Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 304 A Written Agreement! (First Update!)

The words that came out of Gao Hai's mouth startled Lin Yi. His mouth gaped open, and he stared at the person opposite him for a long while before tentatively asking:

"This should be confidential information, right? Aren't you afraid of causing problems by telling me directly?"

In response to Lin Yi's rhetorical question, Gao Hai stretched his neck and calmly replied, "A smart person can guess what we're doing just by looking at that barrier rope. You're not stupid."

"You should be able to guess what we're busy with."

"So there's no need for us to hide anything, it's that simple!"

"All you need to do now is tell me if you have the capability to process those blades."

"Not now, when will it be available, how much will it cost, and how long will it take?"

Give me a straight answer!

Gao Hai's direct question left Lin Yi momentarily speechless.

The working principle of a steam turbine is very simple: it uses a high-pressure boiler to generate steam, and then the high-pressure steam impacts the steam turbine, driving the rotor to convert steam energy into mechanical energy and drive the equipment to operate.

The core component that primarily affects the efficiency of a steam turbine is the blade.

Better blade aerodynamic layout, better surface finish, stronger blades, and higher blade temperature resistance can maximize the thermal efficiency of steam turbines.

So, this is still the fault of materials science.

For Lin Yi, none of these were problems.

Lin Yi fixed his gaze on Gao Hai and asked, rubbing his nose:

"Representative Gao, since you have asked so sincerely, I can only answer you sincerely as well."

"First of all, steam turbine blades are not difficult for us."

"I need to make this clear to you!"

"Even if you ask 100 times, it's not difficult."

"The problem is money!"

"With enough funds, you'll have enough blades."

"All kinds of leaves!"

"Let alone steam turbine blades, even gas turbine blades, which are more difficult to make and have more stringent requirements."

"We can do it too!"

"Now!" Lin Yi stopped speaking and blatantly extended his right hand to Gao Hai, rubbing his thumb and forefinger together.

The meaning is obvious.

When Lin Yi told him that steam turbine blades could be manufactured, Gao Hai was so excited that he almost jumped up.

But Lin Yi said that the difficulty lay in money.

He suppressed the slight excitement in his heart.

Last time, after he brought the aircraft carrier arresting cable to the Jiangnan Shipyard, the naval personnel asked the Security Bureau for a file on Lin Yi.

After several rounds of personality analysis, it was discovered that this was a guy who was obsessed with money.

Such people are both easy and difficult to deal with.

They're easy to deal with because for people like that, money can solve everything.

He's difficult to deal with because it's hard to figure out his price range.

With his eyes closed, Gao Hai began searching his mind for the research funding budget for the relevant projects.

Setting aside the individual projects, he finally found the corresponding budget amount deep in his memory.

900 million!
Of these, 200 million has been divided into two batches and allocated to the two research institutes that received the orders.

In other words, the maximum that can be used is 700 million.

However, considering that some funds need to be reserved, the amount of funds that can be used is probably between 500 million and 600 million.

After carefully reviewing the price, Gao Hai extended his right hand in front of Lin Yi, his five fingers spread wide:

"500 million yuan, this is the research funding approved by the higher authorities for the entire project."

"Because the research institute that took on the relevant tasks also has research tasks from other departments, in addition to the research tasks here."

"Moreover, the related tasks are interconnected, so the funding here has not yet been transferred."

"If you need money, the only thing I can give you is this 500 million."

"No more!"

"And for this 500 million, you'll have to provide me with some documentation so I can report back."

The number 500 million put Lin Yi in a great mood.

Based on previous system usage records, if it is simply material research and development and processing technology, without involving related systems, the required investment is not much.

Moreover, the special metal processing company has readily available equipment and some existing process technologies.

With these things in place, the required R&D investment will likely be even less.

However, you still need to have a clear idea of ​​what to expect before making a price.

He frowned, then took out his phone and called Cao Bin.

Once the call connected, he made no attempt to hide anything from Cao Bin in front of Gao Hai, saying:

"I've received an order for steam turbine blades. Can you estimate the cost if we want to do it, and what problems we'll need to solve?"

"You have half an hour to come to my office."

