Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 378 Boeing's Countermeasures

"Damn it!"

"Haven't they figured out what all those unnecessary designs on the plane are for?"

"These incompetent bastards!" Boeing's shareholders and executives cursed loudly upon hearing this.

These people knew why the TV station wanted to interview the engineer – of course, it was to find out about the mysterious designs on the aircraft!
In fact, when Baisheng Company first applied for the narrow-body medium- and long-range passenger aircraft, the engineers discovered that some of the aircraft's designs were redundant.

This baffled the engineers, because the weight requirements for aircraft design are quite stringent, although they don't have to be precise down to the gram.

However, accuracy down to the kilogram is still very necessary!

Because a civilian aircraft can fly for at least twenty-five years, or even thirty years.

The minimum number of takeoffs and landings is 40,000.

If a weight of one kilogram is used for 40,000 takeoffs, how much extra fuel will be required?

To give an inappropriate example, it's like mailing 40,000 one-kilogram packages!
In other words, the minimum cost to reduce the weight of an aircraft by one kilogram is this figure.

Not to mention these extra items, which weigh several hundred kilograms.

This is clearly abnormal in aircraft design!
Of course, the engineers also came to the conclusion that these extra things were likely for later aircraft upgrades.

But this makes things even more confusing. What are these devices that need to be upgraded?
Because there are many such designs throughout the entire aircraft design, distributed in various places!

Previously, no one knew about this. It was only after Li Song mentioned it in a previous interview that experts from relevant fields began to come forward and say that they couldn't understand these designs.

CBS television station has a relatively good relationship with Li Song and has conducted many exclusive reports on him.

So when Boeing executives and shareholders heard that CBS was there to cause trouble, they knew it was coming.

"That damned bastard!"

"These damn bastards, why are they targeting us?" Boeing shareholders and executives cursed CBS again, calling it a television station.

Because Boeing's engineers still haven't figured out the purpose of those redundant designs, and if they were on TV and asked questions they didn't know anything about it!

Wouldn't that confirm that Boeing is inferior to others in terms of design?

This is a huge insult to Boeing.

Because Li Song's medium- and long-range passenger aircraft had just begun ground testing.

How could Boeing, with its vast flight range and numerous aircraft production, possibly be inferior to a company that doesn't even own a single aircraft?
Boeing's CEO is also feeling a headache, because once this public opinion takes hold, it will affect Boeing's reputation, which in turn affects orders, and order performance is linked to company performance. If the company's performance is poor, his salary will certainly not be as high.

"What are we going to do now, you damn bastards!"

“We brought you managers back with our hard-earned greenbacks!”

"You must now handle this matter properly, no matter what methods you use!"

"If you damage Boeing's reputation, you're all fired!" The Boeing shareholders looked at each other and then lashed out at Boeing's management.

Boeing's management, these executives, were scolded so badly their faces turned pale and then red!

There's no way around it, these shareholders are right. Management is there to manage the company!

Boeing's shareholders stormed off, cursing, and then the mess was handed over to management!

"These fat pigs!"

"These damn bastards! If it weren't for us, the company wouldn't have such good results!"

“These vampire companies always try to pin their problems on us.”

"Those damn capitalists!" After the shareholders left, the management team started cursing again!
"guys!"

"We need to deal with this damn problem first!"

"Otherwise, those guys really will fire us." Boeing's CEO is now feeling a huge problem.

As senior executives in the company, everyone owns a house and a car, and has a good social circle.

But all of this requires money!
If you don't have money, you're likely to lose these things.

Moreover, Boeing is a top company in its industry. If someone causes a huge negative impact on Boeing and suffers huge losses, it will be almost impossible for them to return to their old ways.

"Those useless people in the engineering department!"

"Actually, I think this is not just a matter for Boeing."

"Don't forget about the engine!"

"And there are even schools offering related majors!"

"And there's McDonnell Douglas and Airbus!"

