Cooperation Canceled; Lucy, Not This One! (Seeking Reads)

"Cancel the cooperation with CFM on the integrated propulsion system? Great Xia wants to develop its own 100% domestically produced propulsion system?"

"The memorandum of understanding for this project was signed last year, and cooperation was scheduled to officially begin in two months."

Xu Qianren frowned, voicing his concerns, "If we make changes now, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

When Great Xia Commercial Aircraft was established last year, it was decided that the engine propulsion system provided by CFM would be the foundation.

Now that everything is ready, making such a huge change is tantamount to throwing away over a year of hard work.

He found this difficult to accept.

Zhang Yuli gazed at him, repeating his earlier statement, "This time, we will develop everything ourselves, including their engine integrated system."

"To build a 100% domestically produced large aircraft!"

Xu Qianren looked bewildered, "Dean Zhang, if we cancel the cooperation with CFM, with Great Xia Commercial Aircraft's current R&D capabilities..."

"Developing a suitable engine propulsion system will take too long. The C919 project can't wait that long."

If a purely domestic propulsion system could be used, who would want to use engines from other countries?

He didn't want to, and Great Xia Commercial Aircraft was even less willing.

Xu Qianren saw through the attitudes of these foreign companies very clearly. They spoke so nicely during the preliminary negotiations.

Currently, CFM was satisfying almost all of Great Xia Commercial Aircraft's requirements, even providing a preliminary plan for the integrated propulsion system in the shortest possible time.

But this was only because formal cooperation hadn't begun yet. When it came time for them to mass-produce aircraft, companies like CFM would definitely resort to their usual tactics: raising prices, imposing sales restrictions, and tightening the screws whenever they could.

However, how easy was it to develop an economically viable aero engine? Time was of the essence!

"Choosing CFM as a partner was a necessary compromise due to the lack of options," Xu Qianren sighed. "In the future, we will definitely switch to a domestic integrated propulsion system."

"To speed up the development of a domestic large aircraft, we had no other alternative."

After all, as a joint venture between Gaul Aviation and Eagle Country's General Electric Company, CFM held over 40% of the global market share for commercial aero engines. Adding General Electric's original 15% share.

The entire CFM International held over 55% of the market share, making it almost a behemoth in the field.

Its name alone indicated this: CFM Company's full name was International Engine Company. Without choosing them for cooperation, there was no better alternative.

Zhang Yuli and the others were well aware of this. "I know your concerns. Do you think we would rashly cancel the cooperation without being fully prepared?"

Meeting Xu Qianren's questioning gaze, he produced a large stack of newly printed blueprints. "Take a look at these first, and you'll understand why I'm saying this."

Picking up the top few sheets, Xu Qianren froze the moment his eyes fell upon them.

[Analysis of the New Flight Management Computer System (FMC).]

[Analysis of the New Commercial Large Thrust Aero Engine: With 83% bypass air and 17% core air for total thrust, it will minimize fuel combustion in the turbofan engine's combustion chamber. It uses IEC dynamic control of N1 shaft speed, adapting the thrust of all core and bypass airflows to the current flight status.]

[Technical Parameters: Fan Diameter: 3.251m. High-Pressure Compressor Stages: 9 stages. Low-Pressure Turbine: 6 stages. Maximum Thrust: 520KN]

"Hiss, this is??"

Xu Qianren glanced through it roughly and immediately gasped, "Hiss, this is? Design blueprints for an ultra-large civil airliner??"

Although he held a management position at Commercial Aircraft and not a research one, how could he not understand the value of these technologies?

Just looking at the 520KN thrust engine, wasn't it very close to GE's GE-115B?

"Now you know why we decided to cancel the cooperation with CFM," Zheng Lixing said cheerfully while sipping his tea.

"I understand. I'll go inform the CFM people right away!"

Xu Qianren nodded, his hands trembling slightly with excitement.

He completely believed that this technology was genuine.

Zhang Yuli and Zheng Lixing had no reason to lie to him about such a matter, and the notification to come to the Great Xia Academy of Sciences was directly from the highest-level meeting.

With this kind of technology, who would still want to serve these foreign devils?

Get lost!

The next day.

Nine in the morning.

Today was Saturday, Lu Ze's favorite day off.

In a small town outside the LLNL Laboratory in Eagle Country.

In the same coffee shop, Lu Ze sat quietly on a chair by the street, ordering a cup of coffee.

He was engrossed in a book, reading with great interest: "Whoa, there's actually a move that comes out of nowhere like this?"

Of course, the title of the book was definitely not Jin Ping Mei.

"Sir, your iced latte." It was a female voice that sounded somewhat familiar.

"Okay, just put it on the table."

Lu Ze, still engrossed in his book, replied without even looking up.

He picked up the iced latte and took a sip, a strong bitterness flooding his mouth. "Pfft, why is it still so bitter??"

"Is there something wrong with this coffee shop? Didn't I already say to add sugar and milk to the coffee?"

As Lu Ze was complaining, a pleasant laugh reached his ears. "Lu Ze, coffee by default doesn't have sugar or milk added. That's how you can taste its original flavor."

"So, do you know why I never eat bitter melon?"

Lu Ze looked at the girl in front of him with a helpless expression.

He had told her many times that he didn't like coffee without sugar, but she insisted on having him try it.

Lucy, wearing a white shirt and jeans that revealed her perfect figure, stood with her back to the sun. The light shone on her, making even her hair seem radiant. She looked like a perfect blend of cute and beautiful.

Her appearance was guaranteed to turn heads, a thousand percent.

Lu Ze, however, had developed a slight immunity to such beauty.

He frowned and forced himself to drink the unsweetened iced latte. "Lucy, what did you need me for today?"

If Lucy hadn't called him out early in the morning, he would probably still be sleeping in his dorm.

"Lu Ze, is Great Xia fun?" Lucy sat down and propped her chin on her hands.

To the West at this time, everything about Great Xia was shrouded in mystery.

Lucy had even asked him several times before: Do people in Sichuan ride pandas to school every day? Could she have one?

As if! He himself had barely seen a panda a few times!

"I think it's pretty good, at least much better than Eagle Country," Lu Ze said after a moment's thought. "There are many scenic spots with various cultural relics in my hometown, like the Mogao Caves with their thousand-year-old murals, and places like 'Spring breeze never passes Jade Gate Pass'."

After all, compared to Eagle Country, which had only been founded for a little over two hundred years, everywhere in Great Xia was a place of historical interest.

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