Chapter 39 Door-to-door sales

In the end, the Secretary of Commerce canceled the speech on the pretext of being unwell and left the meeting early. Xie Liaosha, www.biquge.info the pen "Fun", believes that he will not take the initiative to break the truth to the media for his own interests. Now all the right to interpret is in Seryosha's hands. So at the meeting that day, when Seryosha took the stage to explain the problems related to subprime mortgages, the audience once again burst into thunderous applause. Seryosha not only made himself the focus of the news, but also made the subprime mortgage a little popular.

By the time the morning meeting had ended, some television media had already picked up the news that Soviet officials had carried the wounded U.S. Commerce Secretary into the room. This attracted the interest of many audiences. According to the recollections of reporters at the scene, the two men left the venue almost on their front and back feet, and they did not return together until nearly half an hour later. During this period, whether the two officials exchanged anything, although the parties did not say, the media believe that they must have discussed some substantive issues.

This speculation is exactly what Seryosha is trying to achieve, and now he can return to Moscow to make a mission. But Seryosha didn't plan to go back so early, this was a rare business event in the world, and now that people with economic power from almost every country have come to New York, this is a good time for Seryosha to expand his business and make contacts. So Seryosha took the opportunity of his lunch break to frequently visit some business people from non-European and American regions, mainly from Latin American economies, the Middle East, and emerging Asian countries. Seryosha hoped that he would be able to expand some space for the foreign trade activities of the Soviet Union. After the events of the morning, Seryosha won the favor of most of the guests, and for a while, even the representatives of countries that had some views on the Soviet Union would not refute Seryosha's face. It was during the middle of the day that Seryosha discovered several target groups of customers in the Soviet Union.

It was also during this noon period that the Soviet ambassador to the United States happened to see this news about Seryosha and the US Secretary of Commerce. The embassy staff did not receive any prior notice, so they hurried to report to the Soviet Foreign Ministry in Moscow, and Gromyko, who learned the news, was immediately stunned. Why did Gorbachev's men get involved with the US Secretary of Commerce, when Gromyko was desperate to know what they were talking about?

Gromyko felt a little angry, why Seryosha went to meet the US Secretary of Commerce, himself, the foreign minister would not know. He believed that this was definitely something that Gorbachev had made up without permission by bypassing the Politburo, and he angrily called the Kremlin to report the matter to General Secretary Chernenko. When Gromyko finished reporting the incident in a strong tone, General Secretary Chernenko replied lightly that he had known it for a long time, and then hung up the phone. Only then did Gromyko understand that it was Gorbachev and Chernenko who teamed up to set him up in this matter.

Seryosha could not comprehend Gromyko's mood at this moment, he had already completed the most important task of the trip. The rest of the time he had to shoulder the responsibilities and missions of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Soviet Union, and then this international economic event would attract more business for the industrial and mining enterprises in the Soviet Union. Nowadays, many people have a very good sense of Seryosha, which makes Seryosha's business activities much easier. During his lunch break, he learned from a few British friends that several Emiratis were in talks with Airbus and Boeing to set up airlines and to buy or lease planes. Seryosha took this incident to heart, so in the evening, Seryosha took the initiative to visit these Emiratis.

Seryosha's initiative to visit flattered the Emiratis, who was a high-ranking official of a superpower and not a casual figure. Seryosha explained his intentions straightforwardly, and these Emiratis saw that Seryosha was so frank, so they did not hide their intentions. One of the main purposes of their participation in the economic meeting was to contact executives from Boeing or Airbus to negotiate the leasing of aircraft. These Emiratis are from Dubai, and they are not the kind of princes and aristocrats who don't know anything, but real businessmen. They want to set up Emirates Airlines, which is centered in Dubai, but they do not plan to buy aircraft outright in the early days, but plan to try out the depth of the aviation industry in the form of lease.

Seryosha heard their introductions and already had a certain understanding of them. These people should be the founding team of the later famous Emirates, but they only have about 10 million US dollars in their hands now, and they should not be able to afford the plane, so they can only use the form of lend. However, Seryosha knows that Emirates will develop well in the future, so he intends to broker the deal. So Seryosha said to them: "I don't know if you are interested in China's civil aviation airliners, our Soviet Union has some wide-body passenger planes with good performance, the price is about 30 percent lower than similar products in Europe and the United States, we can first take the form of leasing to cooperate!" ”

"I don't know what type of planes you're talking about?" The Emiratis asked curiously.

"It's the Il-86 wide-body airliner, which was in service for 80 years and has a good safety record. This aircraft is the same type of product as the Boeing-757, which was launched in the United States only last year. If you are interested, we can let you run it for a period of time on a rental basis, and when you are satisfied, you can place an order with us! Seryosha said enthusiastically.

The Emiratis, who knew about the Soviet plane, said to Seryosha: "But I heard that the fuel consumption of this plane is higher than that of the Boeing-757!" ”

"I think you're an oil-producing country, so you shouldn't care about this fuel consumption anymore! The maintenance cost of our products is much lower than that of American products, and the most important point is that Airbus should not have similar products, and American aircraft have only been launched for a year, and the safety needs to be tested. And IMHO, in the absence of an order, did they allow you to lease the Boeing-757? Seryosha said reasonably, but enthusiastically.

"Honestly, Mr. Minister, you know our situation very well! We can't refuse your kindness! So, when will you return home? We would like to go with you to the USSR to see this kind of aircraft that you are talking about! The Emiratis thought about it for a long time and finally replied.