Chapter 409: Aircraft exports still need to strictly control publicity

Ideas are ideas, and the departments involved in the military propaganda matter have almost nothing to do with Chang Haonan's currently influential technology and industrial system. Without any reasonable reason, it is always difficult to intervene directly.

What's more, he is not a professional in this area. At most, he can only be considered to have experienced the impact of the explosion of information in the self-media era, and has been influenced by it, so he has a little understanding of it.

If he were really entrusted with such an important task as R&D, he might not be able to shoulder this responsibility.

So in the end, he could only take a few deep breaths in a row, and then he could barely control his blood pressure, which was almost off the charts.

We can only start from the grassroots level and come step by step.

Thinking of this, Chang Haonan reluctantly found two pictures with a slightly normal angle and composition from the table and handed them to the publicity officer. Then he put all the remaining photos into an envelope, got up and went upstairs to the floor where Vice President Rong Fei Manager's office.

Since Unit 1001 did not encounter the major setbacks of the previous life after the first engine start test, Comrade Yang Baoshu, the general manager who was already relatively weak at this time, did not continue to work despite his illness. Most of the daily management work was handed over to Luo Hairong, director and deputy general manager of Rongfei Group.

The latter also majored in aircraft design, but he soon realized that his academic talent was limited, and after graduating from undergraduate degree, he quickly switched to graduate school in management.

Obviously this self-awareness is very good, because anyone with a discerning eye can see that if nothing big happens, he, who is not yet 40 years old, should be able to officially take over Rong Fei soon.

Although it was already dark, not surprisingly, there was still some light in the office.

The first flight is just one of the countless nodes in the process of an aircraft from project establishment to finalization. Naturally, everything does not end well after the flight.

Or rather, for quite a few project participants, the first flight is the real beginning of their work.

The reason why Chang Haonan looks relatively leisurely is because as a "non-staff" member of Project No. 10, he does not need to participate in a lot of desk work, but Luo Hairong obviously does not.

As the deputy general manager who is actually responsible for daily work, he is responsible for most administrative matters.

Inside the room, the latter was concentrating on typing on the keyboard and didn't notice what was happening outside the door.

Until Chang Haonan gently knocked on the door, Luo Hairong, who heard the sound, poked his head out from behind the huge monitor:

"Mr. Chang?"

He was stunned for a moment before he recognized the person's identity.

Although the two had met a few times before, they didn't have much direct communication.

"Mr. Luo, I just looked at the photos our photographer took during the first flight. It's really... hard to describe..."

Chang Haonan placed the envelope in his hand on top of the CRT monitor and handed it to Luo Hairong across the desk.

The latter skillfully pulled out the pile of photos and quickly flipped through a few.

"The basic requirement for accompanying flight photography is that the details are clear and the content is comprehensive. This way, if any problems are exposed during the flight of the prototype, it will be easier to conduct a post-mortem review. I think these are all in line with the requirements, right?"

After all, Luo Hairong graduated with a serious major in aircraft design. Even though he has been taking the administrative route since then, he still has some basic knowledge.

"That's true from a technical perspective."

Chang Haonan replied helplessly:

"But just now, the publicity officer and I wanted to select a few of them and put them in publications issued internally by the aviation industry, but we really couldn't find any that met the requirements."

After hearing what he said, Luo Hairong picked up the photos that had been placed aside again and spent a few minutes reading them from beginning to end.

"Is it an internal publication..."

He touched his chin lightly, looking a little embarrassed——

How should I put it, it really doesn’t look good:

"Actually, just pick a few pictures at random. According to my experience, neither leaders nor employees will look at those things..."

Although the aviation industry in these years has begun corporate and group operations, the customers are either other main engine manufacturers or simply the People's Liberation Army, so there is really no need to publicize it in a big way.

"Times have changed, Mr. Luo. According to our future plans, the current configuration of Unit 01/03 is mainly for export."

Chang Haonan gently patted the monitor in front of him and said to Luo Hairong, who was obviously a little shaken:

"In the past, although our aviation industry also sold aircraft, they were mainly cost-effective models, and the buyers were mainly customers who had no other choice. It doesn't matter whether they publicize it or not, but the J-10 can't compete with the current international market. The potential customer base of the third-generation fighter jet that competes head-on with the best-selling F16 is very different from before. It is still necessary for the oil tycoons in the Middle East and the Southeast Asian countries that have just become rich to get some good-looking promotional materials. , you see, whether it is Lockheed, Dassault or Sukhoi, they have all put a lot of effort into this aspect."

At this time, the Asian financial crisis has not completely broken out. Malaysia and Thailand are still prosperous. Since there are various irreconcilable conflicts within Southeast Asian countries, they are quite active in preparing for war.

The latter even bought a light aircraft carrier of over 10,000 tons from the Spanish Bazan Shipbuilding Company.

It once made many Chinese military fans jealous.

When buying equipment in these emerging countries, in addition to the normal performance evaluation and bidding process, they also pay special attention to one aspect.

I saw it and bought it.

So a good-looking promotional video is crucial.

For Luo Hairong, who is about to be promoted to general manager, he doesn't care about other things, but at this moment, the export of aviation products is definitely one of the achievements that he needs to pay most attention to.

What's more, Chang Haonan brought up this matter.

A large part of the reason why Luo Hairong was promoted to the position of deputy general manager at the age of 36 is that he presided over the signing of an upgrade and export order for hundreds of J-7Fs last year.

So if you really want to say it, he is still in Chang Haonan's favor.

After all, without the technical support provided by the latter, the J-7F model would probably have to wait a few more years to be finalized.

For the rapidly changing international situation and the arms market, this time is obviously too long.

And if we just sell the J-7MG...

Then you can really only make hard money.

Although the J-7F is still a "cost-effective" model according to the other party, the profit margin is frighteningly low in the aviation industry, and it has to be shared equally with more than a dozen other investors. However, the other party paid the advance payment directly in US dollars in cash. Still, the entire Rongfei staff had a good year.

At least I can let go of eating meat.

Luo Hairong knew in his heart that Pakistan's economic situation was worse than that of China, so it was impossible for him to be so wealthy. This order was backed by financial sponsors such as Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates.

He doesn't care why these Gulf countries are keen to spend money to help others build their armies, but one thing is clear.

The oil tycoons in the Middle East are really rich.

So when Chang Haonan once again mentioned the export of J-10, it was difficult for him not to be tempted.

"Then...Mr. Chang, what you mean is..."

"Our foundation in this area is relatively poor, so we'll do it bit by bit, but the first step is to at least have a fixed candidate. We can't just pull someone over every time something happens..."