With the relevant permits in hand and funds raised, Chun Shuwei, along with the Ukrainian officials in charge of the sale of the "Varyag" and the relevant person in charge of the Nikolay Black Sea Shipyard, agreed that they could sign the agreement immediately.

Everyone was overjoyed at how things were going.

Only Li Xiangdong knew that the negotiations would not go as smoothly as he had imagined.

During the Spring Festival of 1994, Li Xiangdong returned to Lijiapo to celebrate the New Year, and Chun Shuwei also went to visit his sister and nephews and nieces.

The two met directly at Li Xiangdong's house.

Li Xiangdong cut to the chase: "First, Ukraine will not agree to give you the blueprints for the aircraft carrier. Second, this agreement will not go smoothly; Ukraine will most likely choose to hold a public auction. Third, you should be careful about your personal safety."

The design blueprints for the Varyag aircraft carrier were actually more important than the Varyag itself.

Without design blueprints and related technology, it's really unnecessary to just buy an empty shell.

Chun Shuwei frowned deeply. "But I've already spoken to them..."

During his time in Ukraine, Chun Shuwei practically lived on alcohol.

Every day, I start drinking vodka as soon as I open my eyes for breakfast and continue until night.

He felt like he was completely saturated with vodka, and even the sweat coming out of every pore was vodka.

Hard work pays off, and his efforts eventually won the trust and favor of Ukrainian officials.

Li Xiangdong was well aware of Chun Shuwei's sacrifices, but he waved his hand and said, "It might not be them; other countries might step in."

For example, the United States, Japan, France, South Korea, Vietnam, and even Russia are all feeling uneasy...

These countries won't stand by and watch as people from China buy the "Varyag" through a private transaction; they will definitely intervene and make the deal more difficult.

It would be best if we could sabotage this deal.

However, if Ukraine wants to sell, it won't be so easy for them to sabotage the deal, so Haruki still has a chance.

"So what do we do?"

"I advised the relevant Ukrainian officials that if a public auction is absolutely necessary, the preparation time before the auction must be shortened."

Chun Shuwei had prepared all the qualifications in advance, while other countries certainly wouldn't have enough time to prepare them in a short period of time.

Only Chunshuwei can meet the Ukrainian side's qualification requirements, so only Chunshuwei's company can win the bid.

"That's feasible, after all, Ukraine is also very keen to sell the aircraft carrier."

Chun Shuwei pondered for a while, then said, "And the blueprints? You mean they won't give me the blueprints?"

Li Xiangdong nodded, "They won't give you the blueprints at first, but if you ask, I'm sure they'll give them to you for a few million more."

Chun Shuwei gritted his teeth and said, "A few million it is, anyway, I've already spent most of it."

Li Xiangdong continued, "I'm afraid that the blueprints bought for several million yuan don't include the blueprints for the key parts."

"You mean they'll keep things to themselves?"

"right!"

Li Xiangdong stated definitively, "The Ukrainian government will definitely have a backup plan, which is to take away the blueprints for the key parts."

Chun Shuwei once talked with the chief engineer of the shipyard, and the design drawings of the "Varyag" aircraft carrier numbered more than 300,000 sheets, with a total weight of about 40 tons!

If these vast amounts of blueprints filled with foreign languages ​​were to be translated, it would take 100 professional translators two or three years!

If these drawings are transported back to China, translated and studied, and it is discovered that some crucial parts are missing, and then negotiations are made with the Ukrainian side, they probably won't accept them.

Spring is three months late!

Chunshu was startled, and beads of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.

"What should we do? How do we bring this up with them? What if they insist that the crucial blueprints weren't lost?"

Li Xiangdong tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "As far as I know, there wouldn't be only one copy of such important blueprints. The copy they gave us is definitely kept in the open. There must be another complete set of blueprints in the hands of the Black Sea Shipyard's director and chief engineer."

Chun Shuwei lowered his eyes and focused his mind. "I have a good personal relationship with them. I'm 80% confident that I can get these blueprints."

"That's good. But this matter must be kept secret; no one else can know that you obtained the complete aircraft carrier design blueprints."

"Understood."

Not selling the complete aircraft carrier blueprints to Haruki Watanabe is likely the last line of defense for Western countries.

The two discussed the matter for a long time inside the house, until night fell, before Chun Shuwei finally left.

Li Xiangdong stretched and put his arms around Ning Ruoruo who was walking over.

A familiar scent made Li Xiangdong feel especially at ease.

"Is everything settled?"

"Yes, we're done talking."

"Let's eat!"

"What delicious food did you make?"

"Porridge, scallion pancakes, and cucumber salad."

They were all simple farm-style meals.

It's even a bit vegetarian.

However, this was exactly what Li Xiangdong wanted to eat. At first, he really enjoyed eating kebabs in Turkey, but after a while, he felt nauseous whenever he saw them.

After finishing their meal and washing up, Ning Ruoruo and Li Xiangdong went to bed.

With short days and long nights, they could certainly enjoy a wonderful evening.

After the first month of the lunar calendar, Li Xiangdong bid farewell to his parents and relatives and boarded a plane to Turkey.

He had barely landed when news came from Chun Shuwei.

Just as Li Xiangdong had predicted, the Ukrainian side decided to put the "Varyag" up for public auction!

However, Chun Shuwei was not idle during this period, and the final result of his mediation was that the preparation time for the public auction was 3 days!

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