The Age of Rebirth

Chapter 198 Travel to Ukraine

The flight from Prague to Kyiv was a Tuseries 134 passenger plane, carrying 80 passengers. The plane was not full, but only 40 people were sitting sparsely.

The plane is too small and relatively old. It should have been a family property when they disbanded from Soviet Russia. However, this kind of short-distance flight does not require a large plane.

The current aircraft does not have such strict security inspection procedures, and there is no long security inspection line. It is a small aircraft, and there are few people, so there is no need to arrive too long in advance.

Two hours later, their plane landed smoothly at Kyiv Airport, and Becks had arrived earlier. Although this matter was said to be the boss's private matter, there was nothing personal about the boss's affairs.

Since Becks decided to hang out with Li Weidong, he naturally listened to the boss. They originally belonged to the Soviet-Russian family, and the visa processing speed was much faster than Li Weidong, so they offered to come to the front station.

When Beckers saw Li Weidong and his group coming out, he hurriedly greeted them and asked, "Boss, the car is outside the airport. Shall we have lunch first and then leave?"

Li Weidong looked at Old Bell and asked for his opinion: "Old man, what do you think?"

This time it is mainly the old Bell, and this is Kyiv, naturally there are many departments that can decide whether the 106 ship will stay or not, and it is up to the old Bell to decide whether it is necessary to visit.

Old Bell glanced at his watch, and said naturally: "Let's eat first, find me a car, and I'll go see some old friends!"

After all, he used to be in a high position, and this kind of aura will be revealed from his words and behavior intentionally or unintentionally. Now that Li Weidong is begging him, he will naturally respond to his requests.

"No problem, I'll let Becks and Xiao Yan follow you, so if there is any problem, there will be someone to take care of you!" Li Weidong fully agreed, and made the request as a matter of course.

Xiao Yan was Zhao Dongsheng's translator. According to Zhao Dongsheng's theory, these big-nosed foreigners are unreliable. In the old saying, they are not my kind. Their hearts must be different. Naturally, we still need to find a reliable translator.

Yan Wenshou is from Mudanjiang. He studied in Mokos and learned Russian. It was a coincidence. However, the Soviet Union disintegrated before he graduated. It was a mess. He happened to meet the need for people in the Far East trade, so he entered the Far East by accident. trading.

Old Bell was straightforward, glanced at the translator and said, "Yes!"

It's not very useful to let others go, and he can't understand Russian, and Old Bell naturally knows that this is a small trick of Li Weidong, and trust cannot be built in a day.

For an old fox like him, where does the trust come from, business is business, friendship is friendship, the two should not be confused, otherwise you will not get both.

Let Beckes go, of course, is to do some ostensible work under the banner of Far East Trade, if you can't go up, just say you want to buy your 106 ship, how scary.

Not long after, there was a row of cars parked in front of the crowd. Becks led Li Weidong and Old Bell into the car, and drove the driver to another car. He sat in the driver's seat, and Ding Yuan still sat in the co-pilot's seat.

After getting into the car, Li Weidong asked, "Mr., do you want to take care of your old friends?"

According to Bell, these old friends are all powerful and powerful, so they can naturally contribute. Of course, Li Weidong feels that it is necessary to express, but Li Weidong is the one who handles the matter. If he expresses, Li Weidong must come out.

"I don't need it for the time being. I'll check the situation first. If it's too difficult, no amount of money will help. Let's not do this job. Let's just meet a few friends!"

Old Bell thought about it, and he didn't have much knowledge about this matter, so he naturally didn't dare to agree first. If it didn't work out, Li Weidong would naturally resent him for spending money.

Although everyone is not a gentleman, but when the business has reached this level, no one will ask for this benefit fee when the matter is out of order. The morals of the world still have to be talked about, and no merit will be rewarded.

Li Weidong felt that it didn't matter. Their Far East trading company naturally needed the care of some departments to do business here. If they could get through to such a high level, their business would be easy.

The lunch was relatively simple, and Becks arranged them to a hotel. Li Weidong and other oriental faces entered the hotel directly, without registering at all.

The dinner didn't wait for the old Bell and Becks. Although Li Weidong was very stable, he was already anxious. He didn't know how the old Bell's exploration was going.

If you come back early, it's not good, it means there is nothing to talk about, if you come back too late, it means it's not good to talk about, Li Weidong waited anxiously.

They didn't come back until very late, and then went to Li Weidong's room.

Bell first said: "Ukraine and Soviet Russia had talks at the beginning of the year. The asking price from Ukraine was too high, and Soviet Russia basically shelved it. This is a good thing for us, but there are still more people in Ukraine who have the idea of ​​continuing to build! "

Li Weidong said: "Didn't you say that it can't be built?"

He was quite puzzled. He not only saw this news from later declassified documents, but also got it from some special channels. Naturally, he has no doubts about this.

"Just now my father went to the home of a former colleague. He is in charge of the industry here, but he didn't say what he said. He said that it is difficult to start work under the current conditions, but it is not ruled out that there is a plan to start work after a few years. .”

"No matter how you calculate it, a finished product is more valuable than a semi-finished product. However, there has been some chaos on the Soviet side recently. No one knows whether this matter is still possible to discuss, and the ownership of this cruiser by the Soviet side is still unclear. Have fantasies!"

"So this is an opportunity for us, but the price is also very expensive!"

Now the Soviet Union believes that they have inherited all the company’s debts, and the creditor’s rights and owner’s equity are naturally theirs, but Ukraine believes that this was allocated to us by the planned economy back then.

So Ukraine takes it for granted that what has been built is also ours. If you want this cruiser, you have to pay the progress payment first, and then talk about the follow-up construction.

And now Ukraine, which is riddled with holes, also needs these assets. The idea is very good, but Soviet Russia is not better than Ukraine at all, or even worse.

The Soviet Russians want to seek alms from their old brothers. If you still want to bite me, that’s definitely not possible. It’s good that I can give you the follow-up progress payment now. What more bicycles do you want?
Ukraine is even more annoyed. When the 105th ship was under fire, you took advantage of the fire and ran away without making a sound. , do you still think about this good thing?

Moreover, the general manager came some time ago, talked about this matter, went to the scene to have a look, but was beaten back by the old captain, and never mentioned this matter again.

There are two meanings for not mentioning it. First, it is not easy to resolve this matter now. Let it be put aside and disputes aside, and we will talk about it later when conditions permit.Second, save as much as you like, I don't care.

Now Ukraine is also in a dilemma. Whether you want it or not, you can’t just leave it like this. It not only hinders the appearance of the city, but also wastes resources. Although it is floating there, workers have to watch it.

There are thousands of people in the shipyard waiting to sell him or build it up, so that they can have money to eat, and if they are hungry, there will be big problems.

Li Weidong asked curiously: "How expensive?"

(End of this chapter)