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Chapter 693: Chapter 597 Another Pie (Seeking Subscription!)_1
Watching Liu Jian’s car driving away.
Qin Siming immediately turned back to the conference room, calling on all department heads for a meeting. He ordered the formal launch of the road construction project and followed the usual process to establish a new small institution.
"Everyone, this is an urgent project, which is highly prioritized by our superiors and is also an opportunity for our Mengyu County. Therefore, we must do it well. I declare that the Port Management Committee is officially established now, and I will act as the director..."
Such a management committee could be a long-term organization, or a temporary one. If the business is good, it will be split off to become an independent section-level department. If the future export earning business is not that good, it will be a temporary institution.
Even though Qin Siming is the county party secretary.
He has no authority to arbitrarily establish a section-level unit, so he could only name it first.
The meeting lasted for more than two hours before ending.
After the meeting.
Everyone present was extremely excited.
Thinking about the future export earning task finally having a clear outcome, and oddly enough, this year’s task had been completed, they were all eager to get started.
Returning to his office.
Qin Siming leaned back in his chair with a constant smile on his face. He was appointed here before due to his age issue. Although Mengyu County is not impoverished, due to its industrial structure and geographical position, it was hard to make any significant achievements.
Now such an opportunity landed on his head, Qin Siming felt that the air was filled with a certain fragrance.
He giggled for a while.
His secretary knocked on the door and entered. Qin Siming quickly dropped his silly smile and asked a serious face: " Xiao Ji, what’s the matter?"
"Secretary Qin, the investment promotion office reports that a businessman wants to invest in our county, and will arrive tomorrow morning." The secretary hastily reported.
"Businessman? So urgent? Where’s he from?" Qin Siming asked three questions in a row.
Being in a remote location, they had few businessmen for investment, so they hadn’t established an investment promotion bureau. There was merely an investment promotion office with a small number of staff at the county government. They were idle most of the time, months could go by without any activity.
"They said it’s a foreign businessman." The secretary really wanted to strangle the person who rang from the investment promotion office, casually mentioning a foreign businessman without even asking the nationality before reporting to him.
The approach to work was more than just perfunctory, it was simply outrageous.
Fortunately, Qin Siming, who was in a good mood, didn’t ask about it, which made the secretary breathe a sigh of relief.
"Great, I got it. I’ll receive him tomorrow."
Qin Siming didn’t ask more. He felt that today was really his lucky day, with good news one after another. Watching the secretary leaving, he then realized he didn’t ask which country the visitor comes from. But it didn’t matter, as long as he’s from a foreign country.
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The next day.
A luxurious convoy of three vehicles arrived at the county committee building of Mengyu County.
Qin Siming was previously unaware of what level of businessman was coming. When he asked the investment promotion office in the morning, they had no idea either. Knowing that people at the investment promotion office hadn’t even clarified the nationality, Qin Siming hung up the phone without a word.
Sometimes, silence is more impactful than yelling. As a result, the director of the investment promotion office was wiping his cold sweat nervously.
Qin Siming stood at the front gate with a welcoming smile.
Watching the convoy come to a halt.
Qin Siming hurriedly went to greet them. One look and he knew these were not ordinary people, especially the leading car almost blinded his eyes. The price of this car equals half a year’s fiscal revenue of the county.
These are the real local tyrants. He knew that there were only a handful of people in the domestic market who could afford such a car, and no doubt, they were real tycoons.
But just taking two steps forward, he froze in his tracks.
Looking at one of the faces, Qin Siming felt a huge shock in his heart.
He recognized one of them.
He had seen him a few days ago in Beijing when their family went to attend the wedding of a child of his father’s old leader. They also paid a visit to the old leader, hoping to make a critical move.
That was the first time he met Chai Ren. After a few pleasantries, Chai Ren left them to greet the coming guest, obviously, this person was much more important than his own family in Chai Ren’s eyes.
The visitors were Tang Kai and Liu Qian.
Liu Qian had nothing to do these days, so he followed Tang Kai for a tour around and helping with some simple tasks. Since the cement factory acquired by Tang Kai was a state-owned enterprise, certainly they would need to deal with the government. Liu Qian knew much more about its operation than Tang Kai, so he dragged Liu Qian along with him.
The day after they successfully purchased the cement factory, they came to Mengyu County, hoping to purchase land for the future electric vehicle assembly factory. They wanted it to find somewhere to settle down. Why not assemble in their own territory? Simply put, the tariffs of complete machines and parts are vastly different.
Looking at Qin Siming, Tang Kai also felt somewhat familiar. Coupled with his recently outstanding memory, he immediately remembered that it was the man he saw at the Autumn Palace a few days ago.
"Ah, so it’s you. We really have fate, my name is Tang Kai." Tang Kai stepped forward, extending his hand with a smile.
Qin Siming hurriedly shook hands with Tang Kai respectfully, quickly saying: "Hello, Mr. Tang. It’s an honor to meet you again. My name is Qin Siming, the county party secretary here."
"Secretary Qin, hello." Tang Kai replied with a smile.
