What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 620 Testing
Tang Wenke put in a lot of effort to persuade Ni Zhenhai to lead the domestic MDA program, and the biggest change was the clever transformation of the purpose of the MDA mobile ecosystem.

For the US, it's about fully tapping into the huge market of highly educated people, while for China, it's about building a base station network for MDA and using it in the public domain.

Although it was still a loss, the benefits of connecting public infrastructure with network cables were self-evident. Just leaking a corner of the future "Haiyan" system would make Zhao Hande's eyes light up, knowing that at that time, the domestic security problem was still quite serious.

If the MDA program can be used by both the police and the public and bring benefits to public security, it will receive much more support.

The MDA project, which was regarded as the future of information technology innovation in China, was arranged so casually that Zhao Hande dismissed everyone else and started talking about the HiCraft project.

Tang Wen was gone for more than half a month, and the capital was in an uproar for more than half a month. In the end, Hongdu was pushed out as he wished.

In reality, the final choice came down to Guizhou Aircraft Industry Group (GAIG) and Hongdu Aviation Industry Group (HUD). However, the higher-ups believed that GAIG would gradually acquire the J-7 series aircraft, so they gave it a choice between the J-7 series and HiCraft. The two aircraft manufacturers had to either take on the J-7 series or cooperate on the HiCraft aircraft.

Unlike the original world line, the J-7 series has an additional J-7J. Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) believes that the potential of the J-7J has been exhausted and the airframe has no value, so it has been added to the transfer catalog. However, this is quite tempting for Guizhou Aircraft Industry Group (GAIG).

Conversely, although Gaijin has money, technology cannot be built simply by spending money. If Gaijin runs out of money, he can leave, but Guifei will have to clean up the mess.

They ultimately chose to undertake the J-7 series, and the partner naturally fell to Hongdu.

In addition, Tang Wen also found the confidentiality clauses in the HiCraft mode acceptable.

Seeing how readily the latter agreed, Zhao Hande couldn't help but ask in confusion:

"You've got the aircraft design team, but what about the engine? The engine is much more complex."

"Have you forgotten that the aircraft machinery factory fell into my hands...?"

Zhao Hande immediately realized that the Aviation Machinery Plant was the unit that copied the WS-8 turbofan engine for the Y-10. Although it was ultimately difficult to determine whether the WS-8 engine was successful, it at least had a complete set of aero-engine design and manufacturing systems.

However, since the Y-10 project was discontinued, this system has been abandoned and faded from view. But Tang Wen used his financial power to bring back the original personnel one by one and kept poaching people from other institutes to supplement the staff, which is equivalent to rebuilding a complete aero-engine design institute.

With ample manpower, unlimited funding, and unfathomable technological reserves, Zhao Hande couldn't think of any shortcomings that Hongdu could possibly have under HiCraft's support.

No wonder Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and Shenyang Aircraft Corporation tried desperately to stop them after their attempts to join failed; he could already imagine a future aviation giant about to be born in Nanchang.

……

[Gaijin Petroleum's shares in Mionas Petroleum have been officially frozen!]

[Local media in Java exposes the extravagant lifestyle of Geigin Petroleum Company employees]

[Gaijin Petroleum accused of illegal oil resource extraction; Tang Wen summoned]

[Exposing the Quality Fraud Scandal of the Hanma S9]

The attempt to replicate the Chinook will never succeed.

【…】

When a deluge of news suddenly appeared on the headlines of major media outlets, Tang Wen became even more certain that with Ying's efforts, Leke was far less experienced and adept at using public opinion tactics.

Moreover, mainstream media both domestically and internationally began publishing articles almost simultaneously, far overshadowing the official statement from Gaijin Company. It wasn't until the news could no longer be suppressed that Tang Wen's subordinates could no longer remain silent; Hu Li was the first to approach him:
“I’ve also hired the best international legal team. Please don’t go there when you’re summoned. The most important thing now is to get Mr. Wu and the others back. It’s illegal for them to be forced to work…”

Lec's "detention" of Wu Long and other oil workers was actually quite schizophrenic. In name, it was detention, but in reality, it was forcing them to continue working and fulfilling their contractual obligations. The lawyer didn't even need to look at it to know who was right and who was wrong.

However, the advantage of having a strong English voice might actually lead uninformed people to believe that it is Gaijin's problem. It's okay for now, but if it drags on for a few more days, we will definitely be in a passive position.

However, Tang Wen merely flipped through the newspaper out of curiosity and admired Dai Ying's ability to spread rumors:

Boeing's sale of the CH-47D was actually explained by them as a scam that the GZ-20 project was completely unsuccessful, a deliberate attempt to defraud Boeing of false information about selling the aircraft. The despicable Geikin acted as a second-hand dealer, forcibly buying the CH-47D and then selling it to the Army at a high price, a typical case of profiting from both sides!

This explanation sounds reasonable and self-consistent; if I didn't know some inside information, I might actually believe it!

However, no matter how unfavorable the domestic public opinion is, it will not affect Gaijin himself. Tang Wen is waiting for an opportunity within Zhuawa to solve the problem once and for all.

Faced with Hu Li, who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, he simply made arrangements calmly:
"Gaijin Petroleum must resolutely deny these rumors. We will hire the best legal team to collect evidence to prove our innocence and we must not leave any handle for others to use against us."

As for Wu Lao Er and his men… let the warship fly a little longer; their mission isn't over yet.

Hu Li was clearly taken aback. In her memory, Tang Wenke had always been someone who retaliated in kind and with ever-increasing force. After this crisis, she had been waiting for the destroyer in the Spratly Islands to ram her ship in retaliation!

The group knew that the sailors in the Nansha Islands were clamoring to teach the monkeys a lesson, but Tang Wen, contrary to his usual behavior, demanded that they behave themselves and not act impulsively.

But she quickly realized what was going on, nodded, and followed the instructions.

……

Why are there so many non-technical people among you?

Lecter roared hysterically at Wu Long, and while forcing the employees to work, Shell subtly reminded him to check how many of the employees were actually involved in oil extraction.

Professional skills cannot be faked. After consulting with experts from Zhuawa Petroleum for verification and questioning, he was shocked to find that out of nearly 500 employees, only about 90 were technical personnel, more than 130 were oil industry workers, and the remaining 200 or so were completely ignorant about it!
Wu Long's explanation was that it was security and service personnel, but this was tantamount to treating Lecce like a fool.

He angrily confronted Sergio, who was also unable to give a coherent explanation.

Enraged, Lec dragged all 200-plus sailors he had identified from the island back to the mainland, temporarily detained them in a very poor warehouse, provided them with only the most basic local food and fresh water, and demanded that Geigin pay at least $200 million as extra hospitality expenses.

Geijin naturally rejected the unreasonable demands and lodged a formal protest, demanding the termination of the cooperation and the return of all personnel and equipment.

By this time, the propaganda offensive launched by the British had taken effect. When Lec discovered that Gekin was only retaliating with such a weak and ineffective means as protests under such pressure, he knew that Gekin was just a showy but incompetent giant.

Indeed, no matter how large a company is, it is still just a business!

But just in case, Lec decided to test the waters one more time.

On the morning of the fourth day after Tang Wen was driven away, two patrol boats from Zhuawa swaggered into the South China Sea.

(End of this chapter)