The vaccine developed by Blacklight Technology is currently only used in Africa and areas where epidemics have occurred in various countries.
Although the vaccine has gone through a month of clinical trials and has only found minor side effects such as temporary redness, swelling, and allergies, no one knows whether there will be more profound side effects on the human body over time.
Therefore, except for regions such as Africa, which are in urgent need of vaccines, regions such as Central Asia and North America will not use vaccines that have not been safety verified for their own people.
As for the mess in the African region, even if the vaccine is placed in front of them, the Earth Federation does not expect them to make the vaccine themselves, so the Earth Federation held several meetings to share the task of vaccine manufacturing.
Because there are a total of 1.2 billion people in the African region, each continent has to share some with each other, so the North American region was allocated the manufacturing task of 200 million vaccines, the Central Continent region was allocated 1.5 billion, and the European region was also allocated 1.5 billion. 100 million, Beihai District 100 million, Oceania District 100 million, Donghai District 100 million, and other continents share the remaining 400 million.
Originally, the Indian region had to allocate at least 100 million tasks, but it has already been overwhelmed. This continent with the largest slum population in the world has long become a petri dish for viruses, which is slightly better than Africa.
In short, the next few months will be the time for all continents and regions to vaccinate African people. It will not be completely over until everyone has antibodies, or the virus kills everyone without antibodies.
Looking at the reports on the news, Chen Chen sighed and shook his head. After this plague, Africa was really devastated.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door of Chen Chen's office.
"Please come in."
Chen Chen raised his head and saw an old black man with white hair opening the door and walking in.
This old man was an old acquaintance of Chen Chen. He was none other than Minister of Energy Zurama.
"Minister Zurama, what a rare visitor."
Chen Chen stood up politely and said with a smile, "You should inform me earlier so that I can go downstairs to greet you."
"Mr. Chen is out of town."
This old man, who was over sixty years old, had long lost his former glory. At this time, his face was miserable. When he saw Chen Chen, he forced a smile and walked in.
In the past two months, many senior officials in Namibia have chosen to resign and leave the country with their families, but many officials still choose to stay, including Zurama.
"Mr. Chen Chen, thank you for everything you have done for Namibia."
Looking at the arrogant young man in front of him, Zurama couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Without you, Namibia would probably be even worse than it is now."
"I didn't do anything."
Chen Chen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said solemnly, "I believe you have also seen that there are hundreds of thousands of refugees outside the city that I can't help."
"You have done a good enough job. You have developed a vaccine one month earlier than the Earth Federation expected, which is equivalent to saving tens of millions of people."
Zurama closed his eyes and sighed, "As for those people, we can only blame our country for being too weak..."
Immediately, Zurama fell silent.
Chen Chen didn't speak, but just looked at the computer leisurely, making "clicking" sounds when the mouse buttons were pressed from time to time.
About ten minutes later, Zurama finally couldn't sit still. He suddenly took a deep breath and stood up as if he had made up his mind, "I am here on behalf of the Namibia Congress this time. First, I want to thank you for your support of us." The second contribution made by the country is... "
When he said the words 'Second,' Minister Zurama looked at Chen Chen again, but found that Chen Chen was still calm, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue, "Second, we hope to start from Blackwatch. The company has priority to obtain two million vaccines..."
When talking about the latter, Minister Zurama even turned red. It can be said that there is really no one in the government that has reached this level.
"Okay, I agree."
But unexpectedly, Chen Chen agreed directly without any hesitation.
Minister Zurama was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Chen Chen to agree so readily. Then a look of gratitude flashed in his eyes, "Thank you."
Chen Chen waved his hand. The reason why Zurama emphasized this "priority" is because there are 60 countries in the entire African region, and the production of 1.2 billion vaccines takes several months. The longer it is delayed, The more people will die from the virus.
Therefore, getting the vaccine one day earlier means fewer deaths and smaller losses for the citizens of your country.
