"This Woodward is really awesome. The article was published so quickly!" Qin Tao looked at the front page headlines of the Washington Post with great emotion.
The photo of the rusty aircraft carrier was printed in the most conspicuous position, and it was taken from the air. It seemed that the other party was really rich enough to afford a helicopter.
The content inside is similar to what Qin Tao introduced, which is about the use of the Varyag. The so-called military use is no longer possible because the top has been dismantled and the hull is rusted. There is no need for the Mingzhou Group to do this. Do wait.
Later, the Green Venture Company was also analyzed, including whether it would be profitable after transforming the aircraft carrier into a congestion zone.
This newspaper is very authoritative, so even if the Mingzhou Group is involved, no one can make excuses for its military use.
Vitalia nodded: "Qin, if something unexpected happens in the future, will this person's journalist career be ruined?"
"Of course not." Qin Tao shook his head: "How could there be an accident? Things will definitely happen according to Woodward's prediction, and our Green Innovation Company will also become a new star in this industry. Just wait and see."
Vitalia smiled and said nothing.
The auction finally started.
There were countless people sitting at Christie's Auction House, the most famous auction house in the capital of Ermao. Qin Tao saw a few familiar faces and murmured a little in his heart. In such a short period of time, they actually completed all those complicated materials?
"Okay, everyone is here, so our auction is about to begin. Let me introduce it first." Asnayev stood on the rostrum: "This auction, from the Green Venture Company in Ma Gang, We are the only one that has prepared complete information. Other companies have many missing information. However, in order to show fairness, we still decided that other bidding companies can participate in the bidding, but they must complete the information afterwards. If the bidding is successful, But if the information cannot be prepared within the stipulated time, we have the right to terminate the transaction without refunding the funds."
These words were meant for Qin Tao.
Asnaev has done his best. Only green innovation companies meet the conditions, but other companies also have methods. They exert pressure from the forces behind them and still obtain the qualification to bid, and the information can be supplemented afterwards.
However, if it cannot be replenished, the bidding funds will be wasted.
Qin Tao nodded to express his understanding.
"We are very happy to see that the Varyag has new uses. The British want to use it to transform it into an armored maritime prison, the French want to transform it into a sea airport hotel, and the companies in the South Kimchi Country want to use it to transform it into an armored maritime prison. It has been converted into a mobile commercial rocket launch platform. In addition to the Green Venture Company’s offshore site, it has many more uses. Well, that’s all I have to say. Now, the bidding begins.”
The bidding began.
The person in charge of the auction house went up and said: "The minimum bidding price is five million U.S. dollars, and each increase will be one million U.S. dollars!"
The bidding began.
"Eight million dollars!"
"Ten million dollars!"
"Fourteen million dollars!"
After the French reported this number, they looked around triumphantly. This price was already quite high. Let's see who can afford a higher price!
"Fifteen hundred dollars!" The man from the Southern Kimchi Country gritted his teeth and continued to call out the price.
"They are really brave. After a big fall on the Minsk, they are brave enough to touch the Varyag." Qin Tao said to himself: "If they really succeed in bidding Yes, it’s a good thing. In two years, we can buy it from them for five million.”
What will it be in two years? Qin Tao never said it, but he mentioned it so often that even Xu Zhengyang was convinced that something big would really happen in two years.
"Then our company has to wait two years, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, the company has money in its accounts. Even if we don't open the offshore blockade, we will still be profitable." Vitalia is not in a hurry.
"Seventeen million!" the British shouted.
"Humph, a prison on the sea? It's like a luxury villa on the sea. It costs 17 million. Buying this thing back? Even if you complete the information, you will have to pay a lot of money if you take it back and sell it for scrap metal." Qin Tao laughed sarcastically.
"Once in seventeen million!"
"Seventeen million times!"
Seeing that the hammer was about to fall, Vitalia spoke: "Eighteen million!"
The whole place was silent.
Eighteen million!
They came over in a hurry and found very little information, especially the lowest bidding price of Green Innovation Company. They did not know that after the British bid 17 million, they actually regretted it, in case no one took the price. , do they really want to spend 17 million to buy back the scrap metal? It will cost money to disassemble.
Now, someone shouted out 18 million, and they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Eighteen million times!"
"Eighteen million times twice!"
