"So, in fact, that J-22 is really your work??"
Sitting opposite Chen Nian, Li Xiang's voice was almost trembling.
He looked at Chen Nian in disbelief. He could not understand that his friend could actually be the core of a huge, mysterious and powerful behind-the-scenes organization.
Yes, I did always know that he was strong, and even thought that he was the first living genius I had ever seen in my life.
But now, when the truth was revealed in front of him, he suddenly discovered that even if he used his wildest imagination to guess, he was still too conservative.
"Well, I just provided some key technologies, and it was the engineers from the 601 Institute who actually realized it."
Chen Nian opened his mouth and replied.
".That's strong enough. Where's the J-20B? And the previous J-10 and J-8 III, are they all yours?"
"Yes."
Chen Nian did not deny it.
In fact, most of the core members of Spark knew his identity. Now that Chen Guo had decided to include Li Xiang in the core, there really was nothing to hide from him.
His loyalty has been tested, and he has proven his ability in the early stage. Coupled with careful review, the risk of exposure is approximately zero.
".You are so awesome. No wonder your activities are always mysterious."
Li Xiang sighed.
He finally understood why Chen Nian always seemed to be in trouble.
It turned out that he had something serious to do.
It's a shame that I thought I could help him with my own strength in the future. What a waste of help.
Everyone is already standing at the top waiting, okay?
However, he could also completely understand that Chen Nian kept it secret from him.
In fact, if he had known Chen Nian's identity, he would have felt abnormal.
After a moment of silence, he finally gathered his thoughts and asked slightly teasingly:
"You will be my leader from now on?"
Chen Nian shook his head and replied:
"No, I'm not anyone's leader."
"To be precise, I'm more of a...well, inspirer."
"Your leaders are those from the intelligence department. Someone will contact you later."
"Understood."
Li Xiang nodded and continued to ask:
"So it was your decision to let me join this, Starfire?"
"No, I just seconded it. The reason why I want you to participate is mainly to consider your own potential and the actual needs of Spark's subsequent development."
"As you can see, we are facing continuous impacts in terms of public opinion and intelligence."
"In the future, when Starfire's plates get bigger and bigger, such impacts will become more frequent."
"We need a professional team to deal with it, and you happen to be one of the most promising people in this category of talent."
Hearing this, Li Xiang had a smile on his face.
"Then I did pretty well. You know what happened a while ago, right? It was my suggestion!"
"I know."
Chen Nian replied with the same smile.
"Actually, it was because of this incident that you obtained this qualification."
"Otherwise, you may still need to practice for a long time."
Li Xiang nodded and replied:
"That's true. After all, Xinghuo prefers technology. Hey, will you recruit Wang Jiancheng and Qiu Mai?"
"Maybe it will, but the conditions are not mature yet."
Li Xiang gradually relaxed, and the topics they talked about became wider and wider.
Except for the information that was still confidential, Chen Nian basically told him everything he knew.
This also allowed Li Xiang to establish a basic understanding of the Spark Group and the group's related work in a very short period of time.
"So, our main task now is actually to promote technological development, right? If that's the case, I think we should start trying to transform in the near future."
"If you continue to focus on the military industry, it will easily bring down the entire economic system. Have you considered this?"
Chen Nian looked at Li Xiang in surprise and asked subconsciously:
"What do you think? Do you have any basis for judgment?"
In fact, it is not that incredible to make such a judgment, but judging from Li Xiang's performance, he should not just "judge" or "guess", but believe that this is an established fact.
Such judgment is exaggerated. How could he easily come to a conclusion without intelligence support?
Li Xiang pondered for a moment, and after organizing his words, he replied:
"Actually, this is a necessity."
"You know, although I don't have access to the core intelligence, I may be more familiar with public opinion than you are."
"Now, there is a trend that is gradually rising in the public opinion field, and that is trade protectionism."
"Many countries in the West are advocating the theory of economic threats. In their view, our large-scale expansion has seriously affected their interests."
"So, I think the economic debate should be the mainstream for some time to come."
"Of course, the economy is based on military power, there is no doubt about it."
"But if our opponents start to turn in this direction, then I have to suspect that in their judgment, using economic means may be more effective than military means."
"In this case, things become very delicate."
"Why did they make such a judgment? It's probably because our economy has indeed shown some signs of 'imbalance'."
Chen Nian sighed and nodded in awe.
Sure enough, a good intelligence officer does more than just focus on intelligence itself.
Strong analytical skills and a broad view of the overall situation are equally important.
"you are right."
he said in agreement.
"We are indeed considering this aspect now, and the Spark team has also started discussions, but in the next step, which direction to start with is actually still a big question."
"If you have an idea, you can also bring it up to Professor Chen Guo. He is the general manager of Spark and can help you coordinate resources."
"That's not necessary."
Li Xiang shook his head and said:
"I'd better study first and don't rush to give opinions."
"Of course, if I have any inspiration, I will tell you directly."
"However, in my personal opinion, we still cannot do economic development behind closed doors. Perhaps, we should work from the outside in."
"Reverse thrust? How do you say that?"
Chen Nian asked with a frown.
"It's very simple."
"Whatever they are afraid of, we will do."
"It makes sense. It's a very good idea. Please participate in the discussion in the seminar group. Although you don't understand economics, your ideas and thoughts are actually very important."
"no problem."
Li Xiang answered decisively.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
At this moment, Li Xiangcai finally had the feeling of "fighting side by side" with his friends.
After meeting Li Xiang, Chen Nian returned to his room.
A series of subsequent matters will be handled by a dedicated person, and he does not need to intervene too much.
