Chapter 1420 God Is Never the One Who Spends Money

John Northrop thought for a long time and finally made up his mind, but he had a condition.

This condition is that Du Fei must cooperate with his subsequent operations in the stock market.

As soon as Du Fei heard this, he understood what the other party meant.

John Northrop, the old fox, planned to take advantage of the information gap to take a bite of meat in the stock market.

Just like what he calculated just now, once it is announced, it is expected that there will be a net profit of 5 billion US dollars in the future, which will definitely drive up the stock price in the market.

With proper preparation in advance, you can definitely make a lot of money.

After coming out of Northrop, Du Fei couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief as he got into the car.

He has drawn a big enough pie, and he does not believe that Northrop will not eat it. This time, at least on Northrop's side, he will definitely do his best to help dredge it.

In fact, John Northrop knew very well that Du Fei's words could not be believed in full, but after he failed to bid for GM's F-16, he had no more options.

If he loses to Grumman in the subsequent Navy bid, he will be completely finished.

Therefore, before that, he must leave enough chips for himself, or a retreat.

The purpose of exchanging more cash from the stock market is to keep as many chips in your hands as possible.

As for Du Fei, of course he is willing to cooperate. As long as it can promote the YF-17 project, other things are secondary.

Then Du Fei set foot on the last stop of America's trip - All Saints Village.

Here I directly met old acquaintances, Tracy and Edward.

Due to his status, Du Fei was not suitable to meet Commander Nico directly.

But as a friend of my daughter and son-in-law, it’s normal for them to ‘encounter’ each other at home.

Located on the outskirts of Wanshengtun, in a villa owned by a wealthy American businessman.

Since becoming the Grand Commander, the Nicol family has often lived here, and the so-called first family living in White House is only in name.

After all, that place needs to be open to the public on a regular basis.

In the study, Du Fei argued with Nico: "Richard, after you withdrew your troops and got out of the quagmire of the war, the support of the Soviet Union to Vietnam has not diminished at all. The MiG-25 provided this time is The best proof. In other words, you have stopped the bleeding, but Sulian is still bleeding. It is me who did all this. As long as our war in Chenla lasts for one day, Sulian will be forced to transfuse blood for Yueguo. …”

At this point, Du Fei looked at Nico deeply, took a breath, paused for a few seconds and said: "Richard, this will be the greatest political legacy you will leave after leaving office. It is you who ended this... The war has created a new situation. If the Cold War ends in your victory, your contribution will be equivalent to the Battle of Stalingrad. Therefore, the longer we persist in Chenla, the more benefits it will bring to you. No one dares. Take action against a former commander with an outstanding historical position."

Nico was noncommittal. Of course he understood what Du Fei said, but these were all established facts.

In other words, Du Fei and Hua Guo had already boarded the car, and it was not that easy to get off.

What's more, once it fails in Zhenla, America will not be the first to bear the brunt.

This gave him a strategic advantage.

Du Fei knew that these alone could not impress the old fox in front of him, and the benefits obtained by the other party were no longer a bargaining chip.

Need to further price.

Du Fei said: "I can promise here that I will only contact you in the future. You are still very young. Even if you step down next year, you are still obliged to continue to contribute to America."

Nico narrowed his eyes slightly and instantly understood what Du Fei meant.

As the outgoing commander-in-chief, he certainly has some influence, but after losing power, he will definitely not be able to compare with what he has now.

But if at this time, there is a matter that must be done by him, then whether it is a donkey or an elephant who comes to power later, it will be inseparable from him.

It's just a question of how to ensure that Du Fei's promise is effective.

If it were before, Nico would never consider these issues before leaving office.

But now he had to think a little more. Someone in the Rockefeller family died. Although there was no reaction at the moment, the real danger would come from the future.

Nico thought for a moment and said, "Du, I will consider your proposal carefully."

Du Fei nodded. Such a big matter couldn't be decided with a slap on the forehead.

Until now he could only wait patiently.

He has done everything he can do, and the final result can only be determined by fate.

Fortunately, Nico didn't keep him waiting too long.

After about three days, the matter was answered.

