said that it was to say goodbye to Xiong Wenbin, and when everyone got together, they still couldn't escape to discuss things.

Don't look at the fact that the Evergreen Group's investment business in the Asia-Pacific region has suffered a lot of setbacks, but its main body in Europe has not been hurt at all, and it is still easy to tap the capital potential of $3.5 billion with assets of $7 or 8 billion.

Even though the poor economic situation in the Asia-Pacific region is palpitating, Shen Huai still hopes to persuade the Evergreen Group to invest no less than US$100 million in the Xinpu port business this time.

"The construction scale of the chemical terminal and crude oil terminal of Xinpu Refining & Chemical Co., Ltd. is very large, which can provide considerable margin for the development of the petrochemical park, while the Xudong railway double-track project is difficult to complete in three to five years, and the construction of the iron and coal port area is also appropriate at present; and as far as the construction of the comprehensive port area is concerned, there is no need to inject 1......00 million US dollars in a short period of time," Sun Qiyi said.

In the future, Xinpu Port will form three main port areas: chemical port area, comprehensive port area, and iron and coal port area.

At the same time, it cooperates with Xinpu Refining & Chemical, Xinpu Iron & Steel, Huai Coal Group and other enterprises to jointly invest in the construction of multiple berths in the three port areas, and the operation will also be undertaken by the joint venture company, forming a clear and rigorous management structure.

Sun Qiyi came to talk about the joint venture plan of the container terminal in the comprehensive port area, and Shen Huai also hoped that the Evergreen Group could participate in the joint venture in the chemical port area, so as to inject more funds into the development of Meigang's port business.

"Lao Xiong went to Yicheng to take up his post, and we helped speed up the construction of Yicheng on the port, which can be regarded as support for Lao Xiong's work in Yicheng," Shen Huai said, "Of course, more importantly, no matter who the provincial party secretary and governor are replaced, the core idea of strengthening the development of the Zhujiang River Economic Belt in the province will not change significantly in the next ten years." If we look forward to three or five years later, the grand occasion of Meixi Port can be replicated in Yicheng, then instead of thinking about picking peaches in the future, it is better to actively participate in the construction now. I believe that Evergreen Group will also have confidence in the future growth space of Yicheng Port, and the question now may be whether Evergreen Group wants to go to Yicheng alone to talk about port investment......

Sun Qiyi smiled slightly, of course he understood that Xiong Wenbin would not go to Yicheng empty-handed to work, and Mei Gang would go west with him, which was not something incomprehensible.

I thought that Tan Qiping came to Donghua to work and pulled him and Xie Haicheng over to invest, which is nothing more than this thought.

The aura of dazzling achievements that can be brought to local officials by attracting investment is only a superficial factor, and the most fundamental driving force is the internal demand for local economic development.

As long as it is not malicious plunder, the entry of industrial and financial capital and participation in local construction will not only drive the development of related industries, benefit them, and drive the growth of local finance and taxation, but also bring hundreds or even tens of thousands of job opportunities to the local government.

Meigang followed Xiong Wenbin to the west to participate in the construction of the port in Yicheng, and will also promote the improvement of local infrastructure and industrial supporting facilities, which is also the basic work to be done by Huaihai Province to promote the rapid development of the Zhujiang Economic Belt.

Not to mention that it can promote Xiong Wenbin's further development, Mei Gang is still capable of helping Xiong Wenbin sit firmly as executive vice mayor after he arrives in Yicheng.

Sun Qiyi hadn't seriously thought about the issue of investing in the port in Yicheng in the past, but Shen Huai threw this issue out, and he couldn't say that he didn't talk about it, so others saw him clearly and said:

"The payback period of port investment is very long, and it may take years or even decades for the local economy to develop before it can form a stable port cargo handling scale, which is usually not liked by industrial capital in emerging markets. For European and American countries, most industrial capital has experienced many economic cycles, and while pursuing quick money, it also pursues stable and reliable investment returns. I also believe that after Mayor Xiong arrives in Yicheng, he will make great strides to promote the economic development of Yicheng City and participate in the construction of Yicheng Port, which will be a profitable investment in the later stage. However, Yicheng is near the river, the terrain conditions are slightly better than Meixi, and it does not involve large-scale channel dredging, and the initial construction of the port area equivalent to the first and second phases of the Meixi project is even lower. This project is not enough for Mei Gang's family to eat, is it really necessary to involve the Evergreen Group?"

The construction of Meixi Port plays a vital role in the economic rise of Meixi.

It is the first step for Yicheng's economy to take off, to integrate into the economic belt along the Zhujiang River, to speed up the construction of the port, and to make the port along the river of Yicheng form a seamless connection with the Xudong Expressway and Xudong Railway.

The first and second phases of the river-sea intermodal transport project of Meixi Port have a designed annual throughput of nearly 10 million tons and a total investment of more than 300 million points, which is much lower than that of a deep-water seaport with a considerable throughput scale.

The initial scale of the port construction in Yicheng will not be too much, and local enterprises will participate in it, plus bank loans, Meigang may only need to invest tens of millions of funds.

For such a project, Sun Qiyi didn't understand why Shen Huai had to involve Evergreen Group.

Shen Huai said: "In the port and shipping business, I want to throw all the picks to Zhou Zhibai and he is responsible, so that you don't have to send someone to watch the east and the west, in that case, there will be no shortage of manpower......

Shen Huai's words were rough, and Sun Qiyi also understood that Shen Huai was going to integrate all the port investment businesses of Evergreen Group.

