Chapter 2041 Mumbai

"Sister, of course I know, but the price is too expensive, and Ah San is not that easy to fool, so at least you have to give them some thought, right?"

"This is non-negotiable. The early warning aircraft gathers the most cutting-edge technology in the entire country. There is nothing to save. It can be as cheap as 400 million starting. There is no negotiation for a price lower than this, and it is a second-hand product~"

Yang Cheng waved his hand, "It doesn't really matter whether this thing is second-hand or not, it's still a matter of price."

"It's really not negotiable, just this price~"

"Forget it, I'll think of something else."

"You'd better sell the Apache first. Judging from your determination, it seems you've decided on Asan."

"Of course, with Asan's level of corruption, as long as you spend money, there's nothing you can't do!"

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news~"

. . .

In mid-March, after staying in New York for more than half a month, the wildfires in Los Angeles were under control. Luo Yue and Lin Ximan went back to work. Yang Cheng finished handling the company's business and set off for India. The market there needed him. Open it in person.

What kind of country is India? Many people have had this question. The general impression is that there are a lot of unreliable things piled up. Among the weird countries in the world, India stands alone.

And it is recognized that no matter Europeans, Americans or Asians, they have no good impression of Ah San. Anyone who has been to India will not want to go there again. There are all kinds of weird things happening one after another, which will definitely change your perspective. Refresh over and over again.

However, when Yang Cheng got on the plane, he was still in a very calm mood. After all, he was protected by bodyguards, and India was very friendly to rich people. He didn't think that India could refresh his three views. In total, wasn't India? Is it dirty, broken or messy? If it's too much, Africa is dirty or South America is messy?

So before going, it’s really better to be cautious than when you went to South America.

When the Jason arrived in Mumbai, an Indian metropolis that is said to be 'more developed than Shanghai', Yang Cheng's first reaction was to sneer.

Apart from anything else, with the level of airport construction, there are countless streets in Shanghai that can't compare to it.

The hotel staff responsible for picking up the passengers looked very upright, and the drivers were all dressed in decent suits. None of them looked unkempt or bearded. Of course, they were wearing very "Indian-style" sandals. Seems to be very popular in India,

Just like Koreans cannot live without kimchi.

The five-star hotel that Yang Cheng chose to stay in was owned by a wealthy man from the United Arab Emirates. Like many developing countries, this hotel has two worlds: the inside and outside. The interior is well-decorated, but the outside is stinky.

Don’t expect to have a full internet signal. In this country, which claims to have the highest internet speed in the world, even watching pornographic movies can drive people crazy!

There are many waiters, maids, doormen and other service staff in the hotel. As soon as Yang Cheng and others entered the door, they were surrounded by a group of people. Although they looked relatively orderly, they still gave people a strong visual impact. .

This is the class shock in India. Here the servants either serve you or serve you. They are just like the servants kept by the landowners in the past. Even if they kill you, no one will avenge you.

Back in the suite, the bodyguards began to carry water into the room. There was no way. The only thing Yang Cheng was worried about when he came to India was food and drink. Although I don’t know if the Ganges River in the report is true, but India is dirty. It is famous all over the world. For your own health, you should bring your own food and drink. Anyway, there is no need to worry about the trouble if you have a plane.

But ordinary people don't have such luxury. Yang Cheng turned on the faucet and looked at it. He didn't find that the water was dirty. This might only be the case in hotels.

However, the price of the hotel is high enough. Although Yang Cheng doesn't care about money, compared with the old five-star hotels in London, this one is at most four-star in London. A suite dares to cost 2,000 US dollars, even for an ordinary single room. It’s also $400, not counting service fees and taxes.

The average monthly salary of an ordinary Indian white-collar worker in a big city like Mumbai is only 200 to 300 US dollars. No wonder Indian men go to the streets to find women to have sex with, and they don’t even have money to rent a house. What else can they do?

If the bodyguards hadn't prepared a guide in advance, Yang Cheng would have thought he had entered a black shop. Unknown to other cities, hotels of this level in Mumbai were priced at this price, so he was innocent.

The constitution of India is also very interesting. It is somewhat similar to the American Federation, but not exactly the same. Each state in India today is equivalent to a province of Country Z or a state of the United States, but in fact they are equivalent to the ancient vassal states of Country Z. The central government of India was equivalent to the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty at that time. Each state had very great privileges in legislation and judiciary, especially in taxation.

When delivering goods from one state in India to another, you have to pay taxes! India's geographical area is not small. When transporting a bottle of mineral water from the south to the north, it has to cross various states, which is taxed.

This makes it very difficult to do logistics in India. Before the goods are shipped, commissioners from the states along the way will come and ask you for taxes. There is absolutely no escape!

