Chapter 695 This deal made a lot of money

That evening, General Ivanov, who was in charge of the sale of the aircraft carrier, hosted a banquet for Lei Zhen, and officials involved in this interest chain also attended.

There weren't many people, just over ten.

In other words, the money earned was shared among more than ten people.

If it was just the sale of an aircraft carrier, it wouldn't be such a grand event. The main reason was that General Ivanov wanted to do some other business with Lei Zhen.

For example, the arms piled up in warehouses, and in large quantities.

So after drinking and eating, General Ivanov took Lei Zhen to their warehouse.

When the warehouse door was opened and all the lights were turned on, what appeared before our eyes were neatly arranged tanks, as well as various types of missiles and rocket launchers.

There is even a separate warehouse where two brand new Ka-50 Black Sharks are parked.

This is the first generation of dedicated attack helicopters developed by the Kamov Design Bureau. Its design began in the 1970s and it began to be delivered in 1991.

This helicopter is the world's first armed helicopter with a single cockpit, coaxial counter-rotating rotors, and ejection life-saving seat.

At that time, due to funding issues in the former Soviet Union, there was no large-scale purchase, but unexpectedly, there were two brand new Black Sharks lying here.

This thing is awesome, comparable to Apache.

So just one glance and Lei Zhen was tempted.

The Ka-50 attack helicopter is the best in this era, and even decades later, it will still be the best in Africa!

In addition to the two Ka-50s, there are also six Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters. If these helicopters are swept away, the air force of the Hunter School will be complete.

"Mr. Lei, what do you think of the quality of this batch of goods?" General Ivanov said, "If it's possible, I'm ready to sell it."

There is no need to avoid it.

Everyone is selling them, and it’s impossible to check them all. Moreover, these heavy weapons do not involve national security issues and are exported.

"Why me? General, I mean you have the goods and can sell them to any arms dealer."

Lei Zhen liked it very much, but no matter how much he liked it, he had to find out the reason first.

These are all good stuff, there is no reason to keep them until now. He even guessed that the general was playing a traitorous trick.

The goods are here. If you want them, bring the money and pick them up, but once you get here, you can't leave.

"There are not many powerful arms dealers. They prefer piles of AKs." General Ivanov explained with disdain on his face.

This is indeed the case. Many arms dealers come here to buy AKs because they cost less.

The scrap iron is bought back from the warehouse at a low price, and then sold to Africa for $200 each, making a lot of money.

"And I don't trust everyone, but Mr. Lei is trustworthy and has strong financial resources, so I found you."

"Also, I don't want to sell them one by one. That would be too troublesome and involve a lot of risk."

This makes sense, with so many tanks, rocket launchers, helicopters, etc., all heavy equipment.

Although everyone is selling, if you sell too frequently you will always be targeted.

If possible, these generals who hold real power would like to make a one-time deal, even if it means suffering a small loss.

"One and a half billion dollars, take it all," General Ivanov repeated, pointing to the warehouse. "Including all the attack helicopters, tanks, and rocket launchers."

Lei Zhen took a quick look and saw that there were probably 20 T80 main battle tanks, each costing about 2.5 million US dollars, so 20 tanks would cost 50 million US dollars.

The price of Ka-50 is about 20 million dollars. It needs to be discounted when sold here. Even if one costs 10 million dollars, it is still 20 million dollars.

The cost of 6 Hind attack helicopters is only tens of millions of dollars each, and this is subject to discounts.

Even if each one costs $10 million, the total is only $80 million. Add the $50 million for the tank, and it is only $130 million.

Even if other weapons and equipment cost 70 million US dollars, it would only be 200 million US dollars.

General Ivanov asked for 1.5 billion dollars. This is not just an exorbitant price, but it's like blood is gushing out of his mouth.

This thing costs 1.5 billion dollars?

Who would spend 1.5 billion dollars to buy these things? This was in 1996, and 1.5 billion dollars was equivalent to more than 10 billion RMB!

"General, with all due respect, I don't quite understand the price of these, but they're not worth $1.5 billion at all."

Lei Zhen couldn't help it. He didn't want to be treated as a fool by the other party.

"Haha, you haven't understood what I mean by packing." General Ivanov laughed and said, "I'll use a transport plane to transport the goods to your desired location. The transport plane will be left to you. It only costs 1.5 billion dollars."

Hearing this, a transport plane immediately popped up in Lei Zhen’s mind: the An-225 transport plane!

This is an ultra-large military transport aircraft developed by the Antonov Design Bureau. It was developed to transport the Buran space shuttle and has a maximum take-off weight of 640 tons.

It is the world's heaviest transport aircraft, and its wingspan is second only to the Hughes Hercules transport aircraft, making it the second widest aircraft in the world.

Lei Zhen remembered that Ermao later wanted to sell the transport plane for 2.1 billion dollars, but no one took it over.

Am I going to get this bargain?

"An-225 transport aircraft?" Lei Zhen asked.

"Yes, it's the An-225 transport aircraft." Ivanov said with a smile, "Not everyone has the ability to take it over. Are you interested?"

So damn interested!

Lei Zhen'an suppressed his inner ecstasy, he had definitely got this bargain!

But no matter how happy we are, everything still has to be done in a roundabout way.

"$1.5 billion... it's too expensive."

"Besides, this type of transport aircraft isn't very practical. It's mainly used for transporting military supplies, and I..."

He finally understood that General Ivanov was selling transport planes, and these armed helicopters, tanks and the like were all given away for free.

"The price is negotiable," General Ivanov said, biting his pipe. "This transport plane has many functions. Why does it have to be used just for transporting military supplies? It can be converted into an aerial casino. Imagine having an aircraft carrier casino and then adding an aerial casino. What a luxurious configuration!"

This general is quite thoughtful and has already considered the use of the An-225 transport aircraft for Lei Zhen.

There is a casino in the sea and a casino in the sky. It is so unique. Which rich man can refuse such a romantic temptation?

"That's a good idea, but..."

"Delivery to your door, cash on delivery!" General Ivanov said firmly, "You don't need to take any risks. I'm a trustworthy business person."

He is very confident and is not afraid that others will not pay because he holds great power.

“500 million!”

Lei Zhen spoke.

General Ivanov was stunned for a moment and his pipe fell to the ground.

He had seen people bargaining, but he had never seen anyone so good at it, simply erasing a 1.

"1.4 billion."

"600 million."

"1.3 billion."

"700 million."

“…”

They went straight into the bargaining phase, and following Lei Zhen's tradition of cutting the price in half, they eventually reduced the price of the goods to 1 billion US dollars.

"Mr. Lei, you are such a profiteer." General Ivanov shook his head. "If the economy wasn't so bad, you wouldn't be able to buy it at this price."

"General, I will pay you an extra $100 million, but it's not included in the contract."

"Ah? Hahaha! You will be my best partner and my true friend, hahaha..."

The wool comes from the sheep, and the money from the sale is not kept by Ivanov alone, but has to be distributed to all parties.

The contract is for 1 billion, he gets what he deserves and can get 100 million for free.

Are there any other such kind friends?

there is none left!

Lei Zhen was also ecstatic after agreeing on the price. This batch of goods was worth about 2 billion US dollars, and he got it for 1.1 billion.

The reason why he gave the other party an extra 100 million was because there would be opportunities for cooperation in the future. After all, what General Ivanov could do was far beyond what Colonel Dmytro could do.

For example, we'll build an anti-missile system later, or a destroyer parked at the shipyard...