Qin Siming quickly waived his hand and said, "No, no. You can call me Siming or Xiao Qin. Young Master Chai’s father was my father’s old leader. You’re a friend of Young Master Chai, we are all on the same side. Calling me Secretary makes it sound like we are strangers."
These words were unusual for someone of his status, but it depends on whom they were addressing. Facing someone who was highly regarded by Chai Ren, Qin Siming showed no hint of arrogance.
The attitude of Qin Siming shocked the other leaders behind him. Clearly, the man before them was of high standing, so high in fact, that Qin Siming not only used honorifics when addressing him but also used very flattering words.
In their eyes, their gaze towards Tang Kai carried a heavy sense of reverence.
"Well, then... Alright, Siming, this is my business card," said Tang Kai. Seeing the respect Qin Siming was showing him, Tang Kai decided to call him by his first name. Qin Siming considered him to be a very important person, and rather than explain, Tang Kai embraced the role.
Qin Siming immediately took the business card and examined it carefully. It was for a Thai company that he wasn’t familiar with, but that didn’t matter. Given Tang Kai’s apparent level of business success, he figured it should be easy to find more information about the company.
After putting away the business card, Tang Kai introduced Liu Qian.
"Boss Tang, this is our county mayor..."
Qin Siming introduced the people around him.
Tang Kai shook hands with each one. Recognizing that they held high positions, they in turn treated him with respect, all smiling warmly. They ushered Tang Kai into the reception room. Liu Qian, who was ignorant of the day’s events, decided to ask later.
"What project do you plan to invest in this time, Boss Tang? Rest assured, I will grant you the most favorable policies," Qin Siming assured him.
"For now, there’s only a preliminary intention. I bought a cement factory in the province and am preparing to export to the neighboring country of Myanmar, so I came to take a look. Besides building an assembly plant, if you have any good projects, I would be willing to invest," said Tang Kai.
He knew the emphasis the domestic government placed on attracting investment. Since he knew Qin Siming, a little additional assistance wouldn’t hurt.
Qin Siming quickly nodded his head.
"Yes, We have a national scenic area here, and it is also a tea-producing area..." Qin Siming was well aware of everything the county had to offer, and even suggested the possibility of investing in local real estate.
Tang Kai shook his head: "I’m not interested in real estate. I’d rather buy a plot of land first. Once the factory on my side is set up, I’ll build an electric car assembly plant here."
Liu Qian remained silent the whole time. As remote as this place was, he had no interest in investing in real estate either.
"How much are you planning to invest?" Qin Siming asked enthusiastically, happy that there would be some investment.
"Around 50 million RMB. Of course, we can deal in dollars or any other currency if you prefer."
The type of currency didn’t matter to Tang Kai. His fruit wine sold well worldwide, and he was well-acquainted with several distributors. A single phone call could easily procure large amounts of currency from various countries.
Qin Siming’s eyes lit up.
It was as if he could see many US dollars waving at him, not the ones given by the higher-ups, but real investment attracted by their county.
"US dollars, we want US dollars. I’ll take you to see our county’s development zone. It’s a flat area about ten kilometers from our county."
"As you know, ninety percent of our county’s terrain is mountains and forests. It’s not easy to find a flat place. Currently, there are six businesses that have settled in. All of them are related to the processing of agricultural and by-product, but for your electric vehicle assembly, we have plenty of remaining land. The price can be negotiated," Qin Siming loudly said.
Soon after.
Under Qin Siming’s guidance, everyone arrived at the so-called development zone in Mengyu County.
Tang Kai was speechless.
Development zone.
The name was indeed accurate. It was an area waiting for development.
Although there were not many factories on one side, the other side was covered with weeds. However, as long as there was a place, the assembly here was not complex since the main parts were all manufactured back on his territory.
Seeing the change in expression on Tang Kai’s face, Qin Siming looked a little embarrassed. But he was not to blame. Unlike inland locations, creating a development zone in such a remote location would easily attract businesses.
Located at the border of the country, almost enclosed by two agricultural countries, the successive leaders of the county had done their best.
Tang Kai walked around the area.
He didn’t concern himself with whether there were any businesses here, he just needed land and labor, both of which were available. Thus, he was satisfied.
"I’ll take this plot of land," Tang Kai pointed at the barren land before him.
"Not a problem, when is your company planning to construct the factory?" Qin Siming asked, a delighted expression on his face. It was a done deal. Fifty million! No, it was several million US dollars. He felt loved by the heavens as he was continuously surprised by Tang Kai’s offerings.
"No rush, it has to wait until the road is paved at least. Otherwise, we won’t be able to transport the goods over," Tang Kai mentioned the road to the port naturally.
Qin Siming immediately patted his chest and assured him: "Don’t worry, Boss Tang, we will get the road built as soon as possible. We won’t delay your business."
"Hmm."
One hour later.
Looking at the investment intention in his hand, Qin Siming was overjoyed. He just had to wait for the person from that mysterious Sky Eye that Tang Kai had mentioned, then he could facilitate this investment.
That evening, Tang Kai and Liu Qian stayed in the county.
They planned to tour around the next day. They might come here often in the future, so it was a good idea to familiarize themselves with the area first.
