Chapter 204 Passing through Europe
"I have a furniture factory and can also set up a local factory in Province B of Bolivia to supply raw materials such as doors and windows, hardware, switch panels, etc. I can also organize domestic supporting enterprises related to housing construction to go overseas, such as lamps, air conditioners and other home appliances. Once these building materials and equipment are built into the house, there will be great potential for future maintenance and replacement, as well as development of the local market. What I want is the voice of private enterprises." Lin Ruoyan said bluntly.
Only with certain authority can she reap greater benefits. She can package her authority as a kind of industry association, a general contract, or a decision-maker for an investment group. She can use any name that is acceptable to everyone and locally recognized; the essence of the matter is that she has the power to decide who can join.
Mr. Yuan smiled. "Mr. Lin is very ambitious. The majority of the Bolivian market will definitely be occupied by state-owned enterprises. In other industries, private enterprises can take the lead and localize appropriately. Since you have this drive and the relevant ideological awareness, we can try to cooperate on this project first."
Mr. Yuan is also a seasoned veteran, so he's not one to make final promises. He's giving us a chance and letting us try it out. If both parties work well together and truly achieve their respective goals, it would be much easier to discuss deeper cooperation and align interests.
Lin Ruoyan was the first to sense an opportunity, the first to approach a private company specializing in housing. Her initial focus wasn't just on the small profits of her own company; she wanted to encourage more private companies to expand overseas. She organized and coordinated, taking responsibility. She was someone who prioritized profit while also keeping the nation's grand strategy in mind, someone with a broad vision.
Mr. Yuan took the matter to a higher level for discussion and received approval from senior management. After all, large state-owned enterprises shoulder national responsibilities, and from a grand strategic perspective, they hope to release excess domestic production capacity overseas, bringing domestic technology and investment in exchange for the energy and minerals we lack.
The more sectors that can go there, take root and develop, and truly improve the local people's livelihood, it will definitely be more conducive to the multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries than just focusing on infrastructure and farming.
Don’t underestimate the small things that private enterprises do. Many of them are related to people’s livelihood and are indispensable to local people. Over time, they will accumulate and make everyone develop a certain trust and dependence.
Take simple doors, windows, and lighting, for example. Locally produced windows are the kind you'd find in cabinets, with poor sealing and virtually no screens. Doors can be easily shattered with a single kick. The concept of security doors doesn't exist in residential buildings, and considering the local security situation, it's actually not very practical. The same goes for lighting. Those in developed countries are flashy and impractical, while domestic energy-saving lamps are energy-efficient, beautiful, and inexpensive.
Furthermore, local household appliances were largely imported. European and American ones were extremely expensive and consumed a lot of energy. Meanwhile, Chinese home appliance technology and brands were gradually emerging. Domestic televisions and air conditioners offered low energy consumption, high quality, and excellent after-sales service and repair, making them unmatched by overseas brands.
To give a simple example, after selling air conditioners from major overseas brands in economically underdeveloped areas, you have to wait for installation and repair. The probability of being able to install them within a week and repair them within three days after each breakdown is extremely low. It often costs a huge amount of money to install them, and whether they can be repaired each time is up to fate.
These big brands don't dare to do this in China. They offer free installation the next day after purchase, and same-day repairs if something breaks, all free of charge during the warranty period. If they hadn't adapted to local customs and improved efficiency, they would have been eclipsed by domestic brands long ago. When domestic brands expand overseas, they also adhere to the same level of service and speed as in China, quickly capturing the market. With affordable, easy-to-use products and efficient service, it's hard for state-owned enterprises not to make money abroad.
Since she started planning overseas, Lin Ruoyan has gradually entrusted domestic projects of all sizes to relevant people.
She registered a real estate company in 2002, and the first batch of employees she recruited at that time gradually grew into their own. The CEO's office members Qin Shuang, Hua Mengmeng, and Feng Qiang are all capable of independent work. Hua Mengmeng has already found her way in the hotel series, Feng Qiang is thriving in the film and television company, and although Qin Shuang is also the general manager of the Yicheng project, she is more responsible for driving the company's operations in Lin Ruoyan's absence, and is the company's true vice president.
Lü Gan became the regional head, responsible for a specific area. Hao Heshan also established his own technology company. Li Yiqi was in charge of the medical equipment business.
Other businesses, such as the Go school, international education, furniture factory, and health checkup center, were all run by Lin Ruoyan, who simply sat back and waited for the money to come in. Even the XX New Town series, the ski resorts, and hotels in Chongl County were actively managed by Wang Min, truly a worry-free person.
If the money in the account was not enough to support Lin Ruoyan for a few more years, she would not have had the energy to do anything else and would have started enjoying the pleasure of "early retirement" long ago.
Now, as she explores overseas markets, she doesn't set high standards for herself. She still has three or four years left in the world of the book, and if she can expand overseas, her company's future will surely be even brighter. If the situation changes quickly, her future projects falter, and her chances of survival are lost, she won't regret it.
We try our best to make up for the regrets in the real world in the book world. As long as we have tried our best, we will not lose out.
There are currently two routes to South America. One is to cross the Pacific Ocean, transfer in North America and then go south to Lacas, the capital of Bolivia; the other route is to fly to Europe, transfer in country F or country D in Europe, and then cross the Atlantic Ocean to Bolivia in one go.
The flight times of the two routes are similar, but the North American country M is still very "caring" about the passengers traveling to Bolivia, especially those coming from my country. In fact, it has realized my country's intentions and does not want its own backyard to be out of control.
Therefore, large Chinese state-owned enterprises usually fly to Bolivia via Europe. The entire flight takes more than 30 hours, with a four to eight hour layover in Europe.
At Country D's international airport, you can't leave without a visa, and there's not much to see. If you wait for over four hours, there's really nothing to do except sleep. On the other hand, Country F's airport is enormous, with endless duty-free shops to explore, and it's a European fashion center, so there's plenty of entertainment to do while you're waiting for your flight.
It was Lin Ruoyan's first time flying to South America, and she chose to transfer in Country F. She was in first class, and the ticket for the entire trip was tens of thousands of yuan. There were VIP lounges everywhere she went, and not only were the food, drink, and entertainment of high standards available, but she could also take a bath, sleep, have a sauna, and get a massage. If she couldn't sleep, she could go shopping in those shops. It was really comfortable.
This time, she hired a female bodyguard named Lu Wei, who would provide personal security during her stay. She also hired a male bodyguard from Bowa, who was hired by Boss Liu to provide perimeter security.
This female bodyguard was a retired domestic special forces soldier. It was said that she had carried out overseas missions before and was fluent in x language. So Lin Ruoyan gave her double salary as a bodyguard and translator.
To the outside world, this person is a translator. She looks inconspicuous and more like the female assistant of the female boss. In fact, her combat power is extremely high, and she can beat ten ordinary men by herself.
Lin Ruoyan also asked her to compete with Chen Jun. Chen Jun had won the provincial martial arts championship in the past and had practiced martial arts in Shaolin Temple for ten years. If he didn't have this real kung fu foundation, he might not have been able to last half an hour against Lu Wei.
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