Chapter 685 is over in three minutes?
"Your Excellency Senyavin, our bidding has ended, but no one came to bid." His subordinate Basturk said.
Senyavin's face was very ugly. This was simply a slap in the face. They announced the bidding. Of course, they hoped that manufacturers would bid and then choose the best solution. Now, no manufacturer even came to bid. There was no one to support him, which made him speechless!
"How could this happen? Aren't the people from the East coming? They should be very interested in our tender." Senyavin said.
He knows Mr. Qin, who has turned Mingzhou Group into a multinational enterprise. Moreover, the goal of this joint fighter is also very clear, which is to win over many countries through arms sales. Currently, the United States' joint fighter is still under development. , Dongfang's fighter jets have begun to be delivered, and President Qin's plan has been successful.
If they can sell vertical take-off and landing fighter jets to Turkey, their momentum will definitely continue to grow! Now, they don't come to bid? This is unscientific.
“Our current analysis shows that the production capacity of that advanced stealth fighter is limited, and the current order has been scheduled for ten years, so they have no urgent need to promote this fighter.” Basturk said.
This sentence makes it clearer, this is a seller’s market! Customers are coming to you when you are sitting at home, so why should you come eagerly?
“What about the British? Why don’t the British come to promote it?”
After all, Britain also has a Sea Harrier fighter jet, so why don't you come over and show your support?
"The British should know our intentions. Our target is the J-31A from the East, and we want to get it at a low price. Therefore, even if the British bring the Sea Harrier over, it makes no sense."
"Why is it meaningless? Don't they all try hard? Are they going to watch the Sea Harrier production line shut down?" Senyavin was still very unhappy.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the Sea Harrier led the trend as soon as it was born and became the most eye-catching existence at that time, reflecting the heritage of the old British empire. However, as time went by, the Sea Harrier began to slowly fall behind. .
The Falklands War in the 1980s showed the Sea Harrier's inadequacy. Therefore, British Aerospace Corporation is also constantly improving the Sea Harrier.
The latest improved model is the "Sea Harrier" FA.2. Its biggest advantage is the use of the brand-new "Blue Vixen" radar. This pulse Doppler radar finally gives the Sea Harrier the ability to attack beyond visual range. It can not only guide the most advanced AIM-120 missiles, but also guide The "Sea Eagle" air-to-ground/anti-ship missile has been improved until now, and the Sea Harrier has finally matured and can perform at a normal level as a carrier-based fighter.
The British not only improved their old Sea Harrier FRS.1 to FA.2 level, but also purchased 18 brand-new aircraft. According to their production rate, they will all be delivered by 1999. .
After that, there will be no more orders for Sea Harrier!
No orders means that the production line is closed, and the closure of the production line means that supporting manufacturers will also stop production. This means that there will be fewer and fewer accessories for existing fighter aircraft, and maintenance will become more and more difficult.
So, as long as there is hope, we must continue to fool new customers.
Who would have thought that the British would not come here to bid, so they still have to fight for a chance.
“I don’t know.” His subordinates did not dare to say anything else.
Turkey is famous for going back on its word when it comes to military purchases. They probably know that they are not sincere in purchasing, so there is no need for the British to be perfunctory. If Turkey really wants to purchase, they should take the initiative to come to the door. Anyway, Everyone is in the same camp.
Senyavin was a little sulky. At this moment, Akar, the director of Yushkov Istanbul Naval Shipyard, ran over excitedly.
“Your Excellency Senyavin, Your Excellency Senyavin, good news, good news!”
The news just made Senyavin very angry. Now, he looked over expectantly: "What good news?"
“Da Mao decided to sell the Gorshkov aircraft carrier.”
“What good news is this?” Senyavin said: “A year or two ago, they said they were going to sell it.”
They knew what happened to the Gorshkov. This aircraft carrier had been lying dormant since its boiler exploded in 1994. They originally planned to repair it and continue to use it for themselves. However, Mao's national power gradually weakened, and it simply There were not enough funds for repairs, and there was not even a suitable site for repairs. Since then, the aircraft carrier has been in a state of neglect. Seeing that it could not be repaired, it had to be sold.
"Yes, they said they wanted to sell it before, but they didn't really sell scrap metal at that time. They wanted to sell the aircraft carrier to Asan to make money." Akar said: "They would rather sell it. It’s cheaper, but the aircraft carrier must be modified there.”
If you use Eastern terms, this is a drunkard who doesn’t care about the wine. They don’t care at all how much they sell for. What they care about is how to earn modification fees.
But now, Da Mao finally gave up this idea.
