The old man toured the south again, which made the permanent secretary of the Xiangjiang Municipal Party Committee very amplitude. But the old man's speech in Hujiang last year, and the words of Li Xiaoshan, president of NB Electric (China) Company, at the NB laboratory made him very worried.

After the reform and opening up, the SEZ became popular overnight, and it has completely grasped the right to speak on China's reform in the past 10 years. Hujiang lives in the downtown area, watching coldly, and does not say a word, which can be described as peaceful.

Since the year before last, the old aristocrat, who had set the signboard of the largest international city in the Far East since the 30s, and the largest city in China, which had never dared to take the edge of any city, finally joined the chorus of reform in a high-profile manner after ten years of repeated calculations, and suddenly exerted his strength to meet Xiangjiang in a short fight.

If it weren't for the fact that on December 1 of the previous year, the Xiangjiang Stock Exchange cooked raw rice without a "birth certificate", the name of the first stock exchange in the history of New China would have been snatched up by the Hujiang Stock Exchange.

The real purpose of the old man's second tour of the south was self-evident, and he could imagine what kind of era China would enter next. NB Electric's attempt to move its Chinese headquarters to Hujiang is undoubtedly a very dangerous sign, which will not only involve their investment of US$5 billion in the next five years, but will also affect more Hong Kong companies.

He didn't want the investment that belonged to the Special Economic Zone to flow to Hujiang, so on the third day of the Lunar New Year, he came to the Hong Kong headquarters of NB Electric under the pretext of inspection.

As soon as he received a call from Liang Bao'er, the head of the group's affairs department, he called Vice Presidents Xu Sangcheng and Ding Wenming, who were celebrating the Spring Festival, and Li Xiaoshan, president of the Chinese company, to receive them together.

"In the middle of nowhere, in the Kwai Tsing district, a factory building that looks shabby from the outside. If not to see it with your own eyes. I can't believe this is the group headquarters of NB Electric. Mr. Wu, Mr. Xu. As soon as I saw this building. I felt the pragmatic entrepreneurial spirit of your group. ”

How could Wu Jinhua not know his intentions, let alone take these words seriously, and immediately smiled: "Secretary Chang, Hong Kong has high land prices and expensive housing prices, and it is already a luxury for us to have such a large office environment, where is the entrepreneurial spirit." ”

There are requests for people, and the permanent secretary does not hesitate to praise words. emphasized: "Mr. Wu, don't be modest, I have been to many Hong Kong company headquarters in the past few years, and you are the most remote, if it weren't for the head of Kong, we really couldn't find it." ”

"It's not so much remote, it's quiet."

Vice President Xu Sangcheng pointed to the next door and introduced with a smile: "Secretary Chang, this used to be a basic research laboratory, and if there was no quiet research environment. It's hard for scientists to do research with peace of mind, and it's impossible to achieve so much. ”

The speaker has no intention. The listener is intentional.

The permanent secretary directly believed that he was saying something, and that he was alluding to the fact that the environment of the Special Economic Zone was not suitable for the development of NB Electric.

"Mr. Wu, Mr. Xu, and Mr. Ding, since the day NB Electric was established, the city and district have been very concerned. Whether in terms of land use or employment, we have given the green light as much as possible, and have never been unhappy because of this or that problem, and your group has also made outstanding contributions to the construction of the Special Economic Zone. It can be said that although NB Electric is a Hong Kong-funded enterprise, it is also a special zone enterprise. ”

Secretary Chang stared at Wu Jinhua's eyes and emphasized again: "A special zone enterprise developed in the special zone!" ”

"Yes, it can be said that without the help of the SAR government, we would not be where our NB Electric Group is today. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Group, I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to the SAR Government. ”

Mayor Kong has the closest relationship with NB Electric, so he didn't care so much, and said bluntly: "Mr. Wu, we don't need your thanks, we just hope that you will carefully consider the relocation of the headquarters of the Chinese company." ”

Wu Jinhua and Xu Sangcheng glanced at each other and said sincerely: "Leaders, moving the headquarters of the Chinese company to Hujiang is also a very difficult and painful decision for us. After all, the SAR is close to Hong Kong, and the SAR government has been taking care of it for so many years, but for the sake of the development of the group, it has to make this determination. ”

Secretary Chang frowned and asked, "There is no room for negotiation?" ”

"It's either BJ, or Hujiang, there are only two options. Permanent Secretary, I can understand your feelings, but as the CEO of the Group, I must be responsible for the Group and the shareholders. ”

It is true that the Special Economic Zone does not have the political advantages of BJ and the location advantages of Hujiang, so the permanent secretary can only retreat to the next best thing, and said with anticipation: "Four CEOs, since you have decided to move your headquarters to Hujiang, then I will not say anything." But for the next investment, we also invite the four outstanding to consider the Special Economic Zone, at least Dongguang Province. ”

This is a very real problem, and it cannot offend everyone.

