I listened to your advice and finally became a male god.

Chapter 373 Flying to Africa

After lunch, it's still early.

Zhang Yang randomly found a hotel nearby and went in with Bai Xiaomi to discuss recent work and learn about the company's developments.

Bai Xiaomi told him everything he knew, hiding nothing.

"Mr. Zhang, I've said so much, let's do something serious?" Secretary Bai pestered Zhang Yang with a flushed face.

"You're not paying attention to your work all day long." Zhang Yang scolded with a smile.

"Hmm..." Secretary Bai leaned forward and said vaguely, "This is also work."

Late in the afternoon, Secretary Bai held onto Zhang Yang tightly, and it was not until two or three in the afternoon that the two walked out of the hotel side by side.

Downstairs of the company's office building.

Secretary Bai crossed her long legs and trotted off to work.

Zhang Yang watched Bai Xiaomi's back as she walked away, then turned the car around and headed straight for Kaiwei Mining's domestic office.

The domestic office of Kaiwei Mining occupies an entire floor of an office building in a commercial building in Pudong.

Today, all the employees were busy.

Because they didn't expect that the new big boss of their mining company would come to their domestic office.

"Mr. Zhang, please have some tea." The person in charge of the office personally served the tea and waited for instructions with his head lowered.

Zhang Yang sat in the office, crossed his legs, and looked around.

As a large industrial and mining enterprise with an annual revenue of 2 billion yuan, it is naturally wealthy. And as a domestic office, it is also one of its facades, so it is naturally decorated in an extremely grand manner.

The office occupies an entire floor of office space, with dozens of staff members, most of whom are in human resources and sales.

Kaiwei Mining's domestic office recruits various production or technical professionals all year round and sends them to work in the overseas head office's mining areas.

"It's okay, I just came to take a look." Zhang Yang looked at the nervous person in charge and said a few words to comfort him.

The entire senior executives of Kaiwei Mining are all overseas. After all, the company's main asset is the huge lithium mine in Kongo. It is impossible for the senior executives to stay in China, so Zhang Yang really just came here to understand the situation.

The person in charge looked relieved. "Director Zhang, let me report the situation to you."

"Well, go ahead." Zhang Yang nodded.

The person in charge immediately found the specific information and introduced the company's situation in great detail.

The situation of the entire enterprise is similar to what Zhang Yang predicted. The profit margin remains in the profit range of 80 to 90 percent. With more than 1 billion yuan in net profit each year, it can be said to be a cash behemoth.

Industries related to energy are indeed extremely profitable.

Of course, benefits and risks coexist, and huge benefits mean huge risks.

The overall environment of the company's mine is not very stable. Not only are there many anti-government armed forces in the surrounding areas, but also incidents of mine workers being killed occur from time to time locally.

In order to maintain the stable operation and mining of this lithium mine, Kaiwei Mining has spent a huge amount of money on security and maintaining local relations.

Security.

Kaiwei Mining has formed its own mining protection team, which is armed with live ammunition to maintain basic order internally and ensure the safety of the mining area externally.

Of course, every profession has its own expertise. In addition, Kaiwei Mining also spent a lot of money to invite the overseas security force founded by the former founder of Blackwater: Pioneer Security to build the security force in the mining area.

Pioneer Security is well-known in Africa and has provided security services to many Chinese-funded enterprises. Its members are all elites, including former retired members of the domestic special forces and the former US Navy SEALs.

Finally, a portion of the funds was used to ask the local police station to send people to guard the company. These people were just guerrillas and could not be relied upon at all. It was just considered as protection money paid by the company.

Not to mention the funds used to maintain key local elite figures.

There is no other way. Minerals are a complicated business. Not only do you need to be strong enough, but you also need to have a good reputation in the local area.

In the Republic of Congo, local armed forces are rampant and there is no order or rules at all. Who the mine is opened for is up to the local warlord armed forces.

"Is the situation in Salitos Province under the jurisdiction of the government forces?" Zhang Yang asked.

Salitos province is where the company's lithium mine is located.

If the area is under the jurisdiction of the government army, there will still be some order and security. If it is the sphere of influence of a pure warlord organization, then the business environment is really bad.

"Salito Province is nominally under the jurisdiction of the government army, but the person in power controls both the military and political affairs, which means he has the final say," said the person in charge.

