The Self-Cultivation of a Reborn Massage Therapist

Chapter 437 The Upstream Puzzle of Industrial Upgrading
BCI certification itself isn't valuable, but it's linked to the regulations of Western markets. Without it, products may be labeled "high-risk" and face import bans.

Slow and easy counterattack did cast a shadow over Slow Weaving Life's overseas sales, but it also unexpectedly opened a gap. Just as it was time to renew contracts at the end of the year, international brands that were originally vying for the OEM production capacity of Slow Weaving Life's industrial park all gave up on renewing their contracts.

But they seemed completely unconcerned as they strolled along at a leisurely pace.

While investing heavily in industrial upgrading, a brand-new "Hammer Investment" quietly opened its headquarters building.

The company's sole mission is to professionally manage Zhao Xiaochui's vast personal assets, the company's slow-moving funds, and the annuities of all its employees, ensuring that every penny can be efficiently increased in value.

The first thing Ou Xiaokui did upon taking office was to meet with the CEO of Savills, a global real estate giant, who had traveled a long way to visit.

On the meeting table, a pile of property ownership certificates for luxury homes and estates in Europe and America were pushed in front of the other party.

Ou Xiaokui's goal is clear: to use these scattered assets to exchange for the property rights of shops in top global business districts such as Madison Avenue in New York, Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris, and Sloane Square in London.

In short, wherever Evderen's store opens (excluding outlet malls), Slow Weaving Life's flagship store must open next door!

The reason the CEO of this international residential and commercial real estate services giant came in person was because the asset list included two renowned castles in the European heritage world.

Previously, the European heritage community tacitly knew who owned the two castles; afterwards, they also knew who the castles were transferred to and who handled them, but they did not object or utter a word.

Because their American fathers didn't say a word.

Now that the castle's owners want to sell and resell, they can finally speak up. This kind of real estate will never lack a market and will continue to appreciate in value.

The old-money Europeans knew perfectly well who the two castles had previously owned; they also knew exactly who they were now under and who had handled the transfer. Yet, throughout the entire process, not a single person dared to voice their opposition.

They were unaware that their new owner enjoyed playing "household registration booklet matching" games, simply because their American "father" remained silent about it.

Now, the new owners of the castles want to exchange them for more commercially valuable assets. Europe's old guard has finally had a chance to speak up. These top-tier properties, steeped in history and status, will never lack buyers, and their prices will only continue to rise over time.

After signing the service contract, Ou Xiaokui and her team calculated that even if they could exchange the property rights of more than 200 shops as planned, they wouldn't have to spend a single penny more and would still make a small profit.

The castle is really valuable, Ou Xiaokui thought. Maybe the price would double if it were sold to Chinese people, but unfortunately the boss wouldn't allow it.

Actually, Zhao Xiaochui didn't initially intend to make it this complicated.

It was Zhou Yaqin who repeatedly reminded him that they couldn't always give people the impression of being foolish and rich; they needed a professional shell to manage things. Only then did Zhao Xiaochui reluctantly establish the company.

Going forward, all investments in industrial upgrading, including complex rights and responsibilities such as property rights and patent dividends, will be undertaken by Smartisan Investment, a professional platform.

Zhao Xiaochui can now focus solely on his expertise in technology and service.

Hammer Investment's main task at this stage is simply to invest heavily.

Capital poured into the upstream and downstream of the Slow Weaving Life Industrial Park at lightning speed. After all the funds for upgrading the production line equipment were delivered, Hammer Investment turned its attention to the very source of the industrial chain: cotton fields. Through a long-term agreement, Evderun controlled nearly 30% of the annual output of Giza 45 top-grade long-staple cotton in the core production area of ​​Egypt's Nile Delta. Hammer Investment, through land transfer encouraged by the state, facilitated the transfer of 100,000 mu of high-quality cotton fields from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps to Slow Weaving Life.

The Slow Weaving Life Industrial Park, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and Zhou Min's Hexia Smart Agriculture have reached a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement to carry out a two-year smart farmland transformation and upgrade of the 100,000 mu of cotton fields.

This also represents a deep exploration and participation in industrial upgrading, from BeiDou navigation and remote sensing to blockchain traceability and IoT hardware; from smart agricultural machinery and smart irrigation to the comprehensive participation of artificial intelligence and big data.

The reason they had to wait two years was because they needed to wait for the cotton seed that Zhao Xiaochui had handed over.

During this two-year upgrade and renovation project, more than 5,000 cotton farmers directly benefited, allowing them to truly experience the benefits of industrial upgrading.

Those companies that participate will reap huge profits. Not only will their years of hard-earned technology be put to practical use, but their brand value will also skyrocket. These hidden benefits are simply immeasurable.

Of course, all of this is predicated on the fact that all parties involved, from giant corporations to production and construction corps, have signed the "Supplier Code of Conduct" that has been giving them a major headache.

Faced with real money and tremendous opportunities, even the harshest terms must be accepted.

The cooperation framework was reached at an astonishing speed.

Immediately afterwards, the 24-hour live stream on the overseas YouTube platform, which was being enjoyed by Easy Slow Travel, quietly changed, with the screen being split in two.

Half of the scene remains a brightly lit, modern production line with intelligent machines in operation; the other half is clearly set on a vast, fertile, yet somewhat barren land, with coordinates marked beside it bearing two words:
XJ.

Before American viewers watching the live stream could even process the place name, the live stream suddenly changed!

Suddenly, a cloud of dust rose from the vast horizon, obscuring the sky.

The next second, hundreds and thousands of Huaxia Heavy Industry machines with uniform paint and different models appeared in front of the camera like a steel torrent!

A series of well-organized and disciplined steel legions launched a large-scale offensive operation, a uniquely Chinese undertaking, against that fertile land that had been dormant for millions of years!
After a brief silence, the live stream chat exploded with comments:
"WTF...this...this is China XJ?"

"What happened to forced labor? Are you forcing machines to work?"

"My God, this is more mechanized than our farm!"

"What kind of nonsense are we reporting in the media every day?!"

"I finally understand... In front of so many machines, 'forced labor'? With such a large population, they probably can't find any work, right?"

"..."

This grand scene, rarely seen by these foreigners, quickly heated up the live stream, and the backend system soon pushed it to the homepage.

(End of this chapter)