“Now, are they willing to sell it directly?”
"Yes, they really plan to dispose of it and sell it as scrap metal. They have already marked the weight of the weapons and equipment after dismantling them. They have launched a public bidding in Moscow and invited scrap metal dealers from various countries to bid, including the Mingzhou Group. ." Akar said.
This is the second evidence: Mingzhou Group is also here. The rise of this group makes people jealous. They are very familiar with Mingzhou Group’s past. It once purchased used aircraft carriers, some as scrap metal, and some as scrap metal. When used as a park, some were used as blocking ships. Now, the blocking ship has been improved into an aircraft carrier.
Why didn’t we think of this method at the beginning?
"Now that the Mingzhou Group has gone, Lao Maozi will definitely not be able to ask for modifications. It seems that he wants to sell scrap metal. However, the price of this scrap metal is also particular. I guess it will definitely be higher than ordinary scrap metal. The price of iron is higher.”
The price of buying a ship and breaking it down for scrap metal is much lower than the price of recycling the metal. After all, it costs money to dismantle the ship. However, it would be a pity if the Gorshkov was just dismantled and sold for scrap metal. .
"That's right, Your Excellency Senyavin." Akar said: "Even if we have aircraft carrier drawings, we still lack construction experience. In fact, we have never even built a warship of more than 3,000 tons, let alone 30,000 tons. ton level. If we purchase this scrapped aircraft carrier and transform it into our own aircraft carrier, we can also learn advanced aircraft carrier manufacturing experience in the process, just like the Orientals, who learned about modern large-scale aircraft carriers by transforming them. Design and Construction of Aircraft Carriers.”
“But, will this transformation cost a lot of money? Even more expensive than a new aircraft carrier?” Senyavin was skeptical. After all, the example of Asan’s Super Sun King is right in front of him.
"It depends on who will do the transformation. If it is a large-scale transformation, it will inevitably delay the construction period and soar the cost." Akar said: "After all, they treat the transformation of the aircraft carrier as a hen that lays eggs, but if we do it ourselves Transformation would be much simpler. Moreover, what we plan to operate is a vertical take-off and landing fighter. We only need to replace the boiler that the Gorshkov blew up, and at most add a jump deck, which is enough. I Guess, Mingzhou Group may also have this plan."
“Mingzhou Group is bidding for scrap iron, and they also plan to go back and build an aircraft carrier?” Senyavin frowned: “Can’t they build an aircraft carrier themselves?”
This is a strong competitor.
"Yes, they have the ability to build it themselves, so the price they quoted for the Gorshkov will certainly not be particularly outrageous. If it is too high, more than half the price of their own production, it is no longer cost-effective. , after all, this is an old aircraft carrier. We guess that they can only ask for twice the price of scrap metal at most, and we can win the bid as long as it is slightly higher than their price. "
When you buy scrap iron back, you have to go to the shipyard to repair it, which costs money. Therefore, it is not cost-effective if it is too expensive. It is better to build new ones.
“Twice the price of scrap iron?”
"Yes, the current price of scrap steel in the world is about US$90 per ton. The 40,000-ton aircraft carrier has about 20,000 tons of steel, which is US$3.6 million. Doubling it is US$7.2 million. We estimate that We can spend up to 7.5 million U.S. dollars to put it down. After we come back, we can spend up to 10 million U.S. dollars to renovate it. Counting the budget overrun, we can complete this aircraft carrier at most 20 million U.S. dollars. It has been transformed," Akar said. (After checking, this is the price we imported scrap steel from Lao Maozi in 1998. This price changes from time to time.)
For US$20 million, which is less than the price of a Mirage 2000, you can get an aircraft carrier. This is definitely worth it! Xenyavin nodded immediately: "Okay, I will report it to my superiors immediately."
Moscow is bustling again.
The Gorshkov is going to be sold for scrap! For them, this is a rare opportunity in a century. They still vividly remember the previous biddings, especially the high price quoted by Dazhou Heavy Industry in the bidding. The things that eventually led to bankruptcy are still vivid in their minds. .
With this lesson learned, they made up their mind: This time the bidding must not increase the price, let alone compete with the Mingzhou Group. If the quotation given by the Mingzhou Group is too high, then let the Mingzhou Group decide on its own. .
Even some forces have lost interest in preventing the Mingzhou Group from acquiring this aircraft carrier.
After all, Mingzhou Group can already make its own products. For such a group, there is no point in stopping it. If others come to purchase, the price will just be cheaper.
They colluded with each other and determined the highest bidding price. Everyone worked together to buy back the aircraft carrier at a low price! They really want to demolish scrap metal!
