Chapter 772 196 Million Units? The World's Richest Man Leads the Investment! The First Five-Year Plan!
The next morning, Leggi arranged for a convoy to drive out of Asberba city and speed along the A2 highway toward Dumka, where the Senlian Industrial Park is located.
Several Varyak ibex stood on the Gobi Desert, watching the convoy drive by in the distance.
Chen Yansen sat in the back seat of the car, looking out the window.
In his view, although Abyssinia is a highland country, it has nearly 200,000 square kilometers of arable land, fertile soil and moderate rainfall, so its foundation is not bad.
It's just that the people here are too lazy and lazy, which is why their lives have become like that mess before.
Of course, this is due to both ethnic conflicts within Abyssinia and the interference of European forces behind the scenes.
The Omoro, Hamra, and Tireg tribes had been fighting each other for decades, becoming increasingly impoverished with each battle. This was the main reason why Legge was able to quickly win over the hearts of the people.
After all, spending $99 to buy a Qingcheng phone allows you to download the Mimo app to see the outside world and learn about the lives of ordinary people in China, Europe, and the United States.
Once there's a psychological gap, no one is willing to endure hardship anymore.
Who wouldn't want to live in a spacious house, drive a decent car, eat meat and drink alcohol regularly, wear fashionable clothes, enjoy air conditioning at home, and have access to clean water at any time?
This is why Leggi was able to gain a lot of support from ordinary people.
Whether or not it will ultimately come true, at least the promise has been made, and everyone has their own hopes and dreams.
Moreover, since Legggi promoted economic development, ordinary people's incomes have indeed increased, and there are more job opportunities.
With just a basic understanding of Chinese or English, one can earn two thousand Chinese dollars a month working as a temporary tour guide for foreign businessmen.
This amount of money may not seem like much, but it represents their total income over the past three months.
"Master, look!"
Suddenly, Song Yuncheng pointed to an area not far away and said something.
On the outer wall of the venue, a very familiar brand logo was painted.
Chen Yansen glanced in the direction she pointed and then explained, "Orange Farm built a large fruit and vegetable planting base in the suburbs of Dumka a month ago."
At this time of year, the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing the cold winter of December, but Abyssinia has a mild climate in December with little rainfall but suitable humidity, making it ideal for growing moderately drought-tolerant vegetables that prefer mild temperatures and sunlight. Only occasional light irrigation is required.
Wang Guan had previously reported to him that the base currently grows tomatoes, peppers, and peas, mainly supplying the local market, and any surplus production capacity will be processed into canned goods and sold to Europe and Central Asia.
"I remember now, I saw a job posting for Orange Agriculture Technology on Douyin a few days ago."
Song Yuncheng added thoughtfully.
After capturing the first- and second-tier markets, Douyin and Kuaishou are gradually penetrating into third- and fourth-tier cities.
The idea of "recruiting people to grow vegetables in Africa" sounds unreliable to begin with, which is why it needs to be advertised.
If it weren't for Chen Yansen and Senlian's endorsement, would anyone have believed in 2014 that "you can go to East Africa to grow vegetables, with a minimum monthly salary of 8,000 yuan, plus room and board"?
Chen Yansen nodded and didn't say anything more; he was still thinking about what happened last night.
The staff of Fengjun Security and the patrol station caught two people planting bombs at the dock. Their identities were quickly determined, and the mastermind behind the bombs was soon identified.
After a night of cleanup, nearly half of Asberba's middle and senior management personnel were gone.
In Leggeji's words, "I never intended to betray them; they forced me to."
He stopped worrying about it and simply continued to promote Chinese and Europeans, as long as they were capable.
On the surface, those who took action yesterday were locals from the Hamra, Omoro, and Tireg tribes, but many of the weapons they used were beyond what they could obtain.
There were grenades from the Arctic, sniper rifles from the Hebrew country, and submachine guns produced by the United States.
Clearly, someone is behind this, most likely providing funding and intelligence support.
However, Chen Yansen could understand: the bigger the business gets, the more enemies one naturally makes.
It's only natural that countless people wanted him dead.
"Don't let me find out who it is."
Thinking of this, Chen Yansen snorted coldly and thought to himself.
After this attack, he also realized the upper limit of his strength: individual weapons were ineffective against him, but he probably couldn't withstand dense heavy firepower.
This requires an extremely high level of mental strength and reaction speed!
As the car crossed the boundary between the Gobi Desert and the oasis, the road surface suddenly became smooth.
Song Yuncheng peered out of the car window and could see several silver-white steel-structured factory buildings standing on the horizon in the distance. Sunlight reflected off the glass curtain walls, giving them a fish-scale-like sheen.
We've arrived at Senlian Industrial Zone!
Even more surprisingly, a satellite city has formed to the right of the industrial zone, complete with shopping malls, food streets, hospitals, schools and entertainment venues.