After hanging up the phone, he smiled at Gao Hai, then leaned to the side, propped his forehead with his right fingers, and opened the system panel.

Although both gas turbines and steam turbines have a turbine, and they look very similar from the outside.

However, the workload and working environment of these two jobs are vastly different.

They can't get together.

The corresponding parts also have their own specific applications and should not be confused.

Looking at the system panel, Lin Yi silently thought about creating a new project.

New project: Military-grade high-temperature, corrosion-resistant, and high-pressure resistant steam turbine blades.

Requirements: Without active cooling equipment, the blade must be able to withstand high-speed, high-temperature, and high-pressure steam impact at 400 meters per second, a temperature of up to 700°C, and a pressure of up to 40 MPa.

It can also effectively resist the erosion of the leaves by water droplets in the humid vapor.

The blade's service life must not be less than 5 hours!

After setting the parameters, I casually clicked on R&D.

The system was very fast; the light blue circle spun three times and then another notification popped up.

[Based on a comprehensive assessment, this project requires an investment of 200 million yuan in research and development funds. Should research and development funds be invested?]

It requires 200 million, while Gao Hai can provide 500 million.

300 million remaining.

Blood earned!
Lin Yi didn't immediately click to start research and development. Instead, he closed the system panel and looked at Gao Hai with a regretful expression:

"500 million is a bit low..."

Upon hearing this, Gao Hai opened his mouth, immediately preparing to retort, but after opening his mouth for a long time, he couldn't utter a single word.

Because he suddenly realized that the navy was now like a skilled cook without rice to cook.

There are too many projects to tackle, and even more research funding is needed.

Even if you find a leader and they agree, there's still no money.

I searched everywhere, but couldn't find anything.

Finally, he could only sigh helplessly: "Name your price, name your price first. As long as the cost isn't too high, I'll try my best to persuade the leaders." "I might not be able to meet your requirements, but at least I won't be completely stingy."

Hearing his somewhat dejected tone, Lin Yi chuckled and shook his head:

"500 million is enough!"

"As for the timeframe, since we need to remake the mold and smelt the materials, it will probably take about one..."

Lin Yi hesitated again when it came to giving a precise time.

He really wanted to say a week, but he was afraid of scaring people.

Is the "Good People Research Project" calculated on a weekly basis?
If you can get something out of the box within a week, it means the item was prepared from the beginning, and all you had to do was pay for it.

But discussing it later would be a waste of time.

Because the demand for this product is very small, if we keep delaying the process, we won't be able to make money from other sources.

If you can't make money, it's useless.

After a moment's hesitation, he changed the time from one week to 10 days.

never mind!

Once he had made up his mind, he turned his attention back to Gao Hai.

Gao Hai had been staring at Lin Yi since he started speaking, and he breathed a sigh of relief when Lin Yi said that the funding was sufficient.

Lin Yi's act of only saying half of what he meant made his heart jump back into his throat.

Lin Yi mentioned a number in what he didn't finish saying earlier!

In other words, it could be a year!
According to the original plan, the aircraft carrier will be launched in about 12 years.

It's the end of May 2010 now, and a year will pass until next May!
We'll take out the materials then, and then spend another six months refining them...

Not quite.

This thing is in the powertrain, so it needs to be installed before other parts. First, start it on land to confirm that it can run.

A year is a bit long.

Thinking of all this, Gao Hai looked at Lin Yi with great eagerness, hoping to get some good news from Lin Yi.

For example, change a year to a quarter.

Let's go even crazier, one month!

Of course, even a fool would know that this is impossible.

And as he eagerly awaited, Lin Yi, who had been staring at him, finally spoke again:
"10 days!"

"Ten working days a week! That's two weeks!"

The calm voice, like a thunderclap, exploded in Gao Hai's ears. The number 10 days threw his mind into complete chaos.

10 working days a week!
Two weeks!

Ha ha……

This world is insane. If the world isn't insane, then I am insane.

If this thing can be produced in 10 working days, what are other research institutes doing?
what are you doing?
While Gao Hai was frantically questioning, a faint sense of anticipation also surfaced deep within him.

If Xiaomi Heavy Industry can really produce steam turbine blades within 10 working days, that would be a good start.

