Secretary Huang asked with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Xu is going to build a Guomao Building in the capital?"

"That's right!" Xu Zhi did not deny that not many people in Xiangjiang knew about this matter at present, but the high-level leaders on the mainland side basically knew about it, and Huang Daohan, as the first secretary of Shanghai City, was already one of the highest-level figures, so it was not surprising to know about this matter.

Huang Daohan said: "Mr. Xu, last month, our municipal party committee passed a motion to build a landmark building in Puxi, Shanghai, originally planned to wait until next year's budget came out to prepare for construction, but if Mr. Xu is interested, we can discuss an opportunity for cooperation?"

"I don't know what kind of landmark building I plan to build?" Xu Zhi asked.

Secretary Huang said: "The specific design plan has not yet been determined, but the meaning of the municipal party committee is not to lose to other cities in terms of height!"

"Height?" Xu Zhi also understood that landmark buildings, in the current country, are positioned by height, after all, most people hear about a certain building, and the first question is how high it is.

At present, in the entire mainland, the tallest building should be the Midea Building built by itself in Shenhai City, with a height of 218 meters.

Secretary Huang said: "Mr. Xu, do you know what is the tallest building in Shanghai at present?"

"The tallest building?" Xu Zhi recalled carefully, and when he came to the Peace Hotel along the way, he didn't seem to see any obvious high-rise buildings, so he said tentatively: "It won't be the Peace Hotel, right?"

Secretary Huang shook his head and said, "No, it's Shanghai International Hotel." ”

"These two buildings seem to be about the same height, and I can't tell who is higher and who is lower. Xu Zhi said with a smile.

Secretary Huang said: "The total height of Shanghai International Hotel is 83.3 meters, and the height of Peace Hotel is 77 meters.

Now Mr. Xu also understands that the tallest building in the entire city of Shanghai is less than 100 meters, which can no longer keep up with the current development speed of the city, so it is imperative to build a new landmark building.

Moreover, in recent years, many overseas companies have come to Shanghai to invest or set up offices, and the demand for office buildings is also very high. ”

"Then I don't know where this building is built?" Xu Zhi then asked.

Secretary Huang said: "If Mr. Xu is willing to invest, how about placing it near Xinhua Road Pedestrian Street?

In this way, Xinhua Pedestrian Street can meet the entertainment and living needs of the staff in the building, and at the same time, it can also increase the commercial consumption of Xinhua Road Pedestrian Street, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone!"

"It's a good location. Xu Zhi also agreed.

Xinhua Road Pedestrian Street, is three years ago, Xu Zhi arranged Evergrande Group to invest in a pedestrian street in Shanghai City, a total length of 960 meters, with 47 buildings, including cinemas, department stores, clothing companies, food supermarkets, tobacco and alcohol, traditional Chinese medicine, electrical appliances and other shops, complete scale, limited to the needs of the current policy, all the shops are rented to state-owned units, only the upper office buildings, hotels, apartments, etc. are operated by Evergrande, specifically rented to some foreign businessmen or overseas Chinese.

Xinhua Road has always been unable to compete with Nanjing Road in terms of business, but it is also said that in the past, after all, Nanjing Road has been established for decades, and its reputation is also very large, and at the same time, the area, shop scale, and resources are much stronger.

If a large office building can be built near Xinhua Road this time, it will be able to have at least thousands of consumers with considerable incomes, which will also increase the business of Xinhua Road Pedestrian Street.

The location of the tallest building in Shanghai will inevitably attract a large number of tourists and pedestrians, and at the same time, it will also increase the compulsion of the nearby geographical location and increase the potential commercial value of the nearby land.

Secretary Huang continued: "Okay, since Mr. Xu has agreed, I will immediately arrange for someone to find a suitable location near Xinhua Road, and we will discuss further when the information is more detailed." ”

"Thank you Secretary Huang, I will also arrange for professionals from Xiangjiang to come to check and cooperate with you. Xu Zhi said with a smile: "But is this building a joint venture or is it built by me alone?"

Secretary Huang said with a smile: "After Shanghai becomes a new special economic zone, as long as it does not involve some special industries stipulated by the state, other projects can be wholly foreign-owned, but if Mr. Xu wants a joint venture, we can also discuss." ”

Xu Zhi waved his hand and said with a smile: "This is not necessary, the finances of Shanghai City should be used for more important people's livelihood investment, and this building will be built by me alone!!"

