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In this negotiation, Johnson completely lowered his posture, and after careful discussion, the company's board of directors unanimously agreed that the scrap wood company, as the only buyer at present, the Newbonnius shipyard must not give up.

A new round of depression in the United States has just begun, and the living environment in the future will be quite bad.

At least, the U.S. government will not place any more orders for the Newponius shipyard in the next few years, which is undoubtedly a disaster for the Newbonnius shipyard. Neuponius is going to face a very difficult situation.

As the only shipyard in the United States that manufactures large aircraft carriers, Neuponius has lost government orders, and its impact on enterprises cannot be underestimated, even if it can receive orders for some civilian ships, it cannot make up for the big gap here.

What's more, what to do before you get an order?

Therefore, the survival of Newbonnius is the first priority.

Today, the Neuponius shipyard has placed orders for equipment, materials and spare parts for the ship, some of which is already used on the ship, and many more are still being manufactured in the factory.

If the Newbonnius shipyard defaults, the company will not be able to bear it, and all the investment in the early stage will be wasted.

The US government can cancel the order, and the Newbonnius shipyard cannot be compared with it, and there is no temper at all.

Moreover, Neubonnius will not have a stiff relationship with the government, let alone a lawsuit with the government, in which case Neubonnius Chiang will completely lose the government's orders in the next few years.

This is a no-brainer, and Neuponius can only acquiesce in the government's default.

However, the business dealings between Newbonius and other companies must be in accordance with the rules of the market, and if they breach, the other companies will definitely take the Newbonius shipyard to court.

The thought of the endless lawsuits made the shareholders of Newport shudder.

Probably not finished the lawsuit, and Newbonnius may have gone bankrupt long ago.

Now that the Scrapwood Company has bought these warships, even if the Neuponius side loses a little, it can always recover most of the funds. Moreover, the Newbonnius shipyard can continue to maintain production.

This is important for Neupolys, especially in the next year or two, when it was the most critical phase of the Neupolys shipyard. And these shipbuilding operations can be maintained for at least one to two years.

With a two-year time buffer, it is believed that the Newbonnius shipyard will go through this difficult period, and once the market recovers, Newbonnius will quickly turn over and the company will move to a profitable stage.

Even if the scrap wood company keeps the price down, maybe Newponius has some losses, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

During the Great Depression, it was only natural to keep employees' salaries down.

The Newport shipyard will pass on the disadvantages to the employees and reduce the extent of the loss to a minimum.

If the Neuponius shipyard can tide over the difficulties through a series of measures such as cost reduction.

So, this time in negotiations, Johnson will go all out to get the deal done. As long as the other party's asking price is not too outrageous, Johnson will try to facilitate the contract.

"Mr. William, after the study of the board of directors, we are willing to reach a purchase agreement with you, and we are very sincere, and we hope that this negotiation can achieve a successful conclusion." Johnson got straight to the point, first putting his own side's sincerity in plain sight.

William laughed in his heart, you can be insincere, in that case, these ships will be smashed in your hands and turned into scrap metal. Probably the scrap wood company is your lifeline, this is the only way out for the Newponius shipyard.

"Mr. Johnson, we are also very sincere, provided that you give up your illusions and face reality. Of course, we will not let you suffer too much, and will fully take care of your interests. In the context of this Great Depression, don't think about making money first, there is only hope for the Newbonnius shipyard to survive these few years, you say? ”

"Mr. William's words, I understand. We have given up the idea of making money, as long as it is not a treaty that loses too much, the Newbonius shipyard can still accept it, of course, if the difference is too great, Newbonnius will not accept it. ”

The negotiations have reached this point, and Johnson is really helpless, so he can only see what the other party bids.

"Well, since everyone is sincere, I'll talk about our conditions. First, we can receive two aircraft carriers, and the construction of the first one started earlier, and the progress is much greater, so I hope that this aircraft carrier will be built according to the original plan. The second aircraft carrier needs to be changed, the power and electricity need to be completed, and some unimportant items such as interior decoration can be omitted, and whoever buys it in the future will be responsible.

