Chapter 534: Taking advantage of the chaos to make profits
Federation of Rus', Republic of Tatarstan, city of Cherny, on the banks of the Volga.
Li Hucheng, He Can, and Andre stood by the river, looking at the scene in front of them.
A little farther away is a burnt-out ruin, with smoke still rising in some places.
This is one of the most famous companies in Ross, the Kmars Automobile Consortium.
It used to be the largest truck manufacturing plant in Ross, producing Kemas brand trucks, which were also exported to China.
More than 20 years ago, during the Soviet period, the technology of the United States, the East, Germany and other countries was introduced to build this automobile factory.
"Half a month ago, there was a sudden fire. Most of the engine factories and assembly plants were destroyed by fire, and many of the vehicles in stock were also burned. โ
Andrei said, his voice heavy and tears in his eyes.
He used to be a technician at the Kemas Automobile Factory, where he worked for more than ten years.
When he entered the factory, he was a young man who had just graduated from college.
It was here that he met the girl he loved, and the two got married and started a family, got a house allocated by the factory, and had a beloved child.
He dedicated his passionate youth to this factory.
He and his partners used to be proud of this factory.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Kemas factory was privatized with shock therapy using prescriptions provided by Western economists.
Each of them was issued with shares of 10,000 rubles, received shares in the plant.
Just when they thought they would be able to embrace the Western world and be accepted by the Western world from now on, there was an economic crisis in the Rus' Federation.
The ruble depreciated sharply, and at its worst, the value of the dollar against the ruble reached 1:40,000, and the ruble became almost worthless.
Factories were shut down, workers were unable to pay their salaries, and they lost their jobs.
The management elites have sold what was in front of the factory.
Some people sell technology, some people sell cars. Some people sell accessories, and some people sell materials.
People who don't have power, they start stealing and selling.
"It's a very strange fire, it doesn't feel normal. Some legend has it that someone deliberately set the fire. The purpose is to cover up the truth about the resale of materials. โ
At this time, Ross was in a state of chaos. Many state-owned assets have been stolen and sold, and the money naturally falls into private hands.
In serious cases, even tanks, missiles, and nuclear materials are stolen, smuggled, and sold.
In order to cover up the crime, it is natural to set a fire to destroy the evidence of the crime.
Many people have done this, both in ancient and modern times.
So, it's normal for people to suspect that someone is deliberately setting fires.
The place where Li Hucheng and others are located is far away from the main plant, and this is the parking lot.
However, it was not the finished truck that was parked, but the chassis of the second-class car.
Automobile chassis is a proper noun.
It includes the frame, the front axle, the rear axle, the suspension โ leaf springs and the like, the engine, the gearbox, the propeller shaft, the braking system, etc., with which the chassis of the car can be driven.
Some car chassis have a cab, some do not have a cab.
Among them, without a cab, it is called a three-class chassis, which is used to modify various passenger cars.
Lujiang Automobile Repair Factory manufactures buses and uses three types of chassis.
This chassis was purchased from the Yongchun Automobile Factory, which is the automobile factory where Lei Qianqian is located.
With a cab, it is called a second-class chassis. It is mainly used to modify various special vehicles, which is generally known as special vehicles.
For example, cranes, tankers, fire trucks, sprinkler trucks, engineering rescue vehicles, pump trucks, etc., all belong to this kind of vehicles.
The Lujiang Automobile Repair Plant also produces several modified vehicles, which also use the second-class chassis of the Yongchun Automobile Repair Factory.
"It's a long way from the fire, so the chassis have been preserved, and they're basically intact. โ
"Now the whole Kmmรกs consortium is in a state of chaos, and it is said that there is a financial oligarch who is ready to buy Kmรกs and rebuild it in a joint venture with the United States. โ
"Now the top brass of the consortium, taking advantage of the chaos, want to make money. Belensky told me that if I could sell these second-class chassis, I would sell them for 1,000 yuan each, a total of 860 chassis. โ
Over there, Andre said that Li Hucheng quickly settled the account in his heart.
One thousand yuan, which is equivalent to about 6,000 yuan.
If you buy such a chassis at the Yongchun Automobile Factory in China, it will be at least 100,000 yuan. That's sixteen times the price.
860 chassis, which is 5.16 million yuan.
This is the price of cabbage, almost the same for free.
These chassis have a cab, and as long as a large tank is added, it can be converted into a variety of vehicles such as tank trucks and fire trucks.
Even if you don't modify it yourself, if you sell it to a unit like an auto repair factory, you can sell it for more than 100,000 yuan.
Shipped back to China by rail, the freight is low, even if the freight is added, a thousand yuan freight is enough.
These chassis use Steyr engines, which are a well-known engine brand in the world and are very popular in the country.
"There is also the Steyr engine over there, Austrian technology, very good engine, a total of more than 1,300 units, 400 meters of transactions. โ
After Andre finished speaking, He Can added.
"Four hundred meters is equivalent to about 2,400 yuan. The domestic imported Steyr engine is nearly 30,000 yuan. That's twelve times as much as here. โ
"1,300 units, about 3.12 million yuan. โ
"A few of us calculated that these engines plus 860 chassis 5.12 million, a total of about 830, plus freight, customs clearance costs and so on. , 10 million yuan can basically be done. โ
He Can and Andre arrived in Germany and met Gao Erlin, so they went to Mars Company to negotiate the import of tank trucks and pump trucks.
After talking about business, the two came to Andrei's hometown, ready to help Andre's sister go through the formalities for going to Huaxia.
It was at this time that Andrei met the familiar Belinsky.
Belinsky wanted to take advantage of the chaos to make money, and when he heard that Andrei and his men were now mixing well in China, he brought up the matter of these car chassis and engines.
He Can and Andre felt that this was an excellent opportunity, so they notified Li Hucheng to come urgently and make a final decision.
"If we want to buy, Belinsky can give us export documents and railway passenger documents. However, he had one condition, that is, he had to pay in cash in rice dollars. โ
Looking at the rows of spectacular chassis in front of him, Li Hucheng remembered the batch of confiscated cars in the customs warehouse when he was in Qiongdao.
God really treats me well, and I was just thinking about making a tanker, so he sent me a batch of car chassis.
This batch of chassis and engines can save me about 100 million dollars.
Even if I don't use it in a short period of time and resell it, I can almost make a profit of 100 million.
This is faster and more exciting than engaging in real estate in Qiongdao.
"Sister Can, what do you think?"
"Money is not an issue, I can solve it in the shortest possible time. The money of the Tiger City Trading Company is not enough, so you can take some of the money earned by Qianqian. โ
"Belinsky will take care of the export documents here, and there is nothing wrong with this. โ
"The most critical issue is the issue of transportation. If you transport from sea to Hong Kong Island, you need to transport it by land first, and it will take a long time to transport it by sea, which is a long distance, expensive and long. โ
"The ideal plan is to pass the Trans-Siberian Railway by land, and then transport it to Guanshan after entering the Longjiang River. โ
"Although the freight is slightly higher, it takes a short time, and it is the most ideal solution. โ
"The only obstacle now is the chassis and engine, and you don't have the right to import them. The domestic side will not let you in. โ
yes, that's the biggest obstacle.