U.S. Army Materiel Command, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
A U.S. military officer in military uniform and two followers strode along the corridor to the door of the reception room. The soldier standing by the door opened the door of the reception room in time and said to the officer, "Please come in."
gesture. The officer nodded slightly and then walked into the reception room.
Six Chinese people were sitting on the sofa in the reception room, namely Liang Rongjian, Luo Kaimeng, Xiao Weihao and Qin Hai, Ning Mo, and Yu Haitao. The first three were representatives sent by 70x to the United States to promote new bulletproof vests, Qin Hai.
The other three people basically came to watch the excitement. Originally, Xu Guoquan just hoped that Qin Hai could accompany Liang Rongjian and his party to the United States so that he could answer some technical questions at any time. But Qin Hai said that his little brothers Ning Mo and Yu Haitao both
He was very interested in the American soldiers and wanted to go with him to see the excitement. Xu Guoquan had no choice but to nod and agree.
Regarding the issue of selling new body armor to the U.S. military, the Science, Technology and Industry Committee was a little hesitant, but could not withstand Xu Guoquan’s repeated pleas on the phone, and finally had no choice but to agree. As Xu Guoquan himself analyzed, this new type of body armor is not included in the list.
It is difficult to define the classification level of products within the scope of military research. Considering that the 70x Institute is indeed facing financial difficulties and is anxiously waiting for the extra money to buy rice for cooking, the leaders of the Science and Technology Commission are happy to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Xu Guoquan was allowed to act expediently.
After confirming that the business could be done, Xu Guoquan immediately arranged for Liang Rongjian, Luo Kaimeng and Xiao Weihao to go to the United States on behalf of 70x. In fact, when they came from Tongjiang Province this time, they already had such an arrangement.
, otherwise I wouldn’t have brought a translator to Jintang.
Since the development and production of bulletproof vests were all completed by Qin Hai, Xu Guoquan asked Qin Hai to arrange for a technician to accompany Liang Rongjian and his party to the United States. What he never expected was that Qin Hai actually asked
Xu Guoquan naturally welcomed this with both hands. Qin Hai could earn hundreds of millions at such a young age. He must be a business wizard. Being able to let Qin Hai take action doubled his chances of success.
Qin Hai agreed to go to the United States with Liang Rongjian and others on the condition that he bring Ning Mo and Yu Haitao with him. Naturally, Xu Guoquan would not refuse this, Qin Hai said it anyway. He, Ning, and Yu were all responsible for their own travel expenses.
, does not need to be borne by 70x, so what reason does Xu Guoquan have to object?
The group took a plane in Pujiang and flew directly to New York. Then they transferred to Alexandria. Xiao Weihao and Liang Rongjian were in charge of contacting the United States. Although Qin Hai was quite capable,
, but he still can't handle this kind of thing between the military.
After some setbacks, they finally got permission from the U.S. Army Materiel Command and were able to go to the headquarters to discuss the sale of body armor. After they sat in the reception room of the Army Materiel Command for a few minutes, the real owner finally arrived.
"Mr. McInnes, we meet again."
Seeing the US military officer entering the door, Liang Rongjian was stunned for a moment, then stood up and walked towards the man. At the same time, he greeted him affectionately in English.
The U.S. military officer was the deputy director of the Second Bureau of the Army Materiel Command, McInnes. He was notified on the first day that a Chinese company was coming to visit today to promote a new type of body armor produced by them, and he was responsible for receiving it.
He did not expect that among the sales representatives of Chinese companies, there were actually acquaintances of his.
Not only had Liang Rongjian and McInnes met before, but they were also good friends. It’s a long story, and it goes back to the so-called “Peace Model” in the 1980s. After China and the United States established diplomatic relations in 1979, the two
There was a "honeymoon period" in the United States for a period of time. In order to deal with the common enemy the Soviet Union, the United States carried out a number of military cooperation with China, including providing China with some advanced military equipment. This was what was called a model of peace at the time.
As a member of the military scientific research system, Liang Rongjian was sent to the United States for a year-long study during that period. At that time, McInnis was the person in charge of the United States and had dealt with Liang Rongjian for a long time and had a close relationship with him.
Quite closely. This time, Xu Guoquan arranged for Liang Rongjian to be the person in charge of sales in the United States because of his experience studying in the United States.
In the late 1980s, Sino-US relations broke down, and the Peace Model Project naturally came to an end. After that, Liang Rongjian never heard from McInnis again. Who would have thought that they would meet again on such an occasion.
Hearing Liang Rongjian's greeting and taking a closer look at the other person's face, McInnis also burst into laughter, stepped forward and gave Liang Rongjian a bear hug without further explanation.
