Under his leadership, everyone crossed North Street and finally arrived at Thomas Shipyard.
As soon as they arrived, a tall man in a suit immediately came over.
The tall man looked at Maude with a smile on his face and said humbly: "You are Bacardi Maude, right? I've heard about the name for a long time, but when I saw it today, it turned out..."
"We want to build a custom-made boat."
Maude rudely interrupted the man's meaningless nonsense.
Hearing this, the man still had a smile on his face and his posture was still very low.
He bent slightly, made a welcoming gesture to indicate the direction, and said with a smile: "Okay, please follow me to the VIP room to discuss in detail."
His name is Cairns, and his job at the shipyard is in charge of negotiations.
Because the customers he dealt with were basically arrogant pirates, over time, he developed a proficient business ability to deal with tough situations.
A few minutes later, Keynes led Maude and his party to the magnificent VIP room.
Betty came to this kind of place for the first time and seemed very restrained.
Keynes is quite a talented person. Even if he saw Betty's identity as a guide, he still did not neglect serving tea and entertaining guests.
This behavior actually flattered Betty and gave Maud and the others a good impression.
From the previous two sentences of conversation, Keynes could tell that Maude was the type who liked to get straight to the point, so he stopped talking nonsense and started negotiating about buying a boat directly.
"Are you saying that you want to order a ship made of the precious tree Adam?"
After listening to Maud's direct request, Keynes showed a slightly embarrassed look on his face.
"Can't do it?"
Maud looked at Keynes calmly.
Keynes immediately said seriously:
"Please believe in the strength of our Thomas Shipyard. However, Baoshu Adam is an extremely rare shipbuilding material. In terms of price... it costs at least four to five billion. Most of the time, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. You see …”
"oh."
Maud nodded and motioned to Jim with her eyes.
Jim understood, untied the huge cloth bag he had carried all the way, and then poured out the banknotes and gold and silver jewelry inside.
Wow!
There was a mountain of banknotes piled up in the VIP room, and there were many gold jewelry embellishments on them.
Betty, who was eating pastry, looked at the mountain of money Jim poured out, and her eyes almost popped out of her head in shock. Unfortunately, the pastry that had just entered her mouth got stuck in her throat.
Jia Ya duly handed Betty a cup of tea to help him out.
Cairns opened his eyes wide and looked at the large number of Baileys piled on the ground in surprise.
He has hosted countless rookie pirate groups here.
However, this was the first time he had seen a rookie pirate group that could spend so much money.
No wonder he wants to treasure tree Adam as soon as he opens his mouth.
Keynes turned to look at Maud, who looked calm.
Bacardi Mod...
This business negotiator, who has dealt with various pirates all year round, vaguely seemed to see an extraordinary prospect in the man in front of him.
"Is this enough money?"
Maud said calmly.
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Although surprised by the financial resources of the Mord Pirates, Keynes did not directly make a conclusion.
With his eyesight, even he couldn't estimate the approximate value of this pile of Bailey and gold.
But it is also certain that the amount of this pile of money definitely exceeds the four to five billion he just mentioned.
However, Baoshu Adam itself is a shipbuilding material whose price fluctuates greatly.
Many times, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it.
If someone sells the goods in the market of the underground world, if you make a reservation in advance and you are lucky, you may be able to buy it for 200 to 300 million yuan.
If there are no reservations and channels, and if there is little luck, the purchase price may have to double, or even reach an exaggerated two or three times, due to tight supply.
After that, it depends on what size vessel the buyer wants.
The treasure tree Adam purchased for four to five billion is enough to build a medium-sized ship.
But if you want a large ship of medium size or above, then you can't get it without a billion.
These budgets do not even take into account labor, transportation, design, shipbuilding and other expenses.
To put it simply, this kind of ship is not something that ordinary pirates can afford.
But a new pirate group that had just entered the Grand Line had such terrifying capital. This was something Keynes had never seen or heard of in his many years of work.
However, before the buyer's needs are not clear, it is foolish to make easy promises.
"It's enough to buy the materials."
Keynes suppressed the turmoil in his heart, maintained a professional smile on his face, and did not finish his sentence.
"I have explained to you before that Treasure Tree Adam is a rare material that even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it."
"Considering various necessary issues such as timeliness, if you don't choose to increase the price, the worst-case scenario is to wait for the first half of the year, and you may not be able to wait for the supply of goods."
