Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Since the Kuwaiti royal family gave them face, Bao Zixuan had promised to help with coordination before. In addition, Datou still belongs to the Heiyun Group, so of course he cannot leave at this time. It's a good time to take a good rest and collect your thoughts. I have been very confused recently about the way forward, although I already have a direction. But I'm still a little worried, after all, what I want to do is too big. Success means a promising future, but even the richest man cannot afford the consequences of failure.

But now that we have reached this point, we must keep going. Giving up halfway is not Bao Zixuan's style. Maybe even he will look down on himself.

As for Kuwait, it has been decided to do it, and the entire royal family has agreed. Then you have to strike while others are in trouble. If you let go of your anger, things can easily happen. King Jaber had a hard time convincing other members of the royal family that the opportunity must not be wasted.

McDonnell Douglas suddenly received a business negotiation from Kuwait. The meaning is obvious. It hopes to export 24 F-15 or F-18 fighter jets to Kuwait. At the same time, he also said that the price is easy to negotiate, but the speed must be fast.

An order for 24 aircraft of one model is not a small amount; and since it comes from a large player in the Middle East who is not short of money, McDonnell Douglas has no reason to refuse. But it is also very embarrassing to see that Kuwait actually wants F-15 and F-18 fighter jets.

These two models are the main fighters of the U.S. military. Except for hardcore allies, other countries have not yet obtained export licenses. But I really want to make this money. After all, McDonnell Douglas is not in good condition. And Xiao MacDonald knew that Bao Zixuan was in Kuwait. He must have intended to help, otherwise the Kuwaiti military would not have been focusing only on F-15 and F-18 fighter jets. You must know that the F-14 and F-16 fighter jets are also very good models. At least McDonald cannot guarantee that the fighter jets he produces are stronger than others.

Although he didn't want to, he still had to make a call to Bao Zixuan. Let’s see if there is room for coordination. It will be very difficult for these two aircraft to be exported to Kuwait. It's okay to fool Kuwait, but it's impossible to fool Bao Zixuan. I just wanted to let Mr. Bao persuade the Kuwaiti royal family to see if he could change his mind.

After Bao Zixuan answered the phone, he said angrily: "Mike, I'm in the Middle East now. If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, it will be difficult to convince myself not to beat you up next time we meet."

Anyone else would feel uncomfortable being woken up at 3am. Little MacDonald certainly knew this, but time was running out; if he didn't hurry up, he might not even be able to drink the soup.

Little McDonald said apologetically: "Bao, my friend. I know you are in the Middle East. It should be your suggestion that Kuwait apply to McDonnell Douglas to purchase 24 F-15 or F-18 fighter jets; I express my opinion on this." Many thanks."

"But McDonnell Douglas is no better than Black Cloud Group. It wants to export the most advanced fighter jets to Arab countries in the Middle East; the military, Congress, and the White House will not approve it. Although these two fighters were developed by McDonnell Douglas, the military also invested in the early stage. A huge amount of money has been spent. To sell it abroad, it must obtain the consent of the military, otherwise McDonnell Douglas, as a manufacturer, has nothing to do."

Of course I understand what it means, but this is the effect I want.

Bao Zixuan: "You can't make money! Or exporting 24 aircraft to Kuwait can threaten the national security of the United States. Or can Kuwait attack the U.S. mainland with just 24 fighter jets, or dare to attack U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East?"

"There is nothing to worry about. Heiyun Group has won many orders in Kuwait. Thinking that you are a good friend of mine, I strongly recommend McDonnell Douglas aircraft. Kuwait is willing to spend a lot of money."

"McDonnell Douglas can definitely add 3-5 layers of sales to Kuwait based on the quotation of the US military. This is a real profit, why don't they do it? I don't know what McDonnell Douglas relies on to survive. The company wants to grow bigger. We must expand our business to the whole world.”

"The Middle East is the most profitable region, and I can fully understand this. It's up to you whether you want to make money, and I can't help you with the rest. Customers spend money just hoping to get the most advanced and most effective weapons. It depends on how you think about it."

Little Macdonald wanted to say something else, but Bao Zixuan said this. He was really embarrassed to speak, after all, they also considered the interests of their customers. And it is very rare to be able to recommend McDonnell Douglas for the first time; it is definitely interesting.

When McDonnell Douglas applied to the military to export F-15 or F-18 fighter jets to Kuwait, it was directly rejected. There was not even a meeting to discuss it because the officer responsible for the approval was a Jew. This makes McDonnell Douglas very excited, after all, hundreds of millions of dollars in profits are just around the corner. In addition, the company itself was short of money, and Xiao MacDonald was really furious.

