After a night's rest, Lin Feng met Mandela the next day with Wang Meng's introduction.
Originally, Wang Meng didn't expect it to be so smooth. He didn't expect to call Mandela's personal assistant and tell him Lin Feng wanted to visit Mr. Mandela. He didn't expect to be summoned immediately, which was beyond Wang Meng's expectation. But on second thought, in such a poor place as Africa, as the father of South Africa, Lin Feng, the richest man in the world, should be very popular.
Accompanied by Wang Meng and others, Lin Feng met the 86 year old father of South Africa at Mandela's house in Cape Town.
"Mr. Lin, welcome, welcome!" Although Mandela's body is a little old, his spirit is very hale and hearty, and his voice is particularly loud.
"Mr. Mandela, I hope you will forgive me for coming here so rashly." Lin Feng shook hands with the African father and helped him sit down.
"Ha ha, if Mr. Lin takes the liberty to do so several times, it's OK. I'm quite welcome!" Mandela laughed, and then ordered people to serve the South African specialty - luyibaos tea.
This luyibaos tea is a specialty of South Africa. Rich in minerals, very healthy. It does not contain pigments, preservatives and caffeine, tannic acid content is very low, also does not contain oxalic acid, so for people prone to kidney stones, it is a very good drink.
After the servant brought the tea, Lin Feng and Mandela chatted casually.
"Mr. Lin, what's the matter with this trip to South Africa? Is it sightseeing or investment? " Mandela chatted casually, but it was obvious that the questions were not so casual.
Lin Feng smiles.
"Mr. Mandela, I know that you are the first South African head of state to visit China, and South Africa and China also have profound friendship." Lin fengxiao said.
Mandela smiles and nods. South Africa, including the whole of Africa, is very optimistic about China, a rising developing country. In particular, the Chinese people are very hospitable, and the Chinese government is also very helpful. It is often willing to lend interest free loans to many African countries, and even meet the debts of some poor African countries. How can such a friendly government not make friends during Mandela's administration! How can the relationship between the two countries be unfriendly!
"Mr. Mandela, so I'm here to help my South African friends and make the friendship between our two countries stronger." Lin Feng said with a smile.
Mandela was silent with a smile. Although Mandela is 86 years old this year, instead of having Alzheimer's disease, he is extremely wise and thorough. It is no exaggeration to say that the current president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, has to consult Mandela on many matters. So far, many people in China have called on Mandela to return to power and lead South Africa to a better tomorrow. If Mandela didn't want to maintain the authority of the South African constitution, so as to prevent a future president from succeeding as president for his own sake, I'm afraid Mandela will still be the president of South Africa.
In this case alone, Mandela means more to South Africa than Washington means to the United States. If it had not been for Washington's initiative to ask the constitution to restrict the rights and interests of the president, it would not have been as powerful as the United States is now. So is Mandela!
Lin Feng has been watching Mandela, the real legend. It has been more than ten minutes since he entered the door. Lin Feng's conclusion to Mandela is that it is hidden.
At least so far, except for the friendliness and enthusiasm he showed at the beginning, Mandela has been extremely indifferent to all the remarks made by Lin Feng, the world's richest man. Even if Lin Feng talks about his intention to invest in South Africa, Mandela has always been very indifferent.
Talk to this kind of person, or you will go around in circles, or you will only go around yourself in the end—— Lin Feng thought about it and made up his mind.
"Mr. Mandela, what do you think is the most important in the 21st century?" Asked Lin Feng.
Lin Feng has asked a lot of people about this question, and most of them talk about talents. But Mandela is different.
"Information! In today's pluralistic society, nothing is better than information! " Mandela said.
Lin Feng was slightly surprised. He did not expect that Mandela was the answer, but this is exactly the answer Lin Feng wanted to give Mandela. In the 21st century, talents are really important, but there is one thing more important than talents, that is information.
Without information, in today's society, you are like a frog at the bottom of a well. You will always just sit back and watch the sky, knowing that one day the well will dry up.
"So, Mr. Mandela, how do you think you should grasp the information?" Lin Feng asked again.
Mandela smiles.
"Mr. Lin, to be honest, I really have a good impression of you. First of all, you are the largest shareholder of Standard Bank of South Africa in China. Although I don't know what you are financing Standard Bank of South Africa for, thank you very much for your financing and making Standard Bank of South Africa a global multinational bank Mandela offered Lin Feng a cup of luyibaos tea.
"But that's not why I appreciate you the most. Do you know why I appreciate you most? " Mandela asked.
Lin Feng was stunned. This problem is a little difficult for Lin Feng. What I appreciate most is the wealth I have, the power I have, or the youth I am young enough—— Lin Feng's brain flashed many answers, but felt that these answers were not what Mandela thought. After thinking about it, Lin Feng shook his head honestly.
