Chapter 964 Tradition
In fact, it is a bit too much. Perhaps in order to avoid suspicion, Wu Mengxi specially invited a Western restaurant chef from Phuket. When the Ukrainian doctor came with him, he also recruited an official chef from Kiev. Therefore, the dishes in the "newlife" restaurant are quite European-style. Even the common barbecue and green onion flavors are rare, such as cream shrimp balls, black pepper fish steak, butter cheese baked geoduck, etc., all of which are classic Western dishes with Shanghai food, making Eastern Europeans excited.
The seven elders sat at the round table, and they were very boring. They tasted the exquisite dishes in the middle and asked Ah Nu to bring a few bowls of warm water, rinse the delicious dishes in it and then eat them. Buck finally ordered the kitchen to cook the white water dishes for these people, and took out some snacks and fruits that Mou Chenfei bought in Yuelan on the table. The men on the island were a little interested, but they were not used to sitting at the table seriously, so they made Ah Nu run around and move a stack of straw mats on the wooden boards under the eaves of the restaurant and sit in a circle before they started talking.
In the past six months, he often took two children, and Buck didn't even smoke much, so he took out a plate of cigars that Wu Mengxi had prepared for a long time to share with the elders. These people were also a little curious. After a while, Eto spoke: "Thank you."
This is obvious.
For such hidden beauty development, most investors adopt the model of a hotel in Malaysia, and build a high-end place by themselves. The local people's livelihood has nothing to do with them. Most of the hotel employees have been trained professionally. At most, locals can only do some crude benzene work to clean garbage transfer. Such investment has not changed the slightest, but instead causes tourists to destroy the ecological environment and living space here.
But Wu Mengxi's attitude is different. He recruits almost a large number of local employees for training, and the construction site is constantly using local labor, and the result of gradually driving other merchants out is that there is not much commercial competition here, and many businesses are left to the locals to do it themselves. Fishermen who originally had only one road to choose to transform into construction workers and hotel and restaurant service providers. Helicopter transportation also makes Wanda Town's supplies more abundant than before. From the eyes of these religious elders, the overall situation is improving. Although this benign change depends on the nature of Wu Mengxi, the operator, at least the fishermen feel good now and praise the temples of the Omo religion, because Wu Mengxi attributes all the credit to the temples.
Unlike mountain people like Chuck and others, they live in a corner and do not make the mountain people ignorant, honest and honest. Instead, they have become cunning in the process of communicating with the outside world. The fishermen are still relatively simple. Now they are worried about Buck: "Now... I haven't seen any guests. Your wife has driven away those tourists who are unwilling to spend money. Now the construction of the three islands is constantly progressing and they are spending money. Can you persist?"
Buck shook his head calmly: "It is a basic requirement to ensure that the beauty of this sea island is not destroyed. It is built first to welcome rich but small tourists. In the future, visitors in the town will have to limit the number of visitors. The overall expenses can support the surrounding fishermen. It is enough to bear these expenses... This time I brought a gift, I don't know if you like it." Before opening my backpack, Lin Dong brought a white skull statue that Lin Dong brought was taken out from a bag and held in his hands.
The elders who were still holding cigarettes in their mouths rushed to take them over, and after a moment of examination, they were surprised: "The statue of God?!" Finally, they handed them to the oldest, Eto's father, rubbed them like a treasure, and nodded with certainty: "Yes! It's the holy skull! But why did it turn white?"
The copy by Fang Lingying himself was made of jade skulls as a blueprint, and with various modern measurement techniques, it was basically the same as the finished product in about a week. The advanced grinding tools can ensure that the finished product is as smooth as the holy object that has been worshipped and touched for hundreds of years. However, Fang Lingying originally wanted to find some high-end products, but Buck designated to use the common white marble in the Academy of Fine Arts. The main reason is that the material is very suitable for the softness and hardness. Fang Lingying does not hurt her hands when she makes it. However, the white marble that can be seen everywhere in the sculpture factory is not a valuable thing. It is estimated that it will cost a thousand yuan.
Buck also explained earnestly: "I spent a lot of money to invest in this area, and my Eastern European partners also spent a lot of money. The political situation in Eastern Europe has been unstable recently, so I don't have that much money to buy the green holy skull. I can only ask someone to find this imitated white holy skull first and send it back to you quickly." This is the result of Ye Mingjing and Wu Mengxi's discussion. You must never return the holy objects. As long as the things are still in your own hands, you can maintain the relationship well.
The elders clenched their fists and saluted. Thank you very much. In fact, this gesture shows the shadow of China holding its fists, but the resistance to China here is not small. It may be similar to what Yue Lan felt. Everyone will feel a little scared to that increasingly powerful giant neighbor.
With this thing as a base, the atmosphere of communication was very good. The old elder held the holy skull between his legs with his hands, sat cross-legged between his legs, and looked down from time to time. Others often turned around and looked at it. The white marble was still good, at least the white and flawless look was more in line with religious hobbies than jade. Eto said it only three words of thanks at one time. This time he sincerely thought that Buck, a foreigner, was good: "The helicopter has helped us rescue many fishermen, and the hospital is basically serving the fishermen. Thank you very much."
Buck had ulterior motives: "The next thing should be to build a school."
Eto wondered: "There are government schools in the town? But there are very few students who can accommodate teaching, and many fishermen can't afford to go to school. We are just about to talk to you about whether we can help with the expansion."
Buck spread his hands: "This is fine, but this school should be opened in a temple. It is a teaching of the Omo teaching since childhood. It teaches children to read and recognize words. It is the Omo teaching, so that they will believe in the Omo teaching for generations!"
The elders were suddenly moved: "Yes, yes! This way, all the fishermen can follow us!"
The old man still needs to see through the worldly ways: "Then what are the benefits of you? Why do you help us like this?"
Bucktal was very absent: "Only when the Omo Church is stable in this area, our business investment can only be discussed with you. Should we all satisfy the fishermen or the corrupt government one by one?"
The elders actually applauded.
Eto had no doubts: "When the project started, I was worried about the environment. Now I really looked over-thinking. The only remaining problem now is how to protect the safety of this area."
Buck is still familiar with this kind of business: "In fact, I suggest not to oppose the conflicts and try to ease the relationship as much as possible, but I can't tolerate the fundamental prayer groups in Mindanao. Only by fighting them so that they dare not come to invade can we ensure the safety of our homes."
The elders sighed: "The Medan Islands are much bigger than our Busanga Island. Now there are many more Islamists in the eastern islands than us Omos... It's a pity that the government drove us out of all the good situations in Luzon and drove us to such a corner!" When they talked about this, they were filled with righteous indignation.
Buck also had to comfort this emotion: "Tomorrow, if the elders have time tomorrow, go to the construction island with me to check it out. We should try our best to make these island hotels a profit point in the future and become bunkers around Busanga Island. Armed the Self-Defense Forces and prevent pagans. Only by developing this area can we have the strength to talk about the future."
Chapter completed!