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

Chapter 316 There must be an expert behind Chengjian Technology!

Xie Dongkui insisted on inviting Chen Chen to dinner, so he and Sun Changxing waited until Xie Dongkui rested.

I originally thought that I would just have a bite to eat in the office cafeteria.

But Xie Dongkui insisted on going to the International Hotel.

He said that he had known Chen Chen for such a long time but had never thanked him for his help in the national defense industry, so he wanted to hold a formal banquet to thank him.

So Chen Chen had no choice but to obey and got into Xie Dongkui's car, traveling on the elevated road in the capital.

At the same time, Cheng Miao, who was also in the capital, sent a message.

"Young boss, I've finished talking to Yu Donghui, and it went well."

"Okay, what do you say about Jin Investment Capital?"

"We're going to meet today. Jin Muyan will come in person. I estimate that the financing is 100% certain. It depends on how much we can raise."

"You have a car manufacturing license in your hand, plus the supply chain you have previously built up, so you have a lot of bargaining chips. You must negotiate a good price."

"I see."

"Have you decided on a meeting place?"

"not yet."

"Let's meet at the restaurant."

"OKK"

After locking his phone, Chen Chen stared at the tall buildings next to the viaduct and reviewed the entire process again.

Judging from Cheng Miao’s reply, Yu Donghui has basically won the case.

In fact, judging from his meeting with Yu Donghui, the old man has already been shaken.

Cheng Miao went to negotiate just to finalize some details, and the license to manufacture cars was almost in his hands.

In this way, Cheng Jian’s technological arsenal has added a magic weapon.

Before, when Cheng Miao was in contact with Jin Investment Capital, he was mostly just making empty promises, just holding a PPT to trick Jin Investment Capital into joining.

Although there is room for imagination and it can be fascinating, it lacks the fatal temptation to attract financial investment.

But now, with the weapon of car manufacturing qualifications, today's talks are probably a sure thing.

Between distractions.

The car arrived at the entrance of the International Hotel, and Xie Dongkui took the two of them to the Blue and White Hall with ease.

It is worth noting that.

Director Xie did not go in directly, but knocked on the door first.

There were already people waiting in the box.

A blue-eyed foreigner stood up to greet us, appearing very enthusiastic.

He is different from the average white people in Ansa. His skin is slightly yellow and he has some Central Asian features.

Next to him was a young man wearing glasses, who seemed to be an interpreter.

"Xiao Chen, you should have heard of Mr. Grushayev."

Looking at the face, Chen Chen felt that the person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was.

But when the name was mentioned, Chen Chen instantly recognized the number and stretched out his hand to shake it.

"General, I've seen you on TV."

After the translation, Grushayev smiled and waved his hand: "I have taken off my military uniform and my current position is an advisor to the Security Council."

Hear the introduction.

Chen Chen frowned and observed the surrounding situation again.

Xie Dongkui invited me to dinner openly, but secretly brought me to meet this Russian guy, which seemed a bit sneaky. And this Russian guy also had a mysterious title.

The weight of a consultant's position can be large or small.

Sometimes it is completely a cold palace, and those who make mistakes will be demoted, and most of them will stay in this position.

Sometimes, this position has the power to make the final decision, and is a consultant who asks questions on everything.

Judging from today's meeting, Grushayev probably belongs to the second category.

The Russians are still fighting.

At this critical moment, a consultant came over quietly, probably because something was missing.

It can be seen from the conversation between Grushayev and Director Xie that they are old acquaintances, which means that Director Xie was already in the bureau before.

After several rounds of conversation, Xie Dongkui pointed at Chen Chen.

"Mr. Chen is an expert in drones. I think he should be able to help you with the problem you encountered, so I brought him here today."

Grushaev nodded and said, "I have wanted to meet Mr. Chen for a long time, but I didn't have the honor because of the wrong timing. Chendun's achievements in unmanned low-altitude equipment are obvious to all."

"Thank you for the compliment. I am actually just enjoying the dividends of industrial upgrading."

Chen Chen quickly waved his hands, rejecting all the flattery.

It was obvious that today's situation was aimed at me.

I said that Director Xie definitely didn't have such good intentions as he invited me to dinner at the International Hotel for no reason.

There might be some trap behind this.

