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Chapter 1079 Goodwill
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Qihang pondered for a moment, then picked up the phone and called Cai Xiangdong: "Cai Dong, are you busy now?"

Cai Xiangdong knew in his heart that Zhang Qihang took the initiative to call to ask if he was busy. This must mean that he had something more important to tell him. Unless there was really something important or urgent on his side, otherwise he had to "no Busy", so he immediately smiled and said: "An old colleague of mine who works in Bashu sent me a pack of good tea, the real premium Xufu Longya, I just plan to sneak in a drink in my busy schedule, just right, Mr. Zhang Come here, let's taste it together."

Zhang Qihang responded with a smile.

When he came to Cai Xiangdong's office, Comrade Cai had already made the tea. When he saw Zhang Qihang, he waved happily for Zhang Qihang to come over: "Mr. Zhang, come here and taste it. It may not be as good as West Lake Longjing, but the taste is really good."

The reputation of Xufu Longya is actually not low. It is one of the top ten famous teas in Bashu Province. It is produced in YB City in Bashu Province. It is related to "buds", and it is indeed the case. Xufu Longya is produced in the alpine tea gardens of YB City. In the spring of every year, when the tea leaves are just sprouting, the crisp and tender new shoots that have just come out are picked in the early morning. The top Xufulong The property time of the tea buds is controlled from the early morning to 9:[-] in the morning, and the tea buds picked after that start to get old and the quality is not so good.

The scale of Huateng Industrial Group is so large, there are many dealers and friends in Bashu Province, and there are many kinds of good tea sent to Huateng Industry for several years every year. This is a normal human relationship. Ya is naturally not unfamiliar, but Lao Cai is so enthusiastic about introducing Long Ya of the Syrian Mansion to Zhang Qihang at this moment, Zhang Qihang will not be so stupid as to tear down his TV station, and immediately said with a smile: "I went to Bashu Province a few years ago. When I was there, local friends used this tea to entertain me, and I was very impressed at the time, it is indeed a good tea, and I was thinking about asking someone to get some more of this Xufu Longya."

Hearing what Zhang Qihang said, Cai Xiangdong became more and more happy, nodded repeatedly and said: "I still have a lot here, I'll take some back for you later."

"Then I'm welcome..."

After chatting casually for a few words, Zhang Qihang said, "Cai Dong, I have some good news for you. Just now, Xiao Liu called me and said that he will add an order for 43 more anti-mine and anti-ambush vehicles."

Zhang Qihang is the general manager of Sinotruk Group. He just increased the annual production capacity of a certain model to 1000 vehicles. Zhang Qihang has the final say on production management. This small matter needs to be dealt with so seriously. Cai Xiangdong said?

Zhang Qihang continued: "Cai Dong, these PMCs can serve the Mi Army, so in the final analysis, it is the Pentagon of the United States that pays for the various activities of these PMCs. The Pentagon is not short of money..."

It is said, it is just rumored, it is said that the above is discussing whether it is possible to experimentally send a batch to the blue hats abroad, one is that the BAIC Warriors equipped by the blue hats are indeed relatively shabby, and they look stingy. Not to mention the comparison with the newly delivered mine-resistant ambush vehicles of the "Puma" and "Buffalo" of the United States. Fabi.

It can be said that the Mi Army is trapped in this strange war mode and cannot extricate itself. What's more terrible is that it is completely impossible to see when this war will end. The Mi Army does not know how long it will stay in these two quagmire .

Zhang Qihang explained: "The main reason is that our products are of excellent quality. We have successfully protected passengers during several IED attacks. You also know that among these PMC companies in Iraq, especially among mercenaries, many people may have It’s a comrade-in-arms, and after the attack, everyone got to know each other, and within half a day, the entire PMC circle in Iraq knew about it.”

In fact, the number of mine-resistant ambush vehicles equipped by the United States and its allies in Afghanistan and Iraq is far more than this 4.5, but isn’t it 2004 now? Standing at the time point of 2004, many people may think that 4.5 is this The numbers are already exaggerated.

