"Valery, the director's office, someone is looking for you!"

"Who is it?"

"I don't know, but it looks like an American. ”

"Americans? Okay, I'll go over it. ”

As the chief designer of the Nikolaev shipyard, Babich Valery did not live as badly as ordinary workers, even during the most difficult period after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

But since the suspension of the aircraft carrier named Varyag on the slipway, there have been some rumors in the factory. Now that the country that can build and needs aircraft carriers is no longer there, do we still need designers to build aircraft carriers?

It is conceivable that under such gossip, Valery's life is not easy.

Of course, there is still a way out of life. Some Americans came to the factory, and it is said that they had a crush on the Ulyanovsk. Of course, the price of the two sides has not yet been negotiated, and these Americans only agreed to buy the aircraft carrier at the price of scrap steel - but, you must know that this is the first nuclear-powered supercarrier of the Soviet Union with a displacement of 80,000 tons, and the price of scrap steel is too disgraceful.

Of course, after the disintegration, Ukraine did not have much heart to fight for these things. But after all, this involves money, and Americans can't be too distracted, right?

But just when the Nikolaev shipyard was about to make a fuss to the Americans, a big deal came to the door.

Hey, look at it! The Soviet Union should have collapsed a long time ago! Not only did this throw itself into the arms of Western countries, but the business really fell from the sky!

A Norwegian shipbuilding company wants to sign an agreement with the Nikolaev shipyard to produce an order for the construction of six large merchant ships. Although the construction period of this business is very urgent, the contract price given is good. Some comrades doubted whether this would be a trap, but the Norwegian shipyard generously paid a rather generous deposit.

The fact that real money can be obtained before the start of work can make those comrades who oppose it speechless.

But the problem is that the tonnage of these six large merchant ships is so large that they can only be built in slipway zero at the Nikolaev shipyard. But at this time, lying on slipway zero was the Ulyanovsk, which had already completed 30% of its progress.

The aircraft carrier was named after Ulyanovsk because the city of Ulyanovsk was named in honor of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, the founder of the Soviet Union, Lenin.

At a time when the Nikolaev shipyard was in a dilemma, the American scrap buying company miraculously agreed to a higher purchase price. At a price of $450 a ton, which is much higher than the market price, it was agreed to buy the "scrap steel" dismantled from the Ulyanovsk.

So what is there to hesitate about? Lenin is above, let's do it!

So the Nikolaev shipyard happily agreed to the deal and dismantled the Ulyanovsk to pieces.

Although Valery was opposed to the dismantling of the Ulyanovsk, he could not insist on his ideas in the face of the general situation. Some people in the factory have a lot of opinions about him at this time, and they desperately want to kick him out.

At this time, hearing that an American came to the door, Valery had a faint bad premonition.

"You can't do that! How can you do that! It's, it's a breach of promise!"

"$150 per tonne, that's the international price for scrap recycling. There was a heated English altercation in Makarov's office, and it was clear that neither side was going to budge. The obvious American accent said sarcastically in a flirtatious tone: "Sorry, 'Davarisi', this is business." ”

"We signed the contract, and you agreed to the $450 price before we agreed. Now that the Ulyanovsk has already begun to be dismantled, you have to change the price, which is not to comply with the contract. ”

"We, the Shelton Company, are also victims, and the contract was signed by a temporary salesman who is not familiar with the business, and he has already been fired by us!" said in an American accent that did not matter: "If there is an opinion on the contract, the Nikolaev shipyard can go to the United States to sue us." ”

"Director Makarov, are you looking for me?"

Valery knocked on the door, then pushed open the door to Makarov's office and walked in.

At this time, Makarov, who was old and frail, was sitting behind his work with a flushed face, and his angry eyes almost seemed to be about to choose someone.

And the two Americans sitting opposite him were the old gods at this time, looking like they didn't care. They stared at their cuffs, occasionally straightening the diamond-encrusted cufflinks, apparently not paying attention to Makarov at all.

"Valery, the Americans want to lower the purchase price of our steel. You are the chief designer of the Ulyanovsk, can you reassemble the dismantled Ulyanovsk in the current situation?"

Valery was stunned for a moment, nodded a little excitedly: "Of course, as long as the supply is sufficient, we can restore the Ulyanovsk in two months." ”

"Okay!" Makarov simply emptied the table, menacing: "Then we will end the contract with Sheldon." If the ship is not dismantled, the Nikolaev shipyard will smash the pot and sell iron, and the Ulyanovsk will also be built!"

"Forget it, Director Makarov, please stop acting. ”

The American said lightly: "The Norwegian shipyard has canceled your order, and the Nikolaev shipyard received a notice this morning, right? What can you get? The deposit that has been paid, and double the compensation? Haha, this is really a huge amount of money, which can pay three months' wages to the workers of the Nikolaev shipyard." ”

"You ...... It's all your conspiracy?!"

No matter how sluggish Makarov was, he had already reacted at this time: "Bastard, you lied to me, you deceived me into demolishing the Ulyanovsk with your own hands! You are the CIA, right? It must be a conspiracy of the CIA!"

"Okay, please accept the reality!" The American stood up at this point and sneered: "$150 per tonne, this is our bid, please consider it!"

"Don't think about it, I'll answer you. ”

Just as the American got up and wanted to leave, suddenly the door to Makarov's office was opened from the outside. A group of two-haired men in bearskin coats and black suits, with Makarov pistols in their hands, rushed in with a hula and a cheer.

