The mayors office decided to build a road

A committee is convened and before it 3 contractors are presented. The committee asks each one of them to present an estimate for construction costs.The first one to be asked is a Chinese man. He thinks for a few minutes and says: 1 million dollars! The next one is German, he ask for a few hours to think and analyze the problem. He comes back with a pile of plans and an estimate of 10million dollars.When asked for an estimate the final contracter, a Russian responds almost immediately: 3 millon dollars!The chairman of the committee asks: Mr Ivanov how did you calculate the estimate so quickly? Mr Ivanov responds: “Mr chairman, everything is simple. One million for me, one million for you, and one million for the Chinese guy to build the damn thing!”