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

Bujumbura International Airport, Burundi.

In the arrival hall of the airport, Liu Jianguo, the founder of the shell lead-acid battery factory, was standing in a conspicuous position in the arrival hall with his suitcase and kept looking around.

He was accompanied by a young man who was his own nephew and his assistant in the company.

At this time, Liu Jianguo kept looking around, but his nephew Liu Meng looked worried.

"Uncle, I checked everything on the Internet. Burundi is considered the poorest country in Africa. You said that we are going to build a battery factory in this stupid place. Can we really do it?"

"Look at their largest international airport in the country, it's not even as big as the airport in a small county like ours...you can imagine it!"

Liu Jianguo glanced at his young and energetic nephew, and looked a little helpless.

"Liu Meng, don't worry."

"Aren't we coming here this time to personally inspect the specific situation? If we think it can be done, then we will agree to the Phoenix Group to come here to build a factory."

"If you think it's inappropriate, then we'll quit. After all, President Zhang of the Phoenix Group also agreed that we should investigate first."

While talking, Liu Jianguo looked around, and at this moment he finally found someone holding a sign at the door not far from the front right.

The name of the Shell Battery Company was written on the sign.

Liu Jianguo quickly gave his nephew a hand, pointed in the direction of the door and said:
"Liu Meng, over there."

"The person picked up by the Phoenix Group is over there, let's go there quickly."

The two hurried over with their luggage. After confirming that it was correct, Liu Jianguo finally relaxed.

This time, he and his nephew came to Burundi for field inspection in person, because they heard that Phoenix Group was looking for "lead-acid battery" manufacturers to build factories in Burundi, Africa, and provided them with a large number of "lead-acid batteries".

of course.

When Liu Jianguo heard the news for the first time, he refused in his heart.

Although he has been in business for more than 30 years and has been engaged in a lead-acid battery factory for more than 20 years, he has never had the experience of going abroad to build factories and do business.

What's more, the place to go is not Southeast Asia, not the Chinese circle, but the impoverished Africa in my impression.

The most important thing is that as a businessman, Liu Jianguo has more or less knowledge of Africa.

In my impression, I heard that African workers do their jobs on a daily basis. A large number of workers go to work when they have no money. Moreover, workers also work casually, often arriving late and leaving early.

In such an environment, build a factory? !
funny right?I'm afraid it's hard to recruit workers!

However, the reality is always cruel.

When the "shell lead-acid battery factory" he has been running for more than 20 years was clearly told that he could not pass this year's production approval due to production capacity and environmental protection, and had to rectify or close down, Liu Jianguo had to reconsider the future of the factory.

It is impossible to reintroduce advanced production lines.

Re-environmental rectification is impossible.

These two rectifications, no matter which one it is, need to invest millions of yuan, and even if the environmental protection standard is met this year, what about next year?
Liu Jianguo knew very well in his heart that "lead-acid battery" itself is a high-pollution industry, which itself is contrary to the national policy. The policy will only become stricter in the future, and all small factories will be closed.

But if there is no rectification, then the "lead-acid battery" factory that I have worked so hard for so many years will be closed like this?

My own set can still be used, but the production line and equipment introduced at the beginning that cost several million are scrapped? !
It's a lie to say you don't feel lost, and it's a lie to say you don't feel distressed.

After calming down, Liu Jianguo had to consider the Burundi factory proposed by Phoenix Group.

Backed by the Phoenix Group, it still has credibility.

Therefore, after some ideological struggle, Liu Jianguo brought his nephew to visit Burundi himself.

after all.

It cannot be said that they don't know much about Burundi, it can only be said that they know nothing about Burundi.

If the production line in the factory is moved here, it will also require a lot of energy and financial resources, and there is no room for mistakes.

While thinking, Liu Jianguo walked out of the airport hall behind the pick-up man.

This time, it was Xiao Ding, who was doing logistics in Burundi, who came to pick up Liu Jianguo. After the three walked out of the airport, they went straight to a pickup truck with a Phoenix logo under the leadership of Xiao Ding.

Liu Jianguo is a little older and not very familiar with car brands.

On the other hand, nephew Liu Meng couldn't help asking curiously as soon as he put his luggage on it:
"Brother Ding, this is a pickup truck produced by Phoenix Group? Why haven't you seen one in China?"

