Facing the leader's question, Huang Jinpeng sat upright with a serious attitude and replied:
"Yes, leader, you know that we at Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation are not having an easy time right now. Let's not talk about the distant past, let's talk about the near future. The research and development of the Y-20 and the domestically produced C919 large aircraft have taken up too much of our funds.
So these 2.8 billion yuan came at a very timely moment. In the future, we can make a profit just by selling spare parts. This is a reliable source of income.
At the same time, we have cleared out all our Xianzhou aircraft, saving us the annual maintenance costs. For us at Xi'an Aircraft, Huadu Lingnan Hall has been a great help to us."
The leader looked at Section Chief Song again:
"Xiao Song, I haven't visited your grandpa for a long time. I wonder if he scolds me every day at home, hehe."
Section Chief Song also sat upright and replied respectfully:
"Don't worry, boss. My grandfather is in good health. He's just angry at home every day because I don't let him drink more. I've been working in Huadu recently and haven't taken good care of him."
"It's good to work in Huadu. As a frontier city undergoing reform and opening up, greater openness also means greater complexity. Your department needs to pay more attention to prevent infiltration, especially those from Mingzhu.
By the way, Lingnantang is a company you're targeting. Do you know which country Lingnantang plans to sell all these planes to?
After a few pleasantries, the leader got straight to the point.
Section Chief Song shook his head:
"Perhaps due to commercial confidentiality, Lingnan Hall is afraid of being poached by others. As a result, we have never been able to find out which country or company owns the goods exported by Lingnan Hall.
All we know is that Lingnan Hall has contracted a wharf in Madagascar, Africa, and uses this port as a transit base to send all the goods to other places. As for where they go, it is difficult to find out.
But one thing is certain, the materials exported by Lingnan Hall have no possibility of being transferred back to the country.
As for the specific country they went to, it's Africa, and our intelligence network can only be deployed in a few major cities in a few countries. But we don't know the situation with African tribes or some small countries."
The premise for the establishment of the intelligence network is that this place has an extremely important strategic role and position.
For example, the Oriental Pearl Tower is said to have the highest proportion of foreign spies in the world, which is very telling.
As for that desolate place in Africa, we have no interests there, and we don’t care if those black uncles hit us today and I hit you tomorrow.
The people in that poor place can't even get enough food to eat, so who has the time and energy to build an intelligence organization?
Unless you have mines at home, you can attract countries from all over the world to come.
There are more than 50 countries in Africa alone. The materials exported by Lin Sanqi scattered on the African continent will not make any waves, just like scattering sesame seeds.
Section Chief Song continued to express his thoughts:
"We took into account that Lingnan Hall's exports were civilian machine tools, second-hand generators, and some grain, meat, and eggs, which would not endanger national security, so we did not force Lingnan Hall to report.
Lingnan Hall is a private enterprise and has no obligation to report to us. Our superiors' policy is to minimize interference in private operations. Therefore, we primarily monitor their domestic activities."
At this point, Section Chief Song was ready to say something good for Lin Sanqi:
"I think it's understandable that Lingnan Tang is so cautious and maintains strict confidentiality. Foreign trade in China is very difficult right now, and some people are greedy. It's normal for Lingnan Tang to be afraid of losing customers."
The leader then asked:
"But this time it's different. It doesn't matter if he buys the Xian MA aircraft. It's a civilian version anyway. If he says anything shady, the aircraft has already been sold to him. It's impossible for him to return it. Let's play dirty.
But he wants fighter jets and bombers, which is a different matter. I don't need to explain it to you, but you understand that exporting weapons involves so many aspects. If anything goes wrong, it could lead to international disputes. We must be extremely cautious."
Huang Jinpeng became a little anxious when he heard that his leader seemed to not support the transaction with Lingnan Hall.
Because Lin Sanqi's meaning was very clear. I will take the rubbish Xianzhou aircraft and I won't bargain for the price, but I want a military aircraft as a bonus.
If this condition is not met, Lingnan Hall is not a fool, and the deal agreed upon during the day will definitely fall through.
So the one who is anxious now is not Lin Sanqi, but Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group.
