But just as Lieutenant General Demyaninsky was thinking that, Mavi, who was standing right in front of him, suddenly spoke with clear consideration. "How about this, Lieutenant General Demyaninsky, I'll take all 2,381 'Thunder' missiles you have for sale\! Please calculate the price for me\!"
Mavi declared magnanimously in front of the arsenal. Standing beside him, Lieutenant General Demyaninsky and the group of Ukrainian Army generals all instantly widened their eyes\! It was as if they thought they had misheard him\!
"Wh... What?\! 2,381 missiles, you'll take all of them?\!" one army general stammered, staring dumbfounded at Mavi's profile. The Ukrainian military had originally planned to clear out these Scud missiles over the next six years.
They never expected that Mavi, this super-rich tycoon from Russia, would want them all in one go\! And the critical part was, he didn't even bat an eye when making the decision.
"My god, just how rich is this arms dealer from Russia?\! He's been here for less than two minutes and he's already taken care of our entire six-year sales plan? Is he buying groceries or buying arms?" They remembered at the start of the year, the Ukrainian Army had discussed plans and strategies for selling this batch of "stuck" missiles for over two weeks.
But now... encountering this super-rich guy Mavi, all the plans and strategies are useless...
"Uh\! Mr. Mavi\! You, you please wait a moment, we'll calculate it for you right away\!" Lieutenant General Demyaninsky hadn't expected anyone to instantly snatch up their over 2,300 Scud missiles like that. With the "buy ten get three" deal, the total price came to... $219.84 million\!
"Mr. Mavi, for the 2,381 'Thunder' missiles, after rounding down the change, the total price is $219 million. You... you're sure you want them all, right?" Lieutenant General Demyaninsky felt the good fortune was just too sudden. He had originally thought the task assigned by his superiors was quite arduous. Unexpectedly... it was about to be completed in the blink of an eye.
"Yep, I'll take them all. The Ukrainian Army is responsible for transportation, right?" After acquiring Bugatti, Mavi still had $4.5 billion in his bank account. Spending $219 million to buy so many Scud missiles was truly not expensive. Once he found buyers later, he could easily sell them for five times the price with one quick transaction.
Plus, when he had nothing else to do, he could even mess around with a couple himself. For example, blowing up an iceberg or an uninhabited small island or something. Anyway, these highly cost-effective missiles really weren't expensive.
Seeing how casually Mavi spoke, Lieutenant General Demyaninsky and the Ukrainian Army generals standing in front of him couldn't help but sigh internally, "This guy... he's truly too rich."
After confirming the Scud missile purchase details, Mavi also went ahead and bought all the self-propelled rocket launchers the Ukrainian Army had for sale.
As the saying goes, "A blast of the cannon brings ten thousand taels of gold," and that saying is absolutely right.
Take the self-propelled rocket launchers, for instance. A single 300mm rocket round costs an average of $15,000. And when paired with the TOS-1 flamethrower tank that the Russian Army had given Mavi, one full salvo of rockets would cost $360,000 (at the time). Converted to Chinese Yuan, that's 2.88 million RMB. In 2001, hardly any tycoons would dare play like that... and besides, even if they wanted to, they couldn't get their hands on them...
"Mr. Mavi, you want the 8,837 300mm rocket rounds in our inventory too? The total price is... $132 million..." Lieutenant General Demyaninsky felt like he was dreaming a bit. This wasn't just good fortune arriving too suddenly; he was practically dumbfounded by Mavi's financial power...
What the heck... what kind of person is this?\! Buying $132 million worth of rocket launchers plus $219 million worth of Scud missiles by himself\! His wealth is so immense, it's practically rich enough to rival a nation\!
Facing the various astonishment from the Ukrainian military officials, Mavi shrugged helplessly, indicating this was all just "basic operation"... It was only $351 million in total, just relax, relax...
"Yep, I want them all, Lieutenant General Demyaninsky." Mavi was already considering if he should buy an island next. Then build a super private world-class arms depot to store the military weapons he collected from everywhere. It would definitely be spectacular then\!
After negotiating his own deals, Mavi suddenly remembered that his main task this time was to discuss Russia's purchase of the medium-range missile research institute and the medium-range missile production line.
"Ahem\! Lieutenant General Demyaninsky, regarding the two missile research institutes and the production factory belonging to your base, how much will you sell them for in total?" Mavi felt a little guilty of "neglecting his duty" as he asked Lieutenant General Demyaninsky. When he starts buying things, he just can't control his desires. No wonder there are so many "shopaholics" online; it's because the feeling of spending money is truly great.
"Uh, Mr. Mavi, you've already bought so many 'Thunder' missiles and self-propelled rocket launchers from us. Let's just sell you the missile institutes and factory for $200 million\!" Lieutenant General Demyaninsky said, offering a discount. The selling price for these institutes and missile factories was originally $240 million.
Now, his Ukrainian Army was completely bewildered by Mavi.
Before the reception, Demyaninsky had clearly heard from his superior that the Russian arms dealer was coming to discuss acquiring the missile production line. But unexpectedly, by the end, this originally primary task had become secondary. And the $350 million worth of missiles that the arms dealer bought himself became the biggest gain from this negotiation... This was truly beyond imagination.
"$200 million? Okay, no problem." Mavi spent money like he was shopping at a supermarket. If the price was close, he just bought it directly, knowing that reselling it later would yield profits large enough to make him burst.
$200 million for medium-range missile R\&D and production is already quite cheap. Mavi will fund a portion of this amount for the Russian Ministry of Defense. This will serve as a "toll fee" or "cost of doing business" for the $351 million worth of missiles. He would also give some Scud missiles and self-propelled rocket launchers to the Russian Army as a bonus. This is to avoid being viewed unfavorably later.
After all, privately owning so many missiles definitely wouldn't make sense without government support. So both sides must be tied together on the same rope and advance and retreat together.
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"Mr. Mavi\! It was a great pleasure to reach this cooperation with you. On behalf of the Ukrainian military, I express our most sincere gratitude\!" Because he had completed his task above and beyond expectations, Lieutenant General Demyaninsky couldn't help but smile.
The $551 million in arms revenue made him imagine what his superiors' astonished reaction would be when he reported the total order amount. They would surely be shocked and unable to believe it, as if they were dreaming...
But honestly, Lieutenant General Demyaninsky remained somewhat incredulous about everything that had just happened, even after seeing Mavi off and returning to the army base.
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(End of this chapter)