"What do you mean? They're not willing to deliver a full version of the model yet?"
Forbes asked dissatisfiedly in Kuchma's office at Motorsic Factory.
"This is indeed true. According to their feedback, the first batch of technical personnel we supported have not completed their work as agreed in the contract. Simply put, the KPI has not been achieved."
"So, it's normal that they don't want to deliver the model."
"But at the same time, after communicating with their business interface, they also gave me an additional solution."
"If we are willing to sell some of our shares, they can share the technology of this part of the model through technology shares."
"Technical investment?"
Forbes frowned, and then continued:
"Kuchma, you know, the Motor Sich Factory does not belong to you alone, nor does it belong to you alone."
"We have injected capital into you through various means in the early stage, and now we hold more than 26% of the shares. If we want to make such a major equity change, we must obtain our consent-that is, the consent of the May meeting."
"I totally understand."
Kuchma nodded, feeling a little dissatisfied.
Previously, in order to gain access to the Western market and the advanced technology held by the other party, they agreed to the US's equity acquisition requirements.
The other party has already controlled a large amount of equity in Motorsic through white gloves.
But the problem is that all they provide is funds.
None of the market, manpower, and technology promised before were in place.
Are you kidding me?
Is Motorsic short of money now?
Not only Russia, but also orders from China, India, and the Middle East are rising. The annual revenue is even higher than before leaving the alliance. Do we really need your funds?
Don’t you know what we want?
If you can’t give it, don’t stop us from asking others for it.
Now the Chinese have a technology that can almost change the development path of the entire Motor Siqi. All they need to do is to transfer a part of the equity.
Moreover, not only the thermosetting property model, but also the recent progress made by the other party in the field of aerospace engineering is obvious to all. Cooperating with them is not much better than working with you?
Therefore, after hearing Forbes' slightly threatening tone, his first reaction was to resist.
Seemingly noticing his expression, Forbes' tone softened:
"Kuchma, my friend."
"The strategy of selling off equity is not entirely unfeasible, but we have to assess the risks."
"Think about it carefully. If you really use your equity to exchange models with them, can you guarantee that they will do their best to cooperate with you?"
"You know the character of Chinese people."
"They will only consider their own interests, and when they have the opportunity to take advantage, they will never show mercy."
"But they have no choice."
Kuchma interrupted Forbes and continued:
"This model has to rely on a lot of sample data to run, and what they lack most is data."
"The model is of no use in their hands. They either cooperate with us or lock the model in a safe and wait for more than ten years to accumulate enough data before taking it out for use."
"I think their choice is clear - it can be seen from their attitude."
"What they ask for is not complete control, but just using equity as a link to deepen our cooperation."
Hearing this, Forbes nodded slowly.
"So, you have made a decision?"
"No, not yet. We must retain absolute controlling interest, so if we want to achieve this cooperation, we must reduce the shares of May Club. This is also the purpose of me coming to you."
Compared with previous meetings, Kuchma performed more strongly this time.
This is a matter of course, because now they have enough chips in their hands.
Although this "chip" was not created by Motorsic, it can only be transferred through it.
Meeting in May?
If you want to get the technology in the hands of the Chinese, you can only go through us.
Whether to compromise or break up, the choice is theirs.
But either way, Motorcic has nothing to lose.
After all, the funds for the May meeting have been obtained, and in the previous transaction with Dongqi, in addition to the model as an additional condition, they have also received consideration support including funds and raw materials.
Being confident refers to Kuchma's current state.
If he takes a step forward, Forbes will have to take a step back.
Thinking of this, Forbes sighed and said:
"Okay, I will report it to my superiors."
"This model is important and I just ask that you stay calm until a final decision is made."
"Otherwise, all our early efforts will be in vain."
On the other side, in the hotel room.
Meng Qinghao looked at the latest progress report sent from the country, nodded with satisfaction, and drank the cup of Tieguanyin that was so strong that it became bitter.
"It's not bad. The country has started so quickly. It is estimated that it will be on track in another two weeks. By then, it will be time for us to have a showdown with Motorsic."
Peng Hui hummed and added:
"But judging from the current situation, the benefits we can obtain are not big enough - 230 technicians and a batch of equipment, that's all."
"Although it can support the smooth progress of the AGT110 project, it is obvious that it cannot achieve our expected goals."
"You know, our goal is to eat the entire Motor Sich."
"I have received news that UKR is likely to update the exclusion list in the next two or three years and list a list of companies that are prohibited from sale and foreign ownership."
"The Motor Sich factory will definitely be on this list."
"So, this is our only chance and our last chance."
"Where did the news come from?"
Meng Qinghao asked curiously.
"Spark Working Group."
"Starfire Working Group? Are you kidding me?"
"They have no experience in UKR and no permanent staff. Where did they get such sensitive information?"
Seeing Meng Qinghao's surprised expression, Peng Hui spread his hands helplessly and replied:
"I've asked this question before, but the answer they gave me was that you shouldn't ask, don't ask."
"In short, the credibility of this information is relatively high. Based on my understanding of UKR, they do have this tendency."
"Moreover, various departments of UKR are indeed preparing for this. The recent frequent equity changes of several large companies are preparations for this."
Meng Qinghao put down his cup thoughtfully, sighed and said:
"It's unimaginable! This Spark working group is so mysterious. They have done so many things in such a short period of time."
