Chapter 358 A water fight at sea
Everyone came out not to travel, but to work. Other companies and groups were nervously summarizing the gains of the day. How many customers came to see them, how many customers were interested in ordering, and what the other party was worried about. What, how can we make the other party decide to place an order?
These are crucial.
But what about Mingzhou Group?
After work today, you just ran out to go shopping in a food street like no one else? Do they know how difficult it is to get a chance? Do they know how much it will cost?
"The purpose of our group is to be serious when working, and relax when it's time to relax after work, so that you can greet the new day with better energy." Qin Tao said: "If you make yourself very nervous, then It will definitely be tiring, and then it will be inefficient, which ultimately affects our normal work.”
"Okay, okay, I won't talk to you about these management things." Wu Shengli said: "What have you gained today? Don't say that defeating Hyundai Heavy Industries is your biggest gain."
Qin Tao smiled: "Of course not. Our biggest potential customers are here today. It is expected that Lao Ba will order our frigates within three months to six months after the defense exhibition. As for the Pyramid Country, they may It will be later, probably more than half a year, or even a year, when two of our submarines will be purchased. With these customers, our defense exhibition can be concluded perfectly."
"What? Are you so confident? What's going on with submarines? When will you be able to produce submarines?"
Wu Shengli was surprised. After all, although Qin Tao brought back submarine experts, he did not bring back various equipment. How could they still produce submarines?
"Yes, our products are strong, there is nothing to worry about. Our design of this submarine is also very advanced. If the navy needs it, it can also order it!"
Wu Shengli smiled: "You are the most confident! Your submarine has been sold and if the feedback from users is good, our navy will consider it again. Since you are so confident, I won't say anything. Wait until the defense exhibition is over. Our research ship will go to the southern seas for inspection. If you are bored, you can go with us."
The conversation was over and everyone went back to their rooms to sleep. Qin Tao and Xu Zhengyang slept in the same room.
Xu Zhengyang asked curiously: "Mr. Qin, what you just said to Leader Wu is true?"
“What do you think?” Qin Tao asked.
Xu Zhengyang shook his head, of course I don’t understand.
“Our products are of high quality and affordable. Even if those customers are undecided for the time being, they will come back to us again or even after the defense exhibition.”
You have to give customers time to think about it. There are too few people who can place orders on the spot at this defense exhibition.
This night was not peaceful.
The people from Hyundai Heavy Industries who were criticized by Qin Tao were the most annoyed.
“Damn it, they are so abominable!” Li Renjun was so angry that he didn’t eat lunch. If his stomach hadn’t protested, he wouldn’t have eaten dinner.
Now, Li Renjun is sitting on the sofa, thinking about the scene during the day, and he is extremely depressed.
Originally, they did not plan to bring the King Guangkaitu to the defense exhibition, but after hearing that the Mingzhou Group had a brand new air defense frigate design, they decided to use this destroyer as their flagship product. After all, this is the only one that can be used. Those previous warships were too backward.
This brand new destroyer, with all the American-made equipment on it, should win the favor of some countries. If it can be sold, that would be great.
Who would have thought that he would be said to be useless!
This is not the most important thing. There are so many reporters at the scene. By tomorrow, they may be published in major newspapers!
Especially, there are island countries watching from the sidelines. Although the island countries cannot sell warships, they can add fuel to the flames! One can imagine what kind of situation they will face tomorrow.
"We can't swallow this breath, we must add trouble to them!" Zheng Yuzhe was also full of anger.
It is easy to say harsh words, but it is not easy to turn harsh words into reality.
At this time, everyone in the room is thinking, how can we make each other look good?
“Their warships use their own diesel engines. Do you think there will be pollution?”
Finally someone came up with a crooked way.
the next day.
There was no opening ceremony or various speeches on this day. At the same time, the customers who came to inspect us began to calm down and analyze their real needs after the first day of squandering.
So, if we can negotiate a successful order, it must be on this day!
At the same time, there are more projects on the second day. In the outdoor exhibition area, there can even be performances with various ground equipment.
Therefore, the number of people at the Mingzhou Shipbuilding Group’s booth was much less than yesterday. Qin Tao had already expected it and planned to fish like this, but who would have thought that someone would actually come to his door.
“Excuse me, what kind of diesel engine does your warship use?”
