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Chapter 816: A Heartfelt Offering
Olya's pessimism about Zhou Bingyi's trip was based on facts, because no one knew the current situation of the Russians better than her and Suning. Of course, she also gave up a lot of "treatment" under Suning's advice. This did affect Olya's grandfather, who was a big shot. At the same time, it also made Olya's family more and more prestigious among the Russians, and the support rate among the Russian people remained at an extremely high level.

Zhou Bingyi, who ran around the Russians like a headless fly, eventually became dejected. During the one or two months he stayed in the Russians, he went to many factories and drank countless Russian specialty vodka. Fortunately, Suning had always prepared stomach-nourishing medicine for Zhou Bingyi, otherwise Zhou Bingyi would definitely have stomach bleeding again like in the original drama.

In fact, the efficiency of talking business over a drink with the Russians was quite good. Zhou Bingyi finally contacted a retired Russian cruiser, which could be purchased for only three million rubles. A rough calculation showed that he could make at least 20 million after dismantling the cruiser, so Zhou Bingyi was very satisfied with the trip at first. It was a pity that he was stuck when going through the formalities, and the opposition within the Russians was getting louder and louder.

"Brother, how's the situation? Is everything going well?" Olya looked at the uncle in front of him with confusion, feeling that Zhou Bingyi was not as free and easy as Suning.

"It's not going smoothly! Recently, there has been a sudden wave of opposition within the Russians, and the customs clearance procedures are too difficult to handle. This time, the purchase of the cruiser may be in vain." Zhou Bingyi looked at his sister-in-law in front of him with a wry smile and explained.

"Brother, my grandfather is quite prestigious among the Russians. How about I take you to meet my grandpa sometime?" In the end, Olya couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to help his uncle.

"Ah? Will this have a bad influence on you and your grandfather?" During his time in Lao Maozi, Zhou Bingyi had heard about Oria's family background and couldn't help but feel surprised.

"It's okay! But I still want you to wait a little longer. Zhou Bingkun will come to Moscow in mid-September. I heard that Suning, the chairman of Ningyuan Group, will also come in person. Maybe they will bring you a surprise then." Olya first shook his head with disapproval, and then still wanted Zhou Bingyi to be patient. After all, Suning had already said on the phone that he had his own arrangements.

"Oh? Oria, does their Ningyuan Group have any big projects?" Zhou Bingyi couldn't help but feel surprised at this time. He also heard that the chairman of Ningyuan Group, "Suning", rarely shows up, and every time he shows up in person, it must be a big project.

"Haha, it is indeed a big project! We have been discussing it for more than seven years in total. It has really put a lot of effort into Zhou Bingkun. It is much more troublesome than you buying this retired cruiser." Thinking of the first time he met Suning, he saw that Suning had already contacted the top management about this matter. Olya couldn't help but smile bitterly and explained.

"Olia, could you tell me about the specific project?" Zhou Bingyi became even more curious at this time. He wanted to know which project of the Russians Ningyuan Group had taken a fancy to.

"Tupolev Aircraft Design Bureau and the complete production line of Tupolev series civil airliners."

"Ah? Such a big project?" Zhou Bingyi was so shocked that he almost bit his tongue. You know, there is only Boeing dominating the world now. He really didn't expect that Ningyuan Group would have such a big ambition.

"Yes! It's also because the Russians have been experiencing a disadvantage in the Afghan war recently, which has caused the Russians' internal economic pressure to become increasingly greater. That's why they agreed to negotiate a sale with Ningyuan Group."

"In that case, I will wait patiently for a while."

Zhou Bingyi felt very uncomfortable at this time, because he really didn't expect that his younger brother had grown to this point. Compared with the business that Ningyuan Group came to the Russians to negotiate this time, the retired cruiser he wanted to buy was a real joke. Naturally, Zhou Bingyi lost his complacent mentality and could not help but remind himself again that he needed to continue to work hard on the ground.

The favorite thing for brothers and sisters to do is to compare with each other. Although Suning has been busy with his career all over the world in recent years and has been very successful in his career, he has not neglected the care of his parents and family. Although Suning has some bad habits of being too considerate, it still cannot cover up Suning's success in life. At this time, Zhou Bingyi couldn't help but compare secretly in his heart, and felt that his achievements seemed to be no longer so remarkable.

On September 8, Suning and the head of Ningyuan Group arrived in Moscow on a special plane. Naturally, they received the warmest reception in Moscow. Ningyuan Group also sent No. 1 and No. 2 to discuss business, which immediately attracted the attention of the world and caused the stock price of Ningyuan Group to soar again.

This time, Su Ning brought his secretary, Zhou Huimin. Zhou Huimin poured a cup of green tea for each of Su Ning and Zhou Bingyi, then stepped aside under Zhou Bingyi's surprised and murderous gaze. "Brother, I've heard about your situation from Olya, so now I want to hear your true thoughts."

