Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

Su Chen didn't want to take advantage of an honest man, so since Mao Xiong had offered a price, he didn't argue any more. So he nodded decisively, took out a pen and said, "No problem, I agree to this price, let's sign the contract now."

For Su Chen, buying the equipment of the entire factory at this price was already a profit, and there was no need to squeeze the other party. His straightforward behavior also won the favor of the tall Mao Xiong. In fact, it was not the first time that Mao Xiong sold domestic goods, but it was very rare to meet a buyer as straightforward as Su Chen in many transactions.

Many people in the world took advantage of the poverty of the Mao Bear Country to seek profits, but only businessmen like Su Chen who really wanted to do business could truly win the favor of the Mao Bear people. Therefore, the tall Mao Bear became even more friendly towards Su Chen.

Mao Xiong handed the contract to Su Chen. Su Chen took a quick look and did not find any traps in the contract. Moreover, Mao Xiong was very honest. The contract was not only written in Mao Xiong language, but also rewritten in Chinese. Su Chen compared the contents of the two versions to ensure that they were consistent.

Seeing Mao Xiong's honesty, Su Chen signed his name on the contract after a brief review. The contract clearly stipulated that Su Chen needed to exchange these equipment for several train cars of daily necessities.

This was just the tip of the iceberg compared to the 100 train cars of supplies that Su Chen brought. He was secretly glad to be able to exchange a whole set of high-end equipment for such a small price. When they learned that Su Chen had signed the contract, the Mao Xiong party was also overjoyed because they did not feel that they were being treated unfairly.

At this stage, daily necessities are extremely important to the bears. If Su Chen provides US dollars, they will have to go through a lot of trouble to convert them into the actual materials they need, and they may suffer greater losses in the process.

Now, by simply selling these idle equipment, the Russian bear can directly obtain the necessities of basic life. No matter what, he feels that he has made a good deal.

Both parties were very happy and felt that what they got was worth it. After the tall bear kept the contract in safekeeping, he made a decision in his mind.

Since Su Chen has proven himself to be a good man of his word, he plans to take Su Chen to see more treasures.

"Dear friend, are you satisfied with this batch of equipment?" he asked tentatively.

Suchen replied: "I am very satisfied with these devices. If you have any other recommendations, please let me know."

Su Chen felt that there was a special meaning hidden in Mao Xiong's words, perhaps he had something even better hidden.

After hearing this, Mao Xiong said happily: "Dear friend, we do have some more outstanding equipment. Are you interested in seeing it?"

Seeing Mao Xiong's mysterious look, Su Chen was also aroused by curiosity and asked, "What kind of treasure is it? Can you tell me a little bit?"

The tall bear shook his head. "It's not convenient to explain in detail here, but I promise you will be very satisfied."

Seeing the tall hairy bear's serious expression, Su Chen's curiosity was aroused.

Su Chen felt quite satisfied with the previous transactions, so he was willing to give Mao Xiong another chance.

He said to the tall bear, "I hope this unexpected surprise will satisfy me. Let's go and see the good stuff you mentioned."

Then, the tall bear hurriedly gathered the rest of the bear members who were still celebrating and left together.

"Dear friend, those items are not here. We must go to another location."

Su Chen nodded in agreement with this proposal: "Okay, no objection."

The tall bear looked at the security team members behind him and said in a somewhat awkward manner: "Where we are going later, only we can enter. Your guards must stay outside."

Hearing what the tall hairy bear said, Su Chen began to feel wary.

The tall bear quickly explained: "That is a confidential military base. If you bring your security personnel with you, it may arouse the vigilance of other soldiers, so it is not convenient to bring them there."

Su Chen immediately understood the reason.

Indeed, even though many Russian bears are now quietly fleeing or selling some state-owned assets, these actions are carried out in secret and cannot be made public.

And going to a military base with a group of guards who are obviously there, even a fool can see the problem.

Mao Xiong was afraid that Su Chen would not go because of worry, so he promised: "Don't worry, we will leave a companion among your people to accompany them and wait. Our business relies on trust, I hope you believe it."

Seeing that he had shown such sincerity, Su Chen decided to agree to this arrangement convincingly:

"Wait for me outside later, don't come in." He instructed the security staff.

Although they felt something was amiss, the security guards still followed his instructions.

Then they followed the tall bear and returned to the car. Soon they arrived outside a heavily guarded military base.

The tall bear left one of his companions and the security personnel outside the car, and continued to lead Su Chen into the military area.

When they arrived at the entrance of the military base, they immediately got out of the car and underwent routine security checks as required.

