Chapter 715: 715
Jacqueline Eva did not disturb Xia Lei for the rest of the night, and he managed to sleep well . He was not one bit worried about anything going wrong with the deal with the French, because he knew what they were thinking .
On the surface, the avionics and stealth technology of the Eurofighter Typhoon was indeed of a higher level than the technology of Thunder Horse Group’s intelligent lathe and light weapons, and France would be on the losing end if they did an exchange like this . However, this was just the surface value, and the truth of it was not so .
Whichever war it was, the ones fighting it would be human . The quality of the light weapons could be the deciding factor . No matter how advanced a fighter jet was, there would be no winning the war without the advancement of ground troops . A real life example was the war of terrorism in Iraq and Syria . *
The light weapons of the Thunder Horse Group was different, especially the Gust assault rifle . It had a range of over 1,000 metres, and would not lose to some sniper rifles . Add its special characteristic of having virtually no recoil to its high accuracy… Every soldier would be highly equipped for battle . There was also the XL2500 and the Hellhound One-soldier Cannon . **
So if one looked at it from a practical point of view, the cost, the consumption and the needs of winning a war meant that the Thunder Horse Group technology was of a lot of use, and even more valuable than the Eurofighter Typhoon technology . Under pressure from America, the French would not have invited Xia Lei here if they were not able to see these benefits .
It was plain . He was the top in the world, and they could buy if they wanted, and get lost if they didn’t want to buy!
What was there to worry about when he had this backing him up?
Xia Lei had a dream that night too . He was the male lead in this dream, and Jacqueline Eva was the female lead .
Early the next morning, Xia Lei and Jacqueline Eva met in the living room .
“Good morning, Miss Eva . ” Xia Lei greeted her, but it was just that . He did not mention negotiations and didn’t seem concerned at all .
Jacqueline Eva smiled faintly . “Good morning, Mr Xia . I have to make a short trip to the Equipment Department, so I won’t be joining you for breakfast . ”
“What a shame . ”
Jacqueline Eva did a small roll of her eyes . “Do you truly find it a shame? Don’t lie to me . You’d rather I not turn up at all, don’t you?”
Xia Lei was speechless .
“I made several calls last night and I relayed your requirements to them but they have not yet made a decision . They will hold a meeting and I will come to you as soon as we have the results of that meeting,” said Jacqueline Eva .
“Yep, no problem . ” Xia Lei was in no rush .
Jacqueline Eva suddenly walked up to Xia Lei and curled her arm around his neck . “You . No man has ever treated me this way . ”
Xia Lei put an innocent look on his face . “Did I do something to upset you?”
“The perfume is in my room . You get it yourself . Don’t worry, I didn’t add any drug to it . ” Jacqueline Eva left the room after saying that .
Xia Lei stared blankly for a bit, then went to her room . He had promised Long Bing, Tang Yuyan and Liang Siyao that he would get them a bottle of French perfume each, so it would be a waste to not take the perfume Jacqueline Eva offered him .
After breakfast, Xia Lei went to the Parc des Expositions de Villepinte . The matter in Italy had been settled, so he would have to shift his attention to the international weapons exhibition .
He had left Paris four days ago, and he found that the Thunder Horse Group’s exhibition booth had changed a lot upon his return . There was a glass platform in the middle of the huge booth, and it sparkled like crystal under the lights . It looked pretty sci-fi . Around the platform were artistic walls made of glass surrounding the booth, like fans around a favourite performer .
The workers of the company in charge of decorating the booth were adding details to the walls; paintings with anti-war and peace messages . There were also photographs which encouraged environmental protection and the protection of endangered species . The overall feel of these details made the Thunder Horse Group’s booth seem not like an arms manufacturer, but an organisation for international peace .
The employees of Thunder Horse Group were also setting up the products for display . They had put the XL2500, Gust and Hellhound One-soldier Cannon in their respective places on the platform and were adjusting the positions to get the best angle for display . There was also someone testing the AV system . There would be information on the Thunder Horse Group displayed from different angles once the exhibition began, as well as the weapons they had on offer . It was not just the three light weapons the company had — the not-yet-manufactured defence system, tank and armoured vehicle and so on were on offer too .
The exhibition hall was a hive of activity, and this activity was going as planned . This made Xia Lei happy . He had not come to check on them, but his people had done the tasks he had assigned them very well .
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