Chapter 54 Prepare to be the first batch of flying club members
The next day, Songhu Bund in the early morning.
Although there is no bustle and noise at night, there is also a flow of people in various vegetable markets and streets. People are rushing to work, shopping for groceries, walking, and drinking tea.
chatting,
All aspects of life are reflected in the early morning.
There are rows of buildings, including European, Russian, American... Romanesque, Baroque, Gothic, French classical, and buildings from all over the world. They stand majestic and towering. They stand next to each other, and each building is not high.
, most of them are one to three stories, with the highest being only six stories. The thick and beautiful exterior walls and arch-shaped windows vividly display the atmosphere of foreign buildings.
The prosperous "Far East Wall Street", "Peace Hotel"..., bank buildings, Peace Hotel, Customs Building, HSBC Bank Building also shined with the style of "Far East Wall Street" during this period,
Although these Western buildings on the Bund are not as beautiful as the night view of Shanghai when the neon lights shine and Shanghai comes into being at night, they are still lively and bustling compared to the mornings in many areas of the same period.
Of course, except for the civilian areas and slums, the scenery there is not as beautiful and prosperous as the scenery on the Bund in the foreign concession.
On such a refreshing morning,
Huang Zijian, who had just returned to Songhu by ship from the United States, was also waiting at the dock for the people to receive him.
Huang Zijian is a young man of the new era who is keen on flying, so he studied abroad and wanted to learn more flying techniques and see what foreign flight schools and airplanes were like.
So he received flight training in the United States in the early 1930s and graduated in 1932.
I have also been to several foreign countries in Britain, Germany and France. Through the introduction of American pilot alumni, I have seen the situation of flight schools and flying clubs in those foreign countries.
Therefore, his study of flight technology and his knowledge of aircraft models from various countries were still at the forefront of this period.
However, the purpose of his return here this time was not to join the National Army Flying Force that was being established.
During the Republic of China, the monthly salary of literati was higher than that of military pilots.
Although the number of domestic pilots during this period was not only the second generation of rich people, but also many of them came from well-known families, were overseas Chinese, came from top universities, came from military families, or were from poor families.
But no matter what the identities of these pilots are, for Huang Zijian, who returned to China this time,
He just wanted to have a good rest in Songhu for a while and feel the atmosphere of life in his hometown he had left for a long time.
When he is done resting, he will go back to the United States and other developed foreign countries to learn more about flying techniques and the structure of new aircraft.
"It's been a long time since you've been back here?"
"I didn't expect that it would be more prosperous and lively than before I left, and there would be more foreign buildings!"
"That guy Guo Zhijie, is he late again?"
"We haven't seen each other for many years, but I still haven't gotten rid of my old habit of being late!"
After getting off the foreign luxury ship,
Huang Zijian was carrying a backpack and standing at the pier where there was a lot of traffic and people coming and going. He was a little impatient, waiting for his friend Guo Zhijie.
But after waiting for almost 15 minutes and still no one was seen, he became a little impatient and muttered.
Just when he was about to find a rickshaw to take him home first,
Guo Zhijie, who was also a second-generation rich man, had already driven over in a car he purchased from Zhou Wenhua's 'New Era' Automobile Company.
"Hey! I'm here!"
Before anyone even got out of the car, Guo Zhijie happily waved to Huang Zijian and said hello.
And Huang Zijian walked towards the car he was driving without saying a word.
"Hey! You guy, I haven't seen you for so many years, but you are still so slow and not punctual at all! I thought you weren't coming, and I was planning to take a rickshaw to leave!"
Arriving in front of Guo Zhijie's car, Huang Zijian was very unhappy and complained to his good friend.
"Hahaha! That's because I bought this new domestic car and just completed all the handover procedures today!"
"In order to buy this domestically produced car, I waited in line for almost a month before I bought it!"
"Originally, I didn't plan to buy a domestically produced car. Although their advertisements were full of big losses, there were many wealthy alumni in the school who bought them. Then, I took a test drive and it was...
Fall in love with this domestically produced car!”
"It's really unexpected that there are actually domestically produced cars on the market, which are better-looking and have better performance than foreign cars!"
