While Lin Zhenhua was busy preparing 300,000 tons of ethylene and digesting Soviet data, there was another thing hanging in his heart, that is, the Siya oil refinery project in southern Sudan, thousands of miles away. It is now the beginning of 199, and the news from Africa says that the project has been basically completed, and the horse can be ignited for trial operation.

Because of the political considerations involved in this project, Lan Wufeng and Qi Yue finally stepped forward and registered a company called Fenglin in Myanmar to undertake it. Hanhua Heavy Industries sold the equipment to the Wind Forest Company, which in turn resold it to the Xiya tribe. The installation and commissioning of the equipment were also completed by Hanhua Heavy Industries to Africa. The whole project, including civil works and equipment, has a contract amount of 300 million US dollars, of which 250 million yuan is transferred to Hanhua by Fenglin Company, and the remaining 50 million yuan is the income of Fenglin Company.

Of course, it is not for nothing that the wind forest company will take the $50 million, because of the frequent wars and risks in southern Sudan, Lan Wufeng organized a mercenary army in Myanmar commanded by educated young soldiers to go to Africa to take charge of the protection of the project.

The ignition test run of the refinery was a major event, and Hanhua decided to send important leaders to participate in the ignition ceremony. After the project is put into operation, Hanhua Heavy Industries will also negotiate with the Xiya tribe on the payment of the project money.

According to the original design, the Xiya refinery has an annual processing capacity of 500,000 tons of crude oil, and after completion, it will be able to produce about 400,000 tons of gasoline and diesel per year. At present, the average price of gasoline and diesel in several surrounding countries is $2 per gallon, so that the sales price of a ton of gasoline and diesel is about $700, and the annual sales revenue of Xiya refinery can reach $200 million.

In order to ensure the payment of the project money, the sales of the products of the Xiya refinery will be jointly managed by personnel from China and Africa. After deducting costs, part of the sales revenue will be retained by the Siya tribe for the people's livelihood and the purchase of weapons and equipment, and the other part will be remitted to the wind forest company in Myanmar. The full amount of the project, plus interest, will be recovered in 4 to 5 years.

Such a big event naturally requires the main person in charge of the company to go in person. However, the company's chairman Xie Chunyan and general manager Su Baocheng are all in their 50s, and if they go to places like the United States and Europe on a business trip, Lin Zhenhua also feels unbearable to let them go to places like Africa with difficult conditions. However, Lin Zhenhua himself doesn't seem to be able to leave, because his wife Yang Xin's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and he is about to become a father.

"Zhenhua, this matter of Xiya, I will go, it is more important for you to wait for the confinement at home." During the meeting to discuss this matter, Xiang Zhe said to Lin Zhenhua considerately.

Xiang Zhe's position is still assistant to the general manager, but compared with two years ago, his power and status as the general assistant are very different. His management ability has been recognized by the senior management of the entire Hanhua Heavy Industry, and everyone agrees that Xiang Zhe is an ideal candidate for general manager with a clear mind and steady work. In contrast, Lin Zhenhua's strengths are visionary and daring, but he is somewhat deficient in day-to-day management, so it is more suitable for him to be a chairman.

Now the daily affairs of Hanhua Heavy Industry are managed by Xiang Zhe, Lin Zhenhua is running around all day long, engaging in some strategic activities, and the cooperation between the two is very tacit. Liu Baocheng and Xie Chunyan only have some symbolic meaning in the company now, and they are waiting for retirement in a few years, and then they will vacate their seats for these two young Zhuang factions.

Lin Zhenhua said: "This is not good, the Xiya tribe was the first to be contacted by me, and they are more familiar with me." It's not appropriate for me not to play at this time. As for waiting for confinement, I can't intervene, Yang Xin's parents are here, and Sister-in-law Cen also said that she would help, it doesn't matter if I'm not there. "That's not going to work." Zhu Tiejun said, "Xiaolin, you are different now than we were then, we had several children at that time, and no one should take it seriously." You are all only giving birth to one now, and if you are not by Yang Xin's side at this time, she will have an opinion. On the African side, if you can't do it, I'll go. ”

"Old man, you can't go. You are so old, in case you flash your waist or something, don't say that my aunt is anxious with me, I'm afraid Lao Hu won't agree? Lin Zhenhua said with a smile. As Zhu Tiejun gets older and older, Lin Zhenhua treats him as an old child.

Lin Zhenhua was named by Hu Fei, the minister of the group's planning and operation department, who is now Zhu Tiejun's son-in-law. Hearing Lin Zhenhua's words, he also persuaded: "Dad, don't go, the living conditions in Africa are too bad, and your old health is not very good, so it is not convenient to go." Besides, you are still serving as the secretary of the party committee on Jiang Shidian's side, and you are inseparable from a mess of things. ”

Zhu Tiejun muttered: "I haven't been to Africa yet, I also want to go and see, in a few years, I really can't walk." As for the hard living conditions or something, I really don't believe it. Isn't our company's engineering team also staying there well? ”

Having said that, he still didn't insist anymore, he pointed at Xiang Zhe and said, "Otherwise, let Xiao Xiang go." Xiao Xiang has a clear mind and should be able to handle this matter well. Xiao Lin is still at home with Yang Xin, lesbians give birth to children, it's like this once in a lifetime, it's not good if you're not around. ”

"Besides, you have been too busy for a while, while Yang Xin is on maternity leave, you will also take a month of maternity leave to take care of yourself." Xie Chunyan also said with a smile.

