A relatively bright and ordinary car slowly stopped on the east side of the People's Square area, and the mayor, who was sitting in the car, glanced at his watch, turned his head and asked the driver: "Has the Shanghai Hai Mansion Hotel arrived?"

Before the driver in the front row could speak, the secretary next to him rushed to say: "The mayor is almost here, wait for the driver to reverse the car so that you can get down." ”

The driver of the car also said: "Mayor, when I drive the car forward a few more times, you can go down." ”

Mayor He shook his head and said directly, "No need, just park nearby, I'll run over directly, Hong Kong's investment compatriots are waiting for me in the hall." Can't delay a few more minutes and snub the other party. ”

This section of the road is a bit congested and has been delayed for a long time.

As soon as Mayor He's Chrysostom opened, the secretary only had to obey orders, and he dared to contradict him more, and followed behind with a fart.

"I'm sorry, I've kept my Hong Kong compatriots waiting!" Mayor He gasped, but his face remained unchanged, and he walked through the hotel conference hall with a calm smile.

The people in the hall breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the protagonist coming. However, everyone thinks that the other party has hung themselves for so long and made this group of businessmen shrink their heads.

But when Secretary He was quietly asked about the late arrival, everyone knew the specific reason.

Mayor He hurriedly took the boiled water handed by the secretary, drank half a sip and came to the podium, and then looked at the crowd: "I just reported to the secretary, we can start the investment matter immediately, and everyone can slowly take their seats now." ”

After listening to the explanation, a group of people slowly sat down, Xu Ziming and Qiu Degen, an acquaintance, naturally sat together, as for the previous Director Zhang was an official, of course he sat with the official.

Seeing everyone seated one by one, Mayor He began to get to the point, and said enthusiastically: "Fellow compatriots, since the reform and opening up, the motherland's reform cause has been thriving, and more and more compatriots have come to the mainland to invest and build factories, which is very gratifying. I have gathered you together today because I would like to discuss this investment with you. ”

Mayor He saw that everyone's eyes revealed a lot of enthusiasm, and he got straight to the point: "The municipal government is preparing to develop Pudong, what do you think?"

What do you think? The people sitting here thought that they had misheard, and they began to whisper that in Shanghai-Shanghai in the 80s, there was always a saying that "I would rather have a bed in Puxi than a room in Pudong."

What does this mean?

Puxi and Pudong are both geographical concepts, and they are bounded by the Huangpu River. From the map, we can see that the Huangpu River flows from south to north, flows into the Yangtze River through Wusongkou, and flows into the sea in the east, thus dividing the Shanghai into two parts. To the west of the Huangpu River, it is called "Puxi", and to the east of the Huangpu River, it is called "Pudong".

The proverb "I'd rather have a bed in Puxi than a room in Pudong" reveals that Puxi was better developed than Pudong at that time. At that time, Puxi was already full of high-rise buildings and dense lights, but Pudong was still a barren scene, and in the eyes of the old Shanghai, it was like the countryside. Pudong people have also become "outsiders" in the mouth of Lao Shanghai.

In contrast, Pudong, which is only a river away from the Huangpu River, has little development and looks no different from the countryside, full of low-rise houses and farmland.

The vast majority of people are interested in the development of the Puxi area, and the Pudong area is not within the scope of everyone's investment.

Mayor He was a little disappointed in his eyes and explained: "Everyone's worries, we know that everyone is afraid of investing in the construction of Pudong, which is not as time-sensitive as the construction of Puxi. ”

Xu Ziming tilted his head and thought for a while, filtering the memories of the Pudong area in his mind.

According to the information consulted by Xu Ziming's later generations, because the Huangpu River blocked the traffic between the two sides of the strait, Pudong could only rely on ferries to communicate with Puxi for a long time, and its development was very slow.

By the 80s of the last century, Puxi had become the economic and cultural center of Shanghai and the mainland.

In the 80s of the last century, there was a saying in the old Shanghai mouth: "I would rather have a bed in Puxi than a room in Pudong." ”

However, in the future, high-rise buildings have risen one after another: Oriental Pearl, Shanghai International Building, Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai Center Building, Huiya Building, China Construction Building, Jin Mao Tower, Changtai International Financial Building, Lujiazui Software Park, Shanghai China Merchants Building and other landmark buildings stand in Lujiazui, Pudong.

