I just want to deliver express, but you insist on recruiting me?

Chapter 119 Where is the journey?

"Come on, come on, the boss will do it for you."

Chen Chen was too lazy to explain, nor could he explain it clearly, so he simply told Cao Zihua to shut up.

Cao Zihua was also very tactful. He waved his hands repeatedly and stopped asking any more questions.

There's nothing you can do in that position.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the small boss seems to be calm and composed all the time. In fact, the pressure in that position is quite high.

On the one hand, Party A is in a favorable situation, and we have to take care of their needs.

On one side are his own companies. There are so many of them now that Cao Zihua can’t even remember all their names.

On the other side are Zhang Mingrui and the other guys.

The boss is just a wifi user. Everyone who passes by has to use it. He is very concerned about it.

Especially after the company's salaries were recently raised, all employees under Chendun have been respected, except for the small bosses who are still treated like cattle and horses.

I was in Qianjiang in the morning, in the capital in the afternoon, and at the airport in the middle of the night. I was as tired as a kid.

Thinking of this, Cao Zihua felt a little distressed.

"Have you eaten?"

"No."

"Come on, come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

Upon hearing this, Chen Chen looked like an old man on the subway with a cell phone in his eyes, thinking, what a strange day today, will Cao Zihua treat us?
He said, "No, I'll take the high-speed train in an hour. I'm going to Xijing to find Xie Chaowen."

"Tsk, so busy?"

"The power part has reached a critical moment. I have to go and take a look."

"I have to say, at first I thought you were born in Rome, but later I found out you were born to be a beast of burden."

Chen Chen was stunned for half a second, then he chuckled, "I'll show you my bank account when I have time, and you'll know who's the boss. The balance is longer than your life."

"That's not much. I'll show it to you tomorrow."

"Hold on, work hard. If you work hard, your boss will drive a Bentley."

Farewell Cao Zihua.

Chen Chen rushed to the high-speed railway station.

There were sparks and lightning all the way, but we were still a few minutes late and the ticket gate was closed.

After lying there for a few seconds, he obediently took out his cell phone and silently booked the next trip in forty minutes.

"I really need to find a full-time driver."

Because of taxi-hailing, similar incidents of missing flights and trains have happened more than once or twice.

Last time I was rushing to Qianjiang Airport, I met a lousy driver who insisted on charging me a round trip toll, saying he might not be able to pick up any passengers on the return trip.

After talking for a long time, he stopped the car halfway and asked Chen Chen to get off, saying that he could hire a driver himself if he had the ability.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

"If you want to hire me, then hire me."

Chen Chen took out his cell phone and sent a message to Qin Xiang, asking her to make arrangements as soon as possible and ask her to drive very well.

Then I found a seat in the waiting hall and sat down.

It didn't matter that he sat down. He just felt like there was a black hole behind him, as if someone was watching him.

"Mr. Chen! Long time no see! Don't big bosses like you fly business class?"

Zheng Yucun walked around from the back row of seats. That row was full of middle-aged people dressed in black and white.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

After saying hello, Chen Chen looked up at Zheng Yucun and his companions.

I can tell.

They probably didn't wear military uniforms to keep a low profile.

But in fact, it’s better to wear military uniform.

A whole row of executive jackets and white shirts becomes more and more eye-catching the more you look at them.

"where are you going?"

Chen Chen pointed to Gate 14: "Xijing."

"Me too. We just came out from Rongfei and are heading to Xijing."

After Zheng Yucun finished speaking, he wanted to sit with Chen Chen.

But there were no empty seats around Chen Chen, so they pointed to the back and asked Chen Chen to sit in the same row with them.

Chen Chen had no choice but to obey, picked up his backpack and followed Zheng Yucun.

He pondered over Zheng Yucun's starting point and destination.

From Chengdu to Xijing.

Two major aviation hubs.

He could already guess some clues.

"Rong flew to Xijing to take care of the plane?"

"Yes, about aeroengines."

Zheng Yucun glanced around and confirmed that there were no outsiders before saying a few more words.

"I was in a project team before, mainly doing work on aeroengines, and today's trip is the end of it."

Then Zheng Yucun introduced the people traveling with him to Chen Chen.

The suffixes are basically professor, director, etc., but there is no introduction to which specific unit they are from.

I think it may be due to confidentiality regulations.

Then Zheng Yucun pointed at Chen Chen and said, "This is Mr. Chen Chen, the general manager of Chendun. Although he is engaged in drones, drones also use engines. Maybe one day we can cooperate."

