Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

The calm before the storm.

Daystar’s side is not yet aware of various actions on the American side.

However, after the rendering of the Eagle heavy transport helicopter was released, Zhao Tianling from AVIC couldn't help but fly to Yangcheng in person to have a detailed communication with Daystar Technology.

"Mr. Cao, are the pictures of the new helicopter released by Daystar Technology based on Sikorsky's CH-53?"

Zhao Tianling's first question when he met Cao Yang was a piece of content that was causing quite a stir on the Internet.

For ordinary civilian products, if you openly borrow (copy) other people's products, you will probably be scolded by many people.

But for high-end military products, not only will this approach not be scolded, but it will be considered by many netizens as a manifestation of improved technical strength.

After all, there was indeed a gap between China and the United States in terms of high-end military products. This must be understood objectively.

Now we can continue to catch up and even surpass in some fields, which is a very remarkable existence.

With the wisdom of the Chinese people and the production speed and capacity of the Chinese people, once a technological breakthrough is achieved, the explosive power will definitely be exaggerated.

Just like the Kunpeng heavy transport helicopter, after mass production starts next year, it will be equipped with related departments on a large scale in the next few years.

This equipment speed may have taken the United States ten or even decades to achieve.

However, after China equipped so much advanced equipment at one time, it spent less money than the United States.

This is one of the most competitive places in China.

"The CH-53 helicopter is not used in our country. It is difficult for Daystar Technology to find one to dismantle and imitate."

"However, its layout and comprehensive performance in all aspects are indeed excellent, and some things are definitely worth learning from."

"Like the Polar Bear Mi-26, it is larger than the CH-53, but it is too big to be practical as a carrier-based helicopter."

"Of course, it won't work if it's too small. Too few people and equipment can be loaded at one time and it won't be able to play its due role."

"The CH-53 has proven its practicality with countless battles, so our shape and size this time mainly refer to the CH-53."

"However, in terms of engines, avionics systems, etc., we have developed them ourselves."

"In terms of fuselage materials, it is also completely exclusive technology of Venus Technology."

"In the end, although our Golden Eagle heavy-lift transport helicopter is highly similar in appearance to Sikorsky's CH-53, its performance can be improved to a higher level."

"There will be a breakthrough in the weight of the aircraft itself, the maximum take-off weight, and the cruising range."

"After fully leveraging its late-mover advantage in this way, I believe that the Golden Eagle will be the most advanced aircraft of its class in the next ten years."

Either we don’t do it, or we have to work towards the world’s most advanced level.

Sikorsky developed the CH-53 in the 1960s, although it has successively launched several generations of modified models over the years.

But there is no essential change in the basic things.

There are no other products on the market competing with them, and there is little pressure on Sikorsky to replace them.

Daystar Technology has only just begun to develop the same type of aircraft. If the performance cannot surpass others, it would be a bit unreasonable.

At least Cao Yang himself couldn't accept it.

"This kind of heavy transport helicopter is really a product that China needs very much."

"Whether it is in the eastern sea or the southern sea, it has a very huge effect."

"Even on land, when combined with Kunpeng, it can play a very big role."

"Judging from the performance of the CH-53, the bottom of their fuselage uses a watertight cabin, which is designed to imitate the structure of a ship."

"In this way, it will have the function of hovering on the water surface, which can better serve the amphibious team."

"I wonder if the Golden Eagle's function in this area has been considered?"

Zhao Tianling asked another question that he was more concerned about.

The reason why the CH-53 is widely used by the U.S. Marine Corps and various fleets is because of its excellent water performance.

It can even take off and land safely in dense fog on the sea, which is something that many helicopters cannot do.

"As long as there are functions that the CH-53 has, our Golden Eagle will have them."

“And in order to meet different usage needs, our Golden Eagle will also be designed in several models.”

"For example, the tail can be divided into foldable and non-foldable, and the propeller can be divided into stowable and non-stowable."

"We are now also communicating with relevant departments to see what suggestions they have. We will try our best to meet the requirements of relevant departments."

Hearing what Cao Yang said, Zhao Tianling became even more envious.

AVIC Helicopters has also been deeply involved in the helicopter field for many years, but its results so far have been unsatisfactory.

"Mr. Cao, can the helicopter engines produced by your company be sold externally?"

