Chapter 25: Hidden Power and Fame(1/2)
Tao Xi, who was sitting steadily in the office, looked at the old man from the mysterious eastern country in front of him.
“Are you really the next operator of the Panama Canal?”
Klein turned his head and glanced at Tao Xi, then very politely placed a [Panama Canal Development Commitment Letter] in his hand in front of Kong Dechang's eyes.
When Kong Dechang got the letter, he immediately put it in the hands of the translator and confirmed it.
"If you don't believe it, I can bring Noriega over to testify for me."
Kong Dechang waved his hand when he heard Tao Xi's words: "No, no, I just think your age seems..."
"Hahaha!"
Tao Xi greeted Kong Dechang cordially and said, "Young age is not a problem, as long as you can get things done, isn't it?"
"I don't know why your company chose us to develop the Panama Canal. In fact, Water France, as the previous contractor of the Panama Canal, they must be better than us."
"You are cheap!"
Kong Dechang didn't know what to say when he heard Tao Xi's too straightforward answer, but he was worthy of being a negotiator of a large infrastructure group.
Kong Dechang's reaction was quick. He immediately placed an introductory magazine about Oriental China Railway Group in front of Tao Xi.
Tao Xi gently pushed back the document in his hand, and instead placed a contract in Kong Dechang's hand.
"I may know more about the TAZARA railway than you do."
"There are actually many reasons why I chose you, but most of them are because you are more in line with my needs."
“Low price and fast.”
"And what I can give you is a 30% advance payment and port services along the Panama Canal."
"Time is money to me. Only by quickly widening the Panama Canal can I earn a lot of money."
Tao Xi saw that when Kong Dechang heard him say that he could pay 30% of the advance payment in advance, Kong Dechang could hardly keep his mouth shut, so he knew that the matter was basically done.
During this period, the East was actually short of foreign exchange and large-scale foreign infrastructure, and Central America was a blank market for the East!
There were many opportunities, Tao Xi didn't say too much, and Kong Dechang seemed to be a smart man, so he didn't ask too many questions.
....
Mitsui Toushan left, along with many members of the Kitten Club.
Marco, who rushed to Panama in a hurry, glanced at Tao Xi who looked happy with disgust and couldn't help complaining: "I heard from Klein that you secretly gave it to that Japanese woman and a TV station!"
Tao Xi, who was still looking relaxed at first, raised his hand to Marco and was completely confused.
"You know nothing!"
"Dai Zhi, Dai Zhi, do you understand?"
Taosi threw a piece of information about him forwarded from the [Panama Star] on the table.
"Let's take a look."
"This is the power of the media. If the Panama Star newspaper were not mine, this revelation would make me, you and Hill the target of verbal and verbal criticism from the United States!"
"I'm Asian, you're Mexican, and Hill is a serious Hispanic."
"A group of unworthy people have mastered so much wealth. If those white people find out, what will be our fate?"
"Countless verbal criticism! I just bought a land worth 7 billion US dollars in Japan. With the support of TV Tokyo, am I still afraid that someone can stop me?"
Although Marco didn't understand, he still nodded thoughtfully.
"Okay, let's get ready. The construction of the Nicaragua Grand Canal is ready to stop."
"The end of Mike Somoza is coming! He has been the commander-in-chief of Nicaragua for a year, and he has had enough."
Marco was extremely happy when he heard Taosi say this: "Daniel has already had enough of the former lackeys of the Somoza family! If I hadn't been comforting him in Nicaragua, maybe something big would have happened!
"
Tao Xi couldn't help curling his lips when he heard Marco's words.
Marco has already grown from a height of less than 1.7 meters to 1.75 meters, and his face has become rounder.
Even without asking, Taosi knew that Marco was living a good life in Nicaragua.
Daniel heard that Tao Xi was going to take Marco away, but he spent a long time asking Tao Xi for a long time!
I don’t know who Marco’s biological brother is.
Noriega finally fulfilled his first promise and began to sign the Panama Canal contracting agreement with [Panama Sun Industrial Bank].
However, Tao Xi and his entourage did not show up, and the energetic old West really enjoyed the glory of reporters and media from all over the world.
