Chapter 923: Astonishing Speed, the Space Station Is About to Be Built

When someone is happy, someone else must be unlucky.

General Motors and Ford Motors are not doing well in China, and there is no sign of resuming production.

As a result, throughout the first half of 2014, they naturally put more pressure on Korean and Japanese car companies in the American market.

As Toyota Motors, which once performed the best, was naturally in trouble.

Even the position of President Katsuaki Watanabe could not sit still.

After lying dormant for many years, Akio Toyoda, the heir of the Toyota family, finally took over the baton of Toyota Motors from Katsuaki Watanabe and wanted to reverse the current unfavorable situation.

However, this kind of thing is not so easy to reverse by changing a president.

"President, our global sales fell by 10% in the first half of this year, almost all of which was caused by the decline in the American market."

"Because American car companies such as General Motors and Ford Motors have taken various measures to suppress us, our sales in the United States have almost been cut in half."

Kobayashi Tetsuaki carefully reported the global sales situation.

When the performance is good, there is nothing wrong with reporting.

On the contrary, when the performance is not good, no matter how much preparation you have made, it is easy to be scolded when reporting.

After Akio Toyoda took office, in order to show his magnanimity, he rarely scolded people.

But it does not mean that he does not scold people.

Especially in Japanese companies, the hierarchy between superiors and subordinates is very strict.

I am one level higher than you.

"How are Honda, Nissan and Hyundai performing in the American market?"

Akio Toyoda must not have known about the unfavorable situation in the American market until now.

It can be said that the unfavorable situation in the first half of the year was anticipated before.

So the scolding that Kobayashi Tetsuaki was worried about was not heard for the time being.

"Their situation is similar. Everyone's sales in the United States have almost halved."

"On the contrary, GM and Ford's global sales have not only not declined, but have increased by two or three points."

Kobayashi Tetsuaki said very aggrievedly.

He naturally knew why the sales of GM and Ford were able to increase.

If you lose money in the Chinese market, you can make it up in the local market.

Toyota did nothing wrong, but it became a victim.

That feeling is really bad.

So even if Toyota had a direction to deal with it at the beginning and tried to promote the depreciation of the yen to alleviate the situation, it would not be so effective so quickly.

After all, the depreciation of the exchange rate cannot happen in a short period of time, otherwise the various impacts will be relatively large.

Just seeing the current situation, Kobayashi Tetsuaki feels that it is necessary to speed up the depreciation of the yen and let the exchange rate of the yen against the US dollar depreciate by at least 20% in the next year.

Otherwise, Toyota's situation in the United States will be even more difficult.

"Except for the American and Chinese markets, our sales in other places are still increasing."

"Most of the sales in these places are sold after being produced domestically, which is greatly affected by the exchange rate."

"In the past six months, through our efforts, the exchange rate has depreciated to a certain extent. This should have a certain impact on our revenue, right?"

The decline in sales cannot be solved for the time being, but Akio Toyoda still does not want the revenue to decline too quickly.

After all, the main purpose of opening a business is to make money.

As long as the revenue does not change too much, even if the sales volume decreases a little, it is acceptable.

At least it is tolerable.

"Since the sales in the US and China markets account for a high proportion, and our domestic sales are not greatly affected by the exchange rate, even the depreciation of the yen in our home country will have a negative effect on our earnings."

"After all, we need to import some raw materials from overseas. The depreciation of the yen will increase the cost of imports."

"So overall, our earnings in the first half of this year will still decline to a certain extent, and the effect of other markets making up for it is not particularly large."

After Kobayashi Tetsuaki said this, Akio Toyoda's face was not very good.

Want sales, sales are not.

Want earnings, earnings are declining.

The timing of taking over is really wrong.

However, there are very few things they can do in the United States.

Before the father is full, he certainly does not want you, the son, to live a good life.

Unlike Toyota, the situation at General Motors is completely different.

"Exxon, our situation is completely stable. Withdrawing from the Chinese market will have no impact on us."

"I think if that's the case, there's no need to continue spending money on companies like Shanghai GM."

