Sarkozy's deep, azure eyes stared at Lu Jiadong, who seemed to be unconcerned, and there was a romantic smile in his charming eyes, but more of a businessman's shrewdness, in fact, since he learned that the booth of the Chinese military-industrial delegation was next door to their Thomson Technology Company, he knew that his opportunity had come.

Speaking of China, perhaps ordinary Westerners will think that it is a country very far away from them, poor, backward, and not advanced, and a little more conservative will fix the image of Chinese as a Qing Dynasty man with big braids and a long shirt and horse coat.

But Sarkozy will not be like this, after all, he still has a very long relationship with China, when his father Sarkozy was the first ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the new China appointed by the French Charles de Gaulle government, so Sarkozy, who was only a teenager at the time, was fortunate to live with his father in China, although his understanding of China is not very deep, but it is much stronger than the average Westerner, especially after serving as the sales director of Thomson Technologies, with the growth of vision and experience, he has a unique view on China issues that are different from other Western counterparts。

In particular, in the field of China's weaponry, he believes that this big country in the East, which has been confronting the Soviet Union in the Far East for nearly 20 years, has no worse urgent need for armament building than a Middle Eastern country that is in the midst of the smoke of war, not to mention that compared with the Soviet Union, a superpower that can sit on an equal footing with the United States, the existing equipment of the Chinese armed forces is really not worth mentioning.

In the face of the Soviet Union's massive tanks and armored vehicles, high-performance combat aircraft, massive firepower, and armored mechanized units composed of well-trained soldiers, all China can do according to the existing conditions is to use "nuclear" weapons to make limited counterattacks, and all that remains is to pinch the time to see when it will be overwhelmed by the Soviet Union's armored torrent.

Because of this, Sarkozy, who adheres to France's excellent business genes, sees China as no longer a typical representative of poverty and backwardness, but a treasure full of banknotes and gold. In his view, if China wants to confront the Soviet Union, it must upgrade its existing equipment, and poor and backward China is obviously unable to complete such a large and complex task on its own, and as a result, it will inevitably seek help from Western countries with which relations are constantly warming.

In this regard, it is clearly inappropriate for the United States to be high and expensive, and the United Kingdom is at odds with China over the affairs of the T region. It is not very likely, and Germany, as a close neighbor of France, has too many obstacles to make achievements in arms exports, so in the end, only France, which has advanced military technology and has multi-directional options, is the best choice for China.

Based on this assertion, Sarkozy was ready to open up the Chinese market a few years ago, but as the saying goes, the plan cannot catch up with the changes, and with the resumption of war in the Middle East in recent years, especially the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war, the major arms companies have once again regarded the Middle East as a key area for the sale of weapons and equipment. Thomson Technologies, where Sarkozy works, is no exception.

Therefore, Sarkozy's idea was put on hold for the time being, but he never forgot to open up the Chinese market in his heart, because of this, when he learned that the booth of the Chinese military-industrial delegation was next door to their company, Sarkozy was so happy that he wanted to jump up.

A vast territory, a large number of troops, heavy defense needs, frequent hot spots, and uneasy border situations. In such an environment, how many advanced combat planes does China need? How much advanced communications equipment does it need? How many high-performance radar missiles do it need?

Besides. Just like shipborne weapons, tanks, armored vehicles, helicopters, etc., as long as one of these items is purchased by China on a large scale, it will be enough for the entire French military industry to eat for a few years, if China purchases several, or even dozens, then the French military industry will inevitably be overwhelmed by the sea of green dollars, and China is a fat sheep for France. As for the breakthrough, it was the Chinese military delegation that came to the exhibition.

It was with this intention in mind that Sarkozy gave a very warm welcome on the day of the arrival of the Chinese military-industrial delegation, and provided help to the best of his ability, and of course, his purpose also flowed out intentionally or unintentionally in the following time. In particular, a conversation with Lu Jiadong in the past two days unabashedly expressed his thoughts and thoughts, and he is here today to thoroughly implement his weapons and equipment sales plan:

"Dear Lu, as your sincere friend, I am very aware of your concerns, but then again, the buying and selling of weapons and equipment is like falling in love between men and women, the most important thing is to have each other in your heart, in fact, I know that Mr. Lu, you appreciate the weapons and equipment developed by our France.

Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked me so much about advanced missiles, combat achievements, and warships last time, not to mention the fact that our two countries have similar similarities in some common interests, so I think we would have a wonderful reaction when we combined."

