Chapter 256 The Birth of a Sunspot (5,500-character chapter)(1/2)
A car was driving quietly on the streets of Shanghai Capital in the early morning.
This meal was eaten until midnight, which was beyond Luo Jia's expectations. Maybe it was because everyone was so excited.
New technology means new markets and business opportunities. Everyone drank a lot of wine and said a lot of words. Until the waiter in the club was lying in the corner and rubbed his eyes with difficulty, Luo Jia suggested that he disperse and go to the company to continue chatting tomorrow.
Luo Jia leaned his head against the car window and counted the vehicles on the road. Six out of every ten were powered by electricity. It seemed that traditional fuel vehicles were disappearing at an astonishing speed on the land of China.
Recalling the news that Chief Engineer Ning called Luo Jia not long ago and told him that the national electricity price would be significantly lowered at the beginning of next year.
Luo Jia began to believe that she had really changed the world.
Unlike consumer goods like mobile phones, this time it is energy, the basis of all industries and technology in the world. Cheap and sufficient energy will become the key weapon for China's manufacturing industry to compete for global hegemony.
An Ran, who was looking down at his phone, smiled, "The latest news, European Airbus plans to stop production of the A380 model because Qatar Airways canceled orders for 70 aircraft, and other Middle Eastern customers have also withdrawn from the market on a large scale."
"It's a pity that the a380, as the largest passenger plane in the world, was created by Europeans for a lot of money and years. As a result, only a few hundred aircraft were produced and they were about to be swept into the garbage dump of history. It was really a huge waste."
When the others in the car heard An Ran say this, they all laughed happily.
After all, Airbus' discontinuation of production of a380 is actually the reason why Star Technology is doing.
As the initiator of the new energy and electric vehicle wave, Star Technology launched an energy revolution around the world. This revolution first destroyed the group of big dogs in the Middle East, and Europe, which has close ties with big dogs, was naturally severely impacted.
Since the birth of the a380 model, it has been mainly sold to Middle East Airlines. Now the wealthy family has no surplus grain at home and cannot sell oil. They are about to go back to the desert to put camels, so who is still interested in buying a plane to play?
What's even more terrifying is that electric cars made in China are trying to destroy Europe's foundation. Unlike North America, Neon and South Korea, Europe has almost never participated in the Internet revolution and lacks the semiconductor industry.
Europe's foundation is machinery, electrical, energy, pharmaceuticals, and finance. Apart from not doing finance and pharmaceuticals, StarChen Technology has all developed a fatal killer weapon in the other three major fields, which will have a great impact on Europe.
Luo Jia hugged her dizzy head with both hands and said lightly, "The European scenery is good, the history and culture are well developed. In the future, they can develop tourism, run small restaurants, and engage in music and painting. As for other things, they don't have to think about it."
Paris, France.
The clarion call for Huaxia Electric Vehicle Group to enter Europe has been sounded, and a war in the automobile industry that is unprecedented is imminent.
Zhao Dengzhou, who had been living in France for many years, decided to apply for a job at East Asia Automobile Group, so he took the subway to District 13 in the morning. District 13 is the largest Chinese district in Paris, and the French center of East Asia Group is also located there.
The ticket price of subway and buses is two euros, equivalent to 17 yuan in China.
It's okay that the ticket price is expensive, but there is no air conditioning in Paris's buses and subways. Every summer, the crowded and hot subway always makes Zhao Dengzhou wonder what he had gained and lost his heart, so he decided to leave his hometown and live here.
The feeling of loss has become increasingly uncontrollable with the rapid rise of China in recent years.
Once upon a time, Zhao Dengzhou, who had a monthly salary of more than 3,000 euros, was so glorious every time he went home, and his relatives and friends came to watch, envying this powerful man who studied abroad in France.
However, in recent years, Zhao Dengzhou has returned home less and less. It is not that he does not miss his elderly parents, but that he really can't stand the huge gap.
"Oh, come on, in order to send you abroad, your parents sold the house on the Second Ring Road and moved to the Sixth Ring Road to live. Now that house is worth more than 10 million yuan, I am afraid I can never afford it in my life."
My aunt once said to Zhao Dengzhou with a sigh, "Zhao Dengzhou was heartbreaking and almost burst into tears."
Zhao Dengzhou is now loving France more and more. Because there is no way to admit that France is not good, it is equivalent to admitting that he is a fool. Choosing to immigrate to France back then was a fucking and stupid decision.
Therefore, every time Zhao Dengzhou goes home, he always spares no effort to brag about how comfortable life in France is, it is one million times better than China. Even if I give me 100 million, I will never leave France. Fresh air cannot be measured by money.