But Kuwait couldn't wait any longer and could only find other ways.

McDonnell Douglas suggested to the Kuwaiti military that the production capacity of these two fighter jets was insufficient, and the military did not agree to export them to other countries. Therefore, it is hoped that Kuwait can purchase F-4 Phantom II fighter jets; the price can be discussed.

King Jaber invited Bao Zixuan to the palace and presented the McDonnell Douglas proposal. Although I know a little about the American F-4 Phantom II fighter jet, I still want to hear the opinions of professionals.

When he heard McDonnell Douglas's alternative plan, Bao Zixuan was not polite at all; he said directly: "The F-4 fighter is an American two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range, supersonic air defense interceptor or fighter-bomber."

"The F-4 fighter is a typical representative of the second-generation fighter. Its performance in all aspects is relatively balanced. It is not only good in air combat, but also has good ground attack capabilities. Its shortcomings are excessive turning radius, poor maneuverability at high angles of attack, and poor maneuverability at high altitudes. The performance is slightly worse than that at ultra-low altitude, and the runway requirements are higher during takeoff and landing.”

"The aircraft was designed by the American McDonnell Douglas Company in 1956. The first prototype flew in May 1958. The production version was officially delivered to the Navy in October 1961 and entered service with the Air Force in November 1963. , was the main fighter aircraft of the U.S. Air Force and Navy in the 1960s and 1970s. It participated in the Vietnam War and the Middle East War, and was also a performance aircraft of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic team."

"In fact, after the Korean War, air combat theory and fighter equipment and technology have made great progress. Before the Vietnam War, the mainstream fighter design ideas included the following points. It was believed that the high speed of the aircraft was the main factor in determining air superiority; it advocated the development of multiple Purpose tactical fighter; advocates speed and long-distance air combat to win; must have a large range; can accept the decline in combat performance; ignores the role of cannon; does not attach importance to the role of pilots in air combat."

"Aircraft designers have developed second-generation fighter jets, including the F-4, based on the above ideas. The maximum flying speed of this generation of aircraft is about Mach 2, and some even reach Mach 3. The avionics and weapon systems are The performance has been greatly improved, with emphasis on ground attack capabilities and a clear tendency to "larger". Judging from its aviation technology level and aircraft performance, it has indeed been significantly improved and developed compared to the first-generation fighter. But in the 20s In the Vietnam War and other local wars that began in the late 1960s, the use of second-generation fighter jets was not ideal because the actual air combat methods were very different from what was originally envisioned."

"The United States stopped producing F-4 Phantom II fighter jets as early as 1979. Does McDonnell Douglas want to restart the production line? But it is not cost-effective to restart the production line for 24 fighter jets."

"And even if Kuwait bought it, it would not be of much use. After all, this fighter jet is outdated and not suitable for modern air combat."

"To give a simple example, assuming that the pilots are at the same level. The Israeli Air Force only needs to dispatch 6 F-15 fighter jets to destroy the 24 F-4 Phantom II fighter jets of the Kuwait Air Force. The Israeli Air Force's losses will not exceed 2, maybe even zero casualties.”

"The F-15 fighter jet can destroy targets 100 kilometers away, but the F-4 fighter jet can only get close to 20 kilometers or even closer to destroy the target. The design concepts of the two fighter jets are completely different from each other by an era. Buy this classic aircraft Coming back is not suitable for the Kuwaiti Air Force."

"Of course, if the price is right, it can also be used as a trainer or target aircraft. After all, compared with the tens of millions of dollars quoted for the F-15 fighter jet, the F-4 Phantom II fighter jet was quoted to the US Air Force for only over 2 million US dollars. And it is simply You don’t need to buy from McDonnell Douglas. There is a large inventory at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. I have a good relationship with the administrator. If the Kuwaiti military is interested, you can go directly to buy it. It will never exceed 100 Ten thousand U.S. dollars."

"If US$500,000 is invested in rectification, it is guaranteed to be able to perform combat missions."

After hearing what Bao Zixuan said, several important members of the Kuwaiti royal family looked very ugly.

McDonnell Douglas is really well-calculated. Are the Kuwaitis really that stupid? Even if we use the aircraft designed 30 years ago, we still want to sell it at a high price. Each aircraft quoted more than 6 million US dollars, but the Kuwaitis are so easy to deceive.