Chapter 119: Meet the Higher-ups
"Business, business that is not on the catalog, tell me about it?" Old John raised his eyebrows, as the big leader of the brokers, he knew very well that this kind of business that was not on the list often had a gray meaning, not necessarily illegal or illegal, but it must be with huge profits, which was also the favorite business of many brokers.
Harpy was overjoyed and said, "John, are you willing to do the business of the military industry?" ”
"Military industry? What military industry? Old John looked at Harpy with a straight face, and muttered in his heart, the military business is not so easy to do, brokers also do this business, he is also one of them, and has a certain connection with many arms factories, but this amount is not large, if the amount is large, it will be troublesome, I don't know when, his brows are tightly wrinkled.
Harpy looked at Old John's face, and said with a tight heart: "It's not a finished military industry, it's a military material!" ”
Old John let out a long breath, looked at Harpy, and said solemnly: "Harpy, you know, the military industry is not simple, it is not so easy to do!" ”
"I know it's not easy, I'm just testing the water, if you can help me make an appointment with the head of Krupp, at least ask the vice president in charge of the military industry? I'll take care of the rest, whether it's successful or not, I'll pay you the commission you deserve! ”
"That's it!" Old John hesitated for a while, he thought that he was going to enter the topic next, but he didn't expect that Harpy's request was to meet the vice president of Krupp, the vice president of Krupp, and among Krupp, he was already considered a high-level.
Krupp has a very strong influence in the German military industrial system, almost monopolizing most of the army's equipment, John doesn't know what Harpy wants to do, thinking of the previous list of 3 million marks, at least he can earn more than 300,000, just received the benefits of others, just throw his hand and leave, this can't be said, besides, Harpy also specifically mentioned the commission, he just contacted it, which seems to be within his ability.
After weighing it for a long time, Old John finally said with a little solemnity: "Harpy, you must know that if you can't come up with something that interests others, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear this responsibility!" ”
Of course, Harpy knows that with Krupp's strength, if he provokes them, at least he will not be able to mix in Germany, but will he anger Krupp, 6 cubic meters of pure tungsten powder, more than 100 tons of weight, is definitely a business that a behemoth like Krupp can't refuse.
"Don't worry! I'm sure to be able to pique his interest. ”
Harpy's oath was successful, and finally persuaded Old John, and after thinking about it for a long time, he finally said: "Okay, I'll get in touch, as for ......"
"Don't worry, I know the rules, I will give you a commission of 3 according to the agreement, if it doesn't work, I will give 150,000."
150,000 marks, calculated according to the commission ratio of 3, which means that this business, at least more than 5 million, can definitely not be called a small business, and it is related to the military industry, it is not a problem.
After Old John said goodbye, he acted quickly, but Harpy did not put all his hope on Old John, the appearance of Old John, let him think of another possibility, directly rely on large companies, and contact with arms giants, this is more difficult, between the upper companies, intricate connections, he only hearsay knows some, in this case, he can only test and test again, without a high success rate of certainty, will choose.
Now, the matter of Old John has made Harpy find another way, contact the big brokers, they can gain a firm foothold in the Port of Hamburg or other cities, stand at the top of the broker field, they are inextricably linked with the upper echelons, and many inconvenient things in the upper echelons also rely on them to make a move, and contact them, they may not contact the arms giants, but they will not be counterproductive, big deal, lose an opportunity or two
After a day's work, Tong Guò Yankel, Butters, let the wind out, some sharks who smelled blood, all gathered around, they more or less signed a part of the goods, not as much as Old John, but together there are a lot, but the matter of contacting the military industrial giant, only two people made it clear that they would give it a try, let Harpy wait for the news, and the rest basically refused.
Three people, this chance, is really not big, Harpy is considering, what method to use, to meet with the other party, is it difficult, directly reveal the tungsten news, in this way, it seems that it can't solve the problem.
To Harpy's surprise, Old John's efficiency was very strong, and it took less than a day to report back the news, a vice president of Krupp, willing to see him, he only had an hour.
