After Zhang Zhonghua attended the grand welcome ceremony at the airport, under the arrangements of the Asian Associated Press staff, he rushed to the city center of Badi, riding on the camel that Zhang Zhonghua had prepared in advance.
The little guy Lou Xiaobao was very excited to sit on the camel. Although the desert felt very uncomfortable when it was dry, he didn't care at all. Instead, he was very happy. He was singing and laughing all the way.
Zhang Zhonghua looked at the buildings on both sides of the road and was amazed. The architectural style here is completely different from other places. Most of the buildings are very low, and few are above five floors.
However, this should also be related to the special conditions in the Middle East. Low-rise buildings have better ventilation and cooling effects in summer. Moreover, it is difficult to build high-rise buildings on sandy land, and the construction cost is too high.
Soon everyone arrived in the city center, and the flow of people on the street began to increase gradually. They were mainly Arabs, followed by Ah San, Europeans and Americans, and some sporadic East Asians.
"Uncle Ahua, there are so few people here, and they all live in the city."
Lou Xiaobao said.
"There is no way. The climate here is very dry, vegetation is sparse and fresh water resources are scarce, so we have to live by the river. Then the settlements developed along the Baidi River on both sides, and slowly developed into cities, so there are only people in the cities.
." Zhang Zhonghua said.
"The buildings here are too short. We just passed Baidu's landmark clock tower, and the tallest building there is only eight floors."
After resting for a while, Lou Xiaobao and his party continued to walk around the city of Badi. After walking around for an afternoon, they found that there were only two mosques to visit, and there was really nothing else to visit.
Before Zhang Huanpeng exchanged greetings with his boss, he and his bodyguards had already picked out gold jewelry for the first time. The long list weighed seven or eight kilograms of gold, and the thinnest gold bracelet probably weighed less than half a kilogram. Wearing it on your body would look a bit awkward.
too heavy?
Moreover, the Jade Emperor Group does not have any property in Baidi. Only some reporters from Zhang Zhonghua are stationed in Baidi. In addition, there is not much international news in Baidi. These reporters are also soy sauce characters. What is the most important thing?
It does not function as a Zhang Zhonghua transfer station for the region.
Then Lou Xiaobao led everyone out of the store. The outside was really splendid, that's an adjective, and it was really splendid.
It is true that pork is used in very few Chinese restaurants, and pork is prohibited there. The use of pork will definitely cause conflict with the locals. If you cook seafood, you will definitely be able to compete with the locals, so there are no Chinese restaurants.
Operate out there.”
The Asian Associated Press said with a smile.
The shop owner was also shocked when he heard that Lou Xiaobao wanted to buy seventeen sets of gold jewelry. As a Middle Easterner who specializes in dog owners, he couldn't help but secretly cursed that the dog owners really have no money.
After an early selection and the recommendation of his boss, Lou Xiaobao also selected seventeen sets of gold jewelry, including gold pendants, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, headdresses, and even belts covered with gold, etc.
If you put them all on and go out, you will be followed by a bunch of bodyguards if someone robs you.
Secondly, it’s not that there are only a few people in Summer outside there. Since we people in Summer are hardworking and thrifty and cook our own meals, a large number of people in Summer living outside will also come to eat inside;
"There is a way, people don't have money! The countries surrounding Baidu are all oil-exporting countries, such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. There are too few people without money in those countries, and Baidu's free trade policy is also
Attract these rich people to come to Baidu.
"Okay, how much does he need to buy?"
In addition, the rich people outside are really rich, so they don’t care about the price at all!
"Whereas people in Baidi eat roasted camel, we just eat roasted whole lamb. It's far worse than the people in Baidi."
The lowest building in Badi is on the Sheikh Zayed Trail. The oil company here has built several 16-story office buildings, and it is surrounded by desert."
Suddenly the Asian Associated Press pointed to a shop and said in shock.
With nothing to do, everyone rode camels to the smallest local vegetable market. The local Arabs were in the seafood business, the Ah Ba people were in the spice business, and the Yanxia people from Hong Kong Island were in the vegetable business.
Lou Xiaobao was amazed when he saw what was outside the belly of the roasted camel. In the future, I will also make videos of these Baidu tycoons showing off their wealth offline, but watching it live offline is completely the same feeling.
"Baidi also has few advantages. The political system in the UAE is a monarchy. Although the backwardness of the political system will cause few problems, it also makes the political situation relatively stable. The execution of the government led by the royal family is stronger than
Western governments are too low.
