22. Recruitment
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Founded in 1998 with just six people, Blackwater has grown from a small security company with just a few people to the world's largest security company with an annual revenue of about $12 million. Blackwater has 2,300 employees in nine countries around the world, with another 20,000 employees on standby and 20 aircraft on standby.
Blackwater is the third largest company in the United States, why does Blackwater's strength happen so rapidly in just a few years, because the biggest buyer behind him is the American political axe.
It is the main U.S. military mission contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan, responsible for building and training Iraq's new army and police.
In Iraq, 120,000 people were employed by private security companies like Blackwater, almost as many as the total number of U.S. troops in Iraq. On February 24, 2007, less than one month before the fourth anniversary of the Iraq War. An Associated Press report has attracted widespread attention: the news that more than 3,200 U.S. troops have been killed and more than 3,000 injured by more than 800 mercenaries who served the U.S. military.
Later, after the company's role in the abughraib scandal was revealed, its business and operation methods became the focus of controversy and accusations, and Blackwater International was finally suspended from operating in Iraq in January 2009 due to a series of violations.
Chen Yihua wants to set up his own security company, although it is more than ten or twenty years earlier than Blackwater, but it is not easy to have such a height as Blackwater, unless you also have national support behind you, and you can also catch up with a war, Blackwater is only in a specific period, to catch up with its own opportunities, and it has also been widely recognized in the world, and it has become a brand.
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'Squad leader, what are you thinking'
In the company dormitory at night, I saw Zhao Hongjun sitting in the dormitory, and he didn't say anything, smoking a cigarette there, frowning tightly, He Shui knew what was going on with him at a glance.
With such an expression, Zhao Hongjun has not appeared for a long time.
"Squad leader, do you have something?" Seeing that Zhao Hongjun didn't answer him, He Shui felt even more curious, and couldn't help asking.
Anyway, everyone will know sooner or later, originally Zhao Hongjun still wanted to wait for tomorrow daylight, everyone is together, and then discuss it well, since He Shui saw that he was in trouble, he was also ready to say it first.
extinguished the cigarette in his hand, and said with a deep groan; 'The boss wants me to go back to the mainland'
'Ah', He Shui and Wu Fan, who was sitting on the side listening to the two of them, were surprised at the same time.
"Because of what," this time before He Shui could ask first, even Wu Fan, who had always been steady, was a little anxious.
"The company wants to expand its staff, and the boss wants me to go back to the mainland to recruit some comrades-in-arms" Zhao Hongjun's answer has always been like this, a steady and heavy, concise and clear.
"There are so many people in Hong Kong, how can the boss take the effort to take care of us mainlanders so much," He Shui said suspiciously.
"Yes, Hongjun, I also feel that the boss seems to pay special attention to the five of us, and he usually has a straight face to the manager of the company, and he seems to have always taken good care of us, and he has always been very close" Wu Fan also took this opportunity to say what he had always thought in his heart.
"I said Brother Wu, what do you mean, isn't it good for the boss to look at us differently" Seeing Wu Fan say this, He Shui misunderstood him a little, and couldn't help but feel a little angry, usually Chen Yihua is quite good at talking to He Shui, the two of them love to talk and laugh when they have nothing to do, and they feel that Chen Yihua is the best for him, so he respects Chen Yihua as the boss in his heart and is willing to do anything for him.
"He Shui, what are you thinking", knowing that Wu Fan didn't mean this, Zhao Hongjun drank He Shui, "The boss just looks up to us soldiers, and usually chats with him, haven't you heard him keep saying that Hong Kong will definitely be able to return to the mainland, and Hong Kong is so chaotic, the underworld is in charge, and the boss also hopes that someone can protect him, and it is good to find some soldiers for the development of the company."
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Zhao Hongjun continued; The boss didn't mean to let me go back, but just asked me to recruit some comrades-in-arms with poor living conditions, and the boss said that some disabled comrades-in-arms could also work in his company, help him look at the factory, and do publishing work.
