Chapter 1032 It’s not a loss even if you keep it for nothing

  Of course Liu Qingshan wants to buy this heavy machinery factory, and then through operation, cooperate with the domestic side to bring the technology and equipment here to the country.

  What he wants to do now is to buy it at a cheaper price.

  Hearing Gromov's plea, Liu Qingshan stood up and patted each other on the shoulder: "Our two countries used to have a brotherly friendship."

   "I will never forget those who have helped us, so Gromov, for the sake of friendship, I agree to your request."

  Gromov was immediately overjoyed. In fact, he himself knew that he and Mr. Mountain had just met each other once. How can there be any great friendship?

   It's just that he has feelings for this factory, and the workers in the factory are all good brothers who used to be good brothers. Now they are almost out of food. Gromov looked distressed, so he had the cheek to ask for help.

   Unexpectedly, it actually worked.

  Gromov is a big man, and he couldn't help crying with joy. He hugged Liu Qingshan tightly: "Liu, thank you, thank you..."

  He really couldn't express it in words, he kept repeating this sentence over and over in his mouth.

  Mayor Ilyich and the factory leaders also breathed a sigh of relief, but they also knew that this Mr. Mountain only had a preliminary intention to acquire, and it is estimated that there are still talks about specific negotiations.

   But it is a good thing after all. Now on their side, the privatization process is very unsuccessful: some good industrial and mining enterprises have been looted.

   And others, such as this kind of cumbersome machinery factory, no one cares about at all. If I can really get rid of this big burden, I would like to wish for it.

   Of course, Liu Qingshan will not participate in the specific negotiations. He just needs to hand over his bottom line to the negotiating team.

  Liu Qingshan’s plan is to pay half in cash and the other half in materials.

   Now that supplies are easier to use than rubles, the other party should have no objection.

As for the price, of course, the lower the better, Liu Qingshan reckoned that such a machinery factory that no one wanted would definitely not cost much, at most a few million dollars, plus the equivalent materials, That's about as good as it gets.

  It was noon and the factory was preparing lunch. Of course, Liu Qingshan couldn't go to Gromov's house. He was going to be a guest in the afternoon, so he might find out more real situations.

  The food on the dining table is quite rich, but Liu Qingshan still found that there are many shadows of Chinese products.

  For example, red sausage, such as drinking liquor, and even pickles, the trademarks on the canned bottles are all Chinese characters.

  It seems that the trade of Longteng Company is relatively successful, and it has penetrated into Maozi's life.

  This is a good phenomenon. If you persist, you will be able to continuously create wealth for the company.

   After lunch, Liu Qingshan proposed to visit Gromov's house.

  This is a private visit among friends, so the mayor can't accompany him.

   As for the factory, two leaders were sent to follow.

  Gromov's home is in the staff building behind the factory, so he didn't need to drive, just strolled there.

  The old red brick building looks very dilapidated in appearance.

   Liu Qingshan is not unfamiliar with this kind of building, because in China, some buildings in the 1950s and 1960s also have this style.

   "Liu, this is my home, welcome, this is my wife Sasha." Gromov warmly invited.

  Liu Qingshan also greeted the hostess, and handed over the gift she brought.

  The hostess is a typical Soviet woman, tall and strong, with a physique that can hold the thin Gromov.

  She enthusiastically invited Liu Qingshan and his party into the house. Of course, the gift Liu Qingshan brought made her feel even more happy.

  The furnishing in the room is also quite simple, an old TV, and the sofa is also old.

   But it can be seen that the hostess is a diligent person, and the house is well organized.

   Not long after, many people began to pour into Gromov's house one after another.

  They are all factory workers, including male workers and many female workers.

  Yes, in the Soviet period, female workers in the workshop were not uncommon, and their work was much better than those men who knew how to drink.

  They all heard that the factory was going to be sold, so they came to inquire about the news.

  A veteran worker with some prestige suddenly yelled: "The factory belongs to all of us and cannot be sold!"

   This is true. The workers have a lot of bonds in their hands. These bonds are distributed to the workers after accounting based on the assets of the factory.

  "Master Makarich, Liu is my friend. He promised that the original workers can continue to work in the factory as long as they want to."

  Gromov hurriedly came forward to explain. He is familiar with these workers, even including himself, and they all have the same idea: as long as there is a job, it is enough to not be hungry. The requirements are really not high at all.

   "Really?" The old worker looked at Liu Qingshan suspiciously.

  Liu Qingshan nodded with a smile: "And we can also hire experienced technicians to work in Huaxia. I dare not say anything else. Every night, we can definitely drink liquor."

  The temptation of this sentence is undoubtedly huge, and Liu Qingshan is not fooling around. Over the past few years, hundreds of Soviet experts have been introduced by him to work in China.

