。 "How did you come up with the idea of going to Africa?" Lin Zhenhua asked curiously.

Jin Jianbo said: "When I was in prison, I met a prisoner who had been in prison for the first two years. He was self-employed and had been doing business in Africa for a few years, and he told me about doing business in Africa. Since then, I have thought about going to Africa to pan for gold. ”

"You ...... Friend, what did he go to jail for? ”

"Gambling, brawls." Jin Jianbo smiled helplessly, "He has worked hard in Africa for several years and returned to China with tens of millions. As a result, those friends in the village pulled him to gamble, gambling is such a thing, you know, once someone with bad gambling products makes trouble, it is easy to cause a fight. He struck a little harder, severely injured a man, and was sentenced to two years. ”

"Oh." Lin Zhenhua responded, and said in his heart that this person is not a bad person, that is, he has a reckless personality, and the people he can meet in prison must have such and such problems, and this kind of person who is imprisoned for hurting others by mistake may be the cleanest in prison. Instead of digging deeper, he asked, "So, what kind of business does this friend of yours do in Africa?" ”

"He's selling cigarettes." Jin Jianbo replied.

"Cigarettes?" Lin Zhenhua muttered, "This is indeed a profiteering industry, but because it is profiteering, I guess he should have some official background in Africa, right?" ”

Jin Jianbo said: "On the contrary, he just went to Africa for an accidental reason, and saw that selling cigarettes in Africa was a business opportunity, so he resolutely went to the sea to do it." When he first arrived in Africa, he didn't have any background, he started entirely in retail and gradually grew bigger. ”

"Cigarette retail? How can you make so much money? Lin Zhenhua was a little surprised.

"yes." "He said he first opened a small shop in Africa to sell cigarettes. The local blacks were so poor that they couldn't afford even a box of cigarettes at a time. So he took the cigarette apart. Sell them in one piece. Many black people, even if they only have a few pennies in their hands, can come to his store to buy a cigarette and have a good time. In this way, he actually managed to make thousands of family properties. ”

"Only Chinese are willing to do this kind of business." Lin Zhenhua sighed. In fact, this person's idea of selling cigarettes is similar to Lin Zhenhua's idea of recommending five small industrial products to Africa back then, starting with products with small profits and gradually expanding the market.

Jin Jianbo said: "When I was in prison. I have a good relationship with him. I appreciate him as a practical person, and he has a crush on me. Later, he was released from prison first, and before leaving, he left me an address and said that if I was interested in working with him, I would contact him. ”

"Are you going to go to Africa and do business with him?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

Jin Jianbo said: "He told me that the market in Africa is huge. He couldn't do it alone. If I am willing to pass. He may help me open a new market and leave it to me. Earn more and earn less, it's all mine. I'm going to take a look, maybe follow his example first, start with cigarettes, and then turn around if I find new business opportunities in the future. ”

"Is there any price for him to help you like this? I mean, what is he trying to do? Lin Zhenhua asked.

Jin Jianbo said: "One is because we fell in love." He spent two years in the same cell. The other is that he hopes that there will be more Chinese in Africa, so that they can take care of each other, and if they are troubled by the local government, everyone will be more powerful together. ”

"I see." Lin Zhenhua nodded, "But, Jianbo, I can remind you of one thing. Africa is the most war-torn region in the world, and if you go to Africa to do business, you will definitely face all kinds of risks, are you ready? ”…,

"I'm ready to stay out of the tiger's den. Got the tiger. Jin Jianbo said in a calm tone.

Lin Zhenhua didn't know what to say for a while. He thought, if Shen Jiale is here. Perhaps he will resolutely oppose Jin Jianbo's trip to Africa. You know, this is not the kind of way GCA went to Africa to do engineering, if it was to do the project, the local government would provide security, in addition, the workers lived collectively on the construction site, and ordinary thieves did not dare to provoke them.

But Jin Jianbo's choice is different, he is going to open up the market alone, and everywhere he goes, many of them are in the rural areas of Africa, and even in the tropical jungles, all kinds of crimes, diseases, natural disasters, wars, etc., will pose a threat to him. It is really a huge test to let a white-faced scholar like Jin Jianbo go to Africa.

However, Lin Zhenhua could not find a reason to stop Jin Jianbo, who was also in his 30s after all, and after some prison life, his thinking became more profound than many other peers, and Lin Zhenhua blamed himself for not being able to persuade Jin Jianbo to give up. Besides, Jin Jianbo does things with a competitive spirit, if he doesn't choose this risky way, how can he quickly turn around.

"Jianbo, it's inconvenient for others to talk about this matter, I think, you and your parents, brothers and sisters should discuss it again. As for me, I just want to ask, do you need capital to do business? Lin Zhenhua asked.

Jin Jianbo hesitated for a moment, and then said: "My friend promised to lend me 100,000 yuan as capital, but ......"

