Traveling abroad is not easy. No matter who you are, getting a visa is very troublesome, especially when going to the United States.
When this matter was handed over to He Xueli, she suddenly asked, "Are you going?"
Yao Yuan said subconsciously, "Let me ask Teacher Lin."
Upon hearing this, He Xueli's expression darkened.
Yao Yuan was startled for a moment, but did not explain. Instead, he said, "I'm going to go sooner or later. Let's get the visa first."
"It has a statute of limitations." He Shirley whispered.
Yao Yuan was stunned again, waved his hand and said, "Forget it."
He Shirley knows that Yao Yuan hates the United States. This is an era when Chinese people admire everything about the United States, including the 1980s, but Yao Yuan is just the opposite. His hostility and disgust towards the United States are very deep.
This puzzles many people.
Perhaps only Lin Wei knows that, in Lin Wei's words, the United States is the number one enemy, and it would be abnormal to have no hostility and disgust.
He Shirley didn't say much and called Chen Zuer over. The two of them kept calling and sending faxes to make arrangements for a public trip to the United States.
Ever since the day Zhong Weiguo became a lobbyist for Changhong Electrical Appliances, Yao Yuan has always been a little uneasy, suspecting that Yuanda Electrical Appliances has encountered a big problem.
However, Zhou Fei did not report it, indicating that it was not serious enough to report to him.
Thinking of this, Yao Yuan put it aside for the time being and went to the Changfei Factory to work on the modification of the special aircraft.
His two special planes will undergo targeted modifications. After the modifications are completed, they will become real special planes.
Airbus A-320 transfers from Chang'an Airport to Changjiang Airport, and Boeing-747-400 takes off from Guangdong Airport and transfers directly to Changjiang Airport.
Chang'an Airport can take off and land heavy aircraft such as Boeing 747. Renmin Chang'an Aircraft Factory itself is engaged in transport aircraft, bombers, etc. The runway standard is better and higher than that of Chang'an International Airport.
There are two reasons why these two aircraft have not been modified before. Firstly, there is no factory with the ability to modify them. Secondly, there are not enough aircraft and these two aircraft have to be used for other purposes.
Both problems are now solved.
Changfei Factory is willing to carry out modifications. This job is easy for them, and it is a way to show sincerity to Yao Yuan. They want it, and it is not free. They pay according to foreign standards, which is a good thing.
As for planes, now that there are two airlines, Yao Yuan has no shortage of planes.
In the event of a sudden event like the floods in East China, Yao Yuan could mobilize nearly a hundred aircraft at one time for disaster relief transportation.
This data excludes United Airlines.
As those Ilyushin-76s, Tu-154s, and An-124s return to China one after another, some of them are returned to New Beihang. By then, New Beihang’s cargo capacity will be the strongest among all domestic airlines.
I can’t say much about passenger transport, but in cargo capacity, except for the Air Force, no aviation force can compare with New Beihang, including New United Airlines.
New United Airlines does not want the An-124 because the operating costs of this aircraft are too high and the Air Force, as the majority shareholder, cannot afford it.
Lin Wei calculated that the An-124 would cost 1.5 million Chinese dollars to take off and land once it was fully loaded with fuel, which was just the cost of fuel, airport service fees, etc.
The An-124 can hold 200 tons of oil, and its maximum commercial load is 120 tons.
If it is short-distance transportation, you will lose money every time you fly. This kind of aircraft must carry out long-distance air transportation to be profitable. New United Airlines rarely accepts cargo business, and even if it does, it is short-distance. The significance of this kind of aircraft is not great. On the contrary,
The IL-76 is balanced in all aspects and meets the requirements of the Air Force.
Yao Yuan and Lin Wei knew very well that the aircraft of New United Airlines were aircraft of the Air Force, so they relied entirely on the Air Force's arrangements.
The Air Force does not care about commercial operations, but if the Air Force wants to use aircraft, it has absolute priority.
Yao Yuan's special plane needs to be modified, and Zhong Weiguo attaches great importance to it.
Because of those things he did overseas, Yao Yuan personally took a lot of risks, all for the sake of the troops. Aircraft carriers, precision machinery, weapons and equipment were all obtained through Yao Yuan's hands.
Coupled with Yao Yuan's interception of Hu's Wall Street Fund, Yao Yuan's life safety has been greatly challenged. Regarding his life safety, the army attaches great importance to it.
Yao Yuan knew very well how concierge Jiang Yong and the others obtained their gun licenses.
