In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 403 Damn it! This kind of wealthy person is not cute at all.

"How to allocate the business is something we need to consider. Vice President Wu, your job is to finalize the contracts and be responsible for subsequent transactions!"

Ge Jianjun immediately put on a stern face and began to lecture him.

"Director Ge, I'm not questioning whether your company's allocation is unreasonable. We've done missile business before, and CATIC was only responsible for aircraft-related business..."

Wu Lijun hurriedly explained, but his eyes were secretly watching Xie Wei's reaction.

"The unit that allocates your funds is different from the unit that allocates funds for CATIC."

Xie Wei said softly.

"..."

Wu Lijun and the others were stunned.

This was something they hadn't expected.

“The agency fee previously proposed by Long Yaohua was 5%, but I voluntarily increased it to 12% so that the funds could be redistributed to the relevant supporting units through you… Poly is indeed burdened with all kinds of businesses, but our limited funds need to be spent wisely.”

Xie Wei's explanation left the others speechless.

CATIC was originally an import and export agency established by the Ministry of Aviation Industry. Its main business was exporting products for the aerospace system and importing the technology and equipment required for the aviation system. Poly is different. It is involved not only in all military trade, but also in civilian products.

"You should be aware of the projects we've invested in, including the continued upgrading of aviation-related facilities... This doesn't involve my personal opinions."

Knowing what the other party was thinking, Xie Wei directly stated his position.

"Director Xie, I didn't mean to question you... After all, the funding gap for the military is far greater than that for aerospace... Whether it's the army or the navy... especially the navy's missile destroyers, many technologies need to be imported, and key core components also need to be imported... All of these require huge financial support..."

Wu Lijun hurriedly offered an explanation.

"With the country constantly cutting funding, who isn't short of money, whether it's the military or defense industry units?"

Ge Jianjun's face turned grim. "It's the higher-ups' decision to let you take over... This is no excuse for you to be picky. If you can't do it, handing it over to CATIC isn't a problem. After all, we're now in the same boat as aviation."

The Third Ministry of Machinery Industry, which was responsible for aviation, and the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry, which was also responsible for aviation, had already been renamed the Ministry of Aviation Industry and the Ministry of Aerospace Industry several years ago. Because Xie Wei was the one who made the decision, many projects were brought forward, and aviation and aerospace were merged almost two years ahead of schedule to become the Ministry of Aerospace Industry.

Therefore, what Ge Jianjun said is actually correct.

Originally, the Precision Machinery Import and Export Company, which was responsible for aerospace foreign trade, and the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC), which was responsible for aviation foreign trade, were both foreign trade companies belonging to the same system.

If Long Yaohua hadn't personally intervened, all of the school's business would have been directly handed over to the Precision Machinery Import and Export Company and CATIC, and Poly would have had absolutely no involvement.

"Of course not! We're not being picky!"

Wu Lijun became anxious.

They have nearly $10 billion worth of business to handle, which is quite good.

With such a huge order, Wu Lijun certainly didn't want Poly Technologies to miss out on any business.

"Actually, you don't need to worry about the business. The business of that batch of large missiles, as well as the logistics, maintenance, training, and other operations, shouldn't be handled by the import and export of precision machinery..."

Poly was established when the military sold domestically produced weapons and equipment and purchased advanced weapons, equipment and technologies from the international market. Xie Wei's assignment in this way had absolutely nothing to do with Poly not helping the school sell equipment.

Originally, the sale of Dongfeng was supposed to be handled by Poly.

As a result, the company in charge became the Precision Machinery Import and Export Company.

Ultimately, the responsibility for fulfilling the contract rests with the dual artillery units, especially in areas such as logistics, maintenance, personnel training, and operation. The Precision Machinery Import and Export Company simply doesn't have enough technical operators to constantly send on business trips.

"what?"

Wu Lijun and the others were immediately stunned.

Is there a connection?

"Let's settle the immediate issues first. We can talk about the rest later. Everyone's having a tough time. If we don't find a way to expand what's in the pot and just focus on what's already there, no one will have enough to eat."

Xie Wei knew why Wu Lijun wanted to fight for it.

Only the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

But for him, it wasn't about feeding a child just because they cried; it was about seeing which child was starving and then giving them a sip of milk.

Wu Lijun knew that continuing the conversation would only worsen the relationship.

"Regarding the delivery time, this equipment is for the missile base, and the preliminary construction work needs to be carried out simultaneously with the base construction... Therefore, the overall delivery period is only three years, but one set of Counterattack-1 and two sets of Counterattack-2 must be delivered before the Dongfeng-3 arrives..."

The car was driving very slowly.

Xie Wei then introduced the key contents of the contract.

