Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 197 Farewell! My Comrade

Lu Shaohua must have something to say when he asked Chen Guobang to go to the third floor. Not only did he have things to arrange, but he also had an important question to ask.

Arriving at the original room, after sitting down, Lu Shaohua asked directly: "What is the reaction of the military's top brass regarding this weaponry?"

This question is very important. If the top military officials do not ask about this, it may be that they do not care about this business. But if they pay high-profile attention to it, it means that they are looking forward to Chen Guobang's next business.

Chen Guobang didn't know that Lu Shaohua wanted to use this to speculate the mentality of the military's top brass. Without thinking, he said based on the actual situation: "How should I put it? They are very high-profile. When we went there, a deputy commander received us. After the list was finalized, the deputy commander said that the general wanted to see me. I went too, but we just talked about some ordinary things, nothing else."

Lu Shaohua didn't need to think about it, everything was clear. The military obviously attached great importance to the deal with Chen Guobang, and they put on such a high profile just to continue the cooperation. "Well! Brother, take some time and ask the military to buy a state-of-the-art frigate in the near future to see how they react."

That's right, Lu Shaohua was testing the attitude of the military. The most advanced frigate is no trivial matter. If they are willing to buy it, then Lu Shaohua can ask for a high price next time he buys equipment. He can buy some advanced fighter jets and some other things. As for the aircraft carrier, it is Lu Shaohua's ultimate goal. Without understanding the attitude of the military and consolidating a solid relationship, Lu Shaohua would not bring it up now.

Chen Guobang was a man who, of course, understood what Lu Shaohua meant. Buying a frigate was secondary, and testing the attitude was the primary priority. "Well! I'll go take a look the day after tomorrow."

"Well, let's go the day after tomorrow." Lu Shaohua did not object. Li Zhijie and Xie Jianwei would leave for Africa the day after tomorrow, and they would definitely have to get together with everyone tomorrow. As Li Zhijie's comrade-in-arms and former leader, how could he not be present? And since they would leave the day after tomorrow, it was reasonable for Chen Guobang to see them off, so there were important things to do in the next two days.

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The end of one topic will also be the beginning of another. After talking about the attitude of the military, Lu Shaohua returned to a topic that has a certain relationship with the government, that is, the issue of virtual currency. State-owned enterprises belong to the government, and the leaders of state-owned enterprises also hold positions in the government, so it is not an exaggeration to say that they are official institutions.

"Brother, my plan is this..." Lu Shaohua told Chen Guobang everything he had in mind, and only said after he finished the first half of the plan. "What we need to do now is to first undermine the power structure of one or two state-owned enterprises and factories, so that we can gain greater benefits and act more conveniently."

After Lu Shaohua finished speaking, Chen Guobang was still stunned. He couldn't accept Lu Shaohua's plan because it was too scary. Although he didn't know how to do business, he still knew how to calculate. Except for the bribes and the money for buying virtual currency, all the other profits belonged to Lu Shaohua.

The greater the volume, the greater the profit. If Lu Shaohua's plan succeeds and 1 million products are sold, let alone a lot, just one dollar for each product will be enough, that's 1 million yuan. What's more, if the volume is more than this, my profit will be more than one dollar.

Of the 1 million yuan, apart from the money used to bribe some officials and the money used to purchase virtual currency, how much profit would that be? At least 60% would flow into Lu Shaohua's pocket, because for insiders in state-owned enterprises, it is a virtual currency, a currency similar to a blank check, which is dispensable. But if someone suddenly offers him rubles to buy this virtual currency, let alone a 1:3 ratio, they would be willing to pay 1:10 or 1:20. After all, it is called virtual currency because it is virtual and there is nothing more real than real rubles.

Chen Guobang really couldn't accept this number, it was too scary, but over the years, he had long been accustomed to Lu Shaohua's unexpectedness, as long as he was given a little time, he would be able to accept it. He took a deep breath, and after a long time, he slowly said: "I will find a way to win over some leaders of state-owned enterprises."

"Well, winning over is imperative. However, you don't have to do it in person. Give this task to the candidate from the supporting government, and treat it as a test. If he can't even do such a small thing, there's no need for us to support him." This was an idea that Lu Shaohua had just thought of. Winning over and undermining some state-owned enterprises seems easy, but it is difficult to do. After all, all the senior management of state-owned enterprises must be replaced by their own people. If there is no way to replace them, they must be bribed.

"Okay, I'll tell him. If it doesn't work how can I choose someone else?" Chen Guobang seemed to agree with Lu Shaohua's test.

"Well, there is one more thing, it is about transportation. If we want to use normal channels to transport goods out, it will be impossible." Having said this, Lu Shaohua paused and then continued: "If normal channels are not possible, we can use the Far East Army to transport it. There should be no problem with this. As for our domestic military, I will find a way to solve it."

That's right. Lu Shaohua couldn't think of a good plan after thinking about it for a long time. Finally, he turned his head and set his sights on the Far Eastern Army. This army was stationed on the Sino-Soviet border. If the goods were transported to the border through them, and then communicated with the Northeast Military Region in the country, the goods could be shipped back to the country and then transferred to Hong Kong for sale. This would not be a difficult task. Perhaps there was another way, which was through the navy. However, Lu Shaohua did not want to use the navy, because opening up border transportation was a must, and many things in the future would rely on this line.

