Chapter 392 Want
Chapter 392 Want
Just look at Green's expression and you will know that this sonar fingerprint is extraordinary. It is a very, very, very awesome thing.
Then the problem is coming.
What is sonar fingerprinting?
"Okay, I agree to this exchange in principle, but I need to contact a professional to see if the transaction amount is appropriate. We will contact each other later."
After hanging up the phone, Gao Yi immediately asked Green: "What is sonar fingerprint?"
"Sonar fingerprint is a common name for how a submarine performs under sonar detection. Submarines vary in size, shape, and propulsion methods, so...if you don't understand submarines at all, or even what sonar is, it's hard for me to explain it to you."
"So is this information valuable?"
"Is it precious?"
Green asked Gao Yi in astonishment, and then he said helplessly: "It's really hard to explain to an outsider like you. How can this information be so precious? Sonar fingerprints are based on a country's naval strength. They require time, money, and lives to obtain. They are a reflection of a country's strength and a reflection of a country's national defense will. They cannot be measured with money at all. If you really want to use money to measure the sonar data accumulated over decades, I think... one trillion US dollars."
Gao Yi's eyes widened and he asked in surprise: "How much? Are you kidding me?"
"Are you kidding? To build a complete set of NATO submarine sonar fingerprints, you need the Type 627 Red November class, the Type 671 Victor class, the Type 705 Alpha class, the Type 971 Akula class, the Type 945 Sierra class, the Type 885 Yasen class, a total of four generations, nine types and eighty-three attack nuclear submarines."
Gao Yi opened his mouth slightly.
Gra continued: "We also need Type 667 Delta-class and Type 941 Typhoon-class strategic nuclear submarines..."
"Stop, no need to say anything."
Gra spread his hands and said, "This is just the nuclear submarines. There are also a much larger family of conventional submarines. Add in the research and development costs, production costs, and labor costs. Do you think that based on the current price system, it is enough to make one trillion US dollars?"
"That should be enough..."
"All of this took decades, countless battles with the enemy in the ocean, mutual searches and pursuits, countless lurking and ambushing, and confrontations that could have led to the outbreak of war. After many people died, we finally summarized the acoustic characteristics of all types of NATO submarines. You have to know that passive sonar is okay, but when active sonar is turned on underwater, it is as obvious as shooting at the enemy. This is it, this is it..."
Green thought for a moment, then he said seriously: "This is a medal list of the submarine force. The sonar fingerprint of each model of submarine is a medal of the Soviet Navy."
Gao Yi exhaled and said, "Then the $500 million must be worth it? And there must be someone willing to buy it."
"You might as well just say Dongda is good. Dongda is of course willing to buy it. Using $500 million to buy decades of accumulation of the Soviet Union, I'm afraid Dongda will laugh so hard that he will slap himself twice to see if he is dreaming."
It can be seen that Green is much more excited than Gao Yi. Maybe it is because he understands, so he is excited.
There aren't many things that can make a retired spy so excited. To be honest, the collapse of the Soviet Union was probably the biggest shock he ever had.
"Very good, I mean, um, very good."
Gao Yi didn't know what to say. Anyway, since Green said it was a good deal, it was a good deal. He had decided on the deal.
Green exhaled slowly, and then he whispered: "The middleman you found believes that you have a relationship with Dongda, otherwise he would not offer you this condition to trade. The reason is very simple. Only Dongda can buy this information, and only Dongda can buy it. It is useful, so he believes that you will sell it to Dongda."
"Why?" "Because this is something only a blue-water navy needs. If it were another navy, such as Japan, India, or Britain, why would they need NATO's submarine sonar fingerprints? Do they have the guts to confront the entire NATO? Even if they have the guts, do they have the strength to do so?"
Green shook his head and said, "The East China University Navy has gone through the Yellow Water Navy and the Green Water Navy, and is now rapidly becoming a Blue Water Navy. However, becoming a Blue Water Navy requires not only a large fleet, but also time accumulation. Most of the information in this sonar fingerprint database is outdated, but there are also some that are not outdated. For example, the United States' Ohio-class nuclear submarine entered service in 1981 and is still in use today. Even if it is only the sonar fingerprint of this type of nuclear submarine, East China University wants it! It's worth million!"
"I think... Dongda should have one too, right?"
"Not necessarily. It's really not necessarily, because being able to detect and approach a strategic nuclear submarine requires not only technology but also courage. It also depends on the national defense strategy. I can't explain too much to you, but you have to know that these things are really not something you can get just by having money. In many cases, you also need a certain amount of luck."
Green waved his hand and said helplessly, "Besides, there are sonar fingerprints of the British Vanguard-class nuclear submarines, the French Triomphant-class strategic nuclear submarines, and the retired nuclear submarines that the University of East China cannot possibly collect, such as the Formidable-class and the Ruby. There are too many. Who can refuse? Five hundred million dollars, five billion!"
Why do I have to say so much? Because Gao Yi always has to understand the value of the goods he wants to resell.
It can be said that as long as Gao Yi is willing, he can offer a price of 1 billion or 800 million US dollars, and Dongda will definitely buy it without blinking an eye.
If you're a bit more ruthless, there's a high possibility that you could buy it for 20 to 30 billion.
It might even be true as Green said, buying it for 5 billion.
If this thing really cannot be bought with money, then it can be sold for any price.
Gao Yi is not that cruel or evil, but he also has no intention of contributing out of his own pocket.
This is a business, a transaction where you act as a middleman and then resell the product again and again.
It’s better for everyone if you pay more and ask for a higher price.
Needless to say, I’ll still go to Mu Tianwen, the old channel.
Gao Yi called Mu Tianwen again. Without waiting for Mu Tianwen to say anything, he immediately said, "Go find your teacher, quickly. It's a good thing. It's a good thing."
It seemed that Mu Tianwen was happy to be the mouthpiece, so he immediately said, "Okay, oh, my teacher called me yesterday and talked to me for half an hour. He was very happy. Wait a minute, I'll contact him."
This time, a call came quickly from an unfamiliar phone number.
Gao Yi answered the phone and heard Mu Tianwen's teacher whisper, "Hello, what can I do for you?"
Gao Yi couldn't even try to be polite. He didn't know how to start. He could only get straight to the point and whispered, "I have a friend who wants to sell all the submarine sonar fingerprints collected from the Soviet period to the present. Do you want them?"
Try it carefully. It is unlikely that they will say no directly. They will definitely make contact first to judge the reliability of this matter. Therefore, this matter should not happen too quickly.
Gao Yi thought so, so he first asked the other party whether they wanted it. If they did, they would continue the discussion. If not, then there was naturally no need to discuss it.
But this time there was a long silence.
Gao Yi couldn't help but said: "It's okay, don't..."
Before Gao Yi could finish, he heard the person on the phone gritting his teeth and saying, "Oh my god! I want it!"
(End of this chapter)