"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!
"Why is this happening? Aren't 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.
China and 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 market this fighter at all," Basturk said.
To put it more clearly, this is a seller’s market! Customers come to you when you are sitting at home, so why do you have to 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, there is no point."
"Why is it meaningless? Don't they all try harder? Are they going to watch the Sea Harrier production line shut down?" Senyavin was still very unhappy.
In the 1960s and 1970s, when the Sea Harrier was first born, it led the trend 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.
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The Falklands War in the 1980s even showed the inadequacy of the Sea Harrier. 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 new "Blue Vixen" radar. This pulse Doppler radar finally gives the Sea Harrier the ability to attack beyond visual range, not only
It can guide the most advanced aim-120 missiles, and it can also guide the "Sea Hawk" air-to-ground/anti-ship missiles. It has been improved until now, and the Sea Harrier has finally matured and can perform at the normal level of 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 speed, they will all be delivered by 1999.
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After that, there will be no more orders for Sea Harrier!
The lack of 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 parts for existing fighter aircraft, and maintenance will become more and more difficult.
Therefore, as long as there is hope, you have to 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." The subordinate 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 the Yushkov Instanbul Naval Shipyard, came excitedly.
"Your Excellency Senyavin, Your Excellency Senyavin, good news, good news!"
The news just now made Senyavin very angry. Now, he looked over expectantly: "What good news?"
"Da Mao decided to sell the aircraft carrier Gorshkov."
"What kind of good news is this?" Senyavin said: "A year or two ago, they said they were going to sell it."
They know what happened to the Gorshkov. This aircraft carrier has 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 by them.”
To put it in Eastern terms, this means that drunkards don’t care about the wine. They don’t care about how much it sells for. What they care about is how to cheat the modification fee.
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 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 has also arrived. The rise of this group has made people jealous. They are very familiar with Mingzhou Group’s past. It once purchased scrap aircraft carriers, some of which were used as scrap metal, and some of which were used 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."
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It would be a shame if the Ershkov was just dismantled and sold for scrap.
"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 regard the transformation of the aircraft carrier as a mother aircraft for laying eggs, but if we do it ourselves
, that would be much simpler. Moreover, we plan to operate a vertical take-off and landing fighter. We only need to replace the boiler that was blown up by the Gorshkov, and at most add a jump deck. That will be enough. I guess
, I’m afraid Mingzhou Group also has this plan.”
"The Mingzhou Group is bidding for scrap metal and is planning 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 the most they can ask for is twice the price of scrap metal. As long as we are slightly higher than their price, we can successfully bid."
If you buy scrap metal back, you have to go to the shipyard to repair it, which costs money. Therefore, if it is too expensive, it is not cost-effective. It is better to build a new one.
“Twice the price of scrap metal?”
"Yes, the current price of scrap steel in the world is about 90 US dollars per ton. The 40,000-ton aircraft carrier has about 20,000 tons of steel, which is 3.6 million US dollars. Doubling it will be 7.2 million US dollars. We estimate that
We can spend up to 7.5 million US dollars to put it in line. After we come back, we can spend up to 10 million US dollars to transform it. Counting the budget overrun, we can complete this aircraft carrier at most 20 million US dollars.
"It has been transformed," Akar said. (After some research, this was the price of scrap steel we imported from Lao Maozi in 1998, and this price changes from time to time.)
For 20 million US dollars, which is less than the price of a Mirage 2000, you can get an aircraft carrier. This is definitely worth it! Senyavin 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 remember the previous bidding, especially Dazhou Heavy Industry, which quoted a high price in the bidding.
, the events that ultimately led to bankruptcy and closure are still vivid in my mind.
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.
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Even some forces have lost interest in preventing the Mingzhou Group from acquiring this aircraft carrier.
After all, Mingzhou Group can already build 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 wanted to dismantle the 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 passed away 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.
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"Seven million dollars!" As soon as he finished speaking, a voice rang.
The people present looked over, saw Dongfang's face, and understood in their hearts: Bai is here, they don't have to say a word, just watch Dongfang perform. This scene is really too familiar.
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 loud. What if there is no increase in price?
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.
"Once in seven million!"
"Twice seven million!"
"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.
It's a hammer deal! If Mingzhou Group increases the price to 8 million, then he will give up.
Akar looked nervously at the location of the Mingzhou Group. If the other party raised the 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, deal done!"
Is this done?
When the sound of the falling 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. Even if the price increases to 10 million, it is possible.
Fortunately, Mingzhou Group gave up and he had this hope. Otherwise, he would not be able to buy the aircraft carrier back.
Everyone present had a special feeling. They made a lot of preparations and came over in a hurry. As a result, the whole auction ended in less than three minutes. They all became running companions?
However, the successful bidder was the local chicken, not the Mingzhou Group. This should be considered good news. There were a few people who wanted to keep shouting just now, but now they are a little lucky. If the Mingzhou Group didn't keep shouting, things would have 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 to increase prices?”
"Increase the price? Why do 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."
"Losing money? According to scrap metal, 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? It has to be transformed into an aircraft carrier? Ah San's experience tells us that the renovation of a second-hand aircraft carrier 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 businessmen were a little confused. What did Mr. Qin mean by these words? He failed to win the aircraft carrier as expected, so he was cursing the native chickens who succeeded in the bidding?
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: "General Manager Qin of the Mingzhou Group and Nicholas, a senior official of the Navy, have a bad relationship. Maybe this is the plan they 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 sour grapes! Fortunately, they have this expectation and can purchase this aircraft carrier at a price they can accept. They are the winners of this bidding.
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In 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, I drank another glass of wine.
"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?"
Nicholas 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 friends to refuse.
Da Mao 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, and there will be a large amount of expenses in the future, which can make a profit
With a huge 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. In this way, by switching from Mingzhou Group, we can continue to make money.
Now, Nikola's power has become even greater, not to mention that the club's 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 immediately.
Zhao Ling, who was accompanying him, was a little surprised.
We came here to get club missiles, but we only plan to get three or five as sample bombs! The Gorshkov is expected to replace more than five boilers, which means we can get forty or fifty.
Go back, isn’t this a bit much?
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"Brother Tao, do we want to exchange everything?"
"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 made in a, the chicken man 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. Qin Tao was also helpless. He could only explain to Nikolai. Fortunately, the Tuji Man needed to replace not only the boiler, but also the internal overhaul. From Damao
There is absolutely nothing you can’t order without from here.
The impatient natives have arrived on the Kola Peninsula.
Yarekin, an 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, 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, and the radar and other equipment on it were still there.
The launch tube in front of the bow is also lying there quietly.
Da Mao’s heart isn’t that 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 carried out a lot of explosion operations inside. All the equipment that should be destroyed has been destroyed, and there is no possibility of leaking the secrets."
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?"