625 Collecting protection money

The property in the Santa Cruz sales center was booked by Fang Lei and them through a local agent before they left. As they saw along the way, the property was also a few small bungalows with spires, surrounded by a small courtyard with unnamed trees in and around the courtyard, lush enough to satisfy Cui Linmei's idyllic dream.

Several rooms are used as offices, dormitories, kitchens and bathrooms, and according to their prior requirements, the landlord has prepared telephones and Internet for them, and all kinds of living and working facilities are available. Fang Lei got a piece of cardboard and asked Cui Linmei to write the words "China Hanhua Heavy Industry Group Corporation Sales and Service Center in Santa Cruz" in Chinese, English, and Spanish, and hung it at the door. Of course, formalities such as formal signboards and industrial and commercial registration will still have to be re-applied in the future, which is a later story.

After settling down, Fang Lei introduced the situation of Mutong Iron Mine to several subordinates, and everyone found some information from the local Internet, and finally understood why the company valued this iron mine so much, and also felt the heavy responsibility on his shoulders. According to Fang Lei's relayed Lin Zhenhua's statement, getting the Mutong iron mine is not only a matter of how much profit Hanhua Group increases in a year, but also a matter that directly affects the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

After listening to Fang Lei's encouragement, Wang Yumei, Dong Yongjian, and Cui Linmei were all enthusiastic. Thinking of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, it is pressed on their shoulders, and everyone feels that countless revolutionary martyrs have been possessed by their souls.

"Tuk-tuk, tuk-tuk!"

Just as everyone was sitting under the tree in the small courtyard, drinking tea and talking about how to make a big difference, there was a knock on the door of the courtyard. Several people were excited, and Wang Yumei asked Fang Lei: "Manager, is it the customer you made an appointment?" ”

"Didn't I just arrive like you? How can I have time to meet customers? Fang Lei replied.

"So, are you here to congratulate us on our opening?" Cui Linmei guessed, "I've heard that people in South America are hospitable, have you heard of samba?" ”

"I'd better go check it out." Dong Yongjian said.

Among several people, Dong Yongjian was the youngest, he came to the door in three steps and two steps, opened the door, and couldn't help but be startled.

I saw two local men standing outside the gate, with dark complexions, which already made people feel a little terrifying, coupled with the look of picking quarrels and provoking trouble on their faces, Dong Yongjian was directly frightened into incoherence.

"Hi, hello...... That's right, hello! hop; ¥@......" A man in the lead muttered to Dong Yongjian, and Dong Yongjian remembered that the official language of the local area was Spanish, and he learned a few words during the training, but it was completely insufficient.

Fang Lei and others also followed, and Cui Linmei translated for everyone: "They said that they were from the Chamber of Commerce on this street, and asked us who we were and why we didn't file with the Chamber of Commerce when we were doing business here." ”

"Filing?" Fang Lei was surprised, "You ask, are they from the local government?" ”

Cui Linmei asked, and then told Fang Lei: "They say that they are not from the government, but the companies operating on this street have to pay them the membership fee of the Chamber of Commerce." Otherwise, they can't guarantee our safety. ”

"Protection money!" There is such a word in everyone's mind. Who in this generation has never watched the movie of Crazy Boy, and they are too familiar with this set of things. It's just that no one has experienced it personally, and now suddenly there are two men who collect protection money around them, and everyone shudders. ..., "Xiao Dong, do you think they all have guns?" Wang Yumei asked Dong Yongjian in a low voice.

"How can I see it, but I guess they must have guns, haven't you seen South American movies......" Dong Yongjian took a step back, and also lowered his voice and said to Wang Yumei.

"Two gentlemen, we are very willing to establish a good cooperative relationship with your chamber of commerce, I would like to ask, if we want to pay membership dues, how much do we generally need to pay?" Fang Lei is a leader after all, and if others are timid, he still has to be tough. With a smile on his face, he asked the two people who collected protection money.

"$500." The leader of the South American version of the old boy said.

"Is this a year?" Fang Lei continued to ask.

"No, it's a month, if you're willing to pay annually, we can charge a little less, only $7,000." The man replied.

“7000…… Is this an undercharge? "Fang Lei is depressed, big brother, 500 times 12 is 6000, okay?

