Niamey International Airport, Niger.

"Dude, haha, let's meet again. Roberts greeted him warmly and hugged Xia Jiangchen.

Jiang Chen shamelessly pushed Roberts away, "Ahem, it's better for us to shake hands normally." ”

"No, no, no, to express my apologies. Patting Jiang Chen on the back hard, Roberts walked up to the Humvee, opened the door exaggeratedly and smiled, "Please get in the car, respected Mr. Dictator." ”

"I haven't skimmed the eight characters yet. Jiang Chen scolded with a smile.

Regardless of whether he understood this proverb or not, Jiang Chen took Aisha to the back seat of the car, and Nick naturally sat in the co-pilot's seat.

"Speaking of which, I think we have a lot to do with the desert. Stepping on the gas, Roberts grabbed the steering wheel and started the car, grinning, "Last time in Iraq it was also a desert." ”

"Last time I wiped your ass, I hope you didn't get in trouble this time. Jiang Chen couldn't help but complain.

"Ahem, you're not at a loss, are you? An American who runs errands for you all over the world, a Slavic who follows you to the front, and a little beautiful woman sitting next to you. Roberts glanced at Jiang Chen playfully through the rearview mirror in the car.

Hearing this, although there was no change in the expression on Aisha's face, the red cloud floated up.

"Drive your car, less nonsense. Jiang Chen scolded with a smile, and after a pause, he asked casually, "Where is the location of the base?"

"Undeveloped areas in the Sahara Desert, Niger, Agadez province. You have to be prepared that it's a wilderness. Roberts laughed.

Outside the airport, there are loess mountain bags, and there are no buildings in sight. Except for the road, there was debris and yellow sand everywhere. Often, when the wind blows, it can bring up a curtain of dust.

In addition, this is probably the only one Jiang Chen has ever visited, there are no taxis at the door to solicit passengers, and there are no bus stop signs, let alone the airport of the subway.

"Hell, it's so poor here?" Jiang Chen glanced out the window. Looking at the sand dunes with no edge in sight, he secretly spoke.

It's also a capital here, so it's not so backward.

"Downtown, like the suburbs of Los Angeles, would it be better?" laughed Roberts. "There's still 10 kilometres to go, not far. By the way, speaking of poverty, Niger's Minister of Commerce, Armani, wants to meet you. Well, you're invited to dinner. ”

"Attracting foreign investment?" yawned. Jiang Chen leaned back in his chair and said uninterestedly, "Why don't you go for me, I have already spent money on 20 hectares of wasteland, and I am not interested in investing in other projects for the time being." ”

"Ahem, no, there is. For example, the water and electricity supply of the mercenary base, as well as the supply of food and daily necessities, as well as the ammunition and materials consumed by training, etc. Roberts coughed and reminded.

This is indeed a question, Jiang Chen touched his chin and thought about it.

"I have a way to solve the problem of arms and supplies. What else do you suggest?" Jiang Chen looked at Roberts.

"My suggestion is to buy a few oil-fired generators, or to buy a bunch of solar equipment? As for the water, it seems taboo to dig wells in the area, and it is better to try to avoid conflicts with the Buraku, and I have heard that the Nigerien government has no control over them, so I recommend bringing it from outside. In addition, food and other daily necessities can be purchased locally, and the prices here are very cheap, especially food. ”

"Then let's do it. Jiang Chen nodded.

"If so, you really need to meet that Armani. But before that, I'll take you to your hotel. Roberts shrugged. Laughed.

The car finally drove into the city limits.

The Niger River runs through the city. The river beach is lush and green, like an oasis in the desert.

In fact, it is not as exaggerated as Roberts described, and Niamey is also the capital of a country. I hadn't seen what the suburbs of Los Angeles looked like, but after driving to the downtown area. The surrounding buildings still look quite decent.

After arriving at the hotel where he was staying, Jiang Chen only made a brief stop, changed into the suit that Roberts had prepared for him, and got into the car again.

It's just that this car is not Roberts's Hummer, but a special car used by the Niger Ministry of Commerce to receive VIPs.

He got out of the car at a hotel that was apparently used to receive foreign guests, and was greeted by a black man in a suit with a smile on his face.

"Welcome. Mr. Jiang Chen, you must be the Oriental tycoon that Mr. Roberts said. Enthusiastically holding Jiang Chen's right hand, the black minister, who looked a little older, shook it vigorously.

Jiang Chen was very surprised that he could actually speak Chinese.

"Thank you for having me, Mr. Armani. Jiang Chen responded to his enthusiasm with a smile.

"I know a lot of Chinese friends who are as good as you, and there are many friends from China in Niger, you can make this your second home, and you are welcome in Niger. Speaking a fairly standard Mandarin, Armani said enthusiastically.

