Chapter 1502: The unclear way forward

Kuchma enthusiastically embraced and shook hands with Xu Zhengping and Zhan Nuozhu, and slapped each other's shoulders to express their close relationship. In the past few cooperations, these two Chinese people have shown wisdom and generosity. A series of commendable qualities, such as loyalty, promise, and trustworthiness, made Kuchma feel that his two Chinese friends are very worthwhile, which is why he personally came to Dnepropetrovsk to participate in this negotiation. one.
Another reason is that Leonid Danilovich Kuchma, before entering the political arena as prime minister of Uklan, he was also an academician of the Uklan Academy of Engineering Sciences and an experiment at Baikonur Space Launch Center. Department Director, First Deputy Director of Southern Design Bureau and General Manager of Southern Machinery Factory!
This is the place where he has worked for more than 30 years. He is very familiar with all the plants and trees here. The current director of the Southern Design Bureau and the general manager of the "Southern Scientific Production Complex", known as the former Soviet Russian missile "godfather" Fedorovich. Utkin is a colleague and friend of his for many years. The friendship between the two is stronger than that of the strongest vodka.
Because this is a transaction involving extremely sensitive products, Kuchma decided to personally end the negotiation. Very few people participated in the negotiation, only Kuchma, Utkin, Xu Zhengping and Zhan Nuozhu participated in the negotiation. , Zhan Nuozhu acted as the translator between the two parties.
The two sides talked for three days, but the final agreement reached only a few thin sheets of paper-Southern Design Bureau agreed to transfer the full set of technical data of RD-8, including all the experimental parameters and drawings during the development process, as well as the manufacturing required. At the same time, they promised to send long-term training personnel to guide the production of this type of engine to the Huaxia organization designated by Xu Zhengping. The two parties will also jointly promote the follow-up improvement of this type of engine and the development of derivative models. The funds are provided by "Red Flag Capital", and both parties Technical personnel will participate together, but the research site will be located in China, and the research results will also be owned by China. When the paid technology transfer is carried out, the Southern Design Bureau can obtain a part of the benefits, and the Southern Design Bureau will also receive a copy for not less than 5 years. , Compensation of not less than USD 5 million per year.
At the same time, the "Southern Scientific Production Complex" will also transfer 2 RD-171 engines (an improved model of RD-170, with nozzles that can swing in two directions) and 2 RD-120 engines to China. It was prepared for the two "Zenith-2" launch vehicles that are being assembled on the production line of the complex, but the current Ukelan obviously cannot independently support the expensive satellite launch operations, and the two rockets have basically lost their completion. Possibly, therefore, the four engines manufactured by Rakshasa and shipped for final assembly are of course useless. Since the generous Huaxiaren offered a reasonable price of 10 million US dollars to pack them, it would be a good idea to sell them. s Choice.
Of course, in fact, these two Huaxia people bought far more than the things written in the contract, but there are some things that can only be unspeakable, and the four people present also swear to certain things. It’s tight-lipped for a lifetime, so let’s not know.
While Xu and Zhan were still in Dnepropetrovsk conducting arduous negotiations, at the Nikolayev Black Sea Shipyard where two large ships were being dismantled, there was also a meeting concerning the enterprise. The future and destiny assembly.
The meeting is nominally a meeting of all employees, but in addition to the hundreds of elected employees, Makarov also announced at the same time that all employees who are willing to attend can attend, as long as you can find them in the meeting place. The position of the body.
Therefore, the auditorium, which can accommodate 3,000 people, is full, and there are more people waiting outside the auditorium. Their faces are all helpless and anxious, because they know very well that this meeting The result may determine their future fate.
The meeting began. Makarov first introduced the dilemma faced by the factory. In fact, it is needless to say that everyone present is very clear. Except for the two ships that are being dismantled, the factory has not received any business very recently. Now, this is fatal for a very large factory with 25,000 employees, and they have deeply felt the pain.
After introducing the situation of the factory, Makarov regretfully said that in the foreseeable future, the factory still has no hope of receiving decent orders. Therefore, in order to maintain the enterprise from immediate bankruptcy, the factory will have to carry out a major Large-scale layoffs, and the number of layoffs is half!
There was some commotion in the field, but it soon calmed down. Although the result was terrible, it was already in everyone’s expectations, but it has now become a reality. In fact, people already have a mentality about it. Preparation, let alone, layoffs or no layoffs, for the vast majority of people here, what is the difference? Anyway, there is no salary to get, and everyone has to do everything possible to maintain their livelihood.
However, Makarov's next announcement gave people a little comfort. He announced that all employees who are included in the layoff list can receive a severance pay, cash, and receive immediately on the day of leaving, and will never default. , And they will receive US dollars!
The U.S. dollar, compared with the ruble that is still in circulation on the market, or the government has just announced that it will be officially issued, the new currency "hryvnia" has not yet seen what it looks like and can you buy things. The US dollar is the real hard currency and the real currency that everyone yearns for!
And when Makarov then announced that the severance payment was 400 US dollars per person, there was another commotion among the crowd-400 US dollars, which is a huge sum of money for the current Uklan, enough. A family spends half a year without enduring hunger and cold!
And if you take this money, you might be able to use it as start-up capital. It's better to do something by yourself than to wait for destiny in this dilapidated factory.
Many people have moved their minds, wondering if they have been included in the list of layoffs, or can they also take the initiative to ask for layoffs?
Makarov watched the changes in the expressions of these people in the field with an extremely complicated mood, and sighed deeply in his heart. Once upon a time, these people were excellent designers, craftsmen or skilled shipbuilders. Fighting fighters and trusted colleagues, what about the future?
With ups and downs in his heart and mixed flavors, Makarov then announced two other things: the shipyard has decided that after the demolition of ship berth 0 is completed, some of the large equipment installed on the ship berth will also be removed and find suitable ones. The buyer, the proceeds will be used to maintain the operation of the shipyard; because he himself has an unshirkable leadership responsibility for the shipyard to this step, he will also officially resign from the Black Sea after handling the dismantling of the ship and the sale of berth equipment. The post of director of a shipyard.
Makarov ended his speech, there was no applause, no noise, he walked off the podium, the silent crowd parted automatically on both sides to give up a narrow passage, he passed through the passage, through the auditorium, through After passing the crowd waiting outside, there was no turning back.
When the wind blew, he rolled up a few fallen leaves on the ground and circled his body a few times before flying towards him.
Makarov tightened the cloak on his body and looked up at the sky-in the sky, gray-black clouds were piling up, and he murmured: "It's going to snow!"
There was liquid flowing out of his eyes uncontrollably, and soon a thin layer of frost formed on his glasses, preventing him from seeing the way forward.