The regulations here are more stringent and strict than the equipment location that Mao Xiong took Su Chen to visit before.

Even though Su Chen had some expectations in his heart, he still actively cooperated with the inspection.

After the tall hairy bear completed his identity verification, he saluted the guard and was then taken away by the sentry post to do further confirmation work; the remaining hairy bears and Su Chen were arranged to wait outside for their return.

Because he was standing too far away, Su Chen could not see in detail what information the tall hairy bear exchanged with the sentry. He could only see the two of them talking in a low voice, and during the conversation he seemed to hand something to the soldier.

When the formalities were completed, Mao Xiong reappeared with the sentry, and the soldier signaled to others to allow them to pass.

After passing through the military base gate, there is a checkpoint at each section of the route each person walks.

The defense of this military base was tighter than Su Chen expected. As the group went deeper into the base, they encountered a checkpoint almost every 100 meters, and each time it was the tall bear who came forward to negotiate with the other sentinels.

Fortunately, the tall bear had already cleared all the links. After completing a series of formalities, Su Chen and the other bears successfully entered the center of the base. The car bumped all the way into the innermost layer and stopped. When Su Chen got out of the car, he saw the "good stuff" that the bears mentioned at first sight.

Su Chen couldn't help but exclaimed: "Amazing!"

The aircraft in front of him was not a common mass-produced model or a common high-tech device. It had a smooth shape and was like an elf in the snow under the sun. Su Chen immediately recognized that it was the MiG-21 fighter jet made by the Russian bear, also known as the triangle.

This fighter is precisely made, equipped with advanced configurations and equipped with a turbojet engine. It is the most manufactured and most used jet fighter in the 20th century, and will still be equipped by more than countries in the next few decades.

Today, the most advanced fighter jet in service in the Bear Country is the MiG-21.

When Su Chen saw the fighter, he was filled with amazement. But he thought it was impossible to ship it back to China. He knew that with the attitude and policy of the Bear Country at that time, they would never easily sell the entire production line or even the finished products of such advanced fighters.

If they really dare to sell it, the KGB will probably intervene and investigate it as soon as the transaction is completed.

Facing Su Chen's surprised expression, the tall bear smiled with satisfaction and said, "We are willing to sell the design drawings of this fighter to you."

Just as Su Chen had expected, these Russian bears would not directly hand over the entire production line or finished products. Providing only design drawings was the maximum they could do. This was also more controllable for the other party because the design drawings alone would not lead to large-scale leakage or transfer of industrial capacity and were limited to learning references for design and concepts.

However, whether the production can be successfully replicated depends on the country's own industrial strength.

However, this is not an obstacle for Su Chen, as some of the equipment and technical personnel introduced previously can fully build an industrial production line, and the technical reserves of many domestic factories should not be underestimated. According to Su Chen's estimation, if the drawings can be brought back, he can complete the manufacturing of this fighter in the country within a few months.

It seems that Su Chen would be quite satisfied even if he only obtained a copy of the design drawing, because this kind of resource is basically difficult to imitate and utilize for developing countries with limited industrial levels.

Therefore, Su Chen nodded decisively: "I agree. I am willing to exchange materials equivalent to ten truckloads of goods for that blueprint."

The equipment in the previous warehouses combined was only worth 21 to truckloads of goods. Just for this MiG- design drawing, one tenth of that amount would have to be paid...

But Su Chen knew very well that the value of these two things could not be compared at all. The MiG-21 fighter represented the most advanced fighter technology in the world.

Although the other equipment was also excellent, their value was negligible compared to the design drawings of the MiG-21 fighter. The price proposed by Su Chen was far beyond the expectations of the Russians.

They originally thought that the price offered by Su Chen would be lower, perhaps limited to five train cars of supplies.

For the people of the Bear Country, no matter how excellent the MiG-21 fighter is, and how precious the design drawings are, they cannot be compared with a full meal.

During this period of time living in the Bear Country, except for the top nobles, most people were hungry. Before Su Chen appeared, they had been starving for a long time.

If Wang Daming had not found them and treated them to a few meals, it would be unlikely that these people from the Bear Country would have made up their minds to sell these items.

Wang Daming said something that everyone present from the Bear Country deeply agreed with.

When trying to convince them to sell their weapons and equipment, he said: "As long as people are alive, there is hope to rebuild everything, but if people die of hunger, then these iron things will be meaningless."

This statement awakened those who were still trying to uphold the dignity and reputation of their country. Originally, they firmly believed that these equipment should not be sold, but now faced with the urgency of livelihood, what importance did those abstract concepts have?