As the CFO of GM, Hendry was in a very good mood at the moment.

GM once faced a difficult situation. After the breakup with Nanshan Automobile Group at the end of last year, sales even showed a significant decline, causing the stock price to plummet.

Now this stage is completely passed.

"Then officially withdraw from the Chinese market!"

Exxon also has a lot of opinions about China.

Because of this, he has done a lot of relevant understanding work in the past six months, so he knows very well that as long as Nanshan Automobile Group wants to make trouble, GM really has no chance in China.

After all, the influence of Nanshan-related companies in China is definitely much greater than that of GM in the United States.

As long as the United States does not lift the comprehensive suppression of Nanshan-related companies, this deadlock will not be solved.

As long as Nanshan-related companies are still making various contributions to China's technological progress, the United States will not be able to suppress them.

Even if many suppression actions have no great effect, they will not relax.

After all, they have developed so fast under suppression. If they are not suppressed, wouldn't they fly to the sky?

Therefore, it is a more appropriate time to choose to officially announce the withdrawal from the Chinese market at this time.

The stock market will not fluctuate greatly because of this matter.

After all, after General Motors withdrew from the Chinese market, sales did not fall.

The situation that investors are worried about will not happen.

As for whether it will be affected in the future, that is a matter for the future.

Anyway, let's get through this hurdle first.

"Well, then let's officially announce this news when the second quarter financial report is released."

"We can also arrange personnel to officially go to China to handle the relevant procedures for withdrawing from the market."

Hendry was relieved to see Exxon listen to his advice.

The longer the assets in China are delayed, the lower their value.

While they are still worth a little money, they can be dealt with quickly.

Otherwise, there will be nothing left by then.

Nanshan Automobile Group naturally saw what happened in the United States.

The Chinese market is relatively competitive, and the sales information of the previous month is often released on the first day of each month.

However, the United States often announces the information several days later.

After Zeng Tingting sorted out the relevant information, she immediately reported to Cao Yang.

"Mr. Cao, I don't think we can let General Motors and Ford live a comfortable life."

"Otherwise, everyone will think that the Chinese market is not that important. Even if they withdraw from the Chinese market, they can still live a good life."

Zeng Tingting considers the problem more comprehensively.

In his opinion, this matter is not just a matter between Nanshan Automobile Group and General Motors and Ford, but a major matter involving the importance of investment in the entire China.

"General Motors and Ford can maintain their overall sales without the Chinese market, because they sacrificed the interests of Japanese and Korean car companies. Many people know this situation."

"But what you said is not unreasonable. We have to find a way to make General Motors and Ford continue to suffer."

Cao Yang is not a good man.

For the companies involved in suppressing the Nanshan system, he certainly hopes that the other party will have a hard time.

It would be best if one or two of them could be killed, which would be even better.

Of course, it is difficult to kill companies like General Motors and Ford.

But it is entirely possible to put some obstacles on their development path.

Even if they have already withdrawn from the Chinese market, Nanshan Automobile Group can still do some things.

For example, continue to seize the market with General Motors and Ford in overseas markets, or let their competitors rush up to fight.

Anyway, as long as it can cause trouble for the other party, this thing can be done.

"General Motors and Ford have always attached great importance to the European market, but the European market has always been in a loss-making state."

"Isn't the relationship between Volkswagen and BMW and our car companies easing?"

"I think they definitely don't want to see General Motors and Ford do anything in Europe."

"When everyone takes some targeted actions, I believe the other party should be interested."

Zeng Tingting quickly proposed some plans.

Although it is not sure what the final effect will be, there is no loss in giving it a try, and Cao Yang will naturally not object.

...

Just when everyone was paying attention to the market performance of various companies in the first half of the year, Venusstar Technology had already begun to shift its focus to the establishment of the Chang'e Space Station.

The entire Chang'e space station is divided into twelve launches, and eleven launches have been completed so far, and all work is going very smoothly.

Now it is the last launch, and all parties are naturally paying close attention.

Because after this launch is completed, it means that the Chang'e space station is officially built and put into use.

