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Bidding farewell to Bastian and them, Jiang Chen and his party returned to the hotel. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoEveryone was tired, but they didn't bother to rest. At this time, the kitchen of the hotel had already been closed, so Director Yuan had the luxury of asking people to go to the fried chicken restaurant that was open 24 hours a day, and bought dinner for the hungry Jiang Chen. Except for Jiang Chen, the others were also eating this kind of foreign fast food for the first time, and they were all quite curious. However, most of these people are elderly, so they don't like this kind of fried chicken and hamburgers that are too greasy, and after a few bites, they have no appetite, and instead eat the discounted bread they bought from the bakery.

This is also a phenomenon in Europe, where there are many bakeries in large and small cities, and bread is also a staple food for European people. However, bread as a staple food does not contain any preservatives during the production process, so the shelf life is very short, so the bread made on the same day must be sold on the same day. If it can't be sold, then it will be discounted in the evening, usually only one or two percent off the original price, and then sold. And some of the poor, beggars, or people in difficulty in Europe, will use this time to get food for their survival. And the owners of these bakeries are happy to do so, or at least give him a good reputation. And if you don't dispose of the bread on the day, you have to throw it away, so you might as well use the discount to make a little money. Of course, there are also some bakeries that are not even discounted, but given away for free, to some homeless people and beggars. Of course, Jiang Chen will definitely not be able to get these breads for free.

It was also by chance that a girl accompanying the delegation found out about this, so she tried to buy some and tasted it, and found that it tasted good. So at the suggestion of these people who had tasted it, everyone went to buy discounted bread from several nearby bakeries every night and gave them supper or dry food. It's not that the hotel is bad, but it's not to their liking, and the price is very expensive, and everyone is very restrained and reluctant to spend. On the contrary, this kind of cheap discount bread has been loved by everyone, and some leading cadres do not feel disgusted, and they are happy to eat it one by one. This made Jiang Chen very moved, the hard-working spirit of the older generation is really worthy of his admiration and learning, compared to them, Jiang Chen feels that sometimes he is really too extravagant.

While nibbling on the bread burger, Jiang Chen and the others began to discuss the content of today's meeting. As far as Jiang Chen and the others are concerned, the reaction of the French delegates today, in fact, Jiang Chen has been prepared for a long time, and they have also expected their reaction. But to be honest, when they really faced this kind of result, Jiang Chen and the others were still a little frustrated. Of course, there are also some doubts about Jiang Chen's plans, here it is not to question Jiang Chen's ability, or to criticize him, but to think of ways to share the symptoms. In their opinion, there is nothing wrong with Jiang Chen himself, he can't get anything out of doing this, it is completely for the country and the army. So they didn't blame Jiang Chen for anything, which also made Jiang Chen experience the high wind and brightness of the older generation. You must know that in the future life, such opportunities are full of filth, and they will not follow the plans and methods of a hairy boy.

After eating, Director Yuan also changed his previous elegant image, loosened the button, lit a cigarette, and said to everyone: "Actually, I think our contact with the French people today is still meaningful, at least we have figured out the basic attitude of the French towards us." Judging by their tone, they are also eager to sell us their fighters. Even during the break in the middle of the meeting, the major general vaguely told me that their military would fully support the success of our trade. He even said that if we were really sincere, they would persuade the manufacturers and the government to lower the price of the fighter plane, and judging from his tone, I think it could be at least another 120 percent. ”

"Oh, why are the military in such a hurry to push forward with this order of ours, is that there are some other demands or conspiracy. Deputy Director Song was a little puzzled.

"It's not hard to guess. Jiang Chen, who was next to him, wiped his mouth with a tissue and then smiled at everyone: "France has encountered trouble in the development of a new fighter, and now it is in urgent need of funds to invest in it." The French parliament, on the other hand, vetoed their new financial allocations and asked them to find another source of funding. If the order is successful, then the money will be invested in the development and procurement program of the new fighter. That's why the French side has been insisting that we pay in foreign exchange and precious metals. ”

"So what should we do, we don't have so much foreign exchange funds. Deputy Director Zhao of the Air Force worried.

"Hehe, we definitely don't have so much money, and even if we do, it is impossible to use it to pay for this military expenditure. That's why I came up with this loan plan, so that there are two ways in front of us, one is to continue reciprocal trade and barter. In addition, even if this kind of loan is available, for me personally, I still prefer this way of borrowing. Of course, the two options can also be combined, depending on the specific outcome of the negotiations. In fact, we don't need to worry too much, because the world is generally in a state of peace, so the arms trade is generally in a state of shrinkage and downturn. Therefore, such a large order as ours must be what all parties want the most. The crazy performance of those people in the past few days has also confirmed this, and what we need to do is how to use these two ways to introduce an advanced fighter for our Air Force to go back. Jiang Chen smiled and analyzed.

Director Yuan on the side also nodded and said: "I also feel this, the attitude of the French people today is very low, which is not at all like the arrogant character when we came into contact in the past." It's just that I don't understand how the French people, who were mercenary in the past, took the initiative to reduce the price today, which is not like their character at all. ”

Deputy Director Song next to him waved his hand and said: "It's very understandable, in addition to wanting to fight for this huge arms sales contract and bring them a huge amount of money." Another important reason is that they want to keep the entire Phantom 2000 production line running smoothly and reduce maintenance costs. This is not only from the perspective of business management, but more importantly, national defense and security. As long as the production line can operate normally, the workers can produce proficiently. Then once wartime comes, then this fighter production plant will be able to immediately switch to wartime production and provide fighters for their air force. If there are no orders to stop the factory, it will be difficult to resume production immediately when it is reopened, and the workers will be unskilled. This is the shrewdness of the French, using our money to help them feed the factories. ”

Hearing Deputy Director Song's words, everyone fell into deep thought, and they didn't know what they were thinking, but they felt that the clouds in the room were getting thicker. (To be continued.) )