Chapter 1050 (1/2)
January 16.
Africa.
The DRC.
In North Kivu.
A convoy was moving along the potholed road.
There are two pickup trucks in the front and three huge trucks in the back. They are covered with light blue waterproof cloth. They can't see what's inside. This is the engineers of Huawei.
A bumpy face.
We are used to it.
In the front of the pickup.
”Be careful, everyone. Pay attention to the surrounding environment. This is sadoc's territory.” Xia Yuxing said with a walkie talkie, looking out of the window vigilantly.
He's a field engineer here.
”I would never have done such a dangerous job without a high salary.” Said the young driver helplessly.
Listen to this.
The people in the back seat hurriedly agreed.
”I'll go back and marry my daughter-in-law if I earn a few years' money. I won't come here again. Unexpectedly, the only one who can spend time with me when I get here is this pile of Huawei access network equipment technical manual.”
”You should learn from Lao Zhou and have fun taking photos.” The young driver laughed.
”No, I'm not a literary youth.”
They use this way to relieve psychological stress.
Business in Africa.
Huawei has always attached great importance to the market.
Of course,
is different from that in China.
Many of Africa's products are eliminated at home. When 4G is popularized at home, 3G services in African countries are the mainstream. But now, the 2G network coverage here is not complete.
Just last month.
Huawei won part of the communication infrastructure construction projects in the DRC, upgrading the domestic network. They can't afford or need 4G, so the main thing is 3G network construction.
So.
Their project team was sent here.
At the suggestion of the branch.
The project headquarters in Beiji province chose a place on the map that was almost not marked. It was said that there was a Chinese mining enterprise there. They came here with pleasure as soon as they heard about it.
There are Chinese.
They feel very kind.
We have been doing business here for so long.
Chaos.
Danger.
Be wary.
It has become a common practice. Although the actual situation is not so dangerous, the situation here is not optimistic, especially that they are still in the sphere of separatist armed forces.
The car went on.
The windows were all rolled up so that no one could see them and cause unnecessary trouble.
On the way from the capital of Kinshasa, they were stopped more than ten times, but the robbers didn't meet them. Most of them were African police. They had to give some points every other distance.
It's not good not to give.
What else can you say when people say you've crushed their way?
Two hours later.
It's an hour's walk from the steel plant.
”Someone might follow us.” The young driver hurried. Their speed is not fast. If they pass by, they will definitely overtake. Now they have followed for so long, which really worries him.
”Speed up and see if you can get rid of it.” One in the back suggested.
”We have trucks. It's no use speeding up,” said Shali
”Then what?” Said the man nervously.
”Sally, keep driving. Even if you call the police, it's fast to be here in an hour.” Xia Yuxing frowned and said that the police here mostly choose to go directly to the police station.
”Good.” This is the only way.
In a moment.
The car at the back sped up in vain.
Drive alongside them.
I saw that the driver over there looked at them, saw that the copilot's glass couldn't see through, and then sped up. When I got to the front of the car, I saw that Shali was a Chinese face, with a happy look in his eyes.
Sally knows.
It's not a friendly greeting to him.
That's the look of seeing fat sheep.
”Bad.”
Xia Yuxing's heart thumped. This is the place of warlords. If there is something wrong, we can't find anyone to help us. People can't fight a war directly for them.
Next.
Their fears have come true.
I saw Africans in the driver's cab take out a gun and roar at them. I can't hear anything for the moment, because diesel cars are closed and noisy, but it's absolutely related to parking.
”What to do? They will shoot. ” Shali panicked.
Xia Yuxing takes a deep breath.
”Pull over.”
They have African guides and should not be robbed and left on the side of the road. After all, they are here to build and benefit the local people, which is why their equipment has not been robbed all the way.
”Oh.” Sally promised.
Turn on the right turn signal to signal the car behind to pull over.
Soon.
The car stopped.
Xia Yuxing and the African guide went on.
This is the French speaking area. Xia Yuxing is only a field engineer, but he can't speak French yet. However, this African guide is an English speaking existence and belongs to Huawei's partner employees.
”Ask them what they want to do?” Xia Yuxing said to Fielding, the guide.
”Good.”
Fielding talked to each other.
”He said that our car was too big, too heavy and broke the road. He asked us to pay a maintenance fee of 10000 dollars.” Fielding can't help but say, come again, in sadoc's territory, he really can't stand to say hard words.
”You tell them what we are here for.”