?
Leaving aside Yang Xiaotao, after Yang Xiaotao and the other person left, Old Chen picked up the phone, made a call, explained the situation, and then ignored it.
It's already a big favor to help pass on a message; he's not a nanny.
Besides, the Nine Departments are his people, how could he mistreat his own people and benefit others?
As soon as Mr. Chen made the call, the news spread quickly.
Firstly, the Ninth Division received new orders, which made everyone at the Ninth Division extremely happy, and even people in China who knew about it were overjoyed.
These days, the fact that domestic products can be sold abroad is itself a source of national pride.
Even though the nine departments made a lot of money.
The second point is that the Ninth Division needs to research aircraft, which requires cooperation with others.
The above means that whoever has the ability should be promoted.
To be honest, this was quite unexpected.
Previously, the only departments that cooperated with the nine ministries were the First Ministry of Machine Building and the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building; we didn't cooperate with the other ministries much.
Moreover, the more significant the project, the fewer opportunities there are for cooperation.
But this time, the Ninth Department actually loosened its restrictions, which is great news.
However, this good news only lasted for two days, and the people who were full of expectations immediately became deflated and lost their enthusiasm.
Since the announcement from the nine departments has already been made, they have already solved the technical problems and are just waiting to go live and get things started!
In other words, the collaboration doesn't require much research and development; all it needs is a qualified production workshop.
Now, there are really very few people in China who meet the requirements.
Nine parts.
Yang Xiaotao looked at Elder Zhang and Elder Qin with a smile.
"I knew it! In the end, it would definitely be us!"
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Old Qin gave him an annoyed look and said, "If you had known this would happen, why did you cause all this trouble?"
"I've really lost out, I've lost a lot!"
Old Zhang didn't speak, but his hand holding the teacup trembled slightly.
In order to cooperate with the Ninth Division, they offered up their most prized possessions.
Especially in aircraft manufacturing, there were only a handful of production lines in China that could independently manufacture aircraft.
Later, the Shengjing line was given to the Ninth Department, which somewhat weakened the Third Ministry of Machine Building.
At least there's the Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group (XAC) route.
But now, in order to cooperate, he has poached several factories from the Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group line and given them to the Ninth Division.
Similarly, the same thing happened in the logistics department; several important departments were assigned to the Ninth Department.
It's no wonder they were both heartbroken.
Seeing the two say this, Yang Xiaotao immediately put on a helpless look, "Sigh, there are too many difficulties, I have no choice!"
"We've been given too many tasks from above."
"We want to be both the Desert Eagle and the Persian Scimitar!"
"These two orders are already booked until next year, and now more than two hundred more have arrived, with even more to come. What can we do?"
Yang Xiaotao spread his hands, Old Zhang turned his head away, and Old Qin said irritably, "You call this a problem? You're just showing off!"
"No, absolutely not, I didn't mean to show off!"
Yang Xiaotao quickly explained, which made Old Qin feel helpless.
This is the consequence of lacking strength.
If they had developed and perfected the J-8 fighter jet back then, all the benefits that the Ninth Division is reaping now would have been theirs!
Unfortunately, they couldn't catch the wealth that fell from the sky!
Seeing the two of them like this, Yang Xiaotao stopped joking and then coughed lightly, "Leaders, let's talk about the cooperation."
As soon as Yang Xiaotao spoke, Elder Zhang turned around to look at him, and Elder Qin, being even more outspoken, asked directly, "You come up with a plan, we're all just working for you anyway!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao immediately took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Elder Zhang.
"This is one of my ideas!"
Old Zhang took the document, opened it, and started reading. Old Qin craned his neck to look at it.
A moment later, Old Qin raised his eyelids and looked at Yang Xiaotao seriously, "You, are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Yang Xiaotao nodded, "It's written in black and white, that's right!"
Old Zhang's hand trembled again.
He closed the file, paused for a moment, and then spoke, "In principle, this is the best approach!"
"The new model itself is based on the J-8C with software upgrades, so our cooperation forms a large production line."
"This method can fully leverage the strengths of all three parties!"
After Elder Zhang finished speaking, Elder Qin nodded silently.
The plan was for all three companies to manufacture the J-8C simultaneously, but the difference was that the Ninth Division would be responsible for replacing some of the software to create the J-8D!
Of course, since both sides produced the J-8C fighter jet, they also had to share the profits from it, and not a small portion of them.
Their original target was the research and development and production of new models.
But now it seems that the Ninth Research Department has completed the research and development of the new model and is just waiting to put it into production.
As for letting them research the J-8E or something on their own, I never even considered it.
"But this way, your Ninth Division will suffer a loss!"
Qin Lao knew that the J-8C fighter jet was originally a prize for the Ninth Division.
Now look what's happened, they've taken it out and shared it, making him feel a little guilty about eating it!
Yang Xiaotao stood up from his seat, lit a cigarette, and said, "Our Ninth Department is willing to contribute because we want to maximize our profits and earn more foreign exchange."
"Especially now, let's take advantage of this opportunity to make money first. As for who gets the spoils, that's all going to happen in the pot!"
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Elder Zhang and Elder Qin exchanged a glance and then nodded at the same time.
"Since you've said so, let's do it this way!"
"Yes, let's do it this way!"
Yang Xiaotao walked up and warmly extended his hand, "Then, I wish us a pleasant cooperation!"
"Happy cooperation!"