CHAPTER 1197: CHAPTER 168: THE PILGRIM’S SOUL (FINAL CHAPTER)

Egret Island, Wuyuan Bay, Eris, stern as ever, followed closely beside Lisa, his eyes darting around uncontrollably.

The grandeur of Hua Country’s top luxury residences is different from America’s. If America’s grandeur is visibly evident, Hua Country’s grandeur seeks to convey its existence in a subtle, understated way.

It’s like desserts; Hua Country’s best desserts aim for ’not sweet’.

"Hi, Lisa... uh, Mr. Eris, welcome."

Zhao Hongjin did not expect to see Eris on Egret Island; she couldn’t forget that he wasn’t a good person.

The blonde white girl hugged Zhao, and Zhao Hongjin reluctantly prepared to do the same with Eris, who almost jumped in fright.

Lady, please don’t torment me.

He bent over, shook hands obsequiously, and spoke flattering words.

"Honorable Zhao, you are still so beautiful."

On one hand, his mission needed Zhao Hongjin’s effort; on the other, she was now the only vice president of Shanhaiguan, responsible for Chan’s main industries in Hua Country.

Even though she had left America, from the arrangements made for her, Eris could sense Chan’s trust in her.

"He was sent to Hua Country by Chan. Officially, he is a special advisor for the American Embassy in Hua, but his main job is to help us solve problems as much as possible."

Lisa cleverly expressed the reason for Eris’s presence on Egret Island in simple terms.

"Well, at least it shows our chairman hasn’t forgotten about the mess he left for us in Hua Country."

Zhao Hongjin mocked Chan a bit before inviting the two into the room.

"But if I remember correctly, it seems the American Embassy in Hua doesn’t have a position called special advisor, right?"

While brewing tea for the two of them, Zhao looked at Eris and asked.

"Yes, the Secretary of State has a good relationship with Chan, so he temporarily appointed me to this position, mainly to facilitate activities in Hua."

Eris hastily replied.

The blonde white girl, accepting the authentic Da Hong Pao tea prepared by Zhao Hongjin, couldn’t help but add with a grin.

"People in Hu City thought he was some special envoy, but actually, he just uses the embassy’s identity to make it easier to operate in Hua — I must say, it’s really convenient.

You know how big Faraday Future’s troubles are, but as soon as he steps in, the people there applied Hua Country’s business logic to our cooperation."

Due to different cultural backgrounds, there is also a significant difference in the cooperative values highlighted in exchanges between business elites from both countries.

For those industrial capital enterprises from Hua’s supply side that Lisa faces, Eris’s presence carries the endorsement of America’s officialdom, greatly alleviating their concerns about Faraday Future’s sensitive background.

"Does he really want to build cars?" Zhao Hongjin still couldn’t understand why Chan would cross industry lines so extensively.

Lisa nodded and said, "Yes, we’ve prepared ten billion dollars for the first phase of funding, and currently, three billion dollars have already been received.

We acquired control over Faraday Future long ago, and after the collaboration on acquiring Southeast Automobile’s manufacturing license, our layout in Hua Country is steadily advancing in full swing.

Regarding how to ultimately ensure competitiveness, Chan has offered a rather unique implementation path."

"A rather unique implementation path?" Zhao Hongjin was puzzled.

"A layout in six areas: organizing electric car races, building an automotive self-media matrix, digging for cutting-edge technologies, assembling an engineering team, rapidly iterating prototypes, and outsourcing all production.

Zhao Hongjin could understand everything else, but the last part seemed unbelievable to her.

"Outsourcing all production? Is this an advantage? Aren’t you planning to set up your own factory?"

While she might not know much about car manufacturing, Zhao understood commercial companies.

The simplest logic is that there’s a definite difference between one’s own factory and an external one.

"Not planning for now; he’s waiting for those who entered the market first to go bust so we can directly buy their remains."

The carrion-eater car manufacturing method, this is Chan’s customized path for Faraday Future.

Anyway, the prototype iteration will take at least another year, and for the rest of the preparations, from planning to implementation, there’s a process to it.

The first phase of mass production in the car manufacturing segment will be outsourced to other factories. Later, when the pandemic cripples those with weak resilience, we’ll directly buy their remains.

"Hmm, that’s a good method. How do you plan to lay out the sales channels?"

Actually, Zhao Hongjin had already started shaking her head internally.

Chan’s idea is very ambitious, but when Hua Country’s car players start going bankrupt en masse, wouldn’t buying factories like a carrion-eater mean missing the peak development period?

"Direct sales; we have a tentative timetable. The first mass-produced model won’t hit the market until early 2022, so there’s no rush for the distribution of direct sales channels in Hua Country.

As Chan said, now is the time to hone our internal skills; you might not know, but in the past two months, I’ve interviewed over seventy executives; I’m even close to learning how to speak Hua Country language."

Lao Jia’s life really parallels that of the Rough Grain Factory’s Lei Bus and can be regarded as a super low-budget version of Rocket Horse.

He once established a listed startup company and later created another giant company in a different industry unlike his first listed company — it’s just that Lao Jia’s LeEco didn’t hold it together and blew up.

Meanwhile, Lei Bus and Rocket Horse continued to soar high with non-stop success.

The value of using someone like Lao Jia lies in this—given his background and resume, as long as Chan operates properly, he could be the next legendary figure of the era, with immense marketing potential.