The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 245 What good intentions can capitalists have
Because the new avionics will be added to the flight control system, many things need to be redesigned, and the new avionics have not been tested after being designed, so all these are problems.

Liu Hua originally wanted to add the flight control system to the supercomputer project, wondering if he could find some funding.

I didn't expect that the Y-10 project is even poorer than the supercomputer project. It's not that the funding for the Y-10 project is less than that for the supercomputer.

The funding is definitely more than that of the supercomputer project. For example, of the 50% that should have been allocated to the supercomputer project, the Y-10 project may only have a 40% allocation. In comparison, the Y-10 project looks much more pitiful.

Liu Hua felt even more embarrassed to take advantage of the Y-10 project, and he also devoted 150% of his energy to the design.

When I arrived at the Shanghai Aircraft Design Institute, I met Mr. Ma in his office. Mr. Ma seemed to have aged a lot. He is only in his fifties this year, but with a head full of white hair, he looks like he is in his sixties or seventies.

"Mr. Ma, you should rest and take care of yourself." Liu Hua said worriedly, "Our Y-10 project cannot be done without you."

Mr. Ma shook his head and said, "I don't have time to rest now. The Y-80 project is in danger. There are some things you don't know. Since , McDonnell Douglas has been accepting our domestic aircraft and wants to sell us large aircraft. Now some decision-makers have intended to suspend the Y- project because there has been no major progress. Instead, they want to buy McDonnell Douglas' MD-."

Liu Hua shook his head: "What a wolfish ambition."

Mr. Ma didn't hear clearly, and asked subconsciously: "What?"

"Imperialism is determined to destroy us," Liu Hua said seriously. "McDonnell Douglas's actions appear to be market expansion, but in reality they are trying to strangle our fragile civil aviation industry in its cradle."

"Is it that serious?"

"It's quite serious." Liu Hua nodded. "This is the comprador mentality from long ago. Why didn't our industry develop before liberation? It's because people at that time thought that if we can buy it, why bother to make it? We buy their products and then give up our own industry. Even if we have a foundation now, it will only take five to ten years for our previous foundation to be useless. By then, even if we want to develop from scratch, we will need to invest ten or a hundred times more energy and money to recover."

"I feel a little creepy when you say that." Mr. Ma seemed to shudder uncontrollably: "Your intentions are a bit sinister, but you think too badly of him. Although he is a competitor, at least don't belittle him too much."

Liu Hua sneered directly: "Capitalists, what good intentions can they have? If I could become a capitalist one day, my methods would be even uglier than his."

"Hahahaha." Mr. Ma laughed happily: "If you want to be a capitalist, what are you going to do? What despicable means will you use?"

"We need to analyze each case individually." Liu Hua shook his head. "Anyway, I don't trust McDonnell Douglas, let alone the Americans. There must be something fishy going on here. If we trust him, we will be fooled and the price we pay will be very painful."

Mr. Ma nodded and said, "I will go to Beijing for a meeting next month. It is about the future of our Y-10 project team. You can come with me as my assistant. You are a young man with clear thinking. Please help me refute this comprador mentality."

"No problem." Liu Hua said with a smile: "I feel that I am good at guiding confused souls and giving them a wake-up call."

"Let's get down to business." Mr. Ma nodded. "I've seen your flight control system design. It's already been tested. It's been sent to the wind tunnel for testing. The wind tunnel project team reported that there are generally no problems, but some data need to be fine-tuned." "It definitely needs to be adjusted, and it needs to be adjusted continuously." Liu Hua agreed. "We are just talking about it on paper. The wind tunnel test is the battlefield test. Whether it's a donkey or a horse, it has to be taken out for a walk."

"The keel of our aircraft has been laid." Mr. Ma said with satisfaction: "This is the keel forged by Jiangnan Shipyard using a 40,000-ton large die forging press. After testing, the effect is very good. Although I don't want to admit it, the Americans do have something."

"They benefited from World War II." Liu Hua said disdainfully, "During World War II, they absorbed outstanding scientists from all over the world and plundered scientists from Hans. We Chinese also made great efforts. Therefore, they developed very rapidly in the 30 years after the war. Haven't you noticed that their current scientific research progress has stagnated a bit?"

"I didn't notice that."

Liu Hua frowned and said, "I predict that they will experience a period of rapid development for another ten to twenty years in the future."

"Didn't you say they were already stagnating? How could there be a period of rapid development?"

"Because of us," Liu Hua said helplessly, "a few years ago, our country sent the first batch of international students to the United States, and the number of international students is growing every year. There will always be some people who forget the original purpose of studying abroad and are happy in the capitalist world."

"Not coming back?" Mr. Ma's face changed drastically: "Isn't this equivalent to increasing the scientific research strength of the Americans?"

"That's right." Liu Hua nodded: "Don't get angry, this kind of thing is inevitable. This generation has suffered too much, and if they occasionally have something sweet, they will lose their minds. Only when we become truly strong and wealthy, this phenomenon will be curbed."

"I hope so."

"We have optimized the avionics system this time." Liu Hua changed the subject: "It should be able to better adapt to the new aircraft. We have made a lot of changes within this year. I believe the new Y-10 will definitely have new performance. As long as our Y-10 is qualified, even if McDonnell Douglas aircraft is sold to us, our civil aviation industry will not stagnate."

"I believe it too." Mr. Ma nodded. "The new Y-10 will definitely far exceed its previous performance. You have made a great contribution."

"I don't deserve it." Liu Hua said modestly: "This is all thanks to everyone. I dare not take all the credit."

"The credit is yours, there's no need to be modest. You are the most outstanding young person I have ever met." Mr. Ma praised, "If the price of the entire project had not been set by your superiors, I would really like to recommend you as the deputy chief engineer of the entire project."

"Don't do that. I like to keep a low profile."

Liu Hua doesn't want to cause trouble. Being the deputy chief engineer for such a big project, trouble is bound to come. He won't be able to get promoted based on seniority, and there will definitely be a lot of controversy.

(End of this chapter)