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Chapter 227 Chinese Workers Go to the Island

One morning in early April, the port of Lanai Island was crowded with hundreds of islanders, many of whom had brought their families to watch the spectacle.

In the distance, countless ships lined up to head to the port. This is because the port on Lanai Island is not large enough, so they have to transfer to medium-sized ships on the larger island to come over.

Mr. Matsuda stood at the far end of the pier, his hands in his pockets, squinting at the distance, with Old Zheng and Tommy standing beside him.

Tommy said excitedly, "They're really here!"

Old Zheng laughed and said, "There are quite a few boats!"

Mr. Matsuda asked in a low voice, "How's it going on your end? I've almost finished mobilizing people here; basically every family will contribute money to build a house, a small villa!"

Old Zheng said generously, "It's already been settled. It would be a shame to miss out on such a good deal as only charging for costs."

Tommy nodded: "I even have to keep them on my side. Each family insists that 200 square meters isn't enough, and many people say they want to go straight for 1,000 square meters."

Before long, several ships docked. The first two ships arrived: the first was a cargo ship, and the second was also a cargo ship.

Various large machines, cranes, bulldozers, and building materials were transported downstream under the coordination of port workers.

Hundreds of neatly dressed construction workers disembarked in an orderly fashion and, led by staff, headed to their assigned posts.

Amit went up and shook hands with the managers of the three construction companies, exchanging a few words with them.

"If you have any needs, feel free to contact me. The island's commerce isn't very developed, but there are some unique shops that your workers can browse during their breaks. As for the construction schedule, our boss hopes to complete it as quickly as possible."

The head of Shougang Construction walked at the front and nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Boss Chen is one of us, we will definitely do our best."

The heads of the other two construction companies nearby rolled their eyes when they heard this.

Ever since Chen Yiran made it onto the rich list, Shougang Group has been bringing up this Shougang scion all the time.

It's as if all this technical genius is a product of the excellent cultural education provided by Shougang Group.

Of course, they did benefit a lot from it. Not to mention that a struggling steel company inexplicably became an initial shareholder of a technology company that is now ranked among the top in the world.

Now, with the establishment of a construction branch, we've also secured overseas orders.

It's worth noting that Shougang Construction has never received any large overseas orders; at most, they've had some mining-related projects in Southeast Asia.

Chen Yiran knew their skills weren't up to par, and originally only intended for them to take on some residential building construction work. This wasn't very difficult, and it was unlikely to go wrong.

But Shougang's leadership is shrewd; they feel that the construction company will likely benefit from Chen Yiran's influence frequently in the future.

They simply recruited a large number of skilled construction workers with overseas construction experience and upgraded the team.

Finally, they also got the job of widening and building the roads on the island.

Of course, the most important projects were awarded to the two more capable companies.

One is China State Construction Engineering Corporation, an all-rounder that has consistently ranked among the top three largest construction contractors in the world. They are virtually omnipotent and have experience in all types of construction.

Chen Yiran handed over his manor, as well as some key experimental sites and underground bunker facilities on the island, to them.

Another company is China Harbour Engineering Company, a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company. They are a professional port construction team that has built hundreds of ports worldwide. They also acquired an Australian company, giving them extensive experience in island construction.

Chen Yiran entrusted them with the port upgrade, as well as the desalination plant and wind farm infrastructure.

In the following days, the whole island became very lively. After all, there were several hundred people, which was quite an extravagant number for an island with only three thousand residents.

In previous years, this was the same number of tourists we received during the peak tourist season.

It wasn't easy to bring these people over. Although the island is privately owned, the border still belongs to the state of Hawaii, which is U.S. territory.

Chinese citizens coming to the US need to apply for an H-2B work visa, which is a short-term work visa for temporary non-agricultural jobs, generally valid for only one year. The annual quota is also very fixed: 30,000 in the first half of the year and 30,000 in the second half.

On average, there are only 600 slots available in a state every six months.

Chen Yiran essentially used up all the available slots in Hawaii in one go, and it might not even be enough.

So he chose to pave the way with money, donating ten million US dollars to the Hawaii Community Foundation after announcing the island's transformation away from tourism.

After all, tourism generates a lot of revenue every year, and this transformation is tantamount to cutting a chunk out of the state government's revenue book.

After the donation, the state government immediately became more accommodating, because five million of the donation was specifically earmarked as a special fund for the state government.

The government's tax revenue allocations are actually quite rigorous in their use, but this Maui County Economic Transformation Project Fund is much simpler; they can just add staff members as they please. State government officials can legally allow dozens of family members to come in and receive salaries without working.

Therefore, the state government was very cooperative and applied for a special quota in the name of the state government, and all the visas were processed within two months.

The island's residents are quite welcoming to these outsiders, and the local Chinese community has helped various businesses replace their signage with Chinese translators.

These Chinese laborers don't actually earn as much as one might imagine, but they're still happy to occasionally go out and have some fun.

In particular, many of the island's unique handmade souvenirs are actually very reasonably priced.

After all, when you travel abroad now, many stalls sell things that cost five yuan in Yiwu and are then resold for thirty US dollars.

The restaurants on the island are actually quite good. After all, it's a tourist island that caters to all kinds of wealthy people all year round. Although the food here is very complex and fusion-like, the taste is surprisingly good.

Although not everyone likes it, most Chinese laborers do.

Of the three construction companies, Shougang was the first to start construction, since the residents' houses were relatively simple in terms of both complexity and site survey.

Chen Yiran consciously sought out people he could win over when he made contact with Chinese people.

After all the facilities on the island are built, there will always be maintenance personnel needed. Instead of looking for them from outside every year, it would be better to bring some people to live on the island.

Although there are few people on the island, it can sometimes feel a bit boring.

Chen Yiran felt that there were always some people who preferred the quiet and peaceful life on the island.

Furthermore, they provide housing here, the work is easy, the island owner takes care of the children's education, and even guarantees job placement.

After handing everything over to Amit, Chen Yiran flew back to Silicon Valley. Although the situation was very good, he still couldn't relax too much. He still had to work for a few hours every day to get the tensor processor working as soon as possible.

After all, Google is not to be underestimated. They have started to make moves in all directions, such as acquiring Boston Dynamics, which Chen Yiran did not approve of, and announcing their entry into the robotics industry.

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