Du Fei was in the hotel suite when he received Tracy's call and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

But this is not the end, it is just the beginning.

Du Fei had made so many preparations before, but in fact he only got a start.

As for whether Northrop's YF-17 fighter jets will eventually be obtained and whether the technology in them can be absorbed, it is still unknown.

Next is the specific operation.

The first is to use the company that Duffy set up in America.

This company previously served as a springboard for some technical cooperation with Northrop.

Now through capital operation, a new company is jointly established with Northrop. Northrop injects YF-17 as an asset into the new company, legally cutting it off from the original Northrop to prevent any future incidents. The situation does not affect Northrop itself.

Later, this company was used to cooperate with Kuching to produce YF-17 fighter jets through joint development.

Because the previous bidding failed, the restrictions on YF-17 were not too big. In addition, there was a green light from the White House, and Lin Tiansheng lost no time in the Chenla front line and suffered several "defeats", which made some of America's People are aware of the pressure from the MiG-25.

Everything went smoothly.

After receiving the result, Du Fei couldn't help but be overjoyed.

As for the "joint development", it was just a cover-up. Northrop had even released a prototype of the yf-17 before, and it was still developing nothing. Du Fei directly made the decision and started production according to the prototype.

As for why I am so anxious, I am afraid of long nights and many dreams.

The production of fighter aircraft is a long cycle. Nico will leave office next year. No one can predict what will happen by then.

If something went wrong, Du Fei didn't want to take risks, so he had to speed up and hold what he could get in his hands first.

As for the fact that the aircraft produced are defective, we can’t worry about that much for the time being.

The first batch of orders was for thirty aircraft. Because they were jointly developed, they were not included in the America sequence. Du Fei directly renamed them F-1 fighter jets.

These thirty aircraft will all be produced at Northrop's factory in Virginia, with a unit price of US$25 million. Counting various missiles, the total price is nearly US$1 billion.

Du Fei did not intend to pay for this money out of his own pocket.

After settling the big deal, he made appointments with several banks in America through Bu Shi and Edward.

In a very modern mansion in the suburbs of Guiyao.

Du Fei took a sip of whiskey in his hand and said with a smile: "Mist Morgan, of course I know Morgan's status in the financial industry, that's why I appear here."

In the huge living room full of metal elements, in addition to Du Fei and Tracy, there was also a middle-aged man from the Morgan family.

It’s not that Du Fei couldn’t afford a billion dollars, but he wasn’t satisfied with just buying thirty planes.

If there is a subsequent increase, even if parts are taken from America and assembled at the aircraft manufacturing plant established in Kuching, the price of the entire aircraft will not be much lower than US$25 million.

According to the technical assessment related to YF-17 obtained previously, Huaguo can produce only 20% of the replacement parts in China, and no one can predict what will happen if these parts are used for replacement.

The remaining parts need to be imported from America. This is the current situation and cannot be avoided.

Even in the transaction, Du Fei had to agree to some conditions, such as combat rights for fighter jets.

This is a very common situation in international equipment trade.

For example, in the world before Du Fei traveled through time, America sold F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, and America's consent was required for takeoff operations.

There are also missiles that Huaguo sells to wealthy families. Although the missiles are placed in wealthy families' homes, the launch rights are in the hands of Huaguo.

This time, after Du Fei fought for it, the F-1 fighter jet finally took off and landed. There were not many restrictions on daily training, but America's authorization was still required to launch airborne missiles.

This is the reality. In the equipment trade, it is never God who spends money.

Even so, there are still countless people flocking to it.

Fortunately, Du Fei has his Xiao Jiujiu, and he can agree to it no matter what the conditions are now, and he will get the drawings and objects back before talking.

With these, we are not afraid that we will not be able to imitate it in the future.

On the sofa opposite, Jimmy Morgan took a sip of cold whiskey and said with a smile: "Mr. Du, do you want to use the special funds provided by the government as a guarantee?"

Du Fei said: "Of course."

Jimmy said: "As far as I know, this special fund of one billion U.S. dollars per year will ultimately reach you in less than 50 million, and among the several banks you have contacted, the total estimated loan amount has exceeded Two billion dollars, am I right?”