"Really?" Lu Jiadong only smiled slightly when he heard Sarkozy's straightforward words, then picked up the tea on the table and took a sip gently, then glanced at Sarkozy who was sitting opposite, and asked slightly teasingly:

"I just don't know if after the combination, will France be more refreshing, or will we China be more effective?"

"Of course, it's a win-win for both!"

"Really?"

"That's nature!" Sarkozy replied in a loud voice, then glanced at several weapons and equipment on the platform, and then froze on a model of a missile that closely resembled the French Exocet:

"Just like this kind of missile, in fact, this model is very similar to the 'Exocet' M38 missile developed by our company, but from the model point of view, your Chinese missile has not yet developed maturely, because as far as I know, China's anti-ship missiles have been using the Soviet Union's 'Styx' series of Chinese improvements, and the technical reserves in missile miniaturization are very lacking.

So we have a good prospect of cooperation in this regard, since you have shown the model, presumably there is a certain foundation in this regard, in this case can be supplemented by the relevant technology of the 'Flying Fish', if possible, we can also help China to establish a production line of the 'Flying Fish' missile, even if it is a technical output is not impossible!

There are also cutting-edge armed helicopters for anti-tank warfare, naval carrier-based helicopters, advanced air supremacy fighters, our French Antelope, Dolphin, Super Wasp, and Phantom series are all world leaders in the same field, and our sales options are diversified, the price is also negotiable, and the new technology and other matters can be sat down and talked slowly!"

In order to win orders for weapons and equipment in the Chinese market, Sarkozy offered conditions that were not insignificant, and all he came up with were extremely advanced weapons and equipment; not to mention anything else, just talking about various types of helicopters, whether it was the "Little Antelope" helicopter gunship equipped with the army aviation unit for antitank warfare; or the "Dolphin" helicopter that was light in weight, highly adaptable, and a carrier-based roadbed all-rounder; or it was heavy-loaded.

The "Super Wasp" helicopter with strong endurance is currently the world's top high-performance helicopter, especially the "Dolphin" and "Super Wasp" series helicopters, which evolved into China's famous Zhijiu and Zhiba helicopter series in later generations, laying a solid foundation for China's rotary-wing aircraft, and also making up for the shortcomings of the Chinese military's low-altitude rotor field.

Its importance is self-evident, and because of this, Lu Jiadong really hopes to introduce helicopters and other aerospace equipment from France, so as to make up for the shortcomings of the country as soon as possible, but as a military expert who has traveled through later generations, Lu Jiadong is well aware of the eternal truth of "can't eat hot tofu in a hurry", especially in the international arms market.

Sarkozy's enthusiasm for China is unprecedented, and his remarks are even more open and honest on several occasions, and he even has a sense of hating each other, especially when he said something just now, either an idiot who has just entered the arms market will say it, or a friend who really cares for it will say so.

But Sarkozy, the sales director of Thomson Technologies, obviously can't be an idiot, and as for the friends who dig out their hearts and lungs, Lu Jiadong doesn't count on it, because the French urine Lu Jiadong really knows too well, in order to be able to sell the weapons and equipment in his hands.

The French can be said to do everything, except for what you can't think of, there is nothing they can't do, adhering to the unique passion and romance of the French, so that any seller is difficult to resist, any conditions can be discussed, as long as you can get the green money ready, everything is not a problem!

But when you happily stuff the dollar into the pockets of the French, a series of nightmares unfold, such as equipment with severely reduced performance, lagging product maintenance services, distant technology transfer, and most importantly, the changeable personality that turns the face faster than a book, especially the last point, Lu Jiadong can be said to know very well:

During the Third Middle East War in 1967, France detained 50 Mirage fighters that had signed purchase contracts and paid advance payments in disregard of Israel's opposition, on the grounds that Israel had started a war and endangered world peace; in the Falklands War in 1982, France resolutely detained the 'Exocet' missiles that had been paid in full in disregard of Argentina's bitter pleas;

In the Libyan war in 2011, France betrayed Libya, which had been its former guest, not only seized a large number of equipment ordered by the country, but also acted as a vanguard to fight against Gaddafi, the former VIP of the Escheri Palace, until it was completely wiped out from the earth

If the past and present are still vivid, then Sarkozy's actions against China's weapons and equipment in recent days have made Lu Jiadong even more vigilant (to be continued). )