"Oh, Mr. Liang, I'm so happy to see you." McInnis said without any disguise.
Americans don't have so many concerns about political correctness when doing things. Speaking of which, Sino-US relations are still on the eve of breaking the ice, and there are still some taboos between each other. McInnis can treat Liang Rongjian so enthusiastically, so that Qin Hai,
Xiao Weihao and others' eyes lit up.
"Mr. Liang, is there any reason why you are not wearing a military uniform?" McInnes asked Liang Rongjian to sit down, then sat on the sofa opposite and asked Liang Rongjian.
"I am no longer in the military." Liang Rongjian responded with a smile.
"Really?" McInnes looked at Liang Rongjian, with a hint of teasing flashing in his eyes.
Liang Rongjian nodded seriously and said: "I have left the military. Now I am a sales representative of China Qilin Company and came to the United States specifically to do business."
If you want to sell bulletproof vests to the United States, of course you cannot use the name of 70x, because the relationship between the two parties is still a bit tense, and it would be too sensitive to directly conduct transactions between the military. Liang Rongjian came this time using a company called 70x.
The name of Qilin's company. This "Qilin" is actually the homophone of 70 in 70x. This company was only temporarily established the day before Liang Rongjian left Jintang. Even the industrial and commercial registration process was completely omitted.
Yes, it is a leather bag company through and through.
McInnes is a smart man. He had a lot of dealings with the Chinese side and knew some of the Chinese rules. Liang Rongjian said that he had left the military and was a salesperson for Qilin Company. McInnes knew it very well.
, knowing that this is just a cover to deceive others. Even if someone like Liang Rongjian really loses his military status, he must be inextricably linked to the military secretly.
"I heard that you have developed a new type of body armor. Is there anything special about it?" McInnis stopped asking about Liang Rongjian's identity and went directly to the topic of today's meeting.
"We have used a new type of fiber that is different from Kevlar to create this new type of body armor. In theory, we have also developed a military helmet based on this new type of fiber." Liang Rongjian told Qin Hai along the way.
Answered in a deliberate manner.
McInnes asked: "Did you bring samples?"
"Bring it." Qin Hai stood up and took a backpack, took out a body armor and a helmet, and handed them to Liang Rongjian. After Liang Rongjian took them, he handed them over to McInnes.
"Such a thin body armor?" McInnes was slightly startled when he got the body armor and helmet. From the appearance, he could see that this body armor was thinner and thinner than Kevlar body armor, even though it had better protective performance.
Similarly, its technical level is also higher than that of Kevlar body armor. In his mind, the equipment level of the Chinese Army is far behind that of the US military. Unexpectedly, in the field of body armor, the Chinese have come to the forefront.
After looking at it for a while, he handed the two pieces of equipment to the two followers who had just come in with him and asked them to study it. The two followers looked left and right with body armor and helmets, and their faces gradually became serious.
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"Can you tell me what fiber you are using?" One of the attendants asked Liang Rongjian after studying it for a while.
"hshmpe." Six letters popped out of Qin Hai's mouth.
"High-strength and high-modulus polyethylene?" The attendant directly reported the full name of the English abbreviation. Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene can also be called high-strength and high-modulus polyethylene. This material has been around since the 1970s, but it has not yet been industrialized.
There are also people in the United States who are studying the industrial production of this material, so McInnis's subordinate knows something about it.
"Mr. Setzler specializes in the study of high-strength fibers, and he has in-depth research on Kevlar fibers." McInnes pointed to his follower and introduced to Liang Rongjian and others.
"Dear Sir, as far as I know, high-strength and high-modulus polyethylene fiber cannot yet be industrially produced. If your body armor is made of this fiber, can you guarantee sufficient production?" Setzler asked bluntly.
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Qin Hai smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Setzler, what you know is outdated. In fact, we have achieved mass production of high-strength and high-modulus polyethylene. If you need it, we can guarantee that we will provide no less than 5
Ten thousand pieces of this new type of body armor."
"Mass production? How did you do it?" Setzler was a little surprised. He knew the difficulty of this technology, and he had never heard of China's accumulation in this area before. Why did the Chinese suddenly claim that
Has mass production technology been solved?
Qin Hai smiled and said nothing. Setzler's question was too abrupt. Who would reveal it so easily when it involves core technology?
"Sorry, sorry..." Setzler also reacted, knowing that he had asked a question that he shouldn't have asked. He explained: "Sir, please don't get me wrong. I don't want to know your technical secrets, I'm just curious that you are here."
When did the research on this fiber begin? As far as I know, the Dutch company that first obtained the patent for high-strength and high-modulus polyethylene fiber was unable to achieve large-scale production. Otherwise, this fiber should have been used in the manufacture of body armor long ago.