The funniest thing is that their official language, Hindi, is not spoken by at least half of the people in the country, because India has 20 to 30 states, and each state has its own official language. It is not as popular as curry-flavored English in India. .

The key is that the dialects in various places are not like those in Country Z. You can understand the written words. Even if you listen, you can make a rough guess as long as you speak slowly.

But in India, it is different in all aspects, from writing to listening and speaking, being able to understand it all depends on luck!

In order to indicate the denomination, Indian banknotes are printed in twenty or thirty major languages ​​one by one. This does not include N different languages ​​in each state. If added together, there are more than 300 languages ​​in India. .

Moreover, in order to maintain their cultural "independence", many states do not teach Indian language because they have legislative independence, which means that popularizing Indian language has become a luxury.

On the contrary, English, which everyone must learn, has become the mainstream language in India. There is no doubt that those who cannot understand it are illiterate. Illiterates account for more than one-third of India.

However, the so-called curry-flavored English generally refers to the English accent of the lower class, which is very strong. The English spoken by the middle class can be more or less understood. The English spoken by the upper class is very authentic. There is no doubt that Indian English can be understood by you. Definitely an upper caste in India.

Yang Cheng corrected himself for a moment in the hotel, then asked the driver to drive out, but it was not to meet people, but to visit the famous Bollywood. This was also the task that Donna gave him. For safety reasons, all his business activities in Mumbai were strictly prohibited. It's done in a hotel. It's better not to go out at night. Although he's not afraid, there's no need to cause trouble, right?

But he still regretted it when he got on the road. He actually didn't have a long memory. Just on the way from the airport to the hotel, he was so frightened. Indians drive and change lanes when they want to, and change back when someone behind them honks their horns, and when no one honks, they change lanes. In the past, the reflector was just a decoration, so it was better to save space.

In such road conditions, Indians can drive from two lanes to six lanes, and at the same time, everyone is speeding on the road with a speed limit of 40 kilometers at a speed of more than 60 kilometers.

However, the killers on the road are not cars, but various animals crossing the road. Common ones include cows, monkeys, and dogs. We have also seen horses and sheep crossing the road. Occasionally, large groups of crows or pigeons suddenly swarm. Landing in the middle of the road is definitely a reflection of the harmony between man and nature.

Not only these livestock, it is easy to encounter wild animals while walking in India, whether in cities or suburbs.

Maybe because they have been exposed to it too much, the animals don’t think there’s anything scary about humans. They just stay away from it. You can also see people feeding them with food, and the animals naturally come close to them. This is quite interesting. .

The greatest legacy left by the British to India is the railway network system that connects the entire India. Railways are crucial to India's transportation. To this day, the country's internal transportation still relies heavily on this British legacy.

India has many rivers, but there is no water transportation. Roads are Achilles' heel for India and the biggest constraint on the country's development.

Considering the extreme congestion on Mumbai's urban roads, one minute's drive will cause traffic jams of 10 minutes, so taking a train is the most reliable mode of transportation in Mumbai.

India's national train tickets are divided into 7 levels, and the seventh level is the legendary roof climbing.

However, Yang Cheng didn't have the courage to try the first level. He would rather be stuck on the road than experience the primitive train with the Indians. He didn't know how he died after being overturned.

Mumbai's intercity trains can also be considered subways. The carriages are open and have no doors. Many people hang half of their bodies outside the doors. There are also young people hanging on them to show off their skills. It's quite cool hanging outside. It's cool to get on and off the train. Also convenient.

Anyway, this is considered a necessary skill for taking trains in India. Everyone jumps on and off the train before it stops. This is true for trains, buses and trucks on the road.

Yang Cheng saw that the train was not going slow, at about 60 to 70 kilometers per hour. Fortunately, it slowed down when it was about to stop. Otherwise, if it jumped at this speed, it would be very cool to die!

On the way to Bollywood, Yang Cheng chatted with the driver. When it comes to housing prices in India, they are really high and there is no upper limit. I don’t know about other cities. The world’s most luxurious house has been in Mumbai for many years. Generally speaking, Mumbai The land area is almost the same as that of New York. Being able to have an office in the center of Mumbai is something to be proud of.

Housing prices are high not because the houses are good, but because of demand. Mumbai has no planning, or simply the country doesn’t know what planning is, and there are no control measures from the top.

So either live in a mansion or live in a small house, there is no third option.

Most office workers live in the suburbs. Houses in the city are too expensive for them to buy or rent, so they have to walk more.

The building overall looked dilapidated, but it was packed with people and there was no thought of repairs.

But according to the driver, despite the poor appearance of these buildings, the structural materials are very good, so even if the walls are completely rotten and the steel bars are exposed, the buildings will not collapse...

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