Chapter 1712 Big Order (Part 1)
"They really said that?" This time it was the senior sister, who couldn't believe it. If the fat man didn't say this, the senior sister would definitely feel that the other party was lying. Even if she heard the fat man say it with her own ears, she should confirm it first.
It's not that Zhao Yanyan couldn't believe it, but because MT30 was designed for military service from the very beginning. It is said that Lockheed Martin's Flight 0 littoral combat ship "USS Freedom" was the first to adopt this gas turbine, and the USS Liberty is said to be a test ship for another US littoral combat ship. Now that the military order for the first MT30 has not been completed, you actually want to install it on a super yacht?
"What Charles said shouldn't be false." Guo Tailai smiled: "Anyway, for Luo Luo, it won't cause much loss if he tries to promote it, but if he succeeds, he will immediately get two more orders. Why not? No reason? Things are made to be sold.”
Zhao Yanyan and Zhao Xiangbei's surprise just now was suppressed by Guo Tailai's words. Yes, at present, it is just that Luo Luo is trying to promote it to see if the Congress can pass it, and it is not that it has succeeded. It is a bit too early to be happy.
"What should we do if we don't succeed?" Mr. Ding asked one more question, as if he wanted to know Guo Tailai's thoughts.
"Whether it is successful or not, Rolls-Royce will definitely not refuse me to go to the site for inspection?" Guo Tailai turned to Mr. Ding and said with a smile: "Then I will go and have a look, and then use the backup plan to find General Dynamics and see See if they can use their LM2500+. I believe the Americans are still interested in this. After all, I have had a good cooperation with General Dynamics, and now that helicopter is already applying for the airworthiness certificate of the two countries, and it is only for civilian use. In other words, they should be more happy."
Zhao Xiangbei and Mr. Ding didn't know Guo Tailai's true abilities, they just thought that Guo Tailai's on-site inspection was just to visit Luoluo Company, but the senior sister understood it all at once. As long as Guo Tailai can see things up close, basically the structural design drawings can be taken out. For this reason, the past was seamless, no one could say no to it, and it was justifiable to look at it swaggeringly, maybe Prince Charles was accompanying him.
Thinking that Rolls-Royce has just completed the technical research and that the MT30, which has not yet been fully finalized, will soon become a detailed blueprint, Zhao Yanyan has indescribable expectations in her heart. However, Fatty is going to the UK and leaving China. Obviously, there may be threats to security. Although it is much better than the Afghan military base, it must be guarded against, and the security work must be in place at that time.
The LM2500 gas turbine was once imported in China. The first two ships of the 052 destroyer used this General Dynamics gas turbine. However, the Americans later banned China from importing it and prohibited it from being used on military ships. China had to import the black dog head from Ukraine. , and then developed its own imitation dog head, and developed along the way. Although it is more difficult to obtain the improved version of General Dynamics' gas turbine, compared with MT30, the difficulty should be greatly reduced.
"Fatty!" Seeing that Guo Tailai already had an idea and a backup plan for the selection of the engine, Zhao Xiangbei didn't say anything more about this issue, and changed the subject: "What is the budget for the whole ship? Which shipbuilder do you plan to find?" factory?"
"The engine can't be confirmed at the moment, so the final plan still needs to be revised, relatively speaking, the range will not be very large." Guo Tailai replied honestly: "The cost estimate is more than 800 million U.S. dollars for the time being."
"Pfft!" Zhao Xiangbei just took a sip of tea from his mouth and sprayed it out, followed by a violent cough, which made Boss Ding pat him on the back, complaining at the same time: "How old is he? I can choke on drinking water!"
Although he was complaining about Zhao Xiangbei, Mr. Ding was actually covering up his surprise by patting Zhao Xiangbei on the back. A yacht, more than 800 million US dollars? What kind of yacht is this? Is it made of gold?
"Fatty, is it too expensive?" Zhao Xiangbei finally stopped coughing, and suggested to Guo Tailai: "Wasn't Paul from Microsoft and Larry the Madman making yachts worth up to 250 million dollars?" ? You are so expensive, why don’t you switch to ordinary materials instead of super aluminum and carbon fiber?”
Super aluminum is okay, it is only as expensive as titanium alloy, but carbon fiber is really expensive. The current price of 1,000 tons is more than 120 million US dollars. It was close to 100 million US dollars, not counting the cost of processing and shaping. The production has just started now, and the output cannot be increased, and the price cannot be greatly reduced. It is too expensive to be so expensive.
"If there is an order, won't it just be able to promote production?" Guo Tailai knew that Zhao Xiangbei had good intentions, but he really didn't care now. Firstly, he wanted to reflect the luxury and grandeur of the super cruise ship, and secondly, he also meant to stimulate domestic production. Just like launching six satellites before, these are of great benefit to the country.
"Come on!" Zhao Xiangbei didn't say anything more after listening, and nodded: "Well, I will discuss with them later, the company that produces carbon fiber, and the company that produces super aluminum, you Get a share too, as a minority shareholder, we will justifiably give you the lowest cost price, and give priority to supply, and no one else can say anything wrong."
"Alright!" Guo Tailai did not refuse this time. Carbon fiber and super aluminum materials are new materials that will be used on a large scale in the future. The prospect is broad, and it is only good for him to become a shareholder. What's more, these two companies have the possibility of going public in the future, investing now will be value-added wealth in the future. The big deal is that Guo Tailai will not need these materials for the time being, so he will transfer the shares back.
"Have you chosen the shipyard yet?" Zhao Xiangbei asked again: "Your shipyard shouldn't be able to build a 10,000-ton ship, right?"
"The shipyard must be domestic." Guo Tailai smiled and gave Zhao Xiangbei a guarantee: "Which one to choose, you have to choose from several shipyards with strong technical strength. After all, it is a large ship, so you must have experience, or need To cultivate experience. But no matter which shipyard, when bidding for technology, you have to say something about technology, and you can’t just come here and ask for an order without anything.”
It is also a way to accumulate experience in the manufacture of large ships by building large yachts. Zhao Yanyan is very clear about Guo Tailai's meaning, and these have long been agreed with the above. This time when Guo Tai said it, even Zhao Xiangbei nodded frequently.
"I'm afraid it won't take long before you will be surrounded by people from the shipyard." Zhao Xiangbei joked, "For a big order of 800 million dollars, the leaders of those shipyards will eat you up."
"Let's wait until the next year!" Thinking of that scene, Guo Tailai shuddered, and smiled wryly at Zhao Xiangbei, "Let me have a quiet year."