Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 1210 Priceless Treasure
Madness!

I've never seen such an arrogant person!

Watching Li Jiankun walk away puffing out smoke rings, Wright's nose was almost crooked with anger. He turned back to the box and slapped the dining table, causing the dishes to clang.

"I will never let him succeed!" Wright said gritting his teeth.

Di Rang came up and said, "So Jack Lee is really the mastermind behind this, and that guy surnamed Mou's plan to make the Varyag one of the main facilities of the marine park is just a cover?"

Wright tilted his head and said, "Is this even a question?"

He said coldly: "This guy Jack Lee is not an ordinary businessman."

Dirang thought, I see. How dare an ordinary businessman call an American colonel a bastard and blow a mouthful of smoke mixed with saliva in his face?
This is more than offensive.

It's simply an insult.

And Wright is not an ordinary colonel, he comes from the building with five corners.

Jack Lee's arrogance is evident from this. He is really not afraid at all.

And Wright just endured it. It was obvious that he had no ability to do anything to Jack Lee in Ukraine. He could only think of getting back at Jack Lee by preventing him from purchasing the Varyag.

Wright continued, "He has close relations with their officials. Many of his businesses are based on their official interests, the most obvious of which is the chip industry. How could their country, which couldn't even get enough food, attach so much importance to the development of the chip industry? It was he who, with his own efforts, developed the chip industry of that technologically backward country to a level that cannot be underestimated. After this foundation is laid, that country will benefit infinitely in the computer information age that has already arrived..."

Di Rang felt emotional and wondered a little sourly why there were no such businessmen in their country. Most of the businessmen he knew were busy thinking about how to exploit people's wealth and occupy the country's resources.

In such a comparison, patriotic businessmen like Jack Lee appear extremely valuable.

Putting everything aside, there is nothing wrong with Jack Lee himself, and he is even a hero to their country.

It's just a different stance, that's all.

Wright snorted coldly and said, "So if he was thinking about the Varyag, how could he just tow it back as a decoration?"

Di Rang nodded vigorously and agreed, "Definitely not."

Jack Lee's sudden appearance was a good thing for them. Didn't he want to find such clues when he asked someone to investigate the man named Mou before?
Now, there is a reason for a turnaround.

The Americans also made it clear that they would take action.

It seems that all they need to do is wait for good news.

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The next morning.

In an office in an institutional building in Kiev.

Wright came uninvited and met an important Ukrainian figure named Evans.

Wright stated his purpose directly and made his position clear.

"Mr. Evans, no matter what, the Varyag cannot be towed back to that country. It is well known how powerful their land combat capability is. If they are allowed to improve their naval power, it will threaten the security of the entire East Asia, and the world situation may also change as a result."

"That country is so ambitious that it doesn't even hide its ambitions, and it has always been promoting the slogan of rejuvenation."

"Now is a peaceful time. If such a troublemaker becomes stronger, it will not be a good thing for the whole world."

"This matter is of great importance. We hope that you will consider it carefully and accept our pertinent suggestions based on our hope for peace on Earth..."

Evans frowned and said distressedly, "You mean to make us openly break the contract? Then where is our national credit?"

Wright said, "I'm not asking you to break the contract. You just need to give a reasonable explanation, which I'll give you now. First of all, it's obvious that the small businessman named Mou is just a spokesperson. The real person behind the scenes is Jack Lee. And how could a man like Jack Lee make such a fuss over a facility at a sea park? I believe you have heard something. Yes, they lied first and did not frankly explain the purpose of purchasing the Varyag. If you find out, there is every reason to invalidate the result of this auction."

"Secondly, Jack Lee's purpose in purchasing the Varyag is self-evident, which involves the issue of leaking military secrets. We must admit that my country is the only superpower in the world today. The higher the position, the greater the responsibility. It is our duty to maintain world peace. We will never see such a thing happen. Therefore, we allow you to mention our intentions when making a statement."

After a brief pause, Wright asked, "Is that enough?"

This makes sense. Evans relaxed his brows and asked, "So according to you, who is the best buyer of the Varyag, India?"

Wright said angrily: "We hope you don't sell it, but you insist on selling it. It's no big deal for India to get it. They already have two aircraft carriers, and they are well-equipped aircraft carriers."

