The unparalleled talent of the country started from Harbin Institute of Technology

Port of Berbera, Somali Peninsula.

Lin Zhenyu and his family disembarked from the ship's deck and, once on land, looked around with great curiosity at everything before them.

"Is this Africa? Is it this prosperous? It doesn't look like Africa at all; it's more like the southeastern coastal region of China."

Berbera is the most bustling port city on the Somali Peninsula, and even ranks among the top in the entire African region.

Millions of Chinese immigrants have moved from China to the Somali Peninsula, bringing a large labor force to the region.

Furthermore, under the leadership of the Want Want Group, the local economy has developed rapidly.

This warlord general, Damazin, simply copied and pasted everything from within the country.

Transportation, education, healthcare, banking, and everything else are all directly and completely replicated.

In addition, over 80% of the population of Pepera is now Chinese, so its development has been very rapid.

It has only been a few years since Wang Duoyu decided to transfer Xideb's key scientific research projects to the Ali camp.

Moreover, the Somali peninsula was only taken over by the Want Want Group for about ten years.

However, the changes at the Port of Pepera can only be described as earth-shattering.

What Lin Zhenyu and his group saw was a straight and wide asphalt road called Binhai Central Avenue, which was completed two years ago.

This road is very straight and has a total length of over 15 kilometers. It is lined with tall buildings on both sides. Although most of the buildings are only seven or eight stories or more than ten stories high, they are still very conspicuous in Africa.

Most importantly, there are quite a lot of people here.

The majority of people walking on the street are still Chinese.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake it for the Bund in Shanghai.

In short, many people who come from the mainland for the first time will mistakenly think that this is the mainland, rather than a foreign country, when they see the scene in front of them for the mainland.

But this is Africa.

After gathering, Lin Zhenyu and his family were quickly put into a car and then traveled for more than two hours to a farm.

A large number of date palms are planted nearby, and Lin Zhenyu and his group came here to plant and manage date palms.

Lin Zhenyu and his family alone need to manage 1,500 mu of farmland.

It sounds like a lot, but it's actually relatively easy to manage because mechanized farming makes things easier.

The only trouble is that harvesting still requires the simultaneous cooperation of manual labor and machinery.

Because many of the date palms here have grown to a certain age, the date palm trees are very tall.

These dates in the Somali Peninsula were planted eight or nine years ago by people hired by the Want Want Group and managed scientifically, resulting in a very rapid growth rate.

Most of these date palm trees are now over 20 meters tall and have entered their peak fruiting period.

In other words, date palm trees that have grown for more than eight years are already experiencing a surge in annual date production.

At a height of over ten or twenty meters, equivalent to four, five, or six stories, harvesting them is quite challenging.

This is the kind of work that Lin Zhenyu and his family do.

"This is the farm dormitory, and it will be your future home."

Listening to the staff's introduction, Lin Zhenyu and his family were very surprised; the villa in front of them was truly beautiful.

The best part is that there are cars too. Living here is just so great!

There's a small market just two or three kilometers away, and Perbera is over seventy kilometers away. Transportation is convenient; they even have cars, so they can travel back and forth anytime.

"Is that market full of foreigners?"

"No, the market is mostly frequented by Chinese people; you rarely see foreigners, especially Black people. We don't see any here."

The staff member pointed to the northwest:
"Many people over there grow vegetables and fruits, which are mainly supplied to nearby cities."

"There are also machine factories, mines, etc. If you have time, you can take a stroll around. By the way, there are police patrolling around here, once in the morning and once in the evening."

"Among the farmers and workers who work here, since I joined the company, I haven't heard of any safety issues, so you can rest assured."

"In addition, you may keep a few dogs, but you cannot possess guns, and you certainly cannot make homemade guns."

The staff explained everything very clearly, from safety to meals.

The Lin Zhenyu family gradually settled down after their initial novelty wore off.

A few days later, they settled down here, and Lin Zhenyu's two children had completed the enrollment procedures and would be able to start school after the Lunar New Year.

With their children's education issue resolved, the next challenge is finding employment.

However, the neighbors soon came to visit, and after chatting with each other, they realized that living here was indeed like living in paradise.

