"What kind of people do you know about Guta?" Xu Yun put down his chopsticks and asked the restaurant owner.
Peng Dawei raised his glass and motioned for Xu Yun to have a drink: "Don't worry, no one in this place will check for drunk driving."
"I'm quite sure of this." Xu Yun smiled and picked up the wine glass: "I'm just worried that drinking when I first came to work here will make the towers unhappy."
"Brother, please don't be so modest. You even drove the cars from each tower." Peng Dawei frowned: "I don't believe you haven't done anything since you came here."
Xu Yun shrugged his shoulders: "I really didn't do anything. Brother Peng, you really misunderstood."
"Okay, even if the towers are polite to you." Peng Dawei said: "But I still think you are different from others."
"Is that why you invited me to drink?" Xu Yun said straightforwardly with a smile.
"No, no, no." Even if Peng Dawei had this intention, he could not admit this: "No matter who it is, as long as a Chinese comes to my place for dinner, I am willing to make friends."
"I was just joking." Xu Yundao said: "Brother Peng, don't talk about me, talk about you. How could you think of opening a restaurant in Africa?"
Peng Dawei picked up the wine glass and took a sip himself. Speaking of this, maybe it was really bitter.
"I really can't survive in China anymore." Peng Dawei said: "I was forced by the local gangsters and some units protected by the officials. In the end, I had no choice but to come out to do business."
"Then why come to Africa?" Xu Yun was a little puzzled: "Aren't many other countries more stable?"
Peng Dawei nodded: "Yes, Africa is indeed the most unstable. But it is more convenient and easier to come here, and there are more opportunities, low costs, and lower risks."
Xu Yun nodded, these words indeed made sense: "So you came directly?"
"I didn't want to go to Mali at first." Peng Dawei said: "The first thing I wanted to go to was Nigeria. I went to investigate and counted more than a hundred cargo ships in and out of the hotel next to the port all morning in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
I was so shocked at how high the density was in the port of Lagos.”
Xu Yundao: "However, Nigeria's shipbuilding and ship repairing industries are almost unexplored, and human resources and funds are extremely scarce. The local government is eager to introduce experienced foreign shipbuilding companies to help them cultivate local talents."
"Yes, so some inspection groups organized by the Economic Cooperation Zone came to Nigeria." Peng Dawei said: "According to me, someone signed a shipbuilding contract of more than 100 million US dollars. Then I want to open a restaurant there."
"That's a good idea."
"But the competition there is greater." Peng Dawei said: "After I went there, I found that there was no better place suitable for my business opportunities. Then I heard from my friends that there are Chinese gold mines in Mali, and they will continue to do so.
It took several years of development, so I just... Haha, let’s not talk about it, it’s all fate, if I didn’t come to Mali, I wouldn’t know you!”
As he said this, Peng Dawei picked up his wine glass: "It's all fate!"
Xu Yun also picked up the wine glass: "Yes, it's all fate. I really need a drink."
After eating some food, Xu Yun and the restaurant owner became familiar with each other. It was almost time and he should go back. After all, he came here to work.
Xu Yun needs to make some achievements and make some noise, only in this way can he attract Lai Wen's attention.
This thing sounds simple to say, but in fact it is not simple to think about.
If the tower societies have always been so reclusive and low-key, Xu Yun really couldn't find any entry point or breakthrough.
After saying goodbye to restaurant owner Peng Dawei, Xu Yun drove back and prepared to return.
After getting in the car, Xu Yun didn't know what his thoughts were, so he just looked back casually.
There is a small box in the back of the car. This may be something they didn't realize when they were cleaning the car.
Xu Yun curiously took the box over and opened it, and found that it was all filled with small bags of particularly greasy oil that looked very strong.
Suddenly Xu Yun seemed to understand what this thing was used for.
Xu Yun was really worried that there was no evidence, and now he found this thing. It seems that it will be interesting after he goes back today. I am afraid that the towers will take the initiative to send it to his door.
Thinking of this, Xu Yun actually had the urge to return to the gold mine quickly.
At this time, Peng Dawei walked out of the restaurant and took two bottles of Kongfujiafuzang: "Brother, take two bottles of wine and go back to drink. They say that Kongfujiajiu makes people homesick. If a person feels bored, then
Just take a couple of sips.”
"Thank you." Xu Yun was not polite to him. For a smart businessman, nothing will be in vain. There is always a purpose.
In Africa, knowing someone who can suppress armed mercenaries is obviously very beneficial to opening a restaurant in this place.
If Xu Yun did not accept Peng Dawei's kindness at this time, Peng Dawei would feel uneasy.
Xu Yun accepted his kindness, which was definitely a psychological comfort for Peng Dawei.
Although this feeling has no special meaning, it is a very important feeling for a businessman who is away from home.
Xu Yun drove away, and the restaurant owner waved vigorously from behind and shouted: "Brother, if you have nothing to do, come here to eat more often. Brother, I will have a few drinks with you."
This is a kind of face and an honor.
At least people in other nearby shops will not bother the restaurant owner after seeing this, and some people who want to cause him trouble will not bother him either.
Because the cars from various towers were parked in front of his door, a Chinese who came down could call him a brother.
This forms an invisible protective umbrella in this area, which is a problem that many people cannot solve even with a few meals and money.
But Peng Dawei only needed a meal and two bottles of wine, and the matter was solved so easily.
This is an opportunity that many people never dream of getting.
After Xu Yun drove away, Peng Dawei would say to some people who looked at him curiously: "That's my brother. He will work in the gold mine there from now on. He is the immediate boss of each tower."
With these words, Peng Dawei's status in this place can be said to have been lifted up instantly.
"If you have any questions in the future, tell me, maybe I can help you solve it." Peng Dawei had already boasted. Like most Chinese people, he loses his ability to talk after drinking and dares to brag about anything.
This may be a common characteristic of business people, who tend to exaggerate their words.
People who have just met each other can be said to be acquaintances, people who are acquainted can be said to be very familiar, and people who are only slightly familiar can be said to be one's close acquaintance.
No Chinese people anywhere seem to be able to get rid of this problem of talking big (zhuang) and bi (bi). This problem may never get rid of.
At least Xu Yun knows too many such people.
But this is also a means of communication. If you don't brag yourself, who will think highly of you?
What you need to do business is to be respected by others, so that things can go more smoothly.
After all, many things in China are not about strength, but relationships. Now in Africa, Chinese people still have that set of thoughts, which is also normal.