"Come on, Fang Fangyuan, this is Uncle Song, this is Uncle Fat..."
Fatty Ma and others had met Zhuang Rui's children, but they were still in their infancy at that time. The two little guys were not afraid of life. They surrounded and gave Uncle Song a mouthful, but when they looked at Fatty Ma, they stopped.
Mouth, this old man is not fat, is he?
Fatty Ma reached out and picked up the two little guys, looked at Zhuang Rui dissatisfied, and said, "What do you call Uncle Fat? Uncle Ma, Zhuang Rui, am I still fat now?"
"Not fat, not fat, I mean Brother Ma, I was just going to ask you..."
There were many people at the airport, so Zhuang Rui didn't have the nerve to ask. Now he took the opportunity and asked with a smile: "Brother Ma, are you going to aid Africa this time? Have you seen that the life of the African people is not good?"
It's better to give up all the delicious food and drink to African brothers? How...how did you become so thin?"
You know, until now, Zhuang Rui still can't believe that Fatty Ma is the person in front of him. He is completely unable to connect the person in front of him with Fatty Ma from before.
Fatty Ma is not tall, just over 1.7 meters tall, but his original weight of nearly 300 kilograms has caused his neck, waist and other organs to be assimilated with his body, forming a spherical object.
.
But now Fatty Ma has completely changed into a different person. All the fat on his body has disappeared, his chubby face has become thinner, and he looks more energetic than before.
But at the airport, even if Song Jun told Zhuang Rui that this was Fatty Ma, Zhuang Rui was stunned for a long time. If Fatty Ma hadn't told him about the situation when they first met in Tibet, Zhuang Rui would not have believed it.
Standing in front of me is the fat guy from before.
Not to mention that Zhuang Rui didn't believe it. Even when he was transferring at a foreign airport, Fatty Ma almost didn't get on the plane. In the end, if Song Jun hadn't found a connection and asked the Chinese embassy abroad to issue a certificate, this guy would have probably
In exile overseas.
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Fatty Ma said with a depressed look: "Don't ask me, if I knew why I lost weight, I would have opened a weight loss center long ago..."
Anyone who knew Fatty Ma before and hadn't seen him for more than a year would have the same first words as Zhuang Rui when they saw him, but Fatty Ma really didn't know the reason.
After going to Africa, although the war in that area has been going on for the past two years and the people are struggling to make a living, as the main representative of the Chinese side, Fatty Ma has not suffered at all. He eats delicacies from the mountains and seas and plays with Miss Africa, but for some reason, he is so fat
It actually decreased slowly.
At first, Fatty Ma was very frightened, fearing that he had some terminal illness. He quickly went to a famous hospital in the United States for a checkup, but he found no symptoms. Even the world-class experts could not explain the reason.
Knowing that he was not sick, Ma Fatty also felt at ease. Over the past two years, his weight has increased from more than 140 kilograms to the current 160 kilograms. He has completely changed his appearance.
"Is there such a thing? So why are domestic weight loss centers organizing obese people to travel to Africa?"
Zhuang Rui was dumbfounded after hearing what Fatty Ma said. This is good news for obese people. If just living in Africa can have this effect, I am afraid that fat people all over the world can boost the African economy.
Fatty Ma shook his head and placed Yuanyuan in his arms on the ground, with a proud look on his face, "It's a beautiful thought, but it's useless to anyone else except me..."
Among the people who went to Africa to set up companies, there were also people whose tonnage was similar to Fatty Ma's, but their weight in recent years has been quite different, so Fatty Ma is the only one who is special.
"Yeah, money can't buy you old age. Even though Fat Brother is only in his forties, it's a good thing to lose weight..."
Even the scientists couldn't come up with the results, and Zhuang Rui didn't want to lose his brain cells on this. He changed the subject and asked: "Brother Song, Brother Ma, what's going on with our African mining company? It won't cost money."
No home, right?"
It has been three years since the establishment of the African Mining Company. At that time, Zhuang Rui had to go bankrupt to collect 20% of the share capital. He originally thought that this was an old hen that could lay golden eggs. Who knows how many years have passed?
, but I didn’t see a penny of profit.
Although Zhuang Rui does not attach great importance to money, this is billions of dollars instead of dozens of dollars. It was also Zhuang Rui's entire family capital back then. It was enough to hire a foreign mercenary group to subvert those small African countries.
When talking about these things on the phone before, Song Jun and Fatty Ma were vague. Now that they have returned to the country, Zhuang Rui wants to ask clearly. Although they have a good relationship, don't they settle accounts between brothers? It can't be done.
Isn't it true that all the money my friend spent on buying a house was wasted?
"Do you still remember this company?"