"We are studying several medium-sized transport aircraft, but we have not found a very suitable engine to match it."

The engine has always been a weakness for China.

Although considerable progress has been made over the years, greater progress will be made in the future.

But in 2013, many new engines had not yet been successfully developed.

There are really not many various aero engines that AVIC can use.

Helicopter engines are no exception.

Cao Yang is also relatively clear about this.

Although the profit from selling engines is definitely not as high as selling aircraft, it can also help Venus Technology amortize costs.

In addition, Zhao Tianling has made it clear that he produces medium-sized aircraft and has no direct competition with Venus' products.

At this time, there is naturally nothing to worry about.

"No problem, all our products are for external sale."

"However, our high-power turboshaft engine was developed for heavy-duty transport helicopters. All aspects of material use and process requirements are relatively high, which will ultimately lead to higher costs."

"You also have to be mentally prepared for this."

When Cao Yang said this, Zhao Tianling didn't take it seriously.

He also knows that Daystar Technology will not try hard to blackmail him. The so-called high is also relative.

"Heavy transport helicopters use two engines, we can just use one."

“The more engines of the same type are used, both production costs and after-sales maintenance costs can be reduced.”

"In the future, the output of various heavy-duty helicopters we produce is likely to exceed 1,000 units."

"Coupled with Venus's sales, the production of related engines will definitely exceed 2,000 units, or even 3,000 units."

"At that level of volume, the amortization expense of various costs drops rapidly."

Zhao Tianling is also an industry insider and is naturally familiar with various situations.

Cao Yang and Zhao Siyu did not refute after hearing this.

However, Cao Yang did not plan to discuss the specific sales price with Zhao Tianling.

Just let the people below figure it out.

Anyway, as long as the general direction is determined, the subsequent problems are actually not that big.

After all, Daystar Technology is a Chinese company, not imported from overseas.

In addition, Daystar Technology is also an enterprise supported by relevant departments and enjoys many preferential policies.

Therefore, the related use of funds is not so sensitive.

…

While AVIC was very sensitive to the performance of Daystar Technology, Polar Bear, who had never taken it seriously, also reacted a little at this time.

When Daystar Technology launched the Kunpeng heavy-lift transport helicopter similar to the CH-47, there was no competition because Polar Bear did not have similar products.

So their people just took a look and didn't particularly mind.

But this time products similar to CH-53 are about to be launched, and their attitude is different.

Regardless of whether it is a helicopter such as the Mi-26 or Mi-17, although the size is different from the CH-53, there is actually a certain overlap in the market for them.

Polar Bear is also thinking of selling a few more of its heavy transport helicopters to China.

If Daystar's Golden Eagle had done this, what else would they be promoting?

"Graba, what does Mir Helicopter Factory mean?"

"We were actually entrusted with finding Daystar Technology to import a Kunpeng and Golden Eagle heavy transport helicopter."

"Aren't they capable of producing Mi-26s with higher payloads?"

As the technical vice president of Polar Bear Import and Export Corporation, Prius felt that a task he received in the past two days was a bit strange.

The aerospace industry is the dominant industry of Polar Bear. Generally speaking, the business in this area that Polar Bear Import and Export Corporation is responsible for is export business.

For example, this is the first time Prius has encountered the purchase of helicopters from China.

"Kunpeng is competing against the Boeing CH-47, and Golden Eagle is competing against the Sikorsky CH-53."

"The performance of these two products is very excellent. Various helicopter-related companies such as Mir Helicopter Factory have tried to produce these two aircraft before, but they all failed."

"Now that China can actually do it, everyone is naturally curious about how the other side did it."

"If you can figure out the secret by buying two prototypes and dismantling them, then the price is still worth it."

Graba is exposed to various things every day and looks at problems from a relatively high perspective.

Military exports are a very important export business for polar bears, and relevant domestic companies certainly don’t want this part to be taken away.

In particular, Huaxia's products are often extremely price competitive. If the product performance is better than Polar Bear's, it will be in big trouble.

"I have been working hard for so long but have not been able to successfully imitate it. Now there is no additional technological progress. There is no reason why I can suddenly imitate it successfully, right?"

Prius is obviously not very optimistic about the imitation work of Mil Helicopter Factory.

