Chapter 745: Referendum to stay
"Hello, Mr. Karamzin, can I know what's going on here?" Wang Hongbo asked politely after shaking hands with Nikolai Mikhainovich Karamzin.
"That's right, we have already negotiated with the inhabitants of Inikaya Island, and they have all agreed to move away from the island, but today we suddenly regret it!
Say, here are their ancestors, they have lived on the island for generations, and they are reluctant to leave the island!" Nikolai Mikhainovich Karamzin did not hide it either, telling the truth about the situation.
Inikaya Island is now owned by Huayu International Development Group, and naturally according to the contract, the residents of the island will also leave the island.
It is the obligation of the Mozambican government to mobilize the island's inhabitants to relocate.
"Are they reluctant to leave, or are there any other conditions?"
"It would be nice if the conditions were mentioned, there was always room for negotiation, and it was simply that I didn't want to leave!" Nikolai Mikhainovich Karamzin said, glancing distressedly at the Western journalists who were interviewing the villagers there.
Without the involvement of these Western journalists, they would have had many ways to get the villagers to agree to the relocation and 10,000 ways to empty the island of Inikaya.
Wang Hongbo looked at the Western reporters who were filming the interview, this group of guys who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic.
If this matter can't be solved perfectly today, I don't know how these guys will blacken Huayu Group and blacken China!
"I see! I remember that there are more than 1,000 inhabitants on this island, and there are only a few hundred people here, can they represent all the inhabitants?"
"It should be possible, the leader is the chiefs of several tribes on the island, the headman!"
"In that case, since they don't want to move, then it's better not to move!" Wang Hongbo thought for a moment and said to Nikolai Mikhainovich Karamzin.
"Not moving?"
Wang Hongbo added: "However, this requires them to hold a referendum, compared to the 21st century, we also need to talk about democracy!"
Can't a few old people in their tribe be reluctant to move, so let the whole tribe stay with them, right?
It's not fair to anyone else!"
Wang Hongbo knew that it was probably a problem for countries that did not see China's goodness, or because of his company's competitors in Africa.
As Huayu's influence in Africa grows and the interests involved are getting bigger and bigger, many competitors inevitably appear.
This can be seen in the pressure on the side of the security company.
In the last month alone, there have been two clashes between security companies and unknown militants.
Even the bazooka was used!
It can be seen that the scale of the conflict is not small.
"Mr. Wang is right! I'm going to organize them for a referendum!" Nikolai Mikhainovich Karamzin thought for a moment and nodded in agreement with Wang Hongbo's suggestion.
Although he knew that the referendum was useless, in Mozambique the tribal chiefs spoke better than they were government officials.
However, Wang Hongbo represents Huayu International Development Group, the largest investor in Mozambique, and Wang Hongbo's face must be taken care of.
Nikolai Mikhainovich Karamzin walked up to the group of troublesome blacks and said a lot, Wang Hongbo didn't know what to say, anyway, blacks like to use body language when they speak, and people with teeth and claws look like they are arguing.
After a while, the troublesome blacks let out bursts of cheers, as if celebrating victory.
There were some younger black people who were just wiggling their butts and dancing there.
Nikolai Mikhainovich Karamzin also returned to report to Wang Hongbo on the results of the negotiations.
The inhabitants of the island, or rather the tribal chiefs, agreed to a referendum.
"Then ask them to choose a place! Don't hold a referendum one tribe at a time, the five tribes will gather together and hold a referendum! A referendum will be held today!" Wang Hongbo said dryly.
This matter cannot be delayed, it must be resolved today, otherwise tomorrow I don't know how those Western media will distort the facts!
"Okay! I'll arrange it!" Nikolai Mikhainovich Karamzin didn't expect Wang Hongbo to be in such a hurry, but he still agreed to Wang Hongbo's request.
"I remember we came with a camera?" Wang Hongbo turned to ask his assistant Xiao Shi.
"Brought, and several cameras!"
"You go, gather all the cameras, and record the whole process of the referendum in a while!" Wang Hongbo had to have an extra eye and record the whole process of the referendum, and the provincial turn was taken out of context and smeared the company.
Wang Hongbo is also a wise man, and he has suffered this loss before.
"Yes! I'll arrange it!" Xiao Shi agreed, turning to find the camera.
Soon, Nikolai Mikhainovich Karamzin, for his part, negotiated with the chiefs of the five small tribes to hold a referendum in the largest of them.
Wang Hongbo came to the largest tribe on the island with six cameras, a squadron of security personnel, assistants, and interpreters.
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"Hello everyone! I am the general manager of Huayu International Development Group!
China has a deep friendship in Mozambique, and we Huayu came to Mozambique to help you build your homeland.
Our slogan of Huayu is common development, joint efforts, and common prosperity!
It's not what you think, it's to seize your homes and destroy your lives......" Wang Hongbo first spoke a lot of high-sounding official clichés with the help of a translator.
"Unfortunately, I just heard that many of you are reluctant to leave this island and to live in the city of Maputo.
Unwilling to accept our new house in Maputo for everyone, and the work we have arranged.
It doesn't matter, we respect everyone's choice!
In order to better reflect democracy, I suggest that all the people of your five tribes have a referendum!
If the result of the referendum is to stay on the island, then on behalf of Huayu Company, I agree that everyone will stay on the island!
If the result of the referendum is to leave the island, then I hope that those who are unwilling to leave will not delay everyone's pursuit of a better life because of your personal reasons!"
After Wang Hongbo finished speaking, the people of Inikaya Island below, there was a commotion, and Wang Hongbo couldn't understand what he said.
Anyway, I just saw a small commotion below, but it soon quieted down under the suppression of the chief.
It can be seen that the prestige of these chiefs in the tribe is still very high, much higher than that of the village chiefs and secretaries in China.
"Now the referendum begins!
This box here is agreeing to relocate and leaving the island, and this box here is not agreeing to relocate and is unwilling to leave the island!
Everyone, just throw the shells in your hands into the corresponding boxes!
And then let's count the results!" Nikolai Mikhainovich Karamzin loudly announced the rules for the referendum.
Too easy.
It's complicated, and the illiterate people of Inikaya can't figure it out.