Something Good: The Mercury Factor Page #2

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Did you wire the money? Yeah, good.

OK.

Just everything in cash.

No, transfer goes directly

from Russia to Korea.

And I want you to

channel it back to Singapore.

The new cargo is going to

leave Odessa next week.

They know the bank.

Yes, they know the account.

Dressed already?

You work by nights... I work by day.

I don't remember your name.

I never gave it to you. There's some

Kosher breakfast in the other room if you want it.

If you don't like it,

just call room service. OK?

Kosher.. I didn't realize that..

you were Jewish.

I'm not.

But I feel safer having a rabbi

checking my food.

Should be $5000, hope that's OK.

The rest of the world calls it 2001.

Historical Chinese calendar

refers to it as the year 4639.

Whatever it's called, that year

changed the world.

And not because of the collapse

of the twin towers..

The world changed because

China entered the global market,

and is today, its leader.

Old barriers collapsed that year:

duties and taxes on Chinese products.

But new ones have been erected,

those on food, health,

environmental safety.. Set up to

slow down the development of this country.

Barriers that we found ways to bypass.

Take the "Made in Italy" label, for example.

One of the most prestigious

we have, and salable.

Cold cuts, cheeses, oils,

pasta, wine.

Four-fifths of the world's foods,

that boast that fake brand, are ours.

A volume of business worth tens

of millions of dollars, every year.

But that's the past.

The future is Africa.

Africa! Yeah! Africa!

America and Europe have preyed on

that continent for centuries...

And now, now it's our turn!

Africa is the biggest producer

of babies in the world.

And babies need one thing

in particular:

milk.

There are less controls in Africa.

Powdered milk is distributed by

non-governmental organizations

that worry more about

quantity than quality.

Now, if an alternative is

to die of starvation,

then adulterated milk

beats.. having.. nothing.

That's why I call it,

the "White Africa Operation".

Thank you.

Mister Lao. Did you enjoy?

What about India's KRDB Group?

It will be hard to try to

better their powdered milk.

Could be a hard, both

industrial and commercial battle,

but the profits to be made are enormous.

You remind me of myself

many years ago, Mister Mercury:

ambitious and merciless.

I hope to continue

following in your footsteps, Mr. Lao.

To everything there is a season,

Mister Mercury.

Matteo?

Interesting report.

You have just one defect.

I'm not Chinese.

Mister Lao did a good job.

It's time to change.

If the White Africa Operation is

successful, you will take his place.

The sky's the limit.

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