Chapter 181

Anyone who makes the decision must have Qin Miao come!

This is the world's most advanced gunship helicopter radar, packed with many technologies that we Easterners pioneered!

"Of course there's no problem." Qin Miao nodded: "You just said it yourself—this radar is merely an improvement on your existing sea-search radar; developing it would cost five million dollars, whereas our brand‑new radar would require at least a hundred million dollars in R&D. As for you buying the technology…"

Qin Miao glanced at the French across the table: "Fifty million dollars, then."

The French almost spat blood—just now they, the Lion, had opened big, demanding a high price of fifty million dollars; now the Easterners turn around and ask them for the same price! If they'd known, they'd have asked for less!

Tullam frowned: "Mr. Qin, is fifty million too much?"

How is that too much? With this technology, your gunship helicopters upgraded on the Dolphin Helicopter will surely need it, right? And the gunship helicopters you jointly develop with Germany will surely need it too, right? The order for these helicopters will definitely be over a thousand units, right? Spread that out, each helicopter would cost just fifty thousand dollars—is that high?

Any huge number, when spread over more people, ceases to be large.

For example, whenever we talk about our country, it's vast and rich in resources, ranking among the top in total volume, but once you calculate per capita, it's at the bottom worldwide.

Now, fifty million dollars sounds like a lot, but in reality, when divided per aircraft order, it's just an extra fifty thousand dollars.

"Moreover, after installing this radar, the gunship helicopter's combat power on the battlefield can increase more than fourfold; spending only fifty thousand dollars for such a performance boost is absolutely worthwhile, don't you think?"

At this moment, the French felt something was off, but they couldn't put their finger on it.

"No, it's still too much—at most twenty million dollars." Baptiste spoke.

Qin Miao gave the other side a look: "Really? Hehe, Director Jiao, please take these French friends to the cafeteria for a meal later—don't let our hospitality seem lacking. I have other matters, so I'll head out first. Secretary Zhang, let's go."

"Okay."

"Wait!"

"When did I become his secretary?"

Zhang Honghong was very unhappy, but she couldn't lash out then; she could only follow behind Qin Miao as they walked out.

"Wait, wait!" Baptiste shouted hastily: "Thirty million, thirty million!"

"No way—we do business, and we've never had a customer try to pressure the price down!"

Baptiste said: "We can at most give thirty million, but… we can transfer the full suite of targeting technology from our Gazelle gunship helicopter to you…"

The French's only mature system is the Gazelle; exchanging its full optoelectronic targeting suite for this radar already feels like a loss, and then adding another thirty million…

Baptiste felt his heart dripping blood.

Qin Miao said: "We have a far more advanced targeting system—we don't need yours at all—but… in view of your sincerity, we'll sell you this radar technology."

The full targeting suite is exactly what we urgently lack; if we tried to develop it in isolation, a year might not be enough, but now that the French have brought it to our door, after we improve and upgrade it, we can absolutely become the most advanced gunship helicopter fire‑control system!

Even a one‑for‑one exchange would be worthwhile, let alone the fact that they'll also give us thirty million dollars—this deal is absolutely worth it!

Qin Miao walked back, smiling: "Then let's discuss some contract details, Secretary Zhang—don't go yet; your French is excellent, so our communication will be easier…"

In the afternoon at five o'clock, the contract details were settled; the Thomson Company representatives need to go back to report to their company, and only after approval can cooperation continue. Moreover, before signing the contract, we still need to inspect each other's physical samples, and there are many procedures to go through.

"Everyone, let's eat first and then leave—I'll treat you to the cafeteria!"

"No thanks, we need to catch tonight's flight back."

"All right, then I'll see you off."

At the door, watching the French leave, Zhang Honghong said: "The French are willing to pay such a high price for our technology? This… still feels unbelievable to me."

Qin Miao smiled: "Sister, are you lacking confidence in our own technology? Our technology is worth that much money!"

The reason they're willing to spend so much is, of course, that they fear our gunship helicopter will become too advanced and steal their market; now they surely regret having exported Dolphin Helicopter technology to us, but they can't do anything about it.

To avoid losing business later, they need to have the same product, then rely on the reputation and channels built up over years of French goods to sell it.

Even later Rafales have been beaten badly, yet there are still blind buyers who keep purchasing—this is the power of faith; Eastern weapons, however, have hardly sold at all, and many customers have reservations.

As for us… we'll sell it, after all we're only selling anti‑infantry radar technology; the true gunship helicopter systems still need research—they're not just about scanning and searching targets, they also need terrain display and even the ability to guide anti‑tank missiles… all of which require further R&D.

Zhang Honghong nodded: "Hmm, of course we have confidence, and we also feel a sense of pride."

"From now on, you'll be responsible for continuing to follow up on this project. When we first started the work, I'll be with you; once you're proficient, you can take charge of the main beam."

"Hey, I haven't agreed to that yet."

"Sis, let's go eat together—Miaomiao's class is almost over, let's head over as a group."

"All right."

Looking up at the sky, Zhang Honghong suddenly realized this was probably the first time she'd eaten on time; before… she'd been so busy she often couldn't even get a meal.

At the teaching building, Chu Miaomiao saw Qin Miao and Zhang Honghong approaching together and was very happy.

"Sis, look at yourself—you're getting thinner day by day; if we go home, Mom will surely worry. Let's eat more at the cafeteria, using San Shui's meal ticket!"

"Sis, how do you have time today?"

While eating, Chu Miaomiao remained excited.

"I…"

"Miaomiao, if you don't say it, I wouldn't know—our sister knows several foreign languages; our import‑export company can't do without her!"

Seeing Qin Miao give a glance, Chu Miaomiao instantly understood: "Exactly, sis—the import‑export company is crucial; we're about to receive important foreign guests any day now! This matter also affects Dad's future, so you must give it your all."

"What foreign guests?"

"A prince from someone named Sha; after that, many of our products will be able to sell overseas, and the factory workers will also be able to live well."

"All right, then I'll… help out a few more days."

"By the way, sis, Ha Gong Da is going to build a new family housing complex; when it's done, should we live next door or upstairs/downstairs? I'll give you a heads‑up in advance."