Game within game: chess player

"This Gorman is a Russian super plutocrat, an oil tycoon, and one of the top arms dealers in the world. We met in Ukraine," Ye Fang said.

Listening to Ye Fang talking about his relationship with Gorman, Zhou Guanglong couldn't hide his envy and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: They are all in the fucking drug business, how big is the gap!

It takes more than thirteen hours to travel from Guangzhou Baiyun Airport to Cape Town International Airport in South Africa, but for a private plane equipped with audio-visual equipment, bathrooms, sofas and bars, it is nothing more than chatting. This period of time on the plane Ye Fang knew more about Zhou Guanglong's situation and even told him which city in Canada his wife and children lived in.

Of course, Zhou Guanglong would not have thought that Ye Fang would have other thoughts in his heart. Seeing Ye Fang treating him with such heart and soul, Zhou Guanglong naturally became less alert again. If he could see Ye Fang's oil field with his own eyes this time, he would still be able to see it. When he saw the Russian tycoon, Zhou Guanglong's wariness towards Ye Fang completely dissipated, not to mention that there was still a drug deal to be conducted during this trip to South Africa.

It turned out that Zhou Guanglong took this drug deal so seriously that he even brought a team of ten bodyguards. He was even more worried about being in danger in South Africa, and hired a private security company through an underground agency to pick him up at the Cape Town Airport in South Africa. . But now it seems that Ye Fang does not take this drug transaction seriously at all. For Ye Fang, the drug transaction is just an ancillary transaction. This is completely different from the drug transaction process that Zhou Guanglong planned carefully before, and it also allowed Zhou Guanglong to see Ye Fang's strong strength.

"Brother Long, your No. [-] side in Guangzhou is ready. Once ready, let's trade directly. I'm worried that it won't be that convenient when things get busy in South Africa," Ye Fang said.

"You mean on this plane?" Zhou Guanglong obviously did not expect that Ye Fang would propose a transaction at an altitude of [-] meters.

Ye Fang laughed and said, "Brother Long, have you never done such a transaction before? I'll let you experience it this time."

"Okay." After saying that, Zhou Guanglong used the satellite phone on Ye Fang's plane to call his subordinates to prepare the goods, and Ye Fang also called Leng Chuan and asked him to prepare to receive the goods. Soon Leng Chuan, on behalf of Ye Fang, and Octopus representative Zhou Guanglong met in an abandoned factory. Leng Chuan took Xiong Yang to inspect the goods and informed Ye Fang.

Ye Fang asked for Zhou Guanglong's overseas account and directly transferred 5000 million funds.

"Brother Long, 5000 million has arrived, please check!" Ye Fang stretched out his hand to indicate.

"So fast?!" Zhou Guanglong quickly called his wife in Canada to confirm the fund arrival information. Sure enough, 5000 million funds had arrived. Zhou Guanglong nodded at Ye Fang and immediately told Octopus that he could deliver the goods. After receiving the call, Octopus in Guangzhou handed a truck full of No. [-] to Leng Chuan. After receiving the goods, Lengchuan watched Octopus and his group leave and dialed Ye Fang's satellite phone.

"Brother Ye, the goods have been received, and Xiangguo in Canada has already positioned them." Leng Chuan said solemnly.

"Okay, come over here after handling the goods, and bring Xiong Da here too." Ye Fang said.

"Yes." Leng Chuan put down the phone and, together with Xiong Yang, took away a truckload of No. [-] high-purity heroin, went to the Beiwan Club, transported all the drugs to a yacht, and sailed into the depths of the sea.

"Brother Chuan, what are we going to do next, is it to hand over the goods?" Xiong Yang couldn't understand Leng Chuan's operation.

"Be obedient and do as you are told." Leng Chuan stopped the yacht, and then asked Xiong Yang to lead people to dismantle all the drugs and throw them into the sea.

"What?! Sprinkled into the sea...Brother Chuan...this is high-purity heroin worth 5000 million. After processing, it's worth hundreds of millions. Just throw it away?" Xiong Yang wondered if his ears were listening. Wrong, this is equivalent to just throwing away hundreds of millions.

"Do as I say!" Leng Chuan said coldly.

"Okay." Xiong Yang couldn't understand why Ye Fang did this, so he had to lead people to dismantle all the sealed heroin and throw it into the sea like ashes. Looking at the white powder remaining on his hands, Xiong Yang felt heartbroken. I licked it and thought to myself, this is too wasteful!

Xiong Yang looked back at the sea where hundreds of millions had been scattered with pained eyes, and murmured, "You guys are so cheap, suck it up." Then he turned to ask Leng Chuan what his next mission was.

"Go to South Africa!" Leng Chuan spat out three words with an indifferent expression.

