Chapter 340 Blackmail
( ) Of course, since the construction was not in a sensitive area, the engineering party did not ask too much about the use of this offshore platform, and sent ships to work soon after receiving the deposit.
The offshore platform covers an area of about two football fields and is triangular in shape. If it is in the open sea, the difficulty of this project is almost unimaginable. If ordinary steel is used, the tidal force of sea water alone can dismember this big guy. If titanium alloy is used, the cost of this project will be an astronomical figure!
However, if the construction is carried out in a shallow sea with a water depth of more than ten meters, the difficulty of the project will be much smaller. The reinforced concrete base can be directly driven into the seabed rock shell, which is equivalent to building a triangular artificial floating island.
The four ships anchored near Crescent Island, and released the small boats to start exploring the project site.
At the same time, the ships of the Star Ring Trading Company also put down their speedboats and approached the construction ships. Boarding the ship of Mammoth Company, Ivan, Bakary and Thomas greeted each other, and after confirming the project matters, the three sat on the deck and bragged.
A Ukrainian, a Nigerian, and an Australian, the three of them sitting together felt quite like the United Nations. Among the three, Ivan is the oldest and the most talkative. After all, he joined the army in the Soviet era. This old guy has been blowing up from the drastic changes in Eastern Europe to the civil war in Ukraine.
Just as the three of them were chatting intensely, three medium-sized boats came from a distance, accompanied by a few piercing whistles.
"What's that?" Ivan frowned, took out the binoculars in his pocket and looked over, but he couldn't recognize which country's flag the red and blue flags belonged to.
Bakary couldn't recognize it either, he just squinted and glanced at it twice. On the contrary, Thomas was well-informed and recognized it at a glance.
"It's the flag of the Philippines, so it should be their fishing boat." Thomas frowned, feeling a faint sense of something bad, and walked towards the bow of the boat.
Three fishing boats stopped beside the steamer. Soon, a Southeast Asian man with sallow skin and unbuttoned chest got out of the cabin of the fishing boat. He yelled a few birdsong loudly at Thomas.
However, although Thomas recognized the Philippine flag, he couldn't understand the Philippine language, so he had to ask the translator on the ship to reason with him.
"What is this guy talking about?" Ivan frowned and walked to Thomas' side.
When the Filipino saw another ghost coming out of the boat, he immediately gave Ivan a fierce look. However, Ivan, who was born as a child, would not be afraid of him. Have seen a lot of bullet holes and still afraid of human eyes? He immediately stared back.
This Filipino is also a master who eats soft and fears hard,
Seeing that Ivan was not easy to mess with, he subconsciously wanted to shrink back. But seeing the other two fishing boats following, he suddenly became more courageous and stared back with a stiff neck. He yelled at the ship at the top of his voice.
"He's saying that this is their fishing area. Our construction boat scares away their fish, and he's asking us for compensation. These damn bastards are shameless, and every time they stick to them, the construction period will be delayed. ’” Thomas said cursingly.
"Fishing boats from the Philippines? But this is the waters of Xinguo." Ivan frowned.
Crescent Island is about 1,200 kilometers away from Mindanao, the southernmost point of the Philippines. There is no dispute over the sovereignty of the territorial waters of the two countries.
"In principle, it is, but these bastards don't make sense at all. Even if they have come here to urinate, even your backyard can be regarded as a fishing ground where they have been fishing for generations. Yeah." Thomas yelled.
After all, he is a military contractor. Even after being discharged from the army for a long time, Thomas still has a gunpowder smell in his temper. Just years of experience in business. It also polished off his edges and corners. He understands that anger alone is useless. If these natives are offended, the project will not be able to continue.
After taking a few deep breaths, his mood gradually stabilized, and he talked to the translator, preparing to negotiate with these fishermen.
However, Ivan, who was standing aside, had another reaction.
Hearing that these monkeys were purely here to blackmail and make trouble, he raised his eyebrows and gestured neatly to Bakary.
Bakary understood, the black face grinned, turned around and jumped back on the yacht. Head towards the ship of the Star Ring Trading Company.
"Now I can only ask the new government for instructions. This is their sea area. They should send coast guard ships over, but even if they capture these monkeys begging for bananas and send them back to China. Basically, their government will release them immediately. Come out," Thomas said angrily.
"The new government? Ask them what to do." Ivan squinted his eyes and looked at the Philippine monkey.
