Chapter 1396 Yf17

Chapter 1397 yf-17

At this time, Du Fei completely understood what the old lady Yu meant.

Although she had been saying that she hoped Du Fei could find a way to help save people, she knew in her heart that the probability of success was not high.

This was not to say that she was hypocritical to her husband, but that she had made too much effort in this matter over the years, which had made her understand a reality.

As long as Principal Chang was still there, her husband would not have a hope of being released.

In comparison, the matter of "money" was more important.

Because in America, a money society, everything can be negotiated if you have money in your hands, but it is really difficult to move forward if you don't have money in your hands.

As for what she mentioned, knowing Chen Fangshi, it was not important to Du Fei.

Even if they knew each other, it was just knowing each other. If there was really a relationship that could be shown, the other party would never come to make an appointment so rashly. The safer way was to find Chen Fangshi directly and let Chen Fangshi introduce him, which would not only be easier to talk to, but also easier to do things.

Du Fei pondered silently, and said in a deep voice: "Ms. Yu, I can certainly help you with your idea, but..." At this point, Du Fei said earnestly: "I hope you are mentally prepared. The probability of success is not high, unless..."

The old lady was not too anxious when she heard the "probability is not high". She was mentally prepared. Instead, Du Fei said "unless" later, which made her energetic: "Unless what?"

Du Fei said: "Unless the principal dies. I heard that his health is not very good. It should be a matter of one or two years. You may wait."

Obviously, the old lady knew this situation and was not particularly surprised. Instead, she nodded in agreement.

As for this, she had already known it through the contact attempts over the years. As long as that person did not die, her husband would not be free.

And the real purpose of her coming to Du Fei this time was to contact Du Fei first. She had never had the opportunity before, and this time Du Fei came, it was an opportunity.

It would be more convenient to ask Du Fei for help in the future if the situation changed.

At this time, Du Fei remembered that there seemed to be a news before he crossed over.

This is the old lady who left her inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars to her ex-husband who had divorced her at the time when she was dying more than a decade later.

The reason why Du Fei remembered this incident was because the newspaper said that the old lady made all the money through stock and real estate investment.

Du Fei was still young at the time and always had a kind of trust in the news without any reason.

He was very moved in his heart that this old lady was really amazing. She could make so much money in America.

Until later, many years later, he had forgotten why he mentioned this incident again.

Du Fei felt that he was really silly and cute at the time.

An old lady from Huaguo, without any professional financial investment training, could make a killing in the American stock market and eventually save up hundreds of millions of dollars? This is even more incredible than a fairy tale.

Only now did he understand that the money was there, but it just needed a reasonable name.

As for whether the name is lottery or stock market, it is actually not important.

Du Fei didn't know how the old lady did it originally, but it was obvious that this time, she was going to start from Du Fei to see if she could be exploited less.

After thinking about this, Du Fei's heart moved, and he couldn't help but become more interested.

If so, it means that the Zhang family's secret wealth has not been moved at this time.

It was worth hundreds of millions of dollars in the 1990s 20 years later, and it must be a huge sum of money at this time.

There is a lot of room for operation here.

It is also a fortune, but the daughter-in-law of an outdated warlord and the upstart with powerful power are completely different concepts.

Besides, don't forget that Du Fei has just established a good personal relationship with Nico's daughter and son-in-law.

This time Nico may pass the test, which is equivalent to owing Du Fei a big favor. If he doesn't use this ready-made relationship, will he wait until the New Year?

It's just the right opportunity to deliver some benefits to Nico. When cooperating with Northrop Corporation in the next step, Nico can also raise his hand at a critical moment, and everyone will be good.

Thinking of this, Du Fei suddenly felt that the old lady in front of him was smiling more and more.

…

At the same time, at the headquarters of Northrop on the west coast of America.

With a "bang", a glass table lamp with an artistic atmosphere was smashed to the ground, shattered into pieces, and the lampshade was shattered.

The white-bearded old man who started the culprit was panting heavily, and he was the boss of Northrop.