Zhang Yang nodded.

To put it bluntly, this local ruler nominally identifies with the government army and acknowledges that he is under the jurisdiction of the Congolese government in power, but in fact, he is an out-and-out warlord at heart and has his own armed forces.

To put it bluntly, it just doesn't openly carry out anti-government activities.

"We will give a considerable portion of our annual mining profits to him," the person in charge added.

This was completely within Zhang Yang's expectations.

Mining in someone else's sphere of influence naturally requires sharing the profits with the local warlords in power, which means everyone wins and has common interests.

"Okay, I got it. Arrange someone to contact me. I want to go to the mining area." Zhang Yang said.

He only learned further details when he arrived at the local area.

After all, the staff of this office are in the country, and the information they have is incomplete. Only by going deep into the local area can they understand it more thoroughly.

The person in charge was surprised and quickly agreed.

As for Africa, he didn't want to go there unless it was necessary, but he didn't expect that the big boss would go there in person.

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After a few days, everything was ready.

In terms of security, Pioneer Security arranged personnel to pick us up at the airport and provide escort throughout the entire process.

As for Zhang Yang, he naturally bought a plane ticket in advance and prepared to fly to Africa.

This time when going to Congo, Zhang Yang did not charter a business jet. As for his own private plane, it was even more inconvenient to fly to Congo, and he didn't know how many times he would have to transfer. Therefore, he directly bought an Ethiopian Airlines ticket, flying directly to Ethiopia, and then transferring to the Republic of Congo.

Ethiopian Airlines is the largest airline in Africa and is fairly reliable. As for the model of the flight, an Airbus 350, Zhang Yang naturally booked a first-class seat.

On the day of departure, Pudong International Airport, VIP terminal.

"Mr. Zhang, your flight is about to arrive. Can we arrange for you to board the plane?" The ground service staff in the VIP lounge came over and asked in a low voice.

Zhang Yang was looking down at the local information and glanced at his watch when he heard this.

"Oh, thank you." He looked up at the staff member, a girl with a sweet smile. She seemed a little familiar. He seemed to have seen her in the VIP room before.

"Mr. Zhang, are you going to Africa this time?" the ground service girl asked curiously.

She seemed to be impressed by Zhang Yang and was naturally curious about why such an important guest would fly to Africa.

"I bought a mine, let's go take a look." Zhang Yang said with a smile. The ground service lady was stunned for a moment, then her face was full of admiration.

She vaguely knew that this young tycoon owned a private jet and traveled through FBO business jet buildings. Since he said he was going to buy a mine, it must be true.

She was just wondering why people went to Africa.

This is the gap in perception.

On the way to the flight, Zhang Yang was quite curious whether the stewardess on the Ethiopian flight would be the one with shiny dark skin.

However, a moment later, when he boarded the plane, he was greeted by several coffee-skinned, delicate-looking, tall stewardesses.

Really...WOW!

"Mr. Zhang, welcome aboard." Several first-class stewardesses came to greet him with bright smiles and bowed slightly to welcome him.

Zhang Yang walked straight into the first-class cabin, found a seat and sat down.

EgyptAir's planes are all very new, and the layout of the first-class cabin is also quite good, which is somewhat different from what Zhang Yang expected.

Not long after he sat down, a middle-aged man sat down next to him.

"Hey buddy, where are you going? Do you want to transfer in Ethiopia?" the man greeted warmly.

Because up to now, there were only two of them sitting in the entire first-class cabin, no one else.

"Turn to Gange." Zhang Yang looked up and said.

"What a coincidence! I'm going to Kongo too." The middle-aged man clapped his thigh and said, "I opened a hotel in Kongo, and many local Chinese friends know me. Here, here is my business card."

Zhang Yang took it and took a look.

Furong Hotel

Chairman: Wang Furong

Nowadays, having the courage to open a hotel in a foreign country is not something that ordinary people can do, let alone in a war-torn country like Kongo. This guy can be considered to be very courageous and resourceful.

Zhang Yang touched his body.

He has too many identities. It's not good to pile up so many titles on his business card, right?

So, to keep things simple, his business cards are simple, with just a name and contact information. Moreover, he doesn't need to give out his business cards to everyone he meets, and he rarely gives them out.

However, it was fate that they met on the plane, so Zhang Yang handed over his business card.