Wu Lijun and his colleagues sat in the car, quickly jotting down important terms in their work notebooks. These were all part of the agreed-upon framework and could not be changed.

"The Long-Range Rocket-300 costs $25 per unit; the M7 tactical missile costs $42 per unit... These are things to be aware of. The previous contract only covered the launch system plus basic ammunition..."

Xie Wei deliberately emphasized this point.

The Yuan Huo-300 long-range rocket artillery system is priced as a complete package, including weather radar, launch command vehicle, ammunition loading vehicle, and ammunition transport vehicle.

The procurement of ammunition has not yet been negotiated.

"The range has been increased by half, and it's only sold at such a low price? The 150mm long-range artillery shell was exported for 8 US dollars per round back then... and the launch system itself cost 160 million US dollars..."

Wu Lijun was somewhat taken aback after hearing Xie Wei's offer.

With rising prices and inflation in recent years, the actual production cost of the YH-150 is higher than before, and the export price needs to reach at least $16.

The Long-Range Rocket-300 has doubled its range, yet it only costs $25?

"We cannot just focus on immediate benefits."

Xie Wei calmly stated, "There are quite a few international customers who need this product. If the price is too high, many customers won't be able to afford it..."

"The order for the Yuan-150 long-range rocket from back then..."

Wu Lijun could not understand Xie Wei's ideas.

Iraq purchased five battalions of Long Range-150 artillery pieces back then, and the price was not low.

"Times have changed. Besides, the long-range rockets that Iraq ordered back then weren't actually for the rocket launchers themselves."

Xie Wei said.

Iraq wanted the solid fuel propellant inside the YH-150 long-range rocket launcher. Otherwise, despite being in a war with the Persians for so many years, and even having the Persians push the front line into Iraqi territory while holding firm, Iraq had never used the Type 81 main battle tanks and YH-150 long-range rocket launchers purchased from China.

Xie Wei even suspected that, in order to develop the Abbas and Hussein missiles with longer ranges, the Iraqi side simply removed the solid fuel propellant from the 150mm long-range rocket artillery and put it into the bodies of these two missiles.

Otherwise, why didn't the other side even conduct a real-world test?

Used as a trump card?

What a fuss!

A tank battalion, plus a few long-range artillery battalions, will not fundamentally change the course of a large-scale battle.

It's quite good for breaking stalemates on the battlefield right now.

Moreover, Saddam Hussein never considered what would be his trump card. All the equipment he purchased from the Soviet Union and the West was deployed to the battlefield before it could be fully operational.

This is why the Iran-Iraq War is ultimately recognized worldwide as a war fought with the world's most advanced weaponry at a low level, comparable to World War I.

After giving his instructions, he parked the car at the Northern Building.

Just then, Liu Debao had finished dinner with the group and was chatting over tea.

Both sides immediately entered into detailed negotiations.

With the framework agreement Xie Wei had previously negotiated with the other party in place, the negotiations proceeded smoothly with almost no disagreements. The only point of contention arose when Xie Wei offered a bottom line of $25 for a rocket with a range of 300 kilometers and $42 for an M7 ballistic missile with a range of 200 kilometers, at which point the other party became unhappy.

"Thanks. A rocket artillery battalion has 18 twin-mounted 4-tube launchers, which only have 144 rockets. That's worth 3600 million. You quoted 9800 million US dollars for a battalion, which means the command vehicle and launch system would cost 6200 million US dollars?"

Garcia Abdullah's face turned grim.

The price ratio between the launching system and the ammunition is simply outrageous.

The entire launch system only accounts for two-thirds of the total cost, which clearly indicates that Xie Wei overcharged the ammunition price.

Faced with this problem, Wu Lijun, Ge Jianjun, and others were caught off guard.

I have absolutely no idea how to answer.

Left with no other choice, they could only watch Xie Wei.

"General, you've seen the command vehicle, weather radar, and even the ammunition loading and transport vehicles—the launch systems. $9800 million is our production cost, not the selling price..."

Xie Wei smiled and said, "If you require it, we can raise the price."

"So you're doing charity work, doing good deeds? You're a really nice person!"

Garcia Abdullah looked at Shewe with a grim expression.

This young man in front of me, no matter how you look at him, doesn't seem like a good person at all.

"It's not about the price! Thanks, it's a good thing I've always considered you a friend."

Farahleman looked at Shevchenko, his voice forced out through clenched teeth: "At this price, a single salvo of rockets would cost $36 million... while a salvo of five battalions would cost $180 million!"

Such consumption is too much for even the largest investors to bear.

A single salvo can wipe out nearly $2 million, which is a burden even for the wealthiest of the wealthy.

"It's really a matter of price..."