Seeing Chen Chen's cunning behavior, Xie Dongkui smiled helplessly and explained, "Mr. Grushayev came here mainly to discuss some technical and tactical issues."

"for example?"

Grushayev: "Your Excellency must be aware that we have been at war for a thousand days."

"I know that."

"During these three years, there weren't many weapons and equipment that really bothered me."

Chen Chen nodded reluctantly: "Of course, your country has nothing else, but its military industry is still very profound."

Sun Changxing understood Chen Chen's sarcasm and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

indeed.

The Russians have nothing but their heritage.

Grushayev: "If I have to say, dealing with low-altitude drones is a bit of a problem for us."

"Our enemies currently have a large number of low-altitude drones."

“It’s low-cost, but very functional.”

"Each one is equipped with thermal imaging, which poses a great threat to our individual soldiers."

Xie Dongkui also said: "You may not know that in the past year, the level of drones in the United States has been greatly improved, and the production has also increased, and a large part of them have been deployed on the battlefield."

Chen Chen nodded on the surface, thinking to himself, how could I not know?
The battlefield situation described by Grushaev is the best advertisement for the products produced by Zhou Xu.

Everyone is talking about the impact of drones on future wars and fantasizing about what drones will look like in the future.

In fact, for practitioners like Chen Chen, there is no need to think about the future at all. The present is enough.

Chen Chen knows ARD's products best.

First-rate drawings + second-rate technology + third-rate parts.

The thermal imaging camera it is equipped with is almost the worst one, and most electronics factories in Pengcheng can make it by hand.

But even so.

It is sufficient for use on the battlefield and is the best weapon to restrain infantry.

Not to mention a whole person.

Even if an infantryman urinates on the battlefield, the drone can see it clearly and then fly over to give him a loving hug.

An ordinary mortal body cannot withstand this.

Drones equipped with thermal imaging are like having a God's perspective, and the infantry are like lambs to be slaughtered.

Especially in the stalemate phase, infantry is simply at a disadvantage.

Grushayev said hesitantly, "We have been looking for ways to counter small drones. I wonder if Mr. Chen has any good ideas."

Chen Chen blurted out: "Yes."

"really?"

"Yes, 1130 close-in defense gun."

After Chen Chen finished speaking, the other three were stunned.

Especially Grushaev, his eyes were full of envy.

Using close-in weapon systems to defend against drones is too luxurious!
Shooting is effective, but the ammunition is too expensive. I guess only the University of Tokyo and the Eagles in the world have the capital to do this.

They themselves decided there was no hope.

So Grushaev asked tactfully: "Is there a cheaper way?"

"Yes, electromagnetic interference." Chen Chen said seriously. "Use drones to counter vehicles or portable counter guns."

"What about the cost?"

Chen Chen raised his head and did the math: "The cost of each hundred aircraft is probably around 700,000 or 800,000."

"Um……"

Grushaev's brows furrowed even more.

indeed.

Using electromagnetic countermeasures against drones is a more reliable tactic.

But the price/performance ratio is still too low.

Because electromagnetic countermeasures still rely on equipment to achieve, whether it is a countermeasure vehicle or a countermeasure gun, they are both complex industrial products.

Dongda can rely on its powerful industrial system to infinitely reduce the prices of such products.

But they can't.

If they have domestic production capacity, they will definitely give priority to the production of drones.

Seeing that Grushayev was a little embarrassed, Xie Dongkui took the initiative to give him a way out: "Chen Chen, Mr. Grushayev's meaning is very clear. Since you are more proficient in this area, please help him."

Chen Chen didn't care who he helped, as long as he could make money: "So you want me to take on an anti-drone project?"

Grushaev nodded and shook his head.

Because he had heard about Chendun's anti-UAV project - Tathagata Palm - before, and was deeply shocked.

He explained: "Not a conventional anti-drone solution, we want a practical and effective, but relatively cheap solution."

"What is your budget?"

"thirty million."

Upon hearing the price, Xie Dongkui and Sun Changxing took a deep breath.

This situation was set up by Xie Dongkui, so he naturally hopes that both sides can achieve positive results.

But Grushaev's price was too low.

Thirty million for an anti-drone project is really not enough.

Take the counter-attack gun with the simplest technology as an example.

