The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 409 I’m not interested in money

Since the engine blueprints were given to Ma Shan, there has been no further news. Liu Hua knew that this involved a series of procedures.

First, the drawings must be reviewed and verified. Only after the data calculations are correct can manufacturing begin. During the manufacturing process, technical challenges must be tackled, lessons learned must be summarized, and a series of tests must be conducted after the finished product is produced.

Only after all these steps are completed will it be installed on the helicopter for test flights. It will be busy for at least two or three years.

Liu Hua was busy with his company. He felt that the strength of carbon fiber needed to be improved and planned to upgrade it from T800 and T900 to T1000 and above.

The first step was to completely overhaul the experimental production line. Liu Hua began drawing up plans and preparing to order equipment. Although it wasn't starting from scratch, it was still quite troublesome.

I originally thought that Ma Shan wouldn't appear for at least six months, but unexpectedly, Ma Shan appeared in less than two months.

"Why are you coming to me if you're not busy with the helicopter? Don't you know what's important?"

That was his exact words in response. Ma Shan said somewhat awkwardly, "I can't help you verify these things."

"Then why did you come to me?"

"I have a message for you," Ma Shan said with a smile, "would you be willing to start a business again?"

"You wouldn't be thinking of taking my Taiyi Group away, would you?"

Ma Shan shook his head: "The higher-ups mean to make it a state-owned holding company and issue you three certificates."

Liu Hua was genuinely surprised and it took him a while to recover: "Don't joke around. Although I believe that private enterprises will definitely join the military industry in the future, it is too early to say now."

Ma Shan said confidently, "There will always be exceptions. You are a pilot project. The person who said this is my superior's superior. Do you think I would dare to speak carelessly about such a big matter?"

"State-owned holding?" Liu Hua shook his head: "To be honest, I'm not used to it. I'm not used to being given tasks and asked to do research. I'm the kind of person who tends to do things in a haphazard way."

"No problem at all. The leader said that you decide what to research, and in reality, you decide how to operate and how to produce. The reason for state-owned holding is simply to make things easier."

"We won't wait until the business is established..."

"Don't overthink it," Ma Shan said sternly. "What kind of people do you take us for? Besides, if Poly Group can do it, why can't you? And you're doing research and development work; our leaders would be more than happy to have you in this industry."

Liu Hua thought for a moment and said, "Could my wife control the shares?"

"why?"

“All of Taiyi Group’s shares are in my name. I’m worried that one day, the Americans will sanction Taiyi because of the head office.”

Liu Hua paused for a moment and continued, "Of course, I'm not afraid of their sanctions. The main thing is that I want to make a fortune quietly and earn as much money as possible from them before they fully realize what's happening, so I can develop myself."

Ma Shan rested his chin on his hand and thought for a moment: "I'll report this to my superiors. It should be fine. Or, since you want to distance yourself from this, let's go all out and have someone else hold the shares on your behalf. You can only show up when it's necessary."

"Playing this big game."

Ma Shan laughed and said, "Isn't this line of work all about the thrill? I'm really looking forward to seeing what surprises you'll bring us when you enter this industry."

Liu Hua suddenly smiled and asked, "Can I do import and export?" "It depends on the situation. The higher-ups won't interfere with your specific operations, but they will control the overall direction."

"That's fine then." Liu Hua said with a smile, "I'll register a company right away tomorrow, and from now on, I'll be a member of the military."

Dijun Group was officially established.

Ma Shan was utterly puzzled: "Why did you choose such an obscure name for your company?"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "Donghuang Taiyi and Dijun are both deities in mythology. They are not obscure at all, but represent supreme majesty."

"When other companies start their businesses, they try to name them like foreigners. But you, you've chosen such a local, old-fashioned name."

Liu Hua puffed out his chest and said, "This is called cultural confidence. Let me tell you, my understanding of civilization is that our civilization is the most advanced in the world. As for Western civilization, it's just an empty shell. Don't be fooled by their current strength; they won't last three hundred years."

"Even if it can't last three hundred years, that's still long enough."

"We have existed for over five thousand years and have always been the dominant force in this world. Our opponents have come and gone, and our enemies have all disappeared, yet we still stand tall."

Ma Shan smiled and said, "I'm a roughneck, I don't understand these things. Whatever you say, it is. Now that Dijun Group has been established, have you decided what your first product will be?"

"We haven't decided yet. Let's not make our first product too big," Liu Hua said with a smile. "How about we start with an aircraft engine?"

“That’s not much. The higher-ups only allocated 200 million.” Ma Shan shook his head. “They also advanced you 100 million. Of course, you don’t have to pay it back. You’ve helped us research so many things, so we can’t leave without any return. This is your money.”

"Money doesn't matter to me, I'm not interested in money."

The guy surnamed Ma acted all high and mighty back then, but he didn't get such a good result. Liu Hua also acted all high and mighty, but Liu Hua firmly believes that his result will be much better than his.

"Do you know how much people hate you for saying that?" Ma Shan felt uncomfortable all over: "I feel like I've lost interest in money, but I wouldn't dare to be as outspoken as you."

Liu Hua said proudly, "I've never been short of money. The time when I had the least amount of money saved up was when I had only been working for half a year, but that was enough for me to eat and drink. Later on, I couldn't even spend all of my salary."

"It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy."

The factory's production base is under construction. In fact, all the buildings and other facilities are ready. These days, so many state-owned enterprises are poorly managed, so setting up a ready-made production base is incredibly easy.

Liu Hua's biggest headache is how to develop a new product. As for developing a new aero-engine, that's definitely going to happen, but it can't be the first thing to do.

Because an aircraft engine costs tens of millions of yuan, and the entire company's registered capital is only 300 million yuan, this amount of money is not enough to even complete experiments, let alone production.

After thinking it over, Liu Hua decided that the cheapest and most effective equipment should be developed by the army, as it was inexpensive to manufacture and could be produced in large quantities.

So Liu Hua turned his attention to armored personnel carriers. The all-terrain vehicle he designed back then would not seem out of place to create an armored personnel carrier now.

Liu Hua clapped his hands: "It's decided then."

After Ma Shan found out, he felt uneasy: "Liu Hua, I'm from the Air Force."

(End of this chapter)