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Chapter 1200: Chapter 1057: Equipment Installation (Please subscribe!)
In the same building, on the second floor.
In another box.
This place was mainly for entertaining senior guests from the mining area.
It was generally not available to book for ordinary people.
Chu Sheng was dining with He Liang.
Knowing that He Liang was coming, even Fang Tie, who was on duty, rushed over, but due to company regulations against drinking during working hours, they all switched to drinking green tea.
"I didn’t expect, in less than a year, this place has been developed to this extent." Looking at his old comrade, Fang Tie remarked, having witnessed the transformation of this barren land into the current scale.
Knowing there were Chinese enterprises here.
Fang Tie and his team came here for their routine patrol every day.
Every day.
It seemed like the area was changing.
Eventually.
It turned into how it is now, not only benefiting the company employees, but it was also a joy for them, as they had everything they needed here and often came here for big shopping trips.
Food and drink were abundant.
It almost felt like being in a city, with meat available whenever they wanted, much better than the standards provided by the United Nations, although that’s not to say they were stingy, since everyone was treated the same.
If one day he were discharged.
Fang Tie would want to work here.
But going back home, he estimated he would just be at school level, what discharge could he possibly get.
He Liang also expressed his amazement, "I never expected such a large factory area to be built up so quickly, seeing how good the conditions are here, it puts my mind at ease."
Fang Tie asked, "What’s the big move this time? You brought so many people here."
Chu Sheng explained.
"They want to build another factory, probably because they’ve seen how well-organized we’ve managed things here, and want to be our neighbors. I heard that the chairman has shares in it, and there are also several central enterprises involved, so the shareholder background is very complicated."
"It might be a national project," Chu Sheng guessed.
Fang Tie appeared thoughtful.
He Liang said, "No matter what, just do our own jobs well, everything else will be handled by those above." He really hoped it was a national project, because it would mean that Tang Qing’s relations with the government were close.
For them, it was also a good thing.
"What kind of fish is this? So big?" At that moment, a waiter surprisingly brought in a huge plate with a fish nearly one meter long, which really startled He Liang.
Chu Sheng picked off a large piece of fish.
"That’s freshwater fish from the lake, it’s very abundant and cheap, only fifty RMB per fish. Though there are plenty of fish in the lake, we can’t transport them far, so they don’t sell for much."
"It tastes pretty good grilled," He Liang tasted and complimented.
"That’s why I used it to treat you, it’s delicious and not expensive. This dish costs only eighty here, but in domestic markets, it would be at least five times more. Thanks to us, the fishing business on the lakeshore has indirectly flourished," Chu Sheng said.
"I hear they are quite lazy," He Liang remarked curiously.
Chu Sheng smiled.
"Haha, lazy? It’s because they didn’t know what they needed. We have everything here, a few bottles of soybean paste, and after a few tries, it made them eager to go out early and return late, fishing in exchange."
"I see," He Liang laughed.
Laziness.
It’s really relative.
"Captain, the quality of the African security personnel who came recently is so high, where did you recruit them from?" Chu Sheng was curious.
"Of course, the company has set up several training centers in Africa, and these security personnel are all rigorously trained and meet the standards before they can come out." He Liang was aware of this.
"The company is quite secretive," Chu Sheng remarked.
"I have that feeling too, but it’s not our concern." He Liang reminded him, the success of the company’s business in Africa exceeded ordinary people’s expectations, and having doubts was normal.
He had raised these concerns with Gao Ming, who also didn’t understand and told him not to ask too many questions.
These words.
He also passed them on to Chu Sheng.
"That’s true," Chu Sheng nodded, taking people’s money as long as it’s not for anything as egregious as murder or arson, why know so much, as long as things are progressing in a positive direction, that’s enough."
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The next day.
Early morning.
When the first ray of sunlight entered the room.
Xia Yuxing had already woken up.
Recalling everything from the night before, it felt like a dream.
After finishing the hot pot.
They each had a cup of milk tea and went to the cinema to watch the latest movie. Unlike the food, watching movies here was free, though there was only one screening every night.
Even so.
It was still a delightful surprise for them.
This was a pleasure they could hardly enjoy in Africa, let alone watch movies. Usually, they weren’t even willing to step out the door, and yet they occasionally faced difficulties from African police.
Xia Yuxing still remembered.
Once when they were busy all day and sleeping soundly at home, people from the country’s Immigration Bureau burst in without much explanation, took them all back to the station. After much persuasion and some money, they were released.
He later heard by chance.
That was just a fun game for those officers, thinking it was amusing to see them panicking and desperately defending themselves. When Xia Yuxing heard this, he felt an urge to kill them.
In the end, he could only relax his clenched fists.
Bury his head and continue working.
In a foreign land.
There was no one to plea to.
He was just a small fry.
What big talk could he possibly make?
"Get up, ready to work," Xia Yuxing shouted.
