The relationship between India and Pakistan is very bad, and there are also great conflicts between them.
So they are just making noise on the Internet and it doesn't affect anything.
Qin Yibin has already told Xiao Qi that if they are willing, the goods sold to India can be produced in Pakistan, which will reduce the price of many goods by at least 15%.
However, after much consideration, the Indian department rejected the proposal and said it would not consider it for the time being.
Because they are not willing to promote Pakistan's interests at all, many Indians are not willing to use products produced in Pakistan.
Just like no matter how loud the noise is on the Internet, few Indians will let Xiaoyao Mall sell Pakistani products. The Indians are not willing to give up their psychological advantage over Pakistan. To them, Pakistan is a group of traitors.
Not worthy to be compared with serious Indian descendants.
India is not interested, but Iran, Pakistan's neighbor on the other side, is very interested in Xiaoyao Mall.
As early as the preparations in the past few months, they had mentioned to the Chinese Embassy whether they could also open Xiaoyao Mall to Iran.
The shortage of various daily commodities in Iran is even more severe than that in Pakistan, but Iran is much richer than Pakistan. Oil is the source of money, and it is more popular than the US dollar.
However, considering the various blockades in the United States and Europe, China is somewhat hesitant.
It is not a big deal for Xiaoyao Mall to enter Iran. Instead, it can use Iran and Pakistan to further develop and expand its power in South Asia and Central Asia.
But the problem is that if one day, Iran angers the United States and Europe again, then Xiaoyao Mall, which does business in Iran, will definitely bear the brunt. Either it will just throw down the stall and leave, or it will be punished by the United States and frozen if it does not leave.
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It may even involve Fairy Company, the parent company of Xiaoyao Mall.
Xiaoyao Mall's business is mainly in China, and the United States and Europe cannot control it at all, but Fairy Company's business is all over the world. If it is sanctioned by Europe and the United States, it will definitely suffer a major blow.
Nowadays, many countries in Europe and the United States are very dissatisfied with a Chinese company making a lot of money in their country, but they just can't find a good excuse to punish the Fairy Company. If Xiaoyao Mall gives such a good excuse, I believe them
I won't let it go.
It is certainly important to have a good relationship with Iran, but if Fairy Company, China's signature brand in the smart electronics industry, suffers any damage as a result, it is something China would not want to see.
So the matter didn't reach Xiao Qi's side yet. It only got to Niu Ruzheng's side and was beaten back.
However, there are many smart people in China, and they gave Iran a suggestion, which is to let Iran purchase through China's joint venture factory in Pakistan instead of purchasing directly through Xiaoyao Mall, so that this kind of trouble can be avoided, and the price
In terms of quality, it is still controlled by Xiaoyao Mall, but Xiaoyao Mall pretends not to see it. This is a rare confusion, and Europe and the United States can't say anything.
Of course, this matter has to wait until China and the United States have negotiated. Iran has also proposed not to conduct those tests before it can be carried out. Now they are still under sanctions, and even Pakistan does not dare to sell things secretly.
Give it to them, let alone a joint venture with a Chinese background.
Xiaoyao Mall is hosted by Qin Yibin. He is very indifferent to such matters involving national interests, but since the big boss has decided to listen to his opinions, he can only obey.
At that time, he will still have to talk to a group of suppliers in Pakistan to explain how to avoid offending people on both sides and still make money.
This was another very test for him, leaving Qin Yibin quite speechless.
Xiao Qi is naturally very happy to hand over work to capable subordinates.
It is obvious that Xiaoyao Mall in Pakistan is popular. Of course Xiao Qi will not worry.
What he has been concerned about in recent days is the sale of islands in Greece.
Credit Suisse First Boston, entrusted by Xiao Qi, has been conducting back-and-forth negotiations with the Greek government since August. The talks lasted for almost two months, and now they have almost reached a unified opinion.
Previously, the Greek government did not realize the seriousness of the debt crisis and the current tightening policy of the world's richest people. Therefore, it quoted extremely high prices that were very unrealistic.
By June and July, they were already very practical, and the price was more than 60% lower than before, but still no one came to buy it.
Because buying an island does not mean that everything will be ok once you buy it. There are also various subsequent transformations, the supply of various materials, etc., which require a large investment of money.
