The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 227 Strategy
Mr. Ma asked blankly, "What should we do? There are only a few companies in the world that have this aircraft engine. They can make a lot of money out of it. All we can do is beg for help."

"You are just buying vegetables in the market." Liu Hua said with a smile: "It's not the case with aircraft engines. Buying aircraft engines is not just an ordinary transaction. It is related to many things."

Mr. Ma scratched his head, then shook his head: "I can't think of what to connect it to. It's too complicated."

"You are a chief aircraft designer, and you can design such a complex aircraft. You say the negotiations are too complicated?"

Mr. Ma asked directly: "Just tell me what you have in mind."

"It's all the same at the beginning, but when it comes to talking about the price, you can't just talk to him about the price, you have to talk to him about other things."

Mr. Ma frowned and asked, "Let's talk about other things. What else does Rolls-Royce have? They are all engines, for military, civilian, and marine use."

“You have to talk to him about Airbus, you have to talk to him about Boeing.”

"Boeing? Airbus?" Mr. Ma said blankly, "What's the connection? If you must say there is a connection, then they all purchase engines from Rolls-Royce."

"You can't look at this separately." Liu Hua sat opposite Mr. Ma and said seriously, "We have to talk about the United States and Europe first. Although Europe has been dependent on the United States since World War II, they also realized that they can't rely on the United States for everything, otherwise they will only follow behind and suffer losses."

“So the whole of Europe came together to form Airbus.”

Liu Hua nodded: "Airbus's technology is superior, far superior to broadcasting, there is no doubt about that. The Americans have wanted to kill it for a long time, but it is easy to cause a backlash from all of Europe, so they have been holding back."

"But worldwide, including in Europe, Boeing still has a larger market share."

"That's right." Liu Hua agreed, "But you overlooked one thing. Boeing's ability to occupy such a large market share is not due to its superior technology or its low prices, but rather to the hegemony of the United States."

Mr. Ma thought thoughtfully: "It seems to be true."

"As long as the big bosses exert a little pressure, many countries will have to choose Boeing when purchasing large aircraft." Liu Hua smiled and asked, "What do you think Airbus is thinking?"

"What do you think? You are just madly angry, but you can't beat the US, otherwise Europe would have fallen out with the US long ago."

Liu Hua shook his head: "The reason why Europe does not turn against the United States is because the United States has created an enemy for Europe, the big bear."

"Then again, what do Boeing and Airbus have to do with our purchase of aircraft engines?"

"Our country's future policy is to develop the economy with all our strength."

Mr. Ma nodded but did not speak. Liu Hua continued, "Will civil aviation also be vigorously developed in the future?" Mr. Ma spoke up this time and said, "Of course, otherwise we would not have designed the Y-10. Although the original intention of designing the Y-10 was just to make up for the fact that our country did not have its own large aircraft, it now also serves our future civil aviation. This is what the leader told me."

"We all have the Y-10, which is at best a regional jet. In the future, we will still need to purchase trunk jets to fly international flights, so our purchase targets are nothing more than Boeing of the United States and Airbus of Europe."

"So you mean to use the domestic aviation market in exchange for Rolls-Royce's concessions on aviation engines?"

"It's not a concession." Liu Hua shook his head: "Airbus hates Boeing so much. As long as it can make things difficult for Boeing, I believe they will be happy to see it."

"I don't think it's as simple as you say. They are all capitalists. How can they do anything without profit?" Mr. Ma shook his head: "Besides, if they train us, won't they have more competitors? The other party is asking for such a high price, which is nothing more than cutting off our thoughts."

"That's even easier. Tell them the story of the atomic bomb." Liu Hua laughed. "Tell them that the more you want to blockade us, the more we like to fight for ourselves. It may take us a long time to develop qualified aircraft engines, but by then Airbus will also lose the favor of our country's market."

Mr. Ma was very satisfied: "This strategy is indeed good. Is Boeing so powerful? The United States has more than one airline company, and McDonnell Douglas is also good."

"Boeing is not just an airline, it is a military-industrial complex." Liu Hua said with a smile: "It is the son of the Judas consortium. For the sake of money, this group of people can do anything."

"As for McDonnell Douglas, it is already at the end of its rope. I think it won't be long before it is taken over by Boeing."

Mr. Ma stood up and said with a smile: "I felt very chest tight when I woke up this morning, so I wanted to find someone to talk to. After thinking about it, I decided that talking to you would be the most comfortable. Sure enough, the effect was immediate and I felt enlightened."

After sending Mr. Ma away, Liu Hua had two classes in the morning. After class, he had to go to the laboratory to study personal computers. Professor Li was in charge of supercomputers, and Andy Lau wanted to develop the PC.

The world's first personal computer appeared as early as 71, but its commercial success was limited. Later, the Altair 75 developed by MITS in 8800 was recognized as the first commercially successful personal computer.

In this regard, we lag far behind the West, so Liu Hua strives to ensure that we do not lag too far behind.

After the Chinese New Year, Liu Hua had been researching for about a month, and our first personal computer had taken shape, with a screen modified from a TV and a keyboard modified from a typewriter. However, there was no other way, due to limited funds, we could not ask the relevant factory to make a special mold for us.

Liu Hua also made the world's first scroll wheel mouse, which was originally launched by Wanwan's company in 1995. Before that, computers all over the world used mechanical mice. Of course, optical mice had already existed in the early 1980s, but they were very simple and required a special mouse pad. They were relatively expensive and difficult to promote.

Professor Li has seen Liu Hua's computer. He doesn't understand the significance of developing such a computer. After all, the system on a supercomputer cannot be directly transplanted to a personal computer.

However, Liu Hua was already developing an operating system. Of course, he was not going to develop Windows, but instead turned to developing Linux.

He also plans to open source the software directly like Linus, the inventor of the Linux operating system, because only open source software is the safest, and there will be countless experts to help improve the kernel. However, Liu Hua will not transfer the patent, and he is prepared to vote for nothing this time.

(End of this chapter)