Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

After the naval battle with the Annamese, Wang Yaotang truly recovered.

A few months ago, despite Wang Yaotang's support for Luo and Peng in winning the battle, the Burmese leadership believed that the war was actually fought by Luo and Peng, and that Wang was simply rich and influential, relying on the threats from Luo and Peng to carve out a piece of territory in Yangon. They thought that if they were to actually fight...

How many soldiers does the guy surnamed Wang have?

But things are different now. When it comes to real combat, the guy surnamed Wang is really capable of winning!
Annan still holds considerable influence in Southeast Asia; otherwise, the US wouldn't have insisted on attacking him, and Russia wouldn't have felt the need to support him. He must have some merit.

At least these guys in Myanmar know that if they really face Annam, they won't last more days than the Cambodians.

Several months have passed, and many details from that time have gradually come to light. Wang Yaotang was standing there perfectly fine, while the Annamese pretended to be dead as if nothing had happened.

This already speaks volumes!

Otherwise, the Myanmar National Stadium wouldn't have been so easily taken over by Wang Yaotang for some kind of trade fair. Few people in the military government liked him and were eager to cause him trouble, hoping to get a piece of the pie in the Shan State tin mining industry.

Shouldn't you try to please Wang Yaotang if you want to eat meat?

That idea is naive.

People who want to curry favor could line up from the Pacific Ocean all the way to Hong Kong; you can tell just by smelling their scent, just like the concept of united front value.

But that was all in the past. After a naval battle in Annam, Naing Win personally gathered his men together and gave them a lecture: "That guy surnamed Wang is too young. Young people have a fiery temper. When they get angry, they really do things like sacrificing a thousand to kill eight hundred enemies!"
In his view, the battle against Annam was a case of losing eight hundred of his own men to kill a thousand of the enemy.

After being warned, the various forces behind these people finally backed down, and the trade fair proceeded smoothly, allowing them to make money only through normal channels.

Also famous at the same time were 0⑶⒎.

"0 and Poison Spider, which warship do you think is better?" In the top-floor office of the stadium, Naiwen asked with a smile after pouring Wang Yaotang a cup of tea.

Wang Yaotang tapped the table lightly, glanced around the room, and then said, "The Venom Spider is definitely better. I don't even dare to face the Venom Spider head-on. Of all the anti-ship missiles in the world, only the Exocet and Styx have a record of sinking warships, and among shipborne missiles, only the Styx is known to have such a record."

"If we really are being targeted by the Styx, 0⑶⒎ is also a little panicked."

Several Burmese men in the room raised their eyebrows, looked around, and had a smug look in their eyes.

“However…” Wang Yaotang drawled out the last syllable.

The more you worry about something, the more curious everyone became.

"Why are only these two types of missiles known for their combat achievements?" Wang Yaotang chuckled. "Missiles, whether shipborne or airborne, are high-tech. Only a handful of countries in the world can master them. To put it bluntly, an ordinary country would never be able to launch a single missile in its lifetime."

"So what if we have missiles? Let alone actual combat, we barely have any training opportunities. When the time comes, can we even use them?"

"Are we going to use missiles to shoot down smuggling ships? Or pirates? Pirate ships aren't even as long as a missile!"

"Impractical."

“If Myanmar wanted to import warships, I definitely wouldn’t recommend the Poison Spider. The Poison Spider’s shipborne radar is no good; it needs the array radar in the fleet to help it lock on.” As he spoke, Wang Yaotang chuckled, “As a main battleship, what good stuff could the other ships equipped with the Poison Spider be? Radar array? That’s laughable.”

Wang Yaotang glanced around the room and smiled. "Radar and sonar aren't things you can understand just by looking at pictures."

That's already quite blunt. If I gave you radar, would you even know how to use it?

If we can't even make good use of land-based radar, let alone the more complex situation at sea.

"In short, it's really not worth it for a shipborne missile that sounds impressive. It doesn't require much effort, but the annual maintenance costs are shockingly high, and it might just end up as a pile of electronic waste."

Naiwen's complexion wasn't good either. What was the difference between this and pointing fingers at him and cursing Myanmar for being backward? But he could only hear these words; they were the truth.

"Then do you think we should purchase 0?" the heat-resistant man asked directly.

