In earlier years, there was a term called "launching satellites," which was an exaggeration, such as "yielding 10,000 catties of grain per mu."
Although Xing Baohua's claims about the satellite were somewhat exaggerated, once he successfully convinced the motorcycle company to release it, it would be a real deal.
There are still significant differences between the two. What if Xing Baohua succeeds in his claim? At least our Long March rockets could launch dozens more times through a commercial model, accumulating more experience, which would be a good thing!
However, judging from Director Lin's tone, he still had doubts about Xing Baohua's report.
"Director Lin, what can I do for you?" Xing Baohua put away the report and turned to ask.
Director Lin pointed to Xing Baohua's drawer and asked seriously, "Was your report serious?"
“Actually, you shouldn’t have known or seen this. Once you’re out of this door, forget what you saw. If a third person finds out, you’ll have to bear the consequences yourself. I think you should know about the confidentiality regulations,” Xing Baohua replied, his expression turning more serious.
We can only scare this person away from asking about the Starlink project, which is still in its infancy.
If the motorcycle company didn't agree, the deal fell through. Xing Baohua had no choice but to back down and behave himself.
But if this gets out, it could cause a huge stir. I wonder if it will have any impact.
The Starlink project is even more expensive, just like the lithography machine, a money-devouring beast. Xing Baohua doesn't even know if it can survive, and the Starlink project is probably not far from bankruptcy.
After hearing Xing Baohua's words, Director Lin broke out in a cold sweat. Knowing the seriousness of the matter, he stopped asking questions.
He told Xing Baohua that the motorcycle team would arrive in four days, accompanied by relevant personnel from the Ministry of Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Planning.
It's quite a large operation; let's discuss the reception arrangements with Xing Baohua.
“We’ve hosted foreign guests more than once or twice. You have experience. Just follow the procedures. Besides, it’s not like we haven’t had motorcycle guests before,” Xing Baohua said casually, not taking the reception seriously at all.
"This time is different. This is an official, formal inspection; the standards have been upgraded," Director Lin said.
"Even if it's upgraded, they'll still send a car to pick you up and put you in the best hotel! But you'll still be put in a city hotel, won't you?"
As soon as Xing Baohua finished speaking, Director Lin said, "Don't you have two nice cars? Send them over then."
"It's a minor issue; it's not like you have to come all this way to tell me!"
"What I mean is, your extended Cadillac should be used as a VIP car, leading the way."
Xing Baohua shook his head and said, "Don't underestimate Cadillac just because it's an American car. Using my big Hongqi as the lead car, that's what you call class."
"That's not suitable! I think a Cadillac would be better," Director Lin said after a moment's hesitation.
"Actually, whether it's Cadillac or Hongqi, it's already beyond the usual standards to let people from motorcycles ride in them. Don't look down on Hongqi now, it used to be used by visiting heads of state. Motorcycles is just a company."
Xing Baohua understood Director Lin's meaning; they were there to give money, and to keep this investment, they had to do everything they could to treat them well.
This has always been the case, perhaps Xing Baohua is unaware of it. When the motorcycles were being inspected in Tianjin, the municipal government borrowed over a dozen Mercedes-Benz vehicles from the local area to form a convoy.
Officials in central Shandong are generally honest. The city government uses cheap official vehicles; the best they have are domestically assembled Santanas.
They could only borrow cars from various companies, but none of them were decent enough. The only cars Xing Baohua owned were a stretched Cadillac and a Hongqi.
This is the most luxurious car in all of Shandong.
The remaining cars were just a hodgepodge of different brands.
Apart from Xing Baohua's car, they are all government vehicles. How good can they be?
Seeing that Director Lin was still a little hesitant, Xing Baohua personally led him to see his Hongqi. The interior of the modified Hongqi had been completely renewed, and its luxurious comfort was unforgettable.
Only someone as wealthy as Xing Baohua could afford to renovate his car so freely.
As for Cadillac, Director Lin didn't even go to see it; he immediately decided to use Xing Baohua's large red flag as the lead.
They even suggested putting the flags of both countries on the front of the car.
Xing Baohua waved his hand and said, "They're just a businessman over there. We really don't need to raise their status. If they were officials, you'd be better at dealing with them, but businessmen should be left to businessmen to handle."
Hearing Xing Baohua's words, Director Lin nodded in agreement. This director was also confused by the many leaders from relevant departments accompanying him.
Xing Baohua sighed inwardly, realizing that we still lacked confidence in our attitude towards foreigners.
There's no need for that. The more you do that, the more you spoil them.
Just like dogs, if you're fierce, they'll tuck their tails between their legs.
For the sake of the economy and investment, they treat everyone like ancestors.
Finally, it was decided that Xing Baohua's large red flag would be used as the lead vehicle for reception. This person hurried back to report.
Before leaving, Xing Baohua warned the other party again not to tell anyone what he had seen, not even in his sleep.
Xing Baohua returned to his office and called Li Xiangyang.
The reason we invited him back is to ask him if any of the experts he left here are experts who understand low-orbit frequencies.
Li Xiangyang asked Xing Baohua to wait a moment while he went out to call someone for her.
About fifteen minutes later, they led in a middle-aged or elderly person, who looked to be around forty or fifty years old.
After introductions, Xing Baohua called this man Engineer Yu.
They started out working with radar, so they're quite professional in wireless technology.
Although Xing Baohua knows a little about wireless technology, it's a completely different concept from satellite frequency bands.
Xing Baohua is somewhat outside his field, so he has to ask others for advice on this area.
It's almost like cramming for battle; if you know too much about this, you can even fool motorcyclists.
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