"Haha, it must be. ”

This was the end of the greetings, and Jiang Chen and Armani walked into the hotel side by side. The bodyguards and related staff accompanying him, this "welcome ceremony" was also quite grand.

What to say, a strange thought suddenly popped into Jiang Chen's mind.

I wonder if when he returned to his hometown for the Chinese New Year, the county magistrate greeted him with a group of followers, whether he would be the same way? How can it be said that he is also a man who has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, and the party newspaper has also praised him for his outstanding performance in the field of Internet technology. Not to mention in his hometown of Lake City, even if you look at the whole province, he doesn't mix so well, right?

Tsk, return to your hometown, that must feel very cool.

Although he is still overseas, the distance will not hinder his YY.

At Armani's invitation, Jiang Chen sat down with him. From the order of taking seats at the same time, it can be seen that the Minister of Commerce has treated him with great courtesy.

Of course, you can also see from the side how poor Niger is.

Perhaps because there are more Chinese who come to Niger to invest, this Armani also chose to discuss business at the wine table very casually. However, he obviously only had a taste of Huaguo's wine table culture, and he just walked two glasses very templated and stopped drinking.

Obviously, he regarded drinking and talking about business as a "Chinese custom" of a ritual nature.

After another pleasantries, Armani naturally brought the conversation to the point.

"Thank you very much Mr. Jiang for coming to Niger to invest, I wonder if we can provide you with any convenience? The economy is basically improving, it is in a stage of rapid development, and the investment prospects are very broad."

Listening to this Armani talking eloquently, or flickering, Jiang Chen couldn't help but complain in his heart, he didn't even have a taxi when he got out of the airport, and he was embarrassed to pretend to be forced to say that the economy was basically good?

But even though I think so, I can't say that.

"Of course, I am very optimistic about your domestic development. That's why I came here to register a security company and build a training ground. Listening to this black uncle for a long time, Jiang Chen still smiled quietly.

By implication, I'm not interested in investing in you for the time being.

However, Armani obviously didn't intend to give up so quickly, and gave him a big push, and enthusiastically stuffed him with several plans for investment projects and the like, which means that you should look at the money.

"Well, then, I have a proposal to finance the construction of a road from the capital of Agadez to the undeveloped zone in order to facilitate the transportation of goods. In fact, he had been brewing this idea for a long time, and he took this opportunity to bring it up.

As soon as he heard about the construction of the road, Armani's eyes lit up. If the roads can be built, it will not only greatly improve the lives of people in the undeveloped areas, but also strengthen the government's control over the unruly local tribesmen.

"Haha, the people of Niger will thank you for your friendship, generous Mr. Jiang. ”

"You're welcome. The specific planning of the road will be studied by you, and we will discuss it further based on your proposal. Looking at the bright-eyed Armani, Jiang Chen said with a smile.

Finally, the dinner ended in a harmonious atmosphere. The Minister of Commerce warmly rode with him and took him to the door of the hotel.

"How's it feeling? man. Roberts stood downstairs at the hotel, looking at him with a hippie smile.

"I'm so annoyed, do talk so much? ”

That Armani is also quite interesting, and he must be a politician with a talent for speeches. Originally, it was nothing to attract investment or anything, but maybe he was a little anxious when he saw that Jiang Chen was not interested, and he became impassioned as he spoke, which was manifested in the fact that the speed of speech was getting faster and faster. For a while, knowing that what he said should be in Mandarin, Jiang Chen couldn't understand what he was talking about.

"Hahahaha!" Roberts laughed heartily and patted Jiang Chen on the shoulder, "Man, do you understand my pain? On the first day I came here, I was dragged by him to sing rap all day. But I was very smart to move you out, and I said that I was just an errand runner, and the real money owner was a guy named Jiang Chen. ”

"Huh. The joke is not funny. Jiang Chen glared at him and walked towards the hotel.

Keeping up with Jiang Chen's pace, Roberts turned to business next to him.

"Anyway, it's annoying to talk to those, but just grab some candy and send them away. Tomorrow we will go to the province of Agadez to see your military base. ”

"Ahem, it's the training ground of the security company. ”

"It doesn't matter, everybody understands. Roberts said nonchalantly.

Stopping in front of the elevator, this guy suddenly poked Jiang Chen's arm with his elbow again, and said jokingly: "We'll leave early tomorrow morning, remember not to play too late." ”

After speaking, regardless of Jiang Chen's reaction, Roberts quickly jumped onto the elevator that was about to close.

"The old silver stick. Jiang Chen scolded with a smile and shook his head.

Just kidding, sir, am I the kind of person who indulges in all that?

But at this moment, his mind suddenly came to mind, and last night, Aisha was wearing a princess dress with a white ribbon

Uh, okay, Jiang Chen decided.

Go to bed later today and try on a few more clothes with her (to be continued.) )