The person who came was a bit unexpected by Zhang Nan, it was the four Chinese compatriots who met in the warehouse of the Wildlife Administration, it seems that they should have a good network in Botswana, otherwise they would not have found this Regent Hotel. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Out of the feelings of compatriots in the 80s, Zhang Nan didn't let Boss Guan or Brown deal with those uninvited people - if Zhang Nan didn't bother to pay attention to it after 20 years, there were many Chinese people living in Africa at that time, and there were many people who cheated on each other.

In the new century, the Chinese people in Africa have their own circles, and although there are also organizations such as chambers of commerce, the relationship between people who have competing relationships is not very good.

I have never been in Africa in my previous life, but Zhang Nan has a good friend in Africa for more than ten years, and he is not ignorant of what is happening on this magical continent.

The meeting was arranged in a reception room on the first floor, Zhang Nan didn't let Brown follow, and there were two Guan Boss and Alyosha around him.

As soon as they met, the other party immediately introduced himself first, and his posture was relatively low.

It was similar to what I thought, I came for the tusks, but what I didn't expect was that one of them had seen me.

Zhang Nan's ability to recognize and remember people is not good, and he didn't find it before.

It's the old "palm-eyed" master.

"Mr. Zhang, our ivory carving factory really needs a batch of ivory, and there is not much stock in the warehouse. Now that the ban is on, so many masters may soon have to change careers, and some people will be forced to work as conductors in the bus company. ”

Craftsmen don't tell lies, and besides, this is abroad, and people who tell lies don't bird you at all.

The master's name is Chen Member, a name that is easy to remember. This trip to Botswana with the Beijing Bureau of Commerce and the deputy director of the ivory carving factory, I thought that I could get two or three tons of ivory back, but I didn't think that this was an auction with 5 tons as a bid.

Negotiations were fruitless, and the Botswanes did not want to sell the goods separately at all.

Moreover, time is so tight that even the last embassy member cannot come forward as a lobbyist - just a secretary, and it is not appropriate to contact the ambassador or the counselor.

People's own business, your embassy temporarily intervened?

An embassy is a diplomatic institution, not a commercial institution, and it doesn't match at all!

But the four of them still participated in the bidding together, because Chen recognized Zhang Nan - when the glass factory was swept away, Chen member Chen urgently transported a batch of goods from the ivory carving factory to the glass factory.

At that time, there were so many people, Zhang Nan didn't remember people, and even the bodyguards didn't remember this ordinary person who only appeared for a while.

Member Chen remembered this crazy Chinese American, who was young and easy to recognize.

But Zhang Nan was no longer there at the time of the auction, and the embassy secretary who was used by Zhang Nan as a translator immediately returned to the embassy in advance to listen to Zhang Nan's news through various connections.

Two hours ago, I finally figured out Zhang Nan's approximate identity and his current whereabouts.

I contacted the country, and there was no way, so let's go on the scalp.

Zhang Nan listened to this member Zhang's words, thought for a while, and said, "You want to buy some of it from me?"

Except for the secretary, the other three people said in unison: "Yes." ”

Zhang Nan smiled, "Master Zhang, you should listen to some of my opinions first. ”

"As far as I know, the main task of your ivory carving factory is to earn foreign exchange, more than ten or twenty years ago, it was really able to top half of Shougang, but the proportion of foreign exchange earned by various enterprises in the capital should have been declining over the years.

This time the United Nations wants to ban the ivory trade, and Huaxia is one of the member states that has adopted the resolution, and it will take the initiative to comply with the resolution, and the import of ivory will be stopped.

After decades of hard work, returning to the pre-liberation period overnight, this is the reality, not only your factory, but also the national ivory carving industry will be the case.

The trend of the times is unstoppable.

At most, your factory will use four or five tons of raw materials a year, and now there should be one or two tons.

And from next year, your ivory exports will also be restricted, and the loss of talent and skills is inevitable.

Nowadays, the country's channels for earning foreign exchange are getting wider and wider, and the proportion of ivory carving is getting lower and lower, and even the export will be completely banned. ”

When Zhang Nan said this, the faces of the people opposite were a little ugly.

It's not that I have an opinion on Zhang Nan: people buy things, and they don't owe you 300 acres of land for the ivory carving factory, but they just tell the truth.

But there is always hope that policies and realities will change in the future.

The inventory of the ivory carving factory is really not much, if you don't get some ivory back this time, more than half of the technicians in the factory will have to change careers within half a year!

If the export of ivory carving products is completely banned, then the factory relies on domestic orders, even if the country's economy is getting better and better, the ivory carving factory will have to stop!

At this time, the deputy director of the factory said, "Mr. Zhang, is your ivory destined for the United States?"

Zhang Nan smiled and said, "Yes." ”

Several people were silent.

"Originally, I planned to ship all of them to the United States, but since you are here, then I will ship 20 tons back to China. ”

As soon as Zhang Nan said this, he saw that those people wanted to speak, and stretched out his hand to stop it.

"It's not for you, I don't lack that money, and I don't need to give anyone face to put it mildly. The pressure of earning foreign exchange over the years has made it possible to sell anything in the country except the atomic bomb, which looks awkward.

I will keep the 20 tons of ivory in my own home, and the ivory carving process will be passed on, and I can help with that. But let's talk about it in the first place, I won't buy things, because I like to collect them, and I may give them away. You can help me to do the processing of incoming materials, and the processing fee can be paid to you in foreign exchange, but don't count all the profits on my head.

In less than a year, the ivory carving industry in China will collapse, and there will be a lot of ivory carving masters to find at that time. ”

Zhang Nan's words are ugly, but they are actually quite polite: now there are many ivory carvers who want to change careers, and the average monthly salary in the past two years is only one hundred and fifty six.

As soon as this policy changes, even those masters who can stay in the ivory carving factory, this income will definitely decline.

Enterprises can't raise people in vain.

In the past, it was a big foreign exchange earner, but when it couldn't even support itself, its income would drop sharply.

Whether it is two or three hundred or one hundred and fifty-six, Chen members know that as long as Mr. Zhang in front of him wants to carve his own ivory, he will immediately be able to gather the best ivory carving masters in the country.

Whether the steward is a Beijing ivory carving, a Soviet-style ivory carving, or a Yangcheng ivory carving, when he can't survive, he may not be able to gather enough people at a dime a dozen for this person.

The 40 tons of ivory are of good quality, and the 20 tons are at least 4,000.

If you don't make daily necessities such as combs and ivory chopsticks, but just top-level furnishing crafts, 50 masters won't be able to use them up in a lifetime!