"Hey~ John, please calm down!" The partner on the side frowned and advised.

John Northrop gritted his teeth and said: "These damn bastards! They are all bastards! It has been decided that this project will be given to General Motors, but they still let us continue to invest in it..."

Although the partner on the side was also angry, he was more helpless.

They couldn't afford to offend those Air Force officials, and they had to swallow their teeth when they encountered such things.

"John, listen to me, there's no point in getting angry now." The partner tried to be calm and said, "We have to find a way to see if there is still a chance to turn things around. It hasn't been announced yet, so maybe there is still a chance."

John Northrop shook his head in frustration, "There is no chance. Although it hasn't been announced yet, there is no chance at this point. We are out this time, Joey~completely failed!"

To put it bluntly, he was even more depressed. Faced with this result, he was more unwilling to accept it than anyone else.

But the result is what it is, and you have to accept it if you don’t want to.

No matter how much they invested in the project up front and how much money they spent on public relations, all the money was wasted.

They can only grit their teeth and accept these shortfalls.

But at the end of the day, that's tens of millions of dollars, which is real money. It's a loss. Who can bear it?

This was discovered early. His friends in the Procurement Committee of the House of Commons secretly gave him the message, telling him to cut his losses in time and not invest any more.

Otherwise, they would still be kept in the dark and continue to throw money into it foolishly.

After some venting, John Northrop finally calmed down, took a deep breath and sat back on the chair behind his desk.

"what to do?"

John Northrop kept asking himself.

Originally, he was very confident in this bidding with GM and had made full preparations in advance, not only in the design of the plan, but also in all kinds of contacts.

In the end, I dare not say that I am sure of it, but I think I am 70-80% sure.

Unexpectedly, until now, I am fetching water from a bamboo basket.

So much money has been invested, how to remedy it?

How will you explain it to the company's shareholders at that time? What to do with the stock price when the year-end financial report comes out...

John Northrop took a deep breath and made up his mind that he must save himself no matter what.

And now the only hope is the navy.

The previous Navy F-14 was America's earliest third-generation fighter. It used the most advanced technology and could even directly throw mushroom bombs.

If there is any disadvantage to this kind of aircraft, it is that it is too expensive and very troublesome to maintain.

Even the wealthy America cannot use all such aircraft on the aircraft carrier.

According to the principle of high-low matching, there must be an aircraft with a lower price and cost to match it in the future.

Currently, the Navy is trying its best to develop a simplified version of the F-14 fighter jet, but the progress is not optimistic.

According to John Northrop's friends in the Navy, there is little patience left with the simplified version of the F14.

Technically, a design with a complex structure like the F-14 does not have much value in simplification.

No matter where the simplification is, it will greatly weaken the combat performance of the aircraft.

Next, the Navy's low-profile fighter jets will definitely need to be re-tendered.

It's just that Grumman, which produces the F14, is still making its final struggle, hoping to preserve the simplified F-14 project and then eat up the entire Navy's orders.

John Northrop decided to think of a way in this regard, but he also knew that this matter would not be easy, especially Grumman, which had very strong connections within the naval system.

In fact, in the world before Du Fei's time travel, Northrop's YF-17 was able to win orders from the Navy to a large extent because after Commander Nico was deposed by bombs and nuclear weapons, he brought a series of personnel changes. Shuffle.

Otherwise, Northrop would never have the chance to suddenly emerge, bypass the Navy version of the F-16 and the simplified F-14, and let the F-18 have the last laugh.

Now, because of Du Fei's intervention, Nico passed the test without any danger, and it is not certain whether there will be an F-18 in the future.

His partner was not very optimistic about John Northrop's idea and frowned: "John, the navy is certainly one direction, but... I think we need a more certain direction instead of placing our hopes on small businesses. Probability, put it all aside. Besides...you know how big the appetite is for those guys in the navy. I'm afraid we can't feed them enough in our current situation."

John Northrop frowned in silence.

Of course he knew, but what could be done?

