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Chapter 1557 The program group encounters obstacles

After Ye Ling changed her clothes, she appeared in front of the caravan leader again. The caravan leader suddenly became petrified. It was hard for him to believe that Ye Ling was the originally thin and black-yellow Eastern "man" who looked thin and black.

Ye Ling put a stack of Kanbutu Rupees prepared in advance in front of the caravan leader, and said in English with a smile: "This money is the final payment I give you."

The caravan leader showed a look of greed in his eyes. He put the money in his hand and counted it, and smiled embarrassedly: "It's twice as much as you promised me."

Ye Ling waved his hand and smiled easily, "The extra money is a reward for you. If it weren't for your help, I wouldn't have seen the person I wanted to meet so easily."

The leader of the caravan was a little fascinated by Ye Ling's charming smile. He didn't expect that the Chinese women were so charming and affectionate, and that his wife at home could not compare with Ye Ling at all. If she had followed the caravan in her current dress, no matter how much money she paid, it would be difficult for her to ensure that her partners would not do anything.

The caravan leader finally came back to his senses and smiled and said, "Thank you for your approval. If you need my help in the future, please contact me at any time."

Ye Ling nodded and smiled and said, "Okay, if I need it, I will definitely contact you." She was thinking in her heart, if it weren't for Su Tao, how could she be so crazy? Even if such a crazy thing would happen in this life, it wouldn't be here anymore.

In fact, along the way with the caravan, she faced collapse several times. Not only did she have to face the harsh environment, but as a woman, she had to conceal her gender and fight wits and courage.

The caravan leader returned to his camp, his subordinates leaned into his ear and whispered: "The tribe chief has been waiting for you for a long time."

The caravan leader nodded seriously, then walked into the tent with a smile on his face, and said in the local dialect: "Chief Amuheng, I'm sorry, I've made you wait for a long time."

The old chief bowed to the caravan leader and curiously said, "Dear Mr. Esmond, I wonder what instructions do you have?"

The caravan leader Esmond sighed softly and said, "Chief Amuheng, I'm here to inform you. For a long time in the future, we may not be able to come to your tribe to trade."

Chief Amuheng stared wide and said in surprise: "Why? We have been working together for so many years. If you don't come again, won't we get some essentials?"

Esmond sighed: "Although we did not lose money this time, as far as we know, you have obtained a lot of supplies from these Chinese people and do not need us in a short period of time. You should know that your tribe is the farthest place in the caravan, and we need to spend a lot of manpower and energy to reach you. In fact, we can't make much money when we go to your tribe. We have always done this loss-making business because of our friendship with you."

Chief Amuheng reacted quickly. He realized what Esmond meant and decided to stop trading with his tribe. Chief Amuheng said in a deep voice: "Our transactions are mutually beneficial. Although the location is relatively remote, the various specialties we provide can bring you rich profits. Please do not change, we have a good cooperative relationship."

Esmond sighed leisurely, "I have no doubts about our friendship, but I am a businessman and cannot do business at a loss. You have a relationship with these Chinese people. I am worried that because they appear, I will never be able to make a profit again, so it is better to notify you in advance that our cooperation will end here."

Chief Amuheng said anxiously: "Please don't think so. These Chinese people are just passers-by. After leaving, we still need a caravan to provide necessities for the tribe. I can assure you this."

Esmond's expression was much more relaxed, and he said, "Well, I want to see some substantial actions to prove that you are drawing a clear line with this group of Chinese people."

Chief Amuheng gritted his teeth and said, "If you need us to do, please explain."

Esmond showed a relaxed smile on his lips, and he leaned into Chief Amuheng's ear and whispered a few words. Chief Amuheng's face became embarrassing at first, and then became determined, "Okay, I will do it according to your wishes. As for our trade, we have to continue."

Although Esmond is not a gentleman, Amuheng knew that his tribe could not live without him. Now he used the excuse of interrupting trade, and he had no choice but to agree and had no choice.

After Chief Amuheng left, a subordinate got into the tent and saw Esmond drinking tea leisurely and curiously: "Boss, why do we disrupt the relationship between the tribe and those Chinese?"

Esmond put down the teacup, a sneer appeared in his eyes, and said, "Do you think these Chinese people will bring any changes to the tribe?"