Harpy actually still has some expectations for Old John, so he promised Old John that no matter whether he succeeds or not, he will pay a commission of 150,000 yuan, just to stimulate Old John's motivation, and the other two people, he just agreed on a reward of 10,000 yuan, but he didn't expect that Old John really helped solve it, and his confidence in his own goods made it clear to Harpy that as long as he contacted a senior executive who could speak at Krupp, the problem would be solved.
Krupp, a giant of the German machine and military industry, a vice president, is either from the Krupp family, or a senior military industry expert and manager, and is also a pivotal figure in the Krupp Group.
Early the next morning, Harpy, dressed in full costume, came to the Empire State Building at the appointed time, and in the café on the second floor, he saw Old John and a pot-bellied guy, who seemed to be very rich.
There were only two of them left, the pot-bellied guy, who glanced at Harpy and said, "I'm Raul Krupp, I don't know what you're looking for me?" ”
Raul Krupp, obviously, is from the Krupp family, which made Harpy let go of half of his heart and said calmly: "Mr. Raul, it's a pleasure to see you!" I have a big business to talk to Krupp, so I asked Mr. John to invite you! ”
"Tell me, let me hear what a big business it is!" Raul glanced at Harpy contemptuously, he had met many people, they all wanted to join the Krupp camp and want to make money, you know, now the whole of Germany is expanding its armament war, and the Krupp company is the most important of them, even if it is a part of the business that is subcontracted, it can make small companies full.
Seeing Raul's face with an impatient expression, of course Harpy couldn't hide it, and said solemnly: "Mr. Raul, I don't know if any of your attachés are proficient in metal, please take a look at the samples I brought first." ”
After Harpy finished speaking, he handed the small box in his hand to Raul, Raul's face immediately became ugly, this is what he hates to see the most, don't look at his big belly, but in terms of professional ability, he is definitely first-class, graduated from the metallurgical department of the Berlin University of Technology, entered the Krupp Group, started as a technician, and has been the current vice president of production, he knows how to know a qiē knowledge of metallurgy.
"I don't need anyone else, I can do it myself!" Raul stretched out his hand, took the small bottle, opened it and saw that it was a pair of metal powder, metal business, you know, I don't know how many metal mine owners and factories are willing to supply the Krupp Group, but there are not many who can enter the eyes of Dorkrupp, this guy who has seen it for the first time, does he think that with only a little metal, he can join the Krupp system, this is too presumptuous.
Raul was about to refuse, his eyes swept over the metal, he was stunned, this powder, it was black, shimmering with metallic luster, it was not steel powder or copper powder, it seemed to be another metal, or alloy.
As the vice president of Krupp, Raul is the vice president of production and research and development, he is very familiar with metals, a little recognition, careful observation of the appearance and touch, a little surprised: "This is tungsten powder?" ”
Harpy nodded and said, "It's tungsten powder?" ”
"Pure!" Raul tried to ask, he just used the touch and specific gravity to roughly judge that it was a higher purity of tungsten, but how high the purity was, but it could not be produced by hand or feeling, and it had to be tested more accurately in the real room!
Who would have thought, Harpy nodded and said: "That's right, it's pure tungsten powder, and here is the test report given by Professor Fisher from the Department of Metallurgy of Hamburg University!" ”
Harpy took out a piece of paper with handwriting written on it, stamped with the seal of the metallurgical department of the University of Hamburg, and Fisher's signature, which was legitimate, and could stand up to legal scrutiny.
Raul is the vice president of Krupp, because he is the main focus on technology, many well-known university professors, he is responsible for outreach, Professor Fisher, he is almost the top ten in Germany in terms of metallurgy, especially in tungsten alloy, has a very deep attainment, and Krupp company on the 155 mm heavy artillery barrel, has a very deep cooperation.
In the appraisal report, Fisher wrote in detail that he tested 12 properties, and finally, the content, Raul finally confirmed that the purity of this tungsten powder can almost be said to be pure tungsten even above the best refining workshop of Krupp Company.
The Department of Metallurgy of the University of Hamburg is also well-known in the metallurgical industry in Germany, not to mention that Raul has had contact with Fisher, and it only takes a phone call to determine whether this inspection report is correct. ”RS