Several other bidding teams, you look at me, I look at you, no one dared to answer the question.
"Eighteen million times! Deal!"
The hammer fell, and the Ermaos present were dumbfounded.
Why should Mao be put up for public auction? It could have been sold for 20 million, but now? It was sold for eighteen million, and it was a loss of two million!
Asnayev was a little happy in his heart, hum, I let you mess around, let you do small tricks behind the scenes, and yet you are so righteous, saying that it is to sell the Varyag at a good price and to prevent the country's assets from being lost.
What now?
Cheaper now!
With the experience of this auction, Asnayev will be more reused, and his superiors will see his contribution!
Vitalia was photographed like this, and then went to go through the relevant procedures. Now, even the superior leaders of Ermao had nothing to say. After all, it was a public auction, and those who were pointing fingers behind the scenes had nothing to say. We Bidding is done in a fair way!
Qin Tao was still sitting there, feeling the thrill of success.
The second step is out!
"Mr. Qin, congratulations."
Soon, the people from the South Kimchi country came over, and their words were not sincere at all, with a sour taste.
"Yes, we have been given the task of transforming an aircraft carrier again. We feel very honored. However, you are also very lucky. If you take pictures of this ship, you may end up with the same ending as Dazhou Company."
The other party is embarrassed.
"Huh, so what if they succeeded in bidding, they can't sail this ship out of the Black Sea!" On the other side, representatives of British and French companies were also muttering.
They failed in the bidding, and of course they were unhappy. However, they also knew that this was just the beginning. It would be very difficult for the Varyag, which had become an empty shell, to leave the Black Sea safely.
With just a little bit of manipulation, they can get the outcome they want to see, and they don't have to spend any money.
"Okay, all the procedures have been completed!" Vitalia came back soon and said to Qin Tao excitedly.
Of course she was also very happy, saving two million dollars!
"Mr. Qin, Mr. Asnaev, please come over." Xu Zhengyang whispered next to Qin Tao.
Qin Tao nodded: "Vitalia, let's go and see our old friends."
Capital of Damao, Department of Commerce.
"Qin, congratulations on bidding for the Varyag." Asnayev said: "This price surprised the superiors. They have regretted it, so they want to follow the price we originally signed."
Qin Tao smiled: "This is impossible. We must respect your choice. Since you have decided to auction, we must follow the rules of the auction."
There was a wry smile on Asnayev's face: "Yes, they were going to auction it, but I didn't expect this result. These Westerners are really unreliable."
"The West has nothing but deceiving people. Don't forget, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was dismantled due to the deception of the West." Qin Tao said: "Every time you learn, you will gain wisdom! "
"So, is this matter really non-negotiable?"
"Of course." Qin Tao said: "When the transaction is completed, we will hold a grand thank you banquet. At that banquet, we will use two million US dollars as a thank you gift to thank you for your help."
Asnayev's face flashed with excitement.
The price of 18 million will not change anymore. The remaining two million losses belong to the country, but they can divide the two million into their hands. Who would think that they have less money?
It’s a dream come true!
Asnayev nodded immediately: "Okay, then let's fulfill the contract as soon as possible!"
Jingle Bell!
Just then, the phone on the table rang.
Asnayev picked up the phone and listened to the words inside, his expression immediately changed: "No, absolutely not, they don't have that power, send me someone to stop them!"
Putting down the phone, Asnayev's face was serious: "Da Mao got the news and wants to take away some information from the database of Nikolayev Shipyard!"
"They don't have this power. The information now belongs to us. If the information is missing, we will have difficulties during the transformation." Qin Tao said: "Our two million thank you gift will be taken back!"
"Don't worry, they will never take away our information!" Asnayev said firmly.
"Please help coordinate. We will arrange a cargo plane to transport all this information back, immediately, immediately!"
"Of course, I'll arrange it right away!"
"Also, we need to go to the Nikolayev Shipyard immediately. In order to avoid delays on the road, we need a helicopter."
"No problem." For the sake of two million dollars, Asnayev agreed to all the conditions without hesitation.
In the afternoon of this day, Qin Tao and others came to the Nikolayev Shipyard again.
The power of money is huge. When a group of people from Da Mao, led by an official from Er Mao, came to the shipyard database to take away the information, Novishchenko rushed over. On the one hand, he shied away from the fact that the key was not there. On the one hand, someone was sent to report the news quickly.
