Chapter 539 The only Fool in the World

Hensley said in front of Long Zhengyong and others that he did not know where Twigg Company was going to move, but in fact, he had already chosen an economic development zone in Vietnam and submitted a report to the company, suggesting that Ruigang's company should be relocated. The production base was moved to this development zone called Houban.

“Here, your company will see what is the best business environment in the world.”

Ruan Duc, director of the Houban Industrial Park Management Committee, patted his chest and said to Hansley and other senior executives of US-funded companies who came to inspect.

"Three connections and one leveling, three-year tax exemption, one-stop office, dedicated government service personnel... Hey, Mr. Ruan, is this system of yours copied from China?"

Hansley read the investment information Ruan De sent them. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed, and he couldn't help but question his soul.

"How is this possible!" Ruan De jumped up as if someone touched an indescribable part, "Mr. Hansley, how can you feel like this? These management systems of ours are all developed by ourselves. Attracting investment is our national policy, and our purpose is to respond to the concerns of investors, think about what investors want, and make those who make investors unhappy, we will make them unhappy..."

"But, I have also heard such words in China. Well, that must have been more than ten years ago." A US company executive said. Like Hensley, he has stayed in China for many years and only recently considered moving his business out of China. What Ruan De said, even if it was expressed in English, gave him a familiar feeling.

"Oh, indeed, this happened more than ten years ago." Another American company executive lamented, "Since the Chinese have become rich, their officials have become more and more arrogant. The treatment originally promised to us was secretly canceled by them..."

"It's just that China's business environment is getting worse and worse, and workers' wages are also high. If they are not satisfied, they will change jobs..."

"Vietnam now is really like China 20 years ago. Although it is poor and broken, its attitude towards investors like us is still very good..."

Well……

Ruan De's face looked a little ugly. As an investment promotion official, he is proficient in English. When the other party had a private chat, he did not deliberately avoid him, so he really heard these derogatory words about Vietnam.

"Everyone, Vietnam and China are completely different. You don't need to use China to compare Vietnam. We have our own development ideas and will never clumsily imitate China's model." Ruan Duc solemnly declared.

"But, Mr. Ruan, why does this document say that 'specific coordination matters are the responsibility of the Ruigang Municipal Development and Reform Commission'?" Hansley sent a document to Ruan De and asked calmly.

What is not a parody, how could your imitation be any worse? These investment details are clearly copied from Ruigang's original text, okay? The plagiarist made a place name substitution in the WORD. I don’t know why, but he still missed a few places. As a result, the name "Ruigang City Development and Reform Commission" appeared. You still told me that this is your original work?

Ruan De's face suddenly turned purple, and he hated the subordinate who was responsible for copying the copy to his bones. That's right, all the management documents of Houban Industrial Park were copied from China, and the person who ordered the copying was none other than Ruan De himself.

Vietnam is a country with sentiments and has always wanted to prove that it is no worse than its northern neighbors. Therefore, whatever their northern neighbors do, they have to go against it and have to come up with something of their own. By the way, this problem is not new. It has been like this for the past 1,000 years.

The feelings are beautiful, but the reality is skinny. After more than 30 years of reform and opening up, the economy of our northern neighbor is booming. The per capita GDP is several times higher than that of Vietnam. The Vietnamese market is filled with industrial products produced by our northern neighbor. Even the people's favorite TV series come from the north. This makes Vietnam's top leaders Feeling embarrassed.

In desperation, Vietnam had no choice but to secretly learn from its northern neighbor with a frown. In all government documents, there is no mention of northern neighbors, but all the policies they introduce are replicas of the policies on northern neighbors.

The reform and opening up of our northern neighbors was like "crossing the river by feeling for the stones." After countless twists and turns, we found more suitable methods, and these methods are still being dynamically adjusted. It is undoubtedly impossible for Vietnam to imitate its northern neighbor and learn the essence in a short period of time. The best way is to directly take over the other party's rules and regulations, directly copy and paste them, and replace them with vocabulary to make it its own. system.

Houban Industrial Park is a replica of several successful development zones in Jinnan. Ruan De himself has visited Ruigang and other places, taken hundreds of G photos, and copied a dozen suitcases of documents. After returning to China, he asked his men to translate the full text of Ruigang City's documents, and then replaced "Ruigang" in the documents with "Houban", so that it became his own documents.