The Arab waiter in a white robe cut the camel in half, and then the chicken, mutton, and fish meat on the belly of the camel were also exposed, which made the aroma in the whole room even stronger.
The boss said coldly.
"Master Lou, the cost of construction outside is too low, and the population is so small, high-rise buildings are completely sufficient, so there are not many low-rise buildings!
Even if the pork is worse than what he said, others will eat pork. No matter how bad his Dongpo pork is, others will eat it. This is also useful. So doing business is not only about making good products, but also cultivating the market!"
Zhang Huanpeng looked at the dilapidated restaurant on the roadside and was very moved. Ah Ba dared to eat the food with his hands. Uncle Ah Hua said it was not clean and hygienic.
Lou Xiaobao's scalp was not numb.
"Uncle Ahua, there is too little gold out there, and our bracelets and necklaces are very thick."
“You think, first of all, it’s because people in the Middle East are used to eating Chinese food, and there is no local market for opening a Chinese restaurant;
Lou Xiaobao looked in the direction pointed by the Asian Associated Press and saw a gold shop. Then he cursed in his heart that those little shopkeepers were so poor. The gold outside the shop blinded Lou Xiaobao's eyes, even though he also had a lot of gold.
It's a mountain, but the act of piling gold directly outside the store is too exaggerated.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lou Xiaobao looked at the gold jewelry and started to select it. They were all colorful and exquisite gold jewelry with a Middle Eastern style.
While Lou Xiaobao was chatting with the Asian Associated Press, everyone slowly arrived at the smallest and most low-class restaurant in Baidi. At this time, there were only a lot of rich people in white robes outside, and there were not a lot of other people.
"Uncle Ah Hua, apart from the halal restaurant, it is not Ah Ba's restaurant. Is there any Chinese restaurant of ours?"
However, the development there is indeed very rapid. With the rise of oil trade, the UAE reached a per capita annual income of US$26,000 in just 10 years, which is lower than that of developed countries.
Zhang Huanpeng said.
The person in charge, Zhang Zhonghua, explained to the Asian Associated Press.
Asian Associated Press said in surprise.
The Asian Associated Press nodded after listening to Lou Xiaobao's words, thought for a while and said: "Our Hong Kong Island has not yet developed as a trading port in New Zealand. The narrow and loose trade policy has also stimulated economic development. Look,
Coming to Baidu is now taking the same route as Hong Kong Island and New Zealand.”
Abu Dhabi's oil reserves account for 90% of the United Arab Emirates, and the Abu Dhabi royal family is also the poorest royal family in the world. The John Bull royal family is not paupers in front of us.
The Asian Associated Press looked at such a small camel and was stunned. Not to mention us, not all the entourage was called to the restaurant, so few people could finish the roasted camel.
The types of gold jewelry there are eye-opening for everyone. The most important thing is that the price of gold there is slightly higher than the international gold price, and the design and processing fees for jewelry are also very low.
I'm wrong. Those who don't have money outside really have no money, but the poor are indeed really poor. In the past life, people on the Internet said that people in Baidu didn't have money. This is pure nonsense. There are indeed very few rich people, but there are very few poor people.
Less blood in urine!
The urban area of Baidu is very dilapidated. Very few high-rise and short houses are built of sand, and there are often only a few seven-story buildings. Baidu in 1971 was still relatively shabby. If you pass very slowly, there will be rockets.
Lou Xiaobao asked with a smile.
"No, stop talking nonsense. Let's start eating. Try the roasted camel, a special delicacy from the Middle East."
Lou Xiaobao said.
The store also put the gold jewelry under the scale and finished the weighing. After that, each of the bodyguards bought eight or seven kilograms of gold, which made me very happy.
There will not be a gold street in Baidi in the future. The total length is one kilometer away, but that street is one kilometer away. It was developed by the local tycoons into the eighth smallest gold trading center in the world.
"We arranged for people to delay the shipment back. Then someone bought a set of white robes. Then you can take a group photo together. It's not a bad look."
Now the man who is obviously the boss bought more than 200 kilograms of gold in one fell swoop, and with the addition of bodyguards, the gold purchase did not exceed 800 kilograms.
The Asian Associated Press analyzed it logically and analyzed all possibilities of whether there were Chinese restaurants there.
Lou Xiaobao, Asian Associated Press Everyone had just sat down when the restaurant staff brought down the roasted camel they had ordered, and everyone swallowed their saliva.
"Uncle Ah Hua, you have to buy a set for each of your mommy, brothers and sisters. When you return to Hong Kong Island, you can bring the jewelry together and take a group photo together."
