After a general account of the secrets of the consulting company, it was already more than ten o'clock in the evening, and he left with a sense of humor.

"Boss, is it really okay to invest heavily in Brazil in such an environment?" Kate asked with a worried look on her face.

Before.

She remained silent during the conversation, but listened to the conversation between Tang Bao and Ceerso, which made her deeply aware that the proliferation of consulting services companies is not a sign of how developed Brazil's service industry is, but a hint of Brazil's corrupt environment.

"Heh, it would definitely be a lie to say that there is no impact at all, but no matter what kind of environment you encounter, you can always find a way to pursue the advantages and avoid the disadvantages."

"The United States has the Foreign Corruption Act, and if the matter is serious, you will not only be severely fined, but you may also face jail time." Kate cautioned.

Hear the words.

Tang Bao couldn't help but smile faintly and said: "Regardless of whether hiring Mosaco Consulting Services will violate the Foreign Corruption and Corruption Law, the main investor in Brazil this time will not be a company registered in the United States, and I plan to invest in the creation of a 'local' company in Brazil, even if I really step on the line, the laws of the United States will not be able to control it." ”

"What's more, Mosaco Consulting Services is extremely secretive and unassuming, and the likelihood of problems is less likely. And it's not like I didn't take precautions in advance, didn't I let you be responsible for the account of the remittance, I used the bank account that Lei used when he was a mercenary in Africa, but it has nothing to do with me. Tang Bao said confidently.

"Whew, that's good."

After listening to Tang Bao's explanation, Kate also relaxed a little.

Ray and Natalia have always been close to protecting Tang Bao's safety, but their performance is very low-key, everyone knows that he is a bodyguard, but not many people know his details. Even if it is exposed afterwards. It doesn't affect the thunder, and the murder and arson are not less, and bribery is nothing.

In fact.

Before Tang Bao transferred money through Lei's account, Lei was harmed by Chen Ming, but Lei obeyed the order without any hesitation, because it didn't matter to him at all.

Early morning. The weather was sunny.

After breakfast, when they had nothing to do, Tang Bao, Kate and the others casually walked around the hotel. Unfortunately, within ten minutes of walking out of the hotel, thick clouds accumulated in the originally clear sky, which became thicker and thicker, and rumbling thunder sounded from time to time in the dense dark clouds, and there was a possibility of torrential rain at any time.

Helpless.

I had to give up my intention to wander around and return to the hotel. Fortunately, after talking to Morais, Tang Bao only needs to wait for news. You don't have to go out and do things.

"Hell, what the hell is this weather?" Kate cursed under his breath.

on this.

Tang Bao is not surprised, Brazil is located near the equator, has a tropical climate, has the largest tropical primeval forest on the planet, and has the Amazon River. It is also close to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with high temperatures and very high water vapor evaporation, which can easily form precipitation.

Brazil's climate is characterized by rainy weather throughout the year. And it's regular. That is, the weather is sunny in the early morning, the clouds are dark at noon, and the rain is pouring in the afternoon. In the evening, the rain stops and the temperature is cool. And so on and so forth......

Kate's complaint was interrupted by the sudden ringing of the phone, and Kate answered the phone without hurrying.

Soon.

Kate handed the phone to Tang Bao and said in a low voice, "Boss, Morais's phone." ”

"I'm Tang Bao." Tang Bao calmly took the phone.

"Mr. Tang, the meeting has been arranged. Not...... The meeting was promised by a vice president of Vale. He is also the person in charge of participating in the private-owned auction this time. But instead of being in São Paulo, he went to the mines in Minas Gerais. So we need to rush over. Morais said.

Well?

Tang Bao was slightly stunned, and said in surprise: "Isn't the private-owned auction held the day after tomorrow held in São Paulo, since the other party is the person in charge of Vale to participate in the auction, why did he go to the mining area?" ”

"Ugh. I heard that I went to the mine of Pat Mining Company to investigate. It's too late to rush back to participate in the auction, not to mention that he only needs to formulate a bidding strategy. It doesn't matter if you are there at the auction in person or not. Morais explained. We'll go there today and come back tomorrow without delaying the auction. Mr. Tang doesn't need to worry about missing the auction! ”

"Okay."

Tang Bao agreed.

"All right, Mr. Don, Milt and I will arrive at the hotel in half an hour, and then we will go to Minas Gerais together." Morais Road.

"Hmm."

Answered, and hung up.