Xie Wei still had a smile on his face. "Unlike the Dongfeng missile, which is a strategic deterrent weapon, long-range rocket artillery can be used directly when necessary... If five battalions really fire simultaneously, how many enemy armored divisions would be left?"

How can we find out where the enemy is gathering?

Farahleman glared angrily at Shevchenko, "This is a trap! You saw we were interested, so you used ammunition to raise the price..."

"I don't like hearing you say that."

Xie Wei's smile vanished. He looked at Farahleman and said sternly, "If you think it's too expensive, you can choose the YH-150 long-range rocket launcher. It has a maximum range of 165 kilometers, a single rocket costs $12, and the launch system costs only $280 million..."

"I told you, this isn't about the price!"

Farahleman is ultimately too young.

Hearing Xie Wei complain that they had no money, he immediately became furious.

Damn it, the 2 million dollar Dongfeng missile is a trump card, used to deter the enemy.

Five battalions fired simultaneously, unleashing 720 rockets each carrying a 420-kilogram warhead, equivalent to dumping 302400 kilograms of ammunition on the enemy assembly point in just over ten seconds...

irritable!

Just thinking about it makes me tremble with rage.

"If we can't locate the enemy's assembly point or command post, this massive salvo will be futile..."

"Comrades! Have you forgotten your allies? The United States has a global satellite network. Besides, doesn't your country still have E-3 early warning and reconnaissance aircraft purchased from the US? As long as we have the coordinates, we can directly destroy enemy forces preparing to attack from 300 kilometers away... We can even violate our operating instructions, loosen a few screws, and modify it to have a range of 480 kilometers..."

"..."

Ge Jianjun, Wu Lijun, and others were stunned when they saw Xie Wei negotiating with foreign clients for the first time.

What constitutes a violation of operating instructions?

What do you mean by changing the speed to 480 kilometers by unscrewing a few screws?

Liu Debao remained unfazed: he had long since witnessed how Xie Wei could deceive people.

"Director Ge, is it really possible that the Long-Range Rocket-300 can be directly modified into a rocket with a range of 480 kilometers? Is our technology capable of reaching that level?"

Wu Lijun knew that Ge Jianjun disliked him, but he still disregarded the fact that this was a negotiation setting and asked in a low voice.

"If Director Xie says it's possible, then it definitely is... Besides, that's why the Long-Range Rocket-300 is so expensive..."

"Isn't that..."

Suddenly, Wu Lijun had an idea, "Could we just use the 480-kilometer range as a selling point? And that wouldn't violate international law... After all, the actual range is only 300 kilometers, and it doesn't have a high-precision guidance system..."

"..."

Ge Jianjun looked at Wu Lijun, unsure how to respond.

This……

It seems like this is a possible approach.

The instruction manual strictly forbids customers from tampering with the rocket's components, but the customer unscrewed the screws himself, and the range increased. Can't the seller be blamed for that?
"480 kilometers!"

Farahleman's eyes lit up immediately.

This is something that can also be used as a strategic force.

value!
It was absolutely worth it.

"Thank you. You need to arrange for more technical personnel to provide hands-on guidance. You know that the general education level of our officers and soldiers is not high... We need to stockpile four basic loads of rockets!"

The money belongs to the country!
We cannot disregard national defense and security in order to save money for the country.

If we have money, why not use it for national defense? Are we going to use it to pay reparations to the enemy after they invade?
4 ammunition loads!
Damn, how rich is that guy?

According to Xie Wei's settings, the ammunition load of a battalion of the Long Range Rocket-300 is 144 rounds. There are a total of 5 battalions, which is 3600 rockets!

9 billion!
US dollars!

This……

Both Ge Jianjun and Wu Lijun were shocked by the data that was rapidly calculated in their minds.

The problem is that the person in charge on the other end is so young, can he really be in charge of such a big project?

That's $9 million.

Even Xie Wei, if he wanted to spend 9 million RMB to purchase advanced weapons and equipment from abroad, wouldn't do it so decisively, right?
"You should talk to General Manager Wu and Director Ge about this; they're in charge of technical support and training..."

That's it.

Upon hearing this, Xie Wei's face lit up with a kind smile.

This kind of outrageously wealthy tycoon is the kind of tycoon I admire.

"Do you need more M7 missiles?"

Xie Wei then asked another question.

"No, we only need to increase the M7 ballistic missile's ammunition reserves by one basic unit. Also, didn't you say the Long-Range Rocket System-300 can launch Long-Range Rocket Artillery Rockets-150? I think the ammunition reserves could be equivalent to 2.5 basic units of Long-Range Rocket System-150 ammunition reserves and 2.5 units of Long-Range Rocket System-300 ammunition reserves..."

MMP!

Xie Wei almost cursed out loud.

Such wealthy people are not lovable at all.

(End of this chapter)