Originally, after learning that there were more than 300 Tiger-shaped aircraft in the warehouse, he just wanted to get rid of these aircraft as quickly as possible. He and the dean and others agreed that the release date of K223 would be three months later. In other words, after the employees went to work, they would focus on the production of K223. There was basically no way to spare time to modify the Tiger-shaped aircraft and sell it.
What's more, the company only has a few hundred million yuan on its books, which is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket for the production of K223.
Once all the tiger-shaped machines are packaged and sold at once, a amount of funds can be collected in the shortest possible time.
However, when Lin Tao was searching for the most suitable mecha company, he suddenly discovered a person, a designer who was not famous in later generations, but very interesting.
This person, named Tong Xuelin, is currently the chief designer of Tianma Mecha Company.
The reason why this person is interesting is that when Tianma Mecha Company was established, it was eager to produce a four-limb chassis. However, after Tong Xuelin took office, he has been unable to solve the key problem, resulting in several consecutive mechas eventually having to be changed to wheeled chassis due to design errors.
The wheeled chassis was only a transitional chassis when mechas were first introduced. Because this chassis could not adapt to complex terrain, it was eventually eliminated by the mecha industry.
As for the floating chassis like the hover car, at the current stage, the technology of the Interstellar Federation cannot be applied to mecha.
Therefore, a multi-segmented chassis is the best choice.
Among the many multi-segmented chassis, the four-limb chassis is relatively stable.
The design errors of many four-limb chassis bodies basically confirmed that Tong Xuelin was not suitable for the position of chassis designer. However, after the Eight Powerful Houses left, the various mecha companies, under the instructions of the various powerful forces, were no longer limited to the production of bionic-type bodies, and began to embark on a diversified production model.
At this time, Tong Xuelin went to work in another mecha company and accidentally became the chief designer, which was when his strengths were put to use. It turned out that although he was not suitable for designing limb chassis, he had a different view on humanoid bodies, and eventually designed a special model, which was developed into a series.
This is the famous Tr series humanoid machine in later generations.
The Tr series of humanoid machines have a feature, which is that they can transform and switch between two forms at any time. However, due to Tong Xuelin's lack of knowledge of the limb chassis, the Tr series at the beginning could only transform between human form and flying form. It was not until later that one of Tong Xuelin's descendants completely developed this series into a multi-transformer machine.
Generally speaking, the Tr series machines can have more than two shape changes. During wartime, this type of machine has a mediocre effect, but if used behind enemy lines, it can be of great use.
camouflage!
The biggest advantage of the Tr series of aircraft is that they can be used for camouflage.
For example, the Tr series can transform between a hover car and a humanoid body. Once it transforms into a hover car, its appearance is just like an ordinary hover car behind enemy lines. It is difficult to identify it before it transforms into a mecha shape.
It is this series of machines that makes the Liu family the most difficult one among the eight wealthy families.
At this moment, Lin Tao chose to come to Tianma Mecha Company, one to deal with the tiger-shaped body, and the other to recruit this person to Sixiang Mecha Company in advance.
It was precisely because of these considerations that the Tianma Mecha Company of later generations suddenly took out the already completed four-limb chassis body.
Although the Sixiang Mecha Company and the Tianma Mecha Company are both mecha companies under the Liu family's influence, they are still arguing over the issue due to their conflicting interests.
As for such matters, Lin Tao threw them to Liang Zeyu.
After some wrangling between the two sides, Tianma Mecha Company finally bought all 342 Tiger-shaped aircraft at a price two million below cost.
After this matter was resolved, the topic quickly turned to the four-limb chassis that Lin Tao took out.
"CEO Ma Wenlin, excuse me." At this moment, Lin Tao suddenly interrupted.
"CEO Lin Tao, do you have anything else to add?" Ma Wenlin asked puzzledly.
The eyes of the senior executives also fell on Lin Tao.
Tianma Mecha Company was very sincere about the purchase price of the tiger-shaped body. After all, after the tiger-shaped body was acquired, it would need to be modified a second time, which also required a lot of funds.
The price of the wheeled chassis body is not high. If the price is not lowered, the profit of their Tianma Mecha Company will reach freezing point, which is something that all the senior executives do not want to see.
The cost price for the purchase was less than two million, plus some other expenses, even if the aircraft was sold, it would probably be a break-even.
The top management of Tianma Mecha Company was willing to pay this price, largely because of the design drawings of the four-limb chassis. Otherwise, they would not have bought back the Tiger-shaped body at this price.
"I heard that your Tianma Mecha Company has a designer named Tong Xuelin?" Lin Tao asked, his eyes falling on the senior executives.
"I am the technical director of Tianma Mecha Company. In our technical department, there is indeed a designer named Tong Xuelin who is mainly responsible for chassis design." A senior executive stood up, full of suspicion: "I wonder why CEO Lin asked about this person?"
