Brother Zhou, I haven’t seen you for a long time, it must have been 10 years. I remember the last time we met was at the KK Business Exchange Conference." Chu Xiongba smiled and held Zhou Rantian's hand while greeting him.

"Yes, after ten years of separation, we are both getting older."

"You're not old, Brother Zhou, you're always going strong, by the way. This one, you don't need me to introduce you, right?" Chu Xiongba looked at Lin Bufan.

"Mr. Zhou, hello, Sister Zhou." Lin Bufan bowed and greeted.

"Why is Bufan here too?" Zhou Linlin blurted out.

"I also wanted to come alone, but Bufan said he wanted to stay with me. Oh, no way. Who asked me to be his adoptive father." Chu Xiongba smiled proudly.

Zhou Rantian's face sank slightly.

A group of people entered the villa, took their seats, and went to Yuqian Longjing, also called the best Longjing. The annual output of this thing is only a few kilograms, so it is not something you can buy with money. You need to have connections.

In the eyes of rich people, anything money can buy is not a good thing.

"This Longjing is really refreshing and delicious, Brother Zhou. Your private collection is pretty good. I didn't bring anything good with me this time, so it's not respectful." Chu Xiongba clapped his hands, and then Hong Tianren behind him A beautiful box was placed on the coffee table.

Seeing that Zhou Rantian didn't do anything, Chu Xiongba winked at Hong Tianren, and Hong Tianren opened the carton. Inside was a jade sculpture of "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea".

Both the color and the craftsmanship are top-notch. This thing is not something you can buy with money. Just this white fat jadeite, at first glance, it looks like something from Laokeng. The jadeite mines that can be called Laokeng have long been out of jade. .

"This thing is too valuable, I can't accept it." Zhou Rantian refused.

"Brother Zhou, you are going out of your way to refute my face..." As he spoke, he looked at Lin Bufan.

Lin Bufan had no choice but to say: "Mr. Zhou, the Eight Immortals are the immortals who bring blessings. My adoptive father is here to bring blessings to you. If you refuse the blessing, I'm afraid it will not be good for your fortune."

People who do business pay attention to luck, and since this is what Lin Bufan said, it is difficult to refuse.

"Since Bufan said so, I will accept it. Chairman Chu, thank you." Zhou Rantian asked Butler Qin to take the gift aside.

After a few pleasantries, Chu Xiongba got to the point: "I came here this time to discuss the mining areas in North Africa."

"I basically guessed it," Zhou Rantian said.

"Brother Zhou, there is no need for us to raise prices to compete and make North African executives cheaper. My idea is for us to develop the mining area together."

Zhou Rantian had long expected that Chu Xiongba would say such things, and said with a sullen face: "One mining area, two mine owners, I don't like this business model."

"Brother Zhou, why don't you give me the mining area and quit." Chu Xiongba's eyes flashed with darkness.

"Chairman Chu, although you are one of the four major families in Yanxia and have tens of billions of assets, I, Zhou, am not short of money either. I think it is fair competition."

"Brother Zhou, is there fair competition in the mining areas in North Africa? They were all obtained through intrigues. Let's stop being so hypocritical." Chu Xiongba's words became more and more explicit and pressing.

"Sometimes you need to be hypocritical to be a human being, and sometimes you need to be upright. I like a saying very much, I would rather be a tile than a piece of jade." Zhou Rantian said loudly.

Seeing that the smell of gunpowder was getting stronger and stronger, Lin Bufan hurriedly interrupted the conversation between the two, "Mr. Zhou, foster father, take a sip of tea and speak slowly."

The two looked at Lin Bufan and picked up the tea cups in unison.

The atmosphere relaxed a little.

Lin Bufan's forehead also began to sweat, and his mind was working rapidly.

From an economic point of view, a mining area can bring in profits of more than one billion yuan at most. A copper mine like that in North Africa may only bring in profits of 890 million yuan. Because 30% of the profits are subject to tax, foreign companies mining mining areas in foreign countries,

Taxes are terrible.

Compared with the chip project, a mere billions of dollars is nothing. So Lin Bufan decided to help Chu Xiongba this time and gain Chu Xiongba's trust.

Gaining trust is also to destroy Chu Xiongba.

"Mr. Zhou, after listening to this just now, I think what my adoptive father said makes sense. The snipe and the clam are fighting over each other, so why not join forces to develop and profit from each other." Lin Bufan pretended to be sincere as he spoke.

Zhou Rantian squinted his eyes and touched his beard, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Bufan, Chu Company has injured many of our employees, and there are still two employees who can't take care of themselves." Zhou Linlin said angrily.

"With competition, there will inevitably be fights. This has been the case for hundreds of years. People and wealth have died, and birds have died for food. Sister Zhou, I sympathize with those two employees, but I want to be a person who does big things. I can't be fettered by a few employees.

We still have to move towards the big goal." Lin Bufan looked at Zhou Linlin, hoping that Zhou Linlin could hear what he meant from his words and stop being so stubborn. In the worst case, you should be responsible for the losses in your mining area.

But Zhou Linlin looked very surprised, as if she did not expect Lin Bufan to say such a thing.

Zhou Rantian also showed a surprised look. In his memory, Lin Bufan was an upright and dignified gentleman who was not afraid of the powerful. How come he was like a lackey in front of Chu Xiongba?

"You can't say that. No matter how low-level employees are, they are also our family members at Xingyao Mining."

The conversation reached an impasse.

The two convoys outside are also at war with each other, ready to fight at any time!

Lines of sweat broke out on Lin Bufan's forehead, "Mr. Zhou, why don't you follow the rules of the ancient battlefield and have a competition in front of the battle, and win two out of three games?"

Zhou Rantian's heart surged, and he looked at Lin Bufan with a solemn look. He felt that Lin Bufan today was not the Lin Bufan of the past.

Looking at Lin Bufan's eyes again, I always felt that there was something in his eyes.

It seems to be hinting to myself!

Bufan must have something to say to himself, but Chu Xiongba is here, so it's not convenient to say it. Judging from the previous conversation, Bufan is on Chu Xiongba's side, and there must be something in it.

Thinking of various previous investments and Lin Bufan's character, Zhou Rantian decided to trust Lin Bufan and followed Lin Bufan's wishes, "Okay, let's use a competition to resolve this matter. But what is the competition?

?"

"In the first game, my adoptive father will tell me what to compete with. In the second game, Mr. Zhou will tell me what to compete in. In the third game, I, the junior, will tell me what to compete in. Is that okay?" Lin Bufan solicited opinions from both sides.

Chu Xiongba nodded readily and agreed.

The current rhythm is on your own side.

Zhou Rantian believed in Lin Bufan's idea and agreed.

Zhou Linlin's mentality has also changed. After all, Lin Bufan is her savior. Compared with the two injured employees, Lin Bufan's side is indeed much more important.

Both sides said yes.
Chapter completed!