"Hey, hey, hey, wife, come take a look quickly, isn't this the young man who rented out the whole place that day?"
"What is it?"
"On TV, it's Wangjiang News. Isn't the young man with the big leader the one who rented out our place that day?"
The memory was too deep. The six families all ran agritourism businesses, and other businesses were hard to do living in the heart of the island, but none of the more than 20 families had ever encountered a full rental since opening.
He still remembered that there were five people in their group that day, and they all had a strong aura. They addressed each other as 'Manager This' and 'Manager That'.
The few snippets of conversation he occasionally overheard were about things like valuations and shares, and he couldn't understand what they were talking about at all.
The host was this young man on TV. That very pretty girl should be his girlfriend, always sitting beside him, looking very well-behaved.
"Oh? It really is him. How did he end up on TV? What are they talking about?"
"They said they're going to build an electric scooter factory in the county. I didn't expect him to be such a big boss. I should have taken a photo with him earlier, it might have been useful."
Oh, I'm kicking myself. Coming to the county to build a factory, if we had a photo with their boss and promoted it at the factory, wouldn't it attract many company leaders?
As the couple said this, they both felt a bit regretful.
The planned land area for Shanchi Wangjiang Industrial Park is very large. It is planned to be located in Huayang Town, which accounts for about one-tenth of the total area of the county.
Huayang Town is the most convenient area for transportation in the county; waterways can connect to the Yangtze River, and on land, there is also a planned road connecting to the expressway.
The price of industrial land in the small county was outrageously low, almost worthless. Even if Shanchi wanted a little less, the county might not be happy.
Tao Qinian finally managed to persuade Tan Jincheng, still hoping that Shanchi could drive other industries in the county. How could they possibly agree?
If the industrial park is built and put into operation, small components would definitely be better sourced locally, which could reduce costs. The larger the scale and the more electric vehicles produced, the more it could attract locals to return home and start businesses.
Even opening a small shop next to the industrial park would be fine, which could also invisibly boost local consumption.
"Just over 1,000 mu, to be built in two phases over 36 months. The current logistics park is also included,"
Tan Jincheng rubbed his head and said, facing his father's inquiry.
For this negotiation, Shanchi dispatched a 15-person team led by Tan Jincheng, including 4 lawyers. The specific details had been discussed for a week.
This past week, Tan Lihua and his wife did not go back. One reason was that the news had already been broadcast, and the information had spread throughout the village. The second was that Tan Lihua still needed to make preparations for the renovation of their old house.
Tan Jincheng did not stay in the county. After discussions each day, he was driven home by Li Yaohui. In the past few days, quite a few villagers came to their home to inquire about news, mainly wanting to see if they could do something at the factory.
Most people were not familiar with Tan Jincheng and were a bit embarrassed to ask Tan Jincheng directly, so his father, Tan Lihua, became the messenger.
How could Tan Jincheng have time to deal with such trivial matters?
When it's time for recruitment, the HR department and the county's labor bureau will collectively organize it.
He found it a bit annoying when asked too many times, so Tan Jincheng didn't mind revealing some information to his father.
Anyway, everything was almost settled and wouldn't change.
"Huh? 1,000 mu, and construction will take three years?"
"That's right. So don't you think it's too early to talk about recruitment now? This third factory of mine is planned for the future, and there's no rush to use it."
"Then can we find them some work on the construction site? There are quite a few people in the village, like your second uncle, who work in construction."
Migrant workers born in the 60s and 70s who work away from home are mostly engaged in manual labor. Indeed, many men work on construction sites, and what they fear most is not getting paid.
Although the wages at county construction sites are lower, they are close to home, and it's Tan Jincheng's factory, so they don't have to worry about not getting paid.
"Alright, I'll say something when the time comes. It's still early now."
Building a factory in one's hometown comes with these frustrations. One has to consider all aspects of human relationships and social conventions; one misstep could lead to resentment, even if it doesn't cause any personal loss.
"Well, if that's the case, I'll just hire someone to design our house directly. No need to entrust it to the villagers. We'll get a more professional construction team then."
Tan Jincheng had seen houses being built in rural areas. To be honest, it was a bit alarming to watch.
They dared to climb onto the roof without any protective measures, and many accidents happened, but people had been doing it this way for generations, so it was useless to say anything.
Since the villagers wanted to work on the construction site, it was a good opportunity to hand over the family's house to a more professional construction team.
"Okay, I'll tell them that,"
Tan Lihua also strongly agreed with this point.
Nowadays, there's rarely contracted labor in the village; it's all hourly work, and they also have to provide meals.
How could he have so much time to specifically oversee it? It's better to just contract it directly to a construction team.
"When are you going back? Qingqing has been gone for several days, aren't you going back?"
Zhang Suzhi was no longer concerned about her son's career; it wasn't interesting. She just hoped her son would get married soon.
