Chapter 159 Flying West [Request for full order]
Chapter 159 Flying West [Request for full order]
Meng Yujun scratched his head. To be honest, he still felt that Wang Haoran’s plan was a bit unreliable.
Because, let’s not talk about anything else, just take the many advanced aviation materials that Wang Haoran himself mentioned, can they really be developed in a short period of time?
I’m afraid it’s not that simple, right?
When it comes to material research, it takes years of trial and error to eventually develop the best material formula.
Wang Haoran glanced at Meng Yujun and smiled. He knew what Meng Yujun was thinking.
He also knew that the people in the conference room probably didn't quite believe in his plan.
But it doesn’t matter, as long as they are willing to cooperate, everything will be OK.
Wang Heng smiled and said, "Okay, Comrade Haoran just spoke for so long, he must be very tired."
"Everyone, relax. Later, we will go to the school cafeteria to have a meal and greet Comrade Haoran."
That night, Wang Heng held a welcoming banquet for Wang Haoran in the school restaurant.
During the meal, everyone came over frequently to talk to Wang Haoran over tea instead of wine.
Wang Haoran also improvised his own ideas during the meal: the team members of NPU will be confirmed tomorrow. After the members are confirmed, Wang Haoran will explain the fuselage design of the J-10 aircraft in detail and draw a detailed design draft. Based on this finalized design, the team of NPU will refine it and draw and finalize the process design drawings of each module and each component.
After hearing this, Wang Heng and others were silent.
Because, according to Wang Haoran, this is equivalent to asking the Aircraft Engineering Department of Northwestern Polytechnical University to help him.
He came up with the design plan and ideas, and Northwestern Polytechnical University was responsible for implementing them.
In this way, the contribution made by Northwestern Polytechnical University is actually much less.
Of course, if Wang Haoran’s design plan and ideas are the best, it will greatly speed up the design of the J-10 fuselage.
After the meal, Wang Haoran was arranged to stay in the guesthouse of Northwestern Polytechnical University.
Wang Heng and Xie Liangwu came out of the guesthouse. Xie Liangwu said with emotion: "Wang Haoran is indeed worthy of his reputation!"
"He is so smart. Aircraft manufacturing is a very complex and integrated industry, but he can explain it so well, as if he has worked in this industry for many years."
Wang Heng said: "So, I want to say that our national destiny is coming this time!"
"Comrade Haoran has helped the country achieve many technological breakthroughs in just over two years."
"Alas! There is a disadvantage in cooperating with him that we cannot ignore."
"That is: he has thought everything through, so we, the participants, don't have to think too much. If this continues, I'm worried that we will become dependent on him!"
Xie Liangwu smiled and said, "I have the same concerns."
"However, in order to speed up the development of our aviation industry, we have no other choice!"
"As long as his design concept is correct and the best, it's okay for us to be lazy. Haha!"
……
After Meng Yujun finished his meal, he went back to the young teachers' apartment.
He currently lives in the young teachers and staff apartment.
When he reached the bottom of the apartment building, a man rushed out from the shadows.
Meng Yujun saw that the man was his teacher Zhang Yunqiu.
"Yujun, why are you back so late?" Zhang Yunqiu asked with a smile and a friendly face.
Meng Yujun was startled by Zhang Yunqiu who suddenly appeared in front of him.
He quickly smiled and said, "Hello, teacher! Comrade Haoran's lecture took quite a long time. After listening to the lecture, we had dinner together, so it was a bit late."
Zhang Yunqiu asked: "What did Wang Haoran say?"
"Why did it take so long?"
Meng Yujun said: "Teacher, Comrade Haoran's talk is very novel and detailed..."
He briefly summarized the main points of Wang Haoran's speech.
Zhang Yunqiu frowned. "So, he really wants to start from scratch and develop a brand new fighter?"
Meng Yujun said: "Yes! It is completely different from the J-8. The avionics system, engine, and fuselage design are all new."
"Besides, he already has the overall design idea."
"He also said that he would equip the troops with new fighter jets within two years!"
Zhang Yunqiu shook his head: "Equipping the troops with new fighter planes within two years? That is absolutely impossible!"
"This is a bit of an exaggeration. I'm afraid I'll be slapped in the face in the future."
At this moment, Zhang Yunqiu felt quite complicated.
He never expected that Wang Haoran would actually start from scratch to develop a new fighter jet.
Moreover, after listening to Meng Yujun's retelling, he felt that Wang Haoran had a high level of attainment in fighter aircraft development.
How come this young man is so amazing?
Meng Yujun said: "Teacher, since Comrade Haoran has said so, I think the possibility of it being realized should not be small."
"You... well, I'm not afraid of getting mad at you for saying this, but you shouldn't have been so upset with him, teacher!"