Just after the group of people controlled the scene, a short man with small eyes Shi Shiran who was holding a sword and shield emblem walked in and said sharply: "In view of the fraudulent methods and breach of contract taken by the American Sheldon company during the execution of the contract with the Nikolaev shipyard, I hereby announce on behalf of the Security Service of Ukraine that you have been arrested!"

"What? We are Americans, and you have no right to do that!"

"No, I protest! I want to see the American ambassador!"

Under the terrorist propaganda against the KGB that has been waged for decades in the Cold War, there is no need to make more expressions at all, and the two Americans themselves scared themselves to death.

Seeing the person holding the sword and shield sign, his legs were so weak that he couldn't even stand, and he no longer had the majestic appearance he had before.

You Americans want the Nikolaev shipyard to go to the United States to fight a lawsuit? I'm sorry, let your company pay you a ransom first! As for whether the CIA will admit this account, judging from past records, I am afraid that it is not optimistic.

"American ambassador, I'm sorry, Ukraine and the United States have not yet established diplomatic relations, and I can't meet this request of yours. ”

After saying this, the small security officer waved his hand, and let the executive staff around him suppress the two frightened Americans who had lost their souls.

"Director of the Makarov plant, chief designer Valery, you can call me Vladimir. The little man Vladimir Schran stepped forward and showed his credentials to the two.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the KGB of Ukraine was reorganized into the Security Service of Ukraine. Originally, in history, Vladimir should have returned to Russia. However, since he was responsible for receiving the Chinese in the direction of West Germany, he remained as a liaison on the KGB side.

The situation is clear later, the USSR collapsed, and he himself temporarily stayed in Ukraine. Later, in the reorganized Security Service of Ukraine, a fairly good position was taken.

Of course, the reason why he was able to rise to the top in the Security Service of Ukraine is naturally inseparable from the strong support of the backers behind him.

"Please don't worry, it's my job to defend Ukraine's national interests. As for your mistakes, this situation is not under my control. Vladimir, seeing that the two of them had seen their documents clearly, put the badge back in his coat pocket, turned aside, and invited the man behind him out.

"Hello, Director Makarov. A crisp female sounded from outside the door, until the owner of the voice walked into the office.

"Introduce myself, my name is Yulia Jovovich. From today onwards, the Nikolaev shipyard is my private property. ”

As she spoke, Yulia placed a document on Makarov's desk, an order signed by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Yulia Jovovich paid $30 million to the Ukrainian government for the purchase of the only shipyard in the Soviet Union capable of producing and assembling aircraft carriers.

To be honest, the price is indeed low, and it is not a good thing, the scale of the Nikolaev shipyard is only larger and more advanced than that of the Dagang shipyard, not to mention 30 million, that is, 300 million, 3 billion, do you think China will sell the Dagang shipyard, the chicken that lays golden eggs?

But the Ukrainian authorities are now facing enormous difficulties, the most worrying of which is the extreme scarcity of light industrial products.

The model of the Soviet economy pursued a clear division of labor, and Ukraine was indeed a jewel within the Soviet system. It is rich in coal and iron resources, and has extremely favorable climatic and geographical conditions, so grain production is even more important in the Soviet Union.

But its industrial structure is extremely unsuitable for independence, and within the Soviet system, the industrial structure can complement each other. However, since becoming a country, its industrial structure has become extremely irrational.

Since the industry is basically only concentrated in the military heavy industry, there are very few heavy industries related to people's livelihood. Let's just say that the most famous Kharkiv tractor plant in Ukraine, although the output is huge, its technology comes from Russia, the engine needs to be supplied by Belarus, and there is no self-production capacity at all. Therefore, when Ukraine seceded from the Soviet Union, the first problem it faced was how to meet the living needs of Ukrainians.

Of course, this means that there is still a sufficiently clean and actionable government in Ukraine. But in fact, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the situation of the member states at that time was very clear to the discerning people.

It is good that the current president of Ukraine, Kravchuk, did not end up in the same fate as Ceausescu, because he lacks the ability to rule the various forces within Ukraine, and his human talents are even more mediocre. If it were a peaceful era, he might still be able to serve as a mediocre bureaucrat. But alas, it was met with the collapse of the Soviet Union, which was beyond his capabilities.

It was during his tenure that Ukraine introduced a market economy, which produced the first oligarchs. The ongoing economic and social turmoil finally forced him to call an early general election and was ousted by his own prime minister, Kuchma.

But as it turned out, Kuchma wasn't a better choice.

It seems that Ukraine has never elected a president who can make do with the past.

In such a situation, Yulia did not spend much effort at all to get the Nikolaev shipyard. As for the $30 million fee, it is no longer known which power person's overseas account fell into at this time.

"What do you have to worry about? Yulia looked at Makarov's disgraced face and comforted: "I am a businessman, and 30 million dollars is not a small amount. I'll get this money back from the Nikolaev shipyard, so you have to get moving, you can't do the work of making money without one!"

Makarov opened his mouth, spread his hands, and said reluctantly: "Ms. Yulia, I don't know where you came from. But you have already seen the situation at the Nikolaev shipyard today, we have no work to do. The only client - just kidnapped by the KGB. ”

"How can there be no work to do? ”

Yulia pursed her lips and said, "You haven't thought about why the Americans are so deliberate about dismantling the Ulyanovsk? Because they are afraid that the Ulyanovsk will be built, and they will only be relieved to see it dismantled into scrap metal." These misers are short-sighted, today they are not willing to pay millions of dollars for the demolition of 30% of the Ulyanovsk, then let them pay a billion dollars tomorrow for 50% of the Ulyanovsk!"

Just as Makarov and Valery were dumbfounded, Yulia swore an oath.

"Let me tell you, when it comes to threats and extortion, I have received top international professional training!"