Chapter 1815 The Richest Man in Nigeria

(Sorry for posting late, I have to work overtime on Children’s Day, although I am not more than 彡(-_-;)彡)

"Sorry Jason, you are out of luck. The closest warship to the Gulf of Guinea is near Brazil."

Unfortunately, Yang Cheng did not receive good news when he received Damien's call again.

"That's really bad news. So, is there any other way you can help me?"

Damien pondered for a moment, "If you can't, you can only pay the ransom. Of course, you can contact the bank to make false accounts for you, but I think it's difficult~"

"False accounts?"

"Yes, the bank can initiate a virtual remittance. As long as the hostages are rescued, the transaction can be treated as if it did not happen, but only if the bank is willing to help."

Yang Cheng frowned, "It's difficult. Doing this will make the bank lose its trust. Although it is reasonable to do so, we are afraid that some customers may feel that the bank can manipulate their accounts at will, causing a crisis of trust. Then the bank's losses will be huge." It’s too big, even if everyone knows that’s the truth!”

"Yeah, you're right, so... I have nothing else to do~"

"Thank you no matter what~"

"You're welcome Jason, we are friends~" She emphasized the word friend very strongly!

After hanging up the phone silently, Conrad hurriedly looked at Yang Cheng, but from his expression, it was not difficult to know the result.

Conrad asked extremely frustrated, "Is there no other way?"

Yang Cheng shrugged, "I can't help it~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Conrad's cell phone rang, and he shouted excitedly, "It's Roman~"

After speaking, he pressed the hands-free button.

"Hey, damn, you finally have news~"

"Yes, you don't need to tell me. I know the news. Is there anything you can do?"

After receiving the signal from Yang Cheng's eyes, Conrad said truthfully, "No, that's why we are anxious to contact you. If you have no other choice, you can only pay~"

"No no~ damn,

You must not pay ransom to those pirates. They will still kill people after receiving the money. I will contact the Polar Bear Navy first. "

"Are you kidding me? How could the polar bear navy reach the west coast of Africa~"

"Okay, you're right, so is there really nothing we can do?"

I thought I could get a life-saving antidote by calling Roman, but unfortunately, this oligarch who dominated Europe was also helpless in the face of the vicious pirates.

"If it doesn't work, just give me money~" Conrad said frustratedly.

Yang Cheng's brain was running continuously for more than ten minutes. Now he had a headache. He rubbed his temples and exhaled, "I'll contact another person. If he can't do anything, let's give him money again."

Conrad and Roman mentioned their hopes at the same time, and Yang Cheng’s hope was his ‘old’ friend in Africa, Mohammed Mansour, with whom they had a pleasant cooperation.

Looking at the time, it should be early morning in Egypt time. I wonder if the other party is asleep.

The blind tone of the mobile phone, which was not very loud at first, was ringing in people's ears like a bell at this moment.

I don’t know how long the sound lasted. Just when Yang Cheng was about to give up, Blind Sound suddenly heard it, and then there was a lazy voice, “Jason, it’s not a good habit to disturb people’s sleep~”

Yang Cheng's heart lightened and he laughed instantly, "Yes, I want to apologize to you. If the matter can be resolved smoothly, I will go to Egypt to treat you to dinner."

After all, Mohammed was old, and he was woken up from his sweet dream, and he was a little mentally weak.

He laughed a few times and said, "Okay, I know you won't call me when you're fine, so tell me if there's anything I can do to help you."

"Mohammed, one of our company's oil tankers was hijacked by pirates. There are 35 people on board, four of whom are dead."

"What? Dead? Are these pirates new?"

"It's not like that. They should have a more rigorous organizational structure and considerable strength. Now the news about them taking hostages is probably known to the whole world. We must do something."

"How much ransom do they want?"