Zhang Yunqiu snorted.
He really regrets it now.
But he couldn't let go of his arrogance.
"Yujun, let me ask you, will you continue to participate in my J-8 project?"
Meng Yujun hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Teacher, well, I don't have that much energy..."
Zhang Yunqiu interrupted Meng Yujun angrily: "Stop talking! This really makes me sad! I never dreamed that you would stab me in the back! Even you want to betray me!"
"In the future, even if the J-8 is successfully developed, you won't be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor."
The anger that Zhang Yunqiu had suppressed surfaced again.
Being isolated by everyone did not make him reflect on what went wrong with him.
Instead, he resented everyone else.
Meng Yujun was a little ashamed at first.
Now after hearing what Zhang Yunqiu said, he also became a little angry.
"Teacher, I have been with you for so many years, but I don't seem to have gained anything from you!"
"All the final achievements and glory of all the projects you presided over belong to you. I own nothing."
"You are so selfish!"
"You said I betrayed you, but it was because of your persecution!"
After Meng Yujun finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the apartment building.
Zhang Yunqiu was almost going crazy.
"Without my training, you wouldn't be where you are today! You should be a little grateful! I didn't expect that you still resent me!" He shouted at Meng Yujun's back.
Meng Yujun stopped, turned his head and said, "You just treated me as a bull pulling a harness! What have you taught me over the years? All you taught me was to help you do the work!"
"Even when I wanted to apply for a small project myself, you were against it! Because you thought it would delay your research!"
"You're so shameless that you say you trained me! Disgusting!"
Meng Yujun strode away without looking back.
Zhang Yunqiu just stood there in a daze.
The student's violent reaction did make him begin to realize that he might have really made a mistake.
Now, he felt exactly how isolated he was.
This feeling is not pleasant.
Moreover, if he wants the J-8 project to continue, he will need the cooperation of a lot of people.
If everyone stops playing with him.
Then he can't play anymore.
Zhang Yunqiu is a selfish person who wants to have everything to himself.
But he is not stupid.
He realized that if he continued to make trouble, he would suffer heavy losses.
Therefore, in order to reduce losses, he must hurry up and make changes.
The reason why he dared to quarrel with the principal Wang Heng was that he was arrogant because of his talent and felt that the principal was not as important as him.
The reason why he was so hostile to Wang Haoran was that the new fighter jets Wang Haoran developed violated his fundamental interests.
After much deliberation, Zhang Yunqiu decided to bow to the principal and reconcile with this principal whom he despised.
Zhang Yunqiu pushed his bicycle away from the young teachers and staff apartment.
He got on his bike and went back home.
He had already made up his mind to go to Wang Heng's home to apologize.
Soon, he returned to the family compound.
After parking the car in front of the building where the principal lived, Zhang Yunqiu went directly to the principal's door on the second floor and knocked on it.
By the way, Wang Heng had just returned home.
He was sitting on the sofa, drinking water and watching the news.
Someone knocked on the door, so Wang Heng went over and opened it.
"Principal, I'm sorry to disturb you at this time." Zhang Yunqiu said with an apologetic smile.
Wang Heng was startled when he saw Zhang Yunqiu outside the door, then he smiled and said, "It's Teacher Zhang. Please come in and sit down."
Zhang Yunqiu walked into Wang Heng's home.
Wang Heng's wife brought tea.
Zhang Yunqiu still felt a little embarrassed.
Because there are other people at Wang Heng's house.
"Teacher Zhang, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly." Wang Heng said with a smile.
Zhang Yunqiu was a little hesitant and said shyly, "Principal, I'm here to apologize."
"My performance during the day was indeed a bit excessive."
"Now, I realize my mistake."
Wang Heng raised his eyebrows: Ha! Zhang Yunqiu came to apologize on his own initiative? This is really the sun rising from the west!
Wang Heng was not from Northwestern Polytechnical University before, he was parachuted in.
After arriving at the school, he realized that Zhang Yunqiu was a little unruly, and even seemed to go against him all the time.
"Teacher Zhang, don't be polite, haha! We are all colleagues. We should help each other and unite to improve the school's scientific research!"
Zhang Yunqiu breathed a sigh of relief.
At least Wang Heng seemed to be quite polite when speaking to me.
He then said with a smug look on his face: "Principal, I actually also want to be deeply involved in Comrade Haoran's project. I also hope to make some contribution of my own."
Wang Heng smiled and said, "I'm afraid I can't make the decision on this."
"It's up to Comrade Haoran to decide who to let join the team."
Wang Heng thought, with your attitude, you will probably be a troublemaker if you join. If I were Wang Haoran, I would never let you join my team.
Zhang Yunqiu smiled and said, "Then, could you please tell Comrade Haoran, please?"