The anti-mine anti-ambush vehicle of Sinotruk Group, among other things, just the aura and momentum are in line with the characteristics of our "mighty teacher, civilized teacher"?

Seeing Cai Xiangdong's frown, Zhang Qihang said, "Do you think the chances of fighting for another five years are high?"

Cai Xiangdong really didn't know this. He frowned and thought for a while, and said uncertainly, "Can there be 4 to [-] people?"

Before Zhang Qihang finished speaking, Cai Xiangdong had already realized the meaning of Zhang Qihang's words in an instant: since all these accounts have a big benefactor to pay for, then these PMC companies will not save their benefactors!
During this period of time, Cai Xiangdong learned about the Mine Resistant Ambush Vehicle project that those PMC companies seem to be private military contractors, but in fact these military contractors, large and small, have various relationships with the United States @军军Such interest relationship, even many retired generals and school-level officers are shareholders or directors of these PMC companies... In a word, there are people behind the PMC companies that can get orders from the US military in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Zhang Qihang nodded: "Okay."

"It really has something to do with us," Zhang Qihang smiled, and said, "Cai Dong, guess how many American PMC employees are in Afghanistan and Iraq?"

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"Yes," Zhang Qihang nodded, and continued: "Now the rice army has 14.5 troops stationed in Iraq, and there is also a small 10 troops stationed in Afghanistan. If you count the allies of the United States, they are in Afghanistan and The total size of the Iraqi garrison is almost 30. Regardless of whether it is Afghanistan or Iraq, the rice army and its allies are facing the embarrassing situation that they may be attacked by IED at any time. Therefore, 2.4 mine-resistant ambush vehicles are definitely not enough. Optimistically, the U.S. and its allies also need 10 to 4.5 vehicles. If you count the newly added vehicles after being attacked, it is conservatively estimated that in the next [-] years, the U.S. and its allies will need at least [-] anti-mine vehicles in Afghanistan and Iraq. Anti-ambush vehicle."

Of course it is necessary!
Don't forget that Sinotruk Group is a provincial state-owned enterprise, and mine-resistant ambush vehicles are not ordinary civilian vehicles. Even if they are exported under the name of "civilian special-purpose vehicles" with the support of the province, everyone knows it well What's going on, if it's a normal production plan adjustment, of course Zhang Qihang doesn't need to tell Cai Xiangdong, but for such a big matter, he must report to Cai Xiangdong.

Cai Xiangdong thought for a while, then nodded: "The chances are not small."

Not long after the first batch of anti-mine anti-ambush vehicles was shipped and left the port, people from above came to investigate and understand the situation of the batch of anti-mine anti-ambush vehicles of Sinotruk Group. After learning about the 6*6 and 8 *8 After seeing the situation of these two anti-mine anti-ambush vehicles, and watching the test process of the 4*4 version of anti-mine anti-ambush vehicles under test, the investigators said meaningfully to Zhang Qihang and Cai Xiangdong: "You should pay attention The Automobile Group has come up with a good thing this time, no wonder it can be exported directly to Iraq."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Qihang explained: "Of course, this is PMC in a broad sense."

A thief with a small abacus is shrewd!
Again, the Pentagon will eventually pay for it.

Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, Cai Xiangdong understood in his heart that what Zhang Qihang wanted to talk to him when he came here was most likely related to the MRA vehicle.He nodded slightly, and asked Zhang Qihang curiously: "Another 43 vehicles? That's amazing! Is this mine-resistant ambush vehicle selling so well in Iraq now?"

"So that's the case," Cai Xiangdong nodded suddenly, and then asked: "The general meaning of that is... to expand the production scale of mine-resistant ambush vehicles?"

Cai Xiangdong nodded silently again.

Therefore, it is true to say that those PMC companies have no money, but it is also true to say that they have money.

