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Volume 1 083 Selling Missiles

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    Naturally, Prince Sultan would not make a crude judgment based on Zhao Jinsong's one-sided words. This large weapons order was too large and involved many things, so no matter which company's product he purchased, he and the Saudi royal family behind him would  Care must be taken in preparation and selection.

    "Well, Mr. Zhao, the sales pitch you made is very impressive. I personally hope that one day our Saudi Air Force will be able to use advanced weapons from China, so let's end today's talks."

    Zhao Jinsong stood up and saluted him. Before leaving, he mysteriously said to Prince Sultan: "Your Excellency, we hope to compete fairly with all opponents in this arms deal. If someone uses any illegal means,  The methods, oh, eavesdropping, for example, we must think are quite rude, haha.¡±

    He ended his words worthily, then nodded slightly to Prince Sultan, and left Prince Sultan's palace with his entourage.

    As one of the few capable members of the Saudi royal family, Sultan immediately understood what Zhao Jinsong meant, and he ordered the people around him with a gloomy face: "Go, search the entire palace for me to see if there is anything."  Something that shouldn¡¯t exist!¡±

    So the royal guards and waiters spent a whole day in several places where Prince Sultan stayed, including private villas and other private residences, and found as many as 63 bugs and similar devices, and even arrested  A serviceman who was bribed by the British.

    Prince Sultan was not as angry as Zhao Jinsong imagined. Looking at the monitoring equipment on the table, the prince seemed very calm. He just pointed at these things casually and said to his entourage: "Put these things away."  Given to our British friends, they can be a good bargaining chip for us in the next stage.¡±

    The attendant responded and asked: "Your Highness, I thought you were planning to choose Chinese products."

    Prince Sultan smiled and said: "Chinese? They have only recently risen in military power, while the British have been in this field for a long time. Well, objectively speaking, I think both families have their own strengths. For armed forces  Our Saudi military is actually too gorgeous, so this agreement from the beginning is not just about the arms deal itself or international politics. We will choose whoever can bring us greater benefits!  "

    Such a statement is undoubtedly quite valuable intelligence in the arms trade competition, but the British eyes and ears were cut off because of Zhao Jinsong's reminder. On the contrary, Zhao Jinsong and the Shenghua Group he represents have their own sources of intelligence.  .

    At this time, Zhao Jinsong was sitting in a suite of a luxury hotel in Riyadh, half lying on a comfortable and soft bed, holding a piece of confidential information in his hand.  This information naturally comes from Project 9527. It is actually just ordinary news decades later, but news decades later is of considerable value today.

    According to this exposed gossip news, Prince Sultan not only enjoyed the luxurious reception from the British when he visited London to discuss business, but even received a series of temptations such as sexual bribes and luxury cars. His son Bandar also directly  More than $3 million in kickbacks were received on his behalf, and that was just a portion of what was revealed.  In fact, not only Prince Sultan himself, but also a large number of Saudi nobles and officials with relevant interests have obtained a lot from this big and fat case.

    In the 1980s, few Chinese companies went abroad, and even fewer knew how to use bribery as a public relations tool.  In fact, no multinational company has a clean butt. From GlaxoSmithKline, which sells drugs, to energy companies such as BHP Billiton and BP, without bribery, the most effective and direct public relations method, they would not be able to win in some countries.  to order.  The level of social development in each country is different. Western countries and some developed countries also crack down on this kind of behavior very severely. However, they have their own set of double standards. It is not allowed for others to bribe in their country, so they go to other countries to pay bribes.  There is no problem.  Of course, this is also relative, just don't be found out.  If it is found out, in order to maintain legal legitimacy and fairness in appearance, some punishment will still be imposed.  For example, BAE stumbled on the Al Yamaha project and lost many senior executives.

    ¡°If the Chinese did the same thing, they would not be exposed immediately.  This is a systemic problem, enough to make many multinational companies speechless with envy.  Many times, China¡¯s support for some of its state-owned enterprises abroad does not seem to be as strong as the presidents and prime ministers who go around helping promote their own companies. However, institutionally and psychologically, state-owned enterprises are the biological sons of the Celestial Empire. How can they not support them?

    Zhao Jinsong told Prince Sultan that the British were eavesdropping on him, without intending to have any big effect, just to muddy the water a little more.  He was full of confidence in winning the Al Yamaha arms agreement, and he also left some psychological leeway, not asking forSwallow it all, but beg to take half.

    Throwing down the prepared information, Zhao Jinsong picked up the satellite phone and called the domestic headquarters.

    "Boss, good morning."

    "Well, Lao Zhao, it's still early morning at your place."