“French technology, absolutely reliable.”
“So, is this diesel engine environmentally friendly? Can it meet the European No. 1 emission standards?”
The voice of this question was so loud that Qin Tao, who was sitting on a chair nearby, stood up.
“Mr. reporter, may I ask, are you doing a multi-professional interview?”
"Of course not, I'm a professional military reporter." The other party raised his reporter's card, European Times reporter George.
“Then why did you ask such an unprofessional question?” Qin Tao looked at this guy: “European No. 1 emission standard, is it for cars, or mainly for heavy-duty trucks, and our warships are not among them.”
“In other words, it is not environmentally friendly?” George continued to ask.
“Mr. reporter, does **** taste good?”
"What did you say?" George's face became angry and his voice became louder: "How can a person eat shit? What you said is an insult to my character! Everyone comes to comment. Only dogs can eat shit. , he is actually insulting me, the boss of Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group is insulting me!"
It’s exciting!
Another group of people gathered around.
"This journalist also knows that only dogs can eat shit, not humans. So, why do you want to apply the emission standards set by the European automobile industry to our warships? Everyone is here, so please comment . Use such means to slander our warships as not environmentally friendly. Are you deliberately looking for trouble?"
"Yes, all emission standards are for civilian use. In the military field, there is no such thing as environmental protection." At this moment, the familiar female reporter's voice sounded again: "Military equipment is used for fighting. War is a kind of destruction. During World War I, poisonous gas was used, so who would consider environmental issues?"
Once is a coincidence, two or three times, of course it is a deliberate coincidence!
Qin Tao's heart is like a bright mirror.
“However, we humans only have one home! Even if it is a warship, we must consider environmental protection. After all, warships are not only used during wars. Warships are also used in peacetime.”
"This sentence is well said. We also hope to formulate a global emission standard for warships. When the time comes, you will write an article criticizing us for not being environmentally friendly. We accept it with an open mind. Now, apply the environmental protection standards for cars to our warships. , which is as disgusting as making people eat shit."
Did this guy come here on his own, or was he instigated by someone? However, it doesn’t matter who it is, this excuse is too base.
"However, this reporter is right about one thing." Qin Tao continued: "We humans have only one home, and we must take good care of it. We have a vast sea with many animals in it, and they have all been destroyed. Ruthless fishing. Although bound by global conventions, there are still some countries doing sneaky things. We deeply abhor these behaviors and are willing to contribute our own strength."
contribute my effort?
“Bring us our No. 3 ship model.” Qin Tao shouted to a staff member.
So, a model about half a meter long came into Qin Tao's hands. At this time, everyone's eyes were shining.
Catamaran?
Mingzhou Group is involved in the military products business. The first model is a catamaran missile boat, and now more than a dozen of them are in service. Although it is a missile boat that is not worth mentioning in the field of warships, with its special appearance and excellent performance, Still got a lot of people's attention.
The original version of the missile boat cannot be exported, but it can be sold after modification. When Qin Tao went to deceive the Parthian people, he used the modified product.
At this time, the shape of this model in Qin Tao's hand is very special.
Its bottom is still an ordinary catamaran, but its superstructure looks a bit like a yacht. There is no weaponry seen. However, on its top, there is a thick and long tube. , this tube looks like a cannon!
However, if calculated in proportion, this cannon is probably about the same as a cannon with a caliber of several hundred millimeters in the battleship era.
“What is this?” the female reporter asked.
"This is our environmentally friendly ship." Qin Tao said: "It is currently just a simple model, with a displacement ranging from 500 tons to 1,000 tons, which can fully adapt to ocean navigation. Its top is its most The main weapon, water cannon.”
Everyone opened their eyes wide.
"It has a powerful water pump installed on it, which can **** seawater up and then spray it out hundreds of meters away." Qin Tao introduced with a smile: "In the past, when environmental organizations intercepted illegal poachers, they only Ordinary ships can be used, and even collisions are needed. This is too unsafe. It is most suitable to use ships like ours. If you encounter the wanton hunting of internationally prohibited fish, you can bombard the opponent with water cannons and force the opponent to Give up fishing!"
For Mingzhou Group, these are all trivial matters. After all, the dredger technology is available. If the technology is transplanted, it can make this kind of water cannon. It can not only pump water, but also fill it when needed. Click some sand to hit it out with more power.
