When Ye Chen first mentioned the idea of transforming Wanlong Palace, Wan Pojun agreed with both hands in his heart.
However, the only thing he worries about is profitability after the transformation.
He is not seeking to make money now, but Wanlong Palace still has tens of thousands of soldiers who need to support them. The expenses of these people are huge. If the transformed Wanlong Palace cannot achieve breakeven, it will be difficult for him to give an explanation to the soldiers of Wanlong Palace.
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However, after listening to Ye Chen's description of the future, he immediately felt confident.
So, he asked Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, do you know the salary situation of the latter two international security guards? I would like to calculate the approximate income fluctuation of Wanlong Palace in the future."
Ye Chen said: "I don't know the details very well, I will consult now."
With that said, he immediately took out his mobile phone and called He Zhiqiu first.
He Zhiqiu originally had a deep understanding of international shipping, and now that he has begun to manage Ys Shipping, he is even more familiar with the details of the shipping market.
When the call was connected, He Zhiqiu couldn't hide his excitement and asked: "Mr. Ye, have you returned to Jinling?"
"I'm back." Ye Chen asked her: "Zhiqiu, I'm calling to consult with you. Do you know the current international security salary in the shipping market?"
He Zhiqiu explained: "If it is in the Gulf of Aden, generally a merchant ship needs to be equipped with three to five international security personnel. The security company's helicopter will send the international security personnel directly to the merchant ship when it is about to enter the Gulf of Aden.
On the ship, the merchant ship will be disembarked via helicopter after it safely and smoothly passes through the Gulf of Aden. The whole process only takes a few days, and the fee is generally around US$200,000."
"Two hundred thousand dollars?" Ye Chen said in surprise: "Is it that high?"
He Zhiqiu said: "Mr. Ye, this is already the quotation at the beginning of the year. The current international security price is higher than before. The same service will cost about three hundred thousand US dollars..."
"The main reason for such a huge increase is that from last year to now, international shipping freight prices have been skyrocketing, with prices soaring to the point where they have hit records repeatedly."
"The freight for a standard container departing from our southeastern coastal port in China to the Port of Los Angeles in the United States has soared from more than a thousand US dollars to nearly 20,000 US dollars."
"A large freighter with a carrying capacity of more than 10,000 standard containers costs one to two hundred million US dollars for a full load. If it has a carrying capacity of more than 20,000 containers, the cost of the ship can be recouped in one go, and the shipowner has already made crazy money.
, so we are willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to ensure safety."
Ye Chen asked again: "Are there frequent pirate activities in the Gulf of Aden now?"
"Frequently." He Zhiqiu explained: "The pirates over there have never stopped. The hotter the shipping market, the more active they are. They hijack a merchant ship and will seize the ship and people and demand ransom from the ship owner, usually at least
It also costs several million US dollars to start, and sometimes even reaches tens of millions of US dollars. The shipowner dare not refuse to pay, and it is a waste of time to go back and forth. It is a waste of money for one transportation trip, and the loss may be tens of millions or even
Freight revenue is hundreds of millions of dollars, so now shipowners attach great importance to international security, and almost all large merchant ships will spend this money."
With that said, He Zhiqiu added: "By the way, after the merger of Su Family Shipping Group, we have started to ship ships normally. We will also purchase international security services for our own ships."
When Ye Chen heard this, he asked: "Do you know anything about current international security companies? Where are their bases?"
He Zhiqiu said: "There are at least 300 security companies in the global shipping market. Of course, the demand for armed escorts is highest in the Gulf of Aden, so everyone has set up coastal bases along the coasts of the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea, and some will even purchase an old ship.
Transform and transform into a sea base capable of taking off and landing helicopters. Now most of the entire market is in the hands of the British, followed by the Americans. There are relatively few in Asia. In terms of price, the price of Western escort companies is higher than that of Eastern escort companies.
Some, their market acceptance is also higher."
"I understand." Ye Chen nodded and said, "Zhiqiu, please send me the information on all our ships at this stage."
At this time, Ye Chen had already made up his mind to let Wanlong Palace enter the armed escort market strongly. Since the British can take more than half of the share, the Chinese can naturally do the same.
Now that he has made up his mind to do it, he needs to do both on the ground and at sea. On the one hand, Wan Pojun must find a way to establish bases on the coasts of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and other countries, and on the other hand, he must also make preparations for sea bases, so he plans to
All the ship information of Ys Shipping was given to Wan Pojun, allowing him to select the most suitable ones for transformation.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Chen reported back to Wan Pojun the information he obtained from He Zhiqiu.
After Wan Pojun heard this, he immediately said: "Mr. Ye, we can get started with this business almost immediately. Our soldiers, in terms of training level, combat strength and weapons and equipment, are much stronger than those of ordinary international security guards."
, it can be said that dealing with this kind of work is easy, and we have relatively good channel relationships in the Middle East. It should not be a big problem to establish one or two forward bases with hundreds of people on the coasts of Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman."
Ye Chen nodded: "That would be great. You start preparing for these forward bases immediately. I will provide you with a cargo ship as a mobile base at sea. In this case, it can be officially launched soon! Here we go.
It’s time to start with the merchant ships of Ys Shipping!”
After a pause, Ye Chen continued: "As for the job of providing armed security in high-risk overseas areas, it should be simpler than armed escort. As long as you find an employer, you can send a certain number of soldiers there according to the employer's needs. I believe
The combat effectiveness of your Ten Thousand Dragon Palace is definitely no problem in a third world country, and there is no need for additional training, so you have divided the soldiers who are ready to transform into this field in advance, and send them directly as soon as you receive the project.
past."
Wan Pojun said excitedly: "Mr. Ye, don't worry, my subordinates will start making arrangements immediately, and all preparations will be completed within two weeks!"
"Okay!" Ye Chen said with satisfaction: "As for the more than 10,000 prisoners you have in Syria, I will find a way to mediate and let them release them. In addition, I also plan to help you find a way to build a 10,000-person prisoner in Syria.
Human level rear base."
When Wan Pojun heard this, he was even more excited. Even his voice trembled a little, and he asked in disbelief: "Mr. Ye...you...can you really make them release the prisoners, and also make them allow us to build a
Rear base?”
Ye Chen nodded and said seriously: "You need a place, and they need protection and help. This kind of thing is nothing more than each party getting what they need. As long as the conditions can be negotiated, nothing is impossible."
This chapter has been completed!