Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 893 - 898: Skyrocketing Success

Chapter 893: Chapter 898: Skyrocketing Success

What does it mean to rise to the heavens in a single bound?

Yesterday he was penniless, today he made a small fortune, this is called progress, it’s called luck.

Yesterday he was still poor, but today he stumbled into a fortune, this at most transforms a life.

But for Yang Yi, suddenly coming into an enormous fortune, with hundreds of billions of US Dollars laid out before him, this is truly rising to the heavens in a single bound.

"Enough, if that’s a plausible explanation, then we’re done talking about his legal investments. Now let’s discuss his main occupation, arms dealing — tell me about his channels."

Steve thought for a moment and said, "I never interfere with arms trade, but I am solely responsible for the financial transactions. Here’s how it works: regional managers send orders to Deyo, specifying what weapons they need. Usually, they transfer thirty to fifty percent of the payment as a deposit to a designated account. Then, I allocate funds to the procurement department to order the weapons needed for that transaction. When the weapons are delivered, we collect the remaining balance."

There was a brief pause before Steve continued solemnly, "Currently, the situation is very complicated. Nicholas’s arms trading no longer goes through Deyo, which is a significant loss. However, Big Ivan has nearly stopped dealing in arms recently, and our market share has increased. Consequently, our total revenue so far this year has reached 1.2 billion US Dollars. After deducting costs and a ten percent commission for regional managers, the net profit is 800 million US Dollars."

"At present, the demand for arms in the Middle East is strong, but often, we need to get the Americans to ship out, which earns us less money, even no profit at all; but most of our revenue still comes from the Middle East."

Yang Yi said gravely, "So how many people handle the shipments for Deyo?"

"Hmm, Nicholas has basically lost control, the Americas market can be ignored, the Eastern Asia sector trades very little in arms, managed by Colenso; this market only generates a few million US Dollars each year, at most around fifty million. The African market isn’t doing well either, what they need are low-end products. Although the volume is large, there’s not much money, only tens of millions at most. Therefore, the Middle East region is most crucial, with two people handling Deyo’s shipments there. One is Mughal, specifically responsible for Syria, and the other is Barbosa, who supplies the entire Middle East. Mughal has relations with the Americans, almost all the weapons supplied to the Syrian opposition are through him."

Yang Yi frowned and said, "Related to the Americans?"

Steve nodded and continued, "That’s the key part I’m about to discuss. We have to pay the CIA a fixed sum of one hundred million US Dollars every year."

Yang Yi immediately exclaimed, "A hundred million!"

"Yes, one hundred million. It used to be calculated as a percentage, but later the CIA and Deyo found it too cumbersome, so they agreed on this amount. Deyo and the CIA have very deep connections, but the CIA can replace its agents at any time, so... our situation has not been good lately. The CIA is very dissatisfied with Deyo, of course, I am referring to the arms trading part. As for the legal investments I mentioned earlier, they are unrelated to anyone and belong solely to Deyo."

Boer listened intently, then with a troubled expression, he asked, "If we plan to take over Deyo’s arms business, what should we do?"

Steve thought for a moment and said, "It’s difficult because you first need to be recognized and supported by the United States, as a significant portion of Deyo’s arms come from there. Besides, Nicholas has an absolute advantage within Deyo’s system. Those distributors who get goods through Deyo do so not out of choice but because Deyo controls seventy percent of NATO’s arms shipments. After Deyo’s death, you need to have steady arms supply channels and get those distributors to follow you, which will require convincing many people."

Yang Yi and Boer exchanged glances.

"So, taking over Deyo’s arms trading means paying the CIA one hundred million US Dollars annually?"

"Yes, it must be paid."

"How much does Deyo earn per year?"

"It’s unstable, very unstable. In a good year, it can approach two billion US Dollars in net profit. Last year was that much, but that’s only after the recent good market conditions in arms trade. In previous years, before the unrest in Libya, it was about two hundred million per year. Not every year has big transactions. Some years might even face losses, but generally, a yearly net profit of over five hundred million US Dollars can be ensured."

There’s no doubt that arms trade is highly profitable, but with money that you don’t know how to spend, it seems rather unneeded.

However, since he had already agreed with Jethro, and not solely for money, he still had to take a bite of this arms trading cake.

"If I want to take over Deyo’s arms trading channels, whom should I contact?"

"Naturally, Deyo’s distributors, start with Barbosa. He currently handles the largest transactions. If you control him, you essentially control the Middle East market. The rest are difficult, like Mughal, who is more like a CIA agent sent to monitor Deyo, so if you can get things settled with the United States, you can handle Mughal, but the most vital are the suppliers. Deyo does not manufacture weapons; maintaining Deyo’s arms dealings requires a stable source of arms, which Jethro, who has disappeared, handled."

"Where do you procure arms from?"

"Numerous channels, mainly the United States, that’s why we need to pay the CIA annually. Basically, we can procure from NATO countries, the United Kingdom, France, Germany; producing countries are our target, Deyo’s business is special in the sense that it has political implications. Basically, these countries, when wanting unrest in another nation, use Deyo to supply their weapons. Deyo earns, they don’t get their hands dirty."

The group exchanged looks, then Boer smiled and asked, "If we want to take over Deyo’s money now, can we?"

Steve nodded and replied, "Of course, I can start immediately. Provide me an account, within twenty-four hours I can transfer the funds I control, take a trip to Switzerland, give you a deposit of five billion US Dollars. Then proceed to find white gloves to transfer company shares and cash flow into your account. Just like that, at least fifty billion, within a month to you."

Yang Yi suppressed his dizziness, then said solemnly, "We can do this now?"

"Now, immediately, give me a phone, give me a computer, and then you can wait for the first payment."

After finishing, Steve said gravely, "I know what you might be worried about at this moment, whether I might play tricks. However, I am in your hands, and you have financial experts, who should be able to rule out any tricks I might play under their constant supervision. My question is, how will you ensure that you will give me ten percent of the money? That’s at least several billion US Dollars. I don’t believe that after hearing this figure, you’d still want to give me this money. So, how can you make me trust you?"