Chapter 397 Bridgehead
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The next morning, Kang Ning, Chen Pu and Liu Hailan bid farewell to Tong, whom he met at Daqili, and returned to Meisai, a major Thai border defense center across the river.
Early on, Xu Wang and another partner, who was about thirty years old and looked dark and strong, drove to the gate to wait. After receiving Corning and his party, they drove back to the headquarters of Meisai.
When he first arrived in Messe, Corning was eager to leave the country and go to the Golden Triangle area for inspection, but was unable to visit the industries headquartered in Messe. Taking this opportunity, Corning planned to take a good look at the place called the bridgehead by Xu Jiawei, Chen Pu and others.
Due to the Thai-Myanmar military conflict that occurred at the beginning of this year, Myanmar, like Messe, Thailand, canceled the mutual passage of motor vehicles, and the resumption of personnel exchanges only began this month. Therefore, the Thai Army is still seen from time to time on the streets of Messe.
Thanks to the increasingly close interactions and good relationships between Xu Jiawei and the Thai Royal Family, the Chiang Rai government licensed four small cars from the Asian Brothers Pharmaceutical Foundation and the joint venture hospital to sign government official vehicles. This small move made Corning and his party very convenient and fast to get in and out.
Meisai is the northernmost town in Thailand, but like Daqili, they all like to call themselves a city.
The mountains beside the town are beautiful and shaped like a sleeping beauty with a very elegant appearance. There is only one main street in the town from south to north. This bustling street is actually the end of Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai and then to the Meisai Expressway, and ends at the Friendship Bridge on the Thai-Myanmar border.
The streets are lined with shops selling daily necessities, handicrafts and local specialties from Thailand and Myanmar. Many of them are opened by Chinese and overseas Chinese.
There is a hill dozens of meters high on the west side of the street, with a Pata Duwo Temple and a viewing building on the top of the mountain. Up to the viewing building, you can enjoy the cityscape of Messe Town, Messe River and the cityscape of Myanmar opposite Myanmar.
Brother Pharmaceutical Company spent money to buy a two-story pointed roof building facing the street at the foot of the mountain, and three pavements next to it were about ten meters wide. After demolishing one of them, it built a gatehouse and built a solid cement pavement leading to the 12 acres of courtyards behind. The buildings and two pavements on the street were also renovated. On the basis of maintaining the original style, some Chinese elements were added, which looked new.
Now, the two-story pointed roof, thirty meters long and sixteen meters wide, perfectly integrates with the temples on the mountain. The first floor has become the largest medicine shop in Meisai today, and the second floor has temporarily been the foundation office. There are two shops. Because there has not been further utilization, it has been temporarily rented to the merchants who operated jade and gems. The three warehouses and five small villas in the back yard are underway. The Chinese medicine refinery is located next to a village five kilometers southwest of Meisai City, with its back against the green mountains.
After nearly a year of operation, the farmers in the Thai-Mianshan Mountain area within a radius of 100 miles have become familiar with this kind of pharmaceutical factory. The local villagers are also grateful for the pharmaceutical factory's free investment in building three ten-meter bridges and three-kilometer high-quality roads. More importantly, the pharmaceutical factory can provide employment opportunities for local free labor. Several smart families in the village have become medicinal materials buyers who have crossed mountains and rivers. Most of them have their families sent out to find medicine sources everywhere, making a fortune, and now they are all planning to build a new house.
Back at the foundation office, Corning was very satisfied with the achievements and progress it has made.
Liu Hailan is the head of the entire Chiang Rai region. His fifty-six brothers are responsible for the company's security work and power expansion.
There are six economic entities in the entire Meisai except the foundation and hospital. The specific person in charge is Xiao Xianhe, a local Chinese invited by Xu Jiawei. He is still in Bangkok and has not returned. He has recruited more than 380 managers and employees, including almost half of the Thais and Chinese and overseas Chinese. His employees are the same as their income, and they are among the best in the entire Chiang Rai region.