After saying too much, Zhao Dengzhou even believed himself, but unfortunately his relatives were increasingly reluctant to believe it.
With the economic development and the increase in income, France is no longer far away. Many relatives have been to France during vacations, and they know what real Paris is like.
What's more, Zhao Dengzhou's younger uncle was pulled by a group of gypsies under the Eiffel Tower and persuaded him to sign for charity. The younger uncle happily agreed. As soon as he picked up the pen, the group of gypsies rushed forward and snatched his wallet and cell phone.
For this reason, my uncle cursed and vowed that he would never go to that ghost place again in his life. The capital of a country is so unbearable.
The uncle's disgust of Paris made Zhao Dengzhou extremely angry, and he started arguing with him.
For him, maintaining France is to maintain his dignity. As a result, my uncle gave only one example, which made Zhao Dengzhou’s face pale.
On May 10, 2010, the vice chairman of the Chinese People's Congress was subjected to armed robbery in Paris. It was a diplomatic visit, and a French police motorcycle drove along the way.
"Even a high-ranking official at the ministerial level will be robbed, so can the people survive well? I believe you!" said the uncle angrily.
Sitting in the subway car, Zhao Dengzhou used his mobile phone to calculate his bill.
It was not until October 12, 2018 that the Paris Metro finally had a mobile phone signal. Before that, countless public intellectuals promoted how the Paris people love reading. In fact, the real reason is that there is no signal in the subway, so what if you don’t read books and newspapers?
In short, Zhao Dengzhou took the time to take the subway to finally settle his bill.
Last month, Zhao Dengzhou's income was 3,250 euros, with 2,400 euros left after deducting social security, 623 euros rent and insurance, 300 euros personal income tax, 80 euros electricity bills, gas and water bills, 210 euros left after deducting these, 1,187 euros left.
Zhao Dengzhou also has to eat, socialize, buy clothes, and buy some small gifts for his girlfriend. His life is really tight.
Fortunately, Zhao Dengzhou's French girlfriend shared the rent with him, which reduced a large part of his burden. Otherwise, with Zhao Dengzhou's income, life would be even more difficult.
Of course, Zhao Dengzhou often boasted about the superiority of French women in front of relatives and friends, and the system of eating and renting. Unlike domestic girls, they obviously have no quality at all, but they dreamed of marrying into a wealthy family.
But behind all this is that Zhao Dengzhou's French girlfriend often stays home at night and calls her corrupt private life French romanticism, with rough skin like sandpaper. She only needs to take a shower for a long time and her whole body is filled with body odor. Only with a lot of perfume can she cover it up.
Zhao Dengzhou had no choice but to finish the cannon he had made with tears in his eyes, and to persevere even if he lies his teeth.
Turning off the calculator, Zhao Dengzhou wondered how high the East Asia Group would give him. France's median income is 1,800 euros per month, and his salary is already quite high in the local area.
However, an elite class who knows Chinese and French like this should be highly valued by the East Asian Group. Zhao Dengzhou felt that he should be able to get at least 5,000 euros per month.
Not long after, Zhao Dengzhou walked out of the dim subway station and saw an amazing, fully transparent pyramid-shaped building, which is the brand image store of East Asia Group in Paris. From a distance, it looks like a transparent crystal, flashing in the sun with attractive light.
The magical building was surrounded by crowds, and customers lined up outside, waiting to enter the exhibition hall to visit the super electric car made by China.
It is not difficult to find out from the clothes and backpacks of these customers that many of them came here from Reims, Troyes, Le Mans around Paris, and even Dijon hundreds of kilometers away, just to see those magical electric cars with their own eyes.
In the name of applying for a job, Zhao Dengzhou entered the store through the employee channel. In an instant, he was shocked by the extraordinary holographic projection technology. Through the special refraction of the optical, the electric car promotional films were like waterfalls of light, flowing in a huge space of tens of thousands of square meters.
Electric cars soar in the clouds, cross the endless desert, and hike in the dazzling galaxy.
The picture is so realistic and vivid. When Zhao Dengzhou couldn't help but reach out to touch it, the light shattered instantly. Only then did he realize that what he saw in front of him was not reality, but simulated by primary holographic projection technology.
Zhao Dengzhou understood the feeling of the French queuing outside. They not only wanted to see the best electric cars in the world, but also wanted to experience the magic of the future world.
A young sales consultant in his twenties said to Zhao Dengzhou proudly, "This is the design of the geniuses of Star University. When entering the specialty store, it seems like entering the future time and space. What we sell is not electric cars, but shipping tickets to the future."
When he walked into the office area, Zhao Dengzhou saw hundreds of candidates queuing up. They were sitting on both sides of the corridor. There were very few people on the left row, only twenty people, all of whom were Chinese faces, and hundreds of people on the right row, all of whom were European faces.