Wang Furong first glanced at the name, then his expression was slightly stunned.

A business card with only a name, without any other title.

Nowadays, business cards serve to introduce one's identity. If a person's business card only has a name and nothing else, there are only two possibilities: this person is the biggest boss or the smallest brother.

He stroked the textured gold-stamped business card in his hand.

Whose little brother uses this kind of business card? What is the identity of the person in front of me?
"It turns out to be Brother Zhang." Thinking of this, his smile became even more enthusiastic, and he quickly tried to get closer and start a conversation.

In fact, Zhang Yang's identity was indeed beyond his imagination.

Not to mention his identities in China, just his identity as a major mine owner in Africa. He has nearly 2,000 employees in his mines, his own mine protection team of 100 people, a security organization hired with a lot of money, and has close ties with the local government.

If these were brought out, it would be enough to knock Wang Furong unconscious.

Their identities are indeed worlds apart.

Until the flight took off, only one dark-skinned African entered the first-class cabin, probably from Ethiopia.

As for how he knew it, it was of course Zhang Yang's skill of being proficient in global languages ​​that came into play. This skill of his was enough to allow him to travel around the world, and it was also one of those skills that worked wonders at critical moments.

In a moment, the plane flew off the ground and was above the clouds.

The service of EgyptAir refreshed Zhang Yang's stereotype. It was not only professional, but also very professional. The food was also rich and delicious.
They ate and drank throughout the flight, and since there was no one else around, they chatted all the way.

"I counted, the stewardess came to you twice more than I did. It's true that handsome men are popular everywhere." Wang Furong said with a smile. "Would you like to change your taste, brother?"

Zhang Yang smiled and raised the small card in his hand, which was just handed to him by the EgyptAir flight attendant.

At this moment, it’s not about showing off.

Wang Furong widened his eyes, then was filled with emotion.

This handsome and rich man is really popular wherever he goes. He is popular all over the world.

It doesn't mean there are no beauties in Africa.

Some African beauties, with their figures and exotic looks, can make you faint with just a smile. Let alone that internet celebrity who lives in Africa, the one who has a group of assistants with her all day long, and those assistants around her are all African supermodels. Wouldn't you be moved?

"Brother, this is what we call a good player..." He sighed inexplicably.

"It doesn't necessarily mean eating." Zhang Yang said with a smile, "Making friends doesn't mean you have to roll around in bed... Actually, I like learning foreign languages."

As he was speaking, the beautiful black pearl stewardess with a sexy curvy figure came again.

She bent down and seemed to be chatting with Zhang Yang.

As soon as Zhang Yang opened his mouth, he spoke authentic Ethiopian language, which stunned Wang Furong who was listening.

The flight is long.

After the initial heat, Zhang Yang was naturally not tired, but Wang Furong was fat after all, and could not withstand the long journey. After eating, he could not help but lie down, put on an eye mask and fell into a deep sleep.

Zhang Yang drank the strong tea that the flight attendant had just brought him, looked out the window at the clouds outside, and watched the plane fly over thousands of mountains and rivers towards the distant African continent.

A flight of more than ten hours is naturally long and boring.

The stewardess came over to ask about Zhang Yang's well-being several times during the flight, but it didn't help him relieve his boredom. Even when the stewardess hinted that they could take a romantic trip after landing in Ethiopia, it didn't stir his heart.

First, I had no intention of staying in Ethiopia.

Second... he didn't have a curiosity mentality after all. The Ethiopian Airlines stewardesses were beautiful, but he was not that curious after all.

He still prefers girls from China.

I don’t know how long it took, but the plane landed at Addis Ababa Babolat International Airport, the capital of Ethiopia.

They are already in Africa.

Zhang Yang and Wang Furong did not stop. After a short stay in the airport waiting room, they directly boarded Ethiopian Airlines and continued to fly to the capital of Congo.

"Brother Zhang, have you hired a bodyguard locally? Do you want to come with me and stay at my hotel for a night?" Wang Furong asked on the plane. "As you know, Gangge is a very chaotic place, and there have been many robberies against us. Fortunately, we Chinese have formed our own joint defense team, so at least our safety is guaranteed."

"Thanks, but I'm in a hurry and need someone to pick me up." Zhang Yang declined with a smile.

(End of this chapter)