Chapter 209: Tomorrow’s Flowers Hydrofoil
Anyway, the 209 submarine is for export and they don’t use it themselves. Anyway, they have begun to design the more advanced 212 submarine. Anyway, the person opposite has already gone in and looked at it. Therefore, Helmut convinced himself that the design of the 209 submarine The drawings were taken out and spread out on the entire table, full of them.
Zhao Ling stood aside and watched carefully.
The day passed quickly. In the evening, Helmut, Christian and others came to the shipyard together, and took Qin Tao and others to inspect the 209 submarine. The torpedo room and control tower were also We all went in and walked around, and when we came out again, the sky was already full of stars.
The waves were gently lapping at the boat platform on the shore, and the sea breeze was blowing gently. Qin Tao held his wife's hand and looked at the full moon above his head.
Today is August 15th!
After returning to the hotel, Vitalia mysteriously handed Zhao Ling a gift, and then went back to the room. When Zhao Ling opened it, she saw that it was a five-nut mooncake.
“Brother Tao, this is the first Mid-Autumn Festival that the two of us have spent together.” Zhao Ling said to Qin Tao.
“The first one? Not last year?”
“Last year we spent time together at the shipyard. This year, it’s just the two of us,” Zhao Ling said.
“What, are you homesick?”
Qin Tao looked at Zhao Ling and found that there was something shiny in Zhao Ling's eyes.
“A little bit, but as long as we are with you, no matter where we go, it will be our home.”
In terms of time, when the moon and stars are scarce here, the east is already white.
Qin Baoshan sat up from the bed and looked at the gradually brightening sky outside the window: "I got up. I don't know how Taozi and the others celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival last night."
“Yes, there is also Shiyu. She has already lived in school. Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival at school must be different from at home. I have to get up too. There are still many things to be busy with in the factory.”
Cao Yuru also sat up, got dressed, washed her face and brushed her teeth. Before breakfast was made, Qin Baoshan had already left the house and walked all the way to the slipway.
They got off work early yesterday. Today, many workers have come to work early. When Qin Baoshan saw Yang Dawei, he found that he was riding a motorcycle back from outside. There was a fiber bag on the back seat of the motorcycle.
“Hey, what is this?” Qin Baoshan asked.
“Things mailed from Europe were transferred through the Oriental Pearl Tower.” Yang Dawei said, “It only arrived last night. I went to pick it up this morning.”
Did it come by mail from Europe? Qin Baoshan was also curious: "Then I'll go and have a look too."
He has already guessed that it is most likely what Qin Tao sent back. Otherwise, they have nothing to do with Europe.
“Am I wearing you?”
“No, I’ll just walk.”
Design Department.
Several people helped carry the bag in, and then began to open it, one layer, two layers, three layers, and it was not until the third layer that the contents were seen.
In fact, you can tell by looking at it from the outside. It is the same as the bag containing waste paper. However, the paper inside is probably not used by those who collect rags. Most of it is high-grade coated paper. This kind of paper cannot be beaten in the beater at all. It rots into toilet paper.
Qin Baoshan picked up a brochure with a smile: "What is this? Hey, they are all in foreign languages!"
Qin Baoshan said he couldn’t understand it, handed it to Yang Dawei, and then went to get the second one. It was still in foreign language. It seemed that the text was different from the first one?
Yang Dawei took it, took a look at it, and then he was full of excitement: "This is the information from the London International Defense Exhibition!"
Everyone knows that Qin Tao said he was going to Europe to see the International Defense Exhibition and so on, but he was actually going on a honeymoon. Everyone saw through it without saying it, but a big shot like Mr. Qin should have a different honeymoon.
I didn’t expect that Mr. Qin didn’t forget about business during his honeymoon and actually mailed them so much information!
Bang!
At this moment, something fell out of the book. Qin Baoshan's eyes lit up and he grabbed it. It was heavy!
“This is a model of a warship. It’s very beautiful.” Qin Baoshan said, “I want to put it on my desk. Do you have any objections?”
Whoever dares to compete with Qin Baoshan is just a model anyway. If Qin Baoshan likes it, just take it away.
“NFR-90 model!” Yang Zhaoxiang shouted from the side: “A new generation of European warships! Mr. Qin is so awesome that he can even get this model.”
Hearing what Yang Zhaoxiang said, Qin Baoshan felt a little inappropriate: "Well, should I keep this? Will it be useful to you?"
“No need, there is information here, and it’s quite detailed.” Zhang Chao picked up a book of information, which was obviously thicker than the others. This information was so detailed that it was of great use to them!
Now, you can understand the design level of the West, learn from the foreigners and learn from them to defeat the foreigners!
