France, Toulouse.

Afternoon.

On a small coffee table on the street, several engineers in work clothes were drinking coffee boredly. In a small garden square not far away, several children were chasing running pet dogs under the fountain, and further away, there was a shady place.

In that place, a homeless man lay sluggishly in the corner, his clothes stained with oil.

The whole city seemed peaceful and desolate.

God knows, as the headquarters of Airbus Group, one of the largest aviation companies in the world.

It is also one of the important towns in the world's aviation industry, with dozens of headquarters of aerospace agencies, large and small, located here.

Originally, this place was busy and noisy. Various aerospace-related research, education, production, and sales institutions together formed the core body of this city. But now, it seems that the slowdown button has been pressed. Everything is here.

The pace has been slowed down.

As one of the city's pillar companies, Airbus Group has launched unprecedented layoffs. It is estimated that 15,000 to 20,000 people will be laid off at branches all over the world, which is approximately equivalent to one-eighth of the total number of Airbus employees.

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In the next two years, Airbus will gradually reduce production by approximately 40%.

This also means that Airbus's revenue will drop sharply, its losses will increase sharply, and the company will bear great pressure.

How to save ourselves and how to survive the cold winter will be the most important issue for Airbus now.

In a conference room in a building opposite the small cafe, several senior Airbus Group executives and more than a dozen engineers were sitting there, watching a short video.

Among the people present, there were several familiar faces.

From France, the inventor of the flying skateboard is Bertouin Martin.

Joshua Hall, inventor of the jetpack from England.

And several engineers also from France, affiliated with a research institute under the Ministry of Defense, they are the inventors and engineers of the "Aviator".

None of you here thought that one day, they would sit in the same conference room and strive for the same goal.

The two British and French inventors and adventurers who have attracted widespread attention for their "flying skateboards" and "jet backpacks" were once the darlings of the media and news.

But after participating in the Seoul Air Show in South Korea, their luster was lost and they were forgotten overnight.

There are only two names at the center of public opinion now.

"Yun Zhongjun" and "Yun Master".

Two aircraft from China and South Korea, separated by a strait just like Britain and France before them, began a new round of competition.

Although Master Yun is completely at a disadvantage in this competition, at least he still has a name.

The stars that once shone before have completely fallen.

Overnight, both flying skateboards and jet backpacks lost potential investors, and even the Department of Defense began to re-evaluate their technology and future development.

Of course, perhaps evaluation is not necessarily a bad thing. After all, as a traditional aviation power, they cannot tolerate being led by others in one field.

But in the end it was not the Ministry of Defense of Britain and France that extended an olive branch to them, but Airbus, the giant in the world's aviation industry.

Just as several traditional European aviation powers jointly built the "Airbus Group" before, when the aviation industry may face drastic changes, several countries have chosen to cooperate again.

Airbus acquired the shares and patents of several small companies, dispatched its strongest experts and engineers, and jointly formed a new industrial department to specialize in the study of single-person aircraft.

This is after Airbus suspended its flying car project in cooperation with Audi and returned to the field of personal aircraft.

And I changed the route and re-entered.

When this project was launched, Airbus had already started the publicity plan.

After all, Yun Zhongjun is too powerful.

If I don't think of a way to speak out, I'm afraid I will be suppressed until I can't speak.

At this moment, what is playing on the big screen is their promotional video.

"In the morning, you can enjoy a cup of coffee leisurely without having to rush out."

“In the evening, you can enjoy dinner with your family without missing out on spending time with them.”

“With the new Flyer, you can take off from the garage and land on the top floor, and you no longer have to be stuck in traffic jams.”

"Choose a new flyer, whether it's mountains or rivers, it's all within your grasp in an instant."

"The new Flyer only weighs 75 pounds and has a range of up to 200 kilometers."

"New Flyer, you can fly from Paris to London in less than an hour."

"The new Pilot is not as expensive as your next car."

"Why should your next car be a car?"

"New Flyer, your final choice."

Looking at the screen, the freckle-faced black man took off his "New Flyer", took off his suit, threw it aside, and ran towards his family by the sea. The entire conference room was quiet.

At this moment, everyone is probably thinking about this thing.

"That's it?"

Just this, this, this?

Do you want to beat Yun Zhongjun with this thing?

After a long time, an old white man sitting in the middle coughed and said: "I want to know how the 'New Flyer' project is going now. Can all the things shown in the video be realized?"

"Uh..." An expert in charge of technology looked around and saw that everyone was lowering their heads. He could only say: "These are just concepts. If you want to complete the prototype, it will probably take... one to two years.

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Okay, isn’t it just bragging anyway? Everyone knows it.

"So what about its technical indicators? Can it be compared with Yunzhongjun?"

"New Flyer" can be said to have hit the advantages of the three designs of "jet backpack", "flying skateboard" and "flyer".

"Uh..." After saying this, everyone present bowed their heads and became silent.

After a long time, an engineer said: "The performance of the mini turbofan we used is too weak. The maximum speed cannot exceed 400 kilometers. The fuel consumption is completely uncontrollable. If the speed continues to increase, the battery life will be seriously reduced..."

"How is that possible? Where did Yunzhongjun's mini turbofan come from? Does China have this kind of technology? Can we buy it?"

"As far as I know, Yunzhongjun's mini turbofan technology comes from Gu Xiaobai's laboratory and was invented by Gu Xiaobai."

There was silence in the conference room.

"In any case, we cannot completely give up this market. Personal aircraft may be the new growth point of the aviation industry in the next fifty years..." The old white man sitting in the center said, "But now our progress has been completely

Falling behind…”

Everyone looked at him, expecting him to make the final decision.

"Forget it, let's send out the promotional video first. After all, Yunzhongjun's mass production will take a long time. Everyone is bragging to see who brags more." said the old white man.

At this moment, a middle-aged man raised his hand.

"Um...can't we write a song like Gu Xiaobai?"

With a crash, everyone turned to look at him.

"Uh, pretend I didn't say that."
Chapter completed!