Chapter 447 Doing Business with the Military
Blackwater won a consulting contract in South Vietnam.

As the name suggests, it guides the training and operations of South Vietnam.

The United States withdrew its troops, but it couldn't just leave it alone. With the support of the company, Captain Peter Wenders of Blackwater Security has been able to carefully maintain the old relationship in the past two years and finally won this $2 million/year business.

The amount is not large and the profit is not high, but as long as the effect is good, it can basically be regarded as a long-term and stable order.

Finally, they have repaid the boss for supporting them for nearly two years.

In the past two years, they could only work as celebrity bodyguards, boss security, and occasional armed escorts. They did not make any money, but were just there to support the team.

This made the head Peter Wenders feel guilty towards his two investors, bosses Adam Wang and Sam Smith.

Without Adam's introduction and Muse Music's guidance, they would not have been able to get so many celebrity bodyguard businesses. Now, for celebrities in the United States, it is considered a shame not to hire two special forces bodyguards.

But this matter requires a bit too much from employees, and the company earns very little.

For example, Sam Smith, although he is also a small investor, he also works in the company. He would rather do armed escort than bodyguard business.

So after getting this big order, Peter, who had been upset for two years, finally relaxed a little.

Maybe this is a small matter for the big boss Adam, but for Sam and Peter, it is a big deal for Blackwater!

The company has finally taken firm steps towards development, hasn’t it?

Sam Smith was very happy and immediately began to arrange for the return of his old comrades who were previously unsuitable.

Many veterans are unable to find jobs after retiring. Apart from fighting, they have no other skills. Even those who have interviewed were unable to find jobs like bodyguards and had to leave.

In any case, the salary of a security company is slightly higher than that of the military, and there are subsidies for overseas assignments. In addition, as a consultant, the probability of going to the front line is greatly reduced, so it is easy to recruit hundreds of people.

When Wang Yuanchao arrived in Los Angeles, this group of soldiers were waiting here for the boss's inspection.

They knew that the big boss was a Chinese, and they had no discrimination against the big boss who could provide jobs and had defeated their ancestors.

Sam and Peter would not dare to recruit people with such ideas into the company. Isn't that just looking for trouble?
What's more, the boss is a really nice person. Small shareholder Sam thinks so, and general manager Peter thinks so too.

Besides, everyone wants to make money.

Wang Yuanchao, who has been influenced by the Eastern military parades for many years, honestly speaking, does not think much of these sparse, tall, short, black and white American soldiers in front of him. Some of them even have big bellies. It's really hard to describe.

All I can say is that Sam and Peter have good intentions.

Wang Yuanchao was very polite. He waved his hand and everyone went to the bar for dinner.

They gathered in Los Angeles from all over the country, and after meeting with the big boss, they would go to San Diego, the United States Eastern Pacific Military Base, and follow the navy to South Vietnam.

This is the first collaboration, and both Sam and Peter will be there, so naturally they want to listen to what the big boss has to say.

Wang Yuanchao left his affairs in Hong Kong and ran over here, naturally he had some ideas.

"Find a way to befriend the American leader in charge of logistics in South Vietnam!"

This is Wang Yuanchao’s instruction.

When the cannon is fired, there is a thousand taels of gold.

Wang Yuanchao couldn't make money from guns and ammunition, but any one of the military uniforms, food, and daily necessities would make money.

After the United States withdrew its troops from South Vietnam, it provided a large amount of material support. Except for arms that were shipped from its homeland, most of the other materials were produced and shipped from surrounding East Asia and Southeast Asia.

If Japan and South Korea can make this money, why can't Wang Yuanchao?

If these small amounts of money can cooperate, the big amounts of money that will follow can also cooperate.

What big money?
The beautiful country is withdrawing its troops!
The United States did not expect South Vietnam to collapse so quickly!

A lot of equipment, guns, etc., not to mention these, even planes and warships, were directly taken over by North Vietnam in large quantities! There was no time to take them away.

Even many helicopters carrying the fleeing people flew to the warships. The later arriving helicopters had no place to land, so they pushed the dozens of earlier helicopters into the sea, just to leave space for the later helicopters to land.

What is luxury? This is luxury! It is a waste of American taxpayers' money, isn't it?

It was impossible for Wang Yuanchao not to be jealous.

He wanted to do something for the country in the north.

He couldn't go through fire and water, but he could still take advantage of the chaos to help the country get something good.

At that time, the logic was that Blackwater seized the good stuff from North Vietnam and then "sold" it to a sports enthusiast who had channels in the north. Moreover, Wang Yuanchao was sure that the other party was willing to help resell it.

He doesn't have to make any money, and is even willing to pay out of his own pocket to reward the Blackwater employees who brought the warships and planes out.

This is Wang Yuanchao’s simple idea.

"In addition to guns and ammunition, I can also produce clothes, hats, shoes, food, drinks, and various daily necessities as long as I can get an order from the logistics department.

If we really can't get the order, we can find the supplier and discuss OEM cooperation with them, but we'll just earn less. "Peter was a captain after all, and he knew that logistics in the military was always a lucrative job, and without connections, there was no need to even think about it. He nodded and said:

"I see."