"Ha ha, what I appreciate most about you is that during the 2002 World Cup, you let Blatter resign because of the" goal gambling "incident." Mandela laughed when he said that.
But Lin Feng frowned. This has always been a secret. At the beginning, in order to punish South Korea and Blatter, who likes to control the game, Lin Feng made a special effort to make South Korea enter the finals for the first time, which eventually led to chaos in the world football world. After all, anyone can see that South Korea has been taken care of by the referee. From the group qualification, all the Games in South Korea are controversial. In the end, he even made it to the final, especially the final with obvious bias.
Therefore, in the end, Zheng mengzhun, President of the South Korean Football Association, was accused by thousands of people and resigned. The South Korean team also suffered global criticism and contempt. Blatter, as president of FIFA, also made such a big mistake, especially in the case of FIFA's thorough investigation of South Korean referees, finally found out the fact that Blatter directed the referees to favor South Korea, Japan and some teams. As a result, Blatter had no choice but to resign.
Lin Feng thought that he was doing something very covert. Unexpectedly, after many years, Mandela mentioned it again.
"Ha ha, Mr. Lin, don't panic. In fact, the senior officials of FIFA have already known about this matter. After all, the two referees are European referees, and finally submitted the white paper on the 2002 World Cup to FIFA, so there are so many people who know about it. But you don't have to be nervous. Although it's very wrong for you to do so, which undermines the fairness of the football match, it's undeniable that you have also made some contributions. At least, let Blatter off the stage! " Mandela burst out laughing.
Lin Fengwen shook his head when he heard the words. I didn't expect that the two European referees were really enough... Open and aboveboard, and this matter was finally reported. Of course, when they report to the higher authorities, they even involve themselves. It's really frustrating. Fortunately, the current president of FIFA, rufunan (former FIFA secretary general, who was beaten into the cold by Blatter because he openly opposed Blatter in 2002, but because Blatter stepped down, and some of his previous remarks against Blatter mentioned "black gold", he was unexpectedly supported by many members and became the president of FIFA), Otherwise, I will be in great trouble.
In the future, we must be more cautious. To talk about the threat strangled in the cradle—— Lin Feng said to himself.
But what makes Lin Feng wonder is that even if he accidentally leads Blatter to step down, does it have anything to do with Mandela?
Seeing Lin Feng's puzzled eyes, Mandela laughed. Whenever Blatter is mentioned, Mandela always laughs because he is so happy.
"Ha ha, Mr. Lin, you are not half an insider. I'll tell you directly. When he was running for the bid country of the 2006 World Cup, Blatter originally decided to support South Africa and Africa should host the world cup. Unexpectedly, in the election place, Germany suddenly came out, and Blatter's attitude suddenly changed, which caught Mandela by surprise. In the end, Mandela had to find his own way to seek support. It can be said that everyone knows the final result of the vote.
Germany won 12-11. However, the problem is that Oceania chose to abstain on that day. The day before, Oceania called Mandela and promised to vote for South Africa. Overnight, things took a turn for the worse. Something must have happened. Seeing the helpless look of Oceania on TV, people all over the world know what happened.
In the end, South Africa lost the election, and the host country of the 2006 World Cup became Germany. As a result, Mandela and Blatter became enemies. Mandela once vowed that wherever there is Blatter, there will never be Mandela. But no matter how obnoxious Blatter may be, South Africa's bid for the world cup is definitely good for Mandela. This will bring 150000 jobs and a huge $500 million income to South Africa.
But let Mandela ask Blatter again, Mandela is unwilling from the heart. Of course, if there is no way out, Mandela may have to ask Blatter. After all, he is the "father" of South Africa. For South Africa's sake, he is willing not to have this old face.
But at this time, the "referee door" incident broke out, Blatter resigned, which is undoubtedly the best news for Mandela. When he heard that Blatter was stepping down, Mandela drank three glasses of whisky. Mandela's mood can be imagined.
After listening to Mandela's words, Lin Feng suddenly realized. It seems that "later generations" legend that Mandela did not attend the 2010 World Cup opening ceremony was due to the accident of his granddaughter. Now it seems that it is more because Mandela does not want to attend the opening ceremony with Blatter. Because he thought Blatter was disgusting!
"So, Mr. Lin, you give me a very good impression. I hope you can come straight to the point and tell me what you want to do without destroying your good impression in my heart. " Mandela said with a smile.
Lin Feng thought about it and nodded. Since the other party threatened to get to the point, then I don't have to beat around the bush.
"Mr. Mandela, it is. In my opinion, compared with other continents, the worst thing in Africa is not high technology or economy, but education Lin Feng said seriously.
Mandela listened and nodded. It's true that Africa is poor, but it's not because of the war, not because of the economic foundation, but because of education. In today's modern society, the education level of more than 80% of Africans is extremely low. For example, in South Africa, about 60% of the jobs are occupied by foreigners. It's not that South Africa does not support or support them. It's because the education level of its people is low and their work skills are poor. Let alone compete with workers from other countries, they are not competent for some jobs. This makes it easier for the boss to hire local people.
