Game within game: chess player

"Why Iraq?" Ye Fang asked.

"In a previous TV talk, Iraqi Saddam revealed the idea of ​​decoupling oil from the U.S. dollar. Although it has not yet been implemented, this is something the United States cannot allow," Pang Hongfei said.

"It's impossible for the United States to attack Iraq just by Saddam's words, right?" Han Hui obviously didn't believe Pang Hongfei's words.

"It's not impossible, it's very possible. If I were the United States, I would definitely find an excuse to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Afghanistan. This attack would definitely drive the international oil price to over [-], because Iraq is an important country in the Middle East. of oil-producing countries, and Afghanistan itself does not produce oil, so the increase in oil prices will not continue." Pang Hongfei insisted.

"Wait, let me think about it." Ye Fang stood up and walked back and forth in the conference room, thinking about the possibility of what Pang Hongfei said.

From the perspective of the United States, we will never allow oil to be decoupled from the United States. This is the biggest basis for the United States to dominate the world. If Saddam really makes such a noise, the United States will definitely not treat it as nothing happened. , especially the conflict between the United States and Iran is not the first time.

"If I were the United States, I would really take this opportunity to attack Iraq and even launch a war." Ye Fang turned his head and looked at everyone in the conference room, and finally turned his eyes on Pang Hongfei, and continued to ask, "Old Pang, do you think When will this war be launched?”

"If it can be as fast as half a year, or as slow as one year, the United States will attack Iraq!" Pang Hongfei was extremely firm in his opinion.

"Okay! Based on this assumption, the oil company will continue to maintain stable production, reduce shipments, and wait for the time when the war breaks out." Ye Fang said

"Mr. Ye, if the war doesn't break out, wouldn't the oil we produce miss the peak sales season?" Han Hui began to think about the problem from the perspective of an oil company. Reducing shipments means giving up market share, which will definitely happen. Affect the company's profitability.

"Just keep the big customers. You can make your own decisions about other customers. I won't get involved in the specific operations. Lao Pang is just giving you a direction of oil price changes. You can run the company according to your own ideas. Anyway, I will not be responsible for any changes in your profits." Say it's optional." Ye Fang said nonchalantly.

"Is the change in the oil company's profits dispensable?" Pang Hongfei didn't know how much Ye Fang's assets actually were. He didn't even notice the change in the oil company's profits for a year. How rich he was.

"Okay, Mr. Ye, I know what to do." Han Hui replied.

Ye Fang nodded with satisfaction and said, "In the future, oil, real estate and diamond companies will all operate independently, and they will all have parallel relationships. You can use funds and policies to develop and grow bigger and stronger. Don't limit your sights to South Africa. The South African market We should focus on the world and look at the market from a global perspective."

"Yes, President Ye!"

Ye Fang continued, "Don't tell anyone about my return, only the people in the conference room today."

"Mr. Ye, won't President Mbeki of South Africa say that?" Han Hui asked.

"Second brother, I'll go tell him in person, because I still have a business to discuss with him." Ye Fang said directly.

"Second brother, second brother...is he the president of South Africa?" Pang Hongfei felt that his head was not big enough, and his chin almost dropped to the conference table.

"Mr. Ye and President Mbeki of South Africa are the brothers who worship each other. They were the brothers who worshiped each other in the central square of the oil town." Han Hui said with a smile.

"What does "obeisance" mean?" Pang Hongfei obviously didn't understand the meaning of the northern dialect.

Xiong Yang on the side lowered his head and explained to Pang Hongfei. After that, Pang Hongfei's eyes towards Ye Fang changed again. I would not agree if a person was rich, but if he was rich and powerful at the same time, nothing could be done. Things are simply hopeless and unfavorable!

"Mr. Ye, will Mbeki inform the country of your return?" Zhou Kai asked.

Ye Fang shook his head and said, "No, the stronger we are, the more things others will worry about, not to mention that I still have a big deal to discuss with him. By the way, Zhou Kai, you need to prepare with me For a place, I will ask Lu Jiaming to contact you about the specific resources needed."

"Yes, Mr. Ye." Zhou Kai replied.

"Here I will reveal to you our future plan. I will mobilize South Africa's resources to build a base overseas. This is our own country. This will be a super project that will last five or even ten years, with a total cost of It is expected to exceed 5000 billion yuan."

After Ye Fang said this, everyone in the conference room, except Pang Hongfei who had been mentally prepared, was immediately inspired by Ye Fang's words.