In the future, Pudong's Lujiazui, which faces Puxi across the river, has become the headquarters of many multinational banks in Greater China and East Asia, and is also one of the most influential financial centers.

The results of this investment can be imagined, and the focus of Hong Kong businessmen is in Puxi, and few people value Pudong at all. Among the Hong Kong businessmen who agreed to invest, the only ones who agreed to invest were Xu Ziming and Qiu Dekan.

Mayor He had expected this result, and silently wrote down the two of them in his heart.

Qiu Degen analyzed: "The idea of building the Pudong area is a bit premature, and many people have not noticed this, and everyone is completely rushing to the Puxi area. It was only the two of us who foolishly participated in the development of Pudong. ”

Xu Ziming sat aside and echoed: "Yes, most people choose to invest in Puxi. ”

At the end of the meeting, a group of people were ready to get up and leave, Qiu Degen and Xu Ziming, old and young, went out with the flow of people, but they were still chatting together, Xu Ziming listened to the teachings of the elder Dun Dun, and talked freely with each other on the other hand.

When the two of them just went out, Mayor He's secretary chased after him and said, "Two comrades, Mayor He wants to find a time to talk to you." ”

The two laughed: "Of course." ”

As for what to talk about, of course, it is about the Pudong area.

After spending the night in the hotel, the two were invited by the secretary to the office where Mayor He was located for a meeting the next day.

"Please drink tea!" the mayor's secretary brought a cup of Biluochun, Mayor He had already felt the roots of Xu Ziming and Qiu Degen clearly after a day, and said politely, "There are no good things to entertain." ”

Xu Ziming and Qiu Degen didn't care about this, they cared about the content of the conversation when they talked about things, and they didn't mention these vassal-like things.

Mayor He got straight to the point: "Although the construction of Pudong has just been proposed, it will definitely be a measure that has been implemented in the future, because this is the development trend." What a good proposal do you two. ”

Xu Ziming muttered: "If you want to build roads first, if you want to develop Pudong, you have to connect Pudong with Puxi, there is only one bridge on the Huangpu River, and it is recommended that you need to build a few more bridges." ”

Mayor He nodded slowly, this suggestion has been mentioned by several experts, and it is not taken very seriously, and some people think that a bridge is enough, because there are very few people who go to the east bank of the Huangpu River every day.

Xu Ziming explained: "In fact, it is necessary to repair the bridge, and when the east bank of the Huangpu River is developed, it will be too late, and it will definitely delay the development of the east bank." ”

"Hmm!" this time Mayor He nodded slightly.

Xu Ziming said with a smile: "I propose to build a few landmark buildings on the other side of the Huangpu River. ”

"Landmark building, why is that?" Mayor He immediately became solemn, this proposal was very fresh.

Xu Ziming thought of the Oriental Pearl and other landmark buildings in his heart. He then stated to the people in front of him that he knew about the huge benefits brought by some landmark buildings abroad.

Landmarks are often a symbol of a city's ethos, and it's like traveling to New York and saying they want to see the Statue of Liberty.

Seeing that the people in front of him who were much younger than him were chatting with Mayor He, Qiu Degen only had envy, next year's age and experience were higher than many parties, but he couldn't get into the topic.

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After Mayor He chatted for a while, the secretary suddenly came over and said, "Mayor, the meeting is about to start." ”

Mayor He was indeed very busy, and he was very embarrassed to explain to Xu Ziming and Qiu Degen: "Recently, there has been a meeting on investment and construction, and today I may only be able to talk about this. ”

In the conversation with Mayor He, Xu Ziming knew that the other party was a conscientious person, and said, "Okay." ”

Mayor He said with some regret: "Your plan is very novel, but in fact, there is no clear approval notice for the construction of Pudong, and we are just the relevant departments to test the water first." ”

Qiu Degen had already heard something, and said dumbly: "Is this Pudong construction just a wait-and-see?" ”

The other party did not deny it, and nodded with a smile.

Qiu Degen was just a little disappointed, and it seemed that this wait-and-see would take a few years.

Xu Ziming doesn't care, he came to the mainland just to understand the market situation, develop strategies, and amplify his thinking from Hong Kong.

Out of the gate of the municipal government, Qiu Degen turned his head to Xu Ziming and said, "Are you free tomorrow, let's talk." ”

"Of course it's available. ”