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Two hundred and nineteenth - Minister's visit

The vaccines researched by Black Light Technology are currently only used in Africa and areas where the epidemic has occurred in various countries.

Although the vaccine has gone through a month of clinical trials, only minor side effects such as temporary redness and allergies have been found for the time being, but no one knows whether there will be more profound side effects on the human body after a long time.

Therefore, except for regions such as Africa that urgently need vaccines, regions like Central Africa and North America will not use such unsafely verified vaccines for their own people.

As for the mess in the African region, even if the vaccine is in front of them, the Earth Federation does not expect them to manufacture vaccines by themselves, so the Earth Federation held several meetings and shared the task of vaccine manufacturing.

Because there are a total of 1.2 billion people in the African region, each continent has to share some of it with each other, so the North American region was allocated 200 million vaccine manufacturing tasks, the Central African region shared 150 million, and the European region also shared 1.5 100 million, 100 million in Beihai, 100 million in Oceania, 100 million in Donghai, and the remaining 400 million shared by other continents.

Originally, the Indian region had to allocate at least 100 million tasks, but it has long been overwhelmed. This continent with the world's largest slum population has long been a petri dish for viruses, and it is slightly better than Africa.

In short, the next few months will be the period for all continents to vaccinate the African people. It will not be completely over until everyone has antibodies, or the virus kills all those who do not have antibodies.

Looking at the news reports, Chen Chen sighed and shook his head. After this plague, Africa was really hurt.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of Chen Chen's office.

"Please come in."

Chen Chen raised his head, only to see a white-haired black old man open the door and walk in.

This old man was an old acquaintance of Chen Chen's, and it was none other than Minister of Energy Zulama.

"Minister Zulama, what a rare visitor."

Chen Chen stood up politely and said with a smile, "You should have informed me earlier so that I can go downstairs to meet you."

"Mr. Chen is out."

This old man over 60 years old had long lost his former glory. At this time, he had a miserable expression on his face. After seeing Chen Chen, he forced a smile and walked in.

In the past two months, many senior officials in Namibia have chosen to resign and leave the country with their families, but there are still many officials who choose to stay, including Zulama.

"Mr. Chen Chen, thank you for everything you have done for Namibia."

Looking at the young man in front of him who was neither arrogant nor impetuous, Zulama couldn't help showing emotion, "Without you, Namibia would probably be even worse than it is now."

"I didn't do anything."

Chen Chen was taken aback when he heard the words, and then said solemnly, "I believe you have seen it too, I can't help the hundreds of thousands of refugees outside the city."

"You've done well enough. One month earlier than the Earth Federation expected to develop a vaccine, it's equivalent to saving thousands of millions of people."

Zulama closed his eyes and sighed, "As for those people, we can only blame our country for being too weak..."

Immediately, Zulama fell silent.

Chen Chen didn't open his mouth either, he just looked at the computer leisurely,

There is an occasional "click" sound when the mouse button is pressed.

About ten minutes later, Zulama finally couldn't sit still. He suddenly took a deep breath and stood up as if determined, "I am here on behalf of the Namibian Congress. First, thank you for your support to us. The contribution made by the country, the second is..."

When he said the word 'two is', Minister Zulama looked at Chen Chen again, but found that Chen Chen was still calm, so he could only bite the bullet and continue, "Second is, we hope that we can start from Blackwatch. The company has priority in obtaining two million vaccines..."

Speaking of the latter, Minister Zulama even blushed. It can be said that there is really no one in the government that has been mixed up to this point.

"Yes, I agree."

But unexpectedly, Chen Chen agreed directly without any hesitation.

Minister Zulama was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't expect Chen Chen to agree so readily, and then a look of gratitude flashed in his eyes, "Thank you."

Chen Chen waved his hand. The reason why Zulama specifically emphasized this "priority" is because there are 60 countries in the entire African region, and the production of 1.2 billion vaccines will take several months. More people die from the virus.

Therefore, getting the vaccine one day earlier means that the citizens of your own country will die less and lose less.

