148: Chapter 148 The Tycoon: I want it all! It's just 300 billion RMB, what's the big deal?

Wallace grew angrier the more he thought about it, and the sense of crisis in his heart was becoming increasingly intense.

This time, being forced to swallow this humiliation by the Eagle, his defense budget was slashed by 15 billion Eagle Dollars, leaving him with only 25 billion available to allocate. He didn't know if he could still compete against those wealthy camels.

It wouldn't really come to having to go and beg those Old Money to intervene, would it...

Wallace scanned his surroundings, watching the exceptionally excited competitors around him, and made a silent resolution!

This time, no matter what, he had to secure the pre-order qualification for the Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet!

Even if it meant offending his own allies, even if it meant letting the plutocrats and nobles get their hands on the cabinet, he would stop at nothing!

"Boss Eagle, a wise man submits to circumstances!"

"This time, I'm sorry!"

The first live combat demonstration program was scheduled for 30 minutes.

To save time, the Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet squad stayed in low Earth orbit for less than two minutes before beginning their descent to return.

The Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet descended rapidly, its speed much faster than during its ascent. In less than ten minutes, after decelerating in advance, the Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet arrived at an altitude of 5,000 meters above the airshow center.

The "Heavenly Soldier" Orbital Assault Company jumped, their auxiliary flight systems activated, and two minutes later, they all landed steadily on the airshow plaza!

After several months, the classic scene of divine soldiers descending from the heavens reappeared, and the airshow plaza instantly erupted in the most enthusiastic applause!

"Brilliant! Simply brilliant!"

After finishing his applause, Crown Prince Salman shouted loudly toward General Li Jingwu.

"Dear Chief Li, when do we start the military equipment sales?"

"I don't think the subsequent programs are necessary!"

"I request that we immediately enter the bidding phase!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the foreign guests from various countries' eyes lit up, and they chimed in one after another.

"That's right, stop with the fluff, we are here to spend!"

"Chief Li, hurry up and start!"

"My bank card is already itching to be used!"

Watching these foreign guests who didn't want to stay for even a second longer, General Li Jingwu felt somewhat helpless.

China's airshow wasn't organized specifically for you foreigners to watch; it was primarily for the Chinese people themselves!

Boosting the morale and spirit of the entire nation was the fundamental purpose of organizing the international airshow!

"Since that's the case, so be it," General Li Jingwu pondered for a moment, then looked at the Deputy Commander of the Southern Military Region beside him and made a temporary decision.

"Deputy Commander Yang, move the military equipment exhibition scheduled for the afternoon to ten o'clock in the morning. You will be in charge of the subsequent airshow programs!"

Deputy Commander Yang nodded.

General Li Jingwu specifically instructed, "For the Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet stunt performance, the trial of the Individual Exoskeleton Armor, and other military equipment exhibitions and activities, there's no need to wait specifically for the foreign guests. Just follow the established steps!"

"Understood!"

Seeing this, General Li Jingwu directed the staff to guide all the foreign guests away from the viewing stands and toward the VIP reception hall of the airshow center.

The VIP reception hall was not in the airshow center, but in an office building next door. After everyone was seated, General Li Jingwu said apologetically.

"Dear VIP friends,"

"This is our first time holding a military equipment exhibition, and with the time being moved up temporarily, many arrangements have been disrupted. Please forgive us for any lack of hospitality!"

The event happened suddenly, and many matters for the airshow organizers were not yet ready, resulting in some deficiencies in diplomatic etiquette. However, no one cared about these things.

"These are all minor matters!"

"Chief Li, let's hurry up and start the sales bidding!"

Crown Prince Salman took the lead in shouting, voicing the inner thoughts of everyone present. What everyone was most concerned about now was the upcoming bidding!

"Alright, without further ado, let's begin immediately!"

General Li Jingwu signaled with his eyes for the staff to distribute the military equipment materials for the exhibition.

The foreign guests from various countries were eager and quickly flipped through the materials; soon, everyone noticed something amiss.

"Chief Li!"

The Defense Minister of Pakistan raised his hand to signal, and after receiving permission, he asked, "I would like to ask, what do these packages mean?"

Upon hearing this, General Li Jingwu smiled and said loudly, "Defense Minister of Pakistan, you asked a great question!"

"This is the first military equipment exhibition held by China!"

"The Supreme Academy of China attaches great importance to this and has given specific instructions to make it stylish and impressive!"

"Therefore, we planned from the very beginning not to follow the military equipment sales formats of other countries! Instead, we came up with some new tricks!"

Speaking of this, General Li Jingwu's face was almost creased with smiles.

"According to the different operational scenarios of modern warfare, we have specifically formulated personalized, professional, and refined military equipment packages for everyone!"

"Everyone can purchase different packages based on the specific situation your country is facing!"

"For example, we have customized the 'Dragon Fighting in the Wild' package for land warfare!"

"It includes 20 Zero-Four-A1 Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles, 10 Nine-Nine-A1 Heavy Tanks, 3 Wu Z-1 Armed Helicopters, 5 HQ-5 Heavy Anti-Tank Missile Launchers..."

After reading a long list of military equipment, General Li Jingwu finally mentioned the piece of military equipment everyone was most concerned about.

"And, 5 sets of 'Kunlun' Individual Exoskeleton Armor!"

"The price is only 10 billion Chinese Yuan!"

After listening to General Li Jingwu's words, the foreign guests at the scene were stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening and almost cursed out loud.

Damn! So you Chinese are playing the bundling sales game!

"Chief Li, can we buy the Individual Exoskeleton Armor separately?"

The German Defense Minister was blunt and asked directly.

"Defense Minister of Germany, as you know, our Chinese land warfare capabilities have been the best on the Blue Planet for many years!"

General Li Jingwu pretended to be ignorant, saying confidently.

"This 'Dragon Fighting in the Wild' military equipment package of ours was specifically customized by the Supreme Military Region based on years of land warfare experience!"

"Buying this package is equivalent to purchasing a Chinese heavy combined arms brigade!"

"It is absolutely worth more than the price!"

Seeing that General Li Jingwu would not answer directly at all, all the developed countries present became anxious and continued to press the issue.

"Chief Li, we only want to buy the Individual Exoskeleton Armor separately!"

They had no choice; they had already bought countless Eagle-style military equipment, which was much more advanced than these Chinese military equipment, so if they bought them back, they would just end up in the warehouse!

However, General Li Jingwu consistently emphasized a capital "perfunctory" attitude; his words implied that if you want to buy, you can, but you can only buy the package, which left these countries both angry and helpless.

Just when everyone was entangled in the argument, "Bang! —"

Accompanied by the sound of a table being slammed, an extremely irritable voice resounded throughout the VIP reception hall.

"Are you buying it or not?!"

Crown Prince Salman stood up directly, his anger burning.

"Dithering and nagging, you are all cowards!"

"Don't want it, right?"

"Fine! We in Arabia want it all!"

"For this 'Dragon Fighting in the Wild' land warfare package, give us in Arabia 30 sets first!"

"It's just 300 billion Chinese Yuan, what's the big deal?"