It's much better than in mainland China. Putting aside everything else, education is truly free, medical care is guaranteed, and you can earn a good amount of money.

The taxes paid are quite substantial, but they are all transparent; the more you earn, the more you pay.

That day, Lin Zhenyu went to the market and bought a lot of supplies, and also bought several puppies.

They were all hunting dogs, and almost every neighbor in the area had one.

why?
It's not because of insecurity, but because of companionship!

It's so boring around here. Every household has a TV, so there's no problem with not having anything to watch. But the problem is, the TV dramas are all the same, and we're tired of watching them.

Otherwise, you can spend money to go to the city cinema to watch movies, which are basically in line with international standards.

However, there are many foreign language films, but not so many Mandarin films from mainland China.

Because only new films are shown, older films are not screened.

Therefore, life is quite good, but it is indeed boring.

Life was peaceful and uneventful, so during the off-season, I would play with the dog and grow some vegetables.

It fully realized the small-scale peasant economy of ancient times, where people worked at sunrise and rested at sunset.

As Lin Zhenyu's family embarked on their new life, full of hope, a large crowd gathered at their front door on this particular day.

Seven or eight two-month-old puppies were barking loudly at the gate, but their barking had no deterrent effect whatsoever.

"Hello comrades, have you eaten? Where in the mainland are you from?"

Lin Zhenyu looked at the group of people in front of him, reached out his hand very awkwardly, and even stuttered when he spoke.

Wang Duoyu tried to make his voice gentle and his tone soft, and his smile more sincere.

He came out today specifically to inspect the Want Want Group's businesses in the Somali peninsula.

Date palm groves are a crucial part of Want Want Group's local economic structure, as date palm groves are widely planted in the Somali peninsula.

A family unit needs to manage about 1,000 to 2,000 acres, which is quite a heavy workload.

So he came to take a look.

"I've already eaten," Lin Zhenyu stammered. Wang Duoyu didn't press him further, instead chatting with the man's child. After a brief conversation, Wang Duoyu left.

People who have just moved to the Somali peninsula don't know much about this place, so Wang Duoyu couldn't get any real information from them.

He spent the rest of the day on random patrols.

Considering his tight schedule, it's already quite impressive that he was able to find the time to come over.

This year's year-end summary meeting was held on the Somali peninsula.

He came here to inspect the area before the conference began.

I spent a day looking at the local agricultural economy, another day looking at urban development, and another day visiting mines, machinery factories, and so on.

After the inspection, he returned to Xideb and held a meeting with Zheng Baoyin and the others.

The year-end conference, like last year, will last four days.

This year is different from last year; profits are down 18.9 percent, a loss of nearly 100 billion US dollars.

This loss is too great!

There's nothing we can do; the losses at the super dollar factory are just too severe.

Most importantly, the phenomenal box office success of Hollywood blockbusters has drawn strong attention from institutions such as the Federal Reserve.

Therefore, the speed at which counterfeit money is shipped out has naturally slowed down.

Less profit means less dividends.

Although executives like Yabo Fein, Zheng Baoyin, and Wang Jianchao are already very wealthy and don't lack this dividend, they are not short of money.

But that's human nature; people are never satisfied.

Ancient people had already written poems to satirize the endless nature of human desires:

They toil all day for hunger, and once they've had a full meal, they crave clothes.

He has both food and clothing, and desires a beautiful wife.

He married a beautiful wife and had children, but lamented that he had no land and little foundation.

I've bought a vast farmland, but I worry about not having enough horses to ride around.

So this year's dividends were less, and Zheng Baoyin and the others were all quite unhappy.

Therefore, at the debriefing meeting, they proposed cooperating with Hussein to take over Iraq as much as possible.

The model can be copied from the Somali Peninsula.

After listening to their suggestions, Wang Duoyu shook his head and refused:

"You're playing with fire, that's not appropriate. Besides, Iraq is a piece of meat that Bush Jr. and Herbert have their eyes on. We've already taken a share, so don't overstep your bounds."

