Chapter 621 I Plan to Build a Gambling Boat
Colonel Dmytro is the head of the Black Sea Shipyard. He is about 50 years old, slightly thin, and his gray eyes exude the commercialism and shrewdness of a businessman.
In fact, he should have been able to become a general at his age, but for various reasons he stayed in the shipyard.
In the face of a major economic collapse, no matter how high your position is, it is not as good as holding on to a lucrative job.
"Welcome, my friend from afar!"
Seeing Lei Zhen, Colonel Dmytro stretched out his arms and gave him a warm hug.
"Colonel Dmytro, thank you for the dinner. I am flattered. Haha."
Lei Zhen hugged him back.
The first time they met they were like old friends, so friendly that if you didn't know them you would think they had a very close relationship.
"Colonel Dmytro, who is this lady?"
After the hug, Lei Zhen looked at the noble lady accompanying Demetro.
"This is my wife, Olena, and this is Brother Lei Zhen from the East."
Following Demytro's introduction, the lady nodded gracefully to Lei Zhen, welcoming his arrival.
"Wow, ma'am, you're so beautiful!"
Lei Zhen's face was full of admiration. He took out a box from his pocket and opened it to reveal two gold watches inside.
"I didn't know what gift to give him for our first meeting, so I prepared a couple's watch. I hope the Colonel and his wife will like it."
The lady's eyes fell on the watch, revealing her undisguised joy, but Colonel Dmytro glanced at it, his expression more reserved, but his attitude better.
He was very knowledgeable and knew that these two watches were worth a lot of money even though the economy here had collapsed.
"It's really too expensive. I'm sorry to have cost Brother Lei Zhen so much."
"Brother Dmytro, this is just a small token of my appreciation for our friendship, that's all..."
Frederick had already communicated what needed to be communicated, and he had also taken care of what needed to be taken care of.
So Dmytro knew that Lei Zhen was very rich, so he held a welcome banquet. If he was a poor guy, he would not even be qualified to meet him.
As for bringing his wife to the banquet, it was just to receive an extra gift. It seemed ordinary, but in fact it was undisguised greed.
Because everyone is going to discuss business, it is not appropriate to bring my wife.
"I told you that you would become good friends, Colonel Dmytro. You shouldn't be disappointed, right?" Frederick said with a smile.
"Frederick, my brother, you should have introduced Brother Lei Zhen to me a long time ago. We hit it off right away." Dmytro said with a smile.
"So this is Frederick's problem." Lei Zhen also said with a smile: "He must drink three cups as punishment."
"How can you treat me like this? I'm your good friend and brother!"
"Hahaha……"
The atmosphere was quite good. The four of them sat at a warm table. Dmytro snapped his fingers and the waiter began to serve the dishes.
Australian golden abalone, Bering Strait king crab, French pan-fried foie gras, Alba white truffle, Emmas caviar...
Each dish is made with the world's top ingredients, not to mention the Australian golden abalone. Just take the Emmas caviar for example, the boxes that hold it are made of 24K pure gold.
As for the red wine, it is top-notch, Penfolds.
The value of this table of food is enough for many families to survive the long winter, which is simply unimaginable in today's China.
"The ingredients aren't easy to find, so I kept it simple." Colonel Dmytro smiled and said, "So please don't be disgusted, Brother Lei Zhen. After all, things are different now."
So it's a little simpler?
This is fucking simple!
Lei Zhen didn't want to plagiarize poetry, but a line came to his mind at this moment: The rich have wine and meat, but the poor are freezing to death on the road.
Even though he was in Hong Kong and had so much money, he was not so extravagant. However, in this country where the economy was so collapsed and people were freezing to death everywhere, he could actually eat such delicious food.
In every economic crisis, wealth will quickly concentrate in the hands of a few.
While you are laughing heartily at the shrinking wealth of the rich, you don't know that they have quickly gained control of more production resources by taking advantage of the economic collapse.
"It's already very rich. It makes me very anxious. I didn't bring many gifts when I came..."
