Chapter 524 Xiao Sheng is a good comrade
Sheng Xiping took the list and saw that it was circled and drawn over and over again in red pen, making it almost unrecognizable as it originally was.
Sheng Xiping witnessed the argument between Engineer Lin and the leaders of the Ministry of Finance, and the various difficulties faced by the experts.
At this moment, Sheng Xiping couldn't help but sigh.
The development of a country is actually quite similar to the daily life of ordinary people; only when you have money in your pocket can you stand tall.
If you don't have any money but want to buy something, you have to pick and choose carefully until you find the best deal to buy.
The difference is that what the country lacks now is foreign exchange, specifically US dollars.
"Old Yang, this matter isn't actually that complicated," Sheng Xiping said after clearing his throat.
"We can buy more machine tools; I have a way."
"What method?" Upon hearing this, Lin Gong and the others widened their eyes and excitedly asked Sheng Xiping.
“Sure, our company has export business and some foreign exchange reserves. As for the rest, I’ll figure out another way,” Sheng Xiping nodded to the veteran comrades and said with a smile.
I wonder if the leaders can accept this?
In other words, you don't need to know how I bought the machine tool, or how much I paid for it, whether it was in US dollars or other currencies.
They are all top experts in this field, and they know the value of those machine tools better than anyone.
The price quoted by Alexander for such a machine was incredibly cheap, only slightly more expensive than scrap metal. Buying it would be like getting a great deal.
In that case, Old Yang and Engineer Lin won't be in a difficult position.
Without the opportunity provided by Sheng Xiping, they wouldn't have been able to buy these machine tools no matter how many US dollars they spent.
Sheng Xiping was soft-hearted, and seeing all the elderly people in the room, all over sixty years old, looking worried and sighing, he really couldn't bear it.
"We owe a lot to Comrade Xiao Sheng this time. Otherwise, where would we have gone to buy these good things?"
Comrade Xiao Sheng, you've done a great job this time. Do you have any requests?
"Oh, that's a huge help. Quick, quick, give me the list again, I need to take a good look and choose some more."
"Mr. Yang, if I said I could buy these machine tools, and you wouldn't have to pay in US dollars, but only in RMB according to the exchange rate."
Old Yang's eyes were filled with affection and appreciation as he looked at Sheng Xiping.
That's far too little! What can you do with that? This kind of great deal is a rare find, so why not take advantage of it?
Upon hearing this, Lin and several other experts immediately became excited, grabbed the list, and began to select from it again.
Old Yang and his group didn't have foreign exchange, but Tengyue Company did, and Huayang Wood Products Processing Factory did too.
I'll take care of the purchases; you just need to convert the prices on this list into RMB and give it to me. Is that alright?
That's why they were so heartbroken when they had to cut it down.
Buy as many sets as you can; you can never have too many of these.
"Comrade Xiao Sheng, if you have a way to buy machine tools without so much foreign exchange, that would be great."
Sheng Xiping was afraid that if the old men got excited, they would ask for ten or eight sets, so he set a limit.
We had no other choice but to come up with this idea.
"Just tell me your conditions, and I'll try my best to meet them." Old Yang's eyes lit up, and he quickly said.
Alexander and his group were referring to machine tools that were 80% new.
"However, we can't buy too much this time, let's aim for three or four million US dollars."
Buy, you must buy, you must buy them all, buy as many as possible.
The list that Sheng Xiping produced was a handwritten copy by the translator; the original Russian copy had long been hidden away by Sheng Xiping.
Based on Sheng Xiping's experience dealing with Ivanov and his understanding of the Russians, the machine tool was likely never used after it was installed, and it was probably 90% new.
If we had enough foreign exchange, we would definitely buy it all back.
As soon as Sheng Xiping finished speaking, Old Yang, Engineer Lin, and a leader from the Ministry of Finance all excitedly shouted.
In particular, several experts, including Engineer Lin, were so happy they almost jumped for joy.
"Feel free to make any requests, and I'll handle them for you. If I can't do it myself, I'll escalate it, and it'll definitely be resolved for you."
So when they heard that RMB could be used for settlement, the experts were excited, but also eager to try it out.
"It's alright, this isn't a one-off deal. We can buy more later when we have more money."
Old Yang and Wu Bingzhong couldn't get involved, so they just watched the scene unfold with smiles.
However, Sheng Xiping did not have the translator copy down the terms of the transaction, which specified 70% goods and 30% US dollars.
However, the details of the cooperation between the two parties are trade secrets, so how could Sheng Xiping possibly disclose them at will?
Of course, the price on the original document was not changed at all; it was the reference price for the transaction between the two parties, and Sheng Xiping would not falsify it.
Sheng Xiping could use the company's foreign exchange and goods to exchange for the machine tools and then sell them to the departments that needed them.
Sheng Xiping is just an ordinary person. As a member of this country, he has the awareness to contribute to the construction of the motherland, and he will definitely do his best to help if he can.
Not to mention, the prices on that list were incredibly cheap.
Sheng Xiping just didn't expect that after going through so much trouble, Old Yang and his team finally managed to get approval for one million US dollars.
"Comrade Sheng, you're not kidding, are you? You can really settle in RMB?"
Sheng Xiping thought for a moment, and there really was something. "To be honest, there's something I don't know who to ask for help with," Sheng Xiping said with some difficulty.
"Here's what happened. I used to work in a forest farm, and I loved going into the mountains to hunt. That year, I found a tiger cub in the mountains, took it home, and raised it."
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