The fifteen-storey Times Building is located on Zhongshan Road in the center of the city, which is the tallest building in the city not long after its completion, overlooking Longfeng Mountain in the east, the Yellow River in the west, and the Inner Ring Road in the north, facing a gray and dilapidated factory building of Pingchuan Machinery No. 1 Factory. When the slowly rotating revolving hall on the top floor sent Mr. Hua Yifu's gaze to the north, the old gentleman's eyes widened suddenly, and he owed a debt on the chair, pointing to the gray and black roof of the Pingchuan Machinery No. 1 Factory, and asked in confusion: "How can there be a factory on this kind of golden treasure land?" ”

Chen Jing, the boss of Times Building, said with a smile: "To move out, the city is negotiating with SAT Company in the United States to build a building here in the far east, with a height of 28 floors. ”

Bai Zhilin, chairman of the Asia-Pacific company, said: "It seems that this matter has not been decided yet, right? I heard that Zheng Jieming, the fake foreign devil on the SAT, is too dark-hearted, and wants to take advantage of the current economic downturn, and the machinery factory can't pay workers' wages, so he can extort us in the city. ”

Mr. Hua became interested: "What's the law?" ”

Bai Zhilin said: "The factory is ready to move to the international industrial park, and the golden land that is being given away is almost equivalent to giving it away. Naturally, the city didn't do it, but it didn't turn against the SAT, and it's still hanging there. ”

Mr. Hua nodded and was silent.

Mr. Hua's daughter, Hua Nana, spoke and asked Bai Zhilin and Chen Jing: "Why didn't you two expect to bring this golden treasure land?" Since it is equivalent to giving it away for nothing, then instead of giving it to the Americans, it is better to give it to us Chinese. ”

Bai Zhilin smiled bitterly and said, "Miss Hua, it's not that you don't know the problems of our Chinese: you have always preferred outsiders to domestic slaves. Didn't we, Chairman Chiang, do that back then? At present, many officials on the mainland are still doing so. ”

Hua Nana asked, "Why did they do that?" ”

Bai Zhilin said: "It's good to brag about it!" The figures in the report are reported to the top to see how much foreign capital we have introduced, and the results of reform and opening up have been fruitful. ”

Chen Jing said: "You can't say the same thing, there are also difficulties in the city. Even if this land was given to me for free, I would not dare to ask for it. Why? I don't have the money to build this 28-story building! For this fifteen-story Times Building, I have to pay off the loan for ten years. ”

Hua Nana said, "You guys are so business-minded. You can sell the pre-sale first, not only in China, but also in Hong Kong and Taiwan overseas, one-third of the pre-sale is sold, and the construction funds will not be there! ”

Bai Zhilin chimed in and said: "Yes, we in the Asia-Pacific company are trying to do this with several companies in the United Nations, and a lot of work has already been started. If possible, I'd love to hear more specific advice from Ms. Hua. ”

Hua Nana seemed to want to suggest something, but Mr. Hua stopped Hua Nana with a meaningful gaze.

It was also at this time that Director Bai of the Municipal Taiwan Affairs Office, who was responsible for accompanying the Hua family's father and daughter, accompanied Deputy Mayor Yan Changqi in, and it was even more difficult for everyone to talk deeply.

It is the January Pingchuan business boss gathering day, there are many people in the revolving hall, and the sound of greetings and entertainment comes and goes. After Yan Changqi and Director Bai got out of the elevator, they nodded and said hello to their acquaintances all the way, and came to Mr. Hua's father and daughter.

Yan Changqi shook Mr. Hua's hand with a smile and said warmly: "Welcome, welcome, Mr. Hua, in a sense, we can be considered comrades." ”

Director Bai said: "Hua Lao, I want to make a special note that our Vice Mayor Yan is the head of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang in Pingchuan City, that is, the head of Pingchuan City, the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, and his father, General Yan Wen, once led a reorganized division under him to revolt in Minjiao County, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the director of the civil affairs bureau of our province. ”

Mr. Hua was surprised: "Oh, I can't think of it, I can't imagine it, Brother Yan Wen's son-in-law has also become the deputy mayor." Then he shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Back then, Brother Yan Wen was righteous together, I was miserable, I ran overnight, first by car, then by carriage, after crossing the desert river, and after more than a week of tossing and turning, I arrived at the provincial capital, and hung the sign of Pingchuan City Government in a small hotel. I still remember the name of the hostel, it was called 'Dafang Hotel'. ”

Yan Changqi said with a smile: "You must have scolded your father a lot in the Dafang Hotel. ”

Mr. Hua said, "Isn't it? We all scolded Brother Yan Wen for being rebellious and rebellious, and fantasized that the old gentleman would create a miracle, the national army would win a great victory, and he would return to Pingchuan as soon as possible! Unexpectedly, it was forty-two years since I parted, and I, the youngest mayor of the province at that time, was already seventy-two years old, and I had become completely decrepit. ”

After that, the old gentleman stroked the sparse beard on his chin, sighing and full of emotion.

Yan Changqi said: "My father also mentioned you later, saying that you are not a party stick politician in the old officialdom after all, and when you were the mayor of Pingchuan, you still wanted to do something for the people, and wanted to rebuild the Bell and Drum Tower and Dongpo Pavilion. Isn't it? ”

Mr. Hua said, "Isn't it? In order to repair the bell and drum tower and the Dongpo Pavilion, I prepared some stones and wood, and they dragged them all to build bunker fortifications. At that time, the old gentleman was going to destroy the Communist Party and fight a decisive battle, so how could you do things well? When I arrived in Taiwan, I, the mayor of the city who had lost it, became worthless, and I was forced to abandon politics and enter business. ”

Hometown meets the old people, Mr. Hua is emotional.