"Furthermore, the base price of Baoshu Adam itself is very high. Depending on your demand for the size of the ship, the fluctuations in the budget are calculated in units of '100 million'. Please be mentally prepared for this."
"Based on this, if you decide, then we can sign the contract directly."
Keynes explained to Maud as much as possible the various potential accidental factors brought about by "Treasure Tree Adam".
And what he said was implicit enough.
In other words, it also expresses a meaning.
That is - you may not have enough money.
If the funding gap cannot be filled in time during the middle and later stages of shipbuilding.
So, even if this ship uses rare shipbuilding materials, it may become a "bad" ship.
Lafayette heard what Keynes meant and couldn't help but look at Maude sitting on the sofa.
As a navigator, Lafayette longed for a good ship more than anyone else, but he never expected that Maude would be so willing to spend money and insist on a ship made by Adam Baoshu...
I thought the 600 million yuan was more than enough.
But now it seems that this money may not be enough to meet their needs for ships.
Thinking of this, Lafayette sighed in his heart.
It's a pity that there is probably only one good place in the world for making money like the Dragon Territory.
Maud noticed Lafayette's hesitant gaze and smiled at him, making a no-questions-asked gesture.
Immediately, Maud looked at Keynes and said calmly: "Money is not an issue, but I hope... every penny must be spent where it should be spent. In addition, there is no problem in increasing the price, as long as it is fast enough."
"Okay, then I'll have someone prepare the contract."
The smile on Keynes's face became even wider. This was a big deal.
Maude nodded.
Keynes' work efficiency was excellent. He had his employees complete the contract in a few minutes, and at the same time sent two middle-aged men with glasses to count the specific value of the pile of baileys and gold.
In the end, the number came out to be about 630 million.
This number was 30 million more than Maud expected.
Maude picked up the pen and looked at the contract in front of her.
Lafayette and the others looked at Maude in silence.
Six hundred and thirty million!
With this signing, all the funds are pledged, and additional funds may need to be added later.
And so much money is just to build a ship.
Lafayette looked hesitant.
Changing to a good boat is what he has been asking for, but he has to spend all his money on it...
This was something he didn't expect.
Originally, he planned to keep about 200 million so that he could use it later.
Before Maude started writing, Lafayette hesitated and said: "Maud..."
"It's fine."
Maud interrupted Lafayette.
He knew that Lafayette, on the one hand, wanted a good ship, and on the other hand, he hoped to leave a sum of money to start the project.
But at this time, there must be a choice.
"I have the best navigator in the world, so naturally I need a top-notch ship."
Maud smiled at Lafayette, then signed.
Lafayette's expression changed, he raised his hand and pressed the brim of his hat lightly, hiding his eyes, and then kicked the ground a few times.
Jaya glanced at Lafayette who was a little excited.
A few seconds later, Maud finished signing and collected the pen, feeling a little emotional.
630 million…
He felt the pleasure of spending money, and at the same time, he was looking forward to the results that the money would bring.
Seeing Maud sign the contract, Keynes felt extremely happy.
A young and promising big customer like Maude will probably never meet another one in this life.
Keynes thought to himself.
After that, it’s a matter of ship design.
Thomas Shipyard has an eccentric designer who once designed the Moby-Dick for the Whitebeard Pirates.
According to Maude's demand for the best in everything, Keynes recommended the seventeenth-year-old designer to Maude.
"Mr. Maude, Edward is the best designer in our shipyard, but he has a bad temper. If he offends you in any way later, please be patient."
"good."
Maud nodded.
Keynes was worried, fearing that Edward's weird temper would offend Maud, so he said a few more words.
To this, Maude responded indifferently and did not try to talk to Keynes. At most, he nodded in response.
He didn't care what weird temper the old designer named Edward had.
The fact that this designer had designed Moby-Dick for the Whitebeard Pirates alone was enough for him to only look at the results and not the process.
Before going to see Edward, Maude asked Jaya and the others to stay in the VIP room, taking only Lafayette with them.
Thomas Shipyard was very large, and Edward liked peace and quiet, so he placed his studio in a remote location.
Therefore, Maud and the others walked for fifteen minutes before arriving at the studio.
Arriving outside the studio, Keynes gently knocked on the door.
More than ten seconds passed, but there was no response inside.
Keynes cast an apologetic look at Maud and Lafayette, and then knocked on the door a few more times.
After several times, the door was violently opened.
Inside the door, stood an old man less than 1.5 meters tall, with a chicken coop on his head and reading glasses.
Buzzing…