In this way, after several hours of shirk, when Qin Tao and others came over, the two sides were still arguing.
"How could the key to the most important database of your shipyard be lost? This is a dereliction of duty, a serious dereliction of duty, and some of you will pay the price for it!" The Ermao official said through gritted teeth.
"I'm sorry, we're still looking," Novishchenko said.
"If you still can't find it, then pry it open and blow it up. In short, we can't wait any longer!" the official continued to press.
"You don't have that power!" A voice sounded from behind.
Novishchenko breathed a sigh of relief. Mr. Qin and the others were finally here, and the next thing had nothing to do with him.
Vitalia strode over: "In the morning, at the auction in Ermao Capital, our Green Venture Company has bought the Varyag and its drawings and materials for 18 million. Now, , those materials are the property of our Green Innovation Company, and you have no right to obtain those materials!”
The Ermao official frowned: "As long as the information is in our shipyard, it belongs to us!"
"Really? Sir, I would like to ask you how much benefit you received from Da Mao, so you came to help Da Mao?" Vitalia said: "If you don't leave, I swear, I will definitely investigate this matter. Clearly, I think you should know my identity. If I come to check, I will find out all the details of the transaction."
The Ermao officials who had been aggressive just now were immediately discouraged.
Vitalia looked at Da Mao's visitor again.
"I know what you are thinking, and I can guarantee that these materials are all used to transform the sea jam. It is just a business, a business, do you understand? If you want the information inside, yes, please take it out. Come with the money and buy these things. If you don’t have the money, then don’t use such dirty methods. If you leave now, I can pretend that nothing happened.”
So, after thinking about it for a while, the people from Damao finally left.
Qin Tao didn't say anything, and the problem was solved after the fox pretended to be a tiger.
Sure enough, it was a wise decision to ask Vitalia to take charge of the green company!
"Thank you, Novishenko, for delaying time and protecting this information." Qin Tao said, took out another envelope and put it in Novishchenko's hand.
A smile appeared on Novishchenko's face again: "This is what we should do, but you still need to transport these materials as soon as possible."
"Of course, we will transport it as soon as possible." Qin Tao said: "We have been contacted and the cargo plane will land at the airport soon. Now, can we go in and take a look?"
"Of course." The shipyard director Jihaningke appeared with the shipyard's chief engineer Wei Huangke.
Qin Tao sent two more envelopes, and the other party was also very happy: "Let's go in, the key is in our hands."
The database is a six-story building. The Varyag's information is on the sixth floor. This is also the database for the heavy-duty aircraft-carrying cruiser.
When entering the database door, Ji Haning and the chief engineer inserted the key together, turned it together, and then rotated the code disk. In this way, the heavy database door was finally opened.
After all, it was the most important equipment of Lao Maozi's navy back then, so these data were still kept very strictly.
Qin Tao looked at the ubiquitous CCTV cameras and the infrared alarm device at the door. In the 1980s, these security measures should have been quite advanced.
"Everyone, come in and take a look." Ji Haning took the lead and walked in.
The database is similar to a library. There are rows of iron kitchens that are very neat. Each row has a sign in Russian letters, indicating that it belongs to a certain part. On each kitchen, there is an internal list of materials. .
However, since it has not been touched for a long time, the data kitchen here is covered with dust, and the old guys who are always very nervous will never wipe it.
The data kitchen was not locked. Qin Tao opened one and looked through the data inside. The drawings were clear and there were no signs of wear. They were well kept.
"How is it, Mr. Qin, have we taken good care of it?" Ji Haning asked.
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, very good."
"This is a big project for you!" Chief Engineer Wei Huang spoke up: "To transport these materials back, you will need hundreds of professional translators who will work for a year or two to translate them. After that, you will have to There are a lot of technical staff to proofread.”
Qin Tao smiled: "Please rest assured, we have no shortage of other talents in the country, and there are still a lot of Russian-speaking talents. What we value most is the completeness of the data. If it is incomplete, then our transformation plan will have to Delay, you should know that our owner is going to open the sea to block the market, and if we open the business one day later, we will make a lot less money."
"Don't worry, we can guarantee that there is not much information at all. As long as it is the information that was originally given to us, it is all here. You also know that these things originally belonged to our national treasures, and we have no reason not to protect them."