Tang Bao's expression became a little strange, and his brows furrowed slightly, and then he secretly pondered, "The vice president of Vale actually went to the mine of Pat Mining Company on the eve of the auction...... Inspect? Vale's mining area is adjacent to the Pat Mining Company's mining area, and it has long been annexed to the latter, and Vale knows Pat Mining Company well, but it also knows eight or nine points. ”

Did Vale's vice president show up at Pat Mining's mine to show his determination and stance to Pat Mining, to warn other potential competitors in advance, or was there something else going on?

"Boss, is there an accident?" Seeing that Tang Bao's expression was a little wrong after answering the phone, Kate couldn't help but ask.

"It's fine."

Tang Bao shook his head, did not speculate for no more reason, and a faint smile appeared on his face, regaining his usual confident expression.

has been with Tang Bao for a long time, and Kate understands Tang Bao's personality and temper, so she didn't continue to ask questions. And Ray and Natalia, who were sitting not far away, would not care, for them, the only thing they cared about was Tang Bao's safety, and the others would be automatically ignored.

About half an hour later, Morais and Milt hurried to the hotel in a car.

After the two sides converge.

Drive directly to Minas Gerais. The road conditions along the road are not very ideal, and the car will have a sharp bump from time to time.

Feeling the violent bumps, Tang Bao's brows couldn't help but wrinkle deeply.

"The vast majority of roads in Brazil are well maintained, but we were unlucky and happened to run into one of the worst routes. It should be much better to get through this section. Morais, who was sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but comfort him when he saw Tang Bao with a deep frown and Kate with a somewhat pale face in the rearview mirror.

As if to prove that Morais was not lying, after about ten minutes, the car on the ground did become stable.

Call.

After feeling the stability of the body, Tang Bao and Kate both breathed a sigh of relief.

"It is unimaginable that such a broken road should appear between São Paulo and Minas Gerais, the most economically developed states in Brazil. Why didn't the Brazilian government repair and maintain it sooner? Kate's face returned to normal and asked in surprise.

on this.

Tang Bao also felt deeply strange, São Paulo and Minas Gerais are both the center of gravity of Brazil's economy, and it stands to reason that there should not be such a scumbag road situation.

"Ugh. That section of the road is close to the border between the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, and the repair of the road will require coordination between the two states. As far as I know, the governments of the two places have also carried out repairs and maintenance many times, but the repair effect has not been satisfactory, and it will not be long before it will become like this again, and the two states that have come and gone have blamed each other and passed the buck, and they are not willing to pay attention to it anymore. In recent years, the finances have not been rich, the federal government has reduced funding, and neither state is willing to pay for it alone, let alone anyone will be happy to pay about this. Morais said.

Well.

Tang Bao and Kate both nodded understandingly, and didn't ask any more, this kind of local government fighting each other over interests is not uncommon in any country.

"Morais, how much do you know about the Vale Vice President you're going to meet?" Tang Bao had wanted to ask for a long time, but the car was bumpy before, so he didn't have the opportunity or the mood to ask.

Getulio Arnold, 35, is Vale's youngest vice president and his father was deputy minister of mines and energy. After returning from studying at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, Arnold was directly arranged by his father to join Vale, and it has been seven or eight years since then. Since his promotion to vice president, he has been in charge of the most important iron ore department, and it is rumored that Arnold and Al have been groomed as a successor to Vale's president. Morais obviously had a careful understanding of the relevant information, and as soon as Tang Bao finished asking, he turned sideways to Tang Bao in the back seat and gave a detailed introduction.

"What is your personality and personal hobbies?" Tang Bao asked again.

"Well...... Arnold is very disciplined in his life, and it is almost impossible to find any news about him other than that of Vale, and his private life has always been extremely low-key. Coupled with the rush of time, we didn't have time to inquire. Morais replied.

"It's fine. I'm just asking. Tang Bao shook his head and said.

In fact.

It was not easy for Morais to arrange this meeting in just half a day and gather so much information.

Tang Bao is very satisfied with their performance, and feels that the $5 million consulting service fee is well spent!

Then.

Morais suddenly remembered an extremely important matter, and hurriedly turned to Tang Bao and said, "Hmm. Mr. Tang, when I made an appointment with Arnold last night, I simply briefed the other party about your situation and indicated that you were interested in cooperating with Vale, but there was no matter of Tipat Mining Company, so I ......"

"I see."

Tang Bao nodded with a faint smile. After getting the news he wanted to know, Tang Bao chatted with Kate and the others for a while, and then slowly closed his eyes to recuperate.

……

When we arrived at our destination, it was already seven o'clock in the evening. Tang Bao, Kate, Morais and others hurriedly found a hotel and had dinner.

Morais took advantage of the dinner break to contact Arno again, and confirmed that the meeting time would be set for eight o'clock in the evening. (To be continued.) )