Lei Zhen took out a small box from his pocket and handed it to Colonel Dmytro with both hands.
"Brother Dmytro, I was planning to give this gem to my wife, but I think it would be more suitable for my wife, so I'm giving it to you."
As he spoke, he opened the ring box, revealing a valuable emerald.
"Hey, my brother, this is inappropriate."
"My dear brother, believe me, only your wife is worthy of this gem. You must accept it, otherwise it will make your younger brother even more panicked."
“…”
Courtesy goes a long way. Colonel Dmytro entertained Lei Zhen with such a high standard just to get more money from him.
Because Frederick told him in advance that this Oriental man lacked everything except money.
Now it seems to be true. Giving away gifts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars is really a big fat sheep.
The atmosphere became more and more harmonious, and people were drinking cups and chatting, their faces flushed.
After three rounds of drinks, it's almost time to get down to business.
"Brother Lei Zhen, I heard that you want to buy the Varyag. What do you plan to do with it?" asked Colonel Dmytro.
"Gambling boat!"
There needs to be a reason for buying an aircraft carrier. Lei Zhen had already thought about it and even took out the design drawings.
"I'm going to use it to build the world's largest and most luxurious casino ship. This is the design I asked someone to draw up."
"Based on the Varyag, we can build a 21-story building, each floor will have its own unique charm, and even create its own independent ecosystem."
"I want to move all the entertainment projects into it and turn it into the coolest casino in the world, so that even Las Vegas will bow down to it!"
Colonel Dmytro took the drawing and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
“This is such a cool idea!”
"I guarantee that once it's built, it will surpass Las Vegas. My brother, you really know how to run a business."
Once this thing is released into the sea, all gambling ships will be killed instantly.
"My dear brother, let me explain it to you in detail. This floor is the rainforest ecosystem, the main entertainment facilities. There is a waterfall in the rainforest, and several mermaids swim in the clear pool below..."
Aircraft carrier casino, so exciting.
Colonel Dmytro and his wife had longing in their eyes, and Frederick next to them was eager to try it, almost thinking that his good brother was really going to use the aircraft carrier as a casino.
“That’s so cool, so cool!”
"Brother, how much do you want to pay for the Varyag?"
Praise is praise, and relationships are relationships, but when it comes to price, we still have to talk about price. This is the real thing.
"20 million dollars." Lei Zhen stretched out two fingers.
"How much?" Colonel Dmytro stared at him.
"20 million dollars." Lei Zhen repeated.
Almost instantly, Colonel Dmytro's face turned ugly because the price was too low, far below his psychological price.
"Mr. Lei Zhen, although I am in charge of the shipyard, many things are beyond my control, and this aircraft carrier is going to be auctioned."
If the money is not enough, they will immediately turn hostile.
But Lei Zhen likes to do business with this kind of people. The more greedy they are, the easier it is to succeed. On the contrary, those business partners who have various emotions are difficult to deal with.
"I've calculated that the Varyag can only be sold for $5 million at current steel prices, and it's not easy to sell."
"But I'm offering $20 million. Isn't that enough?"
Colonel Dmytro put down his wine glass, leaned back in his chair, lit an expensive cigar, and his eyes began to emit an extremely mercenary gleam.
"You should know that there is no way this aircraft carrier can be sold to your Dongfang Nation. I have to withstand a lot of pressure to come to see you."
"I'm sincere, but you're not, so please go back."
This was the first contact, and it was a process of mutual price testing. Normally, there would be several more rounds of negotiations.
"Colonel Dmytro, do you have some misunderstanding about this price?" Lei Zhen said with a smile, "20 million dollars is for you alone. It will only go into your pocket and will not flow into the pockets of others."
Colonel Dmytro stopped smoking his cigar after he said this.
"My brother, what did you just say?"
"My dear brother, $20 million is for you alone, and you will get much more besides..."
If the money is in place, we are brothers, otherwise we are gentlemen.
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