Now that he has said this, Zulama simply felt a slap in the face, and said the rest of the words, "Also, we want... to get a sum of money from you."

"No problem, we, Black Light Technology, are willing to assist your country with US$500 million in humanitarian relief funds in the name of the company."

Chen Chen nodded, still without the slightest hesitation.

"T-really?!"

A hint of excitement flashed across Minister Zulama's expression. Originally, the Congress was planning to bleed heavily, and even planned to sell their dignity in exchange for Chen Chen's assistance, so Zulama was asked to act as an outpost.

But who would have thought that the other party would agree so readily, and the series of conditions issued by the Congress would not be spoken...

"of course it's true."

Chen Chen left the desk, sat on the sofa beside him, and at the same time motioned for Zulama to sit down as well, "Although I am not a citizen of Namibia, I have cooperated with your country for so long. Give it a pull."

Chen Chen said with a smile, "There is an old saying in our Central Continent District: I treat people with sincerity, and people treat me with sincerity. Now that I am helping your country, how many conditions should your country agree to?"

It's time to come...

Zulama smiled wryly when he heard the words, "Please tell me, as long as the conditions are not too excessive, Congress will consider it."

"Of course it's not an excessive condition."

Chen Chen nodded, "Do you still remember the 40-year lease of the 50,000 hectares of land that I leased? Now that I think about it, the 40-year period is too short. If possible, I hope to extend it by another 59 years." Year."

"this……"

Zurama's breath stopped for a moment, and then he nodded bitterly, "I see, I will bring the request to Congress."

"There is one more."

Chen Chen continued, "Since the trial operation of the nuclear power plant during this period, I have discovered a serious problem, that is, in my plan, the resources in terms of electricity are stretched, so I hope that starting today, the electricity produced by the nuclear power plant can be controlled by me. Free distribution without supervision by your country."

"you!"

Zulama's face turned blue when he heard the words.

Why does Namibia want others to build a nuclear power plant on its own land, simply because it can promote the development of the country, but now that the nuclear power plant has been built, but its own country can’t even use its electricity, so what’s the use of building this nuclear power plant?

This is one thing that all governments cannot tolerate.

"Sorry, I'm afraid Congress will not be able to agree to this matter."

Zulama's face was ashen, and he said coldly, "Mr. Chen, let's change the condition."

"Don't make a quick decision, Minister Zulama."

Chen Chen wasn't surprised by the other party's reaction at all, but just smiled indifferently, "If the Congress thinks it's not right, we can make a compromise. I'll spend another 500 million US dollars to invest in a one-million-kilowatt firepower plant in the suburbs of Windhoek." Power plant, what do you think of providing Windhoek with developmental assistance?"

"..."

Zulama fell silent.

Chen Chen knew that the other party's heart was moved, so he continued to strike while the iron was hot, "I remember that the thermal power plant near Windhoek has a history of 30 years, and the unit is already very old, so Windhoek is often in a state of power cuts. If there is another power station to provide electricity to the capital, this old power unit can be upgraded, and even freed up to support nearby cities, this is a win-win thing..."

"What about the electricity bill?"

Zurama asked suddenly.

"I can turn over the entire power plant to Congress."

Chen Chen thought for a while, and said indifferently, "I only need to charge one rental fee, and I can charge... one million dollars a month!"

Zulama was surprised, "Are you serious?"

In his opinion, a rental fee of one million dollars a month is almost the same as a free gift!

"Children are not deceived."

Only then did Zulama's expression slowly calm down. He took a deep look at Chen Chen and sat back on the sofa.

It has to be said that the influence of the young man in front of him has grown to the point where the Namibian Congress can hardly control it.

Zulama still remembered that he had read the semi-annual financial statement submitted by Blackwatch to the tax department, which showed that in the first half of 2023, the net income of hundreds of nursing institutions in Life Science City reached 18 billion US dollars!

What kind of number is this?