“The current style of 0⑶⒎ isn’t quite right either,” Wang Yaotang said after thinking for a moment.

"Oh?" Naiwen suddenly became interested; this must be something substantial.

"After actual use, we found that the 0 type of warships have put too much effort into addressing ship issues. Submarines, on the other hand, are something that only the major powers play with." Wang Yaotang organized his thoughts and said, "If the submarines are too small, their range is too short. If the submarines are too large, small countries can't afford to maintain them. The problem is, who are you going to use them against?"

"0⑶⒎ In recent years, the United States has discovered several submarines in the South China Sea. It can be said that they have achieved remarkable results. However, Myanmar will not be threatened by submarines at all."

"India, India has submarines!" Someone retorted, disliking the remark.

"Are you talking about Indian jet skis? Their jet skis can carry dozens of people?" Wang Yaotang laughed. "You can always trust the Indians' ability to mess things up."

Everyone, including Naiwen, burst into laughter, and the atmosphere immediately eased.

For small countries like Myanmar, anti-submarine and anti-ship capabilities are meaningless; it's better to increase artillery and air defense capabilities. Of course, if it's for political purposes, what kind of equipment to buy is irrelevant.

Wang Yaotang mentioned that he is collaborating with a research institute in his hometown to develop other models on the 0 platform, including the one he mentioned, which makes the temperature resistance very promising.

Although Xiao Wang is a bit domineering and arrogant, he is a good person and very honest.

After discussing business, the group went down to the stadium to check out the exhibition. As soon as they arrived at the entrance, they heard an order announcement coming from the loudspeaker: Congratulations to Kara Trading Company for ordering 10,000 Panda TVs, 15,000 washing machines, and 5,000 refrigerators, for a total of US$553 million!
This announcement was suggested by Wang Yaotang, with the aim of livening up the atmosphere.

Hearing about how much others have bought makes me unconsciously excited to place an order.

Naiwen stopped in his tracks, somewhat surprised, and peered inside, wondering whose property this "Kara Trading Company" was, that it could casually throw around $553 million, and where did it get so many dollars?
This isn't some worthless piece of Myanmar kyat...

Smuggling is definitely smuggling!

He would turn his head and sweep his gaze across his subordinates' faces. Damn it, a bunch of scoundrels who only know how to undermine the country. How can we manage Myanmar well with these people around!
He paused, not wanting to listen anymore, but he couldn't show his displeasure now, so he could only keep a straight face and continue walking inside.

Just as I stepped inside, I heard someone broadcasting over a loudspeaker that someone had placed an order for daily necessities such as pots and pans, laundry detergent, dish soap, and soap, totaling over 800 million RMB…

Good news: It's not the US dollar.

Bad news: These troublemakers would rather use RMB than Myanmar Kyat.

Wang Yaotang could tell that Naiwen was in a bad mood, so he smiled and said that there were too many people and too many eyes around, which was not conducive to setting up security. From a safety point of view, it was better not to go in.

Naiwen nodded, then turned and left.

Myanmar is also a socialist country, and theoretically, its foreign exchange reserves are all in the hands of the state. Therefore, it is actually unwilling to hold any kind of 'international trade fair'. Alas, alas...

After seeing Naiwen off, Wang Yaotang finally felt relieved and went to the office area. Luo Wenhua immediately came out of the room to greet him and invited him inside for tea.

"I can't believe it actually worked!"

"Of course! Otherwise, all those people you organized wouldn't have come for nothing," Wang Yaotang laughed.

"I pushed this through under pressure from above. Previously, all the purchases from Myanmar were made through official channels. I took into account that many people here use RMB, and I thought that we shouldn't lose money no matter what," Luo Wenhua said with a smile and a shake of his head.

"Just treat them like the Kuomintang. Just because the party-state is poor doesn't mean the officials are poor. Back when they fled south, they had chests and chests of gold to play with."

Luo Wenhua clicked his tongue twice, quite moved.

"What's selling best right now?" Wang Yaotang asked.

“Daily necessities, home appliances… I think Myanmar’s power supply is going to be a problem, they’ll have to build more power plants,” Luo Wenhua said with a smile.

"A television? I remember there aren't enough televisions available in my hometown these days."

"Currently, there are 110 TV factories in my hometown, 75 of which can produce color TVs. Last year, the output of black and white TVs was 969.66 million units, and the output of color TVs was 401.31 million units, which is far from meeting domestic demand. Now, a TV ticket can be sold for as much as 1000 yuan."

