Chapter 1193 Conquer

East Africa, Ethiopia, known as the roof of Africa, stood at the door of the conference room of the Sheraton Hotel in its capital, Addis Ababa, with a few tough black men wearing sunglasses, black suits and white shirts, and bulging waists. The big man, Owen, who was also wearing a suit, was walking up and down the corridor calmly with a few of his men. Although he was empty-handed, he was still slightly better in terms of momentum.

In the conference room, Feng Yiping and several assistants sat aside.

On the other side were all senior officials of the host country, headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Communications and Information Technology Detegna Getane, and several cabinet members, including Minister of Finance and Economic Development Burhan Hailu etc., in addition to several members of the Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives and the House of Federation, the lineup is luxurious.

So many senior officials came to meet Feng Yiping on the sidelines of the Second Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa. Naturally, they had nothing to do. They had only one purpose, and that was to hope that Feng Yiping would invest.

As the last stop of the Prime Minister's trip, they naturally paid attention to the whole process of the Prime Minister's trip. Feng Yiping's US$2.5 billion investment in the United States deeply attracted them.

You must know that Ethiopia, which has just stabilized for a few years, has foreign exchange reserves of less than 2 billion US dollars at this time. In other words, the young man sitting opposite them, with a gentle expression and serene eyes, is a real comparison. Their country is even richer.

Minister of Finance and Economic Development Burhan Hailu took the time to meet with several members of the business delegation yesterday. He knew the influence of this young man who was too young among entrepreneurs in his country, so he facilitated this meeting.

They have only one purpose. As long as Feng Yiping can invest in Ethiopia, then with a little publicity, they can definitely attract more Chinese companies to invest.

As we all know, the best thing about the companies invested by Chinese people compared to those invested by Westerners is that their purpose is simple and they are really just for profit.

However, the investment goals of many companies in the West are not necessarily pure, and there are always some sanctimonious and condescending additional conditions.

"Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Minister, and all the members of Parliament. I have very clearly realized that Ethiopia is a very friendly and welcoming country to Chinese businessmen,"

When meeting with senior officials, Feng Yiping's words contained some official accent.

"Your country is also a country with very fast economic development and great potential,"

This sentence is really not a polite word, because the foundation is very weak. The new federal government has still spent a lot of effort to develop the economy in recent years. Ethiopia’s development data in the past two years are very good, with annual GDP growth above 7%. .

Of course, this is mainly because the starting point is low. On the basis of less than 20 billion U.S. dollars, it is not difficult to add more than a billion U.S. dollars every year.

"We are also very interested in your country's rich mineral resources and unique tourism resources. However, please understand that every investment we make must have sufficient preliminary preparations. Therefore, I I look forward to the future and the honor of investing in your country,”

With so many people coming and the standards being so high, Feng Yiping naturally couldn't refuse them bluntly with the general saying "the scope of business does not match".

After all, they represent a country, even a country with a very backward economy.

For Feng Yiping now, making more friends is actually more important than making more money.

After translating, those people on the opposite side finally understood what Feng Yiping meant.

The Ethiopians got to know him better. He was indeed a young man who was not easy to deduce based on common sense. He spoke beautifully and evaded beautifully. Although it was a polite refusal or a blank check, he actually made concessions. It feels like a spring breeze.

If it wasn't in person, you would really think that the other person is an old guy who has experienced ups and downs.

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Downstairs at the Sheraton Hotel, Feng Yiping stood at the door of the hotel, shaking hands with the high-ranking Ethiopian officials who came to pay a visit. Several members of the visiting group who finally had time to spare once again watched with envy as Feng Yiping interacted with these high-ranking officials.

The strange thing is that the convoy has left, but Feng Yiping is still standing at the door with his hands folded, with no intention of coming in. They are about to gather around to gossip, when another Mercedes-Benz convoy with the national flag on the head of the car drives over, "That is, Mozambique." flag,” someone recognized it.

"Are you looking for Mr. Feng again?"

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Feng Yiping, who was standing there, stretched out his hand to an old black man with curly hair who got out of the car.

Watching Feng Yiping and his party, escorted by a large group of security personnel, communicating through a translator and walking towards the elevator, several members of the follow-up group couldn't help but sigh, "I don't know this, I thought Mr. Feng was also from our country." Where are the senior officials?"

"No, you see, these people who came here are more enthusiastic than when the senior officials met in the news. So, when you are powerful enough, you will actually be more influential than the senior officials."

But the excitement was not over. Almost an hour later, Feng Yiping sent away the ordinary people from Mozambique and welcomed another group at the door of the hotel. They were a group led by a minister from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who also came to participate in the China-Africa discussion group. Centaur….

Several members of the visiting group looked at the scene in front of them, and they really felt like what Liu Bang thought when he saw Qin Shihuang's ceremonial guard, "This is what a real man should do!"

However, they really don't understand the helplessness Feng Yiping feels at this time. See, he actually doesn't have a strong willingness to invest. See, that really doesn't give people, oh no, he doesn't dare to give face to the country.

I still need to improve my strength. I hope that when I meet these people in the future, I don't have to show up, and I can just send one of my subordinates to entertain them.

Those members of the follow-up group would not know what to say if they knew what he was thinking at this moment.

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A high platform next to the famous East African Rift Valley was originally covered with cacti and was uneven. However, a large flat space was cleared and a long table covered with a white tablecloth was placed. .

What is on the table is mainly authentic Chinese food. Several waiters from the Sheraton Hotel in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, are still loading the dishes on silver platters from a helicopter not far away. Seafood, fruits, and drinks are constantly delivered.

About three or four meters away from the table, two black guys were grilling meat, and the aroma was wafting out.

