Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

Lei Jun smiled and said, "That's right, India does have a large market, but... I'm not optimistic about your investment environment. Foxconn invested 5 billion in its factory, and in the end, it was sold to the Tata Group for 500 million. Although we at Little Chili Mobile are also optimistic about the Indian market, we don't want our investment to go down the drain."

Lei Jun stood up as he spoke: "If you are willing to be our mobile phone distributor, we are very willing to cooperate. But if you want us to produce in India, I'm sorry, you should look for other brands."

This guy actually doesn't want to go? That's an insult to Indians!

Hamit's face darkened: "Mr. Lei, you'll regret it sooner or later if you don't value our Indian market!"

"Yeah, Foxconn is regretting it now." Lei Jun said, walking outside. He thought they were here for something else, but it turned out they were just trying to take advantage of him too!

After Lei Jun left, his secretary asked curiously, "Mr. Lei, the Foxconn factory was sold to the Tata Group at a low price, mainly due to the decline of Nokia mobile phones. Are we... really not considering opening a factory in India?"

Lei Jun glanced at his secretary beside him: "Tell me, whose footsteps should we follow now?"

"It must be Laiyang Group."

"Do you know anything about Laiyang Group?"

The secretary paused for a moment, then said, "You mean..."

"When President Qin first took over the Laiyang Group, his job was to sell steel pipes. At that time, the Laiyang Steel Plant had accumulated a large number of steel pipes, and then Indians came to the door. At that time, President Qin firmly refused to cooperate with the Indians because he had already seen that the Indians were only good at fraud!"

Lei Jun greatly admired Qin Chuan and knew everything about him. He had also heard about the miraculous operations Qin Chuan had performed at the Laiyang Steel Plant back then.

President Qin never cooperates with Indians because Indians are all liars!

Now, India has seized the Foxconn factory again through trickery. Doing business in India is too risky. It's better to give up the Indian market than to invest there, because all investments will go down the drain!

"Oh, I see." The secretary nodded. "Our Little Chili Mobile will never cooperate with Indians..."

Lei Jun rolled his eyes at his secretary: "It's not that we'll never cooperate again, it's that we'll never set up a factory in India. If India wants to buy our Little Chili phones, we're happy to welcome them, but... they have to pay in full!"

"Yes!"

"By the way, report this to President Qin!"

Report to General Manager Qin?

The secretary was stunned for a moment, then realized that this was a way of currying favor with President Qin. President Qin looked down on Indians and didn't associate with them, and our little chili pepper was the same way!

"What are you thinking? You want President Qin to remind other mobile phone manufacturers not to cooperate with Indians, and to be careful not to be fooled! If we give them a warning, our competitors will think we're blocking their path to profit. Only President Qin's warning will be effective!"

Laiyang Group, Headquarters.

"President Qin, Little Chili Mobile has reported that Tata Electronics' factory in India has no projects. They came to our East to persuade mobile phone manufacturers to set up production there, but Little Chili has already declined. However, we don't know how other mobile phone manufacturers will choose, so... we would like to ask you to issue a notice to each mobile phone manufacturer."

Little Chili? Lei Jun?

Qin Chuan turned his head from the window and said, "Tell him that our group is very satisfied with his choice. However, how other manufacturers choose is their business. Our Laiyang Group will not interfere with the choices of each factory. They are independent individuals."

Zhang Chengzhi asked with some curiosity, "President Qin, Ah Thirty is most likely here to scam us..."

“Those mobile phone manufacturers need to have their own ability to distinguish right from wrong,” Qin Chuan said. “We can’t keep pointing them in the right direction. If some of them are really blind and go to cooperate with Indians, then so be it. When they get cheated by Indians, it will serve as a negative example.”

The cautionary tale for later generations is Xiaomi. It made so much money over the years, only to have it all swallowed up by the Indians. Opening a factory in India? Hahaha.

However... it won't work if I just shout it out. Even if those people have to agree because of my prestige, they are still unwilling in their hearts. I have to make them suffer losses and be deceived!

With so many mobile phone companies, there are too many. After the dust settles, only three or five will remain!

"Oh." Zhang Chengzhi nodded. "President Qin, at the shipyard, two of the second batch of Type 052C destroyers are about to be launched. The Navy's intention is to clear the slipway and begin construction on two Type 055 destroyers."

"Really? That's great news! When?"

"tomorrow."

In the blink of an eye, it was already April 03. The bright sun shone on the Jiaodong Peninsula, creating a vibrant spring scene.

Laiyang Group, a shipyard.

Banners fluttered and colorful flags waved. A platform had been erected on the slipway. Everything was the same as before, yet it seemed as if there was something different about it.

This is the largest combat warship built by the Navy since the aircraft carrier era!

Aircraft carriers are built in dry docks; this is the first time a 10,000-ton destroyer has been built on a slipway!

"Now, I hereby announce the official commencement of the launching ceremony for the Type 052C destroyers, hull number 154 Xiamen and hull number 155 Nanjing!"

Back when the first Type 052B destroyer was launched, the navy was overjoyed. It was the navy's first destroyer with a displacement of over 5,000 tons. Later, when the Type 052C was launched, the navy was even more excited. It was the first air defense destroyer. The air defense problem that had plagued the navy for many years was finally going to be solved!

But now, with the Type 052C destroyers being built in large numbers, the naval leaders don't care much anymore, and even military enthusiasts have gotten used to it. In the past, they could recite the names of every warship by heart, but now... they might not be able to remember them all, there are just too many!

If it were just the launch of the Type 052C destroyer, only the leaders of the corresponding fleet would come. The leaders in the capital wouldn't care at all. Now, everyone is gathered here mainly for the commencement ceremony of the Type 055 destroyer.

The Type 055 destroyer is the future mainstay of the navy!

With a displacement of 10,000 tons and more than 100 vertical launch systems, the Type 055 destroyer has become a behemoth at sea. This type of warship can become the core force of various fleets in the future. When needed, it can be sailed out for a spin, to the west coast of the United States or the surrounding areas of Australia, to make a splash.

There are still too few aircraft carriers. Moreover, once an aircraft carrier is deployed, it will be too provocative for those countries. We don't need to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut; a 10,000-ton Type 055 destroyer will suffice. With a Type 052 destroyer alongside it, it's enough to wipe out the navies of those small and medium-sized countries! It might even wipe out their ground forces along the way!

A thousand verbal protests are no match for a single 055 cruise!

Qin Chuan had been recommending the construction of the Type 055 destroyer for a long time, but unfortunately, the navy had various concerns before. Now, the time is finally ripe!