"Is there any production still being exported?"

“What restricts television production has never been production capacity. If we really wanted to boost production, we could easily double it several times over. What limits production is foreign exchange,” Luo Wenhua explained. “In 84, a special leading group for the localization of color televisions was established to implement the ‘one-stop’ project. However, color picture tubes still had to be completely imported, as did electronic tuners, line output transformers, and some highly integrated circuits. This consumed a lot of US dollars.”

"These dollars are necessary to improve people's living standards, but if TV manufacturers can expand into overseas markets and earn back dollars, it would be a great thing for the country. Therefore, our factory's pricing this time is actually lower than the price in our hometown, just to increase competitiveness."

"The price is only one-third of that of Japanese TVs of the same size, so it's targeting the low-to-mid-range market."

Seeing Luo Wenhua's jubilant expression, Wang Yaotang's lips twitched, and he muttered under his breath, "Anything that the Chinese can make is worthless..."

"Huh? What did you say?" Luo Wenhua didn't hear clearly. "Ha, nothing." Wang Yaotang waved his hand.

This strategy is absolutely correct at present: first solve the manufacturing and employment problems, and then think about making money after you have captured the market.

This shows that mature internet strategies involving burning money already existed in the 1970s and 80s...

The US: How could the Chinese be so wicked!

The trade fair ended. They came with boatloads of samples, but left with only a small suitcase. All the samples were bought up by small vendors from Myanmar…

Compared to the US, China is indeed lagging behind, but compared to these third-world countries, China is truly developed!

There's practically nothing that China can't produce, and the best part is that it's cheap.

This trade fair generated over 3 million US dollars in foreign exchange, a significant amount for 86, making everyone at China Resources extremely happy.

This is the first time, and Myanmar is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia. It's unimaginable how much foreign exchange it could generate if other countries followed suit!
The orders here were prepared in China for less than half a month before they started shipping, simply because the reserves were too large!

All that's needed is to allocate a batch of goods that were originally intended for supply and marketing cooperatives and state-owned department stores.

The issue of subsequent payments will be handled by the joint venture company; to put it bluntly, it's Wang Yaotang's people who are in charge.

……

Yangon, inside the Huayao Company office.

Wang Yaotang slammed his fist on the table and said loudly, clearly annoyed, "I've got another call complaining about your collection department's violent debt collection tactics. What's going on?!"

"I have repeatedly emphasized that we should be civilized, polite, hygienic, orderly, and moral. Why can't we do that? If you're just collecting debts, then collect the debts. Why come to our door with a gun and do whatever you want!"

"Not only did they carry guns, but they also brought more than a dozen men with them, blocking the gate and making people think that the rebels were attacking."

"This is Yangon, not Shan State. Can't you please be mindful of your company's image?"

The heads of several payment departments were reprimanded and dared not speak, but they didn't take it seriously.

Whether or not they bring guns to the door is not their own decision; it all depends on how quickly those people transfer the money.

If they can get the money quickly, they won't bother coming to us. But what if they don't get the gun when the agreed time has passed and they haven't received the payment?
Of course, those who dare to delay have some underlying reasons. They are used to pressuring customers for payment, forcing them to beg, and then deducting a portion of the payment. This time, it's just a matter of habit.

It's not that they're bold; they're just dragging it out. If it works out, great; if not, they'll just pay up. It's not like they'll lose anything.

What can their subordinates do? Of course, they'll use whatever methods are most effective.

This was the company's first time organizing an overseas trade fair, a pioneering effort. There were no set rules or regulations for many things, so Wang Yaotang had to personally oversee everything, which was both stressful and frustrating.

It's always difficult to get things done, no matter the time.

After he finished yelling, the collections manager said with a smile, "Mr. Wang, we have a few payments here that we've been chasing for several times but haven't been able to collect. They're overdue for half a month. What do you think..."

"Huh? There are still people who dare not pay? Why don't you hold a gun to their head and ask them who gave them the guts!" Wang Yaotang said irritably.

"I took some men there, and we stood still for a while, but there was nothing we could do," the veteran said with a forced smile. "They outnumbered us."