  Compared with Maozi's life where he can't eat or drink, he is not too happy.

  Katyusha and those female workers talked about this incident and mentioned several names, all of whom were experts recruited from Gongqingcheng.

   The workers did not trust Liu Qingshan, but they still trusted their own people like Katyusha.

   And they do know the situation of some experts working in China. After all, their families are still here, and they are said to be very prosperous.

  With this foundation, everyone no longer resisted Liu Qingshan, and asked incessantly when they could resume work. Everyone was waiting for the rice to cook.

   Liu Qingshan also promised with a smile: All workers will be able to receive the first batch of houses immediately, including flour, meat and so on.

  As long as the two parties negotiate the purchase contract, work and production can resume immediately.

  Although Liu Qingshan said that the large tractors here have no market in China.

   The reality is far from that. In Longjiang Province, there are many large farms. Many of the agricultural machinery they use are from the 1960s, and they should be replaced long ago.

   As for whether the farm can take out the money, it doesn’t matter. If there is no money, it’s the same with grain as collateral. Maozi’s side has been short of flour in recent years.

  The workers also saw hope, and some people spontaneously went to the factory to prepare for the resumption of work. Now that the Soviet Union has just disintegrated, these workers are still very dedicated.

  Both parties are interested in cooperating, and the negotiation speed is also very fast. It took only three days to sign a formal contract:

   Katyusha Trading Company officially took over the heavy machinery factory with three million dollars in cash and five million dollars worth of goods.

  At the moment, materials are even more attractive than US dollars.

  How do you say this price is comparable to the price of cabbage.

  According to the value of the factory in the past few years, it was worth hundreds of millions of rubles, and the ruble at that time was basically equivalent to the dollar.

   That is to say, this machinery factory is worth at least 100 million U.S. dollars, but now, it was taken down for only 8 million U.S. dollars.

  And there are five million dollars in it, which are used to pay off debts with goods.

  The actual value, in the purchase price of Longteng Company, is only hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  With all the calculations, Liu Qingshan bought a complete large-scale machinery factory without spending five million dollars.

   There are not only factory buildings, equipment, various drawings and technical materials, but also hundreds of heavy tractors that have not left the factory.

  As long as these tractors are shipped to the country, the scrap iron can basically be sold back.

   It can be seen how profitable the Sino-Russian trade was during this period.

  In the contract signed by the two parties, there are some additional conditions, such as not being able to abandon the original workers at will, and various benefits and so on.

  Liu Qingshan is not the kind of black-hearted capitalist. He can plunder the wealth of this country, but he will not intentionally squeeze these workers.

   When signing the contract, Liu Qingshan also specially added some clauses, such as free use of technology.

   To be honest, Liu Qingshan is still very envious of those large CNC machine tools and advanced production lines in the workshop.

  The machinery factory is a civilian factory, and it doesn't involve any military secrets, so the other party fully agreed.

  As for these workers, in Liu Qingshan's plan, a small half of them, including technicians like Gromov, will apply for visas one after another, and go to Huaxia to support the construction.

  The remaining factories and workers here will not lose money even if they are kept for nothing.

  In Gongqingcheng, there are still many large factories that Liu Qingshan is coveting, but now is not the best time to start, and it will take a year or two to buy them with bonds, which is the best solution.

  Living in Gongqingcheng for a week, Liu Qingshan's mission for this trip is basically over.

  When we went back, the team expanded again. In addition to the original team, there were also Gromov and several technicians and worker representatives from the machinery factory. Liu Qingshan was going to take them there to experience it first.

   Farewell to Katyusha, Lao Jiang and others, Liu Qingshan and the others finally boarded the return train.

  Gromov looked extremely excited, sitting opposite Liu Qingshan, and turned on the chatterbox mode again:

   "Liu, this time, we won't meet those bald guys again, will we?"

   Liu Qingshan looked at the several figures that appeared in his field of vision, and said with a smile: "That's hard to say."

  Gromov found a bottle of white wine out of nowhere, and took a sip happily: "Liu, I promise, the last time was just an accident, a small accident."

   Before he could finish speaking, he saw two strong men with black-shaven heads appear in front of his eyes.

   "You, what do you want to do?" Gromov picked up the wine bottle again.

   "Mr. Mountain, can you come with us?" A big man asked Liu Qingshan.

   "No, Liu, you can't go with them." Gromov jumped up excitedly, pointing at the bald man with a wine bottle:

   "You robbers, it's you who have ruined the image of our country!"

  Liu Qingshan smiled and waved his hands: "Gromov, don't get excited, they belong to my friends."

   After speaking, he nodded towards the big man: "Comrade Sergey sent you here, right?"

  (end of this chapter)