From arms dealer to king of war

After listening to the 'professor''s statement, and then looking at Andre who was so nervous that he couldn't quite make up his mind, Qiao Jia shook his head and smiled...

He thought about Andre's request and finally said: "It's a good idea that you want to open a helicopter repair and maintenance center in Afika through the channels of Yog Imbert Company.

As long as I am here, this company will definitely make money in Afika.

But this company is under Yog Imbert. How do you personally want to make money?

How much annual salary can the boss of a branch company make, let alone the environment here in Central Africa?

Unless you want to make extra money like those old fritters, what are you doing? "

Qiao Jia's words made Andre wave his hands nervously and said: "No, no, no, I didn't think about it that way, I just, I just..."

Qiao Jia waved his hand to interrupt Andre's defense, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you think about it, isn't it normal to want to get rich?

But you have to consider the issue of the 'professor'. He himself has never taken any money that does not belong to him. After his students were released, they used their power to make money. This is a matter that is easy to say and not easy to say. "

When Andre heard this, he straightened his body and said seriously: "Sir, I have never thought about using this project to make money. I am actually very satisfied with the salary of the general manager of the branch."

Qiao Jia listened and glanced at the 'repairman' who remained silent. He shook his head and said with a smile: "You are satisfied, but what about those people who came to Afika with you to endure hardships? Have you asked them if they are satisfied?

Up to now, I have only sold the Crossed Gazelle. Not to mention that the Congolese Air Force still has some logistical capabilities. Even if they leave all the maintenance of the Crossed Gazelle to you, how much money can you make?

With such a dead salary by Sevia’s standards, how can technicians like ‘repairmen’ support their families? "

Andre, a nerd, has really never thought about this problem. He has always been in the state-owned enterprise system, and all he wants to do is take this opportunity to improve his level.

The salary of the general manager of the branch plus the expatriation allowance made him satisfied.

Seeing the 'repairman''s lack of enthusiasm, Andre finally realized the problem. He nodded in disappointment and said: "It seems like this, I'm sorry..."

Qiao Jia couldn't understand how a nerd with such a personality could manage a company well, but now that he had confirmed his 'professor' attitude, he naturally treated Andre as one of his own.

Knocking on the table gently, Qiao Jia said with a smile: "After all, you also want to find a way for Yog Imbert's products, so I will give you an idea...

Make sure everyone is satisfied and both you and the people you bring can make money.

I dare not say more, but US$30,000 to US$50,000 a year is still guaranteed. "

When Andre heard this, he nodded excitedly and said, "You say, you say, I'll listen..."

Qiao Jia glanced at the 'professor' who had a slightly distressed look on his face. He understood a little bit. The 'professor' might really regard Andre as his son. They have been together day and night for 8 years. The difference between a student and a son is really great. Not big.

Seeing Andre's confused look, Qiao Jia smiled and said, "Let me ask you a question, what is the original intention of your company?"

Andre said without hesitation: "Guarantee the quality of the company's products and promote customers' desire to buy."

Qiao Jia shook his head and said: "It's useless for you to do this. The political value of large weapons is higher than the weapons themselves.

I was able to sell the cross duikers not because they actually work, but because I made the bundle with a project.

It is certainly a good thing that you set up an after-sales center, and I should applaud you to encourage you.

But if you really want to make a difference in this industry, you have to think of other ways.

As a student of the 'professor', you shouldn't set your ideal on being the general manager of a maintenance company. It won't be a big deal if you are promising in that way. "

Andre was stunned for a moment, then took out a pen and paper from his pocket, sat opposite Qiao Jia, and looked at Boss Qiao expectantly like a studious student...

Now Qiao Jia knew why the 'Professor' liked Andre so much. This kid might not be smart enough, but he was definitely humble enough and eager to learn.

Qiao Jia has done a lot of homework because of the recently arrived Super Tucano.

He wanted to trick PIA into opening a 4S store in Afika, but he failed in the end.

The Brazilians were tricked by the old Americans. They were in great pain and had no energy to develop Afica for the time being, but they were happy for Joga to help them promote the Super Toucan.

After communicating with those Brazilians, Qiao Jia decisively put them on the blacklist, because they really regarded Boss Qiao as a small guy who made money from the price difference, which made him very unhappy.

Now Andre jumped out and gave Qiao Jia new ideas.

Yog Imbert may not sound very famous, but as a state-owned enterprise in Sevia, its influence is very great.

SOKO Group and Belgrade Group are not companies owned by Ug Imbert, but they all rely on Ug Imbert for their product exports.

The so-called Seville Gazelle is a product of the Sauk Group. This company used to have a business that was responsible for OEM MiG-29 fighter jets.

The Belgrade Group is even more powerful. During the former Yugoslavia period, they tried to develop their own fourth-generation aircraft to compete with NATO's Rafale. In the end, although it failed, they still cooperated with Romania to develop an NJ- 22 fighter, Chinese people generally call this fighter "Little Flying Leopard".