Du Fei nodded unabashedly: "As expected of Morgan, the information is very accurate."

Jimmy Morgan looked playful and shook his head slowly: "You really make it difficult for us."

Du Fei knew that these America's consortiums had various connections with each other, and he had no hope of concealing the total amount of the loan.

He said calmly: "If it is difficult, it would be a pity. I can only miss this cooperation with you."

Jimmy Morgan frowned, not expecting Du Fei's attitude.

Trish on the side smoothed things over: "We are all friends." Then she turned to look at Morgan: "Jimmy, Dick has agreed."

Jimmy Morgan was shocked. Dick was his old acquaintance, the manager of the Cleveland Bank, and a direct figure from an important family in the consortium.

He didn't know what means Du Fei used to get the Cleveland Bank to agree, but from Trish's mouth, the matter itself was definitely true.

If Du Fei gets nothing, of course he can threaten to quit.

But now, Duffy has a loan from Cleveland. If he misses this opportunity, although it is nothing for Morgan as a whole, it will be a very serious mistake for him personally.

At this moment, Du Fei put down his wine glass, put his elbows on his knees, and approached Jimmy Morgan: "Jimmy, put the loan aside for now. I have one more thing here. I wonder if you are interested."

Jimmy Morgan was stunned and couldn't help but look at Tracy and Edward.

Edward simply picked up the conversation and said, "Jimmy, not long ago, Du discovered another oil field with huge reserves in Nanyang..."

How shrewd Jimmy Morgan was, he understood immediately and confirmed: "Me personally?"

Edward smiled and said, "Of course, there are nine people in total, all in their own name..."

Then he said the names of these people one by one.

After listening, Jimmy Morgan looked at Du Fei deeply, then stretched out his hand and said, "Du, happy cooperation."

"Happy cooperation." Du Fei smiled and stood up to shake hands.

This time in America, in addition to using the fighter jet as an excuse to get a loan, he also wanted to use the loan as an excuse to establish a community of interests.

The basis of this community of interests is the oil field that Du Fei took out. Except for Du Fei, all the people who joined are relatively young talents in America, including people from consortium families and people from Zhengzhi families.

This new oil company is affiliated with Sri Lanka Oil Company. Its financial information is very confidential. Once it is put into full production, it will provide these people with tens of millions of dollars in profits every year.

Even if the profits are distributed to individuals, it is still millions of dollars in income.

These are all private income.

Even if Jimmy Morgan is more valued in the family and has a certain amount of power, at this age, his wealth is still limited. Millions of dollars a year can solve many big problems for them.

As for Du Fei, after getting the loan, apart from a part of it used to buy F-1 fighters, the rest was converted into Japanese yen and gold.

…

Du Fei returned from America in August.

He returned to Kuching with dozens of engineers and technicians transferred from Northrop Corporation.

These people will help Kuching build a qualified third-generation fighter production line.

As for why Northrop was so active, in addition to Du Fei's willingness to pay, there was another important factor, which was the big pie.

Du Fei promised that Huaguo would need a thousand third-generation fighters in the future.

But according to the actual situation, neither America nor Huaguo could accept such a large fighter transaction.

Kuching must be used as a springboard to reduce the political risks and transaction difficulties of both parties.

As Northrop, no matter where it is assembled, it will make a penny less, so of course it must work hard to promote it.

After more than ten hours of flight, the K-8 passenger plane landed on the runway of Kuching Airport.

As soon as Du Fei got off, he saw an unexpected person.

There were many people to greet him. Zhu Li did not come. There were dozens of people, led by Chen Fangshi.

Next to Chen Fangshi stood two energetic young men, one of whom was Wang Dongming!

Wang Dongming was Chu Cheng's cousin. He and Du Fei were acquainted. He had helped Du Fei with the missile shell before.

In the past two years, he went to work in the 3311 factory.

Du Fei did not expect him to come.

Next to Wang Dongming, he stood higher than Wang Dongming, and Du Fei seemed to have seen him in Director Nie's office.

It is not difficult to guess that these two people must have come for the F-1 fighter.

Du Fei reported the situation in America. They were sent to confirm some situations.