"Otherwise, if I really bought such a domestic car today, I would really feel like I was in a dream!"
"We finally have our own domestically produced cars for travel sales in China! It's something I never dared to think about before!"
Once my friend Huang Zijian who studied abroad said this,
However, Guo Zhijie was not angry at all, but rather excited and excited as he continued to talk.
"What?"
"You bought a domestic car?"
"Is it better than foreign cars? And it looks beautiful?"
"Is there such a thing? You won't lie to me, right?"
"I still don't know what our domestic automobile industry looks like?"
"Whatever domestically produced cars there will be, they are all assembled by purchasing imported parts and engines from foreigners!"
Hearing this, Huang Zijian had a look of surprise on his face and shook his head in disbelief.
"Hehe! The car in front of you now is the domestic explosive car I mentioned!"
"You will know after you drive it. Is the appearance more beautiful and trendy than the foreign cars we usually see? Nowadays, many Chinese are using this type of car!"
"No! There are four domestically produced cars in total! But they are all developed by the same car company!"
"It has simply revitalized the level of our country's automobile industry!"
"Okay, don't say anything more. If you drive it now and experience it, you will know that the performance of this domestic car will definitely not lose to any foreign car!"
"Now our domestically produced cars have caused a stir in the foreign car industry!"
Seeing his friend Huang Zijian's unbelieving look, Guo Zhijie didn't waste any time and directly let him experience the joy of driving by himself.
Because he, like his friends, did not believe that domestically produced cars could actually have such excellent and outstanding performance.
So he also understands the other person's inner thoughts very well.
"Okay! Then I'll drive it and see if what you said is true or false!"
Seeing the confident expression on his friend Guo Zhijie’s face,
Huang Zijian also smiled expectantly and agreed.
"Hahaha! I guarantee you will like this domestic car!"
Guo Zhijie saw that Huang Zijian had opened the car door and got into the driver's seat, and he responded with a smile in a very comfortable mood.
At the same time, he immediately followed him inside and sat in the passenger seat.
"That's right! Where should we go now? To eat? Or after experiencing driving, go home to see your family first?"
When Huang Zijian sat down and was about to start the car,
He also asked Guo Zhijie beside him.
“Go somewhere special, you will love it!”
Guo Zhijie responded mysteriously.
"Huh? Some special place. You won't take me to those social and entertainment places to get to know those social butterflies, right?"
Seeing Guo Zhijie's mysterious and cunning expression, Huang Zijian suddenly became interested and asked.
"Hahaha! Of course not, I have a girlfriend! Why would I take you to those messy places!"
"I'm taking you to see a newly opened pilot club in Songhu. There are two relatively new Soviet aircraft in it. Don't you like to see and study new aircraft from various countries?"
"Now I have an opportunity, and I also plan to join this pilot club!"
"Because among my alumni, there are already several people who have formed a team and are preparing to apply to join this pilot club today. They want to become the first batch of members of this pilot club!"
"I heard that as long as you join this pilot club, you will have the opportunity to learn and see the latest aircraft in the world, and you will also get free flying skills training!"
Guo Zhijie showed a mysterious smile again and responded.
"...."
Huang Zijian.
He felt that his good friend had surprised him a lot today.
And there is such a self-proclaimed pilot club that dares to advertise that its club owns the latest aircraft models in the world?
He didn't quite believe it,
Is he really from the countryside?
Don’t have any knowledge?
I have never seen or experienced foreigners’ flying clubs in developed countries, what is it like?
If you have never seen the latest aircraft in the world, what is it like?
So after listening to my friend Guo Zhijie’s recommendation,
Huang Zijian had a look of disdain on his face,
He has seen the latest aircraft models from various foreign countries, and even tried to fly them with the recommendation and help of his foreign friends.
In short, Huang Zijian feels like he knows everything about airplanes and has seen all new airplanes.
So he is sincere and full of confidence. No one or the club will have a new aircraft that he doesn't know about.
However, at the invitation of his friend Guo Zhijie, he still started the car engine, experienced a domestic car produced by Zhou Wenhua's automobile company for the first time, and headed towards Zhou Wenhua's pilot club.