Chapter 13: Boundless Prospects In The Aircraft Manufacturing Industry
After the shock passed, the new Factory Director Fan Zhifei immediately drove out the technical backbone and management from the reception room,
leaving only him and Zhou Wenhua for a private meeting to discuss the upcoming cooperation matters.
“After the imitation of these two airplanes is completed, I will order two more of the same airplanes. Two will be given to your Aviation Administration, and the other two will be given to friends!”
“Besides the imitation airplane order, as I said before coming here, I can make donations for your daily living expenses and research funding. In return, I only need you to give me a few backbone technical personnel to train a batch of airplane maintenance technicians for the flying club I am about to establish!”
“Also, I want to invest in your Hongqiao Aviation Factory.”
Seeing that only he and the new Factory Director Fan Zhifei remained in the room, Zhou Wenhua continued to speak calmly.
“Really?”
“But the daily living expenses and research funding for the personnel in our aircraft factory are not cheap either!”
Hearing this, the new Factory Director Fan Zhifei immediately lit up,
but he first raised questions about the future welfare benefits in the aircraft factory,
instead of first thanking Zhou Wenhua for giving two airplanes for free to the Aviation Administration.
Because the urgent problem he faced now was the survival issue for all personnel in the entire aircraft factory and how to maintain the factory’s operations.
“A promise is a promise!”
Zhou Wenhua smiled slightly and replied in a very affirmative tone.
“Good!”
“Happy cooperation!”
“The technical backbone you need, I will definitely give you the best technical backbone!”
“As for the imitation airplanes you want, I will definitely find a way, through our aviation factory’s connections, to get you imported goods for imitation and assembly. As for whether we can purchase genuine original airplanes, I dare not guarantee that!”
“Especially the I-5 fighter jet that has only been out for a little over a year, I have even less confidence, because you know that foreigners basically will not sell their latest airplanes!”
“Especially on the side of foreigners and the Japanese Army, the embargo and the treaty on selling weapons, equipment, and ammunition to us have only been lifted not long ago!”
“Finally, regarding your investment matter, I do not have the authority to decide, because this needs to be decided by the Military Commission and the Aviation Administration side, and I can only convey your idea to them!”
“Including the matter of you needing us to imitate airplanes and give them to the Air Force, I can also convey that!”
“Because our Hongqiao Aviation Factory is now under the takeover by the Aviation Administration and the Air Force!”
“Although they have now cut off our economic sources and research and development funding, things are what they are, and I have no authority to let you invest!”
“Besides that, for other matters, I can all find ways to handle them for you!”
Seeing him agree so straightforwardly to support all the food, clothing, housing, and transportation expenses and research and development funding for their Hongqiao Aviation Factory,
the new Factory Director Fan Zhifei was in a great mood and spoke frankly.
After speaking, he also quietly observed Zhou Wenhua’s reaction, waiting for his response.
“Alright! As long as you can provide me with technical backbone to train a batch of my own airplane maintenance technicians and airplane assembly technicians, then everything I just promised can be established and effective!”
“Moreover, the money for giving you to imitate airplanes, and the first month’s living expenses and research funding for you, I have already prepared and can give them to you at any time!”
Zhou Wenhua agreed affirmatively again without thinking.
“Then happy cooperation!”
“Mr. Zhou!”
Upon hearing Zhou Wenhua agree affirmatively again to what he wanted,
the new Factory Director Fan Zhifei was also happy, stood up, and extended his right hand with a friendly, beaming smile to shake hands with Zhou Wenhua.
Zhou Wenhua also showed a friendly smile in the same way and shook hands with the other party for friendly cooperation.
Then, Zhou Wenhua handed over several HSBC Bank checks to the other party.
Seeing this, the smile on the new Factory Director Fan Zhifei’s face became as brilliant as possible, and he sincerely thanked Zhou Wenhua for his relief and support.
After leaving the Hongqiao Aviation Factory in Shanghai,
in the car, Zhou Wenhua’s thoughts became active again,
He was planning the airplane manufacturing factory he must establish next, which would be divided into departments: airplane fuselage manufacturing factory, radial engine manufacturing factory, new engine research and development department, light and heavy metal factory, ball bearing production factory, and some research and development laboratories, etc.
In addition, he also needed to establish his own aluminum factory and steel factory.
Regarding the current state where the domestic military industrial foundation was basically zero, Zhou Wenhua felt that he really had many factories to establish.
The problem was that this required astronomical amounts of money support, and the discovery and cultivation of a large number of technical talents, to achieve.
It was really a long way to go!
Just as Zhou Wenhua finished thinking and sighed deeply in the car about how long the road was,
Naval Commander Officer Yang’s motorcade was also about to arrive at Zhou Wenhua’s doorstep.