What’s even more awesome is that the Belgrade Group can produce a knock-off version of the Super Tucano. The avionics system may be a little worse, and the engine may be a little worse, but the appearance is almost the same.

There is no market for propeller fighters in Europe, but the junior trainer aircraft they produce are very popular in Eastern Europe.

Anyone who has seen the photo knows that that thing is a shrunken copycat version of the Super Toucan.

Qiao Jia found out that the price of a Rust 95V-54 trainer aircraft is US$350,000.

Change the internal structure, replace the fighter's avionics system, add a bulletproof cockpit ejection seat, strengthen the wings, add some fuel safety system, and at most buy the engine from HP...

How much is such a plane worth?

Is the end of 3.5 million?

Qiao Jia has always been worried about the lack of logistics personnel, and it is too expensive to recruit people to support them. Now Andre's proposal has given him new inspiration.

Seeing Andre's eagerness for knowledge, Qiao Jia smiled and said: "Your idea of ​​setting up an after-sales repair center is a good one, but it would be too stingy to only target the little antelope.

Yog Imbert is the channel brother of Soko Group and Belgrade Group. The east-west exports of these two companies must go through Yog Imbert.

If you have a ‘professor’ to help you, you can go directly to these two companies to talk.

Whether you recruit people from them or poach them, I don't care.

I'll pay for the location, and you'll be responsible for setting up a China-Africa flight service center.

Don't keep thinking about what I'm selling...

Algeria, Egypt, SD, Ethiopia, Congo...many countries have MiG fighter jets lying around.

The Russians don’t offer warranty, let’s fix it for them!

Let’s talk to the Russians about the warranty, and we’ll do the work, and they’ll make the bulk of it, and we’ll make some hard money.

As a factory that manufactures MiG fighter jets, Soko should have people who can do this job, right? The parts channel should be smooth, right?

They can build the Gazelle themselves, so there's no problem repairing other Russian-made helicopters, right?

These are all businesses, and I guarantee you won’t be able to finish them. In the early stage, even just taking the business of one Congolese company will be enough for you to make a fortune.

Don’t limit your sights to making money for repairing airplanes. Since I’m paying you, then set up a real airplane 4S shop.

The Gazelle does not have to be an armed helicopter. With a beautiful paint job, it can become a very good civilian helicopter.

The same goes for the Belgrade Group. They can also manufacture propeller aircraft. The Rust 95V-54 trainer aircraft is nothing in Europe, but it is a good thing in Afica.

Take their products and sell them in 4S stores. Civilian products are legitimate sales anyway.

If the item is sold, the manufacturer will have to pay for it, and the money will have to fall on you anyway. "

As he spoke, Qiao Jia looked at Andre, who was sweating on his excited forehead. He shook his head and said, "Do you think this is enough?"

Andre stared and said, "Isn't this enough?"

Qiao Jia shook his head helplessly and said: "Man, you have to think more divergently, this is Afika, and it is very difficult to train a fighter pilot here.

Congo is buying ten Gazelles, but now they don’t even have the pilots. They have to wait for those people to go to Sevia to complete training before they can use those aircraft.

You have such good conditions, why don't you want to use them? It would be annoying to host a bunch of hicks in Sevia, right?

Let the aircraft manufacturer contract the pre-sales service to you, and we will buy the training aircraft ourselves.

I want both junior trainer aircraft and jet trainer aircraft. We will help those rubbish train qualified fighter pilots.

I sell airplanes, and pre-sales service is always a surprise Easter egg. If someone comes to me to buy something in the future, I'm sorry, I have to let them pay for it themselves.

This is a common practice internationally. Products must make money, and services must make more money.

Big countries have high requirements for training pilots. We do not pursue that. If we calculate the costs and quadruple the quotation, we will be cheaper than the United States and Russia.

Selling fighter jets in a 4S store is an exaggeration, but training pilots is a legal business wherever you go. "

When Andre heard this, he said in disbelief: "Sir, the Soko Group should be fine, but the Belgrade Group won't agree, right?

There is no market for their products in Afika. "

Qiao Jia looked at the brainless Andre and said funnyly: "There is no market? Then what is my Super Toucan?

I have six American Standard Super Tucanos. As long as I am willing to sell them at a discount, I will definitely get 60 million.

You go and tell them that as long as they can provide me with a solution that satisfies me, the 60 million orders will belong to them.

And the market for this kind of propeller fighter in Afika is much bigger than you think! "

As he spoke, Qiao Jia looked at the stunned Andre and said with a smile: "I will pay for all the money, and the 'Professor' will help you. All you have to do is find the right people and bring them all to Afika." .

Of course, if you do this, your status as a state-owned enterprise will be lost, but I guarantee that your income will be dozens of times what it was before.

How about it? Are you interested? "