Drinking tea and looking at the scenery outside the revolving hall, Mr. Hua began to talk about the past and the present.

"Our Pingchuan can really be said to be an ancient city full of wars, and in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it rose and fell repeatedly; When Chu and Han contended, the dust of war covered the sun; When the Three Kingdoms were established, the beacon fire continued for years; In the Yuan Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, the city was slaughtered twice; In modern times, there was a battle between China and Japan, and then a decisive battle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. From ancient times to the present, this 3,000-year-old city has not even been walled with the ancient city wall. It's sad to say. When I left Pingchuan 42 years ago, I remember very well that there were rumbling cannons and gunshots outside the old East Gate, the ten-mile-long Zhongshan Road was full of routs of the Nationalist army, and there was a fire under Longfeng Mountain. I thought, this city is finished again. ”

Yan Changqi reminded: "Hua Lao, not only is there a war, but there is also a harm to our Pingchuan, that is, yellow water." ”

Mr. Hua nodded and said, "Yes, yes, there is a historical record that the Yellow River has been diverted, and the Yellow River has flooded the city five times." ”

Chen Jing interjected and said: "When we were building this Times Building, we found that there were two floors of the old city ruins buried underneath the city. Later, the antiquities department asked us to move and make way for future excavations. ”

Bai Zhilin also interjected and said without concealment: "If you want me to see that there is still one harm, that is, the endless movement after liberation." You fight me, I fight you, one by one you are red-eyed, you are dizzy, you have never done a good job in urban construction, and you are gray and dirty everywhere, and it has not fundamentally changed until today. ”

Director Bai of the Taiwan Affairs Office was a little scared, and out of professional prudence, he hurriedly said: "After the reform and opening up, it is always much better!" We can't be in a hurry, the road always has to be walked step by step, and the meal must be eaten in one bite. Then he turned his face to Yan Changqi again, "Isn't it, Mayor Yan?" ”

Yan Changqi smiled and didn't make a sound.

Mr. Hua didn't have much to say, so he diverted the topic and asked Yan Changqi instead: "Lord Ling Zun is in Pingchuan now?" If so, I will go to see him one day and reminisce with his brother. ”

Yan Changqi said: "My father passed away in the provincial capital last year. ”

Mr. Hua sighed: "It's a pity. ”

After a period of silence, Yan Changqi asked: "I heard that Hua Lao's Hua Group is strong, and Hua Lao is one of the chairmen of several consortiums in Taiwan, isn't it?" ”

Mr. Hua smiled, noncommittal.

Yan Changqi said again: "Why don't Hua Lao invest in his hometown in Pingchuan? We are planning to open an international industrial park for Hong Kong and Taiwan. ”

Mr. Hua still smiled and did not speak.

At this time, Hua Nana spoke: "Mayor Yan, Director Bai and Mayor Cao accompanied us to see the International Industrial Park yesterday, and frankly speaking, we do not have the conditions to invest in the factory. My father said that when the conditions are ripe in the future, the Fahrenheit Group can be considered. My father suggested that you build a large thermal power plant in the industrial park as soon as possible, and at the same time, solve the problems of industrial water and roads. ”

Yan Changqi said: "We all know these problems and want to solve them as soon as possible, but the main reason is that there is no funding. ”

Mr. Hua suddenly opened his mouth: "Power plant, Hua can consider investing some investment." Electricity business is our main business in Fahrenheit. Most of the power plants we have invested in in Tainan, Taichung, Malaysia and Thailand have been successful. If the international industrial park can solve the problems of water and roads, the power plant may have a future. ”

Hua Nana was surprised: "Dad, why do you say that change is changed?" ”

Mr. Hua smiled at his daughter and did not give any explanation.

Yan Changqi was overjoyed: "Is what Hua Lao said true? ”

Mr. Hua nodded: "I came to Pingchuan this time with the idea of investment. Old man, I am from Pingchuan, and I was the mayor of Pingchuan forty-two years ago, and now I am old, even if I don't make money, I must do something for my hometown! ”

Yan Changqi held Mr. Hua's hand and said again and again: "Okay, good, Hua Lao, thank you, on behalf of Pingchuan City, thank you, you always supported us in our most difficult time!" ”

Mr. Hua was very strict, and immediately declared: "Oh, Mayor Yan, don't be busy thanking me first, it's just an intention at the moment, and to really make an investment decision, I'm afraid there will be a process." ”

At this time, the direction of the revolving hall turned to the north again, and Mr. Hua saw the dilapidated factory building of Pingchuan Machinery No. 1 Factory again, so he asked in a casual tone: "Mayor Yan, has this factory negotiated with SAT Company in the United States?" When will the International Building start? ”

Yan Changqi was stunned: "Is Hua Lao interested in merging this machinery factory?" ”

Mr. Hua nodded: "To put it bluntly, I am interested in this golden treasure land. Under the same conditions, I would like to obtain the right to use it first. ”

Hua Nana saw her father's intentions and hurriedly said: "Our Fahrenheit Group is currently expanding into the hotel industry, and if we can consider the investment in the power plant and the investment in the International Building, it may be more acceptable to the Fahrenheit." ”

Yan Changqi thought for a while and said, "Okay, you Hua will come up with a letter of intent first, and the city government will give you an answer in the shortest possible time according to your letter of intent for investment." ”

Mr. Hua said: "Okay, I will send a negotiation team to come over as soon as I return to Taiwan, and my daughter Nana will not leave, and will be responsible for all investment matters in Pingchuan on behalf of the Hua Group." ”

Chen Jing, the boss of Times Building, and Bai Zhilin, chairman of the Asia-Pacific Company, were stunned. It was only then that they discovered that Mr. Hua was not a pedantic old man, and this shrewd old man had set his sights on the fat of Pingchuan Machinery No. 1 Factory.