"Okay, anyway, since it's an order from our superiors, let's just follow it."
"Tell me about the follow-up plan."
The two left the sofa and came to the desk. Meng Qinghao took out the plan he had written long ago and said:
"Our first goal is to obtain equity, achieve a holding of more than 20%, and be assigned a board seat."
"We will then use this model as poison bait to launch a poison pill plan to induce Motor Sic to launch new projects."
"This must be a huge loss-making project. Through this project, we will completely drain their cash flow."
"In order to support this, we need further assistance from the outside."
"Over in Russia, our people can move."
"You understand the situation in Keshi Mier."
"I see."
Peng Hui nodded in reply.
"The overall plan is that we must obtain all shares of Motorsic before June next year."
"This is our first step into Europe and an important outpost for future arms sales. We must only succeed and not fail."
"good!"
Peng Hui replied solemnly.
Afterwards, the two spread out the plan and began to gradually deduce the recent actions.
The sky is getting darker, but the lights in the room are getting brighter.
These two people who are active in the shadows don't know yet that what they are doing now may one day go down in history.
UKR is becoming more and more popular, and soon it will gradually sweep across Europe.
Two weeks later, Motorsic and Dongqi Group reached an agreement in the third round of negotiations.
According to the new agreement, Dongqi Group will acquire 21% of Motor Sich’s shares at a price of US$2 billion. Adding the 3% shares originally acquired through other companies, Dongqi Group’s total shares in Motor Sich will reach 24 %.
Among them, 12% of the shares came from the original May Club holdings.
Of course, Dongqi Group was completely unaware of this.
All they knew was that after the agreement was signed, a series of small companies whose names they had never heard of sold their shares.
As for who controls these small companies, who cares?
All they care about is Motorsic itself.
24% of the shares!
It may not seem like much, but in fact, it is the first step on the springboard.
With this springboard, and relying on Motorsic's position in UKR, Dongqi Group can completely open up the situation and, to a large extent, get rid of the shackles of technological blockade!
China's aviation technology has always been a weakness, but the reason why it is weak is not because of incompetence, insufficient funds, or insufficient investment.
The most important reason is the blockade.
There is no way to absorb advanced experience and no way to take advantage of latecomers. Everything can only be explored by oneself.
Under such circumstances, it is good to be able to develop, so how can we talk about catching up and surpassing?
But now, everything is different.
Although the other shore has not yet been reached, at least a hole has been torn open in the thick curtain.
——
Of course, the purely "technical" gap is torn open by F119 and the thermosetting property model.
But the word "industry" must rely on established industries and equipment.
The agreement was successfully signed and everything was settled.
After the news came out, a grand celebration banquet was held at the headquarters of Dongfang Automobile Group.
Although several protagonists of this acquisition were not present, it did not affect everyone's joyful mood.
In the opening speech of the celebration banquet, Wang Decheng stepped onto the podium and gave a rare long speech.
"The success this time is obvious to all. From planning to final implementation, it took us less than two years to achieve the first phase goal that was expected to take five years."
"Now, we have mastered 24% of Motor Sich's shares, which means that we have gained an important say in the daily operations of this company."
"It can be said that this is not just a commercial success, but a success of our 'going global' foreign strategy."
"Since then, we have had a military industry with a window to the outside world, and we have also opened up a path from the outside in."
"The Motor Siqi Factory will become our outpost, continuously introducing advanced technology from outside, and at the same time serving as our springboard to export our results."
"It means a lot. I won't say more."
"Thank you for your hard work. It is your joint efforts that have created the current results."
"Of course, I would also like to thank the Spark Working Group and its leadership."
When he mentioned the word "leadership", Wang Decheng's tone was subconsciously heavier.
What he really wanted to say was "Thank you Chen Nian", but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again.
After all, the confidentiality requirement was there, and it was impossible for him to expose Chen Nian's name in such a public place.
But in his heart, Chen Nian was indeed the person he wanted to thank the most.
In just a few months, almost all technical difficulties of the AGT110 heavy-duty gas turbine were solved, and with extraordinary foresight, an excellent "bait" was created for Dongqi Group.
Without this poison bait, there would be no possibility of launching the subsequent poison pill plan. If you want to completely master Motor Sic, you must go through extremely hard efforts.
It is still unknown whether Motor Sic can be squeezed out before UKR puts it on the banned list.
What kind of person is this?
Wang Decheng sighed and continued:
"Actually, I feel very sad that when this project was first established, our goals were far less ambitious than they are now."
"We just want to cooperate with Motorsic, get the full set of UGT25000 technology from them, and then slowly penetrate it to try to get more benefits."
"This is the limit of what we can do."
"But I didn't expect that not only did we achieve our goal ahead of schedule, we even started the AGT110 project."
"If someone had told me what happened today half a year ago, I would have thought it was nonsense."
"This is a miracle. But often, the person who creates the miracle will not leave his name."
"We have no way to get close to them, and it is difficult to let their deeds be passed down to the world."
"But I hope that everyone here will leave a place for them in their hearts."
"We must know that it is their unknown work in the darkness that brings us infinite light."
"Okay, let's stop here."
Wang Decheng put down the microphone, raised the wine glass handed to him by the assistant at the side, and drank it down in one gulp.
"Everyone, raise your cup and celebrate victory!"
(End of chapter)