Now that he had opened his mouth, Zurama simply felt relieved and said the rest of his words, "Also, we want to... want to get an aid fund from you."
"No problem, we at Blacklight Technology are willing to assist your country with US$500 million in humanitarian relief funds in the name of the company."
Chen Chen nodded, still without any hesitation.
"Really, really?!"
A hint of excitement flashed across Minister Zurama's expression. Originally, the Congress was planning to bleed a lot, and even planned to sell its dignity in exchange for Chen Chen's assistance, so Zurama was asked to serve as an outpost.
But who would have thought that the other party would agree so readily, without even saying a series of conditions imposed by the Congress...
"of course it's true."
Chen Chen left his desk and sat on the sofa beside him. At the same time, he motioned for Zurama to sit down as well. "Although I am not a citizen of Namibia, I have cooperated with your country for so long. Now that your country is in trouble, I must act rationally and rationally." Pull it."
Chen Chen smiled and said, "There is an old saying in our Zhongzhou District - I treat others with sincerity, and others treat me with sincerity. Now that I am helping your country so much, what conditions should your country agree to?"
What is supposed to come has come...
When Zurama heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly and said, "Please tell me, as long as the conditions are not too excessive, Congress will consider it."
"Of course it's not an excessive condition."
Chen Chen nodded, "You still remember that I leased the 50,000 hectares of land for forty years, right? Now that I think about it, forty years is too short. If possible, I hope to extend it to another fifty-nine years." Year."
"this… "
Zurama's breath suddenly stagnated, and then he nodded bitterly, "I understand, I will bring the request to Congress."
"There's one more."
Chen Chen continued, “Since the trial operation of the nuclear power plant during this period, I have discovered a serious problem, that is, in my plan, the power resources are stretched thin, so I hope that starting from today, the electricity produced by the nuclear power plant can be provided by me. Distribute freely without oversight from your country.”
"you!"
Zurama's face turned green when he heard this.
Why does Namibia want others to build nuclear power plants on its own land? It’s just because it can promote the development of the country. But now that the nuclear power plant has been built, the country can’t even use its electricity, so what’s the use of building this nuclear power plant
This is something that no government will tolerate.
"Sorry, Congress may not be able to agree to this matter."
Zurama's face turned livid and he said coldly, "Mr. Chen, let's change the conditions."
"Don't make a decision too quickly, Minister Zurama."
Chen Chen was not surprised at the other party's reaction. He just smiled and said indifferently, "If Congress thinks it's inappropriate, we can compromise. I will invest another US$500 million to invest in a one-million-kilowatt thermal power plant in the suburbs of Windhoek." What do you think of the power plant and providing development assistance to Windhoek?”
“…”
Zurama then fell silent.
Chen Chen knew that this was the other party's interest, so he continued to strike while the iron was hot, "I remember that the thermal power plant near Windhoek has a history of thirty years, and the units are already very old, causing Windhoek to often be in a power limit state. If another power station provides power to the capital, this old generator unit can be upgraded and even freed up to support nearby cities. This is a win-win situation... "
"What about the electricity bill?"
Zurama asked suddenly.
“I could give Congress the run of the entire power plant.”
Chen Chen thought for a while and said nonchalantly, "I only charge a rental fee, and just charge... one million US dollars a month!"
Zurama was startled, "Are you serious?"
In his opinion, a rental fee of one million US dollars per month is almost the same as giving it away for free!
"Children are innocent."
Zurama's expression slowly softened. He took a deep look at Chen Chen and sat back on the sofa.
It has to be said that the influence of the young man in front of him has grown to the point where the Namibia Congress can hardly control it.
Zurama still remembers seeing the half-year financial statements submitted to the tax department by Blackwatch Company, which showed that in the first half of 2023, the net income of the hundreds of nursing homes in Life Sciences City reached 18 billion U.S. dollars!
What kind of number is this
Last year, in 2022, Namibia's GDP for the whole year was only US$15.036 billion. In other words, the net income of one institution under Blackwatch Company alone has exceeded Namibia's gross national product!
