Of course, since the construction was not in a sensitive area, the engineering party did not inquire too much about the purpose of the offshore platform. After receiving the deposit, it quickly sent a ship to work.
The offshore platform covers an area of about two football fields and is triangular in shape. If it were in the open sea, the difficulty of this project would be almost unimaginable. If ordinary steel was used, the tidal force of sea water alone could dismember this big guy. If titanium alloy is used, the cost of this project will be an astronomical figure!
But if it is constructed in a shallow sea with a water depth of more than ten meters, the engineering difficulty will be much smaller. The reinforced concrete base can be directly driven into the seabed rock shell, which is equivalent to building a triangular artificial floating island.
Four ships anchored near Crescent Island and launched their boats to begin exploring the engineering site.
At the same time, the Xinghuan Trading Company's ship also put down its speedboat and approached these construction ships. After boarding Mammoth's ship, Ivan, Bakari and Thomas said hello, and after confirming the project details, the three of them sat on the deck and started bragging.
There is a Ukrainian, a Nigerien, and an Australian. The three of them sitting together feel like a United Nations. Among the three, Ivan is the oldest and the most talkative. After all, he has joined the army since the Soviet era. This old guy has been involved in the drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the Ukrainian civil war.
Just as the three of them were chatting in a lively manner, three medium-sized boats drove up from the distance, accompanied by several piercing whistles.
"What is that?" Ivan frowned, took out the telescope in his pocket and looked over, but he couldn't identify which country's flag the red and blue flag was.
Bakari couldn't recognize it either, so he just squinted his eyes and took a look. But Thomas was well-informed and recognized him at a glance.
"It's the flag of the Philippines, it should be their fishing boat." Thomas frowned, vaguely feeling something was wrong, and walked towards the bow of the boat.
Three fishing boats parked next to the ship. Soon, a Southeast Asian with sallow skin and unbuttoned chest emerged from the cabin of the fishing boat. He shouted a few bird songs loudly at Thomas.
However, although Thomas recognized the Philippine flag, he could not understand the Philippine Mandarin, so he had to ask the translator on the ship to argue with him.
"What is this guy talking about?" Ivan frowned and walked to Thomas' side.
When the Filipino saw another ghost guy coming out of the boat, he immediately gave Ivan a fierce look. However, how could Ivan, who was born in Maozi, be afraid of him. You’ve seen a lot of gunshot eyes and you’re still afraid of other people’s eyes? He immediately stared back.
This Filipino is also a soft-spoken man, so when he saw that Ivan was not easy to mess with, he subconsciously wanted to shrink back. But seeing the other two fishing boats following them, he suddenly gained courage and stared back with stiff neck. He shouted at the ship at the top of his lungs.
"He's saying that this is their fishing area, and our construction boats have scared away their fish stocks, and he's asking us for compensation. These damn bastards are shameless, and every time they stick to it, the construction schedule will be delayed. ." Thomas said cursingly.
"Fishing boats from the Philippines? But this is the waters of New Zealand." Ivan frowned.
Crescent Island is about 1,200 kilometers away from Mindanao, the southernmost island of the Philippines. There is no dispute over the territorial waters between the two countries.
"Legal, yes, but these bastards don't follow the legal principles at all. Even if they once peed here, even your backyard is considered a fishing ground where they have been fishing for generations. They were completely used to it by their mentally retarded president. ." Thomas cursed.
After all, he works as a military contractor. Even though he has been retired for a long time, Thomas still has a smell of gunpowder in his temper. It’s just years of business experience. It also smoothed off his edges. He understood that it was useless to just be angry. If these natives are offended, this project will not continue.
After taking a few deep breaths, his mood gradually stabilized. He spoke to the translator and prepared to negotiate with these fishermen.
However, Ivan standing aside had another reaction.
Hearing that these monkeys were purely here to blackmail and cause trouble, he raised his eyebrows and made a clean gesture to Bakari.
Bakari understood, grinned on his black face, turned around and jumped back to the yacht. Heading towards the Star Ring Trading Company ship.
"Now we can only ask the New Zealand government for instructions. This is their sea area. They should send coast guard ships over. But even if they catch these monkeys begging for bananas and send them back to the country, they will basically be released immediately by their government. Come out," Thomas said angrily.
