Chapter 39: Is It Worth It?
For this judgment, Zhou You has always believed in the abilities of Rhodes and Volando Sr., so he called directly. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Faced with this situation, Rhodes and old Volando's advice is to let Zhou You accept this kind of kindness, because in the face of a sovereign country, appropriate friendliness is a must, even if it is hateful, it cannot be superficial.
Just like this economic war with the United States, although I want to peel off a few layers of skin from the United States, on the surface, I still have to show goodwill with the United States.
At the same time, they also expressed concern about Zhou You's operation, believing that the limelight was too big, and the show of force was not something that a business group should be exposed to, and it would hinder future business plans, and this show of power was enough to deter everyone.
Therefore, Zhou You, under the mediation of President dos Santos, showed enough friendship with Castro Jr., and at the same time hinted that the last betrayal has become a thing of the past.
Castro Jr. knew very well that his brother was indeed a little inauthentic at the beginning, and Zhou You respected him, so he wanted him to act as a mediator in the Colombian civil war, but Castro sold Zhou You.
As a result, Zhou You not only did not flee the United States as they expected, but chose to go to prison directly. This time it was definitely a bad offense to Zhou You, but Cuba did not get any benefit, but caused Castro's reputation to suffer a major blow.
The subsequent peace talks in Colombia continued, but this time it was European countries that got involved, leaving Cuba aside. Although on the surface of this peace talks seem to be Bettencourt's personal actions, because Betancourt, France and European countries were involved, no one will believe that there is no circumstance.
Released from the forest by guerrillas in the face of travel, Betancourt received large sums of money in France and founded several associations before she began to actively mediate peace talks in Colombia, for which she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.
Even the United States is probably aware that there is a lot of success in this, because without the efforts of Zhou You, the two sides in Colombia would not have had a basis for negotiation. What's more, the current Betancourt has taken advantage of this opportunity to return to Colombian politics, and is now running for Colombian congress.
Now the peace talks are hindered by the United States, although they have not yet succeeded, but in the past few years of negotiations, the differences have become smaller and smaller. Although progress is slow, it is slowly progressing step by step, and even the United States is helpless.
Although President Uribe has a blood feud with the guerrillas, and his father died at the hands of the guerrillas, peace talks are the trend of the times, and even he does not want Colombia to be mired in civil war all the time.
Castro's behavior was a typical disservice to others, tarnishing the image he had built up in Latin America for decades, and offending a powerful figure like Zhou You.
Although Zhou You is only a rich man, the military strength he shows now also makes everyone understand that he cannot be simply regarded as a business figure. Even the leaders of many countries are probably not as strong as Zhou You's hands.
Zhou You has more money and budget than most countries, and if he really wants to use the name of some poor countries to carry out military expansion, he can gather a strong military force, at this time, anyone must carefully consider how to target Zhou You.
Castro Jr. also expressed appropriate gratitude and understanding for Zhou You's concessions, and was willing to express a certain degree of support for Zhou You's future business actions in Latin America.
At this time, Zhou You also got off the donkey and agreed to the Cuban observation mission to enter his military camp.
The war raged in the east, but Luanda was not too affected. But for the sake of safety, Zhou You has not gone out casually in the past few days, and even if he goes out, it is the bulletproof car and the army's convoy for all-round protection.
Even so, Zhou You still wore the dragon scale armor body armor just launched by the American Pinnacle Company this year. This kind of body armor is not only the most advanced body armor today, but even in the next decade, it will still be the most advanced body armor in the world. Not only can it defend against pistol bullets, but even the 7.62mm steel core bullets of submachine guns cannot penetrate it.
On the morning of 28 July, the fifth day of his arrival in Angola and the fourth day of the war, the convoy once again left the heavily guarded hotel. This time, he did not go to the General Staff or the Presidential Palace, but went to the airport under the escort of nearly fifty soldiers and more than a dozen bodyguards.
When they saw a flight from Colombia and a flight from the mainland arrive in succession within half an hour, the puzzled reporters realized the purpose of the trip, which was to pick up the families of the security guards and staff who had been killed.
A total of nine people were killed in the kidnapping that sparked the war, including four security guards and five members of the Yunkuang Company's exploration team. The staff of the cloud mine were all Chinese, and the four security guards who died, two were Chinese, and two were Colombians.
With the help of the diplomatic department, the family members quickly obtained their passports and visas, so they were able to arrive in Angola in five days.
The team leaders who brought these families from China and Colombia were Yan Fangqing and Gracia, who, as Zhou You's wife, personally participated in the operation, which also made Zhou You win a lot of praise within the company.
The staff of the five cloud mines actually have little to do with Zhou You, although they are also Chinese, but they have bought commercial insurance in China before going abroad, and this accidental death, Zhou You's security company only needs to bear the corresponding compensation.
But the four people who died in the security company are the responsibility that Zhou You can't shirk. Moreover, during the four days of fighting, eleven more people were killed and four were seriously wounded, and their families were arranged to come to Angola together.
Perhaps when they received the news, they were already sad, and these family members came to Angola and did not show any signs of collapse. After seeing Zhou You come to the airport to greet him in person, he also showed a trace of emotion.
After a short stop in the VIP lounge, Zhou You shook hands with all the family members and expressed his condolences, after which the motorcade drove directly to the Luanda Provincial Hospital in the seaside area.
This hospital is a project of the mainland government to build in Angola, not only the hospital is built with mainland aid, but more than a quarter of the doctors are Chinese, and if it were not for the fact that the patients are black, most people would still think that it is the same in China.
