Chapter 243: Do we want to expand overseas?
Seeing that Lin Ruoyan didn't look like she was ready to talk about feelings, Lu Wei changed her attitude to talk about business: "I heard Chen Jun mention that there might be a project opportunity in Africa."
Chen Jun is currently in Bolivia, focusing on projects there. He's also interacting with a number of people with experience in overseas projects. They range from engineers and machinery enthusiasts to shipping and foreign trade professionals—all well-informed. He seems intent on expanding his overseas projects.
If Bolivia only has one or two projects, or is busy for three to five years, where will the focus of its overseas sector shift in the future?
Lin Ruoyan hadn't discussed this much with them before, firstly because she wasn't sure she could survive that long, and secondly because she was just testing the waters with her overseas business. Now that Chen Jun was so focused on overseas affairs, he needed to instill in them the concepts of the country's future development through mainland trade and the Belt and Road Initiative. With this analysis, there was actually great potential in countries like Africa and the Middle East.
"Why didn't Chen Jun tell me?" Lin Ruoyan was curious. In fact, she also knew that Chen Jun was a relatively calm person who would make plans before taking action. He didn't mention it to her yet. It must be because there were still various uncertainties in the project. She was afraid that if he told her in advance, it would not be accomplished and she would be happy for nothing.
Lu Wei said, "I heard from Chen Jun that Mr. Lin's hotel business has a slipper brand supplier named Cui Xuan. He has a factory and many stores in Africa. When Chen Jun arrived in Bolivia, he helped promote the slippers and they sold quite well. After all, the local climate is quite suitable for wearing slippers.
Later, Cui Xuan also shared some project information with Chen Jun. For example, a country in Africa, having recently settled a war, wanted to build a trade city to expand into Southeast Asia. Cui Xuan contacted the project and the company building the trade city, Nanwai Construction Africa. He happened to know that Chen Jun was collaborating with Nanwai Construction, so he inquired about the company. They also discussed other housing construction projects in Africa and were looking for investors.
Through Chen Jun's conversation, it turned out that the construction companies on both sides of the world are really one family, and they were all the teams led by Mr. Liu from Bowa.
Lin Ruoyan remembered that Mr. Liu. Nanwai Construction had been willing to take on the housing construction project in Bolivia and had offered a lot of preferential treatment. It was Mr. Liu's ulterior motive. Mr. Liu wanted to retire at sixty and return to China, working at Lin's Real Estate to earn a few more years.
Lin Ruoyan knew that Mr. Liu had also worked on several projects in Africa in his early years, so it was not surprising that the team there had produced a lot of loyal followers.
"What Chen Jun actually wants to find out from me is whether Mr. Lin is picky about the location of his overseas projects. Bolivian bolivianos were developed in the past, and Singapore is the economic and financial center of Southeast Asia. As for Africa, most people think there are not many opportunities when they hear about it." Lu Wei said very tactfully.
Lin Ruoyan knew that Lu Wei's experience and perspective were different from those of ordinary people, so she asked, "So what do you think of Africa? Are there any opportunities?"
Lu Wei had also been to Africa on missions. After a moment's thought, she replied, "Some coastal countries, if they weren't in conflict, would be similar to Bolivia. Especially those countries with resources. They were once enslaved colonies, but after independence, they fought for their own interests and developed their economies. They also have a group of wealthy people. But it seems that they still don't have enough scale to invest in real estate, right?"
Lin Ruoyan knew that Africa has always been an important part of my country's overseas development. However, considering the scale of the African projects, she still said pertinently, "I think Chen Jun might imitate the Bolivian project and find a suitable place in Africa to replicate the concept of a new city. Indeed, only when you reach a certain scale can you generate big profits; too small a project will only yield low profits."
However, Africa's stability and prosperity are affected by various factors, and there are too many uncontrollable risk points.
Most of the wealthy locals have immigrated to Europe and the United States. The remaining middle class or Chinese businesspeople who have gone there also have housing and office needs, but whether they can support a sufficiently large market and generate profits requires further research.
The mention of the project temporarily dispelled Lin Ruoyan's sleepiness. Lu Wei's understanding of international relations and current affairs was higher than the average person's, but when it came to making money in business, she wasn't her forte. Lin Ruoyan could only diligently search for information on her own to confirm her ideas.
After coaxing her son to sleep, she used her laptop to connect to the hotel's network. It must be said that the network here in Singapore is much faster than that in China. And without having to climb over the firewall, you can access the Internet and search for various information in English.
For example, whether the African countries that Chen Jun mentioned, which have just settled down, have security risks, this information can be found on some European and American websites but cannot be found in China.
Furthermore, once Lin Ruoyan had a rough idea of where she was going and had a direction, she could ask the Spendthrift System to make further targeted decisions. For example, she could ask where she wanted to spend her money, which man she wanted to spend it on, whether he was reliable, and so on. The Spendthrift System could sometimes provide some valuable insights.
After all, Lin Ruoyan did invest money in many men, and they all felt grateful to Mr. Lin and had other different feelings.
Lin Ruoyan was used to checking her work email during her breaks. Information was transmitted internally within the group company through the OA system, and this type of corporate email contained documents from partner organizations.
Especially recently, some external units she has been cooperating with often send her files. Even if she is on a business trip, she still checks her email every morning and evening.
This time, I saw an email from Zhang Huanyu, which is quite rare.
Normally, Zhang Huanyu only communicated with people at Hua Mengmeng's level. During holidays, he would send courtesy emails to report on his academic and internship progress to General Manager Lin. It was almost Spring Festival, but the email seemed a little early.
Lin Ruoyan opened the email and found it was about a project in Africa. It turned out that Zhang Huanyu had been granted permission to participate in a project at an international consulting firm's European headquarters due to his outstanding performance during his internship.
The project was in a newly emerged African country, where a copper mine was being tendered for development. The locals hoped to build more than just a copper mine; ideally, they hoped to address various local employment issues and leverage copper resources for economic development.
This time, local managers hired an internationally renowned consulting firm at a high price to provide advice and formulate a bidding task book.
Zhang Huanyu believed this project wasn't just attractive to developed Western countries; it might also be a good opportunity for domestic construction companies involved in large-scale infrastructure projects. After all, the mine was located in a relatively remote area of the country, a copper deposit discovered only after independence. The country lacked the technology to mine it itself, and even building a road to it would be difficult.
Therefore, this project is not just a copper mine, but also involves the construction of various infrastructures, and even the construction of a new city around the mine. The industry is not just one type of industry, but must have a sustainable development construction concept.
No matter where Zhang Huanyu was interning, he had already considered himself a member of the Lin Group. He always paid attention to the project status of the Lin Group and naturally knew that President Lin had opened up the overseas project market.
Then, he had to tell Mr. Lin about the project opportunity in Africa. This opportunity was fleeting, so he deliberately sent the email outside the New Year holiday. If Mr. Lin didn't read the email, he might call to bother him again.
Lin Ruoyan was originally hesitant about whether to do the African project, but after receiving the message from Zhang Huanyu, she made up her mind and decided to participate in this African project.
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