Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

Thinking of this, the Ethiopian representative gradually leaned towards this deal. Even if the price was a little high, it was still within an acceptable range.

He realized that if this investment in seamless steel pipes upgraded the strength of the entire army, it would show great value in the future.

At this moment, a strong determination and ambition began to brew in his heart...

He couldn't seem to find any reason not to buy it.

Just as ** was immersed in his reverie, Su Chen knew very well that what he said was pure nonsense. Lacking the production capacity of precision parts, the so-called ** factory was actually an assembly workshop.

Understand that building a gun involves more than just simple assembly.

If we believe that weapons production can be defined as assembly alone, then all countries in the world would be able to make their own weapons.

But in fact, the vast majority of weapons and equipment produced by countries around the world come from a few superpowers.

Many other countries do not want to produce weapons themselves, but they do not have the technical conditions. The production of precision parts requires a complete set of mature heavy industrial infrastructure systems.

As long as there is a problem in any link, the entire process will not be able to produce standard firearms.

Not only important parts such as the barrel, but even the trigger device and some sliding parts on the gun are typical of heavy industrial production.

It does not mean that assembly cannot be called production;

But to do so would put a country's safety at the mercy of others.

** Under this model, the factory will become worthless if the parts supply chain is cut off.

Such factories that are unable to produce key parts will be unable to assemble functioning weapons if other countries no longer provide the required parts.

Even if a large number of components are stored, the lack of any one of the indispensable small parts will make the factory unable to function and become a scrapped factory.

Su Chen understood these situations very well and knew that the mainland did not have the corresponding heavy industry foundation, so what he told ** was just a castle in the air.

**, however, had a vague understanding of these aspects. He only knew from his experience in the Black Continent that weapons were made in a factory somewhere.

** I know that producing weapons is a very complicated task; but I have no idea how difficult it is.

This misunderstanding made Su Chen's persuasion seem unusually simple and easy.

Su Chen sold seamless steel pipes to Ethiopia **, which was equivalent to holding the other party's lifeline.

** But he didn't realize this step at all. After a little consideration, he thought about the beautiful future and decided:

".～Since this is the cost price, if it can't be cheaper, I'll sell it at your current price." He said it firmly.

The selling price is sixty dollars per meter!

Even in modern or even future Ethiopia, it is extremely rare for a single small arms accessory to be so expensive.

Seeing **'s distressed look, Su Chen was secretly delighted. Just as he expected, this seamless steel pipe was sold correctly.

He had had a certain plan in mind ever since he first came across seamless steel pipes; and it just so happened that this military exhibition gave him the opportunity to sell them for cash.

Even without this exhibition, he would find opportunities to sell these goods to Camel Country. In today's world situation, no country would not need the support of armed forces.

The shadow of the Eagle Sauce looms over the entire world, and any country that wants to get rid of this pressure is desperately developing weapons. Therefore, Su Chen is not worried about the sales of his products.

Those steel pipes are just by-products of the factory. A lot of them have been produced in advance, so it is not difficult to transform them into rifled gun barrels.

Not long ago, he specially asked the factory's technical workers to personally process the rifling several times for demonstration.

As a former fitter, Su Chen knew that these technologies were not very difficult. The main expense was only in the manufacturing equipment for seamless steel pipes.

For the Black Continent, capable steel mills like his and excellent workers in the mills are very rare.

Some processing jobs that seem simple in China become high walls that are difficult to climb there. This also means that even if they don't want to accept it, they have no choice but to pay the fees.

The production cost is not high for seamless steel pipes, and the price set by Su Chen can guarantee a profit of US$60 per pipe.

This is another great achievement for the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill!

"Are you sure you want to purchase it?" Su Chen confirmed again.

The buyer was determined and gritted his teeth and said, "I accept $60 per meter!"

Obviously, their purchase quantity is much greater than one meter, and this is just a unit price. Seeing this, Su Chen took out the pre-prepared contract sample and placed it on the table **.

"If you're sure you need them, let's sign the contract."

Assistant Zhang was a little caught off guard as he watched all this progress so quickly.

Several colleagues around were also confused and had no idea what the two were discussing in a foreign language.

Since both parties communicated in each other’s language throughout the communication process—mainly the Ethiopian dialect—only professionals could understand and participate.

Assistant Zhang witnessed Su Chen placing the contract in front of the Ethiopian representative and began to explain the details of the treaty to him in the local language.