"Yes, we can't let CBS's conspiracy succeed. We must make everyone bear the consequences!"

"Furthermore, I think some restrictive clauses must be added to the lobbying process, that is, the relevant agencies have the right to require people to explain these unclear designs." Boeing's management, after complaining, put forward their opinions one after another.

After hearing these opinions, Boeing's CEO said, "Then execute the plan immediately and postpone the scheduled interview with CBS!"

"As an industry leader, Boeing is determined to resolutely combat any defamatory acts against our company!"

"Okay!!" Boeing's management team readily agreed.

Boeing's management intensified its lobbying efforts with politicians.

On one hand, they postponed interviews with other media outlets, and on the other hand, they contacted McDonnell Douglas and Airbus.

McDonnell Douglas and Airbus management were also swearing.

Because McDonnell Douglas and Airbus management also received interviews from other television and media outlets!
However, Airbus suspects that Boeing is behind these media outlets and television stations!

However, there is no evidence.

Boeing is doing this to force both companies to give interviews.

Li Song, on the other hand, lived a relatively comfortable life on Hong Kong Island.

Moreover, Li Song received some good news: Nick from the crowdfunding club called and said, "Mr. Li, I have good news for you. Our crowdfunding project for a yacht will be approved soon."

Li Song knew, of course, that the other party was telling him that he could start preparing new design drawings and plans.

Because it's impossible to discuss the scheming of the notebook face-to-face over the phone, and who knows how many people are listening in on the call.

"Oh, that's wonderful! Congratulations!"

"The club's membership has increased again!" Li Song said, sounding quite surprised.

"Of course, we already have over 300,000 members."

"And our members are the elite of the elite," Nick replied confidently. "Another piece of news: we sent out a survey, and more than one-tenth of the respondents were interested in yachts!"

“This is good news for our club.” Nick’s words indirectly told Li Song how many yacht orders there were.

"We have to thank Mr. Li for so many orders. If it weren't for Mr. Li's Panda plane last time, we wouldn't have had so many orders this time!"

"Moreover, the initial price of the products we are offering is 20 percent lower than the market price."

"We're facing a financial crisis right now, so everyone has to be very careful with their money!" Nick's words revealed several things!
Firstly, the prices of the crowdfunding products offered by Xiaobenzi are only 20% lower than the market price!

Secondly, the reason there are so many yacht orders this time is because of the previous Panda aircraft orders, as many people now regret not ordering the Panda aircraft!
During this yacht crowdfunding campaign, these people were afraid that they would miss the opportunity to get a good deal again!
"Congratulations!"

"To be honest, we have too many orders for Panda Aircraft, and we are simply not able to keep up!" Li Song pretended to complain on the phone.

“Mr. Li, we have signed a contract!” Nick said, feigning surprise.

"Of course!"

We will deliver the order as soon as possible!

"I think in a little over a month, the number of orders delivered will increase exponentially. We plan to deliver all the orders within two years!" Li Song said within two years, but in fact, he plans to complete the delivery this year.

Once other factories complete their training at the BMW plant, they can then produce parts at those other factories.

At that time, the BMW factory will mainly produce core components such as engines and unibody stamping machines!
All other components can be manufactured by other factories.

Only 50,000 aircraft!

"That's just wonderful."

"I'll be going to Japan on a business trip in a while to check out their yacht manufacturing. I'd like to invite you to dinner when I get back!" That was the main reason Nick called!
"Of course, no problem!" Li Song knew that this crowdfunding club also had an evaluation committee!

In fact, this evaluation committee was set up by the crowdfunding club's management itself.

The purpose of setting up this evaluation committee is simply to exploit loopholes.

For example, the two million US dollars that the little notebook donated to charity last time has already been used to get things done with the management!
Therefore, the price of the crowdfunding product offered by Xiaobenzi is only 20% lower than the market price.