Evans smiled bitterly and said, "If we don't sell it, it will be a burden. If we sell it, we can make some money. You are not unaware of our current financial situation. You have been giving us opinions and wanting us to act according to your wishes. Why don't you buy it yourself?"

Wright said confidently: "What are we going to do with it? Break it into scrap metal? I'll give you the price of scrap metal. Do you want it?"

Evans: “…”

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When the news of Ukraine's change of attitude spread, Asan's people were overjoyed, and Di Rang's anxious heart finally settled down.

At the same time, Li Jiankun also learned the news. In the guest room, he fiddled with the microphone and, after several transfers, contacted Ye in Moscow through a secure line.

On the other end of the phone, Ye laughed out loud, and it was obvious that he was in a very good mood.

Li Jiankun followed with a smile and asked, "What's the situation now?"

Ye said with a smile: "The situation is very good."

Since Russia established its financial market, the expected favorable changes have been slow to be seen. The change occurred after the "money shortage". Rubles were scarce in the market, and foreign banks owed Russian people's ruble savings and were unable to repay them, causing the ratio of ruble to foreign exchange to soar.

Three days ago, the ruble-to-dollar ratio had risen to the official exchange rate of 0.6:1 that was implemented in the past.

Today, it has doubled again, with the ruble-dollar exchange rate becoming 0.3:1.

The ruble is becoming more and more valuable, and ruble assets are undoubtedly rising. No matter how people block banks every day and make a fuss, they are actually happy in their hearts.

The officials are naturally happier.

Although most state-owned enterprises, except for military-industrial enterprises, have been converted into securities and distributed, some ruble assets cannot be distributed, such as land. The government is still the absolute largest holder of ruble assets.

Ye hopes that the price will continue to rise and never stop.

Of course, there is pressure. The United States has contacted him more than once. He is a bachelor and said that we don’t have rubles, so how can we help him? There is really nothing we can do. Don’t blame me.

Anyway, I can still hold on for now.

It was with Li Jiankun's advice that Ye realized the true face of the West. Now he will no longer rely on them for everything. He is planning to make friends with the neighboring big country.

Ye joked, "Ukraine is still very interesting. There may be more beautiful girls there than in my country. You must have fun and don't rush back."

Li Jiankun said unhappily: "I came here to play, don't you know what I am doing here?"

"Now I know. Oh, Mr. Li, if you are willing to become a citizen of our country, we can pay any price." Ye said seriously.

Li Jiankun did not respond and asked again: "Do you know who my biggest competitor is?"

Ye asked in return: "Isn't it the Americans who are interfering?"

"Let's not talk about them for now. Some forces really want to buy the Varyag that originally belonged to you, and the Americans also hope to help them get it, but I don't think you should think so." "You mean the Indian side."

"Yes."

"They are just bastards who take advantage of others' misfortunes!"

Ye's loud cursing voice came from the microphone.

India owed Russia tens of billions of rubles over the years, and then paid it off with a fraction of the US dollars. This happened to Ye not long ago.

"We don't care about others, and we don't want to get involved in this matter, but the Indian side is absolutely impossible. I will contact the Ukrainian side immediately, and those bastards can forget about it. We still have this little influence..."

Li Jiankun raised the corner of his mouth, this was exactly what he wanted to hear.

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Evans is in a dilemma.

Let's just go with what the Americans want. Well, Moscow has objections again, and the reasons are quite reasonable. Even he felt that the Indians were too cunning after hearing them. The Russian side suffered a great loss, and it would be strange if they didn't seek revenge if they had the chance.

After all, he is the eldest brother. Even though the family has been divided, the bones are still connected, and his thoughts and emotions should be taken seriously.

Neither left nor right, what should I do now?

Just not sell it?
But that was another windfall.

At this point, the money has even been received. Even if this money is returned, another sum of money can be received immediately. This is like a hungry person happily receiving a bag of rice. How difficult is it for him to refuse it? The finance department cannot agree to it.

Evans locked himself up in the office, and who knows how many brain cells he had killed, before he finally came up with some ideas.

The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.

There are knots at both ends, but you don't have to untie them all. Just find the person who can untie the knots as quickly as possible.

Evans naturally knew what was happening in Russia.

Jack Lee is now a wealthy man in Russia, and there is nothing he cannot handle in that area.

Just do it if you think of it.

The two parties are not strangers. They have dealt with each other once and have a good relationship.