The subordinate nodded and said, "They gave a lot of things to the natives. I guess when they left, equipment such as generators and rice cookers would be left to them, because the cost of taking them away is greater than the cost of purchasing. When the tribe has electricity, their lives will change drastically."

Esmond nodded heavily and said, "That's right. These Chinese people will destroy our business. We can make money now because the indigenous people of the tribe know nothing about the outside world, but the arrival of these Chinese people will change all this. If the Chinese people communicate closely with this group of indigenous people and change their horizons and ideas, can our current method of bartering and making huge profits still have an effect?"

The subordinates showed a confused look, and it was obvious that the IQ was still very different from his leader.

Esmond rolled his eyes at the bull playing the piano, sighed inwardly, and concluded: "In short, we want to cut off the connection between these primitive tribes and the outside world. The more ignorant and closed they are, the more beneficial it will be for us to make money."

For example, for a pill to treat colds and fever, Esmond can change to an antelope skin, but if the primitive tribe has contact with the outside world, how can he do such a profitable business?

The caravan formed by Esmond takes advantage of information asymmetry. Now that the Huaxia program team came to the tribe, it will affect this asymmetry, which Esmond doesn't want to see.

Esmond is a very smart person. He knows the reason why a spark can start a prairie fire. If this group of Chinese people influence this tribe, they will definitely slowly affect other tribes. Once the situation has come, he may have to end his caravan work for almost 30 years.

Esmond cannot blame him for destroying the bridge across the river. These Chinese people can be considered as cutting off their wealth. They must find ways to change the unknown risks.

Esmond's plan is not complicated. He used intimidation to let the chief know the consequences of continuing to cooperate with this group of Chinese people and would stop coming to this tribe for trade.

Although tribes can be self-sufficient in life, they will definitely fall into poverty without caravan supply in the long run. There are many tribes in Khenbuto, and there are often tribes fighting among tribes. When one tribe falls behind, it will sooner or later be annexed by other tribes. Women are fine, men will definitely be ruthlessly killed.

Esmond believes that Chief Amuheng will carefully consider his "requirements".

...

When Su Tao went to the tribe to treat the local indigenous children, Chen Xiao found Zhao Fan and showed an anxious look on his face.

Zhao Fan knew that something great must have happened, so he quickly got into the car with Chen Xiao. Chen Xiao is the producer of the program and is one level higher than Zhao Fan. Chen Xiao is responsible for the program's funding and connection resources. As for which director to choose, Chen Xiao is the final say.

If the program team is compared to a company, Chen Xiao is the chairman and Zhao Fan is the CEO. Therefore, although Zhao Fan is arrogant and arrogant, and looks down on anyone, he still respects Chen Xiao enough. They have done many programs together, including many popular fine products.

"Sister Xiao, what's wrong?" Zhao Fan was two years older than Chen Xiao, but like everyone in the program team, they like to call her "Sister Xiao".

Chen Xiao shook his head and sighed: "The progress of the filming may be delayed. The guide just communicated with us. The local natives were willing to arrange two people to take us into the grassland, but now they will not provide personnel assistance."

Zhao Fan frowned and said in confusion: "How could he start the price on the ground?"

Chen Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that you are raising the price, but that there is no room for negotiation. The reason I learned from the guide is that the caravans are sowed by the local indigenous people, which has led to the hostility of these indigenous people towards us."

Zhao Fan said angrily: "We are good at that group of merchants, and we even bought goods for them and gave them to the indigenous people. Isn't this a story between the farmers and the snake?"

Zhao Fan felt the seriousness of the matter. If there were no local indigenous people leading the team to the East African prairie, not to mention the smooth shooting of the program, it would be unknown if he could survive.

Chen Xiao explained patiently: "I also analyzed this and studied the caravan's intention to do so. When we came to this tribe this time, it was equivalent to cutting off the caravan's financial resources. We brought so many items to the local natives, which was enough for them to live for half a year, and the quality of the product was different from what those caravans provided. Although the indigenous people of the tribe had never seen the world, they were not fools. In the future, the caravan would still want to make money easily like before, which was too difficult. Moreover, the caravan was worried that we would be too close to the tribe."

Zhao Fan swung his fist hard and said depressedly: "I didn't expect those businessmen to be so cunning."
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