Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1012 - 549: The Second Base is Completed_3

Chapter 1012: Chapter 549: The Second Base is Completed_3

"In the past, there was no electricity in the tribe, so this type of car couldn’t be used. Now with electricity, these tricycles are usable and very convenient."

He had given Elder Hassan ten tricycles, and the other tribes did not miss out either, receiving three each.

The tribal residents quickly grew fond of this new and easy-to-operate plaything.

If it weren’t for the inconvenience of the roads, I am afraid these cars would have been driven up the mountains!

"I will contact someone about the road construction as soon as possible." Sean Knight thought of the Xinjiang Construction Company Overseas Branch that was doing island construction work and promised, "They will send people over soon."

Since the elders had already delivered the supplies for the advance payment and the matter was of great importance, Sean Knight didn’t make a phone call but took a C-130J piloted by Charles Young back to Urumqi.

Seeing how excited Charles Young was flying the plane, Sean Knight knew that it was almost impossible to get this guy back in a Boeing.

Luckily, Charles Young had already put together a flight crew with his old comrades in arms, and that crew was now pulling tourists to the Big Island.

After landing in Urumqi, Sean Knight first went to see his brother, Oscar Knight, then got in touch with Craig Davis.

In a private room of a dining hall in Urumqi, Craig Davis met with Sean Knight.

"Mr. Knight, you’ve gotten quite tanned recently!" Craig Davis reached out with both hands to shake Sean Knight’s, "I hear you’ve been in Afghanistan recently?"

"Yes," Sean Knight said with a smile, "I was helping a friend out, took a look around, found that there are a lot of good things there, and then picked up an American base, so I stayed for a while."

The two chatted about past events, quickly finding back their familiar rapport.

"Craig," Sean Knight said, holding a wine glass, "I’ve taken on some construction work in Afghanistan, and I need your help—road building."

"Road building?" Craig Davis asked, "What kind of road? How long?"

"Not even 100 kilometers. Asphalt road, the double-lane type." Sean Knight spoke frankly.

"That’s... not a big project." Craig Davis smiled, "But no problem, I’ll get in touch with one of our engineering teams to go over there as soon as possible. However, regarding security..."

The project indeed wasn’t big, not even as long as the roads Sean Knight had on the island.

"This is just the initial construction." Sean Knight, of course, understood Craig Davis’s thoughts and continued, smiling:

"Currently, I’m basically the agent for several tribes over there. Right now, it’s roads, and later infrastructure and such, I can basically have a say in it all..."

Upon hearing this, Craig Davis felt differently!

After all, there are tons of construction companies in the domestic market now, and the competition is fierce.

The reason he had reached his current position was largely due to the merits he’d made in the Big Island Construction for Sean Knight.

If he could expand the business overseas, not to mention the profit, just the influence alone would be a great harvest!

Initially, Craig Davis thought that a 100-kilometer road—well, an engineering team could fix it up as a favor for Sean Knight.

But now it seemed, Sean Knight was presenting him with a great gift!

"Mr. Knight, I got it wrong!" Craig Davis said earnestly with his wine glass, apologizing, "Look at this mess... come on, let’s talk about this in detail, I’ll definitely go all out!"

Although Craig Davis was no longer in charge of the overseas branch, having reached a certain level, the overseas business was part of his jurisdiction.

And in the overseas branch’s business, after the completion of the Big Island construction, there hadn’t been much expansion, which had caused different views within the Corporate Group.

Now Sean Knight could provide a channel for expansion, and unlike the Big Island, this was adjacent to Xinjiang, a globally recognized strategic location!

Craig Davis’s mind worked quickly.

If previously, the construction on the Big Island purely established an overseas company from an economic perspective and expanded business, then achieving results in Afghanistan now would not only be an economic accomplishment!

Craig Davis was both ashamed and regretful of his earlier negligence and smugness—Sean Knight was bringing him performance benefits!

He had actually thought he was repaying a favor to Sean Knight!

How embarrassing!

"Mr. Knight, I’m really sorry!" Craig Davis, having dealt with Sean Knight before, knew that the most important thing now was to be forthright. He drained three glasses in a row as an apology and then couldn’t wait to ask for details.

The price, of course, didn’t need to be mentioned, as such matters required detailed discussion, but that was no longer important.

What was important was that he could be sure that Sean Knight was completely in charge of this matter. Sean Knight could choose him, or any other company at will—there were plenty of companies in Xinjiang that were capable and extremely eager to undertake such work.

After all, the market is only so big, the domestic scene is too competitive, but expanding overseas is much easier.

Moreover, the technology for asphalt roads is not sophisticated, and everyone knows that Afghanistan, after decades of war, is in dire need of reconstruction.

If he could secure this business and build good relationships, wouldn’t similar projects keep coming in the future?

Craig Davis determined that he had to maintain a good relationship with Sean Knight and definitely couldn’t let this Godfather get angry!

The rest was easier to manage. Craig Davis, thumping his chest, assured that the first batch of engineers could depart within one week!

This was completely worthwhile to bring up at the Corporate Group board meeting for discussion!

The Group CEO would surely be happy to hear such news.

And Sean Knight was also very satisfied—this meant that the blueprint for his second base was set, and it was slowly unfolding!

Although it was a bit poorer here, and every aspect was immature, wasn’t this, frankly speaking, a bit better than the Big Island was initially?

Sean Knight believed that as the cooperation deepened, the exploitation of mineral resources near the base would probably end up in his hands as well.

The benefits would definitely not be small!