After careful calculation, the cost of purchasing an island only accounts for about 30% of the total cost, or even less. Therefore, everyone is very cautious about this kind of small island. Even if it is on sale, it is impossible to flock to buy it.
Now the Greek government is a little bit paralyzed. Seeing various debts continue to mature, the aid provided by the EU is only a drop in the bucket and not enough at all. If they don't sell some valuable things in exchange for money to pay off the debt,
The entire Greek government would be finished, and Greece would be taken over by its creditors, turning this ancient civilization into a joke.
Credit Suisse First Boston, which intervened in the negotiations at this time, undoubtedly became their guest.
Especially when Xiao Qi was still represented by Credit Suisse First Boston, the Greek government paid more attention to this eyeball effect.
As long as it's something bought by the world's richest man, it's not bad.
I believe that once the business is concluded, many wary buyers will take action and come to buy the island.
They were impatient, but Credit Suisse First Boston was not impatient. It was just grinding the prices of the island and various tax policies little by little.
In early October, the Greek government finally reached the bottom line and could no longer make concessions. Only then did Credit Suisse First Boston tell Xiao Qi the results of their negotiations.
There are 126 large and small islands with a total area of more than 9,200 acres, but the price is only US$2.5 billion, which is a full US$500 million less than the first quotation of the Greek government.
The most important thing is not the direct price of the island, but the tax rate of the island.
Generally speaking, according to international practice, an island property tax of 5% should be paid annually. Credit Suisse First Boston finally negotiated a 2.3% tax, and for 50 years, the island was calculated based on the purchase price.
Tax rate, after 50 years, the price will not exceed 200% of the original purchase price at most.
This saves Xiao Qi a lot of money. It can save at least 80 million US dollars every year. And if the basic price remains unchanged for 50 years, it will save Xiao Qi more than 2 billion in total.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that after the deal was signed, Xiao Qi directly gave Credit Suisse First Boston a huge remuneration of US$320 million.
However, although this part of the funds has been saved a lot, Xiao Qi still has to invest at least 10 billion US dollars to properly develop these islands, and the annual maintenance costs are calculated at more than 1 billion US dollars.
Most of this money is going to Greek companies, so it is no wonder that the Greek government has no idea of being taken advantage of, but is smiling from ear to ear.
With such great good news, the Greek government naturally couldn't help it.
They told the media before signing the contract, and when it came time to sign the contract, more than 100 reporters from all over the world gathered around. I don’t know how many of them were shills arranged by them.
Fortunately, the signing representative was from Credit Suisse First Boston, otherwise Zhou Bo would not have been able to deal with so many reporters speaking in different languages.
Everyone's attention was focused on why Xiao Qi purchased so many islands.
After all, the island is very cheap, but the overall maintenance cost is very expensive. The maintenance cost of more than one billion US dollars a year is not a small sum of money!
If there are not enough customers, and it is just for Xiao Qi's family to use, it would be too luxurious. In fact, if you think about it, it is definitely not possible. If Xiao Qi uses it alone, then he can only buy one per square meter.
A large island of 100 kilometers will be enough, but where can I buy 126 islands?
So everyone knows that Xiao Qi must be preparing for a vacation in the Mediterranean.
Although the tourism wave of Chinese tourists has been very popular in recent years, they still do not believe that these Mediterranean islands can maintain long-term prosperity.
After all, judging from previous experience, there are holiday islands everywhere in Greece, but they don’t make much money. When encountering any trouble, they come to a complete standstill, which can be said to be very fragile.
They believe that although the Chinese are rich now, they are still worse than the Europeans. Even the Europeans cannot withstand the financial crisis, let alone the Chinese.
In this regard, Credit Suisse First Boston remained silent, which only made reporters even more anxious to know what Xiao Qi did.
The Greek government will not tell reporters that one of the conditions for Xiao Qi's purchase of these islands is for the Greek government to issue the most convenient visas for Chinese tourists who come to these islands for vacation.
Basically, as long as the most basic review is passed, the Greek government must issue a tourist visa and cannot make it difficult for any reason.
The Greek government has no objection to this. They not only hope that Chinese tourists will come to the islands, but also hope that they will come to Greece to travel on land, so that they can bring more income to them.
For the Greek government, which is now extremely poor, tourism is their most anticipated financial subsidy! (To be continued.)