"Mr. Huang, we are truly here with the utmost sincerity. If you continue to insist on such impossible demands, there is nothing we can do. This is a problem that cannot be solved!" Someone stood up and said helplessly. The others nodded, then fell silent. An eerie silence filled the room.
Although the situation appeared to be silent, a fierce struggle was underway. Both sides were trying to force the other to compromise through silence. Our Boss Huang, for once, seemed to be at a disadvantage, as he truly had no way to deal with these private jet manufacturers.
After all, when everyone in the industry says it's impossible, it means it's impossible. No matter how much Boss Huang pressed, it was useless.
So, Huang He sighed and was about to slightly lower his conditions when a voice declared loudly, "We'll take this order. We can meet all of Jiangnan Group's requirements!"
"What?" Boss Huang's eyes lit up. The others in the room were completely bewildered because the speaker had spoken in Chinese, and they had no idea what was being said.
However, all the companies present naturally had translators. The translators quickly translated the sentence into English, causing the representatives from various countries to exchange bewildered glances.
They had no idea who this person with such bold words was, as the speaker was still outside the meeting room door. They could also hear staff members outside trying to dissuade him, seemingly preventing him from entering the meeting.
"What's going on?" Huang He asked the person next to him.
"Boss, the speaker is an elderly gentleman who arrived a long time ago. He said he wanted to participate in the bidding but didn't have an invitation. So, we asked him to wait in the lounge. We didn't expect that the person in charge of the lounge was not paying attention, and he ran straight to the meeting room door!" the staff member explained in a low voice.
"Which company is this? I believe I've invited all domestic and international companies capable of designing large aircraft!" Boss Huang asked with a frown. "How is it that someone is still being kept outside?"
"He said he's from Jiujiu Commercial Aviation Flight Design Co., Ltd.!"
"Jiujiu Aviation? I've never heard of this company before?" Boss Huang, whether in his past life or this one, had never heard of this company. This was no ordinary company; it was a company capable of designing large aircraft. Such a company, in any world, would be a super enterprise worth tens of billions. How could Boss Huang have never heard of it?
Of course, this "Jiujiu" might just be a private jet company specializing in modifying various large aircraft. But even such a company shouldn't be so obscure.
"Sir, our staff has already checked. There is indeed such a company. However, this company was just established this year, its office location is in a village, and its registered capital is only 10 million yuan. It's too unreliable, so we didn't let this gentleman in!" the staff member explained.
"You did well!" Huang He nodded. "In that case, have someone escort this gentleman out. Let's not waste everyone's time!"
Well, although movies or novels often feature a beggar by the roadside who is actually a martial arts master, casually selling you a secret manual for the "Buddha's Palm."
Of course, this is reality, not a novel. How could an old man be a martial arts master?
Even if this old man were a martial arts master, a martial arts master cannot fly, nor can he build airplanes. So, it would be best to ask this bold elder to leave.
Unfortunately, as soon as Boss Huang finished speaking, the meeting room door actually opened, and an old man fell to the ground. Fortunately, the meeting room was covered with thick carpet, otherwise, he would have surely broken his head.
"Quick, call a doctor! Get a doctor here!" Boss Huang exclaimed in alarm and hurriedly ordered. If this old man had an accident in his meeting room, it would be a huge trouble.
Speaking of which, was this old man trying to stage a fake accident?
But just as Boss Huang was worried about being implicated, the old man got up very decisively and directly said, "Mr. Huang, we at Jiujiu Aviation will take your order. We guarantee that we can perfectly fulfill your technical requirements!" the old man declared loudly.
"It's him!" Sam exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the old man.
"You know him?" Hulk asked, astonished.
"What? Isn't he your translator?" Sam retorted, and then both of them wore bewildered expressions.
"Sir, all those attending this meeting are companies that have received our invitation. If you haven't received an invitation, you cannot participate in our meeting!" said the staff member next to Boss Huang.
"I know, but are none of the more than a dozen companies present capable of meeting our Jiangnan Group's requirements? But Jiujiu Aviation can. Can't you give us a chance?" the elder said, sounding wronged and pained, while also covering his forehead where he had fallen.
