Chapter 1420 God is never the one who spends money
John Northrop thought for a long time and finally made up his mind, but he had a condition.
This condition is that Du Fei must cooperate with his subsequent operations in the stock market.
As soon as Du Fei heard this, he understood what the other party meant.
John Northrop, the old fox, planned to take advantage of the information gap and take a bite of the stock market first.
Just like what he calculated just now, once it is announced, it is expected that there will be a net profit of 5 billion US dollars in the future, which will definitely drive up the stock price in the market.
If you prepare properly in advance, you can definitely make a lot of money.
After coming out of Northrop, Du Fei couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief as he got into the car.
He had already drawn a big enough pie, and he did not believe that Northrop would not eat it. This time, at least on Northrop's side, he would definitely do his best to help clear it up.
In fact, John Northrop knew very well that Du Fei's words could not be believed in full, but after he failed to bid for GM's F-16, he had no more options.
If he loses to Grumman in the subsequent Navy bid, he will be completely finished.
Therefore, before that, he must leave enough chips for himself, or a retreat.
The purpose of exchanging more cash from the stock market is to keep as many chips in your hands as possible.
As for Du Fei, of course he is willing to cooperate. As long as it can promote the YF-17 project, other things are secondary.
Then Du Fei embarked on the last stop of America's trip - Halloween Village.
Here I directly met old acquaintances, Tracy and Edward.
Due to his status, Du Fei was not suitable to meet Commander Nico directly.
But as a friend of my daughter and son-in-law, it is normal for them to meet by chance at home.
Located on the outskirts of Wanshengtun, in a villa owned by a wealthy American businessman.
Since becoming the Grand Commander-in-Chief, the Nico family has often lived here. The so-called first family living in White House is only in name.
After all, that place needs to be open to the public on a regular basis.
In the study, Du Fei argued with Nico: "Richard, after you withdrew your troops and got out of the quagmire of the war, the support of the Soviet Union to Vietnam has not diminished at all. The MiG-25 provided this time is
The best proof. In other words, you have stopped the bleeding, but Sulian is still bleeding. I am the one who did all this. As long as our war in Chenla lasts for one day, Sulian will be forced to transfuse blood for Yueguo.
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At this point, Du Fei looked at Nico deeply, took a breath, paused for a few seconds and said: "Richard, this will be the biggest political legacy you will leave after leaving office. It is you who ended this war."
The war has created a new situation. If the Cold War ends in the future and ends with your victory, your contribution will be equivalent to the Battle of Stalingrad. Therefore, the longer we persist in Chenla, the more benefits it will bring to you. No one dares
Take action against a former commander with an outstanding historical position."
Nico was noncommittal. Of course he understood what Du Fei said, but these were all established facts.
That is to say, Du Fei and Hua Guo have already boarded the car, and it is not that easy to get off.
What's more, once it fails in Chenla, America will not be the first to bear the brunt.
This puts him in a strategically advantageous position.
Du Fei knew that these alone could not impress the old fox in front of him, and the benefits obtained by the other party were no longer a bargaining chip.
Need to further price.
Du Fei said: "I can promise here that I will only contact you in the future. You are still very young. Even if you step down next year, you are still obliged to continue to contribute to America."
Nico narrowed his eyes slightly and instantly understood what Du Fei meant.
As the outgoing commander-in-chief, he certainly has some influence, but after losing power, he will definitely not be able to compare with what he has now.
But if at this time, there is a matter that must be done by him, then no matter whether it is a donkey or an elephant who comes to power later, it will be inseparable from him.
It's just a question of how to ensure that Du Fei's promise is effective.
If it were before, Nico would never have considered these issues before leaving office.
But now he had to think a little more. Someone in the Rockefeller family died. Although there was no reaction at the moment, the real danger would come from the future.
Nico thought for a moment and said, "Du, I will consider your proposal carefully."
Du Fei nodded, such a big matter cannot be decided just by slapping his forehead.
So far he can only wait patiently.
He has done everything he can do, and the final result can only be determined by fate.
Fortunately, Nico didn't keep him waiting too long.
After about three days, the matter was answered.
Du Fei was in the hotel suite when he received Tracy's call and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
But this is not the end, it is just the beginning.
