In the early morning, Chen Chen was awakened by a strange sound. It was a noisy and funny bird call. There seemed to be hundreds or even thousands of birds chirping at the same time, which was very annoying.
Chen Chen drowsily unplugged the charging cable of his phone and looked at the time. It was only around seven in the morning.
Because he was woken up, Chen Chen looked a little ugly. He got out of bed and opened the curtains of the floor-to-ceiling window to see who was disturbing his dream.
Suddenly, a mist filled the sky and the earth, making even the morning light look hazy. On the beach dozens of meters away, there was a large group of red seabirds. The strange chirping sound that Chen Chen heard was exactly what they were making. from.
Those should be the famous flamingos.
Walvis Bay is located on the Atlantic coast. Affected by the unique Benguela cold current in the Atlantic, there is often cold and humid fog in the early morning. The Atlantic current also brings abundant food, so thousands of flamingos are there all year round. It lives in the lagoon, which is the beach in front of Chen Chen.
The hotel where Chen Chen stayed was called Flamingo Villas Boutique Hotel, the full name is Flamingo Villas Boutique Hotel, and in English, Flamenco also means flamingo.
On the banks of the lagoon, there are several luxurious hotels and countless European-style mansions built around the lake. In this barren land of Africa, it can be said to be a paradise where every inch of land is valuable.
It is said that international movie stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave birth to their first child here.
Chen Chen withdrew his gaze and looked at the road at his feet.
Under the early morning mist, a white girl was wearing headphones and jogging along the lakeside path; several white children were laughing and laughing on bicycles in the distance.
In addition, some white people who also built their houses by the lake sat on their green lawns and quietly enjoyed the fresh morning breath.
Although all this seems very ordinary, and Europe is full of such small town scenery, only Chen Chen understands that being able to carve out such a paradise in Africa, which is extremely short of water and electricity, consumes resources that are not those in small towns in Europe. Comparable.
No wonder this place is called a wealthy area.
Shaking his head, Chen Chen closed the curtains again and sent a message to Qian Wenhuan.
After a while, there was a knock on the door of the suite.
Chen Chen walked over and opened the door, only to see Qian Wenhuan pushing a dining cart in, followed by several people, "Boss, I saw the waiter preparing to deliver the food, so I brought it in."
"Thank you, everyone, please sit down." Chen Chen pointed to the sofa behind him and said to everyone.
After these people sat down, Chen Chen looked at them one by one.
In addition to Qian Wenhuan, there are also Anthony who is responsible for commercial negotiations, Jennifer, the legal consultant, and Zhou Jing and Wang Liang who are responsible for the site selection of the nuclear power plant.
Among them, Anthony and Jennifer are both Swiss, while Zhou Jing and Wang Liang are geological professionals that Chen Chen asked Xia Yin to find in China.
In fact, several people were originally going to pick them up at the airport last night, but Chen Chen refused.
"Has everyone eaten?" Chen Chen pushed the dining cart to the dining table nearby and asked everyone.
"We have already eaten before we came here." Qian Wenhuan replied quickly, and everyone nodded.
"Okay." Chen Chen brought the food from the dining car to the dining table one by one and said with a smile, "It seems that you are living a good life here. Wen Huan seems to have gained weight again."
"Boss, you really don't blame me!"
Qian Wenhuan was shocked and quickly explained, "As you saw last night, the Namibian officials are so enthusiastic. They follow us every day. Even when we go out for exploration, we are followed by campers and ambulances all day long. I just want to lose weight." Don’t come down.”
"Yes, for more than a month and almost two months, we have hardly spent half a dime. It is all supported by the Namibian official, but we have definitely not been lazy."
Wang Liang on the side gave him timely help, which immediately attracted Qian Wenhuan's grateful eyes.
"I'm just joking, just keep it in check."
Chen Chen waved his hand, forked a piece of salad with a knife and fork and stuffed it into his mouth, "So, how was the result during this period?"
"Boss, we have temporarily selected two locations for building nuclear power plants."
Qian Wenhuan quickly took out a map and spread it out on the coffee table. "Namibia's uranium mines are mainly related to the Damara orogenic belt. They are concentrated in the Namib Desert on the Atlantic coast of Erongo Province. The Hushan uranium mines are closely related to the Luo All the oxinium ores are also in this area—"
Qian Wenhuan pointed to a small point in the far west of Namibia, "We are now on the Atlantic coast of Erongo Province. If we build a nuclear power plant, it is best to choose a coastal location. After all, nuclear power plants require a large amount of cooling water, which is not needed in the interior of Namibia. Come to think of it, their fresh water system can’t even supply it to themselves.”
"In fact, it is possible to build inland, just build cooling towers." Zhou Jing, who was in charge of site selection, added.
"That's definitely not possible," Qian Wenhuan quickly shook his head. "It's too unnecessary. Besides, if an accident like the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant occurs, a large amount of cooling water will be needed."
Qian Wenhuan continued to explain to Chen Chen, "So, we all agree that building it on the coast ten kilometers north of Swakopmund is a pretty good choice."
Seeing Chen Chen's confused look, Qian Wenhuan continued to explain, "Swakopmund is a city less than 30 kilometers north of Walvis Bay. It is the fourth largest city in Namibia and is more prosperous than Walvis Bay. .”
“Because of the existence of the Hushan uranium mine, after the launch of the Hushan uranium mine project of China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation eight years ago, investments were made in building roads, laying water pipelines, and upgrading power facilities to improve the infrastructure of the city of Swakopmund. With the huge improvement, if we build there, both the cost of material transportation and the cost of nuclear fuel transportation can be reduced a lot."
"Would Namibia agree to this location?"
Chen Chen took a look and saw that the location Qian Wenhuan was pointing to was marked with the words "West Coast National Tourism and Entertainment Area".
"The main thing is that there is really no good choice."
Qian Wenhuan scratched his head, "To be honest, according to the construction standards of nuclear power plants, it is best to be surrounded by mountains on three sides and water on one side. In the event of an accident, the mountains can block part of the radioactive fallout. But Namibia does not have such a geographical location at all, but it is far away This can be done in residential areas, after all, the population density here is too low."
"Then there is another position?" Chen Chen thought for a while and asked again.
"There is another location, which is not to the north of Walvis Bay, but to the south of Walvis Bay."
Qian Wenhuan pointed downward, "Similarly, railway is the cheapest mode of transportation. We can't be too far away from the railway, otherwise the cost will rise sharply, so the southern coastal area of Walvis Bay Port is also acceptable."
Chen Chen looked at it and saw a long string of words marked "Namib Naukluft Hunting Park" on the map.
"It's really nice here, but..."
Legal consultant Jennifer hesitated, "Building a nuclear power plant requires permission from the Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Protection of Namibia. However, Namibia has written environmental protection into its constitution. It is difficult to apply for these two positions."
"That's not something we need to think about anymore."
Chen Chen drank a large bottle of milk, wiped his mouth and said, "The second one will be built here, ten kilometers south of Walvis Bay."
"Uh, what about the official side..." Qian Wenhuan said in surprise.
"Since it can be written into the constitution, it can be removed again." Chen Chen sneered, "Namibia is not the only country in Africa."