My American magical life
Chapter 572 - 572 95 Cheng Daqi seems dull-witted he might be an easy mark

572: Chapter 95 “Cheng Daqi seems dull-witted, he might be an easy mark 572: Chapter 95 “Cheng Daqi seems dull-witted, he might be an easy mark A somewhat atypical fleet was moving along the Fuzhou section of the Shenhai Expressway, with Sun Dongxin’s staff arranged for CEO Cheng and Mi’er in the lead car.

The second car was occupied by representatives from upstream manufacturers who had come specially to pick them up.

Their high regard was not surprising at all, after all, Mi’er now belonged to the standard class of billionaires—OC was valued at 1.5 billion, which roughly meant Mi’er was worth 1.5 billion.

In the last minibus, CEO Cheng was rapidly scrolling through short videos, while a weary Mi’er leaned on his shoulder, asleep.

Other OC staff were busily evaluating and writing reports.

The “Farming” project had already been launched, Cheng Daqi didn’t hire so many employees to idle around; they would proceed according to CEO Cheng’s requirements and consult him at critical junctures to report progress.

They had been to quite a few places these past couple of days and seen numerous factories and institutions, but as for the outcomes, one could only say they were unresolved.

Mi’er was quite troubled.

All the partners that Sun Dongxin helped select were very capable, but the more Mi’er saw, the more indecisive Temir became—spoilt for choice.

After touring around Yue Province the previous couple of days, they returned to Fuzhou today, and Mi’er would go straight back to America after visiting this last place.

Of course, some of OC’s people would stay behind to continue communication.

Orders starting in the tens of millions weren’t considered large, but OC’s entry into Hua Country was a holistic strategy.

There would be two branches set up in Hua Country, one in Lugang or Guangzhou to handle upstream connections, and another in Shanghai for downstream marketing and channel development.

There were still a multitude of tasks; the staff left behind were not sufficient, so Mi’er had to go back to America to continue recruiting.

It was fortunate that OC itself was not small, allowing Temir to create the desired effect without too much trouble.

Compared to the complex situation CEO Cheng faced, she had only one OC, which was actually quite relaxing.

Cheng Daqi now had to spend almost four to five hours a day swiping through short videos—only watching their own internet celebrities’ creations and the current hottest ones.

Binge-watching videos is mostly a delight, utterly enjoyable, but CEO Cheng’s internet celebrities were of all sorts, and he had to hold his nose to watch each video, which was not so pleasant.

There was no choice, informational advantages couldn’t be replicated for a second person, so Cheng Daqi had to personally guide the company’s internet celebrities with the key points of creation, providing reference opinions and directions for revision.

Thanks to the training at Shanhaiguan and MAS and the perfection of production mechanisms, Cheng Daqi’s advice could be quickly implemented in their next creation.

And since the algorithm of the short videos was based on feedback-driven streaming, the guidance from CEO Cheng combined with rapid improvements in production quality and timely market feedback made it easy for Cheng Daqi’s internet celebrities to produce viral hits.

This had long been CEO Cheng’s goal, and there were now signs it was coming to fruition, yet he was still distressed.

After all, his business was not limited to just the short video MCN company, nor were his ambitions.

The space in the minibus seats was rather large, and the seats could be reclined for semi-reclining comfort, which was actually quite high.

However, Cheng Daqi had grown somewhat tired of sitting these past few days, and agitatedly set down his phone to look out the window.

At the moment, the fleet was passing through an overpass, and outside was a series of beautiful factories—they were close to Fuzhou’s city area.

Viewing the large swath of factories, CEO Cheng became interested.

He was more familiar with Lugang but knew much less about Fuzhou.

“What factory is that out there?”

The person seated in front of him to the side was Manager Zhang, a confidant of Gu Chaofei, a man who didn’t understand office politics and had fewer notions about getting things done.

After being instructed by Sun Dongxin, for the past few days, he had been accompanying CEO Cheng and Temir everywhere, treating CEO Cheng with great respect.

“It’s probably Southeast Automobile, Southeast’s factory.

Have you heard of it?”

Although unsure why CEO Cheng would ask, Manager Zhang quickly responded.

He had been working in southern Fujian for nearly a decade and was well-acquainted with many things there.

Cheng Daqi was a rising star in the Dongxin Group, having not joined Dongxin for long, but Sun Dongxin favored CEO Cheng, resulting in everyone in Dongxin giving respect to CEO Cheng.

“Southeast Automobile…”

CEO Cheng had certainly heard of this industrial card of Fujian Province.

Although the car company was not very eye-catching, Southeast was much more well-known than Dongxin Group to the ordinary people and was a treasured asset under the Fujian Assets Commission.

To put it this way, there were only two comprehensive categories of car manufacturing licenses in Fujian Province, both under Fujian Automobile Industry Group, with the only profitable asset being Southeast Automobile.

Moreover, the Southeast Automobile shell seemed to have been sold twice in the future, involving debt restructuring and license sales.

Faraday Future looked like it belonged to Elder Jia on the surface, but it was actually CEO Cheng’s, although he wasn’t quite sure whether to use car manufacturing as a front to push Elder Jia to the end or to genuinely try to make lemonade from lemons, leveraging Elder Jia’s name and Faraday Future’s reputation to actually manufacture cars.

Car manufacturing, an industry where starting costs are upwards of ten billion, has toppled many giants without a chance to recover.

But it’s 2018 now, and there seems to be an opportunity to catch the last wave of Hua Country’s automotive industry boom.

To bet or not to bet, that is the question.

Thinking this, CEO Cheng had a thought and asked.

“Could you help coordinate a visit inside for me?”

Seeing that Manager Zhang was hesitant, CEO Cheng added.

“No need to find anyone, just contact a mid-level executive who can let us in.

I just want to take a look.”