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Chapter 491 A Rat's Droppings! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

In fact, ATV's successful satellite launch attracted attention not only from its old rival TVB, but also from relevant authorities in mainland China.

Wu Feng himself may not have realized it, but many influential people in mainland China are aware of just how much influence he wields.

He single-handedly saved tens of thousands of state-owned enterprises.

The "Hong Kong Businessmen Trading Group" he founded was still doing bulk cargo business with the Russian side at this time.

We can still continuously exchange various supplies needed by the mainland from the Russians.

Putting aside everything else, Wu Feng now owns an astonishing 54 Mi-22 heavy transport helicopters.

This is incredible; it's enough to form an entire aircrew division.

Of course, at this time, these heavy transport helicopters were temporarily managed by the mainland troops and used for training and certain missions.

In any case, based on the feedback Wu Feng heard, the troops were very satisfied.

They even planned to exchange twelve to eighteen heavy transport helicopters of the same type through the trade group formed by Wu Feng.

In fact, the Russian bear welcomes such exchanges quite a bit.

For example, the supplies Wu Feng used to exchange for fifty-four heavy transport helicopters were enough to meet the minimum material needs of all the Russian troops in the Far East for almost half a year.

This is under the condition of severe price suppression; if it were a normal transaction, the price would practically skyrocket.

Of course, the other party was very satisfied with this exchange method.

If someone were to use a knife directly, no one could guarantee what might happen; it could be extremely dangerous.

Moreover, by this time, the trade group established by Wu Feng had already built up considerable credibility with the Russians.

Large-scale commodity trading has almost never stopped.

The mainland side was very cooperative, even setting aside a dedicated freight train route. Many units and even military units in the Northeast region cooperated in the work.

Unfortunately, many state-owned factories in mainland China produce products that, to use a modern term, are so outdated that their sales are practically negligible.

But when sent to Russia, it is very popular because of its high quality.

However, the trade delegation has recently encountered some minor troubles.

The main reason is that "border traders" from the mainland have begun to travel back and forth between the two border areas in large numbers.

This wouldn't normally be a big deal; it has nothing to do with the large-scale commodity transactions of the trade group, as they are on completely different levels in terms of scale.

The problem is that these guys will stop at nothing to make more profit, especially since the quality of their products is questionable.

These guys even shamelessly used the guise of a trade mission to do business with people from the Russian side.

Having been cheated and taken advantage of, someone from the Russian bear came to question them.

After learning about the situation, the trade delegation was so angry they almost vomited blood.

Fortunately, the other side only had a small business, so the trade group simply provided full compensation, not wanting to ruin their own reputation.

At the same time, through the channels of powerful Far East agencies, they widely publicized to the outside world that the trade group only does large-scale commodity business with government agencies and will not do small-scale business, hoping that the merchants on the Russian side would not be deceived.

If it weren't for Wu Feng's suppression, the Hong Kong triads involved would have taken drastic measures against some mainland businessmen who were oblivious to their own danger.

They want to be the bad apple, but they also want to drag others down with them.

The profits from border trade were already quite considerable, yet they still wanted to use the name of the trade delegation to squeeze out even the last drop of profit.

Damn it, do you know that doing this could easily cut off the path for future generations? No wonder that in later generations, despite having such a large market, the Russians were completely uninterested in mainland goods; the root of the problem lies here.

Damn it, putting everything else aside, the market for all kinds of warm clothing and accessories is absolutely vast in Russia, yet high-quality products from mainland China just can't get in.

High-proof alcoholic beverages are also a very profitable business!

Given the level of alcohol production in mainland China, even if the Russians prefer vodka, it can be easily produced here.

But Wu Feng had never heard of such news even in the era of smartphones.

At the same time, the situation was reported to the mainland authorities, and it was hoped that the mainland would take action.

There was no intention to exterminate them all; even if they were to arrest people, there was no legitimate reason.

Instead, we hope that the mainland will strictly supervise the quality of the goods these guys take out of the country, so that they can't be obviously shoddy.

To be frank, Russia is a huge market with hundreds of millions of people. If it stabilizes, the trade revenue it can bring to the mainland each year will definitely not be a small amount.

Who knows, the dire economic situation in Black and Kyrgyz provinces might be greatly improved as a result, and that's no exaggeration.

During the period from the 1950s to the 1960s, the British were planning to give up Hong Kong Island, because there was really not much profit to be made there.

At that time, the economic center of the mainland was in the Northeast!

Besides having a decent heavy industrial base, the area also had extensive border trade with Russia at the time.

It can be said that at that time, more than 80% of the legitimate border trade in the mainland was traded with Russia.

Everyone knows that where border trade is booming, the economy is developing rapidly. Otherwise, why is the urbanization rate in Northeast China so high?

In later generations, the Northeast's stagnant economy remained unrecovered because of the poor border trade with Russia.

If there had been a stable trade in bulk goods with the Russian bear, the situation wouldn't have been as dire as it is in later years.

One reason for this situation is that unscrupulous middlemen in the private sector are willing to do anything to make money.

Your reputation is ruined, who would dare to do business with you?

Unfortunately, the mainland authorities don't have a good solution to this either.

Those private merchants did not break the law in the mainland, and it was not appropriate to interfere or forcibly manage the quality of the goods they took abroad.

Upon hearing this, Wu Feng had nothing more to say.

While continuing to communicate the trade mission's style of operation to the outside world through well-connected Far East agencies, they also sent out teams of reporters to conduct in-depth interviews.

Another approach is to partner with powerful local agencies to establish large-scale wholesale and retail bases for bulk goods, with signs that are so prominent they can be seen from miles away.

This move directly squeezed the profit margins for private business owners in mainland China to an unbearable degree.

As a result, the trade delegation did not come to them; instead, they sent representatives to demand that the trade delegation back down and threatened severe consequences.

Serious my ass!
This part was captured by a hidden camera.

After obtaining permission from the mainland authorities, it was broadcast directly on ATV's satellite channel news program, causing a great sensation.

I knew that people in foreign trade were ruthless, but I never expected that some of them would be so audacious. They're simply courting death.

Then, the guy who made those outrageous remarks never appeared again.

In Moscow, a large warehouse supermarket has been added.

(End of this chapter)