Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 198 Heading to Ukraine

The flight from Prague to Kiev was a Tuseries 134 passenger plane, carrying 70 or 80 passengers. The plane was not full, with only 30 or 40 people sitting sparsely. Li Weidong and his group of more than a dozen people occupied a large portion.

The plane was too small and old. It should have been a family property when the Soviet Union broke up. However, such a short-distance flight did not require a large plane.

Today's airplanes do not have such strict security inspection procedures, so there are no long security inspection lines. Since they are small airplanes, there are only a few people there, so you don't need to arrive too far in advance.

Two hours later, their plane landed smoothly at Kiev Airport. Bex had arrived earlier. Although this matter was said to be the boss's private matter, there was nothing private about the boss's affairs.

Since Becks decided to hang out with Li Weidong, he naturally had to listen to his boss's words. They were originally from a Soviet-Russian family, and the speed of applying for visas was much faster than that of Li Weidong, so he offered to come over and work as a front station.

When Becks saw Li Weidong and his party coming out, he quickly greeted him and asked, "Boss, the car is outside the airport. Let's have lunch first and then set off?"

Li Weidong looked at Old Bell and asked for his opinion: "Old sir, what do you think?"

This time it is mainly Old Bell, and this is Kiev. Naturally, there are many departments that can decide whether the 106th ship should go or stay. Whether it needs to visit or not, Old Bell also needs to decide.

Old Bell glanced at his watch and said matter-of-factly: "Let's eat first, find me a car, and I'll go see some old friends!"

After all, he was once in a high position, and this momentum would be revealed from his words and actions intentionally or unintentionally. Now that Li Weidong is begging him, he will naturally respond to his requests.

"No problem, I'll let Becks and Xiao Yan follow you so that if you have any questions, you can take care of them!" Li Weidong fully agreed, and made the request as a matter of course.

Xiao Yan was the translator Zhao Dongsheng found. According to Zhao Dongsheng's theory, these big-nosed foreigners are unreliable. In the old saying, they are not my kind, and their minds must be different. Naturally, we still need to find a reliable translator.

Yan Wenshou is from Mudanjiang. He studied abroad in Mokos and learned Russian. It was a complete coincidence. However, before he graduated, the Soviet Union disintegrated and it was a mess. He happened to meet people who were needed for trade in the Far East, so he entered the Far East by accident.

trading.

Old Bell was very straightforward, glanced at the translator and said: "Okay!"

There is not much use in letting others go, and he cannot understand Russian, and Old Bell naturally knows that this is a small trick of Li Weidong, and trust cannot be built in a day.

For an old fox like him, where does the trust come from? Business is business and friendship is friendship. The two cannot be confused, otherwise you will get neither.

Let Bex go, naturally he will do some superficial work under the banner of Far East trade. He can't go up and just say that he wants to buy your 106 ship. This is so scary.

Not long after, there was a row of cars parked in front of the crowd. Becks led Li Weidong and Lao Bell into the car, and drove the driver to other cars. He sat in the driver's seat, while Ding Yuan sat in the passenger seat.

After getting in the car, Li Weidong asked: "Old sir, would you like to give some advice to old friends like you?"

According to Bell, these old friends are powerful and can naturally contribute. Of course, Li Weidong feels that it is necessary to express his will, but it is Li Weidong who handles the matter. If it is expressed, Li Weidong must do it.

"No need for now, I'll explore the situation first. If it's too difficult, no matter how much money you send, it won't be useful. We won't do this job, and just treat it as acquaintances with a few friends!"

Old Bell thought about it, and he didn't have much confidence in this matter, so naturally he didn't dare to agree first. If it didn't work out and Li Weidong spent the money, he would naturally resent him.

Although we are not gentlemen, when doing business at this level, no one will ask for the favor fee when it is not justified. The ethics of the world still have to be respected, and no reward will be given without merit.

Li Weidong thinks it doesn't matter. Their Far East Trading Company is doing business here, so it naturally needs the attention of some departments. If they can get through to such a high level, their business will be easier.

Lunch was relatively simple. Becks arranged for them to go to a hotel. Oriental faces like Li Weidong entered the hotel directly without registering at all.

Old Bell and Becks were not waiting for dinner. Although Li Weidong behaved very steadily, he was already anxious. He didn't know how Old Bell was doing with his exploration.

It's not good if you come back too early, which means there's nothing to talk about. It's not good if you come back too late, which means it's not good to talk. Li Weidong waited anxiously.

It wasn't until very late that a few people came back and then went to Li Weidong's room.

Bell first said: "Ukraine and the Soviet Union had talks at the beginning of the year. The asking price in Ukraine was too high, and the Soviet Union basically put it on hold. This is a good thing for us, but there are still many people in Ukraine who have the idea of ​​continuing to build!

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Li Weidong said: "Didn't it say that it can't be built?"

He was quite puzzled. He not only saw this news from declassified documents of later generations, but also got it from some special channels. Naturally, he had no doubt about this.

"Just now, my father went to the house of a former colleague. He is in charge of the industry here, but he can't always keep his words. He said that it is difficult to start work under the current conditions, but he does not rule out the possibility of restarting work after a few years.

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"No matter how you calculate it, a finished product is more valuable than a semi-finished product. However, there has been some chaos on the Soviet side recently. No one knows whether this matter will continue to be discussed. Moreover, the Soviet Union still has no idea about the ownership of this cruiser.

Have illusions!”

"So this is an opportunity for us, but the price is also very expensive!"

Now the Soviet Union believes that they have inherited all the company's debts, claims and ownership rights, which are naturally theirs, but Ukraine believes that this was allocated to us by the planned economic allocation back then. If it is given, it is given. There is no reason to take it back.

Therefore, Ukraine takes it for granted that those that have been built are also ours. If you want this cruiser, you must pay the progress payment first, and then discuss the subsequent construction issues.

And now Ukraine, which is riddled with holes, also needs these assets. The idea is good, but Soviet Russia is no better than Ukraine at all, and is even worse.

People in the Soviet Union want to beg for help from their old brothers. If you still want to bite me, that will definitely not work. It will be good if I can give you follow-up progress payments now. What else do you want for a bicycle?

Ukraine is even more angry. During the 105th ship, you took advantage of the situation and ran away without making a sound. We won’t talk about this. At that time, we were not completely separated, but now we are all separated, and everyone is living in his own way.

, do you still want this good thing?

And some time ago, the general manager came and talked about this matter. He went to the scene to take a look, but was slapped on the head by the old captain and never mentioned it again.

Not mentioning it means two things. First, it is difficult to resolve the matter now. Let's leave it aside for now, put aside the dispute, and discuss it later when conditions permit. Second, you can save or rectify it as you like, I don't care.

Now Ukraine is also in a dilemma. Do you want it or not? It’s not okay to just leave it like this. It not only hinders the appearance of the city, but also wastes resources. Even if it is floating there, workers have to watch it.

There are thousands of people in the shipyard waiting to be sold or built so that they can have money to eat. Being hungry will cause big problems.

Li Weidong asked curiously: "How expensive is it?"

(End of chapter)