"South Africa?!" Xiong Yang never thought that he would be able to go to South Africa one day. It is said that the poverty there is so poor that people will lose their pants, and there is also AIDS and Ebola. What is there worth visiting in that damn place? But when he learned that Ye Fang was waiting for them in South Africa, Xiong Yang had no choice but to go to Hong Kong with Leng Chuan and catch the nearest flight to South Africa to pursue him.

The next day, almost at the same time as the departure, Ye Fang's private plane slowly landed at Cape Town International Airport. The moment they stepped out of the plane, Ye Fang and Zhou Guanglong stretched themselves out in unison, and then breathed greedily into the distant Africa. of fresh air. Unlike the hot and dry air in other parts of Africa, South Africa has a savanna climate. South Africa has the best climate in the entire Africa. At the same time, South Africa is also the second largest economy in Africa, both in terms of economic development and public security level. The best among African countries.

"This is South Africa?" The moment Zhou Guanglong stepped out of the cabin door, he looked at the blue sky and white clouds, as well as Cape Town's airport. Although the airport was far less luxurious than foreign airports, it also greatly subverted Zhou Guanglong's understanding of the remote areas of African countries. If he hadn't seen that all the staff who passed by were black, Zhou Guanglong would have thought that he was still somewhere in the country.

Ye Fang's aircraft was sent directly for maintenance, and relevant staff made unified arrangements at the airport. Of course, the related expenses were all Ye Fang's expenses. In the next three to five days, these crew members can travel independently in South Africa, as long as they return to the hotel on time. The whole of South Africa was politically stable during the time when former President Nelson Mandela was in power. There were almost no large-scale riots. However, small-scale riots in remote areas still occurred from time to time. There are still some armed armed groups across the country, so Currently, South Africa does not ban guns.

Rich South Africans and some private factories have specialized security companies responsible for security management. Rich South Africans also have various types of guns in their homes, but they are only limited to the homes of wealthy people. Ordinary people cannot guarantee food and clothing. No one buys a gun.

This time Zhou Guanglong hired a security company in Johannesburg, South Africa. The company sent a total of ten people, fully armed, and the captain was named Jason. Jason used to be a mercenary and later joined this South African security company. Zhou Guanglong has a bodyguard named Ah Shui who is responsible for Zhou Guanglong's daily security. Ah Shui is also responsible for contacting the South African security company this time. After the two parties connect, Zhou Guanglong's security team in South Africa will be established.

On Ye Fang's side, Lan Lu only brought ten people from Qingtian Security. After all, the private plane couldn't hold too many people, but Leng Chuan would bring ten more people when he came to South Africa this time.

The person in charge of the oil field in South Africa is Liao Yuanzheng, 40 years old. He has been engaged in oil drilling and exploration in South Africa in his early years. When Sister Xia bought the oil field, she also left Liao Yuanzheng in charge of daily management. Liao Yuanzheng also has a deputy who is South African, named Theron, who is proficient in Chinese and African languages, and is specifically responsible for the docking of external affairs in the oil field.

Cai Xiaoling has stationed a financial center team here to facilitate the management of South Africa's oil fields. The person in charge of finance is Han Hui, a top financial management student who joined the group last year. When preparing to build the South African Oilfield Financial Center, Han Hui took the initiative to ask Ying to be the person in charge. After all, not everyone is willing to work in South Africa. Everyone thinks that South Africa is a wild land, but after Han Hui came here, he felt that this place is simply a paradise in Africa. He I have decided to put down roots here.

Today, the three people who came to pick up Ye Fang at the airport were Liao Yuanzheng, Theron and Han Hui. At the same time, the three of them also brought the full-time security department of the oil field. There were more than 30 people. It can be said that it was a grand welcome ceremony. Liao Yuanzheng also specially made a banner that read "Warmly welcome Mr. Ye of the Group to visit the South African Longpai Oil Company to inspect and guide the work."

Ye Fang shook his head in embarrassment when he saw the content of the banner, but this seemed to Zhou Guanglong to be extremely envious. At least he had never seen such a grand and warm welcome scene before.

"Mr. Ye, on behalf of the company's [-] employees, I welcome you to South Africa to inspect the work." Liao Yuanzheng held Ye Fang's hand with both hands and said excitedly. Only Liao Yuanzheng understood that since the oil field came to Ye Fang's name, the entire company has entered the fast lane of development. Both the company's scale and employee benefits are unmatched before. After all, Sister Xia has limited funds and cannot be like Ye Fang. Large capital investment.

"Hello, Mr. Liao." Ye Fang smiled and shook hands with the pick-up staff one by one. Liao Yuanzheng also introduced the pick-up staff to Ye Fang. Ye Fang warmly shook hands with everyone and greeted everyone, making everyone feel the cordial care of the leaders of the group headquarters.

