Chapter 186 Big deal

After bidding farewell to Yimeng Mountain, Li Siming returned to Beijing. This time he visited his parents-in-law with his wife and son.

The old man just took off his military uniform and retired, becoming a civilian. He just took off his military uniform and was not very adaptable for a while. In the past, he did not like to grow flowers and grass, nor did he like to play chess and tea. In short, he was a very boring and depressed old man. Now he has to try to plant flowers and grass like a primary school student, and vowed to become a master of the chess world. The precious flowers and plants in the courtyard were trimmed like soldiers by the old man who knew nothing about it. It is hard to say whether he could survive.

Li Siming rushed to Beijing, but unexpectedly his wife Yang Yue brought a big-nosed foreigner.

This person Li Siming knew, and was an indispensable supporting role in his legendary life experience. This person was named Alyosha, a second lieutenant pilot of the Far East Air Force of the former Soviet Union. He unfortunately became Li Siming's prisoner. He retired a few years ago and had a military rank as lieutenant colonel. Now he is considered a well-known businessman in the Far East. The story about this "spy arrest" had appeared in the newspaper of the Heilongjiang Agricultural Reclamation Bureau in 1991, and was excerpted by various memoirs describing that era. It was written by a educated youth from Daxing who knew Li Siming. This originally simple story was written in a thousand times, tens of thousands of words, just like he saw it with his own eyes. It seemed that if he did not write it in a tortuous way, he would not be able to show his own level.

The last time we met was about twenty years ago. Time flies. Although Li Siming's figure is still tall, his belly has begun to bulge. Alyosha is already forty-five years old and has already raised the belly of a very large general. Twenty years ago, Li Siming, Yang Yue and Alyosha were surrounded by fire to keep warm on a cold snowy night, but now the three of them are drinking cold beer around Sichuan hotpot in Beijing. Maybe without the story of that year, Li Siming and this foreigner will never know each other. Maybe without that episode, Yang Yue may not have such a "favorite" towards Li Siming. Life is so difficult to understand.

Alyosha had never eaten such spicy food. His white skin turned red, like a layer of red pigment, and his forehead was sweating as big as beans. While boasting about his business, he drank beer in big mouthfuls.

"It's so spicy, but it's delicious!" Alyosha shouted, sticking out his tongue.

"You are here to see me this time, not just visit me, right?" Li Siming said suspiciously.

"Hey, Li, I'm here to do business, I've been to China for seven or eight times." Alyosha said in a half-baked Chinese language. Li Siming had a headache when he heard it.

"You are doing Sino-Russia border trade now? This is a good deal!" Li Siming said in surprise.

"Yes, it's good now. I am an air force lieutenant colonel. My ideal was to fly fighter jets all my life, then become a general, and finally retire gloriously. But now I have to support myself and support my family, so I retired. Fortunately, since I became a prisoner back then, I have learned Chinese by myself." Alyosha said this, and was a little embarrassed about his scandal. "Anyway, now, I live better than university professors, generals, etc."

In the past, for the former Soviet Union, food and clothing are a big problem. It is said that professors at Moscow University had to work part-time as taxi drivers. People always have to eat enough. A group of Russians, of course, including more Chinese, began import and export trade in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and their business was once very prosperous. Pulling a truck of fleece to Russia and then driving a large plane back was a unique legend of that era. The former Soviet Union's highly concentrated planned economy and the abnormally developed industrial system made light industrial products extremely short of light industrial products, which is a profitable industry.

"Li, I have heard that your career is as high as the peak, which is really incredible. I knew you were a very unusual person back then!" Alyosha wisted the sweat on his face and complimented.

"It's okay." Li Siming said lightly. When he recalled the appearance of this former Air Force pilot back then, it was just too blurry and it was difficult to associate it with the businessman in front of him.

"I heard that the household appliances produced by your company are very good. Can you give me a batch of goods? The price is cheaper?" Alyosha said.

"You don't want to take credit, do you?" Li Siming said.

"Well, don't worry, as long as you give me a truckload of goods, I can earn a lot of money when I transport them back. I promise to compensate you more!"

Li Siming said nothing, smiled on his face and his fingers were fixed on the table. When Yang Yue saw Li Siming's appearance, he knew what the benefits were about.

"Is there too little car of sand?" Li Siming finished his deep thoughts and asked back.

"A lot!" Alyosha said.

"How about just ship from Shenzhen, find a 10,000-ton cargo ship and transport it directly to the Far East?"

"How much does that cost?" Alyosha opened his mouth wide, "I can't digest so much!"

"It doesn't matter, decorate more textiles and daily necessities, and install as much as you can. This is a business of making money!" Li Siming said, "In fact, Xiangjiang Electric Appliances has been increasing its overseas market development. Russia's political situation has been unstable, making it difficult for us to get involved. If you are interested, I can send someone to Russia with you, and it may be okay to give you some shares in the future."

"That's not about trading, but about opening a regular company?" Alyosha said.

"I heard that in the past two years, Russian intellectuals have immigrated a lot, and their family life is too difficult. I can be considered an intellectual. I want to help the suffering Russian intellectuals. I can introduce us to MSI Group. As long as we can use it, I want as much as I want. The treatment can be referred to the American middle- and upper-class standards!" Li Siming said, "I will give you an agency fee and I will be satisfied with you!"

Li Siming seemed to have started a business of trafficking in humans, but his expression still looked like he was anxious and righteous.

"Do you have any ideas?" Alyosha admired Li Siming's idea very much. There was no need for him to express his righteous position, "I'll give it a try!"

"However, I have a bigger deal, I'm worried that you don't have the courage!" Li Siming said, "As long as you complete it, I'll make you a billionaire overnight!"

