"Then, what kind of people do you know about the Towers?" Xu Yun put down his chopsticks and asked the restaurant's owner.
Peng Dawei raised his glass and gestured for Xu Yun to drink. "Don't worry, no one will check for drunk driving in this place."
"I am certain of that." Xu Yun smiled and raised his glass as well. "I am just worried that if I drink when I just started working here, the Towers will be unhappy."
"Brother, you don't have to be modest. You even drove out the cars of the various Towers." Peng Dawei frowned. "I don't believe that you haven't done anything since you came here."
Xu Yun shrugged his shoulders. "I really didn't do anything. Brother Peng, you have misunderstood."
"All right, let's just say that the Towers are being courteous to you," said Peng Dawei. "However, I still feel that you are different from others."
"Is that why you are treating me to a drink?" Xu Yun asked bluntly with a smile.
"No, no, no." Even if Peng Dawei had that intention, he would not admit it. "No matter who it is, as long as they are Chinese, I am willing to make friends with them."
"I am just joking." Xu Yun said, "Brother Peng, let's not talk about me. Let's talk about you. Why did you think of opening a restaurant in Africa?"
Peng Dawei picked up the wine cup and took a sip. Speaking of these things, perhaps there was some bitterness in it.
"I am the one who cannot survive in Hua Xia anymore," said Peng Dawei. Peng Dawei said, "I was forced by the local hooligans and the government officials. In the end, I had no choice but to come out and do business."
"Then, why come to Africa?" Xu Yun was puzzled. "Aren't many other countries more stable?"
Peng Dawei nodded his head. "Yes, Africa is indeed the most unstable. However, coming here is more glorious and simpler. Additionally, there are more opportunities. The cost is lower and the risk is lower. "
Xu Yun nodded his head. Those words made sense. "So, you came here directly?"
"In the beginning, I didn't want to go to Mali," said Peng Dawei. "Initially, I wanted to go to Nigeria. I went to investigate and counted in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the hotel next to the port for the whole morning. There were more than a hundred cargo ships entering and leaving the port of Lagos. I was shocked by the high density. "
Xu Yun: "But Nigeria's shipbuilding and repair industry is almost undeveloped, and there is a shortage of manpower and funds. The local government is eager to bring in experienced foreign shipbuilding companies to help them cultivate local talents."
"That's right. That's why some economic cooperation zones have sent inspection teams to Nigeria," Peng Dawei said. "According to what I heard, someone had signed a shipbuilding contract worth over 100 million USD. Then I wanted to open a restaurant there. "
"That's a good idea."
"But the competition there is even greater." Peng Dawei said, "After I went there, I realized that there was no better place for me to do business. Then I heard from a friend that there was a gold mine in Mali for Hua Xia, and it would be developed for several years. So I … haha, let's not talk about it. This is all fate. If I didn't come to Mali, I wouldn't have known you!"
Peng Dawei raised his glass and said, "It's all fate!"
Xu Yun also raised his glass and said, "Yes, it's all fate. We really need to have a drink."
After eating some food, Xu Yun and the restaurant owner became familiar with each other. It was almost time for him to go back. After all, he was here to work.
Xu Yun needed to make some achievements and make some noise to attract Lai Wen's attention.
This matter sounded simple, but it was not simple when he thought about it.
If the Pagoda Guilds had always been so low-key, Xu Yun really couldn't find any entry point or breakthrough point.
After saying goodbye to the restaurant owner, Peng Dawei, Xu Yun drove back.
After getting in the car, Xu Yun did not know what he was thinking, but he inadvertently looked back.
There was a small box in the back of the car. Perhaps the Towers did not notice it when they were cleaning the car.
Xu Yun curiously opened the box and found that it was filled with a very slippery, oily bag. It looked very sturdy.
Suddenly, Xu Yun seemed to understand what it was for.
Xu Yun was really worried about not having any evidence. Now that he found it, it seemed that things would be interesting when he went back. The Towers would probably take the initiative to come to him.
Thinking of this, Xu Yun had the urge to hurry back to the gold mine.
At this time, Peng Dawei walked out of the restaurant and took two bottles of Kong Family's wine. "Brother, take two bottles of wine back to drink. They say that Kong Family's wine makes people feel homesick. If you feel bored alone, drink a few mouthfuls."
"Thanks." Xu Yun did not stand on ceremony with him. To a shrewd businessman, he would not give in vain. He would always have a purpose.
In a place like Africa, knowing someone who could suppress armed mercenaries would be very beneficial for him to open a restaurant here.
If Xu Yun did not accept Peng Dawei's good intentions, Peng Dawei would feel uneasy.
For Peng Dawei, Xu Yun accepting his good intentions was definitely a kind of psychological comfort.
Although this feeling didn't have any special meaning, it was a very important feeling for a businessman who went out to do business.
Xu Yun drove away. The restaurant owner waved his hand and shouted, "Brother, if you have nothing to do in the future, come here to eat more often. This big brother will accompany you for a few drinks."
This was a form of face, a form of glory.
At the very least, when the people in the surrounding shops saw this, they would not provoke the restaurant owner. Those who wanted to cause trouble for him would also not provoke him.
Because the Towers' cars were parked in front of his door, any Hua Xia would be able to call him brother.
This formed an invisible umbrella in this area. This was a problem that many people could not solve even if they gave him a few meals.
Peng Dawei, on the other hand, only needed a meal and two bottles of wine, and this matter was easily resolved.
This was an opportunity that many people could not even dream of.
After Xu Yun drove away, Peng Dawei would say to some people who looked at him curiously, "That is my brother. He will work in the gold mine in the future. He will be the boss of the Towers."
With this, Peng Dawei's status in this place could be said to be raised in an instant.
"If you have any problems in the future, tell me. Maybe I can help you solve it." Peng Dawei had already started to boast. He was like most Hua Xia people. After drinking, he did not know what to say and dared to boast about anything.
Perhaps this was a common trait among businessmen. Businessmen tended to exaggerate their words.
They dared to say that they knew someone they had met once. They dared to say that they were very familiar with someone they knew. They dared to say that they were only slightly familiar with someone they were sworn brothers.
Huaxia people everywhere seemed to be unable to get rid of this bad habit of talking big. Perhaps this disease would never be able to get rid of.
At least, Xu Yun knew too many such people.
However, this was also a means of communication. If you did not boast about yourself, who would look up to you?
Doing business required others to look up to you. That way, things could go more smoothly.
After all, in Hua Xia, many things did not depend on strength, but on relationships. Now in Africa, Hua Xia people still had the same set of thoughts. This was a very normal thing.
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