Chapter 236 Happy Event
Lin Daoyuan's expression remained calm, but his fingers on the armrest of the sofa were tapping lightly, as if he was thinking about something.
"Is that all?" Lin Daoyuan asked after Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan finished talking.
"That's basically it. I can't judge any more after just a cursory glance. But uncle, what you just said are all the basics. It's just like building a house. If the foundation is not solid, the house will be just a castle in the air, right? Don't you agree with this?" Song Yuanchao answered cunningly.
"Yes, the special zone has been established, but whether it can be run well is still a big question." Lin Daoyuan nodded in agreement, sighed, and then asked: "If these problems are solved, do you think the special zone can be established?"
"As long as we have policies and determination, these difficulties will not be a problem."
"You kid, you still have to use a lot of pretext when talking to me." Lin Daoyuan scolded with a smile, but he also knew that Song Yuanchao's caution was justified. As a senior cadre, Lin Daoyuan was well aware of Song Yuanchao's concerns, but no matter what, although Song Yuanchao did not give him too many surprises today, he still pointed out the main problems of the Special Administrative Region incisively and sharply . Lin Daoyuan also had some ideas about the issues raised.
In fact, when they met and chatted at the Pengcheng Municipal Committee today, the two main leaders of the Special Administrative Region also expressed similar views to the higher authorities, hoping that the central government and the province would provide more support, among which the most urgent issue of the three links was discussed.
The SAR government has no confidence at all that the three local connections cannot be resolved and the basic guarantees of water and electricity stability and infrastructure cannot be achieved. Although the responsible leaders on the scene have made statements on this, judging from the current situation, it is still very difficult to solve this problem, and no one can say how much can be implemented in the end.
Now Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan also expressed the same view, which made Lin Daoyuan once again feel the seriousness of this problem, and at the same time he felt gratified about the growth of the children.
For a while, Lin Daoyuan thought about bringing up this matter when he reported the situation to his superiors after returning to help the SAR government. In addition, Lin Daoyuan thought of Lin Yan's upcoming graduation next year and where she would go after graduation. Then he looked at Song Yuanchao and suddenly had the idea of getting these two young people to get married next year.
Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan did not for too long. After dinner, they chatted about the situation in the Special Administrative Region for more than an hour. Seeing that it was getting late, they got up and said goodbye.
Lin Daoyuan will fly directly back to Yanjing tomorrow. Song Yuanchao and Lin Yanque will stay for two more days before leaving. After returning to their residence, they took a shower and went to bed early. After breakfast the next morning, Song Yuanchao found Qin Zhengguo.
"Let's go talk now?" When Qin Zhengguo learned that Song Yuanchao asked him to go to the SAR government's investment promotion office before returning to Hong Kong, Qin Zhengguo felt a little surprised. The SAR was just established yesterday and the facilities there are not yet complete. It might be too early to talk now.
Qin Zhengguo was optimistic about the future of the Special Zone. This was his keen business sense, and Qin Zhengguo also felt that the establishment of the Special Zone would have a bright future. But even so, Qin Zhengguo was still planning to wait and see before making a decision. After all, the Special Zone currently had nothing to offer, and even the living quarters were not very good. The conditions were really unbearable.
"That's not what you said before. You were very optimistic about the Special Administrative Region at the meeting. Don't forget that Yan Zi has the meeting minutes." Seeing his surprised look, Song Yuanchao deliberately joked.
"Nonsense!" Qin Zhengguo rolled his eyes at him. "Can the general direction and actual operation be put together? I am optimistic about that side, but I have to wait and see the reaction of the Special Administrative Region before making a decision, right? Only those who dislike the goods are the buyers. Don't they understand this principle?"
"Besides, I originally planned to go back to Hong Kong to discuss the purchase of factory equipment, and then go to Pengcheng to discuss it after the matter is finalized. I can't get up so early to go to the market now."
"Early? Not early!" Song Yuanchao asked with a smile while smoking a cigarette, "I don't need to explain the principle of icing on the cake and sending charcoal in the snow, right? Now that the SAR government has just been established, what is the most urgent thing for Pengcheng? Of course, it is to attract investment. As a businessman from Hong Kong, what will be the reaction of the other party if you are the first to contact them? Can't you think of it?"
"Besides, I asked you to negotiate, but I didn't ask you to close the deal right away. Going to negotiate is to make your attitude clear and send a signal. In addition, we can put forward our demands during the negotiation, such as the solution to the three-way issue, etc. In addition, we can first find out the land for factory construction, local tax incentives, etc., and have a good idea of what to do. When the time is right, everything will fall into place, right?"
Qin Zhengguo was stunned for a moment. He understood the real purpose of Song Yuanchao asking him to talk. Song Yuanchao was really a guy who thought three steps ahead and even thought of this in advance.
After thinking about it carefully, Qin Zhengguo felt that Song Yuanchao's opinion made sense and that this arrangement was the most appropriate, so he laughed immediately.
"You are so calculating, you even want to plot against Pengcheng. Tell me, did you come up with this idea yesterday?"
"That's about right. Besides, it's human nature to do so. What's the problem?" Song Yuanchao said lightly, "Besides, we are also raising these demands to give feedback to Pengcheng. The special zone has just been established, and they don't even know many local situations themselves. They don't know what they should do or how to do it. If that's the case, then we can give them a push at the right time, remind them, and make friends with them at the same time. Isn't this a good thing?"