Xu Jiawei's equal measures have been highly praised by local government officials. Coupled with the investment of several charitable projects and the completion and use of donated infrastructure, the good reputation of the Brothers Foundation has been widely spread throughout the Chiang Rai region, and locals are proud to be able to work in the foundation's companies.
Seeing that the company's business is booming and flourishing, Corning paid for a meal with more than a dozen brothers, and the location was chosen at the best cabbagec in Meisai. The restaurant is the branch of the high-end restaurant of the same name in Bangkok. The dishes they operate are basically the same as the main store in Bangkok. The refreshing "Tiger Brand" beer quickly mobilized everyone's enthusiasm.
Except for Xu Ziliang, almost all passionate veterans from China. More than half of them have never seen Corning with their own eyes. Seeing that Corning, who is regarded as the boss of the group, is so young and friendly and unpretentious, everyone quickly let go of all their restraints and communicate happily.
Seeing the gentle five bottles of Corning's beer, it was still the same as before. The veterans admired it, and gradually took out the set of the army and tried every means to pour Corning. Unfortunately, no matter how they used the trick, Corning was not fooled. In the end, Corning was drunk by the fresh tricks on the front and back of the bottle cap thrown by guessing three people.
Back at the office, Kang Ning first checked Xu Wang for the old injury on his calf. Faced with the stubborn illness, he pondered for a moment, and then an international call called the desk of his old man Kang Jimin. This was the second time that Kang had heard his son's voice since Kang Ning escaped from Vietnam safely.
After listening to Kang Ning's report on the recent situation, Kang Jimin felt extremely pleased. His son was finally no longer alone and wandering around alone. Not only did he have a strong foundation, but he also had a group of tough brothers who had lived in love with each other. Kang Jimin's anxious and worried mood received great comfort.
Putting down the microphone, Corning smiled at Xu Wang, who was full of anticipation and said, "Your disease is no longer a problem now. The new orthopedic drug trial produced by the domestic Southern Pharmaceutical Group has received good treatment results in the clinical trial of nearly three and a half months. I heard that it will soon pass the approval of the national new special drug, and large-scale production is just around the corner. I have notified Mr. Fan, who is now in Hong Kong, to fly directly to Lanning to get the medicine and will come back in a few days. Your disease was quite troublesome in the past, but now it is cured and it is estimated that it will be treated within a month. You will be able to recover completely."
Xu Wang, a real man from southern Sichuan, didn't know what to say for a moment. Seeing that Corning had made the group's boss fly to the mainland for his insignificant pawn, he felt grateful to Corning. He saw that Corning seemed to want to go with
After a meeting, he quickly stood up, saluted Kang Ning with a solemn military salute, and quietly turned around and left.
"Go away, don't look at me with this kind of eyes, I'm not omnipotent. This rare medicinal material is originally produced in Laos. Last year, Adong carried things back to the ground under the escort of Brother Guan Zhongming and Brother Liangshan. There are also great contributions from everyone here."
After Kang Ning ordered everyone to sit down, he smiled at Xu Ziliang and said, "Ziliang, I heard from your father that the king of Thailand is preparing to meet you. I guess he will give you some honors at that time. I'm doing a good job!"
Xu Ziliang replied with a smile: "Where did I get this result without Brother Ning's brain? Haha... Let me tell you another good news. Our Asian Brothers Pharmaceuticals Singapore branch has officially started its business. Singapore's tax rate is very low, the investment environment and transportation conditions are good, and it will be sold to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea in the future. It only needs to be shipped to Singapore Port through Thailand. We calculated that within one year, Singapore companies will become the best-performance subsidiary of the group."
Corning was very happy to hear this: "This is really great! In Asia, as long as it can pass Singapore's strict drug access approval, almost all countries can enter, especially the efficacy of our new products is enough to compare with the American "Viagra"'s "Liyuan" aphrodisiac. The profit of this single item is likely to account for more than 30% of our total profit. This 30 bottles of green medicine cost less than 40 yuan. If you can sell it for 880 yuan, it is enough to prove your marketing skills. It is amazing!"
"This is not my own credit, it is the result of the joint efforts of a group of brothers." Xu Ziliang said modestly.
