25: A billion dollars in technology rewards; payment methods are up to you

Chapter 25: Ten Billion usd for Technical Remuneration; Choose Your Payment Method! (Please keep reading)

While the two were still in a daze, the Mysterious Person sent another email to the Xia Academy of Sciences.

“May I ask, what do you think of this technology? Are you satisfied?”

‘Excellent, we are very satisfied with this technology.’

Zhang Yuli typed this sentence without any hesitation.

This was the complete set of technical design drawings for the Boeing 777 aircraft. How could they not be satisfied?

Its significance was immense. Even for the ongoing 072 Project, the domestic strategic transport aircraft currently under development, it offered tremendous help, allowing them to avoid erroneous development paths.

As for the domestic large aircraft C919 project, it saved several years of arduous research and development experience. Not to mention how much money could be saved, just these few years of time were invaluable. Those were several years of youth for thousands of elite scientific researchers, something that could absolutely not be bought with any amount of money.

“This Boeing 777 civilian aircraft technology has come at just the right time.”

Zhang Yuli couldn't hide the smile on his face: “This Mysterious Person is truly our timely help—Song Jiang!”

Previously, when they discussed the B-2 Bomber, weren't they always worried that even if they obtained this technology, Da Xia wouldn't be able to afford it?

Now, the Boeing 777 technology sent by the Mysterious Person just happened to solve this problem.

Although manufacturing large aircraft was not a matter of days or months, and it would not immediately make Da Xia’s finances abundant in the short term, the civil aviation passenger aircraft sector was a continuous treasure trove.

More importantly, they had only just begun the domestic large aircraft C919 project last year, so there was still time for everything.

“The civil aviation passenger aircraft sector is a market with vast prospects, as long as our Da Xia can gain a firm foothold in this market.”

Zheng Lixing’s eyes were filled with fervent light: “Then, won’t the money for building strategic bombers be at hand?”

That was a huge market with annual revenues of hundreds of billions of usd, not to mention the aircraft maintenance and repair sector, which also generated tens of billions of usd annually.

Furthermore, the demand for air logistics and air passenger transport within Da Xia was increasing year by year, even doubling. Even just meeting domestic civil aviation demand would be a huge fortune.

As long as they used the Boeing 777 technology to develop domestic large aircraft, wouldn't they then have the money to build strategic stealth bombers like the B-2 Bomber?

Only able to build ten B-2 Bombers? They would build ten every year!

“However, Old Zhang!” Zheng Lixing remembered something and said with a frown: “Will there be any impact on patents?”

He was well-versed in military equipment like fighter jets. Military equipment generally did not concern itself with patent privileges, and even imitating other countries' military weapons was commonplace.

Anyway, it wouldn't be sold, so what if you sued for infringement? Truth only lay within the range of a cannon!

But this approach wouldn't work in the civilian market. After all, even military weapons needed to consider certain copyright issues in foreign trade. (However, even if you sue for infringement, it will eventually come to nothing.)

If a commercial large aircraft were to infringe on Boeing’s copyright, it would likely face restrictions in the global market, leading to a significant loss of customers.

This issue had to be carefully considered in advance.

“This problem is actually quite easy to solve.”

Zhang Yuli adjusted his glasses and said seriously: “Technology always has a homologous nature; patent issues are just differences in specific sub-fields.”

Airbus and Boeing, these two commercial civil aviation giants, had long built a vast moat by layering patent walls and cross-holding various patents.

Da Xia's entry into the civil aviation sector certainly couldn't involve a one-to-one replication of the technology, but technology was always broadly similar, and there were many ways to avoid patent infringement.

As long as the most core technical structure didn't have problems, other modifications and adjustments could bypass the patent wall.

“That’s true,” Zheng Lixing nodded. “I remember Da Xia Commercial Aircraft seemed to be signing a cooperation agreement with CFM Company, is it…?”

“I will report to the highest level later and directly cancel this contract.”

Zhang Yuli said without hesitation.

Da Xia Commercial Aircraft had previously chosen to cooperate with CFM Company, using their company's engines and control units as the overall integrated propulsion system for the C919 project.

After all, if they were to develop their own engines, the waiting time would be too long, and the C919 simply couldn't wait that long.

Just as the J-20 chose Old Maozi’s AL-31 turbofan engine, it was a completely helpless move at the time.

Now that there was an opportunity to use domestic engines, who would still be willing to continue using others' engines? Who knew what restrictions they might face in the future?

Zheng Lixing pondered for a moment: “That’s good too.”

Even if they didn't change the engine now, they would definitely change it later!

Da Xia was never willing to put all its eggs in one basket, as this could easily lead to losing everything.

Just as the two were whispering, discussing various matters related to civil aviation.

A rapid notification sound rang, and the Mysterious Person finally replied to the email.

“Don’t you need to verify if the technology is correct? I can wait a few more days for you.”

‘No, we trust you,’ Zhang Yuli replied.

Both he and Da Xia had absolute trust in the Mysterious Person.

If the previous F22 was genuine, then they had to believe that this Boeing 777 technology could not be fake; this was the basis of their cooperation.

After all, there was no transaction between them; Da Xia had a request of this Mysterious Person, not the other way around.

Just the F22 design drawings alone were something that could not be bought with money.

Lu Ze, on the other side, didn't seem surprised by Da Xia's reaction.

Without much thought, he quickly sent another email.

“Since you are satisfied with the technology, we can now discuss the remuneration for these two technologies.”

“How much do the Xia Academy of Sciences think these two technologies are worth?”

‘May I ask how much remuneration you require?’

‘Whatever form of remuneration is required, as long as it is within our capabilities, we will cooperate unconditionally,’ Zhang Yuli continued to reply.

How much remuneration was needed for these two technologies?

This question had been discussed before, and the consensus, both from above and from him and Zheng Lixing, was to let the Mysterious Person state how much money was needed.

After all, Da Xia was never afraid of him asking for too much; on the contrary, they were afraid he would ask for too little, which would be bad if he felt unfairly treated later.

Losing this Mysterious Person was something they could not recover with any amount of money.

“For the remuneration of both technologies combined, give us ten billion usd!”

‘The ten billion usd remuneration can be credited today. Da Xia will make the payment using any method you specify.’

Zhang Yuli looked at the enormous sum and agreed decisively without batting an eye.

Ten billion usd? This was not expensive at all.

In fact, both of them felt it was almost excessively cheap. Da Xia would buy as much as this price allowed, alright.

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