Chapter 888 Boeing's Crisis, Cao Yang's Ruthless Move

When everyone was paying attention to the US$3 billion fine imposed on Venustech by the United States, an unexpected incident immediately diverted everyone's attention.

On March 8, 2014, a Boeing 777 lost contact with the ground 38 minutes after takeoff and then disappeared.

The 777 is a long-range wide-body passenger aircraft developed by Boeing in the 1990s and is also the world's largest twin-engine jet airliner.

Its most notable features are the GE90 series engines that set a world thrust record, six wheels on each main landing gear, and a fully circular fuselage cross-section.

It is also Boeing's first passenger aircraft to use fly-by-wire flight control.

Such a very advanced passenger aircraft disappeared inexplicably.

In fact, no one would believe that it disappeared inexplicably, it was nothing more than not figuring out the reason.

After this incident, almost the entire Internet was filled with content related to this topic for the next two days.

The popularity of news such as celebrities cheating on their wives was suppressed.

Boeing is now a very important competitor of Venustech in the world. In particular, Venustech has figured out in the past few days that the huge fine of 3 billion US dollars in the United States was made by Boeing behind the scenes.

New hatred and old grudges have deepened the contradiction between the two.

In this case, Cao Yang will naturally not miss the opportunity.

"From the current situation, it is very difficult to find out the reason for the disappearance of this Boeing 777, unless Boeing is willing to cooperate fully."

"But the actual situation is not so important."

"We want everyone to believe that this incident is related to Boeing, and we can even come up with some conspiracy theories, saying that Boeing took the initiative to participate in the disappearance of this plane."

"Anyway, we have to ruin Boeing's reputation."

Cao Yang directly gave instructions to Zhao Siyu.

In business wars, you must use any means.

Besides, many people now suspect that this matter is related to the design of the Boeing 777 or the Boeing company behind it.

The other party has no way to completely deny this.

Then everyone should do it well.

"Boss Cao, I have arranged for someone to take action."

"Boeing's passenger planes didn't just have accidents now, there have been many accident cases before."

"Even in China, there are many problematic cases."

"I plan to sort out all these things and promote them on the Internet so that Chinese netizens and even netizens around the world can see the quality problems of Boeing's aircraft."

Zhao Siyu is not stupid, and he naturally knows that now is a good opportunity to deal with Boeing.

Although he can't kill them, he can disgust them.

There are too many things that can be used to talk about Boeing.

Various aviation accidents can be more or less related to the design problems or poor quality of the aircraft.

And there are also many things that can be done about Boeing's supply chain and the relationship between executives and American officials.

Thinking of this, Zhao Siyu continued: "Boeing is both an athlete and a referee, and many people are dissatisfied with it."

"In order to save money, the FAA has outsourced some of the aircraft safety certification work that should have been performed by the regulatory authorities to Boeing and other aircraft manufacturers since 2009."

"This can also be used to make a fuss."

"In the American governance system, almost all large companies are also big money sponsors in the political circle, and Boeing is no exception."

"As one of the largest exporters in the United States, Boeing is also a part of the American military-industrial complex and has long established intricate connections with relevant American departments."

"Many American officials have worked at Boeing, and even the former Secretary of Commerce was a senior executive of Boeing."

"These are all facts. If we make good use of them, we can compile dozens or even hundreds of articles."

Zhao Siyu is very clear about the publicity capabilities of Nanshan companies.

He also knows that Weibo, Autohome and Nanshan Automobile Group have special water army teams.

Even the power of these teams is not limited to China, but also has a certain influence on overseas websites such as Europe.

In this case, it is completely okay to make good use of these resources to discredit Boeing.

Anyway, 90% of the articles I wrote are facts, and the other 10% are biased speculations based on facts.

Even if Boeing wants to stand up and refute, it will be difficult.

Cao Yang is naturally very clear about these routines.

Even if Zhao Siyu doesn't mention it, he will arrange people to do it.

If you don't step on Boeing hard, you will really let yourself down.

It would be best to take this opportunity to promote the research and development of domestic passenger aircraft. At that time, COMAC will develop regional aircraft such as C919, and Venusstar Technology will develop large trunk aircraft.