At this time, the initial worries about whether Li Xiang was suitable had disappeared. After all, the other party had just joined and came up with a very good strategic idea.
Whatever the opponent is afraid of, start from that aspect.
Although it sounds simple, considering the situation of the Spark team and the overall macro situation, this is actually the best strategy.
After all, there is basically no asymmetric competition in the economy like there is in the military industry. If you are not good at chips, you cannot rely on advancement in the mechanical field to make up for the gap.
When economic competition begins, there will be endless hedging and head-to-head confrontations.
Chen Nian told Chen Guo this idea, and the latter told him that the research group had actually included it in the discussion, which made Chen Nian feel relieved.
In this case, let's wait for their feedback.
The situation is changing every moment, and they need more time
At this moment, inside the Hanoi Shipyard.
August looked at the project report in front of him solemnly. He wanted to say ten thousand curse words in his heart, but when he actually said it, there was only one sentence:
"The project is progressing well, please continue to work hard."
The Vietnamese engineer opposite left his office with a smile on his face. Seeing his performance, August wished he could pick up the gun himself and teach them what professional ethics was like Nguyen Hua Kai did at that time.
However, he also knew clearly that he could not do this.
In other words, even if you do it, it won't have any effect.
Because the corruption in this country is hopeless. If the top people don't make changes, what's the use of just relying on the bottom level to scare the monkeys?
Just like the last steel problem, even if the purchasing staff who committed fraud have been directly shot, it still cannot change the reality of "turning a deer into a horse".
The reason is simple. Those who really reach out are probably so powerful that even the military cannot handle them.
Who is that?
Official? Governor? Or.President?
It's possible.
In this case, why do you need to fight?
It’s better to go with the flow and finish this project first.
As for the loss of word-of-mouth and reputation that may be faced in the future, it will have to be made up for in other ways.
August let out a long sigh, and then opened a new book of materials.
The project progress recorded in this material is completely different from his current situation. The materials used are solid, the process is complete and precise, the technology is skilled and advanced, and even the routine internal audits are done meticulously.
If this report can be handed in, then my Party A, that is, the Vietnamese military, will definitely be happy from ear to ear.
But unfortunately, he couldn't hand it over.
Because this report was deduced by them based on public information from China. Their project report
According to this report, the other party's project has progressed to the final stage.
It will take more than a month at most before their "Sky Whale" can be launched into the water. By then, all that will be left will be the installation of some non-core equipment.
In other words, it will take at most two months for their Sky Whale to be practically usable.
The entire project took only 5 months from start to finish.
Although they were modifying existing ships, the speed was astonishing.
On the other hand, looking at myself
Well, our progress can even be faster than theirs. By next month, the dredger named "Haiyan" by the Vietnamese can be launched into the water, and can even go directly to the sea to carry out sand dredging operations.
But
Will such a "homework" really go smoothly?
August sighed, stood up and walked out of the office, walking towards the dock.
There, he saw a busy construction scene.
Every worker is very busy, and the engineers are also carefully guiding. Everything seems so harmonious.
If a layman looks at it, he might think that this is a standard and professional shipyard construction process.
But August knew better than anyone that all this was just an illusion.
He walked up to a worker and said seriously:
"Didn't I say it many times before? Ordinary welding methods cannot be used here, submerged arc welding must be used? What are you doing? This whole piece needs to be redone!"
The translator who was following him promptly translated his words. The workers who were operating stopped their hands in fear and apologized repeatedly, but they had no intention of reworking.
"Do it again! Do you understand? Do it again!"
August shouted loudly, but the other party always looked confused.
In the end, he had no choice but to give up.
He shook his head and turned around, but before he took two steps, he discovered a new problem.
"Who made this riveting? Why is it made like this? This kind of workmanship is simply not up to standard! Do you want this ship to sink as soon as it hits the water?!"
"Also, I said that the deck joints need to be polished smooth, where did you polish them?!"
"Where is the positioning shaft? Why is the positioning shaft not installed horizontally? Are you kidding me?!"
"The angle of the mud pump is wrong! This is not a small problem. Adjust it immediately!"
"Blade. Forget it."
August sighed dejectedly.
It had not been more than five minutes since he entered the dock, but he had already discovered countless problems.
Is this really building a ship?
Is this just creating a ship of industrial garbage with a casual attitude?
Can this kind of thing really go into the sea? Can you really compete with China's Sky Whale?
Even August himself found it funny.
It's really thanks to these Vietnamese that they even shamelessly named the ship "Haiyan".
They may have thought that by borrowing the name of the legendary whaling ship, they could defeat the Chinese "Sky Whale".
What a childish and arrogant fantasy
I really don’t know what the expression on the face of the Vietnamese military will be like the moment the ship is launched.
As soon as this thought flashed across his mind, August suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
If the results of this project are not satisfactory, will I also be in danger?
You know, the failure of the Haiyan project is almost a foregone conclusion, and its "unsatisfactory" nature is definitely not as simple as just some small deviations.
I have seen the temper of the military represented by Ruan Huakai.
Cold sweat broke out on August's back. He walked quickly back to the office and made a decision in his heart:
Must evacuate in advance.
Yes, there is indeed no professional ethics for the chief designer to leave early before the project is accepted.
But in the face of life, what does this morality mean?
The project can be abandoned, but your life cannot be abandoned
Thinking of this, he quickly dialed the number of the headquarters.
As soon as the call was connected, he said:
"I'm August."
"I want to apply to leave Hanoi."
"Yes, I'm giving up on this project, it's already a failure"
