Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 400 Interview (Second Update)

"We should trust Li Song and the others!" A Sichuan accent broke the silence!

"Yes!"

"They brought us so much."

"Actually, they did this in order to better establish their foothold."

“I think Li Song and his group did this on purpose,” one of the leaders said.

"I also feel like Li Song and his team are setting a trap for Boeing."

"Boeing's retaliation is nothing more than pushing the Aramco government to formulate some special tariff policies or sanctions."

"The more unfavorable the situation is for Boeing, the greater the cost they will have to pay to push these policies through."

"Yeah!"

"Li Song and the others know about the situation on Fat Bear's side!"

"If things really turn out as Li Song described..."

"All of Boeing's previous efforts will be in vain."

"This should be!"

"However, I think we can analyze the matter between Li Song and Boeing as a case study."

"Because our companies may face this situation in the future."

The leaders present all spoke up.

In fact, leaders are not fools; they have more channels to obtain intelligence and information.

Sometimes, knowing too much isn't a good thing.

The information gap between the upper and lower levels is already quite large.

The higher-ups know a lot about the situation in America, but the people below don't, so when some policies are introduced, the people below don't understand them.

As for why there was a strong atmosphere of worshipping foreign things for a long time afterward.

This is a good thing for those in power; those who want to leave are destabilizing factors.

It might not be so good for these people to stay in the country.

These leaders had a pretty good idea of ​​what Li Song was doing.

"So, Li Song's invitation to media reporters to attend the maiden flight of CA201 in Chang'an is also a way of indirectly putting pressure on Boeing?"

"This should be."

"However, this is also related to Li Song's position."

"We all know what kind of people those are in London."

"Ok!"

"Moreover, Li Song has a relatively free speech as an individual."

“Our company doesn’t have the same freedom when dealing with foreign countries as he does.”

"Ok!"

"I think we can ask Li Song about this privately."

"Let's see what good suggestions he has."

"Ok!"

"In addition, McDonnell Douglas also owns Airbus, but the company has not made any statement so far."

"These two companies seem to be preparing to sit back and watch the fight unfold."

"Indeed, Airbus was founded as a European countermeasure against Aramco."

"Now that Boeing is facing such a big problem, Airbus is unlikely to step in."

"If I were Airbus, I definitely wouldn't get involved in this mess."

The leaders read the messages that were sent to them and discussed them.

The next morning, Li Song received a call from Liu Jiale: "Boss, even more media outlets want to apply to cover this maiden flight."

"Moreover, some media outlets are already complaining that we only invited media outlets with whom we have good relationships. I suspect these people will bring this up later."

Upon hearing Liu Jiale's words, Li Song said, "Let them talk. These people just want to get firsthand news information!"

"I will cut off all contact with anyone, whether domestic or foreign, who speaks ill of me or has a bad relationship with the mainland."

"We need to adopt the proper attitude."

Liu Jiale answered directly: "Okay!!"

"I have communicated with the mainland authorities, and there are no issues with the visa."

"I also want to go to Chang'an this time."

Li Song laughed when he heard this: "Of course, no problem. I also want to give Phoenix TV a special news story."

Li Song decided to ask Phoenix TV to do an exclusive report on him.

It was the Starliner for the Queen of London.

"Don't worry, boss, everyone from our TV station who went this time is fine."

"We already know everything about their family and their situation." Liu Jiale's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Liu Jiale was originally a newspaper editor, so he naturally knew how much influence such exclusive news could have on the entire television station.

When the time comes, no matter which media outlet reprints this news, they must include Phoenix TV.

“Okay, but you need to tell them what they can and can’t bring, and also tell them that a security company will be responsible for the inspection.” Li Song is going to use his private plane to take these people to the Chang’an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant this time.

Li Song wouldn't allow any other planes to land at the Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant.

"Yes, we have already informed them!"

"I'll repeat it to them again later!"

"That's settled then," Li Song repeated, wanting Liu Jiale to say it again.

Not many media outlets were present this time: ABC TV, AFP, The Times, Radio Moscow, Phoenix TV, and Ta Kung Pao.

These are just a few media outlets; domestic media will go directly to the Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant.

Li Song packed some things that day and then left.

Li Song returned to Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant first.

Then he flew back in a private jet and picked up the media the next day.

"Boss!!" Chief Engineer Ma greeted Li Song quickly upon seeing him.

Li Song already knew when his boss would be returning when he applied for the flight route for his private jet.

However, Li Song disliked having people come and go as they pleased.