Of course, the deck, the boilers, the transmission equipment need to be changed, well, and the shape also needs to be revised in the drawings.

Because, buyers will not necessarily use it as an aircraft carrier, or repurpose it for other purposes, perhaps as an exhibition or tourist attraction.

The purpose of the modification is nothing more than to open up channels and expand the scope of customers.

In this regard, we have to leave room for it.

As for the price, the total offer for the two aircraft carriers is twenty million dollars, which is already a limit figure. ”

Johnson's facial muscles twitched, and his expression was unnatural.

This price is not low but too low, and the cost of these two aircraft carriers is much lower, almost halved. Of course, the second aircraft carrier does not have to be fully manufactured, and this price is not unacceptable, who will let their side be cornered?

"Mr. William, your offer is really low, can you raise it a little. Well, and those destroyers, two of which are almost finished. If Mr. William can take care of those destroyers, the price of the aircraft carrier is acceptable. ”

William lowered his head, pretending to be pensive, unable to show that he was too anxious.

After a while, William raised his head and said, "I came to your scene some time ago and have learned the general situation. This time the change was indeed too big, and most of the projects at the Newbonnius shipyard have been discontinued.

Although the scrap wood company only needs to come for two large ships, if the price is right, it is not impossible to expand the scope of purchase.

Anyway, the two aircraft carriers purchased are going to cross the Atlantic Ocean and sail to Europe, and they must be escorted by a certain number of warships, otherwise, it will be really difficult to deal with in case of trouble during the trip.

Therefore, we are willing to add two more destroyers.

In addition, the construction of your remaining destroyers and other types of ships, as if the situation had just begun, could be compensated by an additional order of ten powered hulls in view of the practical difficulties of the Newbonnius shipyard.

Of course, if there are other buyers, we would be happy to see that. ”

Undoubtedly, William's later words made Johnson ecstatic in his heart.

The company's board of directors analyzed the current situation in the United States and agreed that the Newport shipyard was at a critical point of life and death, unless it could survive the last few years, either go bankrupt or drastically reduce its workforce in order to tide the company through the storm.

Now, William has suddenly given a large order, and regardless of the price, at least the Newbonnius shipyard has work to keep the staff from losing.

As for the lower price, the company will find other ways to solve it, for example, it can be found from the employees, and reduce the manufacturing cost.

"No, Mr. William, since you have offered to buy it, I will sell it to you first. After all, the Newbonnius shipyard has already begun to build, and you want to buy these empty hulls, do you have any drawings? ”

What kind of international joke, how can such a stout life-saving straw not be grasped?

Johnson could barely care about his demeanor, dancing his hands, and speaking a little hurriedly.

"There are no drawings, so change them on the original drawings, and we provide a sketch of the outline, as for the internal structure and power system, it is still in accordance with the original design. After all, we are the second-hand dealers, not the naval department. ”

Johnson was a little excited, this was a lifesaver, he had to hold on to it, and said urgently: "It's all good to say, Newbonnius Shipyard is very professional, it's better to have sketches, no sketches, even if you state some major problems, the engineers will make a perfect plan." Finally, there is the question of price, Mr. William, with the aircraft carrier, how much are you going to bid? ”

"I think the total price is 35 million, that's a lot, Mr. Johnson, you say?"

Nima, this price has been said a lot, Johnson is really speechless.

Of course, if William doesn't let go, Johnson will eventually have to accept the price, and there seems to be no way back for the Newbonnius shipyard.

"Mr. William, this price is too low, I think the total price should be 40 million dollars, no less." In any case, Johnson always has to fight for it, after all, the gap between the two sides is not too big, and after some bargaining, this agreement can basically be reached.

"Mr. Johnson, you're a lion's mouth. We know that you don't have much profit, but the reality is not that the United States is experiencing economic difficulties, and no country in the world has a good life.

