It is not quite accurate to describe the first round of negotiations as unhappy, and the two sides still shook hands in a friendly atmosphere to conclude the first round of negotiations.

Ahmed did not get a satisfactory agreement, and the first stroke of the natural eight characters of the contract could not be drawn. A business of hundreds of millions of dollars can not be negotiated in a few words. Regardless of Li Lu or Pei Lei and others, they don't feel any regrets.

The reason why Shapur's side reached a contract of more than 100 million so quickly was because it was what he urgently needed - it was all to buy anyway, so why waste time in the negotiation stage.

To put it bluntly, Shapur is just needed, and Ahmed is an investment.

Li Lu is glad that he will lead and call the shots in the negotiations, otherwise the situation will be more complicated with the interference of relevant departments.

At the end of the negotiations, Ahmed did not offer to watch a demonstration of Spear and Shield, nor did he offer to purchase the Fox Hunt anti-tank missile system.

Li Lu is naturally a choice.

It is also common practice to conclude the first round of negotiations first and give everyone a time to reconsider, even on some major issues at the national level, which can take years or even decades or even a decade or two.

Before leaving the first half of the building, Wan Shan hurriedly came over and said in a low voice, "Squad leader, Shapur is looking for you everywhere, and he almost has to pass through the passage, but Xiang Ping is trying his best to stop him." ”

"Go, invite him to the conference room." Li Ludao.

Wan Shan hurriedly went.

Pei Lei and the others stopped.

Li Lu said, "Eighty percent is what instructions Shapur has gotten, Pei Gong, Ma Gong, you go back first, and Teacher Niu and I will go over to see the situation." ”

"Okay."

Pei Lei and Ma Jintao got into the car and were sent back to the Red Star Defense Company and the Red Star Tractor Factory by the driver. Both of them have important projects in hand, the former has been engaged in the modification research of the Asian Tiger tank, and at this time he has received a "Fox Hunting" hot taro, and the latter shoulders the mission of developing a light bus based on the Red Star Sea Lion, and it is also a weapon that Li Lu urgently needs, so they are very busy.

Li Lu guessed correctly, Shapur received clear instructions from the head of the delegation, and he was surprisingly efficient. The war is in full swing, and it is imminent to reverse the disadvantage of the war, and the efficiency is forced.

Unlike Ahmed, Shapur was in dire need of tanks, and even anti-tank weapons of the Fox Hunt class could not be satisfied. Because at the beginning of the war, Iran lost a large number of tanks and urgently needed to replenish them. The first choice is naturally the Asian Tiger tank, which is able to suppress the opponent.

It's just that they don't have the money.

The revolution had just ended, and I was about to roll up my sleeves and do a big job, but the war came. Compared with Iraq, which has been developing for two or three decades, Iran is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of economic strength. However, Iran's economy will not have a hard time developing – it has more oil reserves than Iraq, and its proximity to the Persian Gulf makes it easier to transport.

However, it was precisely because of the end of the revolution and the war that oil exploration activities almost stopped, oil production was severely damaged, and production plummeted, thus leaving the national treasury stretched. In fact, what Li Lu learned was a few points worse.

This is the fundamental reason why Shapur is still hesitant in such an emergency.

As long as he has more money, Shapur will not be so careful, after all, the price offered by Li Lu is not a sky-high asking price, and even has a certain price advantage over the main battle tank in the international market. Moreover, it is a main battle tank developed in cooperation with the Americans, and it is absolutely reliable in terms of technology.

It can be seen from Shapur's neat spending hundreds of millions of dollars to buy the Evil Fox light wheeled rocket artillery system that he is absolutely full of sincerity.

When Li Lu came to the conference room on the second half of the floor, Shapur was already waiting there, and he was the only one.

"Mr. Shapur? How can we help? Li Lu personally poured water for Shapur, and after sitting down, he said.

Shapur stared at Li Lu, looked in the direction of the front half of the building, and said in a deep voice, "Are the Iraqis here, right?" ”

Living in the same building, Shapur only needs to pay a little attention to the scene from the upper floor where Ahmed and the others have entered Building 3.

"Yes." Li Lu didn't plan to hide it, knowing it was one thing, and face-to-face was another.

"Mr. Lee, the only requirement is that we buy the Asian Tiger tank, but you can't sell it to the Iraqis. ”

This request is the same as that made by Ahmed.

However, Li Lu agreed, he nodded, and said, "I can guarantee it." ”

Shapur breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully, "The Iranian people will not forget Mr. Lee's kindness." ”

Without exaggeration, it is difficult for any business to give such a guarantee, which is no different from offending another big customer. The most important thing is to offend a rich customer for the sake of a poor customer.

"Mr. Li, we hope that you will make every effort to increase the production capacity of the Asian Tiger tank, and on this premise, we are willing to accept your offer." "And a contract was signed for the purchase of a total of 100 vehicles." ”

In the same way, Shapur also has the idea of squeezing out the production capacity of the Asian Tiger tank, and it is always good to prepare more, and it is understandable to do so.

Li Lu had no reason not to agree, he said, "Of course there is no problem, but how do you pay for the goods?" ”

He wondered where Shapur got the money. At a time when every penny has to be broken in half and spent, it is by no means easy for the Iranians to raise hundreds of millions of dollars, let alone achieve results in just one night.

"We can't trade with cash." Shapur shook his head and said, "But we're willing to pay for the goods in another way." ”

Li Lu raised his eyebrows, "Oil? ”

"Yes." Shapur replied in the affirmative.

The answer is not difficult to guess, what Iran has, oil, only oil. The largest source of economy, even a political tool, is only oil.

Li Lu never thought of getting involved in the petroleum industry, and even when Lin Dongfang of the Karamay Oilfield entrusted him to purchase designated petroleum machinery, he never thought that he would also try to engage in petroleum machinery. At least in the short term, the Red Star Plant has only one goal - to develop its own tracked tractor, which will be transferred to the development of the main battle tank.

It's a good thing that Shapur wants to exchange oil for Asian Tiger tanks. Even if you don't refine it, it's a good choice to store it.

But is this reliable?

Li Lu didn't even have an oil drum, let alone refining, and there was no way to talk about reserve facilities. Moreover, at present, Huaxia is an oil exporter, and it is eager to sell more oil in exchange for foreign exchange, and exchange advanced tanks for oil, and the relevant departments may not approve it.

Even the New Light Plant and Zhenxing Company, which are the major shareholders of the Red Star Defense Company, will never agree to such a barter plan - oil is a fart for them, and nothing is more important than foreign exchange. The Xinguang Factory wants to import industrial machinery, and the Zhenxing Company wants to buy French helicopters and fish, and they are waiting to eat without foreign exchange.

Shapur saw Li Lu's hesitant expression, thought about it, and felt that he still had to make it clear, he was not very confident and said, "Mr. Li, you know that we are at war, and the work of many oil fields is in a state of semi-stagnation, and there is no way to deliver a lot of crude oil in a short period of time, so I hope you can participate in the exploration and exploitation of oil and help us increase production, so that we can complete the handover of transaction volume faster......

Voni Ma ......

Do you want me to dig it up myself?