For this reason, Qian Junfeng from Aerospace Science and Technology also took Zhu Yuanming and others to Yangcheng to personally observe the last launch and related construction work in the flight control hall of Venusstar Technology.

"Mr. Cao, you have set a world record this time. You have built the huge Chang'e space station so quickly."

Qian Junfeng's mood at this time is quite complicated.

He is naturally very happy that the space station belonging to China will be successfully built.

But in contrast, the action of Aerospace Science and Technology seems too slow.

Even if the higher-ups don't blame him, sometimes he feels a little embarrassed when people from other departments mention similar topics.

After all, Aerospace Science and Technology spends a lot of money every year, but what about Venusstar Technology?

They are private enterprises and do not need funding from China.

The comparison between the two is quite uncomfortable.

"Many things have settled down, so naturally they will burst forth."

"In the next ten years, all walks of life in China will have explosive developments, and the space station is just one of them."

"Like your Aerospace Science and Technology and AVIC, various advanced weapons and equipment will also be equipped to relevant departments one after another, right?"

Although many news are still kept secret, ten years later, the confidentiality level of many things will not be so high.

For advanced fighters like the J-20, ordinary people are definitely confused now.

No one is sure whether China has successfully developed it, when it can be successfully developed, and how the speed of equipment is arranged...

But ten years later, the J-20 will not be a big secret.

Any netizen who cares about the military can tell one, two, and three.

This advanced fighter basically began to be equipped with relevant teams this year.

Of course, it is just the beginning now, the scale is not large, and the output is still increasing.

Although Qian Junfeng is not from AVIC, he still knows some news in this regard.

Another example is the Dongfeng 17 hypersonic medium- and short-range conventional ballistic missile under Aerospace Science and Technology. Under normal circumstances, it will be officially unveiled during the National Day military parade in 2019.

But the missile will definitely not be installed in 2019.

Going back, it should be around 2014.

It can be said that many of China's equipment have begun to develop explosively at this point in time.

The fact that many of Venusstar Technology's equipment can achieve breakthroughs in a relatively short period of time is also related to this overall technical background.

Of course, it must be more of Cao Yang's golden finger pushing it aside, otherwise Venusstar Technology would not be better than Aerospace Science and Technology and AVIC.

They have gathered high-end talents in related fields throughout China.

Don't look at many people who are not well-known outside, that's because of the need for confidentiality.

In fact, their technical strength is absolutely awesome.

"After the launch mission this time, what is the next arrangement for Venusstar Technology?"

Qian Junfeng did not continue to discuss in depth on Cao Yang's topic.

After all, many things in it are highly confidential.

If he doesn't keep his mouth shut, he won't be able to sit down at all in his position.

So he naturally changed the topic.

"Of course, it's the manned space experiment in cooperation with your Aerospace Science and Technology."

"Although the size of our space station is smaller than that of the International Space Station, the internal space is not much different."

"The number of astronauts who can be stationed on the space station at one time can reach at least 5, and even for a short-term stay, seven or eight is no problem."

"If there is a need later, it can be further expanded."

For the Chang'e Space Station, Venus Technology has also made great efforts.

Various advanced technologies within Nanshan companies have been used in the Chang'e Space Station.

It can be said that this is definitely the most advanced space station in the world.

Compared with the International Space Station, which is also floating in the sky, the performance of all aspects cannot be compared at all.

Of course, comparing the International Space Station with the Chang'e Space Station is a bit bullying.

After all, they started to launch and assemble products more than ten years ago, and the technology at that time must be quite different from now.

Especially in terms of high-end carbon fiber and electronic and electrical equipment, it is completely different from now.

For example, gallium nitride solar panels, there was no such thing at that time.

The difference in this one thing alone makes a big difference in the weight and size of the space station.

For the same power generation, the area of ​​solar panels required by the International Space Station is more than ten times that of the Chang'e Space Station.

This gap may be acceptable on the ground.

But in space, it is really too deadly.

Launch cost, system stability and safety...

The gaps are not small.

