36: Chapter 36: New Orders of $200 Million Secured

Mannila introduced Li Yi and Major General Dula to each other. Major General Dula then introduced the personnel accompanying him. The negotiations began shortly after.

"In order to cope with the military pressure from Israel, we are considering purchasing a batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile." Major General Dula did not hide his intentions. "But most importantly, regarding the price, we hope to receive some discounts."

Major General Dula stated his requirements right from the start, without inquiring about the origin of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, nor questioning the combat performance of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.

After all, Jordan currently only had a single arms dealer providing anti-aircraft missiles, and there were no other arms dealers to give Jordan the confidence to delay negotiations.

"The Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile already comes with discounts; as long as the purchase quantity reaches a certain scale, you can enjoy the corresponding discounts."

"However, we cannot purchase that many anti-aircraft missiles for the time being; the funds available for purchasing anti-aircraft missiles are limited." Major General Dula laid out his difficulties.

"No money? Then why are you buying weapons and equipment?!" Li Yi almost blurted out his thoughts, but after a moment of consideration, he suppressed them and didn't say it.

"How many Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile does your side intend to purchase?"

"We will purchase 100 sets of Tianlei Type I Anti-Aircraft Missile with 200 accompanying missiles; 30 sets of Tianlei Type II Anti-Aircraft Missile with 60 accompanying missiles; 20 sets of Tianlei Type III Anti-Aircraft Missile with 30 accompanying missiles; and 2 sets of Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missile with 2 accompanying missiles."

Major General Dula reported the purchase quantities already confirmed by Lieutenant General Ham. Li Yi did a quick calculation; since it hadn't reached the lowest discount tier, it could only be calculated at the original price, totaling only $180 million.

The purchase amount was not large, even less than what the Glass House, which was just a unit of Iran, had purchased. Li Yi was somewhat dissatisfied, but a sale is a sale.

"If your side's purchase reaches $200 million, we can provide an additional gift of 3 accompanying missiles for the Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missile. What do you think?" Li Yi said.

In any case, the accompanying missiles for the Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missile didn't cost much, and the newly added $20 million in revenue would completely cover the system funds required to purchase them from the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

The original price of one Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missile accompanying missile was $8 million, so 3 would be worth $24 million. If this were the case, it would be equivalent to a 10% discount. Major General Dula was somewhat tempted.

"I need to communicate about this. Let's pause the negotiations for now."

"No problem."

Major General Dula walked out of the negotiation room to report the new situation to Lieutenant General Ham.

Upon hearing that an additional $20 million in procurement could secure 3 accompanying missiles for the Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missile, Lieutenant General Ham was also tempted.

Without considering it for long, Lieutenant General Ham agreed to increase the procurement funds by $20 million.

The $20 million in procurement funds would be used entirely for purchasing accompanying missiles, with 20 additional accompanying missiles for the Tianlei Type II Anti-Aircraft Missile and 10 additional accompanying missiles for the Tianlei Type III Anti-Aircraft Missile. The total amount added up to exactly $20 million.

After returning to the negotiation room, Major General Dula said directly, "We can increase the procurement amount by $20 million, adding 20 accompanying missiles for the Tianlei Type II Anti-Aircraft Missile and 10 accompanying missiles for the Tianlei Type III Anti-Aircraft Missile. The total procurement amount for all Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile will be $200 million."

Seeing Major General Dula make the decision so quickly, Li Yi naturally welcomed their increase in the arms order amount. "Agreed. When delivery takes place, the 3 additional gifted Tianlei Type IV Anti-Aircraft Missile accompanying missiles will be delivered together."

"How soon can your side complete the delivery?"

"After signing the arms trading contract and your side pays the deposit, we can complete the delivery within three days."

Within three days—this time frame was very short, much shorter than the delivery times of other arms dealers, and Major General Dula was quite satisfied.

"How much is the deposit? 10%?"

"The deposit is 15%, which cannot be reduced. Furthermore, after the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile is delivered, your side must pay the remaining balance within five days."

A 15% deposit, which is $30 million, was not a large amount, and Jordan could pay it at any time. Major General Dula had no objections to this.

"Agreed. May I ask what the payment method will be? All in US dollars?"

Li Yi was not interested in US dollars because US dollars could not be directly converted into Multiverse Arms Trading System funds. If he received US dollars, he would have to go and convert them into Chinese currency himself, which was too much trouble.

He still owed Mannila $25.25 million in intermediary fees, and since this arms trade order was successfully concluded, he needed to pay an additional $10 million, totaling $35.25 million.

"We hope for a payment of $35.25 million in US dollars. The remaining $164.75 million can be paid through gold, mineral resources, Chinese currency, etc. Please see what combination your side can use to pay."

With such a small amount paid in US dollars, isn't it standard for international payments to be made in US dollars? Major General Dula felt surprised. But thinking that other payment methods could be used as substitutes, it was also a good thing for Jordan.

"We have no problem with the amount to be paid in US dollars, but we still need to discuss the other forms of payment."

"Then let's continue the discussion after you have made your decision."

Major General Dula left the negotiation room once again and reported the payment combination proposed by Li Yi to Lieutenant General Ham.

Lieutenant General Ham also found this strange, but seeing that they didn't have to pay in US dollars, which would prevent their foreign exchange reserves from decreasing, he naturally would not refuse.

After some communication with the Jordanian government, they decided to pay 1,500 kilograms of gold, equivalent to 52,911 ounces. Based on the current international gold price of $1,994 per ounce, this was worth $105.5045 million in gold.

The remaining $59.2455 million would all be paid in Chinese currency. Based on an exchange rate of $1 to 6.8752 Chinese currency, 407.32 million Chinese currency was required.

Jordan had a significant amount of trade with China. Currently, their foreign exchange reserves had just under 500 million in Chinese currency, and after this payment, their Chinese currency would be almost completely cleared out.

After Major General Dula received the proposed payment combination from Lieutenant General Ham, he returned to the negotiation room and said, "We have decided on the $200 million order amount, which will be paid as $35.25 million in US dollars, 1,500 kilograms of gold, and 407.32 million in Chinese currency."

After Li Yi did some calculations, it was basically equivalent to the value of $200 million. "Agreed, just proceed with this payment combination."

"We will pay the $30 million deposit first. As for the subsequent funds, we will pay them to your side immediately after the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile is delivered."

"No problem."

$30 million was exactly enough to pay Mannila the intermediary fee in one go. When the remaining balance was paid next time, the remaining $5.25 million would be paid, effectively settling Mannila's intermediary fees.