Kalmago was in charge of inspecting the factory address in Bangkok with five or six Europeans, all of whom were contacts of Lin Johnson on secret trade routes in Europe in the past. In the past, they were mainly engaged in the procurement of machinery and equipment and high-precision instruments in Europe. Private activities. Most of these people are from Italy, and although they have a pure interest relationship with Lin Johnson, they have really helped him a lot.

When Lam's secret trade routes still existed, these people purchased machinery and equipment through shell companies in developed European countries such as Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, Norway, and the Netherlands, and then secretly transported them to Asia through various means, and then entered the mainland through Hong Kong.

This clandestine transport route was now destroyed by the Germans, some of whom were captured while others escaped capture and made their way to Thailand. And those people who were arrested, Lin Qiangsheng, will not forget that his lawyer team has been negotiating with the Germans to try to bail them out, and I believe that it will not be long before the Germans will release them.

Because as the U.S.-China relationship has become closer, the U.S. government is now encouraging further technological exchanges between Europe and China, and some of the military technologies that China wants to get are now open to Europe, and there is no point in the Germans keeping these people in place.

This time, Lin Qiangsheng selected some employees from Dongxing Company who are willing to stay in Southeast Asia for a long time, and he will continue to send people over in the future, and it is expected that hundreds of people will be stationed in Southeast Asia.

Kuming and these men followed Karmacho in Thailand, participating in the construction process and management of the factory.

Lin Qiangsheng wanted Gu Ming and Lao Carl to learn the experience of business operation for a period of time, Gu Ming was a good friend of Lin Qiangsheng, and the relationship between the two was good in the previous life, but after Lin Qiangsheng returned from being a soldier, the two did not move much. And in this life, Lin Qiangsheng hopes that he and this brother can live for a long time, and also hopes that he will have a better future.

Gu Ming's temperament is very introverted, and he usually doesn't smile or express himself, so he keeps doing it when he is the security captain. Lin Qiangsheng didn't know what he thought in his heart. But every time he saw Gu Ming silently following behind him, he felt sorry, so he hoped that Gu Ming could come out and feel a new life this time.

Lin Qiangsheng also wanted the people around him to live well, and he also talked to Gu Ming about this matter, wanting him to be independent and achieve a career. After some thought, Gu Ming followed Lin Qiangsheng's advice and followed him to Thailand.

A few days later, Mr. Lin bought five riverside villas in a wealthy area on the outskirts of Bangkok, and he chose a pale yellow three-story building for himself. A few metres from the living room terrace is the tranquil river.

Bangkok is known as the capital city on the water, there are many rivers here, there are many noble residential areas located on the water's edge, if you visit along the river, you can see a lot of unique style of garden-style mansions, Chinese-style, halal, and most Western-style.

When he arrived in the tropics, Lin Johnson completely changed his head shape and image, he cut a Beckham-style flat head, and wore a fancy short-sleeved shirt and thin pants. In early March, the daytime in Bangkok was above 31 degrees Celsius, and within a few days, Lin Qiangsheng was tanned a lot by the scorching sun.

Lin Qiangsheng was wandering the streets of Bangkok when he had nothing to do. Several famous Buddhist holy places have been visited, and compared with the Buddhist attractions in China, this place is bright, because the spire pagodas of Thai Buddhism are basically golden and dazzling!

He also took people on a tour of several of Bangkok's famous business districts, such as Silom Road and Surion Road, which are not very good during the day, but in the evening various bars, performance venues, restaurants, massage parlors, and street markets are open. The streets are filled with beautiful Thai sisters, tourists of all colors from all over the world come and go, and lights and music are passed from the shops on both sides. It's very lively!

Lin Qiangsheng even wanted to see the legendary man. The demon show, but unfortunately he lost his appetite after actually seeing it. The technology of the early 80s and the 21st century are really incomparable!

In the past few days, Lin Johnson really found that most of the cars in Bangkok are mainly Japanese cars, and you can often see Toyota cars with a small TOYOTA trademark on the streets. These people are mainly middle-class families, and Thailand is literally the world of Japanese cars, with seven or eight out of 10 cars being Japanese, but occasionally you can see German cars like Mercedes-Benz and BMW in the scenic and wealthy areas.

Lin Qiangsheng walked through the streets and saw many faces of Chinese descent, and it is said that there are more than 8 million Chinese in Thailand. Accounting for 14% of Thailand's total population, the country probably has the largest proportion of Chinese in Southeast Asia.

The hard work of the Chinese in this country has contributed a lot to the development of Thailand, and now many Chinese have entered the upper class of Thailand, and most of Thailand's economy is in the hands of Chinese giants. If this had been a big hit in Malaysia or Indonesia, neither the government nor the locals would have allowed so many Chinese. Fortunately, the Dai people believe in Buddhism and treat the Chinese more gently.

Lin Qiangsheng thought that maybe he could use the power of the Chinese to infiltrate his car brand into the country, after all, there are many Chinese in middle-class families in Thailand, maybe it will be easier to do it with the help of these people!

Lin Qiangsheng's impression when he came to Thailand was that there was a clear distinction between the rich and the poor, and the educational background of the living area was completely different. There are dilapidated slums in the city, but there are palace-like mansions in the suburbs. The rich often have a group of servants living like a fine food and clothing. Chinese Americans play an important role in this country and are the absolute mainstay of this country, and they should make good use of this force, which will win great support for Lin Johnson's business!