Being able to have your own country is a dream that many people cannot achieve in their lifetimes. Everyone in the conference room looked at Ye Fang with great reverence. At this moment, Ye Fang was the leader of a country in everyone's eyes, and the people in the conference room were undoubtedly the founding generals of the country. Everyone had the merit of following the dragon!

"Mr. Ye, can we become officials in your country? Can we become high officials?" Xiong Yang wanted to be an official most in his life, but he would never be able to do so in China.

Ye Fang chuckled and replied, "Okay, you can choose any official position you want."

"Mr. Ye, if building the base requires a lot of building materials, this real estate company should be able to help." What Zhou Kai meant in his words was actually to find out if this project could be run by him.

Ye Fang looked at Zhou Kai and said, "I understand your thoughts, don't you just want to ask if you can participate in this construction project?"

Zhou Kai scratched his head and nodded sheepishly.

Ye Fang said directly, "This is a country built for us. It is impossible for you to make money. On the contrary, we have to rely on you to make money and continue to invest. You are responsible for making good money for me. When I need you to provide material support, don't Just recharge it and it’s fine.”

"Mr. Ye, that's absolutely not possible. I will definitely use the best materials." Zhou Kai said loudly.

"Pang Hongfei will be the overall person in charge of this project in the future. He will mobilize resources in the middle. You just need to cooperate." Ye Fang said directly.

"Me? I'll be responsible?!" When Pang Hongfei heard Ye Fang order his general, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Mr. Ye, I haven't done these things, I can't do it! You should appoint someone else."

Ye Fang looked at Pang Hongfei and said, "What are you afraid of? I am not asking you to build a house yourself, nor am I asking you to make money. You are responsible for spending money. But you have to make plans for me on how to spend money. This company will be better in the future." To acquire a large number of subsidiaries, you just assign tasks, and leave the rest to the people below! If you don’t understand anything, just ask Zhou Kai. He used to be a real estate agency, and now he is also the CEO of a real estate group. What? It’s not that you can’t do it, it’s that no one gave you this chance. If I don’t give you a chance, how do you know you can’t do it!”

"Yes! Mr. Pang, if you have any questions, you can come to me at any time. If you need any resources, you can come to me and I will help you allocate them!" Zhou Kai patted his chest and said to Pang Hongfei.

"The oil company is responsible for all energy construction in the base." Han Hui said loudly.

"All the base..." Xiong Yang also imagined that Zhou Kai and Han Hui would take over everything, but found that he had nothing but diamonds, and he didn't need diamonds to build a house.

"Old Xiong, diamond mining equipment is completely useful for base construction. You can provide mining equipment for free!" Han Hui suggested.

"That's right! Lao Pang, if you dig a cave and air-raid shelter at your base, I can provide a full set of equipment!" Xiong Yang said loudly, patting his chest.

"Thank you brothers for your support! Thank you Ye Fang for your appreciation! I am a pen writer, and I never thought that one day I would be involved in industry. If there is anything I don’t understand in the future, I will ask you for advice. When our country is built, I will Build the best house in the best place for all our brothers." Pang Hongfei said domineeringly.

"Okay!" All the brothers laughed, and the whole conference room was peaceful, completely getting rid of the haze of Liao Yuanzheng's dismissal.

Ye Fang looked at everything in front of him and was very satisfied. This was the scene he wanted to work together to start a business together.

Soon Nan came back and told Ye Fang that Liao Yuanzheng's matter had been dealt with. Ye Fang just nodded and said he understood, and then told Han Hui to go back and immediately regroup the company's management and not affect the company's operations.

After the meeting, everyone left and went back to work. Everyone knew that Ye Fang would stay in South Africa for a while, so they were not in a hurry to party and drink. Everyone knew that Ye Fang would also meet with South African President Mbeki, so they all left wisely.

Jiang Cao in the Ghost Team is an excellent cook of Japanese food, and Ye Fang, who was in a good mood after handling the Liao Yuanzheng incident, actually took the initiative to cook several exquisite Korean dishes for everyone. No one thought that they could still cook it on the African continent. Eating authentic Japanese and Korean food, especially sitting by the sea, drinking beer and eating delicious food, everyone felt that they had not felt so comfortable for a long time.