Du Fei had made so many preparations before, but in fact he only got a start.
As for whether Northrop's YF-17 fighter jets will eventually be obtained and whether the technology in them can be absorbed, it is still unknown.
Next is the specific operation.
The first is to use the company that Duffy set up in America.
This company previously served as a springboard to launch some technical cooperation with Northrop.
Now through capital operation, a new company is jointly established with Northrop. Northrop injects YF-17 as an asset into the new company, legally cutting it off from the original Northrop to prevent any future incidents.
The situation does not affect Northrop itself.
Later, this company was used to cooperate with Kuching to produce YF-17 fighter jets through joint development.
Because the previous bidding failed, the restrictions on YF-17 were not too big. In addition, there was a green light from the White House, and Lin Tiansheng lost no time in the Chenla front line and suffered several "defeats", which made some of America's
People are aware of the pressure from the MiG-25.
Everything went smoothly.
After receiving the result, Du Fei couldn't help but be overjoyed.
As for the so-called "joint development", it is just a cover-up. Northrop had even released a prototype of the YF-17 before, but it was still developing a piece of shit. Du Fei immediately made the decision and started production according to the prototype.
As for why I am so anxious, I am afraid of long nights and many dreams.
Producing fighter jets is a long cycle, and Nico will leave office next year. No one can predict what will happen by then.
If anything goes wrong, Du Fei doesn't want to take risks, so he must speed up and hold what he can get in his hands first.
As for the fact that the aircraft produced have defects, we can’t worry about that much for the time being.
The first batch of orders was for thirty aircraft. Because they were jointly developed and not included in the America series, Du Fei directly renamed them F-1 fighter jets.
These thirty aircraft will all be produced at Northrop's factory in Virginia, with a unit price of US$25 million. Counting various missiles, the total price is nearly US$1 billion.
Du Fei did not intend to pay for this money out of his own pocket.
After settling the big deal, he made appointments with several banks in America through Bu Shi and Edward.
Inside a very modern mansion in the suburbs of Guiyao.
Du Fei took a sip of whiskey in his hand and said with a smile: "Mist Morgan, of course I know Morgan's status in the financial industry, that's why I appear here."
In the huge living room full of metal elements, in addition to Du Fei and Tracy, there was also a middle-aged man from the Morgan family.
It's not that Du Fei can't afford a billion dollars, but he's not satisfied with just buying thirty planes.
If there is a subsequent increase, even if parts are taken from America and assembled at the aircraft manufacturing plant established in Kuching, the price of the entire aircraft will not be much lower than US$25 million.
According to the technical assessment related to YF-17 obtained previously, Huaguo can only produce 20% of the replacement parts in China, and no one can predict what will happen if these parts are used for replacement.
The remaining parts need to be imported from America. This is the current situation and cannot be avoided.
Even in the transaction, Du Fei had to agree to some conditions, such as combat rights for fighter jets.
This is a very common situation in international equipment trade.
For example, in the world before Du Fei traveled through time, America sold F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, and America's permission was required to take off for combat.
There are also missiles that Huaguo sells to wealthy households. Although the missiles are placed in the wealthy households' homes, the launch rights are in the hands of Huaguo.
This time, after Du Fei fought for it, the F-1 fighter jet finally took off and landed. There were not many restrictions on daily training, but America's authorization was still required to launch airborne missiles.
This is the reality. In the equipment trade, it is never God who spends money.
Even so, there are still countless people flocking to it.
Fortunately, Du Fei has his Xiao Jiujiu, and he can agree to any conditions now. He can only get the drawings and objects back before talking.
With these, we are not afraid that we will not be able to imitate it in the future.
On the sofa opposite, Jimmy Morgan took a sip of cold whiskey and said with a smile: "Mr. Du, do you want to use the special funds provided by the government as a guarantee?"
Du Fei said: "Of course."
Jimmy said: "As far as I know, this special fund of one billion U.S. dollars per year will ultimately reach you in less than 50 million, and among the several banks you have contacted, the total estimated loan amount has exceeded
Two billion dollars, am I right?"
Du Fei nodded unabashedly: "As expected of Morgan, the information is very accurate."