There is a large amount of data, the Navy has the most, but there are also some from the Air Force and the Army. They don't need those data, so they put them away first and wait for Qin Tao to come back to operate them. They will look at these data first and then talk about it.
Yang Dawei was extremely emotional. He resigned and came to Mingzhou. He really came to the right place. Here, the horizons are broader than at the Ship Design Institute.
“Hydrofoil, there is also information about hydrofoils here!” Hu Jia also spoke: “Boeing 929!”.
This is a special type of ship, developed for high-speed navigation.
Ordinary ships can hardly sail more than thirty knots on the water. Warships can only sail at a speed of more than thirty knots. This is because during the navigation process, they will encounter huge resistance from the sea water. The faster the speed, the greater the resistance.
So, some engineers started to use their brains. Can the resistance of the **** water be removed?
The ship must fly!
Can ships fly? Of course, as long as you have hydrofoils!
There is a bracket at the bottom of the hydrofoil boat, and the hydrofoil is installed on the bracket. In the berthing state, the ship is normal. When the speed of the ship gradually increases, the hydrofoils will generate gradually increasing buoyancy until the hull is lifted out of the water. Therefore, during the high-speed sailing stage, the hull is exposed to the outside. , only the hydrofoils are inserted into the water, which can greatly reduce the resistance of the water and increase the sailing speed.
For example, the U.S. Navy has always been very enthusiastic about high-speed boats for regional offshore operations. In the late 1970s, he designed the world's most advanced Pegasus-class all-aluminum high-speed hydrofoil missile boats, which were built by Boeing. A total of 6 boats were built for combat and patrol missions in complex sea areas in the Caribbean. .
At the beginning of this century, this technology had been proposed and corresponding ships began to be built, doubling the speed of the ship in one fell swoop.
During the Cold War, this technology continued to develop and progress, and various countries conducted a lot of research. Lao Maozi had many hydrofoil missile boats and passenger ships, as did other European countries, and the Americans were not far behind. In the late 1970s, Boeing designed and built the world's most advanced Pegasus-class all-aluminum high-speed hydrofoil missile boat for combat and patrol missions in the complex waters of the Caribbean. Later, the technology of this missile boat was also handed down to the private sector. This is the 929 hydrofoil passenger ship.
Although it is called a boat, many of its technologies come from the aviation industry. Therefore, the American Boeing Company built this kind of boat and brought it to international defense exhibitions to promote it together with their military products.
The same goes for Lao Maozi. This kind of ship using aviation technology is developed and produced by the specialized Alexeyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau. Yes, it is the same Alex who developed the Caspian Sea Monster. Seyev, including hydrofoils, hovercrafts and ground-effect craft are his masterpieces.
Take hydrofoils as an example, there are "Rocket", "Meteor", "Oriental", "Comet", "Sunrise", "Petrel" and other models, which are exported to nearly 20 countries including Canada, Vietnam, Greece, Turkey, and the Netherlands. .
Boeing's is inferior. Only a few dozen ships were built and sold to some companies.
At this time, when talking about hydrofoils, Hu Jia was very excited and shouted immediately. But after he finished shouting, he was a little curious: "What, the maximum speed can only be 45 knots? It's not as good as our catamarans." Woolen cloth!"
Yang Dawei nodded: "Yes, hydrofoil boats are already a thing of the past. Although this kind of boat sounds very powerful, in actual operation, it will reduce the speed and ensure safety. At the same time, the processing of hydrofoils is also very complicated and requires specialized CNC machine tools and hydrofoil control have to be operated by computers, so the operating costs are very high and definitely not as good as our catamarans.”
In the past few years, when it comes to hydrofoils, they are definitely high-end, but now, this kind of hydrofoils are outdated. Their high-speed catamarans are faster than hydrofoils, and the operating costs are absolutely Much lower than a hydrofoil.
“Yes, the technology of our catamarans is much more advanced than that of hydrofoils.”
“That is, the catamaran luxury yacht we designed is high-end and classy.”
At this moment, the phone rang. Qin Baoshan, holding the model in his left hand, answered the phone with his right hand. Here, he had become an idle person.
"Hey, what, the client of Oriental Pearl is at the door? Why don't you let him in quickly!" Qin Baoshan suddenly became excited. Putting down the phone, he turned to look at Yang Dawei again: "Mr. Yang, come with me. When meeting customers, Taozi is out, and we have to prop up the shipyard. Whether he is here or not, business will not be delayed."
Yang Dawei nodded: "Director Qin, do you want to call Cong Gong?"
“Yes, call her too, and let’s go meet the customers for a while.” Qin Baoshan said.
“Mr. Zhang, what kind of wind has brought you here?” Qin Baoshan said with a smile.
At that time, the shipbuilding industry needed to be reformed. Some parts of the industry united to form the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, while the other part was abandoned and left to the local government to fend for itself.
