We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

"What? You're not convinced? I accept the resignation. If you don't want to work, leave now.

If you are undecided, please listen to what I say before making a decision. I don’t want anyone to interrupt me when I am speaking, otherwise I will not be so polite anymore."

"Hmph." A white middle-aged man stood up after Luo Nianzhong said this.

"This country is finished. I don't understand why we should learn from the West. I don't understand why we should let you evil capitalists lead us. I don't understand why an institution like ours can be acquired and we are not just one company."

Watching Dremilav slam the door and leave angrily, Luo Nianzhong's eyes shrank and his body trembled for a moment before returning to normal. This new leader of the Kuznetsov Design Bureau really didn't give him any face at all.

But it doesn’t matter, I will let you know the consequences of offending me.

Talented? I, Luo Nianzhong, value scientific researchers, but you are not irreplaceable.

More than ten days ago, on the afternoon of August 8, when Comrade Qiao Fu's letter was published in the newspaper, the people across the country were in an uproar, which also sentenced the State of Emergency Committee to death from the state perspective.

At this time, although the State of Emergency Committee was still hesitant, they also knew that the situation had to be resolved by force.

After some planning, the time was set at three o'clock in the morning of the next day.

However, at this time, there were so many double-dealers that it could not be described as numerous. It could be said that except for the core members on both sides, basically, as soon as their plans were confirmed, Old Ye got the news through the spies he had planted.

The military deployment is divided into four parts, led by the airborne troops, followed by the Signal Flag Special Forces of the Ministry of the Interior.

If the two waves of attack fail to capture Lao Ye and his team, the next attack will be the Alpha Force, which is affiliated with the KGB and equipped with special weapons.

The outermost area is composed of tank divisions and motorized infantry divisions, which are responsible for guarding and preventing possible reinforcements from the enemy.

The layout is very detailed, but unexpected things can happen unexpectedly.

As soon as three o'clock in the morning arrived, the first step of the attack encountered problems.

First of all, the airborne troops near Moscow were basically all under the command of Grachev, and the rest refused to follow this order.

The KGB's Alpha Unit was also somewhat shaken. The troops entered the city but surrounded it without attacking.

The State of Emergency Committee had no choice but to order the tank division in charge of guard to drive to the Parliament building and try to use shelling to force Ye to surrender.

However, if the tanks wanted to drive in, the first hurdle they had to overcome was the large number of people gathered along the way.

Nothing happened at first, but suddenly some people jumped onto the tank and tried to ask it to stop, and an argument broke out between the two sides, causing chaos.

It took a long time for both sides to calm down, but after they calmed down, they found that the person who jumped onto the tank first had died and was lying in front of the tank covered in blood.

Not only he died, but also a middle-aged man who jumped into the car.

Two people died, and the people around were not happy about it. Everyone demanded an explanation from the army, and the atmosphere of confrontation reached its peak.

A conflict subsequently broke out between the two sides, and when the tank troops withdrew, four civilians were killed and more than a dozen were injured.

The next morning, after seeing the current situation, leaders of various Western countries condemned the State of Emergency Committee in front of the media, saying that they were trampling on democracy.

The State Emergency Committee also knew that defeat was inevitable and began to fly to Crimea to prepare for negotiations with Comrade Jove.

However, this time, Jove took a tough stance and flew back to Moscow on the same day. In the following two days, he disbanded the State Emergency Committee and arrested a large number of people.

On the 22nd, more than people gathered in Moscow Square to commemorate the four victims, but Lao Ye, who arrived at the scene, raised the tricolor flag.

The meaning is very simple, to change the flag and the banner, and Russia is not prepared to share any power with others.

On the 23rd, Comrade Qiao Fu was invited by Lao Ye to the Great Mao Parliament Building, where he said that the current situation was caused by the polar bear leadership and severely criticized him.

Afterwards, Lao Ye announced that he would sign a presidential decree on the spot to stop the activities of the Polar Bear Party in Mao.

On the 24th, Comrade Qiao Fu arbitrarily decided to resign from all his positions, and the Polar Bear was dead in name only.

Old Ye, who has completely taken control of Damao, of course has to thank the biggest contributor to his rise to power. When he heard that Luo Nianzhong wanted to develop the civil aviation industry and integrate and inject capital into those aviation design bureaus and supporting enterprises, Old Ye agreed immediately.

United Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing Group, this is the newly formed company.

The new group includes five major design bureaus: Ilyushin Design Bureau, Soloviev Design Bureau, Yakovlev Design Bureau, Tupolev Design Bureau, and Kuznetsov Design Bureau, as well as manufacturing plants and dozens of parts factories.

Luo Nianzhong never thought that Comrade Lao Ye was more generous than him. No wonder some people call him a prodigal son now.

Do you think this is nonsense? This involves military industry, especially the Tupolev Design Bureau, which designed most of the strategic bombers of the Polar Bear.

In fact, there is nothing ridiculous. Throughout the 90s, the polar bear member states did many more ridiculous things than this.

Moreover, people like Sukhoi, Antonov and Mikoyan were retained, and the people could be given an explanation.

The key point is that the price Luo Nianzhong paid was not low. United Aircraft Engineering Corporation was invested by Ivankov Bank, which acquired 8.3% of the shares for US$51 million. Ivankov Bank has the operating rights, and the Russian officials only have supervisory rights.

According to the agreement between the two parties on the establishment of the United Aviation Engineering and Manufacturing Group, unless the operation of the United Aviation Engineering and Manufacturing Group seriously endangers the security of the Russian Federation, Russia has no right to interfere in any development of the United Aviation Engineering and Manufacturing Group.

What is considered a serious threat to national security depends on how you interpret it. In other words, it depends on who the Luo family and the Mao government rely on more, who needs who more, and who has the upper hand.

So on the last day of August, Luo Nianzhong came to the temporary headquarters of the Ilyushin Design Bureau.

Although the contract has not been formally signed yet, everything that should be known is already known. The personnel of both parties can now move in or evacuate as required. All that is missing is a piece of paper contract.

But as soon as he arrived at the office building of the Ilyushin Design Bureau, Luo Nianzhong was scolded by Dremirav and became very angry.

"Anyone else want to leave?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Luo Nianzhong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good, let's start the meeting now. If you have any questions, please ask after I finish speaking."

Luo Nianzhong's expression recovered from the gloom just now, and he looked at the heads of the remaining design bureaus with a serious face.

"We are all aware of the current economic situation, so we can no longer rely solely on funding from above, and there will be no more in the future. Self-sufficiency will be our only way out.

My idea is very simple. The civil aviation field and the training aircraft field will be our next focus.

Both the Ilyushin Design Bureau and the Tupolev Design Bureau are involved in the civil aviation field. In the future, the Ilyushin Design Bureau will focus on wide-body passenger aircraft, while the Tupolev Design Bureau will specialize in regional aircraft. As for the Yakovlev Design Bureau, it goes without saying that trainer aircraft are your strong point.

We have a large number of talents and the gap between us and the West is not that big, no more than five years. The most important thing is that our production costs are lower.

But do you know why the market for the private passenger aircraft you produce is getting lower and lower, and now you can only sell them to domestic airlines?

Fuel consumption is the biggest problem. Polar bears do not lack oil, but this is not the case for all countries in the world.

Especially for airlines, cost is the first factor they consider."

After a pause, Luo Nianzhong's tone became heavier.

“We are not afraid that you will feel uncomfortable. We can speed you up. In the future, you will not even have any domestic passenger aircraft orders.

As domestic airlines are privatized or become independent and self-sustaining, fuel-efficient Boeing and Airbus will be their first choice.

The more customers we get from using the aircraft you designed, the more we lose, so we must improve it."

Looking at Novozhelov sitting in the front row, Luo Nianzhong asked, "How is the testing of Il-96 going now? When can it be mass-produced and put into use?"

The world's three largest wide-body aircraft manufacturers are Boeing, Airbus, and the Ilyushin Design Bureau's Il-86 and Il-96.

This situation will not change in the next thirty years, so the competition in the wide-body aircraft market in the next thirty years can only be between aircraft developed by these three companies.

"If there is funding, the testing can be completed by the end of this year or early next year. We are currently applying for an airworthiness certificate and I believe this will not be a problem."

"Very good. Your next focus will be on improving the Il-96 and Il-76. For example, the A76 airborne early warning aircraft evolved from the Il-50 and the Il-78 aerial refueling aircraft are good examples. In addition, forest fire fighting and cargo transportation are all directions. We will discuss them in detail later."