Although he had already made a plan, Wu Jinhua pretended to ponder for a moment before he said with a serious face: "Secretary Chang, I can only promise that the business related to electronics will stay in the Special Economic Zone or Dongguang, but the power generation, transmission and distribution and some other businesses will be transferred or invested in the internal provinces. ”

NB electronics did not move, and the permanent secretary breathed a sigh of relief.

In the following hour or so, some more negotiations were held on the registration of other branches, and it was not until it was confirmed that the headquarters of the Chinese company, which was about to move to Hujiang, was only an office equivalent to an organization, only responsible for management and planning, and was not engaged in operations.

On the way back to the Special Administrative Region, Li Xiaoshan and Ding Wenming walked together.

To District Chief Kong, they were not outsiders, and complained very unhappily. After five or six years of dealing with each other, Li Xiaoshan felt very upset, so he could only listen patiently, and did not refute a word from getting in the car to getting off.

The real master is Liu Siwei and the charter, the permanent secretary decided to make the last effort, invited Li Xiaoshan to the office, beckoned them to sit down, and asked: "Mr. Li, did Chairman Liu and Zhang Gong say when they will come back?" ”

"Zhang Gong has classes at St. Petersburg University, and he has to prepare for the Arctic scientific expedition, and he will definitely not be able to return for a while. Chairman Liu no longer cares about the affairs of the group, and even if he returns, he will not express his position on the relocation of Chinese companies. Secretary Chang, I'm really sorry. We should have said hello to you beforehand. ”

"It's not a hello. Rather, it shouldn't be moved at all! ”

Secretary Chang sat down in front of him. He said indignantly: "Mr. Li, compare your heart to your heart, how is the Special Zone doing to your NB Electric?" It can be said that in addition to support, it is still support, but what about you, just leave, and don't talk about it at all, it's too chilling. ”

"The experimental center remained in the SAR. NB Electronics will stay in the Special Zone, NB electricians, NB electrical appliances, and NB electrical complete sets will also stay in the branch, permanent secretary, this is the limit of what we can do. After all, we have to take into account the market and operating costs. ”

"Isn't it different to keep the headquarters in the Special Zone and set up several branches in the internal provinces?"

Li Xiaoshan said bluntly: "Secretary Chang, if the Special Economic Zone is a window for reform and opening up, then the Hujiang River is likely to become a window for China in the future, so we must make some preparations in advance." What's more, there is a well-established industrial base there. We can provide supporting facilities for our next investment projects. In particular, in terms of qualified personnel, it has advantages that the SEZs do not have. ”

More than ten years ago. It's still a small fishing village with no industry to speak of.

Today, except for some large companies like NB Electric, most of them are engaged in light industries such as electronics and clothing, which is really not attractive to NB Electric's core business of power generation, transmission and distribution.

Secretary Chang was silent, and Li Xiaoshan continued: "In addition, we must also take into account the cost of logistics, railway transportation is inconvenient, road transportation is too expensive, if there is no good layout, we will not be able to compete with our peers in the future." You may not know the road, as early as the year before last, we invested in the construction of hundreds of acres of factories in the old industrial base of Andong through Ansoft, which was just delivered last month, and NB Medical and its supporting enterprises are working overtime to install and debug equipment. ”

In any case, NB Electric is a Hong Kong-funded enterprise developed in the Special Economic Zone after all, and its scientific research achievements come from the Special Economic Zone.

Secretary Chang no longer said anything, but reminded worriedly: "Mr. Li, you are very far-sighted and started to lay out a few years ago, but whether you will not adapt to the soil and water, you must have a psychological preparation." ”

"Thank you for the reminder from Secretary Chang, everything is difficult at the beginning, and we are mentally prepared for this."

"I knew that it was difficult, but I still had to move. Forget it, I can't keep it anyway, and the municipal party committee and government can only pinch their noses and admit it. The permanent secretary changed his words, and then said: "I will go to BJ to participate in the two sessions in a few days, Mr. Li, you are the first time to participate, and you represent the Special Economic Zone, so it is best to make some preparations." ”

There is no doubt that he was referring to the old man's southern tour, and there was no official report. In order to reform and open up, we need to spread everything here through various means. As the president of the company inspected by the old man, no one is more suitable than him Li Xiaoshan.

However, NB Electric has long established a position of focusing on politics, but not participating in politics. Li Xiaoshan, who had already received advice from Chen Zhenghuai and Ding Aiguo, could only ask knowingly: "Secretary Chang, what do you mean?" ”

"If you have anything to say, it's a matter of facts."

"What about the chief's inspection?"

"What do you say?"

Secretary Chang asked rhetorically, and said slowly: "Mr. Li, you NB Electric is the beneficiary of the reform and opening up policy, and you should shout for the reform and opening up policy." Don't always think about what kind of rafters rot first, with Mr. Gu on top for you, there's nothing to worry about. ”

"But District Chief Kong wants me to keep it a secret."

