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Chapter 232: Preparing for opening, repairing instead of selling (please subscribe!)
After confirming that he wanted to buy 8 cars, Xia Yu called someone to place an order, but it would take more than a month at the earliest for them to arrive in Hong Kong.

It's almost time for the official opening of the museum. The guys can open it for about ten days after they get it, and then they will go to Mary.

Before leaving Jiban, Xiayu contacted the people from the country.

The jihadists in the desert have given them a lot of trouble, and they hope that the concentrated fire defense can be over as soon as possible.

Xia Yu has figured it out now. He is not in a hurry. The museum here can operate smoothly. This is the most important thing now.

If it’s business, you can wait and pick it up later.

He now goes to the museum every day. The interior of the exhibition hall has been hard-decorated and has reached an advanced stage.

The development of modern military equipment is closely connected with industry. Coupled with the theme of World War II, the decoration style of the museum is industrial style.

The space is tall and open, the apartment has no barriers or few partitions, and the decoration is artistic. This is the industrial style that Xia Yu understands.

The main body is a two-story tall building. The first floor is 7.8 meters high, which is higher than the two floors of an ordinary office building.

Because fighter jets are collected and exhibited on the second floor, the height reaches 10.5 meters, even a Junkers Aunt can fit inside.

It is necessary to remove the wings before transporting it by elevator. The wingspan of 29.25 meters is too long.

Walking into the still empty museum, workers were using machines to mix cement-based cementitious materials, fine aggregates, fillers and additives.

This is the preparation of cement-based self-leveling. After careful selection and comparison, Xia Yu chose this material for the hard floor decoration because its wear resistance is better than hardened concrete and C40 vacuum concrete.

It's okay that the aircraft's landing gear is made of rubber tires, but the crawler vehicles are all rubber-tired, but the machine will inevitably bump and bump, so wear resistance is very important.

Coupled with Class A fire resistance and extremely low shrinkage, many museums choose to use this material, and Xiayu also follows suit.

The self-leveling tiles on the second floor are finished, the basement is not so delicate, cement will do, and now only the first floor is left.

It will take 24 hours for everything to dry completely, and Xiayu will officially start setting up the venue in two days.

All 4 cars in the parking lot were pulled over, as well as a batch temporarily stored in the port warehouse. There were more than 30 cars of various sizes.

Those left in the cave sub-base are the best of the best.

Just buying the car body in the early stage cost Xia Yu more than 100 million US dollars.

After they are reconditioned to an average of 6% to 7% new and can be started and driven, their value in private collections of military equipment has doubled to tens of millions.

This is almost as long as Xia Yu has been working hard on the battlefield for a whole year.

It seems that it would be more profitable to engage in this business directly, but without a background in fire defense, he would not be able to open this museum.

Many industries have entry barriers. Afika's side is not so strict, but there is no force to support it, which is very fatal.

A few days later, Lao Ke and the entire 2nd team escorted the convoy to the port.

Xia Yu and Duomi drove the company's remaining two Renault heavy trucks and came together to help pull the goods.

The big guys like infantry fighting vehicles, combat ships, ambulances, and the remaining supplies were unloaded from the ship.

The convoy began to travel back and forth between the port and Bogo Village. Such a journey was impossible to complete.

There is no need to move the small weapons and equipment of the 600-man Yuslav. Several port warehouses in Xiayu have plenty of space, so just throw them there.

But he had to pull back the exhibition cars in the warehouse. With five cars on double trailers, he could pull ten cars in one round trip.

"Boss, you are so generous. I know you have a lightning fast horse, why should I buy a G500!"

Putting a VW82 barrel truck on the trailer, Hans said jokingly.

This kind of "World War II Beetle" Volkswagen produced more than 5 units before and after it, and it was also the most common car on the European battlefield.

The air-cooled engine does not even need to add coolant, and it is considered to be a relatively easy-to-drive model among many classic cars.

"Not to mention that this is a North African limited edition modified bucket truck with additional protection circuits, additional cooling equipment, and a large air filter!"

Hans continued.

He knew the goods well, and he could tell at a glance that this bucket truck was not an ordinary model, but he didn't expect that the boss had obtained such a hard product.

Hans didn't even look at the Willys waiting to be loaded in the back.

More than 60 of this classic magnesium-style Jeep were produced, and ordinary models can be bought for a few thousand dollars. How can such a special bucket truck with a starting price of 50 be rare?

Of course, not all are so expensive.

The VW166 amphibious bucket truck next to it looks smaller. Because there are more copies in existence (500+), it is cheaper and can be bought for 10,000+ US dollars.

