Chapter 554: Old Friends Reunite to Fight for the Project
By the end of 2003, Binhai Wenyang Holding Group has developed into a huge science, education, industry, economic and trade group with more than 30,000 employees, spanning trade, logistics, education, building materials, daily chemicals, clothing, electronic products, tourism, catering and other industries. Its annual output value is as high as more than 10 billion, and its net profit has reached more than 200 million, making it one of the top star enterprises in the entire Binhai Province.
In recognition of the outstanding contributions made by Mr. Geng Wenyang, chairman of the board of directors, in the economic development of the province, he was named the 2003 provincial outstanding entrepreneur.
On March 5, 2004, Geng Wenyang came to the provincial capital to attend the award ceremony for outstanding entrepreneurs, and then drove to the Management Committee of the Eastern High-tech Development Zone to meet and discuss with an old friend.
When he came to the office building of the management committee in a Lincoln car, Zhou Chuanjiang, director of the management committee, had been waiting for a long time with a group of people after receiving the news.
The two old friends met and shook hands tightly. Zhou Chuanjiang said: "Wen Yang, I've known each other for more than ten years, but I didn't expect you to do such a big career now, and you can be regarded as one of the best in the province."
Geng Wenyang complimented at the right time: "Brother Zhou is also very powerful, you were the main department when we met, and now you have to be the deputy hall, right?"
Zhou Chuanjiang laughed and said, "That's not as good as your big boss, you're worth tens of billions."
After the two of them praised each other for a few words, Zhou Chuanjiang introduced several of his deputies to him. Geng Wenyang pointed to Lu Jing who was following behind him and said, "This is Director Lu of our group company's office."
Lu Jing followed Geng Wenyang to see many big scenes, and her vision, image and temperament had already taken on a new look, and the hotel waiter who only had firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea in her eyes was already the same as the one at the beginning.
Everyone came to the conference room upstairs, and Zhou Chuanjiang got straight to the point and said, "Wen Yang, I invite you to come here today to catch up on the old days, and I also want to ask you to invest in a project with us."
Geng Wenyang knew that he would not invite himself to the high-tech zone for a discussion, probably because of the big event he was planning, so he smiled faintly and said, "Brother Zhou, I'm really sorry, I really don't have any plans to start a new project recently. If there is one in the future, I will be the first to consider it with you."
Zhou Chuanjiang smiled: "Brother, with me, are you still hiding it? I heard that you are not going to spend a lot of money to import a wafer production line from Xingzhou? I think it is better to build it in our high-tech zone, and the price of this land will definitely give you the best price."
Binhai Wenyang Holding Group is preparing to introduce a set of 8-inch wafer production lines from Xingzhou in the next few years, although it is still in the preliminary contact and negotiation stage, but some preliminary procedures have begun to be reported to the provincial management department, so Zhou Chuanjiang is not surprised to get this information.
Geng Wenyang explained: "This project has just begun to contact the other party, and it is not certain whether it will succeed."
"Brother, are there any projects you are preparing that you haven't done?" Zhou Chuanjiang said with a smile: "Whether this project is successful or not, I will decide anyway, brother."
Geng Wenyang smiled bitterly: "Brother Zhou, Baicheng has already told me that as long as I relocate the bankrupt fertilizer factory to the chemical park in the north, not only the fertilizer factory will belong to me, but the 2,000 acres of land in the old factory area will also be used by me for free. They also saw the huge economic benefits brought by the 8-inch wafer production line project."
The 8-inch wafer production line Xingzhou seller asked for 360 million meters, equivalent to nearly more than 2 billion yuan, and if you add auxiliary facilities and civil engineering investment, the total investment of the entire project is estimated to be more than 3 billion.
Whether it is for the provincial capital or Baicheng, the investment project of 3 billion yuan is a major investment. If it can be implemented, it will play a huge role in promoting the local economic development, so it is impossible not to pay attention to it.
"Brother, the relocation of the fertilizer factory is not something that can be done in a day or two." Zhou Chuanjiang tried his best to persuade him: "And the investment is definitely not small. What's more, after the relocation of the factory, it also takes a lot of effort to level the site. What could be more convenient than the conditions for building a factory here?"
The provincial high-tech development zone is full of barren mountains and hills, and the underground is mostly stable rock structure, so it is most suitable for factory infrastructure. In addition to the excavation of the foundation, and
Unlike Baicheng, which is limited by the relocation process of the fertilizer factory, the conditions here are relatively better.
Geng Wenyang knew that what he said was true, and smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, I understand what you mean, as for the final construction of the project, we will consider it comprehensively."
A wafer manufacturing company must employ at least 3,000 people. If it is calculated that each person affects one family, the income can at least radiate to more than 10,000 people, not to mention the large tax revenue brought to the local area.
"No matter what, we have to let Geng Wenyang set up the wafer production line in our district." Zhou Chuanjiang silently made up his mind: "Recently, I have been keeping an eye on him, and I can't let Baicheng rob the project."
On the way back, Lu Jing couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Geng, I think the conditions in the provincial capital are much better than ours, at least you don't have to worry about the relocation of the fertilizer plant and the resettlement of workers."
After the bankruptcy and closure of the Baicheng fertilizer plant, it involved the resettlement of more than 3,000 workers and nearly 1,000 retired workers. When there was really no way, the city entrusted Zheng Baisheng to negotiate with Geng Wenyang.
The preferential conditions given by the city are: as long as he can purchase and relocate the fertilizer plant to the chemical park in the north of the city, not only will the land in the park be supplied at a low price, but also the more than 2,000 acres of land in the old factory area will be provided free of charge for the construction of the wafer production line.
Compared with the prerequisites set up by Baicheng City that need to solve the relocation of fertilizer plants and the resettlement of workers, the provincial high-tech development zone without any additional requirements can be described as much advantageous.
"As the old saying goes: it's easy to put the icing on the cake, but it's hard to send charcoal in the snow." Geng Wenyang sighed: "We put the wafer production line in Baicheng, which can not only add more than 3,000 jobs to the city, but also solve the problem of feeding more than 3,000 people in the fertilizer factory. There are seven or eight thousand people on the one side and the other on the other, and this is definitely a big problem for the city to solve the problem of re-employment of laid-off workers."
"But ......," Lu Jing hesitated, "If we put the production line in Baicheng, how will Director Zhou explain it?"
Geng Wenyang pondered: "I am planning to rely on the resources of universities in the provincial capital to build a software development company here, and simply put it in their high-tech zone."
Lu Jing understands very well that the scale of Geng Wenyang's software development company must not be too small, and it is just in line with the purpose of focusing on high-tech industries in the provincial high-tech zone, and it can be regarded as an explanation to Zhou Chuanjiang.
Geng Wenyang reminded her again: "I will let Gu Shan be responsible for the software company, and when the time comes, you can help her take the lead with Director Zhou."
"Okay, Mr. Geng!" Lu Jing agreed, and secretly admired in her heart: "Don't look at Mr. Geng's low education, people are very familiar with the software and hardware of the computer industry, unlike us who are laymen who don't know anything."