Chapter 795: Xieqiao Zhacai
I had lunch in the canteen of the compound. Although it was a work meal, it tasted very good.
After lunch, Song Yuanchao and Lin Yuhang came to the office and sat down. Lin Yuhang first made a phone call to explain some work, and then sat down on the sofa after finishing it.
"Haven't you chosen your secretary yet?" Song Yuanchao asked, handing him a cigarette.
"Almost. I went to a meeting some time ago and found that there was a college student who was assigned to the Agriculture Bureau last year who was quite good. I plan to let him try."
Song Yuanchao nodded without asking any more questions. After all, this was Lin Yuhang's own business, and he just asked casually.
After lighting up a cigarette and taking a puff, Song Yuanchao asked about the current situation of attracting investment, including the progress of Chaoxian Development Zone.
Lin Yuhang talked to Song Yuanchao about it. Chaoxian open area is still on paper, but the county has prepared to set aside an area for development . However, it involves the issue of land relocation and compensation, plus the supporting work of three connections and one leveling, which is still in progress.
The work of attracting investment is also being carried out simultaneously. The foreign investor introduced by Zhang Liming has been contacted several times, and the two sides have exchanged views on investment intentions. In order to attract this investment, the county has shown great sincerity.
Hearing this, Song Yuanchao specifically asked about the conditions in the county, and Lin Yuhang immediately explained it in detail. After listening, Song Yuanchao felt that Chao County's conditions were too generous, especially in terms of free land and loan support, and the risks were a bit too great.
"I have considered this, but other comrades in the county think it is worthwhile to do so. To use a common saying, planting phoenix trees will attract phoenixes. If there are no phoenix trees, where will the phoenixes come from? The current efforts are for future economic development. As long as we can attract foreign investment, it will be a success."
"Second brother, I think sometimes a deal that is too hasty is not a deal. We can have necessary concessions, but there is no need to give too many. For example, it is enough to give some convenience in taxation or land transfer. There is no need to make too many concessions."
Lin Yuhang nodded, his expression somewhat helpless: "What you said is not without reason. In fact, I also thought so at first. But you have to know that work in the local area is not the same as in the enterprise. Even if I am in this position, I still have to take care of the ideas of other comrades. Since it is a collective opinion, the suggestions of comrades should still be respected."
Having said that, Song Yuanchao didn't know what to say. Although he had never been a local leader, he had worked in a state-owned enterprise for a long time in his previous life, and many situations were the same between the two.
This is also the reason why Song Yuanchao does not want to enter the official career, because once you step into this circle, you often need to be restrained and weigh the overall situation when doing things. Especially sometimes you know that doing so will not be worth the cost, but you have to do it. Only you know the helplessness in it.
Besides, these considerations raised by Chao County are also normal in many places. With the deepening of reform and opening up and the enthusiasm for attracting investment, all places are trying their best to make achievements in this regard. If the same investor is competing in all aspects, if the preferential conditions offered by others are better than yours, then the investment may go to others.
Because of such concerns and considerations, many places would rather suffer a little loss first and attract investment first. As for the future, that is the future. When the investment is implemented and the local economy develops, the previous losses can be compensated in this regard, and there will be achievements. Why is it not worth doing this?
Song Yuanchao sighed in his heart and shook his head slightly. In this regard, he could only remind Lin Yuhang that he was also very clear-headed, but many times he could only go with the flow.
After thinking about it, Song Yuanchao suggested that Lin Yuhang put more energy into local private enterprises and the government should provide more support and assistance to the development of private enterprises. After all, once private enterprises are established, the entire industry will form a structure, which will also have a great impact on the promotion of the local economy.
Furthermore, as a local private enterprise, they are truly local people. Foreign capital is, to put it bluntly, outsiders. In addition, capitalists always pursue profits. When there are benefits, they will give you some sweetness, but once there are no benefits, they will turn their backs on you. In the future, there will be many cases of foreign capital withdrawing for various reasons, leaving the local area in a mess.
"By the way, how are your preparations going? The vegetable factory is almost ready, and now I'm just waiting for your investment." Lin Yuhang asked. In addition to discussing other things, he asked Song Yuanchao to come today because he was particularly concerned about the Xieqiao pickled mustard tuber project.
Song Yuanchao had previously agreed to invest in Chao County in this regard, and had established a food company in Shanghai. This food company would invest in the Chao County Vegetable Factory, and then establish a food company producing Xieqiao pickled mustard tubers based on the Chao County Vegetable Factory.
Song Yuanchao told Lin Yuhang that the company registration in Shanghai had been completed, and the next issue was how to invest and hold shares. Song Yuanchao had three requirements for this.
The first requirement is that the Shanghai company fully acquire the Chaoxian Vegetable Factory.
The second requirement is that after the acquisition of Chaoxian Vegetable Factory, the issue of retired employees of the original vegetable factory will be handed over to the local government for resolution. Existing employees can basically be retained but a plan will be given . They must pass training and assessment before they can be hired on a contract basis. The same applies to the cadres of the vegetable factory. They will be arranged according to their abilities. Those who are insufficiently capable will be sent to the workshop or resettled by the local government.
The third requirement is that the brand and production process of Xieqiao Zhacai will be fully owned by the new company, and other local Zhacai-producing companies in Chao County are not allowed to continue using the Xieqiao Zhacai brand.
After listening to Song Yuanchao's conditions, Lin Yuhang frowned and said after a long while: "Yuanchao, you have given me a difficult problem."
