Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 602: Tea-Loving Africans

Chen Yiyang originally wanted to give Zhang Yuling a choice: money or seduction.

But after hearing Chen Yiyang's voice, Zhang Yuling took charge and seduced Chen Yiyang instead.

Who's going to argue about that?

Afterwards.

The two lay in bed, hydrating to soothe their parched throats.

"I heard you on the phone before I came in; did you run into some trouble?" Chen Yiyang asked.

"Nothing major," Zhang Yuling replied, "I just took over a tea factory cheaply from a tea merchant who owed me a favor.

I originally planned to sell it off quickly, but unexpectedly it got stuck in my hands."

"Is there a problem with the tea factory?" Chen Yiyang wondered how someone as shrewd as Zhang Yuling could get duped.

"The tea factory is fine, but it mainly did exports, with its clients being in Pakistan.

This year, Pakistan has been hit hard by floods, causing many clients' incomes to drop significantly, and they're temporarily not buying tea from us.

Without clients, I can't sell the factory for a good price. So now I'm trying to find ways to expand the customer base, at least enough to move the tea, so the factory can be sold for a high price."

"You can't do anything about natural disasters."

Chen Yiyang had read in the news about the severe flooding in Pakistan.

This directly impacted Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves, which had already been tight.

With many people suffering heavy losses in the floods, the consumption of non-essential items like tea would inevitably decline.

"By the way, where does our country's tea get sold?"

Curious, Chen Yiyang asked, wondering if there was a large market for domestic tea in places where he had connections.

He could then make some calls to help Zhang Yuling find buyers.

"I checked earlier, and it's mainly some African countries," Zhang Yuling replied. "Morocco, Ghana, and Algeria rank first, second, and fourth respectively in Africa.

Uzbekistan, a Central Asian country, is third. After that, it's predominantly African countries. In Europe, only Germany and France import large quantities of tea from us, while in Asia, Russia and Japan are the bigger buyers."

"Morocco?" Chen Yiyang looked up the country.

It's a North African country with a population of over 30 million, yet it imports more than 7,000 tons of tea from Huaxia every year.

"Do Africans really like tea that much?" Chen Yiyang was puzzled.

He had thought that since Africa was the original home of coffee beans, the locals would prefer coffee.

It was surprising to learn that they imported so much tea from Huaxia each year.

"One reason is that Morocco was once colonized by England and France, and those countries had a strong tea-drinking culture, which was passed down to the Moroccans.

Another reason is the hot weather in Morocco, which makes people there prefer green tea to quench their thirst."

Before taking over this tea factory, Zhang Yuling had thoroughly researched the domestic tea business.

Huaxia is the largest tea producer in the world and the second-largest exporter.

The main reason for low export quantities is that most of the tea is consumed domestically.

The largest tea-exporting country is India.

Cheap labor in India allows British company Lipton to produce a large amount of low-cost, stable-quality tea, helping Lipton become a world-leading tea enterprise.

Of course, Lipton's tea doesn't sell well domestically; its positioning is similar to Kuxing's coffee.

It doesn't matter if it tastes good; what matters is whether it's cheap and easy to consume.

"Let's do this," Chen Yiyang suggested after finding data showing that both Russia and Uzbekistan import large amounts of tea from Huaxia. He said to Zhang Yuling, "I'll ask some contacts in Russia and Uzbekistan to see if they can help promote your tea."

Chen Yiyang happened to have business dealings in both countries and had good relationships with the local governments, so asking might help Zhang Yuling find some sales channels.

"How can I thank you?" Zhang Yuling pressed down on Chen Yiyang, eager for round two.

"No, no, this is good enough," Chen Yiyang quickly stopped Zhang Yuling.

During his time in Lin'an, he had been constantly exploited by a little accountant, and he was no longer the strong young man who could go for a second round every time.

Seeing Chen Yiyang like this, Zhang Yuling realized he probably had a regular 'training partner' in Lin'an, so she didn't press him further. Instead, she started sharing interesting stories from their social circles.

After resting at Zhang Yuling's place for a night, Chen Yiyang went to find Shen Teng the next day.

Although the western restaurant he's about to open in Imperial Capital, named Sicilian Eats, is essentially a fast-food restaurant in high-end attire.

But since he's decided to present it as upscale, he naturally has to hire a bunch of celebrities to help with marketing.

Restaurants endorsed or recommended by celebrities are usually synonymous with ripping people off, with prices getting increasingly higher.

But Chen Yiyang decided to go against the grain.

When these celebrities' fans come to the restaurant and discover this beautifully decorated place is as cheap as a Shaxian Snack shop,

naturally it will generate buzz online.

Once chain stores open nationwide, Chen Yiyang plans to run flash sales and offer discount coupons.

This chain of western restaurants should be able to establish itself in the domestic market.

"Hey Shen Teng, you have a lot of friends in the circle, can you help promote this for me?"

Because of his position, Chen Yiyang couldn't call every celebrity in the entertainment industry to ask them to help promote it.

Doing so would rack up too many favors owed.

So he decided to find someone like Shen Teng, who is well-liked in the circle, or someone like Cheng Sicheng, who has status and influence in the industry.

Then they could ask others to help promote it together.

"Mr. Chen, you're too polite," Shen Teng said, patting his chest. "I promise I'll take care of it for you. I'll even personally lead a group to try out your restaurant."

"Alright, thank you very much." Chen Yiyang had collaborated with Shen Teng many times before, and with so many favors exchanged between them, they didn't sweat the small stuff.

Later, he also talked to Cheng Sicheng about it.

After hearing him out, Cheng Sicheng agreed, but mentioned an issue he wanted to discuss with Chen Yiyang.

"Go ahead," Chen Yiyang said, realizing that Cheng Sicheng had likely been wanting to bring this up for a while and finally saw an opportunity.

"You know, the Ugly Group holds a significant position in the film industry, and Dog Eye Entertainment is one of the companies they've invested in.

Through Dog Eye Entertainment, the Ugly Group's headquarters asked me if I could arrange a private dinner for you and the vice president of the Ugly Group to have a chat."

"That's simple. Just have them set a date, preferably in the next few days, and I'll be there."