Reborn Tycoon Rise

Secretary Huang smiled and asked: "I heard that Mr. Xu is planning to build the International World Trade Center in Beijing?"

"Not bad!" Xu Zhi did not deny it. Not many people in Xiangjiang know about this matter at present, but basically all the high-level officials in the mainland know about it. Huang Daohan, as the first secretary of Shanghai Municipality, can be regarded as the highest-level person. As one of the characters, it’s not surprising to know this.

Huang Daohan said: "Mr. Xu, last month, our municipal committee passed a resolution and decided to build a landmark building in Puxi, Shanghai. We originally planned to wait until next year's budget comes out before preparing to build it, but if Mr. Xu is interested If so, can we discuss an opportunity for cooperation?”

"I wonder what kind of landmark building we plan to build?" Xu Zhi asked.

Secretary Huang said: "The specific design plan has not yet been determined, but the municipal party committee means that it must not lose to other cities in terms of height!"

"Height?" Xu Zhi also understood that landmark buildings in China are all positioned by their height. After all, when most people hear about a building somewhere, the first question they ask is how tall it is. .

At present, the tallest building in the entire mainland should be the Midea Building built by itself in Shenhai City, with a height of 218 meters.

Secretary Huang said: "Mr. Xu, do you know what is the tallest building in Shanghai currently?"

"The tallest building?" Xu Zhi recalled carefully. On the way to the Peace Hotel, he didn't seem to see any obvious tall buildings, so he tentatively said, "It can't be the Peace Hotel, right?"

Secretary Huang shook his head and said, "No, it's Shanghai International Hotel."

"The two buildings seem to be about the same height. I can't tell which one is taller and which one is lower." Xu Zhi said with a smile.

Secretary Huang said: "The Shanghai International Hotel has a total height of 83.3 meters, and the Peace Hotel is 77 meters high. It is indeed difficult for ordinary people to tell the difference without deliberately comparing.

Now Mr. Xu also understands that the tallest building in the entire Shanghai City is less than 100 meters, which can no longer keep up with the current development speed of Shanghai City, so it is imperative to build a new landmark building.

Moreover, in recent years, many overseas companies have come to Shanghai to invest or set up offices, and the demand for office buildings is also very high. Building a building can also meet the needs of foreign businessmen, and at the same time, it can further increase the achievements of reform and opening up. "

"Then I don't know where this building is built?" Xu Zhi then asked.

Secretary Huang said: “If Mr. Xu is willing to invest, how about placing it near Xinhua Road Pedestrian Street?

In this way, Xinhua Pedestrian Street can meet the entertainment and daily needs of the staff in the building, and at the same time, it can increase the commercial consumption of Xinhua Road Pedestrian Street. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone! "

"This is a good location." Xu Zhi agreed.

Xinhua Road Pedestrian Street is a pedestrian street that Xu Zhi arranged for Evergrande Group to invest in Shanghai three years ago. It is 960 meters long and has 47 buildings, including cinemas, department stores, clothing companies, food supermarkets, Shops for tobacco, alcohol, traditional Chinese medicine, electrical appliances, etc. are of complete scale. Due to the needs of current policies, all shops are rented to state-owned units. Only the office buildings, hotels, apartments, etc. above are operated by Evergrande and are rented exclusively to some foreign businessmen or Overseas Chinese.

Xinhua Road has always been unable to compete with Nanjing Road in terms of business, but that makes sense. After all, Nanjing Road has been established for decades and is very famous. At the same time, it has much greater area, store size, and resources.

If a large office building can be built near Xinhua Road this time, it will be able to house at least thousands of consumers with considerable incomes. This will also increase the business of Xinhua Road Pedestrian Street to some extent.

The location of the tallest building in Shanghai will definitely attract a large number of tourists and pedestrians. It will also increase the quality of the nearby location and increase the potential commercial value of the nearby land.

Secretary Huang continued: "Okay, since Mr. Xu agrees, I will immediately arrange for someone to find a suitable location near Xinhua Road. We will discuss it in further detail after the information is more detailed."

"Thank you very much, Secretary Huang. I will also arrange for professionals from Xiangjiang to come and check and cooperate with you." Xu Zhi said with a smile: "But will this building be built by a joint venture or by me alone?"