"That's what I think. Full-track vehicles are too monotonous, but these classic World War II cars are fine to drive when working in the museum, but they are really tiring for daily transportation."

Xia Yu is not happy to open it anyway, he is only interested in collecting and making profits.

"Okay, that's what I'm saying, but this car is really rare. Enthusiasts will be very happy to see it, and even more happy if they can spend money to drive it out for a drive."

Tracked vehicles can only be driven around the museum, while these wheeled vehicles can be driven around town and to the seaside.

If you are a VIP customer, it is not impossible to drive to the airport to pick you up.

When the consumption reaches a certain figure, it can even be specified that only more than 1000 units were produced, and there are only two-digit military-style VW92 bucket trucks in existence.

No matter how good the car is, it has to make money for him here in Xiayu.

This time, ten cars were hauled back, and the team made three more trips to pull out all the show cars in the warehouse.

In the next few days, all the employees of Jihuo Defense came to help, and worked with the gangsters who joined the museum to complete the placement of these cars.

The middle and senior management responsible for the operation and management of the museum are collecting information on these exhibition cars, writing brief introductions to them in multiple languages, and printing and making explanatory boards, which are exhibition labels.

Mainly in Chinese, English and French, plus the native language of the equipment.

Among them, Hans and Liv were roped in to help.

In addition, the two of them could also speak Russian, and they helped the big-headed Paul solve the equipment of the front line.

Xia Yu was not idle either. Although he did not write, he was also responsible for the Chinese review of all equipment introductions.

After he finished all this, the Mole crew who completed the teaching mission also returned to Guo.

They have never been back since they went to Tucheng. They were all surprised to see the museum progressing so quickly.

As for the exhibits in the museum, even if they were mentally prepared in advance, they were deeply shocked when they saw such a wealth of World War II equipment with their own eyes.

"Sergeant, the boss has done a great job. I feel that our company's profits will be surpassed by the museum's before long."

Hans said with emotion.

If Xiayu didn't have a system, based on the normal profit level of concentrated fire defense, this would really be the case.

But he relied on the system to make a living!
The real profits from Fire Defense are too huge to be recovered. Except for the part converted into gold, the extra dollars have to be cleaned through the museum's channels.

"It's very impressive, but the boss's money is only enough to build a museum like this and buy a few cars at most."

Kuhn saw it very clearly. After excluding the odd bits, all the extra money came from the funds brought in by the boss. This was the most powerful thing.Borrowing chickens to lay eggs is a classic business operation, but not many people can borrow chickens, so Xia Yu has shown his strength.

The fact is that he does not need to borrow money, at least not for the first phase of the project.

You can afford the second installment, but even if you can afford the third installment, you still have to borrow a loan.

The harmless modification of the poisonous aircraft carrier, the construction of restaurants and hotels, and the carrier-based aircraft that can be ejected into the air, the investment scale is really not low.

If not [-] million, it should be tens of millions.

In China, whether it is the Jinmen Cangfu class that is still in operation or the Minsk ship that has closed down, the investment in that year was not low.

In this way, it is just a hull, so it is naturally not very competitive. Tickets can only be sold for more than 200.

Xiayu's St. Paul will restore its power and some of its combat capabilities to increase profitability.

More than 200 US dollars is the price of the ticket to board the ship. If you want to eat, sleep, or fly, it's no problem, you just have to pay extra.

Based on the accumulated popularity of the first and second phases, Xia Yu believes that the completion of the third phase will usher in a big hit and eventually feed back the entire theme park.

As for how to market the first phase of the chariot museum, he plans to promote it through the Internet, and only through the Internet.

But it’s still early, if anyone sees it and gets kicked out, they haven’t opened yet!

Take your time, Xia Yu just has to go on a long trip.

The biennial Aeronautical and Defense Exhibition in the Philippines and the Paris Military and Police Defense Exhibition were only a few months apart, and he had to assume the responsibility of a consultant.

The last contract, after approval within the Army, was submitted to Busa and has been approved by the National Assembly.

The order involves SH-1 truck howitzers, PLZ-45 self-propelled howitzers, and SR-5 multiple rocket launcher systems. The total price is 1.1 million, and delivery will be completed by June next year.

With these advanced weapons, Busa can suppress the restless former local armed forces from the land route and deter Lu Wangyu who wants to reach out to the disputed areas.

Killing two birds with one stone, it's money well spent.

The Army has new guys, what about the Air Force?
Arriving in Busa, Xia Yu saw Meng Qiao and a group of air force generals as soon as he got off the plane.