Fatty Ma rolled his eyes dissatisfied when he heard this. When he was going to the United States to see a doctor last year, he wanted Zhuang Rui to take charge of the African company. This guy tried to avoid it in every possible way, and in the end he actually disappeared.
"Ahem, Brother Ma, aren't I busy? We agreed at the beginning that I would only hold the shares and not run the business. You can't blame me for this, right?"
Zhuang Rui really didn't know that Fatty Ma asked him to go last year because he wanted to see a doctor. When he said this, he felt a little embarrassed.
"You kid, I'm convinced by you. I just throw billions in without asking. I don't have the courage..."
Fatty Ma shook his head and continued: "The political situation in Africa has been unstable in the past few years. The country where we signed the agreement has changed its government twice. In addition, several countries in the Congo have been involved. In recent years, it has been completely unstable.
The relationship is coordinated..."
Thinking about his experiences and knowledge in Africa in the past few years, Fatty Ma shook his head repeatedly and explained the African form to Zhuang Rui, who was confused.
As the last continent in the world to achieve political independence, Africa is undoubtedly a huge cake in the eyes of world powers.
From the late 1980s to the early 1990s, Western countries promoted multi-party democracy in Africa, advocated the implementation of private ownership in the economy, and linked economic assistance to whether economic restructuring was carried out in accordance with Western standards.
At the same time, great changes in the international situation (the disintegration of the Soviet Union, great changes in Eastern Europe, etc.) have also had a strong impact on Africa, intensifying some of the original political, economic, tribal and religious conflicts in Africa, and causing political instability in some countries.
Liberia, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo (DRC) and other countries have fallen into civil strife, while Ethiopia and Eritrea have been engaged in a war that has lasted for more than two years due to border issues.
Although the situation in Africa has improved since the year 2000, due to historical reasons and various complex internal and external factors, Africa's peace and stability have been disturbed from time to time, and some local conflicts still exist.
Especially in recent years, the land crisis broke out in Zimbabwe, the border war between Egypt and Eritrea was once again reignited, the conflict in the Congo has been protracted, and the peace process in Sierra Leone has been severely frustrated, all of which have had a certain impact on the regional situation.
Unfortunately, the turbulent countries and regions in Africa do not have a stable political situation within the mining fields invested by Zhuang Rui and others. It is almost impossible to develop the economy there.
Just like the small African country where Fatty Ma lives, it has changed its regime twice in two years, both with Western powers behind it. It has evolved from a local ethnic conflict to a secret war between big powers. The reason is of course that
The country has rich strategic mineral resources underground.
Just imagine, if a new regime comes to power and it does not recognize the agreement signed by the old government, then the investors will have nothing to do. Others are sovereign countries, so they can’t send troops to fight, right? Then they can only do it secretly and support the new regime.
The government.
China is not as friendly as it appears. It has taken advantage of the good relations it established with the African people in the middle of the last century to control the situation during several conflicts. However, the mining plan of the mining company invested by Ma Fatty and others has been delayed.
No more delay.
Therefore, unlike Zhuang Rui who was free and easy in China, Fatty Ma has been under great pressure in recent years. Among other things, almost all his domestic property has been invested in it, and even the coal mine where he started has been mortgaged to the bank.
Although the Song family is taking care of it, the coal mine will not be repossessed by the bank, but Fatty Ma's life is not easy. His trouser pockets are cleaner than his face now, and he really can't get out a penny.
If Africa does not start work for a day, it will cost a day. Even the Song family has invested a lot of money in it. If the delay continues, even the behemoth Song family may be dragged down.
"Damn, are we going to contribute to the African people by co-writing? All the money has been spent, and the mines are not allowed to be mined?"
Zhuang Rui was a little anxious after listening to Fatty Ma's introduction. How dare you think that they have been engaged in infrastructure construction for more than three years? Moreover, the roads and ports have been built, but mining cannot be carried out. Then the investment of 10 to 20 billion has not been done.
Has it been wasted?
Fatty Ma patted Zhuang Rui on the shoulder, with a tired look on his face, and said: "The situation is relatively clear now. Mining can begin next month. The initial investment will be recovered soon..."
"Oh, then what are you two doing back here? Construction is about to start, don't you want someone to sit in charge?"
To be honest, Zhuang Rui's words were a bit careless. When the two overseas wanderers, who were almost tanned brothers, heard this, they immediately went berserk.
"Damn it, do you have any conscience? Damn it, I haven't even come back since my son got married. I'm going to start working soon and have to stay there for several years. How dare you still complain when I go back to the next country?"
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Fatty Ma was really angry. Even Song Jun looked at Zhuang Rui with a worried look on his face. If Zhuang Rui dared to say anything heartless again, the two brothers would definitely beat him up.
