Chapter 880

"By the way, there's another news here. I don't know if you're interested?" Having finished the CSCB, Wang Siqing suddenly smiled.

"Oh... What?"

"Look, this is from Silicon Valley. It's an invitation to the second world computer Expo held in the capital of China. It's sent to YY's headquarters in Xiangjiang, China. It's also sent to the headquarters of Feixun technology in Silicon Valley.

Schmidt knew that you were more concerned about the situation in Huaxia. He asked if you were interested in attending, so he sent this invitation. Why, he didn't mention it to you at the previous reception? " Wang Siqing explained with a smile.

"The world computer Expo is still the second session. This name is really loud!" Li Feng looked at it and joked with a smile.

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"Ha ha, look at the time. If you really have time and are bored, you can go around."

"It's March 24, Chinese time. It's just the time for the Oscar ceremony here. Do you want to go?" Wang Siqing asked again.

"Well, you'll remind me at that time. It depends. You can go around whether it's an Oscar or an Expo. You can choose again at that time."

"OK, I'll mark it out and wait until then."

"Well, good!"

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Two days later, Northrop Raytheon headquarters in San Diego, California.

"What do you think, John?" Rumsfeld asked Li Feng with a smile in the chairman's office at the headquarters of the new Northrop Raytheon company in San Diego.

In the office, in addition to ram, there are the former Northrop CEP, the current Vice President Kent, the former president of Leighton and the current Vice President Hugh, who are the top leaders of the new company.

"That's a good proposal. To tell you the truth, I always thought Newport News shipyard was owned by Northrop Grumman. I didn't expect it. It seems that we all want to go together!" Li Feng replied jokingly.

"So you agree with our acquisition plan?" Kent Kresa asked with a smile.

"I think it's good. If we can acquire it, we can naturally ensure our dominant position in the shipbuilding field. Although the profit of the shipbuilding business is very low, it has great potential influence. I just don't know if Newport News shipyard is willing to sell it? " Li Feng replied with a smile.

"John, you have just seen that in 1996, Newport News shipyard was spun off from its parent company and listed in New York, with a market value of about US $2 billion. They obtained funds through listing financing and are ready to march into commercial shipbuilding again.

This is not the first time Newport shipyard has developed towards commercial shipbuilding. Unfortunately, it has ended in failure all the time, so it has to lose a lot of money and huge losses. In our opinion, Newport is developing towards commercial shipbuilding again, which also creates an opportunity for us to acquire. " Kent Kresa explained with a smile.

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"Oh...?"

In the face of Li Feng's doubts, Kent cressarton explained at the time, which also made Li Feng understand the difficulties faced by Newport shipyard.

According to ordinary people's opinion, Newport shipyard is known as "the cradle of American aircraft carriers and the world's first shipyard". It should not be bad for money, but in fact, Newport shipyard is really bad for money.

Yes, as the only super shipyard in the United States and even in the world that can build nuclear powered aircraft carriers and very few nuclear powered submarines, according to ordinary people, it should not be short of money. After all, both nuclear powered aircraft carriers and submarines are super expensive things.

However, what outsiders don't know is that although Newport News shipyard has never lacked orders, the profits are actually very low or even make no money. Therefore, the shipyard owner Huntington family and the management have broken their hearts.

Yes, Newport News shipyard, known as the "cradle of aircraft carriers and the world's first shipyard", is a real private and family enterprise. Of course, there are many shareholders in today's shipyards, but the Huntington family still occupies the majority.

At the beginning, in order to reduce the shipyard's dependence on the Navy, Newport News shipyard made a commercial shipbuilding attempt in the 1970s and prepared to build a world-wide luxury cruise ship. As a result, the ability of Laomei shipyard to manufacture commercial ships was questionable. In addition, it was in the energy crisis at that time, which naturally failed and suffered heavy losses.

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Since the 1970s, Newport News has entered the field of commercial shipbuilding for many times. As a result, it has experienced disastrous failures again and again. Finally, the company was a little unable to support it. It really had no money. It had to be separated from its parent company tannick in 1996 and listed independently on the New York Stock Exchange.

Then the funds raised by listing are ready to enter the field of commercial ships. Well, the management and shareholders of Newport News do not believe in evil.

Although it is only at the beginning of 1998, the history of previous lives has told us that Newport News still suffered heavy losses and ended in failure. Therefore, the final result was that it was pocketed by Northrop Grumman, a military giant of the United States, with us $2.6 billion in 2001.

Today's Northrop Raytheon company can build everything except the nuclear powered aircraft carrier of the United States due to the shipbuilding business of the former Northrop Grumman company and the original Leighton company. However, in terms of aircraft carrier, it has to be said that Newport News shipyard is in a monopoly position.

Therefore, Li Feng reacted at this time. Although it is not too difficult for him to go around the aircraft carrier, after all, his identity is really different now, but he is not as casual as he thought. After all, his company can't build an aircraft carrier.

"In other words, do you think the next commercial ship plan of Newport News shipyard will fail?" Li Feng came over at this time and asked with a smile.

"Haha... John, I think so. When this plan fails and ends in huge losses, it is the time for us to buy Newport News shipyard." Rumsfeld replied with a smile.

"Are you...?"

"Now, that is to say hello to you first. We can privately collect all aspects of the shipyard to prepare for possible acquisitions in the future."

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What else can Li Feng say in the face of such super managers who think so far? I can only say it silently. I'm waiting to step on the day when my shipyard produces aircraft carriers.

Next, Li Feng had fun in Santiago for a few days and visited all aspects of the former Northrop Grumman company, such as museums and strictly confidential laboratories, which opened Li Feng's eyes.

Fortunately, there has been a lesson from Raytheon before, so as not to make a fool of yourself. Facing the world's leading scientific and technological military products, Li Feng was surprised and proud.

Of course, Li Feng, who had long wanted to fly, put forward the idea of flying a plane. Well, in his previous life, he was used to those super business leaders flying their own planes. Li Feng had thought about it long ago. He had also trained many courses in Hughes Aircraft Company and Raytheon aircraft company.

Li Feng plans to take some time every year to think about what he can drive F22 and fly a few laps in the future. It feels absolutely extraordinary. As for Li Feng's physical quality or something.

Well, in terms of physical fitness, even the physical fitness of the world's first pilot can't compare with Li Feng.

Li Feng still remembers that when training teachers saw Li Feng's physical test data, whether in Hughes Aircraft Company or Raytheon aircraft company, they were surprised and said that their boss's physical quality could be said to be the best in the world.