industrial overlord

Chapter 618

The property in the Santa Cruz sales center was booked by Fang Lei and the others through a local intermediary before they set off. When they went to the site to see it, they really liked it.As they saw along the way, this property is also a few small bungalows with pointed roofs, surrounded by a small yard, and there are unnamed big trees planted in and around the yard, which are lush and satisfying. Cui Linmei's pastoral dream.

Several rooms are used as offices, dormitories, kitchens, and bathrooms. According to their prior requirements, the landlord has prepared telephones and Internet for them, and all kinds of living and working facilities are complete.Fang Lei got a piece of cardboard and asked Cui Linmei to write "China Hanhua Heavy Industry Group Corporation in Santa Cruz Sales and Service Center" in Chinese, English and Spanish, and hang it at the door. .Of course, formal signboards and business registration procedures will still have to be completed in the future, and that will be another story.

After settling down, Fang Lei introduced the situation of Mutong Iron Mine to several subordinates, and everyone found some information from the local Internet. important task.According to Fang Lei's recitation of Lin Zhenhua's statement, getting the Mutong Iron Mine is not only related to the increase in the annual profit of the Hanhua Group, but also directly affects the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

After listening to Fang Lei's encouragement, Wang Yumei, Dong Yongjian, and Cui Linmei were all excited.Thinking that the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation rests on their shoulders, everyone feels that the souls of countless revolutionary martyrs have possessed themselves.

"Duk tuk, tuk tuk!"

Just as everyone was sitting under the tree in the small courtyard, drinking tea and chatting about how to achieve great success, there was a knock on the courtyard door.Several people were shocked, and Wang Yumei asked Fang Lei, "Manager, is this your client?"

"Didn't I just arrive like you? How can I have time to make an appointment with a client?" Fang Lei replied.

"So, are you here to congratulate us on our opening?" Cui Linmei guessed, "I heard that people in South America are very hospitable. Have you heard of samba?"

"I'd better go and have a look." Dong Yongjian said.

Dong Yongjian was the youngest among several people. He came to the door in three steps at a time, opened the door, took a look, and couldn't help being startled.

I saw two local men standing outside the gate. Their dark complexion made people feel a little scary. Coupled with the look of provoking trouble on their faces, Dong Yongjian was frightened into incoherent speech.

"Hi, hello... By the way, Hello! How_are_you!" Dong Yongjian scratched his head and spoke a few English words he learned in middle school.

"%&￥%&￥@..." The leading man murmured to Dong Yongjian, and Dong Yongjian remembered that the local official language is Spanish, and he had learned a few words during the training. Sentence, but it's not enough at all.

Fang Lei and others also followed, and Cui Linmei translated for everyone: "They said they were from the chamber of commerce on this street, and asked who we were and why we didn't file with the chamber of commerce for business here."

"Filing?" Fang Lei asked in surprise, "Ask, are they from the local government?"

Cui Linmei asked, and then told Fang Lei: "They said they are not members of the government, but the companies operating on this street have to pay them the chamber of commerce membership fee. Otherwise, they cannot guarantee our safety."

"Protection fee!" This word came to everyone's mind.Who in this generation has never watched the movies of Young and Dangerous, they are too familiar with this set of things.It's just that no one has experienced it personally, and now that two men who collect protection fees suddenly appear next to them, everyone feels shuddering.

"Xiao Dong, do you think they are all carrying guns?" Wang Yumei asked Dong Yongjian in a low voice.

"How can I tell, but I reckon, they must have guns, haven't you seen South American movies..." Dong Yongjian took a step back and lowered his voice to Wang Yumei.

"Two gentlemen, we are very willing to establish a good cooperative relationship with your chamber of commerce. I would like to ask, if we want to pay the membership fee, how much do we generally need to pay?" Fang Lei is the leader after all. If others are timid, he has to pay Bite the scalp and go up.With a smile on his face, he asked the two protection fee collectors.

"US$500," said the South American version of Young and Dangerous in the lead.

"Is this a year?" Fang Lei continued to ask.

"No, it's a monthly fee. If you are willing to pay annually, we can charge a little less, only 7000 US dollars." The man replied.

"7000...is this a small charge?" Fang Lei was depressed, brother, 500 multiplied by 12 is 6000, okay?
"Uh...Damn it, how much should it be a year?" The leader seemed to understand that he had made a mistake, but he really didn't know what the correct answer was.No way, not all people in any country are proficient in mathematics like the Chinese. In European and American countries, adults who can't do multiplication abound.