"20 million~"

"What? Are they crazy?" Mohammed was surprised for the second time. He was surprised just now because the pirates killed people. Based on his understanding of those desperadoes, he shouldn't kill people so impulsively. Of course, it's not because they are kind, but because they are so many. One person can get one more ransom.

"If you don't have a solution, I will go crazy. That cargo of crude oil is worth hundreds of millions. If the crew members are massacred, the losses to our company will be immeasurable."

"You don't need to tell me. I know the seriousness of the matter. But if it's pirates in the Gulf of Aden, Somalia, maybe I can exert pressure through connections. But in the Gulf of Guinea, I can't reach out."

Yang Cheng looked slightly sad, "So there's nothing you can do?"

"No~ wait, I can't help, maybe there is someone who can~"

"Who?" Yang Cheng rekindled hope.

"Arik Dangote, a leading figure in the Nigerian business community."

The leader in the business world, isn’t that the richest man? Wait, Arik Dangote? Could it be the cement king?

When he went to Nigeria before, Yang Cheng had heard of this man's name, but he had no chance to meet him, otherwise there would be no need to bother Mohammed.

"Will he help?"

"I don't know. I can ask. Our relationship is not bad. Just wait for me~"

Hanging up the phone temporarily and waiting for news from Mohammed, Yang Cheng asked Conrad's assistant to help find out Arik Dangote's information.

If you don’t check, you won’t know. But when you check, you will be shocked. It turns out that this man is actually the richest man in Africa. His apparent net worth is more than that of Yang Cheng, and he is on the same level as Abu. This makes Yang Cheng want to solve this matter. For the first time, I had an optimistic thought. As long as this person is willing to take action, it shouldn't be a big deal to solve a few pirate problems, but the question is whether the other party is willing to take action.

Don't talk about their face issues. They have the final say in other people's territory. What can you do to them without selling your face?

Conrad looked at the information for a while and said, "Dangote Cement Company is the largest cement manufacturer in Africa, and the Dangote Group has 26,000 employees in Nigeria alone.

The company is building cement plants in African countries such as Ethiopia, Zambia, South Africa, Senegal, Cameroon and the Republic of Congo.

The goal is to gain dominance in sub-Saharan Africa and then break out of Africa and into the world.

The Dangote Group also produces flour, salt, pasta and fertilizers, and has also launched a big plan for the sugar industry. The company's sugar factory at the port of Lagos is the second largest in the world. Dangote hopes that the sugar factory It can dominate Africa like a cement factory. "

Yang Cheng was surprised and said, "They are not involved in the energy industry?"

Conrad flipped through the information, shook his head and said, "No~"

This is strange. Nigeria is one of the world's major crude oil producers, but the richest man has not been involved in the energy industry. It is simply incredible.

"Oh, no, there is still something involved. Arik Dangote plans to spend US$7 billion to build a refinery with an annual output of 400,000 barrels of refined oil."

Yang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and said it was impossible, "Just ask for anything. We can help him build a refinery and invest in it to directly refine the crude oil produced by Owowo locally. This can reduce costs."

"Yes, I agree. You can use this condition to negotiate with that Arik Dangote~" Abu shouted on the other end of the phone.

Conrad also nodded, "That's it, but this guy is still a second-generation rich man. I thought he made his fortune from scratch~"

After a pause, he added, "Moreover, the information shows that Dangote is a workaholic. According to others, he seldom sleeps and never takes vacations. He spends half of his time in Nigeria and travels half of his time around the world. He is married. , three children have grown up.

Women describe him as charming and humble, but this guy is difficult to deal with~"

Yang Cheng originally wanted to laugh when he heard the woman's comment, but the next words caught him off guard, "Difficult?"

Conrad nodded, "Yes, except for business, he is an almost perfect man, but once he enters the field he is engaged in, he becomes an extremely harsh villain.

On weekdays, he is highly respected and loved by Nigeria's wealthy class, and he can be seen in polo and yacht clubs across Lagos.

But when it comes to business, he becomes everyone's nightmare. "

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