Chapter 403: Champagne at the End

Chapter 403: Champagne at the End

Chapter 403: Champagne at the End
Gao Yi came here to trade, not to make friends, so other than the minor unpleasantness caused by the final price increase, the transaction was successfully completed.

Green did not witness the entire transaction in person, but he was mentally prepared for it. The only thing that puzzled and even confused him was seeing Gao Yi and Sherkin walk out safely and intact, without any of the situations he expected happening.

Lucy is different. As long as the sky doesn't fall, it's none of her business.

No, even if the sky falls, it has nothing to do with Lucy. Dead or alive, no matter who dies, it has nothing to do with Lucy.

Even Lucy actually drank some wine.

"Would you like to drink it? It's delicious."

Lucy seemed a little tipsy when she spoke. She was drinking cocktails that looked gorgeous but tasted bland, but after drinking one glass after another, she was now a little tipsy.

Seeing Gao Yi and Xie Erjin return to the booth, Green frowned and gestured, then he leaned close to Gao Yi's ear and said loudly: "Is everything okay?"

"Nothing happened, the deal is done, let's go."

Gao Yi answered Green's question, took a cocktail handed to him by Lucy, and raised his glass to Sherkin.

On the table were vodka, prepared cocktails, an unopened Ace of Spades, and beer.

Sherkin opened the vodka, took out a glass, poured a full glass of vodka, raised the glass to Gao Yi with an unhappy look on his face, and then drank the full glass of vodka in one gulp.

After drinking it, he exhaled, shook his head and said, "Let's go!"

Sherkin's face was still filled with grief and indignation.

A good actor will continue to perform even after leaving the stage.

Gao Yi stood up as well. Lucy staggered a little when she stood up, so she simply hung on Gao Yi's body and said softly, "I like you so much. Am I drunk?"

Lucy was really drunk, and it was the first time Gao Yi saw Lucy drunk.

Holding Lucy's arm with one hand and supporting her waist with the other, the four of them left the noisy bar.

Only Green hadn't drunk a drop of alcohol, so Green drove.

Gao Yi helped Lucy to the back seat, and Xie Erjin got on the passenger seat. When the car started, he whispered, "Please take me back to the meeting place, thank you."

Green was very puzzled and asked: "Is it all over?"

"It's all over."

"Nothing really happened?"

Green still refused to believe that the deal was concluded so smoothly. He could not help his curiosity, disregarding the rules and not caring about any consequences. He said directly: "I saw that the buyers left without taking anything. They didn't take anything at all. I thought the deal failed, otherwise why didn't they leave with anything?"

Before Gao Yi could speak, Sherkin said calmly, "Because they have taken everything, the original data is not important at all."

Green took a long breath and said, "Okay, I guess this is the reason. So what technology did they use?"

Sherkin got excited at this point, and he immediately said, "They took photos through the file bag, using a strong light to shine back on the file bag, and uploaded the photos immediately after taking them. I want to ask what kind of technology this is?"

"Oh, I don't know what the specific technology is, because many technologies can do it, but with strong light, it's basically layered recognition, which is not something particularly new, but it's amazing to be able to miniaturize the equipment."

"So they put the vinyl record in a box and it's over in seconds, what is this?"

"It's so simple. Just transcribe it into an electronic signal. Electronic signals are not like human ears. They must be played in full before they can be recognized and recorded. It's like a high-speed camera taking a shot of a gun. What you see is a slow-motion picture. It's the same idea."

After finishing speaking, Green exhaled and said, "The technology is not new, but it is difficult to miniaturize the equipment. However, as the country with the most advanced electronic technology, it is not surprising that Dongda has these. Hmm, did they upload the data by the way? Fuck! We are still a little behind the times."

Gao Yi asked curiously: "Why do you say that?"

Green said helplessly: "Because it was very troublesome to steal secrets before. You had to at least bring the things out. Even if you took photos, you had to at least bring the film out. But now everything is electronic and networked. Unless you are in a space that is isolated from all electronic signals, what you see is what you get, and what you get is immediately sent back to the headquarters."

Sherkin nodded. He hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "The KGB doesn't have such technology."

"MI6 has it, but it's two generations behind Tokyo University. To do this, they first need to have their own communication network, a high-speed and secure network. That's why the US and Tokyo University can do it, but Europe and Russia can't. Miniaturization of electronic equipment is a problem, and our electronics industry is lagging behind."

Sherkin whispered: "Russia now has only electronics, no industry."

Then Green and Sherkin let out a long sigh together.

