Yangcheng, Baiyun Airport.
Zhang Xingyang stepped off the Boeing 737, stretched and yawned, preparing to pick up his checked luggage.
At this time, Liang Yi, who was traveling with him, was constantly looking at the Boeing aircraft behind him, and then asked half with admiration and half with emotion:
"Xingyang, when do you think we can have our own big plane?"
"It will probably take another twenty or thirty years. The development of a large passenger aircraft is not that easy."
Since the Yun-10 project team was disbanded ten years ago, the domestic development of large jet passenger aircraft has basically been completely stagnant for nearly two to five years.
It was not until the establishment of the C919 large aircraft project in 2009 that the domestic large aircraft restarted its development plan.
In fact, if the Y-10 could continue to be developed back then, the road to domestically produced passenger aircraft would not be as bumpy as it was later.
However, in the 1980s, the domestic economic situation was too difficult, and the country's limited funds were all invested in the development of military aircraft.
The two of them dragged their suitcases out of the airport. These days, there was no taxi-hailing software like in later generations. After all, there were not many mobile phones at this time.
I took a taxi and went straight to the hotel I booked in advance.
At this time, taxi driving was still a relatively decent job, and most drivers were quite talkative.
"Are you two here to attend the Canton Fair?"
The driver was driving while chatting with the two people sitting in the back.
"How did you tell?" Zhang Xingyang asked curiously.
The two of us got in the car and the other party guessed it before they even said anything except the destination.
"Haha, most of the people who have come to Yangcheng recently and still live there are here to participate in the Canton Fair. You are already the fifth wave of people I have picked up in the past two days."
The driver said cheerfully.
It seems that the scale of the Canton Fair in the past two years is still quite large, and even the drivers are very knowledgeable about some of the tricks.
Along the way, Zhang Xingyang, who had never had much exposure to the content of this kind of business trade fair, was eye-opening.
The goods traded at the Canton Fair ranged from daily necessities to large-scale industrial equipment, and Zhang Xingyang couldn't help but want to have a good visit.
"By the way, you guys are a little late. The opening ceremony already started yesterday." The driver said with emotion.
Next, he boasted about how spectacular the opening ceremony was, and how huge the crowd was.
While he was talking nonsense, the taxi finally arrived at the hotel Zhang Xingyang and the others had booked.
"arrive!"
The driver parked the car steadily in front of the hotel and then prompted everyone to get out of the car.
After checking in at the front desk and putting all your luggage away.
"Uncle Liang, should we go to dinner first, or go directly to the trade fair?" Zhang Xingyang asked.
Liang Yi was not very hungry at this time. He had just eaten the in-flight meal on the plane and was still full now. He said:
"I'm not very hungry. If you feel hungry, we'll eat first."
"I'm not very hungry, so let's go directly to the Canton Fair!"
Although Zhang Xingyang didn't eat much on the plane, his curiosity made him want to go see the grand occasion of the Canton Fair first.
The hotel booked by the institute is very close to the Canton Fair, which is also for travel convenience.
After walking two steps, we arrived at the Canton Fair venue, where there was a constant flow of people.
"Uncle Liang, where is Factory 703's booth?"
Zhang Xingyang walked into the venue and was almost completely lost, not knowing where to go.
"They should be at No. 11 in Area C."
Liang Yi thought for a moment and then replied.
Zhang Xingyang and the others are currently in Area F, which is still a little far away from Area C.
The two of them finally walked slowly through the crowd. When they reached the booth of Factory 703, Zhang Xingyang was sweating profusely.
Even Liang Yi, who never likes to sweat, had sweat beads on his forehead.
Standing in front of Factory 703's booth was Hu Deming, as well as female employees engaged in administrative affairs in the factory.
Seeing Zhang Xingyang and Liang Yi walking over weakly and sweating, Hu Deming quickly asked someone to bring them two bottles of ice water to relieve their fever.
After taking a big gulp of cold water, Zhang Xingyang instantly felt as if his internal organs had been soaked in cold water, exuding a chill.
"ah!"
After exhaling comfortably and feeling energetic again, Zhang Xingyang asked about today's sales situation:
"How is the sales of materials today?"
Speaking of this, Hu Deming showed a smile on his dark face and said:
“The sales are very good, especially from a customer from Gallic chicken, who directly placed a large order of 100 tons.
After completing this order, our factory can truly become viable.
This is thanks to the help of the Rocket Research Institute. "
Hu Deming said and shook Zhang Xingyang's hand excitedly.
After struggling to pull his hands out of the opponent's hands, Hu Deming's words were almost as Zhang Xingyang expected.
After all, the chief designer once said that science and technology are the primary productive forces.
The technology contained in two-dimensional carbon fiber cloth is almost completely leading in this era.
This is also the reason why the profit margin of new materials can reach almost 200%.
However, Zhang Xingyang’s one-time order of 100 tons of Gallic chicken was somewhat beyond Zhang Xingyang’s expectations.
After all, carbon fiber was still a relatively high-end material at this time, unlike in later generations when all fishing rods were made of carbon fiber.
"Which company wants such a large quantity of Gallic Chicken?"
Zhang Xingyang asked still curiously.
“It is said that they provide parts for engines produced by Gallic Chicken Safran.
It seems to be called Snecma Company. The name is quite difficult to pronounce. "
Hu Deming thought for a while before he remembered how to pronounce the other company's name.
Snecma Company, Zhang Xingyang remembered what this company did when the other party said this name.
The other party is an old expert in aerospace. He has undertaken almost all the development work of the propulsion system for the Ariane rocket used by the European Space Agency.
It can be said that it is a strong competitor of the Rocket Academy in the field of commercial launches.
That is to say, the current equity relationship of Factory 703 is not well known to everyone, otherwise it is unlikely that the other party will purchase goods from its competitors.
"Director Hu, when communicating with Snecma, it is best not to mention that your shareholder behind the scenes is our Rocket Research Institute, otherwise it may cause unnecessary trouble."
Zhang Xingyang patted Hu Deming and gave serious instructions.
Before Hu Deming asked why, Zhang Xingyang gave the answer:
"Snecma and we are competitors in the aerospace field. If you tell us, your order will probably be ruined."
Hu Deming nodded thoughtfully.
In the next half day, more manufacturers came to inquire.
Basically, no one can refuse the performance and price of 703 Factory's two-dimensional carbon fiber cloth.
As a result, nearly two hundred tons were scheduled for this day.
A rough calculation shows that the profit is close to 240 million yuan!
