Chapter 3: An Invitation from the City of Kalmar
Following Count Satsuma and Count Annaris to a small closed pavilion next to the banquet hall, the two Counts sat down separately, and then Count Satsuma pointed to Xu Yi and smiled at Count Annaris: "Oh, Annaris, this is the Xu Yi I mentioned to you last time." ”
Count Annaris looked Xu Yi up and down, smiled and nodded: "I have long heard that President Xu is young and promising, but now that I look at it, it is really too young, so that an old man like me can't help but envy in my heart." ”
Xu Yi smiled slightly: "Your Excellency, you are now in the golden age of a man, and I have to envy you even more." ”
"Oh, I'm an old man, I don't have the energy to do anything, how can a young man like you be full of energy, what do you envy me for?" asked Count Annaris, laughing.
Xu Yi pointed to the empty chair on the side: "At your age, at least there will be a stool to sit on, right?"
Count Satsuma and Count Annaris were stunned, looked at each other, and laughed at the same time.
Count Annaris pointed at Count Satsuma, opened his mouth with a wide smile, and said in a loud voice: "Sean, this is your mistake, isn't it? ”
Count Satsuma also laughed for a while, glanced at Xu Yi and said, "My city lord's mansion has always reserved a seat for President Xu, but President Xu is a busy man, and it is rare to come here in normal times." If it weren't for your face today, I'm afraid that President Xu would still not come to this banquet. Alright, President Xu, sit down. Don't let this guy Annaris, laugh at me for not knowing how to be hospitable. ”
Xu Yihan smiled and found a seat a little closer to the Count of Satsuma and sat down, and then asked, "Lord of the city." Lord Count Annaris, you two have come to call me. I don't know what I have to explain?"
"It's not enough, it's just that Count Annaris wants to ask you for a favor, but it is inconvenient to speak for the sake of face, so I asked him to call you over. Count Satsuma replied.
Xu Yi turned to Count Annaris: "Lord Earl, you are too polite. If there's anything I can do for you, don't hesitate to ask. ”
"It's not an order, but I really want to ask you for a favor. When it came to business, Count Annaris removed the smile from his face and said, "President Xu." Before that, I would like to make a protest to you on behalf of our merchants in Kalmar City. ”
Xu Yiyi was stunned: "Protest, protest against me what?"
"Our Kalmar City and Saltan City are the two closest cities to Bonta City, so we can be considered neighbors. But why would your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce agree to sell the magic machine to the Fasak Chamber of Commerce in Saltan City, but refuse to sell it to our Chamber of Commerce in Kalmar City?" asked Count Annaris.
"This ......" Xu Yi glanced at Count Annaris in surprise, and saw that he didn't seem to be joking, so he thought about it seriously, and then smiled bitterly: "You really can't blame me for this." The conditions offered by our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to the Fasak Chamber of Commerce and the colleagues in Kalmar City are the same, but the Fasak Chamber of Commerce agreed to this condition, but the colleagues in your city did not agree to this condition. You can't blame me for being unfair to them, can you?"
"Oh, I heard from the merchants of this city. That's because the conditions offered by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are too harsh, and they feel that they can't accept it, so they don't agree. Count Annaris continued.
Xu Yi spread out his hands and said helplessly: "Lord Earl." The conditions are all the same, the Fasak Chamber of Commerce can agree, why can't the colleagues in Kalmar City agree? Actually, even I find it strange. I've given them a chance. They can buy back the magic machines and sell them directly in Kalmar City. But they didn't agree, but every time they chose to come to Bangta City to our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to directly buy the finished magic machinery we had produced. Then pull it back to Kalmar City and sell it. Don't they think it's troublesome and inefficient?"
Count Annaris shook his head, "I don't care what they think. It's just that as the lord of Kalmar City, I have an obligation to help them achieve their goals. You just said that the merchants of this city always come all the way to Bangta City to buy the magic machinery produced by your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and sell it back, and that's the point. Since the products of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are so popular in our Kalmar City, why hasn't your Chamber of Commerce considered opening a factory in our Kalmar City to produce magic machinery directly in our Kalmar City and sell it locally?"
Xu Yi couldn't help but be stunned, and asked uncertainly, "Count Annaris, what do you mean...... Do you want our new flying chamber of commerce to invest in your Kalmar City to build a factory?"
"Investing in a factory?" sounds like a new word, but that's exactly what it is. Count Annaris nodded and smiled.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Xu Yi's mind suddenly became active.
As for investing and building factories in cities other than Bangta City, Xu has long had plans to do so.
However, on the continent of Sainz, where information exchange is very underdeveloped, each city itself is like a separate small kingdom, and with the current strength of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, if you want to rashly enter another city to invest and build a factory, the problems faced are too complicated. If you are not careful, you are afraid that the investment will be wasted.
So Xu Yi has always been more cautious in this matter, planning to take it step by step, and wait for the strength of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce to be strong enough before considering it.
But this does not mean that Xu Yi will give up, and now that there is such a good opportunity in front of Xu Yi, how can he ignore it.
After thinking about it, Xu Yi asked again: "So...... Lord Earl, I wonder what factory you plan to invest in our Chamber of Commerce?"
