"The factory is in China?" Minister Chen was delighted, he is also an insider, he naturally knows how large RCA's factory in Taoyuan City is, just direct employees are close to 15,000, the annual output value is as high as 500 million US dollars, if this kind of project settles in China, the economic benefits are not trivial.

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Yes, although the TV set does not belong to any high-tech, but this is basically a civilian product that will not be eliminated, the scale of the global market is as high as tens of billions of dollars, which can drive a lot of employment and foreign exchange for the country, and the government can use these foreign exchange to buy high-tech products or technology, for our company, it can also reduce a lot of costs, we both benefit, each takes what it needs." ”

Minister Chen suppressed the joy in his heart and asked: "Then I don't know which city Mr. Xu is going to put the factory in, if you haven't chosen it yet, I think the capital is good, the electronics industry here is developed, and the industrial supporting facilities are not a problem at all." ”

Although he is the deputy minister of the entire Fourth Machinery Department, but after all, he was born in Beijing, belongs to the Beijing faction, and is obviously more concerned about the situation of the electronics factory in Beijing, since the beginning of the reform and opening up, a large number of electronics factories have begun to convert military to civilian, and many electronics factories are currently difficult to start, and it is difficult to pay wages, and it is completely dependent on financial subsidies to survive.

With this big investment in front of us, once it is placed in the capital, all the nearby electronics factories will naturally be close to the water and will not only be able to obtain orders, but also may be able to obtain foreign exchange.

Xu Zhi shook his head and refused: "The factory will not be placed in the capital, I am going to put it in Shenhai City." ”

"Deep sea?" Minister Chen was stunned, according to his concept, this kind of large-scale project was naturally either placed in Beijing or Shanghai, and he could never have imagined that a newly established small city would be his opponent.

"Mr. Xu, why put it in the deep sea, I know that it is developing rapidly, but there is no foundation for the electronics industry?" This is a big investment by foreign companies, and he can't decide the investment location for others as a minister, and the current policy of the central government is to attract foreign investment, and many times it is not a matter of principle that will be compromised.

And now this project is only known to him, once the banquet is over, it must be reported to the central government, you must know that Shanghai, Jinling and other places also have backstage in the ministry, and then they will face competition from all sides.

Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Put it in Shenhai City, mainly considering that it is very close to Xiangjiang itself, which is convenient for us to manage, as for industrial support, this is indeed a problem that I am more concerned about, the reason why this plan is said now, is to want to know, if I settle this project in Shenhai City, can the Fourth Machinery Department help cooperate, relocate some state-owned electronics factories to Shenhai City, and help us complete the establishment of the entire industrial support." ”

A large factory, one of the most important indicators is supplier management, such as the automobile production base of later generations, as long as you pay attention to it, you can find that although these companies compete with each other, but the production plant still likes to gather together, the fundamental reason is that when a company successfully forms an industrial supporting set, the follow-up of the same type of company to build a factory is much simpler, so that the automobile industry city is naturally formed.

Shenhai City is developing rapidly, but in fact, it refers to infrastructure, and there are several state-owned electronics factories that have settled in, but it is far from the requirements of RCA, a large factory, if there is no government help, then even if the project is established, a large number of parts and components must be purchased in inland cities.

At present, there is not even a single highway in the interior, and the existing road network is linked by various cities. To go to a distant city, you have to pass through the urban areas of all the cities in between, and the transportation cost is extremely high, and in this era, drivers who can run long distances are rarer than trucks, and the knowledge of the direction is extremely demanding.

But this is still a small problem, the bigger is communication, not to mention the current telephone, even if the WeChat of the 21st century, there is no convenience to deal with technical problems face-to-face, the most important thing for large factories is efficiency, if the United States company sets up its own supply system, it is impossible to do it in three years and five years, but in this way, it is a waste of the golden time of the 80s.

"Well, I'll report it at night. Minister Chen nodded, this kind of thing involves the decision-making of the entire department, and even needs to be reported to the State Council, so he naturally can't make a decision, only after the banquet is reported.

Xu Zhi continued: "Minister Chen, in addition to the RCA factory, I also have an investment project. ”

"What project? Mr. Xu gave a lot of surprises today. Minister Chen was a little impatient, knowing that just the RCA factory project had already completed the task of arranging for their group to receive the delegation. And the requirement given above is to attract an investment of $100 million.

Xu Zhi smiled: "This investment is not in the electronics industry, but in the automotive industry?"

"Cars?" Minister Chen was stunned for a moment and asked, "Mr. Xu also has an automobile company?"

"Strictly speaking, I have a truck company?" Xu Zhi replied with a smile, although he bought Mack Truck in the United States, although he used a lot of money, but it did not attract much attention, in the final analysis, trucks are not civilian products, and the change of ownership of the company has nothing to do with most people, so naturally it will not attract attention.

If Xu Zhi buys a car company, even if it is a small one, it will definitely cause a sensation.

Even the United States has not attracted much attention, let alone Xiangjiang and the mainland, and it is estimated that even the First Machinery Department, which is in charge of the machinery industry, will not notice this information.

Minister Chen said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Mr. Xu has so many companies, even heavy industries such as trucks are involved, so after the banquet, I will contact a leader of the first machine department who has a good relationship with me and ask him to report the matter." ”

"Okay, then thank you Minister Chen. Xu Zhi said with a smile. This time he came to the mainland, he prepared three gifts, the first is the Wubi input method, which can solve the problem of the entire Han nation facing the computer age, the second is the RCA factory, and the third, naturally, is to prepare for a joint venture with the mainland government to build a truck factory.

Although Minister Chen failed to persuade Xu Zhi to put the electronics factory in Beijing, he was obviously satisfied with today's harvest, a large factory with a total output value of hundreds of millions of dollars, in the future, can bring at least hundreds of millions of dollars of foreign exchange to the country every year, and at the same time can also drive employment and help the development of the domestic electronics industry.

Xu Zhi also came back to his senses with satisfaction, the two of them chatted for a short time, but all kinds of delicious food have been delivered, but now this environment is not a place for you to eat enough, the dishes at the reception are very exquisite and beautiful, and the taste is good, but the portion is not much, everyone just tastes it.