Great Power Technology

The next day, Ye Zhou participated in the latest negotiation meeting with Mao Xiong. At this meeting, the Baranov Institute changed its tough attitude from previous meetings and made concessions on many conditions.

The Nantianmen project team no longer insisted on the original conditions, and instead proposed technology transfer conditions that were more acceptable to the other party.

These technology transfer conditions include White Goose, Swift nuclear power engines, the latest NK-32 aviation engine, and some unannounced aviation project technologies. At the meeting, the two parties initially negotiated the first two technology transfer strategies, but for other More technologies will require further discussion.

However, this is already a big improvement.

After the meeting, Alexey and the man in suit once again went for a walk on the path outside the institute. Only after there were no other people around, Alexei said with some emotion:

"This cooperation with the Nantianmen project is probably basically concluded. The subsequent negotiations are just some in-depth supplements. Our position has been determined, and there is not much room for regrets and talks."

The man in the suit nodded and replied:

"This result is already very good. Our initial goal has been achieved, and there is not much loss in technology transfer. After all, no one can judge in advance that they will achieve such a big technological breakthrough in such a short period of time. , being able to enter the game early is already considered our success.”

Having said this, he suddenly laughed to himself, and then continued:

"I heard that on the day the Qilian engine was released, the Nantianmen project team rejected all cooperation applications from Chou Country, and even did not intend to allow them to participate in marginal fields. This move is really too big."

"Too disgusting?"

Alexey added.

"Yes, it seems that Chou Country has not suffered much loss because of the Nantianmen project team's remorse, but I can almost imagine their expressions."

"Alixei, did you know? According to the information we received, the owner of the Ugly Country Strategic Analysis Office is about to change again."

"This time, the man named Aisen did not die of any heart attack or any other accident. He just packed his luggage and returned to the countryside. I guess he will never re-enter the field of strategic analysis in his life."

Alexei nodded and said somewhat self-deprecatingly:

"Actually, after making such a big misjudgment of the opponent's technical strength, I should pack my bags and go back to the countryside. But with our current situation, I really can't leave."

"I won't let you go back to the countryside. We still need you. Especially for the cooperation on the Nantianmen project, we need you even more."

"If this cooperation project does not have a suitable helmsman, our cooperation with the other party may only be unilaterally delivering benefits to them."

"This is what I hope you can do - don't unilaterally deliver benefits, but get what we need from them."

The man in the suit's expression changed slightly, and he paused for a moment before continuing:

"I still remember what the young man named Chen Hao said to you and Sergey at our first meeting. He said that we are no longer glorious. At first, I was still worried about this sentence. Huai, now, my mind has changed a bit."

"What he said is right, at least to some extent. Our glory is indeed not as good as it used to be, but this is not just because of our decline, but also because their rise is too fast and too incredible. ”

"It is indeed impossible to think that a bonfire has any glory in a fiercely burning prairie fire."

"But our bonfire once lit up the cold winter night sky in the northern hemisphere."

Hearing the words of the man in the suit, Alexei fell into rare silence.

After a long time, he took out a pack of old-school "White Sea" cigarettes from his pocket, lit them himself, took a deep breath, and then said:

"Our bonfire is about to be extinguished."

"The Nantianmen project is our only chance."

"The significance of this project is not only in the aviation field, but more importantly, we want to achieve broader cooperation with them through this project."

"In the past, our cooperation was only limited to the field of resources, which is not enough."

"They have already begun to lay out new energy sources. Once the strategies are fully rolled out, we may even be kicked out by them in a few decades."

"Technology, only technical cooperation is the only way out."

"We have more to do, starting with aviation."

"Let's put our reserve aside for a moment. It's not a big deal. Objectively speaking, this is not the first time in history."

The man in the suit nodded, waved his hand to disperse the smoke in front of his eyes, and replied with some emotion:

"Yeah, this isn't the first time."

"History keeps repeating itself, and there's nothing I can do about it."

"I just hope that in this big reshuffle, we can keep our place as much as possible."

After the negotiation with the Baranov Institute ended, Ye Zhou did not pack his luggage and prepare to go on vacation as promised by the man from Xinghui. Instead, he and Chen Hao came to the secluded nursing home again.

There, he met the dying old man.

After all, he still couldn't wait until the Qilian engine was officially put on the plane for test flight.

However, what gave Ye Zhou some comfort was that after the engine test was successful, Chen Hao had already arranged for specialized personnel to inform him of the results, fulfilling the old man's last wish.

This was the third day after the test drive. The old man was already on intensive care equipment, and his heartbeat and blood pressure had dropped to extremely dangerous levels. When Ye Zhou arrived, he had completely lost consciousness.

The old man's son introduced Ye Zhou to the old man's condition in the last few days. According to him, although the old man's physical condition was extremely bad, he was always in a good mood.

"In the past few days, he has been saying that being able to see the test results of the engine would be the biggest regret in his life."

"He asked me to say thank you. I originally wanted to call you over and have a good chat about the engine, but then I thought you must be very busy, so I didn't bother you."

"It's also my problem. I didn't expect that his physical condition would deteriorate so quickly. When I saw the materials you sent me, he asked me to buy him wine that day."

"Actually, his body can no longer touch alcohol at all. He told me that it doesn't matter if he doesn't drink it after buying it. If he looks at it in front of his eyes, he will treat it as if he has been drunk."

Ye Zhou nodded silently, looking at the old man on the hospital bed who was so shriveled that he had almost completely lost his blood.

His breathing was steady but weak.

Ye Zhou couldn't help but wonder, was he just asleep? Was he in a dream of a prosperous world where the whole nation was singing together and enjoying the war?

There is no answer, but it seems that the answer is extremely clear.

He sat down next to the hospital bed and was about to hold the old man's hand, but at this moment, the old man suddenly opened his eyes.

Accompanied by bursts of rapid exhalation, the old man seemed to finally wake up from that long dream. His eyes looked at Ye Zhou and he made a low, inarticulate sound.

Ye Zhou softly comforted the old man, who finally calmed down. His son, who was waiting by the side, had already called the doctor. After a preliminary examination, the doctor secretly cast a helpless look at Ye Zhou.

This is just a throwback.

The old man's body has entered a countdown to the end of its life.

As the old man's eyes became brighter and brighter, his breathing gradually stabilized. After ten minutes, he even sat up on his own initiative and asked the doctor to take off his breathing mask.

Ye Zhou knew that he had something to say, so he put his ear close to him. The old man held his hand tightly and said the last few words to him.

"The Qilian engine's core thermal components are working very well, but its performance is seriously hampered by other structural parts. You need to pay more attention."

"The fan blade cooling hole drilling model, you are copying the GE-9X model. This model is very good, but it is not suitable for Qilian after the thermal components have been modified. It needs to be changed!"

"After the thrust reaches 90 tons, the engine surge points are mainly concentrated on each connecting shaft, which shows that your finishing process is not enough. In the future, you must focus on this direction."

After saying three sentences, the old man urgently put on the breathing mask again, then closed his eyes tightly and never said a word again.

At 1 o'clock in the morning on March 24, this old man who inherited his father's legacy and devoted his whole life to China Aviation Industry passed away suddenly.

This day is Ye Zhou's birthday.

The stars of the old day have fallen, and the morning star of the new day is rising.