"What's your real thought? My biggest thought now is to successfully transform this enterprise. Our Jichun enterprises are facing more and more difficulties." After hearing this question from Suning, Zhou Bingyi came back to his senses from the surprised look he had given Zhou Huimin. He then looked at Suning with a wry smile and explained.

"Yes! It only costs three million to buy this cruiser. Furthermore, if it is successfully brought back to China for dismantling and recycling, it will at least bring your company a profit of ten to twenty million. It will indeed be a great help to your company."

"Bingkun, I need your help now. I believe you can help me solve this problem." Zhou Bingyi has now come to his senses. It is much better to ask his younger brother for help than to ask Oriah's grandfather for help.

"Brother, I have a new plan here. Would you like to listen to it patiently?" Seeing that Zhou Bingyi realized the truth that brothers are united and can achieve great things, he suddenly said a new plan with a smile on his face.

"You said."

"For 10 million RMB, Ningyuan Trading will provide you, Jichun, with four decommissioned cruisers and one decommissioned battleship, as well as an additional decommissioned conventional submarine."

"Ah? A decommissioned ship is not priced at two million?" Zhou Bingyi was immediately surprised by Suning's offer. This was not a bargain at all, but a huge giveaway.

"Brother, I also know that it is difficult for a company to bear the financial pressure of 10 million RMB, so you can contact a few more companies that need transformation for cooperation. In addition, our Ningyuan Group also offers a preferential method of delivery first and payment later. That is to say, after you have dismantled and recycled the goods, you can make money and then return the 10 million RMB payment to our Ningyuan Group."

"Bingkun, the conditions you offer are really too generous." Zhou Bingyi couldn't help but feel shocked, and he almost bit his tongue in surprise.

"So, brother, you are going too far. You should have come directly to our Ningyuan Group from the beginning." At this time, Suning was puzzled by Zhou Bingyi's choice of the long way. Maybe he still wanted to come over to negotiate in person.

"Yeah! It seems that I thought the problem was too simple." Zhou Bingyi, who reacted, felt a little annoyed. He felt that this trip to the Russians had frustrated his arrogance a lot, probably because he had always been too successful.

"Brother, our Ningyuan Group is planning to transfer its white goods business recently. Since your Jichun state-owned enterprises want to transform, they can take over our Ningyuan's white goods business. We guarantee that it will have the most advanced technology and production lines in the world." Suning thought of more than just these for Jichun's state-owned enterprises. He immediately arranged specific transformation projects for them, which would at least allow these Jichun state-owned enterprises to prosper for at least ten years.

"Bingkun, tell me! Does your Ningyuan Group have any requests?" Zhou Bingyi realized later that Suning must have something to ask for, and then he looked at his brother in front of him with a helpless expression and asked.

"Hehe, smart!" Suning looked at Zhou Bingyi, who was in a complicated mood, with a smirk on his face and gave him a thumbs up.

"Tell me the terms!"

"First, we want to invest in the state-owned company that is undergoing transformation. We can discuss the specific amount of shares we will hold later, but it must be no less than 20%; second, our acquisition negotiations with the Russians are almost certain to win, so the group intends to build the Ningyuan Aircraft Factory in Jiangliao; third, allow Ningyuan Group to freely recruit university interns in the mainland, and allow Ningyuan Group to cooperate with mainland universities to open various R&D projects." "Huh! It turns out that there is no such thing as a free lunch."

"Brother, this is a great thing with no disadvantages and only a hundred benefits. If you really achieve this good result, your career will definitely be smooth sailing in the future."

"But."

"Brother, I know you are worried that our identities as brothers will cause controversy, but this cooperation will be negotiated personally by our group chairman Su Ning, and I, the second-in-command of Ningyuan, will not come forward to inquire about it." Seeing Zhou Bingyi who was still hesitant, Su Ning considerately solved Zhou Bingyi's biggest worry.

"Bingkun, this is just too unfair to you." Seeing that Suning considered it so carefully and clearly, Zhou Bingyi felt a little ashamed, realizing that Suning was taking the opportunity to pave the way for himself.

"Hehe, anyway, I was the designated next president of Ningyuan Group. I was almost certain to be elected in the 1987 presidential election, so I don't feel wronged at all. Besides, I was the one who was in charge of the negotiations with the Russians, so my contribution cannot be erased by anyone."

"Okay! Then before I leave Moscow, I would like to meet with your chairman in person." Since Suning has considered so much for him, Zhou Bingyi no longer has any pretentious mentality.

"arrange!"

When the night was quiet and everyone in the villa had gone to bed, Oriah naturally tormented Su Ning as much as she could, and then she lay in Su Ning's arms contentedly and asked, "Zhou Bingkun, when did you get such a beautiful female secretary? What do you want to do?"

