Gold Investor

Chapter 124 The Curse of Round C (7)
The small plane of Snowman Airlines encountered turbulence after take-off and shook violently.Fang Yubin's expression was calm, but his heart was in his throat.Jiang Ruobing chewed gum and kept staring at the snow-capped mountains outside the porthole to distract himself.Half an hour later, the plane began to descend, and the shaking became more severe.Jiang Ruobing even felt a little regretful, she shouldn't have made this trip, and she would rather postpone her business matters for a few months than suffer this kind of crime.She was even more frightened when she thought that there was no navigation equipment at Lukla Airport, where she was about to land.

A middle-aged couple sitting next to them is also Chinese. Seeing Jiang Ruobing's frightened face, they comforted him, "Girl, it's okay. We've taken off and landed at this airport many times, and it's okay. Nepal is a country where gods live." , the White Tara under the Bodhi tree at the end of the runway and the pagoda on the south side of the runway are the best navigation systems.”

The stall warning sounded shortly, and there was a "squeak" sound of the wheels touching the ground, but there was hardly any impact on the buttocks, followed by a sharp reverse propeller roar and the longitudinal acceleration during deceleration.The plane stopped almost at the last moment of rushing off the runway.At this time, all the passengers in the cabin let out a long breath and began to cheer.The dark-skinned old captain walked out of the cockpit, glanced at him with some disdain, and nodded.

Wang Cheng called last night and said he would send someone to meet him at the airport.Walking out of the airport, Fang Yubin saw an employee of Qiancheng Group, and the two sides greeted each other.The employee took Jiang Ruobing's luggage and pointed across the street: "The car is parked there."

Fang Yubin approached the white van, opened the door, and saw a man sitting in the car, with a fat head and big ears, a gray complexion, and an oxygen bag in his hand.Take a closer look, isn't this Wu Juntong?
Fang Yubin greeted: "Mr. Wu, are you here too?"

Wu Juntong said angrily: "Can you not come? Wang Cheng brought all the company's executives here, saying that he wanted to engage in a plateau brainstorming." The vice president in charge of finance of City Group is naturally one of the company's executives.

Wu Juntong then complained: "When I got here, I only felt a lack of oxygen in my mind. Where is there any storm?"

Fang Yubin understood that Wu Juntong must have had altitude sickness and was suffering.He pretended to be concerned: "Since you have altitude sickness, you shouldn't be here."

"I was fooled by them." Wu Juntong's voice was not loud, but he could see that he was very upset, "At first, Wang Cheng took me to climb Mount Everest. Go make a fuss. Wang Cheng also said that if you don’t climb Mount Everest, you can go for a hike on the south slope. He also said that the altitude is low and the scenery is beautiful. When Wang Cheng said this, the group of people below also booed and praised the hike. Like a flower."

Wu Juntong sighed: "It's also my fault that I am not firm in my will. Hearing what they said, I felt that I have traveled all over the world. I have never been to such a place, so I reluctantly agreed."

Fang Yubin laughed secretly in his heart, and said, "It's not surprising that you have altitude sickness when you just came here, and you'll be fine after a few days of adaptation."

Wu Juntong waved his hands weakly: "I don't want to get used to it. I'll leave in a while! I won't come to this ghost place in my next life."

The employee of Qiancheng Company on the side said: "President Wu is not feeling well, and he has already booked a return ticket. He should take the plane you came here and leave Lukla."

"It's too cold outside. There's still a while before the plane takes off. I have to sit in the car. Yubin, I can only delay you." After Wu Juntong finished speaking, he hugged the oxygen bag and sucked it up.

"It's okay, we'll go to the hotel after sending President Wu away." The temperature outside was indeed low, Fang Yubin said while pulling Jiang Ruobing into the van.

Wu Juntong breathed in oxygen, and seemed to have recovered a bit.He put down the oxygen bag and asked, "What are you doing here?"

To Wu Juntong, Fang Yubin didn't want to say too much, and said perfunctorily: "A company I invested in hopes to develop business cooperation with Qiancheng. Mr. Wang heard that I was traveling in Tibet, so he asked me to come over to meet him."

"He really is!" Wu Juntong said, "When can't we talk about business, I'll drag you to this damn place!"

"I'm okay." Fang Yubin said, "I stayed in Tibet for many days, and I didn't have altitude sickness."

"It's good to be young. My old bones, how can I compare with you." Wu Juntong had a half-smile on his face, and what he said was neither yin nor yang.

Wu Juntong cast his eyes on Jiang Ruobing and asked, "This is..."

Jiang Ruobing is such a shrewd woman. From the conversation just now, she can guess that Fang Yubin and Wu Juntong should have known each other for a long time, but their relationship is very delicate. They can be regarded as old acquaintances, but definitely not old friends.She smiled slightly and said in a measured way: "Mr. Wu, hello! My name is Jiang Ruobing."

Fang Yubin hurriedly said: "I was negligent. I was so busy chatting that I forgot to introduce you. This Wu Zong is the vice president of Qiancheng Group. He was also my old leader when he was in Rongding. controlling director."

