Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

The next day, at Factory 960.

"Our factory's main civilian product is the Lion brand air rifle, which is now exported to the Middle East and Europe." Qin Yang led everyone on a tour of the workshop, starting with the civilian product production line.

People must not forget their roots. Almost everyone remembers that their factory was on the verge of collapse, and it was Qin Yang's invention of the Lion brand air rifle that saved them. Now, although there are many imitations on the market, and Factory 960 has begun to have many star products, they still have not abandoned the Lion brand air rifle.

Thanks to its military-grade quality, the Lion brand air rifle still occupies the highest-end market in China. As for exports, other small factories can't compare.

"Your military factory actually produces civilian air rifles. I wonder about the quality of these air rifles?" Perry was very interested.

"As for the quality, we'll know once we try it at the shooting range outside." Qin Yang said, "When I have nothing to do, I like to carry it and go bird hunting."

Passing through the air rifle production line, they arrived at the shooting range. At the shooting position, Perry followed Qin Yang with great interest to learn how to load the air rifle, but when the corner of his eye swept to the shooting position next to him, he suddenly froze.

"You have AK47s here?"

In the next position, there was a famous rifle known to everyone!

The red wooden stock and handguard grip, the curved magazine, looked so familiar.

"No, no, this is not an AK47." Qin Yang shook his head repeatedly. "This is our Type 56 assault rifle. Someone, bring that gun over for our distinguished guest to take a look!"

Type 56 assault rifle?

After experiencing the feeling of shooting, Perry finally confirmed: "President Qin, this is not an AK47, but it is an imitation of the AK47. Am I right to say that?"

Qin Yang continued to shake his head: "Of course not. This is an imitation of the AKM. Don't be fooled by the media. Reporters all over the world are touting the AK47. In fact, the AK47 they are talking about is designated as AKM by the Russians."

So, Qin Yang once again introduced his theory of the difference between AKM and AK47. Perry appeared to be listening carefully, but he didn't care at all. Who cares about AK47, AKM, as long as it's an AK rifle, that's enough!

Qin Yang continued to introduce the differences in details, such as the position of the front sight, the position of the rivets on the magazine, etc.

"I don't feel any difference in actual operation." Perry cared about this.

"No, there is a big difference. The muzzle climb of our gun is smaller, and the probability of hitting the enemy is higher when firing continuously." Qin Yang shook his head solemnly.

"Are there any other differences?"

"Others? Not for now." Qin Yang said, "To the layman, at first glance, they will definitely think our gun is an AK47. Sorry, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about those media reporters."

Thinking of something, Perry felt his heart start to race.

"Oh, yes, there is another difference."

"What difference?"

"Our guns are cheaper." Qin Yang said, "An AKM costs about four hundred US dollars on the international market, while our Type 56 assault rifle only costs three hundred US dollars, guaranteed quality."

Although the country has been open for several years, the West's main focus on the East is still on tanks, airplanes, and artillery. They don't pay much attention to small things like rifles. Those veterans who fought in the Vietnam War don't even know whether the monkeys on the other side were holding AKs or Type 56s, let alone big shots like Perry.

Now, they are very interested.

As for the price, the cheapest Type 56 assault rifle sold for 70 US dollars, but that was when the exchange rate was at its highest in the 1990s. Now, the production cost of a Type 56 assault rifle is more than 100 RMB. There is a profit to be made by selling it for 100 US dollars, but since Qin Yang is promoting it, of course, it must be at the market price. He used to quote 300 US dollars to the bearded customers, and now it can't be less!

Three hundred US dollars is not expensive, one hundred cheaper than an AKM. Besides, Americans can't buy AKMs in bulk even if they want to!

Perry swallowed: "Sounds good, we'll order 100,000 first!"

Nie Xiaoqian, who was responsible for the translation, widened her eyes. When Qin Yang said he was going to sell weapons to the Americans, she was very curious. Now, before Qin Yang could promote it, the other party had already taken the initiative to order!

Sure enough, as a qualified salesman, the most important thing is to analyze what the customer needs. As long as you understand the customer's needs, the customer will take the initiative to purchase!

The guerrilla three-piece set, the Type 56 assault rifle is only one of them. There are two other types, how will Brother Yang promote them?

"When can you deliver the goods?" Perry continued to ask.

"Three months, maybe." Qin Yang said, "We can't rush production just because the customer is in urgent need, as this will reduce product quality. Please rest assured that we will deliver 100,000 rifles to you in three months, but you need to pay half of the deposit first."

"Okay, then three months! The deposit will arrive later."

For this kind of small contract, Perry can make the decision himself without asking anyone else.

"100,000 rifles, that must be equipped with at least 10 million rounds of ammunition, right? Our ammunition is also very cheap, only one dollar for two rounds, buy five get one free."

"Okay, order another 10 million rounds of ammunition." Perry nodded.

The profit from ammunition is higher than that of guns! The Type 56 assault rifle in China uses steel-cased bullets, and the cost of mass production is only 20 cents! Nie Xiaoqian was calculating rapidly in her mind. The orders for these guns and ammunition alone could earn 20 to 30 million, and also make the struggling domestic light weapons manufacturers smile from ear to ear!

"The problem of rifles has been solved, but when facing armored targets, there is still no chance of winning." Perry was a little regretful again.

"Dealing with armored targets? Then use a rocket launcher." Qin Yang said, "We have the Type 40 rocket launcher, someone, bring the Type 40 over and let our foreign guests feast their eyes!"

Soon, someone carried a Type 40 rocket launcher over. When Perry and the others saw it, they couldn't help but murmur in their hearts, isn't this the RPG-7? However, it is estimated that the other party will have a lot of reasons to compare it with the RPG-7, so let's not say it.

This time, Qin Yang was straightforward: "This Type 40 rocket launcher is improved by us on the basis of the RPG-7. It has a maximum range of 300 meters and an armor-piercing capability of 150 millimeters. When incident at a 65-degree angle, the equivalent armor-piercing capability is more than 300 millimeters, which is enough to tear open the armor of any tank in the world today."

"What have you improved?" Perry asked curiously, holding the rocket launcher.

"We have added a handle and a bipod, which is convenient for carrying during marching and improves stability during shooting." Qin Yang said, "The operation method is exactly the same as the RPG-7. Do you want this? Equipped with ten rocket-propelled armor-piercing projectiles, it only sells for 800 US dollars a set, good quality and low price. Someone, put up a steel plate target, let's demonstrate!"

Watching the rocket-propelled armor-piercing projectile accurately hit the distant steel target, especially since the steel target was also written with the words T-80, Perry nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I want 1,000 sets of this weapon!"

"One thousand sets? How is that enough? You probably don't know that half of our infantry squads are organized into rocket launcher teams. Since you have ordered 100,000 rifles, at least 10,000 sets of this rocket launcher are needed. It can not only hit tanks, but also hit bunkers, buildings, and soldiers." Qin Yang continued to fool.

"Okay, then 5,000 sets."