"Olia, Vivian Chow is a distant cousin of mine. She has been living in our hometown in Qingdao, Shandong. Recently, she heard that I was doing very well in Hong Kong, so she came to Hong Kong to join me. That's why I arranged for her to be my secretary." Since he chose to keep Vivian Chow by his side, Suning had naturally thought of an excuse to deal with it.

"Oh? Really? You're not lying to me?" Olya couldn't help but look at the man next to her with a questioning look on his face.

"Olia, there's no need for me to lie to you!"

"Humph! You'd better not let me find out that you're cheating on me! Otherwise hehe"

"What? What else do you want?"

"Hey, what do you say?" After resting again, Olya immediately threw Suning to the ground.
Zhou Bingyi is not a fool who knows nothing. Naturally, he knows that the conditions offered by Ningyuan Group are very generous. It can be said that Ningyuan Group has shown 100% sincerity. In fact, whether it is the transfer of white appliance technology and production lines, or the location of the aircraft manufacturing plant to be settled in Jiangliao, it is a good thing for Jiangliao and Jichun with no harm. Unfortunately, it is still not something Zhou Bingyi can agree to immediately, so after meeting "Suning" in person, the most he said was explanation.

"Mr. Zhou, you don't need to explain so many things to me. I have been doing business in the mainland for a long time, so I understand and support any decision you make. This time I just want you to take the lead and say a word to promote this matter. Regardless of whether it will succeed in the end, I am very grateful for Mr. Zhou's help." The AI robot "Suning" waved his hand indifferently, then looked at Zhou Bingyi and explained concisely.

"Mr. Su, no wonder your Ningyuan Group can grow such a big business. It turns out that it is because of you, an outstanding helmsman." The surprised Zhou Bingyi couldn't help but say a rare flattering word.

"Mr. Zhou, there's no need to elaborate on the situation. I've always been pragmatic in doing business, but I still hope you can bring us good news."

"Don't worry, Mr. Su! I will definitely do my best to make this happen."

"Thank you! We have also contacted Mr. Hao from Tsinghua University and Jiangliao. We value this cooperation very much and believe that the mainland market will be able to see our sincerity."

Next, Zhou Bingyi returned to China eagerly, and immediately reported the matter to his superiors. The Jiangliao side had of course heard about the Ningyuan Group's big move, and they were also envious and worried about the rapid progress of the six special zones. They were worried that soon their entire Jiangliao region would be left far behind.

This time, all the leaders saw the sincerity of Ningyuan Group. Not only did they agree to a joint venture between Tsinghua University and Jiangliao, but they were also willing to give up such a huge amount of interests to support Jichun's state-owned enterprise transformation. Therefore, everyone in Jiangliao couldn't help but feel tempted. Then, through reporting and applying step by step, they finally obtained strong support from Jiangliao and Beijing.

On October 1st, Zhou Zhigang and Zhou Bingyi took Suning's wife and children to attend the wedding, while Suning remained in Moscow for business negotiations. After all, the legal procedures involved in such a huge project are still indispensable, so Suning, the actual controller, must personally watch over it, and it is not appropriate to leave everything to the rigid AI robot.

"Brother, Bingkun didn't come back?" Cai Xiaoguang asked his brother-in-law with some disappointment.

"Xiaoguang, Ningyuan Group's recent negotiations with the Russians are at a critical moment. He, as Ningyuan's second-in-command, must be there to keep an eye on it. After all, he has always been the person in charge of Ningyuan Group in Russia and is most familiar with the business and relationships there." Zhou Bingyi knew, of course, that Suning deliberately didn't want to come back, because he was clearly aware of Zhou Rong's excessive behavior back then, so he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Suning's actions.

"Brother, thank you for coming to Xiaoguang and my wedding. I'd like to toast you today." Zhou Rong didn't want to hear anything about Suning, so she deliberately changed the subject and raised her glass to look at Zhou Bingyi. In fact, she wanted to remind Cai Xiaoguang and Zhou Bingyi.

"Haha, Zhou Rong, I'm so happy for you as your brother that you and Cai Xiaoguang can successfully enter the palace of marriage."

"Thank you! Thank you, big brother and my parents, for your tolerance towards me. I am really happy to have a family like you." Zhou Rong couldn't help crying with excitement at this moment, but she didn't know whether she could cherish this feeling as always.

"Zhou Rong, today is your big day, why are you crying? You've almost ruined your makeup." Looking at his sister who was crying with excitement, Zhou Bingyi couldn't help but let go of his complaints towards his sister.

"Brother, now our Zhou family is missing you. I hope you can let us drink your wedding wine as soon as possible."

"Huh? Good! Big brother, do your best."

(End of this chapter)