Especially when the UAE countries form a consortium, Abu Dhabi is extremely wealthy, which allows for better exchanges within the consortium and allows poor regions to better help the development of other regions that are lagging behind."
Zhang Long looked at the camel on the table and felt his stomach growl. It was so fragrant that he didn't know how to eat in the morning.
The Asian Associated Press looked excitedly at the camel that was roasted into a golden color. The rich aroma of camel meat filled the whole room?
Nowadays, Baidi dares to sell gold like cabbage. It must be said that the public security in Baidi is extremely bad. If it goes to other areas, especially in America, I can't imagine the consequences.
"What he said is very wrong, but the reason for that is ultimately whether there is demand. If there is demand, there is no market.
Zhang Huanpeng said with a smile.
Although Lou Xiaobao and others directly roasted a whole camel, in fact, the camel is the most important means of transportation in the desert, especially people who can afford it and know how to eat it.
And there are only seventeen sets. We are followed by a small group of bodyguards. Depending on the situation, the bodyguards will buy some. We are going to make a fortune today...
"Seventeen sets, is this too heavy?"
Lou Xiaobao said with a smile.
One of the bodyguards said with a smile.
Baidi is close to the Persian Gulf and has been the first large fishing village to develop. There are also a wide variety of seafood, and the most important thing is that the price is very cheap!
After purchasing the gold, Zhang Huanpeng and his party left the gold store and returned to the hotel with the safe presented by the boss. When they went to the hotel, they arranged for someone to send the missing gold back to John Bull. It was too inconvenient!
"He's bad, sir. Baidu is an ugly city and you hate it very much!"
Last night, Zhang Huanpeng's staff knew that Zhang Huanpeng was coming to eat camel meat, so he delayed coming to the restaurant to order a camel, because reservations are required for those items, and the restaurant will delay processing camels, so we ordered as few as possible.
Be prepared to have as few as possible!
"How can it be the same? Baidi roasted a whole whale. He didn't have the ability to let the Japanese roast a whole whale. It was really wrong to roast a camel. The outside of the belly was a whole roasted lamb, and there was no roasted chicken.
And fish, paired with tomatoes, lemons, raisins, cashews, nuts, fragrant rice, etc., it looks pretty good.”
The Asian Associated Press thought for a while and said.
Moreover, the gold in Baidi is sold by the gram, so we directly weigh it by the jin, because the Arabic style prefers gold jewelry, so as long as it is the jewelry that you like, you will buy it.
"They are bad, welcome friends from the east, Baidi welcomes them, your friends!"
The Asian Associated Press on the first side looked at the long list of children's gold ornaments in front of them and was disgusted. They put on a white coat, hung the gold on the back of their chests, and then rode under a camel to take a photo. It must have been very unsightly.
Another bodyguard also said.
"Uncle Ahua, grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, aunt, uncle, aunt, not big baby yet, sister Aifang, sister Yanfang, plus the two of us, there are seventeen sets in total."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "So why does he think that is?"
"Baidi people are nothing, the Japanese people are more powerful, and what we eat is whales."
Moreover, grilled camel is very troublesome. Counting post-processing and pickling, it takes at most one or four hours for a camel to be moved off the table.
Lou Xiaobao replied in unfamiliar Arabic.
Lou Xiaobao smiled and praised.
"Uncle Ahua, that, that, that's too little. There is not one whole sheep and eight whole chickens outside the camel's belly, and there is no other things."
Gold decorations are all over the walls of the store, and there are all kinds of gold bracelets, gold necklaces, gold earrings and various accessories stacked on several levels outside the cabinet, which makes people open their eyes.
The camel is too small. If it is eaten, it will be exhausted, so we can only pack some and go back.
According to the staff at the Arabic restaurant, it takes a week to marinate a camel, and it takes a day to make a roasted camel. The preparation is also quite simple, and the roasted camel requires very few ingredients.
"Uncle Zhang Huan, look at this shop here. Does it sell gold as vegetables? It's piled everywhere."
Due to the traditional Arab culture, the craftsmanship of gold there is quite impressive and cannot be said to be leading the world.
"Although the population is relatively large now, Baidi's port is an important transit point for Middle East trade, and the free trade zone is tax-free. It also attracts many Arab elites to come here to do business and settle. Baidi's future development potential is
Huge."
The demand for gold in Arab countries is also very small. It means that these splendid mosques and the white coats of the rich have many gold ornaments hanging on the back."
Later, Lou Xiaobao talked to the Asian Associated Press about the various advantages of Bayi's development, which can be regarded as teaching the Asian Associated Press a lesson.
