RBCT Chapter 755 Sharp Questions
Chapter 755 Sharp Questions
Bashir smiled, "The rent is all desert, part of the Sahara Desert. That area is no man's land. Even birds can't fly there. There are no mineral deposits in the ground. It is not valuable in the first place. So this lease The price is very fair.”
Martin: "But the Yellow Oasis Company claims that they can turn deserts into farmland and grow a large number of crops on them, so that these lands can create huge profits. Do you believe this statement?"
Bashir nodded without hesitation, "I believe it, I have seen it with my own eyes."
Martin: "Have you seen it with your own eyes?"
Bashir: "Yellow Oasis Company first came to rent a 500-acre desert experimental field. The place was chosen by my mother. My mother is seventy years old and has lived there since she was a child. She is familiar with every sand dune as if she were familiar with the palm of her own hand. She swore to me that no one could grow crops in that kind of place, and I said that I didn’t think it was possible either, because there were only ghosts besides snakes in that kind of place.”
Bashir: "But a month later, my mother and I took a plane to see it again. We could see a beautiful and spectacular green from a very far away, and rows of vegetables had grown. The sight was very touching and a complete miracle. , my mother and I both shed tears. So Chenghuang Oasis Company really has this ability, they can grow vegetables and food in the desert."
Martin: "In this way, the desert is no longer a worthless desert, but a farmland that can steadily earn profits. Considering this, if you only charge a few dollars per acre in rent per year, is it still cheap?" Selling land?”
Bashir: "I want to correct you. Money is only part of the rent. In addition to money, the contract also requires that 5% of the crops in the farmland be handed over to us, and the other 15% of the crops must be sold to us first at market prices. , if we don’t buy it, we can sell it overseas.”
Martin: "It sounds like the crops are just a supplement to the money."
Bashir: "Wrong, on the contrary, money is a supplement to crops. My initial proposal was to use all crops as land rent, but Chenghuang Oasis Company disagreed and proposed to use part of the money and part of the crops. We discussed it. ratio, and finally came up with a figure that both sides were happy with.”
Martin: "But in international trade, money is the most popular. Items like crops that are prone to deterioration, rot and shrinkage should only be used to pay for money when absolutely necessary. Why don't you choose money?"
Bashir: "Of course money is good, but what we lack most is food. More than five million of our people are severely malnourished. Two years ago, I went to a relative's house and there were six people lying in his house who were about to starve to death. My child, I went to his house again last month, and three of the six children had starved to death, leaving only three left.”
Bashir: "This is our current situation. There is no food, and people starve to death every day. I have to find a way to feed everyone as soon as possible, so I need grains and vegetables. The more the better, especially grains and vegetables that are stably produced locally. It can best alleviate the urgent needs.”
Martin: "Why not choose to get money and order from the international grain market? After all, the market has more free choices."
Bashir smiled: "Your question is a bit stupid. Since there are fresh grains and vegetables locally, why should we spend an extra fee to buy some stale grains and vegetables from thousands of miles away? Not to mention the cargo ship on the way. , and may be blocked by your warships."
Martin spread his hands innocently and joked, "I'm just a TV reporter. I don't have a warship. If I have money to buy a warship, I will definitely help escort your cargo."
Both men smiled tacitly and the interview continued.
Martin: "You said that you are in urgent need of food, but from the leased farmland, you can only get at most 20% of the food, and the remaining 80% is transported overseas. Is this disparity reasonable? Maybe you can request Why don't you ask for a higher proportion, such as 40% or 60% of the food to be left? Does this constitute a loss of food in your country?"
Bashir continued to laugh, "Loss? Where is the churn? This is a numbers game."
Martin: "Numbers game? No, I'm sincere. You just said that 5% of the food will be handed over, and 15% of the food will be purchased by you first, which adds up to 20%. Since you are a country that lacks food, how about you?" The self-proclaimed liberator of his hometown should at least keep most of the food in the country, but now it is just the opposite."
Bashir shook his head and the smile disappeared from his face, "I hope our conversation will not have too many traps of changing concepts. I know your Western media's rhetoric all too well. Let me explain it to you."
Martin nodded calmly.
Bashir said, "I have said before that all the land being leased is desert and uninhabited places. What was the original local food production? It was 0!"
"Now that Huang Oasis Company is here, it produces 100% of the grain, leaving 20% for us. For us, the total amount of grain has increased. We originally had no harvest, but now we can get some grain."
"So, our situation is an increase from 0% to 20%, rather than gaining 20% and losing 80% as you said. Do you understand what I mean? Originally, there was not a grain of food."
Martin nodded, "I understand what you mean. You are saying that it is worthwhile to sell some land cheaply in exchange for food. Even if most of the food produced by these lands goes overseas and only a small part remains where it is, it will still be better than before. Isn’t it better not to have a grain of grain?”
Bashir smiled contemptuously and raised a finger, "I need to correct your wording again. This is not a land sale at a low price, it is just leasing land and agricultural cooperation."
"Land is a priceless treasure, and human life is also a priceless treasure. If Huang Oasis Company has the ability to grow food in the desert, it can save many additional lives on the verge of starvation."
"The estimated number is three million people. The food delivered by Chenghuang Oasis can feed at least three million more of us. We are grateful to Chenghuang Oasis for their cooperation. It is a win-win situation. No one suffers and both parties gain. "
Martin nodded, "You're right. Although Huang Oasis took away most of the profits, you also got profits that you didn't have originally."
Bashir smiled helplessly, "You can stick to your wording, but please keep this interview intact and publish it to the media in its entirety. Especially don't cut out a single word of what I said."
"Please rest assured that this interview will be uploaded completely from beginning to end. We have communicated this in advance and I will not break my promise!" Martin quickly promised, "I will ask you another question. This question may be more pointed. You can choose No answer, but according to your request just now, the entire process will be uploaded in a video."
"I am a soldier. I am not afraid of sharp questions. I like to be straightforward." Bashir's eyes flashed sharply. "Sharp questions will receive sharp answers from me. Please be prepared!"