Evans did not let anyone else know about this and ordered his confidant to contact Jack Lee privately. That night, the two met in a very ordinary small village on the outskirts of Kiev, and made sure that they were not followed or monitored.

In his own country, Evans could still do this. Even if the pervasive Western intelligence officers knew that he had met with Li Jiankun, they would not be able to know what they talked about.

The main building of the villa is a two-and-a-half-story villa. In the living room with a fireplace on the first floor, Evans and Li Jiankun sat on two adjacent antique single-seat leather sofas.

After a brief greeting, Evans got straight to the point. He leaned towards Li Jiankun and said in a low voice, "Mr. Li, to be honest, we don't care what you want to buy the Varyag for. We don't even care whether your country's naval power will be enhanced because of it. Our two countries have no historical hatred and are unlikely to have conflicts in the future. So we want to discuss business with you."

Li Jiankun was surprised, "Oh?"

Before coming, he had guessed Evans' purpose and thought of many possibilities. The only thing he didn't expect was that Evans would come straight to the point and say that if he wanted to do business with him, he had to put emphasis on the characters.

Evans suddenly asked: "What do you think is the value of the Varyag?"

Li Jiankun pondered and said: "The Varyag is not a fully equipped aircraft carrier. As an empty shell, its greatest value should be the hull structure and the construction of the loading facilities."

Evans shook his head and said, "Neither."

Seeing Li Jiankun's puzzled expression, Evans stopped keeping him in suspense and lowered his voice to the lowest level. "These are blueprints, design blueprints. These blueprints were completed before the construction of Varyag began. The subsequent construction is nothing more than construction according to the blueprints. Theoretically, as long as someone can gather the resources needed to build an aircraft carrier, including the cooperation of multiple trades and hundreds of different factories, then as long as they have the blueprints, they can continue to build Varyag, or even rebuild it."

Li Jiankun's eyes sparkled, and he asked hurriedly, "Are you willing to take out the blueprints and do this business with me?"

Evans nodded and said regretfully: "After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, it is impossible for our country to gather the resources mentioned above. If those precious drawings are kept in our hands, they will be buried. In fact, we have been negotiating and trying to find a buyer. If you can offer a price that we cannot refuse..."

"Congratulations, you found it." The gleam in Li Jiankun's eyes was almost tangible.

He didn't care at all about exposing his inner desires and then being slaughtered.

Not to mention one knife, even ten knives will do.

It should be said that he has so much money that he doesn't know how to spend it. And if you miss this opportunity, you will probably never have it again.

Evans was right. The greatest value of the Varyag must be those drawings.

Knowledge is priceless.

Evans smiled and said, "We know very well that you are not short of money, and judging from previous events, you are willing to pay a high price, so we have this meeting tonight. But in addition to the price, we have another condition."

Li Jiankun was full of energy and raised his hand to signal, "Please speak."

Evans said, "We made this deal privately. After we get those blueprints, please don't worry about the hull of the Varyag. You know some things, and it's difficult for us to deal with them."

Li Jiankun hesitated and decided that he could not agree to this condition.

Only children make choices.

Having the blueprints and the physical objects that are 70% of the main construction will make you achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"There is something I don't know whether I should say or not." Li Jiankun said.

Evans made the same gesture he had made before.

Li Jiankun continued, "In my opinion, you don't have to put yourself in the position you are in now. Do you really think the West can give you much help? Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, so-called Western economic experts had already gathered in Moscow, under the euphemism of helping the Soviet Union with economic reforms. You can't be unaware of what the final result was. The biggest purpose of the series of economic reform measures promoted by the West is to make it easier for them to reap the Soviet legacy later."

"Let's talk about you again. The West is now negotiating with you, asking you to destroy your weapons of mass destruction and then help you boost your economy."

"I have a question. If that day comes, will you still be qualified to negotiate with them?"

Evans was stunned.

"In my country, there is a saying," Li Jiankun said word by word, "Dignity is only on the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon."

Evans looked solemn.

Having said this, Li Jiankun said: "It's not that I can't agree to your conditions, but what if the Americans want me to buy the Varyag later?"

"what?"

Evans was confused. "How... is this possible?"

Li Jiankun smiled mysteriously and said, "Let's wait and see. It may not be as simple as we think. The Americans will beg me to buy the Varyag."

Evans: “…”

Are you telling a story?
(End of this chapter)