In recent years, Polar Bear has also continued to pay attention to the military industry, allowing some projects to develop on the basis of their ancestors.

But overall, they are still resting on their laurels.

That is to say, the ancestors have a strong foundation, and they can be very competitive by resting on their laurels.

But it is simply impossible to change a place and rest on decades of investment.

"After all, we have to give it a try. After all, if even the little brothers from China can come up with a product, there is no reason why we can't come up with it."

When Graba said this, Prius was a little speechless.

As the vice president in charge of technology, Prius is very aware of the changes in polar bears and China's industrial technology.

Except in specific fields, most of China's industrial technologies have actually surpassed polar bears.

Especially in the semiconductor industry and high-end machine tool industry, the gap between everyone is getting wider and wider.

Last year, Polar Bear Import and Export Corporation also imported several high-end machine tools from Nanshan Equipment.

As a very special entity in China, Venus Technology has not only developed recyclable rockets such as Venus 9, but also developed powerful products such as the Twin-tailed Scorpion drone.

Under such circumstances, it is obviously unrealistic for Mir Helicopter Factory to easily reach the level of Venus Technology.

However, if there is a new import and export business, they can charge a certain management fee as a middleman.

Now the boss has no objection, and Prius doesn’t want to say anything more.

Just contact Daystar Technology step by step.

At this time, intensive discussions on Venus Technology and even the entire Nanshan Group in the United States were also underway.

"Mulally, if this proposal is fully implemented, then we will have no way to import their models from Xingchen Motors for sale in the American market in the future."

"And we have no way to import related parts from Nanshan Auto Parts."

As the vice president of Ford Motor Company, Melgen naturally participated in the discussions initiated by Boeing and other companies to completely block the Nanshan Group.

Because once relevant policies are implemented, they will have a relatively large impact on the American automobile industry, so Boeing has also fully communicated with Ford, General Motors and other car companies.

We must first unify the opinions within the United States, otherwise it will be funny if there is internal discord.

"We have no problem with Boeing trying to deal with Daystar Technology. We have no problem even if it kills Daystar Technology."

"But isn't it a bit unjustifiable to engage in Nanshan Automobile Group?"

Mulally was once a vice president of Boeing and is naturally familiar with Boeing's various businesses.

The rise of Daystar Technology has undoubtedly had a relatively large impact on Boeing.

In particular, the emergence of Kunpeng heavy-lift transport helicopters has directly had a huge impact on the export sales of Boeing CH-47.

Even America's own internal procurement will find ways to lower prices.

But what does this have to do with the automotive industry?

"They believe that Venus Technology can develop so fast because other companies such as Nanshan Automobile Group provide financial and technical support."

"This cannot be said to be a problem. After all, Venus Technology has not made a profit so far, and the relevant funds are mainly provided by other companies in the Nanshan Group."

Melgen has been dealing with Nanshan Group for many years, and is relatively familiar with the other party's situation.

After close discussions during this period, he also had a better understanding of the ideas of other giants such as Boeing.

"The replacement of auto parts takes time. If they announce comprehensive sanctions against Nanshan Group next week, will this directly lead to a lack of parts supply for some of our models?"

As the president of Ford Motor Company, Mulally's first concern must be the interests of Ford Motor Company.

As long as it doesn't affect Ford's interests, many things are easier to accept.

"Everyone is aware of this situation, and General Motors has also expressed relevant opinions."

"After the policy is announced, a three-month buffer time will be given, and the policy will be fully implemented starting from January 1, 2014."

"And even at this time, if some of our parts still cannot be switched smoothly, we can apply for special exemptions."

When Melgen said this, Mulally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he quickly thought of another question and said: "Those models of Xingchen Motors are selling well in the United States. If there is no way to sell them, can we launch similar models to occupy this part of the market?"

Xingchen Motors' Xingtu, Yangwang and other models have always sold well in the United States, and most of the profits went into Ford Motor's account.

Now that the money is gone, Mulally is naturally reluctant to part with it.

"I will go back and communicate with the R\u0026D team about this aspect to see if this aspect can be fully considered when developing the next generation of products."

"Generally speaking, I think we can definitely eat up part of this part of the market in the end."

“Even through relevant communication techniques with dealers, we can ultimately guide consumers to purchase our models.”

