The Light of Domestic Products: The whole world begs me to sell

Chapter 186 Poor Burundi
Babru in Burundi wants us to build a factory?

Hu Lai was taken aback.

To be honest, the trade of exporting twenty-eight bar bicycles to Africa may have been a good income for the Phoenix Factory more than a year ago.

But let’s not talk about the entire Phoenix Group now, even the main profit of the bicycle factory comes from “Nirvana”, and the export of [-] bars only earns some points.

but……

Hu Lai, like most people, has an extra fondness for Baburu, who has been cooperating with Phoenix, so he asked in detail:

"Old Zhang, what is the sales volume of our bicycles exported to Burundi now?"

"Could it be that sales have expanded to the point where we need to build factories locally?"

Director Zhang has been in charge of the affairs of the bicycle factory and is very familiar with:
"Boss, over the past year or so, Babru's orders have indeed increased a lot."

"In the past, an order was only [-] or [-] vehicles, and it took three to four months to sell once. However, in the past six months, almost every order has been more than [-] vehicles, and the order cycle has also been shortened. "

"I roughly calculated that according to the current order, it is estimated that there will be 20 sales a year!"

20? !
Hu Lai was slightly shocked by this number.

If I remember correctly, when Phoenix Bicycles had the lowest share in Burundi, Baburu only placed an order of about [-] bikes at a time, or [-] to [-] bikes a year.

Over the past year, the sales scale has expanded so much?
You know, the bicycle production capacity of the old Phoenix factory is only about 20 bicycles per year!
Director Zhang continued:
"After Baburu got our 1 bars sprayed with MQ[-] polymer materials, he not only quickly monopolized most of the Burundi market, but also squeezed out all the bicycle agents in the Ganges country."

"It is said that they are wholesaled to neighboring countries, such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania, so sales have increased rapidly recently!"

"oh, I see!"

Hu Lai smiled relaxedly. His predecessor had been doing foreign trade and export business in the Emirates, so he was naturally familiar with the situation in Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

On the map, Burundi is next to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the left (west).

Congo is extremely rich in gold mine resources, among which the reserves of cobalt and tantalum rank first in the world, the reserves of uranium 238 as a nuclear raw material also rank first in the world, the reserves of diamonds rank second in the world, and the reserves of copper mines rank sixth in the world.

Among them, cobalt is a very expensive mineral resource and a very important component in lithium batteries.

However, although the Congolese gold mines are rich in resources, the law and order in the Congolese country is very chaotic, and peacekeeping troops are stationed all year round.

On the other hand, Rwanda above Burundi (north) and Tanzania on the lower right (south) are relatively stable, and the economy is much better than Burundi.

The relationship between these two countries and Yan Kingdom is very good.

Over the past few years, Rwanda has "copied" Yan's economic development model in its entirety, and gradually its economy has begun to develop.

And military strength.

The Rwanda Jun team also learned from Yan Guo thoroughly. Even at the 25th anniversary celebration, the entire Jun team adopted Yan Guo's "one two one" slogan and walked the standard of Yan Guo. They are completely Yan Guo's direct disciples.

As for Tanzania, needless to say, it is commonly known as the Yan Guojun in East Africa, a closed disciple.

It can be said that the neighbors in Burundi are greatly influenced by the Yan State, and have a relatively good relationship with the Yan State.

but.

Unlike the other two countries, Burundi's economy is much worse.

Burundi is the most backward and poorest country in the world. It is small but has a large population and lacks mineral resources. Most importantly, there is no port.

At the same time, due to civil strife and other issues, almost no national enterprises invested in Burundi.

In this way, Burundi, which does not have any industrial base, almost all of the country's income comes from agricultural production.

In 2020, the national GDP will be 30 billion U.S. dollars, and the per capita GDP will be 252 U.S. dollars.

In other words, the annual per capita is only more than 1000 RMB, which is a very typical backward agricultural country.

Hu Lai recalled the information about the situation in Burundi that had been trapped in his mind, and the factory manager Zhang who was on the side went on to say:

"This time Baburu asked us to build a factory, on the one hand, because of cost considerations."

"Boss, you know that labor in Burundi is very cheap. With a salary of [-] yuan a month, there are countless people working for you!"

"Moreover, they are different from many countries in the Emirates. The people of Burundi are relatively simple and hardworking."

Haha.

Hu Lai laughed and said jokingly, "Old Zhang, you are treating me like a capitalist."

"Squeezing profits with cheap labor."