This has directly led to a large number of unemployed people and an increasingly heavy burden of unemployment benefits in South Africa, resulting in the extreme poverty of people's lives in South Africa except for several metropolises, and finally the high crime rate in South Africa. South Africa is already the richest country in Africa, even in South Africa. The situation of other African countries can be imagined!
Mandela nodded heavily. He has long wanted to solve this problem. But it never worked out. To be honest, if we want to solve the problem of low education, we need to build schools, and build a large number of schools. Mandela has calculated that it will take at least ten years of South Africa's financial revenue for all people in South Africa to have access to education, given the weak educational facilities in South Africa. With 10 years of fiscal revenue to build education, Mandela is not so bold. Not even Mandela, not to mention the next president. After all, there are too many variables in this. A little carelessness will lead to a coup.
Of course, this is not the most important. Even if Mandela really has the courage to spend 10 years of South Africa's fiscal revenue to build educational facilities, so that all South Africans can receive education, then there is a fatal problem. tuition! Most South Africans can't afford to pay tuition or even live on it. This is another problem! A big problem!
Mandela can't solve it! South Africa cannot solve it, nor can the United Nations. Of course, it is not that the United Nations can not solve the problem, but that it can solve one South Africa, and more "South Africa" will emerge, and they will all ask for solutions at that time. That is the real trouble. What's more, after helping "South Africa" solve the education problem, how many years will South Africa need to repay this huge fund? Can he afford it? You know, it's very normal for a coup to take place in a country in Africa. What if the new government doesn't recognize the huge amount of money?
Even if the UN forces exterminate it, this huge amount of money will not come back. If we support a government that is obedient and willing to repay its debts, I am afraid it will be overthrown again soon. go round and begin again!
Therefore, the problem of education that plagues all African countries is a common problem faced by all African countries. No one can solve it! It can't be solved! But now, Lin Feng says it can be solved. Isn't that surprising!
"Mr. Lin, do you think it can be solved? How to solve it? " Mandela breathed for a meal. Lin Feng said it was amazing that he could solve this problem. If Lin Feng can really solve the problem, Mandela will definitely award Lin Feng "the most outstanding contribution award for education in South Africa". Of course, there is no such award in South Africa at present, but the absence of such an award does not mean that such an award cannot be set up, as long as Lin Feng can solve the education problems in South Africa.
Lin Feng smiles. It seems that people have weaknesses. Mandela's weakness is South Africa! As long as it helps South Africa, Mandela's attitude will immediately become enthusiastic, concerned, nervous and anxious, contrary to his previous calm!
Mandela looked at Lin Feng nervously without blinking.
Lin Feng also smiles in his heart, and finally takes the initiative back.
"Mr. Mandela, you said that information is the most important in the 21st century, and I agree with you very much. So, how to get information?" Asked Lin Feng.
"TV, newspaper, Internet..." Mandela said subconsciously. When he said that he was speechless, he understood what Lin Feng was saying.
"Mr. Lin, do you mean computer, distance education?" Asked Mandela.
Lin Feng smiles and nods. Indeed, distance education! Lin Feng came to South Africa this time to talk about distance education with Mandela! It's going to be a huge contract for second world. All along, the personal computer market in Africa has been ignored by Intel and the second world. Of course, the so-called neglect is not totally blind, it is just not enough attention. Because South Africa is so poor, the number of computers sold each year is really small. Therefore, sometimes the money from advertising may not be earned back. As a result, neither company attaches much importance to it.
But now, Lin Feng has to open up a sky in South Africa. First South Africa, then Africa as a whole. Lin Feng wants his company's personal computers to occupy the whole African market.
"Mr. Mandela, our company can provide a batch of computers at a very low price like your country, and provide free distance education software, and provide a batch of teachers to rush to various regions to teach relevant computer knowledge. What do you think, Mr. Mandela? " Lin Feng said with a smile.
Mandela's eyes moved.
"Mr. Lin, how low is the so-called low price computer?" Mandela said.
"99 dollars! Less than $100, you can have a computer that can handle office work, surf the Internet, and distance education! I don't know. What does Mr. Mandela think? " Lin Feng said with a smile.
Then, Lin Feng took out a document and handed it to Mandela, which described in detail the relevant issues of the transaction, as well as the responsibilities and obligations of both sides. Of course, Mandela does not have the right to sign. Even if he signs, it is useless. But in South Africa, as long as Mandela agrees, this contract is basically 80% signed.
Unexpectedly, Mandela shook his head after looking at it carefully for a long time( To be continued, if you want to know the future, please log in www.qidian.com , more chapters, support authors, support legitimate reading!)