Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 435 A Battle Is Imminent! (Third Update!)
A4 paper is not suitable for printing drawings. The drawings that Eisent handed to Benjamin were all reduced-size copies, which could only make out the general layout of the drones.

The detailed text descriptions were all blurred and completely illegible.

However, Lin Yi magnified the price of the drone, which he clearly understood.

$38000...

Developed by a Japanese company, manufactured in China, and shipped directly from China, it surprisingly has the lowest price.

Upon seeing this, Benjamin couldn't help but rub his temples with his right hand.

Compared to the drones they purchased before, this one is significantly more expensive. However, its maximum takeoff weight is 200 kilograms, and after deducting the weight of the drone itself, it can carry approximately 40 kilograms of explosives.

The standard weight of a Tomahawk cruise missile is 450 kilograms, and even with large-scale official procurement, the price of a single Tomahawk cruise missile, after deducting maintenance, technical support, and training costs, is still as high as $150 million.

Now, for a mere $4, you can get 10% of the power of a Tomahawk cruise missile. Of course, its launch range is nowhere near that of a Tomahawk missile.

Since this thing is cheap, you can smash it like crazy. As for whether you smash 1000 or 1, that's up to you.

Benjamin gathered all the drawings on the table together and handed them back to Eisent, giving him a serious instruction:
"Tell that guy named Adolf to extend the range of the drones as much as possible."

"The price, the final price, allows him to raise it to around $5, let's start with $5000 million worth of goods."

After giving his instructions, Benjamin noticed that Eisentt hadn't left immediately, and frowned as he asked:

"Why don't you leave?"

Eisent chuckled and whispered, "General Benjamin, you asked me to procure batteries, but you didn't give me the specifications."

"so……"

He chuckled a few more times and lowered his head.

This statement also reminded Benjamin that he had forgotten to specify the exact requirements when assigning tasks.

"Wait a minute!" he said to Eisent, took out his phone, walked to the side, and started making a call.

After chattering for a few minutes, he returned to Eisent, without saying a word, and instead took out paper and pen, writing down the corresponding specifications on the paper:

"This batch of goods is mainly being resold to Europe and Africa, and the corresponding standards must be implemented in accordance with EU standards."

"The size cannot be too big, and the weight cannot be too big either. The maximum weight must be controlled at around 25 kilograms. If it is too big, it will not be easy to use."

After the requirements were written out, the paper ended up in Eisent's hands.

After carefully tucking the note into his pocket, Eisen nodded and returned to his office.

As soon as he sat down, he couldn't wait to send the relevant information to Lin Yi, but his words were different from what Benjamin had told him.

[As per General Benjamin's request, the drone's range needs to be increased slightly, with the total price controlled at around $4.2. However, the quoted price for related data should be around $4.9, bringing the total price to $5000 million. You can decide what to do.]

The batteries need to be sold to the EU, so they must be manufactured according to EU standards. I will send you the relevant specifications and process them as soon as possible.

…………

brute.

This was Lin Yi's first reaction when he returned to his room after finishing his barbecue and saw the message pop up on his phone.

I run a small business and finally make some money, but this bastard is trying to steal money from me.

$4.9 minus $4.2 is a difference of $7000, which is equivalent to 3.5 yuan.

But then again.

They're big customers, what can we do?

Of course we should give in to him!
After putting his clothes back on, Lin Yi returned to his office and began adjusting the blueprints. Eisent's request was easy to fulfill; it was simply a matter of putting the replaced high-performance engine back in.

After the blueprints were adjusted, Lin Yi used the system to summarize the prices again. The adjusted prices had skyrocketed from over 3800 yuan to over 5200 yuan.

Seeing the skyrocketing total price, Lin Yi made a tough decision and adjusted the price to $4.3.

Lin Yi dragged the drawings into his email, calculated the Qatar time again, set a time when the message was sent to Qatar (the time of the underworld), shut down his computer, and went back to his room to rest.

A good night's sleep.

Early the next morning, sunlight and knocking on the door woke Lin Yi from his bed.

