Chapter 166

Su Ertan shook his head: "No, this missile is not suitable for our Saudi environment; the cryogenic liquid oxygen propellant is hard to store on our territory; we would rather use toxic ones, not these, and moreover, this error is somewhat small."

Only a nine-hundred-kilometer error—how could that be enough!

"Alright, then let us introduce again the missile you saw today, code name East Wind-3, range three hundred kilometers, error…… two thousand four hundred kilometers."

The range is still less than a tenth of the error!

Su Ertan widened his eyes: "Good, good, good, this missile's error is just what we need; not bad, very good!"

Saudi territory is vast, stretching over two thousand kilometers north to south; now, possessing a missile with an error of two thousand four hundred kilometers means they could deploy the missile in their southernmost desert and still hit the damned David people's heads!

At such a distance, for the David people to fly their aircraft over would not be easy; whether penetrating inland or flying over the Red Sea, they would be detected by our side.

This missile is absolutely tailor-made for us.

At the same time, when needed, it could also reach Langtuo; the range—no, the error—is enough to cover the entire Langtuo territory.

Not bad, not bad!

Others also nodded in agreement.

"As for the fuel, everyone has seen it: it is toxic unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine and nitric acid, storable at room temperature, yet corrosive, requiring professional storage and regular maintenance……"

"No problem, we're not afraid, and we also hope to build a production plant for this fuel on our side." Su Ertan said.

With the missile in hand, the fuel still needs to be outsourced, which could still go wrong; it would be better to produce it ourselves!

"All right, no problem." Leader Yang nodded: "We can help you build a chemical plant."

A chemical plant is also necessary for a strong country; whether for industrial and agricultural production or defense, chemical products are needed. Saudi Arabia originally only had an oil industry, other industries nearly zero; now, for national defense security, they too must get started.

"Hmm, thank you."

"Since you have taken a liking to this missile, next we will discuss quantity and price."

The meeting finally entered the most critical stage! Leader Yang calmly looked at the other side: "How many would you like to purchase?"

"We only want self-defense, not to annihilate anyone; as long as others don't threaten us, we won't launch attacks first; this amounts to a strategic weapon. I think…… thirty missiles, plus five spares, would be enough."

Thirty-five? Hmm, not a few; the key is still the price.

Leader Yang again calmly turned his head to glance at Qin Miao: "San Shui, what do you think—how should we set the price?"

Again me!

At this level of meeting, I'm just a freshman—what can I say?

At this moment, everyone's gaze turned to Qin Miao. The conference room's atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.

Easterners: "One hundred million dollars per piece—this price of slaughtering fat sheep, how can we be embarrassed to say it out loud? Qin Miao, you're thick-skinned; you say it!"

Saudis: "What exactly is the price? No matter how high, we'll take it—hurry up and name your price!"

Under everyone's gaze, Qin Miao extended a finger.

"Everyone, I believe our East Wind-3 is worth this price."

Leader Yang grew a bit anxious: "Come on, say the exact number! Is it ten million, or one million? What's our production cost again? It shouldn't be less than five hundred thousand yuan, right?"

Opposite, Su Ertan broke into a smile: "Understood, one hundred million dollars—this price is not high; we accept!"

The Saudis actually agreed?

Leader Yang was overjoyed inside; this price, even if it were just the total for thirty-five missiles, would be worth it! Wait, wait!

"Your Highness Su Ertan, this price is the unit price." It must be made clear, otherwise mutual misunderstanding would stall further transactions.

"Exactly, it's the unit price; such a big killer—how could the total price be only one hundred million? One hundred million dollars per piece is its proper price."

The Easterners present all widened their eyes: doing business with a tycoon, is it really this easy?

One hundred million dollars each, these thirty-five missiles come to three billion five hundred million! That's twice the nation's current foreign exchange reserves!

For the aerospace department, with this money, within ten years no state allocation will be needed—we can research whatever we want!

For Ha Gong Da Import and Export Company, this first deal snagged an opening victory! Indeed, per the original arrangement, this business is nominally under Ha Gong Da, I'm actually helping Qin Miao with work, yet Qin Miao even wants to be a hands-off manager!

"Ahem, Leader Yang, I have a proposal."

"Speak!"

"The Saudis are sincere; we also ought to give them some preferential terms. Although this price is for the bare missile, the supporting launch vehicles, bases, training, etc., must also be included—we cannot ask for more money."

"Of course, how could we…… how could we overcharge the Saudis?" Leader Yang said.

"These supporting items are basically worthless—just a few million at most."

"Besides, the Saudis bought thirty-five of our missiles; should we throw in an extra one? In many Western stores, buying ten gets you one free; buying thirty-five and getting one free would also show sincerity."

"All right, no problem!"

Su Ertan felt moved in his heart; this Qin truly is a good friend of the Saudis, always fighting for their interests!

But…… how could we take advantage of our Eastern friends? The Saudis have nothing else—just plenty of money!

"No need, we keep friendship separate from business! As for those remaining support services, we'll add another hundred million; as for the missile you're sending us, we appreciate the gesture, but we'll still pay—so we'll buy thirty-six!"

The Easterners were all stunned.

There actually exists such a way of doing business?

In the past, our dealings with foreigners were called difficult—various schemings, lip service and swordplay; over a few cents we could argue until our faces turned red; now, the seller wants to give more, the buyer wants to pay more……

Leader Yang's mind recalled Qin Miao's saying.

"To do business, first make friends; once friendship is reached, business naturally follows like water flowing into a channel—now we see this is absolutely true."

"No way, how could we profit from a friend's money!" Leader Yang made up his mind: "The contract amount will be thirty-five billion; whatever we're supposed to give, we must also give."

No, no, we've accepted the goodwill, but the money that ought to be given still has to be given...

"Cough cough, everyone, I have an idea." Qin Miao spoke again.

"Speak."

"Now, our missiles are big killers, but this launch vehicle is too backward; these two hundred million dollars, let's simply allocate them to our Ha Gong Da account, with us taking the lead, to develop a TEL off-road launch vehicle!"

This business, although it's registered under Ha Gong Da's name, but Ha Gong Da gets no benefit; now seeing there's profit, we might as well come up and take a bite!