Rebirth of the Military Industrial Overlord

"Then Eric, can I think that, I invited you to discuss the future of quadrotor drones with you, and you accepted my invitation to achieve your grand goal?"

After a long time, Lu Hesheng spoke again. Although his voice was still hoarse, the problem was extremely acute.

Being able to become the chief engineer of a U.S. arms giant like Grumman as a Chinese, Lu Hesheng’s IQ and EQ do not need to be doubted. After some thinking, he finally guessed Tan Zhenhua’s purpose for visiting him today, and now, He needs confirmation.

Tan Zhenhua nodded without hesitation: "Old Lu, I don’t want to lie to you. I came to Long Island because you are Vivienne’s grandfather and I am her friend. Visiting the elders of your friends during business trips is also consistent. It’s one of our traditional Chinese etiquette, and secondly, I did bring a purpose, and this purpose is yours."

Lu Hesheng fell into silence again, and a moment later, he shook his head slightly and sighed softly: "Unexpectedly, an old man like me who is about to retire is actually missed by a young man like you."

Tan Zhenhua respectfully said: "Old Lu, you are only in your 60s this year. You are still not old at the time of medical prosperity. Do you think you still hold the position of chief engineer at Grumman and have not retired? Moreover, from the Second World War until today, you have personally designed P-47, F-84, F-103, F-105, F-14, A-6, C-2, E-2 and other different types of Fighters and transport aircraft have gone through every era from piston propellers to turbofan engines. Even if you look at the world, few people can have this experience, and it is even rare among Chinese. Therefore, it is natural for the kid to think about you. ."

"The kid knows a lot about me, and he knows exactly what airplanes I have designed, and I came here prepared. In that case, I should be honored to remember me for you." Lu Hesheng joked first. One sentence, and then shook his head with a wry smile:

"Eric, I know what you want to say, and I can roughly guess what you want to do, but such things are not just based on enthusiasm. My specialty is the research of fighter jets, and the development of fighter jets has always been The manifestation of a country’s comprehensive national strength requires the basic supporting capabilities of thousands of enterprises across the country, a complete industrial supply chain capability, and a huge amount of capital investment. In the case of the United States, it looks like the development of a fighter jet on the surface. It was contracted by an arms group, but in fact? From the beginning of NASA’s most basic aerodynamic research, the power of the entire United States must be mobilized. From a screw to the pearl of the aviation industry crown, all of them are reflected. With the comprehensive scientific and technological strength and industrial foundation of the entire country, Eric, I really can’t imagine that you, an 18-year-old boy, can have the ability to mobilize the entire system, unless you are here on behalf of the Chinese government—and if that’s the case, I'm afraid I have to give you an eviction order."

Tan Zhenhua shook his head and said, "No, Mr. Lu, first of all, I assure you that today's meeting has nothing to do with the Huaxia government. What I said to you just now is entirely out of my personal opinion, but I have some objections to what you said just now. , I admit that the development of a fighter plane is indeed a manifestation of a country’s comprehensive national strength, and it does need to mobilize the nation’s strength. However, I do not agree with your conclusion that I must represent China’s official authorities to achieve this. In fact, I think there is another One method can achieve the goal."

"Oh? What method?" Lu Hesheng showed an expression of interest. He heard from Tan Zhenhua's words that he was not in contact with China on behalf of China, so he couldn't help but put aside a little.

"Money, a lot of money." Tan Zhenhua replied: "Fighter, to put it bluntly, it is still a commodity, but the nature of this commodity is somewhat special, but since it is a commodity, it cannot escape the most essential attributes of the commodity, no matter it is The general contractor of this product or the subcontractor of the components needs to obtain profit from the sale of this product. Only in this way can these companies survive and develop. Of course, relying on national instructions and plans to allocate funds is a way , And the method I use is more in line with commercial principles."

"Hehe, boy, you also know that it takes "a lot, a lot" of money to develop a fighter? But do you know how much this "a lot, a lot" is? I heard Vivian say that you make money by selling a few of your inventions. When you get some money, it allows you to live a better life than ordinary Chinese or even Americans. But with the money alone, you want to get involved in the research and development of fighters, which is really fantastic."

In Lu Hesheng’s speech, he unconsciously brought a bit of mockery. He felt that Tan Zhenhua must have felt that he had made a small amount of money and began to be blindly arrogant. Of course, this did not affect his overall perception of Tan Zhenhua. He was young and frivolous. This age is normal.

Tan Zhenhua smiled slightly, and did not pick him up. He does not want to expose his wealth for the time being, because once he said it, it would be a shocking news for both Lu Hesheng and Vivian. , It will inevitably have some influence on the interaction between him and Vivian, and this is something he doesn't want to face for the time being.

"Lao Lu, of course I know that it takes a lot of money to develop a fighter, but we can put this topic aside for the time being, because no matter what I say, you won’t believe it now, so we might as well discuss another one of us. Oh, no, there are topics that Grandma Xu will definitely be interested in."

Lu Hesheng also obviously felt that continuing to discuss the research and development of fighter jets, which is too high-end and sensitive topics, is temporarily meaningless, and agreed to Tan Zhenhua: "Alright, then you can talk about which topic is of interest to everyone in this room. ?"

Tan Zhenhua did not immediately answer Lu Hesheng’s question. Instead, he said: "Vivian told me that she said that you gave her the Chinese name Lu Caiwei, right?"

Lu Hesheng nodded, and Tan Zhenhua continued: "If I'm not mistaken, the Chinese name you gave to Vivian comes from "The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Pi Wei", right?"

Lu Hesheng nodded again.

Tan Zhenhua knew the origin of Lu Caiwei's name. He knew this when Vivian came to visit their old couple on Christmas. So Tan Zhenhua was not too surprised when he said it.

"In the past, I have gone, Yang Liu Yiyi. Today I come to think, rain, snow, and hunger. I am sad, but I don’t know I am sad! Old Lu, Grandma Xu, since you miss your hometown so much, and And the eldest brother is there, why don't you take the time to go home and have a look?"