Jimmy Morgan looked playful and shook his head slowly: "You really make it difficult for us."
Du Fei knew that these America's consortiums had various connections with each other, and he had no hope of concealing the total amount of the loan.
He said calmly: "If it's difficult, it would be a pity. I can only miss this cooperation with you."
Jimmy Morgan frowned, somewhat unexpected by Du Fei's attitude.
Trish on the side smoothed things over: "We are all friends." Then she turned to Morgan and said, "Jimmy, Dick has agreed."
Jimmy Morgan was shocked. Dick was his old acquaintance, the manager of the Cleveland Bank, and a direct figure from an important family in the consortium.
He didn't know what means Du Fei used to get the Cleveland Bank to agree, but from what Trish said, the matter itself was definitely true.
If Du Fei gets nothing, of course he can threaten to quit.
But now, Duffy has a loan from Cleveland. If he misses this opportunity, it will be nothing for Morgan as a whole, but it will be a very serious mistake for him personally.
At this moment, Du Fei put down his wine glass, put his elbows on his knees, and approached Jimmy Morgan: "Jimmy, put the loan aside for now. I have one more thing here. I wonder if you are interested."
Jimmy Morgan was stunned and couldn't help but look at Tracy and Edward.
Edward simply picked up the conversation and said, "Jimmy, not long ago Du discovered another oil field with huge reserves in Nanyang..."
How shrewd Jimmy Morgan was, he understood immediately and confirmed: "Me personally?"
Edward smiled and said: "Of course, there are nine people in total, all in their own names..."
Then he mentioned the names of these people one by one.
After Jimmy Morgan heard this, he took a deep look at Du Fei, then stretched out his hand and said: "Du Fei, happy to cooperate."
"Happy cooperation." Du Fei smiled and stood up to shake hands.
This time in America, in addition to using the excuse of a fighter jet to get a loan, I also wanted to use the excuse of a loan to establish a community of interests.
The basis of this community of interests is the oil field provided by Du Fei. Apart from Du Fei, the people who have joined are relatively young talents from America, including people from the consortium family and the Zhengji family.
This brand-new oil company is affiliated with Bandar Seri Bega Petroleum Company, and its financial information is very confidential. Once it is put into full production, it will provide these people with tens of millions of dollars in profits every year.
Even if the profits are distributed to individuals, the income is in the millions.
These are private incomes.
Even for people like Jimmy Morgan, who are relatively important in the family and have a certain amount of power, their wealth is still limited at this age. A few million dollars a year can help them solve many big problems.
As for Du Fei, after receiving the loan, apart from part of it being used to purchase F-1 fighter jets, the rest was converted into Japanese yen and gold.
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It was already August when Du Fei came back from America.
Returning to Kuching with him were dozens of engineering and technical personnel transferred from Northrop Corporation.
These people want to help Kuching build a qualified third-generation fighter production line.
As for why Northrop was so active, apart from Du Fei's pleasure in giving money, there was another important factor, which was the big pie he drew.
Du Fei promised that Huaguo will need a thousand third-generation fighters in the future.
But based on the actual situation, neither America nor Huaguo would accept such a large deal for fighter jets.
Kuching must be used as a springboard to reduce political risks and transaction difficulty for both parties.
As a Northrop, no matter where you assemble it, you will make a penny, and of course you have to work hard to make it happen.
After more than ten hours of flight, the K-8 passenger plane landed on the runway of Kuching Airport.
As soon as Du Fei came down, he saw an unexpected person.
There were many people to greet him, but Zhu Li did not come. There were dozens of people headed by Chen Fangshi.
Standing next to Chen Fangshi were two energetic young men, one of whom turned out to be Wang Dongming!
Wang Dongming was Chu Cheng's cousin, and he and Du Fei were strangers to each other. He had helped Du Fei on the missile casing before.
In the first two years, I went to the local area professionally and worked in the 3311 Factory.
Du Fei didn't expect him to come.
Next to Wang Dongming, Du Fei seemed to have seen him in Director Nie's office. He seemed to be in a higher position than Wang Dongming.
It is not difficult to guess that these two people must be here for the F-1 fighter jet.
Du Fei reported the situation in America, and the superiors sent them here to confirm some situations.