"In this way, you don't need to borrow his money, I'll lend you 100,000 yuan." Lin Zhenhua interrupted Jin Jianbo's words and said dryly.

Lin Zhenhua can understand Jin Jianbo's hesitation, Jin Jianbo went to Africa and followed the friend he met in prison to do the same business, it is inevitable that there will be some conflicts of interest. If his principal is provided by the other party, then in the event of a conflict of interest, he can only choose to back down, and cannot protect his rights. If Jin Jianbo has his own capital, he will be much more confident when negotiating with the other party, so that he can get more benefits.

As for Jin Jianbo's credit, Lin Zhenhua didn't take it to heart at all. For today's Lin Zhenhua, 100,000 yuan is a very small number, if it is not for the fear that giving too much money will backfire, even if Jin Jianbo wants to borrow 1 million, Lin Zhenhua will easily agree.

"Okay, then I'll trouble Zhenhua again. Last time it was 20,000, this time it was 100,000, a total of 120,000, I will pay you back with interest. Jin Jianbo said that this is the second time he has talked about the matter of connecting the capital with interest.

"You want dollars, right? It's not easy to bring dollars from China, so let's do it, we have several construction sites in Africa, you go first, and then tell me your address when you arrive, and I will arrange for someone from the construction site to send you money. By the way, you can also get to know the person in charge of our construction site, in case you encounter any inconvenient things in Africa in the future, you can always ask our engineering office of GCA for help. ”

"Zhenhua, thank you for your great kindness. The biggest mistake in my life is to treat you as my enemy, but I don't regret it, it's a great blessing in life to have an enemy like you. Jin Jianbo's tone exuded a sincerity, but there was no hint of humility.

That night, two young people, who were also friends and enemies, talked together for a long time. Lin Zhenhua had been to Africa before, and he told Jin Jianbo a lot with his own personal experience. With an open mind, Jin Jianbo listened carefully to Lin Zhenhua's introduction, and at the same time constantly recorded some important information, especially the officials and chieftains that Lin Zhenhua met in Africa, Jin Jianbo recorded them meticulously. …,

Jin Jianbo refused Lin Zhenhua's kindness to invite him to the northeast as an assistant to the factory director, but he was unwilling to live under Lin Zhenhua. But things are different in Africa, and if he really wants to make a name for himself there, he still needs to have some connections. Lin Zhenhua was able to introduce these local officials to him, which was very valuable for him to explore the market in the future. Jin Jianbo is not the kind of pedantic person, and there is no need for him to refuse the information that can be used.

"Okay, Zhenhua, thank you very much today, I hope that when I come back from Africa, I will be able to repay your money, and at the same time give you something back for your help." When Jin Jianbo got up to say goodbye, he said to Lin Zhenhua.

Lin Zhenhua nodded and said, "I believe there will be such a day." ”

Jin Jianbo wants to go abroad to Africa, and there are still a lot of things involved, including passports, visas, etc., Lin Zhenhua has no time to ask about these things, after all, he is the chairman of Hanhua Heavy Industry, and his main focus is still on the company's business development.

"We have made a breakthrough in the development of gas turbines. Our first prototype was completed last month, and the test results have been good, with both power and thermal efficiency reaching the expected levels. Mr. Bryce was also very satisfied with this. ”

At the high-level enlargement meeting of Hanhua Heavy Industries, Zhang Yihua was reporting on the technology research and development of the steam turbine company.

"So, what's the main obstacle right now?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

"Materials." As soon as he talked about obstacles, Zhang Yihua lost the happy look he had just now, and turned into a sad face.

"The turbine disks and shafts of gas turbines require materials with high toughness. In order for the metal material to meet this toughness requirement, it is necessary to use a large-tonnage open forging machine for repeated forging. As for the blades of gas turbines, foreign practices are to manufacture them by powder metallurgy, and then extrusion them on a large-tonnage die forging machine. At present, we do not have either type of forging machine, which affects the manufacture of gas turbines. Yang Chao, manager of the steam turbine company, replied.

"Hey, Lao Yang has now become half a steam turbine expert?" Lin Zhenhua said to Yang Chao with a smile.

Yang Chao smiled bitterly and pointed at Zhang Yihua and said: "I was forced out by Chief Engineer Zhang, in order to forge that set of turbine discs and turbine shafts, I went to Shanghai Heavy Machinery Factory to beg my father to tell my grandmother, and I queued for more than ten days, and then I used their 10,000-ton hydraulic press on the wheel." People said that it was still for the sake of us to help the navy, and they were waiting for the workpieces of the forging machine, and they had been queuing up until the end of this century. ”

At this time, Xiang Zhe, who was sitting at the top of the conference table and was in charge of presiding over the meeting, said: "The situation mentioned by Mr. Yang and Mr. Zhang has also been raised by our other companies. Zhenhua, the theme of today's meeting is to discuss the issue of building our own large-scale forging machine, which has reached an urgent time. ”