Three days later, the bidding officially began.
Nikolai was already familiar with the task and had done similar things twice. However, thinking that the Gorshkov was sold and they would only have the Kuznetsov on hand, they still had a feeling in their hearts. With a hint of loss.
"Everyone, the Gorshkov is the fourth of the Type 1143 heavy aircraft carrier cruisers. Compared with the first three heavy aircraft carrier cruisers, it has undergone certain improvements. It was launched in 1987, only ten years ago. In a few years, this warship died untimely, and we were very reluctant to part with it." Nicholas said: "However, in order to optimize our fleet, we decided to scrap this old ship. This is why we Contribution to world peace. After dismantling the weapons and equipment, there are still about 20,000 tons of scrap iron left on this warship. The base price is three million US dollars, and each increase is US$500,000. Now, the bidding begins, everyone can make an offer. .”
“Seven million dollars!” As soon as he finished speaking, a voice rang out.
Generally speaking, bidding starts from the base price little by little and slowly increases the price. Now, it has more than doubled all of a sudden. This has never been seen before.
The scene was quiet.
Zhao Ling sat next to Qin Tao, still slightly nervous.
This is too high a shout. What if there is no price increase?
Seeing her expression, Qin Tao smiled: "If no one raises the price, then we will buy this warship back and spend 10 to 20 million to modify it. It will be no problem to sell it for 100 million."
If the navy wants it, it will definitely provide it to the navy first. If the navy thinks it is useless, then it can sell it to other navies. There are at least three or five potential customers, and it can also be packaged and sold with vertical take-off and landing fighter jets, which is still very good. Cost-effective.
“Seven million times!”
“Twice seven million times!”
"Seven million and a half million!" Akar couldn't bear it anymore. He was still thinking of increasing the price little by little. Who would have thought that Mr. Qin would raise the price to this level all of a sudden? Now, he doesn't have time. No more delay.
Whether this hammer deal is a success or not! If the Mingzhou Group increased its price to eight million, then he would just give up.
Akar looked nervously at the location of the Mingzhou Group. If the other party raised a sign, he would have no choice but to go home.
“Seven and a half million once!”
“Seven and a half million twice!”
“Seven million and a half million times, deal done!”
This is it?
When the sound of the hammer sounded, Akar still couldn't believe his eyes. Mingzhou Group didn't increase the price? The other party actually gave up? They have deep pockets, so even if the price is increased to 10 million, it is possible.
Fortunately, Mingzhou Group gave up and he had this hope. Otherwise, he would not be able to buy back the aircraft carrier.
Everyone present had a special feeling. They made a lot of preparations and came in a hurry. As a result, the whole auction ended in less than three minutes. They were all running around?
However, the successful bidder was the local chicken, not the Mingzhou Group. This should be considered good news. A few people who wanted to continue shouting just now are a little lucky now. If the Mingzhou Group does not continue shouting, things will hit them. It’s in hand.
After the auction ended, Akar, the winner, followed him to go through the formalities. Everyone walked out one after another. A French businessman couldn't help it. When he walked to Qin Tao, he said to him: "Mr. Qin, may I ask why? Don’t you want to continue raising prices?”
“Increase the price? Why should we increase the price?” Qin Tao asked.
“Put it up for auction and then transform it into an aircraft carrier!”
Qin Tao shook his head: "For us, seven million is already the highest price. If we exceed this price, we will lose money."
"Loss money? According to scrap iron, as long as it exceeds 3.6 million, it will lose money. Only by transforming it into an aircraft carrier can it make money."
Qin Tao continued to shake his head: "We never planned to transform into an aircraft carrier. The reason why we can raise the price of scrap iron is because we have our own set of processes for dismantling and recycling warships. We can recycle and smelt different types of steel separately. , to manufacture some high-standard steel products and achieve profitability."
The French businessman opened his eyes wide: "Isn't this a waste?"
“Why is it wasted? Does it have to be transformed into an aircraft carrier? Ah San’s experience tells us that the renovation and transformation of second-hand aircraft carriers is a big project, and may even be more expensive than a new one. If you want to use it for transformation, you are out of your mind.”
After saying these words, Qin Tao left with his men.
The French businessman was a little confused. What did Mr. Qin mean by his words? We didn't win this aircraft carrier as expected, so are we cursing the native chickens who won the bid?
Here, Akar had completed all the formalities and headed non-stop to the Kola Peninsula to receive the package. When leaving Moscow, he heard Qin Tao's words relayed by others.
