There is no escape in life. Rush-Lagos-Lagos.

The plane left the runway and slowly climbed into space through the clouds. Lagos's elevated sea, small buildings with different heights, and red and green colored steel tile roofs gradually emerged in front of us, and the plane continued to crawl. Lagos, which is familiar and cordial, is gradually drifting away.

I came to Lagos again after four years, and I felt too much in my heart.

Lagos, with a population of 20 million, is the largest population city and the largest port city in Africa, and its economic activity index and development index are among the best in Africa. Lagos is to Nigeria what Shanghai is to China and new york is to the United States. It plays an important role in the whole country and Africa.

Lagos city connects six islands and a part of the surrounding mainland through a wide elevated railway bridge. The urban area extends to the east and west sides with Lagos Island as the center, and is connected with scenic EKO Island and Victoria Island in the east. Lagos is sunny all the year round, the coast is close to the lake, the water conservancy is exhausted, the sea breeze blows, and it is close to the equator, so it will not be extremely hot. Palm trees are swaying, coconut trees are swaying, trees are swaying, green water is boundless, fish gulls are soaring, and a water town scenery is called Venice, Africa.

This is a commercial battlefield full of smoke.

Businessmen from all over the world gather here. The Portuguese landed here for the first time in the15th century, and invaded the life of the aborigines. /kloc-In the 8th century, Lagos was ruled by Britain and became a British colony. Lagos has always been one of the busiest ports and trade centers in the world. If you want to be an African market, you must not bypass Lagos.

It is home to wealthy businessmen and the richest man in Africa, and it is also a place for poor citizens in neighboring small countries (Benin, Togo and Ghana) to make a living and pursue their dreams.

It is the most densely populated and busy city in the world, but its road conditions are the worst in the world. It's hard to see new buildings and roads here since the British left. Every day, there is either a traffic jam or a traffic jam. Generally, only one job can be completed in a day, and other time is spent on the road.

Most people here are quietly getting rich, and more people are living a cautious life here.

It's like a beach here.

How many heroic sons and daughters

here

Wave impact and wave flow

The river never stops.

Wash away everything in the world.

Mixed agriculture is a trend.

Is it happy or sad?

You can't tell laughter from sadness in the waves.

2.

Lagos is like a melting pot for old gentlemen. As long as you stay in this furnace for a period of time, you will be refined into superhuman powers and invincible.

This is a real jungle, the law of the jungle, and all kinds of deception emerge one after another. Many black boys here have been turned into "prodigies".

There is no electricity here, and the power supply does not exceed 4 or 5 hours every day; Every household is equipped with a generator, and the lights after the power failure are accompanied by the sound of the generator, which is more lively;

There is no running water here, and there are buckets on the roof of every household;

I have seen the ebb and flow of too many people here, and I have seen too many people coming and going. I am one of many people who have vowed again and again that they will never come back to this terrible place of love and hate.

Here, there is no class solidification, but more needs to be done. Many people in China have dug their first pot of gold here and made a fortune, and the wealth is free. There are also a large number of clever and loyal little blacks following China people. Two years ago, they were still a little boy. Two years later, they have become a big boss.

When Grandpa Deng drew a circle in the south of the motherland, Nigeria was already a world economic power. In their eyes, there are only three countries, the United States is the first, Britain is the second, Nigeria is in Hedong in three years and thirty years, and Hexi in thirty years. Times have changed, and now they no longer pay attention to world rankings.

3.

Lagos is also where I grew up. I gradually learned to understand the way of the world here and understand the ferocious face of this world. I really feel lonely in a foreign country here. Here I really realize that living is happiness. This is a place to temper yourself.

Before coming to Lagos for the first time, I spent most of my time working in relatively developed and civilized countries in North Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Moreover, the platform of life is arranged by the company. We are protected by the company like a giant baby, and the world we contact is beautiful and peaceful.

But,

When I first came to Lagos six years ago, I already felt the deep malice of the city.

All kinds of unreasonable tips when going through customs, all kinds of difficulties in life, traffic police, police, immigration bureau; In business, everyone treats you in front of Tang monk meat and wants to eat you.

I have experienced the first time in too many lives here, the first time I was cheated, fooled, abducted, cheated, robbed, tied up, and imprisoned for the first time.

I once said

If you can drive in Lagos, you can drive all over the world;

If you can survive in Lagos, you can survive all over the world;

You can make money here, and you can make money everywhere;

This is a microcosm of the world, and new stories happen every day. This is a real world.

Here,

You can't tell laughter from sadness in the waves.

A successful failure

You can't see it in the waves.

Love you, hate you, and ask if you know.

Even if you can't tell laughter from sadness.

And willing to turn hundreds of waves

Ups and downs in my heart are enough.

Written by Wu qianlang

On the flight from Lagos to Abuja

20 17/7/9

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