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Chapter 9: A Small Shock at a Unit Price of 200 Million

"Old Li, you usually like to keep things secret. Is this double-tailed scorpion something your research institute has created?"

"Don't be so unfair. All our researchers and funds are invested in the Falcon. We really don't have the energy to do this!"

"That Lao Chang must be you!"

"Old Wang, you know me well. Our institute is short of funds. How can we afford this?"

"Who is it then? Admit it now. OK, take us to have a look around."

……

Everyone in the conference room began to question each other.

They are all experts in this industry and almost monopolize the industry's R&D capabilities.

If anyone could say who developed the twin-tailed scorpion, it would most likely be a research institute present here.

Could it be a private enterprise?
Seeing that no one admitted it, Mr. He couldn't sit still anymore and asked, "Director Zhao, please don't keep us in suspense. Who is it that is here?"

He has been in this business for many years and saw the performance potential of the Twin-Tailed Scorpion UAV at a glance.

If the information is true, the performance of domestic large-scale drones will instantly reach the forefront of the world.

Moreover, this drone has great modification potential and more models can be developed.

Director Zhao kept the question in suspense and didn't say it directly.

He began to contact Commander Zhang Shaozhong of the Earthquake Relief Headquarters.

Zhang Shaozhong is the deputy director of the General Administration of Equipment Research and Development and also serves as the director of the Propaganda Department.

The mission of the Propaganda Department is to work with social media, release equipment promotion videos, and maintain the image of the troops.

Because Director Zhang participated in an interview two years ago and fooled people into thinking that the Wynn 20 was a major revision of the Raptor 10. He not only fooled people abroad, but also fooled Chinese people.

Therefore, the Propaganda Department also formally nominated the Strategic Research Institute, and Director Zhang was nicknamed the Director.

Director Zhang went to the disaster area not only to coordinate troops and equipment for disaster relief, but also to shoulder the responsibility of maintaining social media.

But what does the Bureau Chief have to do with the double-tailed scorpion?
Director, we are family, you won't fall for Zhan Hu's tricks, right?

Zhang Shaozhong looked at the confused people in the camera and said, "Hahaha, are you guys confused too?"

"Why am I here? What's my relationship with the double-tailed scorpion?"

"That's right, today we are doing earthquake relief!"

"A private enterprise used their self-developed twin-tailed scorpion drones to form a cluster of more than 100 and rushed to the disaster area for disaster relief."

"The information I sent back was all from their boss himself, and it's highly likely that it's correct."

"The straight-line distance from Tianfu to Longyou is about 800 kilometers, and the round trip is 1600 kilometers, just today."

"This group of twin-tailed scorpion drones has delivered supplies to the disaster area four times, with a range of more than 6400 kilometers."

After the director finished speaking, everyone in the meeting room took a deep breath again.

what?
Private enterprise?

Drone swarms?

Wow, can private enterprises now produce drones of this level?

Mr. He scratched his hair and asked in confusion, "Xiao Zhang, what is the purpose of designing and producing this large drone?"

"What is the domestic market for this kind of large drone?"

Zhang Shaozhong's eyes were complicated, and he said, "Mr. He, you may not believe it if I tell you this."

"They designed and produced this drone for express delivery!"

"As a result, drones were unsalable, and the boss was forced to start live streaming to sell products. Then the Longyou earthquake happened, so he started live streaming disaster relief."

"The drones performed well. The large fleet traveled more than 6000 kilometers without a single malfunction. Moreover, the accuracy of the airdropped supplies was also very high!"

The conference room fell into silence again.

Deliver...deliver a courier?
The corners of everyone's mouth couldn't help but twitch. It was such a waste of resources. Such a good drone was actually designed to deliver packages. It was such a waste!

No wonder we are now conducting beyond visual range combat, but this drone is still doing airdrops. It looks weird no matter how you look at it.

Director Zhao looked at the reactions of the crowd and his facial expression began to distort.

I can’t hold it in, I really can’t hold it in!
When he thought of the price of the Twin-Tailed Scorpion UAV, he wanted to slam his hand on the table and have a good laugh.

He asked, "Mr. He, what do you think the factory price of this drone should be?"

"The factory price of the Reaper drone is 2 million US dollars, and that's just the basic model."

"I estimate that the ex-factory price of this double-tailed scorpion should not be low. Our industrial capacity is better than theirs, and our labor costs are also lower."

"So, the factory price of the double-tailed scorpion should be around 30 million." After analyzing, Mr. He gave a rather conservative price.

Everyone present shook their heads.

Large drones are very expensive in themselves, and 30 million is really too low, leaving not much profit.

They are a private enterprise and they do their own research and development, so the research and development costs have to be spread out among them. It’s impossible for them to be so low!

Director Zhao shook his head and said, "Mr. He, you are still too conservative!"

"Well, that's right. The top-end price of the Reaper drone on the other side is already 32 million US dollars. Even if the price of this twin-tailed scorpion is lower, it won't be much lower."

"Then let me re-estimate it. One plane costs 50 million. Of course, I'm talking about RMB."

Director Zhao still shook his head.

"What? It can't be 55 million, right?"

Director Zhao shook his head again.

There was already a stir in the conference room.

"If the drone costs more than 60 million, the production cost will be too high and it won't be cost-effective."

"Yes, this price is too high. I wonder if more orders will bring the price down."

"It's a private enterprise after all. How can it possibly open up the market with such a high price?"

"Um, do you guys feel like something's wrong?"

……

Director Zhao looked at the people whispering to each other. He and Zhang Shaozhong looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

A very magical hahahaha sound rang out in the conference room, instantly drowning out the discussions of everyone.

"Lao Zhang, let's stop keeping you in suspense and just get straight to the point."

"Mr. He, you all guessed wrong. You are extremely wrong. The factory price of this double-tailed scorpion drone is only two million."

moment.

The meeting room fell silent again.

The conference room of the General Administration of Equipment Research has never been like it is today.

After a long silence, everyone gasped again.

How can it be?

A large drone of this level only costs 200 million?
Mr. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is this double-tailed scorpion targeting overseas markets? It's not the US dollar, right?"

"Mr. He, it's made in China, so of course we're talking about RMB!"

"Hiss, you two must not lie to me, an old man. How could the price of this drone be so low?" Old He took another breath.

He immediately covered his chin and fell silent.

I gasped in cold air quite a lot today, and my back teeth were hurting from the cold air.

Director Zhang couldn't believe it and said, "Mr. He, to be honest, I don't believe it either, but this is what the factory director said himself!"

(End of this chapter)