Therefore, as soon as Yao Yuan's two special planes entered the YOFC factory, Zhong Weiguo arranged for a special working group to station at the YOFC factory to supervise and inspect the entire modification process and clearly put forward detailed requirements.
It is stricter than the requirements put forward by the concierge of Dongfeng Group.
Yao Yuan has his own requirements.
He proposed to improve the Boeing-747-400 to increase its range. The specific requirement is that it can fly 16,000 kilometers on full fuel.
The Boeing 747-400 he bought was second-hand from Cathay Pacific Airways. It has a maximum range of 12,000 kilometers, and it is not difficult to increase it to 16,000 kilometers.
The subsequent improved version of Boeing-747-400 has a maximum range of 15,000 kilometers.
This special plane is mainly used for international flights. Yao Yuan will take this plane when he wants to go abroad.
The main ones used in China are Airbus A-320.
The main modifications focus on safety and communications. Considering that Yao Yuan has to handle official business, the aircraft is equipped with three sets of communication systems, one for main use and two for backup.
In addition, when considering long-distance travel, comfort is very important.
He Xueli said that the boss should have a good rest so that he can better create wealth and contribute to the economic development of the motherland. In this regard, Zhong Weiguo's working group did not understand.
Shirley He invited a design team from Hong Kong to design.
The Boeing 747-400 is very big, very, very big. The President of the United States can move the White House into it. You can imagine how big it is.
The design team in Hong Kong fully referred to the modification design of the US President No. 1 and designed offices, a bedroom with a 1.8-meter bed, a dedicated communication room, and a protective equipment room...
In the end, the budget was 150 million.
Tang Yunhong was the person in charge of the modification. After he received the budget report, his face immediately turned bitter.
"One hundred and fifty million, what do you want me to tell them about this much money?" Tang Yunhong said with a wry smile and shook her head.
The subordinates said helplessly, "According to the plan proposed by the Hong Kong design team, this budget is already the lowest we can achieve. Our expenses have not been included, otherwise there will be more. There are also some needed parts, and we all
It’s provided free of charge.”
Tang Yunhong took a picture of the budget report and said, "This is just the modification cost of Boeing-747-400. What about Airbus? It should be tens of millions no matter how low it is. Doesn't it add up to more than 200 million?"
All the men were silent.
"Two hundred million can buy a new plane." Tang Yunhong said with a frown.
The assistant said, "Mr. Tang, we really have no choice. We have already reduced everything we can."
Tang Yunhong shook her head, "I originally wanted to do voluntary labor for others, but I didn't expect that in the end it would cost them nearly 200 million."
Waving her hand, Tang Yunhong said, "You guys wait, I'll go and report."
Tang Yunhong went to the YOFC factory director and explained the situation.
The factory director thought about it and said, "Yes, I wanted to help someone, but I didn't expect someone to pay so much. This is really inappropriate."
"What do you think about this budget?" Tang Yunhong said.
The factory director considered it again and said, "In this case, you go back and start work first. I will find a way to solve part of the budget problem. Chang'an Aviation Ship Factory can't hide in leisure, they also have a share."
"Then I'll start construction here." Tang Yunhong said.
"Let's start construction. We must set high standards." said the factory director.
After Tang Yunhong left, the factory director thought for a moment, picked up the phone and made a call, "Secretary, there is such a situation...yes...Chang'an Aviation Development Factory and No. 63 Research Institute cannot hide for a while, they must more or less have to
Pay some money...Okay, then I'll contact them to have a meeting."
So, a meeting was held on how to solve the modification budget.
A few days later, He Shirley handed the budget report to Yao Yuan and said, "YOFC is very kind. The modification cost for the two aircraft is only 130 million, which is much cheaper than imagined."
The expenses for Yao Yuan's special plane were paid for by himself and went through his personal account. He Shirley was the big housekeeper and had to take care of everything, no matter how big or small.
During this period of time, money was flowing out of Yao Yuan's personal account. He Xueli had to pay attention to his expenses, otherwise it would really be a joke if there was no money in the account.
Yao Yuan flipped through the budget report and said, "One hundred and three hundred million? Did you bring the technical report for the modification?"
Shirley He moved out the technical report.
There are very few bosses who can understand technical reports, and Yao Yuan is a rare technical boss.
Yao Yuan looked carefully.
Shirley He moved out the technical report, which shows how heavy it is.
She sat down to make tea and drink it. For at least half an hour, she could drink tea leisurely.