Wu Juntong nodded: "The one who intends to cooperate with Qiancheng is Yijia?"

"The two parties are just preliminary intentions, and whether we can cooperate is not certain." Fang Yubin didn't need to signal at all, Jiang Ruobing understood everything, and never said a word.

"Yijia? Does it sound familiar?" Wu Juntong shook his head and said, "I remember, isn't it the company Yuan Ruilang set up in Shanghai?"

"Yes." Fang Yubin thought to himself, for a person like Wu Juntong, a person with such a good memory is almost a nuisance.

"You are the chairman now, where did Yuan Ruilang go?" Wu Juntong asked.

Jiang Ruobing answered bravely, "Mr. Yuan has gone abroad."

Wu Juntong seemed to want to break the casserole and ask the end, but couldn't help but put his hands on his head and said, "Why do you start to feel dizzy again when you talk?"

Fang Yubin and Jiang Ruobing were secretly delighted when they saw this, and Jiang Ruobing handed over the oxygen bag very considerately: "If you are not feeling well, talk less. Breathe some more oxygen."

After more than an hour of delay near the airport, Wu Juntong was finally sent to the plane.The van turned around and took Fang Yubin and his party to the hotel.Lukla is a small town, and the conditions of the hotel are quite simple.As soon as Fang Yubin put his luggage away, Yu Dongming, executive vice president of Qiancheng Group, knocked on the door.

The two hadn't seen each other for a while, and chatted enthusiastically.Fang Yubin mentioned the scene of seeing Wu Juntong outside the airport, and Yu Dongming laughed: "Wu Juntong has tasted a lot. Qiancheng's corporate culture is sunny and healthy. He can't integrate into our culture, and he has suffered a lot. "

Fang Yubin also laughed: "Mr. Wang did this plateau brainstorming, did he intentionally fix him?"

Yu Dongming waved his hands: "What kind of thing is he that needs to be repaired on purpose? At most, it is to test him. I didn't expect him to be so good."

Yu Dongming added: "However, because he left early, our itinerary has also been adjusted." After a pause, he continued: "I really don't want Wu Juntong to participate in this executive meeting. I originally planned to go for a walk first. The meeting will be held next. Wu Juntong must not be able to bear the torment, and must have run away before finishing the walk. Unexpectedly, he just arrived in Lukla, and the altitude is only 3000 meters, so he couldn't bear it. Now that he is gone, we decided Advance the meeting. After the meeting, everyone will go hiking again, so Mr. Wang can climb Mount Everest with peace of mind."

Fang Yubin laughed again: "Isn't this called repairing? Look at Wu Juntong's dizzy look, you guys have made him miserable."

Yu Dongming looked at his watch and said, "It's time to eat, Mr. Wang is already waiting in the restaurant."

Sitting in the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel, Wang Cheng shook hands with Fang Yubin and Jiang Ruobing and exchanged a few words of greeting.Fang Yubin knew many executives in Qiancheng and greeted each other.The food on the table included Tibetan biscuits and Nepalese curry rice, but they were obviously not to everyone's liking. Many people took out the Sichuan mustard they brought from China.

Sitting next to Wang Cheng were a few ruddy, muscular men who looked like Tibetans.But they don't speak Chinese, and have been communicating with Wang Cheng in broken English.Fang Yubin inquired with Yu Dongming, and found out that they were Sherpas in Nepal, and they were also old friends of Wang Cheng during his mountaineering journey.

Fang Yubin is not interested in mountaineering, and has never heard of Sherpas.It wasn't until Yu Dongming introduced them that they realized that these Sherpas living at the foot of Mount Everest were actually the sons of the world-renowned snow mountain.

The Sherpas are not local aborigines. Hundreds of years ago, they originally lived in the Ganzi area across the mountains and came to the southern foot of the Himalayas, living an isolated life.Sherpa, Tibetan means people from the east.

Sherpas not only have a strong torso, but also have a large lung capacity, and the hemoglobin in the blood is much higher than that of ordinary people.This kind of physical condition effectively guarantees the blood supply to the brain and muscles, creating their amazing ability to resist hypoxia.

Beginning in the 20s, mountaineering teams from various countries successively arrived at the foot of Mount Everest, breaking the quiet life of the Sherpas. They acted as guides or porters for the mountaineering team members.Sherpas carry gear, set up camp, set up safety lines, insert road signs and clear dangerous crevasses on the high mountains. On May 20, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed the world's highest peak of 5 meters together, becoming the first person to conquer Mount Everest.Hillary is a beekeeper from New Zealand, and Tenzing is a Sherpa living at the foot of Mount Everest.

Since the Everest expedition started its business model in 1993, helping people climb has become the main source of income for many Sherpas.There is a saying that more than 6600 people have climbed to the top of the world, and about 6000 of them have been "sent" to the top of the peak by the hands and feet of Sherpas through travel agencies.Those who climb to the top are not so much athletes as tourists.They lack neither good physique nor basic mountaineering skills, but they are willing to pay $10 to satisfy all kinds of vanity.In contrast, a Sherpa guide who faces life and death all the time can earn only $5000 a year.

(End of this chapter)