Count Anneris waved his hand: "That's your chamber of commerce's own business, I don't care." But I can reveal a few things to you first. To welcome you newcomers to Kalmar City...... Well, to invest in the construction of a factory, I will lease a part of the land to your Chamber of Commerce in the name of the City Lord's Mansion, and at the same time, I will also give your Chamber of Commerce some help and convenience in procedures, so that you can complete this investment more easily. What do you think?"
Xu Yi was overjoyed.
According to Count Anneris, this means that the investment has the support of Count Anneris.
And with the support of Lord Karma. If there is no accident in the investment and construction of the new flying chamber of commerce in Kalmar City, it will inevitably go all the way unimpeded.
But think about it. Xu Yi felt strange again.
"Lord Earl, why did you go out of your way to find our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce? I think you can give us some special help. Whoever we have in Bang Ta City will be very happy to invest in Kalmar City, right?"
"Of course, this is because your new flying chamber of commerce is special. Count Annaris said. "We have been cooperating with each other for so many years in Kalmar and Bonta, and the established chambers of commerce in the two cities have already invested in other cities, and the potential has been basically tapped, and there is no new direction to explore. Your new flying chamber of commerce is different, your chamber of commerce is not only a new chamber of commerce that was just established last year, but the goods you deal in are magical machines that have never appeared before. In Kalmar City, these magical machines produced by your Chamber of Commerce are very popular, and even I have bought quite a few of them at home. So of course I think. Inviting your chamber of commerce to invest in this city will definitely make a difference. ”
"I admit that you have a point, Lord Earl, and I do want to invest in Kalmar City. But ......" Xu Yi pondered for a moment and looked at Count Satsuma. "After all, our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is the Chamber of Commerce of Bangta City, and in this regard, I think we should still ask for the opinion of the City Lord. ”
"What, President Xu, are you kicking the question back to me?" Count Satsuma scolded with a smile, and then said with a straight face, "Since I have called you over, I will have an interview with Count Annaris. It proves that I have reached an agreement with Count Annaris. You don't have to worry about this, I support your investment in Kalmar City, and sincerely hope that the New Flying Chamber of Commerce can gain a firm foothold in Kalmar City and achieve great development. ”
"Are you warning me?" said Count Annaris, smiling and shaking his head. Xiang Xu Yidao: "President Xu, please rest assured. Since I have invited you on behalf of the city of Kalmar, I will give you the greatest support. Ensure the stable and smooth development of your chamber of commerce in the city. ”
Xu also looked at Count Satsuma, and then at Count Annaris. He smiled and said, "Since there is the support of the city lord, the earl invites." It would be unwise for me to refuse. Okay, Lord Earl, on behalf of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, I promise you that I will definitely invest and build a factory in Kalmar City!"
"Good. Cheers to our collaboration!" Count Anneris, smiling, raised his glass.
Xu Yi and Count Satsuma raised their glasses, touched him lightly, and drank them all.
Next, Xu Yi had a conversation with Count Annaris and reached a preliminary agreement.
Count Anneris said that he would provide a piece of land of no less than five hectares, and the geographical location and surrounding environment are very good, to lease to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce for the construction of the factory workshop.
On behalf of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, Xu Yi promised Count Anneris that he would gradually establish several household magic machinery production workshops in Kalmar City, including magic fans, magic rice cookers, magic air conditioners and magic lamp production lines, and also build an after-sales service center for related magic machinery in Kalmar City.
In addition, a production workshop will be set up to meet the demand for Farmland Magic Machinery in Kalmar City.
Although it is only a preliminary agreement, from the perspective of this agreement alone, if the production base of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in Kalmar City is successfully established, the scale of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in Bangta City will obviously be much larger than the scale of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce factory in Bangta City.
So when Count Anaris and Xu Yi reached an agreement and left this small room satisfied, Xu Yi, who stayed behind, couldn't help but ask Count Satsuma, "Your Excellency, don't you think...... In this way, will it disperse some of the forces of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and reduce the taxes paid by our Chamber of Commerce in Bangta City?"
"Of course I do. Count Satsuma smiled. "However, I am very optimistic about the development prospects of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, and it is impossible to be limited to our city of Bangta City. Being able to go out early and open up the situation in other cities is good for your Chamber of Commerce and for us Bang Ta City. ”
"Is it just because of these?" Xu was a little skeptical.
"Why, that's not enough?" Count Satsuma glanced at Xu Yi, thought about it, put down the wine glass, and the smile on his face added a different meaning, and said, "Okay, since you want to ask, I'll tell you something." The reason why I agreed to do this is because of our personal friendship and because Kalmar needs you. ”
"Kalmar City needs me?" Xu Yi was even more inexplicable.
If there is something in Kalmar City that makes the city lord Count Anaris feel embarrassed, the president of his own small chamber of commerce can help him.
"It can't be considered a difficulty, it's just that you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can help Annaris solve some problems. I'll give you an example, the factory of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce employs more than 200 workers in Bangta City in one go, so that more than 200 families can get a regular income, so that their lives have become stable and peaceful, which has helped me solve a big problem. This is something that many other chambers of commerce that are much stronger than your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce can't match. ”
Xu Yi suddenly understood.
After a long day, Count Satsuma and Count Annaris were concerned about the labor and employment issues that many leaders on the earth were most concerned about.
And when it comes to solving the employment problem, what can compare to the extremely labor-intensive manufacturing industry......?