"Is it difficult? I don't think it's difficult." Song Yuanchao said lightly: "Let's talk business. Since we have to operate, these conditions are normal."
"Haha, if these conditions were brought to the meeting, I can guarantee that few people would support them."
"It doesn't matter if you don't support it. To put it bluntly, this is actually giving Chao County an opportunity. You also know the current situation of your vegetable factory. It has such a heavy burden. If you don't make drastic changes, what do I need this vegetable factory for? It's better to start from scratch and build a new factory."
"I understand what you mean, but don't forget that our vegetable factory is a state-owned enterprise."
"It is precisely because it is a state-owned enterprise that I have to do this. If these problems are not solved, there will be a lot of trouble in the future. I don't want to cause trouble later." Song Yuanchao said solemnly. Although he would help Lin Yuhang, this kind of help is not unconditional. Brothers should settle accounts clearly, especially investment matters must be made clear in advance.
Although Lin Yuhang is now the head of Chao County, officials often come and go. Can Lin Yuhang stay in Chao County for his entire life?
What's more, Song Yuanchao said it very clearly that business is business and business issues should be handled from a business perspective. Song Yuanchao's money did not come from the wind, and he would never be taken advantage of because of some unresolved problems.
If Song Yuanchao had directly invested in building a new factory locally, he wouldn't have had to worry about this and could have done it according to his ideas. But now that the Chaoxian Vegetable Factory, a state-owned enterprise, was involved, he had to speak out in advance to avoid subsequent troubles.
"How much can the total investment be?" Lin Yuhang asked after thinking for a while.
"About 1 million, that's a lot of money. You know very well how much the fixed assets of your Chaoxian Vegetable Factory are. If I use this money to build a factory somewhere else, I can build a factory that's bigger and more advanced than the vegetable factory."
"What about the cost of personnel resettlement? How much do you plan to spend?" Lin Yuhang asked again.
Song Yuanchao looked at Lin Yuhang and asked, "Brother, isn't this your job? I spent so much money to acquire the vegetable factory, and the 1 million yuan already includes compensation. If we only calculate the value of your shabby fixed assets, how much is it worth? Do you want me to spend more money on resettlement expenses?"
Lin Yuhang's old face turned red, and he said shamelessly: "Yuan Chao, our Chao County cannot compare with big cities like Shanghai, and even Hangzhou is far behind. The county's economic capacity is limited, and there are too many places in the development zone that need money. To be honest, I, the head of the family, am very tight on money. I know that if calculated according to the fixed assets of the vegetable factory, the price you can offer is already very high. But I am really short of money now, and I am not afraid of you laughing at me. Now I wish I could split every penny in half to spend, so...if...haha..."
"Brother, are you planning to beat me up for being a rich man after all this trouble?" Song Yuanchao said unhappily, "You get money from me, and then provide free land to foreign investors, and spend money on three connections and one leveling? I've known you for so many years, how come I didn't realize that you are actually Grandet? Even if you are Grandet, you are just making money for yourself, but you are giving away the money you made from me to others for free? Are there any relatives like you?"
Lin Yuhang rubbed his hands together in embarrassment and chuckled, but he did not make any distinction, with an attitude of being a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water.
"I'm impressed by you. If I had known this would happen, I would have asked Xiangjiang Shenghua to come forward. In this way, we might have been able to get the vegetable factory without spending a penny. I've been working so hard for so long and this is the result. You can do it too."
"Yuanchao, hehe... this... is second brother's inconsideration, but we are family, so you should..." Lin Yuhang clasped his hands together and bowed to Song Yuanchao, leaving Song Yuanchao completely speechless.
After thinking about it, Song Yuanchao finally sighed and told Lin Yuhang that he would pay a maximum of 200,000 yuan, and there would be no more. This 200,000 yuan would be regarded as the resettlement fee for retired employees, but the premise was that all the conditions he proposed must be met for him, otherwise, let alone 200,000 yuan, he would never take over this project, whoever wants to do it can do it.
Lin Yuhang's face instantly broke into a smile and he immediately agreed, patting his chest to assure that there would be absolutely no problem with this matter.
After talking about this, Song Yuanchao stood up and prepared to say goodbye, but Lin Yuhang persuaded him to stay, saying that why not leave tomorrow, stay in Chao County for one night, and have a good drink together?
Song Yuanchao refused angrily. He had come all the way here to discuss business today, but he was tricked by Lin Yuhang and suffered a loss. How could he still be in the mood to drink? He was so angry that he was full of anger. Besides, he was also very busy. He had to go back immediately to ask someone to deal with the vegetable factory. How could he have the time to stay for another day?
Lin Yuhang apologized repeatedly, and while laughing with Song Yuanchao, he also complained a lot. Song Yuanchao was helpless because of his rogue look. Why didn't he see it when he was running the business before? Now that he is a leader, he is like this? But who made this guy Lin Yan's second brother? There is nothing he can do about such a relative.
"By the way, second brother, please keep an eye on Shao Haoqiang's factory. If his factory plans to apply for a loan in the future and your place can't get the loan, let him come to me." Before leaving, Song Yuanchao said this to Lin Yuhang.
Lin Yuhang was stunned: "Why? Are you so optimistic about Shao Haoqiang's factory? Are you planning to invest in his factory?"
"Haha, it's not the factory that I'm optimistic about, but him as a person. Besides, he can't invest much money in a small factory like this, so it's not bad to make a good friend of him. Just remember this." Song Yuanchao said this and got into his car, started the car, lowered the window, waved at Lin Yuhang, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
