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Chapter 1659: Pioneer of Expansion (Second update, please subscribe)
"Master Cheng is here too?"

After having dinner with the boss, Sun Botao went to the hotel, thinking of Master Cheng.

Master Cheng is the master of the gang. It was he who persuaded everyone to surrender themselves, so that everyone escaped the disaster.

It was for this reason that they were very grateful to Master Cheng. After all, if it weren't for Master Cheng's foresight, they would most likely have been imprisoned in Hell Island.

Two years ago, Sun Botao unexpectedly met Cheng Shiye in Saigon. At that time, he was discussing business with several other people in a nightclub.

After a chat, I learned that Master Cheng went to Saigon to buy a garment factory. The situation in Saigon was chaotic at the time, and many businessmen wanted to sell their factories and leave Saigon, but the other party's asking price was too high.

However, with Sun Botao's help, the deal was successful for Master Cheng, who wanted to make clothes. But he never expected that after Master Cheng took over the factory equipment, he actually came to Bangkok.

This is somewhat unexpected.

The next morning, Sun Botao called Chenghe Clothing Company, the company of Master Cheng. His secretary answered the phone. When he heard that it was an old friend of the boss, he explained that Master Cheng had recently gone to Chang'an and had not returned yet.

"Didn't he go to Chang'an to order machinery? It's only been a short while, and they're already expanding the factory! Is business that good?"

After learning that Master Cheng was going to expand the factory, Sun Botao frowned and was full of doubts. In the morning, he went to the boss's company and specifically mentioned this matter.

Ding Renjun also felt a little strange about this news:
"I'll call a friend for you and ask him."

After saying that, Ding Renjun dialed the number of Chenghe Garment Factory and talked to Assistant Zhang on the other end for a few minutes. Then he hung up the phone incredulously and looked at Sun Botao who was waiting for news, speechless.

"What's wrong? Is Master Cheng trying to take a small risk for a big gain again? Is he in a gambling mood?"

Sun Botao looked at his boss's expression and asked, "Master Cheng is a big gambler. Of course, he doesn't like gambling, but he likes to gamble when doing things. Two years ago, when he went to Saigon, he only had a few tens of thousands of yuan in total."

Even so, it did not stop him from wanting to open his own factory. That guy was just bold and daring to take risks.

Ding Renjun shook his head and said in disbelief:

"Assistant Zhang said that in the second half of last year, Master Cheng took a package of U.S. military uniforms produced by the factory and followed an officer exchange group from the defense force barracks to the U.S. military base. In Siam, we have very deep cooperation with the U.S. military and have a deep relationship. Ah Cheng brought samples there to try to win orders from the U.S. military and try to produce some U.S. military uniforms. Because his products are reasonably priced and of good quality, he got an order from the U.S. military. At the end of last year, the U.S. military logistics officer here recommended him to the U.S. military officer in Saigon, so he received a large order - to produce uniforms for the Saigon army, an order from the U.S. military headquarters!"

When listening to this, Sun Botao looked completely incredulous, and Ding Renjun, who was sitting there while saying this, was more shocked.

He thought about how he had been planning for so long before he could barely get into the business, and hadn't really made any money yet. But when he had just started planning, that guy Cheng Shiye had already expanded the military uniform business to Americans and started making US dollars directly!
Sun Botao still asked with some disbelief:

"He just opened a clothing factory. When did he start producing military uniforms?"

He remembered that the last time he met Master Cheng, Master Cheng said that he just wanted to do the clothing business. How come he started doing business with Americans so quickly, not only in Siam, but also in Saigon.

Ding Renjun said to Sun Botao:
"The defense forces stationed in Siam like to give some logistics orders such as military uniforms to local companies. Companies with SEA backgrounds are more likely to get orders, so Master Cheng received orders from the military. After this start, he used the military's relationship to get in touch with the US military. However, although the profit of doing business with the US military is not low, after making money, he probably needs to take care of those superiors. You know, this is what he is best at..."

Master Cheng is indeed the best at this. Whether it was the Japanese or the British, he was good at dealing with them.

"I really didn't expect that in just two years, Master Cheng has grown his business to such a large scale..."

Sun Botao was stunned for a moment, then laughed at himself and said:

"I was originally thinking about sitting with him, but now that his business is so big, I guess he definitely doesn't have time to see me."

"Why don't you take some money from the company and start a clothing factory? With our connections in Saigon, you won't have to worry about orders."

Ding Renjun said to Sun Botao:
"When the time comes, I'll help you make the connection. Since the Americans are paying for it, this business must be promising."

For Ding Renjun, who has always wanted to withdraw from Saigon, he had never thought of doing military business in the past, but now the success of Cheng Shiye has made him see the opportunity.

He had no interest in the Saigon army's business, but if it was the US military, he would be very interested. After all, the US military... they earn US dollars!

Sun Botao looked up at the boss, thought for a moment, shook his head, and said:
"Boss, if we do this, we will be sorry for our friend. After all, Master Cheng is doing this business, and we are interfering..."

