What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 82 Reporter

Bai Yang jumped off the bus and looked at the dilapidated Dayuan Town with a frown.

Isn’t there a shipyard and airplanes? Why are they in such a remote place?
The bus can only go to the town, and if you want to go to the shipyard, you can only call the shipyard to pick you up.

Bai Yang saw the convenience store and walked over to make a phone call.

When he picked up the phone, a young girl carrying a schoolbag and a large bag of luggage walked out of the store and headed towards the bus not far away.

"Hello, I'm a reporter from Goose City Evening News. Can you come to town to pick me up now?"

After hearing the affirmative answer, Bai Yang bought a bottle of Jianlibao and sat at the table in the store to chat with the lady boss:
"Sister, is the Gaijin Shipyard far from here?"

An Yu, who was watching her daughter leave, felt empty inside. Seeing the camera on Bai Yang's chest, she looked at it a few more times:
"It'll take about half an hour. Are you a reporter?"

"I'm from the Goose City Evening News. I heard they built a large fishing boat over a thousand tons. We're planning to find out more and do a report on it."

An Yu: "Then you're late. It seems that the ship will be launched for some tests after the ribbon-cutting. You won't be able to see it."

Bai Yang was a little surprised. He came to the shipyard to take pictures of big ships. If there were no ships, could he just take pictures of a factory?
Thinking that he might have made another wasted trip, Bai Yang couldn't help but feel bad for his butt.

It’s not easy for me to get over this after sitting on the bus for so long!
There was no more time to take pictures of the boat, so Bai Yang could only ask:

"What about airplanes? I heard there are airplanes in Dawan Village. Have you seen any?"

“There are quite a lot of planes.”

An Yu looked at the clock in the store and raised his chin to indicate outside:
"It should be here soon."

Bai Yang subconsciously looked up at the sky and seemed to hear a faint buzzing sound.

When he walked out of the house, he saw a small black dot gradually growing bigger.

A propeller fighter plane painted with the American flag approached at an angle, pulled up above the town, and then made a wide turn in the air, revealing its entire belly.

The people in the town also stopped and looked up until the F4F gradually disappeared into the distance.

An Yu: "See? You can see it at this time every day."

Bai Yang put down his camera. He had just taken several photos.

Although I knew it beforehand, I still couldn't help but feel shocked when I saw him in person.

He had photographed many passenger planes at Pingtan Airport, but had never seen such aerial maneuvers, let alone in a fishing village.

If there are no boats, it seems like taking pictures of a few planes would be fine?
Just then, a majestic Buick sedan drove into the village and stopped directly in front of the store.

The more than five-meter-long boulevard is second only to the Mercedes-Benz in style, and is simply a walking tool for showing off.

Bai Yang took a step back tactfully, then saw the car door open and a man in a suit that couldn't hide his nouveau riche aura got out. He forced a smile when he saw him.

"Are you Reporter Bai? My name is Wu Long, and I'm temporarily handling the affairs of Gaijin Company. You can just call me Manager Wu."

……

"Manager Wu, is this plane really from your shipyard?"

Sitting in the spacious and comfortable back seat of the Buick, Bai Yang's impression of Gai Jin instantly improved several levels.

"What's a plane? We already have three now, and we're going to expand that to thirty in the future!

Did you see the plane just now? That’s the pilot training hard to ensure the safety of the tour.”

Wu Long knew there would be a press conference, so he boasted as much as he could:
"In order to successfully develop the tourism zone project, we have a full set of original World War II trucks and full-scale warship models. We want to recreate a Pearl Harbor!"

Wu Long continuously relayed the ideas Tang Wen had instilled in him, earning Bai Yang's frequent nods. He then took out his notebook and began to jot down notes: [The Gaijin Shipyard has built a port. Currently, it boasts an 8,000-ton warship, three fighter jets, and a number of trucks and supplies. This has attracted thousands of villagers to join the effort. In the future, they plan to expand the port tenfold, transforming it into a Pearl Harbor.]

Wu Long was even more pleased when he saw Bai Yang take out his notebook. He even mentioned that Gai Jin also manufactured high-horsepower engines and automatic transmissions.
"We manufacture 430-horsepower V12 engines, and even truck factories in Guangxi Province are begging us to place orders, and we can't keep up with the demand.

We have also specially developed an automatic transmission (AT) that allows you to drive without having to shift gears."

"430 horsepower? Is that a lot? And what's with the AT gearbox?"

Bai Yang didn't understand engines and looked at Wu Long in confusion.

The latter thought for a moment:

"430 horsepower... one is equivalent to 20 large tractors. Automated transmission..."

Wu Long didn't actually know what an AT gearbox was. He tried hard to recall what Tang Wen had said to him. After a long while, he finally remembered the key word "tank used" and immediately began to complete the sentence in his mind:
"The AT gearbox is the one used in tanks, and it has a very high torque. Oh, and our engine also uses tank technology."

After saying that, Wu Long recalled it again and confirmed that Tang Wen did say the word "tank" in reference to the AT gearbox.

Bai Yang was a little skeptical. Can the products from your shipyard be compared with tanks?

"Manager Wu, are you sure your engine and gearbox can compete with a tank?"

Wu Long was unhappy at the time and immediately explained:
"The ships we build all have 3400 horsepower, and we sell 850-horsepower engines to Hong Kong. How big are ships? How big are tanks?"

Bai Yang suddenly realized and continued to take notes:

The shipyard was capable of producing 3400-horsepower engines. By transferring the technology to lower-level suppliers, they developed a 430-horsepower engine and automatic transmission (unheard of) comparable to a tank. These were exported to truck manufacturers in Guangxi Province, where they were in high demand.

Just like that, you told me and I remembered it. By the time we arrived at Dayawan Village, Baiyang had already harvested a lot.

However, when he looked out the window, he found that a very large area was cordoned off, with a lot of construction machinery working inside. There were even two large ships stranded on the shore. He hurriedly asked what was going on.

Wu Long saw that Tang Wen had specifically instructed that no one should enter the second-level shipyard during construction, and it would be best if no one should enter the first-level shipyard either. He then thought of an excuse:
"We are currently expanding the shipyard. The schedule is tight and it's not safe, so we can only observe from the outside."

Bai Yang didn't pay attention to this. He just pointed at the two tank landing ships on the shore and asked:

"What kind of ship is that and why is it stranded?"

“They brought the engineering vessels, machinery and material ships up here, transported them from the sea, and are able to sail away on their own.

Transporting by road is too slow, so we ship directly by sea because the roads here are so bad, and it’s more efficient.”

Wu Long relayed Tang Wen's original words, and Bai Yang did not doubt it. He raised his camera and took a few photos.

[The shipyard expansion uses ships to transport machinery and personnel directly to the shore, and uses engineering ships to cooperate. This is a brand new construction concept (I haven’t seen it before, please write more about it)]

At this time, Liu Kan flew over his head again in an F4F. Bai Yang stretched his head out to see more clearly.

Wu Long saw this and said with a smile:

"Since Reporter Bai is so interested in airplanes, let's go directly to Dawan Harbor. There's a three-seater seaplane there. Let Lao Liu take us on a few laps."

Bai Yang instantly became interested. He had never been on a plane before, so Wu Long's words were definitely a surprise.

However, out of respect for flying, he did not agree immediately:

“Is flying physically demanding?”

Wu Long laughed:
"Not at all. As soon as the boss left the day before yesterday, I... well, don't remember this.

Anyway, don't worry, brother, I'm with you!"

(End of this chapter)