12-68 Give up your life to accompany the gentleman
The flight from Jiangbei to Beijing was only at night. The factory office sent a car to take Lu Tianming and his party to the airport. They carried their simple luggage through the security check and sat down in the waiting room. Outside the glass curtain wall was the brightly lit airport.
An Airbus painted by China Eastern Airlines was waiting quietly, and airport staff used forklifts to transport aviation food and luggage into the luggage compartment in the belly of the aircraft.
"You can just take the train. Why take a plane? It's so expensive." Old Wen was used to frugality, and he still feels resentful about Ye Zhiqiu's decision to book two tickets to the capital.
Lu Tianming smiled heartily and said: "Gong Wen, you are behind the times. Air tickets are now cheaper than high-speed rail tickets, and they are safer than high-speed rail. It would be great if we fly together and can chat and relieve boredom on the way."
The secretary joked: "Gong Wen, it's not a good idea for Mr. Lu to spend public funds on you to fly you on a plane and drive out chowder."
Old Wen chuckled and said: "There is nothing fun about flying. I have flown on the Y-5, Y-7, Y-8, Trident, Z-5, Black Hawk, Dolphin, and Little Antelope, but this is really my first time on a passenger plane."
"Gong Wen, what was your rank when you were a soldier?" Ye Zhiqiu asked. Although Lao Wen was his master, he rarely mentioned his own affairs.
Old Wen smiled faintly: "It's a captain, an army captain."
"Tell us about your deeds back then." Ye Zhiqiu said with longing. Lao Wen hesitated for a moment, that memory was a scar he didn't want to touch.
Just when they were embarrassed, the boarding announcement started. Everyone picked up their luggage and tickets, passed the ticket gate one by one, walked to the tarmac, climbed up the gangway and found their seats. Ye Zhiqiu helped Lao Wen put away his luggage and asked him to sit on the seat.
At the window position, ten minutes later, the plane slid onto the runway, took off, and flew north in the night.
Lao Wen looked at the night outside the port window and couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts. A young self appeared in front of his eyes, wearing a brown and green 87-style army uniform, carrying a golden captain's epaulettes, a white shirt and a black tie. He was heroic and majestic. He was
The deputy leader and senior engineer of the new model research project team can be said to be very proud of himself.
But all this lasted only two years. Because a new model of weapon had an accident, he became the scapegoat. Then he got divorced and was fired from the military. His bright future turned into a dead end. He left with his young daughter helpless.
He moved to a base, moved through several units, and finally took root in Jiangbei Chenguang Machinery Factory and became an unknown ordinary technician.
Later, he suffered from severe kidney disease and his factory was on the verge of bankruptcy. His daughter followed him and suffered for more than ten years.
It all started with that out-of-control missile.
For a long time, cruise missiles have been an eternal nightmare that has lingered in Lao Wen's mind. It wasn't until that day when Lu Tianming proposed to lead a team to develop a simplified version of ultra-cheap cruise missiles that he suddenly woke up. If he wanted to break this curse, he had to
Get up from where you fell!
Lao Wen is a top student who graduated from the Harbin Engineering University. He worked in the most cutting-edge research institute in the military as a project leader. Although that was twenty years ago, the foundation is still there. These technical requirements put forward by Lu Tianming
, in his opinion, it’s just childish.
Lu Tianming came to Beijing this time to find old connections and try to include the cruise missiles produced by Chenguang Factory in the procurement plan of the General Armament Department. At least to let the superiors know that Chenguang Factory has information, and they have prepared a lot of information for this purpose.
It also relied on many connections. The success or failure of Chenguang Factory cannot be said to be in one fell swoop, but it is also a crucial battle.
"Gong Wen, please lie down for a while." Ye Zhiqiu handed over a small pillow, interrupting Lao Wen's thoughts.
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The flight from Jiangbei to the Capital Airport was not long. It took only an hour and a half to fly there. When they landed, it was already 11:30 in the night. After leaving the airport, a military-branded Toyota Cos took them to a five-star hotel in the city.
We stayed at the hotel. It was the first time in Lao Wen's life that he stayed in such a luxurious hotel, and he couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
It was already very late, but the host proposed to hold a banquet for them. It was hard to refuse the hospitality, so Lu Tianming had no choice but to risk his life to accompany Junzi. Because Lao Wen was old and in bad health, he went back to his room to rest first.
In the middle of the night, Lao Wen was awakened by a noise. When he opened his eyes, he saw that the bathroom light was on and there was the sound of vomiting. He put on his slippers and went over to see that Lu Tianming was lying next to the toilet, picking his throat, smelling of alcohol.
Lao Wen quickly patted Lu Tianming's back and helped him get a hot towel. Lu Tianming wiped his face and waved his hand: "I'm fine. It's not that easy to pour me down." He stumbled to the bedside and looked at his head.
After falling down, thunderous snoring began.
Early the next morning, Lu Tianming woke up from his sleep and found himself lying on the bed fully clothed with his shoes on the floor. Lao Wen had already gotten up and was calculating data on the hotel's letterhead.
"Oh, yesterday was embarrassing." Lu Tianming got up and said, "Seven people drank ten bottles of Wuliangye. I never drank like this when I was in the army. I am no longer as good as young people when I am old."
Lao Wen turned around and said: "Yesterday you went to bed without taking off your clothes. I couldn't move you alone. I wanted to ask them for help. No matter how hard I knocked on the door, no one answered. I thought maybe you were drunk, so I didn't disturb you anymore.
them."
