Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

French weapons are quite expensive and not of high quality, so why do they keep selling so well? The answer, of course, is good public relations.

To promote their weapons, they don't know how many officials they bribed. The Mirage 2000 sells for more than the F-16, and the Rafale fighter is more expensive than the stealth F-35. However, there is no airtight wall in the world. After a few years, or a dozen years, some things will always be exposed, eventually ruining the reputation of the French.

Now that Qin Yang has intervened in this mess, he naturally has to be prepared. Getting Nie Xiaoqian involved is, of course, to use the power behind her, to let those above know that he is pure of heart and is doing great things for the country and the people. Even if there are some special means in the middle, they are all open and aboveboard.

"Okay, don't worry, I will definitely help."

Qin Yang put on a greedy look: "Anyway, I have already offended the British, and I am not afraid of them saying bad things about me behind my back. How much do you plan to sell each set of Crotale naval air defense missiles for?"

"One hundred million US dollars per set, how about that?"

Raphael said to Qin Yang with a smile: "In this way, a 2% commission would be $2 million. Even if the East only buys five sets, you can get one million US dollars. With this money…"

Need I say more? In this era, one million RMB is already a huge sum. One million US dollars is enough to live in the West for a lifetime!

"Easy, easy,"

Qin Yang nodded: "You underestimate the East too much. The East needs to purchase more than just five sets. Currently, the navy has a total of 15 051 destroyers in service plus those on the slipway, plus a large number of frigates. If we purchase, we will need at least thirty sets or more!"

Thirty sets, this is a big deal! Their Crotale naval missile system was only finalized last year, and the total orders are in single digits. If the East purchases thirty sets, at the sky-high price of one hundred million US dollars per set, wouldn't they be rich?

"President Qin, congratulations. With this deal, you can get six million US dollars! You and your lover can live in Paris in the future. Paris is famous all over the world for its romance. You will definitely like it."

Nie Xiaoqian found it funny. These French people actually took it seriously? Don't they know how much foreign exchange reserves the country has now? How could they possibly buy so many for the navy?

"I have a condition,"

Qin Yang said: "The purchase may be in batches, and the full implementation of this project may take a long time, but as long as you sign the first purchase contract, I want these six million US dollars!"

"Okay, of course, no problem,"

Raphael said. Even if they only sell one set and give Qin Yang a commission of six million US dollars, they would still make a lot of money. After all, the cost of this thing is less than ten million US dollars.

"President Qin, is that settled then?"

"Of course. Give me a copy of the missile data, and I will go to Gongzhufen now. You go back first and wait for my good news."

"Okay, then we will wait at the Friendship Hotel."

Watching the French leave, Nie Xiaoqian got into the car with Qin Yang and asked hesitantly: "President Qin, where are we going next?"

"Let's go to Huanglou and drive around there, then go to Wangfujing and stroll around the Capital Department Store. Xiaoqian, you have been running around with me, it's been hard enough. The New Year is coming soon, let me buy you some clothes."

"How… how do you explain it to the French?"

"Explain what? Do I need to explain?"

Qin Yang smiled: "The next time is just for the two of us."

"But, we didn't bring cloth coupons."

"Buy a few outside, you can buy anything with money."

The day passed just like that. On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Thomas and Raphael were anxiously waiting in the Capital Friendship Hotel. From morning to forenoon, and from forenoon to noon, just when the patience of the two had reached its limit, the phone rang.

"Hello, front desk. We have guests? A man and a woman, young people? Quick, please send them up!"

Knock knock! The sound of knocking on the door rang out. Raphael pretended to be calm and sat in the chair, letting Thomas open the door. Then he saw a familiar person.

"President Qin, you're back so soon? We are so touched…"

Raphael hadn't finished speaking when he felt that Qin Yang's expression seemed abnormal.

"President Qin, what's wrong? What happened?"

After Qin Yang finished speaking, he looked around, as if he was afraid of leaking secrets: "In order to win the bid, the British decided to provide the navy with a Sea Dart missile system for free first, to dispel the navy's concerns through test firings!"

"How is this possible?"

Raphael was dumbfounded: "Provide it for free? How could they do this?"

"I don't believe it either, or you can ask the British? How can they break the rules?"

How could they ask about this kind of thing? Competitors are enemies. Asking wouldn't get them accurate answers.

If they went over, they would definitely quarrel. After all, the British took over this project first, and now it's equivalent to the French snatching business from the British.

"Alas, my six million US dollars are gone!"

Qin Yang shook his head helplessly: "Forget it, what is meant to be will be, and don't force what is not meant to be. You have made a wasted trip, so go back."

"Wait!"

Seeing Qin Yang was about to leave, Raphael stopped him: "Isn't it just a set for trial use? We can also provide it!"

Thomas was stunned: "Mr. Raphael, this matter needs to be discussed with headquarters."

"No need to discuss, I can make the decision,"

Raphael said: "We can take the one used for the experiment. We have to move quickly and prove our excellence before the British!"

Any weapon needs to be tested before it can be used. Developed countries also have dedicated weapon test ships. In the early days, the country randomly selected one to install weapon systems. Later, there was the Bi Sheng, a dedicated test ship. The Hongqi-9 missile, the 346 Sea Star radar, etc., were all successfully tested on the Bi Sheng and then installed on the 052C, which was called the Aegis warship by the outside world.

The Crotale naval delivered the first set of launchers at the end of 1977 and conducted shipboard tests. The experiment was completed in 1980, and this system was no longer used. Now it is vacant, and it can be taken over, which is waste utilization.

The two were communicating in French, very quickly, but Nie Xiaoqian heard clearly.

It's done, it's actually done!

When it comes to the ability to get something for nothing, President Qin is definitely number one!