181: Three billion, Daole?

“Purchase a mech?”

“Sign an energy priority supply agreement?”

Ye Guhong stood up, his eyes flickering, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth: “These Dahu Countrys are quick to act. They were just in Sakura, and now they’ve come to us.”

Tang Wensheng, who was standing nearby, frowned: “Elder Ye, when those Dahu Countrys went to Sakura to buy mechs before, it was mostly because Sakura’s mechs were designed to counter our Sky Carrier. Now they want to buy our mechs? Do they intend to buy our mechs and then use them against our Sky Carrier?”

Ye Guhong's eyes narrowed.

Previously, various countries had extended olive branches to Sakura’s mechs, almost all of them targeting the mechs' ability to specifically counter the domestic Sky Carrier.

Regardless of whether they could truly counter the Sky Carrier, they at least wanted peace of mind.

Everyone was well aware of this point.

Now, the Dahu Country directly abandoned Sakura's mechs and instead wanted to purchase domestic ones, which was indeed a bit unexpected.

After a moment of thought, Ye Guhong said, “Perhaps they saw how advanced our mechs are and realized that our momentum is unstoppable, so they came to show goodwill. Otherwise, they wouldn't have specifically emphasized that they could sign an energy priority supply agreement with us.”

“This…” Tang Wensheng was stunned for a moment, then said, “There is indeed such a possibility. They probably know in their hearts that their actions of going to Sakura to buy mechs might cause our displeasure.”

“However, the energy priority supply seems a bit lacking in sincerity. The energy they refer to is nothing more than oil, but since we have mastered Controllable Nuclear Fusion Technology, our demand for such ordinary energy will soon decrease to almost zero.”

“You can't say that either.”

Ye Guhong shook his head slightly.

“For them, oil is already their most valuable asset. They are offering their most valuable asset, so it can be considered somewhat sincere; it’s just that we have developed too quickly recently.”

Han Zhaoyu, who rarely spoke, suddenly nodded and interjected, “Elder Ye is right. To give an inappropriate example, if a penniless beggar shares his steamed bun, can you say he lacks sincerity?”

“That’s true.” Tang Wensheng sighed.

Ye Guhong waved his hand and said, “Let’s not guess here anymore. Let’s connect with them and see how many mechs they want to buy.”

“Ah? Are we really selling mechs to them?” Tang Wensheng was stunned again.

“Sell! Why not sell?”

Ye Guhong looked slightly to the side.

“Didn’t Lin say? This mech is just a basic model, something we have in abundance. Selling it to them and using the money earned to buy other high-grade resources to build advanced mechs, that’s a good cycle.”

“Should we ask for Lin’s opinion first?” Tang Wensheng hesitated, “I think it’s better to ask to be safe.”

“Lin definitely shares my thoughts.”

Ye Guhong smiled slightly, then said:

“However, if we are really going to sell, we do need to ask for Lin’s opinion. I’ll contact Lin.”

With that, he sent Lin Yang a video conference invitation.

On the other side, Lin Yang was originally preparing for the live broadcast demonstration of another mech when he suddenly received a video conference invitation from Ye Guhong. He was a little surprised at first, but quickly joined the video conference.

Ye Guhong would certainly not invite him to a meeting without a good reason.

The live demonstration could be postponed for a bit.

As soon as he joined the video conference, Ye Guhong, without a word, directly relayed the Dahu Country's desire to purchase mechs and the results of their recent discussion.

Lin Yang immediately understood and said, “Sell, of course we sell! These Dahu Countrys don’t have much else, but they do have a lot of money. How can we not seize this opportunity to fleece them thoroughly?”

Upon hearing this, Tang Wensheng was a little surprised, while Ye Guhong laughed, “Haha, I told you! Lin’s thinking is definitely the same as mine!”

“This… Lin, I’m mainly worried. What if we sell them this mech and they use it against our Sky Carrier? Although your mech is a basic model, it’s much stronger than Sakura’s mechs.”

After his initial surprise, Tang Wensheng voiced his biggest concern.

His main reason for not advocating selling mechs to the countries in the Central District was this.

If they sold mechs to other countries, and those countries then used the mechs against them, it would be like handing a gun to the enemy.

“No need to worry. We sell them this basic model mech, and we use more advanced mechs ourselves. We are not afraid of them using this mech to deal with our Sky Carrier.”

Lin Yang, however, waved his hand and said:

“The other mech I’m about to release is much stronger than this basic model. Moreover, this mech is ours, and even if we sell it, we will certainly leave a back door. It’s impossible for them to use the mech to turn around and fight us.”

“Leave a back door?” Tang Wensheng was stunned again, then softly said, “If that’s discovered, wouldn’t it be bad?”

“They won’t find out.” Lin Yang smiled.

Ye Guhong also chimed in, “Old Tang, you are just too conservative. In international trade, for those high-end items, Western countries also leave backdoors when selling to us. This is practically an unwritten rule. I’m sure they are prepared to accept this when they come to buy.”

“Alright, then sell it!” Tang Wensheng said no more.

Ye Guhong then asked again, “Lin, what’s the cost of this mech? If we’re going to sell it, how much per unit is appropriate?”

“Cost? The cost isn't high. If we sell to the Dahu Countrys in the Central District, anything above three billion per unit is acceptable.”

Lin Yang hadn’t calculated the cost in detail, he just gave a rough figure.

Because the material cost of this thing really isn't too high; the key is the technology that changes the functionality of the materials.

If you were to really talk about cost, the material cost for a single basic mech might only be one or two hundred million.

Yes, it's that low!

Because the most expensive material used in this basic mech is steel, with very little consumption of rare metals.

Of course, if you add the technology that changes the functionality of materials, then it can be said to be priceless.

After all, ordinary steel cannot be used directly; it is too brittle and would easily fall apart.

He used new technology to re-quench the steel.

And this technology is currently only mastered by him.

So, how much to charge is entirely up to his mood.

He can sell it at cost price, or he can sell it at dozens of times the markup.

“Three billion? That's not too expensive.”

Ye Guhong muttered, not finding it expensive at all.

In fact, it could be said to be quite cheap.

This is a mech!

Three billion per unit is really not expensive!

After settling on the price, Ye Guhong had someone connect with the representatives of those Dahu Countrys in the Central District, inviting them to join the video conference.

These Dahu Country representatives are currently still en route. If they can accept the price, then they can come directly. If they cannot, then they can return home first and discuss it later.

And when the Dahu Country representatives joined the video conference and heard the quote, a scene unfolded that left everyone dumbfounded.

Because…

“Only three billion Dolar per unit? This is truly a great conscience price! So, my dear Shangxia, we’ll take ten units first, can we?”

“Pfft…”

Hearing this, Tang Wensheng, who had just taken a sip of water, instantly spat it out again.

Ye Guhong was also directly stunned: “You, what did you say? How, how much? Three billion, Dolar?”

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