Thomas froze for a moment, then looked at Ivan in puzzlement.
Ivan took out his mobile phone, and instead of calling Zhang Yaping, he dialed a number.
【Jiang Chen】
…
The interior decoration is very fashionable, and the warm-toned wallpaper has a warm feeling. All kinds of furniture and electrical appliances are readily available. Combining comfort and beauty. It can be seen that the owner of the house is also a person who knows how to enjoy life.
Standing in the entrance and taking off his shoes, Jiang Chen glanced around the layout of the house, and casually asked Xia Shiyu.
"Speaking of which, are you still renting a house?"
"Um."
"Why don't you buy a suite? The company only paid dividends last month, so the money for buying a suite won't come out?" Jiang Chen asked suspiciously.
Future People Technology held a general meeting of shareholders in March this year (although there were only two shareholders), and a total of 4 billion US dollars was allocated for dividends. Xia Shiyu holds 1% of the shares of Future People International. Since she went through the taxation process of Xinguo, she hardly paid personal income tax. Now she has a huge sum of at least 40 million U.S. dollars.
"I feel that you won't live here forever." Taking off the canvas shoes, the pair of thin black silk-wrapped feet stepped into the cotton slippers. Jiang Chen, who was watching from the side, swallowed reflexively, so that He didn't notice the deep meaning in Xia Shiyu's words.
"Sit casually first, I'll help you get a cup of hot water...By the way, where is your luggage?" Xia Shiyu looked at Jiang Chen's empty hands and couldn't help asking in confusion.
sweat! If I knew it earlier, I took out the suitcase in the toilet at the airport.
Of course Jiang Chen had a suitcase with him, but he couldn't tell Xia Shiyu that the suitcase was in the storage space, right?
"Uh, I'm used to buying locally." Jiang Chen bit the bullet and lied.
Xia Shiyu's willow eyebrows frowned.
"It's too wasteful... Forget it, I'll take you to Causeway Bay tonight, I need to buy at least two changes of clothes. There are also formal clothes for formal occasions, for a business person It's all necessary."
"Okay, okay, listen to you." Jiang Chen said with shame.
Shit, I would have insisted on staying in a hotel if I knew it earlier. Of course he brought the clothes and toiletries, but it was inconvenient to take them out in front of Xia Shiyu. Now it's all right, I was obsessed with ghosts for a while, and I followed Xia Shiyu's words to live in her house, and I had to buy a new set of everything.
It's not that he feels sorry for the money, it's entirely because he is a person who is afraid of trouble.
Looking at the back of Xia Shiyu walking towards the kitchen, Jiang Chen heaved a sigh of relief and leaned on the sofa in the living room.
A faint fragrance lingers on the tip of the nose, much like Xia Shiyu's body fragrance.
The scent was very light, with a touch of dignity belonging to lilac, but Jiang Chen felt dry mouth for a while, and it could only be said that it was all due to the hormonal mess.
Soon, Xia Shiyu came out of the kitchen with water in hand, and handed a glass filled with warm water to Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen drank all the water in one gulp to suppress the weird feeling in his heart.
"So thirsty? How about I pour you another glass?"
"Ahem, no need."
Xia Shiyu nodded, then sat beside Jiang Chen, and took the stack of documents on the coffee table.
"These are the materials of the project tenderer—"
However, at this moment, the phone in Jiang Chen's pocket rang.
"Sorry, I'll answer the phone first." After saying that, Jiang Chen stood up, walked to the window, and took out his phone.
Ivan?
Did something happen to the Crescent Island military base?
Looking at the contact's name, Jiang Chen pressed the connect button.
"Hello?"
"Boss, Filipino fishermen have made trouble in the waters near Crescent Island, saying that our offshore construction has hindered their fishing."
Filipino fishermen?
After listening to Ivan's explanation, Jiang Chen was taken aback for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and smiled angrily.
Fuck you, I've seen you monkeys eating bananas get upset. It's a good thing now, but I have offended my young master? I have to pay tribute to you for building a house in Lao Tzu's back garden? Against you!
"You still ask me for instructions on this shit? Pirates broke into the country, but you told me what the border guards should do? If you can't handle it, don't come to see me!"
…
After getting an affirmative answer from the boss, a smirk appeared on Ivan's face.
That smirk was very pleasant, and what he was waiting for was the boss's words.
"Yes! Sir." (To be continued.)
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