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Volume 1 081 Shenghua Group

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    Even in autumn, Saudi Arabia, located on the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East, is still unbearably hot.  This land has not been very peaceful since World War II. The Zionist movement finally planted a nail in the originally uniform Arab world. From 1948 to 1982, Arabs and Jews fought in this land.  In the five wars, countless blood was shed and countless prices were paid.

    And during this period, the Iranians and Iraqis fought again. Due to sectarian differences, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, both Sunnis, stood in the same camp and were hostile to Iran, which was Shia and not Arab.  Although Saudi Arabia, which was originally poor and backward, became a wealthy country after the 1960s and 1970s due to oil, it is still very lacking in real national strength.

    In a rather luxurious palace in Riyadh, Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia has a rather special schedule today, which is to meet with representatives from China Shenghua Economic and Trade Group.  What is even more surprising is that the person who introduced the trade representative turned out to be Air Force Brigadier General Haidar from Pakistan.

    According to Arab custom, the guests and hosts were seated separately. This handsome-looking Chinese man also had a chin-shaped beard like the Arabs, but he looked much more handsome than ordinary Arabs.  In the eyes of Prince Saudi Arabia, this Chinese man is very different from the ones he had in mind, with his curly hair and exquisite suit that were still quite popular in this era.

    "Mr. Zhao, we meet again." Prince Sultan has received Western education for a long time, so his behavior is closer to that of a Westerner. Obviously, this is not the first time that he has met this Chinese face to face.

    "Prince Sultan, my dear." The man surnamed Zhao also saluted slightly.

    Sultan laughed and said: "First of all, I should congratulate your country for winning a beautiful war. The well-trained and advanced equipment of your army are impressive!"

    "Haha, you're flattered. In our official narrative, this is not a war we participated in. We prefer to describe it as a conflict. We have no enmity with anyone, nor do we have any intention to humiliate others.  , I can only say that the outbreak of this conflict was too dramatic.¡±

    This man always has a workplace smile on his face. His name is Zhao Jinsong. Like Zhou Yutong, he is a senior management talent who has returned from abroad. He comes from a French businessman. His family background is much more prominent than that of Zhou Yutong, and he is considered a second-generation celebrity.  Because of his status, after joining Project 9527, he gained greater trust than Zhou Yutong, and was appointed by Qi Yiming and Tianchao senior officials to form Shenghua Economic and Trade Company, which was actually a company engaged in major defense equipment export projects.  .  It is similar to companies specializing in military product marketing such as China National Aviation Technology, Poly, Precision Machinery Import and Export, and China Power International.  However, since its establishment, Shenghua Group has not been similar to these companies that only engage in import and export trade, but is a consortium-type enterprise that covers the upper and lower industrial chains.

    The planned Shenghua Group will be a behemoth in the form of state-owned shares accounting for an absolute proportion, a small part of the shares being privately owned, and each company holding shares in each other.  The subsidiaries of Shenghua Group now include three aviation manufacturing companies: Shenfei, which produces F-14 and J-8V, Hongdu, which produces Chujiao-6 and L-15, and Changfei, which produces helicopters. Bohai Heavy Industry, Jieshi  Shipbuilding (actually the peripheral shipyard of the Huludao base dock) and Qingdao Shipbuilding are three shipbuilding companies. JAC Motors, which was established more than ten years in advance and mainly produces civilian cars, and Gesun Dentsu, which produces precision electronic components and electronic equipment, manufactures communications  Antong Communications, which owns the equipment, and Shenghua Corporation, which is mainly responsible for marketing and supporting services, together form the first domestic defense equipment enterprise that spans multiple industries under the modern enterprise management model.

    Zhao Jinsong himself works at the head office and is one of the four executive general managers, in charge of sales.

    In fact, the initial decision to contact the Saudis was not the decision made by the nominal Shenghua boss Qi Yiming, but Zhao Jinsong's whim.  Compared with the boss Qi Yiming, who is already regarded as a brilliant and wonderful flower in the thinking world, Zhao Jinsong has inherited the typical character of a man from the Forty-Nine City who is timid, able to fool, and dare to challenge and fight. Compared with his usual conscientiousness, Qi Yiming  Zhou Yutong and Zhao Jinsong, who were attacked by Yiming, were more keen on carving out a golden road on their own.

    Because he is a relatively core member of Project 9527, Zhao Jinsong is able to access a lot of information classified as the most confidential later generations. Through his own extensive research, he found a breakthrough - Saudi Arabia.

    The first contact with Prince Sultan actually did not go well, because at that time, not long after China provided FC-1 to the Iranians, the Iranian Air Force relied on China's advanced fighter jets to defeat the Iraqis, which made Saudi Arabia extremely unhappy.  But not long after, the Iraqis relied on the advanced tanks they obtained from China to repel an attack by the arrogant Iranians.?Raid.

    Although the Saudis are not happy with the Chinese hedging their bets, they cannot help but reflect on the fact that the quality and level of Chinese weapons no longer seem to be that rough and inferior.