When I opened the door, I found Gao Hai standing there, not carrying breakfast, but his briefcase.

Upon seeing Lin Yi open the door, he immediately held up his briefcase:
"The thing you sent to General Manager Guo yesterday has received a reply."

"The exact words from the Ordnance Industry Group were: out of respect for Xiaomi Heavy Industry, they'll offer a preferential price. As long as the Iranians transfer the money, the Ordnance Industry Group will immediately load the trucks."

"You've hit the jackpot!"

"Wait outside my office for a moment!" After saying that, Lin Yi slammed the door shut and went back to his room to wash up.

Ten minutes later, the handsome, smart young man reappeared and took the documents from Gao Hai.

The document is a list of ammunition prices.

Each type of ammunition is subject to phased pricing, with different purchase prices for different quantities.

Overall, it was cheaper than the prices Lin Yi had learned about.

He converted the list into a spreadsheet and sent it to Amir's private email address. How much Amir wanted to buy was none of his business.

Once the message was sent, the spreadsheet was deleted, and the paper list was returned to Gao Hai.

Lin Yi brewed Gao Hai a cup of tea, then sat down opposite him, holding the teacup, and asked with a look of inquiry:

"By the way, do you have any exclusive insider information about the Middle East?"

“No inside information!” Gao Hai shook his head slightly, picked up the teacup, and smiled at Lin Yi, saying, “But I do have some inside information about you.”

"Well... the Air Force sees that our Navy is doing so well, and they're planning to ask you to help produce some things."

"I'm not entirely sure what it is, but since you have an idea, I reckon it won't be long before someone comes looking for you."

"But let me make this clear first, Mr. Lin, you need to get our aircraft carrier up and running. We've been cooperating for so long, you can't be like the Bull Demon King in A Chinese Odyssey, falling in love with every girl you see."

As Gao Hai continued speaking, he gestured with his hands, and Lin Yi quickly pressed his hands down, saying, "How could that be?"

Am I the kind of person who easily changes my mind?

"no!"

After holding the person down for a few seconds, Lin Yi returned to the sofa, took a sip of tea, and asked again, "By the way, how many days do you think Libya can hold out?"

Gao Hai knew a little about battlefield situation analysis, but it wasn't his forte. He pressed his temples with both hands, closed his eyes, and shook his head as he spoke:
"If we look at it from the perspective of the country as a whole, Gaddafi wouldn't last long; he was probably only slightly better than Saddam."

"After all, that guy really does have some stuff."

"The most important thing is what happened after Gaddafi died!"

“Libya is an Arab country, and Iraq is also an Arab country. The situations in the two countries are similar, so we can apply the situation in Iraq to Libya.”

"I guess Libya will be just as bad as Iraq is now." "Those aren't things we should be discussing."

"What I should be discussing is our aircraft carrier!"

"If we also had 11 carrier strike groups, where on this vast planet couldn't we go?"

11 carrier strike groups...

You really have a wild imagination!

Lin Yi silently complained to himself, then lowered his head and slowly began to drink his tea.

…………

Tehran, the capital of Iran.

Upon receiving the list of offers, Amir immediately delivered it to the Revolutionary Guard Commander, Mohrabad. After several months of adjustment, the acting Revolutionary Guard Commander was finally promoted to the official position.

After receiving the price list, Mehrabad then had someone retrieve a list of previous purchases of similar weapons and ammunition from the archives.

Due to America's sanctions, Iran sources most of its weapons, except for some heavy weapons, from Russia, China, or North Korea.

The corresponding ammunition and supplies also came from these three countries.

A dozen or so lists in multiple languages ​​were put together. The earliest list dates back to 01, while the most recent list is from last year and is a list of Russian quotes.

These lists contain many munitions of the same specifications; the only difference is the manufacturer.

At a glance, these ammunition of the same specifications have vastly different prices.

However, the cheapest one on these lists is not the earliest one, but the one I just received.

Unlike other lists, this list I just received is divided into several purchase quantity ranges, with different prices for each range.

If the purchase quantity increases, the price will be lower.

