Chinese faces are not uncommon in Marylandis, but they are few in Marylandis's political arena.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Xu Yuan, I have admired your name for a long time."

As soon as they met, Ding Damao, who was wearing a suit and leather shoes, enthusiastically stretched out his hand and greeted Xu Yuan.

After some pleasantries, at the invitation of Xu Yuan, the councillor took a seat on the sofa in the reception room.

The greeter stepped forward to pour two cups of tea for the two.

According to the basic process of diplomacy, he has already gone to the presidential palace to shake hands with the president of the country.

However, when facing Xu Yuan at this moment, Ding Damao's demeanor and movements still seemed very restrained.

Obviously, he had done his homework before he came, and knew that the person in front of him was the main owner of the country.

"I believe that Mr. Xu already knows the purpose of my trip, and the minister has expressed our welcome to you to come to Marmalis Landis to invest last time,"

After a pause, Ding Damao looked at Xu Yuan with blazing eyes, and said sincerely, "I don't know what you're thinking about?" ”

"To be honest, I'm still thinking about it." Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Xu Yuan smiled and said unhurriedly.

Ding Damao was not discouraged, but joked with Xu Yuan. "Gu Youyun, you can show your sincerity when you look at the thatched house, we have visited three times, how can Mr. Xu not let us go home empty-handed."

Xu Yuan shrugged his shoulders.

Yuanying International Group has been doing very well in Kabia, both locally and in Kabia, and has "taken good care" of his industry.

Recent municipal. The government is debating whether to approve the application of the Marines of the Star Trading Company to establish an "employee signboard base".

If approved, Wishing Star Trading will be able to obtain sufficient troops from Kabia.

And the yearning for the Qatar country will also prompt many Kabiya people to sign up.

After all, if the islanders who are not very educated want to move to the Lucas Islands, where the immigration threshold is gradually rising, there is only one way to join the army.

Xu Yuan looked at Ding Damao with a smile, "It seems that Mr. Ding knows a lot about traditional Chinese culture." ”

"Of course, my ancestors were Chinese businessmen." Ding Damao said with a smile.

"Then you should know that Liu Bei promised Zhuge Liang a prime minister," After a pause, Xu Yuan leaned forward slightly, looked at him and smiled, "So, what can you give me?" ”

"Mr. Xu, you can't just look at the benefits." Ding Damao spread his hands helplessly, "No matter how I say it, my side also represents a country, and I have invited you three times, which is already very sincere, right?" ”

"What was the GDP of Marylandis last year?" Xu Yuan asked with a smile.

"$357.2 billion." Ding Damao quickly replied.

"The market capitalization of Source Shadow International Group is 600 billion, which is only a conservative estimate of Wall Street."

If it is according to Xu Yuan's psychological price, this number will have to be doubled.

"Your statement is inevitably too ......" Sorting out the wording in his heart, Ding Damao said with a wry smile, "It's too unreasonable." ”

"There's nothing unreasonable." Xu Yuan waved his hand and sat upright looking at Ding Damao in front of him, "I am a businessman, and whether I invest or not depends on what you can provide me." ”

"We have the third largest labor market in the world, and the economy is generally positive. At present, ASEAN is the third power in Asia, and Marylandis is undoubtedly the first in ASEAN, if you can come to invest in us, we are willing to provide you with loans, land, talent recruitment and a series of convenient ......"

"But your labor costs are higher than theirs." Xu Yuan said with a smile, "Taking the steel mill as an example, if you count overtime pay, the overtime pay of Kabiya workers is only $70 per month, while your basic salary is more than $800 if you don't count overtime pay." ”

"It's unfair to talk only about the average wage level, our country is one level higher than theirs." Ding Damao explained.

But Xu Yuan obviously didn't eat him.

"Do I need education to operate a boiler? Literacy is fine. After a pause, Xu Yuan continued,

"What's more, we will send at least five technicians to each steel plant, as long as we do a good job of production guidance, even if the workers' education level is low, it is completely acceptable for our group."

Ding Damao secretly gritted his teeth.

He knew that if he did not come up with some attractive proposals, he was afraid that the negotiations would not lead to anything.

Although before coming to the parliament and local government. The government has already handed over the bottom to him, but taking out the chips so early is really not very conducive to bargaining.

"Tax free for one year!"

"Kabiya gave us three years."

"Then we'll have three years!" Thinking of the ore order agreement between Xu Yuan and the Special Mining Group, Ding Damao continued, "In addition, all ports in the region will exempt Yuanying International Group from import taxes on iron, aluminum, nickel and copper ore for three years, as long as your investment in Marylandis exceeds 2 billion US dollars. ”

Hearing this, Xu Yuan couldn't help but be slightly moved.

Import taxes are waived! In this way, at least 200 million US dollars will be saved for the source film international group every year!

At present, Yuanying International Group is engaged in business expansion in a big way, and the liquidity is still a little tight.

If he can save this amount of spending, he will be able to allocate his budget to other more expensive projects.

However, the exemption from import duties on ore alone is not enough to say that it will be a source of interest, unless they can come up with more benefits.

"You almost convinced me." Xu Yuan said.

"Can I know what I'm missing?"

Seeing that Xu Yuan had such a big appetite, Ding Damao's heart couldn't help but be dissatisfied.

He has already taken out all the benefits that he can take, and if Yuanying International Group is still unwilling to nod his head at the asking price, he doesn't plan to talk about it anymore.

"I admit that your terms are tempting, but,"

Speaking of this, Xu Yuan suddenly changed his words, "We have invested in industries with a total value of 1.85 billion US dollars in Kabia, and there are at least 5 billion US dollars of investment plans in the future. ”

And 5 billion!

Ding Damao held his breath.

He didn't pay attention to the second half of Xu Yuan's sentence, because his attention was already completely attracted by the first half of the sentence.

"What do you want?" Ding Damao muttered.

"There is one more condition just now, a concession pass," Xu Yuan raised a finger, "All the trucks and employees of the Source Shadow International Group will be able to pass freely on the border highway in Marylandis, and we will go through the entry procedures and pay the customs duties." ”

"It can't be!" Ding Damao exclaimed.

That's impossible! It's absolutely impossible! It's not just about tariffs, it's about national security!

Even if the Source Shadow International Group had enough weight, it would be absolutely impossible for the parliament to nod to such an absurd proposal.

But Xu Yuan didn't care so much, and stretched out his hand to him with a smile.

"If possible, I wish us a happy cooperation."

……

It turns out that nothing is absolutely impossible.

It's easy to say that taxes are exempt from taxes on some goods, but the last concession pass is a bit difficult for Marylandis.

If this concession is granted to the Source Film International Group, it means that the border between Marylandis and Kabia does not exist for them.

But!

That $5 billion investment made it hard for Marylandis to give up.

Don't underestimate the $5 billion of Source Shadow International Group, according to the investment of Source Shadow International Group in Kabia, an investment of $1 has attracted at least $1.7 of international capital.

Even on Wall Street across the world, Yuanying International Group can be regarded as a generous God of Wealth.

Many investors even stared at the actions of Yuanying International Group, and they invested wherever Yuanying International Group invested.

This phenomenon of follow-the-trend investment is most perfectly reflected in Qatar, when the $10 billion project of Yuanying International Group attracted at least $13 billion of follow-up investment, and it is precisely because of the influx of these international capitals that the Lucas Islands has become a rising pearl in the Pacific Ocean.

Ding Damao brought Xu Yuan's words back to Marylandis

A week later, Marylandis sent a reply to Xu Yuan.

The letter contained only four words.

"It's a pleasure to work with."