Ye Fang also introduced Zhou Guanglong to Liao Yuanzheng and told Liao Yuanzheng that Zhou Guanglong was a big boss who came to inspect the investment environment in South Africa. When Liao Yuanzheng heard what Ye Fang said, he immediately shook hands with Zhou Guanglong cordially. After the two exchanged greetings, they were considered acquaintances. Then Liao Yuanzheng accompanied Ye Fang and Zhou Guanglong out of the airport. Several buses and business reception vehicles had already been parked outside the airport. Ye Fang, Zhou Guanglong, and Liao Yuanzheng shared a bus, and the others got on the bus and headed straight for the oil field.

Longpai Oil Company is located in southern South Africa, about three hours away from the airport. Zhou Guanglong was willing to be a listener on the way. Although his eyes were looking at the scenery outside the window, his ears were listening carefully to the conversation between Liao Yuanzheng and Ye Fang, trying to find out some information about the internal production of Ye Fang's oil field. Even now, Zhou Guanglong still has doubts in his heart. He still can't completely believe that Ye Fang has his own oil field at such a young age, so much so that he thinks that people like Liao Yuanzheng are actors hired by Ye Fang.

When Ye Fang was making money in the stock market, he was playing with human nature. He knew very well that Zhou Guanglong would never trust a person easily, but once he did, he would mindlessly believe everything the person said. After Zhou Guanglong arrived in the South African oil field, Ye Fang believed that he could definitely break through Zhou Guanglong's psychological defense in one fell swoop. At this time, Ye Fang and Liao Yuanzheng did not shy away from Zhou Guanglong's words at all.

"Mr. Liao, how is the current operating situation of the entire company?" Ye Fang asked.

"Currently, the company has more than 3000 employees, of which 500 are local black South Africans, and more than 300 are white Africans. The rest are Chinese management and technical workers. We are now maintaining Nissan It is about 20 barrels, and can reach [-] barrels in good times. The group allocated two batches of [-] billion funds, part of which was used for the construction of the support center, part of which was used for oil field development, and part of which was used for the construction of oil storage bases.” Liao Yuanzheng said.

Ye Fang nodded. 20 billion in capital is an astronomical figure for ordinary companies, but it is just drizzle for oil field development. The amount of money invested in the initial stage of oil field construction is huge.

"There will be another billion in funds arriving later, specifically for oil field development and increasing oil field production." Ye Fang said.

As soon as they heard that funds had arrived, Liao Yuanzheng and Han Hui's eyes immediately lit up. Liao Yuanzheng immediately said, "As long as there are sufficient funds, I can guarantee that daily crude oil can be stabilized at [-] barrels by the end of the year."

"Oil prices are currently low, and the input-output ratio is too low or even upside down. But as long as international oil prices rise, the company will immediately turn a profit and make a substantial profit." Han Hui added.

"If the oil price is low, store oil. No matter how much capital is invested, it will be worth it. I will continue to think of ways to raise the follow-up funds and just survive this period of time." When Ye Fang said this, he glanced at Zhou Guanglong from the corner of his eye. , Zhou Guanglong listened very seriously, and Ye Fang showed an inadvertent smile at the corner of his mouth.

"A few days ago, I heard Mr. Cai accidentally mention that you also invested in a casino in Haojiang." Han Hui asked.

Ye Fang nodded and said, "Yes, we have invested in a casino. But it is still in the construction stage, and it is also a gold-swallowing behemoth. If it were not for the casino, the oil field would not be so short of funds."

Listening to what Ye Fang said, Liao Yuanzheng's expression was stagnant. He seemed to have something to say but was worried about Zhou Guanglong's presence. Seeing this, Ye Fang said directly, "Brother Long is a member of his family. If you have anything to say, you can just say it."

"That's it, Mr. Ye. Last month, my workers accidentally discovered a diamond mine while drilling wells in the oil field." When he said this, Liao Yuanzheng's voice suddenly dropped.

After hearing this, Zhou Guanglong suddenly turned his head and blurted out, "Diamond mine?"

"Diamond mine?" Ye Fang heard about it for the first time.

"Well, I haven't reported this matter to the group yet. Mr. Ye happened to come over and I wanted to report it to you in person. The discovery of the diamond mine was very accidental. It was discovered by workers while drilling the well. During the drilling process, the drill bits were damaged one after another. Later, technicians went to the site and found crystals on the drill bit. After going back for testing, they found that they were diamond crystals. We judged that there should be diamonds underneath the well. Now I have had the well sealed and arranged for special protection. "Liao Yuanzhenghui reported.

"This is good news. If it is really a diamond mine, it will completely relieve the group's financial difficulties." Ye Fang shouted excitedly.

"There's just one problem. Mining diamond mines requires a large amount of capital investment!" Liao Yuanzheng said helplessly.

"Money again?" Ye Fang scratched his head. This time Ye Fang was not pretending, he was really tight on money.

"I'm rich!" Zhou Guanglong suddenly shouted, and the people in the carriage turned their heads to Zhou Guanglong almost at the same time.