Volume 1: Japanese Storms Chapter 26: Chinese Tycoon (5)
Soon, the Nantong Aviation Consulting Institute wrote two reports for Sichuan Civil Aviation, which needed to purchase aircraft: "Feasibility Study on Establishing a Medium-sized Fleet and Operating Domestic Trunk Lines in Sichuan Province" and "Feasibility Report on Introduction and Financing". In the report, the Nantong Aviation Consulting Institute made specific explanations on the necessity, feasibility and implementation of "aircraft trade"!
Sichuan Airlines studied the report and then wrote a report to the Sichuan Provincial People's Government on purchasing this aircraft.
The purchase report was quickly passed up layer by layer, all the way to the State Council!
Approved by multiple authorities including the State Planning Commission of China, General Administration of Civil Aviation of China, Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, etc., under the care of the Central Office, and finally formally approved by the State Planning Commission!
Finally, Sichuan Civil Aviation issued a "Letter of Entrustment for Purchasing Aircraft" to the Southde Company, purchasing the Tu-154 passenger plane in the name of Sichuan Airlines, entrusting the Southde Company to loan and having Sichuan Civil Aviation responsible for repayment, interest payment, etc.
In this process, Mu Zhong encountered many setbacks and "struggles". For example, some people in power also saw the benefits of bartering planes and wanted to take the relevant materials for themselves. However, these issues were ultimately resolved under Mu Zhong's special handling.
Four Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft arrived at Sichuan Provincial Airlines in May 1990.
In August 1990, with the help of China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation and Beijing International Trade Company, 500 trucks of light industrial products worth over RMB 300 million were transported to Heihe Port. (Units without foreign trade rights can pay a commission of 1-3% according to regulations and entrust units with foreign trade rights to handle import and export affairs on their behalf, thus solving relevant import and export problems.)
"You've indeed lived up to my expectations, Mr. Mou! The installment payment method is really good, and it's possible to get light industrial products from over 300 Chinese enterprises even when funds are insufficient!"
"Thank you for your compliment! Thanks to you, this time, Nande's minimum profit exceeded 100 million RMB!"
"This is what you should get, Mr. Mou! Our cooperation has just begun, and I think Nande Company should dispatch a foreign trade company at the Nande port! It would be very troublesome to always pay agency fees and let other companies do things for Nande!"
"I think so too! Cheers to our future cooperation!"
"Cheers for our future cooperation!"
The plane bartering has been spread as a myth in China since September, and the center of this myth is Mu Zhongnan from Nande Company. After the plane bartering event, Nande Foreign Trade Company quickly stationed at Heihe Port, it can be said that Jerry's move completely disrupted the progress of Nande Company!
"Never be distracted by anything! Mr. Mou, focus is the key to success!"
"This is Bob Clemens' last words before he left and Jerry's last words to say."
Jerry didn't know where the influx of funds brought by Clemens United Products Co. would take Nande Company, he just hoped that this most idealistic Chinese richest man wouldn't have to step into the abyss of letter of credit fraud again!
It's hard to say how far Mo Zhong will go!
"Bob, this beef is really good!" Yuri Luzhkov said with his mouth full of canned beef from the Black River port, while drinking a refreshing Red Star Er Guo Tou, and his eyes were still staring at Bob Clemens.
"Alright, Yuri, if you have any other ideas, keep them to yourself!" Bob handed over two deposit slips. "Two 5000W ruble deposit slips! One for you, and the other one is for your men and Zakievski from Gubarev's, distribute it as you like!"
"The beef is delicious, but these two are even more delicious! However, Bob, aren't these two a bit too little?! I know that you at least made 700 million rubles in this deal (at the time, the exchange rate between rubles and RMB was about 5:1), and it was only after I begged and pleaded with you that you were able to get your hands on the initial 750 million rubles (the money for buying four Tu-154 planes)..."
"Yuri, can't you just die from eating so much? I got all these light industrial products, and I have to arrange people to sort them out, then arrange vehicles to bring them back, and then arrange people to sell them. I need to pay a lot of wages, understand? Moreover, it's me who contacted the buyer, so no matter what, I'll take a commission. Besides, don't forget that you have shares in Clemens United Products Company, after those things are sold, there will be your share too! If you only want money and not shares, no problem, I can throw some deposit slips at you..."
"Hey Bob, I was just joking, you don't have to be so serious! By the way, these dumplings are really delicious! Thank you, Lisha. Can you help me carry two boxes back later?"
When Bob heard Yuri Luzhkov's words, his eyes stared fiercely.
Luzhkov smiled awkwardly, "Well, just one box then, just one box, please, Bob, don't be so petty!"
Bob continued to stare at him, but he poked his head out of the office and ordered a good many shop assistants to carry two boxes of Red Star vodka for Luzhkov. "You bloodsucker! Get lost! Every time I see you, I lose blood! Seryozha, those plastic films will arrive in three months, tell Uncle Boris about it, and when the time comes, let them take the cooperative farmer's certificate issued by Clemens United Products Company to buy from the warehouse of Good Again Much! Let them not forget the cooperation certificate, otherwise they won't be able to buy that thing!"
"I see, Bob! I now realize that your brain is indeed very useful, no wonder Andrei is willing to be your assistant! And with the opening of the supermarket six months ago, the Soviet national food store has hardly any customers left!"
"No one wants to eat rotten food! This is a very simple common sense! However, if you want to solve this problem, it's actually very simple! As long as the government agrees, Clemens United Products Company can fully cooperate with the National Secondary Food Company! But regarding shares, procurement, and government subsidies, it won't be as simple as it is now! Luzhkov, what do you say?"
"This is a very big problem, however, the Soviet government should be able to consider it! Bob, wait for a while, I will report this matter to the party!"
Fine, bring in the Soviet government too, if that's the case, then all the better! Because this way, Clemens United Products Company can openly plunder in the Soviet Union!