The square behind the hospital has long been sealed, and the security guards of the security company came here early in the morning to clear the hospital. Here in the morgue, there is no outsider's haunting.
When the family members saw their deceased relatives, they couldn't help crying bitterly, not to mention Yan Fangqing, who was relatively shallow-eyed, and Gracia, who was hard-hearted, couldn't help but have red eyes at this time. Seeing this, Zhou You took the two of them out of the morgue.
Leaving the morgue, Gracia quickly recovered, sat on the row of chairs in the stairway, and asked, "Honey, have you found out who is behind the scenes?" β
"Based on what we have so far, it has been determined that it is an extremist group that has been definite in this war, and whether it is UNITA or other local organizations, has come up with evidence to prove its innocence. However, the real culprit has not yet been found, so it is not clear that the Americans were not specifically involved. β
"The impact of this war is too great, and it will cause some bad taboos for our future partners, and I personally believe that now is the time to consider a decent exit."
Zhou You nodded, but saw Naya at the end of the hallway. It's been three years since he worked for Zhou You, and he has changed from a vicious country boy to a fashionable urban young man, and the childishness on his face has disappeared, and he looks much more mature.
"Why did you bring Naya here?"
Yan Fangqing looked at Naya, who was looking at this side, smiled and said, "He has been circled in the headquarters for three years, and he always feels that there is a waste of talent. Batistuta is the only one with your fixed bodyguard, and now that such a big thing has happened, it is also appropriate to add a Naya. β
Thinking that he caused a lot of trouble this time, maybe that organization will retaliate against him in the future. It's okay to say on your own side, but the safety level on your family's side should also be improved.
"This time, I will ask Bernard to strengthen the protection standard for us in this regard, since Naya is here, follow me in the future." Sighing, he added: "Gracia, in recent times you have shifted your focus from the business sector to the reshaping of the company's image, especially in South America and Africa, and you have to strengthen public opinion and the shaping of the external environment. β
Gracia nodded and said: "I understand, when I go back to South America, I will actively contact the important officials of various countries in terms of security, strengthen communication and understanding, and when necessary, I will use US dollars to open the way." β
Zhou You knew that this was Gracia reminding him that he needed to use part of the security fund, he looked back at Yan Fangqing and said, "Allocate 50 million US dollars from the charity fund as a public relations fund this time." If necessary, the profits of South American companies will be 50 million US dollars a year to maintain this network. β
Since the company's profits and expenses are managed separately, the profits in South America must be handed over to the head office before they can be distributed, which strengthens the management of the headquarters. Although Yan Fangqing helped Zhou You manage the money bag at the headquarters, she knew very well that her ability was not enough to have a clear understanding of the situation in all aspects, so she did not discount Zhou You's order at all, but she was not so generous with the appropriations asked by others.
Gracia had competed with Yan Fangqing before, but was suppressed by Zhou You, because at least in the current stage of development, it is better not to disperse power.
Of course, in order to appease Gracia, Zhou You also gave her a lot of benefits behind her back, otherwise, she would not be so honest.
However, the main reason is that the asset management program is well suited to GrΓ cia's own interests. His assets were centralized in the headquarters through different financial management companies, but the ownership was arranged under several different foundations according to different channels early on. And these foundations were placed under the names of Zhou You, his wife and his children, ensuring that the children and his wife could inherit these properties fairly.
Therefore, whether it was Gracia, Paris, or Yan Fangqing, they all calmly accepted the arrangement of the trip, and did not make any trouble because of these properties.
This is also an important reason why several women can accept each other now, but they are extra careful about traveling around accepting new women, and they can't let any more women have children and compete with their children for these possessions.
Even Le Yao was restricted by their unequal treaty, even if Zhou You felt sorry for her and directly gave her more cash, but for the assets under her name, Zhou You could not directly distribute a little bit to her.
Yan Fangqing nodded and asked, "I know that you are very angry that these people died this time, but because of this, you provoked a war, and the impact this time is too bad." Now, the media all over the world are almost criticizing you, and I think it's not worth it. β
Zhou You shook his head and said, "Fame is always illusory, only power is real. If we do nothing, there will be more actions against us in the future, and the bigger the trouble this time, the greater the impact in the short term, but in the long run, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. In the future, no matter what country or organization, if it wants to deal with us, it will think twice. β
Gracia also nodded and said, "The more people are afraid of us, the safer we are." After this incident, I think that even the United States will not dare to use conspiracies against us casually. β
"Really?"
Zhou You said with certainty: "Don't worry, the Americans are smarter than you think, and they won't do it when the risks of imprisoning me outweigh the benefits." If they dare to deal with me again now, I will definitely just escape from prison and then come to trouble them for the rest of my life. As long as I have the money, I can find countless organizations that keep America through 911 and keep them living in panic. Therefore, it is also necessary to show strength this time. β
The conversation in the hospital calmed Yan Fangqing's heart and made Zhou You firm up his plan. He is now like a child carrying gold in the city, if he does not have the strength to protect people, he will not be able to keep his gold at all.
And the security company is its own umbrella.
After a special memorial event, all the family members were arranged into the hotel where Zhou Youyou was staying. As for the negotiation of financial compensation, it went very smoothly, on the one hand, there was a detailed contract, and secondly, the amount of death compensation would definitely satisfy everyone, so no one would dare to make trouble with Zhou You.
For the sake of the lives of these people, Zhou You has already provoked a war. Now that the death toll is more than a thousand, and tens of thousands have become refugees, can they ask for more travel? Dare to ask for more?