Qin Tao nodded.
With Babbage here, even if there is really missing information, you can push it back. As for the one or two years of translation work, there is no need to worry about it. Almost all the staff of the Second Design Office of Mingzhou Group can do it. In Russian, read it directly, and then input the design drawing into the computer. Within two months at most, you will have the complete design drawing of the Varyag in your computer.
There was no problem in guarding the data. Da Mao, who planned to take away some top-secret data, was also kicked away. He just had to wait for the next transportation.
By the time Qin Tao and others walked out of the database, the sun was already setting outside.
At this moment, an Ermao ran over nervously and said a few words in Novishchenko's ear.
Novishchenko's expression also changed.
"What's wrong?" Qin Tao asked, is there another problem?
"Mr. Qin, something happened. There is a helicopter with malicious intentions. It looks like it plans to land on the Varyag."
Hearing this, Qin Tao immediately felt annoyed: "What else is there to say? As long as it dares to land, we will fight it! Where is Greer? Does your shipyard have Greer?"
Greer is the Sam-7 missile, the most famous portable anti-aircraft missile in the Lao Maozi era. It has similar performance to the Stinger anti-aircraft missile, but of course it is not well-known.
Now, hearing Qin Tao's words, everyone present was a little embarrassed.
Their shipyard was a military restricted area in the past. No aircraft dared to fly over for reconnaissance. The aviation force and ground missile force were responsible for it.
But not now!
After the collapse of the Red Empire, the Nikolayev Shipyard failed to recover, and those troops had long withdrawn.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Qin, we don't have such a device, and even if we do, we can't let you use it. We don't have the power, and the transfer hasn't been completed yet."
If the transfer is completed, the Varyag will belong to the Green Venture Company. According to relevant international regulations, whether it is a warship or a civilian ship, it is a country's maritime territory, so even if weapons are used on it, it will not matter.
But not now, the handover hasn't been completed yet, and they don't want such an accident.
If we really defeat him, something big will happen. Mr. Qin is really irritable.
Qin Tao glanced around, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
In the grass not far away, there is a pipe more than one meter long. The length and thickness are similar to Grell, and one end is still closed!
Qin Tao strode over, picked up the thing, and carried it on his shoulders.
Well, yes, that’s it!
"Zhengyang, bring me some kickers!"
The people who picked up the boat were also ready early. For the sake of celebration, they specially bought firecrackers, including two kickers.
Upon hearing Qin Tao's words, Xu Zhengyang knew what Qin Tao was going to do and immediately ran to get it.
Qin Tao carried this thing and strode towards the outfitting dock.
There was a roar in the sky, and a Bell helicopter was circling. It had tried to land several times, but was driven away by the sentries on the deck. However, after all, this helicopter had the advantage of maneuverability, so it circled. After a few laps, I was ready to come down again.
The side cabin door has been opened, and a man with a camera is sitting directly there. He is waving his hands and shouting loudly to the front: "Land, land, the back deck is empty!"
After all, there were only two people on the deck standing guard. Their helicopter circled around and led the people on the deck to run around. Now that the people there could no longer run, they would definitely land successfully!
The pilot in front smiled. He was also very enthusiastic about this game and was very excited to play.
Press down the operating lever, reduce the total moment, and land!
Just when the pilot was about to land like an eagle, suddenly he saw something out of the corner of his eye and his expression changed drastically.
When did an extra person appear on the deck? That man was carrying a portable anti-aircraft missile on his shoulder!
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the anti-aircraft missile on his shoulder was reflecting the sun's rays, making him unable to see clearly.
"Damn, anti-aircraft missiles, what are they going to do?" The pilot's voice was filled with panic.
"Zhengyang, light it for me and put it in to scare these bastards to death!" Qin Tao's words were full of murderous intent.
Xu Zhengyang quickly lit a second kicker and put it into the iron pipe carried on Qin Tao's shoulder.
Qin Tao aimed at the helicopter.
Bang!
The next second, a black smoke rose from the mouth of the tube.
In the rays of the sun, the pilot saw the black smoke at the nozzle, and was extremely panicked. He pulled up the collective torque, and the top propeller roared and climbed rapidly upwards.
"Oh God! Are they going to send us to hell?"
(End of chapter)