In the future, Chinese airlines will no longer need to buy aircraft from Boeing or Airbus.

Although it is difficult for these aircraft to enter the international market if they cannot easily obtain airworthiness certificates.

However, the domestic market in China alone can allow them to live a good life for ten or eight years.

At that time, we can appropriately expand the market in places such as Polar Bear, so that international routes can also use domestic aircraft, and then COMAC and Venusstar Technology can live a good life for a few more years.

If so many years have passed, and the United States and other places still do not issue airworthiness certificates for products such as C919, then many rules can be put on the table to see if we can overturn the table or start a new business.

The era when Boeing and other Western companies set whatever standards as industry standards will sooner or later be gone.

Of course, the premise is that COMAC and Venusstar Technology are competitive enough.

Otherwise, everything will be in vain.

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The development and changes of various public opinions on the Chinese Internet naturally attracted the attention of Boeing.

The current Chinese passenger aircraft market is the market with the greatest potential in the world, and both Airbus and Boeing attach great importance to it.

The business of commercial passenger aircraft accounts for more than 40% of the Boeing Group and contributes a lot of profits.

Now that it has encountered a crisis, Boeing naturally attaches great importance to it.

Feeling that the development of public opinion seems a bit wrong, Boeing China immediately launched an investigation.

Not to mention, after an investigation, they more or less learned some of the situation.

Even if there is no evidence, or even incomplete understanding, as long as some information is known, combined with various analyses, some conclusions can be drawn in general.

As the general manager of Boeing China, Ma Ailun reported to David, the global vice president, without any hesitation.

"The public opinion on the Chinese Internet is one-sidedly blaming Boeing. All kinds of messy articles are damaging Boeing's image, and now it has caused a very bad impact."

"I have asked the Ministry of Law to prepare relevant materials and warn some media not to write anything."

"However, in addition to some articles that are hot topics, we found that some articles are promoted by companies behind them."

"Venus Technology is likely to be the mastermind behind this matter."

Although Ma Ailun did not provide direct evidence, after briefly explaining the situation he had investigated, David also felt that this matter was related to Venus Technology.

This matter is also very simple. If you are in the other party's position, would you do something at this time?

No need to think too much, the answer is almost certain.

"Are you saying that Weibo, China's largest social media, is the place with the most negative news about Boeing, and Weibo and Venus Technology are both Nanshan companies?"

Based on this point, David believes that Venus Technology must be the mastermind behind the scenes.

Anyway, as long as you have this preconceived impression, the facts are no longer so important.

"Yes, the influence of Nanshan Group's enterprises on China's Internet public opinion is very huge."

"They also own China's largest film and television company, and all the celebrities in it support Nanshan Group. Their influence among Chinese netizens is also very amazing."

"David, I think the company also needs to clarify some content, otherwise the situation will become more passive."

Ma Ailun is obviously aware of the crisis.

Some things are true or false. If they are publicized more, everyone will think they are true.

At that time, it is likely to affect the performance of Airbus China Branch.

Ma Ailun is still thinking about whether he can get more orders from various Chinese airlines.

"The company is already taking action, but this matter is a bit big, and there is no trace of the missing plane."

"The key is that the information given by all parties is varied, and we are also quite headache."

David is also a little overwhelmed now.

Any aviation accident is a big deal for aircraft manufacturers.

If it happens in some relatively backward places, then with Boeing's influence, it is easy to reduce the heat of this matter.

After a symbolic compensation, the matter was settled.

But this time, more than a hundred Chinese people were involved in the plane, so the situation was different.

Especially in the context of the tense relationship between Boeing and Venusstar Technology, the situation was even more complicated.

David had a hunch that Boeing was in trouble this time.

"Without news, there is actually no way to prove that this matter has any direct relationship with the quality of the aircraft produced by our company."

"Maybe the pilot was taking revenge on society or for some other reasons, not necessarily a plane failure."

Ma Allen really wanted to get Boeing out of this matter.

It would be best if everyone knew that someone deliberately dragged the entire plane to achieve his own ulterior motives.

