As for what Chang Cheng said, that more than ten billion will be invested later, Chen Yiyang didn't take it seriously.

These kinds of follow-up investment promises are just something to listen to.

If even half of the funds are in place at the end, that would be good enough, and that would be gradually, not all at once.

Chen Yiyang felt that Yiyang Automobile Factory was fully capable of taking on this order.

Once Yiyang Automobile Factory's first model is developed, cars can be produced simultaneously domestically and in Brazil.

By then, relying on sales from these two large markets, the research and development costs for Yiyang Automobile could be offset, significantly boosting Yiyang Automobile's profits.

Of course, the most pressing question now is how Chen Yiyang can wrestle this automobile factory from Mercedes-Benz and Chang Cheng.

"By the way, did you hire the security team I asked for?" Chen Yiyang looked up and inquired of Bia.

"Yes, we did." Bia nodded, "This security team is sent by the largest security company in Brazil. They have good relations with all the major gangs in Sao Paulo; generally, no gang members would deliberately cause trouble for those they protect."

"That's good." Hearing Bia's explanation, Chen Yiyang knew they definitely hired professionals.

Bullets don't have eyes.

No matter how strong the bodyguards are, they can't beat someone who's meticulously planning to harm you.

So, the security company must maintain good relations with the local gangs to protect their clients safely.

"I have a meeting this afternoon, let the security team accompany me when I head out."

After finishing his words, Chen Yiyang turned to Bia, "By the way, you should come along too."

"Does it count as a business trip?" Bia directly asked.

Foreigners are so direct.

Chen Yiyang briskly replied, "Yes, it does."

"Then I want to go too, and I want it to count as overtime." The little accountant chimed in from the side.

"You better stay obediently in the hotel, okay? If the two of us go out together and get blocked, there'd be no one to report it." Chen Yiyang stopped the little accountant from following them out.

In fact, he somewhat regretted bringing the little accountant to Brazil this time.

He didn't expect the security situation in Brazil to be this bad.

"Actually, most places in Sao Paulo are quite safe. Many multinational companies have their headquarters in Sao Paulo."

At this point, Bia couldn't help but comment, "As long as you don't accidentally wander into some gang districts, generally there won't be any issues."

"I could still hear gunshots before going to sleep last night." Chen Yiyang didn't believe Bia's words at all.

"That's because the distance between gang areas and normal areas is too close."

Bia began to explain to Chen Yiyang the history and current status of Sao Paulo.

Sao Paulo is the first truly industrial city in South America.

The so-called industrial city is in contrast to a consumer city.

The earliest cities in South America were consumer cities, designed primarily for the lifestyle of nobles, their servants, and associated service personnel.

Consumer cities are characterized by only taking food and related products from the surroundings, but not giving much back.

But Sao Paulo is different. After its establishment, a large number of factories were born there.

Combined with Sao Paulo's advantageous port location, this led to Sao Paulo providing a large number of products externally.

In the 1950s, Sao Paulo was the world's third-largest skyscraper city, second only to New York and Chicago.

Of course, this also led to a massive wealth gap in Sao Paulo.

Moreover, because Sao Paulo has so many factories, it attracted a continuous influx of poor people from surrounding areas looking for job opportunities.

The number of such people got so large that not only did Sao Paulo become Brazil's largest city, but it also led to the formation of many slums within Sao Paulo.

There's a very famous photo of Sao Paulo.

It's where a pile of rundown shacks making up a slum stands right next to upscale apartments and pools of wealthy people.

It's described as paradise and hell being separated by just a wall.

Aerial photos of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

In such circumstances, it's understandable why the security in Sao Paulo is poor.

Of course, as long as Chen Yiyang doesn't go to places crowded with common people, but stays in neighborhoods exclusive to wealthy people, nothing is likely to happen.

Because gangs don't want to cause trouble in the places of the wealthy and get their sources of income cut off.

The livelihoods of the people at the very bottom in this city depend on the crumbs that fall from the fingers of the wealthier folks.

"That's good to know." Hearing Bia's words, Chen Yiyang felt slightly more at ease.

"You've been working here for a long time, it must be hard," Chen Yiyang casually remarked to Bia.

"There's a reason I chose to stay and work here." Bia replied honestly to Chen Yiyang, "Because no matter how many problems Brazil has, it has the 'bridge holiday system.'"

"What's the bridge holiday system?" Chen Yiyang asked curiously.

"It's similar to Huaxia's comp time system," Bia explained, "For instance, in Huaxia, if you get a day off on a Friday, then you'll have to make it up the following Saturday.

But Brazil is different, Brazil has this bridge holiday system. If a holiday falls on a Thursday, you get both Thursday and Friday off and don't have to make it up next week.

If a holiday falls on a Tuesday, you don't have to work Monday or Tuesday either."

"I'm envious too." Chen Yiyang listened to Bia and fell silent.

In that case, working in Brazil might not be so unacceptable?

The person Chen Yiyang had scheduled to meet in the afternoon was Schaefer.

The two agreed to meet at a barbecue restaurant in a high-end mall.

Chen Yiyang brought four bodyguards and Bia to the appointment.

Schaefer, however, was alone.

"My good friend, are these the security team you hired?" Schaefer asked as soon as he saw Chen Yiyang.

"Yes, why?"

"I need to meet some local businessmen from Sao Paulo in the next few days, can I borrow your security team?"

"Don't you have the German official security team protecting you?"

"Our official team went to Brazil's capital, Brasilia. Those guys originally agreed to come and hang out with me.

But when they heard I was going to Sao Paulo, they all backed out in fear."

While talking, Schaefer couldn't help but complain, "Germany is doomed, even security teams made up of ex-military personnel are so timid, just imagine the kind of people our active-duty soldiers are. No wonder our active-duty soldiers got kidnapped for ransom by a gang in South America."

Schaefer was talking about an incident a few years ago that caused quite a stir in Europe when German active soldiers were kidnapped for ransom.

At that time, Germany collaborated with Chile and sent some soldiers to Chile to train local soldiers in modern warfare.

Then on a day off, ten German soldiers were out shopping in the streets of Chile, wearing civilian clothes.

They ended up facing five Chilean thugs trying to mug them. After a round of fisticuffs, the ten German soldiers were captured by the five thugs.

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