Li Xiaoshan would not be fooled by this, and said matter-of-factly: "Secretary Chang, whether you believe it or not, I really haven't leaked half a word about the chief's inspection. To this day, Chairman Liu, Zhang Gong and Mr. Wu are still in the dark. ”

Secretary Chang paid special attention to the international channel of BNB News Network, and he was surprised that such a big news BNB News Network, a news organization under NB Electric, did not even mention it.

He doesn't know whether Liu Siwei and the charter have been kept in the dark, but Li Xiaoshan's words have already explained NB Electric's political position, although he has a good relationship with Mr. Gu, but it is a completely different path.

The relocation of the headquarters is a major event, and it is also the real reason why Liu Siwei and the charter avoided it.

Chen Zhenghuai and Ding Aiguo were afraid that they would not handle it well, and as soon as Ding Wenming entered the door and asked this and that, they had to chew every word that Secretary Chang said at the Hong Kong headquarters for a long time.

“…… When it comes to billions of dollars of investment over the next five years, it is certain that we will not be happy, and the key is how to maintain relations with the SAR government. Civilization, don't you have a donation plan every year, you can consider donating 10 million yuan this year to the SAR to see if you can repair the relationship. ”

Ding Aiguo agreed with his in-laws' proposal, and nodded again and again: "This is a good idea, go back and mention it to Mr. Wu." ”

Ding Wenming muttered: "It is definitely not appropriate to build a Hope Primary School, after all, there are too many places that are more needed than the Special Zone, and the Foundation will not agree to it." ”

Ding Aiguo deserves to have gone abroad, opened his eyes, and said with a smile: "You don't have to build a Hope Primary School, and you don't have to go from a charitable foundation, you can consider donating to build a public welfare facility similar to a foreign youth hostel to provide services for young people who come to the Special Economic Zone to start a business." The cost here is so high, building one will definitely be very popular. ”

"The foundation's 10 million cannot be less, so it can only increase the charity budget."

Earning so much money and being so petty, Chen Zhenghuai glared at his son-in-law: "The chief's southern tour can't hide it from the Hong Kong media at all, the gossip is flying all over the sky, the stock market and the futures market are rising, don't you tell me that the Hang Seng Index futures you bought have not risen, isn't it 10 million, San'er will definitely have no opinion." ”

There will definitely be no opinion on the regulations for donating some funds, but Ding Wenming still shook his head and said: "Our funds are of great use, at least not a cent can be touched until October." ”

"Donate and donate, donate and build, you don't have no infrastructure, you should know that Lu Dao is invested in phases. Make a promise first, make the city leaders feel comfortable, and wait for the funds to be in place before breaking ground. Besides, this is also good for the company, think about it, who can come to the SAR to break in, and those who stay will remember the good of NB Electric for the rest of their lives. If you go, you will also remember NB Electric. ”

Admittedly, this is indeed a good idea.

Ding Wenming was happy, looked up and asked with a smile: "Dad, how will it be operated after it is built?" If it is really as you said, low-cost operation and pure public welfare, it will inevitably affect the business of those small hotels. If the fee is high, it will lose the meaning of building it. What's more, since the donation is made, the property rights will not belong to us, and it can easily become another government guest house. ”

Chen Zhenghuai pondered for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "These problems are easy to solve, and they will appear in the laboratory, and let the NB Entrepreneurship Foundation cooperate with the Volunteer Federation." As long as it can be related to scientific research, others are not so easy to interfere with. As for those small hotels, you don't need to worry at all, the young people who come to the SAR are like marquees, thousands of people every day, and it is already very good to be able to receive one-tenth of them, and it will not affect their business. ”

10 million is not a big number, and it is by no means a small number.

Early the next morning, Ding Wenming asked Chen Changhe to send an email to the charter, asking for his opinion as the largest shareholder.

As Chen Zhenghuai expected, the charter of the thirst for talent is to raise both hands in favor. Not only did they agree to donate to build a youth hostel, but they also asked that they should not wait until after October.

Regarding Li Xiaoshan's official intention to donate to the building, Secretary Chang was ridiculed, pointed to the plan on the table and asked with a smile: "Mr. Li, does this count as a slap to a sweet date?" ”

"Secretary Chang, where did you go, this has nothing to do with the relocation of the headquarters, it is completely the proposal of our engineers and laboratory R&D personnel. Dozens of dollars for staying in a small hostel for one night, and eating more than a dozen noodles for a night, they have all experienced it before joining NB Electric. They were lucky enough to find a job and stay. Those who were unlucky were driven back by such high consumption. ”

Li Xiaoshan's words made Secretary Chang feel very uncomfortable.

Because the consumption in the special zone is not one or two points high, many people go back because they can't bear the prices here. The development of the SEZs needs talents, but how to retain them, the government has not taken much substantive action.

"There should be no big problem with the city, you contribute funds, and it is operated by the Volunteer Federation."

Secretary Chang turned his head, looked at the map on the wall and studied it for a while, and said to himself: "It can't be too far from the railway station and bus station, otherwise the traffic will be inconvenient." Well, this afternoon is just the beginning of the Standing Committee, and I will mention it at the meeting. (To be continued......)