32: Want to raise the price? No, our cooperation is over!

Chapter 32: Want to raise the price? No, our cooperation is over!

"Super-large thrust aero engine? Are you kidding me?"

Qin Huaichang, with strong doubt, decisively pulled out the top sheet.

"Analysis of a New Type of Super-Large Thrust Aero Engine Drive System Device"

"The EEC will proportionally command the HMU to adjust according to the current thrust, reducing the current fuel efficiency to..."

"The gearbox driven output power operates at a frequency of 415Hz. To reduce the possibility of damage from N2 speed, a constant speed drive unit and AC motor will ensure a fixed speed drive."

What was most eye-catching here was not the detailed explanation of the engine technology design.

But a prominent number marked at the bottom: maximum thrust of 520KN.

"Hiss... 520KN of thrust? Such high design specifications?"

Qin Huaichang gasped, his teeth aching slightly: "No wonder the higher-ups want to build a super-large civilian airliner."

520KN, an astonishing figure equivalent to 53 tons of thrust, means that such a high-thrust engine would be completely unnecessary for anything less than a super-large civilian airliner.

Even if the aircraft's own aerodynamic layout was a bit lacking, this engine could be perfectly described as 'brute force flying a brick,' and there would be no mistake.

"Old Xu, where are the other technical overviews and the complete technical implementation process? Where did you hide them?" Qin Huaichang flipped through a few pages but couldn't find them, asking impatiently.

"The remaining materials are still at the Xia Academy of Sciences," Xu Qianren chuckled.

He was slowly trying to pour himself a cup of tea, but Qin Huaichang, with quick eyes and hands, filled it for him directly.

"When can the Xia Academy of Sciences send over the remaining technology?" Qin Huaichang's wrinkled face now looked as if a flower had bloomed on it.

"Once the C919 project resumes, the higher-ups will send the subsequent data to us at COMAC," Xu Qianren drank the tea poured by Qin Huaichang, bubbling with inner joy.

As old friends for many years, taking advantage like this was quite rare.

This draft design drawing in front of him was just a small portion of the technical overview he had obtained from the Xia Academy of Sciences.

As for the complete version of the technology, it would be progressively handed over to Da Xia Commercial Aircraft once the C919 project resumed.

After taking two sips, he continued: "How about it? My talk about independently developing a super-large civilian airliner wasn't false, was it?"

"How confident are you that it can be successfully developed?"

This was why he urgently sought Qin Huaichang for technical consultation: could Da Xia Commercial Aircraft's R&D capabilities independently develop a super-large civilian airliner of this caliber?

"If the subsequent design drafts are similar to this engine technology..."

Qin Huaichang's smile couldn't be wiped away: "I am absolutely confident that this C919 super-large civilian airliner project can be successfully developed independently."

Although there were only a few dozen pages of draft content, for Qin Huaichang, who had dedicated decades to civil aviation research, it was not difficult to discern its high degree of authenticity.

Among other things, the level of detail in this super-large thrust engine technology alone was completely on par with the integrated propulsion engine system provided by CFM Company.

"Then I'm relieved."

Listening to this confident assurance, Xu Qianren finally put a worry aside.

He suddenly remembered the scene of him taking a flight back to Modu this morning.

Neither the flight he was on nor any of the various civilian airliners parked at the airport were produced or developed by Da Xia.

Xu Qianren began to murmur to himself: 'Just wait, Boeing and Airbus, our 100% domestically developed large aircraft from Da Xia is coming soon!'

Just like the name COMAC919.

This was not merely about independently developing a large aircraft; it was the will of Da Xia, and even more, the expectation of its people.

After sitting in his office chair for a long time, Xu Qianren finally remembered something.

He picked up the phone on the desk: "Please schedule a meeting for me with the representative of CFM Company's Da Xia branch. I have an urgent matter regarding the 'integrated propulsion engine' contract that needs to be negotiated and notified."

Monday.

It was still the conference room in Da Xia Commercial Aircraft's administrative building.

Although Xu Qianren had scheduled a meeting with the representative of CFM's Da Xia branch on Sunday, they still arrived slowly on Monday.

They didn't even come in the morning, but finally arrived in the conference room around four o'clock, close to closing time.

"Mr. Borden, our agreed time was clearly in the morning; you are seriously late," Xu Qianren frowned.

Charles Borden, he was the Executive General Manager for CFM Company's Da Xia region.

It wasn't just a matter of being late; the entire team consisted of only three people, one of whom was a translator.

This was a high-level contract negotiation, and the arrogance involved was evident.

"Xu, may I ask if there's anything that needs to be added to the contract this time?"

Charles Borden put on a polite, half-smiling expression: "Is it necessary to accelerate the research and development and deployment of the integrated propulsion system LEAP-X engine?"

In his view, the most likely reason Da Xia Commercial Aircraft sought CFM Company this time was to accelerate the R&D progress of the LEAP-X engine, which was a core critical component of the C919 project.

A translator began interpreting.

Before Xu Qianren could reply, Charles Borden continued: "Xu, if you are looking for us for this issue, then I am truly sorry, our R&D personnel are too busy, and the current R&D progress is already the limit."

"You know, we at CFM don't just have the LEAP-X engine project."

The implication of his words was that if this discussion was about accelerating R&D progress, then it was out of the question.

Of course, there was another meaning, which was to increase the price.

What 'R&D personnel are too busy'? What 'projects currently under development are not just the LEAP-X engine'?

Judging from the fact that the negotiation could be postponed for an entire day, they were not busy at all; it was clearly just an excuse, and raising the price was the core message.

"Mr. Borden, you've misunderstood; we have no objections to your LEAP-X engine's development."

Xu Qianren didn't take it to heart at all, shaking his head directly: "And the content of this negotiation is not that."

Anyway, Da Xia Commercial Aircraft was not planning to procure LEAP-X as an integrated propulsion system, so they could develop it whenever they liked.

"Then are there any other contract terms that need to be negotiated?" Charles Borden was a bit confused; what else could CFM International Company offer besides this?

However, Xu Qianren said something he absolutely could not believe.

"The content of this negotiation—" Xu Qianren suddenly corrected himself: "No, it should be a notification: the cooperation framework previously established between our Da Xia Commercial Aircraft and your CFM International Company can now be canceled."

After all, the contract had not been formally signed, only a preliminary memorandum of cooperation had been reached.

Now that Xu Qianren was formally notifying CFM Company to cancel this cooperation framework, it was already a very thorough consideration; most other companies would simply put it aside and ignore it.

However.

Hearing these words, Charles Borden was utterly bewildered: "WTF? You want to cancel the cooperation?"

I just wanted to raise the price; why are you overturning the table directly?

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