Chen Guobang did not say anything, but just nodded. It was too easy for him to transport the goods through the Far East Army. He only needed to pay some money to do it. Money makes the world go round!

Lu Shaohua heaved a sigh of relief when the profitable plan was officially arranged. It would take time for Chen Guobang to establish transportation connections, and this period of time bought Liu Mingzhang time to register a sales company and recruit sales talents. Although it was a bit tight, Lu Shaohua believed that Liu Mingzhang could do it.

All along, there was nothing that Liu Mingzhang had not accomplished. Lu Shaohua had great confidence in Liu Mingzhang and believed that he could do a good job in this matter. If it were not for the need to quickly build a sales network and prevent the goods from piling up, Lu Shaohua would not have to be so nervous.

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Time flies. When the sun slowly sets in the west and rises from the east in the blink of an eye, a day has passed. Looking at the white clouds turning into locust red under the strong light, Lu Shaohua couldn't help but sigh that the natural scenery is really beautiful!

The arrival of a new day also means the last day for Li Zhijie and Xie Zhijie to stay in the Soviet Union. After today, they will leave the Soviet Union and go to Africa to create a new world with one billion US dollars.

The affection between comrades-in-arms is something that Lu Shaohua, who has never been in the army, cannot understand. Comrades-in-arms in the army may not be brothers, but the affection between them is much closer than that between brothers. This kind of affection is a wonderful existence, transcending many limitations. Comrades-in-arms from all corners of the country have a deeper affection than brothers with blood ties.

The eve of departure was destined to be a celebration. No matter whether it was Li Zhijie or Xie Jianwei, they deeply understood that they might never see these comrades who were as close as brothers again. However, they had no complaints. In the past three years, if there was no "boss" Lu Shaohua, they could not imagine how their lives would be. But Lu Shaohua appeared and changed the trajectory of their lives, completely changed it, and made their lives more colorful.

Isn't life meant to be colorful? In Li Zhijie's opinion, Lu Shaohua gave them a colorful life, so he couldn't let Lu Shaohua down, so he resolutely agreed to form a mercenary group. Besides, isn't the life of a mercenary also colorful? This is what will allow them to find their previous life in the army, and this is the life of people like them!

For the whole day, there were 13 people sitting on the first floor of the building. Oh, no, there are only 12 people now, because Lu Shaohua was drunk and left early. Only the 9 soldiers who came to the Soviet Union at that time and Chen Guobang were left, and the others were Li Shangkui and Zhang Qingyun.

Among the people present, except Chen Guobang, Li Zhijie and Xie Jianwei who knew about the formation of the mercenary group, the others only knew that Li Zhijie and Xie Jianwei were leaving the Soviet Union, but they had no idea what they were going to do. They did not ask, because each of them knew deeply in their hearts that asking would not answer anything, and they could not ask. This was the rule set by Chen Guobang, "You will know what you should know, but you should not ask what you should not know."

There is no order without discipline. Although they have left the army long ago and now appear in the Soviet Union as ordinary people, they have not forgotten the army's rules, nor do they want to forget them. They will continue to follow the rules seriously until one day they grow old.

"Okay, it's getting late. Let's finish this cup together and then take a break." Chen Guobang said as he picked up the cup filled with Wuliangye.

It was getting late, and if they didn't rest, they might not be able to get out of bed tomorrow. Besides, before they started drinking, Li Zhijie had told Chen Guobang that they were going to set out while it was still daybreak to avoid the sad scene when they left. In other words, they wanted to leave without being discovered.

"Haha! Come on, let's do it together." Someone continued what Chen Guobang said.

As soon as these words were spoken, several other people stood up in unison and raised their glasses.

"Done."

"Dry."

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The long "farewell ceremony" finally ended with the last word "gan", but no one felt sleepy at all and everyone was full of energy.

"Okay, let's take a break." After drinking the hot liquid in one gulp, Chen Guobang put the cup on the table and announced that the 'farewell ceremony' was officially over.

This was an order. Although Chen Guobang did not speak in an imperative tone, they all took it as an order as they were well-disciplined people. Except for Li Zhijie and Xie Jianwei, everyone else left the meeting in an orderly manner and walked towards their own rooms.

After watching everyone leave, Chen Guobang tilted his head to glance at Li Zhijie and Xie Jianwei and said, "You two should go and rest for a while."

"No, let's pack up now and leave later." Li Zhijie said with some sadness.

Xie Jianwei also nodded in agreement to show his approval of Li Zhijie's arrangement.

"Okay then, let's go and clean up now." Chen Guobang said calmly.

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Half an hour later, the front of the building was pitch dark. Suddenly, the headlights of a car lit up, and then there was a loud bang. The tires rubbed against the ground violently, and the car rushed out like a kite with a broken string.

Li Zhijie and Xie Jianwei, who were sitting in the car, turned their heads to look in the direction of the building at the same time, moved their lips, and seemed to say: "Farewell! My comrade."

The car gradually disappeared into the darkness of the night, and suddenly...