The Philippines has several characteristics, which can be seen in the service and attitude of the locals towards Xu Yun and Xia Qiuyu when they took a taxi and stayed in a hotel.
Everyone around the world knows that the Philippines is the longest-running colony of the U.S. Empire. In the words of the top leader of the Philippines during World War II, the British Empire is just a relative of the U.S. Empire, and the Philippines is the "son" of the U.S. Empire.
Woolen cloth.
According to Xu Yun's personal understanding, the leaders of this country believe deep down that the Philippines was created by the US Empire.
That’s why most people here are not friendly towards Chinese faces, and they are so flattering to those foreign guys who speak American English that it makes people’s skin crawl. Especially in this good-quality hotel, even though it is
The Chinese boss invested, but the local workers in the Philippines still treat the Americans in the hotel with a condescending attitude.
And their so-called politeness towards the Chinese is obviously based on money.
Because they have the concept of "money first", the market economy will develop.
In the Philippines, social rules are useless in the face of money. Hidden rules prevail in all areas of social and economic life. Money can open up all joints. Everything can be traded with money.
The "Kidney Street" in the Philippines is notorious and is the source of kidneys for many countries.
Xu Yun still likes this point. It is a very good utilization point for him. Problems that can be solved by money are not problems.
As long as you tip generously in the hotel, the Filipino employees will treat you like God.
Don't look at the fact that the Philippines has inherited all the systems from the US Empire, including democracy, freedom, parliamentary constitution, democratically elected president, etc...
But in the end, Filipino women had to go to Hong Kong and Macao to work as nannies.
This is why Filipino maid associations are famous all over the world.
"Do you have any plans or plans?" Xia Qiuyu couldn't wait to ask after coming to the room with Xu Yun.
What they know now is too little, and they even say that the Holy Flame Mercenary Group has not yet arrived in the Philippines.
"Yes." Xu Yun smiled slightly: "As long as they come to this place, everything for us will go very smoothly."
"Where do you get your confidence from?" Xia Qiuyu shook her head helplessly. For her, this completely unknown thing was a huge headache.
Xu Yun looked at Xia Qiuyu, full of confidence: "Have you ever heard that the Philippines is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. The political families in this country are all well-known, both current and former.
Every time, that’s..."
"Where did you hear these things from?" Xia Qiuyu said, "Don't just hearsay."
"According to World Bank estimates, corruption among Philippine government employees consumes at least 20% of the Philippines' national budget every year." Xu Yun said: "This is not made up."
"That doesn't necessarily mean it's not made up." Xia Qiuyu said: "When I was abroad, I heard news about China. The national budget that China eats up every year is even more terrifying."
Xu Yun smiled bitterly: "This was indeed the case in the past few years, but it is much better now. Our great current leader has taken great measures to crack down on corruption."
"Treating the symptoms but not the root cause." Xia Qiuyu said, "It's just a superficial phenomenon."
"What you said is wrong. It shows distrust of the leader." Xu Yun took this issue very seriously.
"Then you dare to say that there is no corruption in China now?" Xia Qiuyu said: "You dare not say it, because you know it very well. Since ancient times, there is a saying that three years of clearing the county magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver. Even if the country is cracking down now,
I dare say that the leaders of small counties all over the country are very corrupt. How much power do they have?"
Xu Yun did not deny what Xia Qiuyu said: "How long have you been back home? How do you know the country?"
"I have been back to China to investigate animal heads for a long time. During the time when I was investigating the truth, I lived in a small county town for a month and a half." Xia Qiuyu said: "I like to go to a quiet waterside place every afternoon.
I sorted out the information and met someone."
"Then what?"
Xia Qiuyu shrugged: "He likes me and wants to chase me."
"This is exciting, let's talk." Xu Yun quickly became interested.
"I don't feel anything at all. If you want to hear gossip, you've come to the wrong person." Xia Qiuyu said.
Xu Yun was puzzled: "Why, you don't feel anything at all?"
"I have no interest at all in men who are ignorant, incompetent and idle." Xia Qiuyu said, "This person is just that kind of person."
Xu Yun nodded: "Indeed, I have nothing against this kind of person. How do you know he is idle?"
"He works in a private company, and this private company is in a certain town. This person's sister is the secretary of this town." Xia Qiuyu said: "So, even if he is uneducated, he can still
If you get a job in their county that pays several thousand yuan, even if you have no ability at all, you still won't starve to death."
Xu Yun knew in his heart that this was not an exception.
"Do you think an unlearned and unmotivated man like him can afford to buy a house of 150 square meters?" Xia Qiuyu said: "Obviously, his sister who is an official bought it through connections. As long as he is not blind,
You can see it all. And not only did he show off his house to me, but he also talked about what kind of Mercedes-Benz SUV he wanted to buy, mousse for the mattress, Chivas Regal for the sofa, and even a massage chair that costs tens of thousands is not too expensive."
Xu Yun acquiesced. Although China has controlled major corruption, some minor corruption still exists.
After all, in many small counties, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and many activities still exist.
An idle good-for-nothing who is lucky enough to have a capable sister will live a more comfortable life than many capable people.
"I'm embarrassed to talk about him. If he had a father who was an official, he would be even crazier." Xia Qiuyu said, "It's just that he has a sister."
"My sister is capable." Xu Yun smiled.
"He himself said that his sister got divorced because his brother-in-law could not accept his sister being the goddaughter of a big city leader." After Xia Qiuyu finished speaking, she showed a look of contempt.
Xu Yun laughed bitterly a few times, and at the end, he returned to the issue of corruption.
"We are talking about the issue of the Philippines, why are we going so far off topic?" Xia Qiuyu came back to her senses and shook her head: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about your arrangements and plans."
Xu Yun didn't want to think too much about the country's petty corruption, and quickly focused on serious matters: "Because of corruption, we have the opportunity to bribe some people with power who can take advantage of it. Because of the country's chaos, we have the opportunity to find a group of people who are willing to
People in the market who look down upon us."
Xia Qiuyu was startled for a moment.
"Once we have the help of these two people, do you think there is anything we can't solve?" Xu Yun smiled slightly: "We only need to spend some money, and someone will send us information, which is much better than ours."
It’s much easier to find someone who is a lawyer.”
Xia Qiuyu suddenly realized that Xu Yun's brain was really much more flexible than hers.
"So what we have to do now is much simpler." Xu Yundao said: "Enjoying the blue sky and white clouds, enjoying the seafood feast here, and enjoying the cheap services here will never make this trip to the Philippines a dull one.
Then there’s no point.”
Xia Qiuyu was really stunned at this moment. Xu Yun, Xu Yun, what on earth is going on?
Although she was shouting in her heart: We are not here for tourism!
But at this moment, her heart has already been bewitched and moved by Xu Yun. What she needs most at this moment is to relax and let Xu Yun lead her to completely relax herself. Only by putting aside the pressure can she do what she should do better.