Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 3034 can be sold, but a key must be left.

Chapter 3034 can be sold, but a key must be left.
In Beijing, Yang Xiaotao had just gotten off the plane and was about to get into a car from the Ministry of Public Security to go home.

Before the car even got on, he heard someone calling his name.

Then Secretary Guo rushed over and grabbed Yang Xiaotao.

"Minister Yang, I've been waiting for you! Hurry up, Old Chen is still waiting!"

Seeing Secretary Guo's expression, Yang Xiaotao immediately shook his head. "Secretary Guo, I just got back. I should at least go home and let them know I'm safe!"

"Minister Yang, the leader said I need to go there first. I don't have much time, and this is my mission!"

Secretary Guo looked both helpless and hopeful.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao had no choice but to get into Secretary Guo's car.

“Director Yang, in the few days you’ve been away, the leader hasn’t slept before midnight.”

“Especially recently, because of the satellite issue, people have been sent from Persia and the desert.”

"The man from Persia is Mosidov's steward, Beiranvanlong. You know him..."

"It is Faisal from the desert..."

"What are they here for?"

Yang Xiaotao was a little puzzled. How did he suddenly stand up?

Secretary Guo slapped his forehead, then quickly said, "I forgot, I forgot, no one spoke up for you in Suizhou!"

Secretary Guo took a deep breath and quickly recounted the events that had occurred to Yang Xiaotao.

"The commotion you caused in Suizhou was quite a big deal."

"These days, people abroad are going crazy over this, like they're on steroids, eager to launch satellites."

"I don't know how our secret weapon got leaked, but it's caused quite a stir lately."

At this point, Secretary Guo smiled smugly. Yang Xiaotao glanced at him and thought to himself that he was definitely a cunning and ruthless guy.

"And then what did they do there?"

Secretary Guo quickly continued, "Later, the alliance sent a research satellite..."

"Although the alliance failed, it immediately invested ten million alliance coins to continue research. After the alliance made its decision, Britain followed suit with twenty million to support satellite research, and then France followed suit."

"Finally, the United States, being extremely wealthy, invested fifty million US dollars directly."

"Anyway, several powerful nations are involved in the competition."

"Countries that lack the capability have no choice but to target those that do."

At this point, Yang Xiaotao understood why the Persians and the camels had sent people.

Nine times out of ten, they want to own their own 'stick'!
After understanding the situation, Yang Xiaotao roughly understood Chen Lao's intention in asking him to go over. He then closed his eyes in the car to rest and think about how to deal with the situation.

Mr. Chen's office.

As soon as Yang Xiaotao walked in, he saw Old Chen signing documents with one hand, flipping through them with the other, and holding the phone to his ear while muttering "uh-huh" repeatedly.

Yang Xiaotao came in, and although he raised his eyelids slightly, he waved his other hand, gesturing for Yang Xiaotao to sit down first.

Sitting to the side, Secretary Guo came in, put down his teacup, and then quickly left, closing the door behind him.

Yang Xiaotao picked up his teacup and took a sip. He had come straight here after getting off the plane and was quite thirsty.

"I know I must treat them well."

"We cannot lose our composure as a major power. Yes, we must look at issues from a developmental perspective and not discriminate against them just because they are from an island nation."

What if a fight breaks out?

"Why don't you arrange them separately?"

"Why are you all so inflexible!"

Mr. Chen's tone was reproachful at the end of his sentence, and then he hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Mr. Chen did not rush to talk to Yang Xiaotao. Instead, he reviewed the documents in his hand, signed and stamped them, and then put them aside.

Only then did he look at Yang Xiaotao.

"I just got back and I called you here right away. You won't mind, will you?"

As Chen Laochong spoke to Yang Xiaotao, he picked up the teacup on the table, only to find that the tea inside had long been drunk up.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao walked over, picked up the kettle, and helped pour water.

"There is some truth to it, but not an opinion, rather a bit of a surprise."

After pouring the water, Yang Xiaotao sat back down in his original spot.

Old Chen took a deep breath after hearing this, and then asked, "How is it going in Xizhou? Is everything going smoothly?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "The tests conducted on the satellite over this period have confirmed that there will be no problems."

"Furthermore, the Taurus satellite has also established contact with the previously launched Shijian-1 satellite, and satellite communication is now guaranteed to be smooth, allowing two thousand phone calls to be made simultaneously."

Yang Xiaotao gave a brief introduction to the satellite, which pleased Mr. Chen greatly.