Factory Manager Zhang knew that Hu Lai was just joking, so he didn't mind, so he continued:

"On the other hand, Babru specifically said that the Burundi government is vigorously attracting investment; all companies that build factories in Burundi will not only be exempted from taxes for two years, but also be exempted from all tariffs on manufacturing-related parts."

"In this way, if we build the factory in Burundi, there will be no need to pay taxes for two years, and there will be almost no import duties. This will save a lot of profits, and Baburu will naturally benefit from this part of the profits."

Attract investment?

Hu Lai was quite surprised. Burundi is enlightened, ready to learn from Rwanda and Tanzania next to it, and learn the economic route of Yan country?

If it is true as Baburu said, the Burundi government is vigorously attracting investment, and it is indeed possible to try to build a factory.

He thought quickly in his mind, then looked at Director Zhang, and asked, "Old Zhang, what do you mean?"

"Boss, it just so happens that we have a bicycle production line that has been eliminated and needs to be dealt with. We can go there to see the specific situation before making a decision."

"Although it is more difficult to build a factory abroad, if we can really form a scale in Burundi, we can use this advantage to promote bicycles and other products to the whole of East Africa."

"I know that the bicycles, motorcycles, and tricycles of the Ganges have almost monopolized the entire East African market. It can also be seen that the East African brothers still have a great demand for these products. We can indeed consider entering the East African market. .”

also!

After some words, Hu Lai also had an answer in his heart.

Factory Manager Zhang is right. Hu Lai thinks that the most important thing is that once the factory is established abroad, the influence of the Phoenix brand will not only increase rapidly in Burundi, but also radiate to East Africa and even the entire Emirates!
If the establishment of a factory in Burundi can increase sales, it can be regarded as adding a huge market that can earn points!
Anyway, a bicycle factory is not considered an investment for the current Phoenix, but it is also a face for the Babru brothers.

Hu Lai pondered for a moment, then said:
"Old Zhang, I agree to go to Bron to build a factory."

After a slight pause, he said:

"so."

"After all, it is also the first overseas factory established by our Phoenix factory. Although it is located in a remote place, I still want to go and have a look."

"Communicate with Zhang Feiyang. He has been in charge of overseas affairs. Arrange a time for Zhang Feiyang and I to go to Burundi to have a look in person. By the way, I will also meet Brother Babru."

Director Zhang was obviously shocked, Mr. Hu, you want to go in person?
However, he quickly realized that a year or two ago, Mr. Hu had to go to the Emirates to conduct foreign trade business in person almost every year, which was normal.

"Okay, then I'll get ready."

Director Zhang left immediately, leaving only Feng Rong in the office.

Feng Rong had been listening to the conversation between the two in the office, silently giving a thumbs up in his heart.

Although the content of the conversation is only to establish a small bicycle factory in Burundi, it is finally the first step of Phoenix's overseas expansion.

Seeing Hu Lai looking at him, Feng Rong congratulated:

"Congratulations to Mr. Hu, this is to establish a production base abroad."

Hu Lai waved his hand, and suddenly asked on a whim:
"Mr. Feng, what do you think about building factories abroad?"

Feng Rong froze for a moment, then smiled and said:
"Mr. Hu, I really don't know much about foreign production, but."

"From the perspective of the development of the Phoenix Group, if you want to build a factory in Burundi, the chief continent, you can pay attention to the mineral resources there, and even purchase and reserve some rare minerals."

"Mineral resources such as lithium ore and cobalt ore can be reserved if necessary."

Hu Lai didn't think so far, Feng Rong's reminder made him keep it in mind.

The two then chatted for a while about the production of laptops and all-in-one machines. Before saying goodbye, Feng Rong once again reminded the time when the 60 billion profit from shorting Zesla would be credited, and then left the office.

The matter of building a factory in Burundi was quickly left behind by Hu Lai, and his focus now is on the establishment of laptop and all-in-one PC projects.

Although he is enthusiastically preparing to enter the notebook computer industry and the all-in-one computer industry, these two industries are brand new to Phoenix.

Even if Phoenix has the Huyue chip, how can a laptop be solved with just one chip?

and so.

Early the next morning, under Hu Lai's instruction, Director Zhang quickly called high-end technical personnel from various departments of the Phoenix Group to a meeting.

Hu Lai looked at the many people in the conference room, and was filled with emotion.

Today's Phoenix Group has attracted many high-level talents who originally belonged to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen by virtue of its high domestic popularity and its famous high benefits and high treatment.