Among them, the one who feels the most dreamlike about changing his lifestyle and trajectory is Pang Hongfei. Sometimes Pang Hongfei even feels that everything in front of him is a dream, a beautiful dream woven into a big dream by his own fantasy. He only hopes for this beautiful dream. Never wake up.

Everyone in South Africa completely let down their guard and had fun on the beach. Ye Fang also looked at everything in front of him with a satisfied look on his face.

"Mr. Ye, are we really going to meet South African President Mbeki next?" Pang Hongfei asked.

Ye Fang nodded and said with a smile, "Construction requires a lot of manpower and material resources. The materials we need to build the base will at least increase South Africa's national economy by a few percentage points. This gift should be given to Mbeki in person!"

After speaking, Ye Fang picked up the phone and dialed Mbeki's personal number directly. After the call was dialed, the sound of surprise from the other side of the phone was clearly heard by Pang Hongfei sitting next to him.

Ye Fang hung up the phone after chatting for a few words, and then said to Pang Hongfei, "He will be here in a minute. Come with me to pick him up at the airport. There still needs to be a sense of ceremony."

After that, Ye Fang greeted Lu Jiuge to get ready to go to the airport.

The oil town built a helipad for transportation convenience. It is not large, as big as four football fields. This small airport is fully equipped and even has a communication tower. Liao Yuanzheng originally planned to build a regional airport in South Africa in three to five years, but the prerequisite was that the population of the town reached a sufficient number.

It has to be said that Mbeki's efficiency as president is extremely high. Of course, a large part of the reason is that Mbeki was eager to see Ye Fang, so he temporarily interrupted an internal meeting and flew directly to the oil town by helicopter. Although Mbeki gave oil towns preferential tax rates, due to the increasing size of oil companies, the taxes they contribute to the South African government every month are also very sufficient. More importantly, they have provided employment for a large number of South Africans. Now The oil town has become a tourist destination in South Africa, driving the surrounding tourism industry to become increasingly prosperous.

So Ye Fang brought Mbeki to the oil town with just one phone call.

"My good brother! I'm so happy that you are still alive!" Mbeki gave Ye Fang a bear hug when he got off the plane.

Ye Fang also hugged Mbeki and said loudly, "Mr. President is not only thinking about me, he should also be thinking about the dollars in my pocket."

Mbeki laughed and said, "I miss you and the US dollar! But what I'm most happy about is that you are still alive!"

Although Mbeki was a politician, he was Ye Fang's staunchest political ally. Even when he hit rock bottom and disappeared for half a year, Mbeki never thought of taking away the oil company.

The two of them arrived at Ye Fang's seaside villa in an oil town without much exchange of greetings at the airport. When Mbeki saw the villa where Ye Fang lived, he sighed, "You rich people really know how to enjoy it."

"Second brother, don't do this. If you want a villa, just say so."

Mbeki didn't mind Ye Fang's directness at all. On the contrary, he liked Ye Fang's straightforward character very much, so he never refused all gifts from Ye Fang.

"Even if you give it to me, I may not have time to come over. But since it is your gift, I, as your brother, will definitely keep it! When I retire in the future, I will come here to retire." Mbeki finished speaking. Ye Fang smiled at each other, and Pang Hongfei on the side watched the two of them perform bribery so smoothly, and couldn't help but admire them deeply.

Ye Fang then introduced Pang Hongfei to Mbeki, and the three of them sat down to talk about base construction. Pang Hongfei, who was sitting between Ye Fang and Mbeki, was a little trembling. He never thought that one day he would be able to sit down with the president of a country and talk about the future.

"This feels so damn good!" Pang Hongfei also had a sense of déjà vu as he talked about the world. Of course, he understood that all this was given by Ye Fang, so now he was completely devoted to Ye Fang from the bottom of his heart.

"You want to build an overseas base?" Mbeki was a little surprised when he heard Ye Fang's words. Although Ye Fang said the word "base", Mbeki knew that this base must be more than just an ordinary base.

Ye Fang nodded and said, "So I am planning to set up a super construction group in South Africa. I want to acquire companies in the entire supply chain including project planning and design, engineering supervision and construction, and materials and equipment. It is expected to recruit more than 10 construction personnel of all types." million people, and this will drive an increase in South Africa's GDP by at least [-] percentage points."

"10 people?!" Mbeki almost jumped up from the sofa and blurted out, "Brother, are you trying to build a country?"

Ye Fang looked at Mbeki with a smile and said nothing, neither admitting nor denying.