"This one……"

"Almost," Zhang Qihang nodded and said, "These PMCs are also the largest users of our mine-resistant ambush vehicles. Although they are not as rich and powerful as the Pentagon, the base is here... Cai Dong, you can also see the situation in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, it can be said that the current Mi Army is not fighting a conventional war in these two places at all, how long do you think the U.S. will continue to fight in these two places based on the current situation?"

"1000? Mr. Zhang, are you serious?" Cai Xiangdong was taken aback by the number Zhang Qihang said: "If I remember correctly, the Pentagon only ordered 4200 for domestic companies in the United States, right?"

Cai Xiangdong had no choice but to nod: "Well, almost, but what does this have to do with us? It's impossible for the Americans to purchase our anti-mine and anti-ambush vehicles."

"..."

In this factory, Huateng Industrial Group invested in products, technology and production lines, supplemented by some funds, accounting for 51% of the shares, while Syria invested in land, markets, factories and some funds, accounting for 49%.

It was also at this time that Huateng Industrial Group took the lead in reaching a basic agreement with the Syrian side on investment matters: Huateng Industrial Group and the Syrian State-owned Investment Group will jointly invest in the establishment of an annual production capacity of [-] cars in Homs Province, Syria. and SUV factories, the production models are Excelle sedan and Tiggo SUV.

Zhang Qihang immediately said: "But even the most conservative estimate is unlikely to be less than 4, right?"

After hearing the ratio given by Zhang Qihang, Cai Xiangdong was stunned. He directly ignored Zhang Qihang's added sentence "This is PMC in a broad sense", calculated silently in his heart, and then said in surprise: "This calculation Come to think of it, isn't the number of PMCs in Afghanistan and Iraq more than 50?"

Coupled with other demands that come here for fame, for example, in the past two years, many places in the country with little economic development have begun to build their own special police teams. Don't these special police need this kind of special vehicles?So let's put it this way, I am actually a little worried that the annual production of 1000 vehicles will not be enough. "

Zhang Qihang nodded, and replied, "First increase the production capacity to 1000 vehicles, and at the same time leave enough room for expansion, what do you think?"

The production scale of 4200 anti-mine anti-ambush vehicles really scared Cai Xiangdong, and his meaning is also obvious. The entire United States only purchased 1000 anti-mine anti-ambush vehicles. You can set the annual production capacity at once. On the scale of [-] or so, the increase in production capacity is not a problem. The problem is that with such a large investment, who will you sell the cars you produce in the future?
"Cai Dong, you may not have noticed the actions of the Pentagon in the United States for a while," Zhang Qihang refilled Cai Xiangdong's teacup, and said at the same time: "Just last week, the Pentagon sent a report to General Dynamics. The manufacturer of mine-resistant ambush-resistant vehicles placed an order for an additional [-] units."

"1:1.7?"

Hearing Zhang Qihang ask this question, Cai Xiangdong didn't know how to answer for a while.

Huateng Industrial Group promised that after the factory is put into use, it will operate in the CKD mode in the early stage. In the future, Huateng Industrial Group will gradually help the Syrian side to improve the level of localization—probably because the Syrian side also knows that its national conditions are not enough to support it. Such a factory has achieved a 100% localization rate, so the localization level finally determined by both parties is a maximum of 50%.

For such a big event, of course Chen Haiyang should be informed.

Zhang Qihang nodded and said: "Okay, let's calculate it based on the past five years. With such a large scale of PMCs serving the Mi Army and the endless IEDs they have encountered, do you think that in the next five years, including leased vehicles, Within, we provide 5 mine-resistant ambush-resistant vehicles to the market every year, is that too much?"

And since any behavior of these PMC companies is paid for by the Pentagon, the big money owner, do they still care about the price of buying or leasing a mine-resistant and ambush-resistant vehicle?
Of course, I still care, and there are some signs now. For example, the Zhanma Company took the initiative to find the Middle East Branch of Sinotruk Group, asking whether they can directly double the rental price when issuing business documents for them, and In return, they can increase the rental price by 20%...