“I am still pretty good in my professional field.”
“I believe that this will be of great help to Comrade Haoran on this subject.”
Wang Heng smiled faintly and said, "Teacher Zhang, I'm afraid you still need to talk to him in person about this matter."
"After all, the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. If he has any prejudice against you, it will be useless even if I tell him."
Zhang Yunqiu felt a little helpless.
He actually just wanted Wang Heng to test Wang Haoran's attitude.
This way I wouldn't lose face in front of that young man.
But Wang Heng was obviously unwilling to cooperate.
"Oh, well, I'll go talk to him myself."
Wang Heng smiled and said, "Actually, Comrade Haoran is quite easy-going. He is also very generous."
"If you apologize to him sincerely, maybe the misunderstanding can be resolved."
It was already past 10 o'clock in the evening when Zhang Yunqiu came out of Wang Heng's house.
Zhang Yunqiu pushed his bicycle while thinking nervously.
According to Meng Yujun, Wang Haoran will hold a meeting of the research team tomorrow to determine the selected partners at Northwestern Polytechnical University, and then break down the tasks.
So, I must deal with Wang Haoran as soon as possible.
It would be inappropriate to meet Wang Haoran tomorrow, because many people would see us.
Then let’s go at night.
He already knew that Wang Haoran lived in the school guesthouse.
He rode his bike straight to the school guesthouse.
When he arrived at the guesthouse, he felt something was not right.
Because there were more plainclothes guards in the yard.
He had just tied up the car when two people came over.
"Comrade, what are you doing here at this late hour?" asked a man in a gray Zhongshan suit and a peaked cap.
Zhang Yunqiu had been to the guesthouse many times before, but had never seen such a scene.
"Oh, I'm a professor in the Department of Aircraft Engineering. My name is Zhang Yunqiu. I'm here to talk to Comrade Wang Haoran about something." Zhang Yunqiu hurriedly stated his identity and purpose.
Hearing Zhang Yunqiu say that he wanted to meet Wang Haoran, the other party became more alert: "So, have you made an appointment with Comrade Haoran?"
Zhang Yunqiu understood: these people seemed to be protecting Wang Haoran.
It seems that Wang Haoran's protection level is very high.
"Oh, not yet. Can I call Comrade Haoran now?"
The man in the baseball cap said, "It's already past 10 at night. It's not appropriate for you to come here now."
"But since you're here, why don't you make a phone call at the front desk of the guesthouse?"
At this time, because the domestic telephone exchange technology has made great progress, better guesthouses have begun to have in-room telephones.
Guests can also make and receive internal calls.
This is also a great achievement of Wang Haoran.
Accompanied by two security guards, Zhang Yunqiu came to the guesthouse and called Wang Haoran's room at the service desk.
Wang Haoran hasn't gone to bed yet. He is writing his plan in the room.
He needs to break down the development task of the J-10 fighter jet as soon as possible.
At the same time, he also has to help manufacturing companies transform and upgrade their production equipment and assembly lines. In short, he is a bit busy.
His heart was also filled with a sense of urgency.
When the phone rang, Wang Haoran was a little surprised. He thought, why call at this time?
He reached for the phone.
A male voice with a hint of flattery came from the microphone: "Comrade Haoran, good evening! I am Zhang Yunqiu."
"I want to go over and talk to you now, is that okay with you?"
Wang Haoran couldn't remember who Zhang Yunqiu was for a moment.
"Oh? Who are you? Is there anything wrong?" Wang Haoran asked vigilantly.
Just this one sentence dealt a heavy blow to Zhang Yunqiu and he was very hurt.
He thought Wang Haoran was deliberately putting on airs and pretending not to know him.
However, if you ask for help, you have to look like you are asking for help.
Zhang Yunqiu had already prepared himself mentally for this before coming here.
If others pretend not to know you, will you leave in anger?
Then it will be completely irreversible.
Zhang Yunqiu had no choice but to say, "I'm Zhang Yunqiu from the Aircraft Engineering Department of Northwestern Polytechnical University. I went to pick you up with Principal Wang and Teacher Xie during the day. Do you remember?"
Wang Haoran suddenly realized that it was this person!
Why are you coming to see me so late at night?
Wang Haoran said, "It turns out to be Teacher Zhang. Is there anything you can't say over the phone?"
Wang Haoran didn't have a good impression of Zhang Yunqiu.
This guy is a selfish academic tycoon.
In order to protect his own interests, Bai Tian opposed Wang Haoran everywhere.
Therefore, Wang Haoran felt that there was no need to be so polite to him.
Zhang Yunqiu could tell that Wang Haoran didn't want to see him.
He had no choice but to explain his purpose and request over the phone.
He had already lowered his posture very much at this time.
