Chapter 235 Good is expensive! Expensive is good! The extraordinary design of the Four Emperors' cruisers was so brilliant that all the senior leaders of the Yan Kingdom Navy present could not contain their excitement and desire. I wish I could put this battleship into construction immediately and quickly incorporate it into the navy's combat sequence. At this time, the highly respected Mr. Zhang, as the representative of the Yan State Navy, raised several key questions about the Four Emperors Cruisers to Pan Xueming. Pan Xueming responded calmly. He was well-organized, logically rigorous and clearly expressed. He gave detailed and accurate answers to every question. Pan Xueming's answer was so brilliant that the senior leaders of the Yan State Navy present nodded continuously to express their agreement and approval, with expressions of extreme satisfaction on their faces. At this time, Mr. Zhang smiled and said kindly, "Mr. Lin, Mr. Pan, thank you for your hard work." "You can go back to the lounge and have a good rest, or you can choose to leave first. As for whether the cruiser design will be adopted in the end, we have to wait until each shipyard has finished explaining their respective plans, and then we can discuss and decide together." At this point, Mr. Zhang paused for a moment, then added: "It is expected that the results will be officially announced to everyone in three days." Hearing this, Lin Chenran and Pan Xueming looked at each other in tacit understanding, and then responded in unison: "Mr. Zhang, I understand!" Then, they said goodbye to all the leaders present: "Goodbye, leaders!"
As soon as the words fell, all the people from the 704 Shipyard stood up and left the meeting room in an orderly manner. At the same time, the senior executives of other shipyards looked at the faces of the people from the 704 Shipyard who were leaving with joyful smiles, and they felt mixed emotions and were stunned. "Oh no!!!" …… After slowly leaving the spacious and bright conference room, the members of the 704 Shipyard did not rush back to the factory as usual. They seemed to have a tacit understanding and decided to stay in this place to rest for a while and start a heated discussion. At this moment, Sun Yong's already young face was filled with a bright smile. He walked up to Pan Xueming in two steps and congratulated him in advance: "Boss Pan, the design of the Four Emperors Cruiser you proposed this time is simply amazing!" "I saw it clearly at the time. The senior leaders of the Yan Nation Navy who were sitting in the main seats had their eyes wide open like bells. They looked just like a group of hungry wolves seeing delicious food." "I wish we could build these Four Emperors cruisers right away and quickly incorporate them into our country's naval battle sequence!" Hearing this compliment, Pan Xueming quickly waved his hand and responded modestly: "Sun Yong, your White Shark frigate has a greater chance of receiving an order from the navy." "The sharp appearance and advanced weapon system are eye-catching." In this way, the two of them went back and forth, bragging about each other's design plans. Lin Chenran, who was standing aside, couldn't bear to watch any more. He couldn't help but interrupt with a smile, trying to interrupt the pair who were praising each other: "Boss Pan! Sun Yong, the two of you should stop praising each other." "Both of your warship designs are excellent. It's interesting that you keep praising each other like this?" As soon as the words fell, the entire lounge erupted in hearty laughter. Everyone at the 704 Shipyard was laughing so hard that they were bent over and some even cried with laughter. For a moment, a cheerful atmosphere filled the air, making people feel extremely relaxed and happy. ……
Five hours passed in a flash. After the cruiser design proposal briefing and bidding conference ended, the senior leaders of the Yan Navy organized everyone to enjoy a sumptuous dinner in an orderly manner. During the dinner, everyone exchanged their work experiences and prospects for future development in a harmonious and warm atmosphere. As night fell, senior executives from major domestic shipyards began to leave one after another. Everyone from the 704 Shipyard also started their journey home. What is different from other domestic shipyards is that when they returned to the factory, they did not choose to rest or relax, but instead devoted themselves to the design and development of the warships they were responsible for. Everyone was concentrating, as if forgetting the passage of time, and only wanted to make the warship design in their hands perfect and flawless. Because they know very well that even if these two warships fail to successfully win the favor and orders of the senior leaders of the Yan State Navy, they will still be able to find their own vast market with their unique design concepts and outstanding performance. These carefully built warships would not be ruthlessly sealed up or abandoned in a corner with no one paying attention to them. After the grand and tense warship bidding conference came to a successful conclusion, the senior leaders of the Yan Kingdom Navy did not disperse, but immediately held a continuous and in-depth meeting to carry out further discussions. They were full of praise for the design plans for the White Shark Frigate and Four Emperors Cruiser submitted by the 704 Shipyard, and their hearts were filled with joy and anticipation. Whether considered from multiple dimensions such as innovation and practicality, these two solutions have demonstrated extraordinary quality, which impressed everyone present. Of course, after seeing the cost of building the White Shark Frigate and the Four Emperors Cruiser, these generals who were used to seeing big storms in their daily lives couldn't help but gasp. The cost is very expensive!!! Not only did my heart ache as if it was bleeding, but even my liver seemed to ache because of this huge amount of money. The design of the White Shark frigate and the Four Emperors cruiser of the 704 Shipyard is indeed first-class, and its advancement and superiority are beyond doubt. Behind the outstanding design lies a staggeringly high cost. As the saying goes, "You get what you pay for", this saying is fully reflected at this moment. Famous quotes from famous animals talking about cars: "Good means expensive! Expensive means good! Treasure..." Compared with the frigate and cruiser design plans provided by other shipyards, the plan of 704 Shipyard is obviously more mature and stable, with careful consideration of every detail and a more complete and reasonable overall structure. If two warships are successfully built according to this plan, their combat effectiveness after being put into use in the future will surely be far ahead and they will firmly occupy the first echelon. The staggering construction prices of these two warships were like an unbridgeable chasm that stood in front of the senior leaders of the Yan State Navy, causing them to fall into deep hesitation. This amount of money is not a small sum, and it is not easy to make the final decision! This tense and heated meeting lasted for more than an hour, but the headache was that it still had not been decided which shipyard's design for the frigates and cruisers should be adopted. The vast majority of Yan Country's senior naval leaders tend to choose the White Shark frigate design and the Four Emperors cruiser design proposed by the 704 Shipyard. These two solutions do have many attractive features, and they are first-class in terms of both performance and appearance. However, what is prohibitive is their high cost. Previously, the funds allocated by higher authorities to the Yan State Navy were limited. It is far from enough to build White Shark frigates and Four Emperors cruisers. At the beginning, the Yan State Navy ambitiously planned to build eight frigates and four cruisers at the same time.
Now? Ha ha! …… (End of this chapter)