Chapter 399 Extreme cost reduction

The process is not important, not at all. After some cordial and friendly communication, the two reached a consensus. Sean has the ability to take away the technology for independent production without paying a penny, but Sean is a very particular person and decided to bring the original author with him.

Make a fortune together.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Grumman President Bertie Buzzell does not know that for Sean, the most urgent thing is time.

According to normal logic, it takes about three years to start a company, find a site, build a factory, purchase equipment, recruit a technical team, research and development, design, improve, experiment, finalize, and determine the process... until the product is offline.

From order delivery to making money, it takes about 5 years!

This is the process of developing and designing an aircraft under normal circumstances.

Although the technology of propeller aircraft like the Cat series is very old, new aircraft require a lot of modern equipment, new processes, and improved performance. Even if the technology is mature, it will take at least three years to make money.

There is no way to shorten the time further.

But what is Sean's actual plan?

Half a year!

The first generation aircraft rolls off the production line!

The timeline is extended to a few years, and Sean has all the means to make money, so he doesn’t care about bullshit propeller planes!

After reaching the above consensus, Sean signaled to Bertie Buzzell that he could propose a cooperation plan.

After thoroughly recognizing Grumman's weak position in the negotiations, Bertie Bazell, as a professional manager, quickly positioned himself, "I have two plans. Grumman is responsible for the old negotiation."

We will carry out modern design modifications on the model, come up with new products, and be responsible for production and sales. Since Mr. Sean has proposed the idea, I think you must have a sales plan, right?"

Seeing Sean nod, Bertie Bazell continued: "In this case, Mr. Sean can take 50% of the pure profit of the new aircraft!"

Grumman made a lot of concessions to this plan, at least that's how Bertie Buzzell saw it. Sean didn't need to invest, there was no risk, and he could still get 40% of the profit, which was a huge profit.

"Are there any other cooperation plans?" Sean asked again.

Bertie Bazell raised his eyebrows, "If Mr. Sean is willing to take risks and invest in research, he can contribute new patents and get 50% of the profits. This is the biggest concession."

"How long will it take for the product to be offline?" Sean asked calmly.

"Three years."

Sean coughed lightly, looked at Bertie Bazell and said, "I also have a cooperation plan, please listen to it."

"To form a new company, you will use Grumman to hold shares. The new company does not require you to invest a penny. The company's share ratio is 2:8."

"So what do we put in?" asked Bertie Buzzell.

"Part of the technical staff and original materials will be seconded, and 150% of the salary will be paid by the new company during the secondment period."

"Then what?" Bertie Buzzell asked with a puzzled look on his face when he saw Sean stopped talking.

"There is no more."

"No more!" Bertie Buzzell looked at Sean in shock, "We only need to invest this little thing?"

Sean nodded.

"Then in principle we can agree." Bertie Buzzell thought for a moment and nodded.

This distribution ratio is acceptable when only a few people are seconded and no risks are taken.

"Where is Mr. Sean going to build the factory? Where is the R&D center? The other thing is the production plan and product rollout time. We have to dispatch a research team according to the situation. After all, we cannot delay the normal work of Grumman." Bertie Baze

I asked casually.

"There is no factory." Sean shook his head.

Bertie Barzel:???

Looking up in confusion and picking his ears, Bertie Buzzell thought he heard wrongly, "Mr. Sean, I didn't hear you clearly?"

"There is nothing to fuss about, there is no factory, and there is no production plan, but I can tell you when the product will roll off the production line, I will sell the aircraft in half a year at most!" Sean said in an understatement.

But Bertie Buzzell was no longer calm.

Suddenly standing up from his seat, Bertie Buzzell waved his arms and shouted with an exaggerated expression: "Mr. Sean, what kind of international joke are you making? There is no factory? There is no R&D center? The product will be offline in half a year.

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"You are crazy or I am crazy. This is simply impossible. We all have precious time. This joke is not funny at all."

"Who are you kidding?" Sean rolled his eyes, sat back on the sofa, raised his hand and pressed it, "Calm down, calm down, okay?"

"Impossible? There are so many impossibilities in this world. There is nothing impossible unless you don't want to do it. Since I said it, I am sure!"

"Ha!" Bertie Buzzell sneered. If I were a layman, I would have been fooled by you. However, he still walked to Sean and sat down. He wanted to see this famous man who was so prosperous.

How can a self-made millionaire accomplish this miracle?

"My plan is this." Sean took a sip of coffee and then said slowly: "First, set a design standard for the new aircraft, such as cruise speed, combat radius, stall speed, weapons mounting, etc.

Technical parameters, then you send some technical personnel with the information, and I will arrange for people to send them to the East."