So the product design, samples, and pricing submitted by Xiaoben were approved by the management, but not by the evaluation committee!
If you make a small notebook, all the initial investment will be wasted.

Unless the bookmaker is willing to revise the price or other things.

The evaluation committee is composed of professionals.

This is actually a common practice among many organizations in America.

There are some things you simply can't do yourself, but if you let a public relations firm or a specialized agency do them, they can do them very easily!
Then Li Song offered a reward for the design of a yacht on a second-hand platform.

Li Song's clients are in North America, so the design must be based on North American aesthetics.

This is incredibly easy for the designers on secondhand platforms; they can simply take the best-selling yacht models and their appearances from each historical period!
Moreover, Li Song is preparing to design several different sizes of yachts this time.

The more product lines you have, the higher your costs!
At that point, it will be impossible for the smaller notebook to compete with its own product costs.

Moreover, the more product lines you have, the larger your customer base will be.

This time, I really messed up the notebook.

The initial investment was substantial, as it involved donating to the crowdfunding club and handling other public relations matters.

The yacht dealers and manufacturers in America are not to be underestimated either.

Therefore, politicians will certainly not let this opportunity pass them by if they want to obtain the relevant permits.

Feeling bored on Hong Kong Island, Li Song went to the semiconductor laboratory of Parkson Company, took a stroll around, and checked on the project's progress.

Li Song knew that there were spies from foreign agencies in this laboratory.

Unfortunately, this laboratory was just a smokescreen.

If foreign institutions were to evaluate themselves based on this laboratory, they would be making a grave mistake.

Li Song is now just waiting for the domestic wafer fabs and the production of projection lithography machines!

Li Song originally didn't want to come, but he still decided to come and take a look, so as to show that he took it seriously. If he didn't come for a long time, the intelligence personnel abroad would definitely become suspicious.

The next day, Li Song came to Parkson Company again!
"The money in the company account!"

"Apart from the payments to the mainland, all the remaining idle funds should be used to buy Aramco's government bonds!" Li Song arrived at Parkson Company, and Tian Jiahui went into the office. The secretary poured two cups of black tea and then left. Only then did Li Song speak.

"Government bonds!" Tian Jiahui was somewhat puzzled by Li Song's decision.

"Ok!"

"The US dollar has a better value retention rate!"

"The financial crisis is having a significant impact now, and on top of that, there's the conflict in the Middle East!" Li Song knew that the Hong Kong dollar would eventually fall, and the mainland currency would also depreciate!

Moreover, buying US Treasury bonds has another advantage: it gives people in the US a false impression.

That means he's a total sucker in the financial industry.

Li Song has never made any significant achievements in the financial industry, nor has he ventured into the stock market or futures.

Because Li Song knew that most of the financial industry was a scam.

Even if Li Song knew the original stock market fluctuation data.

However, the stock market is the result of a game between two parties.

You're too small-scale; you won't make much money if you go in!

As your scale grows, the outcome of the game changes long ago, so the idea of ​​trading stocks based on historical stock market patterns simply doesn't exist anymore.

Those bookmakers aren't stupid.

Moreover, the stock market uses candlestick charts, and any sudden surge or misalignment can cause huge losses of your massive funds.

Look at the shameless behavior of those in the financial markets!

Unplugging the power is the least of it; some transactions are even invalidated, going back to before the transaction occurred.

This is also why science subjects don't enter the stock market.

Li Song wants to further push Ami and his ilk into rapid financialization.

Moreover, from the perspective of another city, Li Song's purchase of government bonds also indirectly supported Wall Street.

Because on another level, financialization and realization are contradictory in Aramco's case!
If you indirectly support Wall Street, then Wall Street will in turn help you deal with those entities.

Of course, he looks small now, but Li Song knows that in less than two years, he will be so big that no one can underestimate him!
"Okay!" Tian Jiahui thought about using his own money to buy American government bonds.

(End of this chapter)