At the time, Mr. Zhang was already a major leader in the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation and had a good relationship with Qin Baoshan. He had persuaded Qin Baoshan many times that this was reform, and the relationship between the two was not bad.
It’s just that Mr. Zhang never dreamed that Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Corporation is already prospering, and now he has to come to Mingzhou to beg him.
"I'm not sending you customers yet. Our head office still takes good care of Mingzhou." Mr. Zhang introduced: "This is Mr. Wang from Far East Hydrofoil Shipping Company, a subsidiary of Oriental Pearl Xinde Group. He and we The China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation has signed two contracts for high-speed hydrofoils. However, it is somewhat difficult to find a shipyard to build it. The most innovative one in our country should be the Mingzhou Shipyard, so we will come here. Let’s see if you can build these two high-speed hydrofoils.”
In front of customers, we must unite as one, and it cannot be said that we are not a system. Moreover, Mr. Zhang is also doing business for Qin Baoshan now. This business is profitable.
However, Yang Dawei and Cong Ju frowned.
Enter the conference room, sit down together, and then formally enter the agenda.
“Our Far East Hydrofoil Shipping Company currently owns eight hydrofoils, mainly engaged in water passenger transportation from the Oriental Pearl Tower to the Casino. Now, we want to expand the scale of our fleet, so we decided to order two more hydrofoils. Over the years, we have seen changes on the mainland. Shipbuilding technology has become more and more advanced, and many ships have been built for our Oriental Pearl Ship King, so we want to entrust this place to build two more hydrofoils for us."
In recent years, world shipping has been in recession. If shipyards want to develop, they have to receive orders. Therefore, when they heard that they were going to order two hydrofoils, the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation took the order. However, going to various shipbuilding companies After asking around the factory, I found out that no shipyard could build it!
Not to mention avoiding the patent issues of other countries' hydrofoils. Even if we just copy the gourd, it still needs to be machined. The two hydrofoils below must be absolutely symmetrical, which requires a large CNC milling machine. .
Various shipyards have stated that it is not worthwhile to purchase a set of large CNC milling machines from the island country for two hydrofoils.
Therefore, after asking all the shipyards under his jurisdiction, Mr. Zhang could only bring the customer to Mingzhou.
It’s different here. Miracles can be created here.
Dedgers, river and sea ships, and natural gas ships are all manufactured here, so next, they can also build this kind of hydrofoil!
“Cough, cough.” Yang Dawei coughed, and then said: “I’m sorry, Mr. Wang, hydrofoils have long been outdated. I wonder if you have ever seen a catamaran customs anti-smuggling ship?”
Mr. Wang nodded: "Of course I have seen it before, but that kind of ship is not suitable for us. What we need is a passenger ship that can transport 250 passengers at a time. That kind of ship can transport There are too few passengers.”
"It seems that you don't know our catamarans." Yang Dawei said: "The biggest feature of our catamarans is their width. If the seats are arranged more densely, three to four hundred people can ride on them. We have one here You can take a look at the drawings first.”
After speaking, Yang Dawei turned on the projector and connected his laptop. A design drawing of a catamaran luxury yacht appeared on the screen.
At this time, Yang Dawei was still feeling a little emotional. A few days ago, Mr. Qin called back and said that he wanted them to take some time to design a catamaran luxury yacht, so they started designing it. Who would have thought that in just a few days, Soon, someone came to ask them to produce hydrofoils.
Hydrofoils are out of the question, that thing needs to be phased out, they have to market their own catamarans.
Mr. Qin is not here, so they have to do a better job and come back to tell Mr. Qin the good news.
When the projection screen gradually became clearer, Mr. Wang immediately opened his eyes wide.
A catamaran has two hulls underneath, so it cannot seat people, but buildings can be piled on top.
The upper floors of passenger ships are generally relatively high, and this yacht is no exception.
"According to our design, the hull is divided into three layers. The lower layer is the living area, with rooms and cafes. The length below is 38 meters and the width is 12 meters. If arranged as seats, it should be able to The layout is about two hundred, and a more comfortable one can also be decorated with a hundred, fifty or six. The middle floor is planned for sightseeing, dining, and receiving guests. If this floor is used to arrange seats, it can probably be decorated for one or two hundred."
There is no way. Qin Tao asked them to design a luxury yacht, but now the demand is for passenger ships. There is a gap between the two. However, the appearance is pretty much the same.
“On these two floors, we will use large transparent floor-to-ceiling glass, so that the field of vision is very broad. As for the third floor, it is an open terrace, where passengers can enjoy the scenery and enjoy the sea breeze.”