The United States has GPS, ASEAN has 7 satellites, Europe has Galileo, and Russia has GLONASS.

However, GPS is owned by the United States, and the seven satellites are owned by Tokyo University. However, Galileo has simple functions and is shared by Europe. Although Russia's GLONASS was developed very early, its functions are simpler, and due to the lack of maintenance and subsequent satellite replacement, it is basically just a decoration now.

So what exactly is the difficulty in quickly transmitting data back on-site?

The functions of these satellite networks are certainly not just navigation. The difficulty lies in how to achieve high-speed connection and upload with satellite signals in a confined space. After all, even satellite phones are difficult to use indoors, and you have to search for satellites in open areas and get signals before you can use them.

How it was done, Green didn't know, Sherkin didn't know, and Gao Yi didn't know even more. Don't talk about things you don't know. Gao Yi said to Sherkin, "How can you guarantee that the KGB won't turn hostile?"

Sherkin spread his hands and said, "It's very simple, I'll pay later."

"The key is how did you get the KGB to agree to pay?"

"When doing business with them, it's common sense to buy things first and pay later, and to sell things first and pay later. You also have to leave enough profit margin to avoid them raising the price at the last minute."

Sherkin finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "So I left myself a profit margin of 75%. I will be satisfied if I can keep 25% in the end, but, uh, well, you know."

Gao Yi really understood.

Of the 450 million, Shelkin offered 100 million, leaving himself with a profit of 300 million and a commission of 50 million.

Sherkin was prepared for the KGB to ask for a huge sum, but he didn't expect that the KGB still underestimated the value of the deal and added the price to Sherkin's false offer.

So this time Sherkin made a big profit.

However, Gao Yi, who had made more money, had no intention of taking any more from Sherkin. After all, he had achieved financial freedom now, and his desire for money had dropped to the lowest point in his life.

How are we going to live from now on?
There is no pursuit anymore.

What do you do with the money?
The money we have now can’t be spent in several lifetimes.

Is it possible to retire in your early twenties?
Or should we use the money to support Lin Xianghua's dream and career?

It's really boring to have no goals or direction at such a young age.

Gao Yi sighed.

At this time, Sherkin also arrived. He said to Gao Yi, "I will return to Baghdad immediately. You don't have to go now. There is no follow-up transaction, but I still have to pay the balance to the KGB. I will notify you after I have settled all these matters."

"Okay, let's work together again if we have the chance."

Xie Erjin got out of the car. Gao Yi took out his phone and called Feng Biao. After the call was connected, he whispered, "The deal is over. Let's withdraw tonight. We are not going to Baghdad. We are going to..."

Gao Yi thought for a moment and said to Green, "Where are we going?"

Green said softly, "Next we have to complete the deal with England, so you can go wherever you want."

"I have to go to Paris and share some of the profits with my French friends."

Green was a little surprised and said, "The French didn't do anything, why did you give them points?"

"Hey, for the sake of long-term benefits, you can't keep all the benefits to yourself."

Green shrugged and said, "Okay, Paris."

Gao Yi said on the phone: "Let's go to Paris. Let's look at the air tickets. Even if there are no charter flights, it's fine."

After talking to Feng Biao, Gao Yi said to Green: "Do you think it is necessary for me to meet with the buyer?"

"Normally we don't meet, but I don't know what you think, nor do I know their habits, so... just say hello and see what they think."

Gao Yi thought so too, and he called Huang Haisheng.

Huang Haisheng answered the phone and said happily, "Are you asleep? If not, come over for a midnight snack and a couple of drinks."

Huang Haisheng invited him. Gao Yi didn't quite understand what Huang Haisheng meant. He asked puzzledly, "Midnight snack?"

"Yeah, I'm hungry after playing all night. I want to eat and drink something before going to bed. How about coming to my room and sitting down?"

"Uh, okay, I'll go back and sit with you."

After hanging up the phone, Gao Yi said to Green, "Strange, asking me to go drink, what does that mean? Is it a code word?"

Green exhaled and whispered, "Champagne at the end."

"What? Open champagne? What do you mean?"

Green said angrily: "Of course they are opening champagne to celebrate, why else? Also, they think you are very valuable and want to win you over, to invest emotionally in you, so they are using the opportunity of the celebration to build a good relationship with you and prepare for future cooperation, why else, why else!"

Green suddenly became furious, and no one knew what he was angry about.

Gao Yi understood and forgave Green. After thinking about it, he decided not to provoke Green, so he did not invite Green to the celebration party.

(End of this chapter)