"What business?" Li Siming said so temptingly, and Alyosha was refreshed.

"Petroleum, I am interested in the oil fields in Siberia!" Li Siming said in a deep voice.

"Ah..." Alyosha was stunned.

"How do you know if you don't try it? For example, if an oil field is worth 5 billion US dollars and you can buy it for 3 billion US dollars, then I can give you 10% rebates for the 2 billion US dollars saved!" Li Siming said.

"It's really a big deal!" Alyosha was tired of saliva, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

"I heard that US dollars are hard currency in the Russian period, comparable to gold. I can trade in US dollars. As long as the price is not too low and the means are reasonable, buying an oil field is not difficult. But if the transaction is reached, it must be the federal government, cabinet, national parliament, local heads of state and parliament. I can pay more money for this." Li Siming is like the old god.

Li Siming's "reasonable means" actually means the opposite. In the chaotic Russia, either have power or money, and money can be bought, and only rich people are the masters. And all the things that need to be endorsed by so many powerful institutions are just in case, and the basis of legitimacy should be sufficient.

This opportunity is rare. After passing this village, there will be no more shops. Li Siming wants to take advantage of the situation and sell it for money.

"This is a big deal, Alyosha, I gave you this opportunity to make a fortune, it depends on whether you can seize it. Think about it, you will become a billionaire after you change your hands. Such a good thing is not everywhere!" Li Siming continued to tempt.

"Why me?" Alyosha asked.

"Because I only know you, the Russian!" Li Siming said.

Alyosha understood Li Siming's "sincere intentions". Didn't Marx's "Das Kapital" say? As long as the profit is high enough, even if you risk going to the gallows, some people will continue to do so. What's more, as long as you use a higher price than those new powerful people, the risk is still relatively small.

From early 1992 to April 1994, Russia implemented "shock therapy" with the core content of "liberalization, stability, and privatization", and launched a reform to transition from the planned economic system to the market economy system. The main characteristics of this stage are drastic economic liberalization, privatization reform and macroeconomic stability policies. The Russian government hopes to achieve economic stability, market supply improvement, people's living standards in a relatively short period of time, and achieve a transition to a market economy.

In terms of results, the reform of "shock therapy" not only failed to achieve the originally expected goals, but instead worsened the originally severe economic situation, causing serious economic decline and hyperinflation, with the highest inflation rate reaching 2500%. There have been extensive debates around the methods, results and prospects of reform. After many explorations and twists and turns, they paid a heavy price. In the end, not only did they achieve the transformation from "shock" to "treatment", but also found a more valuable wealth - "Putin Road".

During the "shock therapy", countless tycoons like Khodorkovsky and Abramovich were born in the Russian period. They were all dark transactions under power, and natural resources were sold at a low price. The political struggle around natural resources was later dazzling. The risks were great, but it was worth a try.

"Dry it!" Alyosha picked up a glass of beer and drank it in one gulp.

Li Siming's smile became even stronger. But if this big deal was completed, where would the money be paid?

Alyosha, who was saturated with the dream of a billionaire, saw him go away, Li Siming and Yang Yue held hands and walked on the streets of Beijing. They had not walked in the streets in such leisurely for a long time. They seemed to recall the little things of the past and the sweet years of the past. The winter sun in Beijing quietly climbed up the west wall, placing the dark walls with a layer of gold, and shining on people's bodies. The two were wandering on the streets, without the worries in the company, nor did they make their sons make trouble, and they were in a good mood, which reminded them of the era before their marriage.

The only thing that makes people unhappy is that the bodyguards from the front, back, left and right are staring at the surroundings nervously. These bodyguards are veterans introduced by Qiao Xiaolong, and after specialized system security training, they are said to have served as guardians of national leaders, and Zeng Zhi and others have also benefited from it. Fortunately, they are not wearing black suits and sunglasses like the ones performed in Hong Kong movies. It is so cool that it is difficult not to pay attention to it.

"Aming, don't you have enough money?" Yang Yue asked. She disagreed with Li Siming's idea of ​​seizing every opportunity to make money.

"Money is a good thing. Who would be willing to be unable to get along with money? If you don't lack money, why did Alyosha come to China? If you don't lack money, why did I go to the United States for that time?" Li Siming made a statement.

"You are already the richest man in China, why do you need that money?" Yang Yue asked back, "You can't learn from those Hong Kong rich people. You can compare with the rich!"

"I am not that low-level. I am always a proletariat. If you want to be communist, you can help more people. The Russians made us Chinese bleed a lot back then. I took advantage of others and it was also considered to avenge our ancestors. Besides, we bought it with money, not with guns and cannons. We are civilized people and have to do things according to economic laws!" Li Siming said happily, "If Alyosha really has such great powers, I am still worried that I will not have money to buy it!"

"So you're just talking?" Yang Yue didn't believe it, "This Russian is just a small boss, I don't believe he has that great ability!"

"How can I know if I don't try it? As long as I dare to think and do it in this world, there is nothing I can't do. If this deal is really done, I will even make a fortune even if I sell it!" Li Siming said, "With more money, I can build more primary schools and help people in difficulties. This is the most meaningful thing."

"I went to Yimeng, Shandong a few days ago and got an education?" Yang Yue said with a smile.

"Being willing to help others and helping others is my usual purpose!" Li Siming said with a smile.

I don’t know if it’s really profitable or if Li Siming’s statement was too tempting, Russian businessman Alyosha quickly took off the goods and transformed himself into a new Russian Far East tycoon. He ran to Moscow and sharpened his head and drilled into the circle of the powerful.

The dream of becoming a billionaire made this former Soviet lieutenant colonel seem to be twenty years younger.
Chapter completed!