"Boss, let me sleep a little longer," Sha Li mumbled, still sleepy from eating too much and staying up late chatting the night before.
"Look outside the window, everyone’s getting up, and you’re still lying in bed. What are you thinking, hurry up." Xia Yuxing pointed at the workers who were emerging from their dormitories one after another, not wanting to embarrass themselves here.
Now that Xia Yuxing said so, they had no excuse to stay in bed.
He woke up.
He washed up.
After packing up his things, he headed to the cafeteria.
Eating the preserved egg and lean meat porridge, Xia Yuxing almost cried from happiness. It had been so long since he had tasted something like this in Africa, and it was so delicious. He gave the cafeteria chef full marks.
There were also fried dough sticks and spicy soup, even tofu pudding was available.
A breakfast.
It filled them up once again.
Half an hour later.
They arrived at the small office courtyard assigned to them yesterday, followed by a black military Hummer. Just now, Xia Yuxing had mentioned something to Chu Sheng, and Chu Sheng immediately assigned two security guards and a vehicle to him.
All were Chinese.
They held American-made weapons.
They wore black bulletproof helmets, looking very imposing.
"So impressive, can I take a look at your guns?" Sha Li cautiously asked upon seeing the fully armed security guards.
The security guard shook his head.
"Sorry, the company has weapons management regulations that do not allow non-security personnel to hold or approach, or enter our vehicles unless necessary."
"It’s that strict," Sha Li said disappointedly.
Not allowed to view the guns.
Not allowed to take pictures.
Not even allowed to get close to the vehicle.
"This is for Africans. If it were Chinese, if your vehicle is full, you could ride in our vehicle," said the security guard. Africans here tend to be quite careless.
Once on board,
You could always expect something to go missing; hence the regulation.
Half an hour later.
After packing up his things, Fielding also arrived.
"Let’s set off," Xia Yuxing said.
"To where?" Shi Yong asked.
He was one of the security personnel this time.
"A place called Morata Mountains. The base station is at the peak, and we need to replace the old equipment. Do you know that?" Xia Yuxing said as they were looking for the location, mainly by asking and using GPS.
"Morata Mountains? You mean that base station! I remember now," Shi Yong immediately recalled. As company security, they were mandatorily required to study the surrounding maps.
"That’s great," Xia Yuxing said happily.
Shi Yong led the way.
Xia Yuxing’s two pickup trucks quickly followed.
As for the big truck,
It wasn’t needed right now. They were replacing the old 2G equipment. After completing the old equipment upgrade, they would start building the new base station; everything was planned.
The route was different from the one they had taken to get here.
This time they took a left out of the mining area.
After driving for several kilometers, they were still on new asphalt roads.
At the sixth crossroad, the vehicles turned right into it, starting to encounter rougher roads, but it was still decently flat. To safeguard the equipment being transported in the vehicles, the black Hummer didn’t drive too fast.
After several more kilometers.
Xia Yuxing and his team saw the base station atop the distant mountain.
They checked the GPS coordinates in their hands.
They hadn’t taken the wrong path.
The convoy stopped at the foot of the mountain. There was a small tribe living there. When they saw the three vehicles driving in, a bunch of African kids came over to watch. Xia Yuxing felt a bit uneasy seeing them.
Driving straight into the place without greeting, was that really okay?
However.
What he didn’t know was.
On their way, the security department had called the tribal chief to inform him of this, otherwise, even with their overwhelming confidence, they wouldn’t have barged into the tribe without greeting.
Fielding wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead, hoping nothing would go wrong.
Eventually.
His concerns proved unnecessary.
Nothing happened.
The tribal chief came out to warmly welcome them.
Fielding was almost overwhelmed by the enthusiasm. Moreover, probably knowing about the security department’s regulations, the chief had assigned several strong men to stand around the vehicles, preventing the kids from getting too close.
"I’ll accompany you up," Shi Yong said.
The other partner stayed below to watch the vehicles.
"Thank you."
Next.
Xia Yuxing and his team each carried several tens of kilograms of equipment up the mountain. Fortunately, the items needing replacement weren’t too many. Exhausted, they finally reached the peak where the base station was located.
The base station was already on the mountain peak, so the tower wasn’t very tall, only about a dozen meters.
The specialists climbed up to install.
The people below conducted testing.
This base station had always had very unstable power supply, mostly without electricity, but since the power plant at the nearby iron factory had been fixed, nearly all nearby electricity users had been connected.
Half an hour later. 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝔲𝔟.𝔠𝖔𝖒
The installation was complete.
The signal testing quality was quite good, and the equipment was functioning normally. Although it would be some time before the tribe could enjoy 3G internet speeds, someday they would certainly be able to use it.
"Phew, a good start," Xia Yuxing looked at the results and smiled happily. In their plan, upgrading such a base station, they could visit up to two locations in a day.
The main challenges were still finding the way and communicating.
Now it seemed.
Things should go smoothly in the short term.