Even if Chendun has this technology, it does not need to invest in research and development separately and can directly enter the mass production stage.

Thirty million is not enough.

From mold opening to mass production, and then to packaging and transportation.

Just adding any extra cost would have exceeded 30 million.

We all know that the Russians are having a hard time now, but we never expected them to be so miserable.

Xie Dongkui was afraid that Chen Chen would suffer a loss, so he wanted to stop the negotiations.

But Chen Chen thought for a moment and nodded unexpectedly: "I can try."

"sure?"

"Yes, but I have to make one thing clear in advance. The technology route at this price can only be used to counter small thermal imaging drones."

"Of course, this is what we want."

In just a few words, Grushaev started shaking hands with Chen Chen.

Xie Dongkui had long experienced the impatient temper of the Russians.

But what he didn't expect was that Chen Chen's temper was so impatient.

After Grushayev left, Xie Dongkui looked at Chen Chen with some resentment: "You are too careless."

"what?"

"You agreed too quickly."

Chen Chen looked up blankly: "Director Xie, you are going too far. You tricked me here just to get me to do this favor for Grushayev, right? Now that I have helped, you are unwilling to do it?"

"I do want you to help him, but 30 million for this project is too little, and I don't want you to suffer any loss."

"Don't worry, Director. I'm an expert at spreading costs."

"That's not how professionalism works."

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At the same time, in the Lotus Hall at the end of the corridor.

Jin Muyan arrived late, and the first time she saw Cheng Miao, she praised her highly.

She had some understanding of the scientific and technological star she was about to work with, and felt that she should be a pioneer representative of the new era women.

Unexpectedly, after actually getting to know him, she discovered that Cheng Miao's logic and verbal appeal were far beyond her expectations.

"We have already reached a verbal agreement with a major domestic automaker to establish a joint venture."

"With their car manufacturing qualifications, our project will not be subject to any policy constraints."

"In addition, we have coordinated the downstream industrial chain."

“We have obtained confirmation from suppliers of key components including but not limited to motors, batteries, structural magnets, etc. that they can cooperate with us in the long term.”

"We have basically decided on the theme of the first model. This is the concept map. Please review it, Miss Jin."

After taking the document handed over by Cheng Miao and opening the first page, Jin Muyan felt her eyes light up.

What came into view was not just a square box with a propeller as she had imagined, but a complete car design.

The car has a fastback shape, frog-shaped headlights, and a fresh and refined color scheme.

If you remove the folding wings at the back, this car is a prototype of a coupe.

This point accurately hits Jin Muyan's aesthetic taste.

What she wants is a project with good financing.

In this way, the appearance of the product must be positioned at the high end.

This will help with marketing later.

The design concept of this car is somewhat similar to that of Porsche, and the brand tone has been set at a high level.

And then Cheng Miao explained the company's strategic plan to her in detail:

Once the funds are in place, Cheng Miao can set up the factory within three months, and at the same time step up lobbying with air traffic control to obtain flight qualifications.

The engineering model should be ready within a year, and Jin Muyan will be able to see the actual car by this time next year.

In the process of mass production.

Cheng Miao promised that he would also conduct the second and third rounds of financing, and strive to ring the bell for the company to go public at the same time as the prototype car rolls off the production line.

All this is just empty talk.

Judging from the materials prepared by Cheng Miao, she has already applied for a booth at the Pearl River Air Show and the Guangzhou Auto Show next year.

The prototype will be unveiled at these two important exhibitions.

After hearing this plan, Jin Muyan gave a thumbs up in her heart.

Both the Pearl River Air Show and the Guangzhou Auto Show are excellent occasions to make an appearance.

At the air show, the product is a car, which is a dimensionality reduction attack.

At the auto show, the product is either an airplane or a dimensionality reduction attack.

Can Jin Muyan draw a conclusion from this plan? The team within Chengjian Technology must be very strong.

Especially in marketing, there must be geniuses out there.

When investing in a company, it is not just about their product plans, but more importantly, the executives.

Rather than investing in projects, it is better to say that we are investing in people.

Talents like Cheng Miao provide impeccable technical details and their marketing plans are one in a million.

This is exactly what a future unicorn will look like.

So Jin Muyan had almost no grudges in her heart and began to enter the final bargaining stage.

(End of this chapter)