The eight people—originally, Ye Qiu intended to let them take the high-speed train. However, judging from their condition, it seemed they couldn't manage that, so he could only find a van to bring them over.
Ye Qiu had to look for a driver in Chinatown who operated a van to transport them. He asked an employee at a recruitment agency, essentially a staffing intermediary, to call up a van driver for him.
Soon enough, a middle-aged Chinese man arrived. He was indeed a van driver working in Paris Chinatown.
"Boss, you want me to bring those workers to your place? I can do that, but the fare's going to be a bit higher."
After all, driving there might mean returning with an empty vehicle.
"Two hundred euros per person."
A round trip of five to six hundred kilometers, roughly a thousand euros total, was already quite a sum.
But the man still seemed to think it wasn't enough.
"Two hundred and fifty euros per person."
"Fine. Pay half upfront, and the rest when they arrive."