That means they can pull out even more stuff!
This means that the aircraft carrier that was transferred from Ukraine can be launched sooner!
China's first aircraft carrier.

Just thinking about it makes me excited!
Gao Hai opened his mouth, exhaled all the air from his lungs, and then took a deep breath. Only then did he raise his eyes and focus all his attention on Lin Yi.

"President Lin, there's a saying: A gentleman's word is as good as his bond."

"Are you serious about 10 working days?"

He had barely finished asking cautiously when Lin Yi stretched out his right hand in front of him, looking like he desperately wanted money: "Seriously! Pay up!"

"Draw up a written agreement!"

“Okay!” Lin Yu agreed immediately, then turned around, tore off an A4 sheet of paper, and began writing down the supporting evidence in front of Gao Hai.

My name is Lin Yi, Chairman of Xiaomi Heavy Industry Group.

We hereby solemnly promise Gao Hai that within 10 working days of receiving the 500 million yuan research funding, we will provide Gao Hai with four sets of steam turbine blades for aircraft carriers.

Used to adapt to the TB-12-4 steam turbine of the aircraft carrier propulsion system.

May I be struck by lightning if I disobey!

Date of the written agreement: May 27, 2010!
Signatory: Lin Yi!

After finishing the written agreement and pressing his thumbprint on his name, Lin Yi immediately slapped the agreement into Gao Hai's hand:
"Take this, go to the finance office next door and get an account card, then you can consider making the payment."

Holding the A4 sheet of paper in his hands, Gao Hai felt that the document was so light that he couldn't feel any weight at all.

But what was written in black and white on the paper excited him greatly.

10 business days!

Such a work speed and such efficiency are simply unheard of, utterly outrageous.

If all the projects in the Varyag refitting project proceed at this pace, the ship could be launched by the end of this year!
Just as he was lost in thought, the office door was pushed open, and Cao Bin appeared in the doorway, peeking out:

"boss!"

Having received approval, Cao Bin entered the office, closing the door behind him. He then turned his gaze to Gao Hai, but there was an inexplicable excitement in his eyes.

He had met Gao Hai before and knew that Gao Hai was in the navy, but he was not quite sure about Gao Hai's specific position.

After watching for a while, Cao Bin shifted his gaze from Gao Hai to Lin Yi:
"Boss, I just received your call, so I had someone else check the information."

"Currently, there are still several companies in China that can process steam turbine blades."

"Moreover, their progress has reached the point where the final stage blades are 1000 mm in diameter."

“I just took a look at the equipment. We can process blades of this grade, and I can guarantee that the blades we process will be better than theirs.”

"If it's a higher-level blade, we need to adjust the equipment."

"Moreover, the yield rate is not high."

"If we insist on processing it, considering the defect rate, the cost of a set of blades would be around 200 million."

He had just finished quoting the price when Gao Hai immediately jumped up, pointed at Lin Yi, and shouted:
"Your boss said it himself: 500 million yuan for R&D, and then four sets of parts!"

"It becomes 200 million when it gets to you!"

"Are you trying to scam me?"

As he spoke, Cao Bin quickly turned to look at Lin Yi, and noticing the composure on his boss's face, he quickly turned back and said in a serious tone:

"As I just said, we have to take the defect rate into account."

"If you don't consider the defect rate, the cost of a set of parts is actually very cheap."

"With 500 million yuan invested in research and development, plus manufacturing, we can barely manage to get four sets of parts."

With Cao Bin's help, Gao Hai sat back down and began to breathe heavily.

While he was catching his breath, Lin Yi smiled and said to Cao Bin:
"Over the next few days, you will be responsible for the tasks at hand, specifically the blades of this steam turbine."

"The guarantee I gave our representative Gao was that we would give them four sets of parts within 10 working days after receiving the funds."

"So you have a long way to go and a heavy responsibility to bear!"

"come on!"

The smile on Cao Bin's face faded visibly as Lin Yi spoke those words, eventually turning into a bitter expression.

He really wanted to say something, but when he thought about his salary and his reputation, he quickly shut his mouth.

Compared to the youth talent program, what's a little hardship and fatigue?
Having figured this out, he immediately snapped to attention and declared, "Mission accomplished!"

(End of this chapter)