"We chose the chassis of a catamaran, on the one hand because of the catamaran's good stability, and on the other hand because of its fast speed." Qin Tao continued: "Those illegal fishing boats can only travel at a speed of more than a dozen knots. , our ships can easily sail to forty or fifty knots. After receiving the news, they can attack quickly and take advantage of the confrontation. This is the contribution of our Mingzhou Group to protect the world."
Why did you bring this kind of ship to this defense exhibition?
If someone wants to ask, Qin Tao also has good reasons to answer: Because this kind of ship has water cannons, it can also be used as a coast guard ship when needed. Why can't it be put at a defense exhibition?
Actually, it was revealed yesterday, but most people didn’t know it or didn’t recognize it. Until now, when Qin Tao announced it, everyone was shocked.
You actually have this kind of creativity? Will environmental organizations and illegal fishing boats have a water war at sea in the future? Are you using this extra large water gun? How creative!
“Of course, in order to prevent our ship from being abused, only legal environmental protection organizations registered internationally are eligible to purchase our equipment.”
“Can a ship like yours go to Antarctica?”
“Of course, no problem. If one thousand tons is not enough, we can also make one thousand five hundred tons.”
“Okay, then on behalf of the OceansAsia organization, I will order a catamaran water cannon ship like yours!”
Qin Tao was also surprised.
He was mentally prepared. Not many people here could place an order on the spot. Unexpectedly, he actually had a good start?
No, open the door blue. The other person is wearing blue clothes and looks like the sea. There is also a reporter's sign on the other person's chest. However, it is obvious that the other person is not only a reporter, but also a reporter for an important international environmental protection organization. member!
“Okay, let’s go in and talk.”
This is an unexpected gain, and the other party's organization must have some support, so there is no shortage of money. How much does this first transaction cost?
After all, this is not a warship, but a civilian ship. You can't scare the other party away.
Everyone outside was dumbfounded, especially George. He accepted a sum of money and asked him to come and cause trouble. He was very confident. Who would have thought that in the end, the other party would be successful, and he would become a clown!
In fact, if he had known more about Qin Tao’s speech when the aircraft carrier park was built, there would not have been this scene today. This is a self-inflicted humiliation.
The female reporter was also looking at Qin Tao’s leaving figure with complicated eyes.
Entering the tent, Qin Tao asked his assistant to pour a glass of water for the customer and then introduced him.
"With different displacements and different speeds, the prices vary greatly." Qin Tao said: "For example, in our current design plan, if a catamaran with a displacement of 1,000 tons wants to reach a speed of 40 knots, , then it is enough to use the diesel engines used by our current frigates, but if you want to reach a speed of fifty knots, there is no diesel engine that can meet the needs, and you can only use gas turbines."
After all, no matter how high-speed a diesel engine is, it is impossible to output more than 10,000 horsepower! Only gas turbines can meet the requirements, but the cost will increase a lot whether it is purchased or used in the future.
Of course Mingzhou Group has the technology, and can also purchase related gas turbines. If they are not sold in the West, Lao Maozi has plenty of them. High-power ones with hundreds of thousands of horsepower are hard to find. Isn’t it easy to get one with tens of thousands of horsepower?
When he said this, Qin Tao suddenly thought of something, rolled his eyes, and continued: "Of course, if you want to use sail power, we can also help design it, so that it can be used during normal sailing. Sail, this is the most environmentally friendly, how about waiting until you need it and then turning on the engine?"
"Yes, this is really what we want!" The other party nodded immediately: "At critical times, we need to run fast and can use gas turbine power. We usually use sails. This is the most perfect design!"
It has a displacement of one thousand tons and uses a gas turbine for power. In this way, the basic design is finalized.
“In terms of interiors, what standards do you want to meet? Our group is also currently manufacturing yachts, divided into ordinary and luxury models.”
“As an environmental protection organization, we can use the ordinary type. However, we are going to sail near Antarctica, so the ship’s wind and wave resistance must be high, and it must be strong enough to fight glaciers.”
“Of course. We have ordinary marine steel, high-strength warship steel and titanium alloy to choose from. Which option do you choose?”
“How high is the strength of high-strength warship steel?”
“From two to three hundred megapascals, to four to five hundred megapascals. The latest steel can reach six hundred megapascals, but the output is not high.”