Cai Xiangdong, who finally figured it out, nodded slowly and said: "I understand what you mean. If you say that, even if there are competitors, as long as our marketing methods are appropriate, 1000 mine-resistant ambush vehicles a year It’s really not that they can’t be sold... In this way, it is really necessary to increase the annual production capacity of mine-resistant ambush vehicles to 1000 units.”

"Yes," Zhang Qihang nodded and said, "I think we should at least increase our annual production capacity to 1000 vehicles."

With the words of the leader, things will be easy to handle, and the huge Sinotruk Group began to act.

"Really?" Hearing what Cai Xiangdong said, Zhang Qihang smiled: "This is just the PMC market in Afghanistan and Iraq. Didn't the above send people down to understand our mine-resistant ambush vehicle project? This It shows that there is also a demand for this product.

The maximum annual production capacity is designed to be 1000 vehicles, which does not mean that 1000 vehicles must be produced. In fact, in most cases, enterprises will not let the production line run at full capacity from the beginning to the end of the year. Production is carried out at 80% load, and the factory owner's mouth can be crooked.

Cai Xiangdong was taken aback: "Another [-] vehicles?"

Although Cai Xiangdong was shocked by the scale and number of PMCs serving the Mi Army in Afghanistan and Iraq, he did not doubt that Zhang Qihang would talk nonsense about such things, that is to say, these are all true.

Thinking of this, Cai Xiangdong said: "If you say that, the annual production capacity of 1000 vehicles seems to be a bit conservative?"

Cai Xiangdong stopped talking, he lit a cigarette and began to think about it, and the more he thought about it, Cai Xiangdong felt that Zhang Qihang's analysis made sense: let alone, in terms of the scale of such a large PMC in Afghanistan and Iraq, even if they Not as rich and powerful as the Pentagon, but the demand for mine-resistant ambush-resistant vehicles is actually not a lot at all.

Naturally, Chen Haiyang would not object to such a good thing of exporting to earn foreign exchange. After listening to Zhang Qihang and Cai Xiangdong's report, he waved his hand to show that he knew, and signaled Sinotruk Group to make troubles casually.

Zhang Qihang smiled and shook his head: "In Afghanistan and Iraq, the ratio of US active soldiers to PMCs is about 1:1.7."

And the fact is indeed the case. Although Cai Xiangdong still doesn't quite understand what Zhang Qihang meant when he mentioned the number of anti-mine and anti-ambush vehicles needed by the US military in Afghanistan and Iraq, but after listening to Zhang Qihang's analysis Afterwards, Cai Xiangdong thought about it seriously, and then said: "4.5 vehicles may be a bit much."

Compared with the previous Gulf War and the Kosovo War in the previous two years, the performance of the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan has made many military commentators unable to understand: Although the US army is still the one that fights any enemy, it will be destroyed. The rice army is the most powerful army in the world. They did not encounter any strong counterattacks in Afghanistan and Iraq, but why did these two wars become an inexplicable bad battle and a security war?

"I think it's ok," Cai Xiangdong said without hesitation, "It's not a bad thing to reserve more... In this way, let's report to Director Chen together. If Director Chen has no objections, then we will go back and talk to everyone, and then on Monday Have you been to your meeting?"

Unlike the previous negotiations with Malaysia's Proton Motors, probably because they know their own situation, the Syrian side does not seek to hang their own car logos on the front or rear of the cars, which means that Huateng Industry will not be able to do so in the next few days. The models produced in Syria will be authentic Huateng cars.

For this cooperation between the two parties, the Syrian government is okay and still reserved, while the Syrian media is almost crazy with joy. The evaluation of this cooperation can no longer be described as "extremely high". Teng Industrial Group's investment and construction of factories in Syria has "milestone significance" for the development of the automobile industry in Syria and the entire Middle East region!

Zhang Qihang's scalp felt numb after seeing it!

It was also at this time that the Malaysian side finally couldn't hold back...

(End of this chapter)