bookrandom Chapter 664 More money is needed!
Chapter 664 More money is needed!
Davis was reporting to the President who was across the ocean, while Yu Ye and the three leaders were communicating the strategy for the next negotiation. Things like playing it safe, asking for an exorbitant price, pulling and beating, and singing the same tune were all briefly and quickly rehearsed by the four of them.
"Hey, let's let someone be in charge of this negotiation from now on. We are good at fighting, but it's really hard to negotiate business."
The commander's rough face flushed red.
He, who had remained calm in the face of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, now had an expression of discomfort.
"My three leaders, you have a good foundation. You can learn anything. It has only been a short time since you have mastered all these routines."
Yu Ye exclaimed in admiration, saying that these words were indeed the truth from the heart, these leaders were all people with strong personal abilities and learning abilities, and they changed very quickly.
"Xiao Yu, I find that if you don't engage in military industry, if you do business, you will probably be a first-class wealthy businessman. With the negotiation skills you just mentioned, you can definitely win over these Americans."
The teacher pointed at Yu Ye and praised him sincerely.
"Hahaha, then when I lose my job one day, I will go and do business." Yu Ye also joked.
"Then it's impossible for you in this life, hahaha."
The three leaders laughed together.
The laughter was so hearty that it reached the ears of Davis and his companions who were waiting for the president's reply in a house not far away, and immediately put them under considerable pressure.
Oh no, why are the leaders of the Eighth Route Army so cheerful and cheerful? Why don’t they take such a big deal seriously at all? Could it be that they think it doesn’t matter whether the deal is successful or not?
The person who takes the initiative is the most humble. Davis' heart skipped a beat. This might not be a good deal.
Soon he received a call back from the President.
A $1000 million budget?
No magnetron technology?
This made Davis feel a little uneasy. He was not sure whether the Eighth Route Army valued the magnetron technology. If they did, it would be difficult to negotiate.
With this uneasy mood, Davis returned to the meeting room where the negotiations had just taken place.
"Mr. Davis, you kept us waiting for quite a while, we have to raise the price."
The commander's rough face was very calm, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. He stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Davis, and was the first to utter this sentence.
Aha?
It was like a wake-up call. How come they started raising the price before even starting the second round of negotiations?
Davis forced a smile and said, "Commander, we came here with sincerity. The reason we didn't come back is because our president personally asked about the details of this negotiation.
This is enough to show the sincerity of the United States.”
The division commander and the chief of staff looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. They did not expect that such a negotiation would attract the personal involvement of the US President. It seemed that the United States was very concerned about this matter.
There is a way to do this!
The commander also keenly sensed the key point in Davis' words, but he still said calmly: "Tell me, what are your conditions?"
“Commander, our president is very concerned and sincere. He has basically agreed to all your requests.
Except for a small problem that the magnetron technology is not easy to transfer to you, everything else is fine."
"A small magnetron? This is the core technology of microwave radar. How can it be called a small technology?" The chief of staff couldn't help but speak out.
In the conversation just now, Yu Ye pointed out several items of higher value in the equipment list. The chief of staff wrote them down very carefully and then spoke out decisively.
Davis' heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect that someone could point out his thoughts at once and also point out the application of this technology.
No wonder the Eighth Route Army came up with such a list. There must be an expert here.
Davis smiled and said, "Chief of Staff, it was indeed my negligence. I don't understand technology very well, so I made a fool of myself.
But I really can't give you this magnetron technology. How about this, I ask the president for $500,000 as compensation? "
Yu Ye's mouth corners curled up slightly, showing a bit of disdain.
You want to give away a set of magnetron technology for only 500,000 yuan? Are you really giving away beggars? Besides, we in Jin have our own US dollars. Do we need your few dollars?
The commander was keenly aware of the problem. If this small US envoy could agree to an amount of $500,000, it meant that the amount given by the US president would be even higher.
Is the Dongfeng-1 technology so valuable?
The commander immediately realized that we had the advantage in this negotiation.
"Mr. Davis, it is impossible to meet our needs with 500,000 yuan. You also know that this technology is very important, and our Eighth Route Army also needs it.
How about this?
How about giving us another $100 million and hiring two professors to guide us for three to four years?"
Davis was stunned when he heard this: "......"
What the hell is going on?
"Of course, Mr. Davis, the salaries of these two professors still have to be paid by you in the United States. As you know, our Eighth Route Army is in a difficult situation."
The commander said with a smile, as if he was trying hard to facilitate the negotiation.
Yu Ye was stunned watching from the side. Isn't this a common method used in antique hunting? When seeing the object they want, they don't ask for it directly, but buy something else first, and then take the object they want as a bonus, so as to avoid letting the seller know the actual value of the bonus, which is often the most valuable thing.
"this......"
It's impossible to deal with Davis this time. The president only said that he could add more money, but he didn't say anything about adding more people.
"Go talk to your president again. We can wait a little longer. Of course, as I said before, we have no problem selling. If we have to wait too long, we will continue to raise the price."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Davis ran out with a lot of confusion.
Von Karman and Qian Lin were left standing there looking at each other in bewilderment. They had never expected that they had only come to assess the technical level, but how did they become bargaining chips?
Qian Lin was actually secretly happy in his heart. He had originally made up his mind to stay in China, and now he just had one more legitimate reason.
Von Karman was somewhat helpless. How could he be detained here by force and work for the Eighth Route Army? What kind of thing was this? He felt it was a bit ridiculous.