Xiao Ding took it easy, turned the key lightly to start the pickup truck, and said with a smile:

"This is our African special, and it is not sold domestically."

Liu Meng was stunned inwardly. He knew the Phoenix Group quite well, but he didn't expect that the Phoenix Group would sell fuel vehicles in Africa!
The car started slowly, Xiao Ding glanced at the rearview mirror and said:
"It's been hard work for you flying over from China, so please take a close look for a while."

"When you arrive at our industrial base, there will be a special person in charge of receiving you. You can ask in detail if you want to know anything."

Liu Jianguo was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect the Phoenix Group to receive him so thoughtfully, and he thanked him repeatedly.

He was a little tired at first and wanted to squint for a while, but seeing his nephew next to him kept looking at the scenery along the way, he couldn't help feeling a lot of curiosity about this strange place, and couldn't help but look out the window.

At this time, the Phoenix brand pickup truck just entered the national highway from the airport road. Looking at the unexpected asphalt road outside the window, Liu Jianguo couldn't help asking:
"Xiao Ding, the roads here are pretty good, aren't they all asphalt roads?"

With a smile on his face, Xiao Ding nodded and said:

"Burundi has a large road that runs through the country, and the cities along the way can be reached, and it can also reach the Tanzania border and enter the port."

"Our industrial base is about 3 kilometers away from the road. Generally speaking, there is no problem with road transportation."

"However, rural roads are relatively poor, and many places are muddy dirt roads."

Liu Jianguo nodded secretly. There used to be an old saying in China that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Only with convenient transportation can goods be circulated quickly and production can be promoted.

After asking this sentence, Liu Jianguo didn't ask any more questions. Looking at the winding mountains in the distance, the dense jungle was immersed in the exotic scenery for a while.

After the pickup truck drove for about half an hour, the number of vehicles on the road gradually increased.

Not only ordinary cars, big trucks, and pickup trucks, there are obviously many more bicycles and electric scooters on the road.

Liu Jianguo carefully observed the brands of these bicycles and was secretly surprised.

Along the way, more than 90% of the roads are Phoenix bicycles and scooters!
With such a share, it is conceivable that the Phoenix Group has influence in this poor country.

But when he was secretly surprised, the nephew on the side shouted in surprise:
"Uncle, look at this van."

"Is it Changan's S460?! The appearance is exactly the same!"

Liu Jianguo looked at the van running parallel in the lane next to him, and said in surprise after only one glance:
"Hey! Really!"

"It's exactly the same as the van in our factory, and Changan also sold the car to Burundi?!"

Before the two of them could speak, Xiao Ding in front took the lead and said with a smile:

"This van, like the pickup truck, is produced by our Phoenix Group."

"The production technology of these two cars was bought from Changan Automobile a few years ago and authorized to be produced in Burundi."

The two suddenly realized something, and Xiao Ding continued the conversation.

"The two of them don't know much about the situation here. It's not uncommon to buy a Chang'an car in China. Even relatives in the village can afford a van."

"But here in Burundi, anyone who can afford a van represents status and wealth."

"With a van, you can even marry two or three wives!"

The two were stunned for a while, and Liu Meng who was standing beside him laughed out loud after a while, and joked to Liu Jianguo:

"Uncle, there is a van in our factory. If you come to Burundi, you can marry at least two wives."

"Get out, uncle, I don't like black girls!"

All three of them laughed out loud, and it happened that the pickup truck the three of them were driving passed by a market town at this time.

Xiaoding is obviously familiar with the nearby market towns, and at a glance, he saw a Phoenix van parked beside the road in the center of the town to attract customers.

A large amount of luggage has been tied to the roof rack of the van, and a group of dark-skinned villagers, men and women, are waiting around the van for departure.

Seeing this, Xiao Ding deliberately slowed down the speed of the car and said:

"Look, there is a van in this small town that specializes in passenger transport."

"Are you interested? Why don't you stop and have a look?"

With Xiaoding's proposal, Liu Meng immediately agreed.

As soon as the three of them got out of the car, everyone's eyes immediately fell on the three of them. Many people greeted them warmly, saying "Ni Hao" in Chinese.

Liu Jianguo and Liu Meng were immediately overwhelmed by flattery, and hurriedly replied hello, hello.

