20demayo Chapter 724: Discarded
Chapter 724: Discarded
Before Mikhail could get angry that he worked so hard but didn't get as much as the bribes collected by the customs officials, he heard Xia Ran's concerns.
The courage that had just been built up immediately dissipated.
After thinking about the reality, he realized that this was the situation and there was nothing he could do about it.
What else can you do except accept your fate? The cargo won’t grow wings and fly away.
Mikhail said, "How about I give you 20 days? Is that enough time for you to transport it safely?"
He himself couldn't help with customs, even though he had acquaintances there.
But no matter how close a relationship is, it cannot withstand the corruption of money.
You can find someone for free once or twice, but not more than that.
What’s more, it involves a large amount of gray income.
This is not allowed even between brothers, let alone between ordinary friends.
The most important point is that he doesn't want to find the other party in this matter.
The reason why he dared to say anything to Xia Ran was because the other party was not from their Dasu.
There is a layer in the middle, so it is relatively safe.
He wants to make money, but he doesn't want to keep the safety risks.
So after thinking about it for a while, without waiting for Xia Ran to say anything else, he spoke directly:
“There are 620 tanks here in total, 80 of which are 210U, which are more expensive.
The remaining 410 are 72Bs.
The 680 armored vehicles are all our latest models.
More than 600 cannons of various types and countless shells.
I didn't count them in detail, but I estimated that there were at least 5000 shells.
There are also about 2000 other rocket launchers and other items, and at least 8000 such artillery shells.
These are all brand new, and you can ship them all off for $1.5 million."
Xia Ran didn't say whether she agreed or not, but roughly estimated the price in her mind.
She remembered that the first 72B tank traded was for US$685 each.
If we calculate the unit price of 80U at $800, the total price of the tank will be less than $45.
If the armored vehicle costs $800, it is less than $55. If it costs $700, it is less than $48.
Rocket launchers are not expensive, only $1.5 each, and more than 2000 of them only cost more than $3000.
In fact, it is not worth much, it just sounds like there are a lot of them.
Xia Ran concluded that Mikhail's asking price was too high.
Asked: "Do you have such a large quantity here?"
I strolled around and looked at the endless rows of huge creatures in the open space. They looked so majestic and imposing.
As I walked, I estimated in my mind whether its number matched the number Mikhail said.
The little ones used to be cheap, so she didn’t care if they had a little more or a little less.
This time it won’t work, after all, these big ones are more expensive.
If she pays more or less, she will suffer a loss. She has to pay in US dollars, which is valuable.
After going around in circles, the number didn't match what Mikhail said at all.
Mikhail saw Xia Ran's doubts and said, "These are just a part of it. Follow me, there are two more large warehouses."
Xia Ran asked: "Your warehouse doesn't look old, why did you abandon it?"
"We just applied to have this warehouse and its contents scrapped and used a few days ago. This warehouse and its contents have been declared scrapped and damaged."
"understood."
After Xia Ran followed Miha around the other two warehouses, she truly felt how exaggerated and astonishing Dasu's military equipment was.
He really put all his energy into this.
Xia Ran estimated that the number of shell heads scattered in the corner was even greater than what Mikhail said.
Not bad, very good.
“The maximum I can give you is US$1.1 million, and I have to pay it in three or four installments. You know I don’t have that much money.
If you want RMB, I can pay in two."
I guess others can't afford such a high price.
If they can’t sell it, they can’t afford the maintenance costs themselves.
No matter how expensive and valuable these things are when they are made, they will eventually turn into a pile of rusty scrap metal.
It was thrown on the open ground and no one paid attention to it.
Mikhail has learned his lesson now, and this time he even quoted a higher price for Xia Ran to bargain with.
"One million and one hundred thousand is too little, Xia. I won't be able to report this to the higher-ups."
Xia Ran: "Then let's make it 1.2 million, no more.
Besides, these big guys are not easy to transport. Just the customs of your Great Soviet Union will cost a lot of money.
You know it's not worth it for me to have it if it's more expensive.
Even this, converted into our RMB, is more than 6 million, which is not a small number."
"Okay," Mikhail thought about it and agreed.
Because no one he knew, except Xia Ran, had so much cash.
The most important point is that Xia Ran’s transportation team is very powerful and can leave no trace.
It made him feel very safe working with her.
"I can pay you $300,000 today, and the remaining money will be paid to you in installments.
Do you want US dollars or RMB?
If I want US dollars, I will have to wait a few more days. I need time to exchange it, and I will definitely not be able to get enough in the short term.
If you are willing to take RMB, I can give it to you in one lump sum when we meet next time.
Our RMB is also very stable, you may also consider it.”
In fact, Xia Ran could have scraped together enough money, but she couldn't spend all the dollars she had on this.
Gotta keep some for emergencies.
This money was earned by these traders in our company from Dasu.
They were all brought up by Xia Ran.
The country's current foreign exchange reserves are not large, and it cannot be exchanged for too many US dollars. This is under control.
Mikhail thought for a while before asking, "Besides the $300,000, how much more can you come up with quickly?"
"The maximum I can get out is another 300,000 yuan. There's no more than that. Do you want to continue waiting or do you want RMB?"
Xia Ran also wanted to promote her country's RMB to save her the trouble of exchanging money.
Mikhail hesitated for a long time before making a final decision.
"Okay, then you can give me the remaining amount in RMB. What's the current exchange rate?"
"Our official exchange rate is 5.3227. Should we just use that?"
"Okay," it's worth more than their rubles anyway.
He didn't dare to wait too long for fear of changes. What if Xia suddenly broke the contract? Wouldn't he cry to death?
Xia Ran tapped a few times on the calculator and said, "Okay, it's settled then. I'll give you 600,000 US dollars, plus 3.2 million RMB.
Let's trade in Gecheng. I'll let you know when the time comes and you can come and get the money."
"to make."
The two came to Xia Ran's car and opened a suitcase.
"Tick it off. This is the first payment, three hundred thousand yuan.
These fruits in the car are for you. You can take them away later.
Oh, and these two buckets are for your stewed meat and meat sauce."
There was a change in plans and the fruit couldn't be stored, so it was better to give it directly to Mikhail.
She kept the rest of the goods in the car and sold them before leaving.
Mikhail was obviously very happy, just as Xia Ran expected. "Xia, thank you."