"Although our manned aviation industry has been developing for many years, it has always been traveling in space, and more is to prepare for subsequent missions."

"Now we have the opportunity to conduct experiments directly on the space station, allowing astronauts to stay in space for a long time, the significance is really the same."

"But most of your experimental projects are tasks arranged by Nanshan companies."

"Can you give us some space and time?"

Obviously, Qian Junfeng wants to get some free space from Venus Technology.

They spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build the space station, and you want to use it casually?

How is it possible?

Cao Yang also plans to use the Chang'e space station to attract other wealthy families and countries to invest.

Who knows, cost recovery will depend on this trick at that time.

So he directly rejected Qian Junfeng's idea.

"Mr. Qian, you can arrange for someone to talk to Zhao Siyu and the others about the specific business cooperation."

"Our space station is recruiting partners from all over the world for joint development and cooperation."

"Whether it is Aerospace Science and Technology, the European Space Agency, or other countries and enterprises, we welcome them."

After hearing what Cao Yang said, Qian Junfeng did not continue to pester about arranging the experiment of Aerospace Science and Technology.

He is also a man of honor.

Aerospace Science and Technology did not really put in much effort in the space station project of Venusstar Technology.

Most of the time they were just stealing.

I want to learn some relevant experience in my own space station in the future.

By then, China will have two space stations in operation in space, and it is exciting to think about it.

"Has the European Space Agency found you for cooperation?"

Since we are going to talk about cooperation later, it is naturally good to first understand the cooperation model of the European Space Agency.

After all, it is somewhat of a reference.

After figuring out the cooperation plan of Venusstar Technology, he also had a clear idea when he returned.

"Yes, the European Space Agency is not slow at all."

"The price they offer is quite sincere."

"They hope to arrange an astronaut from the European Space Agency to go to the Chang'e Space Station in the future, and all the expenses of this astronaut will be borne by the European Space Agency."

"Although the final cooperation plan has not been finalized, the funding is definitely in the billions of dollars."

Cao Yang casually revealed some relevant information, and then began to look at the screen on the flight control hall and chat with Qian Junfeng about the structure of the Chang'e Space Station.

Since every space launch of Venusstar Technology is broadcast live to the outside world, this time is no exception.

So whether it is at home or abroad, many people are staring at the live broadcast screen, wanting to watch the formation of the Chang'e Space Station.

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation and NASA are naturally no exception.

They are the people who care most about this matter.

"Granfin, the Chinese are developing too fast. We must be alert to the threats they bring."

John also came to Space Exploration Technologies Corporation with Granfin and others today. While watching the formation of the Chang'e Space Station, everyone also had other arrangements to make.

"It is indeed a bit exaggerated. We have cooperated with many countries such as Polar Bears and spent more than ten years to develop the International Space Station to its current state."

"But China has completed the space station project in just two years."

"It has even been less than three months since the first launch of the core module, and the Chang'e Space Station is about to be built."

"If it hadn't happened right in front of everyone, I would never have believed it."

Granfin's mood at this time was very complicated.

Although Venus Technology announced the relevant plan a long time ago, the plan is a plan, and whether it can be implemented in the end is another matter.

For example, many plans of NASA did not succeed in the end.

The relevant departments have no intention of pursuing the matter.

But Venus Technology is different. All the plans announced must be completed on time, or even ahead of schedule.

This makes everyone feel uncomfortable.

We are all working in aerospace, and you have made great progress. I am under a lot of pressure.

"So everyone should take various measures to stop the rise of China as soon as possible. They have already threatened our position."

John shrugged his shoulders and sneered.

He is absolutely enthusiastic about suppressing China.

After all, this is in his personal interests and the interests of the department he represents.

Even the military giants of the United States are very interested in suppressing China.

After all, if you want to suppress China, you have to invest more money in the military industry.

And these funds will definitely end up in the pockets of those military giants.

None of the American military products are cheap.

Of course, there is a reason for the high cost, but is it really because of the high cost?

Many things here cannot be investigated in depth.

Otherwise, the interests of a group of people will be damaged, and a group of people will be unlucky!