"We've also been using the new satellite phone, and it feels much better than the first generation."

"It's lighter, has a longer standby time, and the call quality is much better."

"Peng is preparing to purchase an additional 10,000 satellite phones. You need to make sure the arrangements are in place."

Yang Xiaotao was delighted with the first few sentences, but he was dumbfounded when he heard the last sentence.

"Didn't Boss Peng give us 10,000 units?"

"We still need the rest."

Old Chen looked up at Yang Xiaotao and said, "Why don't you go and talk to him?"

Seeing Old Chen's expression, Yang Xiaotao immediately shut up and stopped talking.

Speaking of which, the money from selling satellite phones is also included in this year's foreign exchange plan. That 50 billion is not only the target of the Ninth Department, but also the target of Old Chen.

Losing 10,000 satellite phones now is equivalent to losing 300 million US dollars.

"Let's leave that aside for now and get down to business. You need to come with me to a meeting later."

Old Chen glanced at his watch and, thinking there was still time, rang the bell on the table.

Secretary Guo hurried in.

"Go prepare some food!"

"Ok!"

Secretary Guo turned and left.

Then Old Chen looked at Yang Xiaotao seriously and said, "I have three things to ask you to do."

"First, Secretary Guo should have told you that quite a few people have come seeking 'help' this time. I just received a call from the foreign trade department; both Goguryeo and Bei'an have sent people to seek cooperation."

"Oh, right, there are also people from Japan, but they didn't follow the normal procedures, so we don't need to pay too much attention to them."

"But we need to determine whether we can help with the remaining countries."

"Secondly, you also know the truth about this matter."

"If we are truly going to help, how can we prevent the worst-case scenario from occurring?"

"Third, now that this launch is successful, we need to come up with a plan for the next steps."

"We can't guarantee that the other party won't discover the trickery, but before they do, we need to do what we're supposed to do."

"At the very least, it can't be done just once, you understand that."

After Mr. Chen quickly finished stating his three points, Yang Xiaotao picked up his teacup and slowly drank from it.

Yang Xiaotao had already thought about the first two of Old Chen's three questions on the way here, but the last one really needed some thought.

According to Mr. Chen, the point is to go all the way in this performance.

If a launch is successful on the first attempt, but there are no subsequent launches or deployments, it will raise suspicions.

Even if we've successfully fooled the United States, they're not stupid.

You all have such powerful weapons, and the technology is mature. You've even launched them successfully. Why not strike while the iron is hot and launch a few more?
Not launch?
Does that mean it wasn't successful?
Such self-deceiving behavior is unacceptable.

Yang Xiaotao pondered for a moment, then said, "Boss, I heard about this from Secretary Guo on the way here, and I've thought about it for a while. I have some thoughts for you to hear."

"You said."

"Okay, for the first one, since they've come to us for help, it wouldn't be right for us to refuse."

"But we can't agree to everything. If it's too easy to get, the other party won't take it for granted; instead, they'll think we're being taken advantage of."

"More importantly, the fact that we are so generous in giving away such an important weapon to others will raise suspicions that it is not important at all, which is why we are giving it away like cabbage."

Old Chen nodded, "I've also considered that. We can't help everyone, but we can't help no one either, or we'll be suspected."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Yes, that makes sense."

"So let's just set a clear price and pay on delivery."

Old Chen glanced at Yang Xiaotao and thought to himself, "Just as I thought." This kid's ideas coincided with his own; they were definitely kindred spirits.

"Go on, keep talking."

"What's a suitable price for us?"

"Ten billion US dollars!"

Yang Xiaotao blurted out, and Old Chen looked up with surprise in his eyes.

Since this was also the price he had in mind, he calmly asked, "Explain in more detail!"

Yang Xiaotao laughed and said, "For the same reasons as above, a price that is too low is not appropriate, but a price that is too high may hurt feelings. 10 billion is just right."

Suitable size.

This is much more expensive than the research costs.

Old Chen muttered a couple of curses to himself, then said, "Are you so sure they'll buy it?"

They didn't say who it was, but they both understood each other perfectly.

"affim."

"why?"

Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath, "Because until there is conclusive evidence that this stick is fake, it is comparable to a mushroom egg."

"Its existence has a deterrent effect far outweighing its actual function."

"Spending money to buy peace, or even a lifetime of peace."

"This is much less risky than doing some mushroom egg research and offending the whole world."

"The fact that they came here means they've figured this out."