If the scrap companies pay a lot of money to buy these ships back, will we be able to sell them?

Although the Newbonnius shipyard is in crisis, we cannot pass on all the risks to us.

It's hard to say whether the scrap wood company can find a buyer, and maybe none of these ships will be sold, and then we will have nothing to lose.

Of course, since everyone talks about this stage, we take care of each other's interests, and hope that in the end there will be a result that is satisfactory to both parties. ”

When the two sides talked about this level, Johnson did not dare to push too hard.

The key thing is that he is afraid that William will not buy it if he is angry, and it will be a big trouble.

Johnson thought through the key to the matter, and said without dwelling, "Mr. William, I think so, we have set the total price at 40 million US dollars for the time being, after all, there are still many details that have not yet been determined, and we will try our best to meet your additional requirements." The next step is to hand it over to professionals to discuss the details, and both sides have made concessions on some issues and solved the problems satisfactorily, what do you think? ”

William also knew that there were indeed many details in this, and he didn't understand the specific problems, and he really needed professionals to solve them.

"Okay, I agree with your plan, and leave the rest to the professionals. I hope that both of you and I will be sincere and take care of each other's interests, and I don't think there is a problem that cannot be solved. ”

In this round of negotiations, the general framework has been negotiated, and all that remains is some details.

Both parties agreed that the details would be discussed by a professional group and finally an agreement would be reached.

By the end of March, all negotiations were concluded and the plan for the purchase of warships was completed.

The two sides fixed the total price at tens of thousands of dollars, and although in the negotiations, William made concessions, but also put forward some demands.

This includes two aircraft carriers, one of which needs to be fully completed according to the original drawings and fully combat-ready, while the other is just a simple version of the aircraft carrier, and the Newbonnius side has to equip the aircraft carriers, each with thirty fighters, in order to deal with unsafe factors in the process of shipping.

Order two destroyers, and the other ten only need the simplified version.

At the same time, the Neuport side also needs to give the scrap company side to train some personnel with combat effectiveness to ensure the safety of maritime transportation.

The Neuponius side felt that the demand made by the scrap wood company was reasonable, and it was indeed unsafe to travel from North America to Europe without protective forces. As a large shipyard in the United States, they have quite good relations with the military, and it is not difficult to meet this requirement.

Of course, the timing of the delivery of these ships was also set, and all of them were completed in the first half of 1936. The deadline was a bit tight, but Johnson was confident that it would meet the deadline.

These rounds of negotiations were quite draining, and when the contract was signed, it was all over, and William breathed a sigh of relief.

However, William and John can only take a short break, the acquisition plan in North America has only just begun, and there is still a lot of work to be done in the future.

During this period, there were many bankrupt enterprises in the United States, and the bad debts smashed in the hands of banks made bankers anxious and miserable.

Everyone wants to find a buyer, and John becomes a sweetheart, being chased by the tail and begging.

However, this is not the case today, and the companies that need to be acquired must be carefully selected.

Not advanced equipment, not a category that the Northland lacks, William and John wouldn't want it.

This procurement, in the final analysis, is to pick up the missing and fill in the gaps and focus on high-quality products.

Money is not a problem, Feng Tian has a lot of money to squander.

However, money is never wasted and must be worth the money.

Besides, the current reality in the United States is that it doesn't take a fortune to acquire these companies.

If William's so-called scrap wood company is not acquired, those enterprises will be a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron, which is worthless.

Now, John has tasted what it is like to be a well-known person, and he is always chasing some people behind him, which makes John feel more face-saving, and at the same time, he is also a little upset, and no one can stand it for a long time.

John gritted his teeth and insisted, and after this period of time, John did not plan to stay in the United States unless there was business that had to come.

Because, John once said that he wanted to marry a Chinese woman and settle down in the land of the heavens.

This guy John seems to be serious, and plans to follow Fengtian for the rest of his life. (To be continued.) )