After talking about the Ilyushin Design Bureau, Tupolev also briefly explained that it was not yet time for this design bureau, which was more famous for bombers, to show its power.

In Luo Nianzhong's view, the Tupolev Design Bureau is what he values ​​most, but making money is the most important thing now.

A lot of their research can be advanced, but the investment will not be too much. Currently, regional airliners are their main research and development target.

After the issue with the civil airliner was resolved, Luo Nianzhong looked at Soloviev, who was in his seventies.

When facing the old man, Luo Nianzhong showed enough respect in his tone.

Although he is old, he is not slow to accept new things, unlike Dremiraff who is stubborn.

As soon as the news of the establishment of United Aircraft Engineering and Manufacturing Group came out, this old man who had just retired asked someone to find Luo Nianzhong.

He had a long talk with Luo Nianzhong, and after knowing Luo Nianzhong's ideas, he told him which supporting factories had good technology, which supporting factories could not be used, and also some cutting-edge design technologies that could be acquired to avoid being wasted.

His suggestions saved Luo Nianzhong at least tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

Selling out your country? This is what it means to truly want to do good for your country and see things clearly.

Luo Nianzhong invited the old man back to serve as a consultant for United Aviation Engineering and Manufacturing Company.

However, the old man refused, saying that he wanted to return to the Soloviev Design Bureau. Seeing that the other party was firm in his belief, Luo Nianzhong no longer insisted and nodded in agreement.

Soloviev is now a senior consultant at the Soloviev Design Bureau, and Luo Nianzhong offered him the highest salary.

"Mr. Soloviev, the fuel consumption problem mainly lies in the engine. Do you have anything to say?"

"I recently learned about the situation inside the Soloviev Design Bureau, and I can only say that it is dead silent.

It’s not their fault. They can’t even get their full salary now, and there’s no research funding. Anyone would be in the same situation.

But this situation is easy to solve, as long as the funds are in place, I still believe in the design talents of these engineers."

I haven't even talked about the product yet, but I'm going to pay first.

"Okay, how much money do you need?"

"Fifty million dollars would be best."

"I'll give you 100 million."

Luo Nianzhong is not a fool. He is not trying to be a good guy here. If he takes my money, he must let me see the results.

Soloviev understood what Luo Nianzhong meant, but he didn't care. He was so happy that his beard was about to stand up because the Soloviev Design Bureau received $100 million in funding.

Of course, this also made people from other design bureaus envious, but they didn't dare to say anything.

Soloviev is different from them, he is their uncle.

If they dared to express some different opinions, the old man would beat them on the spot.

"I have learned about the PS-90A high bypass ratio engine, which has passed the national test run.

This engine was delayed quite a bit from the planned schedule, but the problem was all due to funding.

It is undeniable that there is still some gap between the PS-90A and the most advanced high bypass ratio engines in the West, but this gap will not exceed ten years or even shorter. At the very least, it is at the level of the West in the early 80s.

I understand that the Soloviev Design Bureau started research and development of the next generation more than a year ago, and there was no problem with the idea, but the funding has been intermittent and basically stagnant.

If we are willing to invest and recruit more high-end talents, we will be able to mass-produce the next generation around 95, and by then the gap between us and the West will be shortened to five years or even less.

This was a pleasant surprise, Luo Nianzhong had never expected it.

But this old man is very ambitious. He wants to take advantage of the fact that other research and design bureaus of Polar Bear have no funds to attract talents to develop the Soloviev Design Bureau.

"Then hurry up, tell me if you have any questions."

Now that we have talked about the engine, the last thing we want to talk about is the Yakovlev Design Bureau.

"I heard that the Yak-41 will soon be able to take off and land vertically on an aircraft carrier?"

"Yes, it's scheduled for September, on the Admiral Gorshkov."

"Speed ​​up the testing, take safety issues seriously, and don't allow any problems to occur."

There are quite a few people here today, but the main ones are from the five major design bureaus. Of course, there are only four left now.

As for other supporting factories, there is nothing to say, just upgrade the equipment and provide good service.

“Everyone, no matter what you think, the participation of private capital will bring more benefits than disadvantages to you now.

I won't stop anyone who wants to leave, and I warmly welcome anyone who wants to join.

Next year's Farnborough Air Show is a time point for our cooperation. I need to see your scientific research capabilities, and you can see what I, as a shareholder, can bring to you.

I won’t say any more nonsense, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. "