"Uh...... Damn, how much should it be in a year? The leader seemed to understand that he had miscalculated, but he really didn't know what the correct answer was. No way, not all people in any country are as proficient in mathematics as the Chinese, and in Europe and the United States, adults who cannot do multiplication abound.

"Otherwise, even if you collect $4,000, a year." The leader no longer competed with his own math level, and he casually said a number, thinking that it was almost the same anyway.

The other party's attitude made Fang Lei feel a kind of danger, which meant that the other party had no integrity at all, maybe after collecting the money today, he would not admit it tomorrow. Besides, even if the other party admits to the account, the protection fee of 500 US dollars a month is not Fang Lei's decision, and according to the current exchange rate, this is equivalent to more than 4,000 yuan, which is enough for the salary of two people. The other party has no evidence, just a big mouth, how can he pay the money obediently?

"Two gentlemen, let's not hide it, the number you want is too big, and I don't have the right to call the shots. You see, this is not going to work, I need to report it to my boss and wait for his approval. If he can approve it, then I am more than willing to pay this money and make a friend with the two gentlemen. Fang Lei said politely.

The two men looked at each other, maybe they felt that Fang Lei's explanation was also a little reasonable, or they were worried that pressing too quickly would cause the other party to resist. The man in the lead nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you three days to think about it." If you do not pay your dues after three days, I dare not guarantee the safety of ladies and gentlemen. ”

After saying this, the two people turned around and swaggered onto a pickup truck parked on the side of the road, only to hear a whining roar, the pickup truck seemed to start directly in third gear, and ran away without a trace. The footage of this flying car is really a bit of a gangster.

"Manager, what should I do!"

After closing the courtyard door almost in a panic, several people shouted at Fang Lei together. When I was in Xunyang, who had ever encountered such a thing? Everyone remembered what the teacher said during the training, the social security in South America is not good, and crime is frequent, so everyone is asked not to go to remote places and not to go out at night. However, it's still broad daylight, and the place where I live is also in the city center, why is there still a matter of coming to collect protection money?

"I'll report back to the company right away." Fang Lei said.

"Now...... I'm afraid it's not appropriate. Cui Linmei said, "We are 11 hours away from China, and it is late at night in China." ”

"Well, then let's wait until we get to work in China and then call." Fang Lei said, he looked at the pale faces of several subordinates, smiled reluctantly, and said, "Don't be afraid, they have already left, and they shouldn't come to us for trouble in three days." "But it's just a gang, what if there are other gangs?" Wang Yumei asked.

"I'm fighting with them!" Dong Yongjian's courage has recovered, "When it comes to fighting, I'm not necessarily worse than them, I don't think these two people's arms are as thick as mine." ”

As he spoke, he bent his arm to show off his biceps, not to mention, he was an adult doing manual work, and his arms still looked quite thick.

Cui Linmei said disdainfully: "Xiao Dong, what's the use of thick arms, I heard that gangs in South America all have guns, when I was in college, I watched foreign language teaching films in South America, and other gangs fought with bazookas." ”

"Bazooka......" Dong Yongjian touched his chest, as if assessing whether he could withstand a few rockets.

"That's not going to be." Fang Lei hurriedly began to stabilize the morale of the army, "Our Director Chu has also done business in Santa Cruz in the past, and I haven't heard of anything wrong with them." Also, didn't we build a fertilizer plant here? Our engineering team is also quite safe. So, don't think that foreign countries are so messy, so messy.

I think that as long as we can follow the local customs, we can eventually live like the rest of the people in the city. If according to Xiao Cui's statement, everyone shoots rockets at every turn, won't we only see a ruin all the way over? ”

He said that, but he didn't know the bottom of his heart. Chu Hongyang and they came to Santa Cruz to do business, and they lived in a big hotel, so their safety was naturally guaranteed. When the engineering team came to build the fertilizer factory, they lived on the site as a group, and the owner also provided security measures, so there was no danger. As for the residents of the city, there is no comparison between them, and such a gang force must bully outsiders, not to mention that they are still foreigners.

Seeing that everyone still looked unwilling, Fang Lei stomped his feet lightly and said, "That's it, everyone makes a statement." If you don't feel safe here and don't want to stay any longer, I will report to the company and ask the company to change people back. If you are willing to stay, we will stick to it, and we will do the work no matter what. ”

Speaking of this, he himself raised a hand and said, "I'll make a statement myself, no matter how much danger I encounter, I will stay!" ”

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