Before he could finish, Ding Renjun said, "What's the big deal? Can Master Cheng handle such a big business by himself? If he does, he will be stuffed to death. Ah Tao, you are already in your 50s. You should have some assets of your own to leave to your children in the future!"

After listening to his boss's words, Sun Botao found it difficult to make a choice for a moment. On one side was his old friend, and on the other side was his own business.

Sun Botao rubbed his brows and hesitated for a long time before saying:
"But, but costumes, I don't understand."

Facing his dilemma, Ding Renjun said:

"What's the big deal? As long as we have money, why worry about not being able to hire someone who knows about fashion? Okay, it's settled! Don't rush back for the next two days. Let's plan, plan..."

This is exactly why Ding Renjun likes this place - everything here is like this. As long as this business can make money, you can break in without any scruples and earn your own wealth.

……

There are many SEA people in Bangkok. Some of them do business here, some come here for tourism, and of course, there are some official representatives. After all, to a certain extent, all aspects of Bangkok are "influenced" by Chang'an. As an official of the International Development Agency stationed in Bangkok, Lu Chujie has been here for three years.

Today, as soon as he arrived at the office, he saw a newcomer who had just reported in. He looked like he had just graduated from college - innocent and ignorant, with beautiful fantasies about the world.

"Hello, Chief Lu, my name is Fang Jingren, and I graduated from New Asia College..."

When Fang Jingren introduced himself, Lu Chujie asked directly:

"You know what our job here is?"

"Chief, the work of the International Development Agency is to implement foreign economic aid affairs and be responsible for government development aid, that is, the promotion and implementation of ODA projects. It is also responsible for coordinating industrial transfer and other matters, so as to help backward countries develop their economies and get rid of poverty..."

Before Fang Jingren finished speaking, Lu Chujie said:
"That's bullshit!"

The section chief's answer immediately dumbfounded Fang Jingren. He looked at the section chief like a fool. His answer was very standard!
"You are talking about the standard answer in the book, but I want to tell you that the standard answer is farting!"

Lu Jingren took out the car keys from the drawer, threw them to Fang Jingren, and said to him:
"You drive, let's go to the port!"

After saying that, he took off his sunglasses and walked out of the office, while Fang Jingren followed closely behind him. He didn't even ask the other party if he could drive. How many people in SEA can't drive?
Along the way, Fang Jingren seemed very cautious. He didn't know how his answer became "bullshit". He could only follow the section chief's instructions and drive all the way to the port.

Because the Land Rover had the IDA badge on it, the car drove directly into the Port of Bangkok - the Port of Bangkok is a government development aid project.

“Do you know what the original intention of establishing the ODA program was?”

Lu Chujie said as he explained:
"The official explanation is that it is to help the development of underdeveloped countries. It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. But this is just a high-sounding statement."

The car drove all the way to the port. In the port, a container ship was loading containers. Pointing at the ship, Lu Chujie continued:

"This ship is also an ODA project. Like the port, it is to improve Siam's shipping conditions. From port expansion to ships, we have provided Siam with a loan of more than 100 million yuan,"

Standing by the harbor, Lu Chujie took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a puff. Just like when he first came here three years ago and the old section chief taught him a lesson, he also taught the newcomer a lesson:
"Why are we setting up development aid loans? Why are we giving so much money to these countries in this way?"

In addition to asking the question, he explained:
"The secret of this method is this: Giving money to these countries is actually not very meaningful. But if we use this method to provide them with machinery and equipment and infrastructure assistance, it will be different. Take Siam for example, we have successively provided them with 260,000 tons of merchant ships, all of which were built by our shipyards, both new and old.

But Siam can't just take the ships and leave it at that. They still have to rely on us for repairs, crew training, and dock construction... This is a series of investments. Once they accept our goods or services, they will become dependent on us!"

Glancing at the young man next to him, Lu Chujie said:
"Relying on 'development aid loans' and those ODA projects, we have successively launched projects in Siam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Iran, Iraq and other countries, successfully opened up a huge overseas market, and penetrated our industrial power into Southeast Asia and other Asian countries. We have thus become the largest "factory" in Asia. Looking at the Southeast Asian and Asian markets, home appliances, motorcycles, and automobiles are basically our world."

Looking at Fang Jingren who didn't seem to understand, Lu Chujie said:
"So, we are the best salesmen of Made in SEA. We control the market through product output and influence the government through project implementation. This is our responsibility. As for development and help... it's all bullshit. Do you understand?"

Faced with the section chief's question, Fang Jingren was shocked and didn't even know how to answer. When he was still a little confused, he heard the section chief say:
"This is the most direct side of this world. Next, what you need to do is to understand it all! You need to tear apart everything you learned in school and adapt to this world as quickly as possible!

If you can't do it, just go back as soon as possible. Remember, we are the pioneers of SEA's interest expansion! "

(End of this chapter)