The American sanctions have not yet reached the French side. After all, the Ministry of Commerce has just notified the Black Cloud Group. At this time, the U.S. government did not know what was going on. Seeing that Heiyun had actually developed a bomber similar to the HO-229 aircraft, of course, it wanted to buy a few to go back. Not only to bomb the opponent, but also to study it carefully.
The HH-01 Ghost fighter-bomber is technically ahead of the F-117 Nightingale stealth aircraft that the United States has just entered service. Although I don't want to admit it, this is a fact. Now all countries in the world may get this ghost aircraft, if they cannot master the technology and related principles. Then the United States will be very passive; in the future, cats and dogs may come to the United States.
Ian Wright is an old acquaintance of Bao Zixuan, who has negotiated about the Xiangjiang monster ground effect aircraft before. As the US military procurement personnel, he is quite familiar with the armament development of various countries in the world. Before the US Air Force purchased most of the weapons and equipment produced by domestic companies, of course, went out under special circumstances. The US Air Force has also purchased British-made Hai Yao fighter jets, just to come back and demonstrate.
The same is true for purchasing the HH-01 Ghost fighter-bomber, and the core weapons are still in their own hands. This is true of France, not to mention the mighty United States.
Prices are already set, so except for special customers. Bao Zixuan would not accept anyone easily, of course, the world still depends on strength. Americans still have to give face, otherwise everyone will have a hard time.
Bao Zixuan said with a smile, "General Ian Wright, long time no see; congratulations on your promotion."
When I met Ian Wright before, the other party was still a major general. I didn't expect that the other party had been promoted to lieutenant general after 2 years of absence. Combined with the age analysis, this kid definitely belongs to the kind of person with a promising future in the United States. It is a person with both background and ability.
I have always been very satisfied with being promoted to Ian Wright. Although many people have congratulated him before, he still feels that this is a major breakthrough in his military career, and he deserves more blessings. However, it is necessary to be polite, otherwise it will be characterized as defiant.
Ian Wright: "Mr. Bao is very kind. It is my honor to receive your blessing. The test flight of the HH-01 ghost plane was very successful just now, and the Black Cloud Group has developed an epoch-making product. But I hope Heiyun Group should not spread the technology of stealth aircraft, it will be detrimental to the stability of the world structure. If criminals get this aircraft, it is very likely that the world will fall into a state of war.”
Hearing what an American general said, Bao Zixuan was speechless. If the Americans did not stir up trouble, the world would indeed be a lot more peaceful. But what people said is also very reasonable, and the surface face still has to be given.
Bao Zixuan: "Thank you General Ian Wright for reminding me that the Black Cloud Group is a responsible company. I personally developed the bomber to demonstrate some things, and I never thought about how much profit I would make through him."
These words are almost deceiving ghosts, of course Ian Wright will not believe it. So he said with a smile: "The U.S. side wants to purchase 4 planes back. This time, the original planes are purchased and returned. The U.S. side will not make any improvements to what the planes are like from the factory. It is mainly a supplement to the existing bombing system. Mr. Bao will not refuse!"
Last time, the Americans just purchased the empty shells back, and all the internal electronic accessories were provided by domestic companies. What disappoints the US side is that the performance is much worse than that of the original Heiyun ground-effect aircraft. For this reason, they also used the ground-effect aircraft assembled in the United States and compared them with the ones purchased by the British side.
The gap between the two is very obvious, the British version is at least 15% stronger than the American version. Hardware is a product, and so is the mechanical structure. The only difference is software and electronic components; then there is only one possibility, and the adjustment of software and electronic components of Black Cloud is more reasonable.
Stealth bombers are not ground-effect aircraft, and if they are not careful, they will put the pilot in danger. This time Ian Wright and the U.S. government did not dare to take the risk, so they could only purchase them as they were and go back for analysis. At the same time, there is no need to purchase too much, as long as they can understand the aerodynamic layout and structure of the aircraft, so that they can design the detection radar according to the shape and structure.
At the same time, Ian Wright's confidence is that the United States has also launched related project research. The shape is very similar to the HH-01 You fighter-bomber; only the size and the bomb load are larger. I believe that with Murray's strong industrial base, it will be able to completely abuse the HH-01 Ghost Fighter Bomber of Heiyun.
