After finalizing the arrangements with Zhang Gongshang, Xing Baohua temporarily returned to the rice-growing area.
I had just gotten back and hadn't even entered the building when I saw a car pull up in front of it.
Xing Baohua waited a moment to see who had arrived. She then saw Engineer Cheng, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.
"Kid, you knew I was coming and waited for me! You're well-informed." Engineer Cheng teased Xing Baohua after getting out of the car. In fact, he had already seen Xing Baohua get out of the car and prepare to go upstairs.
Xing Baohua stepped forward, ignoring the man's teasing, and said with a smile, "What brings you here, old man? It's been a while since I've seen you."
"What, you're not welcome?" Engineer Cheng continued jokingly.
"No way! Let's go upstairs first." Xing Baohua said, inviting Engineer Cheng to go upstairs first.
Upon arriving at the office, Xing Baohua had tea prepared.
Knowing that Engineer Cheng had something to discuss with him, Xing Baohua asked after the others had left, "Engineer Cheng, what good stuff are you trying to take from me this time?"
Engineer Cheng pointed at Xing Baohua and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I just heard that you've made a breakthrough in chip technology. I'm here to confirm it."
Xing Baohua nodded and said, "I've never kept anything from you. There really has been a major breakthrough. To put it bluntly, if we really encounter a technological blockade, well, we'll have plenty of food at home, so we won't panic. After testing, I've narrowed the gap between us and the Americans by five years."
"Really?" Engineer Cheng said excitedly.
“Really, it’s more precious than real gold. I won’t exaggerate in this regard,” Xing Baohua nodded and said.
"That's good. On behalf of Engineer xxx, I'm ordering two pieces of equipment. How long will delivery take?" Engineer Cheng asked.
"End of the year!"
"Can't we hurry up? Here's what we'll do: you provide one unit first, and the remaining one can be provided as soon as you've finalized your plans," Engineer Cheng said.
Xing Baohua nodded and said, "Okay."
“As you know, the annual J fee is budgeted in advance. Asking for money now is not in the plan! We can only wait until next year. I know this thing is not cheap, so I won’t ask the price. How about exchanging it for other products or land?” Engineer Cheng said.
"It's yours! But I have one small request!"
"Give it to me! Haha, you're really generous, kid. If I didn't know you were the type who wouldn't do anything without a profit, I would really think you were generous. Tell me, what's this little request of yours? It's probably not small."
"I mentioned it to you before. We need to complete all the procedures for the airport. Now the hardware is basically all set up, and we just need the license. Give me the license, and I'll give you the equipment."
"Your demands are quite high."
"How about you get J to pay for it?" Xing Baohua had to seize every opportunity! He had to squeeze every last drop out of this guy.
Besides, lithography equipment only costs a few dollars, not many at all. Giving favors is much better than going through all sorts of back channels!
"I'll go back and ask. Is it just for you to buy that little plane that they're building an airport specifically?" Engineer Cheng asked.
"No, you could say that. Please finish what you have to say. When I was setting up the car factory, I acquired a piece of land to use as a testing ground for the cars. Later, I bought a small plane and built the road like a runway. With the movement of rice products, I thought of air transport. So I partnered with Hong Kong's Huahong Group to place a global order for civilian transport aircraft. We are currently in talks with Airbus and Anseline."
After hearing Xing Baohua's detailed account, Engineer Cheng was dumbfounded.
This kid is really something else! He's really gone too far.
Next time, are you going to try something in the sea?
Engineer Cheng supports Xing Baohua's efforts in developing large aircraft. When China needs large aircraft in the future, we can consult this young man for guidance.
After finishing his business, Engineer Cheng didn't stay for dinner. He was afraid of delaying things and wanted to go back to J District to report the matter promptly.
We hope to get Xing Baohua the certificate as soon as possible so he can get the lithography equipment.
Watching Engineer Cheng come and go in such a whirlwind, Xing Baohua really wanted to call Wei Laisong and tell him, "You're nothing."
After lunch, Xing Baohua finally had a rare break. He wanted to lie down in the office for a while, but a phone call kept him awake.
The call was from a familiar person in charge at Ericsson in Hong Kong.
Xing Baohua initially thought there was a problem with the wireless phone operating system, but to his surprise, the other party told him that Sony and Nokia were going to manufacture mobile phones.
Sony first contacted Ericsson, and the terms they offered were quite good.
Ericsson felt that his business still had a bright future, especially in the huge domestic market, coupled with the strategic partnership with rice, which resulted in very lucrative orders.
They rejected the collaboration with Sony.
Unexpectedly, Sony approached Nokia again, and these two scoundrels hit it off immediately, like birds of a feather.
Sony has money, but it currently lacks the relevant digital technology. There are very few equipment manufacturers in the world that have these technologies in their research and development; some are still using basic technology.
Nokia's digital wireless technology, which is currently being developed, has many similarities to rice, but in order to cooperate in Hong Kong, Xing Baohua also shared some related technologies.
They had a way to bypass the rice technology, so Sony provided the funding, Nokia provided the technology, and the results were split between the two companies.
Ericsson and Nokia are both based in Northern Europe. Although the two countries are very close, they don't really cooperate in the same market.
The two companies are either undermining each other or poaching each other's talent.
It's normal for Ericsson to have some news about Nokia. This time, Ericsson told Xing Baohua to be careful of Nokia and Sony.
It's said that the phone they jointly developed is prettier than rice.
Xing Baohua knew Sony wasn't up to any good! They've already been secretly collaborating with other telecommunications equipment manufacturers to produce wireless devices.
This was many years earlier than Sony's mobile phone project!
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