Ma Wenlin also looked at Lin Tao in confusion.
"I heard that designer Tong Xuelin is a chassis designer. It just so happens that I have a machine body and I would like to ask for his help," said Lin Tao.
Hearing this, the director of the technical department's eyes twitched. It was true that Tong Xuelin was a chassis designer, but this guy couldn't even master the most basic four-limb chassis, which even led to the Tianma mecha having to choose a wheeled chassis.
If it had not been possible to find a suitable chassis designer in a short period of time, the director of the technical department would have suggested to Ma Wenlin to pack up and leave.
"CEO Lin, this designer Tong Xuelin..." Thinking of Tong Xuelin's abilities, and the fact that CEO Lin in front of him wanted to invite this person to the Sixiang Mecha Company, the director of the technical department couldn't help but explain.
But before he finished, Lin Tao looked at Ma Wenlin again and said with a smile: "CEO Ma Wenlin, if you invite Tong Xuelin to our Four Elephants Mecha Company, you will definitely be short of a chassis designer. How about this? I will give a call to the Dean Rui Zhi of the First Mecha Academy to see if they have other chassis designers and transfer a few of them over to help."
Ma Wenlin was stunned.
The technical director's eyes widened and he swallowed the words back into his mouth.
Dean Rui Zhi is the head of the Chassis Department of the First Mechanic Academy. If he is asked to transfer a few people over, wouldn't they be chassis mecha technicians of the First Mecha Academy?
Moreover, with Lin Tao's presence, Dean Rui Zhi would definitely not transfer people with poor academic performance, as this would be a slap in the face of the First Mecha Academy. Moreover, any designer from the First Mecha Academy who has achieved academic success would be a designer that people would give thumbs up to.
Sending away a chassis designer who can't even solve the problem of the limb chassis and exchanging him for a few chassis designers from the First Mecha Academy will not be a loss at all.
Suddenly, the technical director shut his mouth and his dissatisfaction with Tong Xuelin disappeared.
Ma Wenlin frowned. He knew something about Tong Xuelin, but he glanced at the director of the technical department and saw that he kept giving him looks, so he understood what was going on.
However, if he agreed to it right away, it would give people the feeling that he was going to chase them away. He hesitated for a moment with a stern face, then he exhaled lightly and asked tentatively: "CEO Lin, I heard that the Four Elephants Mecha Company is short of people now?"
Lin Tao nodded and answered honestly: "Now the entire senior management has been replaced, and we are indeed short of people."
“This…” Ma Wenlin’s eyes twitched.
Isn't this too honest? He also replaced the entire senior management. Sometimes, as a CEO, he also wants to do this, but the various interpersonal relationships within the company prevent him from replacing all of them with his own people.
Comparing yourself with others will really make you angry.
Ma Wenlin sighed in his heart.
"CEO Lin, what job do you plan to let Tong Xuelin take on?" Since it was a job transfer, Ma Wenlin also needed a reason, otherwise it would cause dissatisfaction among his employees and easily lead to everyone submitting resignation reports.
"I have a machine design on hand and I need to borrow him for a while. If CEO Ma Wenlin is willing, I will temporarily hire him for a period of time with a salary no less than that of the director of the technical department. During this time, I will also ask Dean Rui Zhi for a few people to fully assist your Tianma Mecha Company."
Lin Tao responded.
"CEO Lin, how many people can you mobilize?" The technical director asked anxiously without waiting for Ma Wenlin to continue speaking.
As the director of the technical department, he just wants to have as many people as possible. As long as he gets the people, he has plenty of ways to keep them. Maybe by the time the specified time comes, those people will voluntarily stay.
Ma Wenlin knew what he was thinking and smiled without saying anything.
"Wait a minute." Lin Tao said, raised his watch and called the department director Rui Zhi.
When he was at the First Mecha Academy, all the department heads left a contact for Lin Tao.
"Lin Tao? I heard that you went to the Sixiang Mecha Company and made quite a big noise. Why did you come to me?" The voice of Dean Rui Zhi came from the watch.
Ma Wenlin had been to the First Mecha Academy more than once, and he immediately recognized the voice of Dean Rui Zhi. He dared not even breathe, because these old guys may seem ordinary, but they all have a lot of connections behind them, some even as powerful as him, the CEO of Tianma Mecha Company.
"That's what happened." Lin Tao briefly mentioned the current situation.
"Do you really need this Tong Xuelin?" Dean Rui Zhi's tone seemed calm, but it revealed a sense of dissatisfaction.
Lin Tao smiled, he understood what was going on.
As a chassis designer, there is no better person than the First Mecha Academy in the entire Mingyuan Star. Dean Rui Zhi was dissatisfied with the fact that he gave up the designer from the First Mecha Academy and instead found a less famous guy from the Tianma Mecha Company.