"Joy, of course I know, but... we have to find a way." His expression was serious: "Grumman has been coveting us."

But the partner said: "John, I think we have other options, such as..."

John Northrop's heart trembled.

As partners, they are not only companions, but they may also become enemies in times of adversity.

So the more difficult the situation, the more vigilant he becomes: "What do you mean?"

Joey smiled and said: "Hey~ don't be nervous, my friend, I hate GM or Grumman as much as you do."

John Northrop pursed his lips.

Joey continued: "Remember I once told you that I have a classmate~"

John Northrop asked, "The one at McDonnell Douglas?"

Joey nodded: "That's it, called McCain."

John Northrop said, "What happened to him?"

Joey said: "He went to Huaguo for a project before..."

John Northrop frowned and finished speaking, he finally understood what the other party meant: "You mean... we find Huaguo people to cooperate?"

Joey spread his hands and said lightly: "What's wrong? The Huaguo people are very easy to make money, and they are very generous. They cooperated with McDonnell Douglas to improve the fighter jet they called the J-8. The entire project was as high as three One hundred million U.S. dollars."

Hearing this number, John Northrop also gasped.

He knew about this project, but he had previously focused all his energy on the YF-17 and did not understand the details.

But he is still a little worried: "Cooperating with Huaguo people...can the superiors agree?"

Joey disagreed: "Haven't we had enough cooperation projects with Huaguo in these years? Others can make money, so why can't we? Besides, what's the current situation of the company? Besides, if they feel that they can't cooperate with Huaguo, then we can take this opportunity..."

He said with a look of "you know".

John Northrop's beard on his upper lip jumped: "Do you want that Huaguo person to be a bargaining chip?"

Joey said: "Not necessarily a bargaining chip, then it depends on who can offer a higher price. John, don't forget that we are businessmen."

John Northrop didn't say anything, frowning and thinking about the feasibility of this matter.

...

The next day.

The meeting with Ms. Yu was just a small episode. Neither side had further strong demands. The main thing was to get familiar with each other first.

Whether it was saving people or using Du Fei's connections in America to unfreeze the Zhang family's secret assets, it was not something that could be negotiated in one meeting.

There were huge interests involved here, and both sides needed to constantly test and build mutual trust.

As for the 30 million yuan reward proposed by Ms. Yu for Du Fei, it was just a big pie in the sky so that she could gain some initiative in the subsequent negotiations.

After all, she had too few cards to play in the face of Du Fei.

Du Fei looked at his watch and dressed neatly, ready to go to the appointment.

Yesterday, Du Fei returned to the hotel after the meeting and received a call.

The caller was Tracy, the daughter of General Nico.

Judging from the results, Du Fei's previous reminder was too important. Of course, they had to show their appreciation for Du Fei's visit this time.

It was almost time, and Du Fei left the hotel by car and headed for the manor on the outskirts of the city.

This place nominally belongs to a wealthy businessman, but in fact it has been used by the Nico family for many years.

The manor covers a large area, and the main building is a huge wooden house with an American style.

It is the kind of huge wood that is wrapped by two people, stacked together like building blocks, and looks very rough.

Du Fei's car was parked in front of the wooden house, and as the host and hostess, Edward and Tracy, waited at the door together.

Du Fei got out of the car and hugged the two of them warmly. Du Fei brought a bottle of Moutai liquor with a very fruity flavor.

Edward and Tracy praised it as usual, and then the three of them walked into the house.

Inside was a high-ceilinged living room with a pointed roof. America liked this spacious, high, church-like feeling.

Du Fei didn't like it. He always felt that making the house so high would make it feel empty and lack a sense of security. In winter, the heat would go up to the roof. Although it looked spacious, it was not comfortable to live in.

When he got to the house, Du Fei praised it again. This is also the principle of visiting a house. When you enter the house, you praise the house, then praise the children. If there are no children, you praise the cats and dogs, and then the tasteful decoration... In short, everything is good.

Until Du Fei found an excuse and asked, "Edward, I have a job here. I wonder if you are interested?"

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