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

"Qin, can we sign the agreement now?"

Seeing that the performance was over, Hirotoshi Ishino urged.

The performance was just an embellishment; the key was signing the agreement.

Scrap iron at $3,000 a ton is expensive, but it has a great use, and there's only one of its kind in the world!

After all, this was the only aircraft carrier that was dismantled, and the Varyag was still waiting to be built!

If you order directly from the steel mills in Russia, you don't know if the workers there have become rusty. In recent years, many Russian technicians have gone to the West.

Therefore, these scrap metal parts must be bought back, and sacrificing some translation work for this is necessary.

Now, shouldn't we sign the contract?

"Of course, no problem. Half of the deposit will be paid when the contract is signed, and the other half will be paid before the ship is loaded and clears customs," Qin Chuan said.

Hiromitsu Ishino frowned: "Kobe Steel did not prepare this funding in advance, so it will take some time."

"You don't even have this much funding? Isn't Kobe Steel a Fortune 500 company?"

“That’s right, of course, but our production is all planned, and our working capital is also planned. We don’t have the funds to buy scrap metal right now. How about we pay first… one million US dollars?”

They originally planned to pay $500 per ton, so even if they bought 5,000 tons, it would only be $2.5 million. But now the price has increased to $3,000 per ton, a six-fold increase. The money they originally intended to use to pay half of the deposit is now not even enough to cover a fraction of the cost.

"Ok."

Qin Chuan nodded: "One million it is, but we have to make it clear that if you don't buy it, the deposit is non-refundable."

The difference between a deposit and a down payment is a trick played by unscrupulous domestic merchants. Internationally, there is only the word "deposit." As for whether it can be refunded, it depends on international practice, negotiation between the two parties, or being specified in the contract.

Qin Chuan had to make it clear that this thing couldn't be returned. If you went back and tried to break the contract, don't even think about getting your money back.

“Of course, since we’ve signed the contract, we’re definitely going to buy it,” said Hiroyuki Ishino.

"Let's go sign the contract. The product name will be 38mm thick shipbreaking steel plate, how about that?"

Pan Yang sat there, too weak to even stand up.

Humiliation, anger, resentment... all sorts of emotions flooded his brain, and even if the product name entered his mind, he couldn't process it.

Actually, if Ishino Hiromitsu hadn't treated him like a tool, he might have been able to realize what was going on, since the people who understand the Chinese best are the Chinese themselves.

With the contract drafted, Hiroaki Ishino wrote a deposit check for one million US dollars, and the deal was done!

Just then, everyone was hungry, so Qin Chuan treated them to a meal at the best restaurant in the county. After Shi Ye Yutong finished eating, he began his return journey.

It was already 11 p.m.

"Another busy day!"

Qin Chuan looked at the starry sky above: "Dad, what's next..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the light of car headlights in the mountains. The Pajero quickly pulled up and came to a stop with a sharp screech of brakes.

"Xiao Chuan!"

"Second Uncle? What brings you here?"

"Where are the islanders?"

"Let's go!"

"Where's the contract?"

"It's signed, and we've generated over ten million US dollars in foreign exchange for the country..."

"You little brat, you've gotten yourself into big trouble!" Qin Jiantai said anxiously, "You actually wanted to sell the most important aircraft carrier armor steel plates without even applying to the relevant naval departments?"

Qin Jiantai came all the way from the capital. When he heard that the Japanese were here to buy scrap metal, he realized something was wrong. He made a few phone calls, but no one answered because everyone had gone to watch the commotion!

In desperation, Qin Jiantai drove over, hoping to stop the deal, but to his surprise, the contract was already signed.

"According to the contract, we should pay whatever compensation is due. It's better than going to jail," Qin Jiantai said. "Sigh, let's just consider it a lesson learned..."

"Second Uncle, have you misunderstood something?"

"What could I possibly misunderstand, Xiao Chuan? This world is complex, not as simple as you imagine. Although the scrap steel all came from your Yang Factory, it's of great importance, especially aircraft carrier deck steel. Do you know what that means to us? If you had used it yourselves, that would be one thing, but now you've sold this batch of steel abroad... This..."

"Second Uncle, you've misunderstood."

"What did I misunderstand?"

"The contract we signed only sold 38mm thick second-hand marine steel; it didn't specify that it was aircraft carrier deck steel."

"Changing your identity won't help!"

Qin Jiantai knew Qin Chuan was smart, but... such core secrets couldn't be solved by clever tricks.

"It's not just a change of clothes; it's not aircraft carrier deck steel at all."

"what?"

Qin Jianguo and the others were stunned.

"All the scrap steel on the ship has been unloaded, but the only type with a thickness of 38 millimeters is deck steel!"

Qin Jianguo frowned and said, "Xiao Chuan, are you planning to have us put those thicker steel plates into the rolling mill and press them into 38-millimeter-thick ones? That way, the rust on the surface will be gone, and they won't look like second-hand goods."

Qin Jianguo knew his son well; he was full of wicked ideas. Since this steel was so important, he knew they wouldn't give it to the Japanese, so he had to find another way.

What method?

Qin Jianguo's only idea was to roll those thick steel plates to meet the requirements, and that's what they do now when they manufacture gas cylinders.

However, this process is time-consuming and the results are not good. How long would it take to roll 5,000 tons of steel?

Qin Chuan smiled and said, "Dad, all the scrap steel on the ship has been unloaded, but didn't you measure the hull?"

He also has a ship hull!

We acquired a semi-finished supply ship from the 61st Commune Shipyard. If we had invested in it back then, it could have been built. But now, it's only half-built. It was simply modified to carry scrap metal. The hull wasn't even painted. It just sailed around the ocean. So, after it arrived, the ship was already scrap.

Moreover, it washed ashore, so the bottom must have been deformed.

Therefore, this ship also needs to be dismantled and sold for scrap metal.

Different ships use steel plates of different thicknesses. According to the regulations of various authoritative classification societies, the thickness of marine steel plates can be between 6 mm and 60 mm. The semi-finished ship that Qin Chuan brought back now has a main body thickness of 38 mm!

Therefore, it is entirely possible to dismantle the steel plates of this ship, gather enough to make 5,000 tons, and deliver the goods to the Japanese.

Anyway, the contract clearly states that it is 38 mm thick ship dismantling steel plate, without specifying the strength, material, or whether it is aircraft carrier deck steel!