In more than 200 countries and regions around the world, the highest military rank in many armies is only major general.

Local warlords in Afika and Southeast Asia can call themselves generals, but the regular army has more or less dignity, with hundreds and thousands of people at the highest level being major generals, while the Persian Cat Army, which has hundreds of thousands of people, only has major generals.

The results for a country that considers itself a regional power are available at four levels: accurate, junior, middle, and upper. After all, it is necessary to grant a wish to the local armed forces under its control. If it is not given a major general, it will not be possible at all.

But just like the previous version of China, the army is divided into job ranks and military ranks.

The brigade commanders of their local brigades only have the rank of major general, and their gold content is much lower than that of Moncho's major general.

Switch to the Air Force, there is no Air Force in the place.

This is very bad. Not to mention the powerful Feng clique, the Anhui clique and the Zhili clique have more than a dozen of them!

The Air Force, which has only more than 4000 people in Busa, also has four-level general officers. Half of them are pilots and are more or less knowledgeable.

Seeing Xia Yu coming over, Meng Qiao introduced both parties one by one.

Many of them are familiar faces to him. After all, F-4Ks are deployed at other people's airports, and they have to deal with both civil aviation and the air force.

After a brief acquaintance, Xia Yu asked them about the situation of the Busa Air Force Fighter Squadron.

It was the Frogfoot Squadron with only 4 Su-25s. As time went by and the airframes aged, half of them had already fallen asleep before the Sassou rebellion.

One of the remaining two was beaten by an anti-aircraft missile. The hired pilots pushed the fighter back to the airport, but it was impossible to regain combat effectiveness for a long time.

Xia Yu had previously been busy repairing the Mi-8s and Mi-24s of the Air Force. He was not very interested in the Su-25s of the Air Force, so he only mentioned this now.

"It's currently in the hangar. We can only dispatch one Su-1!"

Admiral Akalay stood up and spoke on behalf of everyone.

It was very embarrassing, but this was also the reason why Busa was determined to allocate money.

"I can get Su-25 dismantled parts. If you still want to rescue Frogfoot Squadron, I can help take a look."

Xia Yu sells things very smoothly, after all, he just makes a few million easily.

As the Soviet replacement for the A-10 Warthog, the export price of the Su-25 in the 80s was about US$400 million.

The newly produced ones after the disintegration are divided into two versions: Da Mao and Qimao (Georgiya). The price is generally in the range of more than 1000 million to 2000 million.

It was nothing to a wealthy man from the east like Ken Ni Ya, but it was still very expensive for the fruit.

It's definitely better to be able to repair it than to buy a new one, and the money saved can be used to buy other aircraft.

It just so happened that Alexei's next batch of fighter jets delivered to Xiayu were mainly Sukhois, and two of them were Su-25s.

There is definitely no need to dismantle it, but this is just an excuse, and what businessmen are best at is making excuses for customers.

The one in good condition costs 100 million, but the one with the butt smashed has more parts to "replace", so it costs at least 200 million.

The only one that can fly is also undergoing major maintenance. Everything that needs to be replaced is replaced. All together, it can be done within 450 million.

When several generals heard this, they immediately felt that this was a good deal. Even a second-hand Su-25 now costs more than 400 million yuan, but Xiayu can repair 4 of them.

In fact, Xia Yu is also willing to sell it, but it is one thing to keep fighter jets for yourself, but it is another thing to sell them for takeout. They are definitely much more sensitive than infantry tanks.

The only difference between repairing and selling is that he makes less money, and he doesn't have to buy the goods himself.

"You have to be the one doing business. We haven't even left the country yet, so we have taken an order first."

C130-H was waiting aside, watching the air force guys muttering not far away, Meng Qiao gave Xia Yu a thumbs up.

"I'm just doing good deeds, and this business isn't very profitable."

Xia Yu waved her hands quickly.

What he calls no money is actually [-]% profit.

After all, the maintenance of four Su-4s does not require much technical content and can be completed in a maximum of one hundred working hours.

This is also the reason why Qimao left Da Mao's supply chain and could continue to "hand-make" the Su-25, and Da Mao was able to create a new production line based only on drawings.

However, Lao Mei's A-10 is really no longer in production and has been retired, and the fart has finally ceased to sound.

"Mr. Sherlock, it's a pleasure to work with you."

"Happy cooperation!"

Xia Yu and Akala held hands together.

　I kept staying up late and cooling down, and I caught a cold, so I was late again. Why did I feel like I was reincarnating every month?

　　I will try to adjust it tomorrow, but it may be later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)