From Zheng Yucun's words, Chen Chen could tell that the people sitting here should be from the Aerospace Development Group, and their ranks were not low.

Chen Chen sorted out the information he had in his mind.

It is said that WS15 is undergoing small-scale trial installation, and Zheng Yucun's appearance at the high-speed railway station in Chengdu is most likely related to this matter.

But there were many people in the waiting hall, so Chen Chen didn't say much. He just chatted with Zheng Yucun about family matters.

It was not until they got on the high-speed train and saw that most of the people in the carriage were his own people that Chen Chen finally spoke.

"Is there any good news from the aviation engine?"

Zheng Yucun looked up at the people around him to make sure there was no risk, then nodded: "There is good news and bad news."

"Can I listen to it? If not, forget it." Chen Chen was very tactful.

Zheng Yucun smiled and waved his hands: "You can definitely do it. Your confidentiality level in the Science and Technology Commission is higher than mine. Let's hear the good and the bad first?"

"bad."

"The bad news is that our current level is still several years away from that of the Eagle Sauce."

Chen Chen nodded. This was not surprising.

You can say that the Eagle Sauce is bad, but you can't say that it is bad. There is still something in the aviation field.

Especially after Chen Chen started to prepare the aero-engine module, he felt this gap even more deeply.

Even though he gave Xie Chaowen an extremely detailed blueprint, due to the limitation of materials, Xie Chaowen encountered many bottlenecks.

He looked up and asked, "What's the good news?"

"The good news is that the Eagle Sauce hasn't made much progress in recent years."

Chen Chen took a few seconds to react: "Hiss... I just understand. Where are you in Versailles?"

"Hey, within the scope of confidentiality, I can only reveal this to you."

"Our thrust has reached 18 tons, while the F119's is only 15.88, and how old is the F119?"

"After all these years, they still haven't come up with any serious low bypass ratio engines."

"They are going to lose another jewel in their industrial crown."

Chen Chen smiled and nodded: "Mingzhu is almost bald from your touch. If you continue to touch her, only the AR15 Youth Edition will be left."

"What do you mean?"

"Rifles sold exclusively to teenagers... Never mind, go on."

Seeing that Zheng Yucun didn’t understand immediately, Chen Chen gave up explaining.

I heard that he is the kind of caveman who doesn't play with his mobile phone, so the explanation is like talking to a cow.

Zheng Yucun nodded in confusion: "Of course, we have always faced the gap squarely."

"Didn't I join the drone project later?"

“I am also aware that the drone industry has heart problems.”

“The engine is also a problem.”

Chen Chen put himself in the situation: "Yes, it's an old problem. My chest hurts."

In the past few years, the drone industry has experienced explosive growth.

Throwing a brick can kill a large number of people working with drones.

But there are still problems.

If drones were a dish, it would be Kung Pao Chicken.

There are seasonings and side dishes in the country, but the core raw material, chicken, is still in short supply.

So sometimes I’ll use cashews, shrimps and other things to make up the number.

"Our internal combustion engines and piston engines should not have any major problems, but jet engines such as turbojets and turboprops still have bottlenecks."

"I don't know what your barracks are like."

"Anyway, I work on industrial-grade aircraft, so the problem is very prominent."

"The thrust-to-weight ratio is low and the fuel consumption is very high." "Like the previous Scorpion and SFNB01, if there is any regret, it is only the power."

Zheng Yucun has no say in the matter of the Double-tailed Scorpion. After all, it is a cross-project and he doesn’t understand it.

But he actually participated in sfnb01.

Very clear.

"understand."

"According to the information I have, the engines of military drones don't seem to be much better."

"I heard that there are small turbofan engines suitable for drones, but their performance indicators and reliability are not very good."

“There’s a long way to go.”

"But Mr. Chen, don't lose heart. Give the Aviation Industry Corporation of China some time. The turbojet engine for drones will be solved sooner or later."

Chen Chen's eyes lit up: "Do you mean what you said? Can you give me WS15?"

"..."

Zheng Yucun smiled helplessly.

I'm just drawing a pie in the sky, you can't eat it on the spot.

The momentum is definitely improving.

But it should be used on large fighter jets first.

Only when the technology matures can it be expanded into the larger aviation field.

Say.

What level is WS15?
18 tons of thrust.

Whose drone is played like this?
"It's no use having WS15, it has excess performance."

