The tendering conference is over.

After Lu Zhou, there are many research institutes and aerospace companies that have closely cooperated with the defense units to show their own technology on the ppt, although there are many more exaggerated concepts than the one on the ppt. Figure, but everyone seems to have nothing to vomit.

In this way, in this strange atmosphere, the tendering conference came to an end.

After the meeting, Lu Zhou returned to the hotel. After taking a shower, he called the business card collected in the previous period and then called the school sister. He then called the school sister at the tender meeting and Yuan Yuanshi. I gambled about it.

Strictly speaking, this is not a gamble with Academician Yuan. After all, it is not interesting to bet with a chief engineer. Even if he wins the aerospace group, he can't say the finale.

Instead, this is a verbal agreement with the nature of betting.

That is, the tendering plan for the 50-ton load delivery of the low-earth orbit will be replaced by the “finished product” instead of the bidding documents. Or in other words, whoever proves that he has the ability to send a 50-ton load to low-Earth orbit, can win the bid if the offer does not exceed the opponent's too much.

And this funding will probably be between 9 and 12 billion rmb.

Although it is only a verbal agreement, it has been recognized by the leaders of the Science and Technology Bureau and the top leaders of the aerospace group, and it has been written into the transcript of the meeting. In a certain sense, it has certain enforcement effect.

After all, let’s put aside the gambling in front of so many peers. If the electric propulsion system of Star Technology can really be as advanced as the one shown on the ppt, the Science and Technology Bureau does not have this. The reason for technical paying.

And no matter who wins from this competition, the bidders will not lose.

Of course, for Star Technology, in the face of aerospace giants such as the space group, the pressure to participate in this competition is not small. In the case that the 500-ton liquid-oxygen kerosene engine has been basically developed, if they are worried about it, it may not be possible to make the Long March 9 on the blueprint ahead of time.

However, despite this, Lu Zhou still has a lot of odds.

Now that the technology of miniaturization of the Hall propulsion unit and the controllable fusion device has been completed, the design of the space shuttle has entered the final stage. As long as the funds can be followed, he believes that the performance of Xiao Ai and those industries that are hard to buy. The device will not live up to his expectations.

however……

After he finished the matter and the school sister, he still couldn’t help but be counted.

"Why don't you tell me about this kind of thing in advance?"

Lu Zhou sighed and said: "At the time, I was unable to make a phone call at the meeting. Even the communication equipment was turned over. I just want to inform you, but I have to tell you about it?"

Sitting in the office chair, Chen Yushan said with a headache: "Your decision is too sloppy... Do you know what this means to us?"

Although the development prospects of Star Technology are very good, as a company focused on R&D, it is still inferior to the giants of the aerospace group. Especially in the aerospace field, this competition is not a heavyweight opponent.

Regardless of the technical reserves and industrial capacity, the Aerospace Group is enough to compare Star Technology to the experience.

Otherwise, why did the so-called "gambling agreement" come out, and other companies basically gave up the bid for this project? Instead, focus on the bidding for projects such as the lunar module, astronaut life support equipment, etc.

Because in the near-Earth orbital delivery capability, no company has the confidence to defeat the "500-ton liquid-oxygen kerosene engine", and it has no confidence to beat the "Long 9".

This is the strength of the old aerospace group!

The index finger tapped on the arm of the chair. After Lu Zhou heard the complaint from the school sister, the expression continued without any change: "But this is the best way. If it is a normal bid, we will not press the offer." Very low, otherwise it is difficult to win them."

In fact, it goes without saying that it is very difficult, but there is no hope at all.

According to the situation at the time, most experts and scholars in the aerospace field did not believe that he could do it.

And the most important thing is that the interest of the Science and Technology Bureau in his electric propulsion system is obviously less than one tenth of the interest in small controllable fusion devices...

Sighing, Chen Yushan couldn’t help but support the situation: "The best way is to give up this bid. If you must build this space shuttle... we can also accumulate experience from some small shè missions, and then Consider participating in such a project."

From the perspective of an eo, this is the most appropriate approach.

A project whose income is not proportional to the risk is completely unnecessary.

In fact, the ability to hatch small-scale controllable fusion reactors is not a loss.

At the Naval Equipment Research Institute, the improvement of the technology of the controllable fusion device was completed. A large number of military enterprises will pay for the technology in their hands. Although the income of national defense patents is limited, it is not a problem to earn back the research funds invested in the previous period.

However, Chen Yushan’s worry is on the other hand.

After listening to Lu Zhou’s self-confident explanation, she sighed and said, “Which bank will grant seven or eight billion loans to this project! Unless you intend to reduce the stake in East Asia Power, Otherwise, I can't get so much money."

"Well... the money thing I actually solved, you don't have to worry about this."

"I just said, there is no money, etc., what?" Chen Yushan stunned for about two or three seconds in an instant, and asked in a disbelief tone, "Solution, solved?"

“Well,” Lu Zhou nodded. “Ashi Group is willing to make a part...in the form of investment.”

Although accepting this investment means that after the completion of the project, Ashi will share the settlement fee of the Science and Technology Bureau at a certain rate while recovering the investment cost, but Lu Zhou itself is not very concerned about being able to How much profit can be earned in the project, so it does not matter.

After all, compared to the wider world beyond the Earth, this ticket to the moon is not even a small profit.

The phone was silent for about half a minute.

After a while, I came out with a word.

"Are they crazy?"

"Maybe," Lu Zhou shrugged and said in a joking tone. "But I think they still have confidence in us winning this 'gambling game', so I think you can have more confidence in me. ”

In fact, it is impossible to lose money. If you lose 10,000 steps, even if Star Technology loses the gamble, they will not be badly miserable.

After all, in the three aerospace industry support policies announced by the state at the beginning of the year, the investment in the aerospace sector was regulated. The funds invested in aerospace projects are tax deductibles that can enjoy the same amount of turnover in other businesses.

Seeing Lu Zhou still has no intention to change his mind, Chen Yushan no longer persuaded, sighed and said.

"Well, since you have said this, I will not persuade you. In short, I will try to help you save costs... Support your project and keep going without affecting the quality and progress of the project."

Lu Zhou smiled and nodded.

"Well, please, please."

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