The price was very tempting, but Mohrabad did not immediately agree to Amir's idea and contacted Lin Yi to purchase ammunition according to the prices on the procurement list.

Instead, he picked up the phone and dialed the intermediary numbers listed on those old lists.

With each phone call, he would tell the other party his needs and his desired price.

When the call first connected, the person on the other end spoke cautiously with him, but after hearing his quote, the person hung up without hesitation, not even giving Mohrabad a chance to explain.

With his last call, he tossed his phone aside, closed his eyes, and asked Amir:

"Why do you think they offered such a low price this time?"

After handing the price list to Mohrabad, Amir waited for news from the sidelines, and thus witnessed Mohrabad's actions throughout.

At first, he didn't understand what the commander wanted to do.

But after listening to a few phone calls, he figured it was his commander who wanted to compare prices from different vendors.

But now, Mehrabad's question has finally resolved the doubts in his heart.

This guy felt the price was too low and suspected the other party was cheating.

In the beginning, I was just overthinking things!

Raising his hand and tapping his forehead, Amir cautiously asked:

"Commander, you think the price offered by China is too low, so you must have planted landmines elsewhere, right?"

"Yes!"

Having received the correct answer, Amir punched himself in the head again. After punching his forehead, he simply covered his face with his right hand, letting out a helpless sound through his fingers:
"If that's the case, you have absolutely no need to worry!"

"Because their biggest overseas customer for bullet exports is America, and the price they sell to America is not high."

"The reason why the price is so low here is probably because someone behind Xiaomi Heavy Industry said something nice to us."

"This is a tremendous opportunity for us."

"With the departure of the Justice League and Hezbollah, our presence in Iraq and Syria has been reduced by half."

“Our influence has been rapidly declining during this period.”

"Now, NATO countries led by America are focusing their attention on Libya, as are Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia."

"We must take this opportunity to stockpile a large quantity of weapons and ammunition, select two suitable spokespeople, and retrain them during this period."

"Then, we'll regroup and bring our influence back to its peak."

Finally, Mohrabad picked up a pen, took out two lists from the drawer, wrote down the required quantities of weapons and ammunition on the lists, signed his name, and handed the lists to Amir:
"One of these two ammunition lists will be sent to Xiaomi Heavy Industries, and the other to Moscow. We must be wary of others; we cannot purchase from just one person."

A few words made Amir stand there trembling like a robot that had been submerged in water.

After trembling for a while, he ultimately didn't say a word, silently accepted the list, saluted Mohrabad again, and turned to leave the office.

In his office, Mohrabad sat on the sofa with his head down for about 10 minutes. He got up and walked to the map next to him. He pressed his right index finger on Tehran, then slid it westward from Tehran to Istanbul, then turned south in Istanbul, and finally slid it all the way to the Arabian Peninsula.

After gliding across the Arabian Peninsula, the finger finally stopped at the location of North Yemen, paused for two seconds, then changed from a finger to a fist and slammed it down on the map of Saudi Arabia.

After smashing it, he muttered to himself, "Just you wait!"

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Moscow.

The ammunition procurement request from Iran was the first to reach Rosoboronexport.

In the past, Rosoboronexport would have accepted the order without hesitation, given that they had sold even more expensive equipment before.

But now, the Middle East is in chaos, and America is rallying NATO to take down Libya. At this critical moment, Iran suddenly submits a procurement list, wanting to purchase a batch of weapons and equipment, which makes it hard not to speculate.

Thus, after being reported through multiple levels, the weapons procurement list reached President Mijelavlovich in less than an hour.

Looking at the list, Mijelavlovich looked up at the person in front of him:

Is this a large quantity?

The person in front of him was the head of Rosoboronexport, and upon hearing this strange question, the head of Rosoboronexport gently shook his head:

"Not many!"

Are there any items restricted by international sanctions?

"no!"

"Then why did you bring this to me?"

"The situation is a bit tense right now!"

"The situation is already tense, and it won't ease just because you sell one less batch of weapons and equipment. So, I approved it, sell!"

(End of this chapter)