Mavi nodded, and then followed Yevnigan to the reception room of the Navy headquarters, waiting for the Vice Admiral to arrive.

Almost ten minutes later, an old Russian man with a full of energy and wrinkles on his face entered the reception room with a majestic expression. The old man was dressed in the uniform of a naval officer, with a military badge on his shoulder, which looked unusually gorgeous. It is clear at a glance that the military rank is very high.

"Lieutenant General Nikkov, here you are. As soon as Colonel Yevnigan saw the old man appear, he immediately stood up from his position and gave him a military salute.

"Hello, Lieutenant General Nikkov. Out of politeness, Ma Wei naturally stood up and said hello to the military boss.

Lieutenant General Nikov gave a military salute to Yevnigan, and then turned to look at Mavi, who was standing in front of him. That look, as if to see through his whole person, made people feel a little trembling.

"Hello, Mr. Mavi, I heard that you are the proposer of this frigate research and development project?" Vice Admiral Nikov looked at Mavi without anger. The old man has killed people on the battlefield, and he is a real ruthless character, unlike those recruits who grew up in military schools, and they are useless.

"Yes, Lieutenant General Nikoff. This is the first time Ma Wei has spoken to an officer at the rank of lieutenant general. And it's such a close-up one-on-one. So he won't be too ostentatious, everything is according to reality.

"Let me introduce you, these two are scientists from the Central Navigation Equipment Design Bureau, Dr. Gromov and Dr. Kvashnin. They are the ...... who were sent this time to be responsible for the research and development of new frigates."

Lieutenant General Nikkov, who is vigorous and resolute, does not like to drag mud and water. Not long after meeting with Mavi, he called in the scientists who were waiting outside the door.

Ma Wei was a scumbag in his previous life, and when he was a student, he was very envious of those who had good grades in reading. And in this life, he can actually be in the same hall with the doctor of the Central Navigation Bureau, and he can be regarded as a long capable.

"Hello, Mr. Mavi, thank you for your support of our Russian Navy!" Dr. Gromov and Kvashnin were dressed in oversized suits and glasses with a very deep degree.

As soon as the two came up, they thanked Ma Wei. Because of the development of a new type of frigate, they have long wanted to do it, but in the past few years, the Navy has been short of research funds, and there is no chance for them to realize their wishes.

"You're welcome, I'm also doing my duty as a citizen. Ma Wei replied very humbly.

"Mr. Ma Wei, you are so modest, with your awareness, there are very few businessmen in our country who can do it. Dr. Gromov said highly of Mavi. And what he said was also true.

Ma Wei laughed and said nothing. Because he knows that the focus of today's meeting is not to be commended by the Navy. It's about how much money he can pay to fund research and development.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the two doctors, Gromov and Kvashnin, to quietly exchange glances with Lieutenant General Nikkov.

Then under the slight nod of the lieutenant general, I saw Dr. Gromov, who lowered his glasses and asked Ma Wei, "That Mr. Ma Wei, I and several Dr. Kvashnin plan to develop a replacement warship for the Grisha-class corvette, codenamed 20380, with a tonnage of 500 to 2000, and a multi-purpose light missile frigate." ”

The ship is equipped with 30 to 100 mm guns, as well as supporting radar and electro-optical emission control systems. And according to the needs of the mission, it can quickly change the weapons and equipment on the ship, such as anti-submarine equipment. There is space at the stern of the ship to collect and store illegal facilities. It can carry helicopters and small boats to hunt down ships with a speed of less than 25 knots......"

Hearing the doctor's introduction to the new frigate, Ma Wei knew that the main drama was about to be staged.

Before he could respond, he listened to Dr. Gromov and continued to say to him, "Mr. Mavi, the research and development funds for the 20380 missile frigate, we estimate that it will cost about 53 million US dollars. I would like to ask you, how much can you afford us?"

53 million US dollars, in 2000, more than 2 million more expensive than the cost of a Type 956 destroyer. It is categorically difficult for the Russian Navy to come up with such huge funds. So it depends on how much Ma Wei is willing to give.

Now the bigwigs above are all staring at this project, if Ma Wei sincerely comes up with very little, then he will not be able to mix in the Russian Navy in the future, after all, this proposal was put forward by him first. Including follow-up orders for frigates, destroyers, and even nuclear-powered submarines, he Beihai Shipyard is estimated not to get much.

But if there is too much and the anti-customer is the mainstay, it is also very troublesome, and it may make some bigwigs unhappy.

Lieutenant General Nikkov looked at Mavi with blazing eyes. As a soldier, he didn't really like to deal with businessmen. Because in his cognition, almost all businessmen are shrewd people who are mercenary and only care about their own interests.

And the two frigates donated by Ma Wei before cost 6.4 million US dollars. There's no comparison to huge, costly R&D spending. So now, it is an important moment to really test him, whether he loves the country or not, and whether he supports Russia's national defense!

However, at this time, Vice Admiral Nikkov looked at Ma Wei, only to see Ma Wei say lightly and directly, "Vice Admiral Nikokov, I have no objection to how much your fleet is willing to pay for this 53 million US dollars." Anyway, the rest is borne by my Mikoyan family. ”

As soon as Ma Weifeng's breezy words fell, he saw Lieutenant General Nikov sitting in front of him, and he suddenly blinked his eyes, feeling a little surprised! He didn't expect the young man in front of him to say these words so sophisticated and bold!

And it is said at a very high level, which will not embarrass the Navy and feel that it is stealing the limelight. Nor will it appear to be stingy. On the contrary, it highlights his sincere support for national defense.

"Oh, really? Mr. Marvey, if I were to Navy Headquarters, I would only end up paying $3 million. Are you willing to bear the remaining $50 million, the Mikoyan family?" asked Lieutenant General Nickoff, tentatively. These bigwigs in the military like to do these things.

"No problem. Ma Wei knew that the other party had asked this on purpose. No matter how poor the Russian Navy is, it is impossible to get a fraction of it, after all, soldiers want to save face. They represent the Russian Federation.

When Lieutenant General Nikov heard this, he clapped his hands with a faint smile, "Very good! Young man, you are very good." ”

"It's over, Lieutenant General Nikkov. Ma Wei replied politely.

"In terms of project funding, let's pay half of each. Lieutenant General Nikkov said, setting the boundary.

"Okay. "Things are exactly as Ma Wei expected, the Navy will never be able to pay only 3 million US dollars, that would be too embarrassing.

Now that the two sides are half, Mawei's Beihai Shipyard has an absolute resource advantage. When the new frigate is successfully developed, then what he will receive in the future will be an international order!

Even, even if it has not yet been developed, with Mavi's economic acumen, there is also the relationship he has established with the Russian Navy. Ma Wei can also receive ship orders.

Because some time ago, the little white hats in Dubai introduced him to a super big customer! That is, India, a "military power" that loves to buy military equipment everywhere!

To be precise, it is the Indian Navy, which has recently had the need to buy warships...... It's just that they haven't figured out which country to buy from.

The reason why the little white hats have this inside information is because there are many Indians with deep backgrounds in Dubai, and they also have ties to the military.

It just so happened that the little white hats knew Ma Wei again, knew that he had a Russian military background, and that he also ran a military shipyard at home. So the news went round and round, and finally this demand of the Indian Navy reached Mavi's side.

The Indian Navy in the parallel world, the diplomatic relations with the Russian Navy are relatively unfamiliar, and they need intermediaries as introductions.

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