Chen Chen disagreed: "Excess performance is better than no performance. If the thrust is a little higher, I won't have to worry about the aerodynamic shape."

Zheng Yucun had seen Chendun's design level and didn't buy it at all: "Your aerodynamic shape is excellent, don't try this."

"There's a reason why they say that great strength can make bricks fly. We at Chendun have also been working on power recently..."

at the same time.

The people in the back row heard bits and pieces of the conversation between the two.

They all showed expressions of confusion.

"What exactly is this person made of?"

"I don't know the details, I just know that the double-tailed scorpion seems to be made by him."

"That's something. The double-tailed scorpion is also considered the main force of the air force."

"Yes, the most frightening thing is that he is not in the defense industry system, but a private enterprise."

"That's awesome! But then again, from what he said, he wants WS15?"

"No way, you must be kidding. The drone uses WS15, why doesn't it fly into the sky?"

"They are also working on power, but I don't know what level it is at?"

"It's probably a light diesel engine or something like that."

"At most, it's a small turbofan like the AEF100E, with a thrust of about 3 to 5 tons."

"That's the ceiling for private drone companies."

"..."

Chen Chen and Zheng Yucun had a very happy chat and time passed so quickly that he thought the high-speed rail had been speeded up.

The two said goodbye to each other at the station and agreed to meet again at the air show.

Zheng Yucun and the experts took a car to the northern suburbs, while Chen Chen took a taxi to the Xijing branch of Chendun Technology.

Half an hour later, Chen Chen met Xie Chaowen.

After not seeing each other for a long time, Xie Chaowen naturally gave a warm welcome and organized senior engineers from the power team to welcome them.

But Chen Chen did not give Xie Chaowen a chance to breathe.

After the polite words, we got straight to the point and began to comprehensively review the work results of the power project.

Thank you Chaowen and the responsible engineer for standing up and introducing themselves one by one.

In terms of materials, Xie Chaowen has already figured out the fan blade materials, combustion chamber materials, thermal insulation coatings, etc., and the resistance is very small.

He also optimized the casting process and obtained support from two research institutes.

As for the internal structure, the boss was in charge of it himself, especially the combustion chamber and the compression chamber. He provided the drawings so there would be no mistakes.

Overall, the project progress is in line with expectations.

Under normal circumstances, the B22 test flight version should be able to use this engine.

Even if you calculate a little more error tolerance, you can still change the outfit later.

The only problem is money.

Before reading Xie Chaowen's report, Chen Chen was mentally prepared.

But after seeing the real numbers, he felt that he was not well prepared.

It's really hard to get power from 0 to 1, it's a bit like a bottomless pit.

Looking at Chen Chen's solemn expression, Xie Chaowen couldn't help but said, "Little Boss, my heart has been thumping."

"Go to the hospital, it might be cardiovascular disease."

Xie Chaowen: "I am describing it this way. Although you have the final say on money matters, the further you go, the more uneasy you feel. The power part has already cost the entire project money."

"I know."

"I mean, is it worth it?"

If Xie Chaowen was just an engineer.

He doesn't care how much money it costs as long as there are results.

But now he has been entrusted with an important task and is leading the power design studio of Chendun, so he is at least a general manager.

We have to consider the overall situation.

If we only consider it from the perspective of the UAV project, the current configuration of the power system is indeed a bit too high, to the point of being outrageous.

“Whether the R&D costs can be really diluted in the later stages is still an unknown.”

Seeing Xie Chaowen's confidence wavering, Chen Chen also became more serious.

"We are like a computer assembler now."

"We provide different products according to different needs of customers."

"Some like to play games, some like audio and video, and some like to work."

"What we have to do is to develop a set of machines based on the different needs of customers."

"But if you don't have the CPU in your hands, even if you play around with peripherals like keyboards and mice, what you end up with is still the same thing."

When Xie Chaowen heard this, he thought that he was still shallow.

The boss’s position is too high.

According to the boss's idea.

Once Chendun masters the power, he will be able to assemble planes in minutes.

Take the most common mid-sized machine as an example.

From drawing to production, it may take less than a few weeks.

The most important thing is that not only Chendun, but the entire drone industry will have this capability.

If other manufacturers want to assemble aircraft, they cannot avoid Chendun.

There is no way around paying money to Chendun.

have to say.

Some people are born to be bosses. They not only have skills but also courage.

Just thinking about it makes me feel admiration.