This old gentleman came to inquire about a few things a month ago and has since disappeared. I wonder how the matters entrusted to him are going.
"Where is the kid? I'll bring some comrades from the Civil Aviation Administration to check on things," Engineer Cheng said on the phone.
"Where are you now? I'll come pick you up." After saying that, Xing Baohua told the driver to drive back to the factory.
Old Master Cheng and his men were already waiting for him at the factory gate.
Back at the rice mill, Xing Baohua invited Engineer Cheng, a deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration, and several other accompanying personnel into his office.
Have someone serve you tea and water and keep you busy for a while.
Old Cheng chuckled and said to Xing Baohua, "Just cooperate with whatever they do, and while you're at it, notify the city to send someone to assist. All the preliminary preparations, fundraising, and other related matters need to be agreed upon."
"Understood, I'll call the city right away. You just need to arrive more than an hour early." Xing Baohua then explained the situation of many people testing the car on the track.
"There's already a runway?" asked Li Chunjiang, the deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
"Director Li, this runway is a test track, mainly for testing sports cars. Of course, it can handle small aircraft without any problem," Xing Baohua explained.
“Okay, I’ll go take a look this afternoon,” Li Chunjiang said.
"Okay, it's already noon. Let's go to the cafeteria for lunch first, and then we can get back to work this afternoon," Xing Baohua said, already having someone go to the cafeteria to make arrangements.
Among the people brought by the Civil Aviation Administration, a few curled their lip and went to the cafeteria. Who do they think they are?
When they go to any region, they are always warmly welcomed and treated to good food and drink. Why is it that when they come to central Shandong, they have to eat in the canteen?
Since they were guests, they didn't know what to say since the leader hadn't spoken. They followed Xing Baohua to the canteen and saw that things had changed.
Although it's a cafeteria, there are differences. There are private rooms, which are quite unique and nicely decorated.
Most of the dishes are Shandong cuisine.
Because of work in the afternoon, Xing Baohua didn't urge anyone to drink much. Before dinner, Xing Baohua informed Wei Laisong and Qian Bin about the matter, asking which of them was free to come and keep them company.
Fortunately, they arrived just before we started eating.
This whole thing is a mess; there wasn't even any advance notice so the city could make arrangements.
Wei Laisong and Qian Bin were masters of handling things; it was child's play for them. They just needed connections within the General Administration to pull the strings.
After finishing their meal, everyone headed to the track. At this time, Monster Pikachu was still running back and forth, and several engineers had not yet finished measuring the data.
Seeing Xing Baohua return with his entourage was quite a relief.
When the people from the Minsheng Bank saw the car, they were all surprised. After asking around, they learned that it was a prototype produced by the Luzhong Automobile Factory and was being tested.
Looking at the runway again, it's a straight line. In my mind, a car runway should be a circle! This is an airplane runway, isn't it?
This is all pre-arranged, a situation where they're going to act first and ask for permission later! Does the completed runway meet the standards? This isn't something you can just build whenever you want; if it doesn't meet the standards, the investment will be wasted.
Anyway, the people from the general aviation department spent the whole afternoon observing the area around the runway, getting a general understanding of its size, length, and width.
Observe which plots of land need to be used for building construction on the surface, and which plots need to be used for underground construction of oil depots, maintenance hangars, etc. After careful observation and measurement, create a planning blueprint.
Reports on the terrain and surrounding area also need to be written, and then submitted to the Air Force headquarters. Anyway, Xing Baohua doesn't understand any of this, so he continues with his work.
The city government has taken over the reception arrangements.
It was already late March, and the Canton Fair organizing committee had packed all the exhibits. They had prepared five containers, two of which were originally intended for loading onto trucks, but they couldn't fit everything.
We boarded the train directly at the Shandong-Qingdao port.
Xing Baohua was originally going to wait for Wei Laisong to leave together, but something came up in Hong Kong and he needed to go there in person. The venue had already been arranged for renovations, and Xing Baohua couldn't offer any guidance on the style; he could only follow the designer's ideas.
Although he couldn't get on his own plane, Xing Baohua helped Wei Laisong book several tickets.
Xing Baohua arrived in Hong Kong in the afternoon and, without bothering to go anywhere else, went straight to the company.
The head of the aircraft crew was waiting for him.
They've returned from Europe, and there are probably some things they can't make decisions on their own, so they'll have to ask Xing Baohua to come back and negotiate.
This is indeed a big deal. The main issue is that the Russians have agreed to sell us a large aircraft, and they want full payment upfront.
However, the delivery time is a bit far off, it will be three years later.
The person in charge of purchasing the aircraft couldn't make the decision; the target this time was the An-124. The price had already been agreed upon, but with full payment required, they could only deliver one aircraft, which was unacceptable.
Knowing that Xing Baohua wanted the planes as soon as possible, they said during negotiations that they could pay the full amount. However, it was stipulated that one plane would be delivered each year after payment was made, with five transport planes to begin with.
The Russians disagreed, saying that only 5 were produced in 124 years, which wasn't enough to go around.
I don't know how the negotiations went, but somehow the Russians also started pushing for the A225. It's still under development, the world's largest transport aircraft. If you pay them 1.3 billion US dollars in full, they're willing to give the first batch to Huahong Aviation Logistics Company after the test flights are completed and production begins.
Unable to make many decisions on his own, he would take a capable person in charge back to Hong Kong and entrust Xing Baohua with making the decisions personally.
Another meaning is to let this person in charge eat well, have fun, and get rich in Hong Kong.
When Xing Baohua arrived, he first learned about the situation. When he learned of Mao Zige's intentions, he gave a cold smile.
If you pay the full amount upfront, you might not even see the plane three years from now.
Who should I ask for it from?
They wouldn't give it to you anyway! That would be falling into a trap.
The man who came was named Antolovsky. He was a plump, white-skinned man with a big belly, and he didn't look like a good guy at first glance.
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