Chapter 534 Shopping Mall Opening
The investment promotion conference was successfully held, and the occupancy rate of the first phase of stores reached about 75%.
Following that, more and more merchants signed contracts and joined the platform. Judging from the current situation, the occupancy rate should reach about 80% around New Year's Day.
Sheng Xiping stayed in the capital for over a month, busy with investment promotion and follow-up matters, before heading to Heihe with Wu Bingzhong and others.
In fact, the cooperation with Alexander and others was already on track, and the regular goods transactions did not require Sheng Xiping to appear in person.
But this time the item was too special, so we had to be careful. Therefore, Sheng Xiping went along with it.
After arriving in Heihe, the group first contacted Alexander and his men.
They then agreed to meet on the evening of December 23rd at a secluded location on the upper reaches of the Heihe River, a few dozen kilometers away.
On the afternoon of the 23rd, Sheng Xiping and Wu Yucheng, along with Wu Bingzhong, Elder Yang, several leaders from the military, and the technical personnel responsible for inspecting and accepting the goods, set off together in several jeeps.
Before they set off, more than a dozen covered trucks had been arranged to transport a group of soldiers who had changed into civilian clothes.
This eliminates the need for unloading and loading, saving time and effort for both parties.
On the other side of the river, Sheng Xiping quickly turned on his flashlight and sent a signal to the other side.
At nine o'clock in the evening, light finally appeared on the other side. A military-grade high-powered flashlight flickered a few times, which was the signal that had been agreed upon earlier.
Once the goods were handed over, Sheng Xiping waved his hand, and someone carried seven or eight large sacks off a truck.
After the technicians checked and confirmed that there were no problems, the well-trained soldiers on this side immediately handed over the vehicle to the other side, drove the big truck up the riverbank, and drove it directly back to the border defense camp.
Both sides withdrew their patrol posts in advance, so no one will disturb us tonight.
"The items you need are in the cargo boxes at the back. Each cargo box has a number on it. You can assemble them when you get back."
Sheng Xiping didn't have that many US dollars left; he could only provide one million in aid, leaving him with five million to do with.
This place is very remote. There are no watchtowers on either side of the riverbank, and the riverbank is covered with reeds taller than a person, making it very desolate.
The winter solstice had just passed, and the temperature was extremely low. The wind was strong by the river, and everyone was dressed in thick clothes, bundled up from head to toe.
Several military jeeps followed at a distance behind the group, providing security.
As trucks passed by, several large vehicles equipped with cannons pulled up behind them.
Subsequently, numerous management problems arose, and the skill level of the technicians could not guarantee professional collaboration, ultimately forcing a reversal of the original design.
Therefore, the government has specifically introduced a policy to suspend the import of equipment.
Coincidentally, the authorities are currently cracking down on the blind introduction of new trends.
When the sack was opened, it was full of bundles of bright green banknotes.
The December issue of America's Business Week estimated that the value of idle equipment in American factories at the time was about 20 billion yuan.
If it's a normal transaction between the two countries, the best way would be direct delivery.
Since 1985, a wave of equipment imports has swept across the country.
The goods are worth a total of eleven million US dollars. Five million was specially approved by the higher-ups, so six million is still needed.
By the time everyone arrived at the agreed-upon riverbank, it was already dark.
Most of the machinery introduced by these factories did indeed play a role in upgrading and improving production, but some of it was introduced blindly without planning or order.
The technical experts stepped forward, carefully inspected the goods in the cargo box with flashlights, and after confirming that everything was in order, they came out of the cargo box and gave a hand signal to Mr. Yang and the others.
Therefore, this transaction was conducted via land transportation.
Another province spent 800 million yuan to import a complete set of vinylon production equipment from Japan, only to find after construction that the natural gas supply could not be resolved, making it impossible to start production.
But right now, it's clearly not that simple. Alexander and his team are doing it behind closed doors, not by keeping it a secret from their superiors. A direct flight would be too conspicuous and easily attract attention.
Another fertilizer plant introduced a production line from the United States, which reduced its workforce from more than 1,500 employees to just over 300.
Any equipment that needs to be imported must undergo strict approval; blindly importing foreign equipment and wasting foreign exchange reserves is prohibited.
The crowd waited anxiously in the cold wind, as the sky grew darker and darker until it was pitch black all around.
After receiving the goods, the recipient will transport the cargo box by truck to the air force base, where the wings will be assembled.
Alexander and the others arrived in the first car. Sheng Xiping went up and shook hands with them. "Thank you for your hard work."
The other side's fighter pilots simply flew their planes directly to this airport; it was that simple and convenient.
After Alexander finished speaking, he waved his hand, signaling the people behind him to open the cargo box.
Then, the roar of engines could be heard from the opposite side, and countless car lights lit up one after another, looking like a long dragon from a distance.
"Attention, everyone, stay alert." The lead soldier whispered the order, and the soldiers quickly dispersed, lining up along the riverbank, ready for battle.
Alexander pointed to the long trucks behind him and said.
Sheng Xiping had made an agreement with Alexander beforehand that this batch of extended trucks was also included in the transaction, and he would exchange them for supplies.
In Alexandria, the fighter jets' wings were disassembled, loaded onto specially sized cargo containers along with the fuselage, and then transported over in extended trucks.
For example, a steel rolling mill imported equipment worth tens of millions of US dollars, but it remained idle for a long time due to power problems.
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