It was not that Ruan De had never thought about making some modifications to these documents, but after trying it a few times, he found that Rui Gang's documents were written so accurately that almost all the issues Ruan De could think of were covered. Among them, it would be difficult for Ruan Duc to innovate in content.

It has to be said here again that Ruigang's situation is actually very different from Hou Ban's. It is not appropriate for Ruigang's documents to be used by Hou Ban. If Long Zhengyong were to be the director of Houban Development Zone, he would definitely be able to compile a set of management documents that are very different from Ruigang. But Ruan De has no experience in this area. In his eyes, Rui Gang's documents are flawless. How can he change them?

The disadvantage of copying the original version is that you can see it at a glance if you meet a knowledgeable person. Ruan De was determined and decided that no matter who asked, he would insist that this was his original work. If some words and phrases were similar to a certain regulation somewhere in China, it was purely coincidental.

What, you said 99% of the words and sentences are the same as others?

Well, that's just the Nth power of coincidence. Who said small-probability events won't happen? Thinking about how the dinosaurs became extinct and what happened when planets hit the Earth, is it any wonder that the two regulations are similar?

However, no matter how similar it is, you can't have the name "Ruigang Development and Reform Commission" in the management documents of Houban Industrial Park. Do you want to prove that Houban has been an integral part of Ruigang since ancient times?

"I think this is just a mistake in copywriting. Let's talk about some substantive issues."

The American earlier excused Nguyen Duc. In his opinion, there is nothing wrong with Houban Industrial Park copying Ruigang's management documents, but it would make people uneasy if it creates another one.

In addition to responding to the call, everyone moved companies out of Ruigang because they took a fancy to the cheap labor force in South Asia and Southeast Asia. In terms of business environment, everyone still trusts China more. Everyone is willing to accept Ruan De's invitation to settle in Houban. They are also attracted by the environment in Houban that resembles Ruigang, and even the "" The name "Ruigang Municipal Development and Reform Commission" also gives people a sense of security.

...It's a pity that Hou Ban is not under the control of Ruigang Development and Reform Commission, otherwise it would be such a wonderful thing.

Hearing the interruption, Ruan De breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said with a smile: "That's right, everyone, let's talk about some substantive things."

Substantive issues include site, transportation, water and electricity, administrative services, daily services, worker management, etc. To be honest, Ruan De and his friends have tried their best to make Houban Industrial Park consistent with China's development zones, but in the eyes of Hansley and others, there is a gap between the two. The gap is at least as far as a century. China's development zones are at the level of the 21st century, while Houban Industrial Park is only equivalent to the level of the 20th century.

The road is indeed open, and it is also a cement pavement, but walking on it always makes people feel that the cement layer can be described as thin as a cicada. Although it was built not long ago, many cracks have already appeared. .

The factory building is also ready-made. Ruan De claimed with a bit of arrogance and a bit of shyness that the steel structure of the roof was imported from China and was of reliable quality. But Hansley and other China experts can tell that this is not a steel structure produced by a large domestic factory in China. Farmers in Ruigang are not willing to use such a small brand when building their own houses.

There is also water and electricity supply, and the water pipes, cables, valves, air switches, etc. all have a knock-off feel. Yes, the Ruigang Development Zone 20 years ago also used such low-quality materials, but later they were gradually replaced with high-quality materials. Unexpectedly, 20 years later, I would have to taste the hopeless feeling brought by inferior materials again.

What makes everyone collapse the most is the quality of local workers. Asians who are also yellow-skinned are a bit thinner and more vulgar, and everyone tolerates them, but their understanding of technology is really far behind that of Chinese workers.

"Listen to me and bring 20 foremen from China."

This is one pioneer’s admonition to Hensley and others.

"You never know what kind of mistakes these workers will make. In my opinion, they are better suited to pick bananas. Of course, peeling and eating bananas after picking them is what they are better at. To To train them into skilled technicians, we must rely on foremen from China.

"I spent five times the price in China to hire 10 Chinese foremen. Now my production line is completely supported by these Chinese foremen. Otherwise, my company would not be able to produce products until now." A quality product.”

The pioneer said to everyone with a tired look on his face.

"Are you suggesting that we not move our companies to Vietnam?" Hensley asked the other party.

"No, on the contrary, I really hope you will move the company here, because then I won't feel like the only fool in the world."

The other party replied.