Spark

Just as Meng Qinghao and others swallowed the poisonous bait made by Chen Nian in order to make the Motor Sic factory bite the bait, on the other hand, Chen Nian was struggling with an event that had happened countless times.

Logically speaking, the design problem of the turbine blades has been basically solved, and the Deep Blue 16 project team has basically entered the stage of stable operation. The biggest challenge he faced in a short period of time has been successfully overcome. Collect source points, analyze technology, and then complete the output cycle.

But in fact, such a cycle has a natural "flaw", that is, the speed of new technology is actually far faster than the speed of technology application.

A large number of new technologies will be accumulated. If you want to speed up the progress, you can only invest more resources.

The most typical is that, with the output of the overall plan of the Deep Blue 16 project, a difficulty exactly the same as that of the No. 22 project was exposed:

No money.

Although the Deep Blue 16 project has been incorporated into the overall project planning of the Spark Working Group, with the increase in the number of projects and the expansion of the scale, the funds of the entire Spark Working Group have become stretched. Want to grant a budget to Deep Blue 16?

Other projects will not agree.

At the regular meeting of the Spark working group, Chen Guo reported the current financial status of the project team.

".In the next three years, the budget required for all the projects under our Spark Working Group will reach an astonishing 117 billion yuan, and according to the budget plan, the total financial budget we can obtain is about 42 billion yuan."

"Considering the internal procurement plan for the follow-up J-8 III and J-10 modified fighter jets, we will also receive additional financial support of about 31 billion yuan."

"In addition, the planned export of technology, patents and equipment can also bring some positive cash flow, but due to too much uncertainty, it is not considered in the budget."

"On the whole, the funding gap faced by the Xinghuo project team is as high as 44 billion yuan, which is the most conservative estimate."

"If there are new projects in the future, each project may bring additional negative cash flow."

"So, the importance of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure is reflected."

"Let me first talk about a principle. In the future, every new project that needs to be incorporated into the Spark working group must be approved and brought into the group with funding! If you have no money, don't come!"

Hearing his words, everyone in the conference room exploded instantly.

In fact, it is impossible for a project in the military industry to achieve a balance of payments. Most of the time, it depends on financial support.

But the problem is that the imbalance between the income and expenditure of the Spark working group is even more serious, and even financial support cannot be fully covered.

There is only one way to solve this problem:

Set aside more money down.

But money is spent everywhere these days, where do you ask your superiors to find money?

It's no wonder that Chen Guo said the request of "bringing capital into the team" - Xinghuo really can't afford the expenses of various projects.

However, among the many understanding voices, some people also put forward different opinions.

On one side of the meeting room, a middle-aged man stood up and said:

"Mr. Chen, let me tell you my own opinion."

"Xinghuo is short of money, there is no doubt about it, and everyone knows the status of the project."

"But the problem is, this lack of money, it's not an absolute concept."

"Judging from the current situation, all the projects of the entire Xinghuo working group have a common feature, that is, fast!"

"The No. 22 project, which lasted less than a year, exported the first prototype, and even completed the first actual combat and achieved results."

"For the J-8 III project, it took less than half a year from project approval to the sale of the first finished product."

"Digital array radar project, three months."

"It is true that such rapid progress has greatly improved our strength, but the question is, is this development really healthy?"

"Our project cycle is much shorter than similar projects in the world. This is neither necessary nor economical."

"Taking our current project as an example, if the overall plan of the Deep Blue 16 project is extended from five years to eight years, then the problem of insufficient funds we are facing can be completely resolved."

"I think that's the key to getting the project right."

Hearing this, everyone in the conference room nodded, but Chen Nian frowned.

I have to say that such a suggestion is very pertinent and in line with the current actual situation. To some extent, it is even very forward-looking.

Because in his previous life, the No. 046 project transformed by Varyag lasted eight years.

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But the question is, if the progress of the project has not been accelerated in the case of rebirth, or with the plug-in, then what is the purpose of all my efforts?

Therefore, in Chen Nian's view, this suggestion is a bit too conservative.

Isn't it just a lack of money?

Strictly speaking, the results achieved by all of these projects have been extremely satisfying and productive.

Their only drawback is only one:

expensive!

To solve this problem, the idea should not be to make them less expensive, but to find ways to make more money to meet the funding needs of the project.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian raised his hand, indicating that he wanted to speak.

All eyes were on him.

Those who participated in this meeting were all core members of the Spark working group, and each of them knew how important the name Chen Nian was.

Chen Nian coughed and said:

"I don't agree with the previous comrade's point of view."

"Yes, these programs are expensive, but they are expensive for a reason."

"Every amount of our money and every resource has not been wasted. On the contrary, under such a mechanism, these money and resources have completely avoided internal friction and certain 'losses' that I don't need to mention here, played the most important role.”

"In general, both the project itself and the resource utilization of the project are actually extremely efficient."

"The budget shortage is only a temporary problem. What we should do is to find a way to solve it, not to escape."

"So, my suggestion is this."

"Spark Working Group, in the future, instead of reducing the project scale, it will expand the project scale!"

"Xinghuo can't be limited to the military industry, we have to expand our vision to civilian use."

"There is no way out for militarism; farming and fighting to build a country is the kingly way!"

The voice fell, and the meeting room was silent.

After a long time, someone said:

"This line of thinking is indeed correct."

"But the question is, what are we going to make money on?"

"According to the current technology accumulation, our main achievements are in materials, metallurgy and finishing. If it is not enough for our own use, let alone exchange it for money."

"For radar, there is some hope for semiconductors—or else, we make chips?"