"Besides, you want to cooperate with a politician like Hussein? I really don't know what you're thinking. In short, it's not suitable. If you want to choose a partner, you might as well go to the Arabian Peninsula next door."

He certainly did not approve of cooperating with Hussein, who was a politician, and a down-on-his-luck one at that, who had been captured alive by the U.S. military.

It can be said that it has no value whatsoever, and even less credibility.

The most crucial point is that although Iraq has abundant resources, the problem is that the US military is eyeing it covetously, and American politicians are unlikely to let go of this lucrative prize.

The Want Want Group is already operating in the Somali Peninsula, which has already consumed a lot of its energy. There is absolutely no need for it to expand into Iraq.

Besides, compared to Iraq, there are many places in mainland China where investment is possible, such as northern Xinjiang!

Nowadays, domestically produced aircraft manufactured by Heilongjiang Aircraft Manufacturing Plant and Pioneer Technology Manufacturing Plant are now widely available throughout mainland China.

Tourism in mainland China is gradually developing. Although outbound tourism has not yet taken off, domestic tourism is indeed very popular.

However, many people are still unaware of tours such as XZ Tour and Northern Xinjiang Tour.

For example, famous cultural attractions such as Hemu Village, Sayram Lake, and Potala Palace are not very popular yet.

We mainly rely on airplanes; trains are out of the question, and high-speed rail hasn't even been built yet, so we still have to wait.

Besides, even if high-speed rail is built, the ticket price will be expensive, not as cheap as an airplane ticket.

As the tourism industry in mainland China gradually takes off, Want Want Group can certainly promote the development of related industries, and making money will be relatively easy.

Take aquaculture as an example; it can be carried out entirely in the Tarim Basin.

The Somali peninsula is already implementing a development model that combines solar power plants with aquaculture farms, and the progress is quite impressive.

The Tarim Basin is also a large desert area, which is perfect for building a large number of solar power plants and promoting the development of livestock farms.

Whether it's pigs, cattle, sheep, or ordinary poultry, they can all be settled in desert areas.

With the mature desert oasis technology available in the Somali Peninsula, progress can be made steadily.

With a large number of power plants, large power-consuming enterprises can be built nearby, such as data centers, research centers, and electrolytic aluminum production enterprises.

After all, the electricity produced by solar power plants is clean energy and inexpensive, so relocating these enterprises to the western region is more in line with economic development plans.

If all else fails, the surplus electricity can be transmitted to the central and eastern regions through the West-to-East Power Transmission Project currently being implemented in China.

Especially in the Chengdu Plain, which is now being developed in other parts of China, electricity can be transferred here.

With its massive financial resources, Want Want Group is indeed capable of pursuing development in this area.

At that time, some of the cutting-edge technology projects that Want Want Group wants to promote can also be located in the Tarim Basin or Ali camp, or in western regions such as the Chengdu Plain.

The more sparsely populated the area, the more suitable it is for these scientific research projects to settle down.

Therefore, the mainland has a greater advantage compared to Iraq.

Zheng Baoyin and his associates dared not, nor could they, oppose him.

All I can do is apologize to Hussein in my heart.

The conference was still ongoing, and Wang Duoyu's main focus was on participation. Although he wasn't very deeply involved, it didn't affect his absolute control over the Want Want Group.

"In the next phase, Huachen Mobile needs to innovate more. Five years from now, we must launch products with more innovative technologies. We can't continue to release products slowly, like squeezing toothpaste."

"Huachen Mobile's innovation efforts are decreasing year by year. When will they finally implement facial recognition technology? Stop focusing on improving fingerprint technology all the time."

"Besides facial recognition technology, innovation is also needed in other areas such as processors and screen resolution."

Wang Duoyu not asking for a quantum chip was already a great favor to them.

Other examples include foldable screens, transparent phones, wearable phones, smart glasses, and holographic projection.

However, these all require a lot of researchers and a lot of time and energy to develop.

Previously, Wang Duoyu focused his attention and resources on the lunar landing program, so naturally he didn't pay much attention to Huachen mobile phones.

Huachen phones are smartphones, and in Wang Duoyu's understanding, their development shouldn't be that fast.

But now it seems that a change is needed. (End of Chapter)