Melgen was not particularly nervous.

The market was there, and he felt there was still a way to get it done.

"If these two problems can be solved, then I have no special opinion."

"However, we must communicate well with Nanshan Automobile Group to prevent the other party from using any drastic tactics and making us passive."

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist.

Anyway, it is not Ford that is unlucky, and Mulally will definitely not stand firmly on the side of Nanshan Automobile Group.

Similarly, General Motors' opinions must be similar.

After the major companies in the United States unified their opinions, the proposals from relevant departments were soon officially released.

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"Mr. Cao, the United States has just announced a policy of comprehensive sanctions against Nanshan Group. All American companies are not allowed to import any products from companies under Nanshan Group."

"Venture Technology Group, Honor Technology Group, Nanshan Automobile Group and other companies are all on the list."

"This time the United States was very cruel."

In the middle of the night, Cao Yang had already fallen asleep, but Xia Hong still called.

Not many people know about Cao Yang's personal phone number.

Most people would never call Cao Yang at such a time.

But this time the situation is obviously special.

The United States has launched an unprecedented all-round sanctions plan, which is intended to kill the Nanshan Group.

After China Channel received the news from the American branch, Xia Hong called Cao Yang without any hesitation.

I want to remind Cao Yang and see if they have any plan to deal with it.

"Is Nanshan Automobile Group also included in the target list?"

Cao Yang, who was in a daze, suddenly woke up.

Obviously, the United States is going to break up this time.

It seems that Daystar Technology has launched several heavyweight products one after another, which can be regarded as a huge stimulus to the other party.

"Yes, but the other party has given a certain transition period, and the relevant policies will not be fully implemented until January 1 next year."

"But this should still have a huge impact on you, right?"

"Especially Nanshan Automobile Group, many of its businesses are related to the American market."

Xia Hong also knows the situation of the entire Nanshan Group relatively well.

Among the five major groups, Nanshan Automobile Group has the closest relationship with the American market.

Several other groups have either been involved before, or the intersection of their businesses is not very deep.

But Nanshan Automobile Group is different. Whether it is the export of complete vehicles or the sales of parts, it has a lot of business in the United States.

Some related companies have even built assembly plants in Mexico.

Now that the United States has included Nanshan Automobile Group, a completely civilian company with complete market competition, among the targets of sanctions, it is definitely very ugly.

Otherwise Xia Hong wouldn't be so angry.

"The American side is so desperate this time."

"Although we had expected that this day would come sooner or later, we didn't expect it to come so soon."

Cao Yang's words were truly from his heart.

According to his understanding, the United States may not resort to such a big move until around 2017.

I didn't expect that the patience there was so poor, and now I can't wait to deal with the Nanshan Group in an all-round way.

"Nanshan Group's various technologies have advanced too fast. It is estimated that many companies in Meilijia have felt the pressure."

"Whether it is chip processing or various production equipment, or carbon fiber and special steel, as well as current rockets, satellites and helicopters, you can be said to have completely led the development of many technologies, which is completely unacceptable to the United States. matter."

Although it was difficult for Xia Hong to accept what the United States did, she could clearly see why the other party acted that way.

The high-tech image is an important label for the United States. If this label is lost, the potential impact will be huge.

Previously, no country in the world could threaten the United States in terms of high-tech image.

But in recent years, China has been challenging the United States one after another.

Chips, rockets, carbon fiber...

Subsidiary companies of Nanshan Group have set world records one after another, subverting many people's perceptions.

This is something the United States absolutely cannot accept.

When normal competition can kill you, people must promote free competition.

Now that it can't be solved through normal competition, people have begun to use all means without a bottom line.

Anyway, we can’t let your Nanshan Group continue to grow bigger and stronger.

"Thank you Xia Tai for the reminder. Although this matter has a relatively large impact on our group, they want to kill us by relying on these plans. This wish is probably in vain."

"Don't they want to suppress us?"

"Then we will let them continue to see that the Nanshan Group cannot be suppressed."

"The more they are afraid of something, the more we will do something for them!"

The United States has done everything possible, so Cao Yang naturally has no intention of hiding it.

At that time, under the pressure of the United States, Nanshan Group will still be able to continue to launch various world-leading products. Let's see how the world will view this matter.