51: Chapter 51 This is worth doing

After Lieutenant Colonel Haidari returned, he saw that the arms trading contract had already been drafted.

Since there had already been one transaction, they simply modified the previous contract to add the new content, so it did not take much time.

Li Yi was satisfied with this arms trading contract.

This was his first time making a sale exceeding $1 billion, which was very beneficial for him to further increase the system funds of the Multiverse Arms Trading System.

After Lieutenant Colonel Haidari finished reviewing the arms trading contract, he only raised questions about a few minor points, which were quickly revised.

After Li Yi and Lieutenant Colonel Haidari signed the documents, this arms trading contract worth $2.16 billion was considered concluded.

Looking at the arms trading contract in his hands, Li Yi was very happy.

Although he had not yet received the deposit, he figured that Iran would not renege on the contract.

If Iran were asked to produce $2 billion in cash, they might hesitate, but if asked to provide $2 billion worth of oil, they would not even blink.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari was also very happy.

This arms trading contract would allow the Glass House to obtain a large batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles, which could greatly enhance the air defense capabilities of the various Glass House units, making it even easier to handle air strikes from the USA and Israel.

Li Yi said to Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, "The contract has been signed. Once you pay for the first batch of 15 million barrels of oil, our side will deliver the first batch of Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles to you as soon as possible."

"Good. We will speed up the collection of the oil and will contact you to pay for it once it is ready."

Seeing that the negotiations had concluded, Li Yi prepared to leave and return to Pengcheng.

This time, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari did not let Li Yi leave early and said enthusiastically, "We didn't celebrate after signing the contract last time, so no matter what, we must celebrate this time before you go."

Seeing Lieutenant Colonel Haidari's enthusiasm, Li Yi felt embarrassed to leave early and had to sit back down.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari then said, "For the sake of safety, we will celebrate right here. The conditions are a bit simple, but there is no shortage of roast camel, champagne, Dizi kebabs, flatbreads, and so on."

Service staff quickly arranged the place, then pushed in a cart topped with a whole roasted camel and various side dishes, while various champagnes and beverages were placed on both sides.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari picked up a bottle of champagne and handed it to Li Yi, then picked up one for himself, saying, "Come, let's open them together and let the celebration begin."

Li Yi did not stand on ceremony; he took the champagne and opened it, the effervescent aroma filling the entire living room.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari also happily sprayed the champagne around, wanting this living room to remember the success of these two arms transactions.

Li Yi chatted with Lieutenant Colonel Haidari while eating the crispy, golden-brown roasted camel meat.

The conversation covered everything. Lieutenant Colonel Haidari even complained to Li Yi, mentioning that during the fiercest battles against the USA and the Opposition Armed Forces, he had once hidden in an underground bunker for a week, where even eating was difficult. He also encountered a bunker-busting bomb that exploded not far from the bunker, and he almost thought he would be buried there.

Li Yi could only express sympathy; after all, he did not live in a war environment and could not imagine such a scene.

This was not like filming a movie, and certainly not like those absurd anti-Japanese war dramas where characters could style their hair with wax, drink coffee, and make up nonsense just to look cool in an idol war drama.

When the celebration was almost over, Li Yi remembered that Lieutenant Colonel Haidari should know many high-ranking military officials in neighboring countries and could introduce some clients to him.

Li Yi said to Lieutenant Colonel Haidari, "We have already cooperated twice, and you have seen the combat performance of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile. You must think it is no worse than the anti-aircraft missiles of other countries, right?"

"Yes, the combat performance is excellent. No other country's anti-aircraft missiles can easily shoot down Global Hawks and F-16 Fighter Jets." Lieutenant Colonel Haidari did not deny it.

"Do you know any high-ranking military officials in neighboring countries? If you recommend the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to them, I can pay you a commission."

"There's a commission? About how much?" Lieutenant Colonel Haidari was a bit interested.

As a Lieutenant Colonel in Iran, Lieutenant Colonel Haidari's salary level was not very high, and although he could earn a little extra money, it was not a large amount.

"It depends on the amount of the arms trading contract. If the order amount is below $1 billion, the commission is 3%; if the order amount is above $1 billion but below $10 billion, the commission is 5%; if the order amount is above $10 billion but below $50 billion, the commission is 6.5%; for order amounts above $50 billion, the commission is calculated at 8%."

This commission was slightly lower than the one given to Mannila. In the future, other brokers who introduced arms deals to Li Yi would be paid commissions according to this scale.

After all, Mannila was the first arms broker who helped Li Yi get started, so it didn't matter if he was paid a bit more. In any case, Li Yi could earn much more, so paying a slightly higher commission had no impact.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari calculated to himself: for the last arms deal of $452.5 million, he could have received $13.57 million, and for this arms deal of $2.16 billion, the commission would reach $108 million.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari was very envious of such a large amount of money. Thinking that he did indeed have dealings with the military of many neighboring countries, if he could pull in an order for Li Yi, the money he could get would definitely exceed his salary by dozens or even hundreds of times.

After all, the amounts for arms deals were never small. There were rarely orders of only a few hundred thousand or a few million dollars; they usually started at tens of millions, and orders exceeding hundreds of millions were the norm.

Moreover, the arms dealer even agreed to accept payment in oil, which, for countries around the Persian Gulf, was practically like getting free arms.

"This is worth doing!" Lieutenant Colonel Haidari made up his mind. He did not hesitate and said, "I do have many contacts among high-ranking military officials, and I can recommend the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile to them."

"That's great." Li Yi welcomed this.

"Can all models of the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile be sold? Can other countries also pay with oil?"

"Yes, all Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missiles are open for sale, and most of the funds can be paid with oil," Li Yi said affirmatively.

"I will try my best to contact the military of other countries and will let you know when there is news." Lieutenant Colonel Haidari dared not guarantee that he could persuade other countries to purchase the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.

"Good. For countries willing to purchase the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile, we can sell to them without any attached conditions. You can make this clear to the military of other countries."

Li Yi gave Lieutenant Colonel Haidari an even more attractive selling point.

After all, many countries attached various conditions when selling weapons and equipment, especially the USA, which loved to bundle various conditions to make threats.

This made many countries purchasing arms very dissatisfied, but without better options, they had no choice but to agree to the conditions.

Lieutenant Colonel Haidari also understood this status quo. It seemed he now had more confidence in promoting the Tianlei Series Anti-Aircraft Missile.

After Li Yi and Lieutenant Colonel Haidari finished eating, drinking, and celebrating, both sides were very happy. After Li Yi left, he did not intend to stay in Beirut; he went straight to the vicinity of the unfinished building and used the Multiverse Arms Trading System to teleport back to Pengcheng.