Corning asked with great interest: "Oh? Have you found a career helper?"
"Yes, at the end of last year, at the repeated urging of my father, I contacted many classmates and friends who were not satisfied after graduation in the United States and international students who went to the mainland. In the end, twelve people were willing to come and work with us. Six of them were from the mainland, four were from Malaysia and Singaporean Chinese, one Thai and one Filipino Chinese. We are working very well now. We also plan to recruit a group of graduates from college students in Singapore and Thailand to enrich the business strength of each branch. For the time being, in the medical field, it is still difficult for us to gather talents. Many talented mainland students would rather stay in the United States to work for others than work at the Lao Institute of Research. Although they were very shocked by our research equipment and funds investment, they were just unwilling to make a choice."
"It doesn't matter. Such a consensual thing cannot be forced. It seems that we still have to dig some people from domestic research institutes and universities first. Don't worry, when our strength becomes stronger, everything will be easy. I now feel that the more than 300 domestic medical graduates who have arrived last year will have great potential for development and improvement. The reputation of Luang Prabang Hospital is getting bigger and bigger, which is a good start."
After Corning finished speaking, he changed his voice and expressed his opinions on the development of Chiang Rai region:
"I visited the Golden Triangle area this time, and the situation was very encouraging, but I still want to say that the progress of work in Chiang Rai is still not ideal. Everyone has seen the importance of the Chiang Rai area and knows that this is a strategic location that is dependent on Luang Prabang, but compared with the achievements made by Luang Prabang, it is not enough here."
When Corning saw everyone sitting in a deep mood, he paused a little, and then said, "I know this is a last resort. Our stall is too big and there are too few people. It is rare for Chiang Rai region to achieve such achievements today, but I always feel that we should do better. In business and investment, Ziliang, you have to worry so much, and you must do your best to assist HaiLan's work, make full use of the advantages of the foundation in your hands, and promote the development of other tasks. You cannot leave such excellent intangible resources idle. Only in this way can you promote and protect each other with the half of HaiLan's responsibility. Do you understand?"
Xu Ziliang nodded solemnly: "I understand! From now on, I will be responsible for the foundation's affairs within half a year."
Kang Ning nodded with relief, turned to Chen Pu and Liu Hailan, and said seriously: "Since we have decided to do it, we should work harder to do things perfectly. My opinion is to use all the means that we can use to completely control Meisai, build this important bridgehead into our true foothold, and thoroughly establish our position. Then turn around and clear out the opposing forces in Chiang Rai in one fell swoop and establish a position that we cannot shake! Hailan, Jiaping..."
"arrive!"
Forced by Kang Ning's fierce momentum, Liu Hailan and Tang Jiaping couldn't help but stand up and answer loudly.
Kang Ning was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his hand, and his expression gradually became harsh and firm: "Sit down and talk... The "Huaqing Club" you two are responsible for is developing too slowly and the personnel identification is too strict. We are not a party membership and there is no need to do this at all! As long as the main person in charge of each branch passes our inspection, it is enough to quickly expand our influence and enrich our strength. Your most urgent task is currently. Without hurting the innocent and not touching the government, you can do it, whether it is a casino or a brothel or a drug trafficking. Don't be timid, what kind of morality is nothing!
For a hundred years, anyone has taught us morality to us Chinese? Be worthy of our collective, our brothers, and our conscience. This is the great morality! If you want Qian Ziliang, you will give you money. If you want someone, Brother Chen will give you people, you will be secret. I don’t need to teach you this? If it really doesn’t work, let Brother Liangshan help you. He has more than 20 sluts under him, and he is almost moldy now. It is a waste not to let them move. I don’t believe you for half a year, but you can’t get this big Meisai! If you can’t get it for half a year, let’s stop messing around, and go home to carry your children!"
Liu Hailan, Xu Ziliang, Tang Jiaping and Jia Feiyu who were present were moved after hearing Kang Ning's words. Liu Hailan and Tang Jiaping's faces turned blue and green, and finally everyone lowered their heads in shame, and even cold sweat broke out on Chen Pu's back.
Chapter completed!