Despite the prohibition of buying and selling love in Abyssinia, employees in the industrial zone earn extremely high incomes, with ordinary employees earning over 8,000 yuan per month, while the average local person earns only a little over 1,000 yuan per month.
The huge income gap has led many people to consider making quick money.
It only costs 50 to 100 yuan per session, and for those who are pretty and have a good figure, it's only 200 yuan, which both parties feel is a good deal.
Black-boned chicken is still chicken; it's something that migrant workers can eat when they're hungry.
Besides, Abyssinia does have white women, they're just about 100 dollars more expensive.
This kind of phenomenon is actually quite common in areas where light industry is developing rapidly.
Although Leggi wanted to prohibit it, he couldn't stop it at all, and now he could only turn a blind eye.
He knew very well that these kinds of problems could only be significantly reduced once the Abyssinians became truly wealthy.
After the convoy entered the industrial park gate, the driver slowly brought the vehicle to a stop.
Chen Yansen stepped out of the car and saw a large group of people standing a dozen meters away.
Among them were Chinese businessmen, Taiwanese businessmen, Korean businessmen, factory owners from Europe and America, overseas managers of subsidiaries of the Senlian Group, and media reporters.
"Mr. Chen, please!" Leggi quickly stepped forward and accompanied Chen Yansen as they walked toward the crowd.
Zhou Jinling, standing in the crowd, was wearing a royal blue suit, his most expensive outfit.
He forced a smile and looked at Chen Yansen, who was walking slowly towards him, with heartfelt gratitude.
From a former mobile phone factory owner to a destitute man whose family was torn apart, and now to the top business manager of Orange Mobile in Abyssinia, it took him a full four years.
Looking back, if I hadn't gritted my teeth and persevered, but instead chosen to jump off the building, I would have lost everything by now.
"Mr. Chen!"
"President Chen!"
The group of foreign businessmen smiled and waved, greeting Chen Yansen one after another.
This industrial zone is a joint venture between Senlian Group and Abyssinia Central Corporation, and Chen Yansen is also considered their "landlord".
In addition, Senlian Group's subsidiaries are involved in dozens of industries, and their sales channels, Orange Supermarket and Pinbei Mall alone, are worth cultivating good relations with.
Chen Yansen responded politely, without any arrogance on his face.
Among the Chinese businesspeople are representatives from companies such as China Grain Reserves Corporation (CGRC), China Gold Group Corporation (CGGC), and China Construction Corporation (CCCC). China possesses rich and mature experience in the fields of grain and oil, metallurgy, and infrastructure.
Some of these companies work directly with the Abyssinian Central Authority, while others work with the Senlian Group.
They knew very well that Senlian had strong connections in Abyssinia and owned its own security company; by befriending Senlian, their business could be more secure.
Among the foreign companies are two apparel giants, PVH Corp and Arvind Limited. The former owns well-known brands such as Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, while the latter is India's largest textile giant, having invested in and built denim and garment factories in Dumka.
Representatives from Huawei and ZTE were also in the crowd. These two companies are the main equipment suppliers and service providers for Abyssinia's telecommunications network, and they have built most of the local mobile communication network.
In addition, Toyota has also set up a car assembly plant in the Senlian Industrial Park.
The remaining sectors are mainly food, beverage, and hotel industries.
As for heavy industries such as gold smelting, steel, and cement, they are concentrated in the city of Hallome, which is 200 kilometers away.
"Brother Sen!" Zhou Jinling called out first as Chen Yansen approached.
"Old Zhou, you've worked hard these past few years! The expansion of the mobile phone market in Nigeria and Abyssinia is all thanks to you."
Chen Yansen patted Zhou Jinling on the shoulder and said with a smile.
Frankly speaking, he only gave Zhou Jinling a chance. If Zhou Jinling was not capable and could not achieve results, even if he was an old acquaintance of Cao Dahua and Zuo Hongyu, he would only be able to work as a low-level salesman in Africa for the rest of his life.
In terms of results, Zhou Jinling's returns far exceeded expectations.
How could someone who started from scratch in the 1990s and became a billionaire be incapable?
"Thank you, Brother Sen."
Zhou Jinling's response was somewhat dry.
Before meeting Chen Yansen, he had rehearsed countless lines of conversation, hoping to leave a good impression on the big boss and express his gratitude. But when he actually got there, he became tongue-tied and inarticulate.
Especially when he met Chen Yansen's gaze, he always felt a chill run down his spine, as if his thoughts had been completely seen through.
"Keep up the good work! Our business in Africa has grown rapidly in recent years. I plan to establish a regional president position, and I have high hopes for you."
Mr. Chen can make pancakes without even opening his mouth.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jinling quickly nodded in agreement.
Chen Yansen smiled slightly, exchanged pleasantries with Zhou Jinling, and then walked towards the person in charge of Orange Car Industry.