In another two years, her daughter would be a bit older, and it would be a good opportunity to also bring up grandchildren.
She had been very leisurely these past few days. Tan Jinyue, back in the village, had little friends to play with.
Although there weren't as many toys as in the city, there were many fun places in the countryside.
Plus, with grandparents on both sides, so many people, there was no need to worry about her at all.
The ecstatic Tan Jinyue was even unwilling when Tan Jincheng said he would take her to the county for delicious food.
And really, it's good for kids to be like this; they can adapt to any environment.
"Probably a few more days. Mom, do you want to come back with me? Or stay at home for a while, and I'll send someone to pick you up later?"
"Let's see about Jinyue. We'll go back when she gets tired of playing. Don't think she's not clinging to you now; that's because you're by her side. After a few days without seeing you, she'll probably start acting up."
Tan Jincheng laughed heartily, feeling very proud. His affection wasn't wasted.
"We'll see then. If possible, we'll go back together."
The mother and son discussed their return to Beicang without inhibition, which made Tan Lihua on the side quite hurt. But he had also been very glorious lately, and all of this was brought by his son.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the old village chief wrote out each of Tan Jincheng's promised items on a red bulletin and posted them in the village ancestral hall.
By evening, these messages had spread throughout the village.
The village, which was already predominantly elderly and young, immediately became like a boiling pot.
Rural elderly people actually have plenty of energy. Not a few people over 70 still work in the fields. They usually have little expense other than medical care, and 1,000 yuan a year can basically cover their daily pocket money.
In addition, there were quite a few elderly people, like the village chief, who were fixated on the ancestral hall.
Including his grandfather, who, although he didn't say it aloud, when Tan Jincheng discussed it with his father and added the ancestral hall repair, his grandfather was visibly much happier.
That evening, many elderly people came to thank Tan Jincheng, which made him quite embarrassed.
The next day, Tan Jincheng simply had Li Yaohui go to the county bank to withdraw money and fulfilled this year's promises.
The big boss of Tan Family Village had returned to distribute money. This news spread throughout the surrounding villages.
The thousand-acre industrial park has a total declared investment of 1 billion yuan.
The total factory building area after completion will be approximately 800,000 square meters, primarily for the construction of mid-to-high-end electric vehicle production lines and related supporting industrial parks.
After the project is fully completed, it is expected to achieve an annual output of 5 million electric vehicles, an annual sales revenue of 7 billion yuan, generate 250 million yuan in annual tax revenue, and provide employment for over 3,000 people.
In addition to the production lines and supporting industrial parks, there will also be worker dormitories, cafeterias, and other living infrastructure such as supermarkets, almost like an independent town. This was designed to emulate Foxconn.
It couldn't be helped. The environmental facilities and living conditions around the Beicang factory and Tianjin factory were superior to those in the county town.
Many supporting facilities did not need to be provided by the factory; for example, dormitories. In reality, many workers were unwilling to live in dormitories because they felt uncomfortable.
For shopping and similar activities, developed first- and second-tier cities were also much more convenient than small county towns.
But in the industrial zones of county towns, these conditions couldn't be met. If you don't form an effective closed-loop, just running one factory means you can't make your scale too large.
A 1 billion yuan level investment was also a great leap forward for Shanchi Group, equivalent to two years of Shanchi Technology's revenue. If it were a one-time investment, they obviously couldn't come up with so much money.
However, spread over three years, it wouldn't be a problem.
Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Tan Jincheng did not believe that the Wangjiang Industrial Park would become an unfinished project or significantly impact Shanchi Group's capital chain.
These were the results of evaluations conducted by the financial group, considering the current status of various subsidiaries, supported by data, not merely Tan Jincheng's ambition for grand achievements.
Subsidiaries annually need to submit a portion of their profits to the group headquarters, which is then distributed by the group headquarters.
Subsidiaries like Jinyi Industry and Jinpeng Industry, which have large cash flows, have all submitted profits in US dollars.
Bafang Electric also had good profits.
Furthermore, the profit distribution from the equity held by Julang Engine Investment Company was not a small amount either.
The lithium battery business was important, but for now, it was not the most crucial. After the 2008 global financial crisis would be his time to make big moves.
Using this two-year time difference to develop Shanchi Technology, to take the electric vehicle business to the next level, and accumulate more cash.
To be used in the future to acquire more mineral resources, this was Shanchi Group's current business plan.
And a 1 billion yuan level investment was also Wangjiang's largest ever foreign investment project.
Not just for Wangjiang, but even for Yicheng, it was the largest introduced project apart from Sinopec.
In Anhui Province in 2006, it was well-ranked.
On the day of the signing press conference, the small county town attracted numerous media outlets from within Anhui Province, as well as media that rushed over from Yongcheng and Tianjin.
The moment he walked into the signing press conference venue, facing the flashing lights, Tao Qinian was extremely excited.
This is the most glorious moment of his life.
(End of Chapter)