Xiao Ding has long been used to the strangeness, and explained with a slight nod:
"In Burundi, we Yan people have a very high status, and the locals will greet us when they see us."

"Don't feel embarrassed, you will get used to it after a long time."

After saying this, Xiao Ding suddenly stopped, looked at the two of them and said:

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you the most important thing."

"If you run into trouble in Burundi, whether it's the police or ordinary people, just tell them that you Yan people will do it!"

"Others, we will deal with them."

As soon as the words fell, the two of them froze for a moment.

It's fine that the Yan people have a high status in Burundi.

If you encounter trouble, just say that you are from Yan Kingdom? !
Boy, is this superior?
Is the privileged class hammered?
Without waiting for the two to react, it was exactly as Xiao Ding said. As soon as Xiao Ding walked in front of the van, a man who was obviously the driver of the van rushed up to meet him.

While nodding wildly at Xiao Ding, he took out the cigarettes that he had kept for many years and handed them to Xiao Ding.

The two people watching this scene were extremely shocked.

Once upon a time, Yan people could enjoy such treatment abroad?
Perhaps it was Xiaoding's kind tone that made the driver of the van relax a lot. After a few simple exchanges, Xiaoding translated to the two of them:
"The van will depart at 8:30 a.m., and the destination of their journey is a city in Tanzania next door."

"Every person will pay 20 euros for this trip, and if you carry too much goods, you will also be charged for freight."

"Now the driver is still waiting for the time, and they will leave as soon as the time is up."

Liu Jianguo nodded slightly, looking at the men, women and children waiting around the van.

After looking around, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Good guy.

At present, there are not ten or at least eight or nine people standing around the van. Aren’t all vans with 7 seats?

Isn't this overloaded?
After a while, he suddenly realized.

Is there no overload here? !

At this moment, I don't know if Xiaoding and others appeared, the driver of the van suddenly started shouting to the passengers standing around.

After a while, all the passengers began to slowly enter the van compartment.

Until then, Liu Jianguo finally opened his eyes.

Twelve people were squeezed into an ordinary van, thin and dark men, women and children crowded together, and the driver seemed dissatisfied with only twelve people!
This……

Seeing the surprised looks of the two, Xiao Ding said with a smile:

"Haha, now you know why I said, buying a Phoenix van in Burundi is a symbol of wealth and status, right?"

"As long as you can buy a Phoenix brand van to pull people and goods, that's a good way to make a fortune!"

Liu Jianguo calculated the ticket price a little bit, and then looked at the van with twelve people in front of him. At this moment, he completely believed that Xiao Ding said that there is a van that can marry two or three wives, it is absolutely true!
but.

Soon another doubt appeared in his mind.

"Xiao Ding, the price of our van in Phoenix is ​​not cheap, is it?"

"People here look poor, can they afford it?"

Xiao Ding laughed and said:

"It's not terrible to have no capital. We thought about this problem when we were selling in Africa."

"So we also launched an installment service in Burundi... just pay off the car loan every month."

"Not only vans, but now our battery cars and bicycles can be purchased in installments..."

shit...

After this episode, the three of them did not stop, and after driving for a while, the pickup truck they were in drove off the national road and turned into a road that was also paved with asphalt and was significantly wider.

"This road is the road that China Railway Seventh Bureau helped us build."

"Go straight ahead for three kilometers and you will arrive at the industrial park..."

Liu Jianguo looked far away, and in his eyes could vaguely see the outline of the industrial zone three kilometers away.

When the pickup truck got closer to the industrial park, Liu Jianguo and the others found that more and more electric scooters and bicycles appeared near the industrial park.

Without waiting for the two to ask questions, Xiao Ding said:
"These bicycles and electric scooters belong to 'taxi'. We go to work at 9 am here, and many surrounding employees either take scooters to work or take 'bicycles' to work."

"And when you get off work every day, there will be many 'taxi' drivers waiting to pick up orders."

call--!
Liu Jianguo took a deep look at the many "taxi" drivers carrying customers on the road. When he came, he never expected that the development of Phoenix Group in Burundi would be so good!
I thought they were here to open up wasteland, but I didn't expect the Phoenix Group to be small and large-scale!

"Okay, we'll be there after this bend."