After exchanging pleasantries, half an hour passed quickly.
Afterwards, Leggi accompanied Chen Yansen on a tour of the industrial park, where they also visited the Orange Meat Processing Plant and the Seberna Milk Factory, and met with upstream and downstream suppliers.
The afternoon trip to the crater lake went very smoothly.
From Chen Yansen's perspective, he did not want another attack to occur, not out of fear, but because he was worried about it affecting his investment attraction plans.
He is happy to quell any potential problems that can be eliminated in advance before they occur.
Over the next two days, Chen Yansen visited natural attractions such as the ancient city of Lalibela, Mount Sermen National Park, and Lake Tana.
It looks like they're playing, but they're actually relaxing.
For the first three days, assassination attempts continued uninterrupted; some were intercepted in advance, while others were discovered only afterward.
But without exception, they all failed.
Those who deserve to be killed should be killed, and those who deserve to be arrested should be arrested!
The fish that dared to jump out have been caught in the net.
The core reason why so many people are targeting Chen Yansen is that, in the eyes of many, Leggeji is too submissive to Chen Yansen and his policies toward Chinese businessmen are too favorable.
Since Leggeji was regarded as a "traitor," Chen Yansen naturally became a "thorn in his side."
Killing him became their obsession!
The series of failures not only frightened those hiding behind the scenes, but also instilled a sense of awe in Legge.
The deaths of the 103 attackers in the Bielsa district were too bizarre; all of them suffered brain necrosis, yet had no wounds on their bodies.
Legoji dared not ask any further questions, but ordered the news to be kept under wraps, and the bodies were cremated on the third day.
The seeds of fear were sown deep in my heart.
He didn't know if this was a tactic by Fengjun Security or Chen Yansen's ability, but his awe of Chen Yansen unconsciously deepened.
During his trip to Abyssinia, Chen Yansen didn't forget to share his daily life on Mimo and Douyin, so that no one would say he was dead.
The attack on the night of the 27th was downplayed as a simple assault, a difference of one word, but the nature of the incident is completely different.
Furthermore, Chen Yansen's willingness to personally invest and travel in Abyssinia instantly attracted hundreds of millions of views and attention.
Asian businessmen who originally planned to build factories in Southeast Asia, after comprehensive consideration, have sent people to Abyssinia to investigate labor costs, tax policies, transportation conditions, material supply and industrial support.
The influence of the world's richest man leading the investment is immeasurable, especially for a country like Abyssinia that has been in turmoil for a long time. Without strong endorsement, no one would dare to do business here.
As overseas business delegations continue to arrive in Asberba, the business association reception centers in Asberba and Dumka are almost always full.
Leggi then opened the memory card Chen Yansen had given him and, according to its contents, officially launched Abyssinia's first five-year economic development plan at the end of 2014.
His reforms were comprehensive, from top to bottom and from the inside out, involving a complete upgrade of the military, the legal system, and the central government. He completely abandoned the old warlord style and distributed more benefits to ordinary people in the middle and lower classes.
Although it affected the interests of the upper class, it won widespread support from the middle and lower classes.
Huge posters were plastered in front of the Central Office building in Jasberba, with slogans in Hamra, Omorro, Chinese and English: "Build roads, build schools, and bring water and electricity."
But once you actually start pushing it forward, you realize just how difficult it is.
Most of Abyssinia’s old roads are dirt roads, which become muddy and impassable during the rainy season. The A2 road from Asberba to Dumka used to take five hours to drive, but now it is to be widened into a two-way four-lane road and three bridges to be built across the river.
As the saying goes, "If you want to get rich, build roads first!"
Without smooth logistics, goods cannot circulate, and economic development is out of the question.
at the same time.
On December 30, the atmosphere in the conference room at Apple headquarters was somewhat somber.
The board of directors was conducting its annual business review. The head of the data department stood in front of the projection screen, holding a laser pointer, and read out the key indicators of the mobile phone business one by one: "As of today, there are two days left in 2014. Apple's total mobile phone shipments for the year have reached 182 million units, representing a year-on-year increase of approximately 20%."
Before he could finish speaking, Cook, sitting in the main seat, raised his hand to interrupt and asked directly, "Where is Orange Technology?"
Although Orange Technology has never publicly disclosed its shipment volume, third-party data agencies in the industry can estimate a rough sales figure by using information such as the number of mobile phones in use in various regions, sales channel revenue, and supply chain procurement volume.
Of course, this somewhat inaccurate research report requires a considerable fee to obtain.
Upon hearing this, the head of the data department quickly switched the projection page, opened a document, circled the summary figures at the bottom with a laser pointer, and said in a slightly lower voice: "According to the latest calculations by a third-party organization, Orange Technology's mobile phone shipments this year will be approximately 196 million units."
(End of this chapter)
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