"What? You're planning to blow up the ship? "The director stood up abruptly and looked at Lawrence in disbelief.
"That's right. Is there a problem?" Lawrence was still smiling.
"We're not selling it. We're not selling this ship!" The director said loudly. He didn't even want to drink vodka anymore. Although the factory director was a jerk, he was the one who had watched the ship grow from nothing, step by step. It was almost like he was the factory director's child.
Now, he was told that this ship, which had not been completely completed, would be used as a prop for a movie. It would be blown to pieces and sunk to the bottom of the sea. The director was on the verge of collapse.
"Mr. Director, you can leave!" Lawrence's voice drifted from afar. "But you have to think about it carefully. We're the only ones in the world willing to buy this ship for 60 million dollars. Once you refuse us, we'll never have the chance to meet again! "
"…" The director stopped in his tracks. There were thousands of employees in the shipyard who were waiting for food at home. Some of them hadn't run a company for three years. Their whole families were looking for food in the garbage.
"Mr. Factory Manager, if we don't buy this ship, it will eventually rust on the berth and be dismantled as scrap iron!" Lawrence said coldly. "Compared to such a fate, it's better to sell it to us and die a glorious death. For a ship, the best ending is to sink to the bottom of the cold sea. Then, even thousands of years later, people will be able to find it at the bottom of the sea. "
"It's far better than being dismantled as scrap iron and melted into a pile of iron ingots. It's much better than disappearing completely."
"Sigh …" The director sighed deeply, but he still came back. He looked at Lawrence helplessly and said in a weak voice, "Are you really willing to pay 60 million dollars to buy our ship?"
"Yes!" Lawrence nodded, then sighed and said, "Actually, we didn't want to spend so much money to buy a ship, but the reason why the Titanic is so popular is that it really sank a ship. We can only do this. Otherwise, we won't be able to sell much at the box office!"
"Actually, it would have been cheaper to get Hua Xia to custom-make it, but we're in a hurry. We have to start filming before June 1999, so we have to confirm the ship now and ship it to our United States port for modification to look like the Enterprise. All of this has to be completed before June. Our time is tight, so we can only let you take advantage of us!"
"In short, are you willing to sell for 60 million?" Lawrence asked straightforwardly.
"We'll sell!" The factory director nodded helplessly. "If you want to take the ship immediately, you have to pay the bill immediately. Otherwise, we won't let you go!"
"No problem!" Lawrence nodded. "Also, you must give us the complete set of blueprints!"
"What do you want the drawings for?" The factory director was stunned.
"Of course it's for the convenience of modification. How would we dare to modify without the blueprint?" Lawrence said matter-of-factly.
"But the blueprints are confidential. We have no right to …"
"Mr. Factory Director, do you think the United States will be interested in this technology from the 80s? We're already preparing the electromagnetic ejection! " Lawrence smiled sarcastically. "Okay, you have to give us the blueprints. After all, this thing still has to sail on the sea. Without the blueprints, we can't modify it!"
"Okay …" The factory director nodded. Indeed, this big ship was actually built in the 80s. It had been almost 15 years since then. With the technology of the United States, they really wouldn't be interested.
Moreover, they were now Er Mao's, and the blueprints were Da Mao's. Even if any secrets were leaked, it would be Da Mao's secret. It would have nothing to do with Er Mao.
On the contrary, Er Mao couldn't wait to see Da Mao suffer in all kinds of ways!
"By the way, can you also get the aircraft carrier's training materials, flight records, combat records, battle logs, and so on?" Lawrence asked again.
"Yes!" The factory director nodded. Because the design and manufacture of an aircraft carrier must be based on ease of combat, a lot of actual combat data would be collected on the ship, and then a new design would be made. He did have some combat data accumulated from decades of SL aircraft carrier operations in his hands.
But the question was, what would a movie crew like them do with this stuff?
"A large part of our movie's plot is used to reflect the crew's daily life, so we need this daily data to set up the scenes and arrange the daily plot. There are also various details during combat, some combat habits, and so on. Our crew needs all of this to refine our scenes and script. We want to shoot according to the standards of a century-old classic movie! " Lawrence's words made the factory director respect him. This was professionalism. No wonder the United States' movies were so successful. Now, even many Er Mao people liked them very much.
"But I have no right to take out this information …"
"10,000 USD, 10,000 USD belongs to you!"
"No problem, I'll give you the original directly!" The factory director immediately agreed. Since the separation, Er Mao was now in a mess. These documents, which were originally classified, were not cared about at all. Even if they were lost, no one would care.
After all, Er Mao's family even lost a few tactical nuclear bombs in the past. No one was punished, and nothing could be found.
Moreover, Er Mao had no intention of developing the navy at all. These things were just a pile of toilet paper in Er Mao's family. It was better to let him exchange them for some money.
"You are a wise man!" Lawrence grinned.
"By the way, do you need a coach?" The factory director suddenly interrupted and asked.
"What coach?" Lawrence froze for a moment.
"A coach who will teach you how to take off on a big ship!" The factory director said, "I know a few people. They were all ace pilots on the ship. Each of them had tens of thousands of hours of flight time on the ship. Each of them was a top expert. One of them was even the captain of a big ship! He was a SL hero! "
"If you want to shoot a perfect movie and restore a naval battle, then you will definitely need these professionals to guide you. After all, no matter how much information you have in your hands, it is not as good as their tens of thousands of hours of experience. They may be able to correct many of your mistakes with just a few words of advice! "The factory director said.
"This …" Lawrence blinked and then said, "This is not in my plan. I need to ask our director. Please wait a moment!"
Then, Lawrence made a phone call and explained the situation. Then, he hung up the phone. Lawrence smiled and said, "No problem, our director has agreed. You can contact these people. When the time comes, they will take the ship and set off with us!"
"Wow, that's great!" The factory director also smiled.
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