Moreover, Zurama still remembers that Life Sciences City is just a branch of Blackwatch Company. I heard that this company also has a Swiss branch and a Zhongzhou head office, and especially the head office focuses on technology. products, with annual profits exceeding hundreds of millions of dollars...
Moreover, the conditions I proposed at the time were a tax holiday of three years of tax exemption and five years of halving. In other words, no matter how much money Blackwatch Company makes within three years, it has nothing to do with the Namibian government...
Sometimes, Zurama even wants to take this life science city as his own at all costs. If this private city can become an industry in Namibia, then his country's national strength will definitely be able to reach a higher level, right
Unfortunately, Congress does not dare to do this, and no country in the world dares to do this. If any country does this, its credibility will be ruined.
Looking at the leisurely young people around him, Zurama sighed secretly, "I understand, I will take these conditions to Congress to discuss. I just hope that Mr. Chen can get a vaccine for us as soon as possible."
Finally, Zurama even used the word "you" for the first time.
“The vaccine will be arriving at Namibian airports within three days.”
Chen Chen nodded and said if he had any suggestions, "Not only vaccines, I can also provide all disposable medical equipment. Seeing that I am so sincere, I ask Minister Zurama to also grant my request." In my heart.”
"Of course."
Zurama also gave a solemn reply, and the transaction between the two parties was regarded as a preliminary event where both the guest and the host enjoyed themselves.
Now that the preliminary agreement was reached, the previous smell of gunpowder immediately dissipated, smiles appeared on the faces of the two people again, and the sound of boiling water could be heard on Chen Chen's desk.
"What's the sound?" Zurama was stunned.
"Minister Zurama may not understand the tea culture in our Zhongzhou District."
Chen Chen stood up, placed a sea of tea on the desk in front of the two of them, and at the same time skillfully took out small teacups with tools, placed them on the sea of tea, and began to make tea.
"tea culture?"
Zurama was slightly surprised and said, "I know about the tea in Zhongzhou District, but what is the tea culture?"
Chen Chen smiled and did not speak, but followed the process he had read online to make tea step by step. Gradually, the fragrance of tea wafted out.
At the end, Chen Chen placed a teacup filled with light green liquid in front of Zulama, "Try it?"
Zurama raised his eyebrows, then picked up the tea cup and drank it in one gulp.
Suddenly, a fragrance spreads in the mouth...
"I have never drunk tea with this taste!" Zurama suddenly exclaimed.
"It's embarrassing."
Chen Chenqian gave way, "By the way, Minister Zurama, have you calculated the death toll in your country?"
"Not yet, Congress has so far been unable to do a count."
Zulama looked a little heavy, "Mr. Chen Chen, how many people do you think were killed or injured in Africa this time?"
"a lot of."
Chen Chen lowered his eyes, "Although the news has been claiming that the death toll of this plague is between 30 million, this data only comes from countries on the edge of the epidemic. There are more than a dozen countries that are actually at the center of the epidemic, such as the Rainbow Nation, Angola, and Your country has actually lost its statistical capabilities a long time ago, and some small countries have even died out."
"So the true death toll must far exceed the 30 million figure."
Chen Chen added, "Although this number sounds alarming, it is actually a comforting lie. The real death toll should be more than ten times that of 30 million... "
"well… "
Although he had been prepared for it, Zurama still felt a little shocked when Chen Chen said it himself. He stood up and turned around and walked out the door, "Okay, thank you for your hospitality, it's time for me to go back..."
Chen Chen sent him to the gate and watched the Minister of Energy, who was obviously much older, leaving step by step. He couldn't help but shake his head.
The dual minister of investment and energy formed a party in Congress for personal gain, accepted bribes, and used all possible means.
However, in the face of this national crisis, he resolutely chose to stay in the country and stand on the front line of the fight against the epidemic...
I have to say that humans are really complex creatures sometimes.