But it is obviously not that easy to do this.

Especially the public opinion on the Internet is very unfavorable to Boeing.

"Do you have any way to make Venusstar Technology quiet down?"

"At least don't make trouble for us during this period."

David now regrets that he asked the relevant departments to issue a sky-high fine to Venusstar Technology.

This fine did not have a substantial impact on Venusstar Technology, but instead made the other party completely stand on the opposite side of Boeing. Boeing is regarded as its mortal enemy.

David has never seen such a hard-boned Chinese company before.

However, there is no regret medicine now.

"It's difficult. I heard that Venusstar Technology is working on large transport aircraft. They are also researching small business jets. I am worried that they will directly enter the passenger aircraft business at that time."

"After all, if large transport aircraft are being researched, it is not impossible for them to produce passenger aircraft."

"The relevant departments of China also hope to master the production business of passenger aircraft, which is very unfavorable to us."

After Ma Allen said this, David couldn't help but frowned.

If Venustech wants to produce passenger aircraft, it will be a disaster for Boeing.

Although Boeing has three major businesses, the commercial passenger aircraft business accounts for the largest proportion.

In fact, the domestic passenger aircraft market in the United States is relatively saturated, and the annual demand is relatively small.

In recent years, Boeing has mainly relied on the demand for passenger aircraft in emerging markets such as Asia to live a good life.

If the demand here is taken away, it is absolutely unacceptable.

"You should pay more attention to the situation in this regard. Once there is further news, report to me in time."

In David's opinion, this is indeed the time when Venustech is most likely to make trouble.

It is also a good time for them to enter the passenger aircraft market.

The more this time, the higher the vigilance of Boeing must be.

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Boeing is definitely not the only one who can feel the various public opinion offensives and actions of Boeing in China.

People from General Motors and Ford Motor, which have had fierce conflicts with Nanshan Automobile Group during this period, can also feel the situation of "bystanders are clear".

"Exxon, have you noticed that Venustech is now fighting with Boeing?"

"They are really stubborn."

"In the whole of China, no company dares to go against our American companies like this."

Before becoming CEO of Ford Motor, Mulally was the vice president of Boeing. He was very concerned about a series of Boeing issues.

He naturally saw the news about the Boeing 777 accident during this period.

He also noticed some reactions from China.

In the past six months, Mulally arranged a lot of people to keep an eye on the actions of the Nanshan Group, especially some actions on the Chinese Internet.

So some news about Boeing on Weibo and other places suddenly became popular, and even many old stories of Boeing were dug up and widely publicized. He knew that someone was behind the scenes to add fuel to the fire.

Whoever benefits is the biggest suspect.

According to this logic, and then a targeted investigation, many clues will naturally emerge.

So it is normal for Ford Motor to know that Venustech is fighting with Boeing.

"Nanshan-affiliated companies are very special. The emergence of Nanshan Automobile Group has changed the entire landscape of China's automobile industry."

"The emergence of Venustech has overturned many people's perception of China. I didn't expect that their private enterprises could actually produce such high-end products."

"Especially last year, they suddenly got the CH-47 heavy transport helicopter that other countries couldn't make for decades."

"At the same time, they have to continue to produce CH-53, which is absolutely unacceptable to military giants such as Boeing."

"Today, Venustech can produce CH-47, and tomorrow it can produce more aviation products."

"In the future, Venustech may really become China's Boeing, causing huge losses to the United States."

Exxon has some understanding of Venustech.

After all, the company's global reputation is too high.

The world's first mass-produced recyclable rocket was made by Venustech.

Then they also made the Starlink satellite system and did a lot of things in the field of communications.

As for the twin-tailed scorpion drone and micro missiles, there is no need to say more.

They are even preparing to build their own space station.

Throughout history, no company has ever prepared to build its own space station. Venusstar Technology has overturned many people's perceptions in the past.

Such a company is naturally a great enemy of America.

"Yes, so it is completely correct for us to jointly promote the comprehensive suppression of Nanshan Group companies."

"Even if we lose the Chinese market for this, it is worth it."

"I think it is necessary to let more Americans know this truth and inspire their support for us."