    At this time, through the mediation of the Pakistanis, Zhao Jinsong was able to meet with Prince Sultan, an important member of the Saudi royal family in charge of national defense.  Saudi Arabia has a relatively close relationship with Pakistan. Pakistan has given full support to several Middle East wars. There are even many Pakistanis in the Saudi army.  Moreover, Pakistan is also the only country in the Arab world that possesses nuclear weapons. The Saudis believe that the brave and sturdy minibus is the pride of the Arab world.  For GMB, Saudi Arabia, the big financier, is also an important helper for them to gain support against India for a long time.

    Similarly, the relationship between Tianchao and Xiaoba is also a close comrade-in-arms. The fact that Pakistan did not suffer heavy losses in several Indo-Pakistani wars is inseparable from China's help.  Moreover, the nuclear weapons in Minibus' hands were also completed with the secret assistance of Chinese scientists.  Therefore, although Saudi Arabia and China have not established diplomatic relations at this time, there is a common friend like Minibus who can coordinate.

    Prince Sultan said to the visiting Zhao Jinsong: "In fact, we were very skeptical about purchasing Chinese weapons at the beginning. Frankly speaking, at least in the Middle East, the image of Chinese weapons is not very positive, although it is simple to operate and easy to maintain.  , but it is also known for its poor performance and insufficient technological level. Of course, the whole world, including our country, will not see it that way now. Chinese weapons have won a reputation for themselves on the battlefield.¡±

    Zhao Jinsong responded with a smile: "Thank you for your praise."

    Prince Sultan picked up a folder from the valuable mahogany table, opened it, flipped through a few pages, and said: "We are surprised and excited by the variety of weapons you are willing to provide to our country. I myself  I am also amazed by the achievements of Chinese friends in the weapons industry. I have always heard that the Chinese people are world-famous for their diligence and intelligence. Although I do not want to admit it, perhaps the two smartest ethnic groups in the world are the Jews and the United States.  The Chinese nation.¡±

    "You have over-praised me again." Even though he said this, Zhao Jinsong still felt secretly happy.

    Mr. Prince pulled out a piece of paper from the folder, with a color photo of a fighter plane printed on it. It was the JH-7 Flying Leopard, the main ground-attack fighter-bomber of the Chinese PLA navy and air force. Its foreign trade number was FBC-1.

    "As you know, our country has been paying attention to the Tornado fighter jet jointly produced by Europe since last year. We are convinced that this fighter jet will improve our country's ground attack capabilities and further stabilize air defense. In fact, this contract is about to begin.  It should have been signed, but now that you have found us and given us new options, our country has naturally begun to re-evaluate this plan," Prince Sultan said with a smile.

    He pulled out another photo from the folder, and Zhao Jinsong, who was familiar with arms and weapons, recognized it at a glance. It was the Tornado fighter jet that the British were trying to sell to Saudi Arabia.

    Zhao Jinsong learned by consulting the top-secret information of Project 9527 that Saudi Arabia has always been one of the largest arms importers in the world. If people are stupid and don¡¯t come quickly when they have enough money, they are crazy.  With abundant petrodollars and a certain degree of defense pressure, the country's industrial standards other than the oil industry are unsatisfactory, which leads to the need to import a large number of weapons.  Saudi Arabia has also been among the top three weapons importers for a long time.

    In the second half of 1985, the Saudis and the British reached the "Al Yamaha Arms Trade Agreement", which can be called the agreement of the century. According to the British company BAE, the arms trade was carried out many times before and after, at least the amount was  Reaching ¡ê43 billion, bringing thousands of jobs to the UK.

    The total value of the first phase of the Al Yamaha Agreement is as high as 7 billion U.S. dollars. The projects involved include 72 IDS (ground attack type) and ADV (air defense interception type) Tornado fighter aircraft, 30 Eagle training aircraft, and 2 high-speed  Passenger aircraft and several anti-ship missiles and air-to-air missiles.  The total amount of the second phase of the Al-Yamaha Agreement reached a huge 17 billion.

    As an enterprising professional manager, especially in charge of marketing matters, Zhao Jinsong could not calm down when he discovered that Saudi Arabia was such a big piece of the pie.  Because he was born in a military compound, he has been familiar with weapons and other things since he was a child, and he is smart and receptive. Therefore, Zhao Jinsong understands that what the British can provide to the Saudis, the Chinese can also provide them, even better and cheaper.

    The main reason why the Saudis turned to the UK to purchase weapons was that in the 1980s, Israeli diplomacy persuaded the United States not to continue selling F-15C\/D fighters to Saudi Arabia, thus posing a threat to itself.  The usual arrogant mood of the Saudis broke out after this. In the spirit of "If you don't stay here, you will have a place to stay", the Saudis approached their former suzerain country, the United Kingdom, thinking of using a shocking moveThe arms sales case makes Americans red-eyed and makes them proud.
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