He also learned about the country's economic development, agriculture in general is the backbone of Thailand's industry, and tourism is gradually coming back to life. As for the industrial side, the country was completely controlled by the Chinese, but they only maintained a low level of production.

The company that produces fertilizers in the CP Group is a representative of Thai industry, but most of the manufacturing companies lack the technology and capital. This is also the reason for the slow development of Thailand's industry, it seems that this country is not too supportive of industrial development, Southeast Asians are always a little sluggish in industrial technology, people in the tropics are always very comfortable, the fruit growing on the trees and the food grown in the field will not be hungry, who wants to engage in industry, and how can the industry have hotel tourism to make money quickly.

Toyota is the first Japanese car company to come to Thailand, and it has a history of 20 years of development here, and Thailand is an important production base for Toyota in Southeast Asia. As many as 400,000 Toyota cars are exported from Thailand to Southeast Asia every year!

However, despite the fact that Thailand produces hundreds of thousands of cars, the country has not formed a strong industrial capacity for the manufacture of automobiles and spare parts.

The Japanese have wisely used it as an important assembly base, with most of the components and core components being produced in Japan. As a result, the Thai automobile industry has been stuck at the end of the industrial production level of incoming parts assembly for a long time, and the workers only earn meager wages, and the entire national automobile industry has been stagnant.

Of course, Lin Qiangsheng did not come to Thailand to contribute. There is also no obligation to upgrade Thailand's industrial processing capacity. He will take the same approach as the Japanese, using Thailand as a base for exploring the Southeast Asian market. The plant will also serve as an assembly plant, and automotive parts and core components will be produced in-country.

The plant has four major production lines for stamping, welding, painting, and assembly, just like a general assembly plant, but all transmission systems from automotive steel sheets to engines and transmissions are produced in-house.

Perhaps after a few years of familiarity with the local market, Dongxing Company will cooperate with some local enterprises to build factories to produce some spare parts such as glass cables to reduce transportation costs. But now Lin Qiangsheng still doesn't trust local industrial companies, and the Japanese are also very powerful in Thailand, so he doesn't want to go wrong when cooperating.

After conscious observation, Lin Johnson also discovered a strange phenomenon, Thailand's cars are more expensive, even higher than those in China and Southeast Asian countries.

And he also found that the quality of Japanese cars in Southeast Asian countries is very good. Lin Qiangsheng also went to Toyota's sales outlet in Bangkok, a bit like the early 3S store, but there was no queue to repair the car here. Thailand is a notoriously rainy country, and the road conditions are worse than in China in the 80s.

Could it be that Thai drivers are more skilled?

Lin Qiangsheng, who was full of questions in his mind, specially asked a sales manager who seemed to be Chinese to ask him about the situation, is the Japanese car really so good?

The Chinese manager really speaks Chinese, and he can also speak Mandarin, although it is a bit flat, but Lin Qiangsheng and several veterans can understand it.

The Chinese manager in his thirties looked at Lin Qiangsheng and the others, looked up and down, and asked, "Are you from the mainland?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said, "Yes." I have a question for you, please give me some advice! I see that the workstations at your repair point are all empty, may I ask if the quality of Japanese cars is really so good? Are few people coming to fix the car? ”

The manager looked at him again and said with a smile: "You are really from the mainland." If you want to know if Japanese cars are good, I can tell you about them! ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said, "Please speak!" ”

The Chinese manager said slowly: "Earlier, we also imported cars from Chinese mainland in Thailand, mainly transportation vehicles. But now there are very few, and Chinese cars are basically gone! Because Thais buy Japanese cars, 10,001 units, and Korean cars for 8,000 yuan. No one buys a car in China for 2,500 yuan! After speaking, the Chinese manager looked at Lin Qiangsheng, shook his head, and turned to leave. Lin Qiangsheng also noticed the contempt and contempt that flashed in his eyes.

"I see!" Lin Qiangsheng was a little shocked, it was this impression that Made in China was made abroad, not to mention that this was Southeast Asia, which was worse than us. (This phrase is borrowed from the 21st century, and it turns out that Vietnamese people buy motorcycles.) ）

"You!" A retired soldier behind Lin Qiangsheng shouted angrily, and Lin Qiangsheng waved his hand to stop him.

"Mr. Lin!" The veteran who spoke out was named Ye Zhilong.

Lin Qiangsheng asked, "What do you want to say?" ”

Ye Zhilong looked at the other two companions and said to Lin Qiangsheng, "Mr. Lin." That's what the guy said about our truck! ”

Lin Qiangsheng looked at him and asked, "I'm not afraid of what others say, are you afraid?" ”

Ye Zhilong opened his mouth and saw that the other two companions were still silent, he finally sighed and nodded helplessly, and said in a muffled voice: "Don't be afraid!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng shook his head and said, "Remember that we are abroad, and we must respect the locals!" The Japanese have done such a good job in the quality of automobiles, we must humbly admit it and strive to make up for our shortcomings! We are all human beings, with two arms, two legs and one head, and we must do what the Japanese can do! ”

Walking out of the store, Lin Qiangsheng looked back at the Toyota logo on the door and sighed in his heart: It seems that it is not a simple matter to sell cars in Southeast Asia! (To be continued.) )