Yonas returned to the room, and the heads of several companies in Nigeria had already arrived in his room. Although Yonas did not hold any position in Richi's company, as Richi's plenipotent representative, no one dared to ignore his existence.

Except for Alini and Cassinali, the rest of the room were all men. Four of them came from Spain with Cassinali, including the poor robbed Haderton.

The four Nigerian leaders, Yonas, knew two. Brown Hill, the head of the exploration company, had known Yonas for a long time because he was Yonas's mother's colleague for many years and had visited Yonas's home before. However, because his position was not the highest, he did not speak, just nodded and smiled to signal, Yonas nodded to him.

The general manager of Nigeria is Johnson, who had met in Spain. When he saw Jonas, he smiled and said, "Hello Jonas, welcome to the mysterious Africa. I sincerely wish you a happy life."

Jonas hugged him and said with a smile: "Hello Uncle Johnson, this is a strange place to me, so you need to be able to teach more African knowledge."

"I hope you won't hate this place because of poverty and backwardness."

"No, no, to me, the black gold here is full of attraction. Didn't we gather here because of this?"

Johnson smiled and introduced, "Let me introduce you, this is the general manager of the Nigeria branch of the import and export company.

Harber, he and your father were also former colleagues." Jonas shook his hand. "This is Frank, general manager of the engineering services company."

Jonas asked: "I have always been curious that exploration companies should also belong to the business scope of petroleum engineering services companies. Why are our companies separated?"

Frank smiled and said: "Because our company has mastered some internationally leading engineering technologies. In the international field, these technologies need to be protected by technical barriers. The separation of exploration companies will make it easier to sign and fulfill the contract."

What Jonas hated most in his previous life was technical barriers, because he was the victim of technical barriers, but in this life, he began to like this word because he is now a beneficiary. Jonas smiled and said, "I am curious about the strength of our engineering service company. I hope I can learn more about it with you in the future."

"Of course, I'm very happy." Frank smiled and shook his hands heavily.

The last Brown Hill Yonas said without Johnson's introduction: "Uncle Brown Hill is my old friend. The statue of Julien he gave me is still placed in my room." He also hugged Brown Hill.

After everyone got to know each other, Cassinali presided over the meeting. "As Mr. Ritchie's plenipotentiary representative, Mr. Hoffmann, in addition to attending the political and business forum held at the Presidential Palace, will also conduct a field visit to the company's various projects in Nigeria to understand the business conditions, so I hope everyone can actively cooperate with Mr. Hoffmann's work."

Johnson said on behalf of everyone: "On behalf of Nigerian staff, I will express our most enthusiastic attitude towards Hoffman's arrival, which will definitely make Hoffman feel at home."

Jonas laughed and said, "It would be great if Uncle Johnson calls me Jonas. I am not here to visit, but to learn. Whether in the energy industry or in work practice, I am a newcomer, so I need the advice of my seniors."

Jonas actually has no room for trouble for Ritchie's business. Although as Ritchie's representative, this image is external and does not mean that Jonas has the right to interfere with the internal management of the company. Although Cassinali praised him highly, it was actually just a little pressure on the people below. Now this situation is that you, I, I, and everyone is happy. If Jonas really takes it seriously and finds something, it will only prove that he is ignorant.

After communicating with these senior managers for a while, the rest left first, and only Johnson stayed. Jonas asked Alini to take out a box of Jamaican cigars and said, "Uncle Johnson, I heard that you are very knowledgeable about cigars. I bought a few boxes of Jamaican cigars in the United States and help me appreciate them."

Johnson smiled and said, "No matter where the leader's hobbies always affect the people below. Mr. Ritchie's hobbies for cigars have affected our entire circle. In this circle, not smoking cigars seems to be a very alternative thing." He took the cigars and praised in surprise: "Jonas, you have a good vision. The Barrington cigars are the only authentic cigar brand left in Jamaican cigars. Now many brands have Jamaican cigars, but they are just a Jamaican name. Although they have the neutral and mild taste of Jamaican cigars, they are not so authentic. Some of them have similar tastes and are not produced in Jamaican at all."

Jonas laughed, "Maybe in twenty years, we can have a deep conversation on this topic."