"Really, the boss said so, he is willing to accept even the disabled," Wu Fan and He Shui were very surprised, although they knew from the previous conversation that Chen Yihua liked mainland soldiers very much, but they didn't expect that a rich child in Hong Kong would be willing to recruit even disabled people.
"Squad leader, this person is here, where do everyone live, and there is no place to live" He Shui's mind was bright, and before the results of the discussion came out, he had already thought about the situation after those people came.
The boss has already considered this kind of thing, and he said that he will arrange a place to go when the people come over, and besides, we will also move in the next few days, and the company is no longer suitable for people to live in,' Zhao Hongjun continued.
"Red Army, if you go back to the mainland, give your brother and sister help me send some money back," Wu Fan said there.
I have been in Hong Kong for more than half a year, because of the relationship with the mainland, there is no letter and communication system on both sides, so the family does not know the situation of their family.
At the mention of relatives, everyone was quiet all of a sudden, took a deep breath, and He Shui also said; "Squad leader, send me something back when the time comes."
"Well, I estimate that I will stay there for more than half a month, and if there are many people in the mainland at that time, I will also come in batches, and if you have the contact information of your former comrades-in-arms, you will also take it out, Zhao Kun's home is in Shenzhen, so we will use it as a contact location."
'That squad leader, will Zhao Kun also go with you this time' He Shui asked curiously.
"The boss said that it is not safe for me to smuggle back alone, now the company is busy, I am mainly afraid of taking it away, so I will leave you and Zhou Fang, the logistics department is not easy to operate, I am afraid that you are too busy."
"The boss must have thought about it, and he will definitely let someone help when the time comes" Wu Fan took over the conversation.
'The boss also wants Zhao Kun to go back, although Zhao Kun doesn't say it, but we also know that he has been worried about his sister, it's been half a year, he has long wanted to go back first, if it goes well this time, the boss said that Zhao Kun can take his sister by the way, he said that it will be arranged, and then Zhao Kun can wait for people at home, if everything goes well, I can bring some people back first' Zhao Hongjun also said all the thoughts that he talked with Chen Yihua during the day.
'Squad leader, how are you going to go back this time, or take the mountain road' Seeing that some questions were arranged, He Shui asked curiously.
"No, I'm going to take the waterway, the boss said that it's too unsafe to take the mountain road now, Young Master Lu has a little way, you can take a smuggling boat to go, and the waterway is fast, it's good that there are few people on the mountain road, and it's too easy to be exposed if there are too many people."
Zhao Hongjun pondered for a while, thought for a while, and then said; "We're just a preliminary plan now, and tomorrow when Zhao Kun and Zhou Fang are here, let's discuss it together."
Zhao Kun and Zhou Fang did not sleep in Causeway Bay at night, they now live in the factory in Sha Tin, and help watch the factory at night.
At that time, Chen Yihua arranged it like this, now that the factory is big, someone must watch it at night, otherwise it is easy to have an accident, although it is remote, but it is also convenient to commit crimes.
He didn't have any other trustworthy people on hand, so Chen Yihua arranged for two people to sleep in the factory every night and be on duty at night or something, because Wu Fan was now in the store department and couldn't leave during the day.
Anyway, the logistics department also wants to release people in the factory, so let Zhao Hongjun and them divide into two groups, one group in the factory and one group in the company, and Chen Yihua did not let Zhao Kun and Zhou Fang keep watching the factory, but took turns to exchange with Zhao Hongjun and He Water every day, if he slept in the company today, he would go to the factory to sleep tomorrow.
Therefore, the company only has two rooms, one room for Zhao Hongjun and one room for Chen Yihua.
To tell the truth, at that time, Chen Yihua considered recruiting Zhao Hongjun and their comrades-in-arms from the mainland because he first thought of the security of the publishing house, after all, the company is busy now, and the logistics are already very hard every day.
If you recruit locals to look at the factory, Chen Yihua is not at ease at all, now the publishing house is the core of his own, there must be trustworthy people, if something happens to the publishing house, then his own loss will be great, and his career will definitely be hit like never before.