The current Phoenix Factory can finally attract high-tech talents.

Du Xinxin, Zhou Wei from the network technology department, technical director of Phoenix Semiconductor, battery department, design department and other departments were all present.

After Hu said clearly that he wanted to design a notebook computer and an all-in-one computer, Mr. Zhao, who was in charge of semiconductor technology, responded first:

"Boss, from a technical point of view, if the Huyue chip is used in a computer or a laptop, there will be no difference in performance."

"The biggest difference between automotive-grade chips and consumer-grade chips is the difference in some internal materials and packaging processes. In order to achieve a lower failure rate and a longer service life, the automotive-grade chips have higher process and packaging requirements. Consumer-grade chips are a notch higher."

"So, in terms of practicality, the quality of car-grade chips is better than that of consumer-grade chips. If we want to use Huyue chips in all-in-one computers and notebook computers, we can change the packaging process to the current consumer-grade chips when we can produce them." Craftsmanship, or no change."

really.

Exactly what Hu Lai thought, after confirming that the Huyue chip can be used in computers, Hu Lai felt relieved.

The chip problem was solved, and everyone at the meeting discussed the most important operating system problem on the computer.

The future operating system is under the responsibility of the Information Technology Department.

Today's information technology department is not only responsible for the daily maintenance of Phoenix official website and Phoenix APP, but also established a computing power network department, which is responsible for the maintenance and opening of cloud servers.

Then, because of the large number of special machines for the "future operating system", the operating system department was specially established to maintain and expand the functions of the future operating system.

Although the future operating system is derived from the system and has a powerful kernel system, many customer data on weekdays have been added with extended functions, and even a more friendly interface design requires further optimization by engineers.

Zhou Wei quickly wrote down Hu Lai's request:
"Okay, Mr. Hu, I'll arrange someone to debug when I get down."

"It is definitely no problem to install the future operating system on the computer, and we will optimize it for the computer-side operating system."

Next, everyone discussed some laptop-related issues. Hu Laijian discussed the same, and then announced the person in charge of the laptop and all-in-one project.

Hu Lai is very optimistic about Du Xinxin's control over product details. After communicating with him in advance, Du Xinxin expressed his willingness to try.

Since Du Xinxin created "Qingluan" very professionally and in detail, Hu Lai's positioning of Du Xinxin has undergone some changes.

He has already accepted Du Xinxin's idea in his heart. If Phoenix really wants to improve its brand power, the most important thing is to truly make the product to the extreme.

Let the product speak.

So this time when he had the idea of ​​producing laptops and all-in-ones, he immediately thought of handing over the project to Du Xinxin.

After the notebook computer and all-in-one computer project was finalized, in addition to coordinating the internal departments of the Phoenix Group to participate in the research and development and design of the notebook computer, Director Zhang also sent out recruitment information in the talent market non-stop.

Soon, the Phoenix factory recruited professionals for notebook computer research and development.The news that Phoenix Factory recruited all-in-one professional technicians spread like wildfire.

"Good guy?! Phoenix, your progress is like entering an industry every quarter."

"@ Ideal Computer, Dell, HP? Feel the pressure? Whether you feel it or not, I'm looking forward to it anyway..."

And when the news was fermenting on a small scale, companies belonging to the same industry were obviously more sensitive than the netizens watching the excitement.

Chip manufacturers and operating system manufacturers, Intel and Microsoft hurriedly reported the matter to the American headquarters, while notebook computer manufacturers Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Hongji and others urgently held a meeting the next day.

but.

Just after the establishment of the Phoenix laptop computer project, another more luxurious model was also established within Phoenix Motors...

All of a sudden, under the sufficient funds of the Phoenix Group, various departments quickly introduced new production lines one after another, and new projects for bicycles, motorcycles, and tricycles continued to be established, frantically seizing the product market.

At the same time, whether it is the leader of bicycles, Jiante, or the first-tier electric scooter groups Didi and Emma, ​​they all feel the strong expansion pressure brought by Phoenix.

Just as the manufacturers were concentrating on preparing for the expansion of Phoenix, Hu Lai and Zhang Feiyang quietly came to Burundi in the Emirates continent.

Although there were memories of Burundi in his mind, when Hu Lai stepped off the plane and saw the scene in front of him, he was still shocked.

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PS: Something was delayed on Saturday, I didn't have time, sorry.

To put it simply, if you don't like to read the layout of the Chieftain, you can leave a message. I will write less, and I will write it according to my own plot layout if I think it is no problem.

(End of this chapter)