"This is jealous of us." Akar immediately made a judgment: "Mr. Qin of the Mingzhou Group and Nicholas, a senior official of the Navy, have an irreconcilable relationship. Maybe this is the plan that the two of them discussed to resell the country of Mao at a low price. Assets, profit from it, this bidding process is a process, after all, no businessman will buy that aircraft carrier for more than the actual price, but they did not expect that we would buy it."
Akar made this judgment: sour. This clearly means that the grapes are sour because they cannot eat the grapes! Fortunately, they had this expectation and could purchase this aircraft carrier at a price they could accept. They were the winners of this bidding!
Moscow, Qin Tao continued to drink with Nikolai.
“Qin, you have done us a big favor again.” Nicholas said, “You are our real good friend!”
“These are all as they should be.” Qin Tao said with a smile: “Nicholas, we have been good friends since ten years ago. Time has made our friendship continue to sublimate. Come, cheers to our friendship!”
So, another glass of wine was consumed.
“By the way, Qin, did you come to Moscow to see me for something else?” Nicholas suddenly thought of something.
"Yes, we heard that you have developed advanced Club anti-ship missiles, and some of them can also be used on Type 877 submarines, so we want to purchase a batch." Qin Tao said, "Now you just need it. How about replacing a batch of aircraft carrier boilers with eight missiles for one boiler?"
Nicola nodded: “Deal!”
This is also one of Qin Tao's methods.
After he arrives at his destination, he will do a lot of messy things that seem to have nothing to do with him. He is purely doing a favor to his friends. When all these are done and they are chatting casually, he will put his Once the true purpose is revealed, it will be difficult for the friend to refuse.
Damao has been trying to sell the Gorshkov for several years, but it has not been sold. Now Qin Tao is helping to sell it. Moreover, the US$7.5 million is just the beginning. There will be a large amount of expenses in the future, which can make a profit With a large amount of profit, this favor has helped Qin Tao want a batch of club missiles, so it is logical.
Moreover, it was replaced with a boiler.
In the era of the Red Empire, the heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruisers manufactured by Da Mao all had their own boilers. However, after the collapse of the Red Empire, they had lost the ability to manufacture their own boilers, and the Turkish Country bought back the Gorshkov , it is definitely necessary to replace the boiler, so that by switching from Mingzhou Group, we can continue to make money.
Now, Nikola has greater power, not to mention that the Club missiles were originally intended to be sold to make money. Therefore, this exchange plan is in the interests of both parties, and of course they hit it off.
Zhao Ling, who was accompanying him, was a little surprised.
I came here to get club missiles, but I only plan to get three or five as sample bombs! The Gorshkov is expected to replace more than five boilers, which means that we can get forty or fifty boilers back. Isn't this a lot?
However, it was not easy for her to ask at this time. After the two of them finished drinking and were on their way back to their residence, Zhao Ling expressed the questions in her heart.
“Brother Tao, do we want to exchange them all?”
"Of course not." Qin Tao said: "With the personality of the Tuji people, they will definitely order one first to test the performance of the so-called Lao Maozi's self-produced boiler. Only after passing the test will they continue to order. We just need to do something to make the Tuji people When the chicken man discovers that this boiler is from MadeinChina, he will definitely bypass the middleman to make the difference and come directly to us to order it."
Zhao Ling nodded, knowing that Brother Tao was leaking, and her worries were unnecessary!
The Tuji Man went to Mingzhou Group to purchase, and Qin Tao was helpless. He could only explain to Nicholas. Fortunately, the Tuji Man needed to replace not only the boiler, but also the internal overhaul. From Damao There is absolutely nothing you can order without from here.
The impatient native chickens have arrived at the Kola Peninsula.
Yarekin, the officer of the Northern Fleet, was in charge of the reception. He extended his hand: "Welcome everyone, we have received news from Moscow and handed over the Gorshkov to you. Now, you can go up and check it out. , if there is no problem, then we will hand it over, and customs personnel will be on call."
"Don't you dismantle those weapons?" Akar pointed to the port in the distance with some curiosity. There, the rusty figure of the Gorshkov was clearly visible, the radar and other equipment on it were still there, and the launch tube in front of the bow was also lying there quietly.
Da Mao’s heart isn’t so big, right? There are still many secrets on this warship!
"What you see is only the outside. In order to deliver this warship to you as soon as possible, we have carried out a large number of explosions inside. All the equipment that should be destroyed has been destroyed, and there is no possibility of leaks."
Akar's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he felt dizzy in front of his eyes: "What did you say? To save trouble, you just exploded and demolished it inside?"
(End of this chapter)