"We Chinese people are given priority to applying for jobs. Those French foreigners are waiting on the right, and it is useless to complain. Who made East Asia Group a Chinese company?" said the sales consultant to Zhao Dengzhou.
He took a Chinese form intimately and found that Zhao Dengzhou's face turned purple like pig's liver.
"Actually, I am a French person," Zhao Dengzhou muttered in a low voice.
Well
The hand that wanted to hand him the form shrank back again, and the young man handed him a French form and an ink pen. This action made Zhao Dengzhou feel like he was swallowing a toad and his chest was blocked.
So a few minutes later, Zhao Dengzhou sat among a group of French people with big noses.
"How is the result?"
A girl who seemed to be a newly graduated international student walked out of the office of the Human Resources Department and was waiting with her to ask about her application.
The girl smiled and said, "I didn't pass, but hr is very kind to me to introduce another Chinese company. The Bear Group, which does household appliances, is also recruiting in Paris. He introduced me to try my luck there. It's really not possible. There are also companies that make electric toothbrushes. Anyway, more and more Chinese companies have come to France recently, and it's always easy to find a job."
The boy stroked his hair, "I'm not as patient as you. If the East Asia Group fails, I will plan to return to China."
The girl said frankly: "Actually, I plan to return to China, but I have just graduated and I still need to practice French, so I plan to work in France for two years to consolidate my language foundation. Alas, who made me jump into the big pit of French? I have to study it well if I choose my major."
"It makes sense. Let's leave a WeChat message. Maybe we will meet again in China in the future." The boy said generously.
"sure."
The girl said and took out her mobile phone. Vivo's nex series is very expensive in France, costing 1,299 euros. It seems that the girl's family is well off.
The two left each other on WeChat, and after asking, they lived not far away. They made an appointment to have coffee together on weekends. It seemed that a romantic drama that happened to meet each other was being staged.
Zhao Dengzhou looked at all this expressionlessly. He envied the girl's delicate skin, which was so white and soft, and it should have a texture similar to silk to the touch, right?
The boys and girls across the street said that going home was as easy as going to dinner and watching movies, but for Zhao Dengzhou, going home meant going to the Chinese Embassy to apply for a visa. He used to be like that pair of young men, leaving as he said nothing until he became a French citizen.
Zhao Dengzhou didn't know how he had been through this waiting time. When he was called, he cheered up again, sorted out his tie, and walked into the office with a proud attitude of a successful person.
Then, he was stunned, feeling like a basin of cold water, pouring head-on in the temperature of minus fifty degrees Celsius, completely frozen his heartbeat.
This human resources director turned out to be Zhao Dengzhou’s classmate Tao Qian, a simple Shandong man.
They studied at the Fifth University of Paris together. Tao Qian said that in his hometown of Qufu, there are grand ancestor worship activities every Spring Festival, and juniors also have to go to their elders' homes to pay New Year's greetings. There are many old rules.
Zhao Dengzhou mocked Tao Qian for not being able to transform his food. What era has it been? The world today is dominated by Western civilization. The etiquette of the past should be thrown into the trash can and re-learning the more advanced Western civilization. For this reason, Tao Qian blushed and quarreled with him.
When Zhao Dengzhou decided to become a French citizen, Tao Qian once advised him to give up on his green card and return to his roots. No matter how long he has been in France, he will still have to go home in the end.
The children of corrupt officials are naturalized because they dare not return to China. We are all ordinary people and there is no need to change our nationality.
Zhao Dengzhou's response was to pull Tao Qian on the blacklist, ashamed to be with such a stubborn and conservative person.
After a while, the old classmates met again. Zhao Dengzhou was already a Frenchman, Tao Qian was still the Shandong man, Zhao Dengzhou was an applicant, and Tao Qian was the deputy director of human resources.
"Old Zhao!"
Tao Qian stood up from the chair in surprise, took Zhao Dengzhou's hand intimately, and asked about his recent situation in recent years.
"To be honest, we are holding on to the point where we are now holding on. Next month, our new model of permanent magnet vector motor will be fully launched throughout Europe!"
"We will fight against Citroen and Renault in France! We will fight against Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz in Germany! Fight against Fiat in Italy! Fight against Seat in Spain! Attack Skoda's base camp in the Czech Republic! In short, this time we will fight against their foreheads!"
"The electric vehicles we build now are no longer the same as before! In terms of quality and technological content, they are far superior to those foreigners!"
Tao Qian couldn't suppress his excitement and introduced the European strategy of East Asia Group to Zhao Dengzhou. The group's super sports car brand Lotus will be fully electrified after it has been replaced and fully electrified.
To be continued...