"Leader, Xiao Song and I share the same concerns you mentioned, but the reason we both made the special trip to Beijing today to report on our work is because we believe this business can be done."
The leader was not a rigid person. At this time, while drinking tea, he asked with a smile:
"Tell me your reasons."
Huang Jinpeng didn't drink the tea in front of him, and only dared to sit halfway. It was obvious that he was still nervous:
"Leader, the reason is actually very simple. Lingnan Hall only wants outdated aircraft models. For example, they only want J-7 fighter jets and H-6 bombers. Other models like the Y-7 are not modern models."
The leader had actually seen this statement in the report, and was still a little surprised to hear his subordinates clearly raise it again.
"Really? It's 2015 and they're still buying J-7s. Is the owner of Lingnan Hall really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Will he eventually ask for the J-10, then the J-20, and finally our J-35? Humph."
Section Chief Song then helped explain a few more words:
"Leader, when Lingnan Hall's owner, Lin Sanqi, first proposed to me the purchase of military aircraft, we also had this concern. Could this be a test from Lin Sanqi?"
First, they wanted outdated models, then they gradually nibbled away at and bribed us, and slowly began to ask for more advanced aircraft, until finally they made a huge demand and even wanted the J-35.
If that's the case, then we have every reason to suspect he's some country's white glove. We will definitely not ignore it and will investigate Lin Sanqi thoroughly."
The leader nodded, thinking that it was good that the people in the special department were vigilant, but he was worried that Song Taichu and his group would also be corrupted in the south.
Section Chief Song didn't know that his superiors were also evaluating him. He felt quite at ease, so he continued:
"Lingnan Hall initially made a very unreasonable request to me. They wanted to purchase all the aircraft produced in our country in the 1970s and 1980s, including the J-7, H-6, and Y-7 that I just mentioned."
"all?"
The leader and Huang Jinpeng were both shocked when they heard this.
"Yes, all of them. What he meant was that these outdated models have all been eliminated. Instead of letting them rot in the warehouse, it would be better to sell them all to him."
The leader raised his hand and continued in surprise:
"Wait, does he know how many of these old planes are in stock? As far as I know, there are still 600 J-7s in existence that can fly. That's not just one or two small numbers."
Section Chief Song chuckled and said:
"I reminded you. I said that our country has produced a total of 2,400 J-7s alone, and the number that can still fly is in the hundreds. The number of H-6s and D-7s in operation is smaller, but they still add up to several hundred."
The leader, with a question mark on his forehead, asked:
"What did Lin Sanqi say?"
"Lin Sanqi said yes, he'll cover it all. He'll buy as much as we have."
“Hiss~~~”
The leader and Huang Jinpeng both gasped.
Huang Jinpeng was a little surprised and said, "He could have said during the negotiations that we only needed to buy one. Why did he have to buy hundreds?"
Section Chief Song laughed out loud:
"That's because he originally wanted to contact the military through me to buy our aircraft, but we rejected him. So we recommended him to purchase your Xian MA-60 aircraft.
One is to test him and see if he really wants to buy the old plane or is he just talking nonsense?
The second reason is that if he is the real buyer, it can help Xifei get rid of the heavy burden of the Xinzhou."
The leader asked again:
"Then Lin Sanqi didn't ask for a new aircraft model? Even a third-generation aircraft like the J-10?"
Section Chief Song shook his head, also somewhat confused:
"This is what we find strange: he only wants the J-7 and isn't very interested in the J-10. As for the J-20, he didn't even mention it."
Huang Jinpeng also remembered at this time:
"Yes, yes, this Lin Sanqi is very strange. We have several 600 models in our Xian Aircraft, and I originally wanted to sell them all to him. But he asked me why the 600 can't take off and land on simple airfields such as grasslands and deserts?
I explained that the 600 model had more advanced electronics and therefore had higher requirements for airports. He then suddenly lost interest and refused to purchase the 600 model, insisting on the more outdated 60 model.
"Don't want to advance first? Just want to follow behind?"
Section Chief Song and Huang Jinpeng both shook their heads: "Yes!" (End of this chapter)
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