Last year, that is, in 2022, Namibia's annual GDP was only 15.036 billion U.S. dollars. That is to say, the net income of an institution under the Blackwatch Company alone has exceeded Namibia's gross national product!

And Zurama still remembers that Life Science City is just a branch of Blackwatch Company. I heard that this company also has two parts, the Swiss branch and the Zhongzhou head office, and especially the head office focuses on technology. products, and the annual profit is more than hundreds of millions of dollars...

Moreover, the conditions I set out at the beginning were a three-year tax-free period and a five-year halving period, which means that no matter how much money Blackwatch Company earns within three years, it has nothing to do with the Namibian government...

Sometimes, Zulama even wanted to take this life science city as his own regardless of everything else. If this private city can become an industry of Namibia, then the national strength of his country will definitely be improved to a higher level, right?

It is a pity that Congress dare not do this, and no country in the world dares to do so. If any country does this, its credibility will be lost.

Looking at the restless young man beside him, Zulama secretly sighed, "Understood, I will take these conditions to the Congress to discuss. I just hope that Mr. Chen can get us a vaccine as soon as possible."

In the end, Zulama even used the word "you" for the first time.

"The vaccine can arrive at the Namibian airport within three days."

Chen Chen nodded and pointedly said, "Not only vaccines, but I can also provide all disposable medical equipment. For the sake of my sincerity, I would like to ask Minister Zulama to let my request go." In my heart."

"Of course."

Zulama also answered solemnly, the transaction between the two parties can be regarded as a preliminary enjoyment of the host and guest.

Now that the preliminary agreement was reached, the smell of gunpowder dissipated immediately, and the two of them put smiles on their faces again. On Chen Chen's desk, there was also the sound of boiling water.

"What sound?" Zurama was taken aback for a moment.

"Minister Zulama may not understand the tea culture in our Central Continent."

Chen Chen stood up, placed a sea of ​​tea on the desk in front of the two of them, and at the same time skillfully took out small teacups with tools, placed them on the sea of ​​tea, and began to brew tea.

"tea culture?"

Zulama was slightly surprised, "I know the tea in Zhongzhou District, but what is the tea culture?"

Chen Chen smiled, but didn't open his mouth. Instead, he followed the procedure he read online to make and brew tea step by step. Gradually, a scent of tea leaves wafted out.

At the end, Chen Chen put a cup of teacup filled with light green liquid in front of Zurama, "Have a taste?"

Zulama raised his eyebrows, then picked up the teacup and drank it down.

Suddenly, a fragrance spread in the mouth...

"I've never drank tea with this taste!" Zulamar suddenly exclaimed.

"It's a shame."

Chen Chenqian stepped aside, "By the way, Minister Zulama, have you counted the death toll in your country?"

"Not yet, Congress has not been able to do the counting yet."

Zulama's face was a little heavy, "Mr. Chen Chen, how many people do you think were killed or injured in Africa this time?"

"a lot of."

Chen Chen lowered his eyes, "Although the news has been claiming that the death toll of this plague is between 30 million, this data only comes from countries on the edge of the epidemic. The dozen or so countries that are really at the center of the outbreak, such as the Rainbow Country, Angola, and There is your country, which has already lost its statistical ability, and some small countries have even died out."

"So the true death toll must be well beyond the 30 million figure."

Chen Chen added, "Although this figure sounds sensational, it is actually a comforting lie. The real death toll should be ten times more than 30 million..."

"well……"

Although he was prepared, Zulama still felt a little shocked when Chen Chen said it himself. He stood up, turned and walked out the door, "Okay, thank you for your hospitality, I should go back..."

Chen Chen sent the other party to the gate, and he couldn't help shaking his head as he watched the obviously aged Minister of Energy leave step by step.

Like this double minister of the Ministry of Investment and Energy, he formed a party in Congress for personal gain, accepted bribes, and used all means.

However, in the face of this kind of national crisis, he resolutely chose to stay in the country and stand on the front line of the fight against the epidemic...

It has to be said that humans are sometimes really complicated creatures.

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