He lowered his head and groaned, even if he guessed that Shen Huai might have exchanged opinions with Sun Yalin and her father, he didn't want to express his opinions easily.

Seeing Sun Qiyi pondering, Shen Huai continued: "Evergreen Group has expertise in the operation of hotels and shopping malls, from the perspective of resource integration, more favorable development, and market development, I advocate that the operation of Pengyue International Hotel and Pengyue Beishan International Hotel can be entrusted to the hotel management team of Evergreen Group, and there is no need to cover it in their own hands." Pengyue Lianshang can also transfer some shares to the Evergreen Group, hoping to get better development with the experience and resources of the Evergreen Group in the operation of the shopping mall - I advocate these, but also want the resources to be more effectively integrated, so that things can be done better, the market can be bigger, rather than the immediate interests in their own hands. Second uncle, do you think this is the truth?"

Sun Qiyi had to admit that Shen Huai's suggestion was a bit tempting.

In 94, Evergreen Group acquired a 12-storey property in Tianheng Building and established Four Seasons Evergreen Hotel.

However, the estimation of the development potential of Donghua was seriously insufficient, and the Four Seasons Evergreen Hotel, which was positioned as a business hotel, was far from giving full play to the group's advantages in hotel management, and the subsequent business performance naturally gave a big cut to the Pengyue International Hotel and Pengyue Beishan International Hotel, which were directly positioned as four-star hotels.

The competition in the market is so cruel, unless the Evergreen Group invests heavily in Donghua to build a higher standard of five-star hotels, it will be difficult to take the initiative in Donghua.

Now Shenhuai Construction will give up the management rights of the two hotels to be taken over by Evergreen Group, which can basically ensure that Evergreen Group monopolizes the high-end hotel market in Donghua, and then develops high-end and business chain hotels in Pingjiang, Yicheng, Xucheng and other places in the surrounding areas, which will have an excellent platform foundation.

The development of Tung Wah commercial real estate and retail industry is very good, which is very eye-catching, and supermarket chains are also an important business of Evergreen Group.

During his visit to Donghua, Sun Qiyi also specially observed the operation of Pengyue Lianshang, and made Sun Qiyi realize that the growth potential of the mainland in this market is actually far better than that of Southeast Asia.

In the past, Evergreen Group paid too much attention to its development in Southeast Asia, and its business development in the mainland was slow and clumsy. Sun Qiyi was also blamed for this, and he almost couldn't even keep his position, and it was only after this financial turmoil that he had some thorough reflection.

Many cities in the mainland, especially those with rapid economic development, have asked a number of international retail chain giants to enter first, leaving Evergreen Group without a suitable springboard and opportunity to intervene.

If Pengyue Lianshang is willing to open the gap and let Evergreen Group participate in the joint venture, Evergreen Group may regard Pengyue Lianshang as a seed store and speed up the layout work in other cities.

Of course, everything has a price, and in order to obtain the above-mentioned benefits, the Evergreen Group will not only provide 100 million US dollars in funds, but also hand over the leading power to develop port investment business in the mainland in the future.

Shen Huai intends to integrate the resources of Evergreen Group in the port investment business, in addition to speeding up the pace of construction of Xinpu Port and gathering more forces to participate in the construction of Yicheng Port, there is also a direct benefit that he can regain the controlling stake in Meixi Port...... Sun Qiyi looked at Sun Yalin and asked, "Your father, have you ever been in touch?"

"The Asia-Pacific side is in charge of the second uncle, and the integration of the investment business, we will naturally consult with the second uncle first. Sun Yalin said.

Sun Qiyi would not believe his niece's words, and he could guess that his eldest brother could have no intention of making a public statement in order to avoid suspicion, but his private attitude is not difficult to speculate.

Sun Qiyi secretly speculated that Shen Huai's many actions may be to ensure that after Xiong Wenbin is transferred, his control over Meixi will not be seriously weakened.

"Tick ......"

The mobile phone in Shen Huai's trouser pocket rang, and when he took it out and saw that it was Cheng Yi's phone, he walked to the window to answer the phone, not preventing Xiong Wenbin, Sun Qiyi, Wu Haifeng, Zhou Yanbin, and Zhou Zhibai from continuing to chat.

Sun Yalin saw Shen Huai's face happy when he answered the phone, and when he hung up the phone and walked back, he asked, "What makes you happy like this?"

"Oh," Shen Huai said, "Zhongyāng's appointment has come down, Cheng Yi and her father will go to Ji Province in two days, and I thought it would be delayed until after the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China......

Cheng Wenguang delayed until after the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to take up his post in Hebei Province, which was only one month away, and it seemed that there was not much difference, but the actual meaning behind it was extremely different.

If Cheng Wenguang delays his appointment as acting governor of Ji Province after the 15 th National Congress, then he will probably not be able to resolve the issue of the appointment of the members of the Zhongyāng Committee at the meeting of the 15 th National Congress, and he will have to wait until a year or two later, when other members of the Zhongyāng Committee retire, and then he will have the opportunity to fill the vacancy.

Cheng Wenguang will take up his post in Ji Province in two days, so this time the list of zhongyāng committee members will directly have his quota. The qualifications of senior party officials are very particular, and if they are directly selected this time, they will serve a full term in the next five years, otherwise even if they are one or two years short, they can only be counted as half a term.

Sun Qiyi was very familiar with the situation of the Song family, and when he deducted this news, he secretly felt that the Song system was really inclined to a lot of resources on Cheng Wenguang, but later he was estranged from Xie Haicheng and them, and he didn't know the role that Shen Huai and Mei Gang played behind it.