After listening to this, Wang Haoran did not hesitate and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Teacher Zhang, we have already finalized the list of partners."
"Let's talk about cooperation later."
"If you have nothing else to do, then that's all for now."
Zhang Yunqiu was dumbfounded.
He felt that by lowering himself, he was almost begging Wang Haoran.
Unexpectedly, I was rejected directly by the other party.
The other party was very determined, and it would probably be useless for Zhang Yunqiu to keep begging.
He was very upset and angry at this time.
"Okay! I won't bother you anymore." After saying that, Zhang Yunqiu hung up the phone with a "click".
Wang Haoran listened to the busy tone on the phone, shook his head, and said to himself, "She hung up pretty quickly."
"With this mentality, you still want to cooperate?"
Zhang Yunqiu hung up the phone, feeling very unhappy. He turned around and walked out of the lobby of the guesthouse. He shook his head in frustration, "Humph! How crazy!"
"I want to see if you can finally produce that J-10 fighter you mentioned!"
……
The next morning, Wang Heng arrived at the guesthouse early.
He had breakfast with Wang Haoran.
While having breakfast, Wang Heng tentatively asked Zhang Yunqiu whether he had greeted Wang Haoran.
Wang Haoran told what happened last night.
Wang Heng said: "This guy has a bad temper. He didn't even take me seriously before. He always thought he was extremely important. He also likes to take credit for things. Comrade Haoran, you are right not to want him."
In the next two days, Wang Haoran, Xie Liangwu and others worked together to clarify the aircraft's appearance and fuselage structure design.
The design of the aircraft body is actually a top priority.
Because a good fuselage design will be of great help to the fighter's balance, maneuverability, speed improvement, safety, etc.
The design of the aircraft body was led by Wang Haoran, while Professor Xie Liangwu of Northwestern Polytechnical University was responsible for leading the team to perfect the process design and manufacturing drawings of all the parts of the aircraft body.
This matter is actually quite complicated, and it is not so easy to do it well.
However, Xie Liangwu is considered an expert in this field, and he is very serious and rigorous in his research.
Wang Haoran spent a few days with Xie Liangwu and had high praise for him.
Northwestern Polytechnical University has a large number of outstanding scientific research talents, and Wang Haoran feels more at ease leaving the aircraft design to them.
After breaking down the tasks, Wang Haoran visited the test workshop of the Aircraft Engineering Department.
He found that the experimental equipment here was quite backward.
If you want to design the aircraft well, you must make relevant models.
Therefore, Wang Haoran discussed with Xie Liangwu for a long time and drew up the modification drawings of key equipment.
Once the drawings are out, new test workshop equipment can be customized, and the cost will be paid from the research funds applied for by Wang Haoran.
Not only that, all scientific researchers at Northwestern Polytechnical University who participate in collective design research can receive a subsidy of at least 50 yuan per month, which makes everyone happy.
There is no way. Today's scientific researchers are really suffering, and the brain-body inversion is becoming more and more serious.
A few dozen dollars more every month is not a small amount of money.
Research leaders like Xie Liangwu receive a monthly subsidy of 200 yuan, which is almost two-thirds of his salary.
Everyone was very satisfied with this.
Afterwards, accompanied by Wang Heng, Wang Haoran came to Xifei again.
Founded in 1958, Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation is an important domestic aircraft manufacturing company, and its strength is comparable to that of Chengdu Aircraft Corporation and Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.
However, Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation mainly builds large aircraft, such as the Y-5 and Y-7, which were both built by it. The Y-8 was actually also a copy of it, but later it was handed over to Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation for manufacturing.
The H-6 series bombers are also products of Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation.
Wang Haoran received a warm reception from Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation. Feng Mingxin, the director of Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation, brought almost all the managers and technical personnel to hold a symposium with Wang Haoran.
Because Feng Mingxin knew that Wang Haoran came here this time to develop a brand new fighter jet.
Fighter jet production is not Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation's forte, but it would be great if it could develop in this direction.
After all, Wang Haoran has a huge amount of research and development funds in his hands. If he can get some for Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation to improve and update the production equipment, that would be a great thing.
At the symposium, Wang Haoran learned about the current situation of Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation. Afterwards, he visited the production workshop of Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation accompanied by Feng Mingxin.
Wang Haoran discovered that Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation's production equipment was indeed quite backward.
There is not a single CNC machine here. The milling machines, grinders, lathes, etc. are all old-fashioned. They don't even have a small hydraulic forging press.
As Wang Haoran watched, he muttered to himself: This is the leading aircraft manufacturing plant in China! I didn't expect the equipment to be so backward.
No wonder the production efficiency of domestic aircraft manufacturers cannot compare with that of Xifang.
(End of this chapter)