Lu Tianming said: "The two of them blocked a lot of wine for me. Alas, that's how it is when asking for help. You risk your life to accompany a gentleman. I will have to drink at noon and evening today. Wen Gong, you are busy with your business and leave us alone."
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It was the first time that Lao Wen came to see his daughter at Beiqing University. Wen Xue was very excited and dragged Lu Jin to accompany her father on a tour of the campus. Lao Wen was also very pleased to see that her daughter lived and studied in a good environment.
In the evening, Wen Xue invited her father to dinner near the school. She did not see Han Bing during the dinner. Wen Xue wondered: "Xiaoxue, where is your classmate?"
Lu Jin rushed to answer: "Han Bing has something going on at home and has been very busy recently."
Lao Wen didn't ask any more questions. After all, young people have their own world.
"Xiaoxue, the project that dad is responsible for has passed the acceptance inspection. If it can be put into production, the benefits will be considerable. If you stay in the capital to work in the future, dad will be able to pay the down payment for the house." Lao Wen mentioned that he was proud of himself.
The project is full of joy.
"Really, that's great." The two female college students also became excited.
Just when Lao Wen and his daughter were reunited, Lu Tianming was still having a fierce battle at the wine table. He had a comrade who was now responsible for military procurement at the headquarters. Although he was only a senior colonel, he had great power. In the morning, Lu Tianming brought all the information
Went to his office, the two sides had a great conversation. There was another reception banquet at noon and the drinks were dark. In the afternoon, we went to Houhai for tea, and then in the evening.
The dinner was held in a prestigious hotel in the capital. The decoration was extremely luxurious. The private room was big enough to play basketball. The service staff were all carefully selected beauties. The large round table was so big that it was intimidating that the faces of the people sitting opposite could not be clearly seen.
This time, Lu Tianming was careful and made some yogurt as a base before drinking. However, he still drank too much and vomited in the bathroom for a while. After regaining his consciousness, he went to the front desk to pay. The consumption in the capital was not as shabby as in other places. Yesterday,
A late night snack cost tens of thousands of yuan. I'm afraid I can't afford this meal for less than 50,000 yuan, but for the sake of the order, I accepted it!
The front desk clerk looked at the computer and reported a number: "Sixty-eight thousand yuan."
Lu Tianming almost sat on the ground. Finally, Chenguang Factory received 300 million venture capital, but the money did not come from the strong wind. A casual meal was the price of a car. He couldn't accept it emotionally.
But he still took out his bank card to settle the bill. His hands were shaking while holding the bank card. If he couldn't handle such a huge amount of entertainment expenses, how would he explain it to all the employees in the factory?
His old comrade-in-arms came out: "Lao Lu, why did you run away? This can't be done. I'll punish you with three drinks." He said and pulled him in.
"Lao Zhang, I really can't drink anymore, please take a moment," Lu Tianming said in apology.
The old comrade was reasonable and found an unoccupied private room and went in to sit down. Lu Tianming took out Chinese cigarettes for him, but he took out his own cigarette case and said: "Smoke mine, special supply."
"Lao Lu, why did you settle the account secretly without giving me face?" Lao Zhang asked. When Lu Tianming was the leader of the regiment, he was the political commissar. The two were partners for a while and had a close relationship.
It was he who helped find the Soviet-style armored vehicle that was copied by Chenguang Factory.
Lu Tianming smiled: "It should, it should."
"Then...do you think our missiles can work?"
"Haha, it's definitely ok, it can fly, but... as a military weapon, there's still a big gap."
Lu Tianming was stunned and didn't know how to respond.
Lao Zhang burped and said: "Old commander, you should know that the production of a weapon takes at least ten years or more from project establishment, design, testing, finalization, production, to equipping troops, to forming combat effectiveness.
For a long time, war is not just a child's play. You can just get a few model airplanes and go into battle. Besides, your thing is really not good. It is slow and not stealthy. You can kill it with an automatic rifle. Let's do this. I will fight for it and purchase it.
What do you think about using some as target drones?"
When Lu Tianming heard this, he broke into a cold sweat: "Old Zhang, listen to me, although this kind of missile is slightly less accurate, it is cheaper and better. Launching several missiles at the same time can make up for the lack of accuracy. For those who want to buy
For third-world countries that cannot afford precision-guided weapons, this is the best choice."
"Old comrade, it's not that I won't help you. The water here is too deep and I can't make the decision. You have to know that the introduction of a new product affects many people's jobs. Exporting weapons is a political task.
Don't be more sloppy, old leader, I'm not criticizing you. Your Chenguang factory has limited strength. It can produce some mine-protected vehicles and the like. High-tech weapons should be used as little as possible. To put it bluntly, you are a small factory.
You can create new gadgets with an investment of one hundred million, so why are those research institutes that receive hundreds of millions of grants every year embarrassed? How can you let people mess around?"
Lu Tianming's eyes suddenly dimmed. Although the words of his old comrade were harsh, this is the reality. The missiles that he had worked so hard to develop were actually used as target drones. This is a hard fact to accept, but it is better than all the investment going to waste.
, he could only accept it with resignation.
"Lao Zhang, thank you."
"Okay, I've been an old comrade for many years. You don't have this little face yet. You've rested enough. Let's go and have a drink."