"Eastern?" Bertie Buzzell was stunned, and then laughed loudly, "Oh my God, Mr. Shawn, are you kidding me? Oriental, they can study airplanes? This is simply the best thing I have ever heard.

Laughable joke.”

He doesn't like Orientals, very much!

"Dongfang, one of the countries in the world with a complete modern aircraft manufacturing industry chain." Sean tilted his head and looked at Bazel with a half-smile, his eyes full of ridicule, "You will not be affected by propaganda.

, I think they wear big braids, ride horses, and are so poor that they can’t even afford food.”

"Do you need me to remind you, A-6A attack aircraft."

Bertie Bazell's expression froze, and he subconsciously raised his hand to touch his nose, his face full of embarrassment. Well, inertial thinking, stereotypes, and subconscious neglect.

He is engaged in fighter jets. After being reminded by Sean, he immediately remembered that the east can produce second-generation jet fighters. The production of imitation MiG-19s is close to 6,000.

It is this that makes Bazel hate it. The second-generation J-6 shot down two US military A-6A attack aircraft in 1967, and this A-6A attack aircraft was produced by Grumman.

The sufferer is here!

"Okay, I admit that Dongfang has design and construction capabilities, but... they are all copied by the Soviets, and we at Grumman are independently developed. Technically, Dongfang has no comparability with us!" Bazell said sternly.

said.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, we are still talking about new aircraft and making money." Sean nodded perfunctorily, "I will take some technical staff and information to the east. There is not a need for many technical staff, mainly to provide ideas and

guide the work, and then the scientific researchers from the East will help complete the design and testing work."

"Why do you have to do this? We can do it independently!" Bazel frowned, he didn't like the east side, he didn't like it very much, it was a shame!

"Nonsense!" Sean rolled his eyes, "How much does an American scientific researcher get paid per month? Do you know how much an American scientific researcher needs to be paid to have room and board in the laboratory every day? Do you know how much it is in the east?"

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"Do you know how much money it costs to invest in R&D for the same technology in the United States? How much money does it cost to invest in the east?"

"Uh... I don't know." Bazel shook his head stupidly, how could he care about this, but the capitalist's intuition told him that there might be a big gap.

"Let me tell you, the current monthly salary for aviation scientific researchers in the east is 15-20 US dollars a month. They voluntarily work overtime without being paid, and food and accommodation are included." Sean looked at Bazel with a strange smile.

"Poof!" Bazel really spurted out a mouthful of blood. Even if he didn't work overtime, the gap was thousands of times!

If you work overtime, the difference is 3,000 times, maybe more.

"If Grumman is asked to design and study this aircraft, how many researchers can you send?" Sean still looked at him with a strange expression.

"Two people." Bazel held out two fingers.

This refers to the project leader, who usually leads a research team, with supporting auxiliary researchers and assistants. Generally, a team has about 15 people.

This is already a lot. The annual salary of the project leader is very high. The total salary of a team is about 250,000 US dollars per month. Grumman does not have many scientific research teams in total.

Companies have to consider operating costs, and the investment in scientific research is really too high.

Many large companies have been dragged down by the pressure of scientific research. There is a reason why companies in the east are unwilling to invest in scientific research.

The so-called scientific research directions are all illusory. Before the results are confirmed, it is pure investment. Once the direction is wrong, all investment will be wasted.

Take rear projection technology and LCD technology in the television industry as an example. Competition was fierce back then, but the final result was that companies betting on rear projection suffered heavy losses.

There are countless similar examples, such as the battle between Blu-ray and HD in optical disc technology,

The Blu-ray camp is dominated by companies such as Sony, Mitsubishi, and Dell, and the HD camp is dominated by Toshiba, NEC, Microsoft, and Intel. The final result is that the Blu-ray camp loses all its money.

And even if results are produced, it is still unknown whether they can bring profits. From laboratory results to industrial applications, it is another big hurdle. This time is measured in years.

How many results are left to rot and gather dust in the laboratory!

Even if industrialization is completed, it is still unknown whether the technology will be accepted by the market. There is a fear that it will be put into production and then rot in the hands.

Faced with so many difficulties, the vast majority of companies in the East are certainly unwilling to invest money into this bottomless pit. If they have time to speculate in real estate, engage in finance, and unblock the relationships above, they can easily make money.

You're crazy, you're taking your money and throwing it away, and you can't even see a single wave!

Even if it really confuses you, what's the use? When the time comes, we won't all be together... Ahem, the only way to file a lawsuit is to use local insurance... What... Ahem.

I find your legal system a bit funny - Zhou Weiming, director of Zixi County Legal Affairs Office.

Let’s get back to business…
To be continued...