"Of course, now you need to be more educated by different cigars to find your favorite cigar."

Jonas smiled and said, "Fortunately, I don't need to go through the job choice."

Johnson laughed. "Of course, the career we are doing is the most perfect career on this planet, and no job can match it. But, Yonas, are you really ready? As far as I know, you are the youngest entry."

“So what I need is learning.”

Johnson said: "No, it's not just learning. Jonas, being in our business requires a strong heart, and we must be as hard as iron in everything in this world, otherwise you will live in pain throughout your life. Because of our plunder, countless people will live in poverty, and because of our support, countless people will die at the gun..."

"Uncle Johnson, we need to be cautious," Jonas said.

Johnson laughed and said, "Before you go back to the room, we had already checked the room in detail with sonar detection, electronic detection, microwave detection, and here, we can only know the three of us in our conversation."

Jonas then felt relieved and said, "These are all relatives. Uncle Johnson, we plundered some people and helped some people. The weapons we supplied killed some people and saved some people. The plunder and war will not start with us, nor will it end with us. We just did what we should do."

"No wonder Mr. Ritchie valued you so much." Johnson laughed, "Wait until I light this cigar."

Ellieni handed over the cigar cutters and spray gun. Johnson carefully cut off the tail of the cigar, and placed the cigar almost 5 cm away from the flame. He carefully baked the cigar. After the leaves of the bags were oozing out, Johnson slowly ignited it.

After taking a heavy sip, Johnson wrapped the smoke in his mouth, closed his eyes intoxicatedly and enjoyed it for a while, then opened his eyes and spit out the smoke and said, "It is indeed a rare cigar. It has a gentle and smooth taste, a rich fragrance but not spicy. It feels better than Cuban cigars. I like this taste."

Jonas smiled and said, "Then I've chosen the right cigar."

Johnson laughed, "The person you chose is also very correct." The two laughed.

Ellieni rolled her eyes, "Gentlemen, don't forget that your time is urgent. Do you have to waste your time on this boring topic?"

Johnson coughed and turned the topic to the point. "Jonas, do you know Nigeria?"

"It's just some information."

Johnson nodded and said, "Because Mr. Rich was wanted in his early years, he has not really invested in the upstream of the oil industry, that is, the development of oil wells. Our company has always been mainly engaged in trade and engineering services, concentrated in several southeastern states of Nigeria. In addition to the Delta and River states, we have stationed most of the security teams responsible for protecting our oil transportation. In Bayelsa State, we are also stationed with one of our local Nigerian pirate regiments."

Jonas frowned, "Pirates? Is it necessary?"

Johnson laughed and said, "Of course it's necessary. This pirate team is all from the Ija tribe. Although they have a lot of oil there, they are considered the poorest state in Nigeria because they have not been powered and have backward supporting facilities. Even without our support, they rely on fishing for a living. Now they have an opportunity to make extra money, and they are more active than we expected."

"So is the main deal with them this time?"

Johnson shook his head and said, "No, they are operating at sea, so their weapons do not need to be traded at all, just supply them directly at sea. In Nigeria, there are more than 200 tribes, and there are more than 100 different tribes in the Southeast Oil Zone alone. Although only one-tenth of the people who deal with us are all large tribes. And they are very urgent for weapons. Do you know what the biggest difficulty in dealing with them?" Without waiting for Jonas to answer, he said, "The most difficult thing is confidentiality. We must not only guard against the Interpol, multinational corporations, and the Nigerian government, but also guard against their hostile tribes knowing that we provide weapons."

“Is this all the money done?”

"Of course, we are just simple businessmen, and demand determines the market. Weapons are a currency for us, a currency that is stronger than the euro and the dollar, and the only thing that can be stronger than it is food."

Jonas said: "You mean that as a pure businessman, moral nobleness and humbleness are not what we consider, but business?"

Johnson took a sip of a cigar and was silent for a while in the smoke. "Jonas, you are very smart, but knowing is easy to do. To understand an industry, you must first invest in it. I hope this transaction will be helpful to you."

"I need to know some details of the deal," Yonas said.

"Of course. Let's make specific arrangements after you finish participating in this forum."
Chapter completed!