When Han Hao said a name, Yu Hang felt a little familiar after hearing it, but he couldn't remember who the other party was for a while!

"Tanzania!"

It wasn't until Han Hao said the name of another country that Yu Hang remembered who he was, and at the same time, his thoughts returned to the passionate years when he was young. At that time, he responded to the call of the country and took the initiative to apply to participate in the aid to Africa action thousands of miles away, and came to work in the vast and barren African savannah with a large group of like-minded young people from the motherland.

In the sixties and seventies of the last century, in order to gain strategic space for diplomacy, China resolutely extended a helping hand to the African region and assisted a large number of local livelihood projects.

The 1,800-kilometre-long 1,800-kilometre-long Tanzania-Zambia railway took 10 years to complete, with 16,000 Chinese engineers and workers stationed at the construction site at its peak, making it a benchmark for China's aid to Africa.

At a time when Western colonial power is declining from Africa, China's strategic timing is a stroke of genius. Today, a steady stream of primary raw materials such as energy, minerals, and timber from Africa to China meet the needs of China's super factory.

The African brothers not only formed a team to bring New China into the United Nations, but also became one of China's most important trading partners.

Yu Hang spent 6 years in Africa for the construction of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway, and dedicated his precious youth to the black soil of Africa.

"Mengzi", the name that Han Hao shouted out, is the African apprentice he once brought in Tanzania, and belongs to the pillars of Tanzania.

This swarthy young man, who liked to show a mouthful of white teeth and two whirlpools hidden in the curls on his head, was one of the few students who could meet the graduation standard after Yu Hang's training.

Now Tanzania's Minister of Industry, he will attend the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in the Chinese capital to discuss the future of China-Africa friendly relations with government representatives from more than 40 African countries.

As one of the well-known entrepreneurs in China, especially the Chinese pickup truck exported to Libya last time had a good response, Han Hao was also invited by the organizing committee to participate in this event. As a representative of the Chinese side, he will sign trade intent agreements with African countries to export more Chinese-made cars to the black soil of Africa.

Yu Hang, as a veteran of aid to Africa and the object of special questions from the Minister of Tanzania, naturally received an invitation from the foreign affairs department of the state to attend the forum with Han Hao in the capital.

"Can't you go if you don't go?"

Yu Hang couldn't let go of the work in his hand and asked Han Hao.

"No way!"

The other assistants in the laboratory replied in unison, so that Yu Hang had to take off his white coat and step on the plane to the capital with Han Hao.

The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is a high-level summit organized by the Chinese government, which has been attended by many African heads of state, hoping to set development goals for China-Africa cooperation and friendship in the next 10 years.

In addition to political exchanges, economic and trade cooperation is the foundation for deepening friendship between China and Africa, and China has become the top three economic and trade partners of most African countries. Raw materials such as energy and ore were shipped to China, bringing back many high-quality and inexpensive industrial products, and the Maritime Silk Road in the new era became a link between China, a large country in the East, and the vast expanse of Africa.

Under the arrangement of the foreign affairs department, Yu Hang met Minister Mengzi, who was already a high-ranking minister in Tanzania, and this former apprentice had grown into a strongman.

In addition to reminiscing about the past, the two sides are more of a recollection of the common experience of the year, and there is not much real common language, and they are both alienated from each other.

Hearing that Yu Hang worked under Han Hao, the richest man in China with a net worth of nearly 20 billion US dollars, Meng Zi expressed his envy and hoped that the former teacher could match him so that he could meet Han Hao. Although he is in Africa, Tanzania is deeply influenced by China, and he has a natural affinity for China.

As Tanzania's Minister of Industry, Mengzi hopes to bring more economic and trade cooperation to his country, and an influential entrepreneur like Han Hao in China is certainly the one he hopes to befriend.

Yu Hang didn't agree on the spot, but only said that he would help contact him when he went back to see if Han Hao was willing to accept the invitation to meet.

Anyway, there wasn't much to deal with, so Han Hao agreed to the request to meet with Meng Zi. In line with the principle that those who come are guests, Han Hao invited the other party to a banquet in a well-known five-star hotel in the capital during the forum, and invited Yu Hang to accompany him.

During the talks, Meng Zi made his request to become one of the agents of the China Group on the African continent.

In fact, it was him looking for a partnership opportunity for his family business. Compared with Japanese and South Korean companies, Chinese cars are more affordable and cheap, especially the pickup trucks exported to Libya have become famous and become a new force on the African continent.