"Hmm?" Wang Yaotang tilted his head, his expression somewhat strange. "A bunch of damn good-for-nothings, acting like they're showing off their horses in the street. What's there to be afraid of if there are too many of them? Go ahead and shoot, let's see if they dare to kill my men. What's the point of being a gangster if you're so afraid of dying!"

Everyone in the cashier's department lowered their heads and dared not speak.

"Are they from the rebel territories?" Wang Yaotang asked with a cold snort.

Several people nodded in unison.

"Address, coordinates!" Wang Yaotang waved his hand impatiently. "Zhao Fuguo, you go there yourself, in a new Y-5 transport plane. Damn it, I want to see if he's got any guts!"

"Sometimes I just don't understand what these people are thinking. The Annamese army has to bow down to me. What do they have to rely on to dare to owe me money?"

"Bring him back, I want to have a good talk with him."

"Yes!" Zhao Fuguo replied loudly.

……

The cooperation with his hometown has always been very effective. Although they are not big clients, Wang Yaotang has some requirements, and his hometown really helps him when they are not too troublesome.

The Y-5 was originally planned to be discontinued three years ago by the Hongxing Factory in Shijiazhuang. This type of small aircraft has no market in China. The few aircraft purchased by Wang Yaotang were specially ordered with his help. Later, some improvement requirements were put forward, and the Hongxing Factory specially arranged some people to do this.

Although the majority of the staff were recent college graduates, and although Wang Yaotang also paid for the development, this kind of thing might not be impossible in another country, but the price would definitely be staggering.

The latest Y-5 has replaced some of the lighter materials while keeping the engine the same, resulting in a 30% increase in speed and a 15% increase in payload.

Passenger version: quieter and can seat 10 people.

Freight version: Load capacity 1300 kg.

Rescue version: Night vision system, automatic airdrop system, capable of dropping four standard-sized cylindrical objects...

Wing-mounted version: Can carry a 20mm cannon and a 40mm modified rocket launcher pod...

Forget about precise hits, just talk about whether the firepower is sufficient!

This thing is incredibly useful for dealing with anti-government forces.

After all, the price of the Black Hawk and the Y-5 are 1:100!
……

Kachin Region.
"The total amount owed is $850 million. It is 17 days overdue, with a late payment fee of $12, for a total of $862 million to be paid." Crow Liu, a sales clerk in the collection department, said to the short, dark-skinned man in front of him with a stern face, word by word.

"Brother Liu, I'm not happy to hear you say that. I didn't say I wouldn't give you the money. I'm just short of cash right now. Every business needs payment terms. You guys are the ones who are pressing me so hard, and you even want late fees. Are you out of your mind? This is making things difficult for me!" Suowen said, glancing at his men with a mocking expression.

Crow Liu stood up, took out a cigarette, lit it, took a drag, and then suddenly flipped the table over!
"Difficult to handle? Then let's not do it!"

The items on the table crashed to the ground with a clatter. Sowin was startled and fell backward. Several of his men cried out and dodged, then instantly flew into a rage, rushing forward and pulling out guns to point at Crow Liu's head.

"You're looking for fucking death!"

"Believe it or not, I'll shoot you dead right now!"

Crow Liu chuckled, as if the gun barrel didn't exist, and sat down again, glancing at his watch. "You have three minutes to consider."

Sowin got up from the ground, wanting to get angry but unsure why this guy was so calm, and asked with a gloomy face, "What do you mean!"

Crow Liu scoffed, too lazy to pay any attention. This guy was just a frog in a well, used to being arrogant because of his local power. He wouldn't understand the meaning of "there are always people more powerful than you" until he got struck by lightning.

Time passes minute by minute...

Crow Liu, who had been listening intently, suddenly said, "They're here."

Sowin was puzzled and his brows furrowed even more. Just as he was about to ask something, a series of violent explosions came from outside the window, and the glass in the room shattered on the spot.

I instinctively turned my head and saw flames burning in the square in front of the warehouse.

I rushed to the window and looked out. I saw a plane gliding low over the warehouse, and I could clearly see the rocket pods hanging under its wings.

"My God!" Sowin's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

It's just about money, why go to such lengths?

With a sputtering roar from its propellers, another plane swooped down, "thump thump thump—"

"Boom boom boom——"

Two deep furrows were plowed into the concrete of the square. (End of Chapter)