Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

This is Grishin's opening line, very Russian, he'd rather take action than talk, and he'd hit someone's weak spot right from the start!

Qin Chuan smiled and asked, "What did I do with Er Mao? What did I do?"

"The situation in the Crimean Peninsula!"

"I'm sorry, I've never been there, I swear!"

"Hmph, don't think you can get away with this just because you don't admit it. We..."

"If you have evidence, then you can arrest me now. If you don't have evidence, then please shut up."

Qin Chuan rolled his eyes at the other person: "I like dealing with smart people the most. It saves me a lot of time. What a wonderful evening! I'm still waiting!"

Grishen couldn't continue.

Arrest him? Of course, they had no evidence! He had only intended to scare Qin Chuan, but he hadn't expected Qin Chuan to be so unafraid.

Qin Chuan's eyes were filled with contempt and a kind of "I'm not afraid of boiling water" attitude. "I've already arranged everything. I don't know anything about the St. Petersburg. I just bought some scrap metal from Er Mao. I have the contract here!"

Stealing from you? You'll have to go talk to Er Mao about that.

You've fabricated charges against me, and you want to detain me here? Don't you want to do business anymore?

"Engineer Qin, Engineer Qin, don't worry. We're here just to talk to you, we absolutely don't mean to arrest you." Borisovich immediately smoothed things over: "Are you aware of the two Type 956 destroyers on the slipway at our Northern Shipyard?"

"I've heard that the construction is only 50% complete and it's impossible to finish building it now."

“How do you know we can’t build it? We…” Sporidopoulos, who had come along and was standing nearby, immediately objected: “We have a full set of spare parts, and we have skilled workers. As long as we have the money, we can start construction anytime!”

"Now that you've found me, you should know that I'm in the international scrap metal recycling business, right?"

"Ah."

"When I'm recycling scrap metal, I often see people secretly selling all sorts of parts, just to get a bottle of vodka. Your two Type 956 destroyers have been sitting on the slipway exposed to the elements for two years, who knows what kind of parts are inside..."

The Russians fell silent.

Are the parts still inside? They really have no idea!

"And what about the parts you promised in the warehouse? Were they sold off to buy vodka? We only find out when we need them. What will you do if the parts are gone?"

The Russians remained silent.

"Many supporting factories have gone out of business, and many parts are no longer available. The only way is to salvage them from other old ships. Therefore, it is very difficult to complete the construction of a 50% warship. Even if it is completed, it will use a lot of old parts and its condition will not be very good. Am I right?"

"No, no!" Just then, Grishen realized, "This has nothing to do with the construction progress. If we can lose parts when our warship is 50% complete, then Er Mao's cruiser, which is 90% complete, can also lose parts, or even more!"

“That’s right!” Borisovich nodded. “It has nothing to do with the construction progress! Choosing us is definitely better than choosing Er Mao’s side!”

"If you choose us, we guarantee the quality of our work!"

"Engineer Qin, you are from the East, you should consider the interests of the Eastern Navy!"

The last sentence was said by Greshen, and this guy actually started playing the patriotism card!

"Gentlemen, I am a businessman. A businessman's primary concern is profit. Do you understand profit? Do you understand?"

You guys need to understand, I can't just tell you myself, can I?

"Engineer Qin, what promises did Er Mao make to you?" Borisovich realized what was going on as expected.

"A 20% kickback."

It all came down to money after all!

Grisham was also somewhat helpless. If he had known that Qin Chuan was after money, he wouldn't have bothered with so many roundabout ways and would have just said money directly.

“Alright, Engineer Qin, if you can side with us and help promote the Type 956 destroyer, we can also give you a kickback!” Borisovich said, “We…”

He can give kickbacks, but how much? He can't decide that; it depends on Grishin.

Grishen gritted his teeth: "We'll give you a five percent kickback."

"Then what's the point of doing this?" Qin Chuan rolled his eyes at them. "You guys are really stingy! Do you even know how the French do business?"

When it comes to giving kickbacks in the arms trade, the French are definitely the best. Look at what happened later, how did they manage to sell the Rafale fighter jet for more than the F-22? Of course, it was through kickbacks!

“The French are giving kickbacks to the buyers,” Grishin said. “We…”

You, Qin Chuan, aren't the buyer; you're just a middleman. We give kickbacks? There's no reason to give kickbacks to middlemen! Middlemen making a profit from the price difference are bloodsuckers!

"Sigh, you still don't understand us in the East." Qin Chuan sighed. "Do you think all this money will end up in my hands?"

"Could it be..." Borisovich realized.

"Some things are better left unsaid," Qin Chuan said. "I'd be lucky to keep five percent of it; the rest of the kickbacks will end up in other people's pockets, both the client and the contractor."

After saying that, Qin Chuan gave the two of them a meaningful look: "If you give me a 25% kickback, then 5% of that kickback will go into your own pockets."

Grishen immediately shook his head: "We don't want kickbacks, we just want to sell our warships."

When the Red Empire is gone, no one will stand up to stop it, because those who have the power to decide the fate of the Red Empire just want to make a fortune from this collapse!

They don't care about the lives of ordinary people; they only care about their own interests.

As a result, ordinary people became poorer, and oligarchs emerged. Originally, they were all builders of the same socialist cause, but now they have become two different kinds of people.

This guy, Grishin, is in charge of arms exports in the Russian government. He always acts superior during negotiations, seemingly putting the country's interests first. Now, will he be tempted by a 5% kickback?

Grisham swallowed hard. "The five percent kickback is still included in our revenue, so we'll only pay you a twenty percent kickback. But we hope you can help us."

Borisovich was dumbfounded. So much money, and you actually don't want it anymore? You want it confiscated? However, since Grishin said so, he couldn't object anymore.

“Mr. Grishin, you are different from the others I have seen. I see the light of justice in you. You are a person who truly cares about the country and the company. Okay, I agree!”