"Mr. Xu is refreshing, if you still have any projects in Shanghai, you can tell the Municipal Party Committee directly, we very much hope to be able to cooperate with Heung Kong Capital in an all-round way. Secretary Huang said loudly.

Because of the geographical location of Shenhai City, a large amount of Xiangjiang capital investment will make the entire Shenhai City change greatly in a few months, although the overall scale is still far from a city like Shanghai, but in terms of construction projects, if the central Baosteel project is removed, Shanghai City is even pulled down by the deep sea.

More importantly, Shenhai City has earned enough foreign exchange in recent years, and the current Shanghai, foreign exchange is extremely scarce, although the Baosteel project in the territory is directly under the jurisdiction of the central government, but still consumes a large amount of foreign exchange in Shanghai itself, which also makes the foreign exchange quota of the entire Shanghai City stretched, and some factories below want to import some industrial equipment to wait for a long time.

Previously limited by the policy, the entire mainland will not be able to compete with Shenhai City in the future, but now, the leaders of Shanghai City have received accurate information, Shanghai City will also become a new special economic zone city, foreign policy will be fully opened, at this time, the leadership headed by Secretary Huang naturally also hopes to be able to catch the capital of Hong Kong, after all, the current reform and opening up, overseas Chinese have contributed the most, and the backbone is Hong Kong capital.

Xu Zhi pondered for a moment and said: "Secretary Huang, originally I planned to build another household appliance processing factory in Shenhai City, mainly producing household appliances such as air conditioners and refrigerators, but if Shanghai City can provide the same conditions, then I can build the factory in Shanghai." ”

"Of course, the conditions that Shenhai City can provide, I can also go to Shanghai. Secretary Huang packed the ticket and said, "Then I don't know how big this factory is?"

Xu Zhidao: "The established investment of 50 million US dollars to build a compressor production line and sheet metal factory capable of producing 3 million refrigerators and air conditioners a year, as well as supporting the required compressor production line and sheet metal factory, is estimated to require about 6,000-8,000 people, but if we invest in Shanghai, we hope to be able to recruit more intellectuals." ”

"Mr. Xu, then you are the right person, we don't have much to go to Shanghai, that is, there are many intellectuals, I will arrange some for college students, as for high school students and junior high school students, you want as many as you want. Secretary Huang said with a smile. This is by no means bragging, after the reopening, countless educated youths who have gone to the countryside have returned to the city, especially in Shanghai, which is the main target for the nearby educated youth to return to the city.

However, due to economic factors, the state-owned enterprises in the country are in great difficulty, and the government departments are also powerless to accept new employees, which has led to a large number of intellectuals unable to gain a foothold in the cities, and these people have accepted the concept that "self-reliance" is a shame since childhood, and they are unwilling to do some small business and set up stalls to make money.

As a result, a large number of unemployed educated youths have become a headache for the leaders of Shanghai City, which is also the purpose of the state to attract a large number of foreign investment: to solve the employment of these people and turn their power into a part of the country's development.

Secretary Huang then asked, "I don't know how big Mr. Xu's factory is?"

Xu Zhi thought for a while and said: "It is estimated that 1,000 to 1,500 acres of land are needed, I wonder if there is a suitable plot in Shanghai?"

The area of Shanghai City is much more than the general city, the center of Shanghai City is also near the Huangpu River, it is not difficult to find a flat land with enough area in other areas, but such a large factory has higher requirements for road traffic and hydropower facilities, and the remote areas of Shanghai City are not suitable for the construction of such large factories, and the best location is a relatively sparsely populated area, but not far from the city center.

Secretary Huang thought for a while and said, "How is it in Jinshan District?"

Xu Zhi shook his head and said: "The location of Jinshan District is good, but to get to the wharf from Jinshan District, you need to pass through Puxi City, which is very inconvenient for the transportation of goods." ”

Secretary Huang also agreed with this view, so he asked, "Then Mr. Xu has something to like?"

Xu Zhidao: "Secretary Huang, what do you think of Pudong?"