Old Chen nodded with a smile, his eyes full of satisfaction.

The sword hanging over one's head is the most intimidating.

The falling sword was merely a weapon of destruction.

"What if everyone else grits their teeth and buys it?"

Mr. Chen asked the second question.

Yang Xiaotao laughed again, "First of all, the satellites we sell only carry one tungsten rod, but the weight of this tungsten rod will be increased to eight hundred kilograms."

At this point, Old Chen smiled.

"Aren't you afraid of a launch failure like the Soyuz launch?"

Yang Xiaotao shook his head, "The alliance modified the satellite temporarily. It's like a broken house getting a new occupant. It's not very useful."

"What we need to do is create satellites specifically for space-based weapons. We can tell them clearly that these satellites have only one purpose: to release tungsten rods."

"I believe they will understand."

Old Chen shook his head. "If you do this, and the lie is eventually exposed, they will hate you to death."

Yang Xiaotao waved his hand, "So we need to issue a notice in advance to tell people around the world that it's all fake, so they can calm down and not follow the crowd."

Old Chen laughed again, "Do you think they'll listen?"

"Whether they listen or not is beyond our control."

"They have ears on their bodies. They're all adults and should be responsible for their own choices."

Yang Xiaotao looked nonchalant, then added, "Do you think they'd dare come and hit me?"

"I'm not alone."

Old Chen shook his head. "What if they agree to all of this?"

"If everyone agrees, there's nothing to fear."

Yang Xiaotao reiterated, "Let's give the satellite two safeguards."

"The tungsten rod can only be released when both safety mechanisms are activated."

"We need to take one of the keys to these two insurance policies, and give the rest to the other party."

"The advantage of doing this is that the other side will not use our weapons to attack us, and we can also give an explanation to other countries, so that they won't think we are arms dealers."

"They'll ask us when they want to use it, and we'll talk about it then!"

"This will increase the credibility of the event and give them a boost."

As soon as Yang Xiaotao mentioned this idea, Old Chen clapped his hands and laughed heartily, "You even came up with this idea! Your mind is truly brilliant."

Yang Xiaotao, however, did not dare to take credit for it, because this method was borrowed from later transactions with camels.

Moreover, if this lie is really exposed, at worst we can just sell one Dongfeng missile using this method, and that would be an explanation!
Anyway, I need to keep the key in my own hands.

"Thirdly, we already had plans for a communications satellite, and this announcement is a good way to reassure them, but..."

Yang Xiaotao hesitated as he said this.

Old Chen was enjoying the story when he asked, "But what?"

"Look, sir, the Alliance has contributed ten million, Britain twenty million, and the United States has contributed fifty million."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Old Chen suddenly stopped, finally understanding what Yang Xiaotao meant.

"You want money, don't you?"

Yang Xiaotao chuckled, while Old Chen remained silent.

Do you know the current selling price of satellite phones?

Do you know how many tape recorders are selling these days?

"By the way, did you know that the cassette tapes you guys made have become a hit in Hong Kong these past few days?"

Old Chen tapped his finger on the table, but Yang Xiaotao really didn't know any of this.

"Boss, I'm in Xizhou and haven't had time to take care of things here."

Old Chen took a deep breath and then didn't want to speak.

Yang Xiaotao understood what Old Chen meant; he guessed that the Ninth Department had made a lot of money recently. But Yang Xiaotao still said, "Sir, this has nothing to do with money."

"As long as you stand up and tell others, look, we have also increased our investment."

"Then we'll present the plan, and when the satellite is launched, it will be even more credible, won't it?"

"Of course, we've already said we'd provide additional funding, so we can't go back on our word. The money still has to be paid."

Old Chen glared at Yang Xiaotao, then took a deep breath, "How much do you think you want?"

Yang Xiaotao stroked his chin, then pretended to do some calculations, "If things go smoothly this year, we can launch another one before the end of the year."

"If we sell two of these, we'll have to rearrange the staff."

"Just tell me how much!"

Old Chen interrupted Yang Xiaotao's bill, saying that if he kept going, the restaurant's food would probably be included in the bill as well.

"Ten million per pill."

"No, it's too high."

"Eight million!"

"five million!"

"to make!"

After Mr. Chen finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao immediately agreed.

Earn five million with just one pill!

Seeing that Yang Xiaotao readily agreed, Old Chen immediately realized that he had been tricked by this guy.

Hula
Old Chen stood up, and Yang Xiaotao involuntarily leaned back in his chair.