"The Chinese pickup truck is very suitable for the local conditions in Africa, and I hope to sell more Chinese pickup trucks to the African continent through Tanzania as a transit station.

Of course, in addition to pickup trucks, SUVs are also another good choice. Although the sales of cars in Africa are not large, it is also a large market. ”

Meng Zi's vision is very good, knowing that Zhonghua pickup is an emerging force, and it is also a Chinese brand, he hopes to join forces with the other party to tap the potential of the African market.

"Tanzania has a port with Chinese assistance, and we have established a fixed route with China, so we don't have to worry about logistics and transportation at all.

Even, I can pay before I order, because your credibility is worth the risk. ”

Tanzania is located in Central Africa, and its domestic car sales are not large, but it can trade with other African countries to expand sales.

According to Mengzi's personal opinion, the goal of 10,000 pickup trucks can be completed in one year.

"What about after-sales service?"

After Han Hao listened to the other party's words, his first reaction was like this.

Cars are daily necessities, and to consider word of mouth, after-sales service must keep up. But he has no plans to expand his business in the vast expanse of Africa, where no more than 1 million cars are sold a year, making it a desert for cars.

"I think Zhonghua Motor, like Toyota, doesn't have to worry too much about after-sales problems. ”

Meng Zi didn't take the after-sales problem too seriously, he thought that as long as the vehicle was sold, it would be good to find a street shop to repair it if there was any problem.

Toyota has a good reputation in Africa, and it is hard to drive, and it can be driven again if it is tinkered with small problems.

Comparing Zhonghua Automobile with Toyota, I don't know if Mengzi is overconfident in Chinese products.

But Han Hao will not think as simply as he did, in order to enter the African market, we must have a long-term strategy, just like our country aided Africa back then, and we must focus on the future.

"We can open an auto repair school in Tanzania to build a repair system for China Automobile.

After-sales service is very important and is the key to maintaining word of mouth, and if we want to do it, we must take precautions.

In addition to engineering projects, we also helped build several schools and hospitals, and now it seems that such an investment is of great significance.

It has not only cultivated many professionals for Tanzania, but also gained many friends who are friendly to China. ”

Seeing this, Yu Hang expressed his opinion to Han Hao.

"In fact, our country has aid projects for African countries every year, and education has a lot of weight in them. If the auto repair training school can be included in the national catalog, a win-win effect can be obtained. ”

After a moment, he added.

If the auto repair training can be combined with the national project, then the road to Africa will be smoother.

This is a very good idea, following the pace of the country, the China Group can avoid many detours.

In principle, Han Hao agreed to use Tanzania as another bridgehead for the Chinese group to enter Africa. Previously, when planning the Iranian factory, the focus was on the North African market. Now that Tanzania is a coastal base in Central Africa, it will be able to base itself in Central Africa and radiate to southern Africa in the future.

At the signing ceremony of economic and trade cooperation at the China-Africa Forum, Han Hao, as one of several representatives of the Chinese business community, signed a large order of intent for cooperation with Africa together with Ren Weizheng, CEO of Huawei.

Chinese investment in Africa has traditionally focused on infrastructure projects such as energy and mining, and now automobiles and telecommunications are two of the most popular projects.

The list signed by Han Hao is divided into two parts.

One is that the Chinese government purchases goods from the Chung Hwa Group, such as automobiles, diesel engines and engineering equipment, and then provides assistance to African countries in the name of the state.

The second type is pure business practices, and Chung Wah Group is ready to expand its business in Africa on its own. Tanzania and Libya have become the two pilot countries, and Zhonghua Group will set up local auto repair training schools and open agent services at the same time.

In addition, Huaxia motorcycles will also enter the African market in a big way, the black continent is vast and sparsely populated, and the car is too expensive, so motorcycle travel will become the first choice for African people. Previously, Huaxia Motorcycle entered the African market sporadically through African traders in China, and now Han Hao has officially classified Africa as the next potential market.

One of the important reasons for his decision was to listen to Ren Weizheng's introduction of Huawei's experience in developing the telecommunications market in Africa. With the spirit of not admitting defeat and not fearing death, Huawei has won telecom orders from many African countries.

Since Huawei's sales and engineers can go, then the sales and engineers of Zhonghua Group can also go in.

With the support of the Chinese government, Chinese companies can still earn money standing in Africa!