"Alright!" Even Huang He had no way to deal with this old gentleman. At the same time, he was very curious about where this old man got the courage to claim he could fulfill these requirements.
This was not an ordinary meeting for boasting. It was a mix of good and bad, where anyone could come and boast. This was a meeting to purchase private jets. If you didn't have enough knowledge, you wouldn't even understand what people were saying.
Boss Huang believed that this old man was definitely a very capable person. For a very capable person to do such a thing and say such words, either he truly had the capability, or he was a madman.
Since no one present was willing to give him face, Huang He might as well listen to what this old man had to say.
So, Huang He said, "In that case, please have this gentleman explain to us why your newly established airline, which has been around for less than a year, can achieve what more than a dozen top industry companies cannot!"
"No problem! I will explain it to you clearly!" the old man said without hesitation, clearly full of confidence.
"Okay, first of all, large aircraft manufacturing capabilities. Does your company have the ability to manufacture large aircraft?" Huang He asked.
"Not yet!" the old man said with a very straightforward shake of his head, then sneered, "But none of you present have that ability either. Only three companies in the world are capable of manufacturing commercial large aircraft. Therefore, any private jet company that wants to manufacture private large aircraft directly purchases large aircraft produced by other companies and then modifies them!"
"Jiujiu Aviation is naturally no exception. We can purchase brand-new large aircraft according to your requirements and then modify them based on this aircraft. This is how everyone operates!"
"Alright!" Huang He nodded. "But modification also requires technology and strength. Do you have the equipment and technical personnel to modify these aircraft?"
"Yes!" the old man said unceremoniously.
"Then where are your technology and personnel?"
"It's inconvenient to say, but your company can send a delegation to inspect with me in person. No matter how eloquently I speak here, it's not as good as you seeing it for yourselves!" the elder said, leaving Huang He speechless.
"Alright, then in terms of technology, I have some special requirements. Can your company fulfill them?" Huang He continued to ask. This was the most critical part of the negotiation. The companies mentioned earlier could do these things themselves, but it was Huang He's specific requirements that they deemed absolutely impossible and beyond their capabilities!
"Of course, no problem. We can solve all of these!" the old man said, patting his chest. The representatives of the other companies present looked at this old man as if he were a lunatic. This guy really dared to brag!
So, someone present felt indignant and stood up to ask directly in English, "The requirements proposed by Mr. Huang include landing on any terrain, including water, mountains, and even snow. How do you plan to achieve this?"
"It's very simple, vertical take-off and landing!" the old man said with a grin, his smile full of joy. Those present could barely close their mouths upon hearing this answer.
"Oh, vertical take-off and landing is not a new technology. It's been around for decades, so you don't need to be so surprised!" the old man said dismissively.
"Mr. Huang, I don't want to say anything more. This guy is simply a lunatic. Everything he says is madness, and there's no reason to talk to him!" the person who spoke said helplessly.
"Why am I talking nonsense? I know what you're thinking, and there's the so-called industry consensus. That is, vertical take-off and landing is only used on some fighter jets, and at most, it can only bear a few tons of weight, which is not enough for a large aircraft to perform vertical take-off and landing!"
"But this is not impossible. First of all, the engine of a large aircraft has tens of times the output power of a fighter jet engine, so it can naturally bear more take-off and landing weight."
"Secondly, under normal circumstances, the aircraft will use traditional landing methods. When vertical take-off and landing is required, it will inevitably be because the aircraft is in a very dangerous state. It can be said that after one landing, it can be directly scrapped. So we don't need to consider the issue of aircraft reuse. Before landing, we can completely empty the fuel tanks, and then discard all the parts that can be discarded from the aircraft to reduce the aircraft's weight... We can also specially design a system to quickly discard all items inside the aircraft, which can allow the aircraft to become a weight that the engine can bear in a short period of time!"
"Finally, in fact, what we need is not vertical take-off and landing technology, but vertical landing technology. Therefore, the power required by the engine can be greatly reduced."
"Even if the landing is not successful in the end, and many things are destroyed, as long as the safety of the passenger cabin is guaranteed, it is enough. Since it will be scrapped after one use, there is no need to consider reuse!"
"Therefore, vertical landing technology is completely feasible for commercial aircraft!!" the old man declared domineeringly at the end.