"Otherwise, it will be difficult for our stock prices to return to their highs."

As CEOs of listed companies, both Mulally and Exxon must consider the changes in the company's market value.

This is also closely related to their income.

Chinese people like to save money, while Americans want to invest in the stock market.

It can be said that the rise of the stock market is related to the core interests of Americans.

And letting everyone recognize that General Motors and Ford Motors suppressed Nanshan Automobile Group is beneficial to increasing their stock prices.

As long as everyone recognizes this approach, it becomes excusable for General Motors and Ford Motors to lose the Chinese market.

"It is indeed necessary to publicize it well."

"And it is better to contact some other companies and work together to publicize the threat that Nanshan Group companies bring to the United States."

"The losses we have suffered in the process of our current struggle are completely worth it."

Exxon naturally supports Mulally's proposal.

He even wants to make a bigger move.

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Another company that has seen the story behind the conflict between Venustech and Boeing is Airbus.

However, their attitude is more complicated.

As Boeing's main competitor in the world, Airbus has developed very rapidly in recent years and has brought huge threats to Boeing.

They have the European market and are also rapidly developing the Chinese market. It can be said that they are taking meat from Boeing's rice bowl.

Naturally, there will be many conflicts between the two companies.

Even the conflicts between them are no longer limited to the two companies, but have developed into some competition between the EU and the United States.

For example, Boeing will jump out and accuse the EU of providing Airbus with some unreasonable subsidies, which really disrupts the market order.

Airbus also stood up and accused the United States of giving Boeing some special treatment, which was unfair competition.

Anyway, everyone is going back and forth, hoping to suppress the other party's development momentum.

However, everyone is a monster with a background, and it is definitely not so easy to suppress them.

In the end, a pattern of continuous competition and common development was formed.

Now that such an important model as Boeing 777 has a problem, the matter is a hot topic.

Although there is no direct evidence that this incident was caused by the failure of Boeing 777, it is very difficult for Boeing to prove that this incident has nothing to do with itself.

Normally, this incident is a good thing for Airbus.

After all, Boeing's aircraft has a problem, which means that more customers will consider buying passenger aircraft from Airbus during this period.

This is a good thing for Airbus.

However, the potential threat brought by the rise of Venusstar Technology cannot be ignored.

"Chen, when do you think China's own large aircraft project can be mass-produced?"

As the president of Airbus's civil aircraft business, Fabrice is naturally very concerned about the changes in the Chinese market.

Venusstar Technology is fighting fiercely with Boeing, and Shanghai Commercial Aircraft Corporation is developing regional jets such as C919.

So Fabrice is a little unsure about how Airbus should treat this confrontation.

Should it follow Venusstar Technology's steps to step on Boeing, or sit on the mountain and watch the fun from the sidelines?

Or should it help Boeing to prevent the rise of China's large aircraft business?

Without clarifying the actual situation, Fabrice feels it is difficult to make a decision.

"According to the current situation, Shanghai Commercial Aircraft Corporation was only established in 2008. Although six years have passed, it has not produced even one prototype."

"So before 2020, I think their C919 is unlikely to enter the stage of large-scale mass production."

"As for Venustech, they previously announced that they would study large transport aircraft, but they have not announced more news."

"No news, I think it may be that the project has not made any specific progress."

As the general manager of Airbus China, Chen Jumin is naturally very concerned about the development of domestic passenger aircraft business.

However, he is obviously not particularly optimistic about the development of this business.

China's large aircraft has not been started in recent years.

To be precise, the project was established decades ago, but it was eventually discontinued for various reasons.

Although it is now restarted, there is no experience in this area. How can it be so easy to restart a large passenger aircraft?

Why are only Boeing and Airbus doing well in this area in the world?

Others, even polar bears, are far behind. There must be reasons and thresholds.

For Shanghai Commercial Aircraft Corporation, not to mention other things, it is very difficult to solve the difficulties in aircraft engines alone.

In addition, the accumulation of a series of parts such as avionics systems in China is relatively weak.

At least Chen Jumin thinks so.

That's why he gave that reply.