Chapter 16. Good deal
Singapore - a wonderful city where you can not spit on the pavement - will enter, or a fine, or in jail. We are so frighten our fellow travelers that you were at the airport, we behaved like a good museum visitors. Indeed around was so pure, that sit on the floor is not terrible.
met us. Previously, the Internet, I met with Vladimir, who wore a network nick Baldwin, as he explained, something between his name and a popular actor in Hollywood. Baldwin finds in the main at a forum on work with foreign adult (porn), but there basically flooding (Wrote messages unrelated to the subject) to relax the soul. What does he do, really, no one knew and he did not apply. Vladimir lived in Singapore, where he had an apartment in the city and a small bungalow near the beach area.
Singapore - a country-town. Property here, though not as expensive as the center Moscow, but still worth a lot of money, so possession of the two objects already stressed the profitability of Vladimir. He dealt with generics - I learned this already from personal correspondence.
Generics - a popular trend in today's online activities. In essence it refers to cloning popular things, while having similar properties. Most popular generic drugs - a drug. Viagra - very expensive drug, but he's got a lot cheaper brothers, carried out on the Indian factories. Similarly, there are generics popular Louis Vuitton handbags and so on.
Demand for generic drugs is mainly focused in the U.S., partly seizing Europe. This is due to the ban of public trading in such things in those countries. Therefore, the rescue comes the Internet, where thousands of pharmacy seduced chubby Americans with flaccid member to become a real man at least a couple hours. Money is transferred from the card to the account of Pharmacy, the American receives almost wish the bubble, the profits divided between the holder of Pharmacy and adverts.
Vladimir did generics in the field of electronics. He had a good agreement with a number of factories in Asia, which made for him in the fifth change is the same as that for its customers, but at a reduced price. And thousands of genuine, but uncertified iPhones, Blackberry and other popular brands were exported to mark boxes with a modest Singaporean company.
However, Vladimir dream of world domination. He decided to enter the world of the Internet and win it quickly and definitively. At least the crazy markups Mr. Jobs is easily it allows him.
first startups Vladimir ended rather sadly. This is what happens when a person is sufficient successful offline, though online stumbles on the wall, punch that in spite of the tremendous efforts can not. He made the partner program, but he was deceived, programmers, and the result went crazy curves. He tried to advertise on the forums, but its themes quickly went to the bottom.
Vladimir needed a young, angry and yet sufficiently experienced partner. So, a little reflection, he made me an offer I could not refuse.
watched a movie about tourists on the Caribbean? White canvas trousers, beige shoes with holes in his shirt short-sleeved shirt worn outside. Exactly looked Vladimir when he appeared out of the door airport. He saw me and went to meet with open arms. Had hug and pat him on the shoulder.
Vladimir had more than forty years, but he looked his age, but he was wiry, like a dried up. That's how it looks For example, Clint Eastwood - not an ounce of fat, but nature can not be fooled. He brought with him a porter who took our bags - more suitcases with things Oksana. We went the street where we waited for the car - brand new Toyota Prius.
- It's all obsessed with cleanliness and environmental friendliness, more than Americans - noticing my opinion, commented Vladimir. - Yes and the machine is good actually. Sit down, I am relieved you are bungalows - is entirely up to you on vacation.
We are just a few minutes from the beach domchalis zone, where Vladimir parked in an underground parking lot, where they came from for some time to walk to the bungalows - each square meter in Singapore worth the money. Although there appeared out of nowhere porter who for a couple of local coins brought things to the house.
bungalow was small - a living room with kitchen, bedroom and bathroom room. For some reason I thought the photographs that it more. Oksana, keep in the background all the way from the airport, suddenly scattered in compliments, and ran master bedroom. We Vladimir finally left alone in the living room. He went to the bar, pulled out a bottle of something yellow, but without the label, poured into glasses of thick glass.
- For dating! Sorry, really can not remember all the Russian traditions - knocked out of the country twenty years ago.
- Around and say - said I. We drank. The drink was strong and bright.
- Twenty whiskey. Brought me from Ireland. Also in some sense generic, workers poured a little for themselves and for sale ... And you thought that only in Russia sausage throws over the fence? There is at least tolerate, if not more, than we have at home.
From the bedroom came Oksana in a swimsuit and pareo. She was beautiful in that dress. Or what was the influence of whiskey?
- I'm on the beach! Are you with me?
- I later.
- Okay.
Oksana gone. In the silence Vladimir went to the chair by the window overlooking the beach.
- Beautiful you have a wife.
- We're not married.
- No matter ... Okay, to business, - Vladimir turned to me. - It's simple, You raise affiliate in Russia and you have a good income from this. I provide orders are in place, plus the full cost of the entire campaign. I need that Russian webmasters started moving my gadgets to the U.S. and Europe. But I seem to be too detached from the Russian reality, to do what you need children in Russia. How are you doing affiliate program - your personal business. I'm just giving you a special price and upper price to sell. How much you lift to webmaster - You decide.
- I would like to stream and in the figures.
Vladimir stood up and brought his briefcase from the hallway, from which it took a small tablet-like reading room, only without the usual buttons.
- This is a prototype. Will be released only next year - the businessman grabbed my opinion. - Look.
Study figures took approximately twenty minutes. It appeared all quite beautiful. With each sale I could lift up to hundreds of dollars. I estimated that seventy to eighty, I could give Webmasters, leaving his twenty and working at scale. In any case, it looked much happier usual SMS. And much more substantial. I've seen before a real gadget, which could break the world. And I could sell it before the start of official sales. Is not the motivation?
- All cases will be enough, let's go to the beach, while there are empty seats - Vladimir threw the plate on the sofa and went to the door. Already thirty meters I asked him.
- And lock the door?
- Then do not steal.
stood on the beach dozens of lounges, among which we can not easily find Oksana. Are close by. The waiter appeared. We ordered drinks. Vacation has begun in earnest. Problem was that I suddenly got sick again.
next two weeks have passed unnoticed. Vladimir hardly appears, and if dropped into, then just ask that we still need. We nezhilis on the beach, having sex, swam, ate and drank. What is Turkey, which Egypt! Expensive country, exclusive relationship to each client. Once Oksana forgot her purse. She waited for her in the morning the bartender priplyazhnogo cafe and then only because they did not know in which we live in bungalows.
But all good comes to an end and the last day of Vladimir arrived in person to take us to the airport. We were told with a heavy heart the last goodbye hospitable bungalow. Even when a porter with our suitcases and Oksana disappeared behind the doors of the airport, Vladimir called me aside and read the additional condition transaction.
Perhaps it was logical. Conditions were too good deal - free money, funding an advertising campaign. Even a free bungalow by the sea. Was supposed to be payback. I listened carefully to Vladimir, a little thought. And nodded. Moreover, that Oksana came in a glass and began waving his hand. I hit the ball and went to the door.
I had to eliminate one person. But what is a trifle compared with the opening prospects.
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