Yes, the relationship strategy business must be handled personally by him as the general manager. Otherwise, how can he rely on Sam, a small shareholder who only knows how to fight?

They don't need to expect to do a big business. As long as they can find a way through the logistics gap, they can make a fortune.

Sam felt that in addition to fighting, he was also a bit smart, and wanted to show off his intelligence in front of the big boss, so he said:
"Actually, I think I can help with some of the business. Adam, I've been to Hong Kong before when I was on vacation."

Wang Yuanchao knew why Sam went to Hong Kong. What could these soldiers do in Hong Kong?
But how could he be interested in this business with some regular customers?
But Sam was really smart. Seeing Wang Yuanchao's expression, he immediately stopped keeping the secret and said:

“In Saigon, the demand for flour, tobacco, and alcohol has always been high. You know, no one knows which will come first, tomorrow or an accident. It is no exaggeration to say that people are living a life of drunkenness and dreams.

If Adam, you can help get some hot-selling goods over there, the profits will be no less than Peter's legitimate business.

If the quantity is large, I can even try to get a captain to join us so that our transportation will be worry-free."

Wang Yuanchao's expression immediately became lively. Sam is a capable man!

Hong Kong's gangs are no strangers to these things. For example, Bo Hao made his fortune by selling flour and was too arrogant. Wang Yuanchao ignored them. They paid their membership fees according to the rules and were willing to be arrogant. Why should he care about them?
Wang Yuanchao said calmly:

"As long as funding is not a problem, supply is not a problem."

Peter and Sam's eyes lit up. This tone meant an endless supply of wealth!

Only Wang Yuanchao knew that this money was earned too late, only a few months. In April of the next year, the famous Saigon evacuation would take place!
After the iron fist of free and democratic Saigon, there is no chance to fight like this again. Peter and Sam are too optimistic.

After the three of them discussed many matters one by one, Wang Yuanchao didn't even have to go back to make arrangements. With just one telegram, Zeng Arong could arrange and coordinate the relevant resources.

But that’s not enough, you still need to prepare a foreign trade company in advance.

Otherwise, if Peter talked about the order, he couldn't let the factory directly connect with him, right? How could Wang Yuanchao make a profit from it?

Moreover, we should be prepared for danger in times of peace and plan ahead. It is almost time to start building a global trade network.

It looks like I have to fly back to make arrangements.

Peter and Sam followed the team to San Diego to escort the large force that was about to embark on the journey to South Vietnam. They would follow the supply ship through Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines, and arrive in Saigon after two and a half weeks.

Then Peter and Sam will return to Los Angeles and fly there to do the preliminary coordination work.

Why don't a large force fly over there?

How expensive are the plane tickets? Almost $20 for people!
If you don't take the free supply ship, you must have been kicked in the head by a donkey! ?
Wang Yuanchao first went to Orange Cinema.

The filming of "Beautiful Country Landscapes" was completed as early as last year, and the post-production has also been completed. Now we are discussing distribution with the distribution company.

However, it is mainly Lucasfilm that is in charge. Firstly, Lucas volunteered to do it, and secondly, Hans focused more on "The Godfather 2".

Because his good friend Coppola's "The Godfather" was produced by Paramount, Lucas was not very willing to cooperate with Paramount. He did not want Paramount to favor him just to give face to his good friend.

He leaned towards Universal Pictures, which had a slight liking for him at first, but was not as straightforward and generous as Orange.

Wang Yuanchao didn't care about it. He just wanted to win Lucas' favor and keep him - he had no knowledge of "Beautiful Country" at all.

So he just gave one suggestion, which was not to do a buyout, but only to do profit sharing.

His idea was simple, to share honor and disgrace with Lucas and to further strengthen the bond.

Hans also thought so.

Besides, Feng Qing Hua only invested a few hundred thousand yuan, and he could recover the cost by just letting it go. He had seen the movie, and it was not bad. If he bought it out, it would be like working for someone else. Hans still had some aspirations. Orange was an investor! He was pursuing profits!
As for "The Godfather 2", with Coppola's support, Paramount had to renew the contract with gritted teeth. The only consolation is that Coppola's Zoetrope Company took over Orange Films' share of the investment, and Paramount's share was still guaranteed.

Coppola and original author Mario Puzo were already working on the script, but there's more to it than that.

Lead actor Marlon Brando refused to make a cameo appearance, and he even refused to attend the Academy Awards ceremony in March!

He is the best actor of this year!

Although The Godfather is a classic, it only won Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars this time. In terms of awards, it was completely defeated by Cabaret, a World War II musical that won 10 out of 8 nominations.

Hans briefly introduced this year's Oscars and continued to chatter.

The new generation godfather, Al Pacino, demanded 1% of the box office share.

Paramount and Orange are the ones that have to deal with these headaches.

The risk of changing people is too great.

No one can afford the risk of a failed substitution.

Wang Yuanchao did not comment on this, as it was Hans's job.

(End of this chapter)