A little further away, some heavily armed soldiers, led by Owen and several officials from the Ethiopian government's security department, were patrolling vigilantly.

Although Ethiopia is still relatively peaceful, and because the second ministerial conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is currently being held, the government has also tightened controls, but this is East Africa, and it borders Somalia, which has not been peaceful for many years. Therefore, what will happen next moment? Without some gangsters with guns jumping out of the canyon and shouting something like, "I planted this tree, I drove this road," who can say for sure?

It's better to be careful and there's no harm in being a little vigilant.

In this originally uninhabited wilderness, a banquet was held that was more comfortable and safer than in a hotel. In short, this scene and pomp were very luxurious and capitalist, which made people feel very happy.

Today's banquet was arranged by Feng Yiping.

In fact, after hearing about this matter, the relevant departments of Ethiopia came to the door and said generously, "That's not a problem. Just say what you want to do, and we will arrange the rest."

But Feng Yiping still declined. As the old saying goes, a cannibal has a short mouth and a weak hand is soft. How easy is it to take advantage of a country?

When people say and do this, they naturally have their demands. Now Feng Yiping would rather spend more money and owe less favors.

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Under the rather warm sun, which cannot be said to be hot, I looked at the continuous peaks covered with dense primeval forests in the distance, the vast grasslands with sparkling lakes nearby, and the flat, open fields with lush pastures, lush trees, and vitality. At the bottom of the lush rift valley, Mr. Wu, drinking red wine at a moderate temperature, wearing sunglasses and rolled up sleeves, said, "This is the first time in my old man's life to dine next to such a rare scenic spot. Mr. Feng, thanks for your arrangement,"

The more than ten members of the visiting group, mainly private enterprise bosses, obviously had the same idea as Mr. Wu. According to domestic rules, they knocked their wine glasses on the table and said, "Thank you, Mr. Feng, we respect you."

"Everyone is welcome. Speaking of which, there are so many people traveling with me, and I am the youngest. It is natural for me to arrange these things."

If you didn’t know it before, after getting along with each other for nearly ten days, everyone has a clear understanding of Feng Yiping. He is really a very humble, not arrogant, decent, and gentle young man, and he is very different from those in his family. Compared with naughty children, they are really typical "other people's children".

Feng Yiping's attitude and conduct impressed everyone even more.

In this day and age, a very rich and very young person can still be so easy-going and have no airs. This is so rare. This is truly elegant, well-educated and well-educated...

Anyway, many people in the follow-up group are becoming more and more envious of Feng Zhenchang, who they have never met. Why is he so lucky?

"I won't say any more polite words, Mr. Feng. I came here from the United States. Thank you for your proper arrangements. I just want to say," Mr. Wu said, "When you come to my place in the future, you must inform me so that I can I also tried my best to show my kindness to the landlord,”

"Yes, that's what we mean. Mr. Feng is welcome to come to our place when he is free."

"Haha, I really have this idea. After I retire in the future, I will not do anything else but wander around. I will definitely bother you when the time comes."

Everyone has long known that Feng Yiping should retire at the age of 40 at the latest. If anyone else said it, they would be pretending to be 13.

But when Feng Yiping said this, there was nothing but envy, and no one was dissatisfied.

Who tells people to do well in their careers?

"At that time, our Mr. Feng will not be the richest man in the Mainland, nor the richest Chinese, nor the richest man in Asia, but the richest man in the world, pushing out Bill Gates. I hope that Mr. Feng will really remember us old guys when the time comes. "

After traveling for more than ten days, before today, they had to rush ahead of the Prime Minister on all their itineraries. It was really not easy. In the words of someone in the group, "I have been away for so many days, and I really didn't even open my suitcase." Pass,"

In the afternoon, the Prime Minister had completed his visit to the four countries of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Egypt and returned to China on a special plane. Everyone could finally stay behind him and do whatever they wanted. They were very relaxed for a while. They all started making jokes about Feng Yiping.

However, who can say for sure whether this is a joke?

"I will work hard, and I hope you can help me more," Feng Yiping said with a smile.

"That's for sure,"

Maybe they were too relaxed, or drank too much, or enjoyed the unusual comfort brought by such a grand occasion, everyone didn't notice that Feng Yiping, who has always been humble, didn't deny their joke.

"Mr. Feng, you see, although this country is inland, it is actually quite peaceful, the industry is underdeveloped, but there are many minerals, and now it has a good relationship with our country. To tell you the truth, I am very tempted after seeing it. Mr. Feng, are you interested in investing here?"

"Don't invest too much, just let a little bit slip through your fingers. If you do this, then we will have confidence,"

Feng Yiping suddenly felt that this was very familiar. Oh, by the way, didn't those people from Ethiopia and some other governments say the same thing these days?

Being mobilized to invest by senior officials of several countries in turn, thinking about it, I am still a little proud.

"I can't really help you in this regard. Mr. Wu, you know that the main business of our group is not very compatible with local resources."

In fact, it is not without a match. Congo, which came to him, has the important upstream resources of the lithium battery industry mentioned by Cummins, the cobalt mine, but Feng Yiping still doesn't want to open a mine, especially in Africa.

"Oh, that's it, then I understand,"

At this time, a man on the other end came over with a wine glass, "Mr. Feng, we produce toys. Look, can your Youjia or your baby products store sell some of our products? Don't worry, as long as you agree, I will use the best from raw materials to design,"

When he started, everyone immediately recommended themselves, "Yes, Mr. Feng, my family produces..."

Every family is very proactive, and the conditions are also very good.

Feng Yiping's performance and actions these days really impressed them. These outstanding domestic business leaders are convinced that it is definitely promising to interact and do business with people like Feng Yiping.

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