"Okay, then let Director Wei accompany Lao Xiang along." Lin Zhenhua gave in, and he also felt that it would be better for him to stay by his wife's side when she gave birth. He explained to Xiang Zhe and Wei Dongqi: "The situation on the side of the Xiya tribe is more complicated, Lan Wufeng has been there in the early stage, and you will ...... after you go."

Before Lin Zhenhua finished speaking, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and the group secretary Wang Junxian rushed in panting, shouting: "Manager Lin, it's not good, Africa is urgent!" ”

"What's going on?" Lin Zhenhua stood up vigorously.

"It's Manager Lan's call, and he said that our people have been hijacked by the local tribe!"

Upon hearing this, the faces of all the people in the conference room changed. Lin Zhenhua didn't say a word, followed Wang Junxian and ran to the office, the phone was called to his office, and he had to ask in person.

The rest of the people couldn't sit anymore, and everyone followed Lin Zhenhua to his office. Wang Junxian handed the phone receiver to Lin Zhenhua, and Lin Zhenhua followed the receiver and said, "Hey, I'm Lin Zhenhua, who is over there?" ”

"Brother Lin, I'm Fengzi." It was Lan Wufeng who was talking on the other side.

"Fengzi, what's wrong? Were there any casualties? Lin Zhenhua asked eagerly.

Lan Wufeng replied, "There are no casualties yet, but seven of us have been kidnapped by a nearby tribe named Wohni, and we are now trying to find a way to rescue them." Also, Brother Lin, don't worry, we have made initial contact with the other party, and the other party said that they will not hurt our people. ”

Hearing that there were no casualties, Lin Zhenhua's heart calmed down a little, and he simply informed Xie Chunyan, Zhu Tiejun and others who were standing beside him about the situation, so that everyone could calm down. Then, he then asked on the phone: "Fengzi, tell me in detail what the situation is." ”

Lan Wufeng took a deep breath on the other end of the phone, adjusted his mood a little more calmly, and then said:

"Brother Lin, that's right. Ever since our project began, there have been a number of people from other tribes watching around. The people of the Siya tribe have coordinated with them many times, and there have been some skirmishes. Recently, our factory has been built, and more and more people are paying attention to this project, including Americans, British, and Cubans. …,

We don't dare to slack off. I took our mercenaries, with the cooperation of the militia of the Xiya tribe, to strengthen the vigilance of the surrounding area and defend the factory area impenetrable. However, the lines of communication we had to transport supplies from the sea were very long, and we had to pass through the territories of many tribes. Although we have sent troops to protect along the way, our strength is limited, and it is difficult to be foolproof.

Today, one of our convoys came back from Ethiopia with two motors, and while passing through the Vohni tribe, it was intercepted by an armed force. They had a lot of people, and our men were afraid that there would be casualties in the clashes, so they threw down the equipment trucks, and all the personnel broke out in several pickup trucks. As a result, the wheels of one of the pickup trucks were blown out by their men, and seven people in the car fell into their hands. ”

"Damn it!" Lin Zhenhua couldn't help but complain.

"Brother Lin, I'm damned." Lan Wufeng blamed himself and said, "Brother Lin, you handed over such a big matter to me and let me mess it up." ”

"Fengzi, I didn't mean you." Lin Zhenhua hurriedly explained, "Fengzi, I don't blame you for this, I only blame me for not considering the risks in advance." By the way, Fengzi, how are you handling this now? Do Manager Kong and Manager Cao know about this? ”

Lin Zhenhua said that Manager Kong and Manager Cao are the principal and deputy project managers of the Xiya refinery project, Kong Haijiang and Cao Wenqiang, who have been in charge of the project since the beginning of the project.

Lan Wufeng replied: "The two of them are right next to me, and we are discussing countermeasures. After the incident, I took people on a trip to the Vohni tribe and met their leader, Ori. He told me that they would not harm the Chinese, but that they would negotiate with the person in charge on our side. ”

"What are you going to do now?" Lin Zhenhua continued to ask.

Lan Wufeng said: "We are a little embarrassed now. With our strength, if we want to fight hard, the Voheni tribe is not our opponent. But we have hostages in their hands now, and if a fight starts, I'm afraid they'll hurt the hostages. Now we are also undecided. ”

"Can't fight." Lin Zhenhua instructed, "In this way, you can contact the Voheni tribe and ask them to protect the safety of our personnel." I'm going to Africa, and I'll talk about everything after I'm gone. "To be continued.