An endless stream of reporters and water group bosses from all over the world gathered in front of Old West, hoping to become familiar with him.
The few people who knew the inside story of the Panama Canal did not make too much publicity. Instead, they briefly met with Old West and began to inquire about Taosi's whereabouts.
Old West also didn't know anything about it.
Mike Sommer, who was far away in Nicaragua, saw the news on TV that "U.S. troops around the Panama Canal have begun to withdraw" and paid attention to it.
But soon he was attracted by the old West who appeared on TV.
"Heymans, is this the man that Tausi brought to Nicaragua at that time?"
Heymans heard Mike's call and immediately ran from the first floor to the second floor.
He was originally just Mike's servant, but he actually wore the clothes of a Nicaraguan official. Although his official position could not be seen from his clothes, his status was definitely not low!
"Yes! That's him, West, Marco calls him Old West!"
"Who is this person, and why can he win the operating rights of the Panama Canal and allow the US military to withdraw from Panama?"
When Mike Somoza heard Heymans' confirmation, he couldn't help but watch the news on TV.
But until he finished reading the news, Mike didn't notice anything unusual.
Just when Mike was still staring at the TV in a daze, the phone in his villa suddenly rang rapidly.
"What?"
Heymans hung up the phone and hurried to Mike Somoza and replied to him with a pale face: "It's over! All the workers of the Nicaragua Grand Canal disappeared overnight, even Marco and his group disappeared.
Gone!"
After hearing Heymans' answer, Mike Somoza looked up at the TV again and seemed to suddenly remember something.
"Let's go! Go to the port of Managua!"
The port of Managua, as the starting point of the Nicaragua Grand Canal, has been very prosperous in the past year.
On the one hand, this is because nearly ten thousand people gather here every year to dig the Grand Canal, and on the other hand, it is because many temporary cement or brick factories have been built here.
When Mike Somoza arrived at the port of Managua, except for a few cargo ships, there were workers everywhere.
The panting Heymans grabbed a worker by the collar and angrily shouted: "Who told you to leave! The Grand Canal has not been built yet, who told you to leave!"
The worker who was grabbed by the collar was not afraid. Instead, he pushed Heymans away and cursed disdainfully: "Who do you think you are? You still come to ask me! I originally agreed that I could do the job for at least ten years."
The work is over in less than a year, and I still have to ask you officials!"
Mike Somoza ignored the worker climbing along the pole and looked gloomily at the group of construction workers who began to go back to their homes.
The once bustling port of Managua was left in a mess, and even the newly built asphalt road not far away was blocked by a large puddle of cement.
"We've been tricked! Heymans, I need to contact Tausi!"
"At once, immediately, now!"
Mike Somoza, who looked stupid and pale, sat in the car anxiously and argued with Heymans, who was still entangled with the workers.
Hearing Mike's call, Heymans got anxious and kicked the worker in the crotch.
The worker screamed and fell to the ground instantly. Heymans ignored the worker who fell on the ground and hurriedly got into the driver's seat and drove away.
A figure hiding in the dark captured everything that happened with a camera.
"Hurry up and give the video to Daniel."
“Daniel can contact Panama Star and ABC!”
Several figures swooped out from nearby, and even the worker who had just fallen to the ground turned around and looked around as if nothing happened, and then disappeared immediately.
The huge Nicaragua Grand Canal project came to an end overnight.
However, the share price of Nicaragua Energy Mining Group has remained stable between 140 billion and 155 billion.
Except for Nicaragua, no one outside seems to know this news.
However, judging from the trading market of the New York Stock Exchange, the number of stock transactions of Nicaraguan Energy Mining Group is very active, and some even deliberately lower the price and release large amounts of its shares.
Mike Somoza didn't care at all about all of this.
It was he who proposed the concept that hundreds of thousands of jobs could be created in Nicaragua through the construction of the Nicaragua Grand Canal.
He knows very well that if he is unable to do this, let alone being re-elected in the next term, Daniel, who has been sitting firmly on Diaoyutai, will be driven out of office by him!
"Hey! Tao Xi! Where are you now? I need to see you!"
To be continued...