As expected, Yao Yuan was fascinated as soon as he came into contact with the technical information. He watched it for more than an hour this time, which even He Shirley, who was used to Yao Yuan's style, found it strange.
After Yao Yuan read the last page, he raised his head and said, "According to this technical modification plan, it won't be possible without 300 million yuan."
He Xueli was stunned and suddenly became alert, "Are you saying there is something wrong with the YOFC factory's budget report?"
"There must be something wrong."
Yao Yuan stood up and walked over, took He Shirley's cup and took a sip of tea. He Shirley felt sweet, but Yao Yuan didn't think much about it, but analyzed, "No matter how you calculate it, you can't calculate a budget of 130 million. Let me see.
, I guess the YOFC factory is trying to sell us favors."
He Shirley said, "It would be easier to say this. I am worried that they are cutting corners."
"No, Zhong Weiguo is watching over there. Besides, YOFC Factory won't do this. We, don't always look at people through colored glasses," Yao Yuan said.
After thinking about it, he said, "Go and take a look. I guess they helped me save this money by tightening their belts. We can't get this money. YOFC factory only issued it for eight months last year."
salary."
"Okay, I'll go now." He Shirley said.
Yao Yuan said, "Let's give a budget of 300 million."
"good."
Shirley He went immediately.
This incident had a great impact on Yao Yuan. Once again, he deeply felt the difficulties faced by Chinese military enterprises in this era, as well as the feelings they reflected.
That's right, it's feelings. Without feelings, you can't persevere.
The modification work of the two special planes was carried out in full swing.
Yao Yuan originally wanted to wait until the modification was completed before leaving Chang'an. He liked the city of Chang'an very much. On the one hand, he had to continue to follow up on the affairs of Dongfeng Commercial Aircraft Company, and on the other hand, he also wanted to deal with university funding. He also thought about calling Lin Shuting
Come over and have a good few days in Chang'an.
Unexpectedly, the problem of Yuanda Electric was reported to him, and he had to return to Guangdong City.
After the headquarters of Yuanda Group moved to Yuecheng, the provincial capital of Guangdong Province, its business focus developed to radiate outwards from Guangdong City. After an early explosive surge, the business of the Nangang flagship store fell back to normal levels. In Yuanda Electric's stores
, and fell from the first place to outside the tenth place early.
However, the status of the Nangang flagship store is still solid. The store manager of the Nangang flagship store and the Nangang branch manager are the main backup forces for the management of Yuanda Electric.
For example, Sun Qin, the former Nangang flagship store manager, is now the deputy general manager of Yuanda Electric. It only took Sun Qin less than a year to go from the South China District Manager to the deputy general manager of Yuanda Electric.
This seems to point out a path for rapid advancement for latecomers.
If you want to be promoted quickly, then you should strive to become a store manager at the Nangang flagship store.
However, the problems that Yuanda Electric is encountering now are not internal problems, but problems with its suppliers. Speaking of which, it is related to Changhong Electric.
As soon as Yao Yuan arrived in Guangdong City, Zhou Fei came over and reported the details.
Zhou Fei said, "Half of the suppliers proposed to raise prices. At first, I thought it was just an isolated phenomenon. Later, after investigating, I found that someone was collaborating."
Yao Yuan frowned and said, "The collective request is for a price increase, how much?"
"Thirty percent." Zhou Fei said.
If it wasn't something extremely important, Zhou Fei wouldn't have approached Yao Yuan.
After the establishment of Dongfeng Group, Yao Yuan made regulations and detailed regulations on the issues that group companies need to hand over to the main group.
To put it bluntly, the head office will be responsible for things that the group company cannot handle, but this is a very bad sign for the management of the group company, because it shows that the ability of the group company's management must be doubted.
The reason why Yao Yuan did this is very simple, that is, not to tie himself to the company. This is a good thing for him and the company.
Zhou Fei can be said to be the person in charge of the most powerful group company. What has been the life of Headwind Logistics in the past few years, but Zhou Fei has never complained about suffering or tiredness. Headwind Logistics has suffered huge losses every year, and Zhou Fei is under extreme pressure.
If it had happened to anyone else, he would have collapsed a long time ago, but Zhou Fei didn't and still held on tenaciously.
Unless absolutely necessary, Zhou Fei would not hand over the problem to Yao Yuan.
More than a dozen suppliers have unanimously requested a 30% price increase. This is a big deal, and if one mistake is not made, it will destroy the credibility that Yuanda Electric has finally built up.