    "No idea, it has to be your time." Zhao Jinsong chuckled, and then briefly reported his itinerary and the contents of the negotiations to Qi Yiming on the other end of the phone.

    Qi Yiming nodded slightly after hearing this and said: "I personally think it is quite difficult to steal food from the British, but if you let go, the entire 9527 project and the head office will provide you with any necessary support."

    Zhao Jinsong breathed a sigh of relief. This case itself was something he insisted on doing. Qi Yiming's approval would be of greater benefit to future advancement.

    Qi Yiming was also very pleased that someone could take on the role of an arms dealer so quickly. He was not familiar with the Al-Yamaha Agreement before traveling through time. He only knew the name of the Century Agreement and had no idea how lucrative it was.  After thinking for a while, he said to Zhao Jinsong on the other end of the phone: "You are right. Saudi Arabia is rich and powerful, and it is an export target that we need to focus on cultivating in the future. And at this time, it is the United States that is carrying out attacks on Saudi Arabia because of Israel's instigation.  When there are export restrictions, we hope to use this breakthrough to enter the Saudi market. Well, have you ever thought about contacting the Saudis in advance and selling them Dongfeng-3?¡±

    Zhao Jinsong was stunned and remembered what he had seen in the information about the medium-range ballistic missile DF-3 that the Saudis bought here in China for US$3.5 billion a few years later. Because he was mainly searching for other people's business, he did not  I was too concerned about the business I already had here, so I put it aside and focused on conquering the Al Yamaha Agreement.

    ¡°Boss, do you mean to take the initiative to approach the Saudis to sell such strategic-level weapons?¡±

    "Well, they are all highly confidential matters anyway, and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia has already made plans to purchase ballistic missiles around this time. Your sales department can make a short video to promote our military achievements.  , our ballistic missiles are inserted into it. Maybe the Saudis will be tempted without you taking the initiative. There is no need to be too anxious about this, because the meat is basically rotten in the pot, just eat it early and eat it late.  "

    Zhao Jinsong expressed a different opinion, saying: "If the Saudis really want ballistic missiles, we can tie this deal to the sale of fighter jets and earn greater profits."

    Qi Yiming also had to admire him. From a more serious level, Zhao Jinsong was much more capable as an arms dealer than he was. He replied: "Let me report this matter to the boss for you. Don't be too anxious yet. Look.  Let¡¯s see what the judgment above is. Oh, there are a few pieces of equipment you can recommend to the Saudis, such as our Thorn-2 air defense missiles.¡±

    It is said that in the conflict with South Korea, in addition to Chinese fighter planes, another weapon that shined was the Thorn-1 anti-aircraft missile used by the navy. It was a very high technical level in this era to shoot down enemy planes at a long distance.  , and many people have expressed strong interest in this missile.

    The Thorn-2 missile is the second type of the Thorn series of missiles, but it actually has little inheritance from the Thorn-1 naval version of the long-range air defense missile.  Thorn-2 is actually the Allied land-based Patriot missile in Red Alert 2. After its realization, it is similar to the original Patriot and has been vehicle-mounted.  A missile vehicle is equipped with four square launch tubes, which is very similar to the real version of the Patriot. However, the missile vehicle uses a Dongfeng heavy truck, and the shape of the launch tube has also changed, so it is not completely similar to the real Patriot series.

    This copycat Patriot system is stronger than the Love-1 and slightly weaker than the Love-2. The size is slightly smaller than the Love-1 and Love-2. The maximum range is basically the same as the Thorn-1. It has wings.  The target of the aircraft is 120 kilometers, the shooting height is 22,000 meters, and the flight speed is Mach 5.  The Thorn-2 system can attack two different targets: aircraft and ballistic missiles. It mainly uses high-explosive warheads. The overall system operation performance is much better than that of the Patriot-1.

    Well, Qi Yiming also admitted that he also had selfish motives for promoting the Thorn-2, because he handed over the ownership of the Red Flag series missiles to several other research institutes, while the Thorn series missiles belong to Songxun Dentsu, a subsidiary of the current Shenghua Group.

    Saudi Arabia is also the country with the strongest demand for high-performance air defense missiles. At this time, their main opponent, Israel, is the main operator of Patriot and is also a technical participant, providing a lot of assistance for missile development.  It is definitely not a good choice to use the same weapons as the imaginary enemy. Saudi Arabia cannot turn to the wooly bear to buy the stupid, black and thick S-300, and there is no other choice at the same time.

    Now that Qi Yiming has emerged, it not only brings the Hongqi-9 series for its own use, but also the Thorns series used to defraud money. Saudi Arabia may choose Guangfeng to replace it.??Flying Leopard, but between the Patriot and Thorn-2, the possibility of choosing the latter is greater.
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