Observed arrival · 2026-10-14
East Rises, West Sets: a supply-chain novel with field notes
Larry Qi publishes a complete 17-chapter novel about two decades inside China’s supply chain, alongside notes on the real cases behind it.
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- Readers of supply-chain fiction and firsthand industry accounts
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- The author says the accompanying field notes preserve the real cases, names, and numbers behind the novel.
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The first-person framing follows work across a Japanese notebook plant, a catamaran joint venture, and a Cape Town crate warehouse. One scene counts a boat’s 790 parts to two decimal places; the homepage also calls the English edition complete while its email signup refers to a future chapter, without explaining the distinction.
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