Qin Zhengguo gave Song Yuanchao a thumbs up. He had to admit that Song Yuanchao considered the issues more far-sightedly and comprehensively than himself.
"By the way, when you are negotiating, you can ask the other party whether they need to build a foreign-related hotel in the Special Administrative Region. If they do, you can say that you can set up a joint venture hotel with the mainland in Pengcheng. Of course, how, when and to whom you say this is up to you to decide."
"Build a hotel?"
Song Yuanchao's thoughts jumped too fast. He was talking to Qin Zhengguo about building a factory one minute, but the next minute he was talking about a hotel. This made Qin Zhengguo stunned.
"Hotel? I mean, we never did this before. Besides, why would we build a hotel for no reason?"
"You can't do it if you haven't done it before? You know the situation in Pengcheng very well. Once the three links are completed and preferential policies are implemented, Pengcheng will be able to develop quickly. But have you ever thought about it? At present, there is no hotel or guesthouse in Pengcheng that can accommodate merchants, except for the Pengcheng Guesthouse. Do you think merchants will get used to staying in such a place?"
Song Yuanchao reminded him that in fact, the idea of running a hotel came into his mind when Gu Jie told him the specific situation of Pengcheng, and Song Yuanchao has been thinking about this matter in the past few days.
Given the current conditions in Pengcheng, accommodation is a big problem. Although the Pengcheng Guesthouse can barely accommodate people, this is only for mainlanders. As for overseas businessmen, including those from Hong Kong, such conditions cannot meet their needs at all.
From this point of view, investing in a hotel in Pengcheng is a good investment. First, the investment in this hotel can make the SAR government feel their sincerity, and also give the SAR government a good start. Second, this hotel will definitely do good business after it is built. The profit of the hotel industry is very high, especially this kind of foreign-related hotel, the profit is even higher.
Why can't we do such a mutually beneficial business? Song Yuanchao told Qin Zhengguo his idea directly, and Qin Zhengguo couldn't help but be moved for a while.
"It sounds good, but we don't know how to run a hotel to help North Korea!" Qin Zhengguo scratched his head and hesitated. Although he was tempted, he knew that different industries are like different worlds. Hotels belong to the service industry and he has never been exposed to this before.
"You guy, you're still in Hong Kong, but you can't figure out such an easy thing?" Song Yuanchao scolded him with a smile. What does it matter if he doesn't understand? Can't he just find someone who does?
Investment and operation are two different things. The specific operation can be completely handed over to professionals. As for the selection of candidates, it is also easy to solve. Since it is a hotel invested by a Hong Kong company, the candidates can be found in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is an international metropolis with a very developed hotel service industry. As long as the money is in place, why worry about not finding a suitable manager?
With a "pa" sound, Qin Zhengguo slapped his forehead and suddenly realized that what Song Yuanchao said was absolutely right. He was really stupid. He didn't even understand such a simple truth.
Qin Zhengguo nodded repeatedly with a smile and agreed immediately. At the same time, his mind was racing with thoughts on how to contact the Special Administrative Region, how to negotiate the details, etc.
Two days later, it was the day when Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan were going back to Yanjing, but Li Daqi had to leave a few days later because of fabric procurement.
That day, Li Daqi, Qin Zhengguo, Gu Jie, Ying Caixia and others sent Song Yuanchao and Lin Yan to the train station. They bought platform tickets and accompanied them to the platform.
"Yan Zi, I really don't want you to leave so soon." Before leaving, Ying Caixia held Lin Yan's hand reluctantly, and Lin Yan felt the same way. They had been living together in Yangcheng for the past few days and had talked a lot, as if they had returned to the old days.
"When Yangcheng is freer, come to Yanjing to see me. Yuan Chao and I will take you to eat hot pot, roast duck, and candied haws... Oh, and how about we go to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Great Wall together?"
"Great!" Ying Caixia's eyes lit up. This was a good suggestion, but after thinking about it, she hesitated.
"What's wrong?" Lin Yan was a little puzzled when she saw her expression.
"I'm just afraid that I won't be able to leave when the time comes. Besides... besides..." Ying Caixia's face suddenly turned red and she felt very embarrassed.
Seeing her like this, Lin Yan became even more curious. After her questioning, Ying Caixia secretly told Lin Yan that on the day when Lin Yan and Song Yuanchao went to Pengcheng, Qin Zhengguo secretly proposed to her formally.
"Really?" Lin Yan asked in surprise.
"Really!" Ying Caixia nodded seriously, and with a blushing face, she told Lin Yan softly about this matter. That day, Qin Zhengguo found Ying Caixia and proposed to her directly. Although they had been in love for a short time, they had known each other for a long time and knew each other well.
It doesn’t have that bullshit romance that people see in later generations, it’s just a very simple confession.
Qin Zhengguo told Ying Caixia that he had actually liked Ying Caixia when he was in the northwest, but he had never said it out loud. Now, Qin Zhengguo solemnly asked Ying Caixia if she was willing to marry him. If Ying Caixia agreed, Qin Zhengguo promised to only care about her in this life, love her for the rest of his life, and they would start a family and give Ying Caixia happiness.
Seeing Qin Zhengguo's unusual smile, his expression was full of sincerity and expectation when he said these words. Ying Caixia was a little overwhelmed at first. She didn't expect Qin Zhengguo to be so bold, but at the same time, her heart was pounding with a sense of touch and satisfaction.