“Then five hundred megapascals.”
"Okay, in that case, we estimate that the price of such a catamaran water cannon boat will be around 50 million. In order to show that our shipyard supports environmental protection, we will give you a 20% discount. , 40 million US dollars! However, a 50% deposit is required."
“Of course there’s no problem.”
The contract for the first ship was signed in this way. Before Qin Tao could take a breath, another customer came to the door.
“Hello, Mr. Qin, my name is Moriyama Noren, please take good care of me.”
After saying that, the other person bent down and bowed. This was just a pretty standard.
“Excuse me, can water cannon boats like yours be exported as fishery ships? If so, we can order ten of them.”
The order for ten ships is very meaningful to Mingzhou Group. However, Qin Tao looked at the other party with suspicion: "Why do you want so many fishery ships?"
“Because we have a traditional fishing industry, we have to maintain the fishing order at sea.” The other party said very politely: “Please take care of me.”
As he spoke, he actually bowed for the second time.
Qin Tao sold that kind of catamaran water cannon boat to international environmental protection organizations, and still sailed near Antarctica. Of course, it was to stop ships coming to Antarctica to hunt whales, of course the islanders were the most popular among them.
What now? Now people from the island country are actually coming to buy the same catamaran water cannon boat?
Sure enough, having money is good. Problems that can be solved with money are not problems.
If the environmental group buys one, they will buy ten. When the confrontation comes, they will still have the advantage.
Seeing Qin Tao's confused eyes, the other party continued: "Mr. Qin, since you are exhibiting this equipment at the International Defense Exhibition, it should not only be used by those environmental protection organizations, but should also be used by us."
"I have a question."
"Speaking."
"Mr. Shenshan Savage, you obviously have a strong shipbuilding industry. Why don't you make this small catamaran fishery boat yourself? If you come to me to place an order, when you go back, won't you be afraid of those shipyards criticizing you? "
"Yes, we have a strong shipbuilding industry, but we have never made any achievements in high-speed catamarans. That's why we hope to introduce your ships. Moreover, if we introduce ten ships at a time, we can avoid expensive Fang thinks we want to imitate this kind of boat, after all, ten of us are enough and we don’t need to build more fishery boats.”
At this time, Qin Tao was having a battle between heaven and man in his mind.
To sell or not to sell?
To be fair, Qin Tao doesn't want to sell his catamaran to the islanders. He doesn't like the islanders. However, if we consider the actual situation, there is no reason not to do door-to-door business. It is still a one-time purchase of ten items. ship.
You must know that the island country is a big shipbuilding country. If the fishery administration department of the island country comes to Mingzhou Group to order fishery administration boats and publicizes it, it will definitely make itself proud and destroy the prestige of the island country people!
"Mr. Qin, can you provide us with relevant ships? No matter how high the price is, we will accept it." The other party saw Qin Tao's hesitation and continued to speak.
"I originally only wanted to help environmental protection organizations, but I never thought about becoming a fishery administration vessel." Qin Tao said, "However, since you have taken the initiative to come to the door, I can't turn you away, so be it. We can sell it to you, but the level must be lowered."
After finishing speaking, Qin Tao lowered his voice: "You should also know that those environmental protection organizations are difficult to offend. Once we are targeted by them, we will be in trouble, so we still have to be careful."
“The level has been reduced? How can I reduce it?”
"For example, in terms of displacement, let's say 500 tons, and in terms of speed, how about 40 knots? That way, even if the environmental organizations come to question us, we can give them an explanation."
Moriyama Nohito frowned.
What they want is a big guy with a displacement of 1,000 tons that can hit fifty knots. Now that it has been downgraded, is it still necessary to buy it?
"Since you are here to purchase, you should also know that the so-called speed is based on stacking engines. We will export according to this standard first. When you buy it back, you can change it however you want. It has nothing to do with us. "
“Mr. Qin, we can accept this speed, but can the displacement be increased to one thousand tons?”
“Well, this is a bit difficult. Since you have made a request, the displacement will be relaxed to 600 tons. If it is any higher, then I will doubt your sincerity in coming here.”
Qin Tao's words immediately stopped the other party from saying anything.
“In terms of price, we are also very fair, US$50 million per vessel, how about it?”
(End of this chapter)