"How did we suddenly close a deal?"

"What on earth is going on?"

“It feels like a dream, doesn’t it?”

Several people behind Su Chen were talking and grumbling about this, and they had no idea how to accomplish this. The translator next to him was also surprised to see that the Ethiopian representative decided to buy the water pipes after just a few words:

"I can help you translate all parts of this contract."

The translator hurried over to the two men and checked the contents of the document.

In order to facilitate smooth communication, Suchen prepared a document in both English and Mandarin;

As this representative's English was limited, he was obviously unable to cope with legal documents;

Fortunately, he had a translator who could understand Chinese to help him interpret; during the translation process, the representative kept nodding in agreement. The other people watching were even more surprised:

"Isn't this the time to sign the contract?"

"Did you hear that? What the guy was selling was just ordinary water pipes with rifling - this is the key part of the barrel! He was talking about it in such a mysterious way."

"It looks like that guy got ripped off. He had the opportunity to buy a complete machine, but he chose to order parts instead!"

Some nearby exhibitors stretched their necks and cast jealous glances at Su Chen.

Everyone knows that the people in the Black Continent have a lot of money and little work, and they all hope that they will come to do a big business. Unexpectedly, Su Chen's appearance actually blocked their way to wealth.

Su Chen doesn't care what these manufacturers are thinking. What matters most to him is making money for his steel mill.

So he tuned out the whispers altogether and focused on dealing with **'s questions about the contract.

When the other Black Continent ** saw that Ethiopia ** was determined to purchase gun barrels, they couldn't help but waver in their hearts.

They could have been calm if no one bought, but when they saw that the Ethiopian government had already placed an order, they began to get impatient.

After all, in the weapons business, it would be fine if everyone's level was about the same, but if one party suddenly jumped up in level, the other countries would be terribly suppressed.

While the ** were hesitating for a few minutes, Suchen and the ** of Ethiopia had already started signing the contract.

They couldn't believe that this ** had the guts to place an order for water pipes that were priced at $60 per meter.

After all, they are on the same continent and they are well aware of each other's financial strength.

No matter what their concerns were, the facts were in front of them. After carefully reviewing all the details of the contract, the Ethiopian government signed and stamped it to confirm. Su Chen then signed the official document.

"Now we are officially cooperating happily." Su Chen smiled happily and handed another copy to the other party's representative.

At this point, the Ethiopian representatives had put aside all their concerns and only wanted to bring these high-quality weapons back home as soon as possible. Faced with new expectations, they even felt a little uneasy.

Seeing that both parties had officially signed the agreement, everyone else was extremely surprised.

"Is this dark-skinned guy really a big customer? He's so brave to buy."

"I can sell such high-priced items. I should have switched to manufacturing this kind of equipment."

"They actually said that people in the Black Continent don't know the value of goods. The ** that I have carefully displayed for a long time has been completely ignored."

For a time, there was a constant stream of noisy and chaotic public opinion.

Su Chen was indifferent to the commotion and disclosed the information to **.

"I also prepared some technical staff."

He pointed at several staff members nearby.

The workers had not expected that they would have additional work at this military exhibition.

Everyone was shocked by Su Chen's ability to complete the transaction within a few hours.

Su Chen then explained,

"These are my former arsenal workers. They are very familiar with the installation of machine guns and are willing to provide installation guidance and after-sales service support."

This statement is not fabricated;

His country had experienced an era when every citizen was a soldier, so it was easy for these people to master the technology of mounting machine guns.

Nowadays, even if you point your finger at someone, they can show you a disassembly and assembly show.

These workers came from a factory that once produced war materials, so it was not surprising that they had mastered the skills of assembling firearms.

Hearing these words, the Ethiopian representative's eyes lit up with eagerness.

Their country is in short supply of such talents. Few people know how to assemble machine guns, let alone how to assemble gun barrels and other accessories into usable firearms.

If we had Su Chen's group of workers, we could save a lot of trouble.

Compared to disposable products like gun barrels, it would undoubtedly be a greater asset if there were workers teaching them how to assemble them.

Seeing **'s expression, Su Chen knew that he was moved, so he chuckled and continued.

"These are all part of the after-sales service, but they require additional charges. After all, workers also need to be paid to work."

Although these workers respected Su Chen very much, they would not refuse even if he arranged for them to do voluntary labor.

But Su Chen would rather get more benefits from it.