Secretary Huang smiled and said: "After Shanghai becomes a new special economic zone, as long as it does not involve some special industries specified by the state, all other projects can be wholly foreign-owned. However, if Mr. Xu wants a joint venture, we can also discuss it."

Xu Zhi waved his hand and said with a smile: "That's not necessary. The Shanghai Stock Exchange's finances should be used on more important investments in people's livelihood. Let me build this building alone!!"

"Mr. Xu is very straightforward. If you are interested in any Shanghai projects, you can tell the municipal committee directly. We very much hope to have all-round cooperation with Xiangjiang Capital." Secretary Huang said loudly.

Due to the geographical location of Shenhai City, a large amount of Xiangjiang capital investment will cause the entire Shenhai City to undergo major changes in a few months. Although the overall scale is still far from that of cities like Shanghai, in terms of ongoing projects, if the The central government's Baosteel project was even pulled down by the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

More importantly, Shenhai City has earned enough foreign exchange in the past few years, but currently Shanghai is extremely short of foreign exchange. Although the domestic Baosteel project is under the direct jurisdiction of the central government, it still consumes a large amount of foreign exchange from the Shanghai City itself. This also makes the entire Shanghai stock market's foreign exchange quota stretched thin. Some factories below have to wait a long time if they want to import some industrial equipment.

Previously restricted by policies, the entire mainland could not compete with Shenhai City in the future. However, now, the leaders of Shanghai City have received accurate information. Shanghai City will also become a new special economic zone city, and its foreign policy will be fully open. At this time, the leadership headed by Secretary Huang naturally hopes to tap into Hong Kong's capital. After all, overseas Chinese have made the greatest contribution to the current reform and opening up, and the backbone is Hong Kong capital.

Xu Zhi pondered for a moment and said: "Secretary Huang, I originally planned to build another household appliance processing factory in Shenhai City to mainly produce air conditioners, refrigerators and other household appliances. However, if Shanghai City can provide the same conditions, then I can The factory is built in Shanghai.”

"Of course, the conditions that Shenhai City can provide, I can also go to Shanghai." Secretary Huang said confidently: "Then I don't know how big the scale of this factory is?"

Xu Zhidao: "The established investment amount is US$50 million to build a factory that can produce 3 million refrigerators and air conditioners annually, as well as the necessary compressor production lines and sheet metal factories. It is estimated that it will need to recruit about 6,000-8,000 people. However, if If we invest in Shanghai, we hope to recruit more intellectuals.”

"Mr. Xu, you've come to the right place. We don't have many in Shanghai, but we have a lot of intellectuals. I will arrange some for college students. As for high school students and junior high school students, you can have as many as you want." Secretary Huang said with a smile. This is by no means bragging. After the reform, countless educated youth who had gone to the countryside returned to the city. Especially Shanghai, and the nearby educated youth who returned to the city were the main targets.

However, due to economic factors, various state-owned enterprises across the country are in extremely difficult situations and cannot accept new employees. Government departments are also powerless. This has resulted in a large number of intellectuals unable to gain a foothold in the city. I have lost the concept that "self-reliance" is a shame, and I am unwilling to start a small business or set up a street stall to make money.

As a result, the large number of unemployed educated youth has become a headache for Shanghai leaders. This is also the purpose of the country's intention to attract a large amount of foreign investment: to provide employment for these people and turn their strength into part of national development.

Secretary Huang then asked: "I wonder how big Mr. Xu's factory is?"

Xu Zhi thought for a while and said: "It is estimated that 1,000 to 1,500 acres of land will be needed. I wonder if there is a suitable land in Shanghai?"

The area of ​​Shanghai is far larger than that of ordinary cities. Currently, the center of Shanghai is near the Huangpu River. It is actually not difficult to find a piece of flat land of sufficient area in other areas. However, such a large factory has great impact on road traffic, water and electricity facilities. The requirements are high. At present, remote areas in Shanghai are not suitable for building such large factories. The best locations are relatively sparsely populated but not far from the city center.

Secretary Huang thought for a while and said, "How about being in the JS area?"

Xu Zhi shook his head and said: "The location of JS District is good, but from JS District to the terminal, you need to pass through Puxi City, which is very inconvenient for the transportation of goods."

Secretary Huang also agreed with this view, so he asked: "Is there anything you like about Mr. Xu?"

Xu Zhidao: "Secretary Huang, what do you think of Pudong?"