Chapter 208: One-Time Deal

Liaoyang Suburbs. Abandoned Steel Plant. Reading М

Li Yi and Qi Rong sat side by side on the leather sofa in the office. A set of tea sets was placed on the table, still steaming.

The best Dahongpao, this tea not only has a fragrant aroma, but also has a very beautiful packaging. You can tell at a glance that it is not an ordinary product.

Qi Rong pointed at Wei Sanpao and suddenly asked, "Who is this brother?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "Wei Zhenguo, nicknamed Sanpao! You have a life-long friendship with me!"

Qi Rong turned his head and looked at Wei Sanpao. If someone in the south can have such a nickname, he must not be a soft persimmon. This person seems to be the second in command of Li Yi!

Wei Sanpao stood up, picked up the tea, and said with a smile, "Brother Qi, this is our first meeting. I am a rough man and don't know any rules. I will toast you with tea instead of wine!"

Qi Rong smiled and clinked glasses with Wei Sanpao and drank it.

Wei Sanpao is a man who can talk and see clearly. He didn't say a few words from beginning to end. At most, he just went through the motions, but he should be a man who can do things!

Otherwise, according to Li Yi's character, would he bring such a big and strong man with him?

Li Yi smiled and said, "Brother Qi, my brother and I grew up together and can be trusted!"

Qi Rong understood the status of Wei Sanpao in Li Yi's heart when he heard Li Yi's words.

And Li Yi also took the opportunity to express one thing, Wei Sanpao is trustworthy! Just rest assured!

After a simple greeting, Qi Rong started to talk about business.

"Brother, this time we go to the Russian side, the general details have been finalized. What do you think this time? Tell me?"

Li Yi thought for a while and said, "I really have a question. Although the border defense issue has been resolved, it must cost a lot of money. How much can you earn from this trip back and forth?"

Li Yi's words can be said to be on point, because after all, a trader is also a kind of businessman, but more primitive.

Since we are businessmen, we are after money, whether it is roubles or dragon currency, or US dollars or pounds, as long as there is money to earn, it is fine!

Therefore, profits must be guaranteed when doing business!

Hearing Li Yi's words, Qi Rong also nodded and explained: "Although we are not real businessmen, we also need to pay attention to risk investment and reasonable returns!"

At this point, Qi Rong drank the tea in his hand and said seriously: "Take my business this time as an example. This is nearly a thousand tons of goods, worth about 10 million, and it can be sold for nearly 30 million at a time. This is a conservative estimate!"

"But we need to take care of the border defense, local officials, and the money of the department. The starting price is about 3 million! Because we resell things, we must have the approval of the upper level, otherwise you don’t even know how to lose money!"

Li Yi calculated that 10 million for 30 million, minus 3 million other expenses, that is 27 million, and the actual profit is 17 million.

1.7 times the net profit, this business is really profitable, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is robbing money!

Uncle Ma once said that capitalists are afraid of no profit or too little profit, just like nature is afraid of a vacuum. Once there is a proper profit, capital becomes bold.

If there is a 10% profit, it is guaranteed to be used everywhere; with a 20% profit, it becomes active; with a 50% profit, it takes risks; for a 100% profit, it dares to trample on all human laws; with a 300% profit, it dares to commit any crime, even risking hanging.

No wonder so many people want to be a dealer, it really makes money!

It's a pity that this business is not long-lasting. With the gradual improvement of the legal system of the national team in this regard, this group was soon washed away by the waves!

After hearing Qi Rong's explanation, Li Yi's doubts were immediately swept away!

"Brother Qi, what currency does the other side use to settle the payment?"

"Mostly gold, but sometimes barter is also used, such as steel or copper and iron. We have a large demand but insufficient production capacity, and the other side is full of these things, which are not worth much!"

Li Yi nodded, knowing that the heavy industry on the other side is indeed developed, and scrap copper and iron are indeed worthless there.

"Brother Qi, this time we will just watch, brother, I want to see how this trader does it, and then get out after I understand the doorway!" Li Yi said.

"Okay!"

Regarding this plan, Li Yi already has a plan in mind. In summary, it is to use canned food and ham sausage to exchange airplanes with the Russians, and then sell the airplanes to the Longguo airline!

If this matter is done well, all three parties will make money!

However, this business is very difficult, so Li Yi must understand the details of this business from Qi Rong before he can carry out specific operations.

Li Yi now only has a general plan in his mind, but he did not say it out.

On the one hand, it was because he only had a general direction for this matter, but no detailed plan.

On the other hand, whether this matter would work or not needed to be proved again.

Although Mou Qizhong did succeed in his previous life, everyone is different, otherwise everyone would be Erma, Jianlin, Jiayin, and Qiangdong!

"What is the highest level of the person on the opposite side?"

Hearing Li Yi's question, Qi Rong smiled and said in a deep voice: "A Russian division commander, his family has some relationship with the Russian border defense minister!"

Li Yi's eyes widened when he heard this!

Good guy! Such a strong relationship?

"Then do you sell your goods directly to them?"

"No, sell to the dealers over there, they will take the goods to Moscow to resell and make a profit!"

Li Yi was a little speechless. What was Qi Rong thinking? Why didn't he trade directly with the border guards over there? This was clearly begging with a golden bowl.

Compared to those ordinary people, the army has privileges!

However, Li Yi understood Qi Rong's concerns in an instant. Doing business with the Russian border guards is not a small risk.

If this matter gets out of hand, it is estimated that someone will catch the handle!

Qi Rong must be more than the dealers in the north who have connections with the Russians. Although these people are not as good at business as Qi Rong, once Qi Rong does business with the border guards, if he is reported, it will be a troublesome matter!

This is understandable, after all, it is the border guards of a country!

If you do business with the civilians on the Russian side normally, it's nothing, but once you have contact with the border guards, Longguo will definitely pay attention to it.

However, Li Yi did not have this concern, because Li Yi had no intention of doing this for a long time!

Once Li Yi replaced the plane, he would probably not appear at the border in the future.

Even if he did business with the Russians again in the future, it would be a formal business, and he would obviously not have any contact with the border guards.

So this was a one-time deal, and he would leave after the business was done!