“Yes, this layout is totally possible! I didn’t expect that changing the design like this can really meet our needs.” Mr. Wang said: “But, judging from your design, it is not for a passenger ship.”
“Yes, we originally planned to build a private luxury yacht.” Yang Dawei said: “Now, there is no problem in changing it into a passenger ship.”
Mr. Zhang felt a little embarrassed.
He brought his guests here to ask Mingzhou Shipyard to build them. What about now? Now we can directly modify the customer's requirements here.
The customer wants a hydrofoil, not a catamaran.
However, it seems that the customer did not object, but was very happy? Can it really be done?
Wait a minute, if a customer orders a catamaran directly here, will the previous hydrofoil contract be voided? Didn't he come here to make wedding clothes for others?
Mr. Zhang felt anxious again.
“It turns out to be a luxury yacht. How much would it cost to convert this kind of ship into a passenger ship for us?”
“Thirty million.” Cong Ju said.
thirty million!
Mr. Zhang was also shocked when he heard the asking price. Isn’t this too expensive? The hydrofoil they had originally negotiated was worth 20 million yuan per ship. After all, it was just a small passenger ship carrying 250 passengers. Even if it was a hydrofoil, its size was still there.
Sure enough, Mr. Wang frowned: "This is too expensive. The contract we signed with you is for 20 million. If you can accept the price of 20 million, we can make a decision immediately. Yes."
Qin Baoshan was there and started to want to compromise again. Twenty million was not a lot.
“Wait a minute, are you talking about Hong Kong dollars?” Mr. Wang reacted with a smile on his face.
"If it is a foreign businessman, our quotation is in US dollars. Because we are all Chinese, we use RMB as the unit." Cong Ju said: "Mr. Wang, you should know that 20 million Hong Kong dollars, that is, buying Just a motorboat.”
Yang Dawei has completed the task. He is only responsible for the introduction. The specific price negotiation can be left to Cong Ju. After all, Cong Ju has negotiated several times and has also been to the United States to discuss business with Qin Tao. He is very experienced.
"Moreover, this price is based on the price of our domestic MTU diesel engine and domestic waterjet propeller. If you plan to import goods, you will have to add another five million." Cong Ju's quotations were compared one by one. high!
Mr. Zhang opened his eyes wide. He had long heard that Mingzhou Shipyard was awesome, but he had never heard that it was so awesome and the price was so high. Wouldn’t it make the customers angry and drive away?
Sure enough, Mr. Wang stood up: "I am very interested in your design, but your quotation is too high and we cannot afford it. It seems that this business is destined to fail. what a pity."
“You can go back and think about it.” Cong Ju continued: “Taking into account factors such as inflation and the cost of our shipyard, the price may not be this when you come next time.”
Qin Baoshan's throat twitched. Taozi was not here, and it was easy for customers to come to the door. Don't mess up the business. However, he, the factory director, has no real power for a long time, and he is willing to hand over the power. Congju and the others.
Now, it is not convenient to refute Cong Ju’s face.
"Yes, we are currently building aircraft carriers and natural gas ships. Our factory is not interested in small orders like this." Yang Dawei said: "What we are doing are big businesses worth hundreds of millions of dollars."
Mr. Wang's face looked a little ugly. He originally planned to leave in anger, but when he looked at the projection screen, he really couldn't move.
Catamarans are much wider than monohulls, so the upper space is easy to arrange. If it is densely packed, it will be cheaper to operate a hydrofoil with 300 or 400 seats than a 250-seat hydrofoil.
After all, the hydrofoil uses a gas turbine and burns aviation kerosene, while the catamaran in front of us uses a diesel engine, which can save a lot of fuel costs.
Moreover, 20 million is the price he paid for signing the order from here. If he went to the United States or an island country to build it, he wouldn't be able to pay the 20 million US dollars.
So, he hesitated for a moment, then sat down: "Okay, 35 million ships, we want to order two!"
What? Is this it? Mr. Zhang’s eyes are about to fall off. What kind of logic is this?
"Yes, but because our construction period is tight, the construction period of these two ships will be at least one year, and you must pay at least half of the deposit in advance."
Repay half of the deposit?
Mr. Wang's face was a little dissatisfied: "How could you do this? The maximum deposit of 20% is an international practice."
"When you come to our shipyard, you have to follow our rules." Cong Ju continued: "All orders we accept require half of the deposit in advance. If you don't accept it, then please do it yourself."
Where is this? Doesn’t it mean that shipping is in a slump now? Can't we ask the shipowner? Why is Mingzhou Shipyard so tough now?
"Okay, we can sign this contract, but if we want to sign it again, the contract with the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation must be cancelled."
Qin Baoshan looked at Mr. Zhang: "Mr. Zhang, you must take care of our Mingzhou Shipyard!"
(End of this chapter)