Bao Zixuan: "Thanks to General Ian Wright and the American government for their favor. Anyone who wants to do business wants to do it. But now the Black Cloud Group does not dare to sell any large or high-value products to the United States, I hope you can understand. "
What's up with Ian Wright hearing that Black Cloud can't sell big-ticket or high-value products to the US. How come I don't know at all, is there something else going on here?
Without giving Ian Wright more time to think about it, Bao Zixuan continued: "Just now, the U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a notice. An anti-monopoly investigation will be conducted against the Black Cloud Group, and all projects exceeding $100 million during this period will be investigated. All must be reported to the Commerce Department. At this time, the sale of 4 HH-01 Ghost fighter-bombers to the US side is not approved at all, so I hope you can understand.”
Ian Wright was still happy to hear that the Commerce Department had launched an antitrust investigation into the Black Cloud Group. The commerce department finally got down to business, don't always check domestic companies all day long. The sales volume of the Black Cloud Group in the United States is so terrifying that it should have been investigated long ago. But not at this time, at least until the U.S. side has purchased the HH-01 Ghost fighter-bomber and acted.
Ian Wright: "Sorry, I don't know the behavior of the Commerce Department. But don't worry about this, Mr. Bao, this does not affect our transactions. You must know that military procurement is an independent accounting department, and the Commerce Department has no right to be dry. ."
In fact, Bao Zixuan never wanted to do this business with the Americans, and now he has even more excuses.
Bao Zixuan: "I'm sorry, General Ian Wright. I'm not very familiar with antitrust investigations in the United States, so I can't agree to you. I can't reply to you until I've questioned my lawyer and confirmed that there are no problems. Don’t dare to accept orders from the US side; once the transaction cannot be reached; it is a trivial matter for the Heiyun Group to lose money, and the loss of reputation cannot be recovered by money. At the same time, it may also offend the US side, so you can’t explain it.”
On the surface, it seems that Bao Zixuan is thinking about himself everywhere, but he can find it after careful analysis. This kid wants the military to call the shots on him and put pressure on the business sector. Ian Wright was born in the upper class of the United States, and of course he knew the significance of antitrust investigations. There must be some families who want to attack Heiyun Group and Bao Zixuan. I heard that this kid caused a heavy loss to Wall Street last time. According to Wall Street's usual style of doing things, it would be strange not to retaliate against him.
The interests involved here are too great, and the military must also consider whether it is worth it. You must know that the financial predators on Wall Street are not only rich and powerful, but also related to military spending!
If these financial predators are uncomfortable, future military funding will be a headache. On one side is the purchase and control of the world's most advanced stealth aircraft, and the other side is the interests of Wall Street financial tycoons. Ian Wright really didn't know what to choose. He could only report the matter to the Pentagon. Let Shangfeng have a headache, he is not enough to watch as a lieutenant general who has just been promoted.
Although he was very reluctant Ian Wright left the hangar where the Black Cloud Group was located after analyzing the pros and cons of the matter. Wall Street capital has already started against the Black Cloud Group, and there must be some unspeakable secrets. How can the military come forward at this time, isn't that a cause for hatred!
The most important thing about the HH-01 Ghost stealth aircraft is that the US side is not eager to get it. At this time, the F-117 Nightingale is already in service, and a new stealth aircraft is also being designed. The big deal can be borrowed from the British Air Force.
How to say that the Black Cloud Group belongs to the Hong Kong enterprise, where is the British still ruling. Ian Wright believes that the British government will purchase part of the HH-01 Ghost fighter-bomber. Given the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, there should be no problem in studying it in the past.
Since Ian Wright didn't continue to insist, Bao Zixuan knew that things were never that simple. It seems that the Americans are going to kill this time, and their purpose is definitely not the Black Cloud Bank. At present, only Heiyun Bank can be manipulated by Heiyun Group, and other companies do not have much loopholes. As for Hutchison Whampoa, the scale is not large, and there are not many tradable shares on the market.
After careful analysis, Bao Zixuan knew what Wall Street capital intended. The shark galltong and the charter king were given ** soup, and it seemed that it was time to make a choice.