Bear Grylls, this name may be more widely known than some international stars.
Silverman's mouth has grown to almost half her face.
She couldn't understand why the boss of UC Technology, a star technology company, appeared in Nansudan or in this suspected mercenary camp.
"These are not important. I'm just here to tell you that your foundation doesn't seem to be planning to give me ten footballs."
Everyone else had WTF expressions.
They really couldn't figure out why the foundation wouldn't even agree to this request.
"Your foundation first contacted Nansu Danzhengfu. They sent an army before, which has caused more than a hundred casualties so far."
Xu Chuan told the so-called volunteers in front of him what happened these days.
"They are now looking for mercenaries from arms dealers."
No matter what others think, Xu Chuan himself feels that this matter really cannot be blamed on him.
"Did you change the way of ransom payment privately?"
One of the volunteers who was on the verge of collapse said a little uncontrollably.
Then he was immediately stopped by others.
Xu Chuan didn't mind. He directly threw a satellite phone to Silverman, "Call your foundation and tell them to stop doing unnecessary things."
"That will only increase unnecessary casualties."
"With ten sets of football power generation equipment like that, it's fair for you to leave here. After all, this is what you did."
Xu Chuan stood up and prepared to leave.
Silverman stood up quickly with the satellite phone in hand, "Wait a moment, sir."
Xu Chuan turned around and looked at the other person, thinking that what he said was not clear enough.
"No, no, I just want to ask, are you not optimistic about our project?"
Xu Chuan thought about this question seriously, "The project is quite good. It not only involves charity activities, but also involves new energy and environmental protection. Didn't the Pierce Foundation also value these before investing?"
"I can imagine what you will do next, package this piece of shit, and then give a round of charity speeches across the United States and even Europe."
"Then you can set the price. You also know that this thing cannot be sold to these villagers in Africa, so your target customers are those who have money and want to do charity."
"You can do a marketing, for example, buy one, get one free. For every electric football sold, you will give one to poor areas such as Africa for free."
"In this case, the price cannot be too cheap. What do you think of 120 dollars?"
Silverman's face turned dark red because what the other party said was almost completely different from the foundation's plan.
Of course, the project team can only get a small part of the money earned, but they can gain a lot of popularity.
This is very useful whether you plan to enter politics or find a good job.
This project can be said to last a lifetime.
"Sir, I am of African descent. I know that the development here is too backward, but this project can really help the people here..."
Silverman wanted to explain to Xu Chuan that she didn't want to leave a bad impression in front of this person at all.
After all, she really wanted UC Technology's offer.
But Xu Chuan waved his hand, "You just sell it for 1,200, and it doesn't matter to me. You just need to have people deliver those ten footballs."
Xu Chuan is not optimistic about this project at all. For the Pierce Foundation, this kind of project is like casting a wide net, and you can always catch one or two big fish.
As for whether it can really bring benefits to these backward areas, that is not something they have to consider.
After saying this, Xu Chuan ignored Silverman. He asked Silverman to stare at him and call the Pierce Foundation, then turned and left.
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At this time, the Pierce Foundation was also discussing this matter.
"We can't compromise with those people, or others will do the same."
"So, we spent over seven million dollars just for ten footballs?"
A fierce argument was going on in the conference room of the Pierce Foundation.
In fact, their internal opinions are not unified, because the cost of this matter is too high.
However, they did not submit the matter to the foundation's senior management as soon as they received the news.
The person in charge of this power-generating football project took the initiative and wanted to directly suppress this defense company called Umbrella.
It was obvious that this person did not know about the relationship between Umbrella and UC Technology. When the top management of the foundation found out, the matter was irreversible.
Things are actually at a stalemate here, and many charitable foundations and non-official organizations are watching their jokes.
They can't take a step back now.
"Can't we let our troops launch missiles towards that camp?"
The person in charge of this project said dejectedly, he was now incoherent.
"Are you crazy? And the military has made it clear that they will never participate in this farce."
Several people talked to each other, but no results came out of the discussion.'
"Okay, gentlemen, Ms. Madeleine will be here soon."
The door of the conference room opened from the outside, and the executive officer of the foundation came in.
Senator Madeleine Pierce, Sean Pierce's mother, only recently learned about this incident.
And ironically, she saw it on Twitter.
Although Umbrella did not publicize this matter, the Hanna reporter helped them publicize it fiercely.
Although the material in their hands was gone, she, the cameraman and the guide were all witnesses to the whole thing.
After returning to Juba, Hannah immediately made a special report, discussing whether current charity activities have become a game for the rich to impress themselves.
Although this manuscript was suppressed by my immediate superior for a while, it was finally approved.
There is no airtight wall. Almost all the non-official organizations here in Nansudan know what is going on. The Pierce Foundation's power generation football project has become the object of ridicule by everyone.
Even Ruhr, who plans to run for office, said in the media that South Sudan does not need this kind of assistance, hoping that some people in Western society can truly understand what is needed here.
This time, Umbrella did not wait for the opponent to continue to attack, but directly released the prepared video on his Twitter account.
This is all material shot by Hannah's team, from when they went to the village to organize a football match to when someone stopped them and asked how to divide a football.
Even the part where Umbrella's people beat up the bodyguards was not deleted.
It has become obvious that what Silverman's team did was not rigorous.
Many charitable organizations have begun to express their own opinions, saying that when conducting charity activities in Africa, they must be careful not to cause disputes.
The Pierce Foundation is typically arrogant. They didn't think about the possibility that these kids would fight over this football.
Although what Umbrella's defense company did was a bit violent, it was originally a war-torn area, and in the end only ten footballs was a very fair request.
Twitter gave these interviews a huge amount of traffic, and a smokeless public opinion war began.
As these reports deepened, the defense company named Umbrella began to come into everyone's sight.
Especially their logo is the same as that of UC Technology, which arouses everyone's curiosity even more.
The spokesperson of UC Technology was asked this question more than once in public, and he could only answer that he had no comment.
In fact, many people at UC Technology don’t know what relationship Umbrella has with them.
The legal department even asked whether they should sue them for infringing UC Technology's trademark rights.
These have caused very extensive discussions on the Internet.
Of course, many of these were planned by Xu Chuan. Umbrella had to keep a low profile in the past, mainly because he was afraid of being killed outright if he was too public.
Now they need to come to the stage. Although they should keep a low profile, showing something in a timely manner can help some people think calmly about the problem.
In addition, there used to be a rat from Blackwater Company, and the profession of PMC is no different from a bandit in the eyes of ordinary people.
Well, although it is indeed similar, image is still very important.
So Umbrella wanted to create a character to tell everyone that they were different from those mercenaries.
This incident can be regarded as a stepping stone for them to stand up.