So Chief Engineer Ma didn't go to the airport to pick up Li Song at all. "How are the preparations going?" Li Song had just seen the passenger plane undergoing ground testing on the runway when he got off the plane.

"Ground testing has been completed, and maintenance has just been carried out."

"Therefore, we are conducting tests after maintenance," Chief Engineer Ma said.

The ground testing of passenger aircraft at Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant is extremely complex. After the aircraft has been running for a certain period of time, many parts need to be disassembled to check if any problems have occurred during use.

This ground test was far more complex than the Y-10 test, which was participated in by Chief Engineer Ma.

Of course, these two cannot be compared, because what Li Song presented was a very mature ground test.

As civil aircraft continue to develop, more and more related regulations are being introduced.

This is because many problems have arisen during the continuous development process.

"That's good!"

"Let's go see the airplane built for the Queen of London!"

"I'll have Phoenix TV film this plane exclusively tomorrow," Li Song said.

"This aircraft is in its final assembly stage."

"We're currently debugging and assembling at the same time."

"It is expected that the final assembly will be completed and the test flight will be conducted by the end of this month."

"After this final assembly, our assembly speed will be even faster," Chief Engineer Ma reported.

Xinghui Technology had experience with final assembly before, so the second time was much faster. Although there was a lot of technical data for the first final assembly, some processes still needed to be figured out.

These techniques are based on the workers' experience.

"Has the exterior been repainted?" Li Song asked again.

"It's not ready yet, but I can arrange for it to be painted right away."

"Then let's make the arrangements. Anyway, we'll just let the reporters take one picture."

"it is good!"

Li Song and Chief Engineer Ma arrived at the first final assembly workshop.

The second Starliner, as seen from the outside.

It is already a complete airplane.

It is currently in the final assembly stage.

At this stage, the final assembly speed is relatively slow because various tests need to be conducted.

In other words, after the relevant components are installed, an electrical test must be performed.

Other components will be assembled only after the power-on test is completed.

"We are currently carrying out various internal assembly processes."

"Once the painting is finished, it can be taken to the hangar. As long as you don't go inside to look at it, you won't know that the plane is not yet completed," Chief Engineer Ma explained to Li Song.

"Okay!" Li Song nodded!

Chief Engineer Ma quickly adjusted the aircraft's final assembly process.

Then the painting work begins.

The materials needed for spray painting have already been prepared.

Fortunately, it was a small jet airliner.

If it were a large jet airliner, it would be impossible to complete in a short time.

And because it's summer.

The plane wasn't moved into the hangar until after nine o'clock the next morning.

At that moment, Li Song's private jet had just taken off from the airport on Hong Kong Island.

These journalists underwent rigorous security checks by Anjie Security Company.

Meanwhile, the news also began to be reported in Western media.

The topic of Li Song is very popular.

However, not many people are paying attention to this news, because in America, the most reported events are various protests.

Of course, Boeing will be brought into the discussion along with the protests.

Boeing's management team had just been fired, and the new management team had not yet come up with an effective solution.

Boeing did not respond, so its stock price continued to fall.

In addition, many media outlets interviewed these people who had flown on Boeing airliners.

The vast majority of them said they felt uncomfortable or unwell.

A small number of people think it's okay.

Of course, those who really know their stuff understand that for long-haul air travel, unless you buy a business class or first class ticket.

Otherwise, sitting in other seats is already uncomfortable.

However, these issues are now being attributed to cabin pressure problems.

Moreover, with the economic crisis, the operating costs of airlines are getting higher and higher.

On the one hand, energy prices are rising, and on the other hand, various costs are also increasing.

Airlines are trying to increase the number of passengers.

That's why airplane seats are getting narrower and narrower!
Therefore, the passengers are becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

This media reporting method has reinforced the public's stereotypes about Boeing aircraft.

Some media outlets also used this incident to attack politicians who had previously supported Boeing.

Of course, those who attack these politicians are their adversaries.

There are also environmental groups!

These environmental organizations and groups have recently received a charitable donation.

Then these people started to take action.

So suddenly, all sorts of people started appearing in Ami's news media.

Therefore, now various media outlets, organizations, and individuals from Ami are appearing in the media.

Anti-discrimination groups, environmental protection groups, anti-monopoly groups, politicians.

Therefore, although the news report about Li Song attracted some attention, it was not very significant.

Around noon, Li Song saw his private plane land on the runway.

Ready to begin the performance!
(End of this chapter)