"Or, let's accept 4000 US dollars, one year." The leading man no longer competed with his own math level, he said a number casually, and thought it was not far from it anyway.

The other party's attitude made Fang Lei feel a kind of danger, which meant that the other party had no integrity at all. Maybe after collecting the money today, he would not accept it tomorrow.Besides, even if the other party accepts the account, Fang Lei cannot decide the 500 USD a month protection fee. Converted according to the current exchange rate, this is equivalent to more than 4000 RMB, which is enough for the salary of two people.The other party has no proof, just opened his mouth, how can he pay the money obediently?

"Gentlemen, to be honest, the number you want is too big, and I have no right to make the decision. Do you think this will work? I need to report to my boss and wait for his approval. If he can approve it , then I am very willing to pay the money and become friends with the two gentlemen." Fang Lei said politely.

The two men looked at each other, maybe because they felt that Fang Lei's explanation made sense, or maybe they were worried that pushing too fast would cause the other party to resist.The leading man nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you three days to think about it. If you haven't paid your dues after three days, I can't guarantee the safety of you gentlemen and ladies."

After saying this, the two of them turned around and swaggered into a pickup truck parked by the side of the road, only to hear a loud roar, the pickup truck seemed to start in third gear, and ran away without a trace up.This shot of racing cars is really a bit of a black-gang style.

"Manager, what should I do!"

After closing the courtyard door in a panic, several people shouted at Fang Lei.When I was in Xunyang, who had encountered such a thing?In an instant, everyone remembered what the teacher said during the training, that the social security in South America is not good, and crimes are frequent, so everyone is asked not to go to remote places or go out at night.However, it is still broad daylight, and the world is bright, and the place where I live is also in the city center, so how come there are still things about coming to collect protection fees?
"I'll report to the company right away," Fang Lei said.

"Now... I'm afraid it's inappropriate." Cui Linmei said, "We are 11 hours away from China, and it's late at night in China now."

"Yeah, let's call after we go to work in China." Fang Lei said, he looked at the pale-faced subordinates, smiled reluctantly, and said, "Don't be afraid, everyone, they have already left You should not come to trouble us within three days."

"But, this is just a gang, what if there are other gangs?" Wang Yumei asked.

"I fought with them!" Dong Yongjian's courage had recovered. "When it comes to fighting, I'm not necessarily worse than them. I think the arms of these two people are not as thick as mine."

As he said that, he bent his arms to show off his biceps. Not to mention, he did physical work as an adult, and his arms still looked thick.

Cui Linmei said disdainfully: "Xiao Dong, what's the use of thick arms? I heard that gangs in South America have guns. When I was in college, I watched foreign language teaching films in South America. They used bazookas to fight against gangs. call taxi."

"Bazooka..." Dong Yongjian touched his chest, as if evaluating how many rockets he could withstand.

"That's not the case." Fang Lei quickly began to stabilize the morale of the army, "Our Director Chu and the others have also done business in Santa Cruz in the past, and we haven't heard anything happened to them. Also, aren't we still here? Have you ever built a fertilizer plant? Our engineering team is also quite safe. So, don’t think that foreign countries are just so chaotic.

I think that as long as we can do as the Romans do, we can live like other residents in the city after all.If according to Xiao Cui's statement, everyone shoots rockets at every turn, wouldn't we only see ruins along the way? "

Even though he said that, he didn't know the bottom line in his heart.Chu Hongyang and the others came to Santa Cruz for business and lived in a big hotel, so their safety was guaranteed.When the engineering team came to build the fertilizer plant, they lived collectively on the construction site, and the owner also provided security measures, so there was no danger.As for the residents in the city, they are not comparable to them. Such a gang force must bully foreigners, let alone a foreigner.

Seeing that everyone was still in disbelief, Fang Lei stomped his feet lightly and said, "How about this, everyone make a statement. If you feel that this place is unsafe and don't want to stay any longer, when I report to the company Let’s say one thing together, let the company replace people back. If you are willing to stay, we will stick to it and do the work no matter what.”

Speaking of this, he first raised a hand and said, "Let me make my statement first, no matter how dangerous it is, I will stay!"

(End of this chapter)