Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 388: China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry
"It’s quite troublesome, really troublesome." Yang Chengru looked at the blue diamond in front of him and then asked, "You don’t plan to use this thing to exchange for money, do you?"
"If I wanted to exchange it for money, I’d just cut it into a few small diamonds and sell them. Why would I bring it over here for your advice?"
A 50-carat flawless blue diamond is unique in the world. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
If it were cut into several 20 to 30-carat blue diamonds, it would be a great way to conceal its origins.
But doing so, the original value of the fifty million US dollars worth of flawless blue diamond might not even total ten million US dollars after cutting.
Although even without cutting it, Chen Yiyang doesn’t really care about the fifty million US dollars.
This blue diamond can obviously be exchanged for something better.
To some degree, it represents the prestige of the Saudi royal family.
"You keep the diamond for now. I’ll ask around to see what we can get in return." Yang Chengru was also troubled about how to deal with this thing.
At their level, money is hardly a concern anymore. If this diamond can be exchanged for resources, that’s the best outcome.
But to maximize the benefit, they still need to find a way.
After taking the diamond back to his villa, Chen Yiyang decided not to return to Thailand for the time being.
Although this 50-carat flawless blue diamond had disappeared from the public eye for twenty to thirty years, Chen Yiyang was worried about unforeseen circumstances.
After all, the connections over at Tengxu aren’t as strong as he’d like.
However, Chen Yiyang hadn’t stayed for two days when Yang Chengru came looking for him.
"Do you want to take a part-time job?"
"What kind of part-time job?" Chen Yiyang asked curiously.
"Consultant for China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry."
China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry is a military enterprise with numerous subsidiaries, primarily focusing on the maritime field, including shipbuilding, coatings, engines, propulsion systems, valves, etc.
They are involved in basically everything related to ships, and are considered a significant military enterprise domestically.
"China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry wants to send someone to Thailand to discuss some business. They’ll give you a consultant’s identity, and you just need to accompany them."
Chen Yiyang understood Yang Chengru’s intention.
Worried that Chen Yiyang wouldn’t dare return to Thailand, he simply gave Chen Yiyang the identity of a military enterprise consultant.
Although there was no salary, nor any other benefits.
But this identity in Thailand basically equates to having ties with the domestic military.
If the blue diamond incident were discovered, those investigating wouldn’t be reckless enough to target someone with a military background from one of the Five Big Nations.
"Hello, Manager Xu." Chen Yiyang greeted a middle-aged man around forty years old.
"Hello, Mr. Chen. Hello, hello." This Manager Xu was very polite to Chen Yiyang, but it was essentially just politeness.
Manager Xu seems to have emerged from the military as well, exuding a sense of discipline, and his speech was quite logical.
"I reviewed your information before. You’re in the entertainment and automotive industries, correct?"
On the plane, unable to use his phone or handle work, Manager Xu and Chen Yiyang engaged in casual conversation.
"Yes." Chen Yiyang originally intended to mention that he also dabbled in small arms trading.
But considering his arms business was under the guise of civilian product exports, he dared not bring it up.
"This time we’re planning to sell ships to the Thai military, is that right?" Chen Yiyang was curious why China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry suddenly dispatched people to Thailand.
"We’re just going to talk about cooperation intentions for now; the specifics of the business haven’t been settled." Manager Xu gave a brief answer and then shifted the topic back to Chen Yiyang.
"I’ve seen Chengru grow up since he was little, and this is the first time he’s asked me for help. Did you run into some trouble over in Thailand?"
"Not trouble, just planning to discuss some business, but I’m afraid of extortion."
"Oh."
Chen Yiyang and Manager Xu exchanged glances.
Both instantly realized they wouldn’t get any useful information from each other, so they simply closed their eyes to rest.
Landed in Thailand.
At the airport, Chen Yiyang saw that Wu Changxun was also there.
"Brother Wu, why are you here?"
Wu Changxun saw Chen Yiyang, was surprised at first, then glanced at Manager Xu beside him.
"Hello, Manager Xu, I’m Wu Changxun."
"Hello." Manager Xu first shook hands with Wu Changxun and then introduced Chen Yiyang, "This is our consultant Mr. Chen from China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry."
"Hello, Mr. Chen." Wu Changxun seriously greeted Chen Yiyang.
Chen Yiyang just wanted to roll his eyes.
It was his first time seeing Wu Changxun being so serious and formal.
Besides Wu Changxun, there were also people from the Thai military here to pick us up.
After exchanging contact information, Wu Changxun and Manager Xu got into the car arranged by the Thai military.
Chen Yiyang took the chance to sit in a car with Wu Changxun.
"You rascal." Wu Changxun leaned towards Chen Yiyang and asked, "Did you cause some trouble? A few days ago you went back to your country quietly, and now you’ve come to Thailand as a consultant for China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry?"
Did the trouble you caused become even bigger that not even Tengxu can shield you, so you found an even bigger backer?"
No wonder Wu Changxun thought this way.
Just a couple of days ago, he wanted to invite Chen Yiyang out for a meal in Thailand.
But when he called, he learned Chen Yiyang had already returned to his country.
He was pondering whether Chen Yiyang had gotten into some big trouble in Thailand.
Then today, while accompanying the Thai military to pick up the arrivals, he saw Chen Yiyang next to the representatives of China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry.
"No, I went back to handle some matters." Chen Yiyang turned to ask Wu Changxun, "But, Brother, why are you picking up people from China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry?"
"Although Tengxu is a private enterprise, it also has to serve the nation," Wu Changxun said, "China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry is here to sell submarines, and Tengxu is needed to assist in the process. There are things both sides can’t directly discuss, so our private enterprise can act as intermediaries to pass messages."
"Submarines?" Chen Yiyang caught onto this information and asked instinctively, "Isn’t Thailand going to buy Germany’s decommissioned submarines?"
"Who told you that?" Wu Changxun was utterly puzzled.
He genuinely didn’t know about this news.
Seeing Wu Changxun’s expression, Chen Yiyang finally realized.
Thailand’s intention to purchase Germany’s decommissioned submarines hasn’t been publicly announced yet, still in the confidential stage.
Chen Yiyang only knew because Schaefer is involved in this matter, allowing him to get advance information.
During casual chats with Wu Changxun, their car convoy arrived at an unmarked restaurant.
Chen Yiyang joined in on a Thai national banquet-level dinner.
Afterwards, Chen Yiyang remembered he hadn’t canceled his hotel reservation.
So he planned to return to the hotel.
But his phone suddenly rang.
Looking down, Chen Yiyang saw Schaefer’s name.