"The new government? Please tell them what to do." Ivan squinted his eyes and looked at the Philippine monkey.
Thomas was stunned and looked at Ivan in confusion.
Ivan took out his cell phone and dialed a number instead of calling Zhang Yaping.
... ...
The interior decoration is very fashionable, and the warm-toned wallpaper has a warm feeling. All kinds of furniture and electrical appliances are available. It combines comfort and beauty. It can be seen that the owner of the house is also a person who knows how to enjoy life.
Standing at the entrance and taking off his shoes, Jiang Chen looked around at the layout of the room and asked Xia Shiyu casually.
"Speaking of which, are you still renting a house?"
"Um."
"Why not buy a suite? The company only paid dividends last month, so you won't be able to get the money to buy a suite, right?" Jiang Chen asked doubtfully.
Futureren Technology held a shareholders' meeting in March this year. Although it only had two shareholders, a total of US$4 billion was allocated for dividends. Xia Shiyu holds 1% of Futureman International's shares. Since she followed the new country's tax procedures, she paid almost no personal income tax. Now she has a fortune of at least 40 million US dollars.
"I feel like you won't live here forever." He took off his canvas shoes and stepped into the cotton slippers with his thin feet wrapped in black silk. Jiang Chen, who was watching from the side, swallowed his mouth reflexively, so that He didn't notice the profound meaning in Xia Shiyu's words.
"Just sit down and let me get you a cup of hot water... By the way, where is your luggage?" Xia Shiyu looked at Jiang Chen's empty hands and said in confusion.
sweat! If I had known earlier, I would have taken out my suitcase in the airport toilet.
Of course Jiang Chen brought his suitcase, but he couldn't tell Xia Shiyu that the suitcase was in the storage space, right
"Well, I'm used to buying locally." Jiang Chen lied bravely.
Xia Shiyu's eyebrows wrinkled.
"This is too wasteful... Forget it, I'll take you to Causeway Bay tonight. I need to buy at least two changes of clothes. There are also formal attire for formal occasions. For a business person This is all necessary.”
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you." Jiang Chen said with shame.
Damn, if I had known earlier, I would have insisted on staying in the hotel. Of course he had clothes and toiletries with him, but it was just not convenient to take them out in front of Xia Shiyu. Now it's better. I was obsessed for a while and followed Xia Shiyu's words and moved into her house. I had to buy a new set of everything.
It's not that he feels sorry for the money, it's simply because he is a trouble-worrying person.
Looking at Xia Shiyu walking towards the kitchen, Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief and leaned on the sofa in the living room.
A light fragrance lingered on the tip of her nose, much like Xia Shiyu's body fragrance.
The fragrance was very light, with a hint of the dignity of lilac flowers. However, Jiang Chen felt his mouth dry for a while. He could only blame it on the hormones.
Soon, Xia Shiyu walked out of the kitchen with water and handed the glass of warm water to Jiang Chen's hand.
Jiang Chen drank all the water in one gulp, suppressing the strange feeling in his heart.
"Are you so thirsty? How about I pour you another drink?"
"Ahem, no need."
Xia Shiyu nodded, then sat next to Jiang Chen and took the stack of documents on the coffee table.
"These are the information of the project tenderer—"
However, at this moment, the phone in Jiang Chen's pocket rang.
"Sorry, I'll answer the phone first." After saying that, Jiang Chen stood up and walked to the window and took out his cell phone.
Ivan
Did something happen to the Crescent Island military base
Looking at the contact's name, Jiang Chen pressed the connect button.
"Hello?"
"Boss, there are Filipino fishermen making trouble in the waters near Crescent Island, saying that our offshore construction is hindering their fishing."
Filipino fishermen
After listening to Ivan's explanation, Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and smiled angrily.
Damn you, you banana-eating monkeys have long been unhappy. It's good now, but it's got me on my head? I have to pay tribute to you for building a house in my back garden? Against you!
"You're still asking me for instructions on this shit? Pirates broke into the country, but you told me what the